He approached the porch at green gables he saw Anne sitting quietly reading a book. He didn't have the words yet to speak to her so as he approached he offered out his hand. She looked at him and the hand and cautiously took it. He gently pulled her away from the house, through the fields and out to the woods. He slid between the trees taking them to pixie's orchard. He let go of her hand and sat on the tree trunk.

Words were trying to form inside his mouth but when he played them in his head they all sounded as stupid as the others.

Anne sat beside him and moved her hand cautiously to his knee. He looked at the hand on his knee for a moment then looked to its owner. Just say it Blythe he told himself.

"Are we still beaux?" he blurted out not quite meaning it to come out so blunt.

Anne looked confused for a moment her eyes first widened then her brow furrowing "Of course we are." Anne replied to him. "I've been waiting all year for you."

"What's going on with Charlie?" Again he had no control over the words coming out they seemed to take on a life of their own once past his lips.

"Nothing." She said. "he was..." she paused trying to think of the right word he felt her body shuddered "...flirting yesterday at lunch. It felt horrible."

"You smiled at it." He muttered.

"I grimaced at it more like, it was horribly uncomfortable, then today he walked me home he asked me to the concert, I told him twice already I have other plans."

"Y... you do?" He asked. Knowing he hasn't asked her yet. Was there another competitor?!

"Well, I was kind of hoping we'd go together I know we haven't discussed it yet, but Marilla said I could go and buy a long dress for the occasion and she's making me some long skirts for school...she said I should be wearing long skirts from now on and with going to sit my exams in a Queen's she wanted me in long skirts before then actually she just finished one this evening... I thought I would wear it to school tomorrow since Diana already started wearing her skirts long... and I thought we might be seen in public for the first time to go to the concert together... together... as a potential couple." she said tentively. "well at least to everyone else."

His mouth dropped as she was speaking she was barely at the end of the sentence when he found his lips on hers. This kiss was different from the others, it wasn't chase like the others were, but longing and passionate, he pulled her closer wrapping his arms around her. He felt his own lips part as they kissed, he didnt even know why... what was going on! he thought as hers did the same. He gasped in delight at the change in pace in their kiss! Oh Wow! He responded, how had they not tried this before? He had an urge to capture one of her lips with his but he dare not do it he pulled back to try and calm himself before he went too far.

"Gil!" she started her heart in her mouth. "You've never kissed me like that before!"

He knelt on the ground in front of her and wrapped his arms around her waist and hugged her close. "I'm so sorry Anne. I was so jealous. I saw Charlie talking to you yesterday and we hadn't renewed our true intentions for so long I thought you had forgotten about me."

"Oh Gil." She said to him "Never ever will I ever forget you." she smiled into him "it's almost over Gil. I'm getting longer skirts!"

He smiled and stood up putting her up in front of him "no more pretending, we can be open about this..." he said shaking with excitement. "Come to the concert with your over jealous beau?" he asked gently.

"Of course." she said smiling.

"I'm so sorry Anne." He whispered kissing her gently again. "forgive me?" he asked her.

She nodded her head and hugged into him. Oh it was nice to have her Gilbert back.