Lilly used to think back and at one time believed it was Miley's return that was the cause of everything falling apart. She thought of those days and how ironic it was that it was the return of her best friend that she loved caused so much sorrow to her. Of course that was when she was looking for anything to blame for something she could not understand.

The rest of the week after her and Amber lay in bed talking were good days for Amber. Her girlfriend was flirty, affectionate, and attentive to her the rest of the week and Lilly was looking forward to spending time with Amber and Natalie on Saturday at the beach. Amber was only scheduled to work half a day Saturday and not at all Sunday, but told her uncle she was going to work until seven that Saturday evening and all day Sunday. Lilly worried a little about how the girl would explain the hours worked on her paycheck, but Amber told her not to worry about it and she would think of something. Her uncle took her money from her job as he did from her monthly allowance from the money she got due to her parents and brother's life insurance. What he did not know about were her tips and Amber kept that money. Amber had saved a lot of money from the generous tips she received and Lilly was going to drive Amber and Natalie shopping for some new clothes for the young girl on Sunday. Lilly adored the girl and loved spending time with her and even brought the child a pair of board shorts to surf in and was going to surprise her with it Saturday when she took her out if the waves were not to rough. Lilly smiled and thought that Natalie was actually getting very good and could handle higher waves, but Amber worried too much and made her promise to be careful. Lilly was also getting excited because Miley was due back later the next week and she was very anxious to see her friend again and tell her about Amber. Lilly would break the news to Miley before she introduced the two girls. The blonde girl decided not to tell Miley about Amber's journal or what the girl endured at her home, but she was going to tell her friend about what Jake did. She decided this because Miley was her best friend and deserved to know what a jerk she was dating. If Miley did not believe her it was her problem. Lilly would also have to deal with Miley's strange jealousy she always seemed to have when the blonde dated someone, but she would handle it and not let it get in the way of her and Amber's relationship. Lilly was expecting to have a great weekend regardless of which Amber showed up. If Amber was in her dark mood, Lilly would just make the best of it and enjoy Natalie's company. The one thing Lilly wished she could change was her inability to make love to Amber again.

She felt terrible she could not enjoy the petite brunette's body again like she did weeks ago and even if Amber said nothing and told her it was fine, Lilly knew it hurt her girlfriend. But she tried…she tried so hard to get those terrible images from her mind but she could not. Every time Amber kissed her and asked her to make love to her, Lilly would think about what the girl endured at the lusts of her uncle. She hated herself for it, but she could not erase it from her mind. Amber kissed her less and less over the next few days and ever since that day when the two girls lay in the bed naked and Lilly listened to Amber talk. It was not Lilly did not desire Amber, she did very much, but every time something got started Lilly would imagine those terrible thoughts and pull back. Amber told her it was fine, but Lilly could tell it hurt the girl and she was getting frustrated as well. Lilly hoped soon she would be able too enjoy making love to the girl or at least pretend for Amber's sake. Lilly truly loved Amber and it surprised her she fell in love so quickly and Lilly did desire Amber sexually, more than she ever desired anyone sexually. She found Amber oozed sex appeal and was a very sexual person in almost every thing she did, from the sound of her voice, the way she flirted, the way she moved, the way she kissed, to the simple everyday things like eating, painting her well manicured nails, sitting, and walking. It was not anything Amber had to try and do or work at; it was just the way she was. Lilly would get aroused when Amber kissed her and moved her body seductively against her, but then those terrible images would flash in the blonde's mind and she would lose her sexual desire.

Late Saturday morning Amber was fixing a couple of hot dogs for a young couple and idly thought how someone could eat something like this. Amber had her rare moments of trying to be a vegetarian or eating healthy, but they never lasted long. She liked to eat and enjoyed good food but to eat something like this hot dog was awful. As she prepared the hot dogs she moved her body to the beat of the radio and was enjoying herself. She was having a great day so far and Lilly was at the beach front with Natalie and she would join them in a few hours when she got off work. She was looking forward to spending the day with Lilly and Natalie on the beach, as long as she stayed out of the sun for the most part. Her alabaster skin did not do well in the sun, but she brought good sunscreen from Rico and smiled at the thought of Lilly rubbing it on her body. She was already wearing a one piece bathing suit she purchased from Rico as well. Over the suit she wore a simple white blouse unbuttoned. She liked the suit and thought it was cute and the crimson suit would look good with her skin tone. She knew a few bruises her uncle and aunt had given her showed, but the worse ones would be covered up by the suit; which was why Amber selected a one piece. Her hand was healing well but was still red and he skin was a little raw so she still wore a bandage on it. Amber smiled as she danced a little to "Hey Baby" by No Doubt and turned to see an extremely cute girl with long brown hair standing next to her customers. The girl smiled at her and Amber thought it was a very pretty smile. Amber gave the couple their hot dogs and drinks, took their money, gave them their change, and giggled flirtatiously when the young man gave her a nice tip and his girlfriend hit him on the shoulder and told him to keep his eyes to his self. Amber winked at the young man and got a murderous glare from the girl. She giggled again as she turned to the cute girl.

The girl was tall and very attractive. She looked about seventeen or eighteen and Amber loved her long curly brown hair. She had pretty brown eyes and what Amber thought was a lovely body under her short blue cotton shorts and tee shirt, under which Amber could make see she wore a blue bikini top. Her skin looked perfectly tanned. Amber smiled at her.

"May I help you?"

The girl smiled back and again Amber thought it was a great smile. "Popular aren't you?" She said kindly and Amber blushed. The girl was staring at her eyes. Amber noticed her accent right off. It reminder her of her mothers accent. Her mother's was softer and more subtle, but Amber knew a southern accent when she heard it. She liked it.

