A few minutes went by and momma still did not answer her son.
"Momma did...did someone die?" DJ questioned.
"No, no, no, no! No one died its just I would rather tell you and your sister with your father." Dawn answered.
"Momma!" Candace said as she walked into the bedroom.
"Candace!" Dawn joyfully said as she jumped out her bed the mother and daughter, ran into each others arms hugging each other. "Candace how are you baby? How is college tell me everything!"
"Momma I am great! College has its up and downs but its good! But I hear someone is not doing to good."
"Who?" Dawn asked.
"You momma! Katie told us you were up here crying! What's wrong?" Candace asked.
"Oh look at you two worrying about your old momma like I'm a baby."
"Old? Momma your forty-five! Stop acting like your as old as Grandma!"
"Ha! I will be lucky if I'm alive at seventy-six!"
"Momma are you sick!" DJ said that statement startled him.
"I am as healthy as the two of you!" Dawn told him.
"Is it daddy? Is daddy sick!" DJ said.
"No, no, no! No one is sick! And no one has died!" Dawn told her two children.
"If no one is sick and no one has died...then what is it?" DJ asked.
"Me and your father have deiced to tell the both of you together. So tomorrow the four of us will discuss what is going on." Dawn glanced at her alarm clock and seen it was almost midnight. "Holy Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! Its almost midnight I want you two to get to bed."
"But momma its Friday night!" DJ said.
"And I am twenty years old and in college!" Candace bickered.
"I don't care if its Friday night! And I don't care how old you are! You two are still my babies and you need your sleep. So its time for bed!"
DJ and Candace didn't argue they said good night to momma and exited her room.
"DJ!" Candace whispered "what do you think is going on?"
"I don't know...but I have a feeling its going to be bad." DJ whispered back.
"Yeah so do I...I'm nervous."
"So am I Candy...so am I."
That night DJ tossed and turned all night he worried what, his parents were going to tell him and his sister. After hours of tossing and turning he finally fell into a deep sleep. He was awoken to the smell of bacon being cooked. He looked at his alarm clock it was a little bit after nine, he went down stairs momma was making a big breakfast.
"Good morning baby!" Dawn said to DJ.
"Good morning momma." DJ responded.
"Sit down baby I've made a huge breakfast!" Dawn said.
DJ joined his sister at the breakfast table momma placed a plate of bacon, eggs, buttered toast, and a big stack of pancakes in front of him.
"Lord momma! What a breakfast!" DJ said eager to dig into his meal.
"I decided to make a big breakfast because Candace is is home from college."
"So this breakfast is in honor of me!" Candace joked.
"Good morning everyone!" DJ and Candace's father Russell said as he walked into the kitchen, he looked like he was hiding something behind his back.
DJ resembled his father Russell was tall and built. And Candace resembled Dawn both were cute and petite.
"Good morning." Both DJ and Candace said greeting their father.
"Sweetheart I knew you would becoming home! So I went out and got you something." Russell said as he gave his daughter a gift.
"Oh my god daddy you shouldn't have!" Candace said as she opened her gift pulling out an expensive cashmere sweater. "Oh daddy thank you!"
"Your welcome!" Russell said delighted his daughter loved the gift.
"Unbelievable its not even Christmas yet and she is already getting gifts." DJ mumbled.
"Aww DJ's jealous!" Candace said mockingly.
"Russell do you want anything to eat?" Dawn asked.
"I'll get a plate." Russell said he poured himself a cup of coffee, then fixed his plate. He joined his children and wife at the breakfast tabled.
"Momma everything taste great!" Candace exclaimed.
"Thanks sweetie!" Dawn said.
"It is very good Dawn." Russell said in agreement.
A few minutes went by and DJ couldn't help but ask what was going on.
"So...are you two going to tell us what is going on?" DJ asked.
"What are you talking about?" Russell questioned.
"I told them we would tell them the news..." Dawn said.
"Oh...um why don't we move into the living room." Russell said.
The family moved into the living room DJ and Candace sat on the couch, while Russell and Dawn sat on a loveseat.
"Alright I guess I will start off by telling you two, we didn't want to tell you two this before Christmas." Dawn said.
"That's right but with Candace home from college. We thought this would be one of the only chances to tell the both you." Russell said.
"Your father and I didn't come to this decision easy. But...we...we think this is for the best." Dawn said as she started tearing up.
"That's right this...this is hard to tell you." Russell said.
"Your father and I...I...I can't say it." Dawn said as the tears flowed from her eyes.
"Your mother and I have decided to end our marriage." Russell announced.
"Wh-what!" Candace screamed.
"Ending your marriage! Why, why are you two doing this?" DJ yelled his heart was shattered by the news.
