AFTER SHOWERING, Shiloh began braiding her hair and preparing for bed as tomorrow would be one of the many changes in her life.

For now, she need to sleep, relax, and- but she wasn't going to. She slipped on a pair of raggedy shoes and Ricky's hoodie. She grabbed her box from the floor and as quietly as she could made her way outside and towards the benches.

She used the back door lights to light up EJ's love club folder. This would probably be the last time she'll ever see it.

Last day of camp, her possible last time with EJ Caswell. Every Love Club related thing was inside this folder and would be given to EJ in several hours.

He wasn't the only one graduating with a Love Club folder. They had Maddox, Jet, Emmy, Alex, and Val. But giving EJ his folder would be different.

She began writing her final summary of the boy and his growth on the back of his folder.

She'd been alone for the majority of it. She glanced up and saw Dylan walking towards his cabin. He seemed tired? Sad? Not so brooding and mean than what she remembered.

"Dylan?" She called.

He looked up, taking note of the girl and jogged towards her, "'Sup, SIM."

She kept her eyes locked with his and he sighed, taking a seat in front of her.

"Ever find out where your dad jump sea next?" She asked, continuing to write in EJ's folder.

"Yeah." He said, toying with his thumbs, "I've been meaning to talk to you about it."

"And you haven't because?"

"Because I've never seen you so stressed."

She sighed, putting her pen down and looked up at him, "You being here for the last half of camp was shocking, but you kept your word. I've notice your change. I'm proud."

He held a soft smiled as she continued, "But I came to camp to do what I do best and that's running the club. You and I might not see eye to eye all the time, but you can always talk to me about your dad. That never stopped."

Though Shiloh and Dylan had a very complicated relationship. His family was the one thing that she would put all their "beef" up for.

"Australia."

Shiloh softly smiled, "That's the furtherest you've been if I remember. I remember when you moved to Hawaii."

"I think that was only time in our relationship when we're actually solid." He chuckled, "Can't believe we made long distance work."

"Then you came back two months later and we broke up." She smiled, "Are you excited?"

"No."

"Why not?" She asked, "Seems fun."

"My mom had her baby recently."

"I know. My dad showed me the pictures before I left."

"So, I'm an older brother and I'm moving across the globe and I hated California."

"What's wrong with California?"

"I didn't fit in."

"Does anyone really fit in anywhere?" Shiloh asked.

"Seems like everyone here does." He answered, "I've had two normal conversations with Evie of all people. These people really like each other."

Shiloh raised her brows, "You and Evie talked? And nothing bad happened?" She smiled, "I'm impressed."

Dylan's change over the past couple of months had been big. He became a nicer version of who he was before Shiloh and she was internally grateful that he was begging on his knees to get back together with knowing it would only end in disaster for the both of them.

"What are your options?" She asked.

"I don't have options."

"Everyone has options." Shiloh said, "It's obvious that you don't want to go to Australia. So, what are you options?"

Dylan sighed, "I can either go to Australia with my dad or go back to Salt Lake and be with my mom and stepdad."

"Why Salt Lake?"

"Why not?"

"There's a reason you want to come back."

"No there's not."

Shiloh smiled, "Then our conversation is over. Nothing more to say and I'm not the one to pry."

"You're not?"

"When have I ever? I've never pried unless I was asked."

Dylan paused, "Can you pry?"

Shiloh grabbed an empty yellow folder scribbling Dylan's name on it. She grabbed two markers and a sheet of paper.

"Think of pros and cons of living in Australia." She said.

"Pros... New people, new sights... I don't know."

"Cons?"

"Far from home, I have to start over, and I simply don't want to be there."

"Pros of Salt Lake?"

"I'm home, I don't have to start all the way over, I can graduate with the people I know even if they hate me." He smiled, "I can be with my mom, be big brother. Be stable."

Shiloh smiled, "You know what you want to do. You just have to say it."

"And if it doesn't go my way?"

"As long as you try and stand your ground, that's all that matters." She said, "And trust me. You know how to stand your ground. Sometimes no isn't in your dictionary." She joked.

"You're too good for people, you know that? I've never known anyone as kind as you."

