A/N: Getting back into the swing of it all your chapter is right here Denise I was teasing her last night with a blank page with one POV I'm so cruel I'm not paying her no mind with football plaguing my life her or Mary they've been feeling some kind of way. Probably gonna get me for this. Anyway enough of me let's go!

Happy Reading! (:

Puck's POV

"This changes everything now." Sam grabbed a handful of popcorn. "Am I the first to know or did you share that with someone else?"

"Stevie, Denise, and PawPaw he only knows because he went with me we as in Stevie and Denise went in search of him I put a little tracking device on Sarah's car is gone so is he of course also JJ and Stacey know PawPaw told him then he stalked Stenise house like crazy on Saturday night until we returned."

"When did you put the tracking device on the car?"

"Tank's private investigator was outside your house a few weeks back we chased him off the block he led us to a Walmart or Target we waited for him to leave the store then I put the device on the car."

"Okay."

My eye shifted in my head "okay" isn't the response I wasn't expecting to hear. "Just okay you not gonna cuss me out or anything."

"No, I'm not going to do no such thing although you still should have told me first Puck that's my son fake daddy as TJ calls him I was mad at you in the beginning I'm still slightly mad you just have to get on the ball it was a mistake we can't have those not a one regroup and get back to doing what you do. Protect. Don't get yourself down what Tupac say, keep your head up." We fist bumped. "First time you smiled since yesterday suffering in silence."

"No Alex J did text me that put a smile on my face I didn't know your baby girl had a phone."

"Well she has a lot of things up in the womb how don't know but don't know how she's going to come out of there when she enters the real world."

"Can I be there for that?" He shook his head. "Ah come on man that will be one epic birth."

"No Puck only me, Mercedes, the nurses, and the doctor will only be a witness to that I'll take video after Alexandra is born."

"Only fair I wasn't there when you…actually I was one of them times I was in the area when she was created. FaceTime will do." I sat down my plate picking an invitation. "What is this invitation for?"

"Mercedes luncheon is next week she's going to be sharing her story with the ladies of Speaking Out, Speaking Out is non-profit organization that aims to bring awareness to the plight of domestic violence she's the keynote speaker I would love to attend but I'm going to be away."

"That's huge for Mercedes! She's going to have those ladies calling her for more speaking engagements! Suck that you aren't going to be there. I've been meaning to ask you what is up with y'all staying out there for two weeks never did this before."

"Coach thought it would be a good idea I see what he means play a game come back west only to fly back east."

"It works."

"What works? Hey Sam." Stevie took my drumstick off my plate. "Did Puck tell you that Tank is free? Why you looking at me like that Puck?"

"Yeah he told me…"

"I'm looking at you like this because I was going to eat that it's okay I'll wait for Mercedes to make a fresh batch I got your number. Did you ever repay Stacey for your McDonald's run?"

He rolled his eyes kissing his teeth. "No he didn't. Hi bro, Puck, and Stevie." She gave each of us a hug. "What are we talking about?"

"Nothing Mercedes is upstairs you can go on up or you can chill with us."

"What is she doing?"

"Mercedes is watching TJ talk to Parker we are talking about Mercedes luncheon, my trip to the east coast, and now we'll talk about Tank but if you go up there you can't tell Mercedes that Tank is out."

"Sam." Stacey locked the door turning off the television. "You weren't watching that, so let me get this straight you aren't going to tell Mercedes that Tank is out. That's just wrong she needs to know."

"Calm down little sister soldier now I am just don't want it coming from anyone of y'all because she's going the one that's going to blow up on me not y'all. You can go to your houses be with your significant other and I'll be your topic of discussion before you get off me and on to JJ. Where is JJ?" Sam smirked Stevie stuck his fingers in his ears. "You already got on him."

"Yes, I did he's knocked out good let's put the focus back on you when are you going to tell her?"

"Sam said give him some time maybe a couple of days, a week or two. Sam where is you going? We are still talking about this."

"You guys can talk it's late I'm going to bed make sure you lock up the house good night."

"Good Night Sam tell Mercedes and TJ the same." The couch shifted as Stevie plopped down. "What did Sam say after you told him Tank got free?"

I yawned. "Know what I'm sleepy too night Stacey take him with you."

