Nick's POV

This isn't fair. Stella can't make us go parading round like this!

We'd got home to find that Stella had invited Jade round to take pictures for her project, which involved us 'modelling' some of Stella's new designs. Did I mention she invented man heels for us?

"Stella this just isn't fair!" Joe whined for the thousandth time.

"You don't like it?" Stella asked; her eyes wide and her bottom lip trembling.

"No, no, no!" Kevin protested, saving our friends feelings. "We just don't think it's quite right for us…" His voice didn't go high and squeaky at the end, which was a good start.

"Do you guys really think I'd let/make you wear this on stage?" Stella asked.

"I wouldn't put it past you." I said honestly. Stella glared at me. "Well you made Joe wear bright green pants in front of the Queen of England!" I emphasised. Stella shrugged.

"I just wanted a laugh." Stella shrugged. "Now go put these on!" Stella said, gesturing grandly to a clothes rail of decent clothes. Joe legged it and changed as quickly as he could. I wondered over to Jade first who looked like she was restraining giggles.

"Wouldn't be so funny if I wore 'man heels' on our date." She didn't stop giggling.

"See, that's why I didn't say yes because you're gorgeous." She controlled her laughter. "I don't care what you wear, I just like being with you."

"Me too." She smiled at me and thrust Stella's clothes at me.

"Now go get changed or you and your man heels are going on my project and Macy's website." My eyes widened and I ran off to change.

When I came back out, Jade and Frankie were talking while sitting on one of the many huge amps in our room, Stella and Joe were discussing how Kevin's kneepads on his pants needed to be a little more subtle than Kevin had first hoped.

"Hey Nick," Frankie called over to me. Both he and Jade were smiling and if I'm being totally honest I was worried. What had they planned…?

"Hi Frankie." I called back cautiously, walking slowly over to them. Jade smiled.

"Nick, my music teacher asked for my autograph for when I'm in a band like yours!" Frankie enthused.

"Whoa, Frankie! That's amazing!" I smiled and joined in his enthusiasm. He jumped off the amp and threw his arms round my middle.

"Thanks Nick." He said before running off down the fire pole, probably to go play hide and seek with Dad. Jade smiled at me.

"He told me that you went into his room last night." Jade smiled. "You listened when I said you were being a prat." She smiled playfully.

"You didn't say that."

"Yeah, but we both know I was thinking it." She smiled again. Her lips were so inviting…

"Maybe you don't want that date…" I mused; I deserved a say in this game.

"Yeah, but maybe I do," She stated the opposite.

"Like I could resist." We were standing right up next to each other and I could feel her warm breath on my chin. I gently pecked her lips. "So when are we going on this date?"

"Tonight and tomorrow I'm babysitting Frankie. But after that…"

"It's set." I interrupted her. "The day after tomorrow I'll take you to the movies, we'll go out to dinner," I explained my plan.

"That sounds great."

"Then maybe we could chill out here for a bit?" I suggested, not so sure…

"What about your brothers?" She asked.

"I'll tell them to butt out. They'll promise to do so. They'll want to cause some trouble. They'll get in the way. They'll annoy me. And then one of us will either end up injured, humiliated or scarred for life." I stated what I knew would happen. Jade smiled and giggled.

"I'm looking forward to it." Jade smiled and I moved in to kiss her again.

But I was interrupted by a flash of light and the sound of a camera going off. We both looked up.

"It's probably not as good as one of your photos Jade but a camera-phone has its uses." Joe smiled smugly.

"It's probably all fuzzy and blurry Joe." Jade said to him. Stella's eyes screwed up and she pointed at something on Joe's screen.

"What is that?" She asked. Joe turned his head to the side and screwed his eyes up too.

"I think it's my thumb." He sounded uncertain.

"You have a zit on your thumb?" Stella asked. Joe examined his thumb.

"Nope."

"Then what is it?" Kevin asked. I didn't want to know what Joe's thumb looked like.

"I don't know." And his uncertainty was worse than a zit.

"You didn't even get them on the picture anyway!" Kevin exclaimed. I smiled and Jade stuck her tongue out at Joe. He stuck his out back.

"Come on guys! I need pictures for my project!" Stella emphasised. Jade pecked me quickly on the lips while the other's back was turned and went to resume her position at the front of the room. The others were none the wiser…

She's good.

After finishing modelling for Stella, we were thrust more clothes to change into to get ready for the show. Jade had got out her art book and started sketching something. Frankie was sitting oddly still in front of her. She was probably sketching him.

We left quickly and didn't return till gone midnight.

Frankie was fast asleep in bed and Jade was lying on the sofa, also fast asleep. I laid a blanket over her, not wanting to disturb her. But she stirred.

"Nick?" She asked quietly.

"Go back to sleep Jade," I whispered soothingly. She nodded and went back to sleep. I went upstairs to be interviewed by my brothers.

"So, Nick, you've had a girlfriend, what, 11 hours now and she's not broken your heart yet? It's a record!" Joe teased.

"You really think Jade would?" I asked.

"Not at all." Joe smiled and headed for bed. I followed suit, looking forward to the day that dawn was to bring.

So this is the end of the episode. I have more planned don't worry :)

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