"Zac. Zac. Jessy is going to ride Sir William in the Nationals." Avery squealed racing into his house. "It's true. You should see her on Sir William. I've never seen anything so perfect. They are meant for each other just like the two of you." Jessie added following her into the house. "Whoa. What? I take it Sir William is a horse." Zac managed to get out while being surrounded by his sisters. "No Zac, Sir William is British Royalty and I can't wait to ride him again." Jessy teased making eyes at the thought. "Real funny not. What's this about you and Sir William are as meant to be as the two of us?" Zac asked, kissing her passionately after adding, "Can he do this?" "Who?" Jessy sighed, laying her head against his chest, adding, "I love it here." "So you're going to ride Sir Williams in the Nationals?" Zac asked kissing the top of her head. "Uh huh." Jessy whispered enjoying the warmth of his love. "So when is this and what is the Nationals?" Zac asked. "The weekend before the wedding. It's like a pre Olympic event. It's an honor that they asked her." Diana shared catching up with the rest. "Me ride like Essy." Zoe squealed trotting and jumping her way around the room. "So you're that good huh?" Zac asked pulling back to look at her. "I told you." Jessy pouted over losingher favorite place. "No you told me you rode a lot as a kid Jessy. You never said you rode so much as a kid, you're good enough to be an Olympian." Zac replied. "I didn't know." Jessy pouted sticking out her bottom lip. "You had to know." Zac argued. "I rode because there were horses to ride. I didn't take dressage lessons until I was on my own. And yeah I was the best in my class but I never competed Zac." Jessy explained annoyed at being questioned. "Don't get mad babe. I just wanted to know is all." Zac apologized trying to hold onto her as she pulled away. "I'm not mad." Jessy argued. "Okay. Don't get pissed." Zac teased wrestling with her. "I'm not pissed but I'm going to be." Jessy argued once again, still trying to get free. "Angry. Are you getting angry?" Zac teased getting in her face with questions in his eyes. "No. If you must know, I was annoyed with all your questions but now I'm all of the above." Jessy grumbled breaking free and heading up the stairs. "Jessy." Zac called out taking chase. "No." Jessy squealed breaking into a run. "Jessy." Zac squealed again running after her. "No." Jessy shouted slamming the door to their room. "Jessy." Zac whispered sticking his head in first. "No." Jessy whispered back, taking off her top, tossing it at him, and laughing when it landed on top of his head. "Way to go Jessy." Zac laughed pulling the top from his head while entering the room, closing the door behind him, adding, "Try again." "Yes." Jessy whispered stepping out of her riding pants and tossing them at him. "I'm sorry." Zac whispered as they struck the floor beside him. "Why you sorry? I'm the one with the lousy aim." Jessy asked. "I'm sorry all my questions set you off. I didn't mean to honest. I just wanted to know." Zac explained. "You do know they say making up is the best part of fighting. We'll never know though because you so suck at it." Jessy teased. "So. I think we do okay already." Zac said making his way to her and kissing her passionately. "Uh huh." Jessy sighed as their lips parted. "So what all with entail?" Zac whispered. "Us making up? Oh maybe a little hugging and kissing. Some well placed hands." Jessy teased hugging, kissing and caressing his body. "This is nice but I was talking about you and Sir William." Zac whispered into her ear. "Oh that." Jessy chuckled, explaining, "Well since I can't go to the Mission anymore, I thought I could go out and practice with Sir William." "Anything to not lay in bed with me." Zac mumbled. "Zac you know that's not it." Jessy gasped searching his face to find the truth, adding, "Oh Zac. When did this happen?" "What? What happened?" Zac asked thrown for a loop as she caressed his face. "When did you go goofy in the head." Jessy teased, kissing his forehead, adding, "It must be the stress of building me this beautiful house. Did I tell you I love our house. Our house is so special. It is so warm and comfortable. People love to be here. I love to be here." "Except when I'm not here." Zac teased back his hands caressing their way all over her body, resting on her butt. "Who told you that?" Jessy squealed as he pinched her. "Mom did. She said you asked to hang out with her because I wasn't home and the house just wasn't the same." Zac answered rubbing her butt. "I did. It's true Zac." Jessy sighed, searching his eyes, adding, "My life isn't the same without you in it." "I love you too babe." Zac whispered smiling back at her. "Isn't it cool?" Jessy asked. "Isn't what cool?" Zac asked wondering what she was talking about now. "Loving somebody. I feel so.. so.." Jessy started to answer. "You feel so good." Zac whispered as his hand left her butt making its way to her waist before turning and making its way up her body to her breast. "Well I was thinking more along the line of contented. So contented I can't help but smile." Jessy sighed as he gently kissed her, then lifted her placing her on the bed. "I want you babe." Zac whispered climbing on top of her, kissing her again. "I want you too Zac. Make love to me?" Jessy whispered kissing him back harder, more passionately and wrapping her legs around him, pulling him closer. "Jessy." Zac moaned as she pulled him even closer, her hands unbuckling and unzipping his jeans then pushing them down. "I want you so bad Zac." Jessy moaned, caressing his butt as she moved his boxers down. "Jessy." Zac moaned as he realized what they were doing, puahing away. "No." Jessy moaned as he rolled off of her. "We promised each other babe." Zac whispered. "I did not. I couldn't have." Jessy argued totally frustrated, knowing it was true. "Hey this was your brainchild, not mine. We'll make the house special, like making love to each other for the first time." Zac teased mocking her. "Not funny." Jessy grumped grabbing a pillow and smacking him with it as she rose and made her way to the bathroom, stripping the rest of the way and stepping into the shower. "Jessy I didn't mean to tease you." Zac said opening the curtain. "Probably not." Jessy mumbled into the hot