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Author's Note: (Trip is singing) Although we've come, to the end of the road… still I can't let you go… It's unnatural, you belong to me, I belong to you…
Remember Boyz II Men? They were the group back in the day! Anyway, we have come to the end of the road, the final chapter of what has been an immensely entertaining story for me to write and re-read. I thank you thus far for the nearly 170 reviews I have received. I am less than twenty reviews from my record for one story. No pressure to review it, I just thought I'd share that with you. LOL! Thank you for coming this far with me and please, please, please join me for my next story, Love Conquers All, which I should be posting the first chapter for no later than next Wednesday, June 11th. You all said you were intrigued as to what is going on with Raven and Chelsea. In Love Conquers All, you will find out. Now… on to Miley and Lilly's swan song, chapter sixteen, We're Having a Baby! The title is a tribute to the song Ricky sang for Lucy at the Tropicana the night she went to tell him that she was "expecting" (You couldn't say the word "pregnant" on TV in 1952). Enjoy. I'll talk to you at the end.
We're Having a Baby- (sung by Ricky Ricardo - Desi Arnaz)
We're having a baby, my baby and me
You'll read it in Winchell's
That we're adding a limb to our family tree
We're pushing our carriage
How proud I will be
There's nothing like marriage
Ask your father and mother and they'll agree
He'll have toys, baby clothes
He'll know he's come to the right house
By and by, when he grows
Maybe he'll live in the White House
Our future looks brighter
But definitely
We're having a baby
We're having a baby
We're having a baby
My baby and me
P.S – Another character… Lilly's OB/GYN, Stephanie DiGiacomo is portrayed by Rena Sofer. If you're a Heroes fan, she played Nathan's wife Heidi. If you're a fan of 24, she was Jack Bauer's sister-in-law, Marilyn.
Back to the Future
Chapter 16
We're Having a Baby!
Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Lillian Jessica Truscott-Stewart was three days overdue and she was becoming grumpy. She knew that her doctor was going to call at any moment to tell her that she was going to have to come to the hospital to have her labor induced which meant that her entire Christmas day was going to be spent in a "sickatorium" as she sometimes called hospitals instead of her beautifully decorated home.
Miley had taken two weeks off from recording and doing her weekly radio segment on the local country music station to tend to Lilly. She vowed not to leave Lilly's side until she gave birth but when Arista Nashville requested a meeting with her and Robby Ray two days before Christmas, she had to take it.
Around one in the afternoon, Lilly, who had been up since 4:30 that morning, finally drifted off to sleep in her reclining leather chair while watching television in the media room. About ten minutes into her nap, the phone rang startling her.
"WHA? HUH?" Lilly exclaimed out a dead sleep. "If this is Doctor DiGiacomo, I swear… Hello?"
"Hey baby." Miley said.
"Oh. Hey Miles. Thank God it's you." Lilly said.
"What's the matter?" Miley asked.
"I thought it was Doctor DiGiacomo telling me to come to the hospital." Lilly said.
"Don't you remember her saying that she was going to wait until after Christmas so you could spend it at home?" Miley recalled.
"When did she say that?" Lilly asked.
"The last time we went to see her. You were having a really bad day. Maybe that's why you didn't hear her." Miley said.
"Well… okay. If you say so." Lilly said.
Miley chuckled. "Anyway, I just wanted to know what you wanted me to bring you back for lunch."
Lilly licked her lips and thought about it for a minute. "How about… a Reuben… some garlic fries… and some peanut butter cookies."
"And some mouthwash and toilet paper. You're gonna need 'em both after that lunch." Miley joked.
"Shut up and bring me my food, Woman!" Lilly teased.
"Ooh! I like it when you're bossy!" Miley said playfully.
Lilly laughed. "See you in a few."
"Bye."
Lilly smiled as she hung up the phone and picked up the remote. She began flipping through the channels when she saw a commercial for Tipton Hotels International. That commercial made her think of London and she decided to call her. London decided to take six months off to care for her newborn daughter Catherine, whom she and Maddie nicknamed Angel. If the passing of London's father and her relationship and subsequent marriage to Maddie had begun her radical change from spoiled rich brat into one of the most loving and generous human beings on the planet, then the birth of Catherine completed the transformation.