"I have my good days…what may I get you?" Amber said just as kindly and with a charming smile.

"Well I was waiting for Jackson…is he here?" The girl shook her head and looked around.

"Umm…well…no…ummm…I don't know where he is. I mean…he is working today and umm…maybe he is on a break?" Amber stammered. Jackson left a few moments to go flirt with a pretty but obvious air headed blonde and she did not want to get him in trouble with another girl.

The girl laughed at her and stuck out her hand, "I'm his sister Miley…Miley Stewart…nice to meet you."

Amber slowly stuck her hand out, "Amber." and she turned and muttered she would check in the back to see if Jackson was there even through she new he wasn't. Amber made her way to the back stock room and sat on a box and started rubbing her head. "Please…not now. Please go away. Don't do this to me right now. I was having a good day. Please go away. You promised you would give me this day." She pleaded aloud as she massaged her temples and started to cry.

Miley Stewart came home early from shooting her movie as Hannah Montana and wanted to surprise Lilly. She made her way to Rico's to ask Jackson what area of the beach Lilly was on since the girl was not answering her cell phone. She waited for the very pretty petite brunette to finish with her two customers before asking for her brother. She watched the small girl as she moved her body to the music and danced a little and as the girl flirted with the young man which made his girlfriend jealous. The girl wore heavy black mascara and eye shadow and dark crimson lipstick, but Miley figured to each her own and somehow it fit the girl. She did seem out of place in a beach world filled with tan beach girls. Miley found it refreshing. Miley chuckled softly as the new girl ignored the glares from the girlfriend and even winked at the man. Miley admired the girl for her nerve. When the girl came to her end of the counter, Miley felt almost hypnotized by the girl's brilliant green eyes. The something strange happened. Miley introduced herself and the girl's eyes went all glassy looking and she muttered her name and something about finding Jackson and left to go in the back. Luckily Jackson appeared and went behind the counter.

"Hey, where's Amber?" He asked his sister.

Miley shrugged, "That weird girl? Hell she just disappeared in the back after I introduced myself. What's her deal? She was all sweet and nice and then got freaky on me."

Jackson glared at his sister, "What the fuck did you do, Miley? Did you insult her?" Jackson had gotten used to Amber's mood swings and knew the girl could be easily upset at times and then other times nothing in the world could bother her. He liked Amber and did not want his sister to be a bitch to her. Which he knew was going to happen when Miley found out Lilly and Amber were dating.

"Fuck you, Jackson! I only said hello to her. God…what kind of freaks are Rico hiring now. First you and then…" Miley shut up when she saw Amber walk from the back. She blushed because she knew Amber heard her call her a freak. Amber ignored her and took an order from two young boys.

"What do you want, Miley?" Jackson asked sternly.

Miley smiled a fake tight smile, "Just wanted to know where Lilly was…she's not answering her cell, oh stupid brother of mine."

"I think she is surfing with Natalie…they should be at her…"

"Who the hell is Natalie? And I know her surf spot. I know all of Lilly's spots on the beach. So who the hell is Natalie?" Miley demanded and Amber glanced at her as she picked up the jealous tone in the girl's voice. Amber was very familiar with that tone. She used it hundreds of times on Samantha when her one time girlfriend would mention Carly Shay.

Jackson laughed, "Oh….just the sweetest, prettiest blonde girl you ever saw."

"Go fuck yourself, Jackson." Miley stormed off and Amber's eyes followed her. She could not help but think the girl was very pretty and had a gorgeous body as she watched Miley's butt swing back and forth as she stomped to the ocean.

Jackson looked at Amber and saw that the girl's mood changed. People thought Jackson was not too bright and he would admit he was not book smart, but her knew people and he always picked up on Amber when she changed moods. He walked to her and put her arm around her shoulder. "Don't worry, Amber, they are just friends." Amber gave him a weak smile and nodded. Yeah…friends…I told you the same thing. Remember, Amber. I told you we were just friends. Lilly has a history with that girl…remember that and remember what I did to you…how it hurt you. Amber shook her head hard to get the unwanted voice from her mind.

Lilly sat on her towel and waved to Natalie and smiled. The girl was walking up the beach with Oliver after the two caught a small wave. Natalie was giggling at something Oliver said as she struggled to carry Lilly's small surf board. Lilly was glad she brought the one she had when she was little for Natalie to use and the new board shorts looked so cute on her and fit her perfectly. As Lilly watched Natalie giggling and talking to Oliver, she felt a sudden rush of affection for the girl. Lilly was starting to think of her as a little sister, something she always wanted. Miley was as close or closer than a sister to the blonde, but Miley was her own age and she liked looking after the little girl. Lilly admired the girl's tan she picked up with all the weekends she spent at the beach and knew Natalie was going to be a real heartbreaking when she got older. Lilly always thought the girl was cute, but once she had friends like her and Amber and Oliver the little girl crawled from her shell and overcame her shyness and her beauty seemed to bloom with her personality. Lilly suddenly jumped when she felt a pair of hands grab her shoulders.

"Got you!" Lilly jumped up and squealed in delight. She knew that voice and accent.

"Miley! Oh…Miley! I missed you, baby!" Lilly jumped into Miley's arms and hugged her best friend tight. Miley hugged her back hard.

"Lilly…I can't breath…let me go." Miley laughed and got hugged tighter.

"To bad…and no…I want to hug you forever!"

"I would not mind…if you let me breath." Miley laughed and Lilly let go and took a step back.

"I thought you weren't coming back until next week."

Miley grinned, "Yeah, we finished early and I got home yesterday afternoon."

Lilly frowned and sat down on the towel. "Yesterday afternoon? And you just forgot to call your best friend in the entire world? And you…you ruined your surprise welcome home party I planned." Lilly sat cross legged on the towel, crossed her arms over her chest, and stuck her bottom lip out as she pouted.

