A/N: MINI UPDATE! I'LL BE BACK IN A FEW HOURS! I just had to get something out to you guys! Chapter 30 is in the works.
Tank's POV
"So, what was the name of the person that Vito shot?"
"His name was Stevie Evans." I picked up a piece of his junk mail and tossed it over to her.
"Evans? TJ has the last name of Evans. You think that is the guy she over there playing house with?"
"I don't know Vito came across this website and it list the people she was in relationships with and this guy name Sam Evans is listed."
"Well, search the guy more than likely there is a picture of him we can compare the photo I took to this Sam guy."
I hit up Google images and typed in his name and few pictures popped up. "Let's see if they look alike." I found a picture that was good size and she began comparing their features.
"Yeah, yeah, yup, he got those eyes same hair color. They are brothers. We have a match so it's either one of these two. Have you met this Sam guy before?"
"I met him once but that was 7 years ago I wasn't paying any attention to him I was paying attention to 'Cedes. So, who is this Sarah girl?"
"She's a girl that I met she said her boyfriend kicked her out and she wants to get back at him so I told her that I'd help her so that's why we're doing this and I told her to meet me here."
"Okay. Is she cute?"
"She alright. Now back to this Stevie Evans, is he really dead because I haven't heard anything in the news about a shooting victim that's dead."
"I haven't heard anything myself so to me he's dead."
"What if he isn't dead and he tries to get back at you?"
"He won't get back at me and even if he tried to I'd shoot him my damn self and then I'd find Mercedes kill her, Sam I'd kill him and then I'll take TJ."
"Well, let's hope it doesn't get that far because you dodge charges the last time fool ass police didn't Mirandize you let you go out there and pull that I don't think I could find a lawyer to represent your ass."
"Whatever? I'm thinking about using this phone you know as my new phone whoever bought this phone is still paying the bill."
"Think 'Cedes bought this phone?"
"I don't know it had numbers in it but it got wiped clean so whoever bought this phone know her since I don't have their number and more than likely she don't remember this number I can use it and block it."
Sam's POV
I arrived at the hospital and headed on up to Stevie room and he was on the phone talking to someone. I didn't enter his room. I just wanted to know.
"Yeah they came and talked to me. No I didn't tell them anything, Why not? I want to handle it myself…"
"Handle what?!" I yelled at him finally walking inside his room. "Who is that on the phone?"
"Look, I got to go. Bye."
"Who was that?!"
"No one it was just Puck he got the number from Stacey and he just called to see how I was and then he asked if the detectives had come to talk to me and I said yeah but I didn't tell them nothing. I want to handle it myself and then you barged in."
"Why didn't you tell them? This could be Tank. Hell, why you want to handle this yourself?! You know what you put us through?! TJ through?! I never want to see my son cry like that again it hurt because I couldn't fix it and here you are again trying to be Mr. Badass all of a sudden."
"I'm sorry bro I just want to do something to get back at him and I ended up here not him."
"Do you know who shot you at least?"
"Yeah, but I'm not telling you."
"Why not? Why don't you want to tell me Stevie?"
I asked and he looked away at the window.
"Fine you don't have to tell me but maybe you will change your mind when you see this." I placed TJ's drawing on his table. "See what he drew. He drew you and him playing on the playground and in the game room. I was going to stay here and sit with you but I think you need to be left here alone and think about your next move and what you will lose if you go ahead and do what you thought about doing. Remember how you never came around me because I was having different women in my house and you returned because I was happy again because I had 'Cedes and TJ, I don't want to do that with you but if I have to I will. I love you Stevie but I have a family to look after. I'm out."
TJ's POV
Mommy was outside talking to granny, Grandma Mary, Aunt Stacey, and grandpa are all upstairs sleep, granddaddy is knocked out on the couch and Uncle Julius and Uncle JJ said that they were going to the airport to pick up some people. So, I'm listening in on mommy and granny convo.
"Does Stevie being shot has to something with Tank?"
"That we don't know. Possibly, could be, I just hope not because if it is there is no telling in what Sam will do."
"Have you thought about getting a restraining order against him? I mean you said that TJ and Puck ran into them. Did he try to grab TJ from Puck?"
"Oh no, if Tank would have laid a hand a finger a hair piece on TJ Puck would have let him have it. No, I haven't thought about getting a restraining order he hasn't called me since a week back and like I said that was the first time I saw him face to face since I left. So I think we're fine."
"Well your mother thinks you're not fine you know he called us when you left him and said that you kidnapped TJ."
"Why would he say that? Why would I kidnap my own son?"
"I don't know but I had to set him and his crusty ass mother straight. Don't anyone bad mouth my kids, husband, or grandson. They'll have another thing coming. Now Tank on the other hand he would…"
Granny was saying something but Chew-Chew came out of nowhere and jumped on my back and started licking my ear.
