"Hurry up already," Becky said, "carrying six pizza boxes is really annoying…just find the room so I can set these bad boys down."

"You were the one who wanted to carry them."

"Because you grabbed the other bags first!"

"Relax," Teresa said as she stopped in front of a door, "Ah, here we are...'The Presidential Suite.' Sounds fancy."

"You know what sounds 'fancy' right now? A table."

Teresa knocked on the door only to have it opened seconds later by Nick.

"I'm sorry," he said as he looked at the two, "you must have the wrong room."

He shut the door and quickly opened it again just to say with a smile, "Just kidding. Come on in, we've been waiting."

After the food was placed on the table and the welcome hugs were distributed, Teresa cleared her throat.

"Gentlemen, Becky and I would like to introduce the theme of tonight's dinner: A Night in Saint Louis."

"Wait, wait, wait...you mean to tell me we have a 'theme' for our food," Joe asked with a smile.

Teresa and Becky nodded before Teresa continued, "Yes. We got together and planned a three-course meal with St. Louis style food."

"For our appetizer, we have toasted ravioli," Becky said as she pulled out a medium-sized carton from a bag and placed it on the table.

"And as you can see from the pizza boxes that Becky struggled to bring," Teresa said as she patted Becky on the back, "we're having pizza for dinner. But not just any pizza...Imo's thin crust pizza. And we just got cheese, pepperoni, and sausage pizzas...we didn't know what you guys preferred."

"And this is for desert," Becky said as she pulled out small cartons from the bag, "Now...do not be deceived. This may look like regular ice cream, but it is actually Ted Drewes frozen custard. We didn't know what kind you guys would like so we just got chocolate and vanilla. We also brought whipped cream and chocolate syrup...if necessary."

"We even got it specially made for our little diabetic here," Teresa said as she smiled at Nick.

All four boys just stared at the food, mouths open.

"I can't wait to start eating," Frankie said.

Everyone took a plate full of food and a diet Coke to the couches in front of the TV. Frankie, Nick, and Becky grabbed the 3-seater directly in front of the TV; Kevin claimed the reclining chair to the left of it, leaving Teresa and Joe with the love seat on the right.

"And where would Mama and Papa Jonas be," Teresa asked as Kevin turned on the TV.

"'Mama and Papa Jonas'…are in a room of their own. If they stayed here with us, they would probably wake up like every 5 minutes. Plus, it's good for them to get some alone time, away from us kids," Joe said.

"Alright, ladies and gents, it's 9:27 and the DVD is in…it's movie time," Kevin said as he sat down on the reclining chair.

"What movie are we watching exactly," Nick asked.

"Transformers," Kevin replied.

"Cool, I love that movie," Frankie exclaimed.

When the movie was over, Joe took his plate to the sink and said, "So, basically, Optimus Prime is a beast and Megan Fox is incredibly attractive. That's what I took away from this movie."

"Agreed and agreed," Kevin said.

"How was everyone's dinner," Teresa asked as she brought the rest of the plates to the sink.

"Um…amazing…best themed food ever," Joe replied.

"Agreed," Kevin said.

"Is that the only word that comes out of your mouth," Nick asked from his spot on the couch.

"That and 'Who wants frozen custard,'" Kevin replied as he opened up the freezer.

"Oh," Frankie said as he leapt off the couch and made his way to Kevin, "me, me, me!"

Everyone laughed as Kevin distributed the dessert. They then situated themselves back in front of the TV as Nick inserted the next DVD.

"Up next in Jonas Theatre…we have the Chronicles of Narnia," Nick said.

When the credits rolled across the screen at the end, Teresa mimicked Joe's voice and said, "So, basically, Aslan is a beast and William Moseley is incredibly attractive. That's what I took away from this movie."

"You know what," Joe said as he looked at Teresa, "Optimus Prime could kill Aslan in a second."

"Oh, yeah? Aslan could just come back to life over and over again. He's like…immortal. So let's be civil about this and just agree to disagree."

"Oh, I was expecting more of a fight, T. You disappoint me," he said with a smile as he went over and nudged Frankie, "Wake up, bud."

Frankie wearily sat up and rubbed his eyes.

"Oh, wow," Nick said as he gazed at his watch, "It's almost 2. I think I'm going to bed, so good-night everybody. Come on, Frankie."

Nick guided Frankie out of the room as Becky said, "Yeah, I think I'm going to turn in too. Night," and followed them.

Kevin gathered up the bowls and took it to the sink before he let out a big yawn.

"Kevin, you should probably go and sleep. Me and Joe can take it from here," Teresa said.

"You two promise you'll clean up," Kevin asked.

"Till it's spotless," Joe assured him.

"Alright then, good-night," Kevin said as he left the room.

"I'm not really tired, are you," Teresa asked.

