Hey everyone! Thanks for all the reviews...I think...lol. I'm sorry I didn't get this posted sooner, I tried. But the holiday got in the way and homework/ school as well. It's tough! lol. Anyways, here's the chapter you've been begging me to post :-) Hope you enjoy!!
Chapter 9-
Robbie Ray slowly stood up,"…How is she?..."
"She's going into surgery now. Luckily, the knife wasn't removed or else she would've had a higher chance of dying."
"What does that mean? A higher chance…"
The doctor sighed, "There's about a five to ten percent chance that she won't make it. It's a very low percentage, but this kind of procedure is risky. I'm guessing the surgery will take several hours. So, if you want, you all can head home to calm your nerves."
"I'm staying," Robbie Ray calmly said. Jackson nodded in agreement.
Lilly's parents stood up, "Come on, Lilly."
"…I'm not leaving…" she said in a small voice.
Her Dad put his hand on her shoulder, "Don't you think being at home will make you feel better?"
"No," she said sharply.
He pulled his hand back, "Okay. Just, um…call us if you need to."
She didn't say anything back. Oliver looked over at his parents, "I'm gonna stay too."
"Alright dear. Call us when something comes up."
"I will," he sat down next to Lilly. "…Want to take a walk around the hospital?"
She sighed and didn't say anything for a while; then she looked at him, "Okay…"
They started walking around, "My Mom said when she goes back on duty, the officers are gonna want to talk to you about what happened." He glanced over at her; she still wasn't going to say anything. "Lilly…you have to talk about it sooner or later. Just tell me what exactly happened."
She avoided eye contact with him; she really didn't feel like talking about it just yet. It was still so unreal to her. "…Maybe later…" They continued to walk silently for about a half hour. They ended up back at the waiting room where Robbie Ray and Jackson were. Robbie Ray was working on some paper work with a look of frustration on his face.
"How do they expect me to do all this when Miley's in the emergency room?!"
"I think they only have people do paper work so they'll sit still and shut up," Jackson said, also frustrated.
"Well it ain't workin'," he glanced to see Oliver sit down; but no Lilly. "Oliver? Where's Lilly?"
"Oh, she's over there looking out the window."
He looked over at her, "How's she doin'?"
"Don't know," he sighed. "She won't talk about it."
"I'd imagine she's in shock," Jackson added. "I just wish I was there, at the school, so I could've stopped him myself."
Oliver looked down sadly, "I was at the school…I should've been there with them…"
"Don't beat yourself up about it, Oliver," Robbie Ray said calmly.
All of sudden, Amber and Ashley walked into the waiting room. Oliver gave them a strange look, "What are you two doing here?"
Amber had a hint of tears in her eyes, "To see if Miley's alright."
The sound of Amber's voice got Lilly's attention. She turned around to face her, "Why the hell do you care?!"
They both jumped back a little, "We're not completely heartless…" she said trying to defend herself and Ashley.
Lilly took in a deep breath and sighed, "Sorry…"
"No…we're the ones that need to apologize…"
Lilly, Oliver, Robbie Ray, and Jackson all looked at them. "Why?" Lilly asked.
"Well, um…" Ashley started.
"We helped Jake without knowing what he was going to do," Amber said quickly.
If looks could kill, Amber would've dropped dead from the glare Lilly was giving her, "You did WHAT?!"
"We-we didn't know he was going to do something that bad…we j-just thought he was going to try to humiliate you…but I told Mr. Corelli I thought he was up to something bad…we tried to stop him before he did anything…"
"I can't believe this!" Lilly was furious. "Do you realize she could die?!"
Amber looked down, "We're sorry…"
"Save it!" Lilly interrupted. "Just…just get out of here!" she screamed wit tears flowing from her eyes.
Amber and Ashley knew better than to argue with her. Lilly had every right to hate them. So, both girls walked away and left the hospital.
Lilly was fuming inside. She turned around to look at Oliver, Jackson, and Robbie Ray. "I can't believe them! They knew something was up, for God knows how long, and they didn't tell anyone!"
Oliver stood up, "Lilly, I know what they did was wrong, but you need to calm down…"
"Don't tell me what to do!" she snapped.
"Lilly, I…" he didn't get to finish. She turned around and started walking away. "Lilly, where are you going??"
"For a walk!" she shouted; then, she was out of sight.
Jackson looked at Oliver, "Let her go…she needs air and time alone."
