A/N: TGIF IT'S FRIDAY! HAPPY FRIDAY you fine folk you hopefully you all had a good week if not pop a bottle and toss it back cheers to the weekend! In pet news today my cat Baby (yes that is her name because she's my baby) has given birth those little kittens are adorable we didn't have time to do a baby shower Denise and Mary were not up for the task something about their lives being in danger but in lieu of gifts she's registered at PetCo and Petsmart. Anyway Enjoy!

Mercedes POV

"It's still at the El Ray but we just changed it to a Christmas show thinking about doing three at the most depending on how the tickets sell we may add a fourth here comes Ian now daddy been calling you for the longest. You'll be back over tomorrow to play did you say bye to TJ." TJ had been in the house for about forty minutes play video games he shook his head no. "TJ drop the controller come say bye to your uncles and cousin."

"Bye Uncle Kurt, Uncle Blaine," He gave them both a hug then with Ian he just said "bye", He said walking off.

"We'll see you tomorrow or Sunday have a good night. You didn't hug Ian. You always hug him. Is there a reason why?" He shrugged. "You don't know."

"Nope, I don't know why may I have another slice of pizza and juice all that playing got me a little bit hungry."

"You can't have a slice of pizza you or juice but a cup of water and a piece of fruit you have your options." Each fruit I named set on the counter. "An apple, kiwi, or strawberries with whipped cream no chocolate syrup too sweet before bedtime." He pointed to the strawberries. "Strawberries it is."

"I like dipping them in the whipped cream a little bit more whipped cream. Good. What is daddy shouting about?" Sam office is the other end of the house his voice is booming on our end. "Daddy is mad I don't feel sorry for that person. May I take my snack upstairs?"

"Yes since you're having a snack give this to Conniehey."

"Thank you, mommy."

"You are more than welcome baby." Sam has been on the phone for the last hour and a half with those people I know his throat got to be dry. "Let me take him some water he probably could use a tea I'll make him one afterwards."

Walking to down to his office the photos that aligned the walls shook with the vibration of his voice adjusted a few on my way I entered his office setting his water on his desk. "No you better not hang up me I suggest you keep me on the line and your finger away from the hold button I'm highly pissed at your company that you would hire two incompetent pea brain fools to head your business. I have enough proof to say I know I'm one hundred percent right they willingly gave out my wife's number and one of those employees has called both our phones! You better believe I'm pissed off. No, I will not stop yelling until you understand my frustration, do you even check the backgrounds of these people I'm sure I would show up on one of their former jobs. No, I WILL NOT CALM MYSELF DOWN! LISTEN SIR, SIR, YOU DON'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND THE WORDS THAT ARE COMING OUT OF MY MOUTH I'VE BEEN WITH YOUR COMPANY FOR YEARS I ONLY ROLL WITH Y'ALL BECAUSE I CAN SURF AND TALK AT THE SAME TIME BOT THAT'S NEITHER HERE OR THERE YOUR TWO OF YOUR EMPLOYEES ARE HARRASING MY WIFE ALONG WITH THEIR FRIEND, NOW YOU WANT NAMES FINALLY I GOT THROUGH TO YOU, SARAH JACKSON AND SHANE TINSLEY...NOPE YOU NOT HANGING UP NOPE NOT ME NOT THIS EVENING YOU GONNA DO A DAMN CONFERENCE CALL WITH THEM I'LL GO ON MUTE! WHAT YOU MEAN YOU CAN'T DO THAT?! SO WHAT YOU GONNA DO ABOUT IT? I'LL CALL BACK TOMORROW MORNING BRIGHT AND EARLY EVEN BETTER I'LL BE DOWN THERE MYSELF. BYE!" He wiped his brow with his workout towel. " Yes, baby is everything alright?"

"I'm coming to check on you all that yelling bought you a bottled water." I opened the water handing it to him. "Were they able to get a word in from what I heard didn't seem like it. Here."

"Thank you, baby." Two big gulps he downed the 16.9oz water shaking the empty bottle over his opened mouth for two little drops. "I was thirsty felt good going down. I let them get some words in he's actually in town he's going to pop by that store tomorrow one of the employees called him directly before they gave me his number we're getting new numbers too I can't believe that. How could they? Here I am piss testing my employees making questionnaires and it was them all along. We're sleeping with our phones off tonight get a good nights sleep. Everyone is gone."

"Yes, when Azimio dropped the bomb you flew to your office and Tana flew out the front door lord knows what she's going to do pray she doesn't end up on the 10 o'clock news. You feeling better this is solved."

"Totally am you can freely answer your phone without being scared I can return to work on Monday although I enjoyed being home with you all that Saturday is family fun day I moved up the lawyers meeting to tomorrow."

