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Meghan tells Felicity she's doing a spell to get her back together with Ben. Felicity says she's not thinking about her and Ben getting back together. They're all planning to have Thanksgiving at Felicity and Elena's. Ben tells Meghan and Sean he's just going to visit his dad at the hospital.

Noel's brother, Ryan, comes to visit. Sean invites them to have dinner at Felicity's place. Ryan thinks it's a great idea - to spend Thanksgiving with Noel's friends. Noel declines the invite and says he wants to spend time alone with his brother.

Felicity tells Ben she know's he's angry with her, but he should come to dinner. She tells him he shouldn't be alone on the holiday. Ben says' Who says I'm going to be alone?' Felicity says,'Oh.' Ben tells her he's going to spend time with his dad.

Trevor is reading cliff notes. He asks Elena why they have to make cliff notes so hard to understand. Then he tells her he failed English 101. Elena starts to worry that Trevor's not very smart. Meghan says Elena should give him 'The test' Elena says she doesn't want to do that. Meghan says it'll let her know for sure if Trevor's an idiot.

Ben asks Lauren if she wants to get dinner at the hospital. He tells her they probably have turkey. She tells him that's so depressing. She tells him she wants a real Thanksgiving dinner and practically invites herself to dinner with Ben's friends. She tells Ben she doesn't know anyone else in the city.

Noel tells Ryan that he got fired from his graphics job for fooling around with the bosses daughter and that he Felicity slept together - things are still pretty tense. Ryan says it seems like Noel is not making the smartest moves lately.

Felicity is surprised when Ben shows up with Lauren. Lauren thanks Felicity for letting her crash Thanksgiving dinner. Meghan is upset that Ben brought Lauren to dinner. Felicity tells her it was nice of him, since Lauren probably doesn't know anyone else in the city.

Noel meets a woman named Dana in a bar. She offers to buy him a drink. Later, they rent a room. She hand cuffs Noel and robs him. He calls Ryan to 'rescue' him. Ryan brings a locksmith to unlock the handcuffs. Ryan asks Noel what's the matter with him.

Javier tells Ben his new girlfriend seems very nice. Ben says she's not his girlfriend, but so what if she was. He tells Javier he doesn't owe Felicity anything.

Lauren asks Felicity how long she and Ben were together. Felicity tells her about a year and a half.

Elena decides to give Trevor 'The test.' She tells him she's writing an essay and she can't remember what planets are between the sun and the earth. He says Mars and Venus. He tells her he's sure she can get the answer off the internet. She says that's not the point.

Before dinner, Javier reminds everyone that with all the craziness in the world, nothing is guaranteed to last forever. He wants everyone to forget about their soap opera drama dramas for the evening.

Meghan asks Lauren if she has a boyfriend - she knows a guy who's also in AA that she could set her up with. Lauren says she doesn't and she's not ready. Meghan says she seems ready to her. Lauren explains that it was an excruciating break-up. She'd been with the guy since high school. Ben gets upset with Meghan for giving Lauren a hard time. Sean tells Meghan to back off. Ben asks what did he do. Felicity says he didn't do anything. Ben tells her she's right - he didn't do anything - except waste the last year and a half of his life. Everyone gets quiet. Felicity gets up and goes to her room. Ben follows her. Felicity tells him she gets it - how many times does she have to say she's sorry. She asks if being with her was such a waste of his time - why'd he come. She asks if he's just trying to hurt her. He tells her clearly it was a mistake. Ben and Lauren Leave.

Lauren tells Ben she can see that he and Felicity have some kinks to iron out. She tells Ben he should call Felicity. He agrees that maybe he should.

Meghan tells Elena, Trevor, Javier and Sean that she's putting a hex on Lauren. Elena explains to Trevor that Meghan practices Wicca, an earth science tied to cycles like changing of seasons, the winter solstice. She asks Trevor when the winter solstice is. He doesn't know. Sean answers - December 22. Sean figures out that Elena's giving Trevor the test. Earlier at dinner she'd asked him to tell her the capital of Washington State and he didn't know the answer. Sean explains that Meghan would give the test to guys to see if they were smart enough to date. Trevor is upset says he's going to leave. He Elena why it's so important for him to pass English class or know when the winter solstice is. She says she doesn't know - she was just trying to figure out if they were right for one another. He says that's one question he knows the answer to and walks out the door.

Ben returns to Felicity's place. He and Felicity go to her room to talk. He apologizes for bringing Lauren. Felicity says it was a nice thing to do. Ben says that's not why he did it. He tells her when someone hurts you - you want to hurt them back. He says he looks at her and no matter how mad he is - he wants the hurting to stop. He tells her he's going to leave. Felicity asks him to stay - 5 minutes. He sits beside her on her bed. At first, they don't look at one another, then he touches her hand. They kiss.

Javier asks if Felicity and Ben are back together. Elena says they've been in Felicity's room over an hour.

Noel tells Ryan that he doesn't know why he keeps saying everything is great - when it's not. Ryan tells Noel about his bought with depression. He says he thinks he inherited it from their dad. He confesses that sometimes he can't even get out of bed. Noel insists he's not depressed. Ryan says when he gets that way he talks to someone and it really helps.

Elena shows Trevor her med school application. He says her 3.8 GPA is impressive. She tells him that making good grades isn't everything - it's all she has. She has nothing to include for the section on extracurricular activities. She says she's worked so hard - she forgot to have fun. He tells her she should write about her chemistry tutoring. He tells her she's good at it - she doesn't make him feel stupid. He tells her if she continues to tutor him in chemistry, he'll tutor her in darts. He begins to teach her how to throw the darts and aim for the bulls eye.

Noel calls Dr. Pavone, a school counselor, for a referral for someone to talk to. He leaves a message on her voice mail for her to call him after the holiday.

Ben gets out of bed and gets dressed. He tells Felicity this was a mistake. She tells him he doesn't have to leave. He tells her he loves her. If this had happened a year ago he would have understood - he would have felt like he deserved to be cheated on. He tells her he doesn't deserve it. She says she knows. He tells her he'll call her. She says 'ok.' Ben leaves. Felicity lays in bed and stares at the ceiling.