Mel comes down to the kitchen where everyone is gathered.

"Does everyone know what today is?" Mel exclaimed with excitement and a huge smile on her face.

"Monday?" Ryder replied.

With least excitement Lennox answered "Austin Day…"

"Yes! Yes! Yes! He has the whole week planned! Every night this week!" Mel cheered

"Ryder let's go, so we're not late?" Lennox said as she turned to him

"Yeah, you're right" He said to her

As they left, Lennox said to him "Austin isn't right for Aunt Mel, Joe is! We have to stop them" as they got into the car.

Ryder had zoned out, "What? Did you say something?"

"Yes! Ugh, we have to stop Aunt Mel from going out with Austin"

"Why? They're happy. Can you turn the air on? I'm hot"

They backed away from the drive way.

"It's not even that hot in here, put the window down. Joe is perfect for her, he obviously loves her" Lennox replied annoyed

Ryder put the window down, he coughed a little. Lennox pointed at him and stopped the car.

"You. You're our solution…" Very confused Ryder said "What are you talking about?"

Lennox leaned over to the passenger seat where Ryder was sitting and felt his forehead.

"Dude, you're sweating. You're sick." Lennox said sounding excited.

"No I'm not?" Ryder said coughing again. "I'm not helping you. Ugh, just bring me home"

"I can do that. IF you help me…." Lennox said trying to convince him. "Fine."

"But, you have to act the part. Like, you can't have Aunt Mel leave your side all week. Then, Austin will get angry because she can't be with him and Joe confesses his love!" Lennox said excitedly

"Yeah, sure" Ryder said.

Lennox brought him home, they were only down the street. She walked him back into the house.

Mel was sitting at the table. Ryder walked in, started coughing up a storm. "Aunt Mel, I think I'm sick" he told her.

"He didn't even let me get down the street. He sounds horrible, so I brought him home. He's definitely running a fever" Lennox explained to her.

"Oh, this isn't good" Mel said, concerned.

"I gotta go, feel better!" Lennox said racing out the door.

Mel felt his head. "She's right, alright. Joe!" Mel shouted.

Joe came down, he noticed Ryder immediately "Woah, what's going on here?"