A/N: I'm so sorry it's taking me so long to update and continue writing this story - I think this chapter has to be proof that I'm still going for my readers! I'm just very busy at the moment in general with work and life and summer is always busy... Birthdays and holidays and friends and sunshine, and rain etc. Thank you for being such faithful reviewers though :)
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Deaths of Flowers
Chapter 28 – Unconditional
Time it was I had a dream,
And you're the dream come true.
If I had the world to give,
I'd give it all to you…
"…Lilly, I'm pregnant."
The nausea fled Lilly in that instant only to be taken over by a greater dizziness that had her reeling forward into Miley's arms.
"Woah…" Miley gasped as Lilly fell into her and, panting slightly, they sank to the floor together. Miley was pressing her hands against Lilly's face, brushing the loose hair away from her eyes and stroking her temples. "Come back to me." Miley soothed and Lilly struggled into focus.
"I fainted." Lilly said quietly, half in shock that she had done so.
Miley was still cradling Lilly close to her and she rested a kiss between her wife's eyes. "I know. I don't think you're very well."
Lilly swallowed, "You're pregnant." Miley nodded. "Oh my god." Lilly sighed, "You're pregnant."
"I am. Lilly, we're going to have a baby."
Lilly reached out slowly, her fingertips tentatively touching Miley's stomach through her shirt. "You're really pregnant."
"Yes. And I'm going to get fat."
Lilly blinked and looked up to meet Miley's eyes, "You won't get fat. You'll be beautiful. You're already glowing… I can't believe I didn't realise before."
Miley glanced away, "I'm sorry. I went behind your back. I know that we said we'd take it in turns but you were so worried about the tests and I just knew that it would happen and I so want a baby…"
Now Miley was crying and she started sobbing softly as she held Lilly in her arms. "I'm so sorry if I've hurt you. I know what I've done is wrong but I couldn't bear to see you sad when I love you more than anything, and I want to give you everything."
"I know." Lilly shifted in Miley's arms, pulling out of her embrace only to rise up beside Miley and draw her back into a tighter hold. She ran her fingers through her wife's hair and kissed her cheeks. "You've made me so happy. You're pregnant and, Miley, we're going to have a baby." Miley smiled and allowed Lilly to kiss her lips softly.
"Oh," Lilly drew away, "Miley, I'm not pregnant."
"You're not?"
"No."
"Oh. I wasn't sure…" Miley said quietly before trailing off.
"We won't be having twins." Lilly said slowly. "If that's what you can even call that kind of situation."
"Are you okay that I'm going first?"
Lilly smiled, "I couldn't be happier. It's still our child and we're going to love him or her unconditionally, no matter who carries the baby or gives birth to it."
"I know. I still can't believe it, but I'm carrying a piece of you inside of me."
"It's amazing." Lilly agreed. "When did this happen?"
"I went back to the clinic a couple of weeks after the doctor told me I wasn't pregnant the first time round. I knew you were just beginning your tests but something inside of me told me it would happen. I didn't want you to be disappointed that it wouldn't so I kept it a secret to see whether it would. Last week I took a home test and it said I was pregnant. Yesterday afternoon, when you were at work, I went to the doctors to confirm it and they said that we had managed to conceive." Miley laughed again, "Oh my gosh, we really are going to have a baby, aren't we?"
Lilly nodded slowly, "When is it due?" She asked after a pause. The information was still sifting through and she was afraid that if she moved too quickly in her questions then all of Miley's work would be undone.
"In just under eight months."
"Do we have enough time to prepare?"
Miley chuckled softly, "It's too late to worry about things like that now."
Lilly released a low and incredulous whistle, "I can't believe it." She turned her eyes back to Miley, "From now on you're not doing any lifting – you're banned from grocery shopping and from vacuuming the house."
"Lilly, I'm pregnant, not disabled."
"We're not losing this after we've worked so damn hard to get here in the first place." Lilly replied adamantly. "Here, let me help you to your feet."
Miley was smiling as Lilly carefully dragged her upright, "Thank you darlin'." She slurred placidly and smiled when Lilly pressed an affectionate kiss against her lips.
"Come on," Lilly was pulling Miley out a chair from the kitchen table, "we need to start making lists."
Miley's eyes widened, "Of what?"
"Baby things! We need to get a stroller, baby clothes…" Lilly paused and here her eyes lit up, "We can get it tiny baby shoes…I see them in stores all the time and now it's finally our time to buy them, for us."
Miley reached across the table to squeeze her wife's hand, "I know." She said gently.
"We can get it a miniature Hannah Montana t-shirt." Lilly beamed.
Miley rolled her eyes, "Yeah because I'm sure there's still plenty of them knocking around." She replied sarcastically.
"You'd be surprised." Lilly's eyes were twinkling, "Ever been on the Hannah Montana Forever website?"
"There's a site called that?"
"Sure. It's been created by your die-hard fans and it's full of Hannah merchandise, old records and conspiracy theories about where you really are now."
"Jesus."
"Do you know who runs the site?"
"A bunch of crazies?"
"I guess you could say that. It's actually Ashley."
Miley pursed her lips, "Ashley? Ashley who?"
Lilly grinned, "Ashley as in Amber and Ashley, Ashley."
It took another second and then Miley was there with her, "Oh. Oh my gosh. You're kidding?"
"Honey, I wish I was."
Miley's lips twitched into a smile, "It's good to know she's keeping herself occupied these days."
"Indeed." Lilly reached across and linked their fingers together, "Hey, Miley?"
"Yeah?"
"We're going to have a baby."
"I know."