A/N: Well, we have all been waiting, wondering what would be in store for Nick and Vada (myself included); so it's time to unveil the final chapter and end this chapter in these teenagers lives and wait for the next chapter to begin (metaphorically speaking)
After several days of sulking and crying Vada finally came out of her bedroom. She was sixteen and knew it wasn't healthy to not eat, but she was just too worked up to eat. Shelly has come to see her a few times, but Vada refused to listen to her.
"Why should I do anything for dad after he threw Nick out?" Vada asked. Shelly sighed and shrugged her arms.
"Vada, he was only doing what he thought was best. Granted it wasn't; but he thought it was." Shelly said and paused. "None of us were sure what to do, sweetheart. We were on our cruise when we get a distressed call from your Uncle Phil that said you're engaged. We were in unchartered territory here." Vada sighed loudly and held up her ring.
"This is a PROMISE ring. Not an engagement ring. Sheesh." Vada exclaimed. "We're sixteen. Do you honestly think I'd get married at sixteen?"
"Not me, but your father worries." Shelly stated.
"I don't know if and when I'll ever hear from Nick again. He probably won't even want to see me again." Vada said. Shelly walked over and sat behind her on the bed. She hugged her step daughter closely.
"Vada, you are a beautiful and wonderful young lady. Nothing will ever change that. What Nick saw before he will still see. You aren't going to change just because of your father. Come on, maybe some time we can talk to him." The doorbell rang getting Shelly and Vada's attention.
"Who is that?" Vada asked.
"I don't know. Probably somebody for your father. In his line of work he sees a lot of people." Shelly stated. Then, there was a knock on Vada's door. Harry was standing there.
"Shelly, can you come here please?" He asked. Shelly stood up and walks out of the room without another word. Harry looked at Vada.
"Are you still not speaking to me?" He questioned. Vada looked down at the bed without answering him. "You're acting like a child Vada. I expected more from you. You're the one who was telling me how mature and grown up you were." Harry started to walk away. The anger started to bottle up inside of Vada and her blood boiled but she didn't say a word.
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When Shelly got downstairs, she saw Nick sitting in the parlor.
"Nick! What are you doing here?" Shelly asked. He stood up.
"I'm here to speak to you about Vada. We had a misunderstanding that I should have corrected but didn't." By this time, Harry was standing next to Shelly and Vada was standing on the staircase out of sight. "Mr. Sultenfuss, I'm here to do something I should have a long time ago." Nick sighed. "I may only be sixteen but I love Vada, very much so. I don't want to marry her right now like you all, my mom and Phil thought. I still have several years in school and I want Vada to go to college. I just wanted to tell her how I feel now so she didn't find somebody else." Nick said.
"So you aren't trying to rush marriage?" Harry questioned and Nick snorted.
"Of course not!" Nick exclaimed. "Now I should be going. I just wanted to clear the air."
"You came all this way just for that? Don't you want to see Vada or something before you go?" Shelly asked, not realizing that she was on the stairs. Nick looked straight at Vada.
"She knows how I feel about her. We're both glad the air has been cleared." Nick replied. Vada smiled at him as he walked towards the door and she knew that now everything she wanted was going to happen. Nick had come back for her. He loved her enough to come on the way back to Pennsylvania for her and it felt good. Now she knew why she loved him and just how much he loved her. It was an amazing feeling she knew would never go away. She smiled all the way back up to her bedroom. She shut the door behind her. Vada leaned up against it and sighed joyfully. She never ever wanted to lose this feeling again.
The End
For Real This Time
