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A/N: There is a flashback in this chapter, and that part will be in italics.

"So, Princess, what are you dressing up as this year?"

"It's a surprise. But I did buy something Army-style."

"Nice. Have you already bought it?"

"Yep."

"I'm going to find it."

"Duncan..."

"It must be a sexy costume, just like last year."

Courtney sighed. They were discussing Halloween costumes. Geoff was having his annual Halloween party that weekend, and Courtney and Duncan always went. Courtney had bought her costume a couple of weeks before, when her and Bridgette were out shopping. Costumes were a huge part of Geoff's party; it was such an extravagant party, and Geoff always made sure to remind people to really dress up. Courtney always dressed up in costumes that were sexy, for she always reminded herself of a quote from Mean Girls: "Halloween is the one time of year girls can dress up as whores and get away with it."

"Oh, yeah," Duncan groaned, turning his laptop and turning it to Courtney. It was a picture of her from Geoff's Halloween party the year before. She wore what was labeled as a "Super Sexy Sailor Costume". She remembered the event clearly, mostly because of everyone's reactions.

Courtney snuck up to Geoff's parents' vacation house. She wasn't trying to sneak in; she was invited to the party. She wanted to surprise Duncan, who was already at the party. She had a class that got out at 4:50, and she knew she wouldn't be at his place until at least 6. She packed her outfit into a bag and left it in her car as she went to school. She had done her hair earlier in the day, with her hair in loose curls. Her make-up was also done before she went to school. The most make-up she put on was black eyeliner and eyeshadow. She finally got to Geoff's place and walked up to the door. She had texted Bridgette, and Bridgette told Geoff to distract Duncan.

She met Bridgette at the door; she was wearing a very short convict jail outfit with a hat. Both were striped black-and-white, and the dress had long sleeves. She also had black boots on. "Hey," she said.

"You look nice," Courtney said, smiling as she walked in.

Bridgette shrugged. "It's very short, but oh well. I'm seeing a lot worse at this year's party. It's pretty crazy. What are you wearing?"

Courtney blushed. "Something a lot worse than what you're wearing..."

Bridgette smirked. "Get on in the bathroom and show us your body."

Courtney's face turned even redder as she walked into the half-bathroom. She changed out of her clothes and into her costume, which was basically lingerie. The top was an underwire bra, with blue and white stripes on the cups, and red straps and a red bow in the middle. The skirt, which was incredibly short and had a very low waist, was blue with a white string belt. She also wore thigh-high blue and white striped stockings, and blue and white striped arm warmers. Her shoes were white four-inch platform heels. She also wore a white cap. She sighed as she stuffed her clothes into the bag, put it into the bathroom closet, and cautiously stepped out of the bathroom.

Bridgette nodded, her eyes slightly wide. "Wow, Court," she said.

Courtney rolled her eyes. "C'mon, Bridge," she said, linking arms with her best friend. "Let's go find my boyfriend."

Together, they walked around the party. Many people whistled and hooted at Courtney. It was definitely the most least-revealing outfit she had ever worn out in public. Geoff recognized her and grinned widely. "Mocha! Your man is right over there," he said, pointing over by the counter, where Duncan was standing there, taking a drink. She snuck up behind him, grinning; she was going to surprise him. Her hands snuck under his shirt, touching his back and sides.

Duncan quickly turned around, letting out a "Whoa-!" before looking down at her. His eyes widened as he remained speechless for a few moments before grinning. "Oh, Princess," he growled, placing the drink down and looking at her once more. "You look so sexy."

She cheekily grinned, shrugging as she played with the top of her skirt. "I guess..." she said, clearly teasing him with the way she was presenting herself.

He leaned close to her, pushing her against the counter. "Babe," he whispered in her ear. "If all these people weren't here, I would definitely fuck you right now."

She placed her arms on his shoulders and whispered into his ear, "Hasn't stopped you before."

"That was in a closet," he lowly muttered, referring to their little secret rendez-vous from Geoff's party the previous year. They were making out in a hallway before moving to a closet and continuing their activities. No one heard them, and no one knew they were in there.

Duncan was dressed in a regular white sailor's outfit, so when people saw them, they gushed about how cute and / or sexy the couple looked. Lots of pictures were taken, and some guys tried to hit on Courtney before they were reminded by her boyfriend that he was, in fact, her boyfriend. Of course, a few girls tried to hit on Duncan, and were immediately snapped at by Courtney, who was referred to as a slut by a few of those girls.

"You couldn't keep your hands off of me," Courtney muttered, flipping through a magazine.

"C'mon, babe, you have to tell me what costume you're wearing," Duncan whined, leaning close to Courtney. "We always go matching."

