Hi guys lack of uploads are not my fault! I swear It's been busy here and since the last day of Kwanzaa was yesterday so I'm back to this. I'm so sorry!


He's meeting his brother and granddad at the airport with Cairo while Jazmine,Cindy,Caesar,Hiro and Bre all head to Woodcrest.

You guessed it his emotionally unstable girlfriend is holding everyone up while giving him kisses before they go their seperate ways.

"Jazmine that's enough. Everyone is waiting."Huey says into her hair. Jazmine pulls away sadly then wraps back around him.

Huey can't help but almost laugh when the wind is nearly knocked out of him. She does kind of bother his ribs a little that are sore from his previous fight.

"Promise you'll write me."Jazmine whispers. Huey sucks his teeth then."Jazmine This ain't little house on the damn Prarie. I'll see you in a few days and will call you anyway."

Jazmine sniffs and pulls away for good and kisses him. Huey walks her to Caesar waiting Jeep.

He kisses her again and then tells Caesar to drive safe and he watches as they all leave.

He goes to meet Cairo and they get in their cab taking them to the airport.

Cairo sits in the back next to Huey. "What's up man thanks for the hook up with butterfly,she's like an energizer bunny...you should go into business."

Huey frowns at his friend for his tasteless joke. Cairo looks away."A pimpnamed Afro." He says out the window.

Huey groans."Shut up Cairo." He leans his head back. Cairo checks his phone then looks at Huey.

"Jazmine texted me asking why you haven't responded to her texts. She wants to know is everything alright." Cairo smirks.

Huey had ignored the vibrating in his pocket that started as soon as Caesar drove away with Jazmine.

"Tell her I'm fine."Huey says looking out the window hoping it doesn't rain to delay the flight.

"I would but that's be a lie."Cairo says. Huey doesn't look at Cairo. "What are you talking about?"

"You. Somethings amiss...is it because of the trip..hey man I know you haven't been back since the incident but-

"There's nothing wrong."Huey says"And it's not that."

"So there is a problem."Cairo says. Huey sighs"No I-

"But you just said-

"I know what I said."Huey looks up at the nosey as driver who is watching them in the rearview.

"So what's the matter then?"Cairo asks Huey shrugs"I'm tired of lying to Jazmine...it's getting old and I don't want to do it anymore."

"So what, are you going to tell her? Or are you going to quit fighting?"

Huey sits back in his seat after glaring at the driver to keep his damn eyes on the road.

"I don't have the answer.. I just know it's gotta stop."

Cairo nods"I mean do what makes you happy but what do you think Jazmine will do when she finds out?"

Huey thinks about that."Uh cry. Alot. Then she may end up breaking up with me because she won't be able to trust me or she'll think I'm so violent animal."

He is an animal.

"Hey man give it to the new year and then you can figure it out then."Cairo suggests.

Huey cuts him a look. "You sure you not just saying that so you can continue making money from the fights?"

Cair raises his hands"No chill. I'm just saying don't rack your brain with stress trying to rush and figure this out so quicky."

Huey looks away. He doesn't want to lose Jazmine. He was afraid of that heppening. Even though he felt like Jazmine's loyalty to him was much more deeply rooted to just walk away from him he didn't want to make her upset or dissppointed in him.

Then if Jazmine found out then her father and mother and Fahkeem and then Granddad and Riley.

Huey shook his head sadly. All that talk to his brother about making smart decisions and here he is.

Everything that he has ever spoken to one of them could be second guessed if they found out about the lies.

They'd probably never trust him again.

But what could he say? "I lied because I love fighting."? they'd really raise their brows about that.

And since it's illegal what if the people found out? There goes his chance at being a civil rights litigator.

There goes Law school.

There goes his future. What would his father think? Or his mother? Or his brothers and sisters at BRO,or AFRO?

They'd be sick to hear he left them to lead this life of lies.

Everything is sure to fall apart and no one will be there for him to help him pick up the pieces.

He'll be alone.

Riley messes up someone will excuse it because:"That's just Riley being Riley."

But Huey isn't allowed to make mistakes. He's not allowed to be an idiot sometimes right? If he messes up then it's his own fault and no one will help him.

They get to the airport and granddad and Riley are getting out of their cab too.

"Hey granddad."Huey greets. "Huey! Hold this."Granddad says tossing Huey his big ass duffel bag.

Cairo and Riley's lazy asses laugh at the fact that Huey is carrying his and granddad's stuff.

They head into the airport and Granddad and Huey both groan because they hate airports.

Huey gives them his I.D and waits for them to check if he's on the NO-FLY list and for his thorogh search.

Granddad is already pissed by the time they all get to the terminal. "I showed them my boarding pass five goddamn times can you believe that?"

Huey shrugs as his granddad complains."So how is cutie pie?" He asks.

