A/N: So this chapter is a little Addek. Not too much though. But I thought I should tell you about that.

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Idle Conversation

Derek, apparently, was the new object of interest of none other than Mara Capril. There was no way out and he was getting a little desperate. Such was the state that Addison found him in when she walked out to the bushes by the pool. Derek was facing her, while Candyce was whispering something in his ear. She was laughing. Derek spotted Addison and mouthed "Help me" in a rather laughable fashion.

Addison knew for a fact that when dealing with Mara one had to be very, very careful with what he or she did. Which was why Addison became pretty sure she was crazy when she did what she did next.

She ran a hand through her hair quickly before quickly closing the distance separating her from Derek and Mara. She came up behind Derek, put her arms around his shoulders, and kissed his neck before looking up at Mara.

"Hi, Derek," she whispered into his ear, praying that Mara was too wasted to recognize her. "Who's your friend?" She left her arms around his neck and tilted her head to the side, the picture of obliviousness. Derek stiffened, then relaxed when Addison whispered, "I'm saving your ass here. You could at least play along" into his ear. At which point he pulled her into his lap. She would have laughed at the whole thing, but that would have completely ruined it.

Mara glared at Addison, who was fighting a hard battle to keep a straight face. She said something about getting another drink and left hurriedly. They waited until she got to the other side of the pool before detaching and laughing hysterically.

"You saved my life!" he exclaimed, scooting over so she could sit next to him.

"You have got to stop getting yourself into these situations," Addison said, trying to look stern but failing miserably. "I can't just pretend to be your girlfriend all the time. What if I hadn't have shown up when I did?"

"Oh, God," groaned Derek, before laughing again. "What would I do without you?"

"I was about to ask you the same thing," Addison said, pulling him to his feet. "Come on, pretty boy, let's go inside."

"So," said Christopher, "you've been gone from home for about two hours. How are you going to get yourself out of this one?"

"I have a plan," said Lorelai.

"Oh, and that is?"

"I have absolutely no idea. Play it by ear, I guess."

"You are something else."

"I'd like to think so," said Lorelai. "I'm planning on trying to stay out of trouble though. Usually, I wouldn't care, but Addison looks like she has a pretty good rep."

"Which means that she probably just never gets caught."

"That's kind of scary," said Christopher. "She's going to be a dangerous one. Like someone else I know."

"Shut up."

"With pleasure," he said, before kissing her. "You know, if you're going to go, you'd better get back to the house."

"Yeah," said Lorelai. "Part two of the adventure begins: will they make it home without getting caught?"

"I wish I could be there," said Christopher. "I would love to see you talk your way out of this one. Of course," he added. "If anyone was going to talk your way out of this, I think it would be you."

"Aw, that's touching," said Lorelai, putting one hand over her heart. "Really, I'm going to cry."

"Lorelai…"

"No, I'm serious. Give me a tissue."

"Shut up."

"Are you sure? Because you know…no one's ever said anything to me like that before."

"Okay," said Christopher, grabbing her hands. "I will throw you into the pool if you don't stop."

"Okay," said Lorelai grudgingly, before looking sideways at him.

"You know, I could use a hankie if you don't have a tissue."

"Lorelai!"

"So," said Mark, sitting beside Luke (both had finished their drinks), "where are you from?"

"Stars Hollow," answered Luke, folding his cup into a paper plane and chucking it across the room.

"Come again?"

"It's a small town not too far from here," he said vaguely.

Mark shuddered. "How's it living in a small town?"

"I like it," said Luke. "Everyone knows each other and stuff. What about you? Cities are so…city."

"Looks like this is something we're going to have to agree to disagree on that," said Mark, shrugging.

"How are you going to tell your parents that you're states away at an unsupervised party?" asked Luke.

"The good thing about living in cities," said Mark, "is that it's easy to hide. They think I'm at Derek's house."

"So what happens if they call and ask for you?"

"They're not going to do that."

"What if they do?"

"Well," said Mark thoughtfully, "if one of Derek's sisters picks up the phone, they're going to remember the thousands of times I've covered their butts and lie for me. And then, when I come back, they'll probably demand where I was and ask why I didn't invite them. If a parental picks up the phone, then they're going to ask one of the sisters, and they're going to remember the thousands of times I've covered their butts and lie for me. And when I come back, they'll probably demand where I was and ask why I didn't invite them."

"Lucky," said Luke. "I just told my dad that I was visiting a friend in Hartford."

"And he let you go?"

"Yeah. It helps if you're asking over the sound of a saw."

"Hey Luke, Mark!" greeted Lorelai. "Have you seen Addison?"

"No, not yet. Never mind. There she is," answered Luke.

"What's up?" said Mark.

"Oh, Derek just owes me. Again," Addison said sweetly.

"Addison, do you want to go? I mean, I don't know. If you're still planning on not getting caught…"

"There is no way I'm getting caught. I'll see you guys later," she said. "Nice to meet you, Luke and Chris." Then she went to hug Derek. "Stay out of trouble…24 hours…that's all I'm asking," she whispered in his ear.

"I have to be home by tomorrow morning."

"Well, good luck," said Addison. "Call me when you get there. Or I'll assume your mother busted you."

"She's not going to bust me."

"I'll believe that when I see it."

"You ready to go?" asked Mark.

"Weren't you drinking?" asked Addison.

"Half a cup. And it sucked. I sipped it and threw it out," he said.

"Come on," said Lorelai. "We need to go. Like now. And we need to figure out a story. Nice to meet you, Derek, Luke." Luke grinned at her.

"Bye, Lorelai."

"Bye!" she said, before Mark shooed them away into the car.

"Strap in," said Mark. "It's going to be a little crazy."

"I've had my own share of craziness tonight," said Addison.

"Do tell," said Lorelai.

"Later," said Addison, as both girls were flung against the back of the car when Mark sped off.

Will they or won't they get caught? Dun dun dun...please review!!! And for those of you who don't know...I named the review button Lucky Bear. So please give her a little love:D