Family Matters.

4.

Keri POV

Why when we talk it does it feel so forced
Why when I ask what it is, you get hoarsed?
Who you been been fucking on?
And why you never pick up while you're not alone?
Wonder where you've been when you're not at home.

Who you been, fucking on?
I wouldn't be surprised,
You'd lying in between my thighs,
Telling me she ain't nobody,

I'd done put 2 and 2 together.
And I cant put up with you,
Oh, oh, 2 and 2.

Tink serenaded me as I felt my surroundings come to a stop. I lifted my sleep mask and saw my family exiting the plane. I got up too grabbing my purse and followed behind.
"Hey niece." My uncle Quay said pulling me into a hug.
"Hi Uncle Quay." I say as we get in his hummer.
"Man Meisha so excited to see yall. She been talking my ears off." He says as he pulls off with my daddy in the passenger seat.
"How's Queen?"My mom ask from next to me with Breane in between us and Micah on the side of me. She's referring to my 12 year old cousin Queen.
"Bad.. As hell." My uncle says.
"Trust me we know." My dad says looking at a sleeping Chase who was next to Caden behind us.

"My nephew still at it?"
"He never stops. Finna send him down here for yall to deal with." My dad says causing my mom to stare at him.
"What's with all that shit they got on their heads?"My uncle ask.
"I tried to get them both to cut it. I don't think either of them have had hair cuts since they were like one." My dad explains.
"Caden might cut his. Chase won't even consider it." I say. Chase lives for his dreads.

After about 30 minutes we pull up to a house similar to ours but bigger with cars everywhere.
"We're not staying here." My mom spat.
"Chill sis. Just here for the party." My uncle says and we all get out the truck and head in.

People that I've never seen before are here.
"Oh look what cat dragged in." My cousin Cameron says hugging us. Him and Micah hugged for a long time they grew up together.
He dapped my brothers and they went there separate ways. I followed my mom.

We stepped outside and she and my dad were hugging people left and right.
"Oh my gosh is this Keri?" A lady ask. My mom shakes her head yes.
"I'm your great aunt." She says hugging me. I was happy. If Chase was out here he'd have a fit he doesn't like people touching him.
"Naunie!" Someone calls my mom and I turn and its my Aunt Camille her and my mom hug for a long time. Then she hugs my dad.
"Keri? You are so grown. And beautiful." She says hugging me.
"Thank you." I say and my dimples sink in.
"Yeah but she's still daddy's girl." My dad says pulling me towards him. I love this man.
"Still? Damn. Let me guess Chase is still a daddy's boy?" She says. And we all look at her and bust out laughing.
"What?"
"Oh you'll see." My dad says.
"Has he changed? Last I remember he was a daddy's boy."
"Last you remember he was 11 years old. He ain't that same boy." My dad says. We speak to a couple more people then we go to sit at a table with the ladies.

I see my grandma Tanya and immediately run to her.
"Hey baby." She says kissing my cheek. Ever since she moved back down here I never see her. I miss when she lived in the pool house.
"Hi grandma."
"Where your brothers?"
"Somewhere with Cam."
I sat at the table and talked.

"She's beautiful Naunie." A unfamiliar looking lady says to my mom. My mom rolls her eyes.
"Yeah I know."
"Ma." I say. That was hella rude.
"Aye ma." Caden says with Chase and Cameron right behind him. All the ladies at the table spill out aws. Over my brothers?
"Oh my gosh I haven't seen them since they were babies." Someone said.
"Now they are grown." Someone else said.
"You allow them to have tattoos?" The same unfamiliar lady asked.

"Problem?"Chase asked.
"Excuse me? I'm an elder. Don't you know to respect me?" She asked.
"I don't know you." He says. Usually my mom would have said something but this time she said nothing.
"Who are you anyways?" He asked. My dad and uncles were just walking up.
"I'm your grandmother." She says. And we all looked at my mom.
"Nah. She's just your grandads wife." My mom says nonchalantly. I never seen my mom act like this before. She was acting sort of like.. Chase.
"Um maybe we should get something to eat." My dad said trying to get us to leave the table. But none of us moved.

"Nah hold up Pops. I think this lady just said she was my grandma." Chase said. We could all tell he was getting upset.
"I am." She says.
"Can't be. You see because I've never met you before. The only grandma I have is Tanya. So we can try again. Who the fuck are you?" Chase snapped.
"Chase." My dad said grabbing Chase.
"Nah hold up Pops! I just want an answer." He yelled. Causing everyone to look.
I was upset too and so was Caden but Chase is Chase. My uncle Quay, Cameron, and my dad tried to pull him into the house but he was fighting hard as fuck.

"What did she do to you ma!?" Chase yelled. What is he talking about?
"Oh no." My aunt Camille said cover her mouth.

Chase POV

I've knew for so long that moms mother let her boyfriend rape my mom. My grandma Tanya told me when I was younger I never pressed the issue because I knew my mom was ok as long as she had my dad. That's what made me so angry inside all the time to know someone did that to the woman I would lay down and die for. But having to look this lady in the face made me mad.
"What did she do to you ma!?" I yelled. My dad,cousin, and uncle held me back. For the first time in years I cried. Damn right. I was mad as hell and all the anger I had built up inside was streaming down my face.
"It's okay. Calm down son." My dad said kind of in my ear as he, my cousin and my uncle struggled to hold me back.
I couldn't hold it in anymore. I stopped fighting. My dad held me up.
"It's okay man."
"That's my mom!" I yelled through tears. I cried right there in my dads arms like a big ass baby.

Naunie POV

He knew. I knew from all that he said to my mom. But I didn't realize how bad it hurt him until I looked back at him and saw him crying to his dad. I haven't seen my son cry since he was 12 years old. I got up from my chair and walked over to them.
"Chase." I said to him. As I rubbed my hands through his dreads as my husband held him up.
"Baby look at me please." I asked with tears beating at my eyes. He did as asked.
"I'm okay. I'm alright." I said and I pulled my large baby into a hug. "I forgive her baby."
For the first time out of my mouth I admitted to forgiving my mom. I have kids now. I know how to be a good mother. I hate that she couldn't be that for me. But I do forgive her.