QJ has served his two days worth of afternoon detention along with a Friday morning detention. After a long lecture from his mother and a requirement to see the guidance counselor twice a week for the next two weeks he is ready to get his Friday started and is on his best behavior. While he is serving his detention, Deja gets a phone call from Yvonne.
QJ is right now in class, getting ready to go outside for the science lesson of the day.
“Mom was pissed” Ezra said with a slight laugh
QJ admitted that his mom was not thrilled either. He then asked, “Was she more upset about the fight or the fact that you didn’t win?”
“At this point, I can’t even say”.
“You two? Pay attention” the teacher sternly said as she glared their way.
“Yes ma’am”
Later that day, he was packing his bag for the sleepover. He couldn’t have been more excited, this was the first sleepover he’d be at that wasn’t at his cousin’s house. He was in the middle of packing when Quincy called all three of them into the kitchen.
“Me and your mom are going to Vegas for the weekend. Your Aunt Yvonne and Uncle Phil invited us to go along with them. Junior is going to be at a sleepover and the two of you will be spending the night with your aunt Clarissa. Zach is gonna be there so Malachi, you won’t be the only boy”
“Thank God” Malachi said with a relief
Quincy then continues, “QJ, your aunt will be picking up you tomorrow afternoon. I’ve already given her the address so you’ll be meeting Aundrea and Malachi tomorrow. The two of you need to start packing, also she says to bring some swimming clothes, or something to get wet in”
Deja then begin going over some ground rules. “QJ, don’t wonder off, be sure to listen to parents of the house. In addition, I want you to stay on site, unless stated otherwise. I do not want to hear a story about you wondering off. Also don’t forget ‘yes ma’am, sir’ unless stated otherwise”
“The two of you, be good. Listen to your aunt, and do not argue. I’ve also given each of you a house key in case you need to go by the house and grab something or you aunt needs something”
“Awww mom” Aundrea moaned before they all headed to pack.
Junior finished packing and jumped in the truck.
While in the truck, Quincy said, “You know, when I was your age, my mom never allowed us to spend the night at anyone other than our family members and not even all family members. I want you to have fun, but don’t abuse this privilege.”
After meeting the party host’s mother, he told QJ “goodnight” and that he would see him Thursday evening.
Noticing that Ezra had not arrived yet, he began to get a tad concerned. Justin and the rest of the boys were watching a movie and snacking on chips and dip when the doorbell rang. It was Ezra.
“Your mom let you out!”
“Yeah, after I convinced her that dad would be picking me out early in the morning”
“Hey Ez” Justin said as he proceeded with a handshake “This is my cousin Cain”
“What’s up man?”
“Good”
They finished the movie off followed by some games, then a pillow fight. Ezra having a mild stomach cramp went to the bathroom in the back.
Meanwhile at Carissa’s, Malachi and Zach were chatting away on the mattress. They while the girls painted each other’s nails. Clarissa peaked in for a minute and had a flashback to her, Deja, and Azalea painting nails and stealing their mother’s makeup.
“Dee you know you aren’t supposed to be messing with mama’s makeup”
“Whatever”
She pondered for a moment before going to the kitchen to make snacks for the kids. She decided to try out some chocolate marshmallow squares. She also did a pot of taco dip. While she was preparing snacks, the kids were talking about last weekend. Amina being the first one to break the ice asked
“So what do you think of our people?”
“I like ‘em” Aundrea chimed in. As much as I like hanging w/ the guys, it’s nice to have girl talk from time to time”
“Girl talk?” Malachi asked. “Boys and makeup”
“I like being able to do both, I’m the kind of gal that can get down and dirty and then get dolled up when I want. Plus, it was dope to be able to find my female equivalent. Alexis is a lot like me”
“I thought it was kind of cool to find out that we don’t stand alone and that we had other kinfolk that’ve been out here in Cali for generations.”
“
Yeah it was neat, we’ve also got people out in Chicago, New York, and I found out through mom, some even migrated to Colorado of all places”
They later began playing truth or dare-they played for about an hour before going grab some food.
In Las Vegas, Deja and Yvonne headed straight for the machines while Quincy and Phil headed for one of the casino bars.
“Hey he got a few licks in, but I was the last man standing”
Justin laughed and then proceeded while grabbing a hand full of popcorn “Ezra, that guy’s a dick”
“I said the same thing; you know they tried to suggest anger management? Dad was PO’d”
Swiftly changing the conversation, QJ inquired about Justin’s large video game collection.
“Well, I got the latest madden, some race games, I figured we could play multiple. “They boys played games for the rest of the night before tiring themselves around 3AM. Justin being the first one to wake up around 9:00 am for a cup of juice sat down. QJ woke up 15 minutes exactly.
“Hey I hope I didn’t wake you”
“Nah” QJ said as he shrugged. “But Ez is knocked out”
“Wanna go outside?”
“Sure”
“Dee, how much did you have to drink?”
She had the drinks at the bar and bottle of Liquor that she and Yvonne split. She only did this when her kids were not have. Plus it’s not every day that she got to drink on someone else’s dime.
“Girl, next time we go down to LC, we’ll have to ride out to Lacassine and get some of that Bayou Rum”
“That stuff was quite good. Love that Satsuma Orange with sprite and a lime,” Deja agreed.
Deja also disclosed the fact that she managed to win $500 and would be treating them all the dinner later that night. She stepped away for a moment to phone Clarissa reminding her to pick up QJ around noon. After breakfast, she went down to the pool and then she hit up the spa. She spent the first have of her day there while the husbands went to play golf.
Around 2:00 pm, Clarissa picked up QJ. After leaving Justin’s house and thanking his parents, he joined, Clarissa and his siblings for a day at the waterpark. “SWEET!” Malachi exclaimed. Faye and her children joined them on the outing. After finding a shady area, the kids split. Malachi teamed up w/ Ian. Darius and QJ partnered up and Aundrea tagged along with Alexis and Ramona. Brandi stayed with Amina and they spent much of their time in the lazy river.
“Y’all know the rules”
“We know” Darius said. We will. Plus, remember, we took lessons.
“Uh huh, I’ve seen you. Almost caught a heart attack”
“Shade much?”
They laughed it off before heading to a tall slide.
“Girl, looks like we’ll be following them most of the day” Faye said as they watch them go.
“yeah man, lets go before the line gets too long, mom you gonna watch?”
[20 MINUTES LATER]
Darius is exiting the pool that the slide lead too. “Did you see it?”
“yes, I saw you. I wish I had it in me, look at QJ, he flipped backwards coming off”
“you alright?”“I’m straight” QJ said.
Azalea gets a text.
“Cool..”
“Dominic, get your swim trunks”
They remained at the waterpark for the rest of the afternoon while Deja found a restaurant along the main strip to go eat at.
[Deja calls Clarissa]
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