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Family Reunion
By: BigBossJay Date: June 6, 2019, 3:39 pm
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Tristan pulled up to the home as the smoke from the grill
bellowed into the air from the backyard. Lacy looked over at him
with a smile.
Lacy. Look at you, all excited.
Tristan. My dad's burgers are amazing, baby.
Lacy. I can't wait to try them.
Tristan. Come on before my auntie Gwen beats my mama out here.
Tristan climbed out of the car as the front door opened.
Gwen. Well, lord have mercy!
Tristan looked up at the front door and smiled as his family
filed out of the house.
Gwen. There's my handsome, successful nephew!
Tristan. Hey, auntie.
Gwen. Get your ass over here and hug my neck, boy!
Tristan embraced his aunt with a hug as his cousins, other aunts
and uncles began crowding him and embracing him with love.
Tristan. Y'all not gon' let me breath?
Gwen. Well, we ain't seen you in a month of Sundays since you
don't mess with us.
Tristan. Y'all know I love y'all.
Sharon. Gwen, move your drunk behind out of the way.
Tristan sighed as his mother, flanked by his father Gerald,
pushed through the crowd of family.
Sharon. Aw, my baby.
Tristan. Hey, mama.
The two embraced each other for what seemed like forever. It had
been years since they'd seen each other, but even a day apart
felt like it was too long. After kissing her cheek, he hugged
his father just as tightly.
Gerald. Boy, you look good.
Tristan. I feel good. Y'all look good, too.
Sharon. Your daddy finally decided to go back to the gym.
Gerald. And your mama been going with me to keep me motivated.
Tristan. I'm proud of y'all.
Someone cleared their throat loudly. Tristan turned and seen
Gwen sizing up Lacy.
Gwen. Now, I know she's that governor's daughter from up
north...but what she doing down here with you, nephew?
Tristan. She's here because I invited her here. Everybody, this
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Re: Family Reunion
By: deHamm Date: June 6, 2019, 4:23 pm
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Lacy smiled over at Tristan and waved at everyone.
Lacy. Hey everyone...
Gerald. Mhm.. And you gon on Gwen..
Tristan. Hey.. This is my mom Sharon and my dad Gerald.. Yall..
This is Lacy..
Lacy. It's so nice to meet you both..
Gerald. Nice to meet you too honey..
Sharon. I've heard so much about you and that baby.. Where is he
anyways?
Lacy. Oh. He stayed home with my dad for the weekend..
Sharon. Oh.. Well maybe next time... Yall come on in and see the
rest of the family.
Lacy looked over at Tristan and he took her by the hand as they
made their way up the sidewalk behind Sharon and Gerald. Once
they got in the house, a loud burst of "Ayyye" erupted from the
kitchen and Lacy smiled as a man walked up to Tristan slapping
his hand.
??. Well looka hea.. Look what the wind done blew in..
Lacy watched as Tristan smiled at the man.
Tristan. Uncle Clyde.. It's been a long time..
They hugged each other again as Lacy smiled. She could tell how
happy the two were to see each other.
Clyde. What you been up to boy?
Tristan. Just working.. Hustling.. You know me..
Clyