25.

"So, If you don't mind me asking," Gwen asked from her bed as Courtney continued to ready herself for bed, "Why did you vote Trent off?"

"Well, think about it, there were 5 guys, and 3 girls, and with team dissolution coming there could have been 5 guys against 2 girls, or 4 to 3, which is more fair?"

"How do you know that the guys would form an alliance?"

"Well, the fact that Geoff and Duncan have been in one since we got to the house, and that Owen will most likely join them, leaving Noah as a free agent, and he's not an idiot, he'd join up with them just for the safety."

"Then why not Owen?"

"Why do you care? You're dating Duncan," Courtney spat out, "Why do you care what happens to Trent?"

"I'm... I'm not sure."

TDH

"Noah, can I talk to you for a minute?" Heather said leaning into Noah's room.

"Will I have to respond, or will you just talk on and on so I can just nod and ignore you?"

"Mostly the second one."

"Proceed."

"You and I aren't the most popular people here."

"Hey, I didn't get dumped by a party monster."

"No..." Heather made her way into the room and sat on Justin's bed, "No you didn't, but that's not the point. The point is that the teams are gone, and we'll need some back up."

Noah lowered his book, "What are you suggesting?"

"We form an alliance, you bring Courtney in and then we could have a nice chunk of the votes."

"What's in it for me?"

"A trip to the final three, maybe even the final two..." Heather smiled.

TDH

"Geoff, can I tell you something?"

"Of course, Dude," Geoff said as Duncan walked in and sat on Harold's vacated bed.

"I may... or may not... still..."

"HA! I know you still like Courtney, everyone does."

"What?"

"Yeah, it's even more obvious than her crushing on you first season."

"Are you serious?" Duncan fell back, "I was trying to keep it a secret."

"Dude, we watched the live video of the room from that cabin fever challenge and that's why Gwen's been extra bitchy lately."

"Really? Fuck."

"Well, why not just cut the tie with Gwen, and move in on Courtney."

"She's with Noah," Duncan moaned, "And she probably doesn't even want me."

TDH

"You're still crushing on Duncan," Gwen yelled throwing her diary at Courtney, "He's mine you bitch."

"Would you be so judgemental if I had Trent?" Courtney said, dodging the diary, "You called Bridgette a 'hag' because she was with Trent. You would trade Duncan for Trent if you could, yo're not fooling anyone."

"Assume much? How the hell do you know I want Trent?"

"Well," Courtney smiled as she picked up Gwen's diary, "July 19th~ Trent was just voted out of the house and I feel like a part of me was sent off in the van with him. Awww so romantic." Courtney's smile grew more malicious with each new word, "Despite Duncan being so awesome, Trent was like the parts of me I feel missing. I do my best to hide my feelings towards Trent from Duncan, but I still wake up crying in the middle of the night. Wondering how I could feel so bad about losing him. Want me to go on... or should I stop?"

"I noticed something," Gwen said cooly sitting back on the bed.

"What?"

"You never denied my accusation of you still liking Duncan, In fact your response was an attempt at justification."

"It most certainly was not!"

"Oh yeah? I said you still like Duncan, you then turned it around trying to make it seem okay that you still like Duncan."

Courtney silently sat down on her bed.