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Blended Together

Chapter 8

"Watch it lady!" A man said as they were walking through the market.

"Ass," Jazmine said under her breath.

"He's a meanie mama," Rosa said as Malcolm was still staring down the man.

"Malcolm enough," Jazmine said, "and yes baby he is a meanie."

"Jazz when are we going home?" Malcolm asked.

"Soon Little man. We need to get a few more items for Thanksgiving," she said stopping at a stall. She was starting to look through vegetables she needed because as much as Huey hated Thanksgiving, she knew that Huey did appreciate the food she made for it when they were younger.

As she was grabbing sweet potatoes she heard a voice.

"Well well well if it isn't Miss Dubois and two fine young children," a man's voice said.

"Hi Mr. Jenkins," Jazmine said smiling.

Donald Jenkins was a older man with grey hair, wrinkled brown skins and wise brown eyes. He was one of the most sweetest man Jazmine had come to known.

"Hi," both Rosa and Malcolm said.

"Rosa is getting bigger every time I see her," Don said, "and I notice a new addiction you have there."

Jazmine laughs at Malcolm because he was getting good at the infamous Huey's stare. She was starting to wonder if it was a Freeman thing.

"Well it's has been a year since you have seen her last," Jazmine said teasing, "how's your heart doing?"

"Oh I am as fine as an ox," he said, "But I am wondering who this is because he likes to stare me down."

"Oh this is Malcolm, my roommate, best friend's kid and my little man."

"Little man?" Donald said, "like you adopted him?"

"Somewhat," Jazmine said, "I really did miss you Mr. Jenkins."

"Likewise Jazmine," he said smiling, "and you look well. Is there a man in your life?"

"Oh no it's just my roommate and these little ones," Jazmine said smiling down at her kids.

"I see," he said, "and this roommate is a man?"

"Yes…" Jazmine said slowly, "but he was my best friend when I was a kid. So I know that I can trust him."

"There is going to be much more before you know it," Donald said with a twinkle in his eye.

Jazmine stood there in shock as she watch Donald wrapped up her purchases.

"Jazz I'm hungry," Malcolm said snapping her out of her shock.

"Me too mama," Rosa said.

Jazmine knew that she had to get the kids something to eat but she had forgotten to pack snacks for the kids because they were in a rush this morning. Huey and her notice that the kids fight when they were either hungry or tired.

"Here you are Jazmine," he said handing her the bag, "and something for you two."

Donald produced two cut up apples for the kids.

"Thank you," Rosa said.

Malcolm eyed the apple but still gave thanks and ate it.

"Oh thank you!" Jazmine said, "please put that with my total."

"Ahh you are my favourite customer and it's alright, I give them to kids anyways. Rosa was too young for you to take advantage for that."

"Well thank you," she said taking the bag, "and you take care of yourself."

"And you as well Jazmine. Take care of those kids and that man of yours."

"Really Donald?"

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"Really Jazmine?" Huey said looking at all of the food she was preparing. Even if Thanksgiving was in a few days, Jazmine was getting everything prepared for the big meal.

"Yes Huey really," Jazmine said stirring something in a pot, "I want us to have a good Thanksgiving."

"You know that the pilgrims slaughter the native american and…"

"I know Huey!" Jazmine said, "you use to tell me this every year when we were kids. But I have a lot to be thankful this year. Rosa and I are happy and healthy, we have an amazing home to live in and not that back ally apartment filled with rats and incests. And we have each other after years of not communicating and we got great kids. So sue me if I want to do something nice."

Huey held his hands up in surrender and walked away. He ended up sitting next to the kids who was watching a movie. It was about some animals dancing around in a field celebrating something.

"Hue-y?" Rosa said looking up at him.

"What's going on Rosa?"

"I wanna play," she said smiling.

"Play?" Huey said with his eyebrow raised.

"Yeah play hit play," she said jumping up and down.

"Yeah dad please!" Malcolm said.

"You guys want to train?" he asked as the kids were pulling his arms.

"YEAH!" they both said.

"Huey no," Jazmine said coming into the living room, "they should just sit and watch the movie."

"Aww mommy," Rosa said.

"Please Jazz?" Malcolm asked.

Jazmine was trying to argue with with the kids as they begged her to let Huey train them.

"Did they go to the park today?" Huey asked.

"No it was too cold so we came home after the market."

"And when's dinner?"

"In about a couple of hours why?" Jazmine said suspicious.

"Alright," Huey said grabbing each of the kids in one arm. "Alright will train."

"Huey!"

"What dinner isn't going to ready in a couple of hours, you are planning to go Black Friday shopping and I know that you are going to be decorating the house with Christmas on the weekend, even though I hate it. So I'm going to train the kids and you can relax until dinner is ready."

Jazmine stood there in shock as Huey took both laughing kids downstairs towards the punching bag. She couldn't believe that he did that. But they did agree that both kids should be trained in case of emergencies. It helped them out before and she didn't stop him. Huey even gave her a few training sessions of his own so she was prepared.

