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Back to the Future

Chapter 9

With This Ring, I Thee Wed

Wednesday, November 8, 2017 – 7 pm - Miley's apartment – Malibu, California

Almost a month and a half had passed since Miley and Lilly left Tennessee to close the California chapter of their lives. Utilities were scheduled to be turned off, moving companies were scheduled to pick up all belongings and cars were being shipped to their new home.

Miley stood at the window of her neatly packed beachfront apartment and stared out into the black California night. At eleven o'clock the following morning she would be flying out of LAX for the final time as a resident of California, the home that she had known for the last twenty years. She and Lilly said that they would consider buying a summer home in California at some point but decided to focus all of their energies into their new home.

Many things ran through Miley's mind as she stared into the darkness, first and foremost was her love and devotion to Lillian Jessica Truscott. It was like the whirlwind romances she would read about in magazines and tabloids. Less than two months earlier, she and Lilly revealed to each other how they really felt. Less than two months earlier, they consummated their relationship for the first time. Less than two months earlier, they were unceremoniously outed on national television. And now in less than seventy-two hours, they would stand in a little white chapel on a quaint hilltop in eastern Tennessee and declare their lifelong love and devotion to one another in front of a small gathering of family and friends.

"I am gonna miss this place." Miley said softly to herself. "The ocean, the sand, the flip-flops… but we're gonna have a phenomenal life in Tennessee. Dogwood trees, apple orchards, trips to the countryside… God, Lilly I love you so much…" Miley's thoughts were interrupted by the door bell. "Just a minute!" Miley walked over to open the door and found her smiling brother on the other side. "Hey Jackson." Miley said warmly.

"Hey Miles." Jackson stepped forward and kissed Miley on the cheek as he stepped inside. "Looks like you're all set."

"Yeah. I got the futon laid out to sleep on tonight and I have my toiletries. Everything else is packed and ready to go." Miley said.

"You excited yet?" Jackson said as he followed Miley back into her bedroom where the futon was set up in sofa position. She motioned for him to sit down.

"Excited and nervous… and a little sad." Miley said. "You sure you don't want to move to Nashville?"

"I'm gonna stay out here for a while. I'll really miss y'all, but this is home for me." Jackson said.

"I can't believe we're getting married on Saturday." Miley said before pausing. "Life has just been moving in fast forward the last two months. You know that feeling you get, that rush when you're on the roller coaster and you're screaming your lungs out because you're excited and terrified at the same time? That's how I feel right now."

"You know something? I'm proud of the way you've handled everything." Jackson said. "The whole thing with the media and Lilly's dad and Luanne. You're a cool customer."

"When you have family in your corner, you can afford to be cool." Miley said. "You promise me you'll visit?"

"Are you kidding me?" Jackson asked. "You're gonna have to name the guest house after me!" Miley started laughing. "The Jackson Rod Stewart Big Time Fun House!"

"You are the biggest goober!" Miley said playfully.

"Yeah, but I'm your goober." Jackson said.

"Well, I think I might have to step down and let Tammy take my place. She can do so much more for you than I can." Miley joked. Jackson snickered. "You're really into her, huh?"

"Miles, I'm telling you, she's the best. We have so much in common but we're also different. I don't think we'd ever run out of things to talk about." Jackson said. "And she has the most amazing smile. And that laugh…"

"Oh… my… god! Jackson Rod Stewart! You're in love!" Miley said incredulously.

"Naw!"

"Yes you are! I can see little hearts fluttering over your head bursting into little firework sparkles! POOF! POOF! POOF!" Miley said, using her hands as the fireworks bursting into the sky.

"Okay! So maybe I'm a little… a lot in love with her." Jackson admitted.

"Are you gonna tell her? Or are you gonna be like our old man and wait twenty years to do it?" Miley asked.

"I'm gonna tell her after the wedding. She all but told me that weddings make her… frisky." Jackson said.

"Ooh!" Miley said before singing. "Jackson's gonna get some! Jackson's gonna get some!"

"Aren't you a little old to be singing childish made-up songs like that?" Jackson asked playfully.

"No. And you know why? Cause…" Miley started singing again. "I'm gettin' some after the wedding! Gonna get busy with Lilly! Cause she's gonna be my wifey!"

"I do NOT want to think about you and her gettin' busy… okay her, but not you." Jackson said.

"You are a perv. You know that, right?" Miley said.

