A/N: A very late drop! A few of the characters decided to come out and play so we had a blast with them sweetiedee, muffin307, and myhiggins25 um…running a few things by them. Denise and Mary had me rolling over the phone and in my DMs. Lol I' m so happy I can call them friends, you too Monica! She's still slain stretch out your hands for her shake your head a few times like you felt that! Yes!
Happy Reading! (:
Denise's POV
Jenny got on the mic. "Heeeyy! Hey she used to smoke…thank you PawPaw and the senior choir for that selection I'm taking over my own appreciation service and drink. Y'all don't hear me and dance that hoochie-koo, kooo-ooo, hear this, hear this, hear this, if the Lord can deliver her from her ways of being a hoochie! He can deliver you! Denise I know you, you screamed, you when read this, foolishness, I know she didn't, I can't, I cannot, I need oxygen!"
"She's at it again, let me throw a rock." I dug in my bag tossing my last rock she reached up catching it. "That's it I'm gone!"
"I caught the rock! Oh the rock! Psalms 144 verse 1 Blessed be the LORD, my rock, Who trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle;" Denise is gone! I need the ushers to go get a sheet for her, some water, and a fan, Denise she's slain in the spirit! Cut the music! I feel y'all gonna touch and agree with me on this! I know I clown a lot but it's just the humor in me, the majority of y'all can't with me, as I read through y'all reviews I have y'all losing it, I don't know how your day went it could have been bad, good, or so-so, I don't know how y'all week went the enemy trying to get at you, I don't know of the trials and tribulations you're going through, the song says trouble don't last always, the song also says the storm is over now, the song also says I hear the sound of victory, the song also says I MADE IT THROUGH, and you will make it through yeah yeah… you can make it, you can make it, this trial that you're going through, God's going to show you what to do you can make it, you can make it; I don't care what's going wrong, God won't let it last too long, you're not in this thing alone, you can make it. Hallelujah, hallelujah I thank you that song just hit me I felt like singing, we're going to end this service…hey, hey, hey, hey…
AJE's POV
Go ahead Jenny! Yeah, yeah, yeah! *throws hankie* I felt that! I'm kicking in agreement, if I could hi-five you I would, laughter is good for the soul, laughter is the best medicine, laugh your troubles away, just laugh! *passes around offering plate* Tap it if you don't have none yeah yeah…zzzZzzzzz
Monday….
Mercedes POV
First game of the season in the books my baby team came away with the W 45-28 easy victory, new things going on this week TJ is in school all day and today I record It's Unique.
"Good Morning TJ." I kissed him on the cheek stealing a piece of fruit off his plate. "Morning mom."
"Good Morning mommy you don't have to make me breakfast, grandma already did that."
"I can see, thank you mom."
"Morning, it was nothing, that's why I am here, where is Sam?"
"Oh, Sam is being on the phone being interviewed by some Sports Radio station talking about last night's game. That was a good game!"
"Yes, it was I lost my voice doing all of that screaming and jumping up and down. I've barely recovered."
"…thanks for having me on the show. Good Morning my beautiful family. What's for breakfast?" Mary set down his plate. "Ooh waffles. I got time to eat the stadium isn't but 45 minutes away. Baby you are recording your interview with Unique! I wish I could be there for it I'm going to be at the office late tonight."
"Me too, but I'll have mom there with Kurt."
"With you and daddy being busy who is going to pick me up from school today?" He wiped his mouth. "I wouldn't mind Deja picking me up. She's my number 1."
"Deja is back on campus she just came home for a visit. Today Aunt Stacey is going to pick you up bringing you over to the studio to be with me."
Sam looked at this watch. "I got to get going TJ are you ready to roll out?"
"Yup, I am. Let me go run and get my backpack."
"I know you're going to be busy today, you want me to pick up something on my way home or order something to have Azimio and Ray pick it up for us."
"I like the second option then tomorrow we have our ultrasound to find out if it's a he or a she."
"I'm ready!"
"Come give mommy a kiss. You have a good day at school." He walked over to grandma hugging her.
"Here is your lunch. I put something extra in there for you."
He zipped open his lunch box. "Ooooh I can trade things! Thank you grandma I love you mommy and grandma."
"Love you too."
"Alright baby don't worry about the interview you're sure to do an excellent job, mom love you too, love you too AJE." Sam kissed my stomach. "She didn't kick me she must be asleep. Bye Conniehey! Hold down the fort until we get back. See you later on tonight!"
