A/N: That backstory! I'm pissed and I wrote it! I'm so cruel for that but she's was going to leave him and Tank wasn't going to have that. Besides y'all had to know how it all went down. Okay for this chapter another throwback and we'll focus on something that happened to Mercy and maybe the Jones family might appear.
Shouts out go to monni2215 she asked me something in my PM and I hadn't thought about that so thank you for just being curious about that also another shout out to zeejack for your comment too because what you wrote I included it in the story. You PM and I'll PM you back!
Another long post! Enjoy folks!
Flashback…..
Tank's POV
"So Mercedes she has been tripping for the last for days so we haven't been talking much."
"Talking much or at all?"
"At all." I told my mother as we pulled up in the driveway I just picked her up from the airport she was visiting her sister in Maryland. "Her car is gone. You don't think she had the baby?"
"Do you know if she packed a bag? You can see if that's missing and then you'll have your answer."
"I don't know. I did my part I got her pregnant so she wouldn't leave." I told my mother opening the front door and heading to the bedroom. I walk in and her side of the bed was wet, so is the carpet.
"Ma! The floor is wet!" I ran back downstairs.
"So her water broke. You should call her and see if she's still in labor or if she's had the baby."
"Fine." I picked up my phone and called her she picked up around the 3rd ring. "You had the baby?! You did! Okay. We'll be there soon. Bye."
"What she have?"
"Dammit I didn't even ask but she had the baby! Come on!"
Before we headed to the hospital mom and I hit up a few stores to get something for Mercedes and the baby and we were off to the hospital.
Mercedes POV
"Congratulations mommy!" I knew the voice and it was Ms. Bertha she had a bunch of balloons and flowers and a big bear because before then my room was bare nothing was in there. Tank was holding an edible arrangement and a card that said "I Love You".
"Hey."
"I would have to be out of town when my grandchild is born and this fool told me he wasn't speaking to you. Apologize to her." She smacked him on his arm.
"I'm sorry. Got you a card and uh some fruit." He placed on my table.
"Thanks."
"So, what did you have because you didn't want to know?"
"I had a boy."
"Yes! My boys produced a boy! What's his name?" I'm not telling them his full name initials will be fine and I made a request that they use initials in the nursery too.
"TJ."
"TJ."
"Tank Junior! Can we get little dude in here. I want to see if he looks like me."
"I'll call them." I called the nurse to my room.
"Ms. Jones I see we have guests."
"Yes, I was wondering if you could bring TJ down here to meet his…his…"
"Daddy and grandma." Tank said.
"Sure...I'll be right back with TJ."
"Thank you."
"So, how many hours were you in labor with him?"
"Almost 31 hours."
"Damn girl! I couldn't have stayed around here for no 31 hours watching you go through that." I shook my head hearing him say that. That fool.
"Natural?"
"Oh no….I had an epidural"
A few minutes later there was a knock at the door and the nurse was wheeling TJ's warmer into my room.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
"Ooooh let see my grandson." She picked him up. "He looks like Tank. Don't he?!"I mumbled something and Tank took him from his mother.
"Hey man. Tank Jr. You look just like me. How much did he weigh?"
"7lbs 5 oz."
"Same weight as your daddy here I'm going to teach you a lot of things Tank Jr."
I spent 1 day in the hospital and then I was released since I drove myself here Tank's mother drove my car back home. We've been home for about 6 weeks and TJ's changing every minute well to me it looks like. I'm getting him into a sleep routine right now Tank is changing his diaper at the moment.
"'Cedes come change his diaper. This boy pissed on me again!"
"Maybe he doesn't like what he sees" I mumbled going into the nursery Tank was wiping his face with his t-shirt. "How many times has he got you since we've been home?"
"Too damn many. You got to stop peeing on your daddy, son. I'm going to go change my shirt."
"Okay."
I picked up the diaper that Tank had and tossed it in the trash and got a fresh one and grabbed the wipes and changed TJ's diaper. "You peed in his face. Your aim is getting better. He smiled. I picked him up and sat in the rocking chair.
