A/N Sorry for the long update- been busy. I'll try to keep it up sooner. I hope this long chapter makes up for it.
Dedication: My awesome reviewers! I wouldn't keep writing if it wasn't for you...
Lilly Say What?!
Lilly's POV
"Yeah but…I-I mean yeah I'd love to go. Thanks Jake." I smiled
"Ok great Lilly." he smiled at me again. "So, since I'm one of the main characters, it first starts off with me standing on a hill. And I'm surrounded…"
Jake continued to talk about the movies plot while I got lost in my thoughts.
Did he just ask me out? Yes he did. Oh my gosh I cannot believe it, but what about-
Well believe it, so what's the problem?
What about Miley? They are together after all
No, she broke up with him, remember?
Oh yeah she did because he kissed her and then left to film a movie for six months. But still-
This is what you want isn't it? You know he's nice and funny and really cute. You've seen it all
That's true
So don't worry about Miley and Oliver because it looks like they're doing fine together
Together?
I looked back at the bar. I glanced quickly so they wouldn't know that I knew they were there. Miley was patting Oliver on the head?
See what I mean? So do what you want with Jake
Oh yeah I agree with that one
"…Oh and its also got a lot of action, hence the title of the movie. So I think you'll really enjoy it." he smiled at me again.
"Oh yeah, that sounds really cool Jake." It was all I could think of saying since I hadn't paid much attention.
Then I took another quick glance at Miley and Oliver. It looks like they had finally decided to come over here- with Miley's arm around Oliver?! Then a few seconds later Miley whispered in Oliver's ear, they both softly laughed at each other, and then Oliver slipped his arm around Miley's waist. Ok now this was just getting weird. This was something I'm sure Miley wouldn't do. I would have to get her alone somehow and talk.
Once they walked up to us, a few feet away they had taken their arms off each other, Jake stood up to say hi. He hadn't noticed any of this because he had been to busy telling me all about his new movie.
"Hey Jake. So do you guys want to get something at Rico's?" Miley asked
"Yeah um, why don't we all get some drinks and walk along the beach?" Jake said
"Sounds great! Why don't you guys go get them while Miley and I just stay here?" I said simply, figuring this was the perfect opportunity to talk to Miley alone.
"Uh, alright we'll be back in just a minute then." Jake said in a confused voice and then walked off with Oliver.
I sat back down and pulled Miley down with me.
"Ok ow! What's wrong?" she whispered loudly. She was annoyed.
"Um, you and Oliver!"
Miley's POV
After Lilly pulled me down like that, I knew she had seen exactly what I wanted her too.
"Ok, ow! What's wrong?" I whispered loudly. I was annoyed because that hurt.
"Um, you and Oliver!"
"What do you mean?" although I was trying hard not to smile, it still resulted in a very small smile.
"I saw you two walking away from the bar, before you walked up to us."
"So what about it?"
"Miley, you guys had your arms around each other; you were practically all over each other."
"Ooohh riiight…well that's what friends do right- hug?" I said innocently and shrugged my shoulders.
"What? Ok, so friends can hug, but you were laughing too and looked like, like more then…or maybe….uhg I don't know. Listen are you not telling me something Miles? Because-"
"Lilly, relax ok? There could be something going on with me and Oliver…." I glanced over at Rico's bar and the guys were coming back with some smoothies. Lilly followed my glance and we both got up. "…but I'll only tell you as soon as you tell me about Jake."
After that she glared at me, looking really pissed off.
Once the guys were a few feet away from us, they were within earshot too. So before they came, I clearly mouthed the words 'Do you like Oliver?', to Lilly, with a look of question in my expression. She just kept the same pissed off looking expression. Now I knew this would be fun since she just might like him back. But I also had a question of my own, what was she doing with Jake?
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For the first few minutes of slowly walking along the beach, it was just silence between us. Mostly hearing the waves crash against the shore and enjoying our smoothies.
Who we would be standing next to was just the way I had suspected. Jake was closest to the water, Lilly was next to him and then I separated her and Oliver.
About every minute, I could see Lilly shooting a glare at me from the corner of my eye. I couldn't help but smile a little because our little plan was working on her. But I still just looked straight ahead and sipped my drink. Then someone spoke.
"Hey Miley guess what?" Lilly said and broke the few minutes of silence. She had an odd tone in her voice.
