Hey sorry for the delay…Murphy's Law is always on my ass…

"I love you, Lilly," Miley said, her lips, inches from her girls, "I know I have been distant the last couple of days, but I promises it will am make since tomorrow afternoon." With that Miley gave Lilly another, but deeper, kiss. What happened in Miley's room was still running through Lola's mind as she and Mike drove to Mikayla's apartment. What was going to happen tomorrow that will make her understand Lilly and Lola didn't know, but they hope it was not going to be a break up. They finally made it to the apartment.

"What floor is she on?" Mike asked once they were on the front porch of the building. Lola held up four fingers in response, "And her apartment number?" Lola held up five more. Mike looked over to the buttons marked with two numbers on was for the floor the other was for the door. Mike found four, nine and clicked it. A few seconds later a female voice spoke.

"Hello?"

"Hey, it's Mike Standly with Lola Lovenagle."

"Come right in." There was a chiming sound and a click. Mike reaches for the door and tried to push it open, but it didn't budge. Lola rolled her eyes, what a donut, with that thought she pulled the door open.

"I knew that," Mike mumbled walking in before Lola. She rolled her eyes again and followed. There was two options stairs or elevator. Acheally there was only one option, the elevator was, according to the sine, Out of Order. So, four flights of stairs later and a short distance of a hall they were in front of Mikayla's door. Mike knocked and an attractive young women in a black pant suite. Not many people could pull this off, however this reporter had curves in the right places. If I wasn't in a relationship I would most likely be shamelessly flirting with her, Mike thought.

"You must be Mr. Standly and Ms. Lovenagle," Mikayla said respectively, "Please come in." The pair nodded and walked in to the apartment. The door clicked behind them as they looked around the apartment. Lola guessed that Mikala cleaned up her apartment for the interview. "You can sit on the sofa if you want." Mike nodded and led Lola over to the love seat and they both took their respective seats. Mikala followed then and sat down in the arm chair, pulling a pad of paper on her lap, from the coffee table.

"So, Mr. Standly and Ms. Lovenagle…"

"You may call me Mike, miss."

"Thank you, now let us begin," Mikayla said clicking a pen. The interview questions were similar to the question Mark asked, so Mike was able to answer them quit well. So, a half an hour later, they had answered all the questions asked. As the pair stood up, ready to shack Mikayla's hand and leave, the interview asked, "Can I ask you a question off the record?" Mike and Lola shared a look before they both nodded. "Why does Mike really answer all the questions?" They shared a look this one more panicked then the last.

"Off the record?" Mike asked.

"Completely."

"Just between us?"

"I won't tell anyone, I promise." Mike looked at Lola for her answer, and after a minute of thinking later, Lola nodded.

"Ms. Lovenagle did answer," Mike started, "Because she can't. She couldn't answer any question no matter what it was. The lady is mute." Mikayla looked shocked at the news.

"I'm sorry," Mikayla mumbled. Lola reached in to her purse and pulled out a small note book and her favorite pen and wrote some stuff down before handing it to the reporter and levering. Mikayla looked down at the note in her hand. Don't feel sorry, miss, I was born this way. Just remember your promise and it will all be okay. Mikayla smiled sweetly at the note before tucking it into her coat pocket. Don't worry, she thought, I'll keep your secret. When Mike and Lola got back to the Stewart house and told the adults what happened no one was happy about the new that the pair of best friend told a reporter that Lola was mute.

"You dumb asses!" Mark shouted at them, "Why the fuck did you tell her that?!"

"she said she keep it a secret," Mike said sheepishly.

"She is a reporter, they will lie to get the dirt!" Robby shouted, "Trust me I dealt with these blood suckers longer then you have!"

"You didn't see her face after we told her, she…"

"Let me guess she looked like she was going to cry and sorrowful?" Robby asked.

"Well yea."

"That's how they get you to trust them," Mark snapped, "And it worked on you!" Lola held up her note book, YES WE TRUST HER! When Lola saw that everyone had read it she flipped to the next page were she already wrote, CAUSE SHE DESRIVES THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT. Before Robby could argue any furver Mark stuck his arm to stop him.

"Alright, Kids we'll give her the benefit of the doubt," Mark said back in a calm tone. Lola nodded and gave a thankful smile then headed off up stairs with Mike to change. One the teens were out of ear shot Robby asked Mark what that was about and why he didn't lay it in to them.

"You don't know what happened in Lilly's past do you?" Mark asked taking a seat in one of the arm chairs, lifting a glass of water to his lips.

"No, what happened?" Robby asked worried.

"You see, when Lilly was around five her dad got laid of from a job," Mark started," and I say dad lightly, because the man my sister married was no way a dad. A dad doesn't beat his mute five year old daughter for getting laid off." To say Robby was shocked would be an underexsageraion, before Robby could express how he felt Mark continued, "It wouldn't be that bad if it wasn't for the fact not one of her teachers, at her privet school, believed her. Hell, they would even call home and tell the son of a bitch what Lilly told the teachers and she would get hit worse."

"Where is he now?" Robby asked, shakily.

"In jail," Mark said, "It's unfair, he shouldn't be in jail. He should be six feet under." CRASH! Mark threw the glass he was drinking from on to the floor.

While this was going on Mike walked in to Jackson's room to change and Lola walked in Miley's. When Lola walked in she found Miley knocked out on her bed. A smile rose on Lilly's lips, my girlfriend looks so cute. Deciding to do something cute on the fly Lola took of her wig and walked over to Miley. Then Lilly lowered herself down and kissed Miley's lips lightly. Miley's eyes slowly fluttered open.

"So, I'm sleeping beauty and you my princess charming?" Miley asked with a smirk.

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