2 weeks later

"Hi" Willa whispered, looking up.

"Hi" Philby responded, looking her straight in the eye.

2 minutes earlier

"Here he comes Willa, you can do this" Amanda smiled an encouraging smile.

Willa seemed reluctant still until Charlene said, "Come on girl! Suck up your pride and do it."

"Fine" Willa sighed.

…

"So...how you been?" Willa asked.

"Good, you?"

"Good."

"That's good" Philby said, putting his hands in his pockets, not knowing what to do next.

"This is ridiculous" Amanda whispered to Charlene.

"You're not kidding…" Charlene rolled her eyes as she made her way over to them. "Are you guys done with this crap yet?"

"Charlene…" Willa started.

"No, hush!" Charlene exclaimed "Seriously guys? You two used to be as close as any of us here, if not closer. Can't you just get over this little dispute and move on? It's obvious there's still strong feelings between you two so just rewind and go back…think about when you were in love…get back with me on that when you finally figure out how stupid this whole thing is."

Charlene made her way back and grabbed the astonished Amanda and continued down the hall, leaving the former couple speechless.

…..

"You're kidding right?" Finn asked Amanda at the Frozen Marble later that day.

"Nope!" Amanda giggled "it was a pretty great speech she made, I was impressed."

"Well, so am I" Finn chuckled as he started in on the dessert he and Amanda were sharing. Even though Finn was digging in, he still managed to put his arm around her considering they didn't have too many more days to spend like this.

"I think I'm finally at a comfortable stage in our relationship where I might just be able to get through being away from you" Amanda said, breaking the silence that had briefly fallen upon them.

"Really?" Finn asked, somewhat surprised.

"Yea, why?" she asked.

"I don't know if I'll ever be at that point" Finn shrugged, admitting the truth.

"Well, I didn't mean it in that way" Amanda said, trying to redeem herself "but I'm confident we will make it."

"I always have been" Finn whispered as he stopped eating. He suddenly wasn't very hungry.

"I know you have…and I'm grateful you always believed we'd stay strong. I know I wouldn't have been able to do what you've done for me" Amanda admitted.

"Everything I do, I do it for you" Finn smiled, looking Amanda straight in the eyes "and you know I'd do anything for you."

(That's actually a title of a song…ya'll should look it up! It's a really pretty song called "Everything I do I do it for you"…go figure! It's from the Robin Hood movie if that helps you in your search. Let me know what you think if you listen to it! I think Brian Adams sings it…)

For a split second, Finn thought Amanda was going to break down again, but she was able to control her emotions and returned his statement with a smile. Finn watched as her eyes narrowed and then lit up followed by a quiet giggle.

"What?" he asked.

"Finn…you've got ice cream on your cheek" Amanda said "How'd you manage that?"

"I don't know" Finn laughed as he reached for a napkin, but Amanda stopped him.

"I'll get it" Amanda winked at Finn as she kissed his cheek where the ice cream had been. She wasn't totally successful in her attempt to clean his cheek with a kiss, she had achieved her other mission, which was to make her boyfriend blush. And blush he did, she thought, for Amanda had never seen Finn so red.

"There you go" Amanda grinned "all better" she joked.

"Not quite" Finn said has he quickly captured Amanda's lips with his. It wasn't like their other embraces which were often the type that were based on the stress they'd experienced in the last few months. It was slow, and full of the love they had for each other but without too much so they wouldn't have the attention of everybody in the small ice cream shop.

"Love you, like that" Finn said, chuckling slightly as he pulled back.

"Love you too" Amanda grinned with a red face.

"Always" Finn said taking her hand in his.

….

Willa saw Finn and Amanda through the window of the ice cream parlor and let out a heavy sigh, almost a sigh of relief.

"You ok babe?" the familiar voice behind her spoke as he placed his arm around her waist.

"Yes" Willa said as she looked deeply into the eyes of the one she loved so very much "I am now" she smiled up at her one and only, Philby.

(Ya'll can cheer now )

….

A few hours earlier

"She's got a point" Philby said, looking down at Willa.

"I know she does…dang it, what happened to us Philby?" she asked in a desperate voice that made it sound like the walls she had been hiding behind were slowly coming down.

"I don't know" Philby said "I know we had that big argument but it wasn't worth it at all…I miss you Willa" he choked out.

"I miss you too" Willa cried and she jump into Philby's more than willing arms. To Willa's surprise, Philby had tears streaming down his face. "Oh hun, don't cry, it's ok" she sniffed, trying to dry her own tears that had suddenly appeared.

"It doesn't matter if I got into Stanford and you didn't, we can make it, just like Finn and Amanda. I'll do anything" Philby practically begged. They'd been separated for so long that they let all their emotions pour out into that moment.

Willa came back down to earth when he mentioned Stanford. She decided to not mention her going there, since they'd gone through all this, she might as well keep it a secret for a little bit longer.

"I love you" Willa whispered as they put their foreheads together.

"I never stopped" Philby said.