Chapter Two: Jello Knees and Kisses

By the time Saturday rolled around Stella was sick and tired of hearing about Sonny Munroe. Sure she liked the girl too, but Joe seemed to think she was one of the coolest girls on the planet. She did not want to watch these guys fall all over this girl. At least not alone. That's why she had talked them into letting her bring Macy along. Macy had fainted of course, but once she woke up she had been very excited. And now Jonas and their clan were making their way to the park where the shoot would be taking place. Macy stood off to the side with Stella as everything was being set up and the wardrobe was being moved into the changing tents.

Joe rubbed his hands together eagerly, "Alright, now where is Sonny Munroe. It's time for her to meet the Joester."

Stella quirked an eyebrow at him, "The Joester? Really?"

"What?" He asked with a huff.

Macy shook her head, "I think she's amazed at your ego, Joe. As a matter of fact I think we're BOTH amazed at your ego."

Kevin laughed loudly, "Wow, you know you need to chill out when your ego is questioned by your super fan."

"If you don't watch it, Joe, you'll start sounding like Chad Dylan Cooper," Nick warned his brother.

"So, Chad Dylan Cooper has an ego, huh?" Stella asked curiously.

"Yeah, a big one," Joe said with a shake of his head.

"That's disappointing," Macy said with a shake of her head. "I hate it when attractive guys don't live up to their looks."

Kevin eyed Macy warily, "You think Chad Dylan Cooper is attractive?"

"Oh yes," Macy answered quickly. "His show is terrible, but he's very good looking. Right, Stell?"

Stella nodded, "Oh definitely. His smile causes jello knees."

"Jello knees?" Joe asked with a nervous gulp.

"Yeah, you know when your knees go all weak and you have to either sit down or grab hold of the person standing next to you," Stella clarified.

"Psh, why would you want that to happen? That sounds awfully uncomfortable," Joe scoffed. "Besides he's not THAT attractive."

"Hello ladies," Chad Dylan Cooper said as he appeared in front of them. He smiled at Macy and Stella, and they quickly looped arms and shared an excited glance. "I'm Chad. You are?"

"Macy," The brunette squeaked with a nervous laugh.

Stella smiled at him flirtatiously and held out a hand, "Stella Malone, Stylist."

"Oh, yeah," He said as he shook her hand gently. "I've heard about you."

"You have?" She asked.

"Definitely. Frankie mentioned you designed his outfit when I talked to him at my birthday party," Chad said politely.

"Really? I always knew that kid was my favorite Lucas brother," Stella grinned. "Could you show me the way to the food? I didn't get a chance to eat breakfast this morning because Joe got syrup on his shirt."

Joe stared after the two in shock, "What was that?"

Nick chuckled, "Stella made a new friend."

"Well, now what am I supposed to do? I was supposed to keep Stella entertained…now it looks like Chad Dylan Cooper's handling that," Macy asked in confusion.

Kevin bumped her shoulder lightly, "You could keep me entertained instead."

Macy blushed and let out a small laugh, "Okay."

There was a commotion from behind them, and the four of them turned to see what it was.

"Hey, Mr. I'm-a-Mountain-with-Legs, I'm part of this photo shoot! Look I left my I.D. on my dresser this morning, but I AM Sonny Munroe! I promise! Ask anyone! I'm on TV once a week…they'll recognize me…I hope."

They heard a surprised yelp and then saw Big Man walk into the room carrying Sonny Munroe in front of him at arms length. Her feet were nowhere near the ground.

"Who's body guard are you anyway? Geez, your strong," Sonny asked him rhetorically.

"Sonny Munroe!" Joe exclaimed.

Her eyes widened, "Joe Lucas!"

Sonny swallowed thickly and the two stared at each other for a few minutes before Nick realized he would need to speak up.

"Big Man, you can put her down. She actually IS Sonny Munroe," Nick said with a sigh.

Big Man set her down and then turned to face her, "Sorry Ms. Munroe. You never know what their fan girls will try to pull."

She laughed nervously, "That's okay, you were just doing your job. I have to say that I've never been lifted up that high though…at least not by another person. Impressive."

"Thanks, they don't call me Big Man for nothing," He said with a shrug as he left.

"Well, that was mildly embarrassing," Sonny said as she turned to the Lucas Brothers. "I was sort of hoping I would meet you guys with some measure of dignity, but since when have I been able to meet anyone with dignity?"

"Well," Kevin said as he shook hands with her. "I'm sure Joe was hoping to be able to say more than just your name so we're all lacking dignity today it seems."

"You know, I don't think I've ever seen Joe speechless before," Macy said observantly as she approached Sonny. "Well, at least around someone other than Stella. I'm Macy, by the way."

"Hi, Macy, it's nice to meet you," Sonny said with a chuckle. "Oh my gosh, are you wearing a Packers shirt? Please tell me you're a fan?"

"I can't decide whether I like the Packers or the Cowboys more…my devotion is split in half," Macy said seriously.

