Robbie walked out with two other students before leaving them to join his old friends. "I'll catch you guys later." He said as the boys walked away.

Lilette was still dumbfounded. Out of all the colleges in the whole world, Robbie Thorne ended up at the same one as her.

"Hey Jolene." Robbie said nonchalantly.

"Hey Robbie." Jolene replied, still surprised to see him.

"What are you doing here?" Lilette asked, in a slightly snarky tone. They hadn't spoken in over a year and now all of a sudden they are at the same school.

"I decided to come to NYU to double major in Sports Management and Theatre. All three of my top schools allowed me to do that, but NYU was the only one that gave me a chance to see you. When I heard you were coming to New York, the choice was easy."

"So you don't speak to me for a year and then you decide to stalk me at college!" Lilette replied angrily.

"No…yes…maybe." Robbie couldn't come up with the right answer. "I stopped calling you because it just got to be too hard. Every time we hung up the phone it broke me knowing I couldn't just go to your house and see you. We tried the long distance thing, remember? It didn't work. And from my end I remember I wasn't the only one who you ghosted."

"BECAUSE IT WAS TOO HARD FOR ME TOO!" Lilette yelled, losing her cool. A small tear dripped down her cheek.

Both Robbie and Jolene looked at her with worried eyes.

"I was in a completely new city; new school; new people! I did not know anyone! Yeah you guys were upset too, but you had each other to lean on. I had no one! Every time you came to Philly or I came back to Stanton, it just got too hard to watch my old life that I loved get taken away all over again when it came time for you or me to leave! I knew in order to save my sanity I had to cut off my old life and embrace my new one. So I joined my new school's theatre program and made a couple new friends and tried to be as happy as possible, but something was always missing."

Lilette wiped the tears away from her face. Before she knew it Robbie's arms were around her as tightly as they could be. Jolene was about to make it a group hug, but decided to give them a moment.

"I am so sorry you felt that way." Robbie whispered into her ear, trying to calm the woman he loved…that he was still in love with. "I should have been there more. I shouldn't have given up on us so easily. I shouldn't have let you move so far away. I should've forced my dad to let you stay with me!"

Lilette giggled a little against Robbie's chest. She spoke softly, "You know your dad hated me…and probably still does for breaking his son's heart."

Robbie smiled. "True. He's still not your biggest fan. But that's ok, because I am. And like I said in my audition, I'll trust my own true mind."

Lilette calmed down enough to look up at him. They gazed into each other's eyes for what seemed like a lifetime. The only thing that broke them was an interruption from Jolene.

"So what now?" She asked, concerned for the well-being of both of them. "You guys broke up because of the long distance thing. But from what I can see you guys are no longer long distance, so…?"

Once again, Robbie and Lilette looked at each other. Robbie was the first to speak up.

"This is still real for me. I love you Lilette. I'm willing to try it if you are."

"I love you too." Lilette replied before going in for a kiss. She finally found the thing she had been missing.

"YAY!" Jolene ran over and created a group hug. She didn't care that she interrupted their moment. They had four years to make out as much as they wanted. They could wait five minutes.

The three let go of each other, well except for Robbie and Lilette, who were still holding hands.

Lilette looked up at the clock on the wall and saw how late it was. "Hey, I should probably get back before my roommate thinks I got kidnapped or something."

"I'll walk you!" Robbie jumped at the chance to spend more time with Lilette. "What dorm?"

"I'm in Founders." Lilette replied.

"Hey me too!" Jolene added.

"I guess I'll walk both of you back then!" Robbie escorted both of his friends down the sidewalk.

After walking a few feet, Lilette got an idea. "Hey, why don't you guys come back to my dorm and hang out. Rather than going to get dinner at the dining hall we can order a pizza and watch some movies!"

"Great idea!" Jolene said excitedly. "I'll text Michael and Simon and tell them to meet us there. Actually I think Simon is living there too so I'll see if he's back in his dorm."

The three continued to walk back as Jolene's phone continued buzzing with invite acceptance texts.

"Looks like they're both in. Simon is actually upstairs in his room. Want me to give him your room number?"

"Yeah, tell them both it's 216." Lilette replied as they walked into Founders Hall.

Jolene sent the text as the three took the elevator upstairs. By the time they got to Lilette's room, both Michael and Simon were already waiting outside. When they saw Lilette and Robbie holding hands, they had the same gaping mouth expression that Lilette and Jolene had when they first saw Robbie earlier.

"It's a long story." Both Lilette and Robbie said as Lilette unlocked her door.

When they all walked in they saw Lilette's roommate Nicki dancing to 24K Magic by Bruno Mars. Rather than shutting off the music, the group just joined in. Once Nicki noticed she had company she shut off the music.

"Hey guys." Nicki said to the group, then noticed a new face. "And hello to you too. I'm Nicki."

Robbie smiled and shook her hand. "I'm Robbie."

"He's my boyfriend." Lilette added, smiling.

Nicki was a little shocked. "You get a boyfriend on Day 2 and I can barely get the RD to acknowledge my existence!"

"It's a long story." Lilette and Robbie once again said in unison. They felt like they would be saying that a lot.

"So, Nicki, pizza and movies tonight?" Lilette asked, even though she already invited her friends over.

"I'm down." Nicki replied, grabbing her phone to order the pizza.

Before they knew it the pizza had arrived and they were halfway through "The Hangover." The kids were all laughing and having a good time. Nicki and Jolene were chilling on her bed, Michael and Simon were on the beanbags on the floor, and of course Lilette and Robbie were cuddling on her bed. As the movie ended, Jolene took a quick look around the room and noticed something: Lilette's keyboard.

Jolene ran over to the keyboard and began playing a song. The Stanton crew all gushed when they heard it.

"I know you guys know this…" Jolene began singing the song. "If you're lost and alone, or you're sinking like a stone!"

"CARRY ON!" The Stanton gang, minus Robbie, sung their hearts out.

Lilette glared over at Robbie cutely. "Come on, you know you want to sing it. And this time you don't have to look cool in front of your football buddies."

Robbie rolled his eyes, shook his head, and smiled. His girlfriend was cute when she was trying to be convincing.

"May your past be the sound / Of your feet upon the ground!" Lilette sang along with her friends.

"CARRY ON!" This time Robbie joined in.

The kids continued singing and having a good time when Lilette remembered she told her mother she would call her after orientation. Even though it was late she knew her mom would be up. Instead of calling, Lilette did one better. She grabbed her phone and FaceTimed her mother.

Ms. Suarez picked up the call and smiled when she saw her daughter. Her smile got even bigger when she saw a pile of familiar faces surrounding her daughter. She also saw Nicki was a part of the group, acting as though she had known these kids forever. Seeing Robbie plant a kiss on her daughter's cheek was the icing on the cake. Lilette had told her she was going to be fine, but with this video she finally had her proof. Ms. Suarez could now stop worrying a little. Her little girl would no longer be alone. She had plenty of friends, both old and new, to help create amazing college memories with.

A/N = Sorry I didn't get this chapter up last night like I thought I would. Time got the better of me and I ended up doing Memorial Day stuff with the family. Anyway...this is it! Did you love the Robbie/Lilette reunion? What was your favorite part of the whole story? Let me know in the reviews!