Isaac drove the smaller 9 passenger van, "You sure have your hands full with her today. What's wrong? I've never seen Jessy this way." Isaac asked noticing Jessy asleep on Zac's shoulder. "She didn't get any sleep last night. Someone kept bashing her in the ribs and by the time she left her own bed, she was too sore to go back to sleep. She popped some aspirin, grabbed an ice pak and read a book. Got maybe 2 hours sleep." Zac explained. "Jessy gets goofy when she goes without sleep." Chele said. "I am not a Disney character." Jessy complained. "Taylor Hason how dare you impersonate me and say such a thing about my sister." Chele pretended. "Man Taylor, you are good. Your breath even smells like Sis's. You could use a tic tac too." Jessy said. "Thanks lil sis, for the advice. I"ll make sure I pick some up." Taylor said, "Oh don't bother. Zac always carries them in his pocket. Whoa that's not tic tacs." Jessy squealed. "Babe I need you..." Zac tried to say but Jessy interruped, "Yeah I can tell. I need and want you too hun, just not right now okay? See we're here, and you promised me hun. So can you hold that thought until later and we'll talk about it then. See what comes up later." Jessy said. "Jessy you are impossible but I love you anyway. Let's go get that outfit so we can get right back home. You are going to take a nap and I'll see to it that no one touches your ribs." Zac said getting out and offering his hand. "Promise Zac, I'm really tired. Hun will you take a nap with me. I'd like that." Jessy said taking Zac's hand and stepping out into his arms. "Now I'm safe." Jessy said laying her head on Zac's shoulder. "Safe and loved babe." Zac said kissing her cheek. "Yeah, I feel it. Thanks for loving me Zac. You know I love you too don't you?" Jessy asked. "Yeah babe, I know you love me too. Come on let's go." Zac said. "If I gotta, I really like it right here." Jessy said opening her eyes, smiling at Zac as they walked arm in arm to the Mall entrance and they headed directly to the GAP. "There was another outfit I was looking at before I saw the one I bought." Zac was saying. "Hun they've changed the displays." Jessy told him. "Hi can I help, hey guys welcome back. Is it true? Tell me it isn't true. I can't believe a fan would hurt you. Sure we're jealous you're with Hanson, but we're happy because you make him happy. You have to believe me no fan would ever hurt you." the sales clerk said. "Hey Chrissy wasn't it?" Jessy asked. "Yeah that's me." Chrissy said. "Well it's true. That's why we're back the outfit Zac bought me to wear, well the bruise shows and it's major ugly. But I agree with you, I'm trying to convince Zac that no fan did this. Umm Chrissy I'd like to introduce the rest of Hanson, Isaac, Taylor and my sisters, Monica and Chele. Let's just say Hanson is dating." Jessy said smiling. "That's great. I'm happy for all of you, even you Taylor." Chrissy said. "Hey when we were in what was the display over there, wasn't it a hot little dress, blue I think." Zac asked. "Yeah it was Zac, that dress is right here. This?" Chrissy asked. "That's is. Okay babe?" Zac asked. "We already went through this hun, I want what you like. Let me try it on, just promise you won't yuck out of me when you see my bruise, promise. Otherwise my Sis can help me if you're squeemish, not that Sis isn't but she has to be strong. She's my sister." Jessy said. "I'm so sorry you got hurt." Chrissy said. "Well you always hear love hurts, I just didn't know how much until now let's say." Jessy said heading to the dressing room. Chrissy returned shortly, "Zac she's a knock out in that dress but is in there trying every move she can to make sure the bruise doesn't show. Maybe you could go in and convince her." Chrissy suggested and Zac made a beeline to the dressing room. "Whoa now that's lethal. Jessy that's hotter then the other outfit. Man I'm good at picking out your clothes." Zac said proudly. "I like it too. It's just." Jessy said Zac interrupted. "It's just drop dead gorgeous and I'm buying it. Do you hear me." "I love you Zac Hanson, how'd you know I needed you." Jessy said holding him tight. "So do you like it Jessy?" Chrissy asked. "I love and we'll take it." Jessy said. "You helping her out of it Zac our do you want me to. Jessy there's a pair of panties that