Miley giggled and thought the blonde looked so adorable. Miley sat down next to her friend and placed her arm around Lilly and pulled her close. Lilly put her head on Miley's shoulder and caught the scent of Miley's shampoo and thought how much she missed her friend and that smell. "Lilly…I really am sorry and I was going to call you, but Jake showed up…dad told him I was coming home early…and he wanted to spend some time alone with me and hid my cell phone when I told him I wanted to call you."

"Jake is an asshole!" Lilly said with venom in her voice and threw Miley's arm off her shoulder. Miley chuckled.

"Yeah he can be…he tried to get me to have sex with him last night again and I keep telling him I am not read yet…so…well…I did something else. But what can I do…I love him."

Lilly turned her body to face Miley and took her hands in hers, "Miles, I love you…you know that. But I hate that prick and…and he is just not good for you!"

"Jealous much are we, Truscott?" Miley said with a smile.

Lilly let go of Miley's hands and scooted away, "Of him…please…I just can't stand him for good reasons. And I am not jealous of anyone you date. You know that. We tried it, Miley, and it did not work."

Miley frowned, "Yeah…but it was not my idea to end it…it was yours if I remember correctly."

Lilly laughed, "On no…don't blame me. You told me you were just curious and then you wanted to date Jake…I did not end it…you did."

Miley smiled shyly, "Well…it was complicated and it was your fault, silly girl. You were growing bored with me so I ended it before you did. Now…who the hell is Natalie?"

Lilly laughed harder and held her stomach and rolled on her back, "Talk about being jealous!" Lilly sat back up after a few moments as Miley glared at her. The blonde cleared her throat, "Well…Natalie is one of the most beautiful and charming girls I have ever met. As a matter of fact, here she comes now with Oliver." Lilly pointed over Miley's shoulder. Miley turned and saw Oliver walking up to them with a very pretty blonde girl who looked to be about even or eight. Miley turned back to Lilly and grinned.

"Bitch." Miley called Lilly and Lilly laughed and fell into Miley's arms.

"I missed you too, Miles! I missed you so much!"

"Miley! About time you get your fine self back home!" Oliver yelled as her approached the two girls. Miley pulled away from Lilly, kissed her cheek, and stood up to let Oliver hug her. Lilly looked at Natalie and saw the girl give Miley a confused look and then Natalie ran to her and hugged her.

"Did you see me, Lilly? I did real good! I only fell once and I was not scared at all. Oliver fell off twice and I only fell once." Natalie shouted excitedly to Lilly as Miley and Oliver broke their hug. Oliver looked at Natalie and smiled.

"Yeah but my wave was bigger…Shit…I almost had that damn wave too!"

"Oliver! Watch your language around Natalie!" Lilly shouted

Natalie giggled, "It's ok, Lilly…that was not as bad as the words he said on the water and when he fell. I know not to say them."

Oliver avoided Lilly's cold stare and stuck his tongue out at Natalie, "Tattle tell!" Natalie giggled again.

"Can we go again, Lilly? Surfing is so much fun!"

Lilly pulled Natalie close to her and hugged her again, "Why don't we wait until Amber comes down. You are tired and need to rest some…and I am sure she would love to see you surf."

Natalie frowned, "Awww…dude…I want to go again." Lilly and Oliver laughed.

"Dude? Well you are certainly getting the language down. You are going to make a terrific surfer chic." Lilly said, "But let's rest a while and I'll put some sunscreen on you. Now turn around." Natalie smiled at the thought of becoming a true surfer chic like Lilly and the compliment made her relax and do as Lilly asked. She looked up at Miley.

"Are you a friend of Amber's and Lilly's?"

Miley sat on another beach towel and smiled at the girl, "Well I am Lilly's friend but I don't think I know Amber…wait…umm…you mean the new girl at Rico's? I met her briefly today."

Natalie smiled, "Yeah…she's my sister…kind of…and my best friend in the whole wide world!" She stated proudly. "And she is Lilly's friend too."

Miley gave Lilly a curious look and Lilly blushed. She needed to tell Miley she was dating Amber before the Goth girl got off work and joined them. It could make things awkward. "Oliver…why don't you take Natalie to get a snow cone at Rico's while I talk to Miley." Oliver nodded. He understood why Lilly wanted Natalie to not be around. Natalie jumped up excitedly with the thought of a snow cone.

When Oliver and the boy got about twenty feet Miley looked at Lilly, "She is adorable…so I you need to tell me something?"

Lilly nodded, "Yeah…well…Amber is kind of Natalie's step sister. She lives with her aunt and uncle and Natalie is their daughter. And…Miley, please don't mention them…Natalie's mom and dad…it is not…well…it is not a very happy loving family in their home. Let's just leave it at that. And…I…well…I am dating Amber."

Miley's eyes grew wide, "What? That freaky girl at Rico's? I…she is not your type Lilly! Sure she is pretty…very pretty…but the Goth look is not your type. I know your type and it is not her."

Lilly frowned. She expected this from Miley. "Miles…please…I…well…I love her, Miles…I mean I really love her."

Miley looked at Lilly for a long while and smiled, "You really do huh? Well you never said that to me…in that way…or about anyone you dated including Oliver. I…well…I'll be nice. I promise." Lilly squealed and half crawled and half jumped into Miley's arms. "Oh, Miley, you are the best! I love you and you will like her. I promise you! She is very sweet and kind and…funny and sexy and…she is great!"

Miley laughed, "Damn…you do love her huh?" Lilly blushed and nodded.

"But…well…she has a hard time with her home life…sometimes she well…she phases out so to speak. But she is still great. And thank you for promising to be nice to her; it means a lot to me."

