A/N: Y'all reviews about that lady being back had me rolling! Okay…oooh what can I say. Sorry. You'll find out why in this chapter. Something a few you said wanted to happen will happen soon. I can't wait to write that chapter. The majority of you really hate Tank. I have a request to kill him in the sequel but first I got torture him. You want him to die a slow death let me know. I'll do it. Leave a review. In other news cleaned up chapter 17 so 1-17 are cleaned.

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Tank's POV

"I should even be worried about your ass!" I muted my TV and slowing looked in her direction. I wiped my eyes to makes sure I wasn't hallucinating. "You only visited me twice while I was up in the hellhole. You should be happy I care about your ass."

"What are you doing out?"

"Charges were dropped either Vito changed his story or they didn't have any witnesses to pin them on me. Did they call you?"

"No they didn't call me. How'd you get this number?"

"Rick he gave it to me." She smacked me upside my head. "So, why are you here in the hospital?"

"Can't you see me?! I got beat the fuck up by one of Mercedes friends I called her phone and he said a mouthful so I went out there and this. I stabbed him in the arm."

"And he's still living?"

"Yeah, also I got served."

"Served what? Breakfast, lunch or dinner, a good ass idea?"

"No, a temporary restraining order." Sarah handed her my papers she glanced them over. "She took one out on me and I told you Sam took one out on Sarah. I actually got mine yesterday."

"Why she do that?"

"I don't know it beats me but I have to be 200 yards away from her so I can't go back out there."

"Hell I can go out there. Sarah I mean to ask you what the fuck happened to your forehead. That's a big ol' knot." She winced touching it I shuddered.

"Oh, Sam's sons did this to me."

"He got kids?" She asked me. I kissed my teeth and changed the channel.

"Yeah, TJ and some other little kid I think his name is Logan."

"No, he has one kid Logan, TJ has a fine father his name is Tank." I patted my chest smiling. "Don't let them go brainwashing your ass too she still over there playing house with his ass. Is she pregnant?"

"Yeah, she's pregnant I ran into Sam's sister at Target and she was in the baby section."

"Good. I have another grandbaby on the way. Tank you got to get your life together so you can get her back. So is the plan still on?"

"Not your plan when you got arrested we changed plans and now we're doing it my which is somewhat like yours except I bought a house."

"I thought your ass didn't have any money you made me pay for the fake birth certificate which you still owe me for."

I looked her up and down. "Bitch I don't owe your ass a damn thing! Fuck out of here with that. So yeah, I got a house and Sarah is setting it up it's in Maryland. We're taking TJ out of state."

"So your ass flew all the way to Maryland. What name did you use?"

"My new name is Oscar Harrison got new ID's and all of that Sarah too. We're going to milk this for what it is."

"Why, Maryland? Why not somewhere close why not San Diego?"

"Nobody is going to know TJ's ass in Maryland besides Sam works for the Chargers we are not taking any chances. I told her ass if she left me with my son I was going to take him. She knows this. She thinks I'm playing. She got another thing coming."

"How are you going to take him? If the both of you got restraining orders, who is going to get him? Did y'all think this through?"

"We'd just take his ass from school."

"School? I highly doubt Mercedes put your ass down there as contact she probably got that fake ass man of hers on there."

"Snatch him from the outside. We just got to see how they're dismissals go. I got the address to the school." I handed her the pamphlet.

"This is an expensive ass school! How much they throwing away with this?"

"25k."

"25k. You should think about asking for ransom if they got that much money to blow. Who gave you this and how do you know this is the school he's going to? It could be another."

"I'm positive it's his school. Remember Shane he got hired by them only to be fired the next day."

She rolled her eyes. "He couldn't last a damn week but this is good. You want me to scoop out the school."

"No, we can do that when I get out of here. I should be released in a few more days. I can't wait."

"Where are those two young kids you got to off her brother?"

I cracked my knuckles. "Dead he's still alive no worries my hand wasn't in it I got someone else to do it. Everything is going to work out. Trust me."

"Well, while you're in here recovering I want to see their house. Sarah come on drive me out there."

"Alright. We'll see you in a little bit Tank."

"Okay." I waved them off and went back to this movie. "Slowly it's coming together."

Stacey's POV

"Someone is at the door Aunt Stacey."

Logan said running back beside TJ peeking through the blinds. I looked through peephole it was Excellent Gates. I opened the door. "Hello. I'm Omar I'm here for a consultation, Excellent Gates."

