Amaru, Shakur, and Arman sat in Big Mama's living room together. They had to discuss her will to update it and make sure her life insurance policy was good. It was hard for them to discuss this, but they had to do it sooner rather than later.
"You still want everybody to split the estate, right?" Arman asked.
"Yes, I want everything to stay the same on my will. Everybody is able to get something." Big Mama told him.
"Mama, your life insurance is still good but if you don't mind—I'm gonna see if Brandon's mom can look into it. Make sure we're not missing anything." Amaru said.
Big Mama nodded. "Okay, that's fine. I want to plan my funeral now that y'all are here too."
Shakur shook his head. "Mama, we—"
"We're doing this now, Shakur. I want everything to be prepared so y'all don't have to worry." Big Mama said. "I want open casket. I want everybody to walk in with a rose to place in my casket. I want Reverend Moore to preach at my funeral and I want all of my grandchildren to be able to say a few words. I want Killian, Micah, Jaxon, and Arman to be my pallbearers—and if Brandon and Taylor are still around then I want them to be my pallbearers too. I want—"
"Mama, this is too much right now." Amaru said on the verge of tears. "Y—you can just write everything out for us and we'll take care of it."
Big Mama nodded. "Okay, I'm sorry."
"It's okay." Amaru replied. "Let's make sure everything else is good, aight?"
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Zuri smiled as she watched Killian drink his imaginary tea. "How is your tea, Uncle K?" She asked.
"It's delightful, mamas." Killian replied. "May I have a croissant?"
"Of course you may." Zuri said as she placed the croissant on his plate.
Karis' doorbell rang and she went to answer it. She smiled when she saw Taylor with his five year old cousin, Jasmine. "Hey, guys! I'm glad y'all are here!" Karis said as she allowed them in.
Taylor kissed her cheek and urged Jasmine to say something. Karis and Jasmine met each other at the cookout and she was a bit timid. "Hi, Karis." Jasmine said quietly.
"Zuri, Jasmine is here!" Karis announced.
Zuri walked from her room as she dragged Killian along with her. She smiled once she saw Jasmine, realizing she was a pretty girl like her. "Hi, Jasmine! My name is Zuri!" She said excitedly. "We can go play tea party and play with my Bratz dolls! Do you like Bratz?"
Jasmine smiled as she took off her backpack and opened it. She revealed that she had a Yazmin Bratz doll. "Yes, I love them."
Zuri gasped. "C'mon! I have a few more!" The two of them ran to her room, leaving the adults to themselves.
Karis laughed to herself. Zuri always took away the shy from anyone. "We can go in the living room." Karis told them. "Kennedi and Jaxon should be here soon." Micah had to catch up on grading and Lennox had to study for finals. They sat down in the living room and Killian grabbed one of the beers that was on the table.
