With all of the houseguests around her and nerves running high, Kelsi began her speech. "As head of household, it was my duty to choose to put up two members for eviction. This task was harder than I thought it would be. So now, I'm going to tell you my nominees. My first nominee is Martha. I'm sorry Martha. You seem really nice but I just never got the chance to talk to you. And my second nominee is…"

Sharpay braced herself and hoped that Kelsi would not betray her.

"Chad." Kelsi finished.

"What!" Chad yelled, outraged.

"Please let me continue." Kelsi went on to say. "The reason I chose you two is because I felt the least connection with you two. We never really got the chance to talk. I apologize but please realize that I had to do this and I'm really sorry."

Chad nodded. He couldn't blame the girl. He should have at least tried to talk to her. She just didn't look like his type.

Martha gave a weak smile and squeezed Alan's hand, causing his face to turn a blue-ish color.

Ms. Darbus came on the television. "Those are your first nominees, houseguests. Take a good look at them now because they may not be here tomorrow. It all depends on how you vote. Good luck contestants. I will talk to you at the eviction ceremony tomorrow."

Chad stood up and thought about how he would campaign for his safety. He decided a quick chat with everyone would be the best idea. Even Kelsi, just in case she gets power again in the future.

"Kelsi, I'm sorry for pretty much ignoring you the past few days." Chad told her.

"It's ok, really. But, I want to make sure that you know that I only did it because I had to and I truly am sorry." Kelsi began babbling.

"Yeah, no problem. I'm not worried about it. But I gotta go try to make sure the others will vote to keep me in. Check ya later Kels." Chad waved to her and walked towards Alan and Cyndra. Unfortunately, Martha got there first so he went to Troy and Jason.

"Kels?" Kelsi asked. She was unsure of why he suddenly called her by her nickname. Now that the big event was over, Kelsi wanted to go take a dip in the pool to ease her guilty mind.

She turned around to leave and walked right into Ryan. Her face colliding with his chest.

"You ok?" He asked, while she adjusted her glasses.

"Yeah, never better." Kelsi said sarcastically.

"Oh Kelsi! I knew we could count on you to keep us safe!" Sharpay said, a little too enthusiastically.

"That's what an alliance is for. Anyway, I'm going out to the pool, see you later." Kelsi said. She turned and headed to her room to go get her bathing suit.

Sharpay turned to face Ryan. "You know what to do." She grinned.

"Shar, I don't think we should do this anymore. She already made her decision to nominate Chad and Martha. She'll be out of power after the eviction ceremony. Then we'll have another chance to earn the title of HOH." Ryan pleaded.

"Wow, you're smarter than people give you credit for Ryan." Sharpay remarked.

Standing a little taller, Ryan proudly replied, "Thanks!" No one had ever complimented his intelligence before.

"I was kidding, stupid!" Sharpay yelled. "She might get the power again in a few weeks and we'll still need her on our side. Let me put it so you understand. THE MORE,THE MARRIER! Got it?" Sharpay said rudely.

"Yeah, but why Kelsi?" Ryan asked. He wasn't sure, but he thought he might be falling for her and he didn't want to hurt her.

"Because Ryan, it's always the quiet ones. Plus, she's an easy target. It's so funny how she thinks she actually has a chance with you. Anyway, go get in that pool."

Without wanting to argue any further, Ryan left to get his swim trunks on.

Chad glanced over and saw Sharpay standing by herself. He decided to take this opportunity to get her vote.

"So, Sharpay, who are you going to vote for tomorrow?" Chad asked while he strut towards her.

"If you keep walking like that, I'm definitely helping Martha stay." Sharpay said coldly.

"Woah woah, ok then." He stopped walking and looked serious. "So, can I have your vote?"

"What's in it for me?" Sharpay asked.

"The chance to help out a soul in distress." Chad batted his eyelashes.

"Hah!" Sharpay laughed sarcastically. "I don't help poor souls, I laugh at them and keep walking."

"Ok, ok. I promise I'll help keep you safe when you're in my position." Chad said, hoping she would agree.

