The bonfire was out, the Camp Star kids were across the lake and the Camp Rock kids were in bed. Well, except for 2 of them. It was too dark to be in a canoe, especially if you can only go in circles. But Mitchie and Shane were still down by the lake, sitting under the hollow tree.

….

I was lying in Shane's arms, just enjoying his company.

"Mitchie? Shane said.

"Yah?" "What are we going to do this year? I don't want to go back to not seeing you for another year."

I had been thinking the same thing. Now that I had him, I didn't want to let go. "Do you think we could make it?" I asked.

"I don't know." Shane admitted.

"But I don't want to spend god knows how long regretting it if we didn't try."

I smiled, knowing exactly what he meant.

"It would be hard," Shane said. "Dating me. You know me, Shane. You don't see me as Shane Grey, superstar. I don't want to put you through this if your not sure."

"I'm sure about you, the rest I can handle."

"I know you can, you proved that this summer."

This summer, the best of my life. What would've happened if I hadnt come to Camp Rock? I wouldn't have gained this confidence, I wouldn't have grown this much as a musician and I wouldn't have met Shane. I don't know if he's the one.I mean, who does?But the hope that we could make this work was everything I could ask for. We live just two hours away, LA and San Diego, and knowing he was really mine was the best feeling in the world.

"I love you." Shane whispered. I smiled at him, and without missing a beat; I said, "I love you too."

It was 1:30 am by the time I got back to my cabin, after a 6 minute good night kiss I might add. I crept silently over to my bed. Trying, and failing not to wake anyone up.

"Where have you been missy?" Peggy said.

"Nowhere…." I said, grinning.

"Total lie." Caitlyn said.

"How's Shane?" Peggy asked innocently.

"Goodnight oh obsessive creeps." I said, getting in to bed.

…..

I woke up the next morning in total and complete bliss, and then I saw the clock. It was 9:32, Shane could've left already!

"morning Mitchie." Caitlyn yawned. But before she finished her sentence, I was out the door.

I got a lot of weird looks from passing campers, seeing as I was still in my shirt and pj pants. I turned the corner in to Shane's cabin as the door opened. "Mitchie, wha?" he said as I collided into him.

"oh my god I'm so sorry" I sobbed into his chest.

"I knew that you might leave early and my alarm didn't go off and.." Shane cut me off.

"Mitchie, calm down, its ok." He said taking me in his arms and sat us on the bed. kissing my hair repeatedly, he continued

"I'm here, you're here. Take a breath, its ok." I took a breath like he told me to.

"ok I'm sorry, I just freaked out there." I said.

"don't be sorry, I would've done the same." He said.

"I honestly doubt that." I said. Shane shook his head as we lay down.

There was silence for a while and then I said, "I'm scared that we will drift apart this year. Your going on tour and I wont be able to see you."

"I'm scared too." Shane admitted. " I lay awake last night thinking about it." There was more silence for a while.

"I want you to go on tour with me." Shane said. It took me a second to process what he said.

"whoa, Shane are you crazy? My mom would never let me go." I said.

"I think she would, I mean you would be our opening act so-"

"WHAT? You didn't say anything about that." I interrupted, sitting up.

"I thought you would assume." Shane said, also sitting up with an amused expression. I smiled widely and kissed him.

we went down to breakfast half an hour later, after brushing our hair of course so it wouldn't look like we were making out in bed. I didn't bother changing my clothes, I could change later.

"good morning lovebirds." Caitlyn greeted us.

"Birds?" Jason said. Nate hit him.

"morning." Shane and I said in unison.

"Mitchie, where were you this morning?" Ella asked.

"ya Mitchie?" Peggy said slowly, feigning ignorance.

"shut up." I muttered, blushing.

"I can't believe the summers almost over!" Caitlyn said.

"I know right?" Peggy said.

"speaking of which, what's happening between you and Dana?" Jason asked Nate.

"were gonna try to be together, but it will be hard, what with her dad hating me and us going on tour." Nate said with a hint of sadness.

"I'm sorry Nate." I said.

"its ok."

….

After I got dressed, I spent the afternoon helping my mom pack everything up.

"so, what are you and Shane going to do this year?" she asked. I paused.

"he wants me to go on tour with him and the guys. Id be the opening act." I told her quietly.

"honey that's great! Do you want to?" mom said. This was the exact opposite response I was expecting.

"well ya of course. I mean this is a once in a lifetime opportunity."

"and you get to be with Shane." I blushed.

"well ya there is that."

"well Mitchie, if you want to go I wont stop you. I trust you." She said.

"and Shane?" I asked.

"of course I'll be a bit uneasy. He's my daughter's boyfriend. But I don't think he would ever intentionally hurt you." She said. I smiled.

"no, I don't think so."

….

Parents and busses were all around. Campers were saying tearful last goodbyes and I was standing near my mothers catering van with Shane.

"I'll see you really soon." He promised. " I can drive down as soon as I get home."

I nodded. "I'm gonna miss you." I said hugging him.

"I'm gonna miss you too." Shane said. "but it wont be that long, the tour starts in a month and I will drive down to San Diego as much as I can before that."

"MITCHIE! FIVE MINUTES!" I heard my mom say. Knowing we only had so much time left, Shane kissed me like never before. It was an amazing feeling, his lips moving against mine. I wrapped my arms around his neck as his hands rested on my waist, pulling me closer to him.

"MITCHIE LETS GO!" my Mom yelled. I reluctantly pulled away.

"I love you." I said.

"I love you too." I gave Shane one last kiss, and went to the van. Putting my seatbelt on my Mom said,

x "you'll see him soon." I didn't respond. I was watching Shane get smaller and smaller, until we turned the bend, and the summer was officially over.