"That's so sexy to me. It turns me on."
"Me breastfeeding turns you on."
"Yup it does."
"Well turn yourself off. I'm not having sex for a while. So don't think about touching me."
"Fine….I won't. Only reason I got to the first time was because you were drunk and I didn't intend on getting you pregnant I mean I pulled out before I came."
"You said you used protection?"
"I did but the 4th time I didn't have a rubber so did it anyway."
"You did it to me 4 times?! One wasn't enough."
"Nope it wasn't. I got my fill though so I won't touch you for long time." He said walking away from the door.
"Good." I looked down at TJ and he was looking up at me." Thank you for my son God I know he's a gift from you. Daily I need your strength and wisdom to train him in the way that he should go. Give me patience and a joyful heart; let me be an example of your love and forgiveness. Thank You, Father for the honor of being his mother. Amen."
Present Day….
"TJ set the table."
"Okay. Should I set a place for Uncle Stevie?"
"I don't think Uncle Stevie is going to join us for dinner tonight. Since his buddy is punished."
"I'm going to set a place anyway." Sam was just laughing as removed the garlic bread from the oven and sat it to the side.
"How much you want to bet he's going to show up?"
"I bet you two weeks of laundry." I answered transferring the spaghetti in a big bowl then moving on to shredding cheese for the salad and spaghetti.
"Okay. I raise you the laundry and I bet you two weeks of mowing the lawn. Deal?" He raised his eyebrow and I did the same.
"Deal." I shook his hand and right when I shook his hand the front door open.
"Smells good up in here! What we having for dinner?"
"I'm going to kill you Stevie!"
"What I do?" He asked as Sam was in a laughing fit wiping his eyes.
"He's crying. Sam it's not funny."
"What? What's so funny? I want to laugh too." Sam finally calmed down and told Stevie.
"Okay. Whew…TJ asked should set a place for you at the table 'Cedes said no because she said that his partner being punished that you wouldn't show up but TJ said that he was going to set you one in anyway."
"My boy!" Stevie gave TJ a hi-five.
"So we made a bet 2 weeks of laundry or 2 weeks of mowing the lawn. Guess who won?" He didn't give them a chance to answer Sam patted his chest open his arms and then they were laughing.
"This isn't funny guys. Come on let's eat. But before we eat TJ has to ask Uncle Stevie something."
"What is it sport?"
"Since I'm punished and we can't play games mommy and daddy decided that I would have to wash the dishes by hand this week. It's 5 days in a week so I was wondering on day 5, can you wash them with me."
"Of course and then once your punishment is over we can play with those super soakers have us a water gun fight."
"Cool!"
"Alright let's eat."
3 days later
I walked into Sam's study and he was looking at some football game on his the TV and pausing and rewinding this one play over and over again.
"I'm late."
"Late to what?" He asked finally pausing the film. He's an offensive coordinator for the San Diego Chargers.
"No, Sam I'm late as in hello monthly visitor late."
"Oh…oh. You aren't on the pill or nothing?"
"No, when Tank got me pregnant the first time that was the first and only time I had sex that I can remember because I was drunk and he told me he did it to me 4 times that night but who knows and that same night he wanted to have sex again and I told him not to touch me and he didn't until you know."
"So you're telling that there's a possibility that you are pregnant.
"Yeah…"
"So you need a pregnancy test to confirm this?"
"Yes."
"Okay. I'll tell Rachel and ladies to pick up a few before they get here."
"Yeah, I meant to tell you but I was too busy looking at some film. I'll call them and tell them to pick up a few tests. You just relax go back to the room and relax and I'll bring you something to drink and snack on."
"Okay."
Sam's POV
'Cedes could be pregnant again I hope she's not but if she is I'm here. I picked up my phone resuming the video and spoke into my headset for it to call Rachel.
"Hey Rachel, where are you?"
Rachel's POV
"Sam! Where am I? I just left my house I should be there within an hour I have to stop by and pick up Quinn. Why? Pregnancy test? She thinks she's pregnant. Okay. Bye. Pregnant?" Then it dawned on me. "The hell?!"