"And hopefully after the wedding, Tammy will know that too!" Jackson said before devolving into a mini-sadistic laughing fit. Just then the door bell rang. "I'll get it." Jackson walked into the living room followed by Miley. Jackson opened the door to reveal Lilly standing on the other side. "Hey Lilly!" Jackson said as he embraced and kissed Lilly.

"Hey Jackson." Lilly said.

"You ready for Saturday?" Jackson asked.

"As ready as I'll ever be." Lilly responded.

"Lil, I sang an innocent little song about you and me after the wedding and Jackson said he was thinkin' about you gettin' busy." Miley said in tattletale fashion. Jackson's mouth flew open in disbelief. Lilly responded in typical Lilly fashion.

"PSCHHH! Look at me! Why wouldn't he think about me? I'm magnificent from head to toe!" Lilly said smugly. "But just for the record Jackson, you think about me like that after Saturday and I'll punch you in your visual cortex. You got it?"

"I loves me a feisty woman!" Jackson said as he playfully hugged and rocked Lilly back and forth causing her to giggle. "I'm gonna leave you two alone." He went over to kiss Miley. "I'll see you two on Friday."

"Bye Jackson!" The two women called out to him as he left.

"Hey you." Miley said with a drop in her voice.

"Hey yourself." Lilly said as she walked over to Miley and engaged her in a long, satisfying kiss. When they pulled away, Lilly grinned. "Can we skip the wedding and go straight to the honeymoon?"

"I think the guests would be a little upset with us after flying to Knoxville and being shuttled to Misty Hollow for a hilltop ceremony that doesn't take place because we lack the self control to wait until they go back to their hotels before pawing at each other." Miley said.

"And your point is?" Lilly said earning herself a playful slap on the arm from her soon-to-be wife.

"Come into the bedroom with me." Miley said.

"Miley! We're not married yet!"

"To sit down!" Miley exclaimed. "Sweet niblets!"

"When I become a Stewart, will I be allowed to say that?" Lilly said.

"You can say it now if you want." Miley said. "As far as I'm concerned, you've been a Stewart for twenty years now."

"Really?"

"You started out like a sister to me and… became so much more." Miley said honestly.

"I'm glad. Cause if it had stayed a sister-like relationship and we did the things we've done, that would be incest!" Lilly reasoned.

"There is a part of your brain that I will never be able to figure out the inner workings of." Miley said as she scrunched her face.

"But you're gonna spend the rest of our lives trying, aren't you?" Lilly said with a cute smile.

"I am." Miley said warmly.

"I want to thank you for loving me the way you do." Lilly said. "I couldn't have asked for a better best friend or lover."

"I should be thanking you for saving me." Miley said. "As low as I was with Jake, you always stood by my side and made me feel like all things are possible."

"I'm not doing anything special. It's in my contract." Lilly said.

"Well, after Saturday, you will be contractually obligated to give me as much sex as I want, whenever I want it." Miley purred.

"I've been doing that for the last two months now. What changes after Saturday?" Lilly asked.

"I'll feel like I can ask you to do naughtier things." Miley said.

"Naughtier things like what?" Lilly asked in a purr, intrigued by Miley's statement.

Miley's response was to sing the lyrics from a song. "Things that make you go hmmm! Things that make you go hmmm, hmmm, hmmm!"

"Wow! You pulled that out of the archives! That song's thirty years old! That came out before we were born!" Lilly said of the song by C&C Music Factory.

"I'm trying out new material for… her." Miley said.

"Is… she… really making a comeback?" Lilly said.

"I talked to… her… the other day. I think she's just about ready." Miley said.

"It's been a while." Lilly said.

"I know. But sometimes, the best way to move forward is to go back." Miley said.

"Does my… her… get to make a comeback too?" Lilly asked.

"Who's Batman without his Robin? Of course your… her… gets to comeback too!" Miley said with a smile.

"It's been ten years though. I think we should sex it up a little bit." Lilly said.

"Why do you think I bought those thigh-high white boots with the four-inch heels?" Miley asked.

"Cause you're kinky." Lilly deadpanned.

"You are not gonna get me started tonight. I am going to behave until after the reception." Miley said.

Lilly smiled. "Then I better go home and get some sleep. We've got a long day ahead of us." Lilly stood up.

"Okay. The car will be there to pick you up at seven. Our flight leaves at eleven." Miley said before stepping forward to kiss Lilly. "Love you Mrs. Stewart."