"No!" Sharpay said flatly, and watched Chad's face fall. "But you will have my vote to stay in if you promise to lose the next HOH competition."

"What! You mean like sacrifice myself so you have a better shot at winning?" Chad questioned incredulously.

"That's right… unless you want me to vote for Martha this week.

"Fine! But I want to shake on it. So, I have your vote?" Chad said, sticking out his hand.

Sharpay accepted and shook his hand. He thanked her and left.

She decided to check on Ryan, so she walked over to the window that viewed the backyard. Moving the velvet curtains, she glanced around the backyard and spotted the two in the pool.

The water was freezing and Kelsi was wearing her light blue bikini. Slowly wading into the water, trying to allow her body to get used to the temperature, Kelsi shivered and crossed her arms.

Ryan did a cannonball into the pool and sent a wave of water towards Kelsi that sent her underwater completely.

When she got back to the surface, she squealed and scrambled out of the pool. She sat on the grass, shivering from head to toe.

Ryan was still laughing while Kelsi glared at him. The look was so much less effective with her teeth chattering like crazy. "Aww come on, you can't stand the water?" Ryan teased her. He was shaking a bit too.

Kelsi just continued to glare at him until a mischievous grin spread across her face. She jumped up quickly and pushed him as hard as her small arms could.

Ryan fell backwards, doing a back flip into the pool.

"Smooth." She smiled as he climbed back out of the pool.

"I try." He joked. "Anyway, maybe we should leave the pool. It's too cold."

Kelsi agreed and allowed Ryan to help pull her to her feet.

As they walked away, they passed Troy, wearing his swim shorts and they warned him about how cold the pool was.

"Great." Troy mumbled. "I'll just try the hot tub."

To his surprise, the hot tub was already occupied.

Noticing how Gabriella's eyes lit up, Taylor turned around in the hot tub to find Troy standing behind her. "Oh my gosh! I just forgot… I left the cake in the oven! Gotta run, catch you two later!" Taylor said, running off.

"Wow, talk about lame excuses." Troy laughed. "She does realize that there are no ingredients for cake in the house, right?"

Gabriella laughed as well. "Maybe she's making a 'slop-cake'." They continued laughing for a few seconds and then it became silent.

The silence became an awkward silence and they both just stared at the stars.

"Hey Gabriella?" Troy asked, trying to break the silence.

"Yes?" She responded, still refusing to make eye contact.

"Do you have a boyfriend back home?" Troy asked, bracing himself for the worst.

"Actually no, I'm still single." She giggled softly. "What about you, Troy?" She asked, finally gaining the courage to look him in the eyes.

"Well, there is something we have in common." He smiled at her. "I'm single as well."

"Oh, cool." She replied awkwardly.

"Yeah, hey listen. I was wondering…" Troy began.

"What's up guys!" Jason asked, hopping into the pool.

Troy inwardly sighed. Why can't we just have one conversation that isn't interrupted? He thought to himself.

"Not much." Gabriella sighed.

"Oh, Gabriella! Chad was looking for you." Jason told her.

Gabriella was secretly thankful for the chance to get away from that awkward moment. She said goodbye and wrapped a towel around her yellow bikini.

She ran off and found Chad.

"Hey, Jason said you were looking for me?" She asked him.

"Yeah, but I didn't expect you to get so dressed up." He joked, referring to the towel wrapped around her body.

"Sorry about that, I was just in the hot tub. Anyway, what did you want to ask me about?"

"I was just hoping I could count on your vote tomorrow, and if you say yes, maybe I can help hook you and Troy up." Chad nudged her.

"What are you talking about?" Gabriella blushed. "Troy and I are just friends."

"For now my dear, for now. But seriously, it would mean a lot if you could vote for me." Chad begged.

"Of course." Gabriella smiled and secretly hoped he would hold up his end of the deal.

Happy with the number of people who promised him votes that day, Chad went to his room and prepared for the next day's ceremony that would decide his fate.