There a fine line passing there somewhere between skilled acting and true feelings ..... it's probably anyone's guess as to how this one turned out by the close.
I must say, that bit where he pretty much just let out his bottled up emotions and talked about how he was a 'fool for expecting anything' was rather...emotional. And how despite saying that he seemed willing to try and end it on a good note, saying he was happy to see her acting up close. I quite liked it, and I liked her reaction/response to it even better. And hearing that, I'm sure he was happy to see a new side of her, and we, the readers were most likely also very happy to see it.
Sweet Vanilla born from such a dramatic development and dare I say character development(in just that short period of time)is just lovely.
Great ending. She really is adorable.