Seal III:The Legacy Continues

*Where the Heart Is*

-Charli-

Hey Mimi what you doing here, I said opening the door for her. I can't come see my favorite nephew? Yeah sure you here to help change diapers too? No boy and you better be pulling your weight too! I am Mimi don't worry; Gigi was already on my ass about that.

So what's up? I came to talk to you about something and I wanted you to hear it from me and no one else. Something wrong with you and Gigi? Naw your Gigi and I are good. We're all actually in a really good space you know. The counseling really helped us to understand each other more. How many times did yall go? We've been a few times this last time though we really broke though like crying and everything. I've been telling you for years Mimi that yall just need to have it out like all the way out. Funny thing is we have. No Mimi yall sugar coated and hid stuff from each other so you wouldn't have to do deal with it. And see where that got you? Yeah we were on our way to getting that divorce. The D word I said shaking my head.

It exists Charli no matter how much we try to avoid it, at one point it was a possibility. Was meaning it's not on the table anymore? Nope it's not even in the house she said laughing. That's not what I came to talk to you about though. I came to tell you that we've decided to go to California for a little bit. Like a family vacation or something. No a little more permanent than that. Are you trying to tell me that yall are moving over there Mimi? Temporarily for like 3 years and then we'd move back.

I've got some great opportunities out there Charli and TLC as a whole could really do more from California than we can from here. What about Titi and Roro? Lisa has opportunities anywhere she goes and Ro does too. She's been talking about getting into acting what better place than LA. Chase and Nicholas will be able to spend time with their father more and it won't be as much traveling on me. The other kids okay I mean Tron cool with leaving his dad? He agreed but you know he'll probably end up back and forth between LA and Atlanta

What about Gigi is she down for this? She is, before we move officially though she is going to Texas for that gig. You mean that 100K gig that's been calling her for the last 2 years. It's 250K now so she's going. Damn that's a lot. Yeah and she needs to go to see if producing is still it for her. I understand.

I wanted to come to you and tell you we aren't leaving you, if you want to come with us you are more than welcome too. Me, Nia, and the baby? All 3 of you are family and we can find a place big enough to accommodate all of us. No Mimi! Huh! No we're not going to go. Thank you for offering, but no we're going to stay here. You sure! I am positive. You, Gigi, Titi, and Roro have given me the world and now it's time for me to navigate it on my own. I can't keep following up behind yall waiting for the next hand out or come up. I need to make it for myself. Charli you know we're proud of you right! We are so proud you boy you just don't know. I know Mimi, hell I am proud of myself, but I got a son now and I have to show him that I am responsible for him. Yall will come home for the holiday's right? Christmas most definitely, Thanksgiving maybe a little harder you know to pull the kids out like that. Christmas though right. Yall will come out there too? Of course I am not missing any opportunities at gifts or free babysitting I said hugging her.

So are yall throwing one last get together before the big move? I don't know the last get together we had a girl tried to kill herself in our living room. Come on yall gotta throw one last one just the family no outside folks. Alright we gotta do it within the next 3 weeks before I leave with Chase and Nicholas. You going first? Yup I gotta find us a phat house since they agreed she said laughing. Li is taking the girls to Honduras and Ro is going to get her bearings and then come out in a month or so. You sure you want to leave her by herself? She has Tron they'll be okay.

-Nia-

Hey Ti, I said coming down stairs with Noah! Is that stinka butt let me see him she said taking him from me. Okay don't say hi to me, like I ain't just walk into the room. Hey girl! Hey Ti what you doing here in the middle of the day? I came to talk to Charli. Babe they're moving. Moving where! California for a little bit. So yall finally decided to do it. Yeah but how did you know? I talk to Jay about that like last year and Ro talked to me about it after Jay got out the hospital. She asked me if I could help with her bag business. You've known and you didn't tell me Charli said. It's the woman's code babe, just like you don't tell me everything that you and your dad discuss. I do too! No you don't so don't lie.