The following Tuesday night, Jasmine and her dad were leaving the Jacksons house when Ty and his brothers called him back inside and Scott took that opportunity to talk to run over to her. "Hi," He said with a bright smile. "Well, hello again for the tenth time today, what's up?" She laughs.
"I was wondering, what are your plans for summer?" He asks doing some of his dance moves. "Well, let's see, I'll be attending summer school for the month of July and then in August I'll be traveling with my family for my thirteenth birthday." She said trying to copy his moves but was doing more giggling then dancing.
"What're your plans?" She asks as he giggles along with her. "Hmm, well I'll also be in school for most of July, doing football practice, swimming practice, and a few volunteer projects. Then in August I've four family functions I'll have to dance at, the group of us that is, then at the end of August Christian will be having his birthday party and if I know that dude right, it's going to be sick." Scott said still dancing.
"Oh, I forgot Chris and I have the same birth month, so I guess we won't be seeing each other after July?" She said with a pout. "Says who? Ever heard of Skype, I'll be blowing that thing up, morning noon and night, ya heard." He said trying to sound like a gangster and failing miserably.
"Okay, Snoop, doggy- dog." She laughs. "Not to mention there's no way I'll be missing your birthday, where ever you may be and there's no way you or your dad can miss Chris's party." "Where'll Chris be keeping his party?" She asks jumping from one foot to the other. "Not sure yet but I'll let you know as soon as I know." "Okay, I ....." "Let's go pumpkin," Samson calls and she sighs. "I'll call you later alright." He said and her smile returns. "K K. bye," She said running towards her dad.
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"I really don't want you to do this." Janice protest as Ty drives her to class for the third morning in a row. "I know you don't kitten but I plan on doing it anyway." He replied with a warm smile. "But you're on night shift and you need your rest. You can't sit outside my class all day then work all night Ty, your body needs rest."
"I don't disagree but I'm still not changing my mind, Jayden is out of the country and won't be back until tonight and I plan on been your bodyguard until then." "But there has to be another way Ty, you can't continue like this." "I know and I'm working on it, I know a few of my family members will no doubt be showing up at some point or the other, and if and when they do, I'm afraid I still won't want to leave." Ty chuckles.
As the morning wares on Janice found it hard to concentrate on her work because she couldn't take her eyes off her husband who was seated just outside her class door, where he could see both her and the road at the same time.
Janice's bites her lips as her eyes wandered to her husband again, It has been about a month and three weeks since his last hair cut and now his hair was a mass of soft dark curls. What were the odds of her escaping near death to be rescued by this Indian prince who at the time thought he would never find a loving, faithful life partner or become a father.
It was quite an ordeal giving him a son but it was worth it and she was willing to do everything humanly possible to bring his unborn child into the world if it was the will of God that is. He loves his children, so much that he couldn't get enough of them, he spends every moment he could with them and now that includes this unborn bundle of joy nestled safely in her womb.
She was packing her things so she could go have lunch with her handsome husband when three of her classmates walks over to her. "What? He's so insecure that he has to come here three days in a row just to watch you?" One asks in a nasty tone.
"He isn't watching me, he's guarding me." Janice states. "You know, a woman like you bruck man bad." The second one said. "Which leads me to wonder, who's the bigger freak? You or him?" the third one asks laughing.
"Is so you love attention that you've to let him come sit down and stare at you all day, is what so?" The first one asks. "You can all say whatever you like but my husband is currently on the night shift, he's very tired but instead of been home resting, he's here trying to protect me." Janice said annoyed.
"Is what or who him protecting you from?" one asks. "Maybe you should've asked me that before you began judging my husband." Janice said walking away from them.
Janice had just settled into the second half of her day when she saw Jason approached Ty and they walk further away so they wouldn't disturb the class. She smiles to herself as she remembered the wonderful time they just had at their apartment.
She wanted to make love to him so badly but restrained herself because she saw how tired he was, so instead she gave him a seductive message and he fell asleep, too bad she had to wake him so soon, she begged him to let them stay at the apartment and he could rest but still he took her back to class.
"Reinforcement is her." Jason said punching Ty on his shoulder. "Thanks for coming man." Ty laughs. "Wild horses couldn't keep me away; Jessie wanted to come as well but changed her mind when Chad threatened to handcuff her to her bed." Jason laughs. "Yeah, she called me about three times before Janice and I went to lunch." Ty chuckled.
