Authors Note: hey everyone, missed me? If my calculations are correct, its has been about…six or so months since my first BM fic ended. I have taken that time to, once again, formulate a loose story line for my sequel. Now, I will say it first and foremost, that this one is going to be a bit different from the first. For the sequel, it's going to be a bit less moody, a tad less angsty, and sort of on the light side. But don't fear, this isn't going to turn into some dreaded sequel that pales to the first, I'm going to make sure to keep well in lines with both my fic and the original canon. So with this first chapter, I hope you all enjoy, as well as the many to come.

It was morning now. The sun had just arisen, the temperature outside a pleasantly cool 60 degrees on this March morning. Already you could feel it in the air. The long months of winter were drawing to a close and spring was just around the corner.

Inside the small kitchen, Jess walked over to the sink, taking one last sip of his coffee before dumping out the rest down the pipe. He still wore those loose baggy jeans, the assorted wristbands, and of course, the band t-shirt (this time, Depeche Mode). He still had the same scrawny build and his hair was still short and spiky, basically looking much like he did the very first day he arrived here.

Looking out the kitchen window, he too noticed just how nice a day it was out, sunlight casting the entire ranch in a pleasant spring glow.

Turning to the door, he slipped on his faded brown sneakers, walking out onto the porch. It was really a nice day out and from what he judged, he still had plenty of time left. He figured it wouldn't hurt to go out for just a little.

Beginning to walk down the dirt path, he heard someone call for him.

"Jess!" turning, he spotted Bobby just a few lengths from him "where are ya goin'?"

"Just a walk" he replied, still walking backwards as he faced him "such a good day out, don't want it to go to waste".

"But what about-"

"Relax Bobby, I'll be back before he gets here" he replied, "I'll just be a few, okay?"

Bobby kicked at the ground "N'all right, but be back soon, okay? You haven't exactly been known for keepin' on time with things. And if Jack and Ennis-".

"Bobby" Jess said, still walking "don't worry so much, I'll be back".

"fine, but I'm holdin' to yer word!" he called to him as Jess turned around.

Giving him a wave of his hand in response, he continued down the road.

A few minutes of walking and he had arrived on the main road, turning south towards the main area of town, still looking like something out of The Last Picture Show.

There weren't that many people out, but that still didn't stop most of them from staring.

You think they'd be used to me by now, Jess thought as he passed an elderly couple.

Turning down one of the alleyways, he kept a steady pace till he arrived at the soccer field. Once again, the place was deserted, Jess never once seeing any person in town ever coming here just to play a game.

Quickly walking to the other side, he spotted a red haired girl sitting under the shade of large tree just beginning to sprout its leaves.

"Hey there Lois" Jess said as he neared her.

She turned her head in response to his voice, bright smile crossing her face "hey their Jess".

"Mind if I take a seat?" he indicated next to her.

"Go ahead, s'all yours".

Sitting down, he looked over the sketchbook in her hand "anything new?"

"Just the regular sun rise" she said "but there's somethin' about spring that makes them so much more lovely, don't cha think?"

"They all look the same to me" he replied.

"Not unless ya open yer eyes and see the big picture" she said.

"Maybe some other time" he said.

She rolled her eyes "all right, yer lose then. So when's James comin' back?"

"Should be today" he replied.

"That's nice" she said "was getting' kinda lonely without him here".

"Ain't like he says to much" Jess said.

"But that's what I like about him" she said "kind of a welcome change. After all, he's kinda like the mediator in our little group, sort of the balance between such extreme personalities".

"Let me guess, we're those extremist?" he asked.

"Technically, you're the extreme one, I'm jus' the girl who won't shut up" she replied.

"I take that as a compliment" he said, leaning against the tree.

The two of them sat there for a few minutes, Lois providing that pleasant chatter that Jess loved so much. It was one of the few times that he actually welcomed the quiet.

Then it hit him "oh shit!" he hissed, quickly getting to his feet "sorry about this Lois but I have to go, talk to ya later, all right?"

"Okay" she said, bit put off by this sudden show "what's so important that ya have to go all of a sudden?"

"Social worker's coming" he said "there for his check up. not much of a point of him being their if his client is M.I.A".

"Well, good luck!" she called as he began to run across the field "and don't forget to call!"

"Will do!" he called back, disappearing back down the alley, racing out into the street and heading north back to the ranch.

A lot had changed in the past three months.

The most drastic change? Jess's personality, of course. As soon as he and Ennis had returned from New York, there was just a whole new side of him. No longer was he Jess, the jaded, sarcastic, angry, disgruntled, rebellious teen but just regular Jess, the one that up until recently only Bobby, Lois, and James had seen. No more barbed comments, no more outburst, no icy persona, pretty much all the armor that had been built up from his very first day in Shattuck had just completely dropped. He still could not get used to the whole small town thing, his heart always belonging to a large, crowded city like New York and as far as he was concerned, nothing was going to change that. A minor set back but still managable. But other then that, for the first time in months, Jess felt as though a great weight had been lifted off his shoulders and now he found himself free all that baggage he had been carrying around. He found himself free.

