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" You know Benjamin Stone as Chloe&amp;#039;s haughty mentor (and potential love interest!) Alek on ABC Family&amp;#039;s The Nine Lives of Chloe King. But did you know he&amp;#039;s really a romantic at heart? Benjamin shows off his softer side, talking about his character&amp;#039;s budding relationship with Chloe and what he looks for in a girl. Seventeen: Things are really heating up on the show with your character! Are you personally on Team Alek or Team Brian? Who do you think is better for Chloe? Benjamin Stone: I think I&amp;#039;m team Alek. I couldn&amp;#039;t bring myself to give Grey [Damon] the satisfaction of saying Brian! 17: What is it about the two of them together that you like so much? BS: You always want what you can&amp;#039;t have, and, in a way, it&amp;#039;s like that with Alek. He really wants Chloe, and it&amp;#039;s frustrating to see how she literally ignores all of his advances at her. But eventually, in a kind of desperation, she does fall for him, in that moment. I think it&amp;#039;s always exciting. I love their banter and their wit. That fuels their chemistry. In real life, that&amp;#039;s what I like. I like girls who can make fun of me and I can make fun of them. It&amp;#039;s all friendly! I think that&amp;#039;s exciting and keeps your relationship fresh. 17: For Alek, perseverance has paid off. Have you ever pursued a girl after she said no? BS: I met my current girlfriend when I was 8. So, I mean, 16 years is a long time to wait! It was hardcore perseverance. 17: Before you guys started dating, what were looking for in a girl? BS: Someone who&amp;#039;s independent, strong-willed, and knows what she wants. Obviously, a funny person to be with, an exciting person to be with. Someone who keeps me on my toes. I think having a girl you can consistently have interesting and in-depth conversations with is one of the best things. 17: Going back to the show, what do you guys do for fun as a cast? BS: We&amp;#039;ve been trying to organize a paintballing day! Literally, Grey is going around recruiting half the grips and stunt guys. He&amp;#039;s got together an army of paintballers. He&amp;#039;s like, &amp;quot;Oh, I&amp;#039;ve got my three friends who are, like, NFL players and they&amp;#039;re going to come and they&amp;#039;re really big.&amp;quot; Like, why are you bringing some Superman-army to play? We&amp;#039;re going to get destroyed! 17: What&amp;#039;s the coolest thing about the finale, that we should all be excited about? BS: The twists. There are so many twists in the episode. You won&amp;#039;t be able to predict what happens, and that is just the best thing about it. It&amp;#039;s totally unpredictable. Every scene has something going on where you&amp;#039;re just like, &amp;quot;No way,&amp;quot; which all leads up to the next season. It&amp;#039;s just going to be shocking all around! What do you think is going to happen with Chloe and Alek in the finale? Comment below! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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