It was the end of summer vacation and Bridgette Wells was sitting on the front porch of her parents' house drumming her fingers on the steps in irritated impatience. She was waiting for her boyfriend, Geoff Martin, to arrive and was beginning to get annoyed by his tardiness. They had been planning this get together for more than a week and Bridgette was certain Geoff wouldn't forget about it. After all it would be the last time they would see each other for a while as Bridgette was heading off to college in two days and Geoff was staying here to work. But if Geoff hadn't forgotten, then where the hell was he?

Bridgette was about to call him when Geoff's truck pulled up in front of the house. Geoff grinned as he climbed out of the truck and made his way up to the porch, his grin faltering when he saw the look of annoyance on Bridgette's face.

"Hey babe, ready to go?" he asked, not quite meeting her glare.

"You're late." Bridgette said, obviously trying to keep her voice level.

"Yeah, yeah, I know." Geoff said. "I'm sorry I'm late, but I had to get something and it took longer than expected."

Bridgette gave him a skeptical look. "You had to get something, huh?" she asked, her voice thick with sarcasm. "And what would this 'something' be, pray tell?"

"It's a surprise." Geoff said, his grin returning, more devious this time.

"C'mon Geoff, don't play games with me, what did you get?" Bridgette asked, her eyes boring into his.

"Nope, it's a surprise." Geoff said, still grinning. "And if you don't come to dinner with me right now, you'll never know what it is, so let's go."

Bridgette sighed and then shrugged. "Alright, let's go." she said, her tone still disgruntled.

Geoff grinned and lead her to his truck. They climbed inside and Geoff pulled away from the curb, the truck lurching as though it was trying to stall. Geoff muttered something under his breath and the truck finally sputtered to life. They drove in silence for several minutes before Geoff spoke again. "I really am sorry about being so late." he said.

Bridgette glanced at him and smiled. "Yeah, I know. And I'm sorry about being so annoyed with you about it." she said.

Geoff just smiled and pulled the truck into the parking lot of the fancy Italian restaurant they were having dinner at. They climbed out of the truck and made their way inside, where they were seated near the back of the restaurant. A short time later, after they had eaten, Geoff pulled a small, rectangular box from his pocket.

"Here's your surprise." he said, handing the box over to Bridgette who took it with a small amount of hesitation.

She opened the box and felt her breath catch in her chest. Contained within was a beautiful silver necklace adorned with brilliant blue crystals. It was the single most beautiful thing she had ever seen and she didn't know quite how to react.

"Geoff it...it's beautiful." she whispered, after a moment of stunned silence.

"So you like it then?" Geoff asked, a note of relief in his voice.

"I love it." Bridgette said. "But you didn't have to get me a gift. I already know how you feel about me."

"Yeah, well I thought you should have something to remember me by while you're away at college." Geoff said. "Also, this necklace is a promise, a promise that one day I will give you more than just jewelry and my love. One day I will give you everything."

He smiled and Bridgette smiled back. She didn't know what else to say. How could she ever thank him for this? But she already knew the answer. Geoff didn't need a gift as thanks, he already had everything he wanted. He had her and Bridgette knew that for him that was enough. And as they left the restaurant to continue their evening Bridgette knew that these last days of summer would be perfect.