A/N: The Pizza Hut was good everyone and their momma was up in there I was like damn! First of the month! Wake up, wake up, wake up it's the 1st of the month get up, get up, get up a little BTNH for y'all. Let me say this I LOVE this story I've dropped so many words in 22 days I can't get enough of this you see why y'all get so many updates in a day I'm just as into it as y'all and I'm writing it. I'm really going to be sad when I have to end this. I don't want to end it but I'm going to have to 'cause I have the sequel to work on y'all itching to get there. [I just got sad typing this Jay get yourself together] Last word is "there" a little throwback for y'all from the 1999, Take me there, I wanna go there take me there, let's go there take me to that great place with wonders and wishes.

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UPDATE: CHAPTER 39 IS IN PROGRESS.. [3:18 PM]

UPDATE: Chapter 39 we're sitting at 3k+ words. 9:21 PM Will be posted in a hour or two.

Tank's POV

"I'm going to police to file charges so they can see what those people did to us." I'm looking in the mirror at my face. "Man, that chick fucked me up with her heels."

"Well, you were the one that threw the first punch."

"Who side are you on? Their side or mine?" I walked out of the bathroom and went downstairs.

"I'm just saying I told you that was the guy who beat me up yesterday and thankfully I wasn't the one who got the worst beat down that crazy chick was out there going off in Spanish she threw down those heels caught you good. Okay I'm on your side but if you file charges they are going to see that we were the ones at fault."

"Man fuck you. You saw 'Cedes standing there not joining in." I pulled some frozen peas out freezer and put them on my face. "Aww… She knew better if she would have touched me I would have punched her now that she knows that I know where she stay at she's going to be a little paranoid whenever she leaves that house."

"We'll see." My phone started ringing and I picked it up and it was Sarah. "What girl? Nah, I was down at the HQ until early this morning I just got up like 2 hours ago. No. I showed my cousin where he stays at and we got into a little fight."

"Little my ass 2 against 8 and a pair of heels say that was nothing little about that. Even the old guy clocked me good. Dude had a good left hook."

I kissed my teeth. "Question? How do you know my mother? Okay. High school, from way back. Okay. Alright. Look, the plan is still on we just going to have to hang low like under the radar low. So this probably will be the last you hear from. Cool. Bye."

"So you going underground or some shit?"

"No, I'm just going to be around just lurking. Y'all just won't see me. I'm out."

TJ's POV

All of the adults were in the game room talking about what just happened not too long ago Aunt Tana made Gabby and I lunch we wanted to eat outside but seeing as Tank and Rick showed up she said eating inside was safer.

"Mommy, who was that man you were hitting with your Jimmy Choos?"

"That was a very bad man. He did bad things to your Aunt 'Cedes so that's why mommy went out there with all of the other adults and beat him like Bubba will one day." She let out a content sigh.

"Oh." Gabby took a couple more bites of her sandwich. "Are all men bad mommy?"

"No, not all men aren't bad just some are, your Uncle Sam, Uncle Puck, Uncle Artie, Uncle Blaine, Uncle Kurt and Uncle Stevie are not scum they're good men that the both of you have in your lives so does Ian and Logan. When the both of you grow up and start dating I want you." She pointed at Gabby. "I want you to find someone like your uncles that will love you, fight for you, and protect you same for you TJ be like your daddy he loves your mommy, how he makes her smile and laughs." I nodded my head. "Yeah, okay. After lunch we'll go into the living room and watch us a movie."

"Auntie I'm still grounded I can't watch TV."

"You'll be watching TV with me it is fine. Now the both of you eat and then we'll find us a good movie on Netflix."

"Okay." We continued eat our lunch when the front door opened we turned to see who it was and it was just Aunt Stacey.

"Hi Aunt Stacey!"

"Hi TJ. Tana and Gabby." She said going up the stairs and then I looked back she was coming into the kitchen. "What are you guys doing here?"

"I was out with Gabby and decided to stop by for a visit and when I pulled up the front door it was opened, TJ was on the couch crying because he ran off at the mouth with the curse words and 'Cedes popped him in the mouth." She looked at me and I dropped my head looking at my plate.

"TJ you did what?! I am going to have to tell Uncle Stevie about this and he's not going to like hearing that his nephew was swearing." She sighed. "Where is my brother?"

"Sam and 'Cedes are in the game room with her family talking about what happened out back like 2 hours ago."

"What happened two hours ago?"

"Tank showed up here."

"WHAT?! YOU ARE KIDDING ME?! HOW DOES HE KNOW THIS ADDRESS?!"

"Hey! Stop yelling! That I don't know I just showed up here for a visit and the front door was opened, TJ was lying on the couch from being popped in the mouth I asked him what was going on outside because 'Cedes was yelling people names so I asked TJ what was going on he said, "Tank", I sprinted my behind to that window I looked out I said a quick prayer took off my heels, my Jimmy Choos pushed some random guy out the way and went to town on him. Then Mercedes yelled that she might call the cops so they started running but Mercedes cousin and I chased after them you can go look outside right now everything is tore up. Sam's going to have to replace that." She looked outside and her mouth dropped. "Yup it was 8 folks against Crusty and an unknown I wish Musty would have came too so I could have laid a few hits on her even PawPaw was out there fighting he dropped that cane and started really going at it."

