A/N: Cleaned up chapter 11. We're back at it! Picking up where we left off at in chapter 60 slowly edging back into the swing of things. [Zini you'll be glad to know I took a nap and I got some more sleep in! Face it! Sleep caught up with me those total 12 hours] I had to go back and check a few things because someone has been out of the loop with a key piece of information. You'll find out who so. In other news, I go on vacation and so do the bugs too. Insane. [Shoutout to myhiggins25 she saw the stink bug a round of applause for her]

Shall we?

Happy Reading (:

Mercedes POV

My mother hasn't been here for a full 12 hours and she has already spilled information that should have been kept a secret between the parents, Sam and me.

"Yes, I'm pregnant but don't tell one else! Sam and I wanted it just to be known by the parents but seeing as my mother is here and spilled my tea keep, it between the people in this room. Okay." I pointed to each one of them. "I don't want the others to find out until things calm down a little."

"Okay."

"Do I have to get y'all to sign contracts?" I pointed to each of them. "Because if I have to I will."

"No 'Cedes we won't tell. We Promise. Right guys?" Puck asked.

"We promise." They all said in unison. "Scouts honor."

"Good."

"Congratulations on the baby!" Stacey pulled me into a hug. "What do you want? I want a little girl."

"Na-uh, Aunt Stacey I want a little brother. Girls are annoying like Gabby. She's already enough stress in my life if I get a sister double the stress!"

"Child what stress you got?"

"A whole lot granny. What's for breakfast? Mommy does this mean I get Conniehey?"

"Who is Conniehey?" My mother asked.

"A dog that daddy had years ago and he ate mommy's weave and shoes when she was about that life."

"TJ, you and Logan go into the game room I need to talk to Granny alone. Stacey, JJ, Stevie and Puck can you give my mother and I some privacy."

"Sure. Let's go out and talk to the guys. Stacey you wanna come with us?"

"Okay. I haven't met them yet also I want to see if they past my test."

"Your test? What test you got?" Stevie asked Stacey as he closed the door behind them and they were up in each other face arguing.

"Mom have a seat." I patted the cushion beside me.

"I'm sorry for spilling the tea as you say I just thought they knew already."

I shook my head. "No, like I said Sam and I just wanted y'all to know it's a lot going on under the radar that I wanted to be somewhat cleared before I shared that piece of news with them and the others."

"What's going on?"

"A lot has been going on since you left and there was something that I didn't share with you because I didn't want to make you worry any more than you already have."

"Tell me. Now. Don't beat around the bush. Get to the point."

"There was a plot to kidnap TJ." I quickly said and she popped up off the couch.

"WHAT?! WHEN?! BY WHO?!"

"Shhh…. Calm down. Sit. I'll tell you."

"Mommy is everything alright!"

"Everything is fine Logan go back into the game room you and TJ." Logan and TJ had come out of the game room. "Come on into the game room. When breakfast is done I'll come get you both." I closed the door and leaned back against it.

"Who?!" It better not be Tank."

"His mother." Her jaw dropped. "But it's not going to happen but I think that Tank is scheming up something." I went back over to the couch and sat down.

"Why you say that? You had me over the hedge one minute, calm the next and now I'm alarmed. What's been going on?"

"TJ's dreams. They stopped for a while but now they're back, they returned when JJ got shot but he confided in Logan who told me."

"Logan?! Logan is only 6."

"That is what I told TJ. He didn't want to tell me but I got out of him those dreams are worse than the playground one of him being taken."

"How bad? On a scale of one to ten."

"A 10. Tank and a gun."

"Tank and a gun?! Where in his dreams?"

"Playground, store, school the school one is very alarming to me because he's going to be starting school soon and the bodyguards that Sam got for me and TJ can't protect him school. He's not the First Kid."

"Hell he is in my eyes. What happens in that dream?" She asked leaning over the couch.

