So here it is... the big last chapter. This chappy'll be mostly flashbacks, so yup. :D Also, I've decided to not write the sequel for this... at least for now. Sorry if you guys wanted one. Maybe it'll come... in the future... eventually. PM or review and tell me what you think :D

Well here it is: chapter 19!

Hidden Secrets

Chapter Nineteen

"Remember when you left and never called me?" Alex asked Nate. They were sitting on the couch together, at Nate's house. Mitchie and Shane had left to go to a movie and Harper had somehow gotten Jason to go on a date with her.

"Yeah, but that was only because I didn't know what your phone number was!" Nate complained, throwing a playful punch at Alex.

"Yeah, well now that you're older and wiser, I hope, that'll never happen again, right?"

"Right. And speaking of me being older and wiser--"

"No, you're not going to get that new guitar you wanted." Alex said. "Even though it is your birthday soon."

"But I'm older and wiser!" Nate said in a whiny voice. That guitar was the only thing he had his eyes on right now. Well, that and Alex.

"Whatever. You're still not getting it." Alex said, poking Nate's shoulder. Little did he know that she actually did get it for him. She just wanted him to be surprised. Everyone actually knew about it, except for Nate of course.

"What if I give you a kiss?" Nate offered.

"You give me kisses all the time!" Alex said, holding in her laughter. He obviously didn't know what was coming. "Let's move on from this topic."

"Fine." Nate said stubbornly, crossing his arms.

"Hey, you're not mad at me right?" Alex asked.

"No, of course not! In fact, why don't I tell you a little story?" Nate asked, smiling.

"About what?"

"About how I figured out my feelings for you."

-Flashback-

"I can't figure it out!" Nate wailed.

"Figure what out?" Jason asked.

"URGH!" Nate said, slapping himself again.

"What's wrong?" Jason asked again.

Alex, Alex, Alex. That's all he could think about. And even though they'd just met again for two days, he couldn't stop thinking about her.

"UGH!" Nate groaned again.

"What's wrong?" Jason asked.

There I go again. Thinking about Alex. She's all I ever think about!!

"Maybe I do..." Nate said out loud.

"Maybe you do what?" Jason asked.

"I think Shane's right."

"Shane's right about what?"

"Sounds like you like this Alex girl." Maybe Shane's right. Maybe I do...like Alex.

"Yep, Shane's right." Nate declared. "Thanks Jason!"

Jason looked confused. "Uh, sure. I know that I'm soo smart!"

Nate grinned at him. He clapped Jason's back. "Yeah! See you." He took off.

So I've finally figured it out.

I.

Like.

Alex.

-End Flashback-

"Hah, Jason helped you figure it out." Alex laughed.

"Actually, he did." Nate said. "Can you believe it?"

"Hey, remember when you and Shane picked me and Mitchie up?" Alex said suddenly. "That was awesome!

-Flashback-

Shane sneaked up, making a 'shh' motion toward Alex. Alex nodded and smirked. Mitchie looked confused at Alex's expression.

"What?" she asked.

Alex immediately dropped the smirk and started whistling really badly. "Oh, nothing."

Nate snuck up behind Alex, making the same motion toward Mitchie and Shane. They nodded and grinned. Now it was Alex's turn to look confused.

"Is my whistling that bad?"

"No, no, not at all, it's just...uh...I wanted to grin, that's all." Mitchie said.

The boys looked at each other and nodded. Then they both lifted up the two girls, surprising them.

"Wow, you're surprisingly light." Nate said, looking at Alex. She rolled her eyes.

"What do you expect? I'm not two hundred pounds!"

-End Flashback-

"Hmm... I wonder if you've gained weight and now you're two hundred pounds." Nate said thoughtfully. Alex slapped his face. "Ow! I was just kidding!"

Alex grinned. "I know, I just like slapping people's faces."

"I can tell." Nate said, rubbing his bright red cheek.

"Hey, at least I give you great kisses." Alex reminded him.