"Hi I'm Stacey you're right on time." I glanced down at my watch.

"That I am."

"Please come on in." I stepped back closing the door. "These two are TJ and Logan you may have saw them looking at you through the blinds."

"I did. Hi."

"Hi." TJ and Logan waved.

"TJ and Logan can you go get Mercedes. We can talk in the dining room follow me. Have a seat."

"Stacey you sent for me."

"Yes, this is Omar he's here to talk about that gate we're getting. Omar this is Mercedes, my wonderful sister-in-law."

"Nice to meet you so, what are your needs for a gate?" He asked as we sat down.

"To keep the unwanted pests out."

"You mean animals." He asked laughing "Because they can still come through."

"No, I'm talking about the human kind we have unwanted visitors to my house and they need to be stopped."

"Excellent. I agree you want to feel safe while you're home and not home. So here is all the gates have." He slid us the book. "What's your price range?"

"Money isn't an option. My husband and we want the best."

"Okay. If you want the best I suggest this one swing gate with remote control instead of putting in some code that's time consuming. Here is the video on how we install the gate."

The video as only 2 minutes just an animation. "How long will this take to install?" Mercedes asked.

"Um. We can start tomorrow if you want. Is that something you would like?"

"Like, I love hearing that the faster that's installed the better I'd feel. How many remotes do we get? We have a large family."

"How large are you talking?"

Mercedes counted on her fingers. "That's three…eight…eleven not to mention 2 bodyguards so 13."

"Damn! I'm sorry. That's unprofessional of me. 13. Wow."

"Auntie door!" TJ yelled.

"Who else did you get in contact with?"

"I didn't contact anyone else."

"That would be for me I called a surveillance company we're getting more cameras installed." JJ said running to the door. "Hello. I'm JJ. Let's go for walk around."

"Can we come Uncle JJ?"

"Cedes is it okay if TJ and Logan join me."

"It's fine. Stacey you got the rest of this. I need a nap. I've been up since 4 this morning."

"Sure I got this you go take your nap. I'll fill you in once you wake up."

"Thank you."

"Should we head on out I want to get some measurements." He said getting up and walking to the door.

"Yeah. I'm right behind you."

Kurt's POV

I drove down the driveway I blew my horn and Stacey and waved. "Oh I wonder what they're doing." I drove down a little further there was JJ, TJ and Logan. I let down my window. "JJ what's going on? Stacey is back there with some guy and here you are. What are you both up to?"

"Hi Ian. We are just getting started on what Sam asked us to do. I'm working on getting more cameras installed and Stacey is with Excellent Gates."

"Oh, y'all getting a gate that's good. We will have our own remotes? Hi TJ and Logan."

"Hi Uncle Kurt can we get a ride back to the house?"

"Sure hop in." I unlocked the doors and they jumped in. "JJ you need a ride back?"

"As far as you guys having y'all on remotes that I don't know. No, I don't need a ride we still got some more stuff to discuss. I'll see you soon."

"Okay see you when you get back to the house." I pulled to the house and TJ, Logan and Ian all jumped out running in the house.

"Hi Mama Jones." I gave her a hug "Where is Mercedes?"

"Upstairs sleep. Did you talk to Sam?"

"I did more than that I drove all the way to San Diego to talk to him about that he's doing it on the beach we talked about the ring and he's set on 5 carats. He says money is no option but it's his proposal and he's happy that we're helping but don't try to takeover."

"I don't take over anything." TJ, Logan, and Ian were one step from disappearing in the game room. "TJ no, you can't not go into the game room you already were in there before breakfast this morning it's only 12:45. You should be taking a nap you, Logan and Ian upstairs now."

"Nap? But…"

"Upstairs now."

"Ugh! This don't make any sense. Ian just got here why he has to take nap." TJ mumbled leading Logan and Ian upstairs I followed them with my eyes and once TJ got to the top he gave the finger and stuck out his tongue

"Oh my goodness!"

"What? Did he say something smart?"

I cleared my throat. "No he didn't. Excuse me…what's your name?"

He looked around pointing to himself. "Me." I nodded my head. "Azimio. Why?"

"Ah...Azimio can you bring us some beverages please."

"Um…I'm a bodyguard not a butler."

"I know that it's just that you're already in there. Mama Jones what would like to drink?"

"I'll take some of that lemonade on the rocks."

