Jessy woke to the sound of Zoe's cries. As she rubbed the sleep from her eyes and opened them, she remember the eight of them dancing under the stars, the refrigerator raid somewhere between 1-2 a.m. and them all crashing in the living room as they talked, mostly about the girls headlining the next tour. Jessy scanned the room seeing the other three couples crashed, Mom and Dad on a couch, Ike and Monica on the other couch, Chele and Tay in the other recliner. Jessy carefully moved Zac's arm, made her way to Zoe's room and swept her into her arms, comforting her cries. "Hush little baby." Jessy sang as she changed her and the two made their way to the kitchen for juice and toast, "Ac, Ac" Zoe squealed. "Morning hun, want some toast with us?" Jessy asked. "No I'll have you. Morning Zoe." Zac said kissing his little sister and wrapping his arms around Jessy, "Morning love of my life." Zac whispered into her ear. "Yeah, you are." Jessy sighed as she finished Zoe's toast and placed her in her high chair with her juice and toast. Jessy immediately found her way to Zac's arms, wrapping hers around his neck as they gazed deeply into each others eyes, deeper until their souls united. "I love this place." Jessy whispered. "Just you and me." Zac replied, lightly touching his lips to hers. "Yep, just us." Jessy replied kissing him sweetly, sharing her toast and juice. The two finally decided on breakfast and had it almost prepared as Jessie, Avie and Mackie appeared and were sent to wake the rest. They ate breakfast, cleaned up after and everyone headed to dress for church. The girls were all showered and in the midst of a pillow fight as they heard a knock at the door, "Who is it?" Monica asked. "It's me babe." Isaac answered. "We're not dressed yet babe, what you need?" Monica answered. "You, just a minute. Okay?" he asked. "Isaac hun, we're still in towels, okay?" Monica asked. "I just need to ask you something babe." Isaac explained. "What Isaac?" Monica asked opening the door. "Wow, I like your dress. Oh look, you all have the same dress." Isaac teased. "Stop being silly. What did you want babe?" Monica asked wrapping her arms around him and kissing him deeply. "I, I, I really like that. Um I wanted something?" Isaac asked totally out of it. "Yeah babe, you came to kiss me because you can't stand to be apart so I'll kiss you know and you can go get dressed for church." Monica said. "Oh, okay." Isaac said dreamily as Monica kissed him longer and harder than before. "I love you babe." Isaac declared. "I love you too babe. See you as soon as I get dressed." Monica shared closing the door and they all giggled. "How long before your spell wears off." Jessy asked. "My what?" Monica demanded to know. "Your spell. You know the spell you put on Isaac to turn his brain to mush." Jessy teased and they all laughed. "He did seem to forget real fast." Monica shared. "Well I for one am not wearing the same dress as the two of you, so I'm changing." Jessy declared and the three soon were dressed and ready for church. "Mom, need a hand?" Jessy called out. "Please, Zoe won't let me dress her and could someone check on Mackie. "I'll take Mackie sis, besides Princess Zoe only loves her Essy." Chele said heading to Mackie's room. "Hey Mom." Jessy said kissing her cheek, adding, "I'll take care of my Zoe, you go get ready." "Thanks sweetie." Diana said heading out as Jessy persuaded Zoe to get dressed. "Ac, ac." Zoe squealed. "Boy he sure must love you, first at breakfast and now he's here again, just looking for you." Jessy teased. "No, no. Ac Essy." Zoe shared. "No. Zac and Jessy?" Jessy answered surprised as Zoe squealed. "Smart little sister I got. She even knows I love you dearly." Zac declared. "Man today I'm in love with an older man." Jessy teased. "I'm jealous, who is he?" Zac asked wrapping his arm around her. "It's you silly, how's it feel being older?" Jessy asked. "Things are a little slow going but other than that, it's about the same except." Zac teased. "Except what hun?" Jessy asked. "Today I got the hots for a younger woman." Zac teased. "Oh no, it's Zoe isn't it. I knew it was too good to be true. Seems like the only time I run into you is when I'm hanging with the younger woman." Jessy teased back. "No, no, no. Ac Essy." Zoe scolded Zac. "You have been warned." Jessy added and they laughed. "Hun do me a favor, go check Mackie. Sis went into check on him and help him get ready but you know how he was earlier around me. I didn't think of it when Chele offered to help him. He just maybe hiding in the closet waiting for her to leave." Jessy suggested. "God forbid he wasn't totally dressed, he'll be so embarassed." Zac laughed. "Hun it's not funny. Mackie is just sensitive about his age is all. Hanging with you guys all the time he's like in the wrong time warp. Now would you want