THERE IS A POLL POSTED ON MY PROFILE THE QUESTION IS: SHOULD TANK GET KILLED IN THE SEQUEL?
A/N: Something freaky is really going on 2 days ago I found out the surname of one of my reviewers randomly because I used it in a chapter I won't say which one in our PMs she asked me about something I include in my A/N a lot which is lls which means laughing like shit/laugh like shit and JLS that's my name. Not too long ago actually like an hour ago I found out she shares that name with another reviewer this is all freaky then Misty Blue called me my nickname that I still get called which shocked the hell out of me I was not expecting to see that when I read her review. FREAKY. In other news bug stories this is a good one y'all gon' like this one y'all know little miss muffet right the chick that be eating her curds and whey on the tuffet well I killed the spider that ran her happy ass away he was chilling on my ceiling. I 409'd his ass lls.
Shall we get to it? What have I dropped this time?
Happy Reading (:
Tank's POV
"Why would she make both of her pages private? All you did was at her and ask her where Sam and Mercedes really engaged. Give me this damn laptop so I can see what you wrote." I snatched the laptop sitting down on the couch. "This is Tank cousin Rick. Why in the hell would you say that shit?! No wonder she made both of her pages private you is a fool, and idiot for that! Gonna announce that shit now she gon' go run and tell Mercedes." I got up tossing the laptop on the couch. "At her and say who you are ever heard of being discreet. Shit!" I stepped back looking at the boxes. "There are some boxes missing! It's a bunch of boxes missing!"
"Are you sure?" Rick asked counting the boxes.
"Why in the hell would I say that if I wasn't sure? Why are you counting?" I smacked his hand. "Like you can remember the number of boxes we had. You think Mercedes came back by here and got some stuff."
"I don't know could be probably. Why you care about those boxes so much? They blocking up space anyway."
"Because in those boxes was printed pages of houses I liked in Maryland! She's going to know that I'm moving."
"Okay what's the big deal about that it's just houses now if you said something like TJ's fake birth certificate was in one of them then I'd be upset about some boxes missing."
"That box is missing! It had TJ on the side."
"Woah!" He scratched behind his ear. "Damn. Was it the new one you did or the one Aunt Bertha did?"
"Both!"
"Damn. W-Why don't you call Sarah and ask her if she knows what happened to them? She's been around the house a few times."
I pulled out my phone calling Sarah. "Sarah, straight to the point did you by any chance move some boxes? You did!" Rick patted me on shoulder. "Okay the trash. That was TJ baby stuff and in it were his fake birth certificates and other stuff. Damn! Yeah we can make a new one. Bye."
"So, she tossed that shit out."
"Yeah, I feel better knowing that it's in the trash and not under Mercedes nose. Help me move this stuff to storage if she gets the idea to come back for me." I said picking up 3 boxes heading towards the door.
Mercedes POV
Happy that my baby got this interview but he wants me to share my story then.
"What do you think about that?"
"Drop it then? But baby that question is geared towards people in the NFL not me I highly doubt I'm going to be with you for the whole interview. Would they even care to hear my story?"
"That includes you, you are my wife, the wife of a coach you are NFL baby you said you were going to drop it at the end of September with your interview do it now in our interview. This is global baby, it happens every day not many woman and yes men voice it. Don't let this opportunity slip by and yes they would care."
I licked my lips. "I'll think about it."
"That's all I ask for you now. How is it so far with TJ and Gabby? It's only been a few hours so everything should be good."
"They got a divorce." Sam spit out his water coughing. "They were playing husband and wife TJ got fed up with Gabby so he said he wanted a divorce I divorced them warned him with one name. McConaughey they're playing Mario Kart Wii right now."
"D-Divorce." He picked up a few papers off his desk shaking them. "Why didn't Stevie break them up? That's his second home."
"Be shocked when I say this but Stevie isn't here."
"I am. So you got the house to yourself."
"I do although JJ is upstairs checking the spy app and I don't know what to do with myself I'm so used to having Puck, Stacey, even my nosy mother around to chat with."
"Look for houses."
"I can do that!" I tiled my head smiling. "Totally slipped my mind thank you baby."
"No problem. Well I have to get back I'll call you later. I love you."