"Half an hour later Jason was still trying to persuade Ty to go home when they saw Samson walking towards them. "What are you doing here?" Ty asks in disbelief as Samson came to a stop before them. "How can you ask me that after the conversation we had this morning?"
"Yes, and you were out of town." "And now I'm here." He said greeting Jason. "Now who's this man stalking your wife?" He asks in a serious tone. "Don't know yet, I haven't seen him but if my kitten says she's been followed then she's been followed and with Edwards behind bars and Kayla awake, I'm not taking any chances." "Smart, well I'm here so if there's anything you need just asks." Samson said
"What I need is for him to go home and get some rest, he has to work later." Jason said. "I really... don't want to leave her. Every time I leave her.... Something bad happens." Ty said with a sigh. "I... just..." "You just need to trust God, my friend, he can do what none of us can." Samson said.
"he's right." Jason agrees. "Just put her in God's hands' man and go...home." Jason urges. "I can stay with Jason if it will make you rest easier." Samson offers. "You know....for a business man....you seem to have a lot of time on your hands." Ty snorts.
"When it comes to my friends, I make the time, now go home, we'll handle this, I'll walk you to your car." Samson said as Ty wave goodbye to Janice and blows her a kiss. They were almost to his car when four of Tyler's cousins steps from a black SUV. "Who's the muscle?" One whom Samson wasn't familiar with asks.
"Look who's talking." Samson snorts. "Muscles literally run in our family, what's your excuse?" Another one asks. "I work out, a lot." Samson said in a threatening tone. "Alright guys, leave him alone, he's one of us, although, I'm still trying to figure out if he's my guardian angel or my conscience." Ty laughs.
"More like the goddamn Terminator." One of them said. "Anyway we're here to relieve you, so you can go home and get some rest." Another one said. "Thanks, guys but he stays too, so try not to terminate each other okay." Ty laughs. "We'll do our best and we'll drop her home after she finishes her class okay." "Okay, thanks guys, I appreciate that." Ty said getting into the passenger side of his vehicle as one of his cousins got behind the wheel.
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With Jayden and half the men in his family taking turns guarding his wife, the rest of the week went by without any more sighting from the mysterious stalker. It was now Sunday and they had just finished having lunch with Jessica, her husband, and their handsome little newborn. Ty held her close to him as they snuggle together on the padded swing under the Gazebo while watching their children play on the lawn with two of his female cousins.
"Baby..." "Hm...." He answers while playing with her hair. "Are you angry at me for getting pregnant again?" She asks. "What? Kitten, no, why would you think I am?" "Because we did everything we could think of to not have another child and here I am, pregnant again, I know how scared and frustrated you are and a part of me can't help but wonder if you somehow blame me for getting pregnant." She said in her soft sad tone.
"The last time I checked, it took two to create a baby and even though we weren't trying to make one, we did, however, enjoy every moment of it, over and over and over." He whispers kissing her lips softly. "Every day." She whispers against his lips. "Every night." He whispers back.
"Well, except for when you found out I was actually pregnant." She pouts. "Sorry kitten, I was just..." "Scared, I know." She caresses his cheek as she finishes his sentence for him. "But I do thank you for trying to make it up to me." She smiles.
"And I'll continue to make it up to you, as gently as I can." He chuckles. "I'm going to hold you to that, mister." "I'll make love to you like you want me to, girl I'll hold you tight, baby all through the night, I'll make love to you.....wait, by the way, have you spoken to Maya yet?" He asks cutting his singing short.
"Whoa, talk about a complete one-eighty. We were having a moment here." She laughs. "A moment I intend to continue later." He smiles wriggling his brows. "Okay then, and yes I did talk to her or should I say tried to talk to her." "Tried?" He asks. "Yes because at first, our conversation was okay, smooth, you know, girl talk but as soon as I mention Caleb's name and asks how her marriage was going, she became all puffed up and distant.
Saying everything was fine between her and her husband and it's not just that, it's how she said it, she didn't say everything was okay between her and Caleb, she said with a puff of her chest, nose in the air kind of way, that everything was okay between her and her husband." She said with a sigh.
"I mean, we're family, we don't talk to each other like that, using that tone, oh and she said I should spend my time doing something more constructive than worrying about her marriage." "Wow, really? Okay, this I've got to see for myself, thank you for trying though." He said pulling her closer to him.
Thank you all for reading
Food for thought
Carry each other's burden and you'll
Fulfill the law of Christ
(Gal 6 vs 2 NIV)
PS: Sorry friends, I'm way too tired to choose a chapter song, please forgive me.