Great news. Although the third season of the hit MTV reality show "The Hills" is coming to a close December 10, new reports say the lovely Lauren Conrad and her SoCal cohorts will indeed be back for a fourth season!

LC was quoted earlier this year saying the third season would likely be her last, but it appears she's reconsidered ... fame and money go a long way?

So will Season 4 be when Lauren Conrad and Heidi Montag finally bury the hatchet? When she and Spencer Pratt get married? Or will Heidi even return?

"I have some friends on [the show], some friends off," Lauren Conrad told In Touch, while supposedly confirming that a fourth season is upcoming.

The Hills cast: Heidi Montag, Lauren Conrad, Audrina Patridge and Whitney Port.

One thing is for sure - if The Hills comes back, there will be no shortage of laughs, shopping clubbing, fashion events, cat fights, and discussions of feelings.

NOTE: The return of The Hills for Season 4 was reported by In Touch Weekly, the incredible celebrity news source that either totally made up or was hilariously conned into printing the Britney Spears pregnancy story. So be advised.