"Love you too Mrs. Truscott." Lilly said sweetly before slowly turning to leave.

When the door closed, Miley stood in the middle of the living room shook her head smiling and sighed. "Lilly and I are getting married on Saturday… Sweet… niblets."

Saturday, November 11, 2017 – 11:15 am – Misty Hollow Free Will Chapel – Misty Hollow, Tennessee

Fifteen minutes separated Miley and Lilly from their date with destiny. They were in separate rooms in the chapel with their respective maids of honor; Jennifer for Miley and Renee for Lilly; having the finishing touches put on them for the 11:30 ceremony. It was their intention to make the ceremony as short and sweet as possible. They wanted to walk out of the chapel at high noon to the sound of the church bells ringing overhead, so timing was paramount.

"How are we doing on time?" Miley asked.

"We've got fifteen minutes. We're doing great." Jennifer said as she applied Miley's makeup.

"Thank you again for being my maid of honor." Miley said warmly.

"If anybody had told me ten years ago that I would be your maid of honor for your wedding to your blonde skateboard riding sidekick, I'd have laughed in their face." Jennifer said.

"If anybody had told me ten years ago that you would be dating my cousin Luanne, I'd have laughed in their face." Miley replied.

"I wonder what we'll be doing ten years from now?" Jennifer said.

"Lilly and I will be celebrating our tenth wedding anniversary and you and Luanne will be ready to welcome your fourth child into the world." Miley joked.

"Four? I was thinking six." Jennifer deadpanned causing them to laugh. Just then there was a light knock on the door. "As long as you're not Lilly, you can come in." Jennifer said to the person on the other side. The door eased open to reveal…

"RAVEN!" Miley exclaimed as she jumped out of her seat to embrace her.

"Girl! Watch your makeup and your dress! I don't wanna be responsible for ruining it." Raven broke the embrace and stepped back. "Look at you! You look beautiful!"

"Thank you! And thank you so much for coming!" Miley said.

"Are you kidding? Chels and I wouldn't miss this for the world. You were there for us ten years ago, remember?" Raven said, referring to her wedding to Chelsea at Miley's house in Malibu.

"How could I forget? The two most beautiful brides I've ever seen." Miley said.

"Until today. I just came from Lilly's room. Wow!" Raven said incredulously.

"Don't tell me! I get to see her in ten minutes!" Miley said. Another knock on the door signaled the arrival of Raven's better half.

"Hey sweetie!" Chelsea whisper-yelled.

"Chelsea!" Miley giddily chirped as she stood to embrace her.

"You look breathtaking! You are definitely gonna make your father cry." Chelsea said.

"I know. He's a softy." Miley said.

"I don't know if you have one yet but… I made this for you." Chelsea said. She handed Miley a white lace garter. "I stitched together one half of the garter I wore and one half that Rae wore to make this one for you. I gave the other one to Lilly. You don't have to wear it today; I just wanted you to have it. We wish you all the blessings for a successful marriage. We love you."

"If Jennifer didn't scare me into not crying before I get to the altar, I would be bawling right now. Thank you. I'm putting this on right now." Miley said.

Raven decided to lighten the mood as she watched Miley slip on the garter. "Wow! Look at those legs! Lilly's gonna have some long, sexy ear warmers tonight!" Raven said playfully.

"Ear warmers, hip warmers, waist warmers… you know what I'm sayin'!" Miley joked causing all the women to howl in laughter. Another knock on the door interrupted the laughter. Tamera opened the door and walked in.

"Okay Miley. It's showtime." Tamera said.

"We'll see you out there." Chelsea said as she put her arm around Raven's waist. "Love you sweetie."

"Love you girl." Raven added as they exited the room.

"Love you guys." Miley said softly as Tamera and Jennifer looked on.

"They're more beautiful in person than on TV." Tamera said before turning her attention to one of her two brides. "You ready to go?" Miley nodded quickly with a nervous smile.

"There's nothing to be nervous about." Tamera said as she stood directly in front of Miley, taking the taller woman by the shoulders. "The love of your life is at the end of the hallway waiting to walk down the aisle with you. Just imagine her looking more stunningly gorgeous than she has ever looked and know that she is all yours. Think about all the laughter and the tears you've shared over the years and all the good times you have ahead of you. The love of your life is at the end of the hallway… and she is all yours."

Tamera's words ignited a fire inside Miley that was reflected in her crystal blue eyes. A definitive sparkle began to shine in her eyes that lit her whole face up. In an instant, she was transformed from a nervous bride into a brilliantly confident bride that was ready to accept her destiny.