She sighed and turned to him. "Fine." She leaned close and whispered in his ear what she was going to wear.

He smirked. "Ooh, sexy."

She rolled her eyes. "Happy?"

"Oh, yeah," he murmured, nodding. "I've got the perfect idea."

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Geoff's party this year would be at his and Bridgette's duplex. They lived in a small house, and knew all his neighbors would be out. Plus, it would be a lot easier for a lot of people to drive to, since he lived right outside the heart of Toronto.

His party was on a Saturday, so Duncan and Courtney didn't have to worry about hurrying because of work or school. They were excited about showing their costumes to everyone. Courtney was wearing a sexy boot camp costume. It was a one piece outfit with short sleeves and the bottom were like a pair of shorts that ended at the top of her thighs. She also wore an army hat and knee-high camo boots. Duncan was going as Sgt. Hatchett (yes, Chef Hatchett when he dressed up like a sgt.), so he had the hat, the wifebeater, the pants, the boots, even the whistle and the sunglasses. Courtney was also going to wear a pair of sunglasses, similar to Duncan's.

The party started at six, and they arrived around 5:45. There were already a few people there. More people from Total Drama were going to show up this year. Geoff wouldn't say who, but he said there were a few surprises. They walked inside, their arms wrapped around one another. The people that were there were just standing around, so they continued walking through the house and found Bridgette and Geoff in the kitchen, finishing setting up. Bridgette and Geoff were dressed up, respectively, as a flapper and a robber from the 40's. Bridgette wore a black flapper dress, gloves, and a feather headpiece, and Geoff wore a black hat and suit.

"Hey you two," Duncan said.

The married couple turned to the engaged couple and gasped. "YOU TWO TOTALLY ROCK!" Geoff exclaimed, high-fiving Duncan and giving Courtney a big hug.

"What made you dress up that way?" Bridgette asked, giving them each a hug.

"Well, Courtney here told me she'd be wearing this, and suddenly, I thought this would be a great idea," Duncan explained.

Geoff laughed. "Oh, man, this is priceless. Photo time!" Duncan and Courtney laughed as they posed. They made an angry faces while pointing at the camera. Geoff laughed while Bridgette giggled beside him. "You two are simply AMAZING," Geoff said after taking a couple of pictures.

Duncan shrugged. "So who's all coming tonight?"

Geoff grinned. "Dude, I can't tell you who's coming, but you'll love who's coming."

Duncan rolled his eyes as a girl behind them said, "Now, I wonder who those two are..."

Duncan smirked as he and Courtney turned around. LeShawna was behind them, wearing a Retro Mod dress, with black, white, and grey squares patterned around the dress. Her hair was down and poofy, like an afro, and had a scarf tied around the top of her head.

LeShawna squealed and gave each of them a hug. "You look cute, Courtney!" she said to Courtney before turning to Duncan and said, "Honey, I don't even know what to say."

Duncan laughed. "Of course you don't, Retro Queen. Where's Harold?"

"Home sick with the flu," LeShawna said, sighing. "Poor baby, he's been sick all week... oh, don't worry, I had the flu before him, and I'm all better now," she said, noticing the couple's wary looks.

"So who's all here tonight? From Total Drama?" Duncan quietly asked, leaning towards LeShawna.

LeShawna laughed. "Let's see... Lindsay's floating around somewhere. She's single again. Gwen and Trent are supposed to swing by soon. Beth's supposed to be here soon, too. Heather's also here..."

"Heather's here?" Courtney asked, surprised.

LeShawna nodded. "Yeah, girl. We both agreed to come this year. She was too busy last year, and, well, my baby was born right before then..."

"Aww," Courtney said, smiling. "How is he doing?"

"Good, good," LeShawna said. "He's quite the talker, sayin' all this jibber-jabber... quite the walker, too. He really likes to run."

"Did Bridgette tell you the good news?" Duncan asked, smirking.

"Now don't tell me anything if she hasn't yet," LeShawna sternly said before softly asking, "She's expectin', isn't she?"

Duncan coyly shrugged. "I'unno, you told us not to say anything..."

LeShawna laughed. "I need to find her and Party Boy anyway. I'll talk to you two later."

By then, more people had arrived, so Duncan and Courtney decided to walk around the house for a while, seeing who all was there. They found Lindsay and Beth, who were dressed up in matching fairy outfits. They chatted for a while, before Courtney and Duncan went to find other people. They found Gwen and Trent sitting down on a couch. They sat down and the four of them chatted for a while.

Soon, Courtney got up and went to get something to drink. She looked at the variety of drinks before grabbing a beer. She leaned against the counter, enjoying the nice, personal moment, but soon heard these girls talking about Duncan... and her.

"Oh my God, that guy is SO cute!" this one girl said.