"Hello?"
"Hey Mommy!" Lilly said.
"Hey Momma-to-be! How are you holding up?" London asked.
"I'm always tired, I'm cranky, my sex drive is gone, I'm constantly hungry and I'm in fear of the phone ringing because I know it's gonna be my doctor telling me that I'm gonna miss Christmas being stuck in the hospital. Other than that, I'm good." Lilly said.
"Sounds typical." London said with a soft chuckle.
"How's Angel?" Lilly asked warmly.
"Angelic, just like her name." London said with tenderness. "She is the best thing that has ever happened to me, besides marrying Maddie."
"You have no idea how happy I am for you." Lilly said.
"Thank you. And I can't wait to come down there to visit you and Miley and R.J." London said using the baby's initials that stand for Robert Jackson.
"I can't wait either." Lilly said. "I was talking to Miley last night and, well, I want to ask you something. And please don't feel obligated in anyway to say yes."
"Lilly, you know I'd do anything for you. What is it?" London said.
"I wanted to know if you and Maddie would be R.J's godmothers." Lilly said. She was met with a moment of silence from the other end of the phone.
"Me and… Maddie? Really?" London said with a wavering voice. "Lilly… I… don't know what to say…" Lilly could hear London start to softly cry. "I'm… honored that you and Miley would think of us like that."
"You have been a counselor, a confidant and one heck of a coach to me these last few months and I can't think of anyone else who I would want to be his godmothers than the two of you." Lilly said. "Oliver is going to be the godfather. We thought it was important…"
"I understand." London said. "Thank you. I love you so much for giving us this honor. I've got to call Maddie right now and tell her."
"Okay. Call me back later." Lilly said with a broad smile.
"You bet. Love you."
"Love you too. Kiss Angel for me."
"I will. Bye."
Lilly leaned back in her chair and smiled to herself. She felt like she had done a wonderful thing for her unborn son. She had come to cherish London's friendship during their pregnancies. This was surprising to her considering that she didn't think she would like London very much when she first met her based on her London's prior reputation. She found out, however, that London Leah Tipton-Fitzpatrick was indeed the real deal and would be a close friend to her for the foreseeable future.
Lilly closed her eyes as her thoughts drifted from London to Angel, to her own child, to Reuben sandwiches, then puffy clouds, then birds, then a fading light that morphed into the darkness of sleep. Lilly was asleep for about twenty minutes when she felt warm lips contact the nape of her neck. Lilly purred like a kitten as the warm lips contacted her again. Suddenly, the tingle that she told London had diminished made a brief comeback. With her eyes closed, she responded to those warm lips.
"I hope this is my wife standing here because if it isn't, she's gonna be pissed when she comes home and finds me making out with you." Lilly said with a smile. The response of that person was to lower their head and press their lips to Lilly's making her moan softly. "I would love to make love to you mystery person, but Miley will be back soon and I am so hungry."
"You'd rather wrap your lips around a stinky old Reuben than me?" The sexy voice of Miley Stewart-Truscott cooed.
"At the moment, yes." Lilly said before opening her eyes and looking up at Miley. "But catch me after my lunch digests and who knows." Lilly said before stretching her eyes playfully.
"I set up a tray and got you something to drink." Miley said.
"I talked to London about what we talked about. She cried." Lilly said.
"That was incredibly sweet of you. I like it that you two got so close." Miley said.
"We became, like, kindred spirits the last few months." Lilly offered. "Maybe you and Maddie will bond like that when the time comes."
"Maddie and I already have kind of a bond with the whole Raven and Chelsea thing." Miley said.
"God that was rough!" Lilly said.
"You're telling me." Miley said. "How's your sandwich?"
"It looks perfect." Lilly said before taking a bite. "And it tastes even better." Seconds later, the telephone rang. "Oh. That must be London calling back. Answer that for me?"
"Sure. Hello?" Miley answered. "Oh hi Doctor DiGiacomo…"
"Shit." Lilly said softly as she plopped her sandwich down on the wax paper in front of her.