spray. "Honest babe. I'm sorry it got out of hand." Zac said slipping out of his clothes and stepping in behind her, whispering, "Don't be mad." "I'm not mad." Jessy choked out. "What is it?" Zac asked turning her to face him. "I just want you so bad and you don't." Jessy gasped as the sobs began. "Babe I'm sorry. This is all been too much for you." Zac whispered holding her tight as she cried, adding, "Let's finish washing your hair and get out." "I just have to condition it and I'm done." Jessy whimpered. "I'll do it." Zac whispered, moving her out of the spray and putting on the conditioner, adding, "So you feel better? Get it all out this time?" "I hope so. I'm tired of dealing with this." Jessy whimpered. "I don't know what else to tell you. Jessy the fans are just part of my life. It's what we have to put up with to do what we want to do." Zac explained moving her under the spray and rinsing her hair. "So you put up with me to do what you want to do huh?" Jessy teased then sighed looking up at him. "You I enjoy putting up with." Zac whispered kissing her sweetly. "Zac do you mind if I ride?" Jessy asked. "No of course not Jessy." Zac insisted, adding, "I just hope they don't ruin this for you too." "Well they can't because they won't know until I have ridden." Jessy suggested confidently. "That's my girl." Zac replied hugging her. "The only thing they can do is ruin any future riding and we'll deal with that if and when it happens." Jessy shared trading places and washing his hair. "DId you call Grampa back?" Jessy asked stepping out and grabbing a towel for Zac. "Yeah. He wanted to know if we can pick him up on the way to the dinner." Zac shared, adding, "We'll need to leave a little earlier." "I feel funny about going. I mean what if I do win. I'd feel wierd accepting an honor for something I don't do anymore." Jessy confessed. "It isn't something you don't do by choice. It's somethig you can't do because of the fans." Zac insisted, "I know but I would just feel better if I didn't win." Jessy replied picking up their dirty clothes and putting them in the hamper. "So what you going to say when you do win." Zac asked plugging in the hair dryer. "I have no idea. You got any bright ideas." Jessy replied squeezing between him and the vanity. "So you want me to dry your hair huh?" Zac chuckled. "Well since you offered." Jessy teased. "I think you'll know what to say when the time is right. I mean you were so sure you couldn't do this and then you go and write that awesome speech." Zac shared as he dried her hair, handing the dryer to her when he was done. "Want me to put it away huh?" Jessy teased. "No way." Zac answered pointing at his wet hair. "Oh your hair is wet." Jessy teased, adding, "Here you can use this." "You're so funny." Zac teased back rolling his eyes and shaking his head no. "So I guess you think I should dry your hair." Jessy teased slipping onto the vanity, drying his hair. "Well I have a hot date with some weeds in the garden." Jessy said as she finished drying his hair, putting the hair dryer away. "I don't know how you do everything." Zac replied following her into the bedroom. "I don't know. I guess I just do." Jessy said pulling out clothes for them, getting dressed. "You need help?" Zac asked following her down the stairs. "Natalie said she'd give me a hand so you don't have to." Jessy answered. "You know I would." Zac teased. "I'm sure you would." Jessy said shaking her head no. "I would." Zac shared moving her head up and down. "You would what? Did you ask him to buy you Sir William?" Jessie squealed. "No. Why would I buy a horse I can ride for nothing." Jessy asked. "Because he would be yours." Jessie answered. "How much is he?" Zac asked. "After the Nationals he'll bring at least $50,000." Jessy answered, turning to Jessie, explaining, "There is just so much to keeping a horse Jessie. I really don't have time for it right now." "Fifty. Hmmm. I thought she offered you Sir William for Twenty this morning." Diana questioned. "She did Mom. I said after Sir William and I win the Nationals he'll be worth at least Fifty." Jessy answered. "More than double my money in just two weeks time? Are you sure babe?" Zac asked turning her back to him, searching her face. "Yes Zac I'm sure." Jessy answered. "I'll take some of that action." Walker said announcing his arrival, adding, "What do I have to do?" "Buy me SIr WIlliam." Jessy answered making her way to hug him. "Who is Sir William?" Walker asked hugging her back. "A horse." Jessy answered. "A horse. I buy you a horse and I'll double my money? That's a good one." Walker replied laughing loudly. "I'm serious." Jessy whispered backing away. "She plans on winning the Nationals on Sir William." Diana shared. "The what?" Walker asked. "The Nationals. What was that again?" Diana asked turning to find Jessy heading out the side door. "Jessy wait." Zac called out. "I didn't mean to upset her?" Walker declared. "It's not you Dad. She's just let things pile up and it seems right now she can't handle it." Zac explained watching her kneeling in the garden and pulling weeds with a vengance. "I should go apologize." Walker suggested. "Let me go check on her." Diana suggested. "I think we should let her be for a little while. She just finished crying about it upstairs and I thought she'd gotten it all out finally." Zac shared. "Got what out son?" Walker asked. "The thing with the press, the fans and the Mission." Zac answered. "I thought she had dealt with it. She hasn't?" Walker replied. "Are you sure dear? We talked about it and she gave me the impression she understand and had dealt with it." Diana asked. "Yeah I'm sure Mom. That's what she wanted us to believe that she had dealt with it and it was fine." Zac shared, adding, "I think she had herself believing it." "Believing what?" Taylor asked joining the group. "Where's Natalie dear?" Diana asked. "I miss you too Mom." Taylor pouted. "There she is, in the garden with Jessy." Zac shared pointing out the window. "Maybe it's what she needs." Diana whispered making her way to him, hugging him. "She'll be fine son." Walker shared joining the two. "Well kids it's time to start getting ready for tonight. Bath time." Diana announced. "Let's go children. You heard your Mother." Walker said rounding them up and heading them home.