Alright there folks- This is a special chapter for me since the last one put this story at over 300 hundred reviews…I honestly can't thank you enough for reading this. I have so many faithful reviewers to thank that I'll try and do a list at the end of the story. So for all of you who've held on and reviewed since the very beginning….this one's for you (and you all know who you are).

A week later Miley and Jake were holding hands walking down by the Seine enjoying the lights and the sounds of Paris. They had just finished dinner with Lilly and Oliver who had finally made it out to visit with them and now the two couples were spending some time apart…relishing the feeling of being in love in such a magical city.

The summer air was still crisp and the dark veil of nighttime seemed to make the city calmer. There was the slight sound of water lapping along the edge of the river where they walked and the faint glow of lamplight was the only thing illuminating the moonless sky. Miley couldn't believe how things had changed so quickly in her life. A few weeks ago she had been cooped up in her apartment trying to find contentment with working and trying to make love work where there wasn't any. And now…now love was everywhere for her.

Miley looked at Jake as they continued to walk slowly along chatting about their upcoming trip and where they wanted to go. Part of her still couldn't believe that any of this was real…that he was here with her in Paris….and that he loved her….REALLY loved her. It was just too good to be true.

She blushed slightly just thinking about it. He did love her. She could see it in his eyes every time he looked at her, she could feel it in his touch every time he took her hand, and she knew it in her heart every time he spoke the words. She laid her head along his shoulder as they walked along in silence feeling nothing but complete contentment.

Jake smiled down at the brown curls that were now adorning his shoulder. He moved his head slightly and kissed them gently. He had changed so much recently. Where he had always felt guarded and closed off to others he had opened himself up completely to the woman beside him. He had let love come back to him as he allowed himself to remember the feelings that she and no one else could stir in him. He was himself again and he hoped one day he'd be able to make her understand exactly what she meant to him.

Jake felt his phone vibrate and brought it out of his pocket to see a new text from Jenna.

911-Kevin is trying to COOK! Make it stop! –Jenna

Jake laughed and showed the text to Miley.

"Do you mind if we pick up some food and drop it off for them?"

Miley smiled brightly. "Of course not! I've been dying to get my hands on that little one again since the hospital. He's just so cute!"

They both laughed and went to find some good takeout.

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Jake and Miley entered the house holding hands as if they'd been together for years. Jake held out the take out containers to Jenna who had opened the door. "Thank GOD!" Jenna hugged him ravenously. Then in Jake's ears she spoke softly. "I think he's actually trying to kill me with what he's trying to cook for us. Please…can't you remind him he has enough money to HIRE someone to cook for us if I'm too tired! Please…you're my last hope." Jenna said with fear and humor in her eyes.

Jake laughed. Jenna and Miley hugged like good friends and had a laugh over the blackened pans Jenna was showing her in the kitchen where Kevin had tried to boil water.

Jenna held Miley out from her and looked her up and down. She leaned into her ear. "You look amazing…has he been good to you?" She asked sincerely.

Miley blushed looking over at Jake. She nodded not being able to express exactly how wonderful Jake had been.

Jenna brought Jake and Miley into the atrium where they had had their first dinner together in Paris. They laid out the take out and Kevin finally entered the room looking exhausted.

Kevin sat at the table without saying anything and put his head down. Speaking directly to the table "He's finally asleep. It only took me 2 hours of bouncing him up and down and bottles and trying to read that bunny story so that my eyes didn't pop out of my head and now he's finally asleep."

He brought his head up and looked at Miley and Jake dressed so perfectly. "if I had the energy I'd make some cheeky remark about you two looking far too flushed to have just been having a nice dinner but I really don't have the energy so hand me the chicken."

Jake laughed at Kevin and then looked at Jenna handing her another box of takeout. "I don't think I've ever seen him so pleasant in my life. I think you two should consider having LOTS of kids."

Miley and Jake sat in their seats holding each others hands underneath the table enjoying chatting with their two very good yet tired friends.

Jenna looked across the table at the two of them and smiled. "I really didn't realize how much I would miss talking with adults after only a week." She smiled tiredly at them.

