Disclaimer: I don't own Now & Then.

There wasn't much Berta missed about her youth spent in the Gaslight Addition. But every once in a while she'd think about a certain Scott Wormer.

The first kiss they shared. The brief dates they'd had in high school.

At one point, Berta actually thought that the two of them would marry. How silly that concept now sounded to her.

But despite their differences - and his constant need to annoy her - she liked him. She actually liked a guy who thought of her as more than a tomboy, but an actual, pretty girl.

And despite her not wanting to be seen as one in her youth, he was able to recognize her beauty, and bring out the inner girl that had been screaming to get out.

Even though the relationship, she realized, was nothing more than an infatuated crush, the experience gave her a new point of view on her life, and helped her to feel a little more comfortable in her own skin.

And though she couldn't exactly say that she wasn't embarrassed being dumped by a certain Scott, the loser, Wormer in the 9th grade. She could say that in the grand scheme of things, it helped to her come out of her shell, and made her become a lot closer to her best friend Chrissy.

Who now she could relate to in some way, about their shared experiences with boys.

Chrissy more so than Berta, but that didn't bother her much.

If all she had on her plate in the subject of boys was a measly Scott Wormer, who sported dreamy brown eyes, and sandy blond hair, then she was alright with that.

Other than a perfect first kiss spent outside on a bench in the moonlight, what other glorious boy-memories did she need?