When It Works

Divine Intervention

The room is quiet and all eyes are on Zac and Chris. Nobody says anything because it looks like a well over due reunion. Surprised by them knowing each other fatima just stare, but also happy because both their eyes lit up seeing each other. Overwhelmed with mixed emotions she just stares until they release and her father finally speaks.

"God I haven't seen you since you were riding around on a mongoose terrorizing everybody on the block" he said laughing.

"I know it's been so long, what are the odds I thought I'd never see you again"

"You're all grown up I see, lookin just like yo father.... Damn I miss him"

"Yea some times I wonder what life woulda been like if he didn't get killed" Zac said sadly

Zac never mentioned his father. Only his mother both brought him painful memories. Zac's father and Chris ran the entire east coast before Zac's father was murdered in a bad deal. Chris never forgave himself for not being there. At the time Fatima's mother was giving birth to their fourth son Dre. So he had good reasons but it still hurt. He lost contact with Zac because his mother moved him away. They periodically ran into one another when Zac started running dole for himself when he was about 16. He would always advise Zac to move and get out the game while he could to avoid him from accepting the same fate as his father. Zac called him Big Chris because when he was little he was huge. He still was built pretty much the same Chris stood about 6'5 muscular you know an athlete type build.  Finally breaking her own silence Fatima asked.

"So y'all know each other.?" 

"Yea gorgeous I know your father already, I mean I didn't know he was your father but I know him.. you get what I'm sayin" he said trying to explain without sounding weird

"Boy... did you say gorgeous, you.... And my.... Boy you dating my lil girl" Chris said grabbing Zac by the neck shaking him back and forth laughing

Laughing trying to break free of his grasp " That's a grown ass wo....Fatima hitting him cutting him off before he said something in true Zac fashion.  Y'all just gone jump me. I mean yea I'm dating your daughter... actually I'm in love with your daughter." Zac said breaking free "strong ass Chris gone break my neck" 

"Well I have no reservations and no need for the formal introduction, just do right by my baby girl I would hate to have Vince to tie you up" 

"See Tima in a warehouse WHOOPIN MY ASS" Zac said bucking his eyes and cocking his head

Laughing "Shut up boy, and I'm fine daddy he's doing a fantastic job" 

"MEL COME HERE LOOK WHO FATIMA DOIN THE GROWN UP WITH" Chris said causing everybody to laugh

In walks Fatima's mother... She was just as beautiful as Fatima just older. She walked her head high and it was almost as if she glided across the floor. "My God.... He's the splitting image of Jeff; Chris. Little Zachary come here boy and give me a hug" "Hey how have you been it's good to see you" Zac said leaning in to give her hug "how did you two meet I need to hear all about this, but later tho. You guys go get settled in. "We'll talk later mommy" Fatima said. "So introduce me to the rest, who you got wit you. Except my two sons who are just standing there like they're strangers in this house" Chris said "Hey mom hey dad" Dre and Marcus said in choir fashion hugging their parents. Truth was they were just shocked their parents already knew Zac they forgot all manners. 

"Well this is Demetrius Zac's bestfriend and his wife Stasha and their 3 kids, and this is..... cutting her off once again

"Are you Jarvis's boy?" Chris asked

"Ye...yea I am" Troy spoke unsure how he knew his father

"That family got some strong ass genes, you were so little maybe too young to remember me but I'll tell you some stories about your father after you get settled"

"Alright dad we're gonna go put our things up I'll show everybody where they're sleeping" Fatima said kissing her father on the cheek and walking upstairs.

She showed everybody their rooms and then her and Zac went to theirs. In their rooms everybody looked around and got comfortable. The house was so big it could fit all of theirs inside it. Still a little shocked about her father and her man knowing each other she leaned against her vanity and asked

"Soooooo how far back do you and my daddy go?"

"Baby the shit such a coincidence but I was a shorty, like a shorty shorty. Him and my daddy ran hella dope together all over the tri state area. The once my father got killed I wasn't allowed to see him my mother some how felt it was his fault."

"Wow, your mother was a piece of work huh" 

"You have no clue" Zac said ready to drop the subject of his mother

"So did you run dope for my dad?"

"No never, he wouldn't even sell to me when I started doing my own thing. He pleaded with me to get out the game. I think he felt I'd end up dead Ike my dad. To be completely honest gorgeous the whole last year I was in prison I thought about some shit he said to me. And I knew I didn't wanna die I hadn't accomplished too much of nothing and I didn't wanna end up making those cell doors revolving. So I got out and moved to Atlanta" Zac said 

"It almost seem like no matter what this was our fate I mean too many people in our lives led us to eachother, it was destined" Fatima said walking toward Zac

"More like Divine intervention" Zac said grabbing Fatima and pulling her in for a kiss while staring in her eyes "I love you Tima" "I love you more Zac"

Zac and Fatima lay down for a nap and everybody else is downstairs in the family room getting acquainted. Chris is very impressed with all the men of the group he is talking to Demetrius about expansion and his future goals. While Mel grills Troy about his next move since he recently graduated. Surprisingly he doesn't clam up by her motherly antics to some degree he's comfortable. He tells her he doesn't exactly know but he has a great support suited in Atlanta both Zac and Fatima are connected and keep him focused. Fatima and Zac wake up and head downstairs. They spend the rest of the night playing games and telling stories. Zac is finally feeling like he belongs somewhere. Like the family life is alright. Everyone is enjoying their time together when Chris gets a call about a disturbance at the front gate. He gets up to go handle it with Dre and Marcus in tow. 

"Get away from my house before I have you arrested you're not welcome here now leave" Chris said

"But I'm your son this how you do me motherfucker" Bricks said angrily 

"Man just leave, you causing a scene for nothing he ain't gon let you in" Marcus stated in a calm tone 

"Fuck you fuck all y'all, I'll be back and ima kill all you bitches" Bricks  spat

"Yea Aight nigga get the fuck on" Dre said

Back in the house Chris Dre and Marcus all look irritated. "Is everything ok what was that about daddy" Fatima asked

"Nothing baby just your brother actin an ass again, it's fine" Rolling her eyes at the thought of bricks she shrugged her shoulders and changed the subject. They continued their night until no one could keep their eyes open. They all say goodnight. "I'm glad you came and I'm glad my dad loves you already" "I'm glad I came too and I love yo pops too. But I love you more" Zac said kissing Fatima. She just smiled and balled up under him like a baby and went to sleep.