Mercedes POV

"Night TJ daddy loves you and you too Conniehey no barking TJ has school in the morning. Sorry baby I missed tucking TJ in Stevie and Stacey dropped by." Sam slung his shirt on the floor. "Want me to pick that up?"

"Please you know you have a hamper for that what were you and Puck talking about."

"Nothing Puck was just updating me on Tank; Tank is fine as we know Puck hasn't let him out." He cleared his throat. "Um…what was Parker and TJ talking about fill me in on that."

"The usual brother stuff Parker mother thank us for showing Parker a good time opening our home to him she said he can't stop smiling."

"That's good. Night Alex J now I'm going to kiss you do not kick me I know you are little iffy from time to time." Alex J kicked I laughed. "She kicked didn't she?"

"Yes, she did now she's moving around a lot you should have just kissed her she knows your voice and was cutting up during church today she was shouting. Kiss now she's not moving a lot."

"Got you love you daddy's girl love you my wife." He laid his head on my chest. "What are you working on there?"

"Was writing some songs I wrote a few over my hiatus but now I'm working on my keynote address for the luncheon I don't know which direction to go, do I start from the moment I left TJ or where my life is today. Sam what do you think? Not going to answer let me read you my first line tell me what you think about this I'm going to thank the people for inviting me special thank you to my family and children here is my first sentence are you listening baby." He mumbled waving his hand. "Are you listening?"

"I'm listening baby go ahead read me your first line."

"Okay here it goes, thank here I stand before you Mercedes Jones married, two kids loving husband but that hasn't always been my life what you think about that. Sam." I pushed him. "Sam you heard…"

"Skrnxxxxx."

"You went to sleep I can't roll with that line those people going to wonder why they paid all that money to hear this artist talk."

"Huh, you read your first line what did you say? Was I snoring?"

"Yes, you were go to sleep I'm going to sleep now I can pick this up tomorrow." I turned off the light. "Good Night baby, dear God please keep my family, friends, and oved ones safe. Please watch over them always, and let the good health of happiness, and good fortune befall them. Amen."

Monday Morning…

"I forgot to add my cream." Sam sipped on his coffee opening the newspaper up to the sports page. "You tossed and turned all night the reality of sending him back to school setting in."

"Yes the closer the hours inched to 8 o'clock the more fidgety I got and the more different scenarios played in my head that dream I had I want to know TJ's question."

"You had another dream?"

I chewed on me lip. "Yes, Sam it's the same dream I had a few nights back he was sad over breakfast Deja schedule had changed it was a Tuesday in my dream today is Monday he wanted to ask me a question but never got around to it I'll leave it alone. TJ turn off the television we got to go tell daddy bye he's not coming with us."

"Why are you not coming with us daddy? This is like my first day of school all over again. Are you going to pick me up so I can get my Happy Meal?"

"I'll see you have a great first day back, he have a good day in the studio tonight around the dinner table we'll share our day. I love you three."

"We love you too baby, have a good day at work!" I closed the door. "TJ we're about to leave do you have any questions to ask mommy before Ray and I drop you off at school."

"No I don't have any questions to ask I have to drain the lizard be right back."

J3 opened my hand placing a quarter in my palm. "That's for my pudding TJ's still charging for them so." He singsong sitting on the counter. "Did Sam share with you what PawPaw shared with me? From the look on your face I can tell either two things you know or you don't know. So do you know?"

"Julius I don't have time for your games this early in the morning, Thaddeus baby lets go we're T minus 5 minutes."

"I'm coming I'm coming I had to drop a number 3 good morning J3 are you coming with mommy today?"

"No, J3 is staying home Ray is all that I need you can keep Conniehey company he needs a bath you can handle that also he has a veterinarian appointment at noon information is all on the counter."

"Bye J3!" TJ let go my hand running to the car. "What was that entire do you know or not know about?"

"Beats me Sam didn't tell me anything last night to warrant a suspension that something happened everything is fine on the home front Puck has him locked up and away. TJ stop playing in the grass is the car open it is, get in buckle yourself in thank you Ray for getting the door." The ride was short the school isn't far at all we arrived there TJ saw his friends playing about he wanted to join them but I didn't let him. "You'll play with them once you get inside."

"Hi Mikey G! I'll ask my mommy can I come out and play with you." He poked out his lip. "My sad face isn't working I have to practice more let me ask again. Mommy may I?"