"You too." I went upstairs to retrieve my laptop, my notebook, a pen, and a blanket. I set myself up comfortably on the couch. "What are the best family neighborhoods in San Diego? Bird Rock, Carmel Valley, and Encinitas a dog park with a show circle."
"Mercedes!" The door flung open. "What are you doing girl?" Stacey asked leaning over the couch looking at the screen.
"I'm looking at houses in San Diego."
"Why?"
"Sam and I will be moving to San Diego." She stood back clutching her chest. "Not this year sometime next year after the baby is born and this will be our spring house."
She let out a sigh of relief. "Oh good 'cause I was about to say how dare you spring this on me at the last minute I ain't got boxes or anything I need to be searching for a place there myself."
"Stacey your job is here."
"I can relocate I need a change of scenery besides I want to be close to my nephew and niece. So as you know I uploaded two pictures of you to my twitter and IG."
"Right ooh schools are 10."
"Tank cousin, his name is Rick right." I nodded my head writing. "He hit me up and asked were you two really engaged or a bluff. I blocked him and made both of my pages private."
"I see he got one of his minions to ask because I haven't been answering any of his tweets or phone calls. He's been calling me this whole week and every 5 minutes I get a text from him."
"Every five minutes? Dude in the words of Kelly Clarkson Walk Away and in my words go play in traffic but first let me see if Artie can be driving his bus make it a twofer or threefer, fourfer." I shook my head. "Girl I'm just making up words. I know one of those texts he probably asked you to come to the funeral."
"You'd be right and he asked me to sing."
"My brother isn't going to let you and TJ go those vocals won't be blessing that event."
"You'd be right again. They came by here while we were away he and Sarah."
"How you know you watched the surveillance?"
"No a text he asked why do we have a gate and who are we trying to keep out." I handed her my phone. "Here you can read them."
"Really? The answer is you fool that got me shaking my damn head. You, Sarah, Rick, Shane, and your mother she's out of the equation she can become a ghost and haunt his ass from afar like that song, I'm going to tweak it Mama Crunchy is watching you Tank from a distance. Something feels different about the house." She snapped her fingers. "Where is your mother? Y'all left her in San Diego."
"No, we shipped her back home my dad fell and broke his leg blessing in disguise now she's the stress in his life now."
"She was the stress in your life until you spelled it all away I still can't get over that. How are you going to survive these next six days until you get you another dosage? I shouldn't even you be asking you about that. That's my brother but…how. You gonna be hitting the interstate in the middle of the night." She nudged me shimming. "Do you even have a key?"
I pulled out my necklace I was wearing. "Sam gave me the key to his apartment on a necklace I will be using this but I got my white chocolate fix in these 4 days. I'm fine."
"Let him use you! I think I used the wrong way. Where is my baby?"
"Game room with Gabby."
"Ooh…I'm going in there to referee just in case anything goes down and leave you alone do to that."
"AUNT STACEY!" TJ and Gabby yelled.
Stevie's POV
"Lucky no I don't want a gun I don't have a license to carry one and Mercedes told me that if I get an illegal gun I can't be around my nephew I'm not jeopardizing that for anything. The only guns I get down with squirt water."
"How about you get yourself a gate?" J3 said.
"Or I could move I've been thinking about moving closer to Sam but the gate sounds like a good idea an electric gate that can zap his ass if he touches or pisses on it. I'm going to look into that." I typed in google search electric gate piss shock.
"Better or I'll shoot his ass or let Puck beat him down again. You got video?"
"Man! We had movie night it was epic! We clowned off of them beat downs. You should join us for movie night you'd love it. We got this person in our family her name is Santana bro she is not wrapped too tight."
"We can go do it now but first we got to pick up some snacks on the way. Red hots, Yoo-hoo, chips, popsicles we ate all of Mercedes up so we'll have to get her a bag." I shut down the computer following them.
TJ's POV
If that's what marriage is like I don't want to be married especially with an annoying wife like Gabby so happy mommy divorced us we're playing Mario Kart Wii and I'm in the lead.
"Come on baby Mario! That's right! Throwback that ball."
"TJ you hit me with a banana!" Gabby shouted pausing the game.
"No, I didn't that's Bowser who did that! You hit me with the poop!"
"Na-uh that was Diddy-Kong!" I un-paused the game and she paused it again.
