A/N: LMBO that was truly funny! I tell you all when I thought that up I was laughing I'm still laughing about that children's church and the Gospel Cha Cha Slide, *shout real smooth*, only I could think that up. LMBO. As y'all probably notice by now I love to laugh and when you leave a review about how you were laughing reading the previous chapter or any chapter that has humor most of them do not all I go back and re-read myself. Special shouts out to my sis Kianna and my nephew LJ, LJ said "scoot back, scoot back scoot back" and I was like why not use it and Kianna gives me ideas to flip. Thank her for PawPaw. Thank you! Love you! I mean it! Today's ditty a little Izzy and New Breed, Te Amo, I love You Con todo mi corazon.
I included something just read. Okay. Let's go y'all.
Happy Reading! (:
TJ's POV
The Gospel Cha Cha slide was a lot of fun after dancing it the second time we worked on arts and crafts about the lesson of the day which was Joshua Takes Charge in a PowerPoint presentation read by Ms. Mary. "God told Joshua how to attack Jericho. It was a very strange plan. God's people had to march around the city once a day for six days and seven, times on the seventh day. Then they were to blow trumpets and shout, and the city walls would fall down flat! Joshua and his army did just as God had commanded. Perhaps the people in Jericho laughed at them. But after the seventh march on the seventh day…walk around the wall 7 times." We walked around the fake foam wall 7 times. "Six, seven, stop. The priest blew the ram's horn…blow on your horns and shout."
"Dah ditty Dah ditty dah! AAAAAAHHH."
"And just as God had promised The Great Walls of Jericho crumbled. Joshua Takes Charge, Gods word found in Joshua 1-6. Joshua trusted God; he believed that he could do anything with God's help. God wants you all to be like Joshua."
We pushed down the fake wall. "Won't he do it!" Me, Gabby, Ian and Logan shouted and we started cutting a step.
"I knew these kids were churchy when they schooled you! This explains it even more!"
"Let him use you TJ! Go brother! Scoot back, pick them up and put it down. Yeah! Go TJ!"
I stopped cutting my step to sing. "Let children's church say yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes Lord!" I sang. "Yes Lord! HEY! Yes!" I hit my falsetto. "Yes! Yes! Yes! Lord…"
"Yes! Yes, yes, yes, the walls came down take out your envelopes for offering."
Ms. Mary said I raised my hand she acknowledge me. "My daddy didn't give me any offering can I run up to the sanctuary and get it."
"Me too." Logan said.
"Me too." Gabby said.
"Me four." Ian said.
"Yes, take these envelopes." She handed each of us an envelope I made my way to the door waiting for them. "Come right back here I don't want that usher coming down here again."
"We will Ms. Mary."
"What y'all think about children's church?" Ian asked.
"It's fun! Ms. Lewis ran over to the left with that prayer she probably watched Love & Hip Hop and thought that lady had the anointing. I think her name is Mama Dee." I bumped into this lady. "Sorry for bumping into you miss lady."
"It's okay."
I recognized the voice and face. "Ms. Monica! I didn't know you attended this church you my favorite news lady! Y'all it's Ms. Monica she reported the story about Bertha getting ran over by our Uncle Artie."
"Awww…thank you. Artie Abrams is your uncle? You watch the news?"
"Yup! He is! No, I don't like the news but when you're telling a story it's worth me to miss a few minutes of my regular scheduled program of Arthur, Jake, Hey Arnold and Rugrats."
"You are too cute."
"I know I get it from daddy. Nice meeting you give me a shout-out on the news if you can and tell Zini, Denise, and Zee I said hey."
"I will."'
"Come on TJ."
"That's awesome! We just met a celebrity!" We ran to the rest of the way to the sanctuary.
"Where are you four going?" The voice called out stopping us.
"To our parents we need offering for children's church." We held up our envelopes.
"I can't let you in there without an adult y'all could be lying to get out of children's church."
"She must be the head of usher board number 2 and they always mean." I whispered in Gabby's ear. "We need our offering."
"I can't let you in there without an adult."
"TJ, Logan, Gabby, and Ian what are you four doing out of children's church."
"Aunt Quinn we need offering she won't let us in to get it."
"They can come with me it's no problem."