Huey says the standard."Not pregnant." because that's the only thing Granddad cares about.

"Good. Don't need no more mouths to feed boy." His granddad threatened ofcourse he wouldn't ask how he was doing.

Granddad doesn't care. But if he did ask Huey would've told him. Maybe..but who knows he didn't ask.

"Goodthing you got you a good relationship now so you won't have to worry about going through all these dating troubles when you old."Granddad said.

Huey perked his ears because his grandfather could possibly be giving him advice. Even though granddad only started back dating because their grandmother had died and most of his dating escapades went sound because he was always trying to short cut and get booty calls.

Huey has to ask."You think me and Jazmine will be together forever?"

Granddad shrugs"Why not? Who else would put up with you?"

Huey frowns.

"Aye Huey I know Jazmine sent some brownies with you."Riley says putting his game down in his lap.

Cairo takes out his earphone and looks toward Huey so does Granddad.

Huey rolls his eyes and takes the pastries out of a tuberwear container in his backpack and hands them off.

"Mhm mhm mhm!"Granddad eats a brownie."Little thing can sure bake something vicious!"

"Yeah sholl can granddad."Riley agrees stuffing his mouth."Better than her sorry ass momma."

Huey sits back and looks into his bag again Jazmine packed him a sandwich. He inspects it. It's his favorite one.

"Ooh what you got there boy?"Granddad asks taking it from Huey. "You holding out on us Huey?"Riley asks looking at the sandwich from next to granddad.

"Where's the beef boy?"Granddad asks biting into it then frowning and sticking out his tongue in disgust then spitting it out on the damn floor.

"Here get that away from me."Granddad says like a child being forcefed broccoli or Riley being forcefed Broccoli.

"Ugh well why'd you take it if you knew you were not going to like it?"

"I didn't know I wouldn't like it."Granddad says scrapping his tongue "No ham on it?"

"No granddad Jazmine packed that sandwich for me to eat. "Huey sighs"You know I don't eat-

"Good food?"Riley smirks. Granddad nods in agreement.

Huey blocks them out until they get on the plan. Him,Riley and Granddad sit in the row with three seats while Cairo sits next to them in the middle row with two strangers,

Granddad and Riley rock paper scissors for the window seat with Riley winning but Granddad knocking Riley out the way to take the seat anyway.

Huey starts preparing for the flight with a book he bought.

"Huey man. Let me see a book for the flight."Cairo asks Huey gives him an extra he bought without looking at it.

"Aye granddad when we get back to Chicago I'm gone call Maybelline to come see you."Riley jokes and teases his granddad.

"Don't be playing around like that boy."Granddad scolds Huey's brother."Besides..you know dogs have super sonic hearing so the bitch don't use phones any damn way."

Huey watches at how his Granddad and Brother share a hearty laugh. He wonders if he found something funny enough to laugh at would Granddad also think it's funny?

Some people are mistaken in thinking Huey doesn't have a sense of humor, Having a sense of humor is being able to tell when someone is trying to be funny.

Ignorance isn't funny nor is stupidity especially when the outcome is more than likely negative.

He finds irony funny... at times. But he just doesn't find things at the expense of others to be funny.

Because if you are laughing at someone that person can be potentially hurt. So there it is.

That's his take on humor.

He wonders what his parents would have thought was funny. He remembers his mother being a more free spirited smiling person like Jazmine in a way; who is indeed a person who can smile and laugh at just about anything.

As long as no one is getting hurt.

He wonders if his father would have thought Riley and Granddads brand of humor as funny.

He wonders if maybe his father and himself would've not laughed together. He wonders so much about his father and doesn't have a place for his questions.

"Yo Huey what's this?"Cairo asks holding out a piece of paper folded in the book Huey takes it quickly.

"Something Jazmine gave me."Huey says stuffing Charlotte's address in his pocket.

Cairo shrugs and goes back to his book. Huey goes back to his but can't really concentrate over Riley and Granddad rating the stewardess women on their looks.

"Aye granddad she like a four in the face but a nine everywhere else."Riley snickers loud enough for the woman to hear and send him a dirty glare.

"Butterhead."Granddad adds."Everything look good...But her head."

Granddad and Riley laugh at themselves. "Granddad what if Ms. Ebony Brown could hear you? Don't you think you're being a little rude and disrespectful not just to her but to any woman within hearing range?" Huey asks.

Granddad thinks for a moment then comes to a conclusion."Hell no. Ms. Ebony Brown is my main lady when we on the ground but now we five hundred and fifty feet off the ground."

Riley nods in agreement. Huey stares at his granddad."Sooo what does that mean?"

Granddad frowns"It means flag down one of those hot to trot stewardess cuties pie and get me a drink you granddad is feeling peckish."