Another big change would have to be Jack and Ennis's ever-growing business. Now having expanded to parts outside of Oklahoma, they were seeing income that just months ago they would have never dreamed to have seen in their whole lives. But by the looks of the place, no one would have seen too much off a difference. Maybe a bit of an increase in the farm land and a couple new furniture pieces but other then that, everything looked about as normal as can be.

James and Lois soon became fast friends. Once winter break was over, Jess was quick to introduce the two of them during their ritual lunch. At first, James was a bit put off by Lois, but after a few more lunches and a couple nights at the drive in and the two of them had gotten used to the other ones presence, even if he found her a little bit...weird.

But other then those three things, nothing much else had changed in the small town of Shattuck. Every person, every animal, every single aspect of the small town continued on as usual as if nothing had happened.

And today, like any other, would just be another ordinary day.

Just as Jess came to the end of the road, he saw the parked black car just beginning to open its door, out stepping his social worker.

"hey uh…Lance!" Jess said as he neared, his name just popping into his head.

"ah, there you are Jessie" the man said, bit surprised by his sudden appearance "I hope I didn't catch you at a bad time".

"No no, it's cool" he replied, "I was just out for a walk, that's all".

"oh" Lance said "all right then, um, shall we head inside?"

"yeah sure, sooner the better" Jess replied, the two of them heading into the house.

Taking a seat at the kitchen table, Lance pulled out something from the briefcase in his hand.

"so Jessie" he said, teeth taking off the top of his pen "its been a few months since I last saw you, so I just wanted to make sure things were going well".

"Okay" Jess said, already dreading what was to come as he remembered last times visit.

"So everything has been going fine?" he asked.

"Yeah" Jess replied "great actually".

"No problems with yer father?"

"Nope" he replied.

"And school is going good as well?"

Jess nodded "pretty good".

"and what about the…two Twist, Jack and Bobby, are they still around?" he asked.

"yep, still around" he said "no problems with them as well" he was quick to add that part so he could spare the trouble of being asked.

"Anythin' significant happen since last time?" he asked.

"Well, my dad and his business partner have expanded their ranch work" he said "and I got my drivers license just a few days ago". Jess was particularly proud of that fact, no longer having to rely on Jack or Ennis or Bobby or anyone else to have to cart him around town.

"But other then that, nothin' much else has changed" Jess finished.

"All right then" Lance said, jotting down a few more notes, "so you're just about settled in now?"

"Pretty much so, yeah" he replied "there are still a few things to get used to but as far as I can see, I'm pretty much about as good as expected".

Scribbling down a few more things, the front door opened and Ennis came walking in.

"Oh" he said, seeing the two of them in the kitchen "uh, sorry, didn't mean ta interrupt".

"oh, that's all right Mr. Del Mar" the man said, getting up from the table "me and Jess are jus' about done here. All I need is to ask ya a few questions and I'll be done here".

"well, that's good" he said "so does this mean that Jess is gonna stay here permanently then?"

"from what I can see" he said "there's nothin' much else to report. So after today, I won't be comin' down here for anymore visits".

Ennis had a joyful look on his face at the news of this "well, that's great ta hear".

Lance nodded "so, do ya mind if I talked ta you and Mr. Twist?"

He shuffled on his feet "um, what for?"

"It's jus' the standard procedure" he said "really, it won't be too much of a hassle".

Ennis gave sigh "okay then, um…why don't ya follow me and we can get Jack?"

"Sure" he replied "oh and Jess, jus' remember, should ya need anything, don't hesitate to call".

"Will do" he replied.

As the two men headed out the door, Bobby squeezed past them as they exited.

"So?" he asked.

"Verdict is" Jess said "I'm staying for good".

"That's so great!" Bobby exclaimed.

"Easy their tiger" Jess said "I mean come on, did ya really expect me to leave? Hell no!"

"Can't blame me for bein' excited" he replied "this is great news".

"Yes it is" Jess said, slinging his arm around Bobby's shoulder "and I think now is the perfect time to celebrate this momentous event".

Ennis was sitting down at the couch, TV on some news program that he was only half paying attention to.

"Hey there" he heard Jack's voice from behind him, arms draping around him, his lips on his neck.

"Hey yourself" he replied, turning his face towards Jack's, lightly giving him a kiss.

Flashing him one of those dazzling smiles, Jack hopped over the couch to sit next to him, arms still wrapped around him.

"So what did the guy ask yeah?" Ennis asked.

"Oh, jus' the usual stuff" he replied "bout me, Jess, work, all that stuff, nothin' to big. You?"

"Same here" he replied.

"But ain't this great?" Jack asked "this means he's truly stayin'!"