"That's fine but they need to be escorted back to children's church."
"I'll take them back." Aunt Quinn said taking my hand I took Gabby's and so on once inside the sanctuary I ran over to mommy.
"Mommy."
"TJ, what are you doing out of children's church I know it isn't over." She looked down at her watch. "What are you and Gabby doing down there?"
"We not doing anything we're being good I need offering daddy didn't give me none."
"Sam you didn't give TJ any offering." She asked digging in her purse pulling out her wallet. "Sam fill this out." She handed him the envelope and a pen.
"Won't you give the Gloryaires a hand as they come to bless us with a selection and following them will be CrashCut…Amen."
"Say yeah…say it like you mean it ooooh yeah..I got my own. If you got yours let me see you wave your hand if you got your let me see you stand up on your feet. Say yeah….say yeah."
"What is this?"
"And I say Mary don't you weep. I said Mary you weep. Oooh Mary..oh mary don't you weep. Tell Martha not to mourn aaa…shoodedoooooo. Hahehsheeodoo. I said Mary! Oh Mary don't you weep. Tell Martha not mourn. Say Mary… Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary Mary….."
"Mommy is that man going up there to sit her down. She sounds a mess and Mary probably done charged her name to Maria. Is she doing the dougie?"
"Now TJ."
"If you got to run run…if you got to walk walk…if you got to sit…"
"But I must go run and tell each and every one the secret is out yes the secret is out…yes the secret is out. It should never….heyheheheheheyyyy I'm so glad the secret is out."
"What is your secret?! Why is it out?" Gabby shouted.
"I'm so glad the secret is out."
"Let him use you!" I yelled looking up at mommy her lips were tightly pursed as she gave me a stern look. "W-What mommy? They're yelling wanting to know his secret why can't I."
"You want a part 2?" She whispered I shook my head. "Alright then. Here is your envelope we'll see you after service you and Gabby behave down there in children's church."
"We will." Exiting the pew I looked down at my envelope. "$5 offering." Back to Children's Church we went with our escort.
Mercedes POV
"Service was good but those ladies singing Mary Don't You Weep sang called out Mary name 39 times whew! I thought they never were going to stop."
"And did anyone figure out that man secret the guy on the pulpit was laughing I couldn't help but laugh too that's why I left. So, where are we going at for dinner?" J3 asked.
"I don't know Quinn, Rachel, Artie, and all of them picked the restaurant I think it is American food I could be wrong. We'll meet you guys there."
"You the guy that was yelling out the window a few days ago." Some lady asked Sam. "Is Mercedes Jones really coming out with music?"
"I am and you can ask her."
"Ms. Mercedes Jones!" She shook my hand bowing. "I loved your first CD I played it so much it got stuck in my car cd player but I've since upgraded to an iPod skip free. Are you really coming out with new music because over the years I've heard rumors and snippets of stuff in anticipation and nothing dropped?"
"Y-Yes, I am coming out with new music those releases were just demos of songs that didn't make the cut."
"Well I have them on my iPod my favorite is STE's interlude. Who is STE because the way you was singing about him makes me feel all kinds of ways."
"How did this interlude go?" Sam asked staring at me.
"It went. When you receive this letter, I want you to know that I will be thinking of you, simply because you are in my thoughts 24 hours a day, seven days a week, every week of the month. You are so far away that there's nothing I can do besides waiting here, quietly, sad, my heart aching to see you again! I really had to write this letter today because I can´t stop thinking about you, even if I try my hardest not to."
"I felt the same way baby." He kissed me on the lips. "Every single day when you walked out of my life."
"Wait! You're STE!"
"He I am. It was nice meeting you and I would like to thank you for telling me about STE interlude I never heard that cut before I'm going to go look it up. We have to go." I signed her church program. "Come on baby. We go to pick up TJ and Gabby from children's church I'm starvin' like Marvin. Children's church is down here.
"Mercedes! Hey girl, how was the service? Did bishop preach?"
"It was wonderful I really enjoyed the message and he did! Mary this is my fiancé Sam, Sam, Mary she's in charge of children's church."
"Nice to meet you so have you seen the rock." He lifted my hand.
"I did that's a beautiful ring you have good taste."