"Anything for you, Lilly, you are my best friend and I love you. I would do anything for you."

Lilly frowned, "Anything?" Miley nodded, "Well…if you will do anything for me let me spend the night tonight. We need to talk about something. It's about…well…we need to talk ok?"

Miley gave her a curious look and wanted to ask what it was about but she knew Lilly better than anyone and knew her blonde friend would not tell her until tonight. "Sure, Lills, tonight would be great. A good excuse not to go out with Jake."

The girls talked a while and Miley told Lilly about her movie and Lilly filled Miley in on what was going on at school. Lilly was laughing very hard at a story Miley told that happened to her on the set of her movie when Oliver and Natalie came back and Natalie sat down next to Lilly with a sad look on her face.

"What's wrong, Natalie? Did Oliver not buy you a snow cone?" She grinned at Oliver and noticed the look on his face. She heard Natalie mutter she did not want a snow cone anymore and Lilly got worried.

"What is it? Is Amber ok? Has something happened?"

Natalie snuggled close to Lilly and put her arms around the blonde girl. "Amber's sick again, Lilly."

Lilly hugged Natalie tight, "Its ok, baby, she'll be fine…she always is. Maybe…maybe she will be better after she sees you surf. Sometimes she snaps out of it."

"I doubt it…now she is not going to let me surf because she is gets to protective and bossy with me when she gets sick." Natalie pouted.

Lilly smiled sadly, "I'll make sure you surf again today….I promise."

Natalie nodded but still pouted, "Lilly…why does she get sick like that? Is it because of the things mommy and daddy do to her?"

Lilly glanced at Miley who was giving her a strange look and then she hugged Natalie tighter, "Say, Natalie, lets go for a walk and go see her and see if we can cheer her up and wait for her until she gets off work. She gets off in a little while anyway." Natalie nodded and took Lilly's hand when the blonde girl stood up and offered hers. When they walked several yards Lilly stopped, got to her knees, and faced the girl, "Natalie…remember what Amber told you about secrets…don't tell anyone about them. You have to be careful what you say around people…ok." Natalie nodded

"Yeah…it just slipped out because I am sad for Amber…and you know…I know you know about them."

Lilly smiled, "And how do you know I know, silly girl?"

Natalie smiled, "Because of the way you take care of Ams when she gets sick. You never ask her what is wrong and you make sure she is ok…I just know you know how mommy and daddy hurt her and how mommy punishes me sometimes…I just know. We love you, Lilly…and Amber tells me she loves you very much. And…you help her when she gets sick…I love you so much for that."

Lilly hugged the girl, "I love the two of you also. You are a very smart girl, Natalie, very smart. But lets keep this between us. Amber knows I know but we do not talk about it and you should not either. I never told anyone…it is yours and Amber's secret."

Natalie smiled, "Ok…now let's go see if we can make Amber better and happy today. I am just having too much fun for her to be sick and she had been talking about spending the day with you today and tomorrow all the time. She would not shut up about it." Natalie rolled her eyes and Lilly laughed. She felt warm inside when Natalie told her that.

Miley looked at Oliver, "What the hell was that about? Amber being sick and what Natalie said about what her mommy and daddy does to her?"

Oliver looked at his feet, "Well…Amber has these mood swings and she gets a little spacey sometimes…nothing serious."

Miley gave him a hard look, "Mood swings…she doesn't get violent does she? I mean she doesn't hurt Lilly does she?"

Oliver chuckled, "God, Miley, you know Lilly…would she let anyone hurt her? And no, Amber would not hurt a fly. I used to think she was weird and all…but she is actually very sweet. She's a good girl, Miley, and very good to Lilly. She loves Lilly…a lot."

Miley sighed, feeling jealous Lilly loved someone else. "Ok…but…well…what does her aunt and uncle do to her?"

Oliver got very uncomfortable, "I…I can't say. You need to ask Lilly…I promised I would not say anything but I will tell you it is not fucking pleasant."

Miley did not press the issue and took off her tee shirt and shorts to get some sun. Oliver looked at her and smiled. "You know, Miles, you have a great body…if you ever get tired of Jake, let me know."

Miley laughed, "Just because Lilly and you stopped screwing does mean I am going to jump in the bed with you."

Oliver laughed and lay on his towel, "Well you would enjoy it…trust me."

Miley turned her head and gave the boy a seductive look, "Yeah Lilly said you were good in the sack…but she said I was better."

Oliver laughed again, "Welcome home, Miley…we missed you, girl! Lilly was going nuts without you."

Miley put on her sunglasses and smiled at that comment.

Lilly and Natalie walked hand and hand to the surf shack and both stopped and stared for a while when they saw Amber behind the counter. The small brunette was dancing to a song Lilly recognized by Evanescence "Sweet Sacrifice" while she served three teenage boys. Lilly did not care for that kind of music but she knew Amber liked it. Lilly liked more pop type songs or hip hop while Amber got into Evanescence, Flyleaf, and older music like the Ramones, The Clash, and Blondie. The Goth girl absolutely loved No Doubt and teased Lilly she would dump her in a flash to be with Gwen Stefani. Lilly tried to listen to that music while she down loaded the music into her Ipod for Amber to listen to but did not enjoy it much. Lilly smiled when she saw how Amber flirted with them and even seductively caressed the cheek of one of the cute boys after he told her something she could not hear. Lilly love to watch Amber flirt, and thought her girlfriend she was a pro. She was not a jealous person at all and enjoyed the scene. The blonde and the small girl exchanged curious looks and Natalie giggled at Amber's mood and ran to the shack shouting Amber's name. Amber looked up and smiled when she saw Natalie and blew Lilly a kiss. Well…I guess she did snap out of it, Lilly thought and walked to greet her girlfriend.