"I'll have the same Azimio you can bring that outside with some finger sandwiches that would be wonderful. Thank you." I flashed him a smile following Mama Jones outside to the table sitting down.

"So, does he have anything planned?"

"He does he has the group Train coming in to serenade Mercedes on the beach. You ever heard of them."

"No, I haven't. Are they any good?"

"They're perfect and the song he picked is excellent. Here listen to it."

I pulled out my iPhone and hit play. "Oh wow! That song is perfect! I can see this she's going to cry. I'm already tearing up. This proposal is going to be amazing! So, what colors has he picked? Her favorite color is purple."

"That's what he said so we're going with purple lavender rose petals and the aisle leading up to the table will be accented by candles, with lit torches and they'll be in their white, you and I will have to go shopping for TJ's and Mercedes outfit. This is going to be so beautiful. You got my tearing up. Our girl is getting engaged. Let me calm down before I let the secret out."

"So, will you be present for that?"

"Of course I'll find a way to get the whole ND family down there."

"Here comes Mercedes. Hide that." I looked back and she was talking to Azimio I swapped books. "So I was thinking about for the BBQ we'd have some rice…"

"Thank you Azimio for opening the door here are your drinks and finger sandwiches." She sat down the tray. "Why would you ask him to do this? He's my bodyguard."

"He was in the kitchen and we were on our way out here. Thank you Azimio. You can go patrol now."

"Okay." He smirked and walked away.

"Y'all making a menu you too for the BBQ?" She reached over looking through my notebook.

"Yes we are. Why?"

"Stacey started one last night."

"We can combine the menus. How is Uncle Kurt's baby? Hopefully she's not giving you too much trouble. Are you experiencing morning sickness yet?"

"Yes, I am it started yesterday. Can't wait for this phase to be over this is the worst thing about being pregnant." She took a sip of her lemonade.

"I beg to differ, foot cramps are bad, and pants falling down are bad, a person wanting to touch your stomach is bad, tears."

"Those are all bad I forgot about that I didn't have many people wanting to touch my belly when I was pregnant with TJ. I rarely was out. I didn't want anyone to know I had a child on board."

"So that's why you declined to do anything else after that."

She nodded her head. "Yes I just took a huge step back in my career and just took care of my son I'm going back into the studio next week. Tank wasn't of much help with TJ I was merely a single mother. I did everything on my own."

"You won't get to do that this time around. I know Sam is head over heels about the baby."

"Yes, he is." She laughed. "When he saw the baby for the first time he kissed the monitor."

"Y'all already had the first ultrasound where is the sonogram. I want to see it."

"It's not much." She opened up the iPad case and handed the sonogram to her mother. "Here it is."

"Aww…first look at my granddaughter I love you."

"Mom, Sam is taking TJ and me down to San Diego this weekend he wanted me to ask you can you come along."

Mama Jones and I made eyes at each other. "Sure baby. I'm there! What does Sam have planned?"

"That I don't know probably something family oriented I believe and then some alone time for us. It would be nice if Sam asked me out on a date."

"Ask you out on a date?" I asked my ears perking up.

"Yeah I haven't been out on a date in years I would like for Sam to send me flowers with a note and he'd just ask me on the spot, Mercedes would you like to go on a date with me. Why are you looking at rings?" She lifted up my laptop scrolling throw the pages.

"Oh, um…a friend of a friend was using my laptop and I just browsed their history and saw this. These are some beautiful rings. Don't you think so?"

"They are but I want Sam to pick my ring I don't want to pick it I want to be surprised when Sam pops the question." The sliding door closed and there were TJ and Logan in some ugly looking shirts. "TJ what do you and Logan have on?"

"Oh, Aunt Stacey got shirts made of Sarah's knot and Uncle Puck is rocking his shirt of Tank. We like taking pics of our handy work we'd just thought we show them off. You like?" He turned around.

"No, I do not. Go tell Aunt Stacey to put you in the shirt you had on this morning."

"But I like this shirt."

"Thaddeus this isn't up for discussion go. You too Logan and I want those shirts off I don't want it under anything. Better yet come here. Lift up your arms." She took off their shirts. "Go put a shirt on." He huffed walking away giving 'Cedes the finger. He's going to get in so much trouble if Mercedes catches him doing that.

"What was that about?"

She heled up the shirt shaking her head. "Saturday Sam the kids and me ran into Sarah at the grocery store TJ and Logan started throwing fruit at her that's the reason for that knot on her head yesterday Stacey ran into her at Target and took a photo of it."