"Tank shows up at TJ's school, TJ's outside waiting for Tank and Tank pulls a gun on him telling TJ to get in his car, he doesn't know what happens next because he always wakes up I'm just nervous that I'm going to get a call one day from Sam or whoever picks up TJ from school to tell me my son isn't there. He's missing. I don't want to think about that but it's in the back of my mind now. See why I didn't want this baby news to come out."

"I'm sorry baby but when were you going to tell us about this. When did you find out about this idea?"

"Sam and I found out about this the day y'all beat up Tank and his cousin Rick that's when I found out, Santana called Quinn because she wanted to know where his mother was and she told us that she was arrested for conspiring to kidnap."

"So, there was a plot to kidnap TJ and you didn't tell us! Mercedes!" She started pacing in short spans.

"Mom. Mom. Can you please stop pacing you're making me dizzy." She stopped and joined me on the couch. "Y-Yeah it was a plot but it's off the table the idea wasn't going to happen so that's why we didn't tell you guys but with Stevie being shot who was shot by Tank's mother she set it up, JJ, and TJ almost being taken off the playground I had to let it out I'm secretive to a fault and the ND family came over here and got on Sam and I about our secret ways I'm going to have to open my book a little bit more and expose things that I don't want to and now with me being pregnant it's going to make things ten times as worse because TJ, and the baby, and everything else is going to be more stress added to my life."

"Well that's why I'm here. I'll keep them at bay."

I glanced over at her slowly massaging my forehead. "Speaking of you being here I called daddy last night after you made me get off the phone with my husband. How long are you staying?"

"Until the baby is born." She rubbed my stomach.

"Can I ask, why?"

"'Mercedes I wasn't there for the birth of TJ and I will not miss anything with this baby you don't know what I went through those 9 months wondering if TJ was okay, if he was growing right, are you asking the right questions at your visit. You calling me asking, "mom is this supposed to be like this?" shopping for TJ. Yeah I sent you a gift but I wasn't here and I'm here now. Granny is here baby girl."

"Mom, we don't know if it's a girl or a boy I'm only a few weeks."

"It's going to be a girl. Trust me!" She got up and went into the kitchen.

"Don't let TJ hear you say that he wants a little brother."

"He'll be fine when his sister gets here. So, what would you like for breakfast?" She asked bending over in the refrigerator pulling all of the breakfast food.

"Anything you make is fine. I'm going back upstairs to get me a little bit more sleep."

"Okay 'Cedes. You want breakfast in bed?"

"Mom that sounds nice but I'll be down to eat when it's done."

"Before you head up to your room, does Sam know about TJ's dream?"

"No, I was going to tell him about it but you told me to end my call with him. I'll tell him later this afternoon when he calls on their lunch break or when he gets back to his apartment."

JJ's POV

"I don't like that Shane. Azimio and Ray are good. But Shane." She shook her finger no.

"You too? It seems we all have something against that guy."

"Yeah, just the look he had on his face when Stevie and I were talking about Sam and the baby and how he's going to be over the moon when she gets here. Does he have a crush on 'Cedes or something?"

"Yes, he does. He wanted to swoon her and make cocoa babies." Stevie shuddered. "Him doing that with 'Cedes I just ugh. I already seen her on Sam so I'm good with that."

I opened the door and we walked inside. "Mom, where did Mercedes go?"

"Back upstairs to get some sleep."

"Do you need any help Ms. Jones?" Stacey asked.

"No, I'm good. Only way you can help is by stuffing y'all face with my food. It's almost done. Puck, Stacey and Stevie do you mind giving my son and I some alone time."

"No, actually let's go get in a few practice laps with TJ and Logan, Stacey care to referee this."

"I don't mind at all. You know I'm team yougin'."

"Trader! You're supposed to be on our side!"

"Whatever y'all not that cute." She pushed Puck and Stevie in the game room closing the door behind them.

"You want to do this now?"

"Yes, now. Lift up your shirt let me see how bad it is."

