"Guys, come on, get up." Jack said as he nudged his children. He had been trying for almost fifteen minutes to get them to wake up and get out of bed. "Eve, Jay, c'mon, thought you wanted to go see your Uncles today?" It was Saturday and like most Saturdays Jack took the kids over to his Mom's house where Bobby and Angel lived. The kids adored all three of their Uncles, especially Bobby, Jack told them they got that from him...as much as he loved Angel and Jeremiah, he had always favoured Bobby, he had clung to his oldest brother since the day he had arrived at the Mercer home.

Jason's and Evelyn's eyes shot open and before Jack knew it, they had dived on him causing him to fall off of the bed and onto the floor, with Jason ending up on his chest. "Got y' Daddy!" He laughed as he leaned his face over his Dad's, smiling widely.

"Ow..." Jack mumbled, but smiled at his son.

Evelyn climbed down from the high bed and sat on the floor next to her Dad's head. "You were right, Jason, Daddy wouldn't know we were awake!" She laughed and clapped her hands, something she did to prove she was happy. It was a strange trait but both Jack and Spencer found it unique and encouraged her to be herself and do what she felt like...because unlike her, Jason kept things bottled up until they got too much for his tiny self to handle alone.

"You guys tricked me?" Jack asked with faux disbelief. Both of them laughed. "Right, so do you want to go to Uncle Bobby's?"

"That depends..." Evelyn started; Jack sometimes found it strange how both his children were still only seven but could sound so much older sometimes with certain words they said...and yet still be such...children. He assumed they got it from Spencer. "Are Uncle Angel and Jerry going to be there?"

"It's a Saturday...they're always there." Jack said matter-of-factly. "Go on, go get what you want to wear and I'll be in to help in a min." He said tugging on the bottom of Evelyn's Tinker Bell nightdress and pointed to the bedroom door. Evelyn pulled a sulky looking face before she got to her feet and left the room; she would live in the nightdress if Jack and Spencer let her. Jack looked at Jason, who was still sat on his chest. "Hey champ, what's up?"

"Momma's working again, ain't he?" Jason asked with a sad look on his little face.

Jack's face also saddened. He ruffled Jason's hair. "Yeah kiddo, he is." He stared at his son's wide round blue eyes sadly stare at him. "I miss him too...but don' worry, he'll be safe, he always is and Uncle Morgan's with him...he'll be home before you know it."

Jason nodded and smiled lightly, the sadness still showing in his eyes; his eyes always gave him away...they were so expressive. He slid off his Dad's chest and walked to the door, leaving the bedroom.

Jack sighed; Jason always got so upset when Spencer was at work, of course he always tried to hide it...well most of the time. He pushed himself up of the floor and moved over to his draws.

"Hey, Bobby we're here!" Jack yelled as he held the front door open for the twins. It had taken them over an hour on the bus to get to his brother's house...and then the kids had wanted to go to the store for ice-cream. "Bobby!"

"Yo, Uncle dipshit!" Jason yelled walking down the hallway.

Jack rolled his eyes; he knew exactly where he learned things like that from. He smacked the back of his son's head lightly, just the way his Mother used to do to him and his brothers. "Your Mom hears you talk like that and he's gonna go mental."

"Jackie, kids...hey, you guys a' kinda late." Bobby said walking down the stairs.

"I told the kids that Jerry and Angel wouldn't be coming today and then they wanted ice-cream...and the damn bus was late." Jack moaned as he made his way into the kitchen, putting the paper bags onto the table. "Anyway, we brought dinner."

Bobby followed Jack into the kitchen after he picked Evelyn up and watched Jason go straight into the living room and flop onto the sofa, staring at the ceiling. He put Evelyn down onto one of the wooden chairs and watched Jack take the food out of the paper bags. "What the hell is that?" He asked and pointed to the salad in front of Eve.

"Mamma said eating too many burgers is bad for you..." Eve said as she slid off of the chair and grabbed her salad and the happy meal off of the table. "I'll...take Jason's...for him..." She said slowly as she walked slowly, trying to balance the food she had hold of.

"I thought Spencer let them eat junk food?" Bobby asked.

"He does. I don't like them eating too much junk food...she gets mixed up sometimes." Jack told his brother as he sat at the table and pushed one of the burgers over to Bobby.

"Oh...if you don't want 'em eating shit then why is Jay having a burger?"

Jack shrugged. "It's the weekend; they can eat what they want." Bobby smiled at his brother. "What?" Jack asked noticing the look on his older brother's face.

"Nothing...you're just, real good at the whole parenting thing." Bobby said and took a bite out of his burger.

Jack kicked him under the table. "It's been seven years, you just noticed?"

Bobby smiled wider and chuckled before kicking Jack under the table. "Jason isn't eating...Spencer at work?" He asked looking over his shoulder into the room; Jason was laid on the sofa facing the back of it, while Eve sat on the floor in front of her brother eating her salad and talking to him...even though he wasn't saying anything back to her.

