A/N: Hi! I'm back finally! So there are some... yeah just read it! I really hope you enjoy this chapter and I'm working on the next because I know I promised Moma Bear Marie to come out and she will in the next one!


"Mercedes Ann Jones, explain." David said as soon as his daughter walked in from outside. He didn't make eye contact with her but his voice was low and demanding. Mercedes looked at everyone for moment before the tears started to fall. She didn't know how to explain any of this, she barely understood what it was anymore. She felt she didn't even know who she was in that moment and now she was having to face her parents and brothers after lying for so long. She looked at her mother and father and could tell they were hurt and angry, Mark avoided looking directly at her but she could tell he was beyond talking to at that point and JJ looked impartial but still very angry. He was the only one that looked at her like she was still his little sister. She could everything was beyond messed up and that she would have to tell them everything, she had always been honest with everyone and didn't lie… that is until she started messing around with Anthony.

"Daddy..." She said finally and moving towards him but stopping when he put his hands up and stepped back. She looked over to her mom who was holding back tears and just shook her head.

"Moma, pops can I speak with you alone?" Mark said finally looking at his sister and giving her a sad look. He knew she had nothing to do with being recorded and hated that it happened to her but that was only the tip of the ice burg.

"No, I'm talking to your sister." David huffed.

"David, let's hear what he has to stay." Marie interjected. "Mercedes go upstairs, we'll come and talk to you later."

"Daddy..."

"Mercedes, just… just go do what your mother said." David said feeling his words getting caught in his throat. He wanted to hug his daughter but couldn't bring his self to do it, not yet he needed to let all of this sink in first. He turned and walked out of the living room being followed by Mark and Marie as the all headed to the kitchen. Mercedes watched them leave and felt stuck in place. She had never seen her parents this upset with her and she couldn't even process her father not even looking at her. She was still his little girl, she just messed up… badly. She looked over at JJ and could see he was still mad and began to walk upstairs before he stopped her and pulled her into a tight hug.

"Come here little bit, it's going to be okay. You know they just need a minute to figure out how to handle everything. Let's go upstairs we can watch that stupid movie you love." He said pulling away and giving her a small nudge. He hadn't called her little bit since she fell down the stairs and broken her arm. JJ was always the gentle one when it came to handling her, Mark was stern and forward and her parents were always a unit front never making a firm decision without the other. She nodded and followed her brother to her room, back to where it all began.

The Kitchen

Mark was nervous about what he needed to tell his parents and knew he would have to choose his words wisely. He looked at them both and could tell they were both fighting this battle differently. His dad was angry and slowly closing off and his mother was sadden and enraged at the same time, he had seen that look once and his butt remembered it well. She was ticking and her brain was going in overdrive.

"Mark what is it that you need to talk to us about?" Marie finally said trying to hide the anger in her voice.

"You both need to sit down." He said strongly. He could handle them easier if they were sitting. His parents both made the 'This is my damn house and I don't sit unless I want.' face so he just took a deep breath and spoke.

"Mercy didn't know about the recording. She also doesn't know about the pictures… This "relationship" started that night he came down for the first time. She wasn't lying about that, I walked in on him asking her if "she like it."but I didn't know he was talking about him kissing her until later that night. He lied and said she came onto him and made it seem like he had brushed it off as a school girl crush. I warned her to stay away from him and I believed her when she told me she would. I had a feeling in my gut something was up but I didn't have proof and when she stayed at the house while I was at Jessica's-" Mark said before he heard Marie cuss.

"The hell you mean she stayed at your house while you were away?" Marie said breathing so hard her nostrils flared.

"I didn't know she was going to stay there, she didn't tell me until after I got home and she was in my room. Anthony wasn't there so I just assumed she had stayed their alone. I didn't know until after I saw the video…" Mark replied feeling sick thinking about the video again.

"She was 17 when we went up there, she was under aged when they… when he…" Marie said trailing off.

"She consented." Mark said flatly.

"What you mean she consented! She was 17! She didn't… why didn't she tell me?" Marie said again looking at David who was now looked sick.

"He made sure she verbally said yes before they… which is why I was confused when I saw it. He'd had tons of girls in and out of our place more than willing. So him asking was the first flag for me and then when I heard her laugh I knew it was Mercy and stopped watching."

"So how many people has seen my baby like that?" David said finally joining the conversation.

"That's what I wanted to talk about. Anthony sent the video to one of his frat brothers and I'm not sure who he showed it to but I was sent the video from his friend." Mark said taking another deep breath before continuing.

