How I Accidentally Appeared in Nick Jonas’s New Netflix Rom-Com (And Didn’t Know Until Today)

I’m not afraid to admit that I’m the biggest Jonas Brothers fan.

I can write a novel (a series maybe) detailing just how deep my obsession goes, from my encounters with them (like bumping into Nick Jonas on my 16th birthday), to how I covered my room in floor-to-ceiling posters of the band or how I have the ‘Jonas Brothers’ as a keyword on Slack to notify me if anything comes up at work in regards to them. Yes, I’m that fan.

So when I got a notification on Slack last year that they were performing outside of my office building (remember when going in the office was a thing?), my mind went into fangirl mode. I can’t remember what I was working on that day, but I knew for sure that my coworkers were about to see a side of me they had never witnessed before, and I was both nervous and excited to show off my stan life.

My first thought: Was this fate? Why in the world, out of all places, were they in Hudson Yards? I watch the messages and videos pour in and my 2010 self came up in my head at the thought of missing it. (For context: I once cried in the Time Square McDonald’s for missing the chance to meet them...for the second time. Wow, I’m really exposing myself here, but the love is real.)

A barricade separated us from the other fans, but that didn’t stop us from enjoying a free concert, even if it started raining. Still, I was puzzled: I hadn’t heard any rumors about a JoBros concert. And their song choice seemed odd—a Christmas tune in the middle of November?

I thought it was for the upcoming Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting, but some people thought it had to do with Netflix. At the time, we thought maybe it’d be a documentary or concert. It would take a full year before we’d get the truth: It was for Dash & Lily, a romantic comedy based on a YA book series called Dash & Lily's Books of Dares.

It all came together when the Jonas Brothers posted an Instagram video with footage from Hudson Yards and a caption stating, “NYC is the best place to be for the holidays and we couldn’t miss being a part of our brother’s first executive producer gig. Here’s a sneak peek at our #LikeItsChristmas performance for #DashAndLily... All episodes are streaming TOMORROW on @netflix.”