Amber hugged the girl tight and kissed her cheek and smiled when Lilly sat on one of the stools. "I like the suit, Amber…you look nice…very nice." Amber smiled and twirled modeled the swimming suit for her. Lilly chuckled and enjoyed the view.

"Me too…but I hope I don't burn today. Umm…Lilly…I need to ask you a favor."

"Anything, sweetie."

"There is a box in the back I need you to help me get. It's too high for me to reach and Jackson won't get it for me." Amber gave Jackson a pouty look. Jackson looked at her with a clueless stare.

Lilly smiled, "Sure, baby." He blonde moved around the counter and into the back storage room. Amber looked at Natalie, "I should go help her. Don't leave and let Jackson fix you something to eat. You must be starving."

Natalie smiled, "Yup…Jackson…can I have a hot dog?"

Amber looked over her shoulder, "Jackson, she wants some chicken fingers. She is not eating one of those horrible things."

"Awww…dude…I want a hot dog." Natalie pouted and Amber looked at her and raised her right eyebrow, "Well you get chicken fingers and I am not a dude…I am a young lady and so are you. God, I need to talk to Lilly about the things she is teaching you besides surfing." Amber winked at the girl who giggled.

"Yeah…she said I am going to be a surfer chic. I would like that." Amber rolled her eyes and shook her head in mock sadness and walked to the storage room to find Lilly waiting for her.

"Which box…and sorry about the dude thing…she picked it up."

Amber giggled, "Silly girl, there is not box and I don't care about the dude comment…it was cute. But I wanted to do this." Amber walked closer and put her arms around Lilly and kissed her. It did not take Lilly long to respond and she soon found herself with her back pinned against the wall and Amber pressing herself hard against her grinding her pelvis to hers. Lilly moaned as Amber's lips moved to her neck and she grabbed Amber's butt and pulled her even closer. Lilly then felt Amber's hand push her bikini top down and gasped in pleasure as the Goth's girls crimson lipstick lips took one of her nipples and sucked it into her mouth hard.

"Ohhh…fuck…Amber…please…we can't not here…ohhhhh shit! Not that…you know it drives me crazy!" Lilly had to bit her lip hard to prevent herself from screaming out as Amber ignored her and pulled her bikini bottom aside and placed a finger in her wet pussy. Lilly was always amazed how aroused she got so quickly with her new girlfriend.

"Shhh…just let me, love, please…you don't have to do anything to me…just let me taste you." Amber whispered in the blonde's ear and Lilly grabbed the dark hair of her lover and pushed it back to her breasts. She bit down harder on her lip and squeaked out a moan as Amber's finger expertly found her clit.

"Please, love, let me…let me please you and satisfy you." Amber said as she made her way to her knees and kissed down Lilly's breasts, stomach, and inner thighs. She pulled down Lilly's bikini bottoms and used her fingers to spread the girl's wet pussy apart. Lilly gasped and squealed in her pleasure as Amber touched her. She looked down and saw Amber's head go between her thighs and she let out a moan of pleasure she could not muffle. Lilly squirmed, squealed, and moaned in pleasure as Amber's talented and expert tongue and fingers gave her so much pleasure. Lilly fell against the wall as her legs shook. It took less than ten minutes for Lilly to moan out she was going to come and she held Amber's head tight as her body shook in orgasm. When she was done, Amber stood back up and kissed Lilly passionately and the blonde licked her girlfriend's lips to taste herself. After Amber broke the kiss she stepped back and looked at Lilly sadly.

"Lilly, I love you, dear, I love you so much…but never fake it with me again. That hurts worse than when you don't want to make love to me at all."

"I…I don't know what you mean…it was…I…" Lilly looked at Amber's face, "How did you know?"

Amber smiled seductively, "Lilly love, the day we spent that wonderful afternoon in your bed making love I memorized every move, moan, and taste of your pleasure…some things I don't forget."

"I'm sorry, baby…I was just worried someone would walk in and see us." Lilly said looking at her feet.

Amber smiled weakly, "Don't lie to me twice, Lilly…the first when you faked it and now. I know why." Amber picked up her shirt she took off while performing oral sex on Lilly and walked to the door.

"Amber…please…it is not that I don't want you or desire you…and it did feel incredible…I…it…was not you…you are…" Amber, who had walked back to Lilly when she started talking, kissed the girl to stop her from talking. After she broke the kiss she looked at Lilly's still exposed breasts, "Damn you are so beautiful." She then wrapped her arms around the girl's neck and smiled as she looked up at her girlfriend.

"Love, of course it felt good…there are some things I suck at…like anything sporty and if I ran to the beach from here I would probably trip and fall at least once…" She kissed Lilly quickly again, "But one of the things I am fantastic at is making love. So yes I know it was not me." Amber released herself from Lilly and walked to the door and opened it. She turned as she put on a pair of large black framed, dark lenses, Jackie Onassis sunglasses that Lilly thought looked perfect on her. "Hurry up…I have been looking forward to this day all week…to spend time with you…even if I am angry at you let's try not to spoil it." Amber walked out the door and Lilly fixed her bikini top and pulled her bottoms back up. Even if she was sad about Amber being angry and felt terrible she could not enjoy her girlfriend's lustful pleasures she smiled as she thought of Amber. She never had a girl talk to her the way Amber did…so full of passion and romance; even in her anger. Lilly loved it.

The two girls walked back to the beach front with Natalie walking between holding both of their hands and chatting away. Lilly would glance at Amber and try to get her attention. When Amber finally looked her way, the blonde mouthed "I love you" and Amber just smiled tightly. Lilly knew she was still mad but thought at least she was having one of her good days. She did not know why Amber slipped into her dark mood for a while and she did not question it. She was happy and knew Amber would soon forgive her. When they saw Miley and Oliver lying in the sun Natalie took off running to her surf board that was standing up in the sand. Amber smiled and moved closer to Lilly and took her hand. Lilly grinned.

