So I made this one a little sad. I made up a character just so the story would go smootly. I wanted to show a vulernable side of McG, to show that having emotions, and being a man is NOT a bad thing. I couldn't get this out of my head. Enjoy.
(Jaz and McG sparring with each other)
"You keep stepping before you punch, if I can see it, the people you are actually are going to fight with will see It as well." Jaz said In the corner of the ring.
McG took a sip of water, "Maybe I want you to realize it, and then catch you by surprise."
Jaz laughed after taking a sip of water, "Impossible. Come on, let us go again." Jaz then hit her boxing gloves together and started to advance on McG.
Starting to box again, Jaz still realized McG stepping before punching, so she decided to surprise him instead. Using her leg she was able to do some kick-ass ninja move to knock McG on his ass.
"Jasmine! We are boxing. We are not doing ninja moves!" McG said while still laying on his back in the ring.
Jaz laughed and reached her arm down to help him up, "alright, fine. But it was kind of fun" McG rolled his eyes and then got right back up and was boxing Jaz again.
"My mom would kill me if she saw me boxing a woman. I am not saying I wouldn't box you for being a woman, my mom just raised me on chivalry is key to life." McG said with a laugh
Jaz laid a right cross to McG's face, "Yeah mama McGuire would not want to see me beating up his baby boy." Laughing at her comment, she didn't see until last second McG swiping her legs out under her.
"Alright, touché" Jaz said, while getting up from the floor.
"Speaking of your mom, have you talked to her lately. I know you do the Sunday calls. And today IS Sunday." Jaz said between breaths.
"Yeah, I didn't get a call last week, so maybe today I will." McG said while walking to the corner to grab his towel.
"Tell her to send her cookies! My family is shit so I would never get anything. And your mom is a saint. I am actually sure she loves me more than you at this point." Jaz said smiling and rubbing her sweat off her face.
Tossing his towel at Jaz, "What gave that away? All the times she calls she wants to talk to you as well. And her care packages always has something for you in it!"
Walking down from the ring and back to their housing, they were greeted by the rest of the team making breakfast. "Hey Jaz did you kick McG's ass like usual!" Amir said while mixing his eggs on the table.
"Ha. Ha. Funny." McG said.
"He's getting better. Just needs A LOT more practice." Jaz said with a laugh
"Well we all can't be ninjas like you Jaz" Dalton said with a laugh.
"Yeah, well what are you guys making me—" McG said but was cut off by his phone ringing. He looked at the caller ID and it was his home phone, his mom was calling. He waved his phone at Jaz, and she smiled big.
"Tell mama McGuire I said hi" Jaz said while sitting down next to McG. McG rolled his eyes and nodded, answering the phone, "Hey mom, I was— Mark?" Jaz's smile fell. Mark was Joe's childhood friend who looked after his mom sometimes.
McG's smile fell and then everybody knew something was wrong, "Mark, where is my mom. Mark… Just tell me." McG looked at the ground to hide his emotions.
Jaz looked at Dalton and the team, and knew what happened before McG even said anything.
"What do you mean she was sick, she didn't tell me! How could she have died, she was healthy!" McG yelled into the phone. Standing up he started to pace back and forth in front of Jaz.
Tears started to form in his face, "SHE WAS MY MOM. IF YOU SHE WAS SICK HOW COULD YOU HAVE NOT TOLD ME, I WOULD HAVE BEEN HOME IN A SECOND."
Jaz got up, and put an arm on his shoulder, "Joe…"
McG flinched out of her grasp, "When is the funeral." Nodding into the phone. The tears started to leak out of his eyes when he made eye contact with Jaz. Making Jaz tear up as well.
"Alright, Bye." Mcg then hung up his phone. Staring at it, he threw it at the wall.
"Brother, I am sorry." Preach said.
Shaking his head, and tears now fully streaming down his face, McG shook his head "I am such a horrible son, I should have been there. She is my everything. Oh-" His voice cracked and he turned to Jaz again and he went into his room.
Dalton was about to go after him when Jaz put her hand up to his chest, "Let me" Jaz said. All Adam could do was nod in agreement. She knew McG and her are the closest, and she loved his mom just as much as he did. Jaz went to his room, not even knocking and opened the door. Seeing his crying at the last photo him and his mom took together, "Joe.."
Without looking up, "I should have been there. She needed me. And I wasn't there." Cracking his voice again, Jaz moved to his bed to sit right next to him.
"Joe, your mom loved you so much. You were her world. She wanted you here." Jaz said while trying to put her arm around his shoulder. Yet again McG flinched out of her grasp and stood.
"NO! what kind of son am I!" McG yelled-cried. He threw the picture on the bed and let out a strangled cry. Putting his hands over his head, anger flew out off him on top of the pain. He turned towards the wall and started to punch it, "I –need –her." McG said between punches. More tears sprung from his eyes and Jaz jumped up to stop him from swinging.
Pulling McG back, "Joe STOP. You are a great son, and a friend. She raised you perfectly. She will always be in here." Jaz put her hand to his heart. Hearing what she just said made him fully break down. Leaning in Jaz brought him into a hug.
Slow to react to the hug, McG leaned over and let him fall apart into Jaz. Letting McG put all of his weight into her, she lowered them to the ground and let him cry on her shoulder. "She was all I had, she was my everything.' McG said while crying into Jaz's shoulder.
"Joe. You have us also. Amir, Preach, Adam, me. We are your family also. We are here for you, always.' Jaz said while rubbing McG's back. "When did Mark say is the funeral? I will go with you."
McG lifted his head to look at Jaz, " three days. You would do that for me?" Jaz wiped his tears with her shirt. "Of course."
Without realizing Adam at the door, "We will all be there."
McG looked at Jaz and Adam. Adam walked in and sat down next to them, "Jaz is right, we are a family."
McG took a deep breath and nodded. Jaz and Adam smiled at each other, "You know the last care package my mom gave me, she gave me the cookie recipe you like so much, Jaz."
Jaz looked back at McG, "And you are just telling me this now! I have been craving those for months!"
McG wiped his eyes and laughed, "Yeah my mom said in the letter not to give you to the recipe because A. you will probably burn them, and B. You would never stop eating them."
Everyone laughed, "Yeah I guess shes right, how about we make them now." Jaz said.
McG nodded, 'I would love that. You just aren't making them" He then laughed, as all three of them got up off the floor.
Dalton laughed, "Yeah, you can stir Jaz" Jaz punched Dalton in the arm. "I am not that bad, she said I was good once!."
McG laughed, a humble laugh, "If my mom says you are not that good of a cook, she means it. She usually lies and says people are just to be nice, I guess she was tired of lying to you."
"Fine." Jaz said with a laugh. "Let's go make Mama McGuire's cookies."