"Um I don't know…what?" I asked and glanced at her, which she returned for a moment.
"Next week, Jake's taking me to his movie premier with the one extra ticket he got."
She emphasized the word 'one'. But she didn't even need to do that. I was already mad when she said that Jake was taking her out. After she said this I stopped walking. So everyone else stopped too. I turned to Lilly. Jake positioned himself to stand next to her and Oliver did the same with me.
"What? Jake why would….you know what nevermind. I guess I'll just see it later then won't I?"
"Well yeah, I thought that'd be ok with you." Jake said casually to me.
"Whoa whoa, whoa, so you had already planned this and you had just assumed I'd be ok with it?" I asked in frustration and took a step closer to Jake.
"Well Miley, you haven't been treating me very nice lately. I mean here on my first day back, you yelled at me and didn't want to be friends!" his tone began to rise. Then he took a step close to me. "I just think you've been a little harsh. So I thought that Lilly should get to go. Why don't you just go some other time?"
"What are you-?"
"What's the matter? Doesn't sound fair to you? I thought it would because it sure as hell does to me, considering the way you've been treating me." he said coldly.
Our faces were just inches apart now. I could see it in his eyes that he wanted me. I could see what he wanted to do. I could tell by his expression that he was ready to do it. I wanted it too, but it was only out of jealousy. So I wasn't sure of my real feelings yet.
I moved my face closer to him with a small smile, just to taunt him, because I wasn't about to give in yet. Then I couldn't believe what I was doing because it happened so fast. But I still stared in his eyes the whole time.
I threw my smoothie down to the ground, and then pushed Jake backwards by the shoulders. I had used enough force to make him fall just into the shore. He fell on his back and he had water and sand splashed all over his back and in his hair.
He had such a look of shock on his face, probably because he thought we were about to kiss.
"What the…what the hell was that for?" Jake asked looking up at me and was now looking angry too. He also had himself propped up on one arm.
For a moment I felt sorry for what I did. I made a quick glance at Lilly and Oliver. They each had the same expression of why I did that. But then again, I didn't want to cave so fast and fall for him.
"What do you mean? Ok, so maybe I could have been a bit nicer to you, but you're the jerk and you deserved-"
"Miles just stop please. Can we talk about this later?!" Lilly said as she helped Jake up.
"Are you kidding me?! I say we talk now!" Jake demanded
I looked down at Jake at his comment. "Jake would you just shut up for a moment." Then I turned back to Lilly. "Why later? What's wrong?" I was confused now.
"Miley! Later ok?" she demanded now through gritted teeth.
"Ok, ok fine." I backed off for fear of being yelled at again.
Now Jake was on his feet from Lilly's help and he began brushing sand out of his hair; gradually moving closer to me as he shook it all off.
"Ew gross, would you get away?!" I stepped back from him as he got some wet sand on the front of my shirt.
He looked up from what he had been doing and had an evil smile on his face.
"You know, this wouldn't have happened if you didn't push me over like that."
"Alright I guess I shouldn't have done that….but, but you know you deserved it."
"What? All I said was that Lilly should go to the premiere because you were being mean. Especially now 'cause that really hurt." He said as he rubbed the side of his arm.
"Would you stop being such a baby-?"
"Oh come on! You're both acting like babies. Let's just go home now ok? Ok." Lilly said simply and with a final note in her voice.
Then she walked back up the beach. I followed her and the guys followed behind me.
Most of the way was just silence. Jake was in the opposite direction, so we said bye and he started walking home from the beach.
Once we got to Oliver's house we all said bye and Lilly and I continued from there. Lilly's house was another few blocks down from Oliver's, so we had some time to talk now. But it was still complete silence.
After we were just infront of Lilly's house, Lilly stopped walking. I rolled my eyes because I knew what was about to come and didn't want it to. But I reluctantly stopped too, and then turned to face her.
"What Lilly?" I said in a sort of huff.
"Ok first, just telling Jake you didn't want to be his friend anymore was mean enough. And second, pushing him to the ground? That has gone way over the edge. Miley, what's going on with you?"
"Alright alright, I'm sorry. Maybe there is something going on with me ok. Look, can you come over to my house? Can we talk?"
"Sure no problem. Let me just tell my Mom real quick."