"That's good looking forward to it. Hmm..." The way the house is set up Sam office is in the back you have a good view of the backyard I went over to the window opening the blinds. "Did you so happen by chance see anything happen between Ian and TJ?"

"No, I was too busy shouting to take notice. Something happened."

"Yes something did happen between TJ and Ian, TJ didn't hug Ian they always hug instead he gave Jazzy a hug mommy is going to get to the bottom of it, you coming upstairs shortly."

"Yes, I'll be up there I have to call t-mobile they know I'm calling they've been warned then I'll hit up the family giving new numbers then upstairs I'll be."

"Okay. Don't too long."

Upstairs I went to check on TJ as I reached the top step he was either talking to himself, Conniehey, or his iPad. "...eat strawberries."

"Here's what I found on the web for 'Can dogs eat whipped cream? No, TJ dogs cannot eat whipped cream."

"Thank you, Siri."

"You're welcome TJ and Conniehey."

Indian styled TJ sat on the floor surrounded by his toys his plate sat on his little customed made Benny the Bull table. "Conniehey just your regular strawberries ¡Siéntate! Conniehey good boy I wanna tell you something just between you and me a secret. Ian and I got into a little fight today because he said that Tank my fake daddy you don't know him hope you never meet him but I'll show you a photo of him mommy still has him on her Instagram don't know why but he said that fake daddy is going to take mommy and daddy to fraternity court saying he's gonna pledge to take me away so I pushed him down on the ground then punched him in his arm I stayed away from his face didn't want to leave a mark. Ray pulled me off I apologized because mommy would want me to but I didn't accept his apology. Why? Just didn't want to he made me upset like daddy was yelling to those people. In total honesty, I think he's lying. Who needs fraternity court when I have you, mommy, daddy, and a little brother on the way. Conniehey talking to you about that made me feel better. I love you." He pulled Conniehey in for a hug. "This is the last strawberry we'll split this one."

Arf

"Let's watch some funny dog videos before it's our bedtime mommy should be coming up shortly."

"Hey." Sam said softly rubbing my shoulders he hugged me tightly as I cried into his chest. "Why are you crying? Did TJ say a special prayer for the baby? What is it? Let's go to the bedroom we have a few minutes before we put TJ to bed. Now tell me what did you overhear that is making you cry."

"S-Sam he knows, he knows Ian told him about the paternity he didn't actually say it right he called it fraternity that's why they didn't hug him goodbye I'm starting to second guess if it was a good idea to tell everyone what we're about to go through we know they talk at home kids listen in on their parents conversation you pray that what you repeat in the home doesn't get out someway it finds its way into little kids circles doesn't reach the ear of that child and back to that parent. I feel so bad I'm upset at me. I'm a bad parent."

"Mercedes you aren't a bad parent shh...don't say that you are the best mommy ever." Sam pulled two napkins out his pocket dabbing my eyes. "Don't be upset at yourself look, Stacey, Stevie and myself listened in on our parents conversations all night trying to figure out what code they were using. Children do it all the time like you said it, TJ has done it a few times but we since fixed that problem. We will have to answer that question eventually but I hope before that question is asked we sit him down before the night of the DNA test to explain to him what they're doing. All he's going to ask you tonight is, mommy daddy what is a fraternity court. We'll answer TJ there is no fraternity court leave it at that. So don't cry tonight everything is alright. Your husband got this." He kissed my forehead.

"Hey, you guys forgot to come tuck in Conniehey and me we were waiting."

"We didn't forget daddy and I needed to talk over something did you brush your teeth and wash your face?" TJ cheesed real hard I grabbed his face looking over his work. "You did."

"Yup Conniehey too he had some whipped cream on his fur, daddy I want to sleep in here with you and mommy. Is that okay?"

Sam chuckled. "That would be so awesome runoff and get your stuffed animals then we'll all get in bed snuggle read a story say prayers watch a little bit of TV."

"Thought you'd never ask." TJ went to the door pulling in his little red wagon with Conniehey on for the ride "I already packed them off Conniehey in bed get your toy."

"I'm going to go get us a snack and make me a tea my throat is a little sore. TJ you want anything?"

"More strawberries!" He climbed on my back resting his head on my shoulder. "With chocolate syrup just a teeny weeny bit mommy." He fell on the bed celebrating.

"Babe can you restock my bedside stash."

"I got you."

"Mommy has to wash her face brush her teeth care to keep me company in the bathroom or stay in here and watch the aardvark, Arthur."

"Hmm..." He tapped his little chin looking up at the ceiling. "You, did you know I was gone today, mommy? Daddy set it up for me to go Uncle Stevie store to pick out a few things said he was busy wanted me to get out of the house and not be in the way."

"No, I did not. He did I know Uncle Stevie was happy to see you! What did you get? No games rated "T" or "M", did Uncle Stevie help you pick out your games?"