-Flashback 1-

Nate nodded, leaning over to give her another kiss. They didn't really care about the table looking at them intently now. His lips touched hers for a second, then was interrupted by an 'aww' sound from their table.

Alex whipped around, glaring at them. The girls immediately quieted and smirked at each other. And the boys just kept eating their food.

Mitchie leaned over and whispered to Alex, "Looks like you two are in loove!" She stretched out the word 'love' like it was the most important part of the sentence.

This only made Alex blush deep tomato red.

-End-

-Flashback 2-

Alex turned toward her house. Nate grabbed her arm. "Wait, what about me?" He asked.

Alex smirked. "Nah, you don't get a kiss."

Nate tried to make one of those puppy-dog faces, but it ended up making his face look all weird. Alex still thought he looked insanely cute.

"Fine." She said. He pulled her in and they kissed.

"Now you may go." Nate said. "I love you Alex."

Alex smiled. "Aww, how cheesy." And after a moment, she added, "But I love you too."

-End-

-Flashback 3-

"Can I do something?" Nate asked. Without waiting for an answer, he wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her. She kissed him back, both of them happy that finally, finally, this was all over.

"Ew!" A voice behind them said.

Nate pulled away and looked behind him. Jason was standing there, a frown on his face. "Go away Jason."

"You got it!" Jason said, running away.

Nate turned back toward Alex. She smiled and kissed him again, this time with no interruptions.

-End-

"Very true." Nate said. He looked out the window, it was starting to rain. "Hey, it's raining."

"Way to state the obvious, genius." Alex said.

"Come on, you'd better go before your parents think that you've been kidnapped or something." Nate replied, grabbing their jackets.

Alex slipped on her jacket, then stepped out the door. She instantly got drenched in rain. "I got wet." She told Nate.

"Don't worry, you still look cute." Nate assured her.

"Yay!"

"Hey... remember our first kiss?" Nate asked.

"Yeah, it was in the rain..."

-Flashback-

They went in circles for a while, just thinking. It had only been three days, but everything had gotten way more interesting ever since they saw each other again.

Nate felt something drop on his head. He reached up and a raindrop fell onto his hand. "Uh, Alex? I think it's--"

Alex felt something drop on her face. "Raining!" She stood up and was about to step out but then realized stepping out into the water was sort of a bad idea.

They rowed quickly back to land and climbed out, the rain getting even harder.

Alex turned around and found herself face-to-face with Nate, like that first day of camp. They stared into each other's eyes, while getting soaked at the same time. Alex couldn't stop looking at Nate, ever since that first day, she'd found herself hopelessly in love with him.

Not thinking, she quickly placed her lips on his. It was a kiss that you couldn't even describe. It was a kiss full of passion, and both of them were just happy to be with each other.

Alex grinned, pulling away. Then she realized what she had done and said, "Uh, I'm sorry--"

Nate smiled down at her. "Don't be." And then he leaned in for another kiss.

-End Flashback-

"So...?" Nate asked, pulling Alex closer to him. She smiled and they kissed, with the rain in their faces. 10 seconds later, they pulled away.

"How was that?" Nate asked.

"A very good kisser you are." Alex replied, punching Nate in the shoulder.

"Ouch! Why do you like punching and slapping your boyfriend?" Nate asked.

"Because its what I do." Alex said, grinning.

"Alex?" Nate asked, as they walked across the grass.

"What? Do you want another punch?"

"No, I was thinking. We were best friends before and we'll always be, whether we're boyfriend and girlfriend or not, right?"

"Of course we will!" Alex said.

"Good."

That night, Alex got into bed and just lay there, thinking about all that happened over the past few weeks. About camp, Nate, Miley, Riley, Steph, and where they were today.

Alex and Nate had been through a lot, drama, forgiveness, tears, but they made it through.

Together.

Wow, it's finally done! Was that a bad ending? Hmm... well I hope you liked this story and A summer to Remember!

I wanna thank all you reviewers for sticking with me through the whole two stories! Thanks so much! :) PM me if you wanna talk :D