"I know," he sat back down. "I'm just worried about what she'd do if something were to happen…Not that I think anything bad will happen."
"I know what you mean." They all sat there in silence, not knowing what else to say.
Meanwhile, Lilly was running to her house. She just needed to get away from everything. When Lilly barged into her house crying, her parents assumed the worst has happened.
"Lilly," her Mom rushed over to her. "What's going on?..."
"I-I'm just scared," she rushed off to her room. Slamming the door behind her, Lilly leaned up against it breathing heavily. She stumbled to her bed and fell on it. Lilly reached for her favorite picture of her and Miley on her night stand; this picture was taken just months ago. It was from when she and Miley kissed on Miley's rooftop one night. She squeezed her eyes shut and held the picture close to her chest. After about a half hour, she finally fell asleep; escaping reality for a few hours.
Hour passed and Lilly woke up to the sound of her Mother's soothing voice. "Lilly? Sweetie, wake up."
Lilly groaned, "Huh?..." she opened her eyes.
"Mr. Stewart called. He wants us to come to the hospital."
She quickly got up, "Why??"
"He said that he told the doctor to wait to tell them the news until you got there. He sounded calm, so things are probably going to be just fine."
Lilly rolled out of bed, "Then let's go," she practically ran out of her room, with her Mom close behind her.
They wasted no time at all to get to the hospital. Lilly rushed into the waiting room, "What's going on?? Is she okay??"
Robbie Ray stood up, "We'll know in a minute, Lilly. I wanted you to be with us when they told us."
Lilly smiled a little, "Thanks…"
He walked over and placed his right hand on her left shoulder, "No matter what happens, she'll always love you," he said to her softly.
A tear ran down her cheek as she hugged him tightly.
"Mr. Stewart?" They all turned their attention to a doctor that walked over to them. "I'm Doctor Welch."
"Is Miley okay?" he eagerly asked.
Doctor Welch smiled, "Your daughter will be just fine. The surgery went smoothly. Miley is awake now, so you can see her; but, she is tired."
"Oh thank God," Robbie Ray placed his hand over his heart and sighed in relief.
Tears of joy escaped from Lilly as she hugged Oliver.
"Family members first," Doctor Welch added. "So, Mr. Stewart, you and your son can follow me." He led Robbie Ray and Jackson to Miley's hospital room. "Now, she's still sore, so be careful around her."
"Thank you so much, Doctor," Robbie Ray said happily.
"My pleasure," he opened the door and led them inside. "Miley, you have some visitors."
Miley's heavy eyes look up at her Dad and Jackson. She smiled, "Daddy…"
Robbie Ray carefully leaned down and gave his daughter a hug. "Oh darlin', we were so scared…" he tried to control his tears.
"Is Lilly okay?" she worried.
"Yea…she's fine," Jackson replied. "Why?"
"I don't really remember much…The last thing I remember was Lilly crying."
"That was because she was scared, bud," Robbie Ray informed her.
"So was I…" she looked down. "I thought I was going to lose her forever…"
"Well, I'm pretty sure she thought the same thing."
"Is she here?"
"Yea; and so is Oliver, his Dad, and Lilly's parents."
"I want to see her after Oliver."
"Why not first?" he was confused.
"Because I want to see her longer."
"Alright, bud. Well, I'm sure they're anxious to see you. So, I'll go get Oliver."
"Thanks, Daddy."
Before they left, Jackson gave his sister a light hug. "I'm glad you're alright, sis."
Miley smiled, "Thanks Jackson. I'd hug you back, but it hurts to move."
"Don't worry about it." He released the hug, "I'll see you later, Miles."
"See ya."
They returned to the waiting room, "Oliver, she wants to talk to you."
"Me?" he was confused.
Lilly looked hurt, which Robbie Ray noticed, "She wants to see you last because she'd be able to see you longer that way."
A smile appeared on her face, "Oh, okay."
Oliver was led into Miley's room a few minutes later. "Hey, Miley…how you feeling?"
"Besides the sharp pains in my left side, I'm fine."
He smiled, "Good. Lilly's been scared to death."
"Speaking of Lilly; I want your opinion on something."
"You're not going to break up with her are you?" he asked, worried.
"Hell no. Far from it."
"Okay, good. Then…why do you want my opinion?"
"Well…I was wondering when I should ask Lilly to marry me," she smiled.
"Hmm, I think…" his eyes widened when he realized what she just said. "Wait, what??" he grinned.