"Well TJ my son." TJ and Gabby ran over playing their cardboard instruments. "Why thank you but it was a joint effort TJ and I picked it. Did you and Gabby have fun?"
"He has good taste too."
"How was children's church?"
"It was fun Uncle Sam we danced, drew a picture, did crafts, played games and we did a play of the walls of Jericho. TJ played Joshua and we pushed down the wall."
"That sounds like fun."
"It was and after we pushed down the wall I kicked off the praise break. Didn't I Ms. Mary?"
She shook her head laughing. "He did, he, Gabby, Logan and Ian were picking them up and putting them down. They are some of the churchiest kids ever then he broke out with Yes Lord."
"Yeah we did! Can we come here next Sunday our church don't have children's church and they do the cha-cha slide."
"No, TJ we have to go back home to LA."
"Man, I had a blast Ms. Mary sorry Gabby and me had to get Ms. Lewis in check."
"Me too."
"Who y'all getting in check?" I asked they tilted their heads back look up at me. "Tell me TJ."
"Ms. Lewis she was praying and she said the sea of Jericho and the other kids were just standing there with their heads bowed Gabby and me interrupted her and told her that it was the wall and she said it was the sea and then Gabby told her she didn't know how to pray she got upset and went and found Ms. Mary and she came back and we told her Ms. Mary agree with us. Don't you?"
"They're right I'll ask the bishop to appoint me another assistant I can't have someone up in here praying about the sea of Jericho but this boy right here." She shook her hand at TJ he bashfully turned his back. "TJ was a fool actually they all were them kids Lord. TJ did a little 3 minute set where he spoke in fake tongues itiemyshoe is still cracking me up he cut a step, this little mini queen in the making right here, Ian, and Logan starting singing TJ's a soldier in the army of the lord, then they all said, "scoot back, scoot back, scoot back", where did that come from?"
"I ask asking mommy about her tattoos she has and she asked me when I get older would I get a tattoo I said yeah and it would say, "Scoot back, scoot back, scoot back."
"I remember that. He had me crying laughing."
"Are they always like that?"
"Yeah, they are when we have family gatherings they seem to get together and turn up." Sam checked his phone. "Baby I'm starving. We got to go."
"But before we go Ms. Mary was you on the news talking about someone being ran over."
"Yes, you watch the news."
"No, I don't like it I only watched because Monica was telling about it the lady that got ran over was my ex-grandma I ran into her when we came to get offering."
"Aww…I'm sorry to hear that."
"Don't be…" I cleared my throat. "I-I mean thank you."
"We have to go we have dinner reservations thank you for the talk Mary earlier."
"Girl don't worry about it if you're ever back in town pop-in and bring these cuties with you."
"Okay. Say bye TJ and Gabby."
"Bye"
"Bye…scoot back, scoot back, scoot back. I'm going to have to use that. Hey Ms. Lewis scoot back, scoot back, scoot back!" Mary laughed walking in the room.
"Where did you talk to her at baby?"
"In the restroom what restaurant did they pick I'm starving too."
"Like Marvin!" TJ and Gabby screamed.
"Some Italian restaurant Artie sent me over the address we're going to have to put it in the GPS." Sam entered the address. "It's not too far from here like a 28 minute ride. So, what did you and Mary talk about?"
"My mother?" I checked my phone to see if she sent me a text message, daddy did. "Daddy sent me a text message he's not too happy with mom. He said in his text: PACK HER BAGS SEND HER ON THE FIRST THING SMOKING!"
"I don't blame him Mama Jones got to redeem herself big time because this… she's going to not see her second grandbaby being born."
"Sam, I don't want her in the room when AJE is born just you, me, the doctors and nurses she can see AJE afterwards."
"I just said it to see where you were with that because some…"
"No, I'm not some women, I'm Mrs. Samuel Thaddeus Evans you put it in you'll watch her come out."
"I can't wait! 35 weeks and counting baby!" He ripped off the paper from this mini-binder that sat on his dashboard; written with a purple marker in all capital letters was 35 weeks until AJE bears, pacifiers, decorated. "Yes, I made this during my downtime. We're here!"
"What took you guys so long?"
