A/N: Your favorite is back! Lls. Tank little simple ass Tank, don't y'all just love him? NOT! I hate typing for him he just grinds my gears but he just bring so much pain and annoys the hell out of the Evans Family. Lol. Will he show up again? Beats me! Another ditty BEAT IT! BEAT IT! Never mind with that ditty with that book yeah or that ditty it works both ways…anyway. I am so corrupt you'll see why! Maybe Tank needs to play with Sally she gives blue balls. Lls.

Tomorrow being Mother's Day I might post a special Mother's Day Chapter for this story. Take y'all into the future with Sam, Mercedes, TJ and someone special.

Happy Reading Guys (: 2 updates in a day it's been awhile since I did this.

Sam's POV

I rolled out of bed going over to my suitcase and started unpacking when I got here last night I just took off my shirt and pants and flopped in bed.

"Okay this shirt and…ooh what are these. No way. She did it!" I put it to my nose inhaling. "Gosh smells just like her." My dick jumped. I would rub one out right quick but I'll wait until later I pulled out my phone taking a selfie sending it off to her. "I can't wait until she sees this." I went into the bathroom to take care of my morning routine.

Mercedes POV

"So, what we do now mommy?"

"We wash our face." I wiped away some sleep from TJ's eye. "Brush our teeth and start our day and not think about the bad."

"Can we have pajama day?"

"Yeah today we can stay in our pajamas all day and maybe later if you're up for it we can work on that scavenger hunt daddy did for you and me."

"Okay." TJ and I took care of our morning hygiene after that we downstairs to find Puck was asleep on the couch. "Uncle Puck is still sleep. Wake him up or let him sleep?"

"Let him sleep you go ahead into the game room and I'll start on breakfast." I walked into the kitchen opening the refrigerator taking out the eggs, sausage, and fruit on top of the egg carton was a post it, it read. "I am in love with you, yes you!", Sam drew multiple hearts in different colors. "I'm in love with you too Sam."

"Morning 'Cedes." I looked up from my note Puck was stretching.

"Morning, Puck. What time did you go to sleep after everything calmed down?"

"Like an hour ago your brother called Stevie like last night saying that they're going to release him by noon today and Stevie's going to go pick him up."

"That's good." I began whipping up the batter for the pancakes.

"Need some help?"

"No."

"No? Here Mercedes sit I know you had a rough night I can make breakfast." He took the fork out my hand moving the bowl to the side ushering me to a chair. "Sit down." I sat. "Good. You want some orange juice?"

"Yes, please." Puck grabbed a cup pouring me a glass of orange juice.

"Thank you."

"No problem. So, fill me on everything I didn't have much time to talk to you on Sunday seeing as you were busy helping your mother and I've been busy myself. So what's been going on here?"

I took a few sips of my drink sitting the cup down. "A lot for starters TJ started dreaming about a monster just up out of the blue come to find out the monsters is Tank, he drew a picture of him on a playground running away from him, then we run into Tank at the mall, well TJ and Sam do in the parking lot then I had a run in with him before in a store, get back home I find out that Sam had a run in with Sarah too."

"And this all happened in one day."

"Yeah, TJ's dreams were like a night or two before all of this but that's nothing compared to when Sam told me that Tank and Sarah came by the house together?"

Puck dropped the pancake on the floor. "Shit." He picked it up tossing it in the trash. "They came by here. How do they know each other to begin with?"

I shrugged my shoulders. "I don't know, first time he came by with her then he returned the next day with his cousin Rick and my family along Tana beat them both down in the backyard everything got destroyed."

He went to the sliding door and guffawed. "I just thought that since you moved in with Sam that he told you to redecorate it was okay before it looks better now. Tana?!"

"Yeah, Tana. I saw her flying out the house with her heels in hand she was drumming up a beat on him and when I said I was going to call the cops they ran her and J3 ran after them."

"I feel some kind of way. None of y'all didn't call me to join in on that beat down. Was PawPaw out there too?"