"Damn you're good." Jennifer said of Tamera's pep talk.

"She is good." Miley said as she stared at the door that led to the hallway.

"It's 11:25. Stand here. I'll be right back." Tamera said as Miley nodded.

Out in the hallway, Lilly stood with her back to the end of the hallway from which Miley would emerge.

"Is she out yet?" Lilly asked somewhat nervously.

"Not yet." Renee said as she looked down the hallway.

"I can't stop shaking." Lilly said.

"Breathe." Renee said.

"I forgot how." Lilly said. Just then Tamera walked up to her.

"How are you holding up?" Tamera asked.

"She forgot how to breathe." Renee said.

Tamera took her position directly in front of Lilly as she did Miley. She took the blonde's shaky hands in her own and looked directly into her soft blue eyes.

"You didn't forget how to breathe. You know why?" Tamera began. "Because you didn't forget Miley. With Miley in your life you will never forget how to breathe because she is your life's breath. One look at her fills your lungs with air and takes your breath away at the same time. She is the oxygen that nourishes your blood. She is that gentle ocean breeze that dances across your face when you're lying out on the sand. And a half an hour from now, no man or woman will ever be able to put that feeling asunder. Take a deep breath." Tamera said. Lilly took that deep breath. "That is the woman you love flowing through you, refreshing you, making you ready. And when you look into her eyes, all nervousness will be gone. Now close your eyes and breathe."

Lilly slowly closed her eyes and began taking deep breaths. As images of Miley flashed through her brain, she felt her heart rate slow to normal. A satisfied, confident smile washed over her face. She was settling into a mental zone that would carry her through the ceremony. She felt the time was at hand.

"Open your eyes, Lilly."

When Lilly opened her eyes, she felt her lungs fill with air and then leave in an instant. Miley, in all her white silk clad glory, was standing right in front of her.

The hallway radiated with the electric intensity that the two women generated as they gazed at one another. Each woman looked at the other knowing that their reason for living was standing before them. Never before had they gazed into each other's eyes, into each other's souls for so long. It was as if they were absorbing the essence of the other woman to hold on to.

"I don't think I've ever loved you as much as I do at this moment." Miley said in a low whisper as Jennifer, Renee, Tamera and both fathers looked on.

"I was going to say the same thing to you." Lilly said. "I don't even know what word to use to describe the way you look to me right now."

"Whatever that word is, it's the same one I'd use for you." Miley said.

Tamera was almost afraid to interrupt the smoldering encounter between the two brides, however, the time was at hand and she had to get things started.

"Ladies, it's 11:29 and you paid me to get this thing started on time… so…" Tamera said.

Miley extended her hand for Lilly to take. Lilly, never taking her eyes from Miley, took her hand as they turned to face the main chapel doors. Ed Truscott and Robby Ray took their places at the side of their respective daughters. Each man looked down at his baby girl and smiled warmly.

The prelude to the wedding march began playing. In the hallway, they could hear everyone in the chapel rising to their feet. Just before the doors opened, Lilly couldn't help but to put her own exclamation on the moment. She leaned over to whisper into Miley's ear, "This is way cooler than any Hannah concert. But don't tell Hannah I said that." Miley gazed at her and smiled seconds before the doors to the sanctuary slowly opened. The two women gripped each other's hand tightly and took their first steps forward into the first moment of the rest of their lives.

Later on in the ceremony…

"If anyone in this assembly can show just cause why these two women should not be joined in matrimony, speak now, or forever hold your peace." The officiant said.

Lilly and Miley scanned the faces of the assembled guests for signs of discord. On Miley's second eye scan, she spotted someone near the back of the chapel that made her blood run cold. Lilly read Miley's eyes and immediately worried.

"Miley, what's wrong?" Lilly whispered.

"Back row, all the way to the left." Miley whispered back. Lilly's eyes quickly moved to find the location that Miley was referring to. When her eyes fell on that seat, she felt her spine stiffen.

"Miley, what is Jake doing here?" Lilly asked in a gruff whisper about Miley's ex-husband.

"… vows."

"I don't know. I didn't invite him." Miley said. "At least he didn't object."

"I want to kick his ass so bad." Lilly whispered.

"Ladies…"

"Why? You got the girl. He got nothing. You win. Be the bigger man." Miley said.

"That's right. I am the bigger man!" Lilly whispered.

