A/n: Again, sorry about the slowness. What with the holidays, being sick and hanging out with my friends before we all go back to our separate schools, I didn't have much time for this. But here it is, in all it's glory, the final installment.

"Still the One"

5 Years Later...

I know I haven't kept a journal or anything since I was in high school, but what happened today was so wonderful that I absolutely had to write it all down. Today I asked Keely Teslow, my dream girl and the love of my life, to marry me and...she said yes! It happened hours ago and I still can't believe it. I can't believe that after everything we've been through, that I'm actually going to spend the rest of my life with her. But happen it did and I couldn't be happier.

I had actually decided about a month ago that I was finally going to ask Keely to marry me but I didn't know how I wanted to do it. All I knew was that it had to be special and after a lot of thinking and a bit of soul searching, I knew just what to do. I also knew I had to do this whole thing right so there were a few things I had to do before I ever got around to popping the question.

First, I had to find the perfect ring. Since I'm really bad at the whole jewelry thing, I enlisted the help of Keely's two best girlfriends, Tia and Via; and Pim. A good idea in theory, but never again will I ever take three women to a jewelry store. Even so, they all turned out to be a big help in helping me find a ring that would be both knock Keely off her feet and fit inside my budget.

My next stop was the Pickford Real Estate office to talk to Keely's mom. When I got there, her secretary let me and she looked up for her computer, surprised to see me.

"Hi there, Phil. What brings you by?"

"I actually wanted to talk to you about something."

"Sure, have a seat," she said, gesturing to a chair opposite her across her desk.

I sat down. "It's about Keely."

"I figured as much."

I took a deep breath. I don't think I'd ever been so nervous in my life. "I...I want to ask Keely to marry me."

A smile spread across her face. "I think that's a wonderful idea, Phil."

"You do?"

She nodded and said, "You know, Phil, ever since Keely was little I always dreaded the day when some strange man would show up and ask to marry my little girl. I was always a little scared because I always thought there wouldn't ever be anyone good enough for her. It's silly, I know, but you know what? You proved me wrong, Phil. You're not some strange man, you're her best friend and I don't think I could find anyone better for her if I tried. I know you Phil, and I know you'll take good care of Keely."

"Wow, that really means a lot to me Mrs. T."

"I mean every word of it, Phil. If there were ever two people who were meant to be together, its you and Keely. Oh, and no more of this "Mrs. T' business, from now on, you call me 'Mom.' We're going to be related soon enough, after all."

I smiled. "If she says yes, that is."

She waved an impatient hand at me. "Of course she'll say yes! You have nothing to worry about, Phil. In all honesty, I'm surprised it took you this long to get around to it."

I smiled then glanced at my watch. "Well, I'd better get going. I've got to be at work in half an hour."

I stood up and she came around her desk to give me a hug. "I am so happy for you and Keely, Phil."

The next night, I put the final part of my plan into action. I picked Keely up, took her out to dinner and, until I pulled into the H.G. Wells parking lot, she didn't suspect a thing.

"Phil, what are we doing here?" She asked, looking around.

"Just revisiting some old memories," I replied rather cryptically.

I took her hand and led her to the courtyard where a tree that still had Keely & Phil Friends Forever carved in it stood.

Keely shook me a quizzical look but I just smiled. I took her hands in my and said, "I remember once, back when we were in high school, I stood right here and made a speech about how you were the most important, wonderful, special person I'd ever met and you know what? After all these years, it's still true. You are the most incredible person I've ever met and the single most important person in my life. I love you with all my heart, Keely, and I want to spend the rest of my life with you because I can't imagine ever being without you. So..." I got down on one knee and pulled the ring out of my pocket. "Keely Teslow, will you marry me?"

Her jaw dropped and in her state of shock she said, "Phil...I...I don't know what to say..."

I couldn't help but smile. "How about 'yes'?"

She returned the smile. "Yes, Phil. Of course I'll marry you!"

I slid the ring on her finger, stood up and pulled her into a long kiss. When we finally pulled apart, Keely looked into my eyes and whispered with a smile, "We're getting married." Then, a moment later, as if the whole thing had just sunk in, she said, in a completely different tone, "We're getting married! We've got so much to do! We've got to pick out colors, book a reception, find a church, make a guest list, buy shoes--"

I cut her off. "Whoa, Keely, relax! We've only been in engaged for two minutes. We have plenty of time to plan everything."

"Right. Sorry." She laughed. "I guess I just got carried away."

"That's alright." I ran my hand over the Keely & Phil, Friends Forever on the tree. "Looks like we really are going to be together forever," I looked at her and she smiled, "and I couldn't be happier."

Sitting here now, I still can't believe it's true, but it is. I'm really going to spend the rest of my life with Keely. It's funny, looking back, I don't think when I first got stranded in this century that I could ever have imagined that I would wind meeting, falling for, and eventually marrying the most amazing girl ever. I guess fate works in strange ways sometimes.

Despite everything that's happened over the years, it looks like everything will work out just fine for this 22nd century man. I'm going to spend the rest of my life with the love of my life and, at the end of the day, that's all that really matters.

The End

A/n: I hope everyone enjoyed the final chapter of this story. Both this and "Teslow Diaries" have been so much fun to write, I'm glad everyone enjoyed them! I've gotten a lot of questions about the song titles I use as chapter titles in both stories so if you want a list of them with the artists, just send me a message and I'll be happy to give you the list for both stories. As for the future, I'm working on a story about Keely and her dad, which might actually be up by tomorrow if I finish editing. It's called "Long Lost Fathers and Other Strangers" so check it out. I'm also working on a Phil/Keely dating comedy thing that should be up soon. For now, leave me a review, as I live on them. Thanks to everyone who manage to stick it out with me!

Yours, appreciatively,

--Samantha J. Mulder