"Here are the room keys," Logan smiled as he distributed them, "we have to adjoining suites, doesn't really matter who sleep where." He smirked as he wrapped an arm around Rory's waist, "Except you that is."
"So what is on our agenda for tonight?" Rory questioned as she handed he bag to the bellboy.
"Well at eight we have this dinner with the people from Yale who wanted to meet with us. The said it's cocktail attire. Do you ladies have dresses or is a shopping trip in our future?" Colin asked.
"Shopping!" The four girls replied in unison.
"Alright you ladies have four hours before we have to be in the DeGaul Room, its on the ground floor, but seeing as how we're your escorts, we'll take you down." Logan sighed, knowing that in two hours these girls could rack up a shopping bill that could buy a decent car.
"Umm Logan," Rory started, "I know your not taking math this year, but I'm sure your arithmetic is decent enough that you noticed that there are four girls and only three boys."
"My math is good enough that I did realize it. I spoke with the guys from Yale who contacted me and there is another boy the invited who is our age who can accompany one of the girls, not you though." He smirked as he kissed her. "Have fun shopping, I love you."
Dress shopping was tedious, especially since the girls were working on a two hour time limit. They had all finally settled on dresses though, Rory purchased the Betsey Johnson Taffeta Party Dress in blue, which went stunningly with her eyes. Stephanie settled on the new black Samantha Treacy ´Mica´ Dress. After ten dresses Madeleine finally picked the JS Collections Taffeta Ruffle Dress in plum, and Louise settled on the Tadashi Taffeta Tiered Wrap Dress in scarlet. They all shuffled in to the Ritz also carrying bags filled with shoes, and jewelry.
"Anything left in the stores at all?" Colin joked as the four girls walked in to one of the suites.
"Yes Colin," Stephanie sighed as she sat on the sofa, "so how is this whole date thing working tonight?"
"Well, obviously our dear little sister is going with her fiancé, you're going with Colin per his request, and then Madeleine and Louise need to fight over who gets to go with the fabulous me and who wants to go with our mystery man." Finn grinned.
"I'm always up for adventure; I'll go with the mystery man." Louise smiled. "He's all yours Madeleine."
"Ah, don't think you can handle me love?" Finn smirked.
"Oh no Finnegan, I can handle you just fine, however, if pictures are taken Madeleine looks better oh your arm than I do." Louise smiled. "Ready to get dressed and beautiful ladies?"
"Yup, let's go." Rory smiled.
"You hot things better hurry we have to be ready to go in an hour." Colin smiled.
A half hour later the seven Hartford socialites were gathered in the sitting room of the guy's suite awaiting the arrival of Louise's date.
"So exactly what group from Yale that wants to meet with all of us?" Rory asked as she sipped the apple martini Logan had made.
"Don't know much about them babe, they were pretty vague when they called." Logan replied. "All they said was that they heard we were coming to Yale through the grapevine, probably because of our last names, and they said that they always meet with the prominent socialites that will be attending next year."
"None of us have gotten our early acceptance letters though yet." Stephanie chimed in.
"I don't think it's really a question of if we are getting in, I think it just comes down to the formal letter of admission coming." Colin answered.
"So, since we're on the topic of asking questions we really know nothing about," Louise started, "what do you boys know about this mystery date of mine."
"Getting worried love, wishing you had gone with me?" Finn joked.
"Of course not Finn, I'm just interested about who I'll be going with."
"Well all the guy I talked to was that there was a guy who was coming to Yale, but had been going to a boarding school, but his family is fairly prominent in Hartford society, and of course his name means something at Yale." Logan replied.
"Alright gang," Colin started, "so after this little cocktail party we are going to a club downtown where Finn and I took the liberty of reserving the V.I.P room for our favorite friends' engagement party. Then tomorrow around noon or whenever we wake up and have fought off the inevitable hangover we will head back state side. Sound good to everyone?"
"Alright," Rory smiled as she stood up, "it's time for us ladies to go freshen up seeing as how we will need to get going in about ten minutes here."
"Off you go then," Finn beamed, "time for us men to have one more shot then so we can, as you say 'freshen up'."
"Hey, I want all of you respectably sober for this event." Rory smirked as she and the girls exited the room.
"Excited about your mystery date Louise?" Madeleine questioned as she put a dab of perfume behind her ears.
"Yeah, I am. He seems rather mysterious, very James Bond like; and that whole boarding school thing, oh God, I hope he was a bad boy and ended up there." She smirked with an evil twinkle in her eye.
"Girls," Logan called from the next room, "time to go, Louise's date is here."
"We're coming." Rory sighed as the four of them walked into the next room. "Answer the door Louise, he's your date." She grinned as she gave Louise a push toward the door.
"Alright, alright I'm going." Louise laughed as she opened the door. "Oh. . .my . . . God." Louise gasped as she opened the door and saw the mystery date standing on the other side.
The other six teenagers standing behind Louise all felt their hearts drop to their stomachs and their breath catch in their chests.
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