The next day at Heartbreak Hotel, Samantha came down for breakfast. Once everyone was seated, Austin came in.
"Hope you all had a good night's sleep. As I said last night, for nine of you, it would be your last. Now, it's time to cast your vote. One by one, I want each of you to walk to the ballot box and drop in your ballot. Remember, the ones with the least amount of votes will be eliminated at lunch. Let's start with Caroline."
Caroline got up and placed her ballot in the box. When she sat down, the person to her right cast their ballot. This continued until it came back to Caroline.
"All right. I will tally the votes."
Samantha was a bit nervous. While she did make a connection with Jeremy, she blew off some of the others. She was afraid that, because of this, she might get voted off and lose what she had with Jeremy.
A few hours later at lunch, Austin comes back with the results. "One by one, I shall call your name. If your name is not called, your stay here is over. These are in no particular order."
One by one, he started reading names. Jeremy's was the fifth name read. Samantha felt better. At least if she survived, he would be there waiting for her. Austin was close to the end of the list, and Samantha's name still had not been called. He read the last male name. Bradley and William were among the eliminated.
Among the females still not chosen were Amanda and Jennifer. "And the last person remaining here is ..." He paused for dramatic effect. "Samantha." A feeling of relief came over both her face and Jeremy's.
"For those of you whose name I did not call, it is check out time. For those of whose name I did call, your solo dates start tomorrow. Tomorrow will be gentleman's choice. Until then, rejoice. Your stay here continues."