"Ladies!" The officiant whisper-yelled. Miley and Lilly snapped back to attention. "We're ready for your vows now."

Miley and Lilly sheepishly looked at the guests that were eagerly anticipating their vows. "Sorry y'all! We used to get in trouble for talking in class too!" Miley said causing everyone inside the chapel to laugh.

The two ladies looked at each other and recited very simple yet poignant vows.

"Lilly, we're going to fight sometimes; we're going to love sometimes. We're going to cry sometimes, we're going to laugh sometimes. But with everything we go through, I will never take you for granted and I will never forsake you. You are my heart, my soul, my life. I will love you forever and ever… plus a day." Miley said as Lilly managed to hold her emotions in check, save for one tear that snuck out near the end of Miley's vows.

"Miley, we're going to fight sometimes; we're going to love sometimes. We're going to cry sometimes, we're going to laugh sometimes. But with everything we go through, I will never take you for granted and I will never forsake you. There is nothing in this world or any other that I wouldn't do for you. If I have to, I will lay down my life for you. You mean everything to me. I will love you forever and ever. And I'll see your plus one day and raise you two." Lilly said, causing the guests to laugh at the poker analogy ad lib and bringing wide smiles to Miley and Lilly's faces.

"Seeing that all vows have been promised and rings exchanged, there is nothing more to be said except this… be kind and loving to one another. Cherish each other always. Never stop communicating and if you do allow the sun to set on a disagreement, make sure that a brighter sun rises with you in the morning." The officiant said. "Oh, and by the way… by the power vested in me by the town of Misty Hollow, Blount County and the state of Tennessee, I pronounce you joined in matrimony. You… may kiss your bride."

Miley and Lilly broadly grinned as they sealed their nuptials with a kiss to the applause of their assembled guests. Halfway down their return to back of the church, the bells began to sound, signifying that 12 noon was almost at hand. On the twelfth and final chime, the doors of the chapel were thrust open and Miley and Lilly exited the building for the first time as newlyweds on the unseasonable warm and sunny November day.

As the guests filed out of the chapel to the reception site about thirty yards away from the chapel, Miley, Lilly and their matrons of honor, along with family members and select friends took pictures inside the chapel.

"You just couldn't wait for me could you?" Oliver asked playfully of Lilly as he embraced her.

"You left me and went to Chicago! What was I supposed to do?" Lilly playfully shot back as she broke the embrace and punched Oliver in the arm.

"You couldn't resist putting your hands on Triple O, not even on your wedding day!" Oliver said, puffing out his chest.

Lilly then went into a robotic deadpan. "Oh. Yes. Baby. You. Make. Me. Feel. So. Good."

"Lil! We are in a church. Remember that." Miley reminded her wife. "Now move so I can say hi to my Ollie." Miley stepped forward and embraced Oliver. "Thank you so much for coming."

"Are you kidding me? Miss the two of you getting married? Not on your life." Oliver said just as he broke the embrace. "I just hope the two of you return the favor in June." Miley and Lilly's mouths dropped open as he turned and helped a strikingly attractive brunette to her feet. "Miley, Lilly, this is my fiancée, Lieutenant Graciela Montez. Grace for short. Grace, these are my best friends, Miley and Lilly."

"It's a pleasure to meet you both." Grace said. "He talks about you so much, I feel like I know you."

"I'm so sorry guys. Grace and I happened so fast I didn't get a chance to tell you." Oliver said.

"You fell for your partner! I knew it!" Lilly exclaimed. "The last time I talked to you I asked you about your partner and you just said she's all right. I knew you had a thing for her! You go Ollie!"

"We are so happy for you!" Miley said as she embraced them both. "Is the wedding gonna be in Chicago?"

"Yeah. That's where all of Grace's family is. They are great." Oliver said.

"I had a feeling the three of us would get married right around the same time." Lilly said.

"And now the four of us can get a picture taken together. Come on!" Miley said as they made their way back up to the altar.

After pictures were taken and introductions were made, the reception went in to full swing with family and friends mingling with the happy couple. Lilly and Miley were in the middle of a rare moment alone when their giddy conversation was interrupted by a blast from the not-so-distant past.

"Excuse me, Miley, Lilly?"

Miley and Lilly turned around, coming face to face with Miley's ex-husband, Jake Ryan. Lilly immediately stepped forward, her jaw set, ready to pounce.

