Hey Guys-

Well here's the second to last chapter. I've finally decided how to end it and it's almost done. I should be able to post soon. So read and review….it's kinda filler but I felt we needed it.

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Miley and Jake were in their living room. Miley smiled at the thought of it being theirs. Jake had carried her over the threshold when he brought her home after finding Lilly and Oliver to tell them the news. She couldn't stop laughing. He had also decided to carry her into their car and out of it. It was like his new favorite game. Not that she was complaining.

Since then they had been on the phone calling everyone they knew. They had talked to Jake's parents, his sister, and they had just gotten off the phone with Jackson. Miley had been worried about the shock of hearing that she had dumped Mark and was now getting married to Jake but apparently her best friends had big mouths. Lilly had talked to Jackson and told him about Jake so it hadn't been too much of a shock. Jackson had given Jake the obligatory big brother talk about making him disappear if he hurt her again but in the end he had been happy for the both of them.

That left one more person who they needed to tell. Miley had been avoiding this phone call all night. She didn't know what she was going to tell her dad. What scared her most though was that she had no idea how he would react.

Jake looked at his fiancé her beautiful eyes filled with worry. "We're going to have to tell him sometime you know." He said gently rubbing her back.

Miley leaned her head on Jake's shoulder. She looked at him and sadly nodded.

'If you want I can talk to him. You know sorta ask for permission?" Jake said trying to bring some sort of life back to her gorgeous face.

Miley stood up and shook her head. "No. I mean that's sweet and all but I need to tell him THIS myself."

Jake just nodded in response.

Miley took a deep breath and started pacing. "So what should I say? Hey Dad….I'm getting married…oh no…not to Mark." "Remember Mark? Yeah. Well I don't. I'm marrying Jake!"

Jake smirked at that one. He personally liked the sound of the second one.

He stood up and put his arms around Miley's tiny waist. "He'll understand. If not now he will eventually." Jake said seriously.

Miley took her phone out of Jake's hands and breathed deeply. "Alright Mr. Movie Star. I'll call."

She dialed.

"Daddy?"

"Darlin? Is that you? It's been so long. How's the movie going?"

Miley laughed nervously. "Yeah dad. It's me. The movie is good…but that's not what I'm calling about."

"Miles is everything ok?" Robbie Rae asked the concern obvious in his voice.

Miley turned and looked at Jake. He took her free hand in his.

Miley smiled. "Yeah dad. Everything is great….actually it's…wonderful." She finished smiling at her fiancé.

Jake smiled at her wishing that he could kiss her for how adorable she sounded when talking about how she felt right now.

Miley took a breath and continued. "Daddy. I have something to tell you…and I'm not quite sure how you're going to take it. But… I know it's the best thing that's ever happened to me….I'm engaged…to Jake."

Silence.

"Daddy?"

His voice was cold. "I heard you darling. Is uh….is Jake there? I'd like to talk to him."

Miley's body was stiff. Her heart was breaking. She loved Jake more than anything but hearing the empty emotion in her father's voice was making her question everything. She needed her family. She needed Jake. She knew she wouldn't give him up even if her father asked her but she couldn't bear to think of him not approving of her or her life either. It was unthinkable.

Miley held out the phone and her eyes darted to the floor. "He'd like to talk to you."

For Jake there had been no mistaking Miley's body language. Her father had not been excited about the news. Jake nodded resigning himself to talking to one of the people he admired most on the planet and hearing…disapproval.

"Hello Mr. Stewart." Jake said in a serious tone that Miley hadn't heard from him since they had gotten together. He seemed much older in that moment.

Miley was biting her fingernails and sitting on the couch watching Jake. Her leg was shaking uncontrollably.

Jake looked at Miley and knew he needed some space for this. He made his way out into the garden.

"Jake?? What on earth are you thinking?" Mr. Stewart nearly yelled.

"Mr. Stewart…" Jake started but was interrupted.

"How long has this been going on between you two? She was with Mark 2 weeks ago Jake….2 weeks! How is it possible that you think you two are ready to be married after 2 WEEKS!"

"Mr. Stewart…."

"No. You listen to me son. This is completely irresponsible! You have absolutely no right Jake!"

