A/N: Late drop wanted it done by this time but I got sidetracked with some 2 h's hunger and hilarity both were a pick me up picking it up where I left off yesterday I'm off to watch the game actually I'm watching it right now. 2 folk feel some kind of way because….you'll see!
Happy reads to you as soon as you scroll up! (:
Mercedes POV
"There are 7 people missing." Deja and Preston walked in the sanctuary holding hands. "I take that pack there are now five people missing where is Stevie, Denise, JJ, Stacey, and Puck?" Sam shrugged. "That doesn't answer my question."
"Hi auntie." Deja hugged me. "Hi Uncle Sam wondering where my folks are they came home late last night when we left mommy was just getting dressed."
"Did they say where they went to?"
"No I didn't even ask mom didn't take her hatchets I don't think I'm supposed to be saying the h-word here in the sanctuary uh-oh here comes that minister of music Frank Kirkland he keeps asking auntie when is she gonna join his music department."
"Sister Jones-Evans don't you look good on this fine Sunday morning brother Sam you look alright did you dress in the dark anyway." Sam pulled out his phone my phone buzzed he whispered in my ear.
"I sent you a text."
"Sister Evans the lord called me on this morning leaving a prophetic word on me saying that you will join the music department."
"Well your lord and my lord aren't on the same plan because I'm not joining I'll sing a sermonic solo and everything but no thank you."
"All right God bless you and you too Sam Sister Evans don't you look fine…."
"I can't stand him baby the only reason he wants you to join his music department just for him to get close to you. Did you check your messages? Do I need to call you? With that look the answer is no you can look at it later the program says the Right Reverend Lucious Minor Eduardo is visiting from Indianapolis is bring the sermon on today cool because pastor messages have been a bore lately. Ow! What was that for?"
"That wasn't nice to say Sam just a pinch you'll survive the program doesn't give his sermon topic the service is about to begin."
"Praise the lord church would you turn to your neighbor and say it's so glad to be in the house of the lord the praise team is going to set the atmosphere usher in the spirit. Amen!"
Alex J's POV
*kick*Sing choir you better bring down the anointing! Cinny you get me my tambourine thank you.
"Word up we up in the his house of god we're about to bust this A and B selection for y'all first sing we fixing to sing is Jesus is da homie, I said Jesus is the homie we be kickin' it all the time he da homie I say Jesus is the homie we be kickin' it all the time he da he da homie I said on Monday he da homie I said on Tuesday he da homie then I said on Wednesday he da homie and then all day Thursday and then again on Friday then all day Saturday and then again on Sunday!"
"Oh my gosh! He da homie! You don't like I know! He da homie yes he is! Whew! I'm getting the homie ghost!"
"When I was messed just hitting that crack you the only one that had my back you the best I got in this world the only that never tried to mess with my girl I just want got to thank you lordy for never ever asking or a sip of my forty…"
Huh! What kind of a song is this?! I was feeling the first verse but that second nah I need a song that's gonna bless me that was some pure foolishness! *kicks tambourine*
"Jesus is da homie I've never that was a mess."
"I know right."
"Sorry about that it's a song I'm working on for the youth choir um we're singing next is…"
*puts in earplugs* TAP ME WHEN THE SERVICE GET GOOD!
Cinny – Okay.
Service dragged along I eventually took a catnap I have perfect timing because I woke up just in time to.
"Before Reverend Lucious Minor Eduardo goes into the word of the lord I want to ask Sister Evans if she would come sing us a sermonic solo she's a wonderful young lady you'll be blessed as she comes to sing God Bless you."
Sing mommy! *kick kick*
"Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father; there is no shadow of turning with thee; thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not; as thou hast been thou forever will be. Summer and winter and springtime and harvest, sun, moon and stars in their courses above join with all nature in manifold witness to thy great faithfulness, mercy and love. Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see; all I have needed thy hand hath provided; great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me! God you've been so faithful to me great is thy faithfulness, great is they faithful, you keep proving yourself over and over again great is they faithfulness, great is thy faithfulness."
"Sing baby! Hey! Hey! Hey! Thank you Jesus! E-b-b-ah-sha-no-mah…"
You hear daddy Cinny!
"Lord, unto me! Hallelujah thank you for your faithfulness…hey, hey, hallelujah!"
"Come on give her, a rousing applause and praise god for her, great is thy faithfulness….Ooooh give him the praise….hey! If I can't say anything I'll just wave my hand oooh I feel my my, she done took off…"
Picking them up and down! Tumble me about mommy! *kick, kick, kick, kick*
"You not gonna let her stomp the devil on his head while you just sitting there trying to look all cute you got 25 seconds to get your praise in Imma get mine in because there is a dance burning down in my feet! Grab your neighbor say I'll shout with you come on bishop."