"No it was you."
"No it was you."
"No it was you."
"No it was you."
"What's going on?" Aunt Stacey asked.
I pointed to Gabby. "She said I hit her…she ran off the road."
"Na-uh you hit me with the poop and you rolled over me! TJ's cheating! He ran me over and hit me with lighting."
"How can I be cheating?! I didn't make you fall on the banana." I hit her.
"Yes you did! You had 3 of them behind your stroller!" She hit me back.
"Hey! Hey! No hitting each other. TJ say you're sorry to Gabby." I rolled my eyes. "You want me to tell your mother?"
"No, if you tell her she'll tell daddy and I won't get Conniehey. I'm sorry Gabby."
"I'm sorry TJ."
"Hug." We hugged. "Good, now I'm turning off this game y'all need to find something else to do."
"Maybe the next time we play the game you can play as Baby Peach and I can be Big Peach."
I groaned. "No! I'm not playing as no girl I play as the boy characters baby Mario or big Mario, Luigi, Bowser, Yoshi not nothing pink. Ugh. So, what can we do now auntie?"
"Y'all want to color?"
"No, I don't want to color."
"So, what do y'all want to do?"
I tapped my finger against my cheek. "We can have a spelling bee?"
"What's a spelling bee TJ?"
"Gabby a spelling bee is what mommy and daddy were having when they did their joint work out but daddy stretched and mommy didn't. She was always limping like this." I started limping like her. "She said S…A… M…ooh." Aunt Stacey covered my mouth. "Aunt Stacey."
"We're coloring! Sit down at the table I'll be back with the crayons and construction paper." She left the game room.
"Why every time I go to spell daddy's name like mommy I always get my mouth covered. It never fails!" I turned to PBS Arthur was coming on.
"Hey what a wonderful kind of day…"
"I like DW."
"You would. I like Arthur."
"Construction paper and crayons!" She placed the items on the table. "Oooh my show is on I love this episode this is when Mr. Ratburn gets…you saw this episode before?"
"No."
"Well this is good one!" Aunt Stacey plopped down on the couch laughing.
Mercedes POV
"Yeah! YO!" I woke up to loud voices I sat up and saw a bunch of grown men and a unknown man raiding my fridge. "Get some TJ's puddings! I'll replace them. They got oatmeal cookies and crème pies!"
"Take a few of those."
"How about these mini cans of Ginger Ale?" J3 held up each of them had a bag filled with snacks. I cleared my throat they didn't hear me.
"Nah, put them back they are for Mercedes bed stash."
"A'ight cool ranch Doritos! Anyone one a bag." All hands went up.
"Why are you guys so loud and up in my refrigerator and pantry? I was trying to take a nap. Puck put back the box of gogurt.
"Sorry cuzzo."
"It's okay I'm up now I know everyone face except yours, who are you?" He placed his bag on the island.
"Mercedes this is my boy Lucky, Lucky sister-in-law Mercedes."
"Finally I meet the man, the myth, the legend that is Lucky. Nice to meet you." I shook his hand.
"You too congratulations on the engagement, the baby, the upcoming music and I'm not a bad guy."
"That's good to know so hopefully you guys are planning on being in the guesthouse and replacing what you took." I snatched JJ's back checking out the contents.
"We are just dropping off something for you, some popsicles we're going to watch a movie?"
"What's the featured movie?"
"Feeds from the surveillance featuring Tank and company want to join us?"
"No, you guys have fun. I'm going to start on dinner."
"Okay. Let's go. Call us when dinner is ready." Puck said closing the door.
"I'll think about it. No they did not empty all of TJ's puddings and leave the empty case in the refrigerator….trifling." I pulled out the ground turkey, tomato, onions, and garlic. "Dinner for tonight is spaghetti." I began cutting when things went left. "I want to cook but….uh…uh…this stuff just…I don't feel so well. Stacey!"
"Yes Mercedes."
"Would you go out and get us something to eat for dinner. I thought that I was good enough to cook dinner for tonight and the smell of this is making me sick I don't even know why I'm cooking to begin with."
"Already taken care of Sam told me you didn't cook this whole weekend so he sent me emails and printed pages of first trimester friendly dishes I'll cook one of them tomorrow for you and whip up something for special for the kiddies." She put everything away. "You go upstairs relax; you need all the rest you can get munch on something from your bed stash. Aunt Stacey has everything under control."