I nodded my head laughing. "Yeah PawPaw."

"Not PawPaw! Now I'm really mad! 'Cedes, sis you know I want to beat the living shit out of him after hearing what he did to you and I know he did something to TJ too I can't have him walking upright I need his ass crippled or better yet dead. Do you think that he had something to do with last night?" He asked flipping the pancakes.

"Yes I totally believe so. Yesterday Sam's parents came by here they wanted to know who was Tank and what sent Stevie off the deep end and the doorbell rang, JJ answered it he said it was no one important but I believe it was Tank and when he saw JJ, he took off running."

"Did you ask him?"

"Yeah, I did. He said it wasn't him I somewhat believe him. Then TJ was outside looking for JJ and TJ can't be outside alone we already had a scare when Sam and I woke up he wasn't in the house. He was just on a walk with PawPaw that was scary but enough of a wake-up call."

"Well after breakfast I'll check the surveillance camera to see if it was him to put you at ease. Yeah, TJ can't play outside I'm on board with that. Did you call Sam last night after all of that?"

"No, he called me he said he couldn't sleep he felt something was wrong and he was right. He heard the fear in my voice."

"I'm surprised he didn't come home."

"He was going to, he asked me twice if I wanted him to return, I wanted to say yes so bad but, there are going to be times when he's not going to be able to return in a flash. Like its training camp for the team this is training for TJ and me."

"I'm going to be right here too you won't ever be in this house alone." He moved on to cracking the eggs. "So, are you planning on going out today I need to know so I can polish my weapon. I want it nice and pristine when bust a cap into Tank. I promise you I will."

"Can we not talk about guns as in last night that really scared TJ, Uncle Stevie got shot away from home and my brother gets shot here at his home."

"I'm sorry. So how was it with you, Sam and TJ saying goodbye was it better or worse?"

"Worse. Way worse we stood there." I pointed by the door. "We hugged like 10 times and he kissed me." I found JJ's tally sheet last night he called it Sam Goodbye kisses for Mercedes. "25 times." I smiled sliding it over to Puck. "TJ cried, I cried, 4 weeks, 4 weeks and everything is already started to crumble."

"Mercedes don't worry. He'll be home this weekend and if he can't make it back I'll drive you and TJ up there this weekend to be with him."

"Thanks Puck. Is breakfast almost done?"

"Yeah, you go get TJ and Stevie and I'll set the table."

"Okay." I headed into the game room. "TJ come baby, breakfast." He didn't answer me. "TJ come on…the game will be there when you get back." I took his controller setting it on the table.

"Man Uncle Stevie and I just made it to this level."

"'Cedes TJ and I just made it to this level."

"I do not care, we're eating breakfast now." I pointed to the dining room they both left the game room. I felt my phone buzz in my hand the text messages had started I opened it up there was a picture of Sam's dick draped over it were my panties. "Oooh its hanging on to something I rather be riding." I messaged back.

"You said something 'Cedes?" I put my phone behind my back and smiled.

"No, just Sam sent me something."

"What he send you?"

"Nothing important Stevie." I smiled at Stevie walking into the dining room.

Sam's POV

First day of training camp I'm getting my workout in doing a light jog around the field trying to clear my head on my second lap coach joined me.

"Sam you're kind of sluggish there? Did you get any sleep last night?"

"No, my wife's brother got shot." I said as I kept jogging I looked to see he was beside me he had stopped I walked back to him.

"Shot? Damn! Is he okay?"

"Yeah, he's good. He had on a bullet proof vest just that he was shot at my house."

"Yikes! Was your wife and son home?"

I scratched my head. "Yeah, they were. I couldn't get to sleep so I called home I was going to go back there to make sure that they were all alright but she told me to stay here and my brothers are there so I'm good we FaceTime all night well not all night talking I watched her and our son sleep and then this morning I had a talk with TJ." We started walking.

"That's good. Do you know who did it?"