"Mom…"

"That didn't call for a response do as I say I don't care if you're 30 years old. Lift up your shirt."

I lifted up my shirt showing her my bruises and I saw the fear in her eyes. "See." I quickly pulled it down.

"You could have been killed JJ!"

"Mom I'm fine! I'm still here aren't I?" I sat down on the stool watching her crack the eggs.

"This time."

I rolled my eyes. "What you mean this time? Nothing is going to happen to me, Puck beat up Tanks ass and all is good 'Cedes is happy."

"Your sister isn't happy she's worried that crazy man might do something worst. You know TJ's still having dreams?"

"He is? I thought they were over."

"No, his dreams returned when those two guys came up here and shot you. He's dreaming about Tank with a gun, like he's going to be kidnapped."

"But the idea or plot to kidnap TJ is off the table. Right?"

"Wait you knew?!"

I rubbed the back of my neck. "Um…yeah. Puck, Stevie, Stacey, and I knew. You just found out?"

"Yeah, your sister just told me and she also told me that she thinks Tank maybe plotting to take TJ. Did she tell you that?"

"No. I highly doubt that Tank will take TJ he's been served."

"What you mean served? I thought he been served." She tossed the spatula to the side turning off the eye.

"No, they served him, yesterday when Puck beat his ass up right outside I wasn't here but yeah. He has to be 200 yards away from TJ and her."

"He has to be 200 yards away that doesn't mean he can't hire someone to do the dirty deed for him. Think back to you being shot. It wasn't Tank he got 2 young guys to come out here and handle that. TJ and the playground more than likely he got someone to handle that and if and God forbids if he takes TJ he'll get someone to do that. I don't think Tank is that stupid enough to take his own son at gunpoint." She turned the eye the eye back on, she does have a point to that I'm going to have a talk with Puck and Stevie along with Lucky. It's been minute since we've heard from him.

"I'm going into the game room. Yell when it's done."

"I will JJ."

Mercedes POV

I couldn't get back to sleep I've been lying here in bed looking at the ceiling overthinking things. I was pulled from my thoughts with TJ's knock on the door.

"Come in munch munch."

"How you know it was me?" He closed the door behind him running and jumping on the bed crawling snuggling beside me.

"I know your knock. Is breakfast done?"

"No, granny had to redo the eggs a shell got in so she sent Uncle Puck out to the store for some more eggs and fatback. Whatever that is? Mommy, can we talk?"

"What is it you want to talk about?"

"The baby." He smiled. "Mommy is you really pregnant this time?"

"Yes, I am."

"And the baby is daddy baby?"

"Yes, its daddy's not Tank."

"YES!" He started jumping on the bed.

"TJ stop jumping sit down."

"How soon until he gets here?" He asked mumbling into my stomach.

"TJ this baby is going to take a long time to get here."

"How long? In movies it takes a couple of minutes. Shouldn't you be in labor any minute now?"

"Oh, no." I laughed. "You know how long you took to get here?"

"No."

"9 months."

He sat straight up. "That's too long can you speed it up. I want my dog."

"No, I can't baby. It's going to take 9 months for your little brother or sister to get here they have to grow for 41 weeks until mommy can push him or her out."

"They don't crawl out."

"No, mommy has to push like I pushed you out."

"Did it hurt?" He was now lying on my stomach I was rubbing my hands through his curls.

"Oh yeah. It hurt a lot."

"Tank wasn't there when I was born, right?"

"You're right."

"I wish daddy was there when I was born so that it wouldn't have hurt too much. This baby gonna have daddy there for them and he wasn't there for me." I looked into TJ's eyes and saw his sadness.

"Aww TJ daddy is there for you."

"Not when I was born I had old ugly."

"Listen to me TJ when you were born I imagined Sam was your father."

"Really?" He perked up smiling.

"Yes, I did trust me I did I just imagined he was away on business like he is now and he missed his flight. Don't be sad TJ you got daddy forever."