"Thank you Stacey!" I shouted walking into the room, getting in bed turning on the TV my hand brushes across my diary. "Mercedes you should read your diary." I picked it up "Let me pick a random page. February 14th today is Valentine's Day and Tank went all out! Surprised me with roses, candy and dinner I love him. I wonder if he's thinking of popping the question. Love him? Popping the question? What was I drinking to write that maybe I did love him at that time and if he would have popped the question. Woo. I don't even want to think about what I would say. July 9th I talked to Sam and he's coming out here to see me perform! Yay! I was overly excited to see him. Tank listened in on my whole conversation. Sign number one he was jealous. He asked me 21 questions about Sam, why is he coming, don't give him no backstage pass, and invite him and his girl so I know he has his eyes elsewhere. I did invite them both she can't come. I wonder why. June 26th I introduced Tank to my parents and it didn't go well at all it was a shouting match I told them I was grown and I had the right to make my own decisions that Tank was the man for me! They don't know our love. And neither did I was so young and stupid. I really should have listened to them but then I wouldn't have TJ. September 30th Talked to Tesla earlier on today told her that Tank wasn't the man for me that Sam was she's still on my case about Sam is white and I'm black, what does his race have to deal with love. I still love him I'm colorblind. I'm leaving him next week. Tank is having party later on I'll come back and write later. That night he did that. "October1st Tank raped me! He took advantage of me I can't believe this. How do you do something like that to the one you love?! I wasn't ready to give that up to him. Now I regret holding on to it if anyone should have been my first it should have been Sam. I felt so dirty, a shame, I can't even look at myself in the mirror. I took 2 baths just to feel clean he thought nothing of it, it don't matter to him. I woke him up to ask him about it and he rolled his self over and went back to sleep. I pray that he used protection I'm not on the pill and I'm not ready to have a child yet. I have Grammy's to win, arenas to sell out, interviews to give, appear in films. There's so much I want to do. Future Grammy winner Mercedes Jones. Look at how I signed my name. Little did I know he didn't. October 3rd I feel so sick. I have back and joint pain, I nausea I feel like a dump truck hit me a few times. I hope I'm not pregnant. I asked him and he assured me he used a condom. He showed me the empty wrapping. Jesus please say I'm not pregnant. I hope it's not the flu. Mercedes you were pregnant. December 11th I'm pregnant….I'm pregnant…Tank is on cloud 9 all happy I'm happy too but now I'm trapped I'm having his kid. I was going to leave. I'm pregnant until tomorrow.
January 1st today I called my parents to tell them that I was pregnant and they didn't receive the news well, well my dad didn't he had to remind me of the list I made for myself win a Grammy married then children I hung up the phone I didn't want to hear my parents argue. Mom was supportive but dad on the other hand wasn't. Tank told me I shouldn't have told them that after the way they treated him and me last year to stop communication with them he said they don't care about you Mercedes because if they cared they'd be here for us. Forget them. Why did I listen to him? Grammy Night….I won! I can officially say I'm a Grammy winner, my night could not and was not ruined despite that outburst backstage because I didn't thank him for making me. Sir is you serious? Why would I thank you and all you did was getting me pregnant? He threw a fit the whole way to the parties and back to the hotel he let it be known he was pissed. I locked him out he's not getting in here tonight. I'll ride his cloud with my baby boy. I don't even know. Enough about him I wonder if Sam was watching tonight he's the reason I am here today. I thanked him in my speech Sam you're never ever too far from my heart and mind STE I'll always love you. January 8th Today I had my second ultrasound got to see my baby boy I don't why I calling it a boy I think I know but you looked like a bear, I'm going to call you bear-bear Tank didn't accompany me with this appointment he and I had an argument over something stupid so I'm on mute again and he's not home for this week that's the positive. I spoke to soon he just pulled back up with roses and a card. I guess he's sorry. He is! Why didn't I. Let me…ah here it is. The night I went into labor with TJ. "June 26th I'm in labor, alone, afraid, scared, I'm not prepared for this next step of motherhood in a few hours this little one will make his