Love From The Barber

Fifteen

Jay POV
I Watched Bey As She Laid In The Hospital Bed. It Was A View I Feared Since She Told Me About Her Condition. My Hand Held Hers Tightly. Yesterday Amari Had Called Me Letting Me Know She Was Rushed To The Hospital. He Had Came Home To Her On The Floor Not Moving At All.

"My Family Is On Their Way Up" Amari Said Breaking My Thoughts. I Nodded My Head Keeping My Eyes On Her.

"Hey" I Heard Amari Say. I Turned My Head To See Amari Hugging His Grandmother, His Aunt, And Uncle Entered With His Cousin In A Stroller. Beyoncé's Friend Kelly Was The Last One To Enter The Hospital Room.

I Got Up From My Chair To Give Each One Of Them A Hug. "It's Nice To Finally Meet You, I'm Solange And This Is My Husband Daniel...And Our Son Julez" Solange Said Softly. Daniel And I Dapped Up Acknowledging One Another.

"Same Here...Your Son Is Handsome" I Said Looking Down At The Sleeping Child. Solange Smiled "Thank You"

Mama Tina Was Beside Beyoncé "Why Is God Trying To Take My Baby?" I Looked Down At The Floor. I Felt My Phone Buzz And I Excused Myself When I Saw That It Was Jordan Calling.

"Hey What's Up?" I Asked.

"Ma Said She Doesn't Want Me To Come" Jordan Replied.

"Why Not?"

"I Don't Know" Jordan Said.

I Let Out A Sigh But Before I Could Respond He Spoke Up "How's Amari? I Texted Him But He Hasn't Responded...I Know He's Probably Not In The Talking Mood" Jordan Spoke.

"Yeah, He's Real Quiet. I'll Let Him Know You Hit Him Up. Tell Your Mom I'll Call Her Later"

"Alright...Dad?" He Asked.

"What's Up?"

"I Wished This Never Happened" Jordan Said Softly.

"Me Too" I Said. We Said Our Goodbyes And I Hung Up The Phone Walking Back Inside.

I Seen Amari's Head Down Facing His Legs. Kelly Was Rubbing His Back. Everyone Had Sad Expressions On Their Faces.

I Rubbed My Head Trying Not To Shed A Tear. I Didn't Think This Would Happen So Fast. Beyoncé Was So Full Of Life, Young And Beautiful. Why Did This Have To Happen To My Baby?
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Everyone Had Made Themselves At Home At Beyoncé's House And I Decided To Stay With Them. We Weren't Close But It Felt Like I Should Be With Them For Some Reason.

"Jay...Can I Speak To You?" Mama Tina Asked. Everyone Was Pretty Much Talking At The Table Before We Head Over To The Hospital. Solange And Kelly Had Made Breakfast For Everyone. I Nodded My Head Walking Into The Guest Room.

"Did Bey Talk To You About Anything Dealing With Her...And Amari?" She Asked.

"I Will Have Custody Of Amari And Tristian Will Have Him On The Every Other Week. I'm Taking Over The House And The Car" I Said.

She Looked Stunned "I Wasn't Aware Of That, Amari Is Supposed To Be Living With Tristian...Does Tristan Know Any Of This?" She Asked.

"Yes He's Aware And He Isn't Happy About It. This Is All Of Beyoncé's Will And Amari's"

"Amari Is A Fourteen Year Old Boy He Has No Say In This...He Is A Child" She Said.

"I Understand But This Is What Beyoncé Wanted...We Were Supposed To Put It On Paper But That Didn't Happen Because Of...Obvious Reasons" I Said Mumbling The Last Part.

"Amari Needs To Be With His Father, Jay We Don't Know You Like That. Are You Even Fit To Be A Father To This Boy?" She Asked.

"Yes I Am, I Have A Son Of My Own. I Think I've Done A Good Job So Far. Amari Is Already A Great Kid, He Doesn't Need Someone To Steer Him Into The Right Direction...He Is In The Right Direction. If You Let Amari Live With His Father His Future Won't Be Bright" I Explained.

