Them

A real family

Bobby Mercer point of view

I went into the kitchen, trying to be as silent as possible. Everybody was asleep and it had been a hard day yesterday for all of us. Amy had gone missing and I went with Angel to take care of something, when we had come back, no one was up, we figured Jack had found Amy.

Scratching my head, I start to make coffee, always make me more sociable in the morning. I sniffle, trying to make myself more awake now.

Yesterday, we had found that Jerry had received money for ma's death, an assurance or something else, shit. I couldn't stop wondering if he had anything to do with it. He was my brother all right, and I truly couldn't see him hiring a killer for mom, but I've been gone for so long from here that anything could have happened. I just hope I was wrong, totally wrong. Because if I wasn't, he was no brother of mine. No brother of mine would have kill 'ma, not ever.

I sat at the table and bored to hell, I start to read the damn newspaper. I couldn't open the t.v, it would wake them up and then they would throw things at my face.

Man, was I bored!

The newspaper gave me at least two minutes of distraction before I cruelly kick it on the damn cold floor. I took a sip of coffee and sigh again. I had a bad feeling. Something was going to go wrong and I couldn't stop thinking about Jerry.

Then, I heard footsteps. I saw a chair move by itself and for a second I thought I was crazy. But then, a little dirty blond head came into my view and I relax.

"Hiya uncle Boobs"

I chuckle at the nickname, she was young, and she didn't know what it meant. At least Angel shut his mouth when she was saying it, instead of laughing like the fucking obsess he was.

" Hi Eva."

Her little feet were dangling from the chair, and she was in a pyjama I had bought her, when I firts knew her. Little monkey holding to some pillow, but it was still too big for her, maybe I should bought her a one to her size...

I notice that she shivered a bit and watch her go to the counter. She made her way on it and starts to look for something. I frown when I saw her not so far from the knives.

" What are you looking for?"

She turned her big blue eyes on me and she laughs.

" Mama's asleep, I want hot chocolat! But I can't reach it!"

I laugh at that. Amy wanted her daughter to be healty, that's the excuses she had told me because she never bought candy to the kid. I took pity on her when I saw her looking longinly at the candy once and bought her pixie stick. Well, let's just say that I knew then that it was not only for health that made Amy not buy candy.

"Alright, but just a bit." I walk toward her and she start to jump up and down on the counter. " You know you became a little devil when you have too much." I said while grabbing her and putting her on the floor.

She was so happy she couldn't stop giggling. I laugh at her and told her to go and sit. She almost ran to the chair and was looking at me, telling me with her eyes to hurry up and she had that stupid smile on her face.

"Hurry! She is going to wake!"

She giggles once more, putting her hand on her mouth. Taking the water to boil, I look at her more closely. She was all red in the face and there was a sort of glow on her, like she was too much happy for her little body. I turn toward her, eyebrow raise. She immediatly stop giggling.

"What?" she said.

I leaned on the counter, crossing my arms on my chest.

" What are you hiding?"

She looks at me, putting her innocent face, like she doesn't know what I'm talking about.

" Nothing Boobs. Why?"

I just look at her, knowing she was going to break. She was a girl after all, she was going to talk. She look at me, trying to give me a face all and mighty. I shook my head, she had spent too much time with La vida Loca.Then, I saw her cheek become reddish and she giggle. She whispers, afraid someone would hear or maybe just for the suspense of it.

" If I show you, promise not to tell?"

She had all my curiosity on her side now. So I shook my head and she took my hand, eager to show me what she saw. We walk up the stair; I hope to god she was not bringing me to Angel's room. She stops at Jack door. She put a finger to her mouth telling to to shut up, hum, in a more polite way. She opens it wide, for all eyes to see and went inside. I follow her and stop dead in my track, a smile at my face.

Jack was holding Amy's body, in a death grip. But she seems to breathe. Amy had a smile on her face and the covers... well they cover what my niece eyes wasn't suppose to see. She walks toward me, whispering, she had a huge smile on her face.

" Mommy and daddy did some nasty things!"

She starts to giggle. For my uncle sake, I said:

" And what nasty things have they done?"

She looks at me like if I was some fool that had no education...

" They fuck!"

I think I almost strangle myself with my own drool. What the fuck? Where had she learnt that? She was three shit!

"Who told you that?"

She giggles again. Man, won't she stop?

" Uncle Angel, he told Jerry he fuck Sofi real hard! So I ask him what it meant!"

She starts to giggle again.

Note to self: Kick Angel's ass for telling this to a three years old.

" Uncle Boobs, you okay?"

"Yeah, just don't say that sort of things infront of your parents."

She nod and then I saw a devilish smile come to her mouth.

"Eva!"

I didn't have the time to stop her. She jumps in the bed and start screaming.

"WAKE UP! WAKE UP, WAKE UP, WAKE UP!"

Jack yells and fell off the bed, while Amy yells too, but at least she had the dignity to keep the cover on her. I saw Eva walk to Jack side and couldn't help but laugh whe he shouts to me:

"Get her out! Eva don't come here! Fuck Bobby stop laughing! I'm nake!"

Amy point of view

Eva was enjoying her cup of hot chocolat, happily ignoring her uncle and father,while I was making the dishes.

" So Fairy, can't keep a child out of your room eh?" said Bobby.

