A/N: Meet the parents
This chapter really, really, really grinded my gears he's back his name is right there not because of him just I type and research at the same time and I have questions so I got to figure it out but reading your comments y'all give me ideas too and something y'all been itching for finally happens.
Tank's POV
Day 3 still not a word from Mercedes, I was up half of the night thinking of ways to get her ass back and my mother is still nagging me about those phone numbers that I no longer have because the phone was reset to factory settings.
"Did you do a screen cap of the numbers?"
"If I did a screenshot of the numbers I wouldn't be here thinking about a way to find her ass and TJ. Think I should call her parents. She might have gone there since she took TJ."
"You want to call them? You told me they that didn't like you."
"Yeah none of her peoples like me because she picked me over them. They told her she was making a wrong choice but she made the right choice. I mean look she got me. How can you go wrong with this?"
"Yup she made the right decision her family don't know what they talking about." I picked up my phone and scrolled down to the Jones and hit call. Two rings later I heard his voice.
"Jones Residence, Joshua speaking."
"Mr. Jones this is Tank."
"What do I owe the pleasure of having you on the end of my line?"
"I'm calling to see if Mercedes and TJ are there."
"No, why would my daughter be here. I haven't seen her nor talked to her in 7 years. I wonder who the cause of that is."
"Listen I know you got a problem with me but that's all fine and shit but your daughter left me and she took my son. I want to know where her ass is at so I can go and get her and bring them back home. As far as I know he's kidnapped to me."
"First let me say this. She left you about damn time. Second, kidnapped? You hear how dumb your ass is. Wherever my daughter and grandson are at I bet they're happy to be away from ungrateful your ass."
"Listen you don't talk to my son like that! That's his son too! You should have raised your daughter better than what she is." Leave it to my mother.
"Ma shut up!"
"No. Give me the phone."
"….you heard that. Put your mother on the phone." I heard Mercedes mother yell.
"Don't you dare talk about my daughter like that, when you raise a son that "
"Listen bitch."
"Who you calling a bitch son it better not be my wife because if you are so help me God if I could come through this phone I would and I would choke the life out of your ass. You better be lucky I'm here and you're over there. Don't you ever call my house again? And if and when my daughter does reach out to me I'm not telling you. I've been waiting for this day for 7 years and finally, finally it's arrived!"
"Well that didn't go well." She tossed my phone on the table.
"What's our next move?"
"I don't even know. I don't know."
Joshua's POV
"She left him. Finally! After 7 long years she came to her senses. When she bought him here I knew 7 years ago that he wasn't the guy. What did she see in him, baby? What did she see in him?"
"Joshua I don't know but I'm also happy that she left him but she still hasn't reached out to us, honey. Last time I talked to 'Cedes was when she when she was carrying TJ and he's about what 5 years old now."
"Yeah, he's 5."
"Tank calling us out of the blue I mean how long has Mercedes been gone with TJ? Who is she with? There a lot of questions I have and yet no one can answer them but her."
TJ's POV
I wanted to go to the game room when I woke up but I knew mommy would have a problem with it besides I have to be limited in my game play now which sucks. So I went to the kitchen because I thought she was in there but it was just Aunt Rachel pulling out breakfast food. I climbed onto the stool and propped my head up with my arm watching her.
"Morning Aunt Rachel."
"Good Morning TJ. You sleep well?"
"Yes ma'am. Did you sleep well? What are you doing?"
"Yes, I did sleep well. Thank you for asking. I'm going to cook breakfast for everyone. Where's the bacon?" She asked turning around going back into the refrigerator. Who knows I can't go open it unless I have permission and then I still can't open it.
"Bacon? I thought you didn't eat meat."
"I don't…we'll….I." I folded my arms. "Well, I eat some meat."
"Like that hotdog you scoffed down yesterday."
"Yesterday was meat day. You want to help me cook?"
"Sure. Okay let's wash your hands."
I washed my hands and helped Aunt Rachel prepare breakfast for everyone as the aromas started lifting in filling up the house people starting spilling out of the rooms and down to the kitchen.
"TJ you want a pancake or waffle?" Aunt Brittany asked me.
"Say waffle. I want a waffle."