your Mom to send in Chele to help you get dressed?" Jessy asked. "I'm going, I'm going." Zac said rushing out the door. "About ready to go?" Zac asked entering Mackie's room, adding, "Hey Sis." "Thank God you're here. Mackie is in the closet and won't come out." Chele shared. "Sorry. Jessy just remember how unglued he came yesterday when I came to help him get ready for bed and I brought her along. Totally embarassed and he did the same thing, hid in the closet until she left. Sorry sis, Mom doesn't know, I didn't tell her what happened. It's nothing personal. More like he thinks of you as a babe, not an older sister or Mom substitute." Zac explained hugging her. "Hey Mackie, Lil Dude, I found Zac and he'll help you okay. I feel, you know I feel a little awkward trying to help a big boy dress. I should have told your Mom that I felt funny about her asking me to help you, you know you're a big boy and don't need my help. I'm sorry. Hope we can still be friends." Chele explained. "Sure we am. But I no need no help." Mackie exclaimed opening the closet. "Well Lil Dude, getting dressed in the closet isn't the best thing, you know it's dark in there and sometimes you can't line your buttons up too good. Like that, you got a bump in your shirt. I don't think it's suppose to have a bump is it. I mean I haven't been shopping out here, maybe the sell shirts with bumps out here." Chele shared. "Oh. No bumps. Me did it wrong." Mackie said, adding, "You can fix?" "Me undo bumps. I think so. If I can't I'm sure Zac can, he doesn't have a bump." Chele said unbuttoning the top buttons and rebuttoning his shirt. "Ouhhh I did it. No bumps, see." Chele said. "You did good." Mackie said holding up his arms, "You do this kind?" and Chele buttoned his cuffs. "Yep, I can do that too." Chele squealed, adding, "Zac can you find him a belt while he puts on his shoes?" Soon he was dressed, "Looking awfully good. Taylor just better watch out or I'm going find me a new boyfriend." Chele teased and headed after Jessy and Zoe who were headed to find the others. "Man you two are dressed alike. How cute." Chele commented. "Zoe's idea after I had her in the dress Mom picked out." Jessy shared, adding, "We're headed to change my shoes into the one's like hers." Soon everyone was ready and loaded into the van. At church they had to squeeze into one of the larger pews starting with Daddy and ending with Zac, the left handed one. "I don't get it hun, if we were eating or writing I could see it, but everyone else is squished, doesn't matter if they're left or right handed." Jess asked. "Sssh before one of them figure it out." Zac snickered. "Scoot down I'm practically in Taylor's lap." Chele whispered. "And the problem is?" Jessy laughed. "Oh yeah." Chele laughed as Jessy scooted closer to Zac, looking up into his warm brown eyes, "I, it's just, I want to kiss you so bad." Jessy finally got out. "Me too. I want to stick my tongue in your mouth so bad. Over and over." Zac whispered as Jessy moaned softly."It makes me come alive and quiver all over." Jessy whispered as Chele elbowed her. "Then I'll pull your body close to mine." Zac whispered as Jessy grabbed her purse and produced paper and pen and wrote, "Zac, I love the feel of your body on mine. The anticipation as you slowly lower yourself on top of me drives me crazy." and she clipped the pen on the page and closed the cover and placed it in Zac's lap, her hand lightly caressing his thigh as she left it. Zac opened and read the note, then gazed at Jessy until they both smiled. He opened the pad and began to write and when he finished he clipped the pen on the page and closed the cover and placed it in Jessy's lap. Her hand quickly covered his, making it's way to the pad of paper as Zac's hand caressed hers, tracing her fingers before softly caressing her belly, inching higher and higher lightly grazing her breast before he put it as his side. Their eyes met, locked on each other as they searched deeper and deeper. "I love you." Jessy mouthed to him as he smiled and nodded at the pad of paper. "Jessy I love you more than anything. I've never felt so loved as when I lower myself on top of you, matching my body to yours. The look in your eyes, as you lightly gasp as I press my body to yours, the desire, anticipation and even the fear that I see before you finally open and let me into your heart and then into your soul. It is then, when you finally let me into your heart and soul, that I know you truly love me. It is then I feel we are one in the same, connected for eternity. My life began the first time you let me in and I knew I was truly loved." she read as the words sent shivers throughout her entire body and she was suddenly overcome by the emotion of his words. "Zac" she whispered as tears flowed from her eyes. "Sssh don't cry baby. You knew I loved