She Used To Be Mines

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Bey POV

I Moved Brooks Last Box Into Her Room. The Kids Were At School And I Was Finally Done Moving. As For My Things They Were All Over The Living Room. Jay Came Walking Out Of His Room And I Walked Out Of Brooks.

He Heated Him Up Some Food And I Walked Into The Kitchen. He Could Feel My Presence Because He Turned Around.

"Here's Your Key" He Said Taking It Out Of His Pocket Handing It To Me.

"Thank You...For Everything Jay...Really. The Kids Are Really Happy To Stay Here And Get To Be Around You All The Time" I Said

He Nodded As He Pressed The Digits On The Microwave Then Walking Over To The Fridge.

"I'm Having Contractors Coming In For A Consultation Tomorrow" He Said

"Okay?" I Said Kind Of Confused As To Why He Was Telling Me This Information.

"I'm Having Them Add On , It Was Originally For Brook So She Can Have A Dance Room To Practice. She's Been Asking For It For Awhile Now And I Told Her If She Get Straight A's On Her Report Card I'd Do It So I Saw Her Second Quarter Report Card And It Was Straight A's But I'm Gonna Add Another Room For You...Can't Have You Staying On The Couch Forever" He Said Looking At The Ground When He Said The Last Part.

I Smiled Lightly "Your Such A Good Dad"

"Thanks" He Simply Said Pouring Him A Glass Of Juice.

"Jay...I Don't Know What To Do" I Said

He Let Out A Sigh And Turned Finally Looking Into My Eyes "Go Back To School Bey...You Should Finish" He Said

"I Have A Hundred And Eighty-Two In My Account " I Said Shaking My Head

"My Advertising Company Has A Scholarship For A Full Ride To CSU That I Think You Could Apply For , The Essay Is On The Milestones In Your Life...You Can Write About That And Go Into Where You Are Now" He Said Softly

"Your Being Nice To Me"

"I Want My Kids To See Their Mother To Be Successful. They Watch You And The Predicament Your In Now...I Don't Want Them To Think Your Failure. Show Them That You Might Fail In Life But You Can Get Up And Grind Hard To Get Back To The Top" He Explained

I Felt A Tear Escape My Eye , I Didn't Know What To Say. I Was Lost For Words...But He Was Right.

"Well I Gotta Eat Before Going Into Work" Jay Licked His Lips And Grabbed His Food Out The Microwave And His Drink Disappearing Into His Room.
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"I Want To Go To Emily's Sleepover But I Have Competition On Saturday" Brook Frowned

"Go To Emily's Sleepover And Miss Competition " Jay Shrugged

"Daddy You Know I Can't Miss No Competitions " Brook Said Taking A Meatball Into Her Mouth.

Jay Giggled "Your Going To Her Sleepover And That's That , I'll Talk To Ms.Francis "

"Oooo So Sunday Can We See Beauty And Beast? When You Pick Me Up From Emily's House?!" Brooklyn Asked Excitedly

"Sure Thang , Daddy Daughter Day?" Jay Asked

"Most Def" She Winked

I Smiled "How Was Your Day Baby?" I Asked Corey

"Pretty Good , I Have A Science Project To Do And A Field Trip Friday" He Responded

"Did You Choose A Topic? And Where's The Field Trip Form ?" I Asked

"In My Bag And Nope...Can't You Jus-"