CONFESSIONS OF STELLA MALONE

Inspired by the Confessions of a Shopaholic series, this story is written from the perspective of Stella Malone- resident shopping guru, New York's most stylish "It" girl, former stylist to the band of Jonas…and now, immensely broke. After maxing out her last credit card on a pair of Blanco Manolo heels, Stella finds herself penniless, jobless, and now homeless even. She turns to her good friends Nick and Macy who are now happily married since she is not able to call upon the boy who so long ago broke her heart many years ago aka Nick's brother, Joe. But as soon as she moves in with them, the chaos starts and Stella finds herself destructing not only her life, but also Nick and Macy's marriage. Will she be able to save herself and prevent her friends' marriage from falling apart?

PROLOGUE

A Pair Of Red Christian Louboutin Heels, A Giorgio Armani Scarf, And An Estella Collection Dress…

All items were neatly packed into Stella's carry-on bag as the taxi took her to her destination.

It was as if these items were mocking her saying, "Come get me because I know you can't have me!" And if all these items could talk, they would say exactly just that. These items were certainly not for her! Instead, they were for the kind souls that decided to take her in during the most downfall part of her life. Thanks to Nick and Macy Lucas, Stella Malone would no longer be homeless. Were her pride and self-respect taken away? Yes, but that didn't matter as long as Stella had a place to stay.

And now as she looked at these three items, she knew shoes, scarves, and dresses would never be enough to say thank you to the friends that were considerate enough to take her in. Sure, Macy would love the heels she could add to her infamous shoe collection that even Stella couldn't beat, and yes, Nick would look simply dashing in the Armani scarf. Heck, even unborn baby would look cute with an Estella dress on. But no matter what Stella could give them, words and presents would simply not be enough.

The taxi stopped to the unfamiliar Connecticut mansion where a certain musician and his wife lived. Christmas lights hung from the house as decorations such as garlands and bows were added to the sentimental feel. Stella got out of the car and gulped as she looked around. Never once in her twenty-three years had she felt this guilty before in her life. She was invading a family's personal space! She couldn't do that to her best friends! Especially when they had a child on the way!

Stella was even contemplating to ask the taxi driver to take her back to New York until a scream was heard coming from the house.

"Oh my God! Nicky, she's here!"

Macy. Stella chuckled. And before she knew it, she saw the figure of Nick Lucas coming quickly out of his house to greet her. His handsome face would be recognizable anywhere even if he was just wearing a plain, white t-shirt and jogging pants.

"Hey, Stella!" He greeted her with a friendly kiss on the cheek before helping her with her belongings. Let's see….there was her carry-on, her purse, her other carry-on, her suitcase for her cosmetics, the suitcase for her actual clothes….

"Damn, Stella! How much stuff did you bring?" Nick joked, as he took two suitcases and a carry-on bag from her. However, he wasn't exaggerating on the quantity of stuff.

"Pretty much my whole apartment," replied Stella sadly. For a moment, she regretted saying that. These people were already taking her in. There was no need to complain and whine about her failed personal life.

"It's okay, Stells," Nick understood and offered her a reassuring smile. "We already said you can stay for as long as you need to. Plus, Macy's thrilled about having you here. You know, she almost ran outside with me just now?" He laughed at his pregnant wife's crazy antics. "But I told her to stay put. Can't risk her getting sick during this kind of weather."

Stella was about to ask then why he was wearing what he was wearing when another scream repeated through the night sky. "Ah! Stella!"

And before she knew it, Stella was tackled in a hug by the very pregnant Macy Misa Lucas.

"What are you doing outside?" Nick's protest was ignored as the girls had their attention on each other.

"Macy!" A genuine smile left Stella's face for the very first time since leaving New York. Nothing was compared to seeing her best friend's face, especially now as she was glowing.

"You look gorgeous, Mace," complimented Stella, as she took in her friend's pregnant form.

"Pssh," Macy scoffed teasingly. "And who's the one wearing next season's blue Manolo Blahnik's shoes, hmm?"

Stella was about to retort until Nick spoke. She kind of forgot he was standing there carrying the three out of five bags she had…in the cold air…and only wearing a plain, white tee. "Sorry to interrupt the little lovefest that's going on," Nick joked as he struggled to keep the carry-on bag on his shoulder, "but, uh, can we take this little session inside?"

As the trio entered into the house, Stella saw for the very first time what she was missing in her friends' lives. She hadn't been to their hometown of New Jersey in fear of running into him, nor had she seen the house Nick had bought for Macy here in Connecticut. A small glimpse of pain went through her knowing what she had missed.

A huge Christmas tree was centered in the marble-floored foyer as garlands decorated the railings on either sides of the staircases. And in the faint background, Christmas music was already playing sounds of Frank Sinatra. Stella was in awe. Yes, she had seen mansions as big as these, even bigger in fact. But none compared to the homely feel that the Misa-Lucas residence had to offer.

"Baby, I told you to stay inside. I don't want my family getting sick."

Stella overheard Nick whispering and telling Macy. She turned around and almost gagged at the sight in front of her. If it were anyone else, she'd think it was sweet. But this…this was like watching her brother and sister make out. Not to mention these two were already married. She saw Nick's hand pressed against Macy's bulge of a stomach with his lips closely to hers.

"I know, I know, but I just can't wait to see her!" She heard Macy reply and possibly kissing him back.

Oh, sick.

Great, now Stella felt even more guilty for staying.

"Oh, crap, I can't take it anymore! Can we please just tell her, Nick?"

An excited Macy exclaimed. Stella watched Macy staring at Nick pleadingly.

Nick rolled his eyes before he smiled, "Go ahead, tell her the news."

Macy squealed again before turning back to Stella.

"Stella, we're having two babies! Two girls! We're having twins!"

Wow, how many possible ways can you say 'We are pregnant with twins'?

Stella's eyes grew as round and big as the lenses on her Gucci sunglasses. "What? How?"

At that moment, Macy turned to Nick whose face was now turning red.

Stella realized what she had just said.

"Well, um," Macy began. "You see, I'm guessing they're fraternal because—"

"No, no, no, no, no! I didn't mean 'how', I was just surprised," she covered up quickly definitely not wanting to hear the rest. But she couldn't stop herself from giving off another genuine smile that flooded her face. She gave the soon-to-be parents a warm hug.

"Aw, I'm so excited for you two! Congratulations!"

As soon as she hugged them, another pang suddenly hit her. She'd be invading twice the privacy. Great, she couldn't feel guiltier than this. And, fuck. Did she even have enough money to buy another Estella dress?

Hey guys! Funky Dory here! So I took a break from writing for a while...a LONG ASS while and i deeply and profusely apologize for it. But alas, now summer is here, graduation has passed and we all know that I will have more time for writing. Although my unhealthy, obsessionable phase of JONAS has passed, I really do love this story and will continue writing it. So enjoy!

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