Awful Beautiful Life Chapter 4: Does He Love You, a hannah montana fanfic

AN: Ok, this is not a fluffy Loe. In fact, it is quite the opposite. I didn't want all of these to be romantic and fluffy (even though I am a hopeless romantic). I'm trying to convey all sorts of emotions with these one-shots. So, I hope you are now prepared for non-fluffy Loe.

And I promise I'm working on You and Me. I actually found a song and I have started writing the next chapter! Hopefully that will be up later on today or tomorrow!

And to all my reviewers…thank you! You guys are what keep me writing! You have no idea how amazing you guys are!

Disclaimer: Seriously…if I owned anything of importance regarding this story, do you honestly believe I would be writing this instead of paying attention in my chemistry class? As for the song, it's "Does He Love You" by Reba McEntire feat. Linda Davis.

"Does He Love You"

I've known about you
For awhile now
When he leaves me

He wears a smile now
As soon as he's
Away from me
In your arms
Is where he wants to be

Lilly couldn't believe she was actually doing this. She couldn't believe that she had even been put into this situation. But here she was, knocking on the door of her husband's mistress. She had known about his cheating for about six months now. No telling how long it had been going on before she found out. She just couldn't believe that Joe would do this to her.

She sighed. As much as she didn't want to do this, she knew that she needed to confront the girl who was taking her husband away from her.

But you're the one he
Rushes home to

You're the one he
Gave his name to
I never see his face
In the early morning light
You have his mornings, his daytimes
And sometimes
I have his nights

Sophia sighed. She had seen his wife walking up to her front porch, and now she was knocking on the door. This was not something she wanted to do. She didn't want meet his wife. She didn't want to like her. She didn't want to feel sorry for her. What she did want was for Joe to completely love her, and no one else. His wife had no clue how good she had it. He married her. Sophia only had him at night. Lilly had him every other time.

She knew she had to face Lilly at some point. Might as well get it over with now.

Maybe then she could move on.

But does he love you
(Does he love you)
Like he loves me
(Like he loves me)
Does he think of you
(Does he think of you)
When he's holding me
And does he whisper
(Does he whisper)
All his fantasies
Does he love you
(Does he love you)
Like he's been loving me

Sophia opened the door and came face-to-face with Lilly. Both women just stared at each other for a moment before Sophia decided it would be best to talk about this inside and not where the neighbors could see.

Lilly walked into the living room and took her jacket off. Sophia tried to take it from her, but Lilly held on to it. She needed something to hold on to. Something that this woman couldn't take away from her.

"Please, Lilly, sit," Sophia offered. Lilly sat down on the couch closest to the door. She wanted to be able to escape quickly once this conversation was over.

"Sophia," Lilly started nervously, "I have a request."

Sophia knew what was coming. It was the request that she had been dreading. The request she didn't want to have to fulfill, but knew she needed to.

"I want you to stop seeing Joe." Lilly looked like she was going to cry. She quickly turned away from Sophia, not wanting her to see how weak she really was.

But when he's with me
He says he needs me
And that he wants me
That he believes in me

"I'm not sure if I can do that," Sophia said, her voice breaking. "I love him, Lilly. He's everything I've ever wanted."

Lilly laughed. "So you've always wanted a married man?" she asked bitingly. "Or have you always wanted a guy who couldn't commit and would break your heart?"

The tears started running down Sophia's cheeks. She knew that the things that Lilly was saying made sense. She knew that Lilly had every reason to be mad. But she couldn't help it. She wanted Joe.

"No, Lilly. I've never wanted a guy like that. I've wanted the sweet guy, the guy who needs me. The guy who believes in me and my dreams."

And when I'm in his arms
Oh he swears there's no one else
Is he deceiving me
Or am I deceiving myself

"Well he must not need you as much as you think he does," Lilly responded.

"What makes you say that?" Sophia questioned. "He tells me that he needs me all the time."

"Well, he tells me that there is no one else. He tells me that I'm the only one for him," Lilly gave a little laugh. "That's how it should be. I'm his wife." Her voice got softer. "But who is really deceiving who here?"

Lilly got up. She couldn't take it anymore. She turned to look at Sophia one last time.

"I'm asking you to let me have my husband back. He's all I have, and I love him more than anyone will ever know. And there was a time when he loved me just as much," Tears started streaming down her cheeks. "Please, let me have him back. Let Joe go. Let me be happy again."

With that, Lilly turned and walked out the door. She wasn't sure what would happen, but she hoped that Sophia understood her and did the right thing.

After Lilly left, Sophia sat on the couch. She knew what she had to do. It was going to kill her, but it was the best thing for everyone.

She picked up the phone and dialed the all-too familiar number. He picked up on the second ring.

"Hello?"

"Hey Joe. It's Sophia," she said, her voice wavering slightly. "We need to talk."