Miley awoke the next morning to the sound of what appeared to be scraping ice. She yawned and sat up. Lilly had fallen asleep with her head on Oliver's stomach; Amber and Ashley were leaning against the chair, their heads resting on each other's shoulders; Nathan was sprawled out on the rug; Renae and Sarah were laying side by side a few feet away from Nathan. And as Miley's eyes fell onto the deeply asleep Jake, she couldn't help but feel a twinge of guilt in the pit of her stomach. Had she been to hard on him? Did he really deserve to hear everything she said?

The scraping got louder and she stepped over snoring bodies to the window. The snow and ice had been cleared away into piles and men in hard hats and gloves were operating snow plows.

"Guys! Guys, wake up! The snow plows are here!" Miley shouted, going back to her friends to shake them awake. After the sleepy teens had time to register what she was saying, the whole room was awake. People crowded around the windows to get a better look. After the excitement died down, the kids opened the door and ran over to the boy's cabin to tell them the news.

After much running around and hugging, everyone was eventually assembled in the lodge.

"Okay, campers, I'm very proud of you all for staying brave during this slight crisis, especially under the circumstances." Mr. Corelli, looking utterly exhausted and starving, was slumped into the chair next to the fire. "I want everyone to gather their belongings, and we'll get the bus here as soon as possible. Now, I think the lack of nourishment is making me a little insane, but we'll just blame it on genorosity. On the way back, keep those shiny eyes peeled for an all-you-can-eat-buffet. That's an order!" he added, wagging his finger at the giggling students.

Mrs. Davenport cleared her throat. "I don't know how it was in the boys' cabin, but I just want to thank the girls and," she said, winking in the direction of Jake, Oliver, and Nathan, "the three boys who gave us hope of survival, for not going completely whiny on me."

Chloe groaned. "Mother, aren't you being a little dramatic? All they did was climb thrugh vents..."

The class laughed and as Mr. Corelli waved his hand to dismiss them to pack up, Lilly felt someone grab her shoulder. Expecting to see Oliver, she turned to embrace the person in a hug.

"Uhh, thank you?" Jake said nervously. Lilly gasped and pulled away, blushing furiously. She muttered an apology.

"So what do you want?" She asked, not looking him in the eye. She knew Jake was following her out of the lodge.

"I want to say I'm sorry. I was rude, and I would have never said that about you. Ever," he added, looking her straight in the eye.

Lilly bit her lip. "Then why did you?" She shuffled her feet nervously and watched longingly as Oliver and Miley walked passed her with confused looks on their faces.

"I was angry. Upset, disappointed, embarassed. All of it. But it was because of Miley, and I shouldn't have dragged you into it. And for that, I'm deeply sorry." Jake didn't break eye contact with her the whole time. Lilly's face softened and she gave a small smile.

"Jake, do you really think that about me?" There was a hint of laughter in her voice, but Jake stayed serious.

"Of course not. How could I? You are not like that at all. I honestly don't know how those words came out of my mouth." Jake dropped his gaze and kicked softly at the snow.

"Well Jake Ryan, I forgive you. But as for Miley, she's a tough customer. I don't know if she will do the same." They stood silently for a minute, Jake was busy thinking up ways to make it up to her. "I hear she's a sucker for pink roses though," Lilly said with a grin.

And as Lilly walked away to catch up with Miley and Oliver, he knew exactly what he was going to do.

"So, this will definately be a trip to tell our grandkids about," Lilly said with a laugh as she and Miley packed up their suitcases.

"Totally," Miley agreed as she threw her dirty clothes into her bag carelessly. "Hey, you haven't told me what Jake wanted to talk to you about yet."

Lilly zipped up her suitcase and set it down on the floor. "That, my friend, is between me and the Zombie Slayer. I'll meet you at the bus."

Miley continued to throw her things inside her messy bag as she heard the ringtone of her phone from underneath a pile of clothes on her bunk. "Apparently phones work now," she said to herself as she picked up her phone. 1 new text message the screen flashed at her. She opened the message and quickly read what it said.

when you get back to malibu, meet me at the beach. i have a suprise. jake

Miley put her phone away and hurried out to meet Lilly and Oliver. "Guys, is Jake riding back with us?"

"Nah, his helicopter was just here to pick him up. Couldn't you hear it?" Oliver asked as he stood with his arms around Lilly to keep her warm.

Miley just smiled. She had been so busy imagining his voice reading the message to her, she hadn't been aware of the noise. Everyone boarded the bus, this time Lilly was sharing a seat with Oliver, and Renae and Nathan sat together, which left Miley to sit with Sarah. Sarah just rambled on about how more people should volunteer at homeless shelters, and Miley just mumbled the occasional "Yeah" and "That's right".

After driving for about half an hour, Chloe spotted Eat-Eat-Eat Buffet. Mr. Corelli looked like he was about to cry. "Tears of joy, children."

As the students filed of the bus and ran into the restaraunt, Miley felt a tap on her shoulder.

"Stewart, are you and Jake really over?" Amber was standing side by side with Ashley, both of them with their hands on their hips.

Miley felt the urge to slap both of them, but she held back. "Why? If I am are you two gonna go share him between yourselves?" She put on her best I'm disgusted by you face.

"Listen. Its kind of our fault. We overheard you telling Truscott what Jake asked you. So, we told everyone else," Ashley explained, not meeting Miley's eyes.

"And we figured that it would probably start a fight between you two, which was kinda what we hoped for," Amber added.

"But why?"

Amber and Ashley glanced at each other before Ashley said quietly, "We were jealous of you, Stewart. And we're sorry."

Miley's jaw dropped. Amber and Ashley were jealous of her? Well then. "You know, I do have a first name..." she grinned.

Amber and Ashley looked up, both clearly suprised that Miley was so calm. "Umm, ri--right. Miley. So, we're sorry. There."

Miley smiled. "Thanks guys. I appreciate it. But as for me and Jake, I don't know yet. But um, I guess you'll probably find out soon enough."

Ashley nodded as though satisfied with Miley's answer. "Miley, just so you know, this is a one-time thing. You know, being nice to you. So enjoy it while you can, because once we hit Malibu, you're a geek again." She and Amber did the annoying Oooh, tsssss! thing before walking quickly towards the buffet.

"Now there's the Amber and Ashley we know and hate!" Miley called to their retreating backs. She laughed and then ran to join up with the rest of the kids.