Lost One

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❝TAE❞

               𝙳𝙾𝙾𝚁𝚂 𝙾𝙵 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚁𝙰𝙼𝚂 𝚃𝚁𝚇 𝚂𝙷𝚄𝚃 𝙸𝙽 𝚄𝙽𝙸𝚂𝙾𝙽 after he picked the eleven month old up out the tan color car seat with the other four kids walking toward the open front door where Ruth waited holding her granddaughter Paisley. They hug her on the way into her two-story Craftsman style house.

               "S'up, Momma?" he hugged her with his free arm, kissing her temple, and staring at his sleeping niece. "Look at her knocked out. Why you ain't lay her down?" he asked, walking inside.

               "Cause she gonna wake up and start that whining," Ruth responds as she shut the door. "Where Kory and Kendra? I wanted to have all the grandkids for the weekend. I'm surprised Cru and Boogie are here."

               "Kory and Kendra probably landing in Tulsa right now. You know they spend weekends wit they Aunty Monae, and Cru and Boogie leaving later on tonight." He told her as they reached the family room. "You doing a lil grandkids weekend. Where the other kids?"

               "Hendrick and Avant down in the basement on that game. You know I turned that whole floor into a playroom and they chill spot. I picked up DeAngelo from Amaury bouta hour ago. She gotta promotion at her job and wanna celebrate wit her li'l friends. This beautiful munchkin Paisley got dropped off cause Anicia wanted to take yo brotha away to ease his mind after..."

               "Yeah." Tae knew she was referring to the Troy situation as he let Azoni walk on along the carpet floor with his toy. "Nobody spoke to him?"

               Ruth shook her head, laying Paisley in her bassinet to rest. "No. Tyson says he texted him the other day from some number he didn't know and said he staying with his girlfriend. Yo brotha put a block on his bank account so he can't use it to support his habit."

               "He been asking Tyson for money?"

               "Yeah. Lotus, too." Ruth confirmed, "But you know Tyson, he so much like Toby. He letting Troy feign for himself. Lotus softer towards him. She sent it to him. He saying it's for clothes and shit. I know he lying. Gabe told me that girl equally as rich. I know we can't force him to stop. All we can hope and pray is that he don't overdo it and come outta this chokehold the devil has on him." she sighed, "But there is something good that came outta this mess."

               Tae rushes over to grab Azoni, who was trying to lift himself up on the side table. "What's that?"

               "There's a new baby comin," Ruth stated as he directed Azoni to walk in a safer direction. "Which I know that's coming from one of my sons. Can't be DeAundre because he's still in in Atlanta and I know good and well he not doing anything with Amaury. Anicia could be pregnant especially so soon after Paisley. It can happen. Or it could be Shantey, especially with her being the fertile one."

               Tae chuckled, as he blocked Azoni from walking by him. "A new baby, huh? I don't know where you got that idea."

               Growing frustrated with not being able to get pass his fathers legs, Azoni fell down and start having a tantrum. "Well one this boy done turned into a crybaby. Come here." Ruth stands and went to pick up her crying grandson, "Hey. Cut it out."