The Love You Give

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"Hey Ezra, did you want to start cooking this Sunday or next? I just want to let Pierre know he can go home if you wanted to start today." Celeste smiled and then took in her youngest son on the floor. "Jacob, why are you on the floor?" He chuckled to himself before giving Ezra a look. "I was doing sit ups." Celeste looked at him confused, while Jace and Jackson snickered.

"I'll start tomorrow. I'm still kind of stuffed from our really late lunch with the Dixon's." Celeste nodded. "Same. I'll tell Pierre to make something light." She left closing the door behind her. "I'm so sorry, sweets. I panicked." Jacob pulled her close and smiled. "I like my new nickname." He kissed her gently, before dominating her with his lips. "Sweets," Ezra whispered as she felt Jacob's hand squeeze her hips possessively. She felt someone behind her before lips kissed her neck. Her head rested on the shoulder behind her as Jacob sucked on the skin behind her ear. Ezra placed her hand on the nape of the neck behind her and immediately knew it was Jace. He grabbed her chin and kissed her lips passionately.

Jackson snapped his camera as he caught every angle of Ezra's pleasured face. He watched as Jacob's hand found its way in between her thick thighs. Her breathing picked up as Jacob rubbed slow, torturous circles against her clit. "You like that, sweetheart." Jacob whispered to her causing her to shiver. She broke her kiss from Jace to nod her head. "Yes, oh god, yes." He moved her panties to the side with his finger and teased her lower lips. Right as he was about to insert his finger, they heard their father calling. "Kids, I need you to come to my office." Ezra jumped from their arms scared as she fixed herself. "That was too close! You guys are going to give me a heart attack!" Jackson laughed at her before pulling her into him for a quick kiss. "He's at the stairs on his way to his office. We were fine."

Ezra looked at herself in the mirror to make sure she was fine and saw the ghost of a hickey on her neck. "JASON!" Jace looked at her confused. "This! Bad Jason!" She pointed at her neck. He snickered before pulling her close to lick the mark. "Call me Daddy instead and I won't have to mark you." Ezra pushed out of his arms. "That's never happening." She said it with a finality and anger that had him questioning what the story was behind it. He didn't have time to ask as she moved her short legs out of the room. They found their parents in Jansen's office. "How was your day, Ezra?" Jansen asked genuinely interested. "It was..." She looked at the guys and then back at Jansen. "Interesting. It was nice being out with Celeste and having girl time." He nodded with a smile.

Truth be told, Jansen hadn't seen his wife that animated and happy in a long while. He was genuinely interested to hear about her day and loved just how close she and Ezra were becoming. She had warned him that she'd be taking Ezra on a shopping spree and had prepared himself to see a dent on his card, but he should've known. Ezra had barely spent $2,000 and he saw the mountain of bags that were brought in. Celeste had done less damage than her usual and spent $5,000. When asked, Celeste told him that Ezra was mindful of price tags the entire time as well as bargains and deals. He smiled at her as she talked about her love of the French bistro in town and the fun she and Celeste had together.

"What'd you call us in here for?" Jace asked curtly. Ezra looked at him crazily, while everyone else seemed indifferent. "I've been called to make an appearance at the upcoming Patriots game next Sunday in Boston and wanted to make it a family trip." He looked happily at the two women returning his smile. "Do we have to?" Jacob asked annoyed. Ezra glared at the three of them. "Come on, guys. It'll be fun. It'll be my first time ever going to a game and I'd love that to be a shared experience with you." The guys couldn't help but smile at her. "Fine," they said in unison causing Celeste to gasp excitedly. "You did the thing!" She clapped happily. "Mom, chill," Jackson said nonchalantly, but smiled at his excitable mother.

Jansen took in the moment that he was certain would've ended differently had Ezra not been present. She was changing his family for the good and it had only been 24 hours. "I'll let you all know the details on when we'll be leaving Sunday morning. We can catch brunch in the city before the game since it's an early one." Ezra was beyond excited. Her parents had always promised to take her to see the Cowboys one day, but that never happened. Her father had turned out the way he had and then her mother and she had long given up hope that she'd ever see a live game. "Thank you," Ezra told Jansen as the others talked amongst themselves. "Don't mention it, kiddo." She smiled at him thinking of Hannah and made a note to call her favorite social worker.

Barry Allen pushed past the door and sat happily at Ezra's feet as his tail wagged. "Well, hello, Mr. Sweet Face. How are you?" She asked giving him pets and kisses. "He was a hermit before you came along," Celeste said as she sat on the arm of Jansen's chair. "He stayed by himself or with Jacob for the most part. Marisol would feed him, but he really didn't want to be bothered by us. We assumed it was because he had been in a shelter for a year, but here he is acting more and more like a dog." Ezra smiled down at her favorite pup. "Did you all not bond when you went on walks?" Ezra took in their expressions. "You do know dogs need to be walked, right?" Celeste nodded. "We have a walker that we pay..." Ezra's eyes bugged out.

"Mr. and Mrs. Scott, you just like throwing away money, don't you?" Jansen chuckled ashamedly. "Fire your walker," Ezra spoke up. "Barry do you want to go for a walk?" The Pitbull did a jump and barked. "Where's his leash?" She asked no one in particular. "In the garage," Jackson laughed at the determined look on her face. He was certain Ezra was going to be good for his father's wallet at the least. "You need company?" Jace didn't mean it to sound as seductive as it did, but Ezra noticed and shook her head no. "We'll be back in a jiffy." Ezra smiled heading downstairs with Barry in tow.

"She's something," Celeste smiled happily. "She is." Jansen agreed. "What do you guys think of her? Do you like her?" Celeste questioned. She knew Jace was probably on the fence, but she had hoped that in time he would warm up to her. She wanted all of her boys to welcome her with open arms. "We like her." Jackson offered up. "Yeah, we like her a lot." Jacob smiled a bit too much causing Jace to pinch him. "That makes me happy." Celeste smiled at them. "What about you Jace? Are you through giving her a hard time for whatever reason?" Jansen asked with an attitude. Jace glared at his father.

Celeste didn't understand the hatred Jace had for his father. It was as though one day they were the best of friends and the next Jace wouldn't piss on Jansen if he was caught on fire. "I'm still going to pick on her, because she's an easy target if that's what you're asking." Jace looked at his mother and gave a small smile. "The Princess is a nice addition." Celeste smiled widely at him before motioning for them to hug her. "Mom, seriously," Jackson exaggeratedly groaned. "Yes, you're never too big or too old to give your Mama some sugar." The boys laughed. "You must have had wine while you were out, because your accent is coming out." Jace laughed. "Oh hush!"