A/N: Evening family! What do I have in store you guys? You'll find out in a few thumb scrolls. The interview will be tomorrow. I'll be working on that oh in about 30 minutes. I got to do some research. Shoutsout to Jujubee58, sweetiedee, and myhiggins25 being in the last chapter. I've been bouncing ideas off with Mary and uh…she gave me some good ideas the other person said I needed to count from one million of what I was GOING to do I'm not she was slain on the floor she's good though. Bug stories, I killed one on the wall with some pine spray he fell then one was on the floor running fast I guess he wanted to hop on that midnight train to Georgia unfortunately he got scooped up and caught the midnight trash to the curb. Let's go guys!

Happy Reading (:

Saturday….

Tank's POV

"With all the fuckery that went down I say we still sent my mother off in in style." Flopping down on the couch I removed my clip-on tie tossing it on the table.

"Yeah, the doves were a nice touch."

"Yeah, yeah, it was."

"Now, how did you get Mercedes and TJ there because I didn't think she was going to show up?" Rick said handing me a beer.

"You know I've been sending texts to her phone and shit, she not been answering me back we got a kid and shit I want to know if he good and shit. So, I'm sitting in the parking lot of the grocery store I see them to walk in I go in after him, her brother over there by the puddings and I say something I tell him that I've been trying to get in contact with Mercedes and I tell him that the viewing is Saturday although that bitch was Friday, even asked about the boxes.. They said no. So I'm still sending text messages and shit praying she would show. Aunt Bunny comes to get me saying Mercedes is here with TJ and some other people."

"How long did they stay because when I got there they were gone? What happened?"

"Man okay so once Aunt Bunny came and got me they were sitting in the back of the chapel Sam, TJ, and her I reached over Sam, touch my little man face and all it's been a minute since I touched him, I tell him, that I miss him, he say he don't miss me, I ask are you gonna hug your real daddy, he said yeah and hugged Sam. That pissed me off then he says something smart to your sister and it went down from there. They didn't stay too long like 15 to 20 minutes at the most I had my hopes up that she would return to me but burst my bubble then my son you know this motherfucker gave me the finger and said, "fuck you", you don't talk to your daddy like that. She got him over there and they let him do what he wants. Sam, got up in my face like he was going to do something and the black dude got in front of him. I wanted Sam to hit me so I could fuck him up but he knows that he couldn't lay hands on me because of his position."

"Yeah, true that. Did you ask about the ring? Are they really married?"

"I did I told his sister why post something you didn't want others to see Sam said it's her page she can post what the fuck she wants then he called Mercedes Mrs. Evans., saying they head an interview to prepare for. What they got to talk about?

"I don't know. Let me check." I peeked over he was on Google searching Mercedes Jones interview. "Man they don't have a interview lined up. That's bluff."

"Damn right." I got up going into the kitchen the door opened. "Who the hell is this coming up in my house?"

"It's me. Sorry I couldn't make it to the funeral my flight got delayed. How was it and did Mercedes and TJ show up? Hey Rick."

"The funeral was okay, they showed up but they didn't come alone she had these two bodyguards, Sam, two other girls I recognize one from when her family beat up Rick and me she was the one who was hitting me with her heels. She was there too. She pulled out a knife on me."

She inhaled sharply. "What? A knife? Are you okay boo?"

"Yeah I'm good temporary boo she lucky I don't hit women because if I did I have would have hit her ass. How is the house in Maryland coming?"

"Good making it look like a cozy family home." She handed some photos. "Tank where is that TJ box."

"You told me you tossed it out remember I called you, and you said I put it by the dumpster."

"Oh, yeah…" She rested her chin on her palm. "I thought you were talking about other boxes I didn't move them."

"What the fuck you mean? Oh Yeah. What you mean you didn't move them? They just didn't grow legs and walk out the house." I picked up a box tossing it.

"I didn't move them what I just said. They were right here with a few more boxes."

"Let me get this straight you didn't move them boxes." I downed the rest of my beer. "Rick, didn't move them boxes, my mama didn't move them boxes her ass got ran over by a got damn bus." I clapped my hands. "Mercedes! This has her written all over it!"

