Moving On

Two

August 17th, 2027

Malibu, USA

Miley's POV

"Okay guys help me clean up breakfast. Your dad will be here soon." I say, beginning to clean up after we ate breakfast. It was almost time for Liam to show up to say goodbye before the boys and I left for Nashville.

Once it was 8:30, all three boys sat on the couch in the living room, looking excited for Liam to come through the door. I looked at the time and it said 8:35.

"Liam you ass." I mutter under my breath.

"Dad is coming, right mom?" Cam asks.

"Yes, he promised me he said he would come say goodbye. He also wanted to wish you a happy birthday personally."

"To make up for him forgetting my birthday?"

"What? No, c'mon. Dad wouldn't do that." Jonah says, defending Liam. "Dad would never forget any of our birthdays. You had to have heard wrong Cam."

"That's what mom told me and I heard her say it when she talked to dad on the phone."

"No mom, you had to have heard it wrong. Dad wouldn't do that...would he?"

"Jo, I know it breaks your heart when your dad does stuff like that...but yes, he admitted he forgot Cam's birthday." I hated telling that to Jonah. He looks up to Liam so much and they have such a special bond, I would hate it if Liam did something bad enough to break it and in the process break Jonah's heart.

As we waited and waited, I became more and more impatient. I took my phone and called Liam, I walked into my room so I could have privacy as I talked to him.

"Hey."

"Liam, where are you? It's almost 9:30, you were supposed to be here by 8:30. Liam you promised."

"Yes I know, and I'll be there. I just got a late start this morning- never mind, the details aren't important. And as I was on my way a tire blew, there's a guy fixing it right now. I'll be there soon, I promise."

"Stop promising things Liam."

"Liam, are you almost done?" I hear a feminine voice say.

"Uh yeah, uh, I'm on the phone with Miley." He lowers his voice to whisper, but he doesn't take the phone away from his ear. "Try to keep it down babe, please?"

"What the fuck? You're a genius for not taking the phone away from your ear when you whisper by the way, I could still fucking hear you." I say, getting upset.

"Miley I can explain-"

"Liam! We are still technically legally married! And you're already with another woman? What the fuck! You are so fucking lucky I don't give a shit about who you fuck anymore."

"It's new, it's only been a few weeks." He says, trying to reassure me. "It hasn't been that long, I have waited."

"Why is she even in your car? Wait, what the hell did she mean by "are you done"? I thought you said someone else was fixing your tire."

"Uh...yeah-"

"Are you even on your way? Or have you fucking lied and you're still home?! Liam I can't believe you. We have to leave soon to get to the fucking plane." I reply.

"I'll leave right now, I'm almost dressed-" He pauses. "Fuck." He says to himself.

"You're almost dressed? What the fuck did you do? Don't tell me you actually had sex before coming over here!"