Hey readers, here's Chapter 7. I know it took a while; I was having a hard time writing it. I'm not fully satisfied but I had to give you something.

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"Yeah Jess?" she asked without looking up from her book.

"Well…." He started before being cut off.

"Hey Rory, is he bothering you?" Came Dean's voice from behind them.

"Actually Dean he's not, we're talking." Rory said to him a little annoyed.

"Get out of here Dean!" Jess told him as he got up from his chair and took a step towards him.

"You wanna fight me Jess?" Dean spit at him as he took a step forward too.

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"You don't want to fight me Dean!" Jess said as he took a step back.

A few people had started to gather around the trio. They all had the same question on the tip of their tongue. Each one wondered if the three people involved in the dispute actually knew each other.

Dean kept on advancing on Jess, not backing down from potentially getting in a fight with him. Dean hated Jess so much he just wanted to punch his face in.

Jess felt the same way about Dean but he knew that Rory would be pissed at him if he got in a fight with Dean. He knew that there was no way he could do that to Rory. He was planning on getting to be friends again this would screw everything up.

"Come on Jess, don't be a wuss on television." Dean kept on egging him on. He wanted to make Jess look bad in front of Rory and he knew that she'd hate them fighting. Little did he know that she could see right through him.

"I'm not going to fight you Dean. I'm telling you, back off!" Jess took three steps back just as Brady grabbed Dean and dragged him away.

"Hey Tristan, can I borrow your room for a few minutes?" Rory yelled over to Tristan.

"Ummm, yeah sure…it's open." He didn't know if it was a good idea to let her in with another guy but he knew that getting on her good side was a good idea.

"Come on Jess… lets go to Tristan's room while Dean cools off." Rory said as she grabbed his hand and dragged him towards Tristan's room.

When they walked into the bedroom both just let themselves fall on the bed. They lied there for a few minutes in complete, but comfortable silence. Rory was looking at the ceiling while Jess was looking straight at her.

"I can't believe he's still that immature." Jess finally broke the silence.

"Yeah well, Dean will be Dean I guess. We've been through so much together it's just unbelievable." Rory said, as she looked Jess in the eyes.

"He's still a jerk!" There was no way that he'd ever have a different opinion of the guy.

"So, this guy Tristan, you know him?" Jess asked looking at her and wondering why he had so easily agreed to let them use his room.

"Actually I do, a little. We went to Chilton together." She replied.

"I thought he was from North Carolina." Jess asked her.

"He left Chilton in grade 11 to move to North Carolina. It's a long story. Plus he'd do anything to get to Dean. Tristan and Dean hate each other."

"Interesting." Came Jess' brisk reply.

They both just lied there in silence for a while, both lost in their own thoughts.

"You still haven't told me what you've been up to this past year." Rory broke the silence with her curiosity.

"A lot has gone on in the past year Ror. Lets just say that my life has changed, I've changed and we'll leave it at that for now. I'll tell you more later." Jess said quickly. He hated having the attention on him and being the centre of attention, even if it was only in front of one person.

"What about you? What's been going on in your life? Do you have a boyfriend?" He had to know these things.

"School's been going on. There's also the newspaper. And no, I don't have a boyfriend anymore." She didn't really feel like telling him all the details of her and Dean and Logan.

There was a knock on the door then and it slowly opened to reveal Tristan standing there.

"I hope I'm not interrupting anything in here." He said as he walked over to the two still lying on his bed.

"No…you're not interrupting. I was actually going to get some coffee." Rory told the guys as she got up and headed to the kitchen.

Jess sat up then and decided that it was time to have a chat with the HOH.

"So, Tristan, Rory told me that you guys went to Chilton together. She also told me that you and Dean hate each other." Jess said honestly.

"Yeah we did go to school together. And yeah I do hate Dean. But, hey did you know Rory before coming into this house?" Tristan asked him.

"We went out. I kind of stole her from Dean. So you and me need to work together. We have to get Dean out." There was no better way to say something than to get right to the point.

"You hate him too huh? Do you have a plan?" Tristan asked him intrigued.