"We had to pick up Gabby and TJ from children's church, I ran into a fan, and we stayed back and chatted it up with Mary on what these four kids did in children's church. Did you guys already order?"
"Just drinks." Brittany said as the waiter handed out their beverages.
"What are you guys drinking?"
Sam skimmed over the beverages. "2 Iced Tea, 2 acai berry juice. Thank you."
"So tell me what they did Mercedes." Santana asked.
"They told this lady she couldn't pray."
"Could she?"
"No Auntie she said and lord take us over the sea of Jericho then TJ and Gabby shouted, "y'all just gonna let her say sea of Jericho", then Gabby said, "you don't know how to pray", and then TJ followed up, "you don't have the oil she flowing in the prophetic."
"It's pathetic Ian."
"Yeah that's it and TJ did a little 3 or 4 minute set, hecominginahonda he sang a song, "I was walking", and he fell out then he started shouting us 3 sang, "TJ's a soldier in the army of the lord." The whole table busts out laughing even the waitress.
"That was funny. They set it off in children's church. Are you guys ready to order?"
"Yes we are." We ordered the food and continued talking about the 4 Musketeers.
"Yeah, she was flowing in the realm of reality TV, Mama Dee said that on Love and Hip Hop." J3 said. "
"She couldn't pray nobody prays like me! When we get our food I'll bless it."
Puck tapped Azimio and Ray. "You saw it on TV without prepare to witness the most hilarious prayer in the word.
"It can't be that bad. Y'all joking."
"Watch this. Watch this Watch this." TJ whispered. Our food came and it was time for Santana to bless the food.
"Everyone the time has arrived for me to bless the food take the person hand beside you."
"Here we go." Puck nudge Ray.
"Bow y'all heads." Dios Padre te damos gracias por este domingo , te damos gracias por el hermoso compromiso de ayer del Trouty Boca y Mercedes sabíamos que diría que sí te damos gracias por el baile del tanque madre crujiente en la calle para I Will Survive de que ella no lo hizo y para asegurarse de que voy a asistir a los servicios todavía estoy buscando para él lo envían a mi manera le voy a dar un período de gracia de 2 días a causa de esto después de las festividades. Yo le queme eventualmente y bendice este alimento. Amén. [Translation: Father God we thank you for this Sunday, we thank you for the beautiful engagement on yesterday of Trouty Mouth and Mercedes we knew she would say yes we thank you for Tank crunchy mother dancing in the street to I Will Survive of that she did not and to make sure I will attend the services I am still looking for him send him my way I'll give him a grace period of 2 days because of this after the festivities. I will burn him eventually and bless this food. Amen]
"A-Amen. Tana what did you pray?" Ray asked.
"Oh, Father we thank you for the trees, we thank you for the birds and the flowers and the waters that runs, we thank you for the streets to drive on and thanked him for the engagement of Sam and Mercedes. That's all."
"Oh, and that took 4 minutes….wow!"
"So Artie! Tell us the story because I haven't heard all yet of how you rolled over Ms. None of Your Damn Business." Sam said.
"From the top I was on my way to the last bus stop I had my lights on and all of that I'm driving along and I blew my horn for whatever it was to get out of the street they didn't hear me I tried to stop the breaks went up and the gears shifted on me so I'm trying to sway around the person but they got in my way I hit them. I let the guy of the bus to check he tells me it's a human I called it in I waited I had to I'm the driver they tell me her name on the outside I have to show care and on the inside I'm giddy. I couldn't believe my torture story came true. Then the news people popped on the scene you saw my interview with Zini where she asked me did I "intend" to hit her, I had to say no but so wanted to say yes then folks would be all up in their feels, jumping down my throat and stuff."
"Have you heard from musty Tank?"
"Yeah, he called my phone that night and he's been leaving me a bunch of messages that my voice-mailbox is full."
"Have you listened to them?"
"I listened to one and he called me Mrs. Mason the text messages I deleted them."
"Why you could?"
"It's okay Quinn we have them backed up so it's all good so we'll have something to present when have our court date. Did anyone of you see Mama Jones when y'all returned to the hotel last night?"
"She was in the lobby on the phone talking to daddy."
"I know you talked to daddy he called me but I was too busy to call him back he sent me a text congratulating Sam and I on our engagement."