"It can be taken for granted sometimes. Still learning how to stand up for myself and not be so... me sometimes."

"What do you mean?"

"There was this girl. Her name is Lily and I-"

"Went full Shiloh Molina on her?"

"Kind of." She sighed, "She got what she wanted in some ways."

"Really?"

"Ricky and I took a pause and... I don't know. It was different. I was angry and upset and... I felt like I'd messed up. That I would lose someone who actually loved me."

Dylan did take in Shiloh's words. If you could believe, there was a time where Dylan did love Shiloh and cherished the relationship they had. It would be very hard to believe especially with how persistent he was on getting her back as some sort of ego boost.

He didn't envy the relationship that Ricky and Shiloh had. Ricky had managed to make Shiloh feel loved in less than a year. That was something that he couldn't do. Something that EJ obviously didn't get the chance to try. If anything, Dylan was jealous with how well Ricky was to her. That Ricky, no matter what he went through, was able to keep Shiloh around and loved her for who she was. Quirks and all.

"And I think some weird thing was happening between him and Gina, but that's clearly over." Shiloh chuckled, "I'm really happy with Ricky and losing that over some girl who actually got under my skin like that would've been deadly."

"Deadly." Dylan smiled, "You're whipped, Molina. Was she worse than me?"

"First off, I'm not whipped. If anything Ricky Bowen would be the whipped one. Secondly, yeah. Way worse."

Shiloh closed Dylan and EJ's folders and slipped them back into her basket.

"Thanks."

She smiled, "For what?"

"Trusting me. Talking to me." Dylan answered.

"Just make sure to leave a five star review. It brings traction to the website." She joked.

She stood from the bench and grabbed her basket, "I should probably get some sleep. I've got a big day ahead of me and Jenna's lingering speech of what stage directions are is still swimming in my mind."

"You're gonna kill it out there, SIM. Trust."

Shiloh smiled, "Goodnight, Dylan."

She made her way towards her cabin. Ricky just so happened to be making his way towards his own abode.

He paused his tracks and made his way towards her. Small conversation brewing between the two of them.

She always smiled bright when she was with him. No matter how hard she faked it Ricky could always pull a real, genuine smile out of her. They made each other feel good about themselves. They could be soulmates with how everything was going.

First "I love you", first genuine romantic feelings, the first time Shiloh (even at her young age) could see herself being with someone for a very long time.

Ricky managed to make Shiloh feel loved and it didn't take long for Shiloh to make Ricky feel that feeling tenfold.

From his first breakup, from his first kiss with Shiloh, through divorce parents and them moving on. Shiloh had always been with Ricky. He could cry and anything of the sorts in front of her and know that she wouldn't judge. That she would try and comfort him to the best of her ability.

That's how Ricky and Shiloh worked. Some days it could be great and others not so much but they always bounced back. That's something that Dylan, EJ, or Nini couldn't do with the respective partners. That's what some people envied.

The couple weren't by each other side long. Small conversation and a goodnight kiss with the typical "I love you" and "I love you, very much".

Dylan sighed as the two of them disappeared into their respective cabins. Soon standing and making his way towards Yurt Cabin.

Talking to Shiloh gave Dylan some sort of relief. They weren't best friends and he knew that, but he was comfortable enough to open up to her and she was okay with listening. She always had. He just didn't know it.

To have what Ricky and Shiloh have would be a dream to most and maybe nightmare fuel to others but everyone could look at them and know they were a couple. A couple that cared for each other and would absolutely do anything to keep their relationship stable.

Ricky and Shiloh were stable. Nothing could take that away from them.

- lucy has something to say !!

i needed to talk about dylan and shiloh but i didn't know how to slide it in an episode so i just gave this small filler until wednesday when i cry because that's the last i'll see ricky bowen for awhile

gonna miss baby girl maddox 🫶 but apparently saylor and adrian series regulars so 🧍 idk and d23 will either confirm or deny this or won't talk about it at all who knows

anyways can we get a go lucy for not having ricky and shiloh not argue once this season i think i avoided that so well go me 🫶 tbh i almost had them fight about lily but i took it away can't give corbin too much to work with 🤭

bye :))))