"She's doing fine. Would you like to speak to her?" Miley said. Lilly started waving her hands wildly trying to keep Miley from handing her the phone. It was to no avail.
"Hi Doctor DiGiacomo!" Lilly said with fake glee. "I'm feeling fine… Nope, no contractions… yes I've been moving around… we should?... okay… I don't?... Thank God! I thought you were gonna make me come in today… okay… you too… Bye."
"Well, what did she say?" Miley asked. Lilly picked up her sandwich and took another bite.
"She sd we shd hve sx." Lilly said with a mouthful of food.
"Without the corned beef, sauerkraut and rye please?" Miley said with a laugh.
Lilly chewed and swallowed her mouthful of Reuben. "She said… we should have sex. That and walking should help induce labor."
"Well I was trying to start something when I came down here!" Miley exclaimed.
"Come on Miles. I know you love me, but I'm not exactly a sexpot right now." Lilly said.
"Lil, you are very sexy right now." Miley said. "Remember when we went to dinner a week ago and you wore that black dress that was low cut and hitting you at the knee?"
Lilly smiled and then looked down at her chest. "I do have powerful rack now." Lilly said of her D cup breasts up from her normal C.
"It's not about your breasts. Although they are nice." Miley said with a faint smirk. "I just think that pregnant women are gorgeous period. There's a glow and a tenderness that I find very attractive." Miley said as her voice dropped into a purr as she squirmed in her seat.
"Miles? Are you getting wet?" Lilly asked as she scooted forward in her chair.
"Uh-huh." Miley said as her Tennessee accent came out. Upon Miley's confirmation, Lilly felt that same tingle she felt when Miley first came home.
"Take your clothes off… right now." Lilly said as she moved her TV tray to one side and began unbuttoning her maternity dress.
"Are we really gonna do this?" Miley asked as she unbuttoned her jeans sliding them to the floor before removing her t-shirt.
"Damn right we are." Lilly said lustily. "Come here." Miley walked over to Lilly and leaned over to allow Lilly to cup her face and kiss her passionately. That set off a chain reaction of events that culminated in the two of them going into the spare bedroom just off of their exercise room and following through with Doctor DiGiacomo's suggestion. About thirty minutes later…
Miley stared at the ceiling with her arms stretched out over her head. "Oh my God that was good!" Miley said breathlessly.
"I never thought… I would have any sex… especially sex that good… in my ninth month." Lilly answered in breathless fashion.
"You were so wet." Miley said wondrously.
"I'm sorry." Lilly said as she closed her eyes.
"Don't be sorry. I loved it." Miley said.
"You did?" It was Lilly's turn to ask a question with wonder in her voice.
"Absolutely." Miley cooed.
Lilly then yawned. "I'm sleepy."
"Let's take a nap." Miley said as Lilly rolled over onto her side. Miley nestled up behind her and molded her body to fit the curve of Lilly's frame. "I love spooning with you."
"Me too." Lilly said sweetly moments before drifting off to sleep.
It was around five-thirty in the evening when Lilly began stirring from her nap. She could tell from the arm still draped across her distended abdomen that Miley was still sound asleep. Lilly smiled as she lay on her side, thinking about what life would be like as a mother; walking with the stroller through the park, play dates with other children, first steps, first words… feedings at three in the morning, dirty diapers, colic. Lilly's smile slowly faded, replaced by a frown as the uncomfortable side of motherhood invaded her thoughts. It will be worth it. Lilly said to herself as she lay there.
She closed her eyes to drift back to sleep. About three minutes into her next round of slumber, she felt a sharp pain in her stomach. "Whoa." Lilly said softly. Miley was unfazed as Lilly once noted that Miley could sleep in the middle of a construction zone and not wake up. "Must have been that Reuben I ate." Lilly said to herself.
Lilly decided to get up. She gingerly scooted from underneath Miley's arm and stood up, deciding to walk around a little bit after she put on her underwear and her dress. Lilly then sat back down in her leather chair in front of the big screen TV in the media room. She turned the volume down on low and settled in to watch a little television until Miley woke up. About ten minutes into her television watching, she felt another sharp abdominal pain that lasted about thirty seconds.