"That's a big ol' not. What they toss at her a pineapple?" Mama Jones asked.

"More like a honeydew melon that's a huge ass knot."

"I know they said they didn't do it but when I went go get them for dinner they both had an apple and an orange in their hands a run by fruiting. Ray! Can you toss these in the trash? Thank you."

"So, when is Logan going home?"

"Friday and next week Gabby is coming over and Ian can come week after. If that's okay with you and Blaine?"

"That's fine with me. Hi Tana."

"Tana what are you doing here?"

"'Cedes and I are going out to purchase TJ and Gabby school uniforms. Hi Mama Jones. Are you ready?"

"Yeah, I just have to use the bathroom and we can be off."

"Okay. So, what are you guys planning?" Tana asked digging in my bag looking through my book. "Marry Me? Who is getting married?"

I snatched my book. "Sam is planning on proposing to Cedes this week we're planning the engagement. You're all invited."

"He is! Trouty Mouth gonna get down on his knee. Where?"

"We're working that out. Don't mention it to Cedes this is a surprise."

"Scouts honor oh, Mama Jones Gabby is here in case you're wondering so if you hear some arguing in the game room. You'll know why."

"Game room! I told them kids not to be in there." She went in the house fussing. "Y'all better not be in that game room!"

"We're not taking the kids just want to be in and out."

"I'm ready."

"Okay we're out. Ray let's go!"

Mercedes POV

"Ray this is my friend Santana, Tana, Ray."

She waved up in the rearview mirror. "Hi. How long have you been a bodyguard?"

"Eleven years. How long have you two known each other?"

"We go way back, high school glee club so a little over 9 years."

"Okay. Do y'all always pop up at Mercedes house announced?"

"Yes we do we're family we always barge in. We know when to leave when we wear out our welcome."

"At least y'all know that. What are we out here shopping for today ladies?"

"School uniforms and school supplies."

"Tana we're only out here to buy uniforms. School supplies can wait another week." We pulled up to Flynn and O'hara. "Not too many people here. We picked the right day to come here."

"That we did I'll come and find you in 20 minutes."

"Okay." I headed to the boys section looking through the uniforms I picked TJ a few polos, sweater vests I had draped over my arm.

"You need a cart." Ray said taking the clothes putting them in the cart. "This is heavy."

"Thank you. I did."

"Well I'm going to go use the restroom I asked if they have one available and they do. You going to be okay shopping while I take care of that?"

"Sure. I'll be fine."

"A'ight."

I pushed the cart looking over to look at the pants and shorts. "Are these TJ's size?" I took the pants off the hanger.

"They should be." The voice said from behind me. I turn my head and there she was before me. "B-Bertha."

"I knew that was you. I thought I'd come to speak to you while Sarah gets herself something to eat from Subway. How is everything?"

"G-Good."

"How is my grandson?" She looked through the clothes that were in the cart.

"TJ's fine."

"You should let him see his real father you got that boy confused calling that other man daddy. Why don't you come back home to where you belong? TJ's not getting that fatherly bond he needs? Tank misses you and TJ too. Come home. Just think about it. Hopefully you come to your senses and see that I've been right all along. This would look good on TJ." She tossed a pair of shorts in the cart walking away.

"'Cedes who in the hell was that?"

"That's Bertha, Tank's mother."

"How'd that bitch get out?! Na-uh she needs to get hit by a bus! No, it's good! I'm glad her ass is out. She's number two on my hit list! I'll make sure I'll put hands on her! What she tell you?"

"She told me that I should come to my senses and return back to Tank."

"BULLSHIT! Hey Crusty! I don't know why and how your ass got out but I will get to the bottom of this. You will be lit as a burnt offering." Tana cracked her neck. "You got everything?"

"Yeah I do. Let's go check out." We checked out and Ray finally came out the restroom. "You must really have to use the bathroom."

"Yeah. That breakfast your mother cooked was talking back to me." He rubbed his stomach. "I feel 15 pounds lighter. Y'all ready. I'll carry the bags."

"Yes."

Sam's POV

Around this time I'd call Mercedes but she's not answering her phone so I called Kurt. "Hi Kurt I called Mercedes phone and she didn't answer. Where is she?"

"She and Tana went out to purchase school uniforms Ray is with them."

