So Josh and I had a talk yesterday and about our need to connect so that we can do a better job in this competition. We know our Waltz for next week pretty well so when Natalie and Jason invited us along for dessert at the Melting Pot, we thought it would be a fun way to take a break from rehearsals and spend some time together.

We were sitting there eating and talking and somehow the topic of one night stands came up. I made a comment that I'm not a one night stand kind of girl. Then Natalie focused in on me and said, "Yes you are!" I was trying to figure out what she was talking about and then she pointed at me and Josh and said, "Remember that afternoon the two of you had in Vegas?" She was referring to my 21st birthday weekend in Las Vegas several years ago.

I was about to answer when Josh spoke up. He said, "I guess it depends on your definition of a one night stand. My definition is a night based on lust, where there are no expectations for anything more than that one night. Based on that, what we had wasn't a one night stand. We were in love, and while we were resigned to the fact that it couldn't be a relationship at that time, we both had hope for more. There's always been hope."

My heart did it's soaring and we locked eyes and just looked at each other. Natalie broke the silence with "I see you're having success on that connection thing you were working on."

When he dropped me off at home later that night I thanked him for defending us. He said, "I wasn't defending, I was setting the record straight. Anyway, if we did have a one night stand, it wouldn't be any of Natalie's damn business." I agreed and said good night.

Then I spent an hour lying awake, trying to figure out what he meant when he said, "there's always been hope." What did he mean? Is he still hoping...?