"Where's Nick?" Joe Lucas asked, tapping his pencil on the dining room table in a very irksome way. Stella snatched the pencil from him and ignored Joe's scowl.
"Probably still at Macy's, inviting her over,"
Kevin coughed spastically. "WHAT?"
"Hide all the pointy objects!" Joe cried, jumping out of his chair and heading for the kitchen.
"Joe, get back here!" Stella ordered. Kevin was wheezing uncontrollably on the couch.
"KEVIN!" Stella cried. "BREATHE! PLEASE!"
Kevin took a deep breath. "Look at this house! Any household object in Macy's hands could be an instrument of torture!"
Stella looked at him sternly, defending her best friend. "Macy is not that dangerous,"
"Oh, please," Joe scoffed, shoving all the knives in a drawer. "She will NOT get to these,"
Stella turned around in her chair. "Joe,"
"Got it," Joe shuffled back to his chair and sat down. "Hey, they're coming!"
"Funny," Kevin said. "Nick doesn't look bruised,"
Stella threw a throw pillow at Kevin and relaxed in her chair. "Act like you weren't talking about them five seconds ago,"
Kevin slouched in his chair, Stella opened her compact, and Joe struck a couture pose. Nick opened the door and Macy walked in. Joe dropped the couture pose; his arms were getting tired.
"Wow," Macy said. "I'm in an actual house that JONAS lives in,"
Stella motioned for Macy to come over to her. "What took you so long?" she whispered. Macy looked around nervously.
"I'll tell you later," Macy said. Stella, who was very interested, looked at Nick for any hints. Blushing? No. Was he staring at Macy? No. Was he uncomfortable around Macy? YES. Stella grinned. This could only point to one thing: an accidental kiss.
"Will you excuse us for one second?" Stella walked Nick over to the staircase leading upstairs. "Go,"
Nick stared at the staircase. "Why?"
"You can't slide up the pole, and I need you upstairs by the StellaVator," Stella's smile faded and she raised an eyebrow. "Patent pending,"
Nick put one foot on the bottom stair and glanced at Stellla briefly. And then he sighed. There was nothing he could do. He was going upstairs to the StellaVator whether he liked it or not. He climbed the stairs with Stella right behind him. She pushed him towards the StellaVator.
"When?" Stella asked. Nick looked around for anyone else she could be directing the question at. Stella's blue eyed stare seemed to be directed at him, so he shrugged.
"What do you mean?" Nick asked. Stella rolled her eyes.
"Ugh," Stella said. "When did you kiss Macy?"
Nick looked at her. "Why would I kiss Macy?"
"Well, I don't know, but I'll find out on the third question. But I know you did kiss her, so when?"
Nick looked at Stella for a long time. He sighed. "Today,"
Stella looked at him. "Where?"
"Her room," Nick said. Stella's mouth shot open.
"Well, well, well," Stella said.
"What?!" Nick asked. Stella shook her head; amused that the youngest member of JONAS would actually kiss Macy and in HER ROOM. Naughty, naughty, naughty…
"Nothing," Stella said. "Okay, why?"
Nick sighed. "I don't know, she looked…kissable,"
Stella smiled. "Okay, now I know you like her,"
Nick shrugged. "So?"
"So, you should ask her out!" Stella said.
"Umm…" Nick said. "Macy—"
"Hey, guys!" Macy said. "I had to use the bathroom, and I saw one right in the kitchen, but Joe and Kevin told me it was upstairs, where you guys were talking and I said, "But what if it's something that they don't want to be disturbed about?" and Joe just pointed upstairs, so I went, because I don't want to seem like a person that—"
"MACY!" Stella cried. "It's okay, we were just coming down."
Stella walked over to the poles. "Adios," she slid down.
Nick walked over to his pole and was about to slide down.
"Wait!" Macy said. "I really, I'm not a fan of poles,"
Nick groaned and held out his hands. "Come on,"
Macy walked over to him and held him in a hug. This…was nice, Nick decided.
"Nothing to be afraid of," Nick said. Macy nodded.
"Grab onto the pole with both hands, don't slide down yet," Nick instructed. Macy did as she was told. Nick went to the other side of the pole and wrapped his arms around her.
"Okay, legs around the pole,"
Macy did so. Nick wrapped his legs around hers and they both slid down. Once they were in the living room, Kevin stared at them, Joe looked from Macy to Nick back and forth, and Stella clapped.
"Yay!" Stella squealed. Joe and Kevin turned to her.
"Have I been missing something?" Joe asked. Stella shook her head quickly and Nick went upstairs to think. Macy looked at the firehouse clock.
"It's not moving," Macy noted. She walked over to the clock, stepping on Joe's foot.
"MACY!" Joe cried. Macy turned around, her elbow striking Kevin in the face.
"Sorry," Macy said to both of them.
"WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?" Kevin exploded. Then, realizing what he said, he backtracked. "Macy—"
"I'm going to go change," Macy said tearfully, walking to the bathroom upstairs.
Nick sat in his bed. Maybe he did like Macy. She was cute, and she was a really good kisser. But was she just to obsessed with JONAS to actually be considered as a crush? He walked over to Joe's bunk. Where are those women's magazines when you need them, he thought. His hand caught in something sticky. Nick decided he didn't want to know what it was and walked to bathroom to wash his hands. He tried to open the door. It was locked. He tried knocking. Just…sniffling? Nick leaned in closer to the door.
"Mom, I want to go home," Macy sniffled into her cell phone. "No, it's not them, it's probably me. I know! I just get so clumsy sometimes and I don't think they want me here. Okay, I'll be outside. Bye."
Nick knocked on the door a little louder. Macy answered.
"Go away!"
"It's me," Nick said. "Nick,"
He heard sniffling as the door opened. A sad girl in her pajamas stood in the doorway. Macy's eyes were filled with tears, a rare sight.
"What's wrong?"
"Me," Macy sobbed. "It's all my fault. This happens all the time, and it was nice of you to invite me, but I think I'll just go to rescue you from further injury."
She started to walk, but Nick blocked her and looked into her eyes.
"Don't go," He said. Macy shook her head.
"I have to," she said, trying to step forward. Nick pressed his lips onto hers. He pulled away slowly.
"Please don't," Nick tried. Macy looked at him for a long time.
"Okay," Macy said. "I mean, if an actual JONAS asked me to stay, who am I to say no?"
Nick smiled and kissed her again. This time his lips lingered on hers. Just when he was about to pull away, Joe walked in.
"WHOA!"