Arf [I will protect and defend our house I'll pee on them if I have to and I'll bite them too. Tell the hamsters I said hey.]
"I know she's moving around but AJE is kicking people?" She took a sip of her coffee. "She sounds like she has a little fetus attitude."
I laughed. "I think she does. She kicks Sam and TJ from time to time especially when it comes to Na'vi lessons, it's like she's telling Sam enough of this please speak English if you say one more thing I'm going to do it and she does. She's an active little one."
"Are you sure it's a girl? It could be a boy."
"I know I'm just so used to saying she I feel like it's a girl, we shall see tomorrow."
"Are you nervous that Tank will find out that you and Sam hired a PI to follow him around to tell you of his every move?"
"No, I'm not I'm looking forward to see what he finds out." My phone buzzed. "Mm…Someone sent me at text. I'll answer it later."
"That's who was missing Puck. Where was Puck yesterday?"
"Puck and Lucky are living in the Los Angeles house they're too doing their own investigation um a PI case for following someone only lasts for 2 to 3 days we asked could he do it for 2 months we think that's enough time to gather all of information on him."
"Hello, hello, hello."
"Good Morning Kurt."
"Morning, how are we on this perfect Monday?"
"We are wonderful and yourself?"
"I feel amazing!" Kurt picked up my phone. "You have a text here from Puck it's a multimedia text. It's a picture of a mask; ask TJ and do they recognize this."
"The park!"
Tank's POV
"Call Reggie and leave him a voice message telling him I'm out, if he doesn't respond I'm going over there my damn self. While at the game did you so happen by chance see Mercedes?"
"No, I didn't see her I saw her brother she could have been at the game in one of theme suites."
"I called Reggie two times left a voice message he's not answering." Shane flopped his big ass on my bed.
"Alright I'm packed let's go out to there, did any of my Tankettes donate money to my gofundme account of Free Tank?"
"Yes, we raised over $500."
I popped my mouth. "That's it! Just $500 I mean that's all good they just donated what they could, how soon before we can cash it out?"
"I'll check on that. I'm just so glade you are out baby. Look at my sexy man right here!" Shane rolled his eyes. "Shane I don't know why you are rolling your eyes you wish you had me."
"I already did."
"Wait, what?! You had my wife!" I raise my fist.
"Nah, nah, nah man just that while they had you down I kept her down you know just trying to lift her spirits and all of that." He pushed me back. "It's not like that bro I would never tap your girl. I'll meet you outside in the car."
"Okay. Okay. Shane! I'm sorry bro. Baby can you get my luggage and take it out the car." I blew her a kiss. "Thank you. I love you. Mean it! Lift it up don't have my shit dragging all on the floor."
"Well you can…"
I put my fingers to her lips. "I didn't ask you put them in the trunk. Thank you once Sarah gets in we can be off to their house."
"Your luggage is all in baby."
"It don't have no dust on it, it's all black I don't have time to be dusting shit."
"You are all good boo! I got my baby. I'm gonna take good care of you."
"I know." I kissed my hand throwing back a kiss the ride there was quick. "Shit we here already look the gate is open I think they're expecting me; only one car is out here. Look, I'm going to go ring the doorbell you stand over there you over there don't think the surveillance can see you from there I'm going to ring the doorbell." I pulled my shirt over my head ringing the doorbell. He opened the door. "What the fuck are you doing here? Where are Mercedes and TJ?" I was trying to look around him. "Damn keep your bald ass still; I'm not here to see you."
He pushed I fell down the steps. "And you aren't here to see them either. I should be asking you that same question, why are you here, to answer your question none of your damn business?"
"The gate is open seem like you were expecting me." I got up dusting me off.
"If I were expecting you trust me you wouldn't be standing here, leave before I call the cops so they can return your ass back. Why did they let you out?"
"A little something called bail paid 5k they let me go wasn't that nice of them."
"No, it wasn't at all leave before I accidentally shoot you." He pulled out his gun cocking it. "I'll find a way to say that it was self-defense that you did to Carolina."
"Wait." I pulled my on ear. "What do you know about Carolina? Who told you about that? It was self-defense."
"That's what you say, I don't buy it all, who told me don't worry about it punk ass. Hi Shane and Sarah, Smile! You're on surveillance camera!" He slammed the door in my face.
