DISCLAIMER (and CLAIMER): I do not own 'Camp Rock' or 'Nate' or 'Jason' or anything, but this storyline and the character 'Linda' are both mine. So, no stealing.

Ok. Second of all, thank you so much to "Ch3eSuS'x" for being the first person to review!! (check out her story 'Take a Breath.' It's awesome!!) And also, I big thank you to "Baby D" who is always faithful and wonderful in both reading, and reviewing. And there are many other faithful reviewers and readers I could mention, but that would take all day and I think you want to get to the story. So…………………………

Linda hopped into the car next to Nate.

"Are you ok?" she asked as Nate sat there, staring blankly out the windshield.

"Nate!" she shouted. Nate started and turned to face her.

"Yeah?"

"You seem a little…I don't know. Worried. Stressed. Is something bothering you? Anything we need to talk about?"

Linda looked up at him, half worried at what his response would be.

"Me? Stressed? No way! I'm fine." Nate gave her as genuine a smile as he could. She relaxed a little and smiled back.

"Fine. Where are we going?" she asked.

"Some place….special," Nate answered mysteriously.

Ten minutes later, Nate pulled the car into a large grove and underneath a humongous apple tree. The leaves all over the large tree were just starting to turn and apples spotted the ground like little freckles. Linda opened the car door and stared out into the twilight. Nate slammed his door shut and ran over to stand next to her.

"It looks beautiful here," Linda whispered, staring at the declining sun.

"Yeah," Nate said, wrapping an arm around her waist. "The way the light hits everything…" He paused and touched her cheek. "And everyone," he continued. "Makes it all beautiful."

She smiled and leaned her head on his shoulder.

"Thank you, Nate," she breathed.

"You're welcome," Nate responded, aloud. She lifted her head and looked up at him.

His dark hair fell into his sparkling eyes; his face was soft and glowing; his embrace was strong and protective. In her eyes, he was perfect.

"I love you," Linda whispered. Nate smiled.

Linda stopped smiling and pulled away from him. Turning around, she stood in front of him, facing him.

"Nate?" she asked, concern clouding her face.

"What is it?" Nate asked.

"Nate, I need to know. Do you...do you still love Mitchie?"

Nate was taken aback. He hadn't thought Linda knew anything about this. Had it been that obvious before?

"Why…why…" he started to ask, but Linda interrupted him.

"I need to know, Nate. Because…I love you. And I need to know if you're with me because…..because…." She broke down and fell onto the grass. Nate hurried down next to her and wrapped his arm around her once again.

"Linda?" he asked, lifting her chin up so they were looking into each other's eyes.

"What?" she asked, a tear falling down her cheek.

"I did. I did love Mitchie. But….I can't explain. I just….She'll always have a special place in my heart. But I….I love you. More than anything or anyone else. And, even though I said it last Friday, I don't think I fully realized it 'till I came here with you. You see, that's part of the reason that I came here. I was wondering myself the same question that you asked me. 'Do I still love Mitchie?' And you know what? No. I don't. I love you, my sweet, soft sunshine. My everything. My darling, Linda."

Linda looked up at him with admiration, respect, love, and a million other emotions. And then, as they sat there underneath the spreading apple tree in the soft twilight, Nate bent down his head to her face and kissed her.

The next day, Jason was lying, spread out, on the large couch in the living room when Nate came in, holding a small, velvet box.

"Whatcha' got there?" Jason asked, sitting up.

"It's a box," Nate mumbled, looking down at it. Jason rolled his eyes.

"Yes, I can see that. What's in the box?"

"Something," Nate mumbled again. Jason sighed.

"You're exasperating. Will you just tell me already?"

Nate came and sat down next to him.

"Fine. It's a ring," he said, opening it. It was indeed a ring. There was ring of silver, entwined with another, thinner ring of silver so that it looked like a wreath. And, on the very top, sat a small, shining blue gem. Around that, on either side, sat three tiny diamonds; all in a row.

"I'm thinking of proposing to Linda. Sometime soon. I just…I don't know if I should yet. Maybe it's too early."

Jason stared in wonder at the tiny ring.

"It's real pretty. Where did you get that thing? Can I have one?"

Nate looked up at Jason with an odd look on his face.

"I'm just kidding," Jason said, shaking his head. "I thought you knew me better than that."

"Yeah…." Nate said, shutting the box.

"I think you should hurry up and do it," Jason said, putting a hand on his shoulder.

"Really?" Nate asked, looking at Jason doubtfully.

"Really. And soon," Jason responded. "You need somebody."

Nate chuckled.

"Thanks. I'm going to call Linda."

"You're proposing right now?" Jason asked; eyes widening.

"No, stupid," Nate said, picking up the phone and dialing her number.

"I'm asking her out on another date. One more date, and then maybe I can do it."

"Oh. Ok," Jason said, kicking his feet back up on the cushions and changing the channel on the TV.

The phone rang for a couple seconds, and then Linda picked up.

"Hello?"

"Hey, Linda. It's Nate."

"Oh. Hi," Linda said, and Nate noticed she sounded either painful or worried.

"Are you ok?" he asked, nervously.

"I'm fine," Linda said. Then, Nate heard something strange on the other end, but he couldn't make out what it was.

"You should go," Linda said suddenly.

"What? Wait. Linda? Are you ok?"

"I'm fine. Everything's fine. Just go. Goodbye."

Hmmm…..cliff-hanger…….hee hee hee. Anyway. Thanks for reading! How'd you like it? Tell me in a review!! PLEASE!! REVIEW!! The first 5 people to review and/or put this on their favorites list or any of that in the first 20 minutes of my posting this, gets honorable mention in the last chapter. And, if I like any of the stories you have written, I might put up honorable mention of them too. Thanks!!