I was sitting on Uncle Pucks lap. "Uncle Puck says waffle."
"TJ?"
"What? You said say waffle. I did."
"Pancake."
"Both."
"Artie?"
"Same."
"Just do both and let them decide." Aunt Quinn said as she started on the eggs as I had enough of cooking so I left them do finish up the last of it I headed upstairs to mommy and daddy's room. I knocked on the door and waited for a response.
Mercedes POV
"Who is it?" I singsong I knew it was TJ I just wanted play with him.
"It's me." He singsong back.
"Good Morning TJ." I finally opened the door and he welcomed himself in and jumped on the bed laying in the middle of the two pillows.
"Morning, mommy? Where's daddy?"
"Bathroom" I pointed to where the bathroom was I walked over to the closet and pulled out a bag and started putting little things in there. "Who is making breakfast? It smells good." I glanced over TJ and he had a nervous look on his face.
"Mommy, are we going back home to him?"
"No. Why?"
"Nothing."
"No baby why did you ask me that?" I walked over to the bed and he was rustling the sheets in his hands. "Stop and look at mommy." He wouldn't look at me so I grabbed his chin and turned his face towards me he tried to turn away but I turned it right back. "Why did you ask me that?"
"You're packing a bag." He answered. "The time you packed a bag we came here so I thought you packing a bag we're going back there."
"Baby, we're not going back there okay mommy took care of that we're staying here. Okay. The only reason I'm packing a bag is because we're going to the beach."
"Oh.."
"Oh? I thought you'd be more excited about going to the beach. This is going to be your first time."
"I am. The bag just made me nervous."
"Baby you don't have to be nervous no more. You're surrounded by love a lot of love. What kid you know gains 10 aunts and uncles in 3 days?"
"Me."
"Right… and they all love you."
"Daddy loves me?"
"Of course your father loves you TJ."
"Not him. Daddy." He pointed to the bathroom door.
"Yeah, he told me last night about your prayers."
"Heard them?!" He asked me shocked. "Jesus works in mysterious ways." He looked up towards the sky I covered my mouth to hide me laughing but that was so cute I had tears coming out my eyes and TJ thought I was crying. "Don't cry mommy. I'm not sad no more."
"That's good to hear baby but yeah he told me about them and he said you asked God to bless every one of them."
"I did. Think God will bless them?"
"TJ breakfast!" Artie yelled.
"Coming Uncle Artie! Mommy I got to go food is waiting. Okay." He jumped off the bed and was near the door when I called him back.
"Okay Where my kiss?"
"I forgot." He gave me a kiss and out the door we went. "Coming Uncle Artie!"
"He already has." The bathroom door open and Sam is standing there laughing. "You heard that?"
"Yeah. That's funny and so cute. He thought that Jesus dropped his prayers on my ears. In a way he did but that son of ours is something else."
"He is." Sam sat on the bed and started drying off. "But he also thought we were leaving."
"Huh? Why would he think that?"
I held up the bag I was packing and Sam put them together. "Wow."
"Yeah." I sighed as I tossed it to the side.
"I would be too baby I'm glad you're out place and now you can focus on 3 main things well there's 4 but 3 main ones is your music, our son, and me."
"What's the 4th one?"
"Getting Tank ass."
Tank's POV
There was a knock at my door and my momma left to go get some food so I answered and it was the police. I guess she couldn't wait for me to file a missing child report on Mercedes.
"Hello Officer. May I help you?"
"Yes. I'm looking for a Reginald Mason."
"That's me."
"Okay, sir you are under arrest on the grounds of domestic violence."
"What?! This can't be right?"
"Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to come with me."
"Why does he have to go with you?" Mom pulled up just in time. "He didn't hit her. She's lying. They're two sides to all stories and hers isn't the truth!"
"Ma'am, I understand you're upset but he has to come with me and seeing as it's Friday he's going to have to stay there until Monday."
"Get your hands off me! I'll walk to your car. Shit! Got my neighbors out here looking at me like I did something wrong."
A/N: There you have it folks. It happened. Happy? That TJ part had me laughing that's just too funny. This is how my brain thinks when you're up all night. Y'all might get 3 post again. Y'all want to meet the parents or nah. Just let me know.