"Man! Carolina. Shit!" I go the in the car slamming the door.
"Carolina was my first girlfriend I was 20 years old we got a son together her mother was lying about me to her saying that I'm a bad man, all this bullshit her mother's words starting to get at her one day she flipped on me our relationship wasn't the same so to protect myself from her crazy ass I got a gun, she threatened me so I shot her I did CPR, waited for the ambulance to get there. I cooperated with them what they asked of me I gave them, I did a few months no witnesses so they had to let me go, she got custody of my son, she changed his name last I heard from her."
"I'm glad you made it out of that relationship, sorry about Carolina though, if she would have kept her hands to herself you wouldn't have had to do what you did. I don't get a woman who has a good man to just beat on them. Tank you are the best man ever! Forget about Sam!"
"Damn, right! Off too San Diego. Let me call Mercedes, it's been a minute since I've chatted it up with her." I whipped out my phone calling. "Hello may I speak to Mercedes? Who is this? Tell her it's Tank. What do I want? I want to talk to Mercedes, you not going to let me talk to her, well ask her if I can see TJ and how is my baby doing? Is it a little girl like I'd hope? Shit she hung up on me."
"Who answered her phone?"
"Damn sure wasn't the one I wanted to, some lady asking me a thousand and one got damn questions."
Stacey's POV
I'm here at TJ's school to take him out early the traffic heading back to Burbank will be a bitch. "I'm here to pick-up my nephew, his name is Thaddeus Evans."
"Okay may I see your ID." I opened up my wallet sliding my ID. "Okay, Stacey Evans, thank you. You know where his classroom is at?"
"Yeah, I do my brother gave me the directions I should be good. Thank you." I walked down the first classroom on the left was TJ's class. I knocked on the door. "Hi Ms. Toles, I'm here to pick up my nephew Thaddeus."
"Okay come on in."
"AUNT STACEY! What are you doing here?"
"I'm here to take you out of school early get your backpack we have to beat traffic to make it to Burbank in a good time. How was he today Ms. Toles?"
"TJ was excellent today as always, here is his behavior sheet, get his mother or father to sign that here is his homework, he just needs to do the front and back of each sheet."
"Hi Aunt Stacey."
"Hi Gabby. Hi Jazzy, y'all acting good?"
"I am I can't say about this thing…"
"Who you calling a thing?"
"Hey, hey…shhh act right or Uncle JJ and I won't be taking you guys to the zoo. I mean this. You ready baby?" I picked up his backpack.
"Uh-huh. Bye Ms. Toles have a good evening! I'll see you tomorrow."
"You too TJ."
"My little boo-boo had a blast in school today."
"I did! I still like school and all but I wish he still had a half-a-day this first day inched on by it took forever for us to have lunch and recess." He opened the door. "Where is Uncle JJ?"
"Uncle JJ is on the road heading back up to LA to chill with Puck and Lucky I miss him already. Get in and buckle yourself in."
I set his backpack on the floor. "Aunt Stacey like I told mommy on Saturday I'm going to need you to get it together, you not pregnant to are you, or is it just that time of the month where you get crazy and pig out on all the good snacks?"
I laughed. "It could be that time…hey what you know about that?"
"You said it yourself a few weeks back. Can we have movie night again just not watch a sappy story? I suggest we watch…"
"You're going to says 101 Dalmatians?"
He shook his head. "No Conniehey and I have a new movie Air Bud because he plays with balls and Conniehey plays with his."
"Let's get you something to eat, what do you want Subway or Burger King?"
"I want Subway! A turkey and cheese sandwich with pickles, mayo, and tomato, some Doritos Cool Ranch, some juice and some cookies, peanut butter cookies nuts, nuts macadaaaamia-uh nuts nuts and that's it."
Mercedes POV
Here' in my dressing room at It's Unique, getting ready to for to record the show in about 30 minutes. "Are you about done with hair and make-up? We need to talk."
"Sure I'm done. Why do you have my phone? Did TJ's school call me, Sam, or my mother?" I took it out her hand.
"Uh…no none of them called Tank was the person on the other end of the line, he's out he asked if he could see TJ and how was "his" baby doing I hung up on him. I thought you got a new phone why is he still calling you."