you that much." Zac whispered as he picked up the pad of paper and then her purse and placed it inside closing it before wrapping his arm around her pulling her closer, resting his head on top of hers as his other hand gently held hers. They sat there connected throughout the sermon and as they rose for the final hymn, Jessy held the hymnal as Zac wrapped her in his arms, holding her close to his body. As they sang their voices connected as one by one the parishoners in the pews in front of them all turned and stared, just listening to the two of them singing. Jessy was unaware that the congregation had quit singing to just listen because all she heard was Zac, and she had her nose buried in the hymnal, unsure of the words. It was when the choir rejoined them on the Amen she grasped the realization she had just sung her first duet with Zac. As she looked up and found all eyes focused on them, she quickly raised the hymnal to hide from them. "Zac how could you not tell me?" she whispered. "Because I was enjoying it." Zac whispered kissing the top of her head before finishing "Who knew we'd make that good of music together that way too." "Yeah, who'd have figured that." Jessy whispered snuggling into his arms before lowering the hymnal. As she raised her eyes, she smiled back at those smiling and saying wonderful, beautiful, and inspirational. As the services ended the praises began, "Please hun can't we just sneak out of here." Jessy whispered before the next group approached to praise. "Taylor she looks so uncomfortable. Can't you do something, help her somehow?" Chele asked. Taylor made his way through the crowd and soon wrapped an arm around her, "Sis just pretend it's last night after you sang when everyone fussed over you." Taylor whispered, kissed her on the forehead, "You were just great Jessy." he congratulated her. "Thanks Tay." Jessy said smiling at him as the next person followed suit and Jessy smiled her way through the rest of it praise. "You're amazing. I don't know how you did that but thank you. Come with me." Chele said taking his hand and leading him outside, around the corner of the Church where she stopped, turned to face him. She gazed into his eyes for the longest time before she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him deeply with more passion than ever before. "Chele" he moaned as she pulled back from their embrace. "I love you for what you did in there. But I adore you for doing it because I asked you to. You don't know what that means to me Tay." Chele shared. "Hopefully it means you understand that I truly love you, not the chance of getting you in the sack or to cop a feel. I'd do anything for you Chele and I pray you know that. Finally accept that." Taylor replied. "I'm trying baby, it's just so hard to believe that you love me. I mean you're, my God your Jordan Taylor Hanson. I am like so dead if anyone sees us. Do you know how many millions of girls will rip my heart out for letting you in it." Chele said panicking. "The hate mail I received when I was announced the winner and was going to meet you. If they find out I stole your heart, they'll crucify me." Chele said totally freaked. "Baby I won't let anything happen to me. I mean it Chele anything, absoltely anything, threats, people following you, the press, anythin you call me, I'll be right there." Taylor promised. "Honest babe?" Chele asked. "I swear baby, just call and I'll be there or I'll send Jason to protect you." Taylor promised. "Then it's okay if I love you?" Chele asked. "I sure hope you do." Taylor shared. "I know I do. Taylor the minute you walked up to me at the airport and our eyes met, it, it was magical. I've never experienced anything like it before and you still make me feel that way. I love you Jordan Taylor Hanson." Chele confessed. "You do. That's wonderful. Baby you've made me so happy." Taylor exclaimed kissing her deeply, lifting her up off the ground as they twirled. "Hey what's this all about." Isaac asked. "She loves me." Taylor proclaimed. "Jesus Tay. Maybe a little louder next time, maybe all the reporters didn't hear you." Chele complained. "I'm sorry, you just made me so happy I want to scream it from the roof tops." Taylor shared. "You do and I'll kick your sorry ass from here to Tulsa and back." Chele warned. "You tell him sis and don't you go getting any ideas." Monica warned. "Man Tay get me in trouble here. Chill man before they don't even kiss us goodbye." Isaac complained. "Oh all right. But one of these days promise we'll tell everyone. Preferrably before were married and have a housefull of kids." Taylor begged. "Yes baby, we'll tell them all someday." Chele promised as Isaac explained there were sent to inform them it was time to head home for lunch before the girls had to leave.
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