"I can't believe I let you talk me into this. You owe me big time for this Taylor Hanson." Jessy greeted as he approached the car. "I love you too." Taylor teased. "So this is why I had to come, so you two could tell me you love each other." Chele teased. "No babe you had to come so I could tell you I'm sorry. I shouldn't have pushed Chele. I promise until you're ready to tell me, I won't pressure you. Someday you will ." Taylor apologized with such sincerity. "You are so going to be trouble. What am I saying, you are trouble." Chele squealed as he wrapped her in his arms then kissed her tenderly. "Taylor I'm sorry too." Chele whispered as he pulled his lips from hers. "For what babe?" Taylor asked. "Taylor Hanson I do like you, alot. I guess I just didn't care for your tactics this morning. That's still no excuse for pretending to be mad at you. I wasn't Tay but I just couldn't stop myself." Chele explained. "I knew it." Taylor declared picking her up and spinning. "A little excited I'd say." Chele teased. "Good now that you two are back to normal, I think I'll head back home." Jessy mumbled hoping they didn't hear her until she had made her way to the driver's seat. "No way." Chele squealed. "Jessy you promised to come to lunch. Mom will be so disappointed." Taylor added. "Tay I only agreed to get Sis back in your arms where she belongs." Jessy shared her insecurity returning as she pleaded, "Don't make me do this." "Sis it will be okay. His family is so nice. I feel right at home here. Honestly I feel more at home here than I have ever felt at home." Chele admitted. "Duh! I've been there. Of course you feel more at home here." Jessy added. "Jessy honest my Mom is so looking forward to finally meeting you." Taylor added. "I can't do this. Please don't make me do this." Jessy pleaded, adding, "Remember you owe me for..." "You owe her for?" Diana interrupted, adding, "And who do we have here?" "Mom this is Jessy. Jessy this is my Mom." Taylor introduced answering her question. "Oh Jessy finally you've come. I'm so happy. Welcome sweetie." Diana gushed making Jessy feel awkward, as if everyone was staring. When she turned her head back, there was Chele and Taylor staring at her then at each other, "Stop staring." Jessy squealed lightly punching Taylor in the arm. "Stop staring." Taylor squealed punching Chele in the arm. "Ouch. You don't have to beat me up." Chele squealed grabbing her arm. "I didn't. Chele I didn't. Are you hurt?" Taylor asked as she pretended to cry. "No." Chele whimpered, adding between sniffles, "Not much." "Baby I'm sorry." Taylor pleaded as Chele began to laugh, then choked out, "And don't you forget it." "Oh you." Taylor huffed. "Got you good babe." Chele teaed lightly kissing his cheek, before turning to Diana saying, "Mom H this is my sister Jessy who your number three son pissed off more than your number two sone pissed me off." "Oh no the number thing again. Chele sweetie, number three is Zac and number two is Taylor." Diana teased. "Way to many names to remember." Chele sighed shaking her head. "Don't you beleive her Jessy." Diana insisted. "What's to remember?" Jessy asked then rattled off full names, birth dates and birth places including hers and Walkers. "Impressive. I sure could use you every now and then. When things get a little too hectic, I sometimes forget my own name." Diana teased. "I know pathetic." Jessy moaned. "I find it endearing. I hope you have enjoyed us through the years?" Diana asked. "Yes I have and thank you for Hanson." Jessy answered. "How sweet? You know a lot of the boys fans are just like you, kind, sweet, caring young ladies." Diana shared, then added in a whisper, "But they have their wacko fans." "What are you whispering for Mom?" Taylor asked. "Dear they do have mothers and I'm sure they don't care to hear their daughters are wacko. Really really wacko." Diana answered and they all laughed. "Momma is the first one to tell us we're "getting out there" as she puts it." Chele shared. "Momma?" Diana asked. "Yeah our Mom is Momma. My Mom is Mom but our Mom is Momma." Chele answere. "Oh yeah. I remember the separated at birth, Momma had amnesia or something." Diana said with chuckle. "You're in trouble now. Momma hears that you told the "mother" that and she'll ground you for life. It was nice seeing you Sis. Ill be waiting in our apartment for you when you get ungrounded. Hope you'll recognize me. They say the mind is the first thing to go." Jessy teased. "Momma ain't gonna hear I shared her deep dark secret." Chele said as her cell phone rang, scaring her. "Hello." Chele answered the ringing phone. "Chele baby. It's Momma." Barbara said. "I didn't say it Momma, honest." Chele squealed suddenly spooked by the call so much she moved from Taylor's embrace, straightening her hair and clothes. "I'm so glad baby. Chele I called because Sis hasn't returned my call. Do you know if she was able to get that outfit for Sam Girl? She's driving me crazy, "Aunt Barb did Jessy get me the hot pink outfit?" She asks one more time and my head will explode." Barbara shared. "Oh Momma it won't. No Sis didn't tell me about the hot pink outfit." Chele repeated watching as Jessy rolled her eyes and then shook her head no. "Oh drat. Have her call me. Tell her for me when you see her?" Barbara asked then said goodbye. "Totally freaky. I could have sworn she knew." Chele said putting away her phone. "Mothers normally do. Most of the times we don't tell you we know though." Diana shared. "It was nice knowing you babe." Taylor teased, adding, "I'll try to wait for you." "Yeah right. Don't believe him Sis." Jessy teased. "Dear I think that's line number 37 in the 'What Women Want To Hear' handbook." Diana added. "Good one." Jessy squealed as she started laughing. "Way to go Mom ." Taylor cheered joining the laughter. "What a delightful sound." Diana shared smiling at Jessy. "You're funny." Jessy choked out between laughs. "So you're avoiding your Mother?" Diana asked, her words stopping the laughter. "No ma'am." Jessy answered wondering what she