"PawPaw?" She asked surprised.

"Yup Aunt Stacey PawPaw."

"Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Wow." Auntie was at a, lost for words she sat down right beside me. "PawPaw? I just came back here to get my laptop because Stevie remembered that he hooked his surveillance camera up to the internet so he wants to check it wait until he hears this."

Mercedes POV

We've been in the game room for over an hour and I'm ready to get up out of here. I'm tired of talking about Tank he just pops up and ruins all things that are going good.

"Mercedes you told me when I first got here when we had our talk out back that Sam's brother got shot, does Sam brother being shot have anything to do with Tank. I think I asked you this before but you said you didn't know."

"Maybe Mama it probably does because this is TJ's 3rd run in with Tank, 1st one as at Target, yesterday was that all, at home not to even mention 'Cedes had a run in with him too."

"Wait. Wait. What you mean at the mall yesterday y'all both had run-ins with Tank crusty ass? Is that why you and TJ took forever to come pick up 'Cedes and I at the front entrance. That's why you were lost in your thoughts 'Cedes?"

"Yeah, mom."

"Why didn't you tell me Mercedes?" She crossed her arms. "Anything could have happened. He could have snatched TJ and y'all 3 were off at the damn casino yesterday. You should have told me." She hit out at Uncle Julius and daddy. "What did Tank say to you?"

""Tank told me that "We had a good thing going on? You know you hurting my son like this. Got him calling some other man daddy? I'm his father. I'm the one that bust in you! I'm the one that dealt with all your shit for 9 months. Now you over there playing house. I'm going to stalk your ass like a motherfucking hawk and I'm going to find out where you stay at and get my son back and you back. Speaking of 9 months shouldn't you be pregnant with my baby again. I hope it's a little girl and she looks like me. I'm leaving. Also you a bitch for what you did to my mother?".

"Pregnant again?! Mercedes are you pregnant with Tank's baby?! Please say you are not!" She clapped with every word she said.

"No, I'm not pregnant although there was a scare. I took a pregnancy test that said I was pregnant I took quite a few but come to find out they were out of date because I started craving salty foods and I found one that wasn't I took it and I'm not pregnant."

"Whew! Thank the Lord! Babies are a blessing but don't scare me like that." She held her chest catching her breath. "Now what about TJ's run-in with him?"

"Mama, the situation was handled. Tank didn't touch TJ, TJ was fine with me had he laid a finger on him, I would have beat him down like we all did today. Nobody touches my son or my wife."

"Son or wife? Sam you and Mercedes aren't married." Daddy told Sam he looked over at me and nodded for him to tell them.

"Yes, we are." He answered and they all turned their attention to me and then they looked back at Sam everyone except JJ. "We're married." He held up his left hand and I did the same.

"You didn't ask for my permission! How could you run off and do such a fool ass thing Mercedes?"

"It wasn't a fool thing to do daddy! Tank didn't sign the birth certificate and for the safety of TJ Sam and I got married a few days ago in Vegas because if anything were to happen to me I'd know my son is safe. I don't want him to go with Tank or his people. I'd rather TJ be raised by Sam and his family."

"You didn't even think about us?"

"Mom truth be told no I did not it just happened so quickly, Sam came up with the idea I agreed, he printed off both of our marriage licenses we filled them out on the plane, found a chapel, got married, and came back home and found out that Stevie was shot all in a few hours."

"So you're Mercedes Renee Evans or Evans-Jones?" Daddy asked me.

"Evans. TJ's an Evans too." Daddy shook his head and got up and walked around in a few circles. "Daddy Sam and I are going to get married again you'll be able to give me away we're going to do it right but this had to be done."

He walked over to Sam and folded his arms. "Pops, I know you're upset but I did what I had to do protect my family and I know that you would have done the same if you were in my shoes."

"You're right. I would have." He patted Sam on his shoulder. "Although I wasn't there I approve of this marriage. Baby? Daddy? Julius? J3? JJ? Y'all approve of this."

"I been knew dad. I approved of it when I got it out of her the first night commitment ring. Yeah right." He laughed.

"Why didn't you tell me?" Mom smacked JJ with the pillow a couple of times.

"Look, here the mother of Sista Souljah that wasn't for me to tell you that was Mercedes call and she told you all, be happy because it could have been Tank."

"Oh, hell to the no! I approve of this marriage. Don't we all?"

"Yeah, I told y'all they were married. I approve just remember what I told you that day you had my granddaughter worried about you."

"Yes, PawPaw I'll never forget it."

"So, do your parents know?" Uncle Julius asked.

"They do not but we're going to tell them in a couple of days. They have so much going on with Stevie but just know they love Mercedes and TJ so they'll be happy for her and me."

"Good. I approve of this. J3?"

"It's fine with me any man that does what Sam does and helps his brother in law in a fight. It's cool with me. Look can I get tickets to the game. I'm not a fan of the Chargers or nothing like that just when my team play y'all team."

"I'll see what I can do J3."

