Guys, I am so so sorry I haven't updated lately. Well, at least I kept you all in suspense. Haha! Well, wait no more: here it is. The 7th and final chapter.

Just admit it... you look hot. Keely told herself, standing in front of her full-length mirror. She and her mother were just about to go to Phil's house for Christmas dinner and to open gifts. She was wearing the green velvet dress that Via had bought for her.

Suddenly, there was a knock on her door.

"Come in!" she called.

Her mom's head appeared in the doorway.

"You about ready?" she questioned.

"Yeah, I just need to put on my make-up. Then I will be."

"All right. I'm ready when you are." Mandy told her.

Keely nodded and grabbed her make-up bag. Powder first, then eyeliner.. mascara... eye shadow... blush, and last but not least, lip-gloss. She rushed downstairs.

Her mom was sitting on the couch, waiting patiently.

"Ready!" her daughter grinned.

"Nugget, you look simply beautiful.", she commented.

That's what I was hoping for. Keely thought happily. They headed out the door and into the car. Keely put a CD in and began to sing along to the familiar words.

Every time you're near baby

I get kind of crazy in my head for you

I don't know what to do

And oh baby I get kinda shaky when they mention you

I just loose my cool

My friends tell me

Something has come over me

And I think I know what it is

I think I'm in love

Boy, I think that I'm in love with you

I've been doing silly things when it comes to you...

Of course, the song made her think of Phil. It was true. All of her friends could tell the crush was obvious. Not to mention she had done some pretty crazy things around him since they'd met.

The song was just ending as her mom pulled into the Diffy's driveway. When they entered the house, both were greeted with the usual hugs and hellos. Phil froze when he saw Keely, however.

"Wow... you look..." he stammered, trying to find the words. "Absolutley breath-taking."

Keely wanted to give him a huge kiss right then and there. But, of course, she knew she couldn't do that without feeling totally humiliated. So instead, she blushed slightly and thanked him.

"You look very handsome yourself." she complimented, thinking that the black turtle neck and beige khakis looked completely adorable on him.

They were both knocked out of their trances as Lloyd spoke.

"Well, shall we eat?" he asked.

Everyone nodded. They all talked and laughed over turkey, ham, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, rolls, and many other delicious foods. After the main course was done, it was time for desert: pumpkin pie.

"Wow, I'm stuffed." Pim complained, clutching her stomach when they all had finished.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

A grin crossed Pim's face. "Time for presents?" she asked hopefully.

All the adults nodded.

"Oh, I love this!", Barb cried as she opened Keely's cosmetics case.

"And thanks for the cologne." Lloyd told her.

"No problem." Keely grinned. "I'm glad you like them."

"I really appreciate the sapphire earrings, Lloyd and Barb. They're stunning." Mandy told them.

"Thank you for paints, Mandy. Curtis love art." Curtis said after opening one of his presents. Barb and Lloyd looked a little worried, though. Curtis rolled his eyes.

"And Curtis will not make a mess." he promised. They nodded.

Pim was just opening her present from Keely. She grinned from ear to ear when she saw what it was. "Oh, this is so awesome! I'll probably have it finished by tonight. Thanks, Keely." Then she remembered something.

"Um, can I see you in the kitchen for a second?" Pim asked her.

Keely got a puzzled look on her face. "Sure, I guess." she said slowly.

They walked into the kitchen.

"I got you something, too." She pulled out a present from behind her back.

"Aww! Thanks, you didn't have to do that!"

"I wanted to." she assured her.

Keely opened the gift. Inside a gorgeous silver picture frame was a great picture of the two of them. It was the day of the snowball fight, and both were laughing uncontrollably. Keely couldn't help but beam.

"Thanks, Pim. This really means alot to me."

"Yeah, well we had alot of fun that day. And now we both have a picture to remember it by." Pim affirmed.

Keely extended her arms to give her a hug, but Pim stopped her.

"Wait just a sec there, Blondie. I just wanted to say that I know how you feel about my brother. Truth be told, I don't really want him to have a girlfriend."

Keely frowned.

"But.." Pim continued, "if he has to have one I don't guess I could really think of anyone better than you."

The smiled returned and Keely held out her arms once more.

"Oh, what the heck?" Pim said and gave her a big hug.

Both walked back to the living room. Everyone opened the rest of their gifts. Except for Phil and Keely. They had decided to exchange theirs privatley. Once all the other gifts were opened, everyone else headed to a different part of the house. Phil and Keely were the only ones left in the living room. They were both sitting on the couch.

"Well, should we swap yet?", Phil questioned.

"Sure." Keely responded.