15 minutes later I was pulling up to Quinn's house and she wasn't ready because she thought I was going to take my time getting there but after finding out that Mercedes might be with child I have to put the pedal to the metal.
"Quinn you aren't ready?"
"No, I just got out of the shower. Come on in. Why are you in such a rush?" She closed the door and I followed her to her bedroom.
"Sam called me he asked for me to stop by to pick up pregnancy test."
"Pregnancy test?" She asked confused then she slowly turned around and her face was flushed. "No."
"Yes."
"No."
"Yes… look we're not going back and forth with this no/yes so throw on some clothes and hurry it the hell up we need to get there." Quinn threw together some clothes out the door we were heading to the nearest store we pulled up to Rite Aid and I was in a frantic mode I left my purse in the car. "You go ahead I have to get my purse." Quinn went in on ahead of me and ran back out. "You just went in there why are back so soon?"
"They don't have much of a selection. We're going to have to go to another store"
"Okay. Okay. What store?"
"I'll drive you get in the passenger seat." She took my keys and sped off the parking lot and in 10 minutes we were pulling up to Walmart.
"Let's go and this time remember your purse."
Sam's POV
With TJ being punished this gives us the quality time to work on his school work before I head back to San Diego for the start of training camp. I saw Brittany and Santana pull up so I had the door opened for them.
"Brittany. Santana. Come on in." I stepped back and closed the door as they entered.
"Hi Aunt Brittany. Hi Aunt Santana."
"Hi TJ."
"This is strange."
"What Brittany?"
"You aren't in the game room or are you outside playing. You played yourself out?"
"No."
"You want to tell your aunts what you did?" TJ shook his head into Brittany's shoulder.
"What did my nephew do because I know my nephew isn't a bad kid?"
"Well he told mommy he hated her and he cursed."
"TJ! I'm shocked. That couldn't have been my precious nephew."
"Sorry to say it Tana but it was him. He apologized and he's punished so this is his 3rd day. That's why he wasn't outside and the game room is off limits along with everything else fun around here and the toys are in the basement."
"TJ! Not my TJ. I'm glad you apologized to your mommy she's been through a lot and I know hearing that hurt her so you have to choose your words wisely to express yourself. I don't want trou - - I mean your daddy calling me or me calling here asking about TJ and they tell me you said something off the wall because if they do I'm going to come over here myself and give you a what for. Got it?"
"Yes, Aunt Santana." He said and she gave him kiss on his forehead.
"So, where is Mercedes?"
"She's in the room you ladies go ahead back TJ and I will be out here working on tracing the alphabet."
Mercedes POV
In bed flipping through the channels looking for something to watch when the bedroom door opened no knock or nothing.
"Hey Mercedes!" Brittany and Santana were took off their shoes and got in bed with me.
"Hey ladies, where's Rachel, Quinn, and Stacey?"
"They should be here shortly."
"I'm here!" Stacey announced as she did the same as them and jumped in bed with me. "So, we're just waiting on Quinn and Rachel."
"Yup. So Mercedes how's everything?"
"Everything's been fine."
"Are you sure? Brittany asked.
"Yeah I am. Why?"
"Well, we heard that our nephew went over to the left. What caused that?"
I was about to answer when Quinn and Rachel showed up with 2 bags of pregnancy tests.
"Hi guys. Sorry we're late. Did we miss anything?" As they joined us on the bed so I was in the middle Santana was to my left and Brittany to my right and at the foot of the bed were Stacey, Quinn and Rachel.
"No, we were just getting started Mercedes was going to answer my question but what's up with those 2 bags of pregnancy test?"
"Oh, Sam told Rachel to stop by and get pregnancy tests and we somewhat bought out the store."
"You're pregnant?!" Stacey, Quinn and Brittany asked me as I covered my ears. "We're waiting?"
"I don't know that's why I asked for a pregnancy test. Not enough for me to start my own collection."
"Well, we never know besides we want to make sure that it's accurate."
