At school, Margret was headed toward her next class when she bumped into Alex. It had been about a week since the party. "Hey."

"Hey." Alex said. "I haven't seen you in a while, how's your brother doing?"

"He's fine. You know, he's been in his room a lot lately." Margret said.

"Maybe he's been Skyping with that crush of his." Alex said.

"Anyway, what's up with Rob and Amy lately?" Margret asked.

"I have no idea." Alex told her. "They seem to have gotten closer since that party."

"Please, don't remind me." Margret said. "It's like she's been completely MIA." Just then, Rob and Amy headed around the corner, talking and laughing.

"So, I'm thinking maybe we can do a movie night?" Rob asked.

"Please, you know we can never agree on something we both like." Melody pointed out. "Not to mention Melody would be around."

"Oh, she knows." Rob said. "Do you honestly think I can hide anything from my sister?"

"Great. Now when Margie finds out, I'll be the laughing stock of the school." Amy said.

"Hey, relax. They're our friends, they'd support us no matter what." Rob pointed out.

"Yeah, you're right." Amy said. She noticed Margret and Alex. She headed over to them, dragging Rob with her. "Hey, guys!"

"What's up?" Alex asked her.

"So, I was thinking we could all hang out tonight or something." Amy told them.

"I don't know. It doesn't feel right without Melody." Margret said.

"Oh, come on. It's just one night, Margie." Amy said.

"I don't know, it sounds awkward." Alex said. "Almost like a double date."

"Well, isn't that more reason to just get it over with?" Amy asked. "I mean, there's been some tension in our group. We need a night to just relax and hang out."

"I'm in." Margret said. "Things have been weird at home, so one night out of the house couldn't hurt."

"See, that's what I'm talking about." Amy said. "We'll meet you at the Grill." They watched as Amy and Rob walked off. Margret and Alex looked at each other.

"Well, this should be interesting." Margret said.

"Yeah. So, should we meet there or do you want me to pick you up?" Alex asked her.

"How about I meet you at the town square and we head over from there?" Margret suggested. "I need to stop by my place after school."

"No problem."

"See you later."

That afternoon, Margret was looking through her closet. She picked out a pink tank top with sequins, then put it back down. She picked up a light blue T-shirt and held it up to the mirror. "So, who's the guy?" She turned around and shrieked.

"Jeremy! Don't ever do that again!" Margret yelled.

"Sorry. It's clear you have a date tonight."

"It's not a date." Margret said. "I'm going out with Amy, Rob, and Alex."

"Melody's still sick?"

"Either that or she's busy working on a new tune." Margret told him. "Now can you get out of here so I can change?"

"Okay, I get it." Jeremy said. He left the room.

A few minutes later, she had put on the T-shirt and her jeans. She looked at the clock and saw she was going to be late. She headed for the town square. Alex was waiting by the statue.

"Hey, sorry I'm late. I know she's going to kill us." Margret said.

"Don't worry about it." Alex said. "Amy might be dramatic sometimes, but that doesn't mean she'll outright hate us if we're two minutes late or something." They walked over to the Grill.

Once they got inside, Amy was on them. "What took you guys so long?"

"Fashion emergency." Margret said. "I spilled sprite on my shirt and had to change."

"You have got to stop being so clumsy."

"Hey, stuff happens." Rob said. "Once my pants ripped during class."

"Wasn't that in middle school?" Margret pointed out. He looked at her. "Melody tells me everything."

"Can't keep a secret around that girl."

They all sat down at one of the tables. "So, how's practice been?" Margret asked.

"It's going pretty well." Rob said. "Too bad Alex doesn't play basketball anymore. I could use the help."

"Yeah, why did you quit, anyway?" Amy asked.

"Because my parents said football would look better on my applications." Alex told them.

"That's ridiculous. You can get a sports scholarship for anything." Margret said.

"I know, but football's kinda a big deal to my dad. Remember that one study session?" Alex asked.

"Oh, yeah. Total disaster." Margret said. Amy looked at them, having no idea what was going on.

"Oh, my God." Rob said. They all turned to find Jenna drinking with Damon and another woman.

"You've got to be kidding me." Someone sitting behind them said.

"You're telling me." Margret said. "My aunt can barely…" Then the group turned around and so did the teens at the other table. "Elena?"

"Amy?" Caroline asked.

"Margret?"

"Caroline?" They were all surprised. No one said anything for a while. "Well, this just got awkward." Amy finally said.

"You're telling me." Matt said.

"What are you guys doing here?" Amy asked.

"We're on a double date." Caroline told her. "What about you guys?"