match this number perfectly if you're interested? You know in case you get a little too much exposure, they won't be able to tell what they're looking at. Sort of an optical illusion, did you or did you not see her butt." Chrissy laughed. "I'm interested. Get them would you." Zac asked. "Now you're buying my underwear? Then help me out of this." Jessy said slipping her jeans on and backing up to Zac. "That little tie thingy hun." Jessy said as Zac untied it. "Now pull it up and off." Jessy ordered and she quickly grabbed her bra and slipped it on. "How'd this go on this hanger?" Zac asked. "Zac I didn't take it off Chrissy did, I don't have a clue." Jessy said buttoning her blouse. "Damn I missed it, you were half naked and I missed it. I can't believe this." Zac moaned. "I can't believe it either, Zac Hanson you're so wonderful and I can't believe you love me this much. It's so sweet." Jessy said tears filling her eyes. "What did I do?" Zac asked. "Zac you just loved me enough to not make sex the only thing you think of with me, I've never known anyone who could do that. I didn't think it was possible. I honestly though men were just insensitive jerks and couldn't help it." Jessy said kissing him deeply with a new respect and deeper love. "I don't know if I deserve this or not, but I love you too Jessy, all of you. I care about your feelings too." Zac said kissing her back. "Let's go I'm set now." Jessy said slipping on her shoes. "Hey sis Chrissy was saying she got her e-mail from a yahoo club she's in. Actually she's in two different ones and each sent out to the entire membership my reward poster, a plea from Hil, and one from the club prez. Cool huh?" Chele said. "Way cool. Zac hun remind me to write Hilary and thank her this is major cool." Jessy said. "Sure babe. I think I'll write her myself." Zac said. "Me too." Taylor said. "Yeah this chick is da bomb." Isaac said. Zac paid for the items and the six headed out. "Zac those are perfect, wait just a minute please." Jessy asked heading in a shoe store picking up a pair of pumps and a matching purse. "Done." Jessy said. "Wow how did you do that so fast." Chele asked. "I know what I want and I go after it." Jessy said taking Zac's hand. "She sure does." Zac said, adding, "Let's head for home." "Man I wanted to shop." Monica whined. "We're done already?" Chele asked. "Yeah we came to get Jessy and outfit for tonight and we have. Let's go." Zac said. "Tell you what you and the girls hang, do some more shopping while I run Jessy and Zac home. Say we meet in the food court in an hour." Isaac said and the three loaded in the van and made the trip home. Isaac parked the van and headed back in Jessy's car promising to get it washed. "We're back." Zac said. "Did you find her something else to wear?" Diana asked. "He sure did, I like it more than the first one." Jessy said yawning. "Poor baby Zac she needs to sleep." Diana said. "I know Mom, she promised to take a nap if I made sure no one hit her in the ribs again." Zac said. "Wel than do that. Here Jessy I went and got you this cream it helps reduce the color of the bruise and it works." Diana said. "Thanks Mom. That's so sweet of you to go out of your way for me." Jessy said hugging her tight. "You just get better baby." Diana said. "Come on Jessy, let's get you to bed." Zac said reaching for her hand and leading her to her room. While Zac went across the hall Jess changed into her boxers and was applying the cream when he returned. "It ought to work it stinks." Jessy said looking at him in the mirror. She closed the tube, wiped her hands on tissues, and pulled her tank on. "Be right back I have to wash my hands. You aren't wearing your clothes to bed and that's final." Jessy said heading across the hall. When she returned, she locked the door noticing Zac's clothes at the foot of the bed. Zac pulled the covers back and Jessy crawled into his arms laying her head in his chest listening to his heart beating. "Zac I love you but I'm so tired." Jessy said barely keeping her eyes open. "There's plenty of time, we have the rest of our lives together babe. You rest." Zac said kissing the top of her head as she drifted off. Zac held her in his arms, protecting her for the next three and a half hours.
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