Coming Home (completed ✅)

Chp 8

Previously on Coming Home....
Terrence: Hello
Taraji: Terrence?
Terrence: Taraji?
Taraji: yes it's me
Terrence: oh hey.... um, how you doing?
Taraji: I'm doing good just wanted to let you know that you can see the kids and I'll bring them to you tomorrow but we got a problem and I will talk to you about it tomorrow
Terrence: ok

The present
Taraji POV
Yes, like I said before we do got a problem. And the problem is that T'Arra doesn't wanna be around Terrence. To be honest, I kind of feel bad because I feel like it's my fault. Right now, it's early in the morning. T'Arra and Tyree are in the kitchen eating breakfast that I just cooked for them. Meanwhile I'm in the bathroom brushing my teeth and everything. After I was done brushing my teeth, I put on some clothes. And then I called Terrence.
Terrence: wassup
Taraji: so you'll rather me say this to you over the phone or in person
Terrence: uh, doesn't really matter
Taraji: well Tyree is excited to see you but T'Arra is....
Terrence: she's what?
Taraji: she doesn't want to see you
*Terrence sighs*
Taraji: and... I'm sorry
Terrence: sorry for what?
Taraji: because it's my fault! I put this stuff in her head.
Terrence: but what did you say to her?
Taraji: well the last time you went away, she had asked me why can't she visit you and I had told her that it's because you keep being in and out of prison and that I can't keep putting her through that and... I regret saying it because now, she doesn't even want to see you. Maybe I should've said it in a more nice way you know?
Terrence: Taraji are you crying?
Taraji: yeah but I'll be ok
Terrence: look just stop crying alright? And she was 10 years old, she was old enough to understand so you did right by telling her the actual truth ok? And what did you tell Tyree?
Taraji: I told him the same thing just on a more nice level because he's young and doesn't really understand but thank God he still wants to see you
Terrence: yeah, well Taraji it's not your fault
Taraji: your just saying that to make me feel better
Terrence: no I'm dead serious it's not your fault. As kids get older they're gonna develop their own feelings of a person and your not the reason that she doesn't want to see me. I think I am because before I went to prison... I made a promise to her. And I didn't keep that promise.
Taraji: well what was the promise?

Flashback.....
T'Arra and Terrence were spending daughter and Father time together. "Dad can I ask you a question?" Said 10 year old T'Arra. "Yes Babygirl you can ask me anything, what is it?" Said Terrence. "Why do you keep doing bad things to get yourself in jail? I hate that dad and I be missing you. But why do you keep doing it?" She questioned. Terrence sighed. "Babygirl, I don't know. Daddy just be making stupid decisions without thinking that's all" he confessed. "So you don't think about me?" She asked, with sadness in her voice.

"T'Arra of course I think about you. I just don't think about going to jail or prison and that's my problem" he admitted. "Well can you stop making stupid decisions and start thinking? For me ? Pleaseeee?" "Ofc I can. Anything for my Babygirl" he said.

"Promise?" She asked, sticking out her pinky finger. "I promise you that I am gonna stop making stupid decisions and I will never be away from you, your brother or your mother.. ever again" said Terrence, as they made the pinky promise.

The present....
Terrence: so I think that's why she hates me because I didn't keep my promise so don't feel bad
Taraji: well, what are we gonna do?
*Terrence sighs*
Terrence: bring her over here along with Tyree so I can talk to both of them
Taraji: you sure?
Terrence: positive
Taraji: ok
Terrence: ok
Taraji; what time?
Terrence: doesn't matter
Taraji: ok well see you later
Terrence: mhm

After getting off the phone with my baby dad, I walked back into the kitchen and fixed me a plate and sat down with my kids. Which they were done with their food by the time I made it back in but they was still sitting there. They was about to get up until I said something. "Wait, before you guys leave.. I got something to tell you" I interjected. "Ok what is it?" Asked T'Arra. "You guys are going over to your dad's house today" I admitted. "Yay!!" Shouted Tyree jumping up and down. Seeing how happy he was,made me happy. It always makes me happy to make any of my kids happy... but right now, I can tell that T'Arra got a lil attitude. "Um, Tyree? Can you go to your room while I have a conversation with your sister?" I told him. "Of course" he answered. He went into his room and me and T'Arra had a stare down. "What?" She questioned with attitude.

"Girl don't even try me like that because you know that I will slap the hell out of you for talking to me like your grown now sit down and tell me what's wrong with you" I demanded. She quickly fixed her face because she know that I don't play.

She took a seat to the table. "I just don't get why would you bring him back into our lives when he's not gonna do anything but leave us again? I went through that too many times and I don't wanna go through it anymore" she vented with tears in her eyes as she was trying to wipe them.

"Baby I understand, but... people change. And I'm doing this because it's never too late to fix something. So if your father truly is a changed man then I would love to see you and Tyree have a good bound with him. Especially Tyree because he was so young when Terrence went away until he doesn't remember anything. The only thing I'm saying is, I want to give y'all the childhood that I never had. So, I'm gonna give your dad one last chance to straighten up and if he doesn't this time then I promise you that it's over with." I explained.

"Are you gonna get back with him?" Questioned my daughter. "No. Me and your father is over. I'm done with our relationship. We are just gonna co-parent and that's it" I answered. She nodded.

"Pack up your stuff. Just in case you end up staying the night over there" I told her. She got up and went to her room.

A few hours later.. Terrence had texted me the address. As we were driving I had my GPS telling me where to go. "Make a left on 15th Avenue" the GPS called out. "Your destination is on the right" it continued.

(I just made up any street)

I ended up parking in the yard. Terrence was standing on the porch so that's how I was really really sure that I was in the right place. "He got himself a house" I whispered to myself. Tyree was just looking at his dad in shock. We all got out the car. Terrence walked up to us.

Terrence POV
Man, seeing my kids after not seeing them in like 4 years was the best feeling ever. They have grown so much. I really want to cry but I'm trying my best to fight it. I scooped down to my sons height. "Hey lil man" I spoke. "Are you my dad?" He asked me and that little innocent voice of his. I felt a tear come down my face but I quickly wiped it. "Yes, I'm your dad. I'm sorry for leaving you but I promise that you or your sister won't ever have to worry about that again, ok?" I told him, he nodded. I gave him a bear hug. A tight hug. After breaking from the hug I gave him a kiss on the forehead. I looked up at T'Arra.

Seeing she wasn't really excited. My babygirl has really grown. To a full teenager to. But you can tell she wasn't interested at all. I sighed. "T'Arra, let me talk to you, come on" I said. We went into the back yard. "Look-" I started off.

Our enemies dropping later own today. I was suppose to drop this book yesterday but I got a little caught up in celebrating my birthday 🥴 anyways hope you all enjoyed 💜