"I have an idea of who did it he came by the house yesterday but he ran away before my brother could catch him."

"Does your wife know?"

I shook my head. "She knows I just didn't tell her because she and our son take it so hard when I leave home I didn't want her to worry any more than she already is."

"I think you should tell her, she needs to know." He patted me on my shoulder and started jogging.

"Morning Jones!"

"I should but I don't want to." I shook the thought from my mind started jogging again.

TJ's POV

Uncle Puck made a good breakfast this morning but nothing tops mommy I helped him with the dishes Uncle Stevie left to go pick up Uncle JJ they were releasing him earlier than we expected. Uncle Puck is in daddy's study mommy is in the bedroom with the door locked. Me well I'm at the door listening.

"What is mommy doing? I want to ask her can we do the scavenger hunt."

I pressed my ear against the door. "Oh…oh..oh.."

"TJ!" I jumped. "What are you doing listening at the door?"

"I wanted to ask mommy a question but it's locked."

"Locked?" He questioned jiggling the doorknob. "It's locked." He pressed his ear to the door quickly moving away from it. "Um…TJ's mommy handling some business. Personal business."

"What kind of business is she doing that keeps her saying oh…oh…oh? I folded my arms looking up at him. Seems I got him stumped he was sweating and turning red.

"T-TJ just go to the game room and once she's done…finished…taken care of her business then you can ask her that question."

"Okay."

Puck's POV

I made sure TJ went into the game room I waited at the top of the steps 5 minutes before I went down to check he was in there playing a game. I headed back upstairs I knocked on Mercedes door.

"Just a minute."

"Okay. Take your time." I leaned back against the wall I heard her unlock the lock the door opened. "Hey."

"Hey. Did you find anything on the video?"

"Um…yeah. I did but you know TJ is a little eavesdropper, right?"

"What?"

"I mean he was at this door ear pressed hard listening to you he asked me "What kind of business is she doing that keeps her saying oh…oh…oh?". Cedes jaw dropped.

"He heard that?!"

"Yes! Look, I know you miss Sam and all and at breakfast an hour ago you were a little happy I don't know what he sent you and I'm not going to try to figure it out or how you should do that just run some water or have the TV or music blaring or something." I looked at the bed the pillow still had her hand imprint. "I'm going down to the study whenever you feel like joining me to see what I found please do so." I went back to the study I started the video where I first spotted the ski-masked one. "Hey Mercedes."

"So, what is it?" She sat down I turned the monitor to face her.

"This is where I first spotted him." I changed to the other camera angle. "He came from the main street, he doesn't drive up so either his car is out there parked or he was dropped off. He runs up to the house and rings the doorbell and he looks into the camera." I paused the video.

"That's Tank! THAT'S TANK! Why did he tell me?!" She yelled I hit play letting the video play out you see JJ chasing Tank away from the house then you see TJ walk right outside starts playing in the dirt finally JJ comes running back in frame talking to TJ and they go inside. "He was here. I knew it! I felt it! I'm calling Sam."

Stevie's POV

Puck was going to go pick up JJ but I decided to pick him up seeing as we both got shot I don't know where his mind is at just want to spend time with him. I pulled up to the hospital where I was at not long ago he was outside waiting for me.

"Hopefully I didn't have you waiting too long. Traffic is a bitch. You good?" I asked JJ pulling off from the ER entrance.

"No, you straight. Yeah, I'm good just some bruising that vest came in handy." He rubbed his chest.

"It really did. Seeing you laid out took me back to when I got shot and seeing your sister cry well that broke me. I cried after everything calmed down. What happened?"

"I was just out there doing my walk I came across these two guys. They had on masks they just shot me no words or nothing. They both just shot me. I fell to the ground. What was going on while I was knocked out?"

"A lot. Mercedes was crying and screaming, TJ was crying and screaming, I was trying to keep my tears back but some fell and Puck was just stone face calm. Did you feel Cedes hitting you in the face?"

"No, she was?!"