Huey turns away not going to call a stewardess for his granddad. "And nothing to starchy.."Granddad adds."That'll make me gassy and then it'll be the biggest stink bomb these poor people have ever witnessed."

Huey cuts his head to his granddad quickly."Granddad don't say that word."

"Say what?"

Huey stares at them hoping they'd get it. "OOOH"Riley says"You mean bomb." he says slowly and loudly.

Huey frowns at Riley."Riley shut up."

"Why can't we say bomb?"Riley tries to sound innocent. "What's gone happen if we say bomb?"

Huey turns away when he realizes his brother has got the attention of others. "Son we're gonna have to ask you to stand from your seat please." A tall man dressed is a tropical shirt and cargo pants is standing next to Huey.

Huey looks back at his brother."Told you."He whispers darkly. He turns back around and realizes the man was talking to him.

Ofcourse, since he is a retired domestic terrorist they would look at him when they hear something about a bomb.

"Nah not me I- Huey looks back at his brother and granddad who look like two deers trapped in headlights and Cairo looks a little panicked.

Huey looks back at the air marshall and decides he's gonna have to take the fall for his idiot brother and granddad and he stands and walks with the airmarshall to the back of the plane.

The passengers all clap because they think the air marshall just stopped a dangerous bombing from happening.

After the plane lands and Huey is handcuffed and bought out after everyone else.

"Don't worry boy I'm gonna call Tom and we're gonna make sure you get out in time for thanksgiving."Granddad says.

Huey ignores them as his brother holds up a sign saying'Free Huey.'

But Huey doesn't get out for thanksgiving. Actually he spends the day and the next one in a question room at the airport until Tom finally shows up.

Huey had been questioned alot since he is no longer a minor they can question him without Tom or Granddad present.

He had told them the truth at least six hundred times. When Tom does show up Huey is sitting on a fold out bed in the room.

"Took you long enough."Huey remarks. Tom rubs his neck."You know how airports are this time of year it was so hard trying to book a flight last minute during the holiday season and not to mention all the flights at the be a little delayed on suspicion of a bomb threat."

Huey looks on."Sorry."He shouldn't have rushed Tom. It wasn't his fault he was here.

Tom shrugs."Don't worry about it. Now let me tell you how serious the charges against you could be-

"I know I know a bomb threat could get you a maximum of-wait did you say could be?"Huey asks."No charges?"

"Huey..."Tom smirks"Don't you know me by now?" Huey resists the urge to smile because it's there.

"Wow you talked me out of a felony charge within 48 hours? I'm impressed."

"Well I learned from the best."Tom says nudging Huey. They stand to leave.

"But there is one thing."Tom says Huey looks up at him. "You are permantely on the no fly list."

Huey sighs and shrugs"Should've seen this coming."

"Well Huey that's what happens when you decide to be a domestic terrorist."

"I didn't decide it-Know what? It doesn't matter because I'm retired."Huey says as he and Tom leave the airport.

"Sorry about ruining your holiday,even though no human with a conscious should celebrate it."Huey says reluctantly.

"That's okay."Tom says"As long as you're okay." Huey frowns at Tom but Tom doesn't notice as they wait for a cab.

Why did he sound like he cared?

Tom and himself never had an awkward relationship like they have now. Maybe Tom doesn't feel the awkward like Huey does but now it just seems really odd to be openly inlove with Jazmine and be around her father.

He still helps with Tom's trials and they still have their political back and forths.

Back at Aunt Cookie's house his granddad and Riley are watching the football game when Tom and Huey enter.

"Huey boy is that you?"Granddad calls. Huey ignores him and goes straight up to Aunt Cookie's room to greet her.

Aunt Cookie is asleep when Huey opens her door but she wakes up when he moves closer to her bed. Her face look tired and stressed.

"Huey!"She yelps grabbing him and pulling him into her for a hug."How's my baby?"

"I'm fine Aunt Cookie."Huey relaxes in her embrace,he always enjoyed Aunt Cookies warm soothing hugs. She always smells like home and Huey imagines this is what it would've felt like to have his mother hug him.

He doesn't remember what hugging his mom felt like but he remembers hugs from her. He was too busy trying to man the house while his fahter was away to pay attention to his mother's hug.

If only he know he wasn't going to have time to hug her anymore he would have remembered everything about her hugs.

But he didn't know..

He didn't know she'd be..gone.

He shakes out the thoughts and focuses on Aunt Cookie. She looks sick.

Ofcourse she does because she is sick but she is not suppose to look this kind of sick.

Her eyes look hallow and like she has been losing weight her hair is stringy and gray ish,her nightstand has bottles of pills all over."Aunt Cookie..how um..how long have you been under the weather?"Huey asks.

She looks more than under the weather. She looks like she'll be under the ground in the matter of moments. Huey feels dizzy looking at her like this. He barely even pays attention to her excuse for her illness.