But that was Huey and she had a couple of hours to herself before she was able to get dinner on the table.

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Jazmine woke up with a start. It was the middle of the night and she needed all of the rest she could. But what woke her up?

BANG!

That's what woke her up. It sounded like it was coming from the back door. Jazmine hurried out of bed as Huey walked in with Malcolm in his arms.

"Stay here and wake up Rosa just in case," he informed her as he handed a very awake Malcolm to her.

Malcolm cuddled up to her immediately as Huey grabbed a sleepy Rosa from out of her little bed and handed her to Jazmine.

BANG! BANG!

"Stay alert and keep this door closed," Huey said as he closed the door.

Rosa was more alert when she heard the last round of banging.

"Mommy?" she said staring at her.

"Don't worry will be fine," Jazmine said scared.

"I don't like this," Malcolm said.

"Me either," she said staring at the door. The house was silent, like they were all waiting for something and they were. Someone was trying to get into their house.

Rosa started shaking Jazmine, "Mommy! Daddy could be-"

SMASH!

They heard two men fighting around the kitchen and living room.

"Come here!" they heard Huey say as the kids cuddled closer to Jazmine.

"Ya still a bitch.. FUCK MCHATER!"

Riley?

"You two stay here," Jazmine said getting out of the bed, "and don't open the door."

Jazmine left the room and saw the outline of two men fighting in the dark. As Jazmine turned on the lights, her suspicious were confirmed. Huey and Riley were fighting with each other on the floor in the living room. She didn't know how to get them to stop until she remember something.

"OH SHIT IT'S THE COPS!"

Riley jumped off of Huey and looked for a way out.

"JAZMINE! I TOLD YOU TO STAY IN THE ROOM!" Huey shouted. Riley's head whipped around and saw Jazmine standing there at the doorway.

"Shit Jazzy whatcha yella ass doin' here?" Riley asked.

WHACK!

"Ouch!"

"No swearing in my home Riley!" Jazmine said shaking her hand from where she hit him.

"Where are the kids?" Huey asked as he got up from the ground.

"They're still in my room," she said, "and they are safe."

"You shouldn't have left them," he said, "you didn't know if it was safe or not."

"The only person I know who calls you McHater is Riley," Jazmine said, "I figured it was him."

"Ya damn right and what the fuck are ya here?" Riley asked.

WHACK!

"She lives here with me," Huey said walking around him to go into the bedroom.

"Ya live with each other?" Riley asked her.

"Yes Riley we both live here," Jazmine stated.

Riley cracked up laughing, "And what you are going to play mommy to Malcolm? Bitch your ass is desperate if you think Huey is going to like ya ass for that."

"You don't know anything Riley!" Jazmine said ready to hit him.

"MOMMY!"

Jazmine was thankful that Rosa ran up to her at that moment before she did anything stupid. Lifting her into her arms with as she held onto her bunny.

"Are you okay baby?" Jazmine asked.

"Yeah mommy. Malcolm and me did good?" she asked.

"Yes baby you and Malcolm did good."

She heard a chocking sound and saw Riley standing there staring at her.

"What?"

"You gotta kid?"

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"So what are you doing here Riley?" Huey asked as they sat around the table. The kids couldn't fall asleep so Jazmine was making them something all of them to drink. Poor Rosa and Malcolm didn't know what to think about Riley because they couldn't stop staring at him.

"What Nigga? Can't visit my brother?" Riley said with an attitude.

"You never visit me unless you need something so what is it Riley?" Huey said cooly and stared him down with Malcolm by his side.

"Alright, Cindy's fam went over to the house, we had a huge fight and I jump the first plane here," Riley said finally confessing, "I'd figure you wouldn't care if I slept on the couch."

"And you didn't even bother to call?" Huey asked.

"I just got in! Why the fuck would I call?"

"Hue-y he said a bad word," Rosa said looking worried.

"Shit she a snitch?" Riley said.

"Hey!" Huey said giving Riley a dead look, "and you're right Rosa he did say a bad word. And what do you do about that?"

"Nothing and no say," she said smiling at him.

"Good girl," he said as Rosa giggled.

"If you are going to stay here than you are going to watch your mouth," Jazmine said coming back to the kitchen table with hot beverages for everyone. Warm milk for the kids and coffee for the adults.

"Thank you Jazz," Malcolm said taking his glass as Jazmine kissed his forehead.

Riley looked confused about the whole situation. They ended up as a family?

"Dad who is that?" Malcolm protested again wanting an answer and pointing at Riley.

"That's is my brother Malcolm," Huey said, "and why are you here instead of being home with your own family?"

"Family?" Jazmine said.

"Yeah he has a son with Cindy," Huey said.

"Brotha?" Malcolm said confused.

"This is getting confusing," Huey said, "Malcolm, Riley is family because he is my brother and your uncle. You have a cousin name Jordan. And yes Jazmine he had a baby boy with Cindy and no I did not tell him we have been living together since March."