"I know I do I just wanted him to be there with you. Daddy's calling you." He accepted the FaceTime lying back with the phone above him. "Hi Daddy."

"Hi my favorite son. How are you?"

"I'm good. You heard the news mommy is pregnant and I get Conniehey!"

"How you know about mommy being pregnant?"

"Granny."

"Granny told you?"

"Yup! Hopefully it's a boy! I don't want a sister. She told me, Logan, Uncle Puck, Uncle Stevie, Uncle JJ, and Aunt Stacey."

"Well hopefully daddy put one up in there. Where is mommy?"

"Sam!" I took the phone from TJ.

"Sorry baby Hi sexy."

"Hi. TJ can you go back to the game room I want to talk to daddy alone."

"Okay. Bye daddy you gonna call later tonight?"

"Yeah, I will. I love you TJ"

"I love you too daddy."

TJ slid off the bed running out the room closing the door behind him. "What are you doing calling now? I thought you guys started early."

"I have a few minutes so I wanted to call you. How is everything?"

"Not too good Sam, I have something to tell you. Very important."

"Is everything okay with TJ and the baby?"

"TJ and the baby are fine but it is TJ and his dreams."

"He's still having them?"

"Yeah, he told Logan and Logan told me and TJ went off on Logan to the point where he was calling Rachel so he could come home on my phone but yeah. His dreams are bad, bad, bad?"

"How bad are they? On a scale from 1 to 10."

"They're a 10. TJ being taken by gunpoint from school."

"What?! When did his dreams start back up?"

"When JJ got shot."

"That's been a few days."

"I know."

"So this whole time he's been dreaming and he hasn't come to you to sleep with you?"

"He slept with me the first night but when you came home he went back to his room and he got his guardian angels to watch out for him. You know why he didn't tell me." Sam shook his head. "He said that when daddy leaves you be sad. I think in his own little way he's trying to protect me."

"That's not protection he's hurting himself. Did you get him to open up?"

"Yes, I did and I told him he can't keep something like that from me I'm glad he told Logan but Logan did the right thing and told me. He also broke his toy."

"How did he break his toy?"

"He tossed it on the floor, he was upset with Logan he told Logan he hated him and that he wasn't his brother anymore. All because Logan told his secret to me."

"That's no secret he needs to be open with us. I'll talk to him about that when I call back later. That's very alarming to me. So how long is your mother staying baby?"

"She's staying until the baby is born." I heard the shattering of some glass and a few curse words the screen went black.. "Sam, are you okay? Sam, what did you drop?"

"Until the baby is born?! She's to arrive next year! Why is she staying so long?! Baby I love your mother but that's a little bit of smothering and she already told TJ's 3 uncles and 1 aunt. Will the others find out?"

"I made them promise me not to tell them and they did a scouts honor."

"They better stick to it. I don't want you stressing yourself out…"

"Come in." The door opened and it was Shane. "How can I help you?"

"Breakfast is ready. TJ was going to come get you but I told him I get it." He smiled.

"Thanks Shane! My wife will be down in a little while. You can go now."

"I'm on the phone with my husband." I looked at the screen and Sam had a scowl on his face I turned it so Shane could see.

"Okay. Mrs. Evans I'll leave you alone."

"Thanks Shane." The door closed. "Why couldn't TJ come and get you? I swear…anyway back to our baby. Until she's born? Will she be joining us in San Diego this week?"

"She doesn't know but probably will."

"Well, I wouldn't mind if she join us. I have few tricks up my sleeve. I gotta go baby. I love you, Mrs. Evans."

"What tricks you got Sam?"

"I can't say but you'll find out. Love you."

"I love too, Mr. Evans." I set my phone down and I picked up the postcard that I found on the scavenger hunt. "Is Sam going to propose?"

Sam's POV

"Maybe."

A/N: Thought I end it on something sweet. Will Sam pop the question? Will they keep the pregnancy a secret? Will Shane make it past week 3? We'll see in the next chapter. Lls. JLS...