"So, you wanna go to the beach or something?"

Lilly shrugged halfheartedly and sniffled as she felt the sand between her toes. Late response, much?

Oliver and Lilly settled in the sand about fifteen yards from where the ocean broke the shore. Lilly hugged her knees to her chest, staring out at the dark waves crashing over eachother. It was all she could do not to burst into tears.

"Come on, Lil. It'll be fine. I know you're gonna miss Miley, I will too. But she'll be back before you know it." Oliver made an attempt at pep-talking.

Lilly was silent for awhile. Finally she piped up, "It's just…she didn't even seem sad about leaving. I know her life's exciting, being Hannah Montana and all, but she could've shown the least sign that she was gonna miss us, don't ya think?"

She rested her head on Oliver's shoulder, who then wrapped his arms around her shoulders.

"Honestly? I think you're right. I mean, I acted disappointed and I am, you cried and I know you're disappointed. Miley just happy-danced all around her house, fantasizing about her Europe trip." Oliver replied.

Lilly sighed. "So what you're saying is, it's hard not to show your feelings when you're going away like that. I think if she was going to miss us at all, she wouldn't shown it. Don't ya think?"

Oliver cringed. He thought for a minute.

"Ya know, Lil, I really wanna say that I think she'll miss us, but she'll probably be so caught up in her popstar lifestyle with her boyfriend to even think about us."

His statement made Lilly's heart sink. She fought hard to hold back a sob, and lost the battle.

"Don't cry, Lilly, please."

She did anyway, for a few minutes. Soon she wiped tears from her face and looked up at Oliver. She was one to act in the moment, speak in the moment. To live in the moment.

"Well, I don't care. We don't need Miley to have fun. She can go off and get all jiggy in Britain, and we'll be having the time of our lives in the Malibu sun. It'll probably rain the whole time she's there, anyway."

Oliver had to grin. "Good attitude, Lil! We're gonna have the best summer ever."

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Over the next two days, Lilly and Oliver had made a list of things to do, most of them involving things they'd done in their younger days. Fifteen, actually was still young, but they were talking the elementary days, really.

LILLY AND OLIVER'S AMAZING SPECTACULAR SUMMER TO-DO LIST

By Lilly Truscott and Oliver Oken

1. Explore old treehouse

2. Dig up time capsule

3. PHOTO ALBUMS

4. Old movies that we loved for some odd inexplicable reason

5. 4th of July par-TAY

6. find a way to torture Amber and Ashley

7. Summer camping trip w/ parents

Lilly's hand whisped over the page, in a neat, electric pink scrawl, with Oliver's signature next to hers. She'd wanted to write and eighth item, to fall in love, but hadn't exactly shared that fact with Oliver. Especially because he was the subject.