"But you told me you ran into her brother and Sam's brother and he said he didn't come by here."

"Well, it could be Shane." Sarah said.

"Shane ass doesn't have a key to my house! It has got to be them. In those boxes like I said are the fake documents the old and new. We have to get them redid with different names but first let's ride out to TJ's school, let's check and see if they got surveillance cameras and all that jazz. Rick you're driving my leg is killing me."

"Aigh't. Let's roll.

Sunday…

Sam's POV

We just arrived home from taking TJ to the official Evans Kid playground, TJ's in his zone Cedes and me kicked back on the couch. "Ugh! Teabagging?! I'm just over it but I'm not the park we've been taking him to that's the park the only park TJ, AJE and the rest of our kids will go to I don't want no more park lingo in our house."

"Other kids?" I questioned. "So you agreed to my plan of me popping in 4 more TJ's in you." I bit my lip unbuttoning my shirt.

"At the rate you be on me and spraying up the place I'm gonna stay pregnant and don't give me that look that look is the reason for AJE. Get off me Sam."

"No, I'm glad you got AJE on board I put that up in there my men know what they like and so do I." I kissed her. "I wanna play." I lifted up her shirt.

She smacked my hands. "We are in the living room TJ is in the game room and Stacey, Stevie, JJ or anyone of them could come home at any minute. Oh Sam." She moaned.

"Yes….say it."

"That feels good."

"I knew it would. Let me get back to making you feel better." I was sucking on Mercedes breast for only a minute when I heard the door open jumping up she fixed her top and put a pillow on my lap.

"….I know yeah. Uh…hello."

"Hey, I thought y'all were going to be gone for…uh a few more hours. What y'all doing back so soon?"

"Soon Sam, you kicked us at the house before 8 this morning it's now 3 o'clock I was ready to come home. What were y'all doing?" Stacey asked.

Mercedes cleared her throat and I was scratching my neck. "Uh…we were…just…um…baby. What were you doing?"

"We…ahem."

"Mercedes about to lie y'all."

"How you know that JJ?" Stevie asked.

"She always clears her throat baby girl you got to find a way to not clear your throat that gives you away every time and by the looks of the clothes being disheveled making on the couch?"

"Er yeah we were."

"Where's…."

TJ ran out of the game room. "Mommy is daddy cooking dinner. I'm hungry."

"He was in the game room and y'all were doing that! Please say y'all weren't spelling each other names." Stacey covered TJ's ears. "Surprised it's not either of your ringtones for each other." Mercedes hid behind the pillow Stacey covered her mouth gasping. "It is! OMG! TJ let auntie start on dinner while your parents continue to work for baby number 3."

"Freaks! Baby number 3? AJE is still baking I know she's wondering what is this stick and why won't daddy keep it out. Mommy close your legs, just say no. It keeps poking me! Why is there a hole in the middle? Is this milk?"

"Stevie!" Stacey hit him with the pillow he curled up laughing, JJ slid on the floor crying laughing. "That's just wrong. But so funny. Hahahaha…whew! Let me calm myself down." Stacey took a few breaths collecting herself Mercedes and me just shook our heads.

"Always got to be a comedian in the bunch."

"Okay…" She wiped her eyes. "How was the interview?"

"The interview went very well I can't wait for you all to watch it." I lifted the pillow. "Yeah it's going down."

"You aren't going to tell us."

"Nope just that my wife made me proud and she's going to make you all proud with what she did. Right TJ."

"Yup! I'm proud to call you mommy, mommy."

"Awww…boo boo. I enjoy being your mommy too and proud you are my son." She kissed TJ on lips.

"Okay, I'll just wait until then. How long before the interview airs?"

"Two weeks until it airs I'll see if we can get an early copy."

"Y'all have court dates in a couple of weeks. Will Tank show up?"

"I say no he doesn't show up we have our RO right into TJ's file at school they go and we'll have copies for use as well. Let me get started on dinner. Stacey where is that recipe I gave you?"

