Life's What You Make It

Chapter 40

Merry Christmas you filthy animals 🤪🤪

Beyoncé's POV
"Well shit, I've not heard from him since Friday night. Have you tried his work phone?" Eric, Shawn's brother said.

"Yeah tried that. What did yall talk about?" I asked.

"How he'd fucked up everything, and then he was going out with the boys." TyTy said and I rubbed my forehead.

"He'll turn up Bey. He always does. Remember when you lost the baby, it took us a week to find him then." Eric said.

"We don't have a week though. Jas, she's not safe where she is. I just need Shawn to sort it all out and then he can get gone after that." I replied. "Sorry."

"It's cool, I know you hurting, he's my brother but what he's been doing isn't cool."

"Can yall let me know if you hear from him?" I asked and they nodded.

"Of course Bey. Give Jas and Blue our love."

"I will do. Bye." I replied, giving them both a quick hug before I left out.

"Anything?" Gloria asked as I got in her car.

"No, not heard from him since Friday." I sighed. Resting my head on my fist. "Solange has been round every day, and every time he's never there. I'm worried Mama G."

"Yeah me too." She sighed.

"What if he's done something stupid? Ended up in jail or something."

"They'd have rang you if he was."

"I hate to even think it, but what if he's- you know." I said.

"No, he's got too much to lose, he wouldn't do that to you or the kids." She replied.

"He wasn't thinking about us when he was with Her."

"He was no son of mine when he was doing that. You've treated him with nothing but love, and that's how he repays you." She scoffed. "Do you think he told Becky you'd taken the kids?"

"Probably." I sighed. "Solange and my mom think he told her he was ending things with her, because I found out and was leaving with the kids, and she's reported me to spite me or something."

"Psycho. Of all the people, he chose a psycho." She said and I just chuckled. "It's getting late, we can't keep driving round in circles."

"I know. I just don't know what else to do."

"I hate to even say her name, but have you thought about Becky? What if he's with her."

"No, I told him if he did that, that's it I'm gone and I'm taking the kids with me." I replied. "Is that selfish?"

"Not at all, as long as you don't keep them from me." She chuckled as I shook my head.

"Never."

"I remember your momma was the same when your dad did what he did." She told me.

"Yeah, it's like all the men in my life are cheaters." I said, sighing.

"Let's go back. You must be hungry." She said, before driving in the direction of her house.

"I've not even had the time to think about food." I chuckled.

"How is Jas? Have you spoke to her today?"

"No, not yet. I don't even know if she knows I'm here. I'll ring her tonight." I replied and she nodded. I looked at the time, seeing it was half 5, meaning it was half 4 back in Houston. "I hope Jessica's got the locks off her door."