Jack stayed silent for a short while, slowly chewing on his food. "Yeah. Jason's hardly said two words since we set off from home."

"He doesn't like it when he's at work, does he?" Bobby asked turning back to Jack.

Jack shook his head. "Nah...he gets all quiet and stuff. It's like he just shuts down...some days he'll be okay about it but other times he just...I don't know what to do sometimes..." He looked over at his son, his face saddening.

Bobby's face also saddened; he didn't like seeing Jack like this. "He's okay; he's just a Momma's boy. He's just like you when you were little..." He started, a small trace of a smile starting on his face.

Jack frowned and looked up at his brother's face. "What d'ya mean?"

Bobby's smile widened. "Y' think Ma didn't tell me? Every time I went away you'd do exactly the same thing Jay is doing, you'd shut down and be like the kid you were when y' first came to us...you'd stay in your room for days and you wouldn't eat properly and you wouldn't talk...but as soon as I came back home, you'd be you again...you'd be all smiles and...anyway, where Jay is a Momma's boy, you were a brother's boy!" He grinned widely. "He'll be fine when Spencer gets home."

Jack smiled; Bobby was right...he was a brother's boy and he knew it. "I hope so. I don't like it when he's like this. I don't want him to be like me."

"And what the hell is wrong with him been like you?" Bobby practically snapped.

"You're joking, right?" Jack asked. "What's right with me?" He laughed, but Bobby knew he was been serious.

"Jackie, there's nothing-..." Bobby started but was cut off when Jack's cell started ringing.

He pulled the phone out of his jean pocket and answered. "Hello?...Spence, hey babe..." Jack kicked Bobby's leg hard, as he watched him chuckle at what he called Spencer. "Yeah, I'll put 'em on." He pulled a half-hearted glare at Bobby before walking into the living room and handing the phone to Evelyn. "It's Momma." He watched Eve take the phone...and Jason flip himself into a sitting position and slide onto the floor next to his sister.

"Hi Mamma...Yeah, I'm okay. Uh-huh...can I talk to you later? Jason wants you." Evelyn said. "Love you." She quickly added as Jason's hand pulled on the cell phone.

Jack smiled; he would tell him not to snatch later...but right now he was enjoying seeing his son so live like.

"Hey Momma!" Jason said excitedly.

"Hey baby, you been a good boy?" Spencer asked.

"Yeah. Are you coming home soon?" He asked quickly.

Jack's smile faded; he knew Spencer probably wouldn't be able to answer him. He knelt down on the floor next to his son and turned his head as Bobby walked into the room and sat in the chair.

"Will you put your Dad back on?"

Jason's eyes filled with tears and he passed the phone back to his Dad. He climbed back onto the sofa and curled up into a ball. He felt Evelyn climb onto the sofa behind him and lean on his shoulder, leaning over him to see his face. "What're you doing Eve?"

"Jason, are you okay?" She asked quietly.

"Leave me alone." He said sulkily.

"But something's wrong...I don't like it when you don't tell me what's upsetting you." She said and awkwardly wrapped her small arms around his shoulders.

Jason sighed as he felt something drip onto his neck; Eve was crying. "Okay, Eve, don't cry." He turned onto his back and wrapped his arms around her small shoulders.

Jack flopped down onto the sofa next to Bobby. He had just put the kids to bed in his old room. He leaned his head back on the sofa and closed his eyes. "Thanks for letting us stay over."

"Sure." Bobby said and flicked the channel over; like he would ever send Jack and the kids away. "Are you okay?" He asked looking over at his younger brother.

Jack opened his eyes and looked at Bobby, frowning confusedly. "Y-yeah...why?"

"I mean with Spencer gone so much. I see how the kids act when he isn't around, you doing okay when he's at work?"

"Yeah, I'm okay. I guess..."

Bobby frowned. "What do you mean you guess?"

Jack shrugged. "I just...his work is dangerous and stuff, I worry."

"So why don' you just tell him and ask him to quit?" Bobby said.

Jack chuckled. "I can't do that. He's the only one of us working, and...he can't live without his job."

"Why not?"

"He just...can't. He...he needs it so he can function properly. I know me and the kids mean everything to him...but he can't live without his job." Jack shrugged.

Bobby nodded. "I get it...I think." He smiled at Jack and watched his brother laugh.

"Anyway, it's not just that..."

"What else is wrong?" Bobby asked, panicking slightly.

Jack grinned at his brother. "We haven't had sex in months!"

Bobby blinked a few times out of shock, before punching Jack's shoulder. "Jackie, I did not need to know that!"

-Knock- -Knock-

Jack laughed. "I'll get it." He said and climbed off of the sofa. He opened the door and smiled widely. "Spencer!" He threw his arms around his partner's shoulders and pulled him close. "What're you doing here? I thought your case would take a few more days?"

Spencer didn't say anything; he just clung to Jack tightly.