"Okay now that we got that cleared up, what made our nephew pop off?"
"TJ popped off?" Rachel and Quinn asked at the same time.
"Yeah."
"For what?" Stacey followed up.
"Okay this is what happened. Well remember when we went to the beach and I was going to go shopping with you all."
"Yeah."
"Well, I got a phone call from Tank's mother. She was going off in my ear on how could I file charges against Tank and he misses TJ and she just started putting doubt in my mind and then I started really listening to her."
"'Cedes."
"I know so put it on the back burner and I didn't let it get in the way of our beach trip so when we returned home I decided to go in and have a talk with TJ to see if he missed Tank an about possibly going back home."
"Why?"
"Let me finish...so I asked TJ did he miss his father and he of course he said no and then I said I'm thinking about us leaving and going back home and that's when he hit the wall he said out his little mouth, "he don't miss me! He's bullshit! I fucking hate him! I hate you mommy!"".
"No. TJ?! He said that."
"Oh wow! He had a lot of anger inside of him!"
"Yeah, once he said that I was shocked and it hurt me hearing my baby say he hated me. I never thought that he'd mouth those words ever. Sam, came in and made him apologize and he did and after his apology I ran out of his room crying and Sam took care of everything else and then today me thinking I might be pregnant because he…so yeah. It's a lot."
"We're here for you girl and you have us to lean on. Don't think about what his mother say okay think about your son and how happy he's been. Was he ever this happy at home?"
"No, not all of the time he had his highs and lows just like me."
"So, why did you think of going back if you know your son is happy where he is now?"
"His father."
I told them as they all rolled their eyes and heavily sighed.
"Mercedes you know how my brother life was before you came back into his life. He had a girl almost every other month. I got tired of him giving the girls keys and he'd have to call Stevie to change his locks after he'd kicked him them out after they would bad mouth you. That's a rule in this house you can't bad mouth Mercedes Jones in this house, Sam's rule. He had all those girls but the only girl who had his heart was you. Sarah, she was here that night you showed up and Sam gave her the Evans royal exit you know why. He loves you Mercedes and TJ and TJ has a father and that's my brother Sam. Sam is the happiest I've seen him, TJ is happy, and you are happy. Like, Brittany said don't listen to his mother."
"You guys are right. I was just being so foolish in my thinking. I didn't know how Sam's life was before. I'd just met ran into him at the grocery store and we exchanged numbers and he told me where he lived and I showed up one night after Tank hit me. Almost every month he had a girl?"
"Yeah."
"And I still had his heart?"
"Yes. Sam Evans is crazy about his girl Mercedes." The pillow I was hugging I bought it to my face and smiled into it as the girls were all awing.
"Okay. Okay. Sam loves Mercedes we know this but there could be a baby in the middle of this. Let's go take one of these tests. You got to pee?" Quinn asked.
TJ's POV
"Daddy, what are they doing in you and mommy's bedroom?"
"They're having girls time."
"So, that's why we're having boys time?"
"Yeah, you can say that but were having a little learning session. Let me see you write your S's."
"I don't like writing S's I draw them backwards and my b's."
"That's why we're working on them."
I was working on my letters when you know who showed up. There's no need in saying it because you know.
"TJ! What are you guys working on?"
"My letters."
"Okay. Mind if I join you guys."
"No." Daddy said as Stevie joined us on the floor.
"I see that Rachel, Stacey and Brittan and Santana are here. Quinn isn't here?"
"No, Aunt Quinn is here her car is just in the shop."
"Okay. So, what letters are we working on?"
"All of them."
"Okay."
Mercedes POV
"Did you pee?!" Brittany yelled while I was sitting on the throne.
"No, I don't have to pee!"
"Okay, I'm going to go get you something to drink and some drinks and snacks for us because she's probably going to take a while to pee and I'm hungry." Santana said, I washed my hands and exited the bathroom and she came back with almost everything in the damn refrigerator she even had a few of TJ's puddings and Motts apple sauces.