"That's good. Have you had time to talk to her today?"

"Yes I have she wants to go on a date. She wants you to send her flowers and ask her out."

"I can do that." I wrote myself a note. "Maybe I can set up a spa day for her just her so we can be ripping and running around getting everything together."

"Love it. Which beach?"

"I have it narrowed down to two Del Mar and Coronado beach I'm thinking about renting a house for the weekend. Can you look in to that?"

"I will look into that. What's your price range?"

"Between 4k to 5k just for about 3 days my apartment is no place to celebrate."

"I know it's nice for a single guy but you aren't. Have you picked out the ring?"

I was on Zales website looking at the rings. "No, I haven't so many selections. I want TJ to help me do that. How can I do that though he has Logan with him?"

"The jeweler can come to you he can bring you the rings and you and TJ can pick. I can set that up.."

"That works! Does Mercedes think anything is up?"

"She asked on yesterday and I told her that I didn't know of anything we're being hush-hush about it. You still haven't picked the menu for the meal?"

"I don't know. I'm just concerned about popping the question. I've been practicing. You wanna hear what I'm going to say?"

"Sure...run it by me. I want to see if it sounds good."

"Okay." I got up from desk closing the door. "It's going to like this after Train sings the last line I come back over to her and I say "Mercedes Renee Jones when you walked out of my life so many years ago I thought I lost my true love forever it took a fool to not cherish you the way that I've always cherished you and I'll forever will", then TJ walks out and he says, "daddy asked for my blessing and I said yes, now it's your turn to return the favor by saying yes because daddy would love to make you his wife. Daddy here's the ring", and I go onto say "I'm down on my knee because I have to ask you this question. Mercedes will you marry me?", then open up the ring box and she cries well she should be crying already and say yes. Only 1 day has went by."

"That is going to be beautiful! Has it only been a day? I'm ready for the romantic weekend already!"

"Me too this week is inching by it is only Tuesday it's like this week is taking long on purpose it knows I have plans. I just want to make it all about her this weekend after what she revealed to me last night."

"What she reveal to you?"

I groaned bringing my hand to my face. "You already know Tank was abusing her she told us 6 to 8 months it's been going on for longer."

"How much longer? A year? 2?"

"No. 6 years Tank even hit her while she was pregnant with TJ then she was defending…"

"Defending his ass?! In the words of Ms. Mercedes Jones hell to the no! Defending? What was her reason?"

"She said to give him some compassion."

"Okay compassion my ass."

"I know listening to her defend and protect that scum was unbearable hell I was on 100 when she told me he hit her while pregnant and she stayed. I don't want to get into all of that now…the proposal…

Mercedes POV

"Thank you Ray you can put the bags on the couch. Mom we're back!" I grabbed the mail and went into the kitchen.

"Hey. What happened? Why is Tana jumping up and down boxing out at the air?"

"Tank's mother. She is out of jail!" Tana had her leg propped up on the table stretching.

"What?! Oh hell no! Where you see here at?"

"When we were in Flynn and O'Hara she didn't touch me she just said a few things to me."

"Like what?" Mom asked narrowing her eyes.

"TJ should spend time with is real daddy and TJ's confused calling Sam daddy and that I need to come to my senses and come back home."

"She must be out of her damn mind! Seems big Bertha got her all mixed up. I wish she would?! Why is she out anyway?"

"I don't know. I'm about to call Quinn." I took out my phone and called Quinn. "Quinn,hey. Thanks for the congratulations on the baby. What should you bring to the BBQ? I'll get back to you on that. I have a question why was Tank's mother released. No witnesses! What about Vito? He changed his story! Okay. Bye."

"So."

"Vito changed his story he said he lied so they dropped the charges against her that's why she's out but he's still in there."

"MOTHERFUCKER!" Stevie yelled running out the house.

TJ's POV

"TJ I'm spending the whole week with you next week."

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" I ran out the game room up to my room closing the door I got down on my knees and started praying. "Jesus! Please let this be a dream." I smacked myself.

"Bro you okay." Logan asked bringing me a Capri-Sun. "I already put the straw in there."

"Thanks." I took a few sips. "Did Gabby say what I thought she said?"

"Yeah, I'll see if mommy lets me stay another week. I can't leave you hanging."

A/N: What's gonna happen y'all? Lls. Gabby is coming for a week. Tank's mother tell me what y'all want to happen to her. I'm out until tomorrow guys. JLS.