"Still mad at me?" Lilly asked.

Amber smiled wider, "Oh…I'm pissed…but I still love you. So…umm…where's your umbrella? Please tell me you brought it."

Lilly laughed, "Yes, baby, I just have not set it up yet. They rest of us don't get effected by the sun like a vampire as you do. Some of us actually enjoy it."

Amber giggled, "Well I love the sun…it just hates me and my skin…which you know you love and lust…" Amber stopped in mid sentence. She did not finish the thought since Lilly did not seem to lust after her.

Lilly stopped, turned Amber to face her, and kissed her passionately. "I do lust after you…please believe that. I want you so damn bad all the time…just give me time, Amber…please give me time." Amber smiled and touched her face. "Sure, baby…now lets go meet your friend Miley officially."

Lilly introduced Amber to Miley and Amber apologized to the brown haired girl about earlier and freaking out. Miley told her it was ok and apologized for acting like a bitch herself. Lilly did pick up that the two girls were being very polite to one another…too polite as if it was faked, which Lilly knew it was. Amber sat under the umbrella while everyone enjoyed sunning themselves. Miley frowned when Lilly moved herself under the umbrella next to Amber and turned her eyes when her friend started holding the petite brunette's hand.

"Ams…can I go surfing now? It's been a while since I ate…please…please!" Natalie started begging. Amber told her she could not go into the water until thirty minutes after she ate; to which Lilly told her that was on old wives tell. Lilly quickly shut up after Amber gave her a harsh look. It was not going into the water after eating that bothered Amber. It was the fact she did not really want Natalie surfing.

Lilly squeezed Amber's hand gently, "Let her go, baby, she is really good and Oliver wants to go back in anyway. You'll see. She knows what she is doing and he'll only let her catch a small wave. She loves it."

Amber sighed, "Ok, Natalie…but please be careful." Natalie squealed in pleasure and grabbed her board. Soon her and Oliver were paddling out in the ocean. Amber stared at her. "Don't you think that's far enough, Lilly?" Lilly looked up and smiled.

"Hell no…they need to get out further than that." She grinned and Miley rolled her eyes.

"God, Amber…stop worrying. Lilly is one of the best surfers around here and Oliver comes a close second. Plus Lilly's a trained lifeguard. Give it a rest and let the girl have fun." Miley said with a smile.

Amber glared at Miley but said nothing. She was too concerned about Natalie to worry about Miley. She would fix that problem soon.

"Miley…chill out. Amber's not used to surfing and doesn't know how it works." Lilly defended her girlfriend and got a kiss on the cheek for her comment.

"God…you two are pathetic…I need something to drink." Miley got up and walked toward Rico's.

"She doesn't like me, huh?" Amber asked Lilly.

"Well…she is a little jealous that I am spending time with you and not her today. Amber, she is my best friend and I love her…like a friend. Don't ask me to take sides. I won't do that."

Amber grinned, "Well as long as you don't take her side then. I can handle the rest. But seriously…I want her to like me and I want to like her. She's your friend and that means I want to get along with her."

Lilly leaned over and kissed Amber, "I love you for that."

"Just that?"

Lilly giggled and lay back on her back, "Yeah that and a million other reasons."

"Even when I go dark and gloomy, you still love me." Amber asked seriously.

"Always, baby…always." She felt Amber squeeze her hand quickly and smiled.

After a few moments of silence Amber asked Lilly why Natalie and Oliver were still just sitting on their boards.

Lilly looked up at the ocean, "Oh…they are waiting for the right wave. Natalie wants to show off for you and sometimes you have to wait for a long time for the right wave. Hell, I waited all day sometimes."

Amber frowned, "Surfing sounds silly and boring." Lilly laughed.

Miley came back soon with a drink for all three of them, "Piece offering, Amber. I did not mean to be a bitch. Jet lag and all." Amber took a sip and frowned at the coke. She did not like coke but drank it anyway to be polite.

"So how's Jackson faring without me? Is he busy?" Amber asked to make conversation.

Miley laughed, "Jackson busy? He is never busy. He is a lazy jerk who cares just about trying to get into the pants of every girl he meets. But he never has much luck with woman."

Amber frowned. She thought it was odd how Jackson and Miley talked to one another. She never would have talked about her brother that way. She idolized Patrick and he never would have talked to her the way Jackson talked to Miley. He spoiled her and took care of her. She thought maybe if they were closer to one another's age like Miley and Jackson it would have been different. She hoped not.

"I don't know. He seems nice and he is cute. Plenty of girls would date him I am sure if he was just more serious."

"Gross!" Both Miley and Lilly said together and laughed. Amber blushed. "Sorry Amber. He is my brother and I can't see him that way. I am sure you would feel the same if you had one. I mean…sisters don't like their brothers much. I love him but…" Miley got quite as she saw the look on Amber and Lilly's faces. "What? What did I do this time?"

Lilly was about to say something but Amber squeezed her hand and shook her head. "My…my brother was killed in Afghanastan early last summer. He was in the marines." Miley noticed Amber said the last part with pride.

Miley looked horrified, "Oh…damn…my big mouth! I am so sorry, Amber. I…damn I am fucking stupid!" Amber smiled at the sincerity in Miley's voice. "What…what was he like if you don't mind me asking?"

