Family Affair

17

"Stop That Running Now Y'all Know Better Than That" I Said Sternly. The Quickly Went Into Ava's Room.

"You Alright?" Jay Asked Passing Behind Me To Open Up The Fridge.

"Hell No, I'm Trying To Be Here For My Sister But I Didn't Know Jabari And Jalen We're Satan's Minions" I Snapped Causing Jay To Laugh But I Was Dead Serious.

"That's What Happens When You Leave And Barely Come Around, Just Whoop Them" Jay Said Opening A Beer.

I Looked At Him Sideways "Trust Me I Want To But They've Both Been Beaten It'll Be Traumatic-"

"They Seem Real Fine" Jay Said Before Taking A Sip.

"You Don't Get It" I Said Softly.

"Wait...You Got Something You Want To Tell Me?"

"My Dad Was A Bit Much When Solange And I Were Younger...Of Course We Thought It Was Normal Parenting At The Time But It Wasn't" I Said.

"What? Why You Never Told Me?" Jay Asked Placing His Drink Down.

"Talk About What?" Solange Asked Going Into The Fridge.

"Nothing" I Said.

"Hm Okay, Are You Cooking Chicken And Rice Again?!" Solange Said.

I Looked At Her "You Can Gladly Leave My House"

"I'm Sorry Geez, I Was Just Saying Is That The Only Thing You Know How To Cool?" Solange Mumbled Walking Away With The Yogurt.

I Looked At Jay "They Asses Gotta Go"

Jay Shook His Head "Oh I Was Thinking We Can Go To The Kids Museum After I Get Off"

"Oooo Yes, The Boys Will Love That" Solange Said. I Looked At Jay And We Looked At Solange.

"Baby He Was Referring To Ava And I" I Said Still Seasoning The Chicken.

"Oh, Why Can't The Boys Go? They Need To Get Out Of The House" Solange Said.

"Because It's Called Family Time" I Said.

"Family Huh?" Jay Smirked, I Rolled My Eyes Ignoring Him.

"Well Damn I'm Sorry My Boys Had A Traumatic Experience An-"

"Stop" I Put The Chicken Down Walking Up To Her Face "We Need To Get Some Things Clear, Your Staying In My House. Whatever We Have Going On Doesn't Involve You Just Because Your Staying In My House. When We're Ready To Invite You Somewhere We Will Let You Know" I Snapped. Solange Twisted Up Her Face.

"Damn Girl, I Want Our Kids To Hang Out. But Get Out Yo Feelings Hoe" Solange Said Going To Her Phone.

I Walked Back Into The Kitchen Biting My Tongue Before I Whooped Her Ass In My Living Room.

"It's Okay" Jay Whispered Rubbing My Back.

"Ava!" I Yelled. She Came Out Of Her Room Within Seconds.

"You Finished Your Homework?" I Asked.

"Ummm" Ava Said Looking For Side To Side.

"What You Mean Huh? You've Been Home For Four Hours" Jay Said.

"I Forgot" She Said.

I Looked At Her Sternly "Go Get It And Do It Right Here In Front Of Me" I Said.

"I Don't Want To Do That Shit" She Said, I Looked At Her Crazy.

"What?" I Asked.

She Shrugged "Jabari And Jalen Say It, They Said It's Not A Bad Word"

"I'm Hearing This For The First Time" Solange Said Getting Up From The Couch.

"You Need To Go Pick Out My Belt And Meet Me In My Room You Know Better Than That" I Snapped, Ava Looked Down.

I Looked At Solange "Y'all Need To Go Now"

"What Over Some Word? Just-"

"Get The Fuck Outta My House! Is That Better For You? In Your Language Apparently" I Snapped.

"Whoa Be-"

"Don't" I Said Cutting Jay Off.

"You Forget They're Children Beyoncé" She Said.

"Y'all Not Out Of My House Yet?" I Said.

She Rolled Her Eyes "I'm Trying Not To Whoop Your Ass Again" She Said.

"I'll Drop Y'all To Mama Tina's" Jay Said Grabbing His Keys. I Went To The Kitchen To Wash My Hands And Go To My Room To Desk With Ava.
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"I'm Not Talking To Her" I Said As I Looked At My Mama Standing Before Me.

"Come On Child Let Me In, I'm Here To See The New Place" My Mama Said As I Stepped Aside To Let Her In.

"Mama I've Been Living Here For Six Months" I Said.

"Okay Fine, Y'all Need To Talk This Out" She Said Taking A Seat On My Couch.

"Oh So You Can Get Them Hell Raisers Out Of Your House?" I Asked.

"No They Know How To Act In My House, You And Solange Just Got Back In A Safe Space. She Came To You Instead Of Me-"

"What You Mean?" I Asked.

"This Is Nothing New Child, Daniel Has Been Whopping Her Ass For Years" My Mama Said.

"Mama Why You Never Told Her Stop Or Something?" I Asked.

"She Is A Grown Woman And When A Woman Is In Love There Is No Stopping Them. Speaking Of Love...What's Going On With You And Jay?" She Asked.

"Who Said I Was In Love With Him?" I Asked.

My Mama Looked At Me "Y'all Got Ava Thinking Y'all Are A Whole Family, She Finally Stopped Talking About Omari"

"Really?" I Asked.

"Yeah, She Loves When You Guys Hang Out As A Family" My Mama Said.

We're Leaving Relationships, We're Not Ready To Get Into A New One"

"Beyoncé, Y'all In Love Will Always Be Because Of Your History And You'll Always Have A Connection Because Of Ava. Stop Beating Around The Bush And Love On The Man" She Said.

"Did You Come Here To Call Me Out On My Bluff Ma'am?"

She Laughed "No I Came For Food Too, Them Rugrats Can Eat"

I Busted Out Laughing As We Headed Over To The Kitchen.
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Okay This Is All Y'all Can Get I Got A 8 A.M Class Tomorrow Andddd Did Y'all See My Wife And My Baby Tonight At The Premiere??? 😭💙 But Anyways Goodnight I Need Tah Rest 😭