"Mom I have two phones my main one and the Tank-terrorizer phone…"
A knock came on the door in walked Stacey and TJ. "Hi mommy, grandma, and Uncle Kurt, did you record your interview yet?"
"Not yet I'm about to go on in a half hour, do you have any homework to do?"
"Yes, I have 2 worksheets to do I may need some help I'll get grandma to help me but I'm going to eat my Subway. You look pretty."
"Thank you baby." I looked up at the wall. "Stacey you are early TJ doesn't get out until 2:25, did you take him out early?"
"Yes, I did I missed my boo JJ and I knew it was going to be a long drive from there to here. Hi mom, Kurt…"
"Mercedes we're going to need you on set in 15 minutes."
"Okay. Thank you, TJ change out the shirt put this purple polo on if Aunt Unique calls you out. I have a feeling she will don't want anyone of his crew to know which school you attend."
"Mercedes, it's time"
"Okay."
"Welcome everyone to It's Unique we have a good show for you all on today I have my friend the beautiful, the talented, my sister Mercedes Jones!" I walked out waving to the crowd. "Mercedes! Yessss! Alright quiet down have a seat. Have a seat. Mercedes you are looking radiant and fabulous!"
"You are little amazing yourself girl! Those shoes are everything."
"I know and so are yours! Okay, let's get into this interview for those of you who have been living under a rock, Mercedes is back in the studio to slay all of you and snatch every piece of hair off of you, how does it feel to be back in the studio? Who are you working with?"
"It feels great to back in the studio! The studio was my and is my second home it's like I've never left, it's like riding a bike once you get on to pedal it is easy street. I'm working with Dame the Dark I can't give everything away but I've already completed a few songs they're hot!"
"Well, alright you can tell me later, I won't tell a soul. Are you excited about having another baby? That's right! She's pregnant!
"I am excited about this baby boy or girl, we don't know he or she is active little someone that already loves music, this pregnancy is already different from my first because I'm with the man of my dreams, my fiancé Sam he makes everything better my first pregnancy wasn't that good because of the situation I was in, but my son TJ is a blessing and his father Sam loves and adores him. That's all that matters."
"That's right here is a picture of Sam and TJ, how cute are they! Look at my nephew! You touched on briefly on relationship with that piece of trash how would u like to see Tank punished for his heinous acts of violence against women?"
"How would I like to see Tank punished? Hmm…there are so many options I can't pick just one I'll say this I want his dick to get cut off no drugs or anything let him feel the pain that us ladies have to suffer of being abused. Especially us ladies who had to endure a relationship with him."
We hi-fived. "Yes, snip, snip, snip, balls and stick included put that thing to research or lit it on fire. Yesss! What kept you going while you were with Tank?"
"My son, TJ kept me going while I was with Tank, everyday I'd look at his face and kept pushing I knew that there would be a light at the end of the tunnel and it come when I overheard my baby pray for us one night when I put him to bed, I played his prayer over and over again the night that Tank sexually abused/raped me that morning, I made the decision to move on and not look back."
"That's right clap for that! That was an excellent decision you made and you went to Sam, tell us more about Sam and how Sam is as a father and husband?"
"Sam, what can I say about that man he's everything all the words you can describe a good man who protects his family and friends that's Sam, he's a great provider, lover, he supports me in everything that I do, he wanted to be here today but he's at work I love you baby. As a father he's very much hands on with our son TJ will never want for anything but just because we have all the money and means to get him what he wants he's teaching him on how to give back and not be a selfish child, to be that friend to someone who doesn't have one, teach him integrity and one day how to be a real man."
"In your words praise! Mercedes Mafia to the Praise Hands! That's right! Let's jump back on your music right quick, who is your inspiration musically? How do you juggle being mommy and singer?"
"My inspiration the late great and amazing Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Holliday, Patti LaBelle, Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross and so many others we can be here all day for me naming each of them I took a part of and fuzzed them into my music. Being a mommy and singer, Sam's mother is living with us so she's helping us out TJ is Sam and I responsibility I don't have a nanny I don't want one if I didn't think I could juggle both I wouldn't have returned to the studio, my son will be raised by me along with our huge family. It's a lot of us."