"It's ok, Miley...and I don't mind. He was…well…wonderful. He was a great guy and so unlike me. He was athletic, brave and very handsome. I have a picture of him in my wallet." Amber grabbed her wallet and pulled out a photograph of her brother while he was in Afghanastan and handed it to Miley. "It was taken about three months before he got killed. I…I actually got the picture when I got the letter from his commanding officer."

Miley looked at the picture and saw a very handsome well built young man wearing his camouflage trousers and shirtless. He had a rifle slung around his shoulder and Miley could see a tattoo on his right breast. "God…he is gorgeous! I mean…damn Amber…he could be in the movies he is so hot!" She handed the picture to Lilly. She looked at it and agreed with Miley. Amber showed her the picture the day they talked in her bed.

"Yeah…I had a lot of girl friends coming to the house when he was home just to get a look at him without his shirt. He was a great guy.!

Amber opened Lilly's beach bag after the girls grew silent and pulled out Lilly's Ipod and ear plugs. She then pulled out a Vogue magazine Lilly brought her this morning. She gave Lilly a smile that read I love you as she noticed Lilly downloaded some of the songs she likes in her Ipod. Lilly winked back at her. Amber suddenly laughed and gave Lilly a curious look.

"Hannah Montana! I cannot believe you have Hannah Montana in here. Please tell me you downloaded it for Natalie." Amber saw Lilly give Miley a strange look and then Miley was staring at her.

"You don't like Hannah Montana, Amber?" Miley asked.

Amber shrugged, "Well…maybe if I was about ten…umm…nope not even then. God that is all Natalie listens to and I get sick of it. That and all those posters of the girl in her room. She adores Hannah Montana."

"Well you know, her new stuff is more grown up and you may like it." Miley said harshly.

Amber grinned at her, "I don't think so. Lilly, let me know when Natalie does start surfing and please watch her." And she put on the ear plugs, took off her sunglasses, put on her stylish reading glasses, and opened the magazine. Miley gave Lilly a sharp look that Lilly read to say "Thanks for coming to my defense". Lilly sighed and realized this was going to be harder than she thought and hoped she could find something the girls had in common. She gave Miley a look of apology and turned her head to watch Natalie. Miley huffed loudly and turned on her stomach. Lilly knew she was very angry with her.

After about twenty minutes; during which Amber complained on being bored, the bugs flying around, jumping up screaming when she saw a small fiddle crab crawl over her towel, and the heat; a group of four boys came by and started flirting with the girls. All three girls flirted back and then grew bored with the boys and Lilly started chatting with Miley and Amber put her head phones back on and read her magazines. The boys took the hint and left. Soon after Lilly tapped Amber's arm and the girl looked at her and took off her ear phones. Lilly told her Natalie caught a wave and pointed to the ocean. Natalie put her magazine down and replaced her eye glasses with her sunglasses and looked out to the water. She saw Natalie paddled a little and then stand up on her board as she caught the wave. Amber's hand found Lilly's thigh and gripped it hard.

"It's ok, baby, she's fine. It's a small wave and she road bigger dozen's of times." Lilly said calmly and Miley turned to watch as well.

"Lilly…I'm scared…it looks dangerous." Amber whispered and held Lilly's leg tighter. Lilly smiled and whispered it was ok. After about another fifteen seconds Lilly felt Amber's nails dig into her thigh.

"Lilly…make her stop…please…make her come back in." Amber said in a scared tone and stared into the ocean. Lilly moved closer to her girlfriend and put her arm around her.

"Shhh…trust me and her, baby, she is doing great. She is very good and can swim like a mermaid. She is a natural out there."

"Ok…but it scares me." Amber sighed in relief as Natalie rode the wave to the finish and was soon on the shore. She was jumping up and down and waving her hands excitingly. Amber smiled and waved back. She turned to Lilly.

"She did great…now make her come in. She'll listen to you." Lilly smiled at her.

"Oh let her have her fun. She loves it and Oliver will take care of her."

Amber picked her magazine back up and turned the pages roughly. "Well if she drowns I'll never forgive you!" She said angrily. Lilly chuckled but Miley had enough.

"God, Amber…don't be such a fucking princess! Lilly knows what she is doing and taught her well and Oliver would never let her get hurt. Give it a fucking rest!" Miley got up before Amber or Lilly could say anything and stormed off. Lilly jumped up and ran after her.

"Miley…wait!" Lilly screamed as Amber looked on with a hateful glare in her eyes.

Miley stopped and turned around. Lilly stopped when she saw her best friend was crying. "What…what the hell do you want?" Miley said.

"Miley…what's wrong? Why…why are you being this way?"

Miley's jaw dropped and she wiped her eyes, "Oh….fuck you, Lilly! How…how can you ask me that? I have not seen you in fucking months and when I do all you want to do is cater to that…that freaky prissy bitch! You did not even defend me when she trashed Hannah Montana! I'm not stupid, Lilly, I know my fan base is full of younger girls and my music caters to them…but you did not say anything to defend me! You also know I want to branch out and be more adult in my songs and everything…but my dad want let me. You know all that and you just fucking sat there! You are my best friend and…and you act like I am a stranger today! Hell…at least Jake paid attention to me even if it was for a blow job…but he gave me attention! You have ignored me ever since that…that…girl showed up. Just…just leave me the fuck alone and go back to your Goth princess before she has a melt down about a bug bite or something!" Miley turned and stormed off crying harder and Lilly just stood there feeling guilty. Miley was right, she ignored her to cater to Amber and she felt terrible and as if she was being pulled in two. The blonde walked back to Amber and sat down. Amber put her arm around her and drew her close.

