I didn't come to this dilemma until this morning, and was simply going to move BtB's post to the Caption This! board for this storyline. However, Magnus has saved things brilliantly with his set up, so we'll just let things stand and any future posts should complete Magnus' set up.
Fill in the blanks: Nicholas - "Thank you for the invitation, Maggie, but I couldn't possibly be a third wheel in your plans with Joe to ________! For one, I don't have my ________ with me!!"
Fill in the blank: "Joe panicked when he saw that Nicholas was already returning to the house with ________ but Joe still hadn't gotten rid of Barnabas!!"