"Uncle Stevie is always happy to see me he didn't help this time Ms. Niecy did, I did see this game rated "T" but Ms. Niecy said that you wouldn't agree to let me have it so she put it back because it had some coarse language whatever that is but I like Ms. Niecy she's fun! Uncle Stevie invited her to church on this Sunday.

"She's right about the games." I turned off the light. "That's so sweet of him to do that so all of your games are in the game room."

"Yes." He laid his head on the pillows hand on my stomach. "When is he going to start moving?"

"Soon, soon your little brother or sister will start moving thank you, baby, TJ your strawberries, hope you only put in two sugars in that tea last time you put in six I was highly upset."

"Honey, it was so good though I did put two sugars in this." Arthur by this time had already gone to Sam flipped through channels settling on the news. "This show is about to go off watch some news."

"Coming to you live from Westfield Mall where we have breaking news we have word that there is a crazy lady held up in t-mobile with a box of matches details at 10."

We both turned to look at each other mouthing a silent OH MY GOSH Santana has gone off the deep in. "Welcome to San Diego 12 I'm Sugar, Tucker has the night off we take you live to breaking news in progress at this moment coming from Westfield Mall we have our reporter Zini out there on the scene. Zini can you tell us what's going on."

"Sure there is a crazy lady inside of the t-mobile there are people telling me she was here earlier in the evening around 7 o'clock eating a slice of pizza but was escorted from the store because she was shouting at the employees making semi-threats and just a few minutes ago she returned with a box of matches, her CD She Got That Oil in English and Spanish I have a copy, and blessed oil. There is no word of any hostages being taken. Say that again sorry she let everyone go but two people, their names aren't being released at the moment wait they are Shane and Sarah they are employees...wait hold on they are due to be fired for giving out a customer cell phone numbers to their friend he is the one who shall remain nameless. Wait, Sugar they are telling us we have to move back from the mall for our safety I'm told that something was set on fire. We are seeing smoke coming from the food court, not Great American Cookies! Nooo! Lord, I just sent in my assistant to grab me some. Oh, here he comes whew! I need a snack! Got my lemonade too alright. I should have asked for a pretzel you know what I'm going to go get me one. Look I'll be right back the fire can't be that bad they putting it out right now. Auntie Anne's here I come sorry about that they're moving us back I'm sending it back to you in the studio. Yoo-hoo fireman!"

"Wish I was there to get me one too, that was interesting. As the news comes well give you the information as it's unfolding I can say that the name of the crazy lady is being reported as Santana Lopez you may remember her from burning down Jay's studio when the one that shall remain nameless appeared on the show, in other news football season is right around the corner your San Diego..."

"OH MY GOSH! AUNT TANA JUST WENT O-F-F. Why did she need blessed oil, though? Was the Shane and Sarah, Sugar said is the ones we know."

"Let, us pray!"

Friday...

Sam POV

"Thanks Artie for taking TJ for a few hours the lawyers are supposed to be here in the next twenty minutes Mercedes is packing him a snack we should be done by two o'clock one at the earliest. We'll be down to pick him up."

"It's cool, did you happen by chance to catch the news last night." Artie threw his head back loud laughing. "What are we going to do with her? I knew when you ran to your office what you were going to Tana I knew it was going to be epic but not that epic. Here comes my buddy now! TJ!"

"Uncle Artie!" TJ climbed on Artie's lap. "I got some new games yesterday we can play them mommy packed them in my bag. Conniehey is coming too."

"That is great the more the merrier! Did mommy pack me some snacks too." Artie whispered to TJ.

"Yes, I did there are enough snacks to hold the three of you over TJ have fun enjoy yourself and mind your matters daddy and I will see you in a little bit." Mercedes closed the front door a knock came at the back door. "They're here already thought we had at least 18 more minutes thankfully we got TJ off. You go let them in I'll set up the table."

"Jackson nice to see you again was hoping it would be under better circumstances that we'd meet. Follow me to the formal dining room that's where my wife is setting things up, do like the new house?"

"Like isn't the word I LOVE it glad you move closer to your work because that commute wasn't going to work especially with your family."

"Truth it was not, you remember my wife, Mercedes, Mercedes this is Jackson Tyler."

"Yes, I do nice to see you again Jackson." She pulled him in for a hug. "How is your wife Kerry doing?

"She's doing great we're expecting and I see you are too congratulations are in order! Our families are growing by two feet same for you."

"Yeah, just two little feet maybe the next go round I'll have my boys swimming up there with twins on their mind you never know." Mercedes elbowed me in the stomach. "Oh let's begin. You already know what's going on I gave you a quick summary with this because she and I are married my name is on the birth certificate we had that changed that he has my last name. We need to know from the jump does Tank have any ground."

"Well..."

A/N: See you Monday! Denise and Mare, we'll talk shortly!