A/N: Okay so this is a short chapter. I have a feeling a lot of my chapters have been becoming shorter and shorter. What do you think? I hope they are still good. I will try to make my chapters longer and more exciting.

I was resting by the warm fireplace watching the dancing flames, just thinking. I have been doing that a lot of that lately. Though it is fun to be around your friends, it is also nice to have alone time with yourself and just relax. I tried talking to my mom over the phone about the events that have taken place so far during this trip but it's hard to talk to someone who is thousands of miles away.

I was starting to doze off when Miley came home through the front doors late that night with the rest following her. I didn't give her any time to put her things down, as soon as I saw her come through the door, I grabbed her hand and hulled her up the stairs before Maddie could take her away from me. Miley didn't protest as I pulled her up the stairs, instead she followed me without any questions. I pulled her into our bedroom and locked the door so no one could enter and disturb us.

Miley threw her things down hard on the hardwood floor making a loud bang. She took off her ski jacket and tossed it on her ski equipment. "Miley I need to talk with you, it's very important." I said sitting on the edge of my bed.

"Good, because I got something to share with you too" Miley responded in an irritated voice. She sat on the edge of her own bed crossing her legs.

"Alright, you go first" I said being polite.

"Are you sure?" Miley asked, her voice going from furious to normal.

"Positive" I nodded slightly.

"Okay, so here it goes" Miley said lowering her voice so no one could hear our conversation. "So, all of us were having a great time up in the mountain! It was the perfect skiing weather. But Jackson and I decided we wanted to try out the harder part of the mountain so we split from the rest of the group. As the two of us arrived at the peak of the mountain by chair lift, Jackson lost his balance and crashed into a pretty blond girl on skis." Miley's lips formed into a smile imagining the picture.

"Is she okay?" I asked.

"Yeah, she's fine and so is Jackson but that's not all. Jackson was continuously flirting with this girl and she was flirting right back."

"So then what's the problem?" I asked confused.

"The problem is the girl already had a boyfriend and the only reason she was only flirting with Jackson was so her younger brother could meet me." A surprised look came across my face. "I feel horrible."

"So you actually feel guilty about the whole situation?"

"Of course!" Miley answered. "Even though Jackson can get on my last nerves, he is still my brother and I would feel horrible if he did the same thing to me."

"Then tell him that, tell him you truly are sorry."

"I have told him about a hundred times, but he won't even listen to me."

"Let me ask you this" I said. "Did you find the girl's brother attractive even a little bit?"

"Of course I did, that was until I found out that his sister was playing my brother."

"Okay then that's what you need to tell him."

"Thanks Lilly, I will." Miley smiled. "So what do you need to talk to me about?"

I took a deep breath. I had to tell Miley. I knew I could trust her no matter what the subject was. "You have to promise me you won't tell a single soul" I told her with a serious look on my face. Miley nodded.

"I promise I will not tell anyone." Miley assured, empathising not. She held up her right hand and placed her left hand on her chest like she was making a promise in court.

"Okay, I don't know exactly how to say this but" I hesitated. "I uh…I think I may be in love with…" I stared at Miley intensely and she stared back waiting for the answer. "Oliver" I finally said quietly avoiding her eye contact and looking down at my feet covered in my fuzzy green slippers. When Miley didn't reply I thought I hadn't said it loud enough. I looked up at Miley, her jaw was dropped. She definitely heard what I said.

"What, when, how?" Miley stammered.

"I don't know" I said. "It just kind of happened." My lips turned into a small smile. "I didn't realize it until yesterday when I saw him with Maddie." My smile disappeared thinking about last night's event.

"I think that's sweet" Miley said sitting next to me on my bed.

"Thanks, but I am so confused over it." Miley looked at me with a questioning look. I sighed. "I mean the first day when we went skating and Oliver taught me how to ice skate, it felt special, like something I've never felt before. But as soon as Maddie arrived, I felt like he was ignoring me for her and that everything she did made her look better than me. And then today when we went skating together, he said that no one was perfect. I'm just so confused." My head dropped as I played my thoughts through my head. Miley put her arm around my shoulder in a comforting way.

"Lilly, remember when we were little and we made that promise to never give up on anything and no matter what we would always be there for each other." I nodded remembering that moment. We were twelve years old. We were at the beach on a hot summers day when we made that promise and it been in both of our lives ever since. "You can't give up. I'm sure Oliver has the same feelings but maybe he just hasn't realized it yet. And no matter what happens I will be here for you" Miley assured.

"You're right" I said. "Never give up." I won't give up. I will prove to myself that I can do anything if I put my mind to it, and I know exactly how I was going to do that.

A/N: So does anyone who read this chapter know how to ski or snowboard? If you live close to a mountain or ever get the chance you should totally try one out because both skiing and snowboarding are really fun! I have been doing both sports since I was little. I find snowboarding much harder than skiing but everyone has their own opinion. And since we're talking about opinions I would love to hear yours!

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