"In the kitchen come on I'll help you prepare that dish for Mercedes and for us we can have cheddar bacon burgers and fries, along with spicy BBQ wings."

Mercedes POV

"Since Stacey is helping Sam cook, TJ let's go play GTA V."

"Awesome! I've been waiting to play this game. We can name the people Tank and run them over!"

"Yeah! Wonder if they got a bus..Brrrrl boom boom." Stevie laughed throwing TJ over his shoulder running in the game room.

"Save some people for me to hit!" JJ shouted.

"Why aren't you going in there with them?"

"I just want to kick back and talk to my little sister I've been ripping and running with the guys. Rare I get this moment with you. So, how are you?"

"I'm good sad that Sam is going to be leaving in a few hours but week 3 we're almost done then he's off for a week and it's the start of football season, school, my music and interviews. It's a lot going on I'm excited."

"So am I, I like seeing you like this. You're gonna slay them with your vocals, vocal crusher, derivative of Bone Crusher." I hit him on his leg. "Anyway Stacy recorded, Tanks mother funeral."

"She did."

"Yeah and Santana clowned she acted a pure fool! She pulled out a knife on Tank saying that she would cut him she didn't. I wanted her to because when Stevie and I ran into Tank at the grocery store, he showed us his gun."

"S-Sam baby come here. You need to hear this. Let Stacey handle that for now."

"What?" He wiped his hands on his apron sitting down.

"Tell him what you just shared with me JJ." I watched Sam's face while JJ starts talking.

"Um Monday evening Stevie and I went to go get the food Stacey called because Mercedes had a craving for something we went to the grocery store, we ran into Tank, he showed us his gun."

His lips pursed, eyes narrowed, her cracked his neck. "Baby."

"A gun? Inside the grocery store or out."

"Inside."

"Why are you just telling me this now JJ?! I had my wife and son in the same room with him anything could of happen yeah we got Azimio and Ray but this is why my foot will stay down like I'm driving a stolen car. No longer will any messages Tank tell y'all will be uttered to Mercedes. Let his ass text that mess. A gun?" He shouted he scratched his forehead. "Did Stevie try something? Please tell me no."

"He tried to get buck but calmed down when he lifted his shirt. Yeah it was crazy. I didn't say anything because we are just coming off this amazing weekend Cedes was on cloud 9 so were you yeah. He didn't pull it or anything just as bad. I'm sorry Sam."

"JJ you got to…" Sam rubbed his neck. "I know you are sorry but any weapons pulled if you come into contact with him again tell us right away. Got it."

"I got it. I'm going into the game room and run some folk over."

"Fine run over a four people for me!"

"Four baby?"

He spelled his name out fingers. "T-A-N-K. Tank just keeps popping up like a pop-tart! I just really want this waste of sperm to die."

"Me too baby." I rubbed Sam's back. "At least he didn't pull the trigger on them."

"Slightly a positive but still a negative baby this man got to be stopped…."

"Shoot him Uncle Stevie! Pull the trigger! Let me try! Bam! Bam!"

"What?! What kind of game?" Sam and I went into the game room TJ had the controller scrolling through the different guns.

"Here's to you Tank! Bam! Bam! Look he's on fire! Fire Tank is burning Tank is burning!"

"No! No! Give me this controller!"

"B-But mommy it's a fun game."

"With guns?!"

"Stevie?!" Removed the game from the console. "This…"

He shrugged. "I'm sorry! I knew the game was rated M and all but I just got it from TJ drive around and run people over."

"I do not care! This game is not appropriate for TJ, find another game to play age now." He sighed. "Baby let's go upstairs. Stacey you got the rest of dinner. I'm not in the mood to cook. I just want to go for a walk. I need to clear my head."

"Yeah, go ahead by the time you get back dinner should be done come on baby. Walk with me." We walked at least 10 minutes without him saying anything. "Baby I really wish I had a nine to five. This has been stressing me out and the season hasn't even started yet. I really wish I had a 9 to 5. Going and coming, late night talks, I'm half sleeping but I got to hear your voice, drama left and right. How do I focus when my mind is all over the place? I don't even know. We're married/engaged, we're pregnant, we got an observant 5 year old he's starting school shortly it's right around the corner. Some days I just want to throw in the towel and quit but those faces in those pictures frames that sit on my desk tells me why I keep pushing. I explained to TJ my sacrifices and I neglected to mention yours."