"First off he wishes he were here for your engagement like you already mentioned then he said he's pissed off at mom that she needs to bring her ass back home she was sent out here for the baby and he regrets sending her out her but she was getting on his nerves asking to come back out here. He didn't know that she'd do all of this in this short time frame."
"So, is she going back home? That's the question we all need to know."
"She doesn't want to go home she wants to stay until JAE."
"AJE, JJ."
"At least I had the letters right just switch the first two but yeah she wants to stay and attend everything involving TJ and AJE with you."
"No, no. I love her but she has to go home I snapped once if I snap again it will not be pretty. I want my house back."
"Baby you still need to talk to her let her know how you feel. I suggest we go to the hotel after dinner."
"What about the zoo?" Stevie asked. "I want to go to the zoo. I bought me a change of clothes and all of that."
"Y'all can go to the zoo but Mercedes and I will go talk to Mama Jones y'all just have to take TJ back to the house and change him."
"Fine. We're going to the zoo!"
"YAAAAAAY! Everyone yelled!
Sam's POV
We arrived at the hotel JJ gave us Mama Jones key to her room he still had it from when he asked for it earlier we didn't know we just busted up in her room like she did us.
"Didn't y'all see the sign on the door saying that I needed privacy?!" She yelled coming out the bathroom. "Oh, it's just you two what do I owe the pleasure of this visit Mr. and Mrs. Evans? Who let y'all in here first off?"
I held up the key. "We let ourselves in. JJ still had your key from Friday."
"I came here to talk to you since you've been avoiding me since our blowup last night you didn't come to church, skipped dinner and you're going to miss the zoo. What's your problem?" Mercedes asked sitting down on the bed.
"My problem?" Mama Jones jumped up pointing to herself. "That is what I should be asking you I've never heard you talk to me like that. How could you?"
"What you mean how could I? You read my diary!"
"I had a right to and you should apologize."
"No you didn't have a right to read nothing in that basement I told you numerous times not to bother any of those boxes and you did. Apologize? For what! Everything I said I last night I meant I'm not going to bite my words to make you feel better about yourself. No, not me, not today. You invaded my privacy those pages in that purple book was for my eyes only."
"That doesn't sound like an apology to me."
Mercedes turned her head flexing her fingers. "You're not getting an apology so I suggest you stop fishing and asking for one. "There is a first time for everything and if this is how this talk is going to go it may not be the last. Mom I welcomed you in my house with opened arms and I let you do what you wanted to you started to cross lines, boundaries let's face it's cramping my lifestyle."
"How am I cramping your lifestyle?"
"The day you showed up on my door step no I take that back the day you popped up in my room it started I've been biting my tongue no longer. I don't have a home anymore it's like I'm living back at home with you with my son of whom you try to parent. Every morning TJ always goes to the game room I'm tired of hearing my TJ complain to me that granny said no game room, go take a nap, granny is stressing me out! My body guards are complaining to me, and I know Sam is tired of hearing about it."
"He said that."
"Yes, he did."
"Well what does a 5 year old has with stress?"
"Apparently you. Why did you read her diary Ms. Jones?"
"I'm her mother."
I folded my arms across my chest blowing out my cheeks. "That's still not a good reason. How would you feel if Mercedes went through your diary and popped up at your house with me, TJ and everyone?"
"I wouldn't like it."
"So how do you think she feels? You owe my wife an apology."
"She.."
I raised my hand. "Ah..ah…what I should be hearing is I'm sorry Mercedes." She pursed her lips rolling her eyes she opened her mouth. "I want an apology to my wife minus the eye roll and neck roll too. From the top."
She sighed. "I'm sorry that I read your diary I just wanted to know what happened those years you weren't in communication with us we missed a good chunk of your life because of him. I just wanted to see where your mind was and know everything first."
"You should have asked I would have shared with you I'm slowly learning to be open about what I went through, you went about it the wrong way you are not my counselor."
"I agree I did but…"
"No buts just say I went about it the wrong way."
"I went….about it….the right/ring way."
Mercedes rolled her eyes. "There is no right/wrong way you went about it the wrong way. Say it just like I said it."
"Fine Mercedes your mother went about it the wrong way. I'm sorry. Do you forgive me?"
