Family Ties

Disclaimer: Don't know them or own them. Jessica and Kendal belong to me. Do not steal the story. Want to be a part of it? E-mail me bumperboat2000@yahoo.com
Special thanks to Nikki and Natasha for all their great help and advice.

Chapter Three: Confrontation

Jessi sat at the desk across from Johnny staring at the paper he had handed her.
"I already got with the guys over their schedules this morning but you know they don't remember anything. Especially Joey. Just make sure they get those copies for me. By the way how is the fan club site coming along."
Jessi nodded as she continued to read the schedule. She suddenly looked up at Johnny and laughed.
"Have you completely lost your mind?"
Johnny looked at her raiseing one eyebrow. "Excuse me?"
She slid the paper across the desk looking at him. "You actually want to send Lance and Chris on a trip together? Are you crazy? They will kill each other Johnny."
Johnny slid the paper back across the desk and leaned forward.
"I know what I am doing. There was a time when all the boys got along and for some odd reason Lance and Chris can't even be put in the same room together. I have given two two of them plenty of time to work their problems out. Now it's my turn."
Jessi sighed closing her eyes as she squeezed the bridge of her nose between her eyes. "Very funny Johnny. I didn't ask for any of this either. And what exactly do you believe you are going to get out of sending the two of them to Hawaii together? I'm not thinking your plan is going to work. They're not going to come back as best friends."
Johnny laughed as he gathered his papers and stood. "Just watch. It'll work out. Trust me. Johnny is never wrong."
He exited the room laughing and Jessi gathered her papers and left.
She walked into the lobby finding Chris playing a pin ball machine. She walked up behind him leaning her forehead on his back and sighing loudly. Chris kicked the machine as he lost causing the receptionist to jump and look up at him. He smiled and waved to her.
"This game sucks."
She raised her eyebrow and went back to work. Chris turnedund und and wrapped his arms around Jessi.
"What's the matter my little cumquat?"
Jessi laughed as she stood on her tiptoes to kiss him.
"I just can't believe Johnny is sending you and Lance to Hawaii together. That's not a good idea."
Chris shrugged. "Well for one your brother said he would be coming out for the golf game too. And two if Bass openes his mouth about anything I'm gonna kick his ass. " He smiled down at Jessi. "So see, there is nothing to worry about. We'll be just fine."
Jessi shook her head and sighed. "I don't like it. Just please promise me you won't kill each other."
Chris smiled innocently and slid his hand into Jessi's. "Hungry?"
She tilted her head looking at him. "Chrrrriiisssss. Come on. Promise me."
He walked out the front door pulling her behind him. "Come on let's eat. I am starved. Johnny's meetings always make me hungry."
He opened the car door for her and spun her around facing him. He placed his hands on her hips and leaned down pressing his lips to hers and gliding his tongue along every curve of her mouth. He smiled against her lips and pulled away.
"Love you. You know that?"
Jessi nodded "I love you too. A whole lot."
Chris laughed touching the tip of her nose. "Good. Then trust me."
She sighed and slid into the car.