"That's one good thing that came out of this whole Tank ordeal you two are married and TJ has a family but what are you going to do to keep your family safe Sam? You're going to be traveling a lot football isn't a stable gig where you can stay in one place. How in the hell did he find out where you live?"

"My ex-girlfriend she wasn't my girlfriend long like for a few days and when Mercedes showed up on my doorstep 3 weeks back I kicked her out of the house."

"You're joking Sam?"

"No, I'm not. When Mercedes showed up I kicked Sarah to the curb I told Mercedes when she first got with that guy that none of my relationships would last long because I only wanted her that if she came back to me whoever I was with I'd break up with them and I did. I don't regret it at all. I'll do it again in a heartbeat."

"Damn that's love. Think this girl might try to get back at you?"

"Probably but I have a wife and she fights dirty." We kissed.

"Okay. So, what are you going to do about Tank? That question still hasn't been answered."

"Well I have a few things planned and I already took care of one with my brother down for the count, JJ will be moving out her to live with 'Cedes and I, I'm going to be getting a new fence put up some no trespassing signs, I'm going to file a restraining order on Tank, his cousin and Sarah, also I'm going to hire a security guard 1 or 2 or however many that will keep my mind at ease while I'm not here. So, are we all straight here?"

"I think so. A lot of things were cleared up and out in the open. We're good here."

"Good."

Stevie's POV

"Finally you made it back. What took you so long just to get a laptop?"

"Where's mom and dad?" She placed down the backpack on the chair.

"They went for a walk. Why?"

"Good because I have to tell you something that you will not believe this happened at Sam's house a couple hours ago. I took pictures because I didn't believe it myself.

"What?" She sat down and inhaled and exhaled two times with each inhale brushed her hands inward and exhale she released outward. "Okay. Tank showed up."

"What?! How does he know Sam's address?!"

"That I don't know but Tank got his ass got beat down." She pulled out her phone. "Whup ass!"

"By who?"

"Get ready, Sam, J3, JJ, Uncle Julius, Mercedes mother and father, her 89 year old grandfather and Santana."

My jaw dropped. "No."

"Yes everything in the backyard is unusable!" She handed me her phone and I scrolled throw the pictures she took "Sam's going to have to get everything brand spankin' new and on top of all of that your favorite nephew dropped some choice billingsgate."

"What? What is billingsgate? I want to make sure I'm getting upset about the right thing because to me that sounds like the name of a city or town."

"It is but billingsgate is course language he dropped some curse words and 'Cedes wasn't too happy about he got popped in the mouth."

"Now I'm pissed. He's only 5 they can't blame me for that he only learned about sex at the park with me. Beat down and curse words in one day. I got to get up out this hospital. I'm missing all the good stuff. Let me see your laptop and after we get done. I'll call Sam so I can talk to TJ to know how upset I am."

She set up her laptop I logged in with my information and there she is. "Home sweet home still looks good. What you want to see?"

"Let's go back to the day when you got shot the morning after so start around midnight." I went to the midnight hour and nothing much was going on so I fast-forwarded the video until I saw a car pull up in my driveway. "Why is there a car pulling up in my driveway?"

TJ's POV

All the adults finally came out the game room they were in there for a long time whatever they talked about had to be very much important. Mommy looks like she's been crying, daddy too hopefully they forget to talk to me about what I said.

"TJ come here, daddy and I want to talk to you upstairs." Man! So much for wishful thinking.

"Why can't we go into the game room and talk about it?" I asked as I walked up the stairs. "Y'all room or mine?"

"Our room." They both said as I lagged behind them walking slowly.

"TJ, come on you are lagging and I think you're doing it on purpose bring it on in here because I don't want to have to give you a part 2 of your part 1 you got earlier." Mommy said. If part 1 was being popped in the mouth then…I ran into their room and dove on the bed.

"So, what are we going to talk about?"

"You know. What you said earlier today? The 8 words that should not be in your vocabulary. Tell me those words again."

"The a-word, the b-word, the bs-word, the f-word, the mf-word, the d-word, the gd-word, the s-word".

"Right. Tell me where did you learn those words from?"

"It wasn't on the playground I learned those word it was from hearing Tank he said them to me so I used to think about saying it back to him in my mind."

"What do you think those words mean?" Daddy asked me and I shrugged my shoulders.

"I don't know. I just say them to say them. I thought it would be okay."

"Those words are never okay to say in public or in this house the swearing ends today you're too young to be talking like that, clean up your mouth or I'm going to clean it up for you, and you don't want mommy to clean up your mouth because when I get through with you, you'll be a new Thaddeus. Got me."

"Yes, ma'am. Am I excused now?"

"Yeah, you can go back downstairs and finish watching that movie."

Sam's POV

After that fight I was a little sore and Mercedes is giving me a massage which was interrupted by a phone call.

"Sam don't answer that."

"I don't want to but it's Stevie." I hit answer and put the phone to my ear. "What up Stevie? What? No. Are you sure?! Okay. Bye." I tossed my phone on the other side of the bed.

"What was that call about?"

"Tank."

"What about him now?"

"He knows where Stevie lives at."

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