Love & War

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Frankie was worrying about Rob's date with Andrea. Kendall took notice of that and decided to cheer her up. The two were joking around for a while, sitting under the all the feels sign, before Frankie suddenly asked, "Kendall, do you think she's prettier than me?"

He couldn't even keep a straight face as he burst into laughter right after he told her, "Of course not."

She looked away as she said, "You wouldn't even tell me."

"In the back of your head, are you thinking is this deja vu?" he asked, making her nod. "Like is Rob telling me one thing because Liv obviously got some sort of green light to continue to pursue him. Don't let him get under your skin. What you should be focusing on is what you guys have built."

Frankie's Beach Hut

Kendall should be a therapist because how is he freaking reading my mind

"I'm not even mad, just confused and hurt honestly," she replied.

"Yeah, that's normal to have feelings of resentment because you're like, why does this keep happening to me? Like I just want this to be us."

"I just wish it were the two of us going on this date instead because it seems like I have to keep fighting off different girls, whether Rob's interested or not." The two of them talked for a little while longer before she moved to sit next to Leah.

The two of them were hoping that Rob's date did not go well, and luckily they were right. While the conversation flowed easily, there was no real connection. At the end of the date, Andrea tried to kiss Rob, but he declined out of respect for Frankie.

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About two hours after the first set of boys left, Kendall had gotten a text and read it out, "I got a text! Kendall, ready for round two? Don't keep me waiting." He practically ran upstairs in excitement, completely disregarding Hannah's feelings.

Not even a second later, Joshua's phone chimed. "I got a text!" he yelled. "Joshua let's pick up where we left off. Come join me for my second date. xoxo Andrea." He barely gave Leah a glance before running upstairs to join Kendall to get ready for the date.

Leah looked down in disappointment as she had thought that her and Joshua were in a good place, but his reaction showed otherwise. Frankie gave her a hug and the two sat in silence until Serena and JaNa came to join them.

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By the time that Kordell and Rob came back, it was practically dark. They waved to Frankie, Kaylor, JaNa, and Hannah, who were all in the kitchen before sitting down with Connor to discuss the individual dates. While Kordell was giddy about his connection with Nicole, Rob was honest about his lack of feeling for the blonde.

"I think that maybe if I wasn't already coupled up with Franny, my head would've turned, but right now, I'm just focused on her and building our relationship," Rob said.

The two boys nodded along before Connor asked, "Did you guys kiss though?"

"No. She wanted to, but I wanted to respectful of Frankie, especially since I knew that I wouldn't be pursuing her."

They talked for a little bit longer before Kendall and Josh walked in with Nicole and Andrea a few paces behind them. They were practically skipping onto the lawn, making both Hannah and Leah upset. They went over to join the rest of the boys to tell them how their date went, while the two bombshells decided to debrief on the swing, putting some distance between themselves and the other girls.