By John Powell – GlobalTV.com

After avoiding each other, Ashley and Mickey tried to mend the rift that has developed between them.

In the HoH room, Ashley asked to speak to Mickey alone so Morgan and Will, the rest of the alliance left the room.

“What’s up with you?” asked Mickey.

“I guess it is more what’s up with you?” Ashley replied. “Obviously, there is tension and I want to figure out what the tension is from?”.

“With us?” asked Mickey. “I don’t think there is tension. Why do you think that?”

Ashley explained there has been and they haven’t really talked lately.

Mickey said that has just been today because Ashley has been “all over the house.”

Ashley told Mickey that other people have sensed the tension too.

“I am fine. You have been with Rachel and Jimmy most of the day,” said Mickey. “Everyone has come and talked to me today. I haven’t seen you. There is no tension though. We are fine.”

“Naw, there is even tension now in this conversation,” said Ashley.

Mickey once again repeated that there is no tension as fas as she is concerned and she is fine.

Ashley said she isn’t bothered but Mickey has been acting differently for sure since their last conversation.

For Mickey, the last conversation was strange as Ashley was defending Jimmy but nothing has changed between them.

“I think you are entitled to you own opinions and I respect them,” said Mickey.

“I didn’t think I was defending Jimmy,” said Ashley reminding Mickey what she said about not having powers to save her any more.

Mickey, who was plotting Ashley’s demise just a few hours earlier, claimed their last conversation didn’t bother her or stay with her at all. They both hugged as they left the HoH room.

Jimmy continued campaigning very hard this week. He even pulled his arch nemesis aside, Keanu and tried to bury the hatchet with him. Keanu joked about him and Kelley being the “Block Party” because they have been nominated so often. Jimmy and Keanu agreed that they both have the same targets in mind going forward. Keanu said that the others are the ones who took the first shot not him.

“I now have no reason to hold back,” Jimmy promised.

Jimmy also vowed to win HoH and he will give Keanu a break. He will not put him on the block but he will pick him to win veto.

“I think you and I have a trust that is forged in fire. You would be the deciding votes. I have five votes,” said Jimmy.

In the kitchen, Rylie had a hoodie over his head as he sat at the kitchen counter, resting his head on it. Katherine approached him and rubbed his back asking what was wrong.

“Do you want to talk?” she asked.

“I have nothing to talk about,” he answered not even raising his head to look at her.

After letting her stand there for several minutes Rylie asked her: “Do you want to sit there while I take a shower?”.

“What did you say?” asked Katherine.

“I said…Do you want to sit with me while I take a shower?” he said getting up to leave.

“Yeah, sure,” she said following him as he walked away.

When they were in the bathroom, Rylie told Katherine he was sure Jimmy was going around securing votes to get him evicted.

“That isn’t going to happen,” said Katherine.

“It is annoying as f—k,” replied Rylie.

Katherine explained that Ashley pushing for Jimmy to stay has ticked off some people in the house.

“That doesn’t encourage people to want him here,” she said.

“It isn’t even that. It is the week then I have to f—–g pack,” groused Rylie.

“It is just an excuse to reorganize your drawers,” joke Katherine trying to raise his spirits.

“If I do something crazy…” began Rylie.

“That isn’t going to happen,” she said.

“I just want you to know how much I care about you…If I have to leave, I am going to be waiting for you. I am going to be here when you win that m———-r,” he said.

“You aren’t going anywhere. You know it. Don’t worry,” she said.

Rylie let Katherine know he stayed up with Vince and Morgan last night.

“She pissed me off,” he said about Morgan.

“Why?” she answered.

“It was just her vibe. She pissed me off,” he said as he prepared for his shower. “Zach and Vince said people are scared of me in this game.”

“I don’t fully trust Morgan so just be careful,” she advised. “I trust Mickey far more than I trust Morgan.”

Rylie said he spoke to Vince about him blowing up when he lost his HoH. Vince told him people don’t want to get on his bad side because they know he will go to the ends of the Earth in the game to reach his goal.

“I don’t want people to be scared but at the same time…” he began.

“It is not a bad thing to have going on right now when people are looking for any excuse to evict anyone,” she said as Rylie went into the shower.

“If they don’t want to get on my bad side why did they put me on the block,” he asked.

“I wouldn’t put you on the block,” said Katherine.

Rylie says he doesn’t remember accusing Morgan of knowing Mickey had the power. Katherine told him he did.

“There were quite a few of us in the bathroom when you came in and were pissed,” said Katherine mentioning that Morgan claimed she didn’t know.

“You were like: Yes, you f—–g did!” recalled Katherine. “Yeah, you were pissed as f—k.”

Katherine told Rylie she tapped his arm and he told everyone to do something physically impossible for them to do.

“I didn’t know I did all that,” said Rylie.

“You were fired up, that’s for sure,” she said.

“People needed to see that side of me. They get where I am at now,” said Rylie.

Katherine suggested that there were only a few people who would vote against him: Rachel and Ashley.

“There are only two people who would remotely vote against you…I am not saying they are going to. I am saying if there is a chance in hell that anyone does, anyone, there could be two people who could possibly…” began Katherine before Rylie cut her off.

“Hey! Hey! First of all, watch the attitude,” said Rylie.

“It is not an attitude. I am just saying it louder,” said Katherine shouting over the shower.

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