PART 1 - Trust
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"You're moving out?" Miley fretted, standing in Stacy's bedroom.
"My parents think it's a good idea." Stacy replied, transferring clothes from her closet to the bed where an open suitcase lay open. "I agree with them."
"But you can't just move out." Miley complained. "This is our place!"
"It's your apartment, Miley. Your dad pays the rent after all." Stacy folded some jeans, trying to keep busy. She didn't want to move out, but didn't want to appear upset in front of Miley either; if that happened, they would just end up on the bed in tears together. "Look honey, I'm going to have lots of doctor's appointments, a special diet, I won't be able to drink, and in about six months I'll be waddling around like a penguin. I need the support of my parents if I'm going to make this pregnancy work."
Miley let out a defeated breath. "You're right." she lamented.
"It's not like we won't be best friends anymore." Stacy added. "And my parent's place is barely twenty minutes away."
"I know." Miley whined, sitting on the edge of Stacy's bed. "But I've grown used to you being here. Let's face it Stace, you've always been the level-head of this outfit. I freak out about every little thing and you bring me back to Earth."
Stacy smiled at that. "You're just going to have to learn to get along without me."
"So how'd your parents take it when you told them?" Miley asked, changing the subject.
"Oh my god, they totally freaked." Stacy said, cleaning out a dresser drawer. "My mom looked ready to kill me and my dad looked ready to kill Brian. But we all had a long talk and they started coming to grips with the reality of it."
"Brian was there when you told them?" Miley asked, incredulous.
"Yeah." Stacy smiled. "He was so sweet. He insisted on being there."
"He's in love with you, you know." Miley said, reaching to help. She began folding some of Stacy's shirts on the bed.
"Yeah." Stacy agreed, knowingly. "I think he's going to make a really great father. I still don't know if it will work between he and I, but maybe."
Miley giggled suddenly at her own thoughts.
"What?" Stacy prodded.
"Just think, if someone had told us a year and a half ago that I'd be engaged to Charlie and you'd be pregnant with Brian's baby..."
Stacy laughed. "Oh I know, right? They were such geeks."
"They still are." Miley said dryly. "They're over at Charlie's right now, working on that comic book of theirs."
Stacy shook her head fondly. "Some things never change, I guess."
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"Dude, Captain Darkness can't wear a hat!" Brian exclaimed. "He'd look like a total dork punching out Major Asskicker with a damned hat on his head."
"He's a pulp hero." Charlie explained, sitting at his bedroom desk. "Like those heroes from the '30s. Everyone wore a hat back then; I think there was a law."
"You've lost it dude." Brian noted, sitting on Charlie's bed and sketching on a drawing board in his lap.
"Just try drawing him with a black fedora." Charlie urged. "Like something Indiana Jones would wear. It'll look cool with his black mask and cloak."
Brian scowled, but began scribbling with his pencil.
Charlie turned back to his computer and started typing, plotting the first issue of he and Brian's comic. "So how are things going with Stacy?"
"Good actually, though I'm pretty sure her parents want to have me assassinated."
Charlie laughed. "Famous people are assassinated. Your death would only be a murder."
"Whatever." Brian said, concentrating on what he was drawing. "My point is they were pretty pissed when Stacy and I told them about her being pregnant. But Stacy's been cool; she's really let me in."
"That's awesome. Have you told your parents yet?"
"No, but... holy shit."
Charlie looked over his shoulder towards the bed.
"You were right dude." Brian sounded surprised. "He looks totally cool with a fedora. Kind of like The Spirit."
Charlie grinned. "I told you."
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"I think that's all the small stuff." Stacy looked around her room, standing amidst a stack of boxes. "My dad will come tomorrow with his truck and get the big stuff."
"I'm going to miss you." Miley pouted.
"Oh honey, I'm going to miss you too." Stacy moved to hug Miley. "But we'll still see each other all the time."
"I know." Miley squeezed her best friend, eyes welling up.
"C'mon, enough with the depressing stuff." Stacy wiped a tear off her cheek. Moving out was hard enough and she didn't need a tear-fest to make even more difficult. "How has it been going with you and Charlie? Any trouble in paradise?"
"Charlie and I are great. We had a minor hiccup when his mom found out about our engagement, but once she got over the initial shock I think she's been more excited about it than me."
Stacy walked out of her bedroom, Miley in tow, and plopped down on their living room couch. "What about Charlie's dad?"
"He was fine with it." Miley sat as well, reaching for the TV remote. "Olivia was the critical sell; Charlie's dad just kind of goes with her flow."
"Like father like son." Stacy chuckled.
"What do you mean?" Miley flicked on the TV, turning the volume down. She didn't really care what was on.
"Come on Miley. You know you have Charlie totally wrapped around your finger."
"I do not!" Miley argued.
"As if!" Stacy laughed. "Honey, that boy would jump off a cliff if you asked him to. He'd do anything for you. Don't get me wrong, he's a complete sweetheart about it."
Miley blushed out a small grin, curling into a corner of the couch. "I suppose you're right, but I'd never take advantage of him. We're not playing games, he and I; ever since he came home from Brown we've been really serious about each other."
"I know." Stacy smirked. "That's pretty obvious by the ring on your finger."
Miley splayed out her hand, fondly looking at her engagement ring.
"Still, must be nice in the bedroom." Stacy remarked. "I bet he does any kinky thing you want him to."
"Stacy!" Miley giggled.
"What? I'm just saying."
Miley bit her lower lip, hiding a grin. She thought about Stacy's words as she turned to watch the TV.
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The following day after getting off work Charlie couldn't drive to Miley's apartment fast enough. He was thankful his mom had given him her old car recently, sensing Miley was in a sexy mood after getting a text from her. The bus would have taken far too long!
The text read:
Buzzing the apartment from the foyer, Charlie heard Miley's voice over the intercom "Come on up baby, the door is open." The foyer door clicked as Miley unlocked it remotely and Charlie entered the building. He walked up one flight of stairs and down the hall to find Miley's apartment door unlocked.
"Miley?" Charlie called, closing the door behind him. Looking around, he couldn't help but to notice the apartment was in disarray. "Miley, what's going on?"
"In here baby!" came Miley's voice from down the short hallway.
As Charlie passed Stacy's bedroom he saw that it was empty. "Miley? What happened, where's Stacy?"
Turning into Miley's room, Charlie froze.
Sheer black stockings ran up Miley's sexy long legs, attached to garter straps that decorated her slender hips. Miley's panties were black and also sheer, matching the skimpy bra that barely contained her small B-cup breasts. Dark ringlets of hair fell to her shoulders, like shimmering springs, and her face was lightly painted with 'fuck-me' red lipstick, alluring eye shadow, and a touch of glitter.
"Stacy moved home." Miley said, sauntering towards Charlie in her spiked black heels. "I have the place all to myself, and I've been feeling so lonely."
Charlie had to concentrate just to swallow, his eyes absorbing the luscious vision approaching him. Miley lifted a hand and began lightly trailing her finger along the 'S' symbol of Charlie's Superman tee shirt, teasing his chest.
"I could really use some company." Miley spoke in her most innocent tone, creating a false pout. "Do you want to keep me company?"
Charlie nodded slowly, hypnotized by the sight in front of him.
"Take your clothes off." Miley said as she turned and walked to the other side of the room, giving Charlie a view of her panty-clad ass.