"Yes, I do forgive you but you still have to redeem yourself. It's going to take me awhile before I can trust you again."
"Fair. What about you Sam?"
"Sam goes for me too."
"Okay but I'm still not leaving."
"Oh yes you are Sam and me aren't kicking you out it's daddy I got a call from Auntie Pat she said that daddy fell down the steps and broke his leg. You're going to have to go back home."
"Y'all just saying that to get me out of the house I'm not going anywhere. That's a lie y'all saying."
"No, mom. He really did fall you need to go."
"Let me call Pat myself." Mercedes started packing her mother's bag and I helped. "Pat, Joshua really fell. Mercedes didn't put you up to this. He did! What was he doing? Up on the ladder I told him. Okay." I downloaded the Southwest Airlines mobile app booking her flight back to Ohio. "Okay I'll see. I'll see if I can get one for tomorrow." I put my phone in her face. "What is this? Pat hold on."
"This is your information to head back home tonight. Tell Auntie Pat you are booked. She's booked!" I singsong placing her bag by the door. "We can take you right to the airport it's only a 35 drive there, get you back home to Pops because he needs you." I ran out the room forget the elevator I hit the stairs and slide the remainder of the way to my truck a few minutes later they came out. "Y'all ready. Let's go." 35 minutes later we were pulling up to the airport.
"Sam I would like to apologize to you for ruining last night for you and Mercedes I was out of line and was too caught up in my feelings. Please forgive me."
"I forgive you Mama Jones and I just want to apologize for my tone and how I went about expressing it there was a better way for me to go about it."
"Are you apologizing to me?"
"No, I meant what I said I'm just saying sorry for my tone. You tell Pops take it easy call us when you land."
"Bye mom. I'll call you later."
"She is gone. What you want to do?" I asked Mercedes walking back to the car. I know that look. "We did it at the rental, let's go to my place and do there."
"Yes!"
TJ's POV
The zoo was fun! Mommy and daddy took forever to show up they probably did a joint-workout again this time I hope mommy stretched.
"Hmm…it doesn't look like mommy stretched. Hi daddy, where is granny? She's not going to join us."
"She's on her way back home! Granddaddy fell off the ladder and broke his leg. Baby you called it you said someone was going to fall."
"That I did. Kind of messed up that we had a blowout and daddy falls either way she's gone I hope daddy feels better soon I have my house back."
"You do. So, what are you going to do when you get back home and Mama Jones isn't there."
"Relax! Let's go see the hyenas!"
Mommy yelled fast limping walking the best way she could. "Mommy you need to stretch!" I yelled running grabbing her hand visiting the hyenas then off to the penguins. "Daddy it's a lot of them! Like us!"
"I know. That one looks like Uncle Stevie."
"I heard that."
"There go mommy!"
"Why is that one me?"
"She looks like she's pregnant and showing you not showing yet." I put my face to her stomach "Baby brother you at the zoo again. I'll get Uncle Stevie to buy us something from the gift shop or better yet. Uncle Steve."
"Wassup man."
"Take a picture with me and baby brother." I hugged around mommy's belly. "I am my brother's keeper. Cheese!"
Sam's POV
Last night with Mercedes before they pull out tomorrow to head back home Puck and J3 left already and so have everyone else. We would give each other an organism but Mercedes and I took care of that after we sent Mama Jones packing. TJ and Gabby are out on the beach writing in the sand.
"Tomorrow is going to be awkward. I'm usually the one leaving saying goodbye but now it's you guys. This weekend went by too quick I wish I could pause it and have a second go at it."
"Me too it was a beautiful weekend one for the ages we have it all on video and pictures we can relive it." I looked up from playing with her fingers. "I hate saying goodbye." She cried into my chest.
"It's not goodbye I'll be home next week."
"Sam, why can't TJ and me just move here to San Diego I hate not seeing you every day the calls are nice but…"
"Our home is there."
"Well baby let's make it a summer home or a weekend getaway I can't do this I know you're going to be traveling with the team but this is wearing me down and we're in the home stretch."