"Spence, hey, babe what's wrong?" Jack asked panicking as he felt his lover's body shaking. His eyes widened as he pulled back and looked at Spencer; his face was pale, and he had blood on his neck. "What happened!" He said and yanked at the collar of Spencer's shirt. He moved his hands fast and started un-buttoning the shirt.

"No, Jack-wait. Jack-, Jack, listen-!" Spencer said tiredly as he tried to stop Jack's hands, but he had already un-done his shirt.

"Hey, Jackie what's-?" Bobby asked as he walked out of the room. He stopped as he saw the dark red on Spencer's pale white skin. "What the fuck happened to you?"

Spencer pulled his shirt out of Jack's grasp and wrapped it around him the best he could to cover himself up. "I was going to explain until someone decided to freak out instead!" He said pointedly at Jack.

"Well what happened then!" Jack asked urgently; he was still freaking out about the blood on Spencer.

"Can I at least come in?" Spencer asked, trying not to let his annoyance show.

Jack sighed, frowning. He grabbed Spencer's upper arms and pulled him into the house and then slammed the door shut with his foot. "Well, what happened?"

"It's just splatter...it's not my blood, it's off of someone else, okay?" Spencer explained shortly. He turned to look at Bobby. "Do you mind if I use the bathroom?"

Bobby nodded his head, not quite sure what to say.

"Thanks." Spencer said quietly and walked up the stairs, letting his go-bag hit against each step.

"Spence!" Jack called after him and headed for the stairs, but Bobby grabbed his wrist stopping him in his tracks.

"Go easy on him Jackie; he's obviously been through something bad today..." Bobby told his brother. "And it looks like he rushed over here instead of cleaning himself up; why'd y' think he did that?"

Jack let his head fall back and ran a hand over his face as he sighed. "Yeah...I'll be down in a bit." He rushed up the stairs and opened the bathroom door. He froze as he watched Spencer scrubbing at his neck and shoulder roughly with a sponge, trying to rid his body of the blood. "Spence...Spence, slow down, you're gonna make y'self sore." He shut the door behind him and went to take the sponge from Spencer.

"I have to get it off." Spencer said quietly, still rubbing.

Jack snatched the sponge and threw it into the tub. He looked into Spencer's tearful eyes and wrapped his arms around his shoulders. "Its okay, its okay, I'll do it." He cooed. He felt Spencer's whole body tremble against his...he held him tighter. "Its okay, you're here now, you're safe. It's okay."

"I couldn't...I couldn't...I..." Spencer mumbled against his chest.

"Shush, its okay, tell me later." Jack said softly. "Who brought you here?"

"M-Morgan dropped me off. Ev-everyone said I should go get cleaned up...but I wanted..." Spencer took a deep breath before looking up at Jack. "I needed to see you, and the kids. I just..."

Jack smiled softly. He bent down and pressed his lips to Spencer's, lightly and gently. "C'mon, I'll run you a bath."

Bobby opened the bathroom door; not been able to wait for his brother and his boyfriend any longer. "Hey is everything-oh, c'mon not in my house!" He yelled half-heartedly, an amused look on his face as he watched Spencer jump off of Jack's lap and squeeze himself into the gap between Jack and the side of the bathtub, shoving Jack to the side of the tub closest to Bobby.

Jack sighed irritated and looked up at Bobby, a small grin on his face. "After what I told you, why would you come in here and stop us?"

Bobby chuckled and grinned down at his younger brother, his eyes flashing to glance at Spencer, who's face was bright red, his head hanging forward and his arms in-between his legs trying to cover himself up. He chuckled again. "Sorry Jackie, but you ain't doin' that in my house." He said grinning. He made his way back over to the bathroom door and then stopped to look back at his brother and his lover. "Seen as I ain't letting y' do it here, I can watch the kids for you for a couple o' days, if you wanted..."

Jack's face lit up immediately and he knelt up on his knees in the bathtub, making the water slosh around. "Really!" He asked excitedly.

"Whoa, Jackie, sit back down!"

"Wha-? Oh, right, sorry." Jack grinned almost shyly and slid back down into the tub.

Bobby smiled, it was nice seeing Jack so excited...even if it was just because he was going to be able to have sex. "Yeah, why not. It'll be nice to have 'em over for a little while." He walked out of the bathroom. "Talk about it later." He called as he shut the door.

Jack turned back to Spencer, a huge smile on his face as he placed his legs on the opposite side of the tub with Spencer in-between them. "That sounds good, don't it? Some time to ourselves, jus' me an' you." He said with a huge happy smile on his face.

Spencer smiled softly. "Yeah...yeah, it does...but we have to ask the kids, we can't just say there staying here; it's not fair."

Jack sighed but kept his smile. "Yeah, I know." He already had a plan; if the kids decided they didn't want to stay...he would just bribe them somehow. He grinned. "C'mere." He pulled Spencer close and wrapped his arms and legs around him.

End of chapter 2!

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