"We don't have to do this," he whispered.
She sighed and then reached for his hand, giving it a little squeeze as she smiled up at him, "I know we don't have to, but I want us to."
He grinned, leaning down in order to place a quick kiss to her lips. "I want this, too," he admitted.
And Helga smiled, glad with her decision.
While her childhood crush on Arnold had long since passed, there were still a few disbelievers.
But when she entered the school, holding hands with Gerald Johanssen, they finally stopped talking.
Especially when they kissed.