"We're just hanging out here." Alex said. "Melody would be here, but she couldn't make it, so it's just the four of us." The two groups just looked at each other until Elena broke the silence.

"So, anyone up for a game of pool?"

A few minutes later, the two groups were hanging out at the pool table. "Man, I never would've seen the day where Aunt Jenna actually started hanging out with Damon, of all people." Margret said.

"At least he knows not to cross the line with your family." Rob said.

"At least they're having fun." Caroline said.

"They're drunk." Elena pointed out.

"Remember when Elena's parents busted us here after the homecoming?"

"Oh my god, yes!" Caroline said, laughing.

"Yeah, that was an embarrassing one." Rob said.

"You're telling me." Margret said. "That was the first time I'd seen Elena like that when she got home."

"Wait, so what happened?" Amy asked, turning to Stefan.

"How should I know?" He pointed out.

"Oh, right. You weren't in town then." Amy said.

"Well, we were wasted, it was the first time I ever got drunk." Elena explained. "I blame Matt."

"Yeah, it was totally your fault, man."

"Her parents got seated at the next booth." Matt said, ignoring Rob's comment.

"And Matt had me pretend that I was choking so we could get away."

"Except that her dad was a doctor so he jumped up to save her."

"And I ran, slipped on the wet floor and bit it in front of everyone." Elena finished. "Do you remember that? 3 stitches, a hangover for days and I was grounded from seeing this one for a week." They all laughed.

"Man, that's harsh." Alex said.

"Yeah."

"I'm gonna go to the restroom. Elena?" Caroline asked.

"Did anything happen afterward?" Amy asked.

"Well, there's not really much to say." Margret said. "That weekend I was over at Melody's house, but when I got back, Lena was stuck in bed for two days. I had never seen Dad so mad at her before."

"Well, no one's perfect, even if they think they are." Amy said. "I mean, look at Caroline."

"You've got your flaws, too, Amy." Alex pointed out.

"I never said I didn't have any."

"Uh, guys, I think I need to check something." Margret said. "Amy, can you come with me?" The girls left, leaving the four guys to themselves.

"While they're having girl talk, anyone want to finish this game?" Rob asked.

"Why not?" Alex said. "Besides, Margie and I were beating you guys anyway." The guys finished their game quickly.

"Wow. Nice one." Rob said after Stefan finished his shot.

"Is there anything you're not good at?" Matt asked.

"Double dating."

"Well, it's kinda turned into a quadruple date." Alex said. "Not like any of us are actually dating, but, you know…"

"Dude, I get it." Rob told Alex. "You really need to loosen up a bit."

"This is all kind of new to me. I usually keep to myself. I don't always fit in." Stefan told them.

"That's because you're that guy." Matt told him.

"What guy?" Stefan asked.

"The guy who seems like he has everything, so the people that don't, kind of run the other way." Matt explained.

"That was harsh, man." Alex said. Even Rob seemed surprised.

"Is that what I seem like?" Stefan asked.

"Pretty much."

"Well, that was what I thought before I got to know you." Rob said, looking at the ground.

"Hmm... What a dick!"

"Yeah."

In the girls' room, the group was talking. "Okay, what is wrong with you?" Amy asked as Margret fixed her hair.

"What are you talking about?" Margret asked.

"Alex clearly likes you, Margie." Amy told her. "Much more than a friend normally would."

"But we're just friends." Margret said. "You know, some of us aren't looking for relationships right now. It's not like I didn't just lose my parents six months ago or anything. I'm still adjusting. And maybe we don't want to be lovebirds like you and Rob."

"Wait, you're with Robert Parker?" Caroline asked.

"We've only been on a couple of dates." Amy said. "It's nothing serious right now. We're just hanging out. Besides, Melody, or his parents, or my parents are home when we're there."

"Give the girl a break, Care. She doesn't think like you." Margret said. She turned to Elena. "So, ready to head back?"

"So, what are you doing?"

"What?" Elena asked.

"The point of this was to show him how much you care about Stefan. You know, not hopscotch down memory lane." Caroline told her.

"I was just trying to make conversation." Elena said. Margret and Amy looked at each other.

"Try less." Caroline said.

"Jealous much, Caroline?" Amy said as she left the bathroom. She and Elena went out after her, with Margret following close behind. "Oh, come on. Seriously?"

"Caroline." Elena called after her as the group followed her. Suddenly, someone grabbed her arm.

"Katherine?" The girls looked back to see Elena.

"I'm sorry. You have the wrong person." She told him.

"Elena, come on." Caroline said.