Kendal sat in the floor with Korea in her lap pulling on her ears. Jessi walked thru the den looking at Kendal.
"Baby please don't pull on Korea. You're going to hurt her."
Chris threw a pillow at Jessi as she continued walking into the kitchen.
"Honey she can't hurt Korea. Besides she's slept with Justin a couple of times before when he's spent the night. There is no telling what my poor dog has been thru."
Justin raised his head from the couch looking over at Chris in the recliner. "That was rude and sick man."
Chris laughed and threw a ball toward Korea. She jumped up grabbing it and running thru the house with it, Kendal chasing behind her.
Chris picked up a hand full of m & m's popping one into his mouth. "So when do you think you're going to be in Hawaii?"
Jessi stuck her head out of the kitchen. "Kendal no running in Chris's house."
Justin watched as Kendal run thru again. "I'll be out there Wednesday morning. Don't you guys leave Sunday?"
Chris nodded. "Yeah. You gonna stay thru next sunday with us?"
Justin sat up on the couch as the door bell rang. "Yeah. I wanna get some golf in. I can't believe Johnny is sending you and Lance instead of you and me. Lance don't even play golf."
Chris stood up from the chair as Jessi stuck her head out of the kitchen again. "Kendal, Mommy said no running. Stop it now."
Chris walked toward the door looking back at Justin. "You know that was done on purpose?"
Justin laughed. "Yeah I know. Good ole Johnny always gotta make sure everyone is patched and happy."
Chris opened the front door letting Joey and Lance inside. He stuck his head out looking around then retreated back in closing the door.
"Where is JC?"
Joey spun around holding the pizza's in the air. "Don't k....."
Kendal ran thru the den crashing into Joey as he turned. Justin jumped from the couch grabbing the pizzas before they could hit the floor.
Chris put his hands on his hips looking at Kendal. "Kendal Danielle Bass. Your momma told you no running. Sit down now."
Kendal hung her head as her bottom lip quivered.
Lance crossed his arms across his chest looking at Chris. "And who exactly do you think you are? Was there really a reason to yell at my daughter."
Justin's eyes widened as he kicked Joey and both of them quickly carried the pizza to the kitchen.
Chris folded his arms across his chest meeting Lance's gaze.
"Yes Lance. There was a reason to yell at her. She didn't listen and she wasn't minding. Maybe if you were around you would have know that. Oh, sorry, you don't ever seem to be around do you?"
Lance dropped his arms stepping toward Chris. "If you think i'm gonna let you continue to be in my daughters life and i'm gonna let you repremand her then it'll be a cold day in hell."
Chris reached out to grab Lance when he felt a hand slam down on his shoulder. JC smiled at Chris tightening his grip.
"Hey guys. How is it going."
Chris reached back moving JC's hand from his should his teeth clenched as he spoke. "Just fine and dandy."
He sat down in the recliner and watched as Lance made his way to the kitchen. JC sat down on the couch watching Chris.
"You guys can't keep this up. You both need to stop it now. You're driving Jessi insane and Kendal is a smart little girl. She can sence what is going on with you and Lance.
Chris shook his head sighing. "I know it. If you'd just let me kill the little bastard we'd all be happy."
Justin and Joey walked into the den eating pizza. Joey took a big bite trying to ched tad talk at the same time.
"If you want any you better go now. I may just eat it all."


Lance walked into the kitchen and folded his arms leaning on the islander watching Jessi across from him.
"What are you doing?"
She looked up at Lance and sighed. "What, not here two minutes and already you have to cause trouble?"
Lance ggedgged. "No trouble. But Kendal belongs to me, not him. He needs to get that into his little brain."
Jessi threw the knife in the sink and stepped to the end of the islander crossing her arms. Lance grinned and stepped in front of her raising his eyebrows. She looked up at him poking him in the chest with her finger.
"You are an ass. Chris KNOWS how to be a father and he's very good at taking care of her. He's been there since day one wich is more than I can say for you. So butt out of how Chris and I handle Kendal. You can go back to not seeing her you know."
Lance stepped closer to Jessi placing his hands on her hip. He spun her around and pushed her up against the counter. He leaned down and she quickly turned her head away from him. He brushed his lips against her ear and smiled as she placed her hands on his arms trying to move him back. He grapped her wrist and pushed his body into hers. "Keep it up Jessi and I'll go fight for custody of Kendal myself. I will prove you unfit. I can find the best lawyers. So I suggest if you want to play a game, you play it my way. Got it?"
Chris grabbed Lance by the back of the shirt and slunging him to the floor grabbing his arm and twisting it behind his back. Chris got on his knees shoving one knee into the lower part of Lances back and leaned down.
"Don't fuck with my girlfriend Bass. You got that one? I can screw you royally. And as far as Kendal goes, you lay one hand on her and I will kill you. I don't give a damn who you are."
Jessi stood frozen watching them as Joey walked into the kitchen. He spotted Lance and Chris and threw his plate down yelling for Justin. Justin and JC ran into the kitchen pulling Chris off of Lance as Joey yanked Lance from the floor dragging him to the other side of the kitchen. Justin took a deep breath looking at Lance.
"Both of you cut this out now. This is rediculous. Keep it up and neither one of you will see Kendal or Jessi because I will put a stop to it. If you two can't get this worked out there is no way we are going to be able to do another album or tour. The fans are going to pick up the hostility between the two of you and it's not going to be pretty."
Lance tried to pull away from Joey and he tightened his arms around Lance.
"No. I'm not letting go until both of you calm down."
Kendal stood in the kitchen doorway hooking frightened. "I sowy mommy. I won't run no more."
Jessi ran over grabbing Kendal and carrying her into the den sitting on the couch with her.
"Baby it's ok."
She looked at Jessi with tears running down her cheeks. "But daddy and chwis are mad. It's my fawlt."
Jessi kissed her forehead wipping away her tears. "They're not mad at you honey. They were just playing."
Kendal shook her head. "Didn't look like it."
Jessi tried to smile running her fingers thru Kendals hair.
"No baby. You don't worry about them. They're not mad at you and that's all that matters."
Chris sat down on the coffee table in front of Jessi. He held his hands out to Kendal and she reached for him climbing into his lap. He hugged her kissing her cheek.
"I'm sorry. I'm not mad at you. Are you mad at me?"
She studied Chris for a minute before shaking her head. "I not mad, I wuv you. Are you sure you not mad at me?"
Chris hugged her tightly looking up at Jessi. "I could never be mad at you. And I love you very much."
He let go fo Kendal leaning back to look at her. She held her hands in her lap looking down as she played with her fingers. Chris looked at Jessi questioningly and she shrugged. He lifted Kendals face up smiling at her.
"Something else wrong?"
Kendal shrugged and looked back down. Chris leaned over looking her in the eye. "You can tell me."
She raised her head looking back at Jessi. "Does daddy love me?"
Jessi gasped trying to stop the tears forming in her eyes. Lance stepped into the den with everyone behind him.
"Yes Kendal , I love you."
She looked at Chris then slowly looked at Lance. "You not angry?"
Lance shook his head. "No, I'm not angry with you."
She looked at Chris and smiled. "Can I have some pezza now?"
Chris laughed mocking her. "Yes you can have some pezza now."
He patted Jessi on the knee and stood taking Kendal to the kitchen. Joey popped Lance in the back of the head. Lance grabbed his head looking at Joey.
"What was that for?"
Jessi stood up walking over in front of Lance. "If that didn't make you feel like an ass then nothing will."
She began walking to the kitchen and Lance sighed rubbing the back of his neck.
"I don't take back anything I said Jess."
She quickly turned walking back toward him and Justin grabbed her.
"Enough for tonight. Kendal has seen enough. She doesn't need to see mommy and daddy duking it out. Now we are going to watch movies tonight as planned and everyone will remain happy and on oposite sides of the room."
Jessi jerked away from Justin. "I know how to act like an adult. I suggest he sits and shuts up or get out."
Lance sat down on the couch looking up at Jessi. I came here to spend some time with my daughter before I leave this weekend. I'm not going anywhere."
Jessi shook her head and went to the kitchen.