She smiled more, "I want to ask Lilly to marry me. I just don't know when I should do it."
"Oh my gosh. She is going to be so happy!" He thought for a minute, "Oh, when's your one year anniversary?"
"Well…that's not for another five months, about…I don't think I can wait that long."
"In that case, whenever you get the ring."
Miley smiled, "That's what I was thinking."
Oliver kept grinning, "Well, I'm sure Lilly is dying to see you. She's been a wreck all day."
"Aww…" Miley said sadly. "Send her in."
Oliver gave her one more hug, "She really loves you, Miles."
She smiled, "I really love her too."
He gave her hand a light squeeze and then left the room. Miley sat there, getting lost in her own thoughts. She didn't even notice Lilly peeking her head in the room.
"…Miles?"
Miley's attention turned to her girlfriend. A wide grin spread across her face, "Lilly…" she lifted her arms, even though it really hurt, to hug Lilly.
Tears formed in Lilly's eyes as she got closer to Miley. She sat on the bed next to her and gave her a hug. Tears rolled down her cheeks, "I'm so glad you're okay…" she sniffled.
Miley sniffled as well, "I was so scared, Lilly…I thought he was going to kill you…" she held her tightly.
"Me? You're the one that could've died," she nuzzled her face into Miley's neck. All of a sudden, Lilly moved slightly, "Oh my gosh. I'm not leaning against your bad side am I??" she panicked.
Miley laughed a little, "No, that's the other side. You're fine."
Lilly repositioned herself, closing her eyes. They laced their fingers together and Lilly rubbed her thumb against Miley's slowly.
"I want you to stay with me tonight," Miley said softly.
Lilly smiled, "I was gonna stay anyways."
Miley leaned her head down a little and kissed Lilly on the top of her head, "I love you."
Lilly lifted her head and smiled, "Love you too." She leaned in and kissed Miley on the lips. "I'll be right back. I'm going to ask my Mom and Dad if it's alright with them if I stay here."
"Alright. I want one more kiss though," she grinned.
"I could do that," she said with a smile. She gave her a soft, gentle kiss, "Love you." Then, Lilly got up and walked to the waiting room, "Mom?"
Mrs. Truscott took her eyes off the magazine she was reading, "Yes, Lilly?"
"Is it alright with you and Dad if I stay here tonight? Miley wants me to, and I want to also."
"It's alright with me," she looked over at her husband. "How about you honey?"
He smiled, "Fine with me." He got up, "I want to talk to Miley for a second."
Lilly looked confused, "Why?"
"I just do. Don't worry, it's nothing bad." He headed over to Miley's room and peeked in, "Hey, Miley. How you feelin'?"
She smiled, "Hey Mr. Truscott. Something wrong?"
"Oh, no," he shut the door behind him and stood next to her bed. "I, uh…I just wanted to thank you."
"For what?"
"Saving Lilly's life," he smiled. "I'm really glad you're okay. You mean a lot to Lilly."
Miley blushed a little. Then she figured this would be the best time to ask him, "Could I ask you something?"
"Absolutely," he smiled again.
She took a deep breath and slowly released it. "I want to ask Lilly to marry me…and, well…I'd like your blessing," she looked at him nervously.
Mr. Truscott had a huge grin on his face, "Miley…you have my full blessing. Especially after what just happened today."
Miley smiled, "Really?" she beamed.
"Yes, really," he leaned down to give her a hug. "Welcome to the family."
Tears built up in her eyes, "Thank you…"
The door opened and Lilly walked in, "Hey is it okay if I come in?"
"Yea," her father replied. "I was just about to go," he smiled at Miley again and left the room.
Lilly sat on the bed, "What was that all about?"
"Oh, he just wanted to thank me for saving you."
"Aww," she laid down next to Miley, resting her head on her shoulder. "My daddy wuvs you," she joked.
She laughed a little, "Thanks for staying with me."
"I'll always be there for you," she closed the distance between them; kissing her. "Let's get some rest, Miles. We both have had a pretty bad day."
Miley held her close, "No kidding…" They closed their eyes and drifted off to sleep.
Lilly took Miley's hand in hers before she fully fell asleep, and thanked God that the love of her life was alright; she fell asleep with a smile on her face.
Aww:-) Well, hope you liked it. The next chapter should be up sometime this week or this weekend. I'll try my best :-) Thanks again for the reviews!! Always appreciated.