"Me too!" Sonny exclaimed. "My mom and I watch every game we can for both teams!"

"Okay, that must be awesome. My mom only understands two sports. Softball and Volleyball. She tried to watch a football game with me once…it was bad," Macy said with a shake of her head.

Nick elbowed Joe in the hopes that he would be forced to talk, but it only caused him to cough.

"Oh, are you alright?" Sonny asked him in concern.

Nick sighed as Joe continued to stare in silence, "He's fine. Oh look Joe, Stella's making out with Chad."

"WHAT? Where?" Joe asked as he whipped around frantically.

"Huh?" Sonny asked urgently. "Who's making out with Chad?"

Nick, Kevin, and Macy's eyebrows shot up. Macy bit back a chuckle. She could tell that this was going to be an interesting day.

"I don't see them!" Joe exclaimed. "Wait, you were lying weren't you?"

"Got you to talk didn't it?" Nick smirked.

"I hate you," Joe mumbled.

"So, Chad's not making out with some one?" Sonny asked worriedly.

"No, Nick was just being a pain in the butt," Joe said with a glare.

"Oh, who was he supposed to have been making out with?" Sonny asked curiously.

"Stella," Macy told her.

"Stella?" Sonny asked.

"Our best friend and Stylist," Nick clarified.

"Ah, is she pretty?" Sonny asked worriedly.

Nick and Kevin shrugged casually.

"Oh Yeah…" Joe said with a wistful sigh.

"Oh, wonderful," Sonny said sarcastically.

"Hey guys…Sonny."

Sonny jumped at the sound of Chad's voice and turned to see him approaching the group with a blonde on his arm.

"Chad," She said coolly.

"Sonny," He said in the same cold tone.

"Chad."

"Kevin."

The group turned to stare at Kevin questioningly.

"What? I thought we were saying names."

"Sonny," Chad said as he motioned to the blonde. "Meet Stella. Stella meet Sonny."

"Hi," The girls announced at the same time.

"Stella is a stylist. A very good one," Chad told Sonny as he flashed Stella a charming smile.

"Yes, Stella's a stylist. She's our stylist," Joe said with a small glare as he stepped up next to Stella.

"Well, that's cool," Sonny said uncomfortably. "I was just over here talking to the guys of Jonas and their friend Macy."

Macy gasped, "Eep, I'm a friend of Jonas. Awesome."

Kevin gave her an amused look, "You've been a friend of Jonas for a while now Macy."

"Yes, but I've never heard someone else refer to me as one before!" Macy said excitedly.

"Oh, so you've been hanging out with these guys, huh?" Chad asked as he cleared his throat.

"Yes, and they've been very nice," Sonny said as she scooted a little closer to Joe.

"Yeah, and you know, Sonny's been very nice as well," Joe said as he awkwardly placed an arm around Sonny's shoulders.

"Well, I'm glad you've made a new friend," Stella said as she tried not to stare at Joe's arm around Sonny Munroe.

A strained silence took over the group and Nick shook his head, "I'm going to go talk to some people who aren't afraid to admit their feelings."

Nick walked away slowly, and Kevin called after him.

"Hey! I can admit my feelings about lots of things! Like manatees! I love manatees actually!"

"And otters!" Macy told him with a smile. "You love otters too."

"That's right, I do love otters!" Kevin yelled before he led Macy after Nick's retreating form.

"See you later, guys!" Macy called to them as Kevin pulled her away.

"So…" Joe said awkwardly after his brothers were gone.

"Yeah…so," Sonny said with a nod.

"You know, Chad was telling me about this new teen club that's opening up tonight," Stella said casually.

"Oh yeah, Club Alien," Joe said with a nod. "We got an invite to the opening too."

"Really?" Stella asked. "You didn't say anything about it."

"Well, we're working today and we didn't know if we'd feel like going or not," Joe said with a shrug.

"I never really get to go dancing," Stella said as she looked pointedly at Joe. "I think it sounds like fun."

"Yeah, I'd think so too…if I had gotten an invite," Sonny said with a sigh. "I'm, apparently, not famous enough."

"So, Sonny Munroe didn't get an invite. How sad," Chad smirked. "I guess that means you want me to take you, huh? Figures."

"Hello? Did I say anything about wanting you to take me? No, I did not," She huffed. "Besides if it's that much of a hassle then don't worry your big inflated head about it."

"Fine, it's not like I wanted you to go with me in the first place," Chad fired back. "There are lots of other girls who WANT to go with me. Like Stella, right?"

Stella's eyes widened, "Huh?"

"Do you want to go with me to the opening tonight?" Chad asked.

Sonny gaped at them while Joe gave Chad a death glare.

"Fine, go. It's not like I care," Sonny scoffed as she crossed her arms over her chest. Stella cast a sidelong glance at Joe.

"Joe? Is there anything you want to ask me?"