"Stop Chew-Chew. Get off me Chew-Chew." Granny picked up Chew-Chew and I got up off the floor and began wiping my ear.
"What were you doing down there on the floor? TJ were you listening to our conversation?"
"No, mommy I wasn't listening to your conversation."
"Are you sure?"
"I'm sure. I was just looking for something."
"I thought you were going through the photo album with granddaddy."
"I was but granddaddy went to sleep. See he's over there snoring right now."
"I'm back!" Uncle JJ announced. "Look who I found at the airport trying to get some girl number."
"J3?"
"No grandpa. Grandpa come on in here."
"Here I come you was messing up my groove." He hit Uncle JJ and his hat flew off I laughed.
"Grandpa come on, you 89 years old she was clearly Aunt Bernice age."
"So, what 89 can go into 65 as many times as I want." Mommy covered my ears but I still heard some and Uncle JJ and the guy next to Uncle JJ were shaking their heads. "Anyway where is my granddaughter that's the only reason I'm out here to see her?"
"She's right there Grandpa."
"'Cedes you haven't aged at all! You still look like the little girl from when I used to bounce you on my knee."
"I do?!"
"He's going senile." Uncle JJ whispered to mommy.
"Hell, I'm not going senile I'm smart ass a whip. Now I need to sit down this fool driving made me want to drive and they took my license years ago."
"I'll help him."
"J3!"
"Cedes! I've been waiting hug you this since I got off that flight."
"Hey little man."
"….why are you in here sleep? It's well I don't know what time it is." Mommy's grandpa was hitting at grandpa with his stick. "Get up."
"I'm up dad. I was just taking a nap."
"Who needs naps?"
"Mommy I like him."
"Now who is this little boy with Jones features?"
"Grandpa this is my son, TJ. TJ this is your great-grandpa."
"Hi." I waved.
"Come over here boy? How old are you?" I held up my hand and he counted on my fingers.
"One, two, three, four, five. You 5 years old. What's your name?"
"TJ."
"What does TJ stand for?"
"Thaddeus Joshua. What's your name?"
"My name is Herbie Jones III, Esq., but you can call me PawPaw."
"Okay PawPaw."
"Now can I get something to eat that plane food was nasty I should have bought me some BBQ ribs on there."
"He still eats ribs?"
"All the time, daddy I'm going to fix you a sandwich."
"Okay."
"Let me tell you a story TJ. I remember when…."
PawPaw was telling a story but I wasn't too interested in it I kept thinking about what I overheard granny and mommy say that Tank might try to come and get me. I hope not I got it good here it would hurt mommy and daddy if that happened.
"…funny right."
"Yeah PawPaw it's funny."
Mercedes POV
J3 and my brother decided to do a little site seeing with Uncle Julius. Mom is inside already preparing dinner, Dad and TJ are back looking through the photo album and grandpa and I are outside.
"'Cedes I'm glad you reached out to your parents they've been worried sick over you and so have I just wish your grandmother would have been here to see this moment."
"Grandma died?"
"Yeah, oh about 5 years now she passed away on June 27th."
"Wow…that's TJ's birthday. I wish I would have known but…"
"It's okay. Just know that TJ has a special angel watching out for him. You know she told me she dreamed of a little boy before she passed. I thought she was going crazy but when your parents told me that you had a baby I put them together. So she saw him."
"Awww…grandma."
"Yeah, but she's watching over him and you. So tell me who is his daddy it better not be that boy, Trank, Link, Kink, Krink, Trick, hoe hell I don't know."
I chuckled. "Y-yeah, grandpa it's him and it's Tank."
"Ugh…that motherfucker."
"Grandpa!"
"I'm sorry just that's just how I feel. Who these white folk?" He said as Mary and Dwight came over to us.
"Mercedes, we're going to head on back over to the hospital now."
"Okay Mary and Dwight this is my grandfather, Herbie, Herbie this is Sam's mother, Mary and father Dwight."
"Nice to meet you."
"You too so we're out. We're spending the night at the hospital again so let Sammy know when he gets back."
"Let Sam know I thought he was at the hospital with Stevie."
"Stevie said he dropped off TJ's picture and left he's not back yet so."
"Alright."
"I wonder where Sam, went at."
"Who is Sam?"
"Sam is my boyfriend grandpa."
"The guy that you were hot/cold with all throughout high school and NYC."
"Yes, you remember him."
"Yeah I do. He made a great impression on me that other fool ass. So, where is he at?"
Here we go again I have to tell this story. I think I just need to get all of my family who are here now in a room and just share with them.
"I left him grandpa, he hit me….."