Lilly quickly ran up to her front door and left it part way open. I watched as she tossed her backpack on the floor, and then shouted something to her Mom. Then ran back outside next to me.
"Alright she said I can come. She said I can even stay for dinner if you want me too."
"Cool, that sounds great." I slightly cheered up at the thought.
Then we walked another block to my house.
Looks like your plan with Oliver, is going down the drain.
Yeah I know, but I guess I have to tell her sometime.
Well sooner is better then later.
True. But what if she gets mad?
I think she'll understand. I mean from the way she looked at Oliver, she is clearly jealous.
Yeah, so she'll probably understand.
Before I knew it we were at my house and walking through the front door. Jackson was in the kitchen.
"Hey Jackson, where's Dad?" I asked then tossed my backpack and sat on the couch. Lilly sat next to me.
"Huh?"
Jackson was involved in carefully fixing a sandwich. I wasn't sure how many layers, but it looked tall.
"Dad- where is he?" I repeated a little louder and slower.
"Oh uh, he's, he's at the store. He should be home in about an hour." Then Jackson put the top piece of bread on and sat at the table.
I turned to Lilly and started talking. "Ok Lilly, what's really wrong is that…" I stopped because I noticed Lilly looking past me and staring at Jackson. So I turned around and looked at him. "Jackson, could you leave us alone boy?"
"What?" he said with his mouth full and looked at us in surprise. "Do you want me to take this baby to my room or something?" then he swallowed his bite and continued on clearly. "I'm holding it just right; it'll fall apart if I move."
"You know he's right, those are hard to make." Lilly suddenly said. I just gave her a weird look.
"Ok then, we'll leave." I said and then began walking up the stairs. Then I stopped and turned around when Lilly started saying bye to Jackson.
"Yeah uh…enjoy your sandwich, Jackson. Bye." Lilly said to him, and then turned to follow me.
Jackson gulped down the bite that he was eating, real quickly so he could talk to her. "See ya later." He said to her and smiled.
That cannot be what I think it is…can it?
Oh yeah
No, no- to quick to judge, it was nothing
Was it? They have a lot in common. You have to admit, they even look cute toge-
No way! Lilly likes Oliver, she has to like him. I mean why was she glaring at me while I got close with him?
Just ask her for yourself
Oh yeah, you're a real help.
Before I knew it Lilly and I were walking into my room. I sat on my bed and Lilly sat next to me.
"Alright Lilly, as I was saying, I guess I did get a little jealous of you with Jake. I think he was only flirting with you to make me jealous. So I guess I still have feelings for him. Oliver reminded me that it has been a long time so I shouldn't still hold a grudge on him like that."
"Wow, I guess he's not such a doughnut boy after all." Lilly chuckled
"Yeah and speaking of Oliver, what was with all the glares and stuff just because I had my arm around him?"
"I just thought that was a pretty low way to make Jake jealous and why with Oliver….?" Lilly slowed down at the last part of her sentence. I just smiled. "W-wait a minute, you were trying to…." she waited for a reaction from me, but I just smiled. "…n-n-no, you don't seriously think that I like Oliver do you?"
"Well I just thought you did because of the way you looked at us."
"Miles, Oliver's only my friend."
"Say what?!" now I knew things would become complicated with Oliver since he liked her, but she didn't feel the same.
"Yeah, he's only a friend." she chuckled
"Well if you don't like Jake and you don't like Oliver, then who-"
Just then, Jackson walked in the doorway. "Hey Miles, Dad's home early. So uh, Lilly if you're staying for dinner…" then Jackson faked a couch with the word 'please' in it. I just rolled my eyes. "…then you should go downstairs and tell him. Bye Lilly." He waved then walked away.
Right after Jackson left, I slowly turned my head back to Lilly with a fake smile on my face. I also just barely caught a glimpse of a smile that she wiped away quickly and into an innocent look. Apparently she had been wearing it while my back was turned and Jackson was in the room.
"Lilly?"
"Miley?" she said right back at me.
"Oh come on Lilly, you know what I'm trying to ask."
"Of course I do, I would love to stay for dinner."
"I wasn't gonna ask that, well yeah actually in a minute. But now you're just avoiding the most obvious question." I raised an eyebrow at her.
"Ok ok, so maybe I-I might just have a little crush on, on…J-Jackson?" She whispered out his name with a little fear in her voice.
"Lilly say what?!"
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