"Here drink." Rachel handed me water. After chugging down a couple of bottles of water and just having a good time with the ladies I finally had to pee. I returned to the bathroom with a cup and I peed in it and I stuck the first pregnancy test in there and left in the bathroom.
"You not going to stay in there and watch it."
"No. I'm not. I'm going to wait out here." I had to pee again and I repeated the process of peeing in a cup and putting the pregnancy test in there. I peed a few times and finally it came time for us to see what the results said.
"Who is going to go in there?"
"I say we all go."
"Okay." We all went into the bathroom and find a seat where we could.
"What do the tests say?"
"They say. You are…."
Sam's POV
The ladies finally left and TJ was now working on his math cards with Stevie. I went back into the bedroom and she was just sitting there on the couch fiddling with her fingers and lost in her own thoughts.
"'Cedes. How the girl time go?"
"It was good we had a good time. They lifted my spirits."
"That's good I'm glad their gone though, because Santana was going to eat us out of house and home. You know she took a couple of TJ's go-gurt for the road."
"She didn't."
"She did." I sat beside her and patted her knee and then took her hand in mine. "Before you tell me about the pregnancy test results and what it says let's talk about us. We've fallen back into a relationship and I'm wondering are you ready to be in one….again with me?" I touched my chest with my left hand.
"I never thought about that, you are right we just somewhat picked up where we left off at 7 years ago but I have baggage and you don't seem to mind."
"No, I don't mind I love TJ I love him with all of my heart just checking to see, where you are at? You just left an abusive relationship and I'm not trying to rush you into one another relationship which will be a healthy one."
"I know Sam. To answer your question about do I want to be in a relationship with you. Yes, you are the only one that completes me and I say we take things slow. Slow. Slow."
"How slow are you talking? You moving into the guest room slow or slow with the physical side because I can live without sex but I can't live without you and TJ."
"Sam…."
"It's true. That day can wait just as long as I got you and him. I'm good. I love you, Mercedes
"I love you too Samuel." I gently put my forehead on hers and I gave her a quick kiss. "So, what does the test say?"
"The test, because I took a few they all say that…. I'm pregnant."
I sighed rubbing my chin with my left hand and then I tapping my left fingers on my ankle. "Okay. So, what are we going to do? Do you want to have the baby and we raise him or her, have the baby and give it up for adoption or abort? Anyone you decide I'll be there 100% to support you."
"Well abortion is out of the question."
"So, we're down to two options have the baby for us to raise or have the baby and put him or her up for adoption?"
"I think…I want to have this baby."
"Okay, having the baby it is and everything you didn't do with TJ you'll get to do. So shall we go tell TJ the news?"
"Yeah, let's go tell him." I helped her up off of the couch and hugged her and then we left to find TJ, Stevie was still in the house but I had a feeling I knew where he was at.
"Where's Uncle Stevie, munch?"
"Game room." TJ said I knew he couldn't stay out of there for a whole 5 days which is good because Mercedes and I needed to have this talk with TJ.
"TJ mommy has something to tell you so stop working on your letters and come over here."
"Okay. What is it?" He asked as I rubbed Mercedes back as she started telling him the news.
"You're going to be a big brother."
"Yay!" He was jumping up and down and then stopped and I could tell by his expression he had a question.
"You have a question son?"
"Yeah, is my little brother or sister daddy's or him?"
"The baby is Tanks."
"Why can't you and daddy have a baby? Why the baby got to be his?" He pouted and folded his arms and there was no celebration.
"TJ, one day your mommy and I will give you a little brother or a sister but mommy is pregnant we should be happy remember what we talked about real daddy."
"Yeah I remember daddy. But you can do it to mommy and then you can kick Tank's baby out of there then the baby can be really yours."
"I wish I could do it to your mommy too son."
"Sam." She hit me on my shoulder and gave me a sideways look.
"Um…sorry but that space is already occupied and it doesn't work like that but I promise you one day daddy will get mommy pregnant so the baby can be mine. Besides what do you know about doing it anyway?"
"The playground." He said walking away.