"Thaddeus Joshua Evans you asked me 3 times and the answer to all of them has been no you'll see Mikey G and the rest of your squad inside pull that lower lip in. Thank you. The bell just rang Ray get his door I'm good." Gabby hugged TJ. "Hi Gabby."

"Hi Aunt Mercedes so happy to see my boo back you coming with us to the classroom."

"Uh-huh I am need to chat with Ms. Toles, Ray you can wait right here in the hallway go put your things in your cubby! Tamara."

"Mercedes!" She pulled me into a hug. "So glad to see you where is my little man."

"He's putting his belongings in his cubby I want to personally thank you for removing TJ off the main webpage also from here on out someone will be in the hallway waiting to pick up TJ he is not to leave the building at dismissal."

"Okay what about recess? They go outside to play want me to keep him inside there is someone out there at all times."

"Sam and I haven't talked about that I don't want to shelter him from recess it is fine you have my number call me if anything happens TJ mommy is leaving gonna give me a kiss." TJ covered his face walking over to me. "What is that face for?"

"Mommy I'm a big boy you can't be kissing me in front my friends how is that going to look."

"Like a mother who loves her son." He kissed my cheek. "Was that so hard"

"Awww TJ kissed his mommy he is so cute."

Gabby cleared her throat. "He's my boo y'all back off! Close your eyes and walk away don't make me jump on you."

"Gabby you wouldn't have to jump on anyone I'll fight them for you they better think again. I can roll my eyes too you wanna see I didn't think so."

"Alright Gabby, Jazzy, and Matilda enough of that to that mat, morning LJ."

"Mommy is going now you have an awesome day at school either daddy or I will be here to pick you up. I love you."

"I love you too mommy. Hey Chris wassup man."

I backed out the classroom into Ray. "He's good to the studio we go did you see him not wanting to kiss me?"

"Yeah TJ got the mini ladies after him you can't be cramping his style mommy but he scored major points for kissing you back. Girls don't be forgetting that."

"They better fall back, fall back, fall back he's only 5."

"Going on 15 you know it's truth! I need to ask him some pointers he got all the pull you want me to park right here or drop you off at the front then meet up with you."

"You can drop me off right here I'm good. Why you not dropping me off right here after I said it was cool."

"Nah, I'm not having Sam down my throat jumping on my tonsils about how I let his wife, his world, his everything walk into a building alone I must be out my mind. You led the way I follow behind you."

"Okay."

The music was blaring out the studio the closer we got to Dame saw me and smiled. "Mercedes! Welcome back baby the booth been missing you and so have I how was your mini break from?"

"It was good got the rest that I needed some stress not enough to send me over the edge. How about yourself?"

"I've been busy writing you got your notebook there you've been writing yourself."

"Yes, I've been writing wrote a few songs during my hiatus I wrote this one last night called Good Man it's about Sam."

"Of course it would be! What made you write Good Man?"

"Everything that Sam does the moment TJ and I arrived he never not once say I can't do this, you shouldn't be here he stepped up there are a lot of men out there this will be their anthem Fantasia gave you Baby Mama, Angie Stone gave us Brotha, Jidenna gave you Classic Man, Mercedes Jones will give you Good Man let's raise our good men up so the deadbeats can aspire to reach their level."

"Love it! Let's go baby!"

TJ's POV

Back to the reality of school life everyone was happy to see me nothing much changed from my week absence except this one little thing. "Class I know around this time we'd have story time but Ms. Toles isn't feeling too well it's just one of them days."

"Don't take it personal you just wanna be alone don't think you treat us wrong don't take it personal baby, bay, bay, don't take it personal." I opened my eyes everyone was looking at me. "What? That's a classic song by Monica. Sorry Ms. Toles the music hit me you were saying."

"It's okay before your impromptu performance I was going to say that instead of story time we take quiet time a nap for 30 minutes I'll get the nap mats."

"TJ we took naps last week too Malachi tried to get next to me but I told him I was one girl boy. This is my side we can hold hands have a good nap boo."

"You too boo boo."

I drifted off to sleep. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GET OFF OF ME! I HATE YOU TANK YOUR BITCH ASS! NOOO! I'M NOT GOING WITH YOU! PUT ME DOWN!"

A/N: Lawd TJ's dreaming about Tank at naptime. Until tomorrow iamJLS.