Jake couldn't handle this. He wasn't some teenager anymore who could be scared by an overprotective father.

"STOP!" He yelled. Jake chided himself for loosing his cool. He took a deep breath.

"Mr. Stewart….I know I've screwed up in the past. But asking Miley to Marry me wasn't a mistake…. and nothing you can say will make me change my mind about it." He said as coolly as he could.

Jake could hear Mr. Stewart trying to take a deep breath on the other end of the line.

"You left her Jake." Robbie replied in his cold harsh tone.

Jake's heart broke again. He knew that was the problem the moment he picked up the phone. He knew that Mr. Stewart might never forgive him for breaking her heart no matter what Miley thought.

There was only one thing to do. He had to tell him the truth…and hope to God that it was enough. Jake breathed deeply. "NO ONE has regretted that decision more than ME Robbie." Jake replied hating himself again.

Robbie took a second clearly thinking about the entire situation before responding. "Son I'd like to forgive you …but that doesn't change what you did to her." Robbie said with caring and hurt in his voice.

Jake ruffled his hair with his hand.

He sighed feeling depressed. He had already had to apologize to Miley tonight about all of this he didn't need to relive it again. "You're absolutely right sir. And I stayed away from her for 10 years because I knew that I didn't deserve her….I will never deserve her! But that doesn't change the fact that I love her…or that for some unknown reason she loves me." Jake replied his voice breaking.

Jake sighed. "Mr. Stewart if anyone could understand this..." Jake paused his voice getting softer and more collected. "You lost the love of your life. If…if you were given a second chance wouldn't you take it?" Jake replied softly. He found a seat on the bench in the garden and looked at his shoes. Getting no reply he continued. "I will spend every second of my life trying to make her as unbelievably happy as I possibly can." Jake told Mr. Stewart as truthfully as he could.

Jake knew he couldn't take what had happened back but he didn't want to keep living his life paying for his mistakes…he needed to move forward.

Jake waited for more yelling…for more berating…for more…anything.

And yet there was only….Silence.

"Give me back to my daughter please." Was Robbie's still cold and unfeeling response.

Jake sighed and walked back into the living room. He somberly handed the phone to Miley feeling lost. He had been so happy an hour ago but now everything he had dreamed of seemed hazy.

"He'd like to talk to you." Jake said with aggravation and sadness in his eyes.

Miley picked up the phone with apprehension apparent throughout her entire body.

"Daddy?" Miley asked nervously.

Jake looked around the house that was supposed to be theirs. He couldn't imagine losing her now. He just couldn't.

Suddenly an excited squeal come out of Miley's mouth.

"Thank you sooooo much daddy!" Miley said as the happiness flooded back to her face.

"Oh course! We'll see you soon! I love you Daddy."

"Alright bye!"

Miley shut the phone and ran to Jake's arms and kissed him like there was no tomorrow. When Jake could barely breathe he extended his arms and looked at his fiancé clearly confused. 'What did he say?"

Miley broke into a huge smile. "He said…..Congratulations!"

Seeing the smile grow across Jake's face Miley kissed him again this time much more slowly.

Miley broke the kiss. "There's only one condition though." She said with her eyes shy and biting her lower lip.

Jake's pulse sped up. He had never been able to say no to anything she wanted and clearly that trend wasn't stopping anytime soon. He needed her too much.

"What is that?"

"Well it would mean that we put off our trip." Miley said running her finger along Jake's chest seductively. "But…I was thinking that might be a better honeymoon anyway." Miley said kissing him lightly on the neck where she was whispering.

Jake's breathing was speeding up along with his heart rate.

"He wants us to come home."

Relief swept over Jake like a rolling wave. If that was all he wanted…he would gladly give it to him.

Jake bent his head down so that his mouth was near Miley's ear and whispered. "Anything for you."

Jake took his fiancé back into his arms so that he was carrying her once again. He looked at her again and felt all the happiness he had been feeling that night flooding back into his heart. He smiled at the love of his life and carried her once again….this time to their bedroom. Miley laughed again and looked at her fiancé….grinning like an idiot.

She had never been so happy.

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