"And before didn't count?" he asked.

"Absolutely not" he replied, giving him another kiss "cause back then, he was a little dick who wanted nothin' to do with us. Now things are different and with the ranch going so well and now this news, I say that makes it official".

Leaning in for another kiss, he wrapped his arms tight around Ennis, his hands traveling down his back, reaching beneath his pants to get a firm grasp on his ass.

"Hmm, Jack" Ennis said, pulling his lips away "can't this wait for a bit?"

"I won't go all the way" he said, giving him another kiss "jus' enough to tide ya over till then" pushing into him, he lowered Ennis to the couch, his kisses going deeper and longer.

Ennis wrapped his arms around him, no longer fighting anymore. One hand grabbing chunks of hair, the other gently resting on Jack's ass.

"Oh god, get a room you two" he heard Jess's voice cut in.

Jack laughed "sorry about that Jess" he replied, reluctantly pulling himself off of Ennis.

"You know, there's a reason why god invented the bedroom," he said, "so that he may shield innocent children from the horrors of grown up sex".

"Hey, it's my house" he replied "and if I want to make out with the love of my life, I most certainly will".

"Very cute" Jess said, "Anyway, dinner is ready, so come on".

Ever since Jess's change, he had put himself in charge of dinner duty. And though no one would say it out loud but his cooking defiantly beat the hell out of Jack's, so really no one objected to this new switch.

"Bobby, dinner!" Jess yelled up the steps.

The two men sat down next to each other, Bobby appearing a few moments later to take the spot next to Jack, Jess taking his usual spot. Tonight's meal was Jess's chicken Parmesan, one that was quite popular around the house.

"Hmm" Bobby said as he took a bite "once again Jess, you did it again".

"Useless talent number 34" he replied "just one of my many other useless gifts".

"I think we should have a toast," Jack said "in honor of such a special day".

"Oh, toasts are so corny" Jess said.

"Jess" Ennis said.

"Fine, fine" he said, "if we must".

"All right then" Jack said, raising his glass "a toast, to Jess becomin' an official member of this family and for everythin' that we have been blessed with these past months".

"Here here" Jess said, all four of them clinking their glasses together.

"So then I take things are going well with that ranch up in Kansas?" Bobby asked.

"Jus' about" Ennis said "still need to work out a couple of things with the rancher but so far, he seems on board with joinin' us".

"Wow, another deal" Jess said "keep this up and you'll become even bigger then that Denison guy".

"Yeah dad, what ever happened ta that guy?" Bobby asked, "For awhile there, he was pretty determined to take you two down".

"Oh, he was" Jack said "but after some time, he realized no amount of smart talkin' was gonna stop us from expanding on his territory".

"Ain't like we even wanted a fight in the first place" Ennis said "I jus' think he was sore that we disagreed with handin' our business over ta him".

"Oh what a fickle world we live in" Jess said, "one bad deal and he holds a grudge. So very childish".

The rest of the dinner continued in this manner, all four of them talking over various topics that they could think off. It was a vast change from the dinners of the first few months, when things were silent, awkward, Jess prone to lash out at the three men, basically having a dark cloud over the entire dinner. But now, that was no more and things had gone back to the way they were before, only now with one more person.

"Great dinner" Jack said as he began to clear the table.

"Well, I try my best" Jess replied "glad you liked it".

Soon the entire table was cleared and the boys had disappeared upstairs to finish the last of their homework before going to bed.

Ennis was waiting in the living room while Jack finished up with the cleaning. Lazily flicking through the channels, he gave up after a few tries and turned it off, waiting patiently for Jack to finish.

Soon he came out of the kitchen "hey there" Ennis said, getting up "ya done?"

"Yeah" Jack said, face getting close to his, arms going around his waist "you ready ta go up?"

"Absolutely" Ennis replied, giving him a kiss, he returning it as well.

He let his hands go down, before hiking Jack up onto him, letting his legs wrap around his waist.

"Whoa" Jack said at this "a bit feisty tonight, aren't we?"

Ennis didn't reply, instead he continued up the steps and to the door that lead into their room. Using his foot, he kicked it open, before long making his way to the bed where he gently placed Jack down.

Both of them smiling, they kissed again, slow and passionate. After a few minutes of this, Ennis pulled away, looking down at this man who he loved so much, his heart almost bursting as he thought of just how lucky he was.

"You know what" he said.

"What?" Jack asked, fingers tracing random patterns on Ennis's face.

"I'm about the luckiest man in the world," he said.

"Oh? And what makes you say that?"

"I got you," he said, giving him another kiss "a son that finally appreciates me, a business of my own. Did I say I also have you?"

Jack gave a light laugh, "yeah, ya did".

With that said, Ennis leaned in once again, giving him another long kiss. Reaching around his neck, he pulled Jack close to him, burying his head into the crock of his shoulder.

"I love ya Jack," he whispered.

"I love ya too Ennis".