"Jake?" Lilly started with eerie calm. "The only reason I am not kicking your ass all the way up to Knoxville right now is because this is our wedding day. I don't know how you found out about it and frankly, I don't care. So you can slither back to your car and drive into the nearest body of water, preferably a deep lake." Lilly was on fire. "Do you realize the pain you caused MY WIFE when the two of you were married?" Robby Ray saw the conversation from afar and started over to intervene when Miley put up her hand, halting him in his tracks. She gave her father the okay sign with her hand and begged him off. Lilly continued her subdued rant. "And now you have the audacity, the unmitigated gall, to show up on the most important day of our lives? You better have one hell of an excuse for being here." Miley took Lilly's hand and squeezed it and turned to her whispering, "It's okay."

"Actually Lilly, I do have an excuse for being here." Jake said, his voice heavy with contrition. "I just wanted to tell you Miley how sorry I am for hurting you. I took you for granted from the day we got married and I regret that."

"I'm listening." Miley said.

"I treated you horribly and you deserved better than I gave you. When I found out that you were marrying Lilly, I knew that you did get better." Jake said.

"You know what Jake? If you want to absolve yourself of your sins, go see a priest." Lilly scoffed. "It is not our job to make you feel better about being a world-class prick."

"You're right." Jake said. "And I want to apologize to you too. Putting Miley through hell also put you through it as well. You deserved better from your best friend's husband. I'm sorry."

Lilly looked at Miley who was searching Jake's face for any signs of treachery. She could find none.

"I didn't want any unfinished, bad feelings you had for me stand in the way of your happiness with Lilly. I just wanted to come here to apologize to you and leave you my wedding gift." Jake said.

"Jake, I don't need a gift from you…" Miley started.

"I know." Jake said. "But you're entitled to it… for all you've been through. Here. But wait until I leave to open it. Congratulations to both of you and Lilly, take care of her. She deserves the best." Jake said as he handed Miley an envelope, dropped his head and turned to leave.

After a few seconds, Miley called to him. "Jake!" She lifted her dress and took several steps toward him. She paused for a second before placing a kiss on his cheek. "Thank you. Take care of yourself." Jake mustered a smile before turning and walking toward his car.

"You are a much better woman than I am." Lilly said. "I could not have put my lips on him after what he did to you."

"Nothing and no one is going to ruin this day. Not Jake Ryan, my ill will towards him, nothing. Now let's see what he gave us." Miley said.

"Whatever it is it's probably cheesy and fake just like his smile." Lilly spat. Miley smirked and chuckled before opening the envelope. Miley pulled out the hand written note.

I know that in our divorce arrangement you said that you didn't want anything, just to be done with me. But in the five years we were married, you were there for me, even though I didn't return the favor. I know this can't make up for the time you lost, but hopefully, it can help you enjoy the time you have. Love, Jake

It was then that Miley noticed a second, smaller envelope inside with the words, "Half… for you." With Lilly looking over her shoulder, Miley opened the envelope to reveal a certified cashier's check for six point five million dollars; exactly one-half of Jake's thirteen million dollar haul from his last movie.

"I'll be damned." Miley said in a whisper.

Lilly, getting used to seeing large sums of money written out at this point, simply nodded her head. "Good. You deserve every penny and then some. What are you gonna do with it? Invest it?" Lilly asked.

Miley looked at the check, then at Lilly. "Something like that." Miley said as she took several steps over to the gift table, taking the pen off the table and scribbled on the back of the check. "Here." Miley handed the check to Lilly who turned it over to look at what Miley wrote. Lillian J. Truscott-Stewart.

"Miley?"

"You can't start a fire without a spark and you can't start a school without money." Miley said. "I lured you to Tennessee by giving you the idea of starting your own charter school. I think six point five million dollars is enough to get you off the ground, don't you think?"

"I could make love to you right now." Lilly said with all the sincerity she had in her heart.

"I think the guests might get a little uncomfortable… especially our parents." Miley said. "Just remember this feeling tonight."

"I think I can do that." Lilly said.

"I know you can." Miley said. "Now, let's go mingle Mrs. Stewart."

Lilly smiled. "Lead the way Mrs. Truscott."

Miley and Lilly linked arms and began to do another round of mingling together, just like they did with everything else.

That is the end of chapter nine. Lilly and Miley are now married with more money than they can shake a stick at thanks to Miley's contract and Jake's generosity. What is in store for them next? Come on back and find out. PLEASE REVIEW.