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Chapter 3: Broken Hearts & Confusion

Normal POV

"You what?" Lily whispered in absolute shock.
"I love you, Lils." Oliver repeated softly.
"But...but you, I..." Lily didn't know what to say.
"I can't just keep pretending that I don't care about you. I can't keep turning my head every time that Garrett guy is around. I can't just be your best friend. I understand if you don't love me and you want to be with that Garrett guy, but I can't just be friends with you anymore. I won't." Oliver sighed.
Lily looked into his eyes, suddenly seeing him in a whole new light. But she wasn't sure she liked this new Oliver as much as the old one.
"I, I can't do this, Oliver." Lily said, tears falling down her face as she turned and ran away.

Oliver buried his face in his hands. What had he done? He couldn't believe some of the stuff he had said to her. It was all true, but he didn't want it to come to that.
He looked up to see Miley standing in front of him.
"I heard everything." She frowned, "I'm so sorry, Oliver."

And I don't know
how to be fine when I'm not
And I don't know
how to make a feeling stop.

"It'll work out in the end, trust me." Miley said, placing her hand on his arm. " She loves you, she's just not ready."
"Not ready for what? I love her, she loves me. I don't see the problem." Oliver said frustratedly.
"Problems actually. She's with Garrett, if in the end she does decide she wants to be with you, she has to break up with him and that's not gonna be easy, Ollie. And you're one of her best friends, it's going to take sometime to get used to the fact that you guys aren't just friends anymore. It's not something that just happens over night."
Oliver frowned, " Had I known things would be messed up this much I would have never said anything to Lily."
"But you did," Miley sighed, " and nothing can change that."
Oliver nodded.
"She'll come to her senses, just give her a while."

Just so you know
this feeling's taken control of me
and I can't help it
I won't sit around
I can't let him win now

Thought you should know
I tried my best to let go of you
but I don't want to
I've just gotta say it all before I go

So Oliver took Miley's advice. He avoided Lily, giving her all the time in the world to think it over, but he could tell that she was trying to forget it ever happened. Whenever he passed her in the hall, she would avoid his gaze, turning immediately to Garrett, laughing loudly, even though he hadn't even said something funny. Miley watched from afar, knowing how hurt Oliver was, and how ignorant Lily was being.

Oliver had stayed away, but Lily wouldn't even give it a second thought. It only made Oliver hurt more knowing that Lily didn't care about him. He hated the fact that they had lost their friendship over this but it was the only way Oliver thought he could get out of this without having his heart crushed into a million little pieces. Turned out that losing Lily completely crushed it even more.

Just so you know
This emptiness is killing me
and I'm wondering why I waited so long
Looking back I realised
it was always there, I just never spoke up
I'm waiting here, been waiting here

It got to the point where Oliver couldn't take being away from Lily anymore. He couldn't take waiting around for her answer. It was now or never. He saw Lily and Garrett standing beside her locker together, a situation he normally would avoided at all costs but today he didn't seem to care. He walked right up to the two of them and interrupted their conversation.

"Hey Garrett, do you mind if I talk to Lily for a moment?" Oliver asked rather loudly.
Garrett glanced at Lily who bit her lip and nodded reluctantly.
"Sure, I'll see you later, 'kay Lil?"
"Bye Garrett." Lily whispered.
Garrett turned and walked down the hall.
Lily turned slowly to face Oliver.
"Hi. " she said uncomfortably.
"Look Lily, I'm not going to wait around forever. So who is it? Me or Garrett? It's one or the other you can't have b-" Oliver said but he was cut off, Lily's lips pressing firmly against his.

Just so you know
this feeling's taken control of me
and I can't help it
I won't sit around, I can't let him win now
Just so you know, Just so you know

Oliver was surprised, but he relaxed, kissing her back, softly and gently.
When they finally pulled away, Lily grinned devilishly.
Oliver raised his eyebrow.
"What about...what happened to Garrett?" Oliver asked.
"Garrett and I were never really going out." Lily smiled, " I was just trying to make you jealous."
" So you liked me all this time, and you were just messing with me?" Oliver exclaimed.
"Yeah, pretty much." Lily said, laughing, "It's fun watching you squirm. And plus, I wasn't sure I was ready for all this."
"Oh you're dead now Lily!" Oliver said attacking her.
She ran down the hallway screaming her head off.
Oliver laughed. Gosh, she was beautiful when she was scared.

Thought you should know
I tried my best to let go of you
but I don't want to
just gotta say it all before I go,
just so you know