Jessi carefully carried Kendal into the guest room changing her into her nightgown and covering her up. She stopped by Chris's room pulling her clothes off and slipping her nightgown over her head. She grabbed a clip pulling her curls on top of her head clipping it and going down stairs. All the lights were out and the house was dark except for the t.v. playing in the den. Jessi smiled as she spotted Chris asleep on the couch. She moved his arm and laid down on her back next to him. Chris yawned and opened his eyes looking at her.
"Tonight was adventerous."
"She leaned over lightly kissing him. "He has really got some nerve. I don't know why he is acting this way."
He wrapped his arm around her waist turning her so her back was to him.
"Everything will be ok. Lance is all talk. He doesn't want Kendal. I give him another month and he'll stop coming around."
She looked over her shoulder at him. "I hope so. What are you doing?"
He covered her mouth with his exploring every inch with his tongue. He ran his hand around her waist sliding up her silk nightgown and slid his hand into her panties caressing her. She pulled her mouth from his gasping as he slid one, then two fingers inside her. He ran his tongue along her neck moving his fingers in and out bringing her to the brink and quickly stopping pulling his fingers free. She began to turn and he quickly stopped her mumbling "Don't" in her ear. He reached between the two of them unbuttoning his jeans and raised his hips lowering them and pulling himself free. She raised her leg back over his hip and reached down between her legs gently stroking him. He began biting and sucking on her neck as she slid him into her. He ran his hand down between her legs caressing her again as she pushed back against him. He thrust his hips faster.
"God Jess you feel so good." His breath was hot against her ear. She raised her arm wraping it around his neck moaning as she tightend around him on the brink of her orgasm. Chris slid his had back to her waist tightening his arms around her giving one final thrust as he released inside her. Jessi caught her breath turning toward Chris and kissing him. He smiled burying his face in her neck.
"God baby i'm exhausted."
She laughed. "Come on. Let's go to bed."
He smiled wiggling his eyebrows. "Come on baby let's go play some twister."
She laughed pulling him from the couch and leading him to his room.