Joe was in the kitchen cooking dinner when Lennox walked in. She walked over to him and stood there... and grinned.,

Joe looked over at her. "Uh... hey, Lennox. What's up?"
Lennox put her hands behind her back and bounced. "Are you getting ready for a romantic evening with Aunt Mel?"
Joe rolled his eyes. "Seriously, Lennox? Seriously? I told you, I don't-"

"Cut the crap, Joe Joe. We already got it out of ya."
Joe sighed and continued to cook. "What do you want? Don't you have to be out with your boyfriend?"

Lennox shook her head. "Uh... no? Joe, look, I'm helping you, and so is Ryder. He won't be as involved because he's a BIG BABY, but he's going to help you too." She smiled. "I can call Aunt Mel and tell her to come home ready if you want."
Joe shook his head. "No, Lennox. Just stop it... things are just fine the way they are."
"Don't you know me at all? I don't 'just stop' things." She patted his shoulder. "I'm calling Aunt Mel." She took out her phone and walked into the living room.

Joe rolled his eyes. There was definitely no stopping her.

A few minutes later, Lennox walked back in, smiling. Joe looked at her. "What did you say?"

"I told her that you had a very special meal planned for a very special someone." She giggled.

Joe's eyebrow arched. "But what about Mickey?"

"What about him?" Lennox asked. "You know she'd choose you over him any day."

Joe scoffed. "That's funny. In case you've forgotten, I'm a nanny because I'm broke, Lennox. Mickey is filthy rich. There's no way Mel would pick me."
"She might after tonight," Lennox said. "RYDER! GET IN HERE!"

A few seconds later, Ryder appeared. "What's up?"

"Stay in here and watch the food cook," said Lennox. "I'm gonna go help Joe freshen up for Aunt Mel."

"Oh, did he finally make a move?" Ryder asked excitedly.

"No, I did." Lennox smirked. "Let's go, Joe." She grabbed his wrist and led him out of the kitchen.

OoO

Joe stood at the door of his bedroom as Lennox rummaged through his closet. She carelessly dropped all his clothes onto the floor. Joe watched as each little fancy Joe outfit hit the carpet. "You should... you know... stop that," said Joe.

Lennox grimaced. "These are some of the awfulest-looking outfits I've ever laid eyes upon," she commented. "Where do you go shopping, the dumpster?"

Joe made a face. "No, I go shopping at H&M."

Lennox groaned. "Same thing. All these fluffy scarfs... any other person would think you were gay, I swear."
Joe rolled his eyes. "There's nothing wrong with having a few fluffy scarves. It makes you a real man to have those things in your closet."
Lennox laughed. "A few? Joe, you've got more scarves than shirts!"

"That's not true!"

"Isn't it?"

Lennox pointed to Joe's shirt pile. It was stacked high, but it was an average stack of shirts for an average person. Then she pointed to the scarf pile. It was taller than her.

Joe scratched behind his ear. "Oh... uh... well, I just happen to be a real real man."

Lennox nodded. "Yeah, and I just happen to be a real real girl... but you've still got an insane amount of scarves."

Joe rolled his eyes. "Come on, Lennox. This is stupid. When your aunt Mel gets here, why don't we just tell her that you were kidding?"
"Because then, nothing would happen between you two," Lennox responded, "and we all know that you want something to happen."
"You and Ryder need to stop smoking so much. It's starting to go to your heads."
"Never once had a cigarette," said Lennox. "Now, try this on." She held out a white-and-blue striped polo shirt.

Joe sighed. "Fine. Whatever."
Forty-five minutes later, Lennox was fixing what very little hair Joe had. "Almostttttt...done!" she cooed. She spun him around in his chair to look in the mirror.

He sighed. "Wow, Lennox, you've done a good... nothing..."

Lennox rolled her eyes. "You didn't have enough hair to do anything with! Grow some. Then maybe you can get a haircut to go with all those nice fluffy scarves."

Joe glared at her as Ryder walked in. "Lennox, Joe, Aunt Mel just pulled into the driveway."

Lennox looked at Joe and smiled. "Ready?"

Joe sighed. "Whatever..."

A/N: So what did you guys think of this chapter? I think it's pretty good, but maybe that's just because I wrote it lol. I would love any and all reviews. :) What you loved, what you hated, I like to know how I'm doing. To all those of you following, favoriting, and reviewing, I owe you guys big time. It means so much and I thank you. ;)