Sweet Dad of Mine, Chapter 3
''Hey Miley, did you do your map assignement?'' Oliver asked.
Miley sighed. ''Yeah. Here you go'' she said handed him the map. Oliver had again spent a night doing everything except his homework.
''Thanks, you're saving me!'' He cried.
''Hey guys!'' Lilly said.
''Hey !'' Miley said. Her mood immediatly switched from grumpy to ''I'm-the-happiest-girl-in-the-world.''
Lilly grinned to Oliver, seeing Miley's map in his hand. ''the doughnut had once again forgotten to switch on his brain last night...?'' She mocked.
But before Oliver could respond, Becca walked pass them. She shyly smiled to Oliver and looked down. Oliver smiled back.
Lilly and Miley frowned, but didn't say anything. The bell rang, and they had to get to class.
Miley, Lilly and Oliver were having a sunbath on the beach. Nothing better after a hard day of school...
''Oh man, that girl is hot!'' Oliver suddenly let out.
Lilly straightened up, took off her sunglasses, and looked over where Oliver was pointing.
''Oh yeah!'' She agreed with a smile.
Miley grinned. Hearing Lilly checking out another girl made her jealous. She joined them and looked at this famous girl.
''Not my type.'' She shrugged. ''Her legs are too long, she had too large shoulders, she...''
''Ok Miley we got it. You don't like her...'' Lilly grinned.
Miley was jealous...and she wanted to have fun with that...
''I think I'm gonna go talk to her...'' Lilly said with a sneaky smile.
''What?'' Miley and Oliver exclaimed.
''Well, I got to get back in the game...'' Lilly feigned.
Oliver was as stunned as Miley. He glanced at her to see her reaction. Miley was trying to hide her confusion and jealousy...
''Ok... if that's what you want...'' She said, pretending to not care.
''Maybe I could ask her on a date...''
''yeah, maybe...'' Miley shrugged laying back on her towel.
''And then we could have a long walk on the beach. I would hold her hand. And then we would stop. I would slowly take her by the waist, and leaned for a passionate...''
''Ok ok ok Lilly, we got it.'' Miley groaned. ''No need to give us the details!'' She went back to her sunbath, upset.
Lilly looked at her. She made Miley jealous, but she didn't want her to think she was really interested in that girl...
''You know you're the only one...'' Miley heard Lilly whisper in her ear. Miley didn't open her eyes, but smiled.
Lilly kissed her on the cheek softly and Miley shivered.
''I gotta go guys,'' Lilly said getting up. ''I have to meet my mom and my dad.''
She quickly put her jeans and shirt back on, and quickly ran away.
''How can you resist her?!'' Oliver exclaimed to Miley.
''I can't...'' Miley simply answered.
''Mom?'' Lilly called. She threw her bag on the couch and went to the kitchen. She took an apple and went back to the living room.
''Hey sweetie'' Her mom said, entering the living room.
''Hey. Where's dad?''
''on the way I think. I should be here any minute.''
''So, is it like... a family meeting or something?'' Lilly asked.
''Kind of...your dad wants to tell us something.'' her mom grinned.
Her mom and she hadn't talked much with her dad since he got back. Maybe it was time tonight...
Someone knocked on their door a few minutes later. It was her dad.
''Hey Laurel...'' He said, embarrassed.
''Good evening Steve. Come on in'' she said ceremoniously. It was her way to show him she didn't care much about him anymore. Lilly's dad entered the living room and saw Lilly on the couch.
''Hey Lils''
''Hey!''
He hugged her. Then, her mom and she went silent waiting for her dad to talk. He coughed a little, and looked at the two women on the couch. His family.
''Listen, I realized I did really bad things these last few years.'' He hesitantly started. ''I treated my family like hell. And I'm really sorry for that. I want to apologize for everything. I have changed. I stopped drinking.''
Lilly's mom let out a small laugh. ''Yeah right...''
''Mom...'' Lilly protested.
''Sorry. Go on Steve.''
''It's been a year now since I'm sober. I found a job... All I'm asking is for a second chance... a second chance with you...''
Lilly smiled. Her dad had made a mistake in the past, and he had abandoned her. But he was back now. Everything was different. She didn't want to lose him another time. She wanted to believe him when he said he was fine now. Thus, she stood up and went hug her dad.
''It's good for me. You're forgiven.''
But Lilly's mom left the room. Her dad and Lilly sighed.
''I guess it's gonna take more time for mom. But I'm sure she'll come around...'' Lilly comforted him.
''Miley!'' Her dad called.
''What?'' She cried from her bed.
''Come down here a second, would you?''
''I'm busy! Why don't you come up here?'' She threw back.
''Because I'm older, and that I'm your dad. Now, get the heck in here!''
Miley groaned and put away her magazine.
''What?'' she said, running down the stairs.
''I just got a phone call. A hannah call. You've got a performance live this weekend. This means we have to write a new song... to make the public forget about, you know, your 'accident'...''
Miley grinned. ''Yeah, right. How am I supposed to write a new hit song in so little time?''
''You've done it before...''
''Well, time has changed...''
''Miley...''
''Fine, but you're cowritting it with me this time. That way, if it doesn't work, you'll be held responsible. And they will fire you!'' She said with a smile. She went back to her room. She took her phone and dialled a number.
''Oliver? In 10 minutes on the beach.'' She said and hung up.
Miley was walking on the beach with Oliver. She was trying to calm down. She was so nervous about this future TV show. It would be the moment of truth. She had to get back on track, otherwise, her career could quickly be over... Oliver was talking about some things, but she didn't really listen to him.
Miley froze suddenly. A few feet away, she could see Lilly's dad. It wouldn't have been a bad thing if he didn't have in his hand a bottle. And Miley could bet this bottle wasn't filled with water...
Oliver didn't notice anything. He was still going on and on ...about Becca and how she treated him.
''Hey Oliver, what do you say we go back to Rico's. I''m thirsty!''
Oliver stopped, surprised by Miley's attitude.
''O-Kayyyy. But what do you think about Becca, huh? Did you see how she looked at me in class? I bet she regrets what she lost...''
''Yeah yeah... Just don't forget what she did...'' (A/N: see ''Sweet girlfriend of Mine).
She pushed Oliver to turn around, so that he couldn't see Lilly's dad anymore.
''Come on. To Rico's !'' She said, still pushing him.
Lilly's dad was still an alcoholic. She had to tell Lilly.