Room 311, Sunday Evening

[its_theclimb]

"Here, you can have this pair too," Miley said generously, holding out a pair of shoes to her best friend. "They're Italian, even. Just 'cause I miiiiss you."

Lilly smiled shakily, but Miley could see her swallow nervously and that tipped her off to the fact that there was something going on with her friend. "Hey," she said, flopping down on the bed to cross her legs and look at her best friend. "What's wrong?" 

Lilly bit her lip and started pacing, then held herself still. "I... sorta messed up yesterday," she said hesitantly. "And you're not gonna like it."

"What is it?" Miley asked, wide-eyed and earnest as she patted the bed beside her. "Lilly, I'm your best friend. You can tell me anything."

Finally Lilly took a deep breath, and sat down on the bed beside her. She couldn't remember anything ever being this hard to say. "I sort of... might have... accidentally told your secret," she admitted.

[[For the best friend, and NFB.]]

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[luckybracelet.livejournal.com]

"No," Lilly said earnestly. "Because you're my best friend, Miley. You always have been and you always will be. I could never leave you out of such a big part of my life."

[its-theclimb.livejournal.com]

Pause.

Then --

"You make it really hard to make bad choices, you know that?"

[luckybracelet.livejournal.com]

"That's my job," Lilly said smugly, patting Miley's back. "Now. What are you gonna do about Caroline?"

[its-theclimb.livejournal.com]

"I guess I have to talk to her," Miley concluded wearily. "And... apologize, probably." She glanced into her closet. "You think I can bribe her with shoes?"

[luckybracelet.livejournal.com]

"Her shoes are already pretty nice," Lilly told her mock-regretfully. "Just be honest," she added sincerely. "If she's half as good a friend as yours truly, she'll understand.

[its-theclimb.livejournal.com]

Finally, Miley rolled back over onto her back and then sat up, pulling Lilly into a tight hug. "No one is," she promised, squeezing her best friend tightly.

[luckybracelet.livejournal.com]

Lilly squeezed back, comforted by the familiar presence of her best friend's arms around her. Into Miley's ear, she teased, "Conceited much?"

[its-theclimb.livejournal.com]

"Yours truly means me, dorkus," Miley pointed out into Lilly's shoulder.

[luckybracelet.livejournal.com]

"Got it," Lilly laughed, and Miley could feel her smile against the fabric of her shirt.

[its-theclimb.livejournal.com]

"Thank you," Miley whispered, urgently. "I mean, really. For everything, Lil. I couldn't ask for a better best friend."

[luckybracelet.livejournal.com]

Lilly laughed. "I know," she teased. "Me neither."