Jessy was up at the crack of dawn, slipping on running clothes and making her way out of the house quietly, stopping on the deck to stretch before making her way to the back yard. Jessy headed out first around the pond, then through the woods before retracing her path to add more miles to the run, adding some laps around the pond before running up and down the stairs until she was soaking wet, totally exhausted. She made her way back inside, starting a pot of coffee before hitting the showers. Jessy was wrapped in a towel heading to her room from the laundry room where she had deposited her dirty clothes and started a load. As she turned to open her door she heard the first of Zoe's cries and made her way up the stairs. "Hey baby. Sssh I'm here don't cry." Jessy said making her way to Zoe's open arms. "Morning sweet baby." Jessy said kissing her and lifting her, then wrapping Zoe in her arms. A quick change and they turned to make their way downstairs only to find Zac. "Hey hun what are you doing up?" Jessy asked. "Can't explain it, maybe it was to find you here, like this." Zac said wrapping his arms around her kissing her deeply, his hand stroking her thigh higher and higher, slipping under the towel to first caress her butt returning before making it's way back around to the inside of her thigh. Zac pressed her up against the door, wedging a leg between her legs, gently moving them apart. "Zac no please hun. Why are you doing this?" Jessy pleaded. "I just want you so bad Jessy." Zac answered. "But?" Jessy asked. "But now is not the time or the place. Is that what you want to hear?" Zac asked. "And?" Jessy asked. "And? Oh yeah! And I love you more than anything babe." Zac answered. "I love you too Zac, more than anything. You're my life." Jessy said kissing him tenderly. They made their way down stairs and Zac got Zoe cereal while Jessy dressed quickly. They spent most of the next two days in the studio rehearsing until finally Grampa returned with wonderful news for Jessy, he had met her mother, she was at Gramma's and both her older brothers were moving to Watering Hole with her and the younger boys. Soon he and the girls made their way home in time to pack, all of them, Diana had persuaded Chele to stay with them so they could get to know each other better. The van arrived and the guys came in after the bags as Grampa and Jessy doubled checked the house before heading out to the van hand in hand, "Excited Princess?" Grampa asked. "I can't wait Grampa. Look out New York, here I come." Jessy declared climbing in the back, sitting between Isaac and Zac, while Grampa shut the door and climbed up front. "Dad we really appreciate your helping out like this." Walker said. "I wouldn't miss this for the world." Grampa replied and they made their way to the airport to find the jet waiting for them. They grabbed their bags and headed onboard. "Here give me those and kiss my sister goodbye properly." Jessy ordered, pulling Tay's bag from his hand and heading after Zac and Isaac. "Come on babe." Zac called helping her onboard. After Grampa and Taylor said their goodbyes, and the bags were all stowed away, they buckled up and were soon on their way to the Big Apple. Chris met them at the airport and headed them directly to the studio for a quick tour of the facility before heading to their hotel for a good night sleep before an early morning start. They had adjoining rooms, "This is ridiculous. Gramp why cram the four of you in the same space I have. I'd be much happier sleeping with Zac anyway and one of you can have the other double bed. At least that way everyone is comfortable." Jessy explained. "I'll sleep in there with them Grampa. She doesn't snore too bad." Taylor teased. "You are so dead." Jessy squealed hopping on his back until Taylor collapsed on a bed to dump her, quickly turning and tickling her mercilessly. "Oh give it up, that don't do nothing for me." Jessy said rolling her eyes back. "You are impossible. How does anyone get to you?" Taylor asked. "Why do you want to get to me?" Jessy asked, adding, "You're right here. Gotcha." Jessy quickly pinned Taylor to the bed and began tickling him. "How do you like it?" Jessy scoffed. "You are so dead woman." Taylor said trying hard not to laughing. "Oh you can't resist me, I'm related to the love of your life and you know if you don't give in to me, I'll cry to my big sister and you'll never get this close to her again." Jessy whispered in his ear. "Zac get your woman off of me before I hurt her bad." Taylor choked out. "Babe you okay, are you hurting Taylor?" Zac asked checking out the movies. "Not real hun, just a little." Jessy answered sweetly. "That's nice babe, play nice." Zac chuckled. "Of course sweetheart. You wuss. Begging for help. I'll help you." Jessy said, adding, "Right like this." and she headed for the spot her sister had told her