"Yes, it is I'm one of them! We're like a village. We have a question sent in actually this isn't even a question this is some advice it reads I know your libido is gone and your parts are talking to us which is crazy but they are both overdue for massages Cedes sweetie, I know you busy as hell, and tired but honey, even if you don't want to ride Sam's magic stick at least give him a hand job. It might make you get your groove back. Just like Stella. It'll calm those hormones down too! Plus you and Sam are great parents; don't let anybody tell you otherwise...meaning rank Tank and the rest of those assholes! Oh yeah, and let him give you some finger action or tongue action, you'll feel better. Ooooh! We're getting a little bit freaky here on the daytime talk show!"
"Sam will love hear that! AJE seems to have turn my horny button on I may do one of them tonight once we get home."
"Do you aspire to do anything outside of music like acting or talk show host?"
"Um…I wouldn't mind years from now pursuing a talk show as far as me acting I don't think so the hours wouldn't be good for me, I want to come home to my family and lay eyes on them, have dinner, go out, have fun, take trips."
"I understand now this question is not for you but TJ, can we send someone back there to get TJ. Everyone welcome my nephew TJ." TJ ran out waving at the audience.
"Hi everyone, hi Aunt Unique I love your show and set, someone wanted to ask me a question."
"Yes, the question is who do you prefer: Gabby or Jazzy?"
"Hmmm…that's a tough question I love them both I'd have to say Gabby and Deja, hi Deja boo! You better be hitting them books, keep your eyes off them guys focus them on me." I whispered in his ear. "Okay, I have to focus on my studies just like yours, Aunt Denise got me in check earlier today I said a little curse word I'm sorry Aunt Denise, I love you! Can JT get his games back and a pet! Like turtle or a dog."
"Awww…TJ you are too cute! You can stay out here for the last questions; will she be touring anytime soon?"
"After I drop this baby and my CD I will be touring give me a year or so and I'll be visiting a city near you! Be on the lookout!"
"Mercedes you've come out of an abusive relationship of 6 years. Is this album based on that? Or looking forward? What would you say to a person in an abusive relationship right now?"
"My album is partially based on that all the pain and hurt I've been through will help someone in the situation as I was in through song you can get deliverance and I'm planning on delivering a lot of ladies and men as in looking forward I'll say it's half because there will be something better after that once you step out on the other side. To someone in an abusive relationship right now, document everything, write, and get a restraining order if you have a friend or friends tell them about what you are going through don't keep it to yourself I didn't have anyone until a few months back and they cared enough for me to not judge me. You're going to be fragile, get a new phone change your number be around those that will support you and give you support someone to talk to you when it gets rough and don't go back."
"Final question, how do you think TJ's going to react that AJE might be girl? Awww this is a cute question. TJ care to answer."
"Yes, this is how I'm going to react. A girl!" He shouted fainting."
"TJ! He fainted! Too much! Everyone I hope you enjoyed today's show and if something is different you know It's Unique! Until tomorrow!"
AJE POV
Zeejack came up with some good ideas I mean mommy needs to get it in I turned on her horny side. So I may not see the stick or I may but it's good though I'm prepared I sewed me some curtains just in case! Open and shut just pray daddy's stick doesn't poke them if so we have an issue. *pulls curtains* Oooh Veggie Tales is on! I need to act like the good little baby I am.
Stevie's POV
Me and my son are in GameStop picking up a few goodies for me and him on the low, mommy doesn't know. "You want this game JT? Okay let's get it. Deja is calling me? Hello, yeah how is school? That's good. No your momma is not home neither are me and JT we're out a GameStop." I moved the phone from my ear.
"GAMESTOP! WHY ARE YOU THERE! YOU KNOW MY MOMMA ISN'T GOING TO LIKE THIS! HELL I HAVE TO LIE AND SAY THAT I DON'T HAVE A BOYFRIEND WHEN IN ALL ACTUALITY I DO! YOU…"
"DEJA GOT A BOYFRIEND! I'M TELLING!"
"YOU NOT TELLING HER SHIT LISTEN TO ME STEVIE! Let me stop yelling look there is a party I want to go to but there is an issue."
"What is it?"
"I can't tell you around JT when you get away from him call me back daddy! Bye…"
"She just called me daddy!" I smiled at my phone. "Daddy! Has a nice ring to it like Uncle Stevie. You want this game too."
"Huh-uh…I can't wait until I get off punishment to play these games!"
A/N: What did y'all think of the interview? Where is Tank going to stay? We'll figure this out together! Again thank you to those who submitted questions for It's Unique. Until tomorrow iamJLS I'm about to kick back and play a video game!