"I was able to get the video and when I told his frat that it was my little sister they helped get the other people to delete it. He doesn't know it yet but he's been kicked out the frat and I think his chapter adviser is planning to speak with the dean but I doubt he gets into much trouble because she said yes. The problem is that they sent pictures to each other, the only reason I know about them is because before coming down here I tore his room up and found them. I don't know how many copies he has of them and they're a lot harder to get rid of and if I know Anthony like I think I do he's doesn't have just one copy. Dude is meticulous about everything and knows how to hide things he doesn't want found." Mark finished looking at the shocked look on their faces.

"You mean to tell me that bastard took pictures of my baby and stood in my face like he was some great kid. Oh hell no! I'm beat his ass." Marie said pacing and throwing her hands in the air.

"Moma, we have to be smart about this. Me and JJ probably did enough damage for him to press charges and because when I walked in on them she was technically a consenting adult we don't have a just reason for attacking him." He said looking at his dad for some type help.

"Ohhhhh, so now you know the law huh? I clearly don't have a damn degree hanging on the wall in there. I DON'T WANT TO BE SMART ABOUT THIS! I WANT TO CUT HIM!" Marie shouted and giving Mark the scariest look he'd seen.

"He's right Marie. She's technically an adult so him and JJ attacking him is going to be cause for trouble. You said she doesn't know about the pictures? How are you sure?" David asked.

"They are all taken off guard, she either looking away or have her back to him or is…" He said before finishing the last part.

"Is what?"

"Umm.. Undressing or redressing." Mark replied in a hushed tone.

"How long?" Marie asked still pacing and clearly plotting something in her mind.

"I can't be sure.. you'll have to ask Mercy when they… umm you know started."

"Is there anything else we need to know?" David asked causing Marie to stop and look at her son praying that there wasn't anymore.

"Just… remember who she is and how she is, don't go in there like this. We all know she didn't mean for any of this to happen. She's still Mercy." Mark said softly looking at his parents before walking away.

"What are we going to do about this?" Marie asked after Mark left.

"We're going to do what we always do. We're going to talk to our daughter first and take it step by step."David said to his wife. He knew he wasn't going to enjoy this next part but it had to be done. He gave Marie a knowing look and the both headed to their daughter's room.

Mercedes's Room

Mercedes and JJ were sitting in her room not watching the movie on her TV. She wanted so badly to explain her side but didn't know how. She kept looking back at her bed reliving the events from earlier, Anthony was just telling her how much he enjoyed being with her and kissing on her, it wasn't their first time in her room and she thought it wouldn't be her last but now… he did the most unforgivable thing. How could he have recorded her? Why did he need to do that? Why did he have to show people? What did he gain from it? Was the past few years just him building to that one moment? Mark… he had seen them… then he caught them today. She knew she needed to talk to him but she was sure how or where to start.

"JJ… are you mad at you?"

"Why would I be mad at you?"

"Because of all of this, because I lied."

"You made a bad decision. We've all been there and to be honest I don't care to know past what I know."

"Why are you so calm about all of this? Everyone else is so mad at me..." She asked feeling tears forming again. She knew JJ was going to be the easiest to talk to but she didn't expect it to be this easy.

"Look, I'm your big brother and my job isn't to bring you down when you do something dumb. I'm supposed to help you through and catch you if you fall again. Yeah you lied and that was really fucked up and getting the rest of them to understand it was a mistake is going to be task. You don't need four people mad at you right now, you need someone in your corner and it's me. So my question is how do you plan on fixing this?" He asked.

"You keep saying it was a mistake but it didn't feel like that to me… I really don't know what I'm going to do. I've never seen any of them like that before, I've never did anything like this before." She replied looking away. She didn't see being with him as a mistake… not truly. She had fallen for him and just thought waiting until she was 18 was the best way to let her family know about her relationship with Anthony. She didn't know about him recording her and the more she thought about the angrier she got. Was the mistake not listening to Mark when had warned her or was it because she selfishly let herself be woo'd by a complete and utter asshole?

"Mistake or not, all your actions and lies is why we are here now. I'm not judging you but if Mark told you not to go after him you should have listened Little Bit." He said nudging her and giving her a small smile. Before she could speak her door opened and her parents walked in, she took a deep breath preparing herself for what was about to happen. JJ gave her hand a small squeeze before leaving the room, knowing that this wasn't a four way conversation.