"Yeah, not hard, hard but hard enough to wake the person up. Did you call your parents?"

"No, I don't want my mother jumping down my neck about this. She worried enough for the last 7 years with Mercedes now they're back on track. I don't need to set her off with this."

"When did you get that vest?"

"Oh, when Sarah and Tank ass showed up at the house while I was waiting on J3 to pick a color combo I dropped him off to get his own vehicle and then I went and got the vest after that I ended up at some park met up with Sam then went to her house got into a fight."

"I know I heard about the fight…wait. Sam was in a fight?"

"Yeah, I thought he told you?"

"Sam didn't tell me shit! When was this?"

"Um…this fight was…hell. Sam had come to visit you in the hospital I met him at the park because you wouldn't tell him something or you wouldn't talk to detectives and he was pissed at you, I was just finding out about what Mercedes went through and Sam told me the rest I was highly pissed so we went over there. Sam didn't want to come with me at first but he changed his mind we get there I go to the door Tank cousin Rick answered and he's talking all bark crap and we go at it then Sam jumped in helping me out. Mercedes was pissed about that but she got over it."

"Damn look I'm just glad you're alive every time my brother go away shit happens. A few weeks back it was me last night you." I turned on to a street JJ realized that this wasn't the way home.

"Yo! Where are we going? This isn't the way home."

"I know we're not going home. Just sit back and relax."

Tank's POV

Decided to come visit my mother today it's been awhile since I talked to her and let her in on what's been going on.

"So, what happened?"

"I went up to the house the first time with a ski-mask on and I rang the doorbell. I thought all of her folks were gone but her brother stayed back. Punk ass. So that later that night I sent two young kids back and I told them what I wanted done they shot twice in the chest."

"That's good. That's payback for that beat down they put on you and Rick. How could they? So, are you still going to go through with my plan?"

I gave my mother the, are you serious look. "Hell no I got my own plan I'm just going to wait until TJ is by himself and that's when I'll get him."

"Okay. You know school is starting soon."

"Yeah, I know."

"Maybe you can wait until he gets into a routine and go from there and then snatch him up she's bound to return to you then. Sarah still on board?"

"Yeah, she's still on board but the latest development in all of this is that she got served with a TRO."

"Did you get one?"

"Nope...you remembered I changed my name but I still sent the boys anyway to be on the safe side."

"How old are they?"

"They're young cats will do anything for cash I only paid them 1k."

"A piece?

"No $500 each which equaled to 1k. Well Na it was nice seeing you. I'll come visit you again."

"Why you leaving so quickly?"

"This place creeps me out and that guard keeps looking at me his name is Bubba and I'm not going to be his bitch." I got up and the guard let me out.

Mercedes POV

After watching the video with Puck I had to call Sam I was heated, pissed, upset and more so hurt. I sent Puck off to play with TJ so that he wouldn't eavesdrop in on this conversation. I've been calling his phone non-stop for the last hour and he hasn't picked up. I gave up calling for a minute he called me.

"Hey baby. Everything okay. You called me 25 times and didn't leave not one voice message."

"No, everything isn't fine I didn't want to talk to the voice automated you I wanted the real you." I didn't give him a chance to respond. "WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THAT IT WAS TANK WHO CAME HERE YESTERDAY?! I HAD TO FIND OUT THROUGH PUCK AND THE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO!"

"Baby…"

"No, don't baby me Sam you're suppose to tell me these things! Why didn't tell me?!"

"Listen on top of me leaving, my parents dropping, your parents leaving I didn't want to put more on you and the baby! I thought it was the right thing to do!" He yelled.

"It was the wrong thing to do Samuel! What if I were outside when he showed up? What if he were lurking in the bushes if I went to the door just to get some fresh or if I wanted to sit out there with TJ? You put our family at risk baby."

"I'm sorry…it's a lot on my plate I just want everything to be good!"

"No, it's a lot on our plates we're in this together. Remember you told me my stress your is stress. We share this load together! YOU SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME SAM! You should of told me Sam. You should have told me."

