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"So, this is your house?" I ask as we pull up onto the driveway.

"Yeah, we bought it a couple of years ago as a base." He smirks.

To be honest, I could fit my entire flat into his garage. The house is massive and white with these huge wrought iron gates. I feel as if I'm in a scary movie or something.

"Nick... what if your parents don't like me?" I whisper as he parks the car.

"I'm sure they'll love you..." He replies but even I can see the worry in his eyes. We climb out of the car in silence and begin the long walk to the door.

"Just so you know, I brought a few of my other 'girlfriends' back before you so they may be a little hostile." He casually mentions and my eyes grow wide. What have I let myself in for?

"Mr Lucas. It's a pleasure to see you again. May I take your coats?" asks a suited man. Slightly in awe, I hand him my jacket, "Your family is in the living room."

"You have a butler?" I whisper as we make our way down the hall.

"I didn't mention that?" He replies as I hit him in the arm before walking through the massive door.

"Nicky!" shouts a blonde girl as she runs forward to hug him.

Oh my gosh, it's Stella Malone. I take a silent breath in as she turns to face me.

"Hello, it's lovely to meet you. I'm sorry but I don't know your name." She grasps my hand in a firm handshake and even as I open my mouth to reply I could swear that I heard someone cough 'slut'.

"I'm Annabelle but please call me Elle." I smile and return her handshake before glancing over at Nick.

"Elle, these are my brothers, Joe and Kevin and Joe's girlfriend Stella." Joe rises and walks over to me whilst Kevin remains seated, staring impassively past me. I gulp involuntarily.

"So, you must be Nick's latest 'friend'." He looks at me with steely eyes, "You've made quite an impression on him."

Joe's use of double entendres simply made me even more nervous and even when Nick steered me over to the couch to sit down, I remained silent.

"Where did you two meet?" asks Stella and I smile slightly.

"On the road towards my flat." I answer, unaware of how much Nick has told them. Nick grins at me.

"How very gracious of you, Miss Anderson." He jokes, "Actually, I hit her car at a stop sign."

An awkward silence prevails as nobody says anything. I twitch my leg nervously.

"Your house is so nice; it must have taken a long time to decorate." I mention lamely. Stella jumps on the conversation.

"I decorated most of the house, it was my little project." She offers and I smile thankfully at her.

"My goodness, you certainly have a talent." I exclaim and her smile widens.

"I work in fashion so it was natural, I guess." She continues, "Where do you work?"

"Erm, I used to work in dance and drama but I just got fired." I admit, effectively stopping the conversation. Suddenly, Kevin stands up and moves towards the fireplace.

"Can we stop dancing around the issue please?" He says, "Nick, why have brought this girl to dinner? She ruined our latest contract and she's clearly using you! Why don't you just send her home and then we can enjoy tonight? Stop behaving like an IDIOT and grow up!"

Nick leaps to his feet and pulls me with him.

"Come on Elle, I think we should go..." He hisses, glaring at Kevin, "We'll see you on the tour bus tomorrow."

"WE!" roars Joe, "You're bringing her on tour!"

"Yes, I am." replies Nick calmly. He looks down at me and I give him a tentative smile.

"Nick," Kevin reasons, "She's nobody, just some skank who wants to hook up with you."

"How dare you..." Nick half-stands with his eyes raging. But I won't let him fight with his family over me. I lay a hand on his forearm and look at him.

"It's alright, Nick." I say softly, "I'll catch a cab home; you stay with your family."

"Don't be ridiculous." He shakes his head at me, "You haven't even met my parents yet."

"Yeah, because that's a great idea." I snort, "It's going fabulous so far!"

"Fabulous? Who says fabulous anymore?" Nick retorts and for a moment we can forget this whole stupid situation.

"Loads of people say it!" I defend myself, "Sharpay says it."

"Elle, Sharpay isn't real..." He laughs.

"Great, she's thick too..." I hear Joe mutter and I roll my eyes. Nick moves to start another argument but I just pull him up.

"Let's go meet them then!" I chirp and he leads me into the kitchen, where his mom and dad are standing.

"Mom, Dad, I'd like you to meet Annabelle. Elle, these are my parents, Sandy and Tom."

"Hi! It's lovely to meet you!" I grin.

"It's nice to meet you too, Annabelle." smiles Sandy whilst Tom is slightly more sceptical.

"Oh, please call me Elle." I answer before sniffing the air, "Erm, is that steak I can smell cooking?"

"It is." answers Tom shortly. My face breaks out into a grin.

"It smells fantastic... I've been living on junk food for the past few nights." I giggle and Nick shakes his head.

"I thought you were heavier when I helped you out of the car." Nick jokes and I turn to face him, my hands on my hips.

"Are you calling me 'fat', Mr Lucas?" I frown and he smiles and nods.

"I'll get you back for that." I grin evilly, "And I'll have you know that I'm glad I have some curves, which I'm sure you appreciate!"

"Maybe we could start by taking away all your chocolate..." He offers before I narrow my eyes and shake my head.

"If you come between me and my chocolate, you won't be able to play guitar anymore..." I threaten and he throws his hands up in mock salute.

"You know what, you're perfect as you are." Nick finishes and wraps his arm around my shoulder, pulling me in for a hug. I look at Nick's parents and find Tom smiling at us whilst Sandy is laughing gently.

"I like her." Tom says and Nick pulls me in just that little bit tighter.

"Me too." He says.

"Come on Stella, she a total 'Video Girl'" Joe's voice floats through the open door and my breath catches in my throat. This wasn't really working.

Sandy tuts and shakes her head, "Elle, I am so sorry."

"No, it's okay. I can understand where they are coming from." I say quietly, a forced smile gracing my face.

"I brought them up better than that." She sighs before taking my hand and walking me through to the other room again.

"Mom, what are you doing?" asks Kevin.

"Apologise right now, Joseph." She demands, still holding onto my arm.

"Sorry." He mutters and I nod my head slightly, cheeks flushing red.

As the awkward silence prevails again, my phone begins to ring. It's Abigail and I look at Nick in panic, asking if I can take the call. Abi doesn't just ring for any reason.

"You're dating a JONAS!" She screams down the phone, every single person in the room clearly hearing the call. Whilst Joe and Kevin smirk, I cringe. I am fully aware of what is coming next.

"How could you? Do I have to remind you about our first week... on the floor... where you w...."

"Abi!" I cut her off, "Everyone can hear you!"

"Did you put me on speakerphone?" She says in a disgruntled tone.

"My phone is stuck on loudspeaker and I can't find the button to turn it off." I whisper as Nick cracks up behind me.

"Get your boyfriend to fix it." She hisses and I realise that she is seriously mad.

"Abi..." I wheedle, "I meant to tell you..."

"Well, Annabelle, if you ever find time in your busy schedule to fill me in, you can just pick up the phone." She says and hangs up.

Joe and Kevin's faces are a picture. Seriously, if I had a camera, this would be great. Honestly, they thought Abi was going to try and get in with the JONAS group. After many late night, drunk, conversations, I knew otherwise. Nick, on the other hand, looks at me sadly. He knows how much Abi means to me.

"So, the steak smells good." Stella chips in and I smile at her gratefully. All I want to do now is go home.

If only I knew where home was...


I'm so sorry about this chapter. It's been written for about two weeks now but I was really reluctant to post it. It's shockingly bad but I don't think it will ever get better so there you go! Please review and help me to fix it because it is really annoying me! Thank you for all the people who reviewed the last chapter or even read it. You made my day as usual!

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