It seemed to Joe that he would never get exactly what he wanted. Mindy, his girlfriend, was pretty and smart and lovable, everybody liked her and were wondering if he was going to pop the question. Problem was, Joe didn't want to marry her. She was fun to be around, but he didn't want to spend the rest of his life with her or have kids with her. Truth be told the only person Joe would ever consider having children with was his longtime friend and personal stylist. The one and only, Stella Malone.

"Joe?!" Mindy yelled.

"Yes?" Joe replied half-heartedly. Joe had taken Mindy the mall with the hopes that shopping could occupy her long enough that he could think.

"Do you like these jeans on me or do the pair I tried on before look better?" Mindy asked modeling the pair of jeans. "Or, do the ones I tried on yesterday morning look better?"

Joe didn't have a good answer. Three days before, his brother Kevin had asked him when he was going to propose to Mindy. Joe told him that he didn't want to marry her knowing that he could tell Kevin anything. Kevin advised him to either marry her or let her go.

"Joe?" an agitated Mindy called again.

"I like those better." Joe responded.

As Mindy went to change back into her clothes, Joe pulled out his wallet. This action was becoming very frequent. Joe really had to let her go soon. Not because of the money, that he had no lack of, no, she was just getting annoying.

Joe came home after dropping Mindy at her college dorm at 10pm. When he arrived, Kevin and Nick were sitting on bar stools in the kitchen eating pizza.

"So how was your date with Mindy?" They asked in unison.

"Boring, lame, rather-poke-my-eyes-out time." He replied

"Why don't you just break up with her?" Nick asked.

"I just can't seem to find a way that wouldn't hurt her feelings. It's like every time I try to tell her she tells me how thankful she is that I'm her boyfriend." Joe told them heatedly.

"Well it sounds like you desperately need to get rid of her." Kevin said as he came out the pantry with an armload of gummy bear bags.

"But why are you so desperate? When you have her around family and friends you seem so happy. You even brought her to Thanksgiving and she was so comfortable around all of our weird relatives. It almost seems like you think you love someone else…" Nick trailed off realizing his statement was true.

"But who?" He demanded.

Joe just stood there ruminating over the idea of telling his brothers just who he loved.

"Well?" His younger brother prodded.

"I swear if you tell her, nothing your brain could think up will amount to the pain you will feel." After both nodded, Joe continued, "well, I've kinda fallen in love with St-"

"Hey guys! Sorry it's so late but I just finished the designs for your new concert tour." Stella burst through the door cutting off Joe.

'Speak of the devil' Joe thought.

Kevin suddenly dropped the gummy bears on the floor and asked, "Did you make-" "-the tear-away scarves? Yes I did," Stella answered quickly.

"I'll leave them overnight so you can look them over. By the way, Joe, you know your fly is down?"

Joe looked at his pants and saw that his fly was indeed down. He spun around so fast he knocked the pizza off the counter and fell into the barstool headfirst. When he hit the ground, Stella dropped the portfolio of designs and ran over to him. Joe rolled over onto his back and looked up at her. He stared back at her taking note of every part of her worried expression.

"Are you okay?!" Stella asked as she helped him sit up on the floor.

"I'm fine," Joe laughed, "I'm more worried about the pizza." Joe grinned and stood noticing his brothers were closely watching his movements.

"Well, if you're fine I need to get home," she said while shaking her car keys.

"Okay" "Drive safe" "See you tomorrow" the boys all replied as she walked out the door.

"DUDE!!!! You love Stella??!!" Nick yelled.

"Yes" Joe admitted.

"Tell her, Joe. She always flirts with you." Kevin advised.

"I've got to break up with Mindy first!" Joe exclaimed.

"Oh yeah… Well good luck." Nick and Kevin made for their rooms.

"Thanks for the help guys!" Joe yelled back sarcastically.