or her debut and it's me and him/her against the world. I'm going to be a mother to a mini human. Me, Mercedes Jones 2x Grammy winner a mother I just had another contraction. I hope you hurry up little one. I'm sleepy now. Let me get some rest. Mercedes Jones Grammy 2x Grammy winner. June27th You are finally here! My little prince has arrived; after over little 30 some odd hours and 30 minutes of pushing little TJEJ made his entrance at 3:50 weighing 7lbs 5oz the moment I looked into your eyes I was in love the doubts and fears about me being your mother quickly faded. I knew that I would never be the same. I loved you from your first kick which scared me to you making my feet swell to where I couldn't wear my favorite shoes. You have bought me happiness in this dark part of my life already. You are my sunshine. My handsome little man the one that loves me already unconditionally the twinkle in my eye you were in my dreams. I can't wait for the day you call me mommy. I want the best for you and I will go above and beyond the galaxies for you I'll even die for you. I want to protect you from all hurt and danger. You and I TJEJ are on this ride together. I'm so thankful to be your mother. I wish STE was here to see you enter the world. No problems baby boy you'll meet your real daddy soon enough. Love Mercedes Jones, TJEJ's mommy. Look at my baby he was the cutest baby ever all that hair. I look a mess. June 27th part 2 Your grandmother and father showed up bearing gifts and calling you Tank Jr., *rolls eyes* You slept through their visit and I don't blame you. I wish I could have to. I do not like that name your name is Thaddeus Joshua, you are named after two important men in my life my father and your father (Yes TJ you have another dad one day I hope soon you'll get to meet him) I showed you a picture of your granddaddy and you smiled, I showed you a picture of father and you smiled then I showed you a photo of your donor and you started crying. Even you know the good and evil in people and you're just a few hours old. I love you baby boy. July 27rd Dear Sam it's a boy! He's one month old and he's named after you. I've been meaning to write this letter to you but when you're doing everything by yourself it's overwhelming. I've been teaching TJ some of the Na'vi you taught me the little I can remember I want him to be prepared for his intro into Avatar it's going to happen one day but he's too interested in my chest *lol*. He looks just like me and strange I see you in him he smirks just like you. I did think about you a lot during my pregnancy so I'm not surprised. I miss you Sam, I would send you this letter but we lost touch. I got to go your son is crying. Love you baby. February 3 Tank hit me and I ran away with TJ."
"Mommy you're reading your diary."
"Yes, I am remembering brings back a lot of memories. I didn't even hear you come in. Where is Gabby?" He lifted my arm setting it around him.
"She's in the game room taking a nap. Good memories or bad memories."
"Bad there are only so little good memories from that part of my life."
"But I'm a good memory."
"Yes, you are." I kissed him on the cheek. "You want me to read this entry about you."
"Yeah!"
"May 12 Today, TJ, Tank and I were watching TV and you appeared on the screen Sam he crawled over to the TV lifting himself talking gibberish then as clear as day said his first word which was Sempu and he took his first steps."
"My first words were daddy and I took my first steps to him! I thought they were going to be mommy! Did crusty Tank know what I said?"
"No, he didn't he thought you were talking baby talk. Don't call him crusty call him Tank."
"Leave it to him. Are you going to keep a diary for my baby brother?" He hugged my belly.
"You think I should?"
He nodded. "Yeah, you should he and I can have that in common we already have the middle name in common with the letter J."
"TJ what if your baby brother is a baby sister? Have you thought of that?"
"I don't want a little sister I want a little brother."
"I just want to warn you ahead of time that it may not be a boy it might be a girl."
"I'll get the big man upstairs a call on the mainline he said call him up and tell him what you want so I want a little brother." He jumped off the bed. "I'm going to see if Uncle JJ is back with the dinner."
"That child of mine is too churchy!"
TJ's POV
Looking out the window for my food. "Where is Uncle JJ and Uncle Stevie, I'm starvin' like Marvin."
"They'll be back soon TJ they had to stop off and get Mercedes something. Come watch the news with me. There on commercial now."
"Okay Aunt Stacey." The news came back from commercial break and it wasn't half bad y'all should know the reason why by now. "I gotta go to the bathroom Aunt Stacey I'll be right back."