"AHHH!" Lilly exclaimed. "Okay. That hurt." Lilly said to herself as she held her stomach. "What time is it?" She hit the channel guide on the remote. The time read 5:46 pm. "Okay. If I have another contraction before 5:56, I'll call Miley." Lilly watched a little more television to occupy her brain. Several minutes later, the sharp pain returned. "JESUS!" Lilly exclaimed. After calming down for a moment, she hit the channel guide again revealing that it was now 5:53. "Seven minutes apart. I think it's time to get Miley."
Lilly gingerly rose to her feet and made her way down the short hallway to the bedroom where Miley was still naked and asleep.
"Miles?" Lilly called out to her wife. Miley didn't respond. "Miley?" Lilly called out again. This time Miley rolled over. Lilly decided to try something else. "Hannah, we need you on stage!"
Miley shot up straight in the bed. "What! Where's my wig, my boots!" When Miley got her bearings, she saw Lilly standing in the doorway rubbing her stomach. "Lil? You okay?"
"I just had two contractions that were seven minutes apart." Lilly said.
"Okay." Miley said as she swung her legs off to the side of the bed. "We'll keep an eye on you and lemme call Doctor DiGiacomo."
Miley got up and got dressed before calling Lilly's OB/GYN.
"All right Lil. She said she wants you to come in." Miley said.
"No!" Lilly cried out as her tears started to fall. "I don't wanna spend Christmas in the hospital! Please! Maybe… Maybe these are just Braxton Hicks contractions!"
"Baby, I know you don't but the doctor said that it looks like it's time. We've gotta go. Now take the servants' elevator. I'm going to get your bag and put it in the car." Miley said.
"Don't leave me!" Lilly exclaimed.
"Just for a few seconds." Miley said as she kissed Lilly on the forehead. "Here." Miley handed her the phone. "Call London and talk to her until I come get you. Okay?"
"Okay." Lilly said in a baby-like voice. "I love you."
"I love you too Lilly Pad." Miley said as she sprinted up the stairs taking two at a time. She ran over to the door and grabbed Lilly's overnight bag on the way out to the car. She wheeled her Mercedes S430 sedan around to the front door and sprinted back inside to get Lilly, who was about ten paces from the front door. Miley then gingerly placed Lilly in the car and drove out of the driveway headed to the hospital.
Wednesday, December 23, 2020 – 6:26 pm – Baptist Hospital – Nashville, Tennessee
After calling Doctor DiGiacomo in the car, Miley and Lilly arrived at Baptist Hospital where the doctor said she would meet them. After Lilly was admitted and wheeled to her private room, Miley went to the pay phone down the hall and called her father, Luanne and Lilly's parents, who had just flown into town for Christmas and the birth of their grandchild to let them know what was going on. Luanne then called Jennifer to let her know what was going on.
"Are you okay, sweetie?" Miley asked.
"I'm okay." Lilly said. "The nurse said Doctor DiGiacomo will be here in a few minutes."
"I called Daddy, Luanne and your folks." Miley said. "Our parents will be here in a little bit and Luanne was on her way here already. She'll be here in about an hour."
"What about the Divas?" Lilly asked. "London called them."
The door to the room opened and in stepped Lilly's doctor, Stephanie DiGiacomo, head of obstetrics at Baptist Hospital. Doctor DiGiacomo's good looks and youth were the envy of the attending physicians and made her the object of every male intern's desire. She was always told that she closely resembled the actress Rena Sofer who played in multiple television series including Melrose Place, 24 and Heroes.
"Lilly, Miley, how are you?" Doctor DiGiacomo asked.
"I'm peachy. I don't know about Miley though. She's a nervous wreck." Lilly teased.
The doctor laughed. "I see you have your sense of humor still. Good. You'll need it." She said.
"Since you're going to be staring up my femininity pretty soon, can I call you Stephanie?" Lilly asked.
"Steph is fine." She said.
"Okay, Steph. Exactly how many drugs are you giving me and when does it start?" Lilly asked.