"Sam, you don't have to."

"I do you can't quit being a mother and wife, TJ is with you every day you cook although sometimes with this morning sickness it's rough, you still cook him breakfast, play games with him, clean the house, run this house. My job fails in comparison to yours. Baby I want to put you on a pedestal and honor you day in and day out. You are the best thing that has ever happened to me. What more can I say than, I love you. I love you."

"I love you too." We kissed. "Sam you are my husband, I stand behind you not in front of you, we're a team, nothing comes between us, it's us TJ, and AJE against the world. You are my romantic dork."

"What do you mean romantic dork?" He asked raising his eyebrow.

"I told you that Gabby, TJ and me watched the Grammy video just didn't know that you recorded yourself watching me."

"That's my copy I have one more. Did you hear the special question I asked?"

"Yeah, you asked me to marry you."

"And you said…"

"I said yes, if you ask me again I'll say yes again."

Sam got down on his knee. "Mercedes will you marry me?"

"Yes forever and always my answer will be yes."

"Best words to hit my ears on top of hearing daddy. School is coming up soon, how are we going to end this summer before they all go back. This summer has been pretty eventful."

"I know! Beach Bash along with TJ's surprise birthday party, and maybe we can score Benny the Bull he's taking a liking to the fuzzy troll who spills popcorn."

"Why didn't he never have one there."

"Tank was not the one to care much for celebrations of any kind so we're going all out for him. He loves sports, history, music and pets. How we tie all of that into one? I don't know but I do know one thing he'll be eager to see at his birthday party."

"Daddy, mommy Aunt Stacey said dinner is ready!" TJ ran over Sam picked him up setting him on his shoulders. "Y'all discussing my CJE?"

"CJE baby."

"Yeah, Connihey Jupiter Evans. We gotta keep the J's going!" Dinner was fabulous the dish he picked for me was good but I still got a bite of his burger. Here we are standing in our usual spot. Saying our goodbyes.

"Week 3 we're almost at the finishing line baby and then next year these goodbyes won't be 6 days I'll be home every night. You giving me something I can feel I already know your love is real giving me giving me.

Monday…

"So is it allergies or something serious?"

"Sam, TJ has pinkeye."

"What?! How did he get it? Where did he get it?"

"I'm leaning towards Tank and his crusty aunt Bunny both of them touched our baby, he was fine all last week with Gabby and the week before that with Logan comes this week this. He woke up with both of his eyes closed he opened one but could get the other both eyes have pinkeye."

"The doctor told me that you can get it from fecal matter."

"POOOOOP."

"Yes, Sam, you didn't have to say it like that TJ had a fit when he heard poop."

"I would too. Poop and pinkeye they both start with the letter "P", poop?"

"Nope, TJ's knocked out anyway those meds they gave him. Ian's week is going to have to start later like Thursday or Friday my mother been calling my phone non-stop since she left. I haven't been answering. I've been too busy enjoying this quiet house."

"She better not return if she does tell TJ to smear his eye on hers."

"Baby! That not nice."

"I'm sorry. How long does it last and will it damper our plans for next week?"

"3 to 4 days tops that's it but our plans for the surprise and the Beach Bash are still in motion."

Monday evening….

Joshua's POV

"….Mercedes answer your phone. Let me call her again."

My wife has been home for a little over a week and she's been taking care of me not as I would like her to every waking second I see her with her phone attach to her ear or hand. Mercedes is happy she's out here with me, sucks I had to fall but she was walking a thin line from being given the boot anyway.

"Why is Mercedes not answering her phone when I call her?"

"She's probably relaxed back with candles surround the tub playing Toni Braxton Breathe Again because she can finally do that."

"If you would have kept yourself off that ladder I'd still be out there." She shoved the straw in my mouth.