"TJ come back here." Mercedes said as he returned and sat on the ottoman. The playground? Who is talking about it on the playground?"
"Us kids."
"I need to know what they're saying about it."
"Well…they said that the mommy gets on top of the daddy or the daddy gets on top of the mommy and they jump up and down until the mommy screams in the end and daddy goes to sleep."
I couldn't contain my laughter I started laughing and put the pillow over my face. Kids! They really do be saying the darndest things.
"Sam stop laughing. Um, TJ munchkin your daddy and I will talk to you about that at a later date how about you go finish your working on your letters."
"Okay."
I peeked over the pillow that was still covering my face and 'Cedes was laughing too. "I need to go to this playground."
Uncle Stevie finally left after I tossed him out well I didn't really toss him out it was around eight o'clock and I just wanted to spend some alone time with my family. TJ was in our room sleeping in between Mercedes and I, Mercedes was just lost in her thoughts again her face was of melancholy.
"You've been quiet since you got in bed. What's up?"
"My parents I haven't talked to them since I told them I was pregnant with TJ and me finding out that I'm pregnant again made me think of them."
"5 years?"
"Yeah. I don't even know if they want to talk to me."
"They probably do you should call them."
"They might have changed their number."
"And you won't know unless you call. Call baby." I took the phone out of TJ's hand and handed it to her and she put on the nightstand. "Okay, you won't call them. I'll call on my phone."
"You still have my parents' number in your phone?"
"Yeah. It was my number 2 number but when you and I stopped talking and you got with Tank and changed your number it became my number 1 number now it's back to number 2 number." I scrolled down to Jones Residence and hit call. First ring someone answered.
"Hello, Jones Residence, Joshua speaking." I heard her father as she gasped.
"Hello Mr. Jones."
"Sam?"
"Yes, sir it's me."
"What are you doing calling us out of the blue? At this hour? Is it Mercedes? Has Mercedes called you? You know she left Tank. Do you know where she's at? You know she had a baby?" He was pilling on the questions. I finally got a word in.
"Yes, she's sitting right here and I know she has a baby."
"Baby, our prayers have been answered she's with Sam!"
"SAM!" I heard her mother scream in the background. "Give me that phone Joshua." I heard some rumbling and then her voice. "Sam Evans. Thank God for you! You don't know how many nights I've wondered where my baby was. Is she beside you?"
I looked over at Mercedes and she was crying. "Yes, ma'am she's right here crying. I'll put her on speakerphone so she can talk to y'all. Speak baby."
"H-Hi mom."
"Mercedes it's so good to hear your voice. How have you been? How's TJ? Is he in the room with you and Sam?"
"I'm good, nice hearing you voice too mom. TJ's right here he's sleep."
"Is that where you've been staying since you've left Tank?"
"How you know I left Tank?"
"He called looking for you about a week ago but that's neither here nor there. I'm just glad you're with Sam and the both of you are safe. Is TJ sleep?" TJ had woken up by then.
"No, he just woke up. TJ, these are your grandparents my parents, like daddy's parents."
"Yeah."
"He's so sound so cute." Mercedes mother said.
"Can you say hi granny and granddaddy?"
"Hi granny hi granddaddy."
"Hi TJ. We love you!" Her father said.
"I love you too."
"Awww… Can you send us a picture of TJ. We don't have no pictures of him and there is none on the web we've searched."
"Sure as soon as we get off the phone. I'll send you one from my phone so you can have my number. It's a lot I have to talk to you guys about but I know it's ten o'clock there so I'm going to let you guys go."
"Okay. Sam!"
"Yes, sir."
"Take care of my daughter and grandson."
"Always." I gave her a crooked smile.
"Okay. I'll call you tomorrow baby. Bye."
"Say bye TJ."
"Bye granny and granddaddy."
"Bye TJ."
I hung up the phone and she was happy.
A/N: She's pregnant y'all! DAMN! DAMN! DAMN! [DROPS JUICE BOWL] Okay. Will Tank and his mother find out? What will Mercedes tell her mother why or not? It's about to get crazy if it hasn't been crazy already!