As if on cue a crying Ryan broke through the conversation. His parent's faces fell as they looked at each other. Jenna sucked in a breath. "I guess this mean's I'm up now."

Before she could lift her tired body out of her chair Miley had stood up and put a hand on her arm. "You sit this one out…I'll call you if I need backup." She said with a smile on her face as she went to check on the distraught baby.

Jake watched her leave loving her even more for her amazing heart.

Jenna reached across the table and grabbed Jake's hand. "I'm glad to finally see you happy." She said softly with tears almost in her eyes.

Jake squeezed it back. "Me too."

Jake stared off down the hallway that Miley had walked through.

"I uh…I think I'll go and check on her and make sure your son isn't stealing my date." Jake said leaving his tired but happy friends to their dinner.

As he walked down the hallway he heard her singing. It was soft and sweet and completely beautiful. He hadn't heard her voice in person since they were kids. It had only grown up with her. He couldn't explain how much he had missed hearing her sing. Whenever he had heard songs he liked or that had meaning to him he had always thought of her. Because to him she was the embodiment of music…. it was what made her heart beat differently than everyone else's.

He listened reverently. Her soft tones were filled with emotion and love as she sung the newborn to sleep. The lyrics of the lullaby she sang seemed to whisper straight to his heart. (A/N I'd highly recommend going to you tube and finding Katheryn McPhee's version of Somewhere over the rainbow while reading the next part…and turn it down so it sounds like someone singing a lullaby)

When all the clouds darken up the skyway,
There's a rainbow highway to be found,
Leading from your window pane,

To a place behind the sound,
Just a step beyond the rain...

Somewhere over the rainbow,
Way up high,
There's a land That I heard of once, in a lullaby

He arrived at the door and leaned against it just watching her. The room was aglow with the soft light of a baby's nightlight. She had taken her hair down from its more formal position and her soft curls hung around her face swept over one shoulder. She was holding Ryan up against her swaying slightly singing only to him. To him no one in history had ever been more beautiful.

The past few days with Miley had felt as if she had saved him. She had taken him from a life where work was the only thing he had to one where he could imagine almost anything as long as she was with him. He knew that beyond any fluttering in his stomach or goosebumps on his skin that this was what love really was. It was something that made you believe in things beyond yourself and he had never and would never feel this way about anyone but her.


Somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue
And the dreams,
The dreams, that you dare to dream,
Really do come true,

His heart ached for her as he watched her. There in the smallest room in the house was everything that Jake had ever dared to dream for. He didn't want more acclaim or more money. He couldn't care less if people stopped recognizing him on the street. He'd give everything he had if he could just have this. The woman he loved with his entire soul and the beginnings of a family.


Some day I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me,
Where troubles melt like lemon drops,
A way above the chimney tops,
Thats where you'll find me,

Somewhere, over the rainbow, bluebirds fly
Birds fly, over the rainbow, then why..
Then oh why.. can't I


If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow..
Why, Oh, Why cant I?

Miley kissed Ryan's tiny forehead and laid him down in the crib where he was sleeping soundly.

She turned around to find a very handsome and very serious looking Jake Ryan leaning against the doorway with his hands in his pockets. She smiled at him.

When he didn't smile back at her she went up to him and put her hands on his chest. "What?" She asked softly looking up into his eyes.

When she looked at him like that it was as if her eyes sparkled with happiness. Jake looked back and opened his mouth but he couldn't find words for how much he loved her at the moment. He felt trapped…like if he didn't tell her exactly how he felt he'd regret it for the rest of his life.

Miley noted the change in his eyes. They were strong and soft with a hint of desperation behind them. She needed to know what would do this to her Jake…her rock.

"What is it? You can tell me anything…you know that right?" Miley whispered feeling somewhat fearful of what he might say.

Jake leaned down and placed his forehead on hers never breaking eye contact. He brought his right hand up and tucked a loose curl behind her ear. Then in barely a whisper he did it.

Not a question, not a demand…a wish.

"Marry Me."

Well? What did you think? I want honest opinions.

Only one or two more chaps to go. I hope you enjoyed. Also check out the little oneshot that I wrote called Someday. Again Jiley.