First, a person for whom it takes 3 semi-dates just to work up the courage to hold hands?... probably not a slut. But I believe in Rory, he has slut-potential. As for chapter 26, I thought it was great. The way Dom emphasized the fact that Seth left his keys in the car makes me think they are definitely going for a drive. A lot of people seem to think Gail can be Rory's witness if anything happens, but I don't neccessarily see that is true. I mean, we learned early on that Aaron rarely spent time at his own house, and that he preferred Seth's place to his own. So naturally he would have spent a lot of time with Gail. She probably knows and likes him. I can see Rory getting all pissed at Aaron for being Aaron, and Gail getting mad and defending Aaron, not Rory. She has known Aaron longer and no doubt Aaron will be his usually cool, calm, and collected self while Rory is busy screaming his head off, which might make Gail view Rory as the bad guy, she'll yell at him to stop being mean, Aaron will smile a triumphant smile and tell Rory to listen her and be nice, and then Rory won't really be able to scream without upsetting Gail, which pretty much puts him into the position of having no other choice but to be a receptive audience for Aaron. Which sucks, cuz Aaron can be very manipulative, and Rory can't just leave because Gail is there. Then again, maybe Aaron will be too pissed off about the fact that Rory is dating Seth to be calm enough to persuade him of anything. A lot of possiblities with this Cliffhanger. Oh and I'm for Rory and Seth getting together. We think Luke has feelings for Rory, but even if all evidence does seem to suggest it, theres nothing to confirm it. Maybe this is Dom trying to throw us off. Maybe Dave is the mystery man Luke is referring to. He does get really frustrated when Dave talks about Angela. Maybe the real reason Dave doesn't make a move for Angela is because he's just not into her. She's just a cover. And all those two will ever be is friends... she's a fag hag if there ever was one. Right, enough of my crazy plot scenarios.
P.S. I'm a 1st time poster, long time reader. You guys are hilarious. Especially the dude who quoted himself and agreed. Too funny!