"It's wearing me down too." I kissed her hair. "You know how many nights I want to come home to you and TJ, so, so many nights. If you want to move here to San Diego let's do it but let's wait until after TJ finishes his first year at this school but that doesn't stop us from looking at houses. Are you okay with that?" I pulled back. "Yeah, so next year San Diego is home for the Evans Family AJE will be here."
"She will and maybe McConaughey TJ card was sweet but the cherry on top was the picture he drew of him and Gabby eating cookies. You told me this morning that you wanted to take away his video gameplay but I think we should let him continue with his games but see how he behaves this week with Gabby this will be his true test and let him know the deal. Good behavior you get Conniehey bad behavior you'll get a dog but not anytime soon."
"Wow!" I clicked my tongue. "Yeah, he caked it on with this week Gabby staying over. Okay I like it. I'll talk to him tomorrow before y'all leave."
TJ and Gabby screamed running over to us. "C-Cold." They shivered. We draped the towels around them sitting them between us.
"TJ I was going to talk to you tomorrow but this good, mommy and I talked about McConaughey we decided that you should get him."
"Yay!" He danced in his seat.
"But…."
"Man…" He pouted.
"It depends on your behavior this week you have to behave play nice and fair I don't want to hear mommy telling me anything bad about you this week because if I get word, you will not get your dog." He stared at Gabby his eyes wide open.
"So, it starts today or tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow."
Joshua's POV
"Where is your wife?"
"I sent her out to California to be with our daughter, she's pregnant she kept nagging me to return so I told her to pack a bag, she's out there causing mess with everyone and now she's being dropped off at the airport by my son-in-law to nag me." I cried. "Why can't she just be seen and not be all up in stuff?"
"When is the baby due?"
"Next year my daughter is only 6 weeks."
"Hell I know your daughter is happy she's on her way back here."
TJ's POV
Gabby and me are in my bathroom brushing our teeth, mommy is in my room packing up our stuff. "Hi Puck…hold on." Mommy peaked her head into the bathroom. "TJ and Gabby I'm stepping out to take this call."
"Yes mommy."
"So what's up…."
I ran into the room, running back into the bathroom I closed the door. "Listen Gabby you and I need to have a talk."
"About what?"
"You heard what mommy and daddy told me while we were outside about how I have to be good this week or I won't get Conniehey."
"Yeah." She pulled herself on the sink gargling.
"Well, that goes for you to don't be eavesdropping, say anything smart, eat all your peas and any other veggie mommy puts on your plate, when mommy calls you the first time go, yes ma'am, no ma'am, yes sir, no sir, you make a mess clean up behind yourself, although granny was stress in my life she helped me out last week, and don't give the finger. You were the reason I almost got a part 2 or 3 on Saturday. You got it."
"Yeah, but you really gave auntie the finger."
I nodded my head. "Yeah. Why? Did you give Auntie the finger?"
"No!"
"Now you tell me!" I wiped my hands on my towel. "Where did you learn it from? Mommy asked me but I didn't tell her I told daddy.
"The playground."
"Prayers and into bed." Daddy announced. Gabby said her prayers in Spanish a little Santana in the making. I stayed back in the bathroom saying a special prayer.
"God, this is going to be a trying week for me. I warned Gabby but I think don't she understands how huge this is for me. I always wanted my own dog. P.S: Can you give her the message she'll probably pay attention if it comes from you and not me. Amen."
"TJ you should be done."
"Coming!" I stood on tippy toes turning off the light.
"What were you doing in there?"
"Nothing." I got down on my knees. "God bless all those that I love, God bless all those that love me. And bless all those that love those that I love. And all those that love those that love me. God bless, mommy, daddy, me and Gabby. PS: Conniehey."
Tank's POV
"I called the funeral home and the body was released to them. I want it set for Friday or Saturday all my peoples gonna be there we gonna turn up."
"Are you going to have it at the funeral home or a church?"
"Probably the funeral home so I can play the last song she was listening to, Gloria Gaynor, I Will Survive, which has a message whatever they planning against me because I feel that got something to get us we gonna survive. They are not going to catch us. We are many steps ahead of them. Would mom look good in this?" I threw the dress on the bed.
A/N: What kind of fune would that be? Until tomorrow guys iamJLS [ -if you're wondering what the JLS stand for my name] off to feed my rabbit Hop.
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