Both of them pulled out white envelopes. Phil opened his. He pulled out a Christmas card that read: May your holiday be filled with happiness and joy. Keely had written a message: "Phil, you are the best friend anyone could ever ask for.- Keely."

Also inside was forty dollars.

"I'm sorry if you don't like it. I really wanted to get you something more special" Keely told him as he read it.

When he finished reading, he laughed.

Keely got a hurt expression on her face. "I knew you wouldn't like it. I'm sorry, I -"

Phil interrupted her. "It's not that. Open yours."

She did. It was another card. Inside, he had written "Keely, you are the best friend anyone could ever ask for." And also inside was forty dollars. This made her laugh, too. "Well great minds do think alike." she reasoned.

Both of them sat back on the couch in silence for moment.

Finally, Keely said "We did a great job decorating the tree. It's so beautiful."

Phil sighed. "Yeah... yeah it is." he stated softly.

Keely got a gloomy look on her face. "Phil, what's wrong? You've been totally excited the past couple of days. Now tonight you just seem kind of down."

"It's nothing. I'm okay. I just..." he began. But he quit when he noticed Keely's eyes. They were amazing anyway, but tonight they were astounding. The dress she was wearing really brought out the green in them.

I can't do this anymore! I can't take it... I've GOT to tell her how I feel he thought.

"No, you know what? Everything's not okay! I've got something I need to tell you."

He got up and began pacing across the floor.

"In all honesty, I really wanted to get you something more than money. But I couldn't find anything. Nothing seemed great enough. Keely, you're so special to me! I can't even begin to put it into words. All I know is you are the best thing that's EVER happened to me. I mean, here I am, stranded in this century and I should be miserable. Instead, I'm ecstatic that we're here because if we weren't I wouldn't have you!"

He took a deep breath. Now that he'd started, he couldn't seem to stop.

"You're smart, funny, beautiful... and the best friend I think I could ever find. Do you have any idea how lucky I am?"

He looked over at her. Her eyes were glistening with tears.

"Great!" he yelled, throwing his hands up, frustrated. "Now I've made you cry."

He joined her on the couch and gave her a hug to comfort her.

"Yes..." she said simply.

"What?" he inquired.

"Yes. I know exactly how lucky you are. Because it's how lucky I am to have you." She took a deep breath. It was her turn to give a speech.

"Phil, you mean the world to me. And I gave you money for the same reason you gave me money. Nothing else seemed special enough for you. Oh, and that's not all! You have the greatest smile, and this unbelievable way to cheer me up when I'm depressed. I'm so scared that one day you'll have to go back to the future and leave me. I don't know if I could take it. My life wouldn't be the same. Not at all! I'd be miserable forever. You're my best friend, and I love you more than you could ever know."

"You... love me?" he asked, trying to let this all sink in.

She nodded. "Yes... I've wanted to tell you for so long but my fear got in the way. But I don't care anymore. Having you know is better than you not knowing. I just had to tell you. And if you don't feel the same way, I totally understand. We can just go back to being friends."

Phil hugged her again. "You are totally mental if you don't think I feel the same way after what I just told you. Of course I feel the same way! Keel, I love you. I always have... always will. There is no one else out there for me. I know it."

Keely grinned from ear to ear. Then, finally something happened that she'd wanted for two years now.

She felt Phil's lips cover her own. They were warm and soft, just as she'd always imagined. She began kissing him back and encircled his neck with her arms, pulling him closer. His hand began gradually caressing her back.

Their faces were still inches together when they broke apart.

"It's about time..." she whispered.

"You're telling me. I love you so much, Keel." he murmered, gently stroking a whisp of hair away from her face.

She grinned. "I love you, too... Mr. Fuzzy Bear." she joked, kissing the tip of his nose.

He glared at her playfully. They both leaned back on the couch again, Keely's head on his chest and his arms around her.

"Well, it's official." she told him.

"What's that?" he wondered aloud.

"Christmas this year was perfect. This was my secret. I'm glad I finally let it out."

He kissed the top of her head. "So am I, Keely. So am I."

Both of them knew that every Christmas from then on would be perfect. Because each of them had finally gotten what they truly wanted.

Whoo hoo!Oh my gosh, it's finished! I can't believe it! Sorry if it was wasn't Phluffy enough. -LoL- I tried to make it that way! This is my first kissing fic, too so please go easy on me. Sorry as well if there are any typos. Well hope you all liked it. The song is by Jessica Simpson, in case anyone is wondering. Might be lame but it was the only one I could think of at the time that went with Keely's feelings! I really appreciate everyone's reviews. Love you all. Over & OUT! Oh yea and CUT:)