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Ok…now down to business. It was very difficult to tell who would win from last chapter. A lot of you got it right. So, I decided to pick the first person who had the answer most like the dictionary haha.

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Chapter 23: The Way to Con a Cat

Rory, Stephanie, and Rosemary were sitting cross legged on the floor of Rory's room, playing scattagories. Currently Rory was winning, but Stephanie was not far behind. When Rory and the boys had gotten back to the mansion that evening, they were immediately brought in by Stephanie and Colin, and had done the showing of the challenge really quickly. After that, Stephanie dragged Rory and Rosemary up to Rory's room, while Colin did the same with Logan and Finn to Logan's room. But when they got there, neither of the troubled two, talked. So the girls ended up playing scattagories, and the guys watched T.V.

After about forty-five minutes of playing, Rory had had it with the stalling.

"This is enough!" She said, stopping the timer and closing Stephanie's cardboard book on her.

"Rory's right, Steph. Stop stalling. What's up with you and Colin?" Rosemary asked, looking at her blond haired friend.

"Yeah Stephanie, what happened while Logan, Finn and I were gone?"

"Nothing much, Ror." She said, while looking at her toes.

"Vanderbilt, how can we help you work this out if you wont even tell us what happened?" Rory asked, aggravated.

"It looked like Steph and Colin avoided each other; which is weird especially after they kissed each other in front of the whole LDB and all. Rosemary rambled.

'Thanks Rose." Steph said sarcastically.

"Sure. Anytime." She smirked.

"Steph, answer me honestly. Do you or do you not like Colin?"

"Yeah, but see Ror, it's not that simple."

"Why not? You either like him or you don't."

"Rory, I've known Colin all my life. The guys and I all met in preschool in Australia. I have a lot of history with him. I mean a lot. He's supposed to like a brother to me; nothing more, nothing less."

"Says who?" Rory challenged.

"Says the group. I don't know. And besides, what if Colin doesn't feel the same way about me? What of I'm just like a little sister to him?"

"Little Sister?" Rory asked. "Little sister…"

"…my ass." Finn said to Colin, who was having the same worry as Stephanie.

"There's no way in hell that Steph thinks of you as her big brother." Logan told Colin while stealing one of Finn's liquor bottles that he had lined up in a row.

"Hey!" Finn yelled.

"How do you know that?" Colin said disbelievingly.

"Col, seriously. The girl blushes whenever someone mentions your name. And I don't think someone does that with people she only thinks of as her brother." Finn reasoned, scowling at Logan who was now drinking his scotch.

I know." Colin said. "But I…"

"…get mixed signals from him." Stephanie complained. "I don't know whether he has feelings for me, or if he is just being gentlemanly."

"He doesn't do half of the stuff with us that he does to you. And plus, I know he does. I can see it in his eyes when he talks about you." Rory told her.

"Yeah Steph. And he wasn't complaining when you kissed him." Rosemary grinned.

"I meant to kiss him on the cheek!" She yelled defensively.

"But it's not like he pulled away." Rory reasoned.

"So?" Colin asked. "Maybe it shocked her so she just didn't move. Maybe…"

"Stop making excuses, Mate. Just do something already!"

"But I can't!" Stephanie panicked. "What would I do? What would I say?"

"Well you could always kiss him again." Rosemary laughed.

"Shut-up, Rose."

"Stephanie, a wise man once told me that you only live once." Rory smiled.

"Well you can tell him to…"

"…go hug a tree." Colin said dryly.

"I'm right. You are chicken." Logan grinned.

"I am not." Colin argued.

"Well then, I think a little wager is in order. Five hundred bucks say you can't get Stephanie to be your girlfriend by the end of the week." Logan challenged.

Hey Logan! That's my liquor money. Well, half of it anyway." Finn scowled.

"You're on!" Colin shouted before getting up and leaving the room.

Stephanie paced around the room looking troubled. Rosemary looked at Rory with a face that told her that they had to do something.

"I bet you couldn't even get up the nerve to ask him out." Rory challenged as Stephanie paced the floor.

"I could too if I wanted." She countered, frowning.

"Yeah right. Hey Steph, now that you've turned out to be a chicken, can I have you're little pink book?" Rosemary asked.

"I am not a chicken!" Stephanie argued.

"You are too! God, you can't even ask the guy out, let alone make-out with him." Rosemary told her as she rolled her eyes.

"I bet you fifty bucks, I could." Stephanie said, fully mad now.

"Well, well, well, someone just made a pretty little bet. But can she follow through?" Rory grinned.

"Get ready to pay up ladies, cause this girl doesn't lose." She said, confidently strutting out the door.

"Well, didn't this just get interesting." Logan, Finn, Rory, and Rosemary all said together.

A/N I know that this is a really short chapter, but I will be updating soon. I was going to write more, but I thought that it sounded better left alone, so I did. REVIEW! And sorry for the long wait.