"This is Monica signing off of News 12 at 6. I want to shout out my baby boy TJ with his cute self who I met at church this past Sunday. He told me I'm worth missing a few minutes of his regular shows when I come on to deliver the news. Best compliment I've received in a long time. It was nice meeting you too TJ. Stay classy LA!"
My jaw dropped. "TJ! You got a shout out! Let me find out! Look at you!" I pulled my shirt over my head cheesing hard running to the bathroom. I stood on my stool.
"She did it! She really did it! TJ you made your second debut on TV through a shout-out now it's time for you to be on people TV's with my cute-self." I started singing. "TJ's so fly, TJ's so high, TJ's so fly, TJ's so high, just stopped out fresh out the bathtub I stay fresh I take about an hour gotta get dressed TJ's so clean both of 'em off I got them blue jeans, fresh pair of J's, Mickey Mouse on my wrist socks to the draws, daddy and mommy keep TJ fit I'm ready can't nobody tell TJ nothing I'm so fly, TJ's taking off I'm so high, TJ's gonna take this over I'm so high I'm gonna be on top of the world, TJs' gonna be on top of the world, I made it to the club everybody knows what's up superstar status through the door VIP everybody is showing me love, can't nobody tell TJ nothing I'm so fly I'm ready to take off, y'all can't tell TJ nothing I'm so fly. L's up A top down my name is TJ so you know what's going down TJ's so fly TJ's taking off I'm so high come come come on. Yeah you ready TJ, they ain't ready for me. I gotta pee!" I jumped off my stool lifting up the toilet seat.
JJ's POV
"Yeah, Stacey we just left Applebee's stop and get what? Mercedes has a craving for what? We have a full bag….we don't. That's right we did eat them all. Okay. We'll stop off to the grocery store to pick that up for her. See you in a little bit bye."
"What is she craving?"
"She's craving Doritos and Reese's we got to the store." I turned the car around. "We was just around the corner from home too."
"Is she going to eat them together because?"
"I don't want to think about that I'm just itching to get home to eat my chicken fajita rollup. Let's run in here and get out quick." I grabbed a basket. "You get the bag of Doritos and Reese's I'll get TJ a few more puddings since I took the last one."
"A'ight."
"What kind of puddings did TJ have? The swirl ones. $2.29. That's not bad I'll get him 5 of that's 20, let me make it 6. Stevie and I can go hard on these not to mention Puck."
"Look at this motherfucker! Kids couldn't kill his ass maybe I got to do that shit myself.
"I know that voice." Slowly I turned around there he was. "Tank what the fuck do you want? I should fuck your ass up or throw some apples at your head to match BAOUK but we're in a grocery store I don't want to subject these people to your demise. Oh it's coming."
He kissed teeth. "What the hell is BAOUK up here talking gibberish and shit you not going to do anything to me I'm above the law." I yawned looking at my watch. "Not you at the moment. I've been calling your sister phone non-stop leaving her text messages and all of that shit. Why isn't she not answering? I got something for our baby. Is she showing?"
I shrugged my shoulders. "Beats the hell out of me. What you want with her?"
"As you probably heard the sad news by now my mother died."
"No!" I inhaled sharply. "I didn't! How did it happen?"
"S-She was…" I know this fool not putting on fake tears. "D-Dancing in the street…." Blah…blah…blah… "She got ran over." He wiped his eyes.
"And…oh I'm sorry. What was she dancing to?"
"Gloria Gaynor, I Will Survive", the time mark on her phone was around the part where she sings, just turn around now 'cause you're not welcomed anymore. I miss my mama. She was a good lady."
I covered my mouth coughing laughing. "So you say she was a good lady I didn't know her ass, what do you want with my sister?"
"I need pictures of TJ for her obituary and I went her and him to attend the services the wake is Saturday at noon."
"Tank, you are a sad ass fool Mercedes is not coming to Crusty Bertha's funeral I don't even know the lady but from what I heard about her she don't seem like the lady that people would fall out for. Imma get my sister and Santana to pray for you and Sarah y'all both need help. I'm out.
"JJ what took you so long…I'm already wait…is that Tank!"
A/N: I'll leave it right here! Y'all have any selections for Mama Crunchy I can't wait to type that chapter when I thought of the idea yesterday I was laughing we'll pick it up tomorrow. iamJLS