Chapter 8

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Joe ended up leaving a little while after Miley and Joe. He had some things to deal with at home. The next afternoon, Lilly was over at his apartment. She was laying on his shoulder and they were watching Juno. "I love you.." Lilly said quietly.

"I love you, too." Joe kissed the top of her head.

Lilly had been there all day. "I never want to leave you."

"I don't ever want to let you go." Joe held her closer. "Do you have to be anywhere today?"

"No, I don't go back to work til next Monday.." Lilly trailed off. It was already Tuesday. She hadn't been thinking about work at all. She wished she hadn't brought it up, though.

"Lilly, I don't want you to get upset, but...are you really going back to work as..an accountant?" Joe asked slowly.

Lilly sighed. "I don't know what I want anymore. I know what I should want, but I don't know if it's what I actually want."

Joe rubbed her back. "I get it..so how long are you going to stay at home?"

"I'm not sure, I want to get out of there soon." Lilly answered. "It's kind of awkward there. It doesn't feel like my home anymore."

"Well you're welcome here." Joe offered. "Anytime.."

"Thanks." Lilly smiled.

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Kevin was on the phone with Kelsy. "How was Melody's first day of day camp?" Kevin asked.

"She had fun. She's taking a nap now." Kelsy laughed. "How's Carter?"

"He's fine." Kevin replied.

"Good. So Miley called me a little bit ago.." Kelsy told him.

"What did she say?" Kevin asked. He didn't want to give anything away if Miley hadn't told her.

"She told me about her doctor's appointment today and how she's 5 weeks pregnant." Kelsy answered.

"That was why Nick came over the other night." Kevin explained.

"Oh ok." Kelsy replied. "I'm sorry, I have to go...I should wake Melody up soon. Lindsey's mom is bringing Lindsey over to play."

"Alright, I love you." Kevin told Kelsy.

"Love you, too. Bye." Kelsy responded.

"Bye." Kevin was able to say before Kelsy hung up. He sent Nick a text message after hanging up. Hey whats going on?

Nick answered after a few minutes. Hey just got done putting groceries away. We had the appt today.

Kevin hit reply. Kelsy told me..congrats He really was happy for his younger brother.

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Lilly and Miley met up at the Stewart house for dinner that night. They ordered some pizza and were sitting on the floor eating in pajamas. "I missed us just hanging out like this." Lilly said sadly.

"Me too." Miley agreed. "Nick wouldn't ever let me paint his nails." She joked.

Lilly laughed. "So your appointment went well?"

"Yeah it was great." Miley smiled. "The doctor was nice. She did an ultrasound right away and then she was telling me that I was 5 weeks along. Then she prescribed me some prenatal vitamins."

"It just seems crazy." Lilly said. "You're having a baby."

Miley nodded. "Nick and I haven't stopped talking about it. We even picked out the god-parents already."

"Well that's exciting." Lilly replied. "Who are they?"

"You and Joe!" Miley said quickly. "I thought you'd figure that out."

"I had an idea, but I didn't want to guess and not be right." Lilly responded.

"Of course, we love you guys." Miley took another bite of pizza.

"So Joe and I were talking today. We talked a lot.." Lilly began.

"What were you talking about?" Miley asked.

"Work for one...I don't know if I want to go back." Lilly answered.

"I'm sure you'll figure out the right thing to do." Miley told Lilly.

"And Joe also mentioned something about I can go there anytime, but I wasn't sure if he meant staying with him or just visiting." Lilly added.

"Maybe you should talk to him about that part." Miley replied.

Lilly nodded. "I just want to get out of here, you know?"

"Yeah." Miley understood. They talked for a couple more hours before Miley left and Lilly went to bed.

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