After school the next day Miley had exiled herself to her room. She reached under her pillow and found the crumpled up paper she'd found ages ago. Lilly had been bored at school and did it one day; she forgot to throw it in the trash as the bell rang. Miley found it on the floor since she was the last one to leave the classroom. When she opened it she was in for a shock. She stared at the blank side of the paper for a moment before laying back on the softness of her bed. Carefully she unfolded the paper and read what was scribbled across it.

If we were a movie, I'd be the right girl, and you'd be the best friend that I fall in love with.

Just under it was a small doodle of Hannah kissing Lilly's cheek. Miley was too nervous to mention anything to Lilly. For goodness sake what could she say? Hey Lilly that's so sweet you love Hannah Montana which is me in a wig. Ha I know how crazy you've loved your best friend this whole time! Miley couldn't say anything but if Lilly ever wanted to tell her face to face she would let her friend do it in her own time. Whenever she was ready…

At first Miley went along as if she never knew but she couldn't help noticing new things. Whenever Hannah was on TV Lilly would stare with glazed over eyes, taking in Hannah's-Miley's-beauty. The poor blonde froze and fought so hard to hide the reddening of her cheeks from everyone else who might've been in the room. In the car, when Hannah's songs came on Lilly got that tiny grin as if envisioning her dream girl singing them for her. Every time Lilly said something nice about Hannah Miley knew it was a watered down version of what Lilly really wanted to say.

How could she pretend to ignore the effect she was having on her best friend? How could she ignore the way Lilly stared at all her pictures? Really, so what if she had a wig that was still Miley out there bearing her soul to the world, just secretly. It was just so crazy to think that Lilly had found beauty in that, that Lilly loved Miley head over heels but just didn't know it.

As for Miley? Well she couldn't pretend she didn't like making Lilly blush. She couldn't pretend she wasn't enjoying the fact that she probably gave Lilly tingles all over with her songs. Miley liked guys but none of them were her best friend. None of them knew her like the back of their hands or held her tightly in just the right way when she had a bad day. None of them loved her like Lilly did. The thought of her best friend being something more…began to drive Miley's heart crazy.

Now when she saw Lilly she saw a gorgeous young woman who's smiles were rays of sunshine and who's eyes were dazzling beacons of joy. Whenever Lilly hugged her she struggled not to melt into the embrace and simply fade away. When she saw Lilly's soft, delicately carved lips she fought the urge to bring her lips to them…and kiss them…deeply…over and over again.

Sadly though, Miley wasn't really the one Lilly loved. She found that out the hard way. One night about a year ago, Miley tried to make a subtle move during a sleep over. She reached out to hold Lilly's hand and her friend held it. With that rush of confidence Miley had scooted really close to Lilly. It was pitch dark but she could feel how close she was to Lilly because she could feel the girl's gentle breath on her lips. She leaned forward but before she could make contact the blonde jolted and rolled over. They never talked about what happened.

No Miley was just the best friend. Hannah was the one Lilly crushed on massively hard. Hannah had Lilly's attention. Miley contemplated telling Lilly so many times she just didn't know what she was waiting for. Maybe if Lilly found out she was Hannah…would Lilly stop loving Hannah altogether? Her heart ached at the thought of not having her best friend's love. Or would Lilly be angry because Miley lied for so long? That would ruin everything for sure.

Either way she needed to figure out a plan before Lilly got private access to Hannah. She just didn't know what to do. The door quietly opened and her dad poked his head in.

"Hey Bud," he said gently.

She shrugged and hid the note under her pillow. "Hey daddy."

"Seemed like somethin' was bothering you, thought I'd check." He said as he came fully into the room. Miley groaned and hugged one of her pillows.

"I'm just wondering if keeping my secret from Lilly so long was a good idea. Daddy, if she finds out she's gonna be so mad and she won't wanna be friends anymore." Miley said sadly. Her dad sighed and knew this was a tough one to answer. He came over and sat next to Miley and patted her shoulder.

"I know it was a tough choice but you had a good reason for it. You didn't want to put any pressure on Lilly to keep a secret and you didn't want her to see you as anything too out of the ordinary." He smiled. Miley gave him a bizarre look.

"Daddy say what?"

"Even being "just Miley" you're still my special girl. I may not know a whole lot Bud but you and Lilly; y'all are closer than a peanut butter jelly. If your closest friend really cares she'll get over your secret 'cause I know she loves you." He answered and ruffled Miley's hair. More than you know daddy, Miley thought. "You planning to drop the bomb on her?"

"I might not have a choice. In three weeks she's gonna be meeting Hannah. If she gets too close she'll know it's me." Miley explained. Her dad just nodded.

"You got a tough choice but I know you'll choose what's best for the both of you." He said before getting up and heading back out into the hall. "Now get washed up, I got me some real juicy steak on the grill tonight."

Miley laughed. "You got it."

That night Miley had settled herself into a nice comfortable sleep. She was cuddled up next to her pillow and snuggled like a burrito under her blanket. A wide smile was on her face as she had one of the best dreams ever.

It was a beautiful warm summer night. The full moon spilled milky light over the beach. The sound of the waves crashing onto the shore was the only background noise. Lilly could be seen with an arm around her. She seemed so relaxed. She pulled away from whoever it was and smiled.

"I've never been so happy." Lilly said as she stared at her admirer hiding in the shadows next to her. Finally this mystery date was revealed. Hannah Montana grinned back adoringly.

"Then prepare to be ecstatic," the singer replied and leaned in towards Lilly's lips.

Miley grunted awake and sat up. "Sweet nibblets." She hissed. She picked up a pillow and threw across the room at the picture of Hannah on her wall. "Quit stealing my girl!"