This Love

Mixed Up

Malibu, USA
July 1st, 2021
Miley's POV   

"Hey, I'm gonna go to the store." Liam says, walking up to me.

"Okay."

"Want me to take any of the kids?"

"No, it's okay." I say.

"You sure?"

"Liam, it's not like I haven't taken care of them alone before. Besides, it's noon and they're napping."

"Okay, fine. Want anything special?" He asks.

"I can't think of anything. Oh wait, we need diapers."

"Those aren't really special, but okay."

"No, but we need them." I reply.

"True. Is that it?"

"Yeah. Thank you."

"Mhm. Bye, see ya later."

"Bye." Then he kisses me on the lips before leaving.

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Malibu, USA
July 1st, 2021
Liam's POV    

I got to the store & was shopping for groceries when I heard a familiar voice behind me.

"Hi Liam!" I turned around and it was Noah.

"Hey Noah." I say with a smile.

"How have you been?"

"Pretty good. Taking care of kids. You?"

"I'm good...is Miley here with you?" She replies.

"No, she's at home."

"With all the kids?"

"Yeah. She said she's fine." I answer.

"Okay. How are the kids anyway?"

"They're good, growing so fast. I'm upset that I was gone for part of Jessica's life. I can't get that back..."

"Liam, don't be so hard on yourself. It wasn't for a really long time. Besides, you saw her every once in a while. You weren't completely gone." Noah says, putting a hand on my shoulder.

"Thanks...I'm just so glad I'm back. I'm never leaving again."

"Good. She doesn't want you to. Trust me, I'm her sister."

"Yeah...that reminds me. I have a question." I say.

"Okay...?"

"You're the only person I can think of that will hopefully know the answer, besides Miley. You're her sister, you two talk all the time. You two talk about everything."

"Get to the question, I wanna know!" Noah says excitedly.

"Calm down. But first you gotta promise that you're not gonna tell anyone, not even Miley. Especially not Miley."

"Is it about Miley?"

"Yes, so you can't tell her. No one else either. The only reason I'm telling someone else is because I need advice. If I knew what to do, I wouldn't tell anyone." I explain.

"Okay okay, please tell me now!" Then I took a deep breath.

"I wanna propose to Miley again-" before I could finish my sentence, she interrupted me.

"Oh my god! No way!" She exclaims excitedly.

"Noah, shh. Please be quiet."

"Okay, sorry. But I'm really excited now. By the way, that wasn't a question."