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A/N: Hey guys, I'm sorry for such a short chapter. But I'm trying to finish this so I can get to the end of my other fic, "Jealousy." There will be one last chapter to this, which I'll probably submit by next weekend.

Chapter Six

"Adam!" Aisha exclaimed as she jumped off the bed. She turned and glared at Kim. "Why did you bring him here?" she hissed.

"Calm down. Look, I went over to his house before and told him to come here."

"Why?!"

"I talked to him, and there's a lot of things he needs to tell you," Kim replied honestly.

"She's right, Ish. We do need to talk," Adam spoke up nervously.

Aisha looked at Adam. She honestly didn't want to talk to him or even see him, but he was so earnest, so sincere. "All right. Um, let's go sit on the porch."

Kim squeezed both their shoulders encouragingly as they walked past her to go downstairs. Smiling as she brightened with an idea, she walked into Mr. and Mrs. Campbell's bedroom, where if she opened the front window and looked down, she could hear and see everything that was happening on the front porch.

For a few moments, Adam and Aisha just sat on the steps in awkward silence, not knowing what to say. Finally, being the braver one, Adam spoke up. "I'm really sorry about what I said, you know."

Aisha shook her head. "Don't be. You regretted what we did. It doesn't matter."

"Yes it does. I hurt you when I said I regretted it."

"No, you didn't," Aisha scoffed.

Adam raised an eyebrow. "Yes, I did."

"Well, maybe a little. Actually, it hurt a lot, Adam." Tears began to well up in her eyes as she remembered the pain she had felt.

"I know it hurt. Believe me, I was hurting, too."

"Why? You said it meant nothing to you." She paused before suddenly exclaiming, "Everything about that night meant so much to me. Adam, I've loved you since I was a kid. And I thought you loved me, too!"

"I do love you, Aisha," Adam interjected softly amidst her exclamations.

Upstairs, Kim leaned her head farther out the window in order to hear better.

"You were so cruel to me Adam! I never thought you cou-wait. What did you say?"

"I said, I do love you," Adam repeated more loudly.

Aisha's eyes widened slightly, and her heart skipped a beat. Did he really love her, too, despite what he had said in the Youth Center? Don't get your hopes up, Aisha told herself bitterly. You know what happened the last time you did that.

"Look, Ish," Adam continued. "Everything I told you before…it was all lies. I didn't mean what I said. What we did that night did mean a lot to me, you know."

Aisha felt confused. "So why did you say it didn't?"

"I don't know. I was being an idiot. Besides dealing with the death of my parents, I was trying to keep my feelings for you in control. I guess I thought if I lied about it, it would make everything better. But it didn't. I just felt worse." Adam paused and took a deep breath. "I didn't do it to take the pain away. I did it because I really do love you. I'm sorry for everything I told you before in the Youth Center. But I'm not sorry for what we did at the party. Aish…I love you."

Kim clasped her hand over her mouth to prevent herself from shouting out loud.

Aisha's dark eyes met Adam's. Her eyes were still teary. "Oh, Adam. I love you, too."

Smiling, Adam cupped Aisha's chin in his hand and kissed her softly on the lips.

This time, Kim couldn't hold it in and let a squeal.

Adam and Aisha pulled away at the same time and looked up. "Kim!" they shouted in unison.

Grinning sheepishly, Kim pretended to wipe tears away. "I just love happy endings," she sighed.

Aisha and Adam laughed. Making eye contact, they kissed again. When they broke away, Adam wrapped his arms around Aisha and she rested her head on his shoulder. They sat like that for the rest of the afternoon.

A/N: Like I said, I'll probably get the last chapter up by next weekend. Don't forget to review!