She's probably telling Huey about how it's just a cold but he knows it's more than that.

He won't meet her gaze so he doesn't have to look at her hallow eyes. He instead looks at the nightstand and tries to read the bottles and remember the names of the prescriptions.

He feels his chest become warm and like he's been kicked in the chest with a sledgehammer that's been sitting in burning hot coals.

The he feels anger boiling in him. He feels anger at granddad for not telling him how sick she was.

He feels anger and Aunt Cookie for being sick.

That last one isn't rational but he can help it. She's his family and she's sick, he has to be upset with somebody.

He flinches when Aunt Cookie keeps talking and goes to climb from bed,she said something about going to make food.

"No Aunt Cookie sit down. I'll handle it."Huey says. Aunt Cookie smiles but it's not her same vibrant happy smile.

It's a sad one. "My Huey...always looking out for me..I hope you still finding time to look out for yourself because.."

She trails off in his mind..how can he listen to her talk about him taking care of people more than himself when she hasn;t been taking care of herself at all.

He's about to take care of her now.

He goes downstairs and granddad is starting to prepare food. "Thanks for leaving me."Huey says to his granddad.

"You're welcome now come read these instructions on the back of the box. Your granddad is having troubles with the small print."

Huey rolls his eyes at his granddad."You know I'm on the no fly list right? I can never fly again."

"Hm?"Granddad says"Too bad." Granddad begins humming while moving around the kitchen.

"Don't you even care?"Huey asks Granddad looks up over his glasses."About what?"

Huey stops himself before he can tell his granddad he needs to start caring about him more."About Aunt Cookie...I thought you said she was a bit under the weather."

"She is."Granddad says looking away."Now come read what's on the back of this box."

"Granddad she is more than under the weather she's sick,her hair is falling out and she is losing weight. She's actually sick don't you care?"

"Boy! I said your Aunt T isn't sick now read what's on the box!"Granddad slams the box on the table before storming out.

Huey frowns up at his granddad for yelling at him. "Aye nigga why you tryna frustrate granddad?"Riley asks entering the room.

"Aunt Cookie is sick Riley."Huey says putting the dumb box of cornbread mix in the pantry.

"Don't you think he know that?"Riley asks looking in the fridge stuffinf his hands in the waistband of his shorts.

Huey is about to retort when his phone vibrates in his pocket. It's Jazmine."Yeah."Huey answers preparing to be yelled at.

"Don't 'yeah' me Huey Freeman!"Jazmine shouts"You had me so worried about terrorism on planes since I knew you'd be on one and here you are going back to your old ways!"

Huey sighs"Jazmine I-

"No don't talk,I am angry right now."Jazmine yells"I almost had a heartattack you make me worry so much"

It's obvious she is angry. She didn't need to tell him that.

"You are being irrational I wasn't-

"You are being..talky"Jazmine counters"And I said no talking! You are just being so careless with your future Huey Freeman. What kind of litigator can't get on a plane? You will never be able to get that expunged from your record! Daddy told me that."

"I know that Jazmine."Huey says going into his old room then thinking about how the last time he had been in there was with Jazmine and they were having sex for the first time.

She goes on for a few more minutes about how angry she is and how careless he is. He can only imagine how she would react if she found out about the fighting. She would surely leave him.

As she should.

"Aunt Cookie is sick."Huey says when Jazmine takes a breather from her rant.

"Right I know..Isn't that why you guys are there?"Jazmine asks not knowing how sick his dear Aunt really is.

If he told her she'd understand. But if Granddad won't even acknowledge it why would Jazmine?

Well ofcourse Jazmine is different. She cares about everything and everyone. But she wouldn't...she wouldn't understand.

"Huey? "Jazmine says breaking him from his thoughts.

"Uh yeah you're right."Huey says"She's just a little under the weather."

"God Huey I'm so angry."Jazmine sighs.

Huey feels bad. "You know where I am Jazmine?"Huey asks trying to change the subject.

"In Chicago duh."Jazmine says.

"Yeah but I'm in my old room."Huey says. Jazmine is blushing through the phone he can tell.

Huey continues to bother her to take his mind away.

"I can still smell the-

"Huey! Goodbye we will finish this conversation later."Jazmine says quickly.

Huey sighs because her doesn't want to finish this conversation. Hasn't she said enough?

They hang up and Huey can hear his Aunt Cookie's voice calling him.

Huey instead covers his head with his pillow to drain her out.


Hope you guys had great holidays. My relatives are leaving today from visiting for Kwanzaa and I am so glad! Time for peace and quiet round here again and I got a whole bean pie to eat by myself so yay!

But I have to work tomorrow so boo!

Also to the people telling me to write a story about Huey and Jazmine as parents you guys are mind readers because I have so many ideas for that in my head! OMG!