About a week later the pants were taken out of their box, which has been decided to be the formal hiding place for The Pants. They decided to let Carman have the pants first because she was the one who found them, then Lena because she was going to Greece to try and settle things out with Kostos once and for all, then Tibby who would need something to look forward too because once again she had no plans, then Bridget who wasn't sure what her plans were yet. Carman took the pants out of the box and put them on the first second she got. She ran in them down to Lena's house to wish her luck and say good-by. To her surprise though she found her lying outside on the grass with suitcases sprawled all around her.

"Lena? What are you doing?" Carman asked plopping down next to her. Lena sighed and rolled over.
"I think this was a bad idea. He doesn't love, or even care about me anymore. He would have called, or written or something!" she said tears falling from her eyes. Carman swept her into a big hug and whispered in her ear that everything would be ok.

"No, if this was meant to happen don't you think it would have already? We have had so many chances to make it work," Lena wiped a run away tear off her cheek. "Im so stupid! I keep thinking that if I keep going after him, and I keep begging him to go out with me again, one day he finally will. But obviously that's not working! I mean wouldn't you think he would get the hint by now?" Carman squeezed her friend,

"Lena, follow your heart. I think that if you got this far," she paused, "Lena look at your self! You are sitting on the floor with suitcases all around you trying to think whether or not you should go to Greece. GO! Lena, go! If Kostos doesn't want you, he would be extremely stupid, and it would be his lose. Don't worry about it, you're making the right decision, I know." Lena stood up took one last heavy sob and squeezed Carman with all her might,

"Promise me that no matter what happens in Greece, you will always love me? Promise me that you will never push me away for a boy and that you will always be my friend," she paused and just as Carman was about to say I promise Lena opened her mouth again, "And Carman, promise me you will never make a promise you can't keep."

"Lena?" Carman asked, now she too felt tears forming in her eyes.

"Yeah?" she asked.

"I promise."