"Not really. Let's see if there's something good on TV," Joe said as he sat on the couch and patted the spot next to him for Teresa to sit, "Sweet, Aladdin is on."

"Really? At this time of night?"

"Hey now," Joe said as he sat the remote down, "Any time is a good time for Aladdin. It's a classic."

"Very true…but by the looks of it we've already missed some of it."

"It's cool," he said as he put his feet on the table.

Teresa looked at Joe and asked, "You don't mind me using your shoulder as a pillow do you?"

"It's all yours."

As Teresa rested her head on his shoulder, she thought, "I wish it was all mine."

Teresa stayed in this position until "A Whole New World," came on. She started to softly sing the lyrics until she stopped and looked up at Joe, who was looking at her with a smile on his face.

"Why'd you stop," he asked.

"Cause you were listening…"

"You are right by my ear, in my defense. And I liked what I heard. You should sing a little louder."

"Only if you sing with me, Aladdin."

"Will do, Jasmine."

They sang the rest of the lyrics together, taking their eyes off the screen every once in a while to look at each other and smile.

"That was nice," Joe said.

Teresa nodded as her head rested once again on his shoulder. After a while, Teresa looked at her phone and got up.

"I think I'm going to start cleaning up now," she said as she made her way to the sink and started washing the dishes.

"I'll help you," he said as he cleaned up around the couches.

Once Teresa was done with dishes, she wiped her hand and walked over to the counter. She eyed the whipped cream and sprayed some on her finger.

"You wouldn't be eating whipped cream straight from the bottle would you," Joe said from the living room.

"Mhm," she said as she licked her finger and wiped it on a napkin.

"Give me some," he said as he walked over to her.

A mischievous grin spread across Teresa's face. It disappeared as she turned to face him. Joe stuck out his tongue and awaited the delicious treat.

"With pleasure, Joe Jonas," she said with a smile as she sprayed the whipped cream on his entire face.

Joe wiped the whipped cream off his face with his hand, as it fell to the tiled kitchen floor. He then wiped his eyes free of any whipped cream before he opened them.

Looking right at Teresa, he slowly smiled and said, "You…are…so…DEAD," as he grabbed the second whipped cream bottle.

"I have a full bottle of whipped cream…compared to your half-full bottle. Scared?"

"Not really," Teresa said as she grabbed the bottle of chocolate syrup, "Two weapons to your one. Check and mate."

"Touché," Joe said as he walked slowly toward her.

Every step he took towards, Teresa took one step back. This continued for some time until Teresa fell backwards onto the couch. Joe took this opportunity to pounce on her. They sprayed each other with whipped cream in between laughs. When Teresa ran out of whipped cream, she brought out the chocolate syrup and started pouring it on Joe's head. Joe attempted to wrestle it from her, while spraying her in the hair and face with what was left of his whipped cream. Joe managed to get the chocolate syrup out of Teresa's sticky hands and poured the little that was left in her hair. Now that their "weapons" were useless, they wiped their faces and stared at each other, laughing hysterically. When the laughter died down a bit, Teresa looked over at the TV. Aladdin was still on, but it was at the very end…the part where Aladdin and Jasmine kissed. Teresa slowly turned back and looked up at Joe. They stared at each other silently and were about to lean into each other for a kiss, when Kevin came into the living room.

"Oh, don't mind me," he said groggily as he avoided the whipped cream on the floor, "I was just awakened by some ferocious laughter. I seriously thought there were a couple of hyenas loose in our hotel room. "

By this time, Teresa and Joe were off the couch and attempting to wipe themselves free of any whipped cream and chocolate syrup that was still on them. They started cracking up again when Kevin referred to them as "hyenas," though.

"So, I just decided to a nice, warm cup of chocolate milk would help get me back to sleep," he said as he put some milk in the microwave, "You're lucky that I'm a light sleeper and that the others are still asleep."

"We're also lucky that this couch is made of leather," Joe said under his breath as he and Teresa wiped the couch off. Teresa laughed in agreement.

When the microwave went off, Kevin grabbed his cup and began to search the kitchen, "Moral of the story is that I should never have left you two alone. Good thing our parents weren't here to see or hear your shenanigans."

Teresa tried to make a straight face as she said, "You're absolutely right, Kevin. Never again. Lesson learned."

Kevin looked in all the cupboards and drawers before he looked back at Joe and Teresa and asked, "You two wouldn't know where the chocolate syrup went, do you?"

At that moment, both Joe and Teresa fell on the floor, laughing uncontrollably.

I hoped everyone enjoyed reading that chapter, because I enjoyed writing it. Expect another chapter soon. Oh, and if you're not from St. Louis, and you want to know more about the food (what it looks like, more about it, etc.)…you can just Wikipedia it. They're all there! Don't forget to review!

-T