"Who? Duncan?"

"That hot guy with the "D" tattoo..."

"Oh yeah. That's Duncan."

"You know him?"

"Yeah. Long time ago. Great lay."

Courtney almost spit out her drink. She wanted to whip around and scream, "EXCUSE ME?!", but something made her not do that. It was almost as if her mind was telling her to wait it out and see what else this woman would say.

This one girl's friend laughed. "When did you sleep with him?"

"Oh, years ago. It was right before he went on that TV show. We were at this party, and we started talking, and, well... you can figure out what happened from there."

"Was he good?"

"Oh, yeah. He was nice and big, too, if you catch my drift."

Courtney felt her grip intensify around her beer bottle. She knew Duncan's first time wasn't with her, but she never wanted to hear other girl's sex stories that involved him. It disgusted her. She never told others extremely personal details about hers and Duncan's intimate life; she let it slip a couple of times that her sex was good, but never revealed anything too personal. She didn't know if this girl was telling the truth or not, and she would probably never find out.

"Does he have a girlfriend?" the revealing girl's friend asked.

"I think he's still with that one girl. I saw him hanging around her earlier. She looks like an insecure idiot if you ask me."

Courtney stared down at herself, almost mindlessly toying with the end of her shorts. Did she really look that uncomfortable in her outfit? Did she really look that dumb?

"Look, he's coming over here!"

"Courtney?"

Courtney's attention shifted and realized that Duncan was indeed walking over towards her. His face looked a bit perplexed, as if he were studying her.

"You okay?" he asked. "You seem a bit..." He paused, trying to think of the right word. "Upset?"

She smiled feebly, shaking her head and standing up. "I was just thinking for a moment," she muttered, tossing her now empty beer bottle and grabbing another one. She took a big drink from it, sighing lightly.

Duncan grabbed her drink and took a sip from it. "C'mon, babe. I think Geoff's about to start one of his games."

Courtney rolled her eyes and took her drink back. He led her away from the kitchen, his hand on the small of her back. Indeed, Geoff had set up a few games for the night, including a "Guess the Halloween Candy" game and even set up "Bobbing for Apples". Most of the guests participated in a lot of the games that were set up, and that went on for a few hours.

Later that night, as people were starting to leave, Duncan and Courtney were sprawled across one of the couches. They had just gotten done dancing (or trying to dance) with a lot of other people, mostly other Total Drama contestants. The two of them were watching some horror movie on the television set, but their minds were else. Duncan was softly running her hand through her hair while she was laying down on her chest.

"Hey, Court?"

"Hmm?"

"I heard what those girls said earlier."

She furrowed her eyebrows together, trying to think about what he was talking about. It suddenly dawned on her, and she let out a sigh, nuzzling her head into Duncan's chest. She let out a shaky laugh and muttered, "Goody."

"You do know they knew you were there, right?"

Courtney thought about it for a moment. She hadn't thought about it before, but maybe that one girl who claimed to have slept with him really didn't sleep with him, and was just saying that stuff because Courtney was there in front of her. "Really?"

"I don't even know who that girl is. You may not like this, but I know each of the girls I... you know... and she wasn't one of them."

She knew how many girls he slept with before they got together, and it wasn't that many, but she believed him when he said he hadn't slept with that girl. She started absentmindedly tracing his arm with her fingers, not saying anything for a few moments. "I believe you," she finally murmured.

She could feel his arm running up and down her back. "But you thought I did earlier, didn't you?" he softly asked.

She shrugged. "I don't know. I wasn't sure what to believe."

"I heard the shit she said about you, too."

"It's not like she said much, except that I look like an idiot..."

"She's just jealous," he plainly said. When she looked up at him questioningly, he continued, "She's just some jealous whore who would kill to be with someone like me. Hell, she probably wants to be with me." He ran a hand over her arm and muttered, "And I don't think you look like an idiot, either. You look perfect. I wouldn't want it any other way."

She softly smiled, blushing softly. He knew exactly what to say to make her feel better, and that was one of the many things she loved about him. "Thanks."

He smirked and said, "Well, she was right about one thing..."

She raised an eyebrow before asking, "And that would be...?"

"I am rather large."

She rolled her eyes, an amused smirk laying on her face. "Whatever."

"Babe, I'll pull it out right now-"

"We are at Geoff and Bridge's place!"

"Hasn't stopped me before."

"We were in a more private place!" she hissed.

He stared at her. "Okay? We can go someplace more private."

"Pig."

"Love you, too, babe."

A/N: Sorry about not updating in FOREVER. I was actually supposed to post this chapter in October, but it took FOREVER to write... I need to finish the next chapter. That will be LONG. Thank you all for the reviews! Please keep it up! =)