Steph laughed. "You know, Angie Gentry warned me about you Divas." She said, referring to London's OB/GYN in Boston. "I've known Angie for years. We went to Tufts together. And to answer your question I will make you feel as comfortable as I can within reason."
"Which means I'll still feel pain. Thanks. That's all you had to say." Lilly deadpanned.
About fifteen minutes later, a nurse knocked on Lilly's door. "Excuse me, there are some people outside to see you… Robby Ray, Kylie and Luanne Stewart. There are only really supposed to be two people back here at a time."
"Please. That's my daddy, stepmom and twin sister out there. Can you make an exception?" Miley asked.
"Okay. I'll send them in." The nurse said.
"Twin sister?" Lilly said. Miley just smiled.
"Hey there, darlin'!" Robby Ray whisper-yelled as he came in with Kylie and Luanne behind him. He hugged Miley and walked over to kiss Lilly on the forehead.
"Heya Grandpa." Lilly said softly.
Miley hugged Luanne. "If anybody asks, you're my twin sister tonight, okay?" Miley said.
"Can I borrow fifty thousand then?" Luanne joked.
"Lemme think about it… no." Miley deadpanned.
"How are you, Skater Girl?" Luanne asked.
"Haven't done much skating lately." Lilly said. "Thank y'all for coming."
"Are you kidding? We wouldn't dream of being any place else." Kylie said.
Just then the nurse peeked her head back inside. "I figured since four are already in here, three more wouldn't hurt." She stepped aside as in stepped, Ed and Ellen Truscott and to Lilly's shock and surprise, her brother Evan as well.
"Evan? I thought you couldn't make it!" Lilly exclaimed softly as she tried to sit up.
"And miss the birth of my nephew at Christmas? Not a chance." Evan said.
"Mister President, I am honored." Lilly joked as her brother kissed her cheek.
"Mom, Dad." Lilly said as they came over to embrace her.
"How's my baby?" Ellen said.
"Nervous, excited, scared…"
"That's exactly what I said when I had you." Ellen said.
"I'm proud of you, Lillian." Ed said.
"Thank you Dad." Lilly said.
"You and Miley exceeded my expectations tenfold. I'm happy for you two." Ed offered. Lilly smiled in return.
Just then, Doctor DiGiacomo came back into the room, surprised at the group that had gathered.
"Wow! My staff sure has grown!" Steph said. "Hi everyone. I'm Stephanie DiGiacomo, Lilly's OB/GYN and I am afraid I am gonna have to ask everyone to step out into the waiting room. Lilly, Miley and I have some business to attend to."
Evan leaned over to Luanne, whom he was standing next to. "Where has she been all my life?" Evan said of the stunningly gorgeous doctor.
Luanne looked at him and responded. "I was gonna ask you the same thing." Luanne deadpanned causing Evan to look at her in mild disbelief.
The nurse returned to the door. "Uh… Mrs. Stewart?"
Lilly, Miley and Kylie looked toward the door. "Yes?" The three of them answered in unison causing everyone to laugh.
"Oh, Doctor DiGiacomo, I'm sorry." The nurse said.
"That's okay Paula, what is it?" Steph said.
"Well, Mrs. Stewart has some more visitors." The nurse said.
Steph looked at Lilly and Miley who looked back at her and shrugged their shoulders.
"They get two minutes." Steph said to the nurse.
The nurse opened the door. Lilly's eyes grew wide as saucers as London, Maddie, Sandrine, Chloe, Mary-Margaret, Corrie, Jennifer and Renee walked into the large room that was now becoming a tad bit cramped.
"Oh my God! You guys!" Lilly exclaimed. She then looked over at Miley who was grinning from ear-to-ear. "You knew they were coming."
"They've been in town for three days." Miley said smiling.
"But London… I called your house!" Lilly said.
"Call forwarding is a wonderful thing, isn't it?" London said grinning.
"You don't know how much this means to me." Lilly said as her eye filled with tears. "But… where are Raven and Chelsea?"
"I don't know." Maddie said solemnly. "We left them a message at home and on their cell phones."
Seconds later the room door flew open. "Am I too late?" An out of breath Chelsea called out.