"Fuck off Bobby!" said Jack.

"Fuck off Bobby!" repeat Eva.

I turn around, hands on my waist.

"Jack! Watch your words!"

He murmurs a sorry and went back to his bloody beer. Beurk, I'll never know how he can take that in the morning. Bobby was laughing at Jack, while he looks at the table, trying to ignore him.

I shook my head, happy. That was it, it was what I've dream of since I was seventeen. My daughter happily watching and repeating what was said at the table, Jack in the house with us. I hear my daughter laughing and a smile immediatly comes to my face. It's been a while since I had heard her laugh at the table in the morning. Suddenly, there were arms around my waist.

" Come and sit down with us," said Jack, kissing my shoulder. I had to smile at that.

"What Jackie-poo, you didn't get enough last night?"Said Bobby.

Jack growl and turn toward his brother.

"Bobby, shut the f..."

I slap his arms, motioning to our daughter, which was listening to everything that was said.

" Stop it Bobby.There's a kid in the house." He said

"Where? I'm sure she knows more then you on that subject Fairy!"

Jack said nothing, only shook his head and turn to help me. I smile and kiss him, then turn back to what I was doing.

I still couldn't believe it. He had forgiven me and he was not disgust by me. I still can't believe I'm with him now. Everything was perfect; I hope it was going to stay that way for a long time.

Jack Mercer point of view

It was late in the night now, and we were watching t.v. Bobby and Angel went somewhere, but I wanted to stay with my family. I'm glad I did. Eva's sitting on my knee and can't stop moving. She's always moving, she can't stay at the same place too long, like me.

Then she turns her eyes to me.

"Dad, it's sponge Bob, can we listen to it?"

"Yeah"

I can't say no to her, not when she looks at me like that. Anyway, I can't say no to her, end of the question. She yells happily and switch channel. I smile and Amy finally sat on the couch, exhaust. She let herself fall into my chest, letting room for our daughter, has I put my arm around her.

"You guys are such pigs." She said. I can't help but laugh.

"Ah what can I say?"

"There's nothing you can say that will make me change my mind about you pigs"

I laugh and kiss the top of her head. Eva's laughing at that sponge on t.v and I'm sitting here, with my family, content.

We said nothing for a while; we were just there, enjoying the first real night as a family. We had sat there so long, that my little angel was now curl up into me, clutching my t-shirt. Amy yawn beside me.

"Maybe we should go to bed," I said quietly.

"Yeah, that little devil is already asleep"

She was looking at our daughter, smoothing her hair. Our daughter. That feels good to say.

"She's going to be just like you, Jack, when she grows up"

I look at her, then at my angel.

"What make you think that?"

She smiles at me.

"She's everything like you, she can even piss off Bobby sometimes. We all know you're the only one who could. Look at her..." I look at my daughter, smoothing her little back. " Dirty blond hair going everyway, like her dad. Blue eyes, more blue than the sky that want answer. (She laughs) Face it Jack, we're going to have a punk in the house! A troublemaker! And you'll have to deal with it!"

I look at her, surprise.

" Me? Why me? What about you?"

She pinched my nose.

" Because she got more of your genes then mine!"

"Hey she's your daughter too!"

"What? You're afraid to face yourself as a girl?"

"What? No!"

"Then what?"

"It's just that..."

"That...? Come on tell me!"

I look at her, a bit shy to actually say this.

"Well, I'll have to deal with the boys that are going to be all around her.'Cause my angel's going to be beautiful, juts like...me!"

"Hey!"She slaps my arms.

"What!"

" Am I not beautiful too?"

"Yeah, but you said she got more of MY genes!"

I laugh at her face, she was pouting like a baby! Then our angel start to move in her sleep, saying it was time to go to bed. I took her in my arms carefully, afraid she was going to break. Amy was walking beside me, when the door opens to reveal my brothers, talking to loud.

"Hey, shut up man, you're going to wake her." I said.

They stop talking for a bit then they look at me.

"What?" I said, not liking the look on their face.

"Jerry's coming over tomorrow."Said Angel.

"And?" said Amy, standing nervously beside me.

" There's some shit going on with him."

"What shit?" I said.

" He received money when mom died and he had made the payments. Jerry's broke Jack."said Bobby.

I knew what he meant the moment he finished his sentence. Did Jerry had something to do with mom's death? God, I hope not, our family was already torn apart. It would be the last straw to destroy it. I nod and instead of walking in Amy and Eva's room, I went into mine. Amy closes the door behind us.

" Why did you bring her here?"

"Because I want to sleep with the two ladys of my life, like a real family."

She said nothing else. She knows I won't say more and she knowns why I'm saying that. She put her pyjama on, as I put Eva on the bed. Amy slipped beside her and looks at me. I put my clothes off, beside my boxer and climb into bed beside them. I close the lights.

We were looking into each other eyes, saying nothing, our hands playing with one another. Eva was in the middle, sleepling peacefully. Amy was the first to talk.

" He couldn't have done this, I know him"

"We all know him, Amy. But the fact is: maybe he did it."

"I'm sure he didn't do it."

"Then believe it with all your heart."

I kiss her head and later she was asleep. I couldn't find sleep.

Tomorrow, I hope there was still going to be a family call Mercer.

End of chapter 9!

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