25.

Bridgette looked over across the table of Rafael's restaurant at Geoff. He smiled back.

"I'm really glad Chris talked the Head Master into allowing Girls into Lake Shore," Bridgette said, "And I'm really glad I get to see you again."

"Me too, babe," Geoff said, "I have a question for you... it's kind of a serious question..." Geoff's eyes were darting around to every possible thing in the area, except Bridgette, "Uh... I don't know how to word this.

Fancy Restaurant, Serious question, holy crap, he's proposing!

"Do I throw cool parties?"

ARE YOU SERIOUS?!?!?!?!

"ARE YOU SERIOUS?!?!?!?!" Bridgette said, "THAT'S you're serious question?"

"Well, there's this kid at Klein Brook 'cross town that they say throws the best parties," Geoff didn't realized he'd messed up, "and I need to hear you say my parties are the best." Bridgette stared at Geoff who whipped out the coaster and started explaining the situation.

"WHAT?" Heather said as she opened the email. Justin looked up from where he lay in the bed. "Courtney was in Duncan's room."

"Doing what?" Justin said as he sat up fully.

"What do you think?" Heather angrily said standing up, "I thought they'd be easy to eliminate once they were separated."

"They will be, but we need to separate them," Justin got up and walked over to the bathroom, "figure that one out and the pieces will fall into place."

Noah sat in the library reading, when Cody walked up.

"Hey there, Noah; what'cha reading?"

"Why do you care... uhhhhhhh..."

"Cody."

"Riiiiiiggghttt, um, the fact that I don't care about your name, should show that I don't care about you." Noah looked back at the novel in his lap.

"Let me just say what I need to, neither of us is that popular."

"Really? You hide it so well."

"SERIOUSLY!!! You and I need to make an alliance."

"Huh, that's strange."

"What?"

"The national Weather Service called for a warm day in Hell, and it'll be a cold day in Hell before I ever ally myself with you."

"Listen to me, we don't have to be friends, but let's not be enemies, I have a feeling Chris will throw in some turns along the way, and I think it'll be nice to have a... teammate." Cody held out his hand. It was a few seconds before Noah even acknowledged that Cody finished, he then looked at Cody's hand, then his face, and back to the hand.

"Fine," He reached out and shook Cody's hand.