"Wow! I'm not thirsty. I highly doubt that you would be you read her diary something that was personal. You should not have done that."

"Yes, I should have grown or not she is still my child."

I paused my video. "She doesn't live in our house like I said before you had no reason to do that Sam had every right to send you on the first thing smoking."

"Whatever. Hello you are right on time." She smacked her watch grabbing her purse.

"What is this?

"Joshua this is your nurse Patrice."

"Hi, nice to meet you." I shook her hand. "Bernice, what is this about?"

"I'm going back out to California, although they shipped me back out here on the first thing smoking that I wanted to stay so I thought what could keep my mind at ease with you and be there physically with her and TJ here is the answer."

"Baby you wore out your welcome snooping your nose in a place it didn't need to be in. When you told me that you read Mercedes diary I sent her a text right after we got off the phone to send you back here. She is grown. She doesn't need you. She has Sam."

"Yes, she does need me!"

"No he she don't. Ms. Patrice I would like to thank you for coming by but my wife isn't going anywhere."

"Yes, she is, stop me." I looked down at my leg. "You can't you up in the bed with a broken leg. I'm out when I land I'll call you to let you know that I made it safely. Let me call Mercedes so she knows what's up." I picked up my phone. "Man! She's not answering! Where is TJ when you need him?"

"You can call the house."

"I don't even know the number."

Tank's POV

"This is his school, you see any cameras up there they got a carpool lane? This a fancy ass school, you don't see this shit in the hood. This could work out for us."

"This only the elementary side its two separate campuses. So that would be his door." I pulled out my phone snapping some pictures. "Let's get out of here. You know when the school year starts?"

"2 weeks from now. I'll check but that's it. You wanna go by their house."

"Rick they got up a damn gate they trying to keep someone out! It probably might be me. We can go to Stevie house? Ask him again about my boxes."

We arrived at Stevie house and he wasn't home we waited for his ass. "Here he comes. Turn you light on."

"What do you want? I don't have any money."

"Stevie, where in the hell are my boxes?" I got out the car limping.

"What you mean? Why in the fuck are you here at my house anyway? You know what Tank your ass be popping up like a damn pop-tart you need to pop off somewhere."

I pushed him. "I got good timing. You got something of mine my damn boxes." I pulled out my gun cocking it. "Where in the fuck are my boxes Steven Randall Evans." I put it to his head.

Mercedes POV

"Hey daddy I seen you called my phone a bunch of times. What's going on? Where is mom? What you mean she's on her way back out here? She hired a nurse for you?! NOOOO! CALL HER BACK! I'll send her back home myself she is not needed right now."

"I'm back!" She screamed.

"Daddy I'll call you back." I reached for the Advil popping two of them. "Mom, what are you doing here?"

"I hired your father a nurse I know that things are going to be hectic in the upcoming weeks with TJ going off to school and everything and I knew that you would need my help. So, here I am."

"Mom you did not have to come back."

"Yes, I did."

"Mommy is time for my eye drops."

"Eye-drops? What is going on? TJ what is going with your eyes?!" She grabbed his face turning it from side to side. "Mercedes, happened?"

"TJ has pinkeye mom. He got it from Tank."

"Tank? What was he doing around Tank dirty self?"

"We went to the funeral." TJ said getting on the stool.

"You went to her funeral! Mercedes I'm shocked at you!"

"It wasn't my fault Tank lied saying that the viewing was on Saturday when that was the actual date of the funeral, so TJ, myself, Sam, Ray, Azimio, Stacey and Santana all went. Tank lied to his family telling them he and I were married and his family telling me what I should do, we left."

"Y'all shouldn't have gone in the first place. See if I was here all of y'all would have been home. Baby look at this eye how long before this clears up."

"3 to 4 days, he woke up this morning with his eye shut time for his second eye drop of today. TJ tilt your head back."

"Okay well I'm going to get set up in my room, I'll be back down in a little bit."

"Mommy, why is she back here? I thought daddy bought her a one way ticket home."

"Me too…I think we need to pack up and head San Diego."