about, she lifted his shirt and blew in his belly button. "Oh sweet Jesus, Jessy don't. Give. I give. You're terrible stop no more." Taylor begged. "Babe could you keep it down, I'm trying to concentrate. You're toy there is making a lot of noise." Zac said watching his brother squirm. "I know hun. Zac I think it's broken, I need a new one." Jessy said blowing one last time and making her way to Zac, sitting on his lap, cuddling into his chest. "Chele baby why did you have to go tell your sister about me. Ain't nothing sacred?" Taylor asked. "I'll be right back, I forgot to put my toy away." Jessy said kissing his cheek and making her way to Taylor, pinning him to the bed and grabbing the phone, "Hey sis. It's okay if I sleep with your boyfriend right?" Jessy giggled. "Hey sis, I don't know if you really want to he trashes around at night a lot and sometimes drools on you." Chele said. "Is that true? Do you trash around and drool in your sleep? You're right sis I don't want to sleep with him then. You want to say hi to Grampa?" Jessy asked. "Sure I miss him. He gets back and leaves me again." Chele complained as Jessy headed to the other room through the opened door. "Grampa Sis wants to talk to you, she misses you. Sis, I'm sorry you miss him because I needed someone to come with me. I promise when we get home you can have him all to your self the first weekend. I'll even stay at Zac's so it's just the two of you okay?" Jessy asked. "Sis I'm not mad about you hogging Grampa honest I'm not. I just miss him is all." Chele explained. "I know but I'm still going to do that, I think he misses his Princess Chele too." Jessy said handing the phone to Grampa sitting down next to him and hugging him, listening to him talk, falling asleep in his arms. "Man Zac, I think she loves him as much as she loves you, look." Taylor said motioning Zac over to see. "Sorry Grampa." Zac whispered, slipping his arms around Jessy and lifting her. "I love her too boy. It goes both ways." Grampa whispered kissing Jessy goodnight. Zac carried her to their bed, where Taylor had pulled back the covers. As Zac started to undress her, "I'm going to go see if I can get my girlfriend back from Grampa. Man I never realized he had that effect on woman before, both of our woman love him. You know I saw that look in Mandy's eyes too. Hey Grampa what's your secret man?" Taylor asked. "What son?" Grampa asked. "What's your secret, all our women love you to pieces. I saw the way Mandy looked at you and we all know about your princesses. What's up with that?" Taylor asked flopping down on his bed next to him. "I didn't do anything, you did. You guys just happened to fall in love with very intelligent young ladies who know a good Grampa when they see one." Gramps said smacking him with a pillow. "What do you mean you saw what look in Mandy's eyes?" Isaac asked. "Face it man she's gaga over Grampa, just like my woman, who's still talking to him and not me." Taylor said loudly. "Sssh. You know Jessy's asleep. You tired her out, Toy boy." Zac said piling on to the bed between Tay and Grampa, "Hi sis. Tay tuckered Jessy out." Zac said loudly. "Sssh Princess Jessy sleepeth." Taylor teased. "Yeah she sleepeth with meeth not youeth." Zac teased backed rolling over and pinning Tay to the bed. Taylor, Chele." Gramps said. "Get off me Zac, I want to talk to Chele." Taylor groaned. "Hey sis how you doing without lover boy and lil sis?" Isaac asked taking the phone. "Oh hi Isaac. Hey while I got you, I just got off the phone with Mandy. Umm I'm going to pick her up tomorrow, she's got a long weekend off suddenly and she doesn't really want to go home and even though you're not here she wants to come, okay by you?" Chele asked. "God sis that's great that you guys get along so well. Sure it's okay? How'd she get the extra days off. She could have come with me." Isaac asked and the two talked as Grampa got up to get ready for bed as Zac and Tay wrestled. "Tay man, she wants to say goodnight, she has to go to bed. At least she works in the morning, she said." Isaac teased as Zac yawned, grabbed the phone, "Night sis, I'm going to go join Jessy, she can't say goodnight because someone tired her out playing with her. You know Tay's really ticklish if you blow in his belly button. It's funny how Jessy figured that out and tortured him good with it. Night Chele. Love you and miss you sis. Here's lover boy. Goodnight Grampa. Bright and early remember?" Zac said making his way to Jessy, undressing and sliding into bed next to her, caressing her lovingly until she stirred. "Hey babe." Jessy woke wrapping her arms around him and kissing him deeply, "I was just dreaming about you, laying with me." Jessy whispered kissing him deeply again. "Zac I dreamed you were touching me." Jessy whispered as Zac caressed her body again. "Yeah like that." Jessy whispered, adding, "Oh it