"Mercedes, we are both very disappointed in you. You lied right to our faces and as much as I want to bend you over my knee, you are technically an adult. Your actions today have further proven that statement, so your mother and I have decided that after graduation you will no longer be living here." He dad said not wasting any time. He looked at the hurt in his daughter's face and wanted to comfort her but he had to remain united with his wife.

"Ww-what? Moma? Why… okay I understand." She said looking down at her hands she knew there was no point in fighting when they made a decision it was final. She didn't know where she'd go since she didn't leave for college for two more months. She knew Mark's place was out of the question and JJ only had a one bedroom but maybe just maybe…

"Why didn't you come to me." She heard her mother say breaking her from her thoughts. Her mother's voice was shaky and she could feel the pain. She could help but start to bawl, she wanted to tell her so many times, she wanted to so badly but she was scared.

"Moma, I wanted to but… I was nervous and I told Mark there wasn't anything going on so if I had told you then he would have found out. I wasn't thinking about hurting anyone. It started innocently, he asked me if he could kiss me and I hadn't had anyone ever ask me that… so I said yes and it just kept happening. When he would visit we would sneak away and kiss but nothing anything past that not until we went to visit them. We did… things. He told me he loved me and I believed him because I loved him too. I didn't mean for it to snowball like this, I wanted to tell you both, I was going to tomorrow. We were going to tell you together. I didn't know about the other stuff… I-i, there's something else I need to tell you." She said looking at her parents not really sure how she was going to tell them this.

"I swear on my life if you tell me you're pregnant I will-" David started moving towards his daughter before being stopped.

"Daddy, I'm not pregnant. I-i-i… we…"

"Spit it out girl." Marie shouted.

"Yesterday while everyone was away, we went to city hall and eloped." She said pulling the ring that was around her neck. Before she could react she felt her mother's hand yanking her up from the couch and snatching the necklace off her neck.

"YOU WHAT!" Marie and David said at the same time. Mercedes backed away from her mother and made sure to create distance in case she came at her again.

"I didn't know about the stuff he'd done, he was lying to me. Telling how he only wanted to be with me and that he was happy and then he asked me to marry him and I said-" She was stopped by her mother's sobbing. Her mother was the strongest woman she knew, she'd never seen her cry ever and her she was the reason for her mother's current state. She wanted to hug her mother but she was frozen by her father's expression.

"Do you love him?" She heard Mark say from behind his dad. She wanted to run to him and say sorry until she was blue in the face but she knew she couldn't.

"I did… I do. I don't know how I'm supposed to feel. First we're celebrating and then you tell me he recorded us having sex and the admits to making it seem like I was the one that started all of this but I was 15 and he was the only guy that had showed interest in me like that… it made me feel wanted and we got closer and I gave him… he was…" She said finally feeling everything the hurt, the betrayal, the sadness and the loss. What had she done?

"He doesn't love you Mercy. When we were back at school he had so many woman coming in and out of his room I lost count. He used you. Like he does every other consolation prize. Look at me!" Mark said loudly as she began to look away.

"He groomed you, made you believe you were the only girl and made you trust him. He knew you were innocent and that you couldn't tell us and played on that to keep you quiet. Him asking you to marry him was to cover his tracks for that damn video! He never expected any of us to find out about it but I did. I had to… I told you Merce. I told you to stay away from him and you just lied to me. Right to my face like I haven't always looked out for you." He said moving closer to his sister. He couldn't help that he was angry but she was still his little sister and pulled her into a hug and let her cry. He knew she needed it and her loud sobs broke everyone's hearts in that room. David finally show emotion walked over to where they were standing.

"Bay girl, come here. We're going to fix this and make sure he never comes around you again." He said finally being able to hold his little girl. He was so angry but his heart was breaking for her and he knew she didn't mean for this to happen.

"Daddy, I'm so sorry. I'm so so sorry. I-i-i just so sorry." She said in between sobs she felt herself falling to the ground but her father held her up. She just wanted to hide, she wanted today be over and to start over. She looked up at her dad and saw him fighting back his own tears, she promised she would make it up to them all.

"Mercy…" Marie said.

"Moma, I'm so sorry. I'm can't say it enough, I was stupid. I thought I knew what was best for me and..." She said walking to her mother and crashing into her arms.

"Hush now, moma's gonna fix all of this tomorrow." Marie said holding tightly to her daughter and she meant exactly what she said, she was going to fix it all and have a few words with Anthony as well.


Sooooo? How did we like this one? I'm thinking about doing something from Anthony's POV but like... he don't need it lol What do you guys think? Should I? Would you want to read it? Thank you for reading!