"I'm such a bitch, love, and I am so sorry. I made your day terrible and…and Miley hates me. All I did was complain and whine about everything. I'm sorry, Lilly, but…that is me. Miley is right…I am a princess. I can't help it…I am a spoiled brat and not a strong person. All my life I was taken care of…by my mom and dad, then my brother, then my best friend Ran, and by my girlfriend Samantha. They would tease me…except my mom and dad…but they accepted it and even encouraged it in ways. I am not strong, love, and have always been around strong people to take care of me. I…I did not mean to come between you and Miley. I…I'm so sorry. Maybe…maybe you should spend time with her tomorrow and not take Natalie and me shopping." Amber kissed Lilly's shoulder and lay on the towel with her back turned.

"But…what will you do tomorrow? You don't have to work and you seem to hate the beach…what would you do?" Lilly said as she lay down and spooned her girlfriend.

Amber sighed, "I don't hate the beach, love, I actually like the smell of the salt water and the sounds…it's just I am not an outdoorsy person. And…well…I'll stay home tomorrow I guess…just hang around the house."

Lilly gripped her hard, "No! You are not staying home all day in that house! I...No and that is final! I'll take the two of you shopping and not another word!"

Amber smiled and evil grin Lilly could not see and kissed the blonde's hand. She knew Lilly would not allow her to be home all day in that house. Her smiled soon vanished when Lilly spoke again.

"I'll smooth things over tonight when I spend the night with her…she'll be ok." Amber clenched her jaw tight and then put on her most convincing fake smile and rolled over to face Lilly.

"Oh…ok…I hope she does not hate me and tell her I am sorry for being a spoiled bitchy princess."

Lilly smiled, "You are not spoiled…prissy acting sometimes, but that's ok…I kind of like you being a princess…it's cute. I love you, Amber." Lilly kissed her.

Amber pried herself from Lilly and turned on her stomach, "Please don't tell Miley what you read in my story…about what Natalie's dad does to me…promise me." Lilly promised and Amber put her reading glasses on, and started reading her magazine. She was angry and jealous about Lilly spending the night with Miley, but she knew she had to act calm if her plan was going to work; the plan the voice in her head told her of the only way to keep Lilly for herself and not allow Miley to steal her away from her. Amber saw how the two looked at each other throughout the day and she did not like it. She wondered why they never realized what she saw…or did they?

Lilly turned her attention to Natalie waiting for a wave. After a few minutes she sat up, "Not that one…don't let her get that one, Oliver. She's not ready for one that big." Lilly whispered and saw Oliver waving his hands to Natalie not to catch the large wave. She relaxed and then shot to her feet as she saw Oliver fall and Natalie preparing herself to take the wave. Amber noticed something was wrong and sat up. She looked to the ocean and threw off her ear phones and jumped to her feet.

"Natalie!" Amber screamed as she ran to the beach behind Lilly. The blonde soon out distanced her and both girls saw Natalie ride the wave for four seconds until she fell and the large wave crashed over her. "Nooo! God Please Nooo!" Lilly heard Amber scream and looked back without slowing down. She saw Amber on her knees and turned back to the ocean as she sprinted. Lilly slowed a little as she soon saw the small blonde girl climbing back on her board and padding to the beach. She reached Lilly and saw the girl had a huge grin on her face and hugged her tight.

"Natalie…you scared the hell out of us! I told you never to catch a wave that large!"

"Yes, m'am." Natalie said still grinning. "But…it was awesome!" The girl shouted and Lilly laughed and let go of the girl as Amber came running up. Amber dropped to her knees and grabbed the girl and hugged her tight.

"What were you thinking? You could have gotten yourself killed! Don't ever scare me like that again!"

"Ouch…Ams…I can't breathe. You're holding me too tight." Natalie complained as Oliver made it to the shore.

"Is she ok? I tried to stop her but I fell off my board. God, Amber I am so sorry! I tried to stop her I swear." The boy said as he walked to the girls.

Amber looked over Natalie's shoulder, "I know Oliver…I know…she's fine." Natalie pried herself from Amber's tight hug and turned to Oliver and held her hand up and made a gesture with her fist and fingers that surfers make.

"Oh, man…Shit, I almost rode that damn wave!" She told him with a huge grin on her face. The grin vanished when she heard Amber's voice.

"Natalie Elizabeth! I cannot believe you just said that! I have told you ladies do not talk that way!" She looked at Lilly and Oliver who were laughing hard, "Is this what you two have been teaching her; to curse like a sailor?" Lilly and Oliver sobered up some but Amber could tell they were still laughing as she saw their bodies jerk. She stomped her foot, rolled her eyes, and turned to back to Natalie. "You have earned yourself ten minutes time out, young lady."

"Awww, dude!" Natalie said as she kicked the sand and that caused Lilly and Oliver to lose it. Lilly doubled over holding her stomach laughing while Oliver leaned on her back laughing loudly.

"I swear…I am taking care of three eight year olds and not just one!" Amber said in exasperation and threw her hands in the air. She looked at Natalie and frowned when she saw the girl smiling at her own antics. Amber gently grabbed Natalie's hand and walked up the beach to where they were laying out. Natalie pouted as she let Amber leas her and then her face grew fearful as they stopped and Amber leaned down.

"Little peep, I was so proud of you out there surfing. You were wonderful and perfect and they way you did not get scared when you fell made me very proud of you as well. I was terrified, but you were so brave and you surf so awesome, dude."

Natalie's smiled beamed and she hugged Amber. "I love you, Ams."

"I love you too, baby…but please never scare me like that again."

"Yes, m'am." Natalie said still beaming a smile at having Amber proud of her. She never told Amber the reason she took the big wave was to show her how good she was surfing and she never told Amber how scared she was that day she caught that wave. She did it all to have Amber proud of her and to show Amber she could be brave just like she was when her "sister" did things so her mommy would punish the Goth girl instead of her. Natalie thought Amber was the bravest girl in the world…even braver than the lovely Ran.