"Me? No, what would I ask you? I certainly wouldn't ask you to go to Club Alien with me because that would be like a date…and, you know, we don't-"

"Date, yeah I get it," Stella said as she completed his sentence. "Alright, then Chad I would love to go with you tonight."

Stella and Chad walked away to discuss the details of their date and left Joe and Sonny standing alone together. Sonny took in Joe's angry gaze and knew they were suffering from the same problem.

"So, have a thing for your stylist, Joe Lucas?" She asked casually.

His angry gaze melted into a miserable one, "Yes. You and Chad?"

She sighed, "Unfortunately."

"So what do we do now?" He asked her.

"Cross our fingers and hope they crash and burn?" Sonny suggested.

"Yeah, I'm not the type to sit around and keep my fingers crossed, Sonny Munroe," Joe stated plainly.

She nodded, "I had a feeling you would say that."

"It looks like we're going to Club Alien tonight," Joe told her.

"Let me guess…we're fighting jealousy with jealousy?" Sonny asked reluctantly.

"You got a better idea?" He asked her.

"Nope," She told him simply. "So what should I wear for our fake date?"

"Anything but the color blue," He told her. "I have to see it and wear it every day at school."

"Okay, I'm good with that," Sonny said with a nod.

"Pick you up at eight?" He asked her.

"Yeah, I'll give you my address after the shoot," She said with a smile.

"Awesome," He smiled. "I'm looking forward to plotting with you."

She laughed, "Same to you."

"Hey," Nick said as he and Kevin came back. "We were just told to head to wardrobe."

"Where's Macy?" Joe asked.

"Flirting with some intern guy," Kevin mumbled bitterly. "Can we just go?"

Nick and Joe exchanged a knowing look.

"Trouble in paradise?" Sonny asked curiously.

"What are you talking about?" Kevin asked.

"You and Macy," She said as if it were obvious. "Aren't you guys a thing? I just kind of assumed by the way you were acting…"

"What? No! We're not-I mean Macy and I aren't-No!"

Sonny's eyes widened, "Oh, sorry. For the record, though, I think you would make a cute couple."

Kevin's eyes widened, "I-um-"

Sonny chuckled at his expression and began to walk toward the changing tents.

Nick and Joe followed behind her and patted Kevin on the shoulder consolingly. Kevin remained behind with a shocked expression.

"Kev!" Nick yelled over his shoulder. "Come on, man, we've got work to do!"

Kevin shook himself back to reality and jogged after the group, "Coming!"

The shoot had gone relatively well. Sonny's favorite shot had been one where she had laid across the arms of Jonas and Chad. It was cute and fun. Although it had been tough to get Chad to smile. Sonny was pleased to see that he was just as bothered by her "date" with Joe as she had been by his date with Stella.

"You are not going on a date with Joe," Chad said as they walked away from the shoot.

"And why not?"

"Because-Because…he's not your type," Chad said lamely.

Joe's eyes widened as he, his brothers, and Stella passed, "Chad seems pretty invested in Sonny's personal life, Stells."

"No, he's just concerned she's your flavor of the week, that's all," Stella said in a snippy tone.

"Ouch, Malone," Joe said patronizingly. "I would never treat Sonny Munroe in such a way."

"I believe you said the same thing about Cello Girl," Stella said with a roll of her eyes.

"Ah, but Angelina is no Sonny Munroe," Joe said as he put on a goofy smile for effect.

Kevin scratched his head and looked around the set, "Has anyone seen Macy?"

"Hi, guys!" Macy's chipper voice called across the set. "Mitchell was letting me use his camera. It's my dream camera. The one I will never be able to afford in my lifetime!"

She caught up with them and fell into step beside of Kevin.

"Yay, Mitchell," Kevin said dryly.

"What's with you?" Macy asked honestly.

"You really want to know?" He asked her.

"Yeah I would like to know! You're giving me a lot of attitude right now."

"Because you ditched me-us…I meant us…for that Mitchell guy!" He exclaimed.

"Ditched you? I didn't mean to ditch you…I just got carried away with the camera. It was really cool! I would never purposefully ditch you…I mean you're Kevin-"

"-of Jonas, I know," He said with a disheartened sigh.

"I was going to say Kevin Lucas and one of my closest friends, but if you would rather be called Kevin of Jonas then-"

There was silence after that and Nick, Stella, and Joe turned around to see what had happened. And promptly upon turning Joe's jaw dropped, Stella clapped excitedly, and Nick averted his gaze while maintaining a small grin. Kevin had interrupted Macy's sentence by kissing her soundly on the mouth, and Macy hadn't fainted. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him closer.

Nick chuckled, "One couple down and two to go."

"What?" Joe asked his brother.

"I said 'They need to calm down so we can go'." Nick said with a blank expression.

"Oh, right, Kev, Mace…seriously, get a room," Joe said as he turned around and kept walking. "If you don't knock it off and follow us then we'll leave you here."

Ta da and there's chapter two! The next chapter is: "Night Clubs and Closets"

Enjoy!