Lilly's eyes lit up. "Chelsea! I was just asking about you!" Chelsea made her way over to the bed to give Lilly a kiss. "Where's Raven?" Chelsea straightened up and looked at Lilly with a blank expression.
"I'm right here, Girl!" Raven called out breathlessly from the door. She made her way over to the bed and stood on the opposite side of the bed from Chelsea as she kissed Lilly.
"Thank you guys for coming." Lilly said to Raven and Chelsea in a normal voice before lowering it. "Well? What's the story with you two?" They both looked down at Lilly with pensive looks on their faces before glancing briefly at each other.
Before either of them could answer, Doctor DiGiacomo decided to break up the party.
"All right everyone. Time's up. The waiting room will have to do for a while until this young lady gives birth." Steph said.
"Bye everyone. I love you guys." Lilly said. Everyone said their goodbyes. As she left, Raven turned to Lilly and mouthed, "We'll talk later."
Doctor DiGiacomo watched the last of the brood leave the room before turning to Lilly and Miley. "Okay ladies. Time to go change your lives forever."
Thursday, December 24, 2020 – 12:14 am – Baptist Hospital – Nashville, Tennessee
Everyone in the waiting room with the exception of Robby Ray and Ellen were asleep. Every now and again, they would lock eyes and smile kindly at one another from across the aisle. They had been at the hospital for over five hours awaiting an update on Lilly. At fifteen after twelve, an exhausted Miley finally stepped into the waiting room.
Robby Ray and Ellen began stirring everyone awake as Miley took off her scrub cap and scanned the room with her eyes. With everyone's undivided attention, Miley made her announcement.
"R.J's here. Momma and baby are doin' fine." Miley said with a warm but tired smile.
Congratulatory hugs, kisses and handshakes were shared all over the waiting room.
"How big is he?" Evan asked excitedly.
"Eight pounds, two ounces." Miley said.
"Pay up, Old Man." Evan said to his father.
"Evan!" Ellen chastised her son for betting on the baby's weight. "Ed, you know better." Ed said nothing, simply pulling one hundred dollars out of his pocket.
Robby Ray made his way over to congratulate his daughter, but not before stopping in front of Evan to deliver his hundred dollar wager. Kylie and Miley looked at him in disbelief. "Five hours is a long time. And how many times can a man re-read Pregnancy Today anyway?" Robby Ray reasoned.
"Here. Give this to him." Miley was shocked to hear that sentence come out of Raven's mouth as she had the women sitting in between herself and Evan pass two fifty dollar bills down to him. "I was sure he was gonna be six pounds." Raven lamented.
Evan collected his spoils and then meekly walked over to his sister-in-law and attempted to give her the three hundred dollars.
"No. You keep it. It can go toward your first hour of therapy." Miley deadpanned as she shook her head and smiled. "With family and friends like these, who needs enemies?"
Friday, December 25, 2020 – 9:30 am – Baptist Hospital – Nashville, Tennessee
"Miley, I don't want to go to the lounge. I want to go to the nursery to see R.J.!" Lilly said.
"Come on. Steph said that you should walk down to the lounge at least once every three hours. The sooner you do it, the sooner I'll leave you alone." Miley said.
"All right." Lilly said as she shuffled out of bed and slid into her slippers. "This is not how I wanted to spend my Christmas… shuffling down a cold, white hallway to a waiting room lounge." Lilly muttered. They walked down to the end of the hallway to the lounge. Lilly stopped and then turned around to head back.
"Lil. Wait a second. I have something to show you." Miley said. Lilly turned around to look at Miley with a disinterested look on her face. Miley then opened the double doors to the lounge.
"MERRY CHRISTMAS LILLY!"
All of Lilly's family and friends were in the beautifully decorated lounge. Evan, Ed, Robby Ray and Jackson, who flew in to Nashville along with Tamera on Christmas Eve, took the decorations and tree from Miley and Lilly's house and brought it to the hospital.
"If Lilly can't go home to spend Christmas, then Christmas will come to Lilly." Miley said sweetly.
"This is wonderful." Lilly said with tears in her eyes. "I don't know what to say."
