"What are you thinking?" Allie asked Noah as they lied together under a tree watching the ripples of the river. "Things." Noah replied mysteriously. Allie broke from his embrace and sat up to look at him. "That seems to be the all you've been thinking about lately is 'things'" She said tried to keep her cool. Noah had become distant and it was beginning to worry her. Noah had never been the type to express his feelings openly but he always managed to talk to her and the fact that he wasn't talking to her scared her. Noah just shrugged at Allie's comment and continued to stare at the river. "Noah," Allie started "What's wrong? Please talk to me." But Noah just sighed and shook his head. "It's nothing, I promise. Just stuff" Beginning to lose her cool, Allie huffed. "You've been saying that for the past 3 weeks now Noah and frankly I'm beginning to get tired of hearing it. Now we only have a little more time left together and I want to make it the best but it's hard when you are so distant and refuse to talk to me."

"Allie please,"

"No Noah, Talk to me. What has been going on with you?"

"I don't think I can be with you anymore" Noah said sighing. Allie's mouth dropped open and suddenly her eyes began to swell with tears. "What?" she said in almost a whisper.

"It's just we are going to be in 2 completely different stages in our lives. You will be in college in New York and I will still be here trying to support my dad. I just don't think it will work."

"We'll never know unless we try."

"That can be even more painful then just ending it now." He paused before going on. "Look Allie, this doesn't mean that I don't love you because I do. I still love you with all my heart but you'll be in college, there will be more guys up there and what if you meet someone? Someone who is better for you than me."

"That won't matter. It won't matter who I meet because I couldn't want to be with anyone more than I want to be with you. Noah I love you" A tear managed to escape and roll down her cheek as she murmered the last phrase.

"I think is what is best for both of us." Noah began to stand up and then offered his hand to help Allie up as well. Once they were both standing Noah gave her one last sweet kiss. "I will always love you Allie, remember that." He then began to walk away taking Allie's heart with him.