"I love you." He said calmly.

"Huh?"

"I love you."

"Sam, I'm mad at you right now and here you are telling me that you love me." I sat on his side of the bed.

"Yeah, I do and I love you. I love you Mercedes. PawPaw said to us never go to bed angry at one another, and I think that also implies to conversations over the phone too and I'm not getting off this phone until you say it back to me. You never know what can happen. I love you Mercedes." I removed the phone from my ear crying. "I love you Mercedes. I love you…I love you…love you." He kept saying it.

TJ's POV

I ditched Uncle Puck someway somehow because I wanted to see what mommy was up to I went back upstairs to the room the door was opened I heard daddy's voice mommy was crying.

"I love you Mercedes…I love you.." I entered the room I took her phone I saw that she had it on mute and I unmuted it. "Come on Mercedes I'm not getting off this phone until you say it back to me."

"Daddy."

"TJ put mommy on the phone. I haven't heard her voice in the last 10 minutes I know the call is still connected."

"She put you on mute daddy. Mommy is crying."

"Oh…well FaceTime me." He told me and I did just that.

I waved to him and he waved back. "Hi daddy! You at practice? Where are the players?"

"They're on lunch break and some are talking to the media. Turn around so I can see mommy." I patted mommy on her leg she sat up I held up the phone. "I love you."

"I l-love you too." She said.

"Can I get a kiss?" He asked mommy she took the phone from me planting her lips on the screen I got on the bed behind mommy because I wanted to see it she pulled back the phone. "That was a good kiss. Well I have to get back I should be done by 5. I'll call you both then. Thanks TJ for helping me. I love you."

"I love you too daddy." He ended the FaceTime call I leaned around mommy wiping her tears. "It's okay mommy daddy will be home soon."

"I know baby. I know. I thought you were suppose to be playing with Uncle Puck?"

"I ditched him because you told me that if I'm up to it we could do the s-scavenger hunt daddy left for us."

"That's right. I heard you were at my door earlier."

"Yeah, I was but Uncle Puck said you were taking care of business." She gave me a watery smile.

"I was and you need to stop listening at the doors of people when they're closed and they're in there you may hear something that you need not hear. I've had 3 people tell me that you've eavesdropped, granny, Aunt Stacey, and Uncle Puck if I find from any of your aunts or uncles that they see you doing that. I'm not asking you any questions you and me directly to a part 2."

"I don't get a part 1?" I asked her she shook her head no pursing her lips.

"No, because I you know better. Don't you?"

"Yes ma'am." I lowered my head. "Can we still do the scavenger hunt? Please."

"Sure."

"There you go! Mercedes he ditched me in the basement I spent the last 10 minutes looking for him. I thought I told you to let mommy handle her business."

"It's handled Puck he knows." She turned back to me giving me a stern look. "Have you heard from my brother and Stevie?"

"No...they have been gone for a minute. I'm going to call him." He turned leaving the room talking to himself. "If went back over there I'm going to…"

"Scavenger hunt now mommy."

"Y-Yeah."

"YAY!" I jumped up and down taking her by the hand leading her out the room.

Stevie's POV

"Where are we? This side of town looks sketchy as all hell!" JJ said as I knocked on the door Lucky opened.

"Lucky this is JJ, JJ this is Lucky what info do you have on Tank because I know a canary has got to be singing?"

A/N: Who is singing? [clears throat] Me, me, me, me, me.

In other news the moment I knew Santana wasn't going to be wrapped too tight for my fic. "No sé quién que idiota piensa que es no llamar a mi sobrino de su nombre. Voy a pisotearle el poco nuts! Bitch ass. Juro ante Dios que mejor no había sido yo! [translation: I don't know who that idiot thinks he is you do not call my nephew out of his name. I'll stomp on his little nuts! Bitch ass. I swear before God it better had not been me!" - Chapter 19 What in the hell was I thinking?! Lls