All that shouting I was doing I was slain under the anointing I came to with Cinny fanning me and the reverend still up.
How long was I out?
Cinny – I don't know I was out too he's coming from the book of Isaiah with all of your spending you didn't purchase a bible so I had to download YouVerision the title of his sermon was Prayer In Dark Times."
"Mmmmm hey I'm getting ready to close."
Cinny – He's been saying that for the last 20 minutes. *rolls eyes*
"See I had to pray for myself I dozed off to sleep and I was dreaming about that, that, that lady from that show she look just like her momma Traci Ellis Ross yeah and we were snuggling I knew…."
I wonder what TJ is up to.
TJ's POV
Auntie Mare be having children's church popping we're coloring pictures today's lesson which is Lazarus. I hope we get to act it out I looked up from my paper and some kid was breaking the crayons and markers. "Kids you can't just go around breaking markers!"
"So buy new ones."
"Okay yeah but that doesn't mean... Never mind. TJ that's a beautiful picture you colored you stayed in the lines you too Gabby looks like everyone is finished with their coloring pages leave them where they are Ms. Lewis will clean up everyone on the mat it's for our sermon of today. By the raisin of your hands how many of you have heard about Lazarus before." I looked around the room all hands went up. "Oh everyone knows about him this should be a quick lesson so Lazarus was a good friend of Jesus. His sisters, Mary and Martha, were also devout followers of the Lord. So when Lazarus was ill, they called to Jesus, asking Him to come and heal Lazarus. But Jesus waited. After a couple days, he told the disciples he was going to Bethany. Now Bethany was only two miles from Jerusalem, where there were Jews who wanted to kill Jesus. The disciples felt it was dangerous to go there. But Jesus was not afraid. He knew that God would protect him if he did the Father's will. When Jesus arrived, Martha met him on the road. She told Jesus Lazarus wouldn't have died if he had come sooner. But she also added that she still believed the Father would do anything Jesus asked of him. Her faith was very strong. Jesus said Lazarus would live again. Martha replied that she knew he would rise again on the last day. Jesus answered, "I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?" Martha said yes, she believed Jesus was the Messiah. Then Martha went back and sent Mary to Jesus. She also told Jesus that Lazarus would not have died if he had come sooner. The other Jews gathered around wondered why this great healer didn't heal his good friend. Jesus was greatly upset and asked to be shown where Lazarus lay. He told them to take away the big stone that blocked the tomb. Martha protested that it was so late, the body would be decaying already. But Jesus reminded her of the glory of God. Jesus thanked the Lord for answering his prayer, so that the crowd would believe God sent him. And he cried with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!" And he came out of the tomb, still wrapped in the burial cloths."
"Jesus turned it!" I shouted. "The devil thought he him thought that his life was over he thought by now he'd give up he thought he had no more but that's when someone greater stepped in my situation my morning has now begun... HE TURNED IT! HE TURNED IT! HE TURNED IT! He turned his mourning into dancing! He turned his sorrows into joy! He turned his mourning into dancing He turned my sorrows into joy! Lazarus doesn't owe him. I owe him this praise everyone in children's church owes him."
"Go ahead TJ pick them up and put them down. Go in Parker! JT! Gabby! They turning this place out. Heyyy!"
"Oh when the saints go marching in we all want to be in that number when the…." I stopped shouting. "Mommy! Church is over already?"
"Yes, after his umpteenth I'm getting ready to close he finally closed it was a good sermon I'll say that. Mary is you going to join us for dinner?"
"I am Simon let's go!" She grabbed her purse. "Ms. Lewis can take over she wants to do it so much hey I'm scooting out you can scoot in to the position we going to eat Gabby get up off the floor."
"Yes! I shouted up an appetite!" Let's fast forward to dinner it went off without a hitch we hit up our favorite restaurant Applebee's we let that place out too we arrived home it was time for Parker to return home. "Guess this is where we say goodbye."
"Not goodbye little bro I'll see you in 2 weeks we're going trick-or-treating I'm looking forward to it. Aunt Mercedes, Uncle Sam thank you for opening up your house to me so that I can form this relationship with TJ you could have just turned your back glad you didn't."
"Me either we have Deja and Denise to thank for this if she didn't do…yeah. Preston just pulled up I'm gonna take out your bags chat it up with him baby join me don't take too long."
"We won't." Parker pulled me to the side. "Are you going to share your dream with your parents?"
"I said no the first time but I will maybe not the way you think but yeah you should get going FaceTime you later."
"Always bro I love you."
Arf [I love you too Parker how about a rub goodbye for your buddy.]
"Bye Conniehey see you in two weeks."