Malcolm and Jazmine quiet down after that knowing this information. But to Jazmine it did hurt a bit. She didn't know her best friend had a baby and it anger and sadden her all because she allow some guy to rule her life. And it didn't help that she was at the time raising Rosa alone either.

"Mommy does that make Rye my uncle too?" Rosa asked, bringing Jazmine out of her thoughts.

"Ahhh… not really baby," Jazmine said, trying to explain the situation to a two year old.

"Because I'm fly baby girl," Riley said to Rosa, "I can to see my brother for the holidays."

"You know mommy?" she asked.

"Yea baby girl I do," he said, "and your mama was friends with my girl when we were young."

"Oh," she said looking at her mommy.

"Anyways I'm going back to bed. And you two it's time for bed as well," Jazmine said, not wanting to think about Cindy and her past currently as she picked up both of the kids.

The kids starting to protest but Huey put a stop to it, "Good night and we will see you in the morning. Night Jazmine."

"Night Huey," she said carrying two protesting kids in her arms.

As soon as Jazmine and the kids were out of sight, Huey turned to Riley.

"If you are planning on staying here you better show Jazmine respect along with Rosa," Huey said, "and I am not kidding around."

"Nigga please," he said, "I don't give a shit about you making some family with Jazzy. Last I heard she was dating some wannabe doctor fucker and now she here's living with you?"

That peaked Huey's interest but he will put that back into his mind for now.

"I don't know what happen back in Maryland but you are going to respect her Riley and I mean it," Huey said.

"Look I'm going back in a few days because C-murph's fam hates me. I wasn't going to stick around for that shit so I came here," Riley said, "and I know you have been feeling Jazzy's ass for years now. Ya gonna tap that finally."

"Watch it."

"So what nigga? You like Jazzy, I didn't know she had a kid but it's better than the last time I saw her. Acting all fake and shit," he said, "she different with ya."

"She had been helping me with Malcolm a lot since we moved in together," Huey confess, "and she is my friend and nothing more."

"Whatever the fuck you say," Riley said not believing his brother, "so whatcha say nigga, can I stay or not."

"You can stay," Huey said, "but you are going to watch your language because I got kids and your ass is helping me out with the house."

"Fine," he said, "so what do you have to eat in this joint?"

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"Babe I got in last night," Riley said into his phone as Huey, Jazmine, Malcolm and Rosa were all at the table eating breakfast of french toast. As much as they tried not to listen in they couldn't help themselves.

"Yo just do things with ya fam and I'll be home on Monday," he said listening in, "look no hoes are here! It's just McHater, Mal and Jazzy-"

They watch as Riley pulled the phone away from his ear as they all heard Cindy shriek.

"Look C I'm not lying Jazzy here living with Huey and Malcolm and with her kid," he said. After listening in for awhile Riley shook his head and walked over to Jazmine.

"Don't rack up my phone," he said handing the phone to Jazmine. She took it slowly because the last time she talk to Cindy was over her ex.

"Cindy?"

"Holy shit! I thought Riley was lying. What the fuck are you doing in Chicago?" Cindy said over the phone.

Huey started cleaning up the dishes and Jazmine quietly thanked him.

"It's a long story Cindy," she said.

"You left his sorry ass?" she asked.

"Yeah I did," she said softly, "Cindy I am so sorry about-"

"Hey girl I ain't trippin'," she said, "so you had a baby?"

"Yeah her name is Rosa and she is Malcolm's age," she said smiling, "and you have a son?"

"Yeah but I gotta asked. Is it his?"

"Yeah he is the father sadly," Jazmine replied, "and before you ask no he doesn't see her and if I have it my way he never will."

"Well you are hooking up with Big Hue now so-"

"Don't even go there Cindy," she said as Riley gave her the wrapped it up sign. "We're just friends and Riley wants to talk to you."

"It ain't over yet Jazzy," she said, "but I did miss my friend so call me soon."

"I will I promise, and I miss you too."

Before Jazmine could say good-bye, Riley took the phone out of Jazmine's hand and started his good-bye to Cindy.

"Had ta stop ya before you start crying," Riley said as if that was his reason.

Jazmine shook her head but was happy. Cindy wasn't mad at her.

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"So you tap that yet?" Riley asked as they torn down the drywall in the third bedroom.

"Riley what did I say about disrespecting Jazmine!" Huey said as he was checking the electrical.

"Chill her and the kids ain't here," he said, "and you been after her since high school."

"We didn't do anything for the last time," Huey said, "we were friends in school. She stayed and I left."

Riley stopped what he was doing and look at his brother, "You are dumb as fuck. She's here isn't she?"

"We got kids to worry about."

"So what? Mal gonna call Jazzy's mommy one day and that kid of hers for some reason likes ya dumb ass. Ya better snatch her up before some other nigga does."

He had heard all of this before but if Riley knew that he liked Jazmine back than. Than what was going to happen between them now?

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