"My mistake." The guy said. The group walked back over to the pool table.

"He thought you were Katherine?" Margret asked. "As in the Salvatore's ex, Katherine?"

"Guess she really gets around or something." Elena told her. They groups met back up. "How's everything going?"

"Matt's cheating." Stefan said.

"No need, I'm awesome." Matt said.

"Please, you have three witnesses, Matt." Alex pointed out.

"Sorry, man. You're totally screwed here." Rob said. The group laughed.

"Everything okay with you girls?" Stefan asked.

"Everything's great." Elena said. She was holding up her cell phone.

"Hey, I saw what happened with Elena over there." Alex said, indicating to where the mystery stranger had disappeared. "Is everything cool?"

"Yeah, he just thought she was someone she wasn't." Margret said. "But it's kinda awkward."

"Hey, how about we head over to my place?" Amy asked. "We should probably give the others a break, anyway."

"Sounds cool." Margret said.

The group headed over to Amy's house. "Good thing my Mom's out." The group gasped when they entered the living room. "Yeah, we redecorated a few months ago." She said.

"This is awesome." Margret said.

"I've always wondered what this place looked like." Alex said.

"It wasn't easy. We had trouble deciding on what color the walls should be." Amy said.

"I love what you've done with it." Margret told her.

"So, you wanna do a movie night?" Amy asked them. A few minutes later, they were going through Amy's movie collection.

"You have a Fast and the Furious movie?" Rob asked, holding up a DVD.

"My Dad got it for me." Amy admitted. "He thought I was into cars when I was going through a phase, so he got it as a gift."

"I didn't know girls were into these kinds of things."

"Well, I've only seen Tokyo Drift cause of Jeremy." Margret said. "It was family night and his turn to pick the movie. It was okay, though it wasn't exactly the best two hours of my life."

"Anyway, why don't we find something we can all agree on?" Alex suggested. A few minutes later, they were back to arguing again.

"Uh, dude, you have to be kidding me." Rob said.

"What's wrong with Clue?" Alex asked.

"It's an insult to murder mysteries everywhere."

"Considering it was meant to be a comedy…" Alex pointed out.

"Not to mention it was based off the board game." Amy added.

"At this rate, all we'll be doing is playing a board game."

"No kidding." Margret agreed.

"I still think that Galaxy Quest is a better option."

"Please, if you keep this up, I'm putting on Letters to Juliet." Amy said. Everyone groaned.

"Seriously, again?" Margret asked.

"Well, what's your pick? And please don't say it's Twilight." Rob said.

"Dude, are you kidding?" Alex said. "She doesn't even watch those movies."

"Can we talk?" Amy asked. She and Margret left the room.

"Oh, this can't be good."

"Just so you know, I'm going to hold this against you one day." Alex said.

The girls were in Amy's room. "What's up?" She asked.

"Yeah, I'm just a little angry at them." Amy said.

"Well, you know, guys are stupid sometimes." Margret pointed out, sitting next to her.

"I know, it's just really lame of them to insult our picks." Amy said.

"At least you're not as bad as Caroline and her obsession with that series."

"Exactly."

"Come on." The girls headed back into the living room.

"Hey." Rob said.

"Hey, Margie, you haven't picked a movie yet." Alex pointed out. "Why don't you choose one?"

"Alright." Margret looked at the movie selections. She and Amy looked at each other and got an idea.

A few hours later, the group finished watching 27 Dresses. "Nice one, Margret." Amy said.

"I should be heading back." Rob said.

"Oh, so should we." Margret said, checking the time. "I was supposed to be back five minutes ago."

"Want me to walk you back this time? It's not that far from my place." Alex said.

"Sure."

The two of them walked over to her place. "Thanks. Tonight was kinda fun."

"Yeah, until you put that movie on."

"Hey, can I help it if I have a soft spot for romantic comedies?" Margret asked.

"You amaze me sometimes, Margie." Alex said. He kissed her on the cheek. She felt herself blushing.

"Good night." She headed inside. Alex watched her go in before walking away. They were both still smiling.

At home, the siblings were all in the bathroom, getting ready for bed. "How was your night?" Elena asked.

"Same old, same old." Jeremy said. "You?"

"Yep. What about you, Margret?"

"It was cool." Margret said. "We were at Amy's."

"Hey, I thought I saw Alex leaving a while ago." Jeremy said.

"Yeah, he walked me back." Margret said. "What?" She caught him looking at her.

"Nothing."

"Goodnight, Jer." Margret headed to her room. Things felt really awkward all of a sudden.

into her room to get some rest.