was hinting at. "Good. I was aftraid your were so upset over Zac's rudeness, that you were avoiding your mother who might pick up on it." Diana explained. "Oh." Jessy gasped, quickly looking away and feeling as if she had read her mind. "Why don't you give me a hand with lunch?" Diana asked. "Sure, I'd love to help. I could use a bathroom before we start though." Jessy answered. "Right this way. You two kiss and makeup." Diana said leading Jessy into the house, showing her to a bathroom. As the two prepared lunch, they got to know each other. "You have got to be one of the coolest Moms ever." Jessy sighed as once again Diana praised what she was doing. "Oh sweetie it's nothing special." Diana replied pulling the ballcap from her head, adding, "Such pretty hair." "I love yours too. I'd love to braid it." Jessy suggested. "I'll make you a deal. You can braid my hair if you change out of this big, baggy wardrobe of yours. I'd love to see the real you." Diana offered. "Oh man. I really want to braid your hair." Jessy moaned. "Good. All you have to do is come out from under that disguise." Diana teased. "Hey. I put alot of thought into this ensemble." Jessy squealed parading around like a model on the catwalk then giggled. "I bet you could fit three of you in that ensemble." Diana teased tugging on Jessy's outfit. "Maybe." Jessy giggled. "Come with me. Between the girls there has to be something you can wear." Diana insisted taking Jessy by the hand and heading upstairs. At the top of the stairs, Jessy caught sight of Zac racing into what she assumed was his room and heard the door close. "Serves him right." Diana shared loudly as they headed into Jessie's room. "Jessie is way smaller than me. I'm sure nothing will fit." Jessy complained. "I don't think so but I really haven't seen you yet." Diana answered rummaging through the closet. "Ah ha! This should work." Diana squealed pulling a dress from the closet, adding, "I'm sure my Jessie's tops won't fit but this should." The pink sundress had a smocked top with a matching jacket. Jessy slowly began removing layer after layer of her baggy clothing, "You could clothe the whole family. How many more layers do you have to go yet? " Diana teased. "Wait. Mom? Sis? Where are you?" Chele called. "We're in Jessie's room dear." Diana answered stepping into the hallway. "Is it true? Jessie said you talked Sis into dressing like a girl again." Chele said breathlessly from the run up the stairs. "I'm hoping so." Diana answered leading her into the room. "Oh my God. Jessy what have you done?" Chele gasped looking at her sister's thin body. "What do you mean? I haven't done anything." Jessy answered unsure of what she meant. "You're so skinny. You're too skinny. Jessy are you sick?" Chele rambled on trying to figure out when this happened. "I'm fat and you know it." Jessy grumbled pulling on the dress to cover herself, adding, "It fits." "I told you it would. Jessy you are definitely not fat. I think I agree with Chele, you are too skinny." Diana said lifting a strand of hair from her face before adding, "Most defintely a beautiful young lady. Jessy now that I've met the real you, I think I know what the problem is." "What problem? I don't understand." Jessy replied. "I think I know why Zac said what he did." Diana answered. "You do?" Jessy asked. "Well let us in on this. I for one cannot excuse his behavior." Chele insisted. "Neither do I. You have to know I didn't raise my children to be disrespectful. There is no excuse for Zac's behavior, he wasn't raised that way." Diana shared again. "I know that. I mean it wasn't really that bad. I don't know why I let it get to me." Jessy replied then looked away. "You do to. Someone you've admired for so long turns out to be human like everyone else. You were disappointed Jessy. Rightfully so if I say so myself. Jessy you have to know, Zac is disappointed in himself too. This is really bothering him." Diana shared, then added, "And I'm glad, it should bother him." "You know before when you said 'Serves him right'." Jessy said then paused unsure if she should share. "You mean when we came upstairs and he scurried back to his room to hide?" Diana asked hoping she'd finish. "He what?" Chele asked. "He must have been spying on us and when we came upstairs we almost caught him. He raced back to his room. Ask Jessy." Diana answered. "He did." Jessy added, then giggled, adding, "He had that look of getting caught with your hand in the cookie jar." "He did. It was so cute." Diana squealed then laughed. They all laughed together before Jessy stopped laughing then walked to the window. As she looked out, "I feel so bad about making him feel like he has to hide in his own home." Jessy whispered loud enough for them to hear. "It isn't your fault Jessy. He doesn't have to hide, all he has to do is apologize, face what he's done. Instead he chooses to hide." Diana shared. "He's doing it because of me, it's my fault." Jessy insisted, adding, "If I wasn't here.." "This is all Taylor's fault." Chele declared. "Yeah you're right. I'm here because of Taylor." Jessy agreed turning back from the window. "Leave it to Taylor." Diana sighed shaking her head no. "Way to go Taylor." Jessy sighed shaking her head no. "And I was about to forgive him." Chele sighed shaking her head no, then squealing, "Good thing I didn't." "Keep him in that doghouse." Diana squealed, adding, "He deserves it." "He sure can put his foot in it." Chele added and they all laughed. "I think somebody gets so flustered around you, he just can't walk and talk at the same time." Jessy insisted. "So not." Chele replied shaking her head no. "Way." Jessy insisted, adding, "Don't tell me you haven't noticed. I mean Taylor is talking away and then he catches sight of you and here come the, ahh, umm, and the stuttering." Jessy insisted. "No way." Chele squealed. "Yes way." Jessy insisted, adding, "You know I'm kind of hungry." "Good. Let's go down to lunch then." Diana replied and the three headed downstairs.

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