"I think this little guy does." The nurse standing behind Miley and Lilly said as she held R.J in her hands.
"Oh! Come here little man!" Lilly said as she took her son into her arms. She began crying softly. "Between R.J. and all of you, this is the best Christmas present anyone could ever have."
"All of your family and friends dedicate this Christmas to you and Little Robert Jackson." London said.
"I hope that includes us too." Lilly and Miley turned around and burst into tears as their eyes fell on Oliver and his wife Grace.
"You made it!" Miley exclaimed as she squeezed Oliver's neck. Oliver then gingerly hugged mother and child as his wife looked on beaming.
"Now this is a storybook Christmas." Jennifer said.
"I just love happy endings." London said. "Don't you Chelsea?"
Chelsea looked at London then turned her head to look at Raven, who was standing next to her. She gazed at Raven for a second. Without cracking so much as a smile she responded. "Yeah. I like happy endings. Rae?"
Raven looked at Chelsea, taking in beauty that she had cherished, taken for granted and now cherished again. Raven's face registered no discernable emotion as she answered Chelsea. "Yeah. Happy endings are good."
And with those words, you have completed your journey Back to the Future. I apologize for the cliffhanger at the end. R.J.'s birth was three months after Raven and Chelsea's fight at London's baby shower. Did Raven and Chelsea reconcile in those three months? Did they separate or, God forbid, get divorced? There is only one way to find out. You have to read their story, Love Conquers All, which will be coming very soon to the That's So Raven fandom. It will be an M-rated story. If you have me as a favorite or on author alert, look for chapter one sometime next week (week of 6/8-6/14/08).
Thank you all so very much for following this story for all sixteen chapters. There will be a sequel to this story. I can't tell you how long it will be before it is written or posted. But I will give you a taste of what I have in mind.
The Valley of Queens (tentative title) sneak preview
Madison Carter – Demi Lovato (Camp Rock and As The Bell Rings)
Tuesday, May 24, 2022 – 2:30 pm - Green Hills Academy – Nashville, Tennessee
Lilly's school was more successful than she imagined. The enrollment for the 2021-2022 school year had just passed 500 students. To maintain the 15 to 1 student to teacher ratio, she increased the number of teachers at Green Hills to thirty-three. One of those thirty-three teachers was Madison Carter, recent graduate of Middle Tennessee State's education program. Madison Carter was to Green Hills what Lilly once was to Bay Laurel in California. Madison was smart, beautiful and beloved by students and teachers alike. It was these characteristics that landed her a meeting with Lilly just after the end of the school day.
"You wanted to see me, Lilly?" Madison asked as she stepped inside Lilly's office.
"Yes Madison. Come on in." Lilly said offering her a seat. "I'll get right down to business. Since I hired you, you have become one of my best teachers. The students love you, parents love you, other faculty members love you."
"That's kind of you to say." The beautiful brunette replied.
"Not as kind as what I'm about to say to you…" Lilly said. "I am nominating you to be Tennessee's elementary level teacher of the year."
"Teacher of the Year? ME? Are you serious?" Madison exclaimed.
"I'm sending your nomination form in tomorrow." Lilly said with a smile.
"OH MY GOD!" Madison exclaimed as she leapt out of her seat and embraced Lilly. "Thank you so much!"
"You're welcome. You earned it." Lilly said as the younger woman hugged her.
Madison then pulled away from Lilly, but not before leaning in and delivering a surprising kiss that was anything but chaste. Lilly attempted to pull away but was held in place, pinned against her desk by the surprisingly strong Madison. When she finally released Lilly, a devilishly sexy grin slid across her lips.
"I've been waiting all year to show you my gratitude for hiring me." Madison purred before stepping back, turning on her heels and leaving a stunned Lilly standing in front of her desk. Lilly touched her fingers to her mouth to gingerly wipe Madison's lip gloss from her lips. She looked down at her fingers and then back up at the closed door that Madison had just exited through. Her mind slowed to a crawl as she replayed the scene in her head.
It was then that she came to a conclusion as she muttered to herself, "That… cannot be good."
Hate me now, but love me later. See you in Love Conquers All.