"Call me crazy but I could have sworn you guys sent your mother home. Why is she back? Y'all father he did fall down the steps?" Stacey said.

"He fell but mom hired him a nurse so she could return back out here."

"Send her home!" She opened the door and closed it. "Has she redeemed herself with you and Sam?"

"No, she has not."

"I'm only your sister-in-law and all of that I'm not married but you are to my brother do you see our mother out here annoying you." I shook my head. "Yeah, she calls and checks up on you, she skypes, she sends texts, my mother understands her boundaries yours don't. I get she missed out on a lot but she can't just move in here. Y'all need to move to San Diego ASAP!"

Monday Night…

Mercedes POV

"Mommy what is domestic violence?"

"That's when two people are in a relationship with each other and they live in the same house have issues the man may hit the woman or the woman may hit the man, man on man or woman on woman."

"Like Tank hit you." He said wiping his face.

"Yes, that's what it is called."

He sighed. "Mommy, I thought that all mommies were treated like that, hit by men it wasn't until daddy showed me that that doesn't happen."

"No, it doesn't happen. Let me see your eye, it still looks bad tomorrow it should improve. In bed I know I haven't asked you in a couple of days but have you had any dreams."

"No, I haven't had any bad dream BDD got my back I'm good. Mommy is we going to move to San Diego?"

"Where did you hear that at?"

"I heard Aunt Stacey say that she needs boxes so she could move."

"Sometime next year we're moving to San Diego but you're going to start your school here."

"Okay. Did you really not like Conniehey mommy? 'Cause the way daddy describes him he sounds like he was an awesome dog." He turned his iPad, he had made Conniehey Sr his background.

"McConaughey would have been awesome had your father talked about it with me first instead of going behind my back."

"Well, we went behind your back to get you your ring? That's the same thing."

I eyed my hand. "This is beautiful this doesn't poop, bite, or bark this is amazing. Let's say prayers and we'll watch daddy read us a bedtime story."

"Okay I got the prayers tonight. God in heaven hear my prayer, keep me in thy loving care be my guide in all I do and bless all those who love me too and Jesus protect all the men, woman and children who are in a place mommy and me once were and may they find protection in friends and family. Amen."

"Amen."

Stacey's POV

"No that place is out of my price range I need something with 3 or 4 bedrooms."

"Stacey what are you doing up?" JJ asked grabbing him of TJ's puddings.

"I'm looking at homes in San Diego JJ, grab me one Thank you."

" Aigh't here you go." He placed the pudding cup and spoon. "Why you have a perfectly nice house here in Los Angeles?"

"That I do but Mercedes told me that they're going to be moving to San Diego sometime next year."

I looked up at the ceiling. "What the hell is that on the ceiling? Oh it's nothing. It's moving! It's a bug! Where is my RAID! Darn it! It's at my house!"

"JJ y, you're going to have to tell Sam to call the Orkin Man because y'all got all these bugs trying to make permanent residence in the kitchen."

"I thought you killed them all."

"I missed a few or these are the spawns of the spawns, spawns. Ugh. What are you doing up?"

"I can't sleep. I've been trying to get in contact with Stevie since this afternoon nothing."

"Hmm…he's probably knocked out sleep. All that gaming finally caught up with him."

"Probably. What is this? Did Sam make this book? When does he have time to work on plays if he's working on MPB what does these initials stand for?"

"Mercedes Pregnancy Book."

"No way this man did not….remedies for this foods, potential baby room ideas?"

"Yes, Sam thought of it all. You hear that. Shhh…"

"Get his ass out here…."

"JJ….Puck! I need y'all help Tank is out here with a g-gun to my head. Get out here now!

JJ ran opening the door there was Stevie with a gun to his head. "THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT! LET HIM GO! LET HIM GO! TANK YOU LET MY BROTHER GO OR IMMA KILL YOU!"

"You ain't goinna do shit!"

KAPOW…

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

A/N: I'll leave it right here. What just happened? Did someone get shot? Did a car backfire? We'll see tomorrow. Until then iamJLS.