Ms.Tina's Facial Expression Began To Change "And You Think Amari Living With Some Man He Met Two Months Ago Is A Better Idea?!"

"It Hasn't Been Two Months. All I'm Saying Is Tristian Has Proven To Beyoncé That He Isn't A Good Fit To Raise Amari On His Own" I Said.

"So Beyoncé Arranges To Have Tristian Have Custody Of His Son When She Passes And She Meets You And Feels Differently Now I Know You Can See Where I'm Getting At With This"

"With All Do Respect I Don't Think You Should Be Over Stepping Beyoncé's Wishes" I Said.

"I Am Her Mother! Beyoncé Doesn't Know Everything Okay?!"

There Was A Knock Causing Us To Look At The Door "Come In" Ms.Tina Said.

The Door Opened And Amari Appeared "We're Heading Out"

Ms.Tina Nodded Her Head, Amari Turned To Head Out Of The Room "Amari" Ms.Tina Called. He Turned Around Facing Us Again.

"I Know Your Probably Not In The Mood But You Can Open Up The Three Gifts Tonight" She Said With A Small Smile.

"Okay" He Said Softly.

"We Will Be Out There Soon" She Said. Amari Left The Room And I Turned To Face Her.

"If You Think Tristian Is The Best Fit Then We Will Have To Take This To Court" I Said.

"You Think You Even Have A Case? You Won't Win, Your Nobody To Amari With Beyoncé" Ms.Tina Said.

"Beyoncé Wanted Me To Have Amari...She Believed That Her Son Would Be Taken Care Of In My Custody And I Will Fight For Him Until He Is In My Care" I Said Sternly. She Looked At Me For A Good Minute Before Leaving The Room.
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We Watched The Doctor Leave The Room. "How Dare He Say We Should Start Planning A Funeral?! My Child Isn't Dying!" Snapped Ms.Tina.

Solange's Husband Had Decided To Stay At Beyoncé House With The Baby. She Didn't Want The Baby Getting Sick From Other People In The Hospital. Solange Had Got Up "He's Right Mom...I Know This Is Hard For You To Realize But Beyoncé Is Gone" She Said Barely Above A Whisper.

Ms.Tina Looked At Solange Like She Stole From Her "My Baby Is Going To Be Okay...She's Gonna Be Just Fine" Ms.Tina Said Caressing Beyoncé's Cheeks.

"Hey Everybody" I Heard, I Turned To See Tristian Closing The Door Softly. I Watched Him As He Gave Everyone A Hug.

"How You Doing Son?" Tristan Asked Amari. Amari Just Shrugged. I Could Tell He Wasn't In The Mood To Talk.

Tristian Looked My Way "What This Clown Doing Here Man?" He Said Pointing To Me.

"This Isn't The Time Or Place" I Said.

Tristian Scoffed "Mama Tina Did He Tell You How He's Trying To Take My Son Away From Me?"

Mama Tina Wasn't Paying Us No Mind She Had Her Eyes Fixated On Bey With Tears Streaming Down Her Face. "Tristian Cool Down" Kelly Said.

"How Am I Supposed To Cool Down When The Mother Of My Child Is Laying On Her Death Bed And Her Boyfriend For All What...Five Minutes You've Been Dating Beyoncé And You Think You Could Just Do Whatever You Want. But Guess What? You Can't And Your Not Taking Ama-"

"STOP!" I Heard, I Looked To See Amari Standing Up. He Looked At Tristian "You Don't Even Have The Decency To Just Shut Up And Be Here For Me Without Thinking About Yourself! That's All You Do, I Don't Know What My Mother Saw In You" Amari Snapped.

Tristian Teeth Clenched "Boy You Better Watch Your Mouth" Tristian Said.

Solange Walked Out Of The Room, I Could Tell She Couldn't Take All The Fussing. Kelly Ran After Her Closing The Door Behind Her.

"Can You Leave Please" Amari Said Looking At Tristian.

"Did He Teach You This?" Tristian Smirked.

"Just Leave Man" I Said.

Tristian Looked At Amari Then Me, He Shook His Head Leaving Out The Door.