"No plan, but I think he should be the first to go." Jess wanted to see Dean out of the house and quick.

"Okay, I think I could put him up first but who do I put up against him?" Tristan didn't want to let Jess know whom else he knew in the house. He didn't think it was a smart thing to do just then.

"It doesn't really matter who you put up 'cause we have a few days to talk everyone else into getting him out of here." Came Jess's reply.

"Okay, I'll take care of the nominations and you take care of talking to the houseguests. Nobody finds out that we're working together though… if we can manage to keep our little deal a secret then we can probably make it far together." Tristan told him thinking that having an alliance with Jess would be a good idea.

"You have a deal. From now on we stick together." Jess said as he got up to leave the room.

After Jess had gone Tristan went to the Diary Room. He sat in the big chair in front of the camera and started to talk.

"I can't believe all that is happening in this house. Dean is still the same jerk he was back when I met him and Rory is still the same sweet, hot girl she was back then. It's great to not be the only guy in here who hates Dean with a passion but I wonder just how close Jess and Rory really are. I mean what's their relationship like? Will he stand in my way when it comes to getting close to my Mary or are they just friends? I can't wait to finally be able to really talk to her and to be able to spend some time with her. I also can't wait for "bag boy" to be out of here."

When he finished talking he saw that there was an envelope on the table with his name on it. He picked it up and opened it. Inside he found a note, the note read:

Tristan, this is your first reward challenge. Please ask the houseguests to change into their swimwear and head to the backyard. Once there, a voice will explain the challenge to you.

So Tristan gathered his housemates and everyone went out to the backyard. Once there they noticed that a gigantic sandbox was covering the pool.

"Hello houseguests and welcome to your first reward challenge. As you can see we have put a sandbox over the pool. Hidden in the sand are twelve different objects. You will have 3 minutes to each uncover an object. Once your object is uncovered you will have a seat and wait for the bell to ring. By the end of the three minutes you will gather your objects. Whatever you uncover will be yours to keep. The rest will be put away until another time. Get ready guests…."

As soon as the first bell rang the houseguests started digging and throwing sand around. They didn't really know what they were playing for but any reward was going to be fun.

Some objects were easier to find than others. By the time the bell rang again they had half the objects uncovered. They all sat in the centre where Tristan, Josh, Brady, Danielle, Lane and Jess had found different objects.

"You're probably wondering what those objects represent so let me explain. Tristan, you have won the key to the locked up hot tub that we will open tonight. Josh, you hold a cooler that will be filled with ice-cold beer. Brady, you've won some tunes for the night, Danielle, you hold in your hand the ticket to brand new bikinis for each one of the girls. Lane you've won the guests a barbeque and Jess you have won the houseguests wine coolers. Everything is waiting for you in the pantry by the kitchen. Enjoy your winnings." Came Julie's voice as the game ended.

The houseguests couldn't believe it. They would have an excellent night. Mark fired up the barbeque for supper and grilled some chicken breasts and steaks for the rest of the houseguests.

"I say we head to the hot tub for a few drinks." Kelly suggested after they had all finished cleaning after supper.

"Last one changed and in the hot tub does the dishes all day tomorrow." Lane announced to the others as she head to her room to change.

The girls all put on their brand new bikinis and met the guys out by the hot tub. Tristan and Jess couldn't believe their eyes when they saw Rory walk out in her blue Hawaiian print swimsuit. Neither one of them had ever seen Rory in as little clothes before. The same thoughts were going through their heads. They both wanted so much to be the guy she'd end up with.

They well all sitting in the hot tub having their first drink when Dean finally showed up. "That's not fair…the guys locked the door while they got dressed so I had to wait for them to be done before changing." He complained as the rest of the guests started cracking up.

They all sat there enjoying themselves and having a blast. Nobody knew that it was time to enjoy them self because soon someone would be going home. Nominations would be taking place the next day.

"This might be a teenager's game but how about we play Truth or Dare?" Brady suggested looking at the people around him.

Tristan was the first to agree. He knew that this kind of game could be a lot of fun…

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Okay, everyone there it is. Hope you liked it… Whether or not you did, let me know!