Puck's POV
My phone has been buzzing since this morning I turned it off just to sleep missed calls from Sam, Mercedes, JJ, Stevie hell everyone hit me up even Alex J sent me a text that one made me laugh. "Alex J., you are too much."
"I knew I heard your voice stopped by to see if you wanted to join us for dinner." I pointed for Stevie to get out. "I know you not kicking me out this room this is my house Puck I get you're upset but you can't let this get you down. Denise and I discussed over your decision to not tell Sam and Mercedes we think you should tell them."
"I can't do that!"
"Yes you can! Remember we aren't keeping secrets anymore this is huge you have to tell them they're home me, Denise and the kids are going for a Sunday ride out. Go tell them we see you once we get back. Deja you want to drive you know what never mind." Deja snatched the keys. "Deja! Come back here!"
"Really don't want to do this but I got to tell them. Let me get dressed." I got dressed instead of driving to Samcedes house I walked take in the scenery give myself a pep talk standing in front of their I pulled out my key just realized that the key that kept Tank locked up was on the same ring with their house key. "Hello."
"Uncle Puck!" I gave a small smile. "Where have you been? I haven't seen you since you left here on Sunday what happened to your nose." TJ gently patted my nose. "Does it hurt?"
"No it doesn't hurt at all I ran into the door clumsy on my part sorry I couldn't join you all at dinner my work ran a little late into the morning. Where are your parents?" He pointed upstairs. "The bedroom?"
"Uh-huh they having a meeting in the bedroom mommy won't be late they having a meeting in the bedroom, bedroom, bedroom. Daddy hit his falsetto. Where is your friend Lucky?"
"Lucky is back at home."
"Uncle Puck can I tell you something Friday night Parker and I came down here to jump on Deja's Facebook page so I could send the girl Madison a message because Aunt Denise wouldn't for me because she thinks I'm too young anyway we overheard them talking about Tank I know he came by here and you took him back I was a little nervous the first night thinking he was coming to get me but I've since squashed that idea."
"Why?"
He pointed at me. "You Uncle Puck I just want to thank you for being best uncle that cares for me all of y'all care for me just that you go above and beyond to make sure nothing bad happens. I love you." TJ hugged me he pulled back. "Say it back to me Uncle Puck. I love you Uncle Puck."
"You too TJ I love you too. You want to play a game?"
"Always! Grab some snacks I'll set up the system PS4 or XBOX ONE?"
"XBOX ONE! I want to play you in Madden. Oh Mercedes left her bedside stash down here she got all the good snacks grab some juices and we set. TJ we all set."
"That lady is a dildo. I'm sorry I'm sorry if I offended anybody in the office."
"What a dildo?!" TJ changed the channel. "Glad you turned you not suppose to hear that anyway. Let's get our gaming on."
"Hey man I knew I heard your voice what's been going on with you we been calling you phone sending you messages, are you good? You never came back once you left Saturday. Didn't come to church."
I paused the game. "TJ can you give your dad and I some privacy we need to talk."
"But we just… okay I'll go see what mommy is up Conniehey follow me."
Arf [You go ahead I'll be right behind you. I want to be nosy.]
TJ pulled Conniehey by his leash Sam tapped his nose. "I'll tell you just wanna hear that TJ's talk to Mercedes first he's talking."
"It's about Tank." I nodded my head. "He's asking to see TJ, Mercedes, what does he want? Did he give you that shiner?"
"No I gave it to myself. I punched myself in the face because I've failed horribly there is a reason why I didn't come around all day yesterday and today. Sam Tank is gone."
"He's dead this gonna sound harsh don't see why you're upset that's good news why are you rocking back and forth, what is this?" He opened the note. "Got 'em. You mean he's gone, free, he upped and walked away like a fart in the wind?!" Sam jaw clenched, his eyes squinted, his face turned red. "Where is he? I don't understand shoulder shrugs!"
"I dropped my keys leaving the building the key fell off Sarah and Shane followed me there, he's gone. We done called all of the hospitals checking for his name he's not there."
"Puck." Mercedes pulled me in a hug. "Baby why you upset your ears all red and everything. Strong discussion?"
"Eer….yeah video game I got two fumbles so we're restarting the game you know how I am. Puck is you hungry we got some leftovers from Saturday."
"S-Sure I can fix it myself."
"No, no sit down and play the game I'll fix his plate baby you want anything? No okay I'll be right back." We sat there in silence only sound was from the video game Mercedes returned with my food. "Here you go TJ's on FaceTime with Parker going up to check on him."
"Okay." Sam cracked his knuckles. "I'm going to tell Mercedes just not now give me a day or two maybe a week this changes everything."
A/N: Will Sam tell Mercedes tomorrow, two days or a week? Will someone else in the family share the news with her? Well until MONDAY or TUESDAY iamJLS!