was you not a dream." "Yeah it was me. We better get you back to sleep we have a big day tomorrow." Zac whispered. "Zac lay on me please? I want to feel you, connect to you." Jessy asked. "Sure babe." Zac said slowly making his way on top of her as she gasped as their bodies matched perfectly. "I love you so much Zac." Jessy whispered almost in tears. "I know babe, you have to go to sleep now." Zac said kissing her deeply as their breathing matched and they soon drifted off to sleep. For the first time ever, Zac woke before Jessy, her arms still tightly wrapped around his neck so as he tried to move she woke. "Whoa that's a first. You're up before me." Jessy said kissing him before letting go. "Don't let go." Zac pleaded as he climbed back on top of her. "Never Zac." Jessy said hugging him tightly, stroking his long hair. "I need you too Zac. Sometimes I feel so weak, so childish as I hide in your arms but somehow you always know how to make me feel like, like, I know you make me feel like it's your love I need not your strength or protection. At times I'm there for your strength or protection Zac, so thanks for not making me feel weak or childish but feeling loved Zac. I love you more than I ever thought possible. Zac sometimes I feel like I depend on you so much. Zac promise me, hun you'd tell me wouldn't you?" Jessy asked almost in tears. "Babe what is it?" Zac asked moving from her arms and wrapping his around her. "Zac you'd tell me right, you know if you tired of me being so dependent on you all the time." Jessy whispered. "Babe why do you do this, there's no way I'd ever tire of you wanting me. Jessy you aren't dependent on me. I can't think of you ever making me feel as if you were dependent on me. I've always felt wanted maybe more emotionally than sexually but I plan on changing that come November when I marry you." Zac whispered kissing her deeply. "Oh Zac I can't wait." Jessy exclaimed kissing him passionately, stirring emotions inside them both. "God you're a great kisser. We'd better go take our shower." Zac said sliding from bed quietly, pulling her to him. They stopped and grabbed clothes for the day and headed to the bathroom. They were washing each other when they heard the door open, "It's just me." Taylor mumbled. "Man you sound like Troll Chele in the morning, you two sure deserve each other. "Oh shut up Miss Cheerful. I'd be cheerful too if I was showering with Chele instead of alone." Taylor complained, adding, "You two almost done." "Yeah I'm just washing Jessy's boobs man." Zac teased. "God the picture of you, it's burning in my brain. Arrrgh." Taylor moaned loudly. "You boys are terrible." Jessy said turning the water off to Zac's groans. "Tay hand me a towel please?" Jessy asked sticking her hand out. "Thanks." she said pulling the towel in and quickly wrapping it around herself and stepping from the shower, "Come on naked wet boy, your brother needs to get ready too." Jessy said grabbing a towel for Zac. "Turn you back Jessy I'm going to get in." Taylor said as Zac climbed out. As soon as she turned Taylor dropped his boxers and slipped into the shower, moaning deeply as he turned on the water and stepped into the hot spray. "God I don't remember seeing sis in there. Did you see her? He sure sounds like she's there." Jessy teased as Zac grabbed her towel and pulled her naked body to his, "I'll make you moan." Zac teased. "Please." Jessy begged rubbing against him suggestively. "Oh Jessy, I don't think I'll make it to someday." Zac moaned his hands caressed her breasts, her butt before kissing her with such desperation. "Zac" Jessy moaned. "You two better get dressed before Grampa comes to check. "He's right babe." Zac said pulling away from their embrace. "Now both of your are against my happiness. I know someday babe, someday. I'll have you know the day you marry me you're in big trouble boy." Jessy warned smacking his ass as she grabbed her clothes, stormed out slamming the door on her way. "Ouch, man Zac you're in deep trouble come November 2nd." Taylor teased. "Oh shut up in there. Like I need you to tell me." Zac said drying off then dressing and making his way to Jessy. "Still mad?" Zac asked sitting on the bed, pulling on his shoes. "Zac I'm not mad. Sexually frustrated to no end, but I'm not mad at you. I love you Zac even when you turn me on and shut me off like a frigging switch." Jessy said smacking him before making her way to his lap, hugging him tighter and tighter. "Babe I don't mean to. I know you're no switch. I'm sorry I just lose control once in a while and forget what I promised..." Zac was saying as Jessy interrupted, "Oh shut up and kiss me." Zac kissed her deeply, as they both confessed their love. Zac held her face in his hands, gazing deeply into her eyes, searching deeper and deeper until their souls met and they were one. "I love you this much always Zac. Even when you piss me off." Jessy whispered. "See. I knew you were mad, you would look me in the eyes babe. You knew I could tell if I looked in your eyes." Zac proclaimed. "You. God Zac you can see everything I am when you look in my eyes. I'll never be able to keep anything from you." Jessy answered. "I love you enough to see it all babe and still love you more and more everyday." Zac insisted as Taylor entered. "I see you two made up. Good." he said. "Oh get dressed. We ain't got all day." Jessy grumped grabbing the hair dryer and heading to the bathroom. "Babe dry my hair too?" Zac asked rushing to catch up with her. "Hey sis!" Taylor got out before Jessy finished, "Just get dressed before I'm done with us and yes I'll dry yours too." Zac checked to see that Taylor was dressed and Jessy dried his hair while he went to tell Ike that Jessy was drying hair in the bathroom in their room. Everyone dressed and looking fine, they headed down to breakfast, waiting for Chris. Soon they were headed to the studio, showing Jessy everything, all three taking her under their wing making sure she wasn't overwhelmed by all the technical parts and stayed relaxed. On the fourth take, after spending all of the break time in Zac's arms, Jessy nailed it, flawlessly singing every note perfectly, crisp clear words, as everyone stopped and listen in awe. The entire studio errupted into applause as the four finished. "Way to go babe. I knew you could." Zac said taking her in his arms. "You rocked Jessy." Taylor declared hugging the two of them. "Man Jessy, you're better than I thought lil sis." Isaac said joining the group hug. "Hey somebody play it back." Zac hollered as they finally released her and she spied Grampa almost in tears. Jessy slowly walked to the window their eyes locked as she placed her hand on the glass smiling at him. He placed his hand at hers, "You did good Princess." she read his lips. "I love you Grampa." Jessy said as one by one Zac, Tay and Ike came to the window teasing, "I love you Grampa." "Now you, you, and you, you guys are just buttheads." Grampa declared. "Ready to listen Jessy?" Chris's voice filled the room. Jessy smiled at Grampa and nodded her head yes. "She's ready Chris." Grampa said and soon the room filled with her voice. Jessy began to tremble from the realization as she felt Zac's arms surround her, "You're really good babe." Zac whispered. "You guys are amazing. You make me sound really good." Jessy whispered back as it ended. From 'Sometimes' they moved to 'More Than Anything' which they nailed on the second try. Instead of breaking for lunch they moved on recording, 'With You In Your Dreams' and 'Lucy'. "Remeber sis, softer and lighter so you sound younger." Taylor whispered after the third try before massaging her shoulders. "Oh god you're good." Jessy moaned. "Hey that's my woman you got moaning there." Zac teased. "Shut up. He's good." Jessy snapped back. "Touchy, touchy." Zac teased. "Yeah he touchy, touchy so nice." Jessy exclaimed, adding, "Hey I'm ready. This time is it." Right she was and they broke for lunch where Chris pitched his and Walker's idea and when they returned to the studio, they recorded 'I Will Come To You' with Jessy and Isaac, 'With You In You Dreams' with Jessy and finally 'Look At You' Jessy and Zac. While listening to the playback, "Zac this is good but the song is bigger than the two of us. I think the guys should join us here, you know build it up bigger to the end." Jessy whispered. "Stop it please and back up about eight bars." Zac asked pitching the idea to the guys. "I like it the way it is, but let's try it." Isaac said. "Hey Jessy, I think your right sis." Taylor said as the three huddled whispering back and forth. "We ready." Zac said and this time through Jessy and Zac started singing back and forth but building up sooner knowing the guys were joining them on the next chorus. First Taylor joined taking the level even higher and finally as Isaac joined they picked up the tempo and they soared to the end where Jessy cut loose and wailed the ending and Taylor then wailed back at her before they all wailed the last note, until Zac went wild and they were done. Jessy grabbed Zac as she started to collapse to the floor, panting. "Babe you okay?" Zac asked making it to her side. "God was that as good for you as it was for me." Jessy whispered gasping for breath. "Sis you okay?" Taylor asked sitting on the other side of her. "Hey if you can still breathe, you didn't do it right." Jessy teased Isaac who finally joined them on the floor. "Hats off to you Jessy, you were so right, we rocked.." Isaac said. "Guys I don't think I could ever perform that in public that way. I'd be way too embarassed to go on with the show." Jessy confessed as they all leaned against the wall and heaved a big sigh.
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