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2005

I was in the house laying in the bed after coming in from the studio finishing up my last song for my album 'Take This Ring', which ironically is exactly what Janet wants to do right about now, when I got a phone call from Lauren

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I was in the house laying in the bed after coming in from the studio finishing up my last song for my album 'Take This Ring', which ironically is exactly what Janet wants to do right about now, when I got a phone call from Lauren.

"Hey Lauren what's up?"

"Hey Toni did you ever make it to the hospital? I called Janet and Justice but neither one of them answered." I sat up on my elbows when I heard hospital.

"No I never made it to the hospital I didn't even know someone was in the hospital, who was it? Are Janet and the baby okay?"

"It was Justice something happened, I'm sorry I thought you knew." Lauren said sighing. "Look they're supposed to be home now the doctor sent her home."

"Yeah they aren't staying here right now."

"Oh, you know where they staying?"

"No I don't I talked to them both earlier this week but it didn't go so well and then they left."

"Well Janet gave me and address maybe that where they're staying, I'll send you the address. You really need to check on them both but especially Justice." My phone vibrated and it was Lauren sending the address.

"Call me and update me see you Toni." She hung up and I ran to get my keys and left out the house. This place was at least a hour away from the house so when I arrived it was eleven o'clock. I walked in the hotel and went to the room Lauren sent me. I knocked on the door and I could hear shoes coming to the door.

"Yes" It was Janet who immediately rolled her eyes and tried to shut the door. "Janet stop come on, I heard my daughter was in the hospital from Lauren but not you or Justice."

"Toni I told you we don't want to talk to you!" I pushed past Janet and walked in the room. "Janet my child was in the hospital and I had no clue why didn't you call me?" Janet closed the front door and she walked more like waddled over to me.

"Now you care about how she feels?" I scoffed at her. "I've always cared about her nothings ever going to change about that."

"You sure don't act like it." I rubbed my temples and walked to the first door looking in it hoping to find Justice. "What are you doing? Stop going through my room!"

"I'm looking for my daughter Janet I want to know how she's doing." I came to one door and I could hear moaning, so I went in and Justice was holding her stomach hunched over in pain.

"Justice what's wrong?" She looked over at me and started crying. "Justice honey what's wrong? Why are you crying? Look honey I'm sorry for not saying anything to my family about you and Janet I was just in shock, but trust me that's not ever going to happen again. I hate to see you guys cry it breaks my heart."

"That's not why I'm crying but thank you cause next time I won't just cuss them out imma stab em." Janet came in and sat on the other side of Justice. "She knows you were in the hospital you might as well tell her."

"I don't think she'll understand."

"That's because you haven't given her the opportunity to get to know you, but I'm pretty sure she'll understand she is your mother no matter what we go through."

"Promise me you won't get mad or look at me different." I grabbed her hand and held it. "I could never be mad at you."

"I had a-a-a." She couldn't even finish her sentence before she started crying. "It's okay Justice just breathe." Janet said rubbing her back. "She couldn't even say it earlier I hope she would've been able to say it now."

"I had a miscarriage." She said barley above a whisper. I was speechless all I could do was pull her into me for one of the biggest hugs she's ever had. She started crying all over again and I couldn't help but cry too.

"It'll get better I promise you, you might always hurt from this but you'll look back one day and realize this just made you strong." I looked over at Janet and she was crying hysterically. "I can't.. I'm gonna go and let you guys talk."

We ended up staying like this until she fell asleep, I hadn't noticed because I was to busy playing in her hair. I got up and walked out of her room and Janet was sitting on the couch.

"She feel asleep didn't she?"

"Yeah she did." She watched me as I sat across from her. "She did the same exact thing as soon as we got back, she cried herself to sleep while laying one me."

"How... how did this happen?" Janet wouldn't even look me in my face she kept looking at her hands.

"She was stressed out bad and I can't blame her, her parents are running around like they have no damn sense and putting her in the middle of everything without even realizing we're hurting her in the process."

"I choose you and Justice." She slowly brung her head up and looked at me with a confused look. "What?"

"I realize that I need to choose between my family and my life and I choose my life which is you and Justice." A smile slowly crept on her face as she walked over slowly towards me.

"You know how happy you just made me? After all these years you finally listened." She pulled me in for a hug and when she pulled away she kissed me. After the kiss she gasped.

"What's wrong Jay?" She grabbed my hand and placed it on her stomach. "Oh the baby's kicking." She smiled and moved my hand over a little more. "How's the baby kicking in two spots?"

"This is your son and..." She moved my hand back to the other side. "This is your daughter."

"Shut up! Shut up! Twins?! Jay baby your having twin's?!" She nodded her head slowly and I went in for another hug. "Oh I'm so happy baby!"

"Me too." She said smiling. "You know what would make me even happier?" She pierced her lips and shook her head no. "You and Justice coming home with me."

"You think we just gonna come back that fast?"

"Yeah pretty much." We both laughed and she stood up taking my hand. "We can leave later this week because you have a lot of making up to do and we're not leaving until you're done."

"Oh your nasty."

"Mhm they don't call me Ms. Jackson for nothing." She walked into her room slowly. "You coming or what?"

"I'm gonna be asking you that question in a few seconds."

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