PART 1 -- Stress and Relief
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"Stacy!" exclaimed Miley, bubbling with excitement as she approached the locker she shared with her best friend. "I just got off the phone with my dad; you're never going to believe it!"
Stacy turned, "Your dad? Did he dump that model he was dating?"
Miley's face scrunched up, "Yeah, like weeks ago...?"
"Awesome." Stacy grinned, "Because I'd totally sleep with your dad."
"Oh my god!" Miley swatted. "You are /so/ gross."
"What!?" Stacy giggled, "Your dad is hot for an older guy. A total DILF."
"I am going to forget you just told me that... given the fact that he's moving here to Tallahassee just for me!"
"Seriously?" Stacy asked.
Miley beamed a nod, switching out her books. "Can you believe it? He said if I don't want to go back to living with mom and Brad I shouldn't have to, and that I can live with him. He's going to rent a condo near downtown, that way I don't have to move to Tampa or switch schools. How /awesome/ is that?"
"What about his job?" Stacy wondered.
"Oh, he just works from home anyways. Dad is like a stock analyst or something; he stares at a laptop and talks on the phone all day." Miley closed the locker door. "Come on, let's find Charlie before Bio, I can't wait to tell him the news."
"I guess Charlie will be happy you don't have to move to Tampa." Stacy said as they started walking through the hallway. "But it must have been nice living with him these past couple weeks?"
"It's been great." Miley replied, "And I love Charlie's mom, she's so supportive of he and I being together."
"Plus, I bet you sneak into Charlie's room every night." teased Stacy.
"I have not!" Miley giggled, blushing a little. "Charlie's mom busted me doing that my first night there."
Stacy laughed, "You're so predictable."
"Whatever. You would do the same..."
Stacy suddenly grabbed Miley's wrist and stopped short in the middle of the hallway. "Miley look..."
Following Stacy's eyes, Miley saw Darla at Charlie's locker. A rather well-endowed girl, Darla was wearing a clinging short-sleeved sweater that showed plenty of cleavage, and tight jeans. She kept putting her hand on Charlie's arm and laughing at everything he said.
Miley's eyes narrowed dangerously, "Is it just me or is that slut hitting on my man?"
Stacy stared in amazement, "A month ago Darla was calling you a 'geek-lover', and now she's hitting on him? What a two-faced bitch!"
Miley decided she'd seen enough and threw her books to the hallway floor, stalking towards Charlie's locker. "What the hell do you think you're doing Darla?!"
Darla turned and squinted at Miley, "I was just talking to Charlie..."
"Whatever!" Miley spat, "I could see you flaunting those over-sized boobs of yours at him from halfway across the school!"
Charlie's eyes widened. Like a deer caught in headlights who doesn't know what to do next, he froze. It wasn't like he had been caught doing anything wrong, but at the same time he didn't want Miley to have the wrong idea.
"Relax Miley." Darla glared. "I was just asking Charlie here about Brock's broken nose..."
"Stay away from him you slut!" Miley warned, "Charlie is /my/ boyfriend..."
Darla let her mouth hang open in insult. "/What/ did you just call me?"
"You heard me... slut!" Miley repeated, stepping as though she wanted to fight.
Other students were beginning to take notice of the altercation and watched, including Stacy who stood right at Miley's back. Charlie still looked clueless; two girls had never fought over him before and he had no idea how to respond.
"You better put a leash on your girlfriend here Charlie." Darla said. "You have to collar rabid /bitches/."
"I'll show you rabid!" Miley said, baring her claws.
"Miley, don't!" Stacy urged, grabbing Miley by the arms to keep her from tearing Darla apart. "Charlie!" she pleaded.
Charlie took Stacy's hint and tried to get himself between Miley and Darla, "Darla you should probably go..."
"You're lucky your friends are here you nasty little cunt..." Darla sneered, backing away.
Miley struggled against Stacy and Charlie "You're the lucky one you whore!" she yelled, squirming against Stacy and Charlie. "Let me go! I'm going to kick your ass Darla, you stay away from my boyfriend!"
"Miley! Let it go... what's wrong with you? She's right, we were only talking..." Charlie pleaded.
Miley finally relented when Darla vanished behind the gathering crowd, though she was still seething-mad. "That girl never just 'talks' to guys Charlie..."
"Miley's right." Stacy added. "She's like a black widow spider, baiting unsuspecting boys with her boobs."
"Whatever." Charlie said. "I'd never cheat on you, Miley."
"I know baby." Miley assured, "But that still doesn't mean I'm going to let that bitch anywhere near you."
"It's a female territory thing." Stacy said to a confused looking Charlie, adding a wink. "Now can we get to Bio? We're going to be late."
"I'm sorry you guys..." Miley kissed Charlie's cheek. "I trust you baby, just don't let that whore Darla into fooling you that she wants to be friends, okay?"
"Did you guys know her sister is dating my older brother?" Charlie moved to help Miley pick up her books. "They both go to State..."
Stacy giggled at Charlie, "We knew hon. That's practically how you and Miley hooked up."
"Huh?" Charlie looked confused.
Miley latched on to Charlie's arm "Forget it. Hey, guess what? My dad is moving up here...!"
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"What's wrong dude?" Brian asked Charlie as they worked on their biology lab project. "You look like someone just stepped on your favorite Boba Fett action figure."
"Miley's dad is moving up here from Tampa." Charlie replied.
"Isn't that good?" Brian pried.
"Yeah, I guess so. I mean, Miley won't have to move to Tampa and all that, but I guess her dad is like some big-shot, what if he doesn't like his girlfriend's nerdy lower-middle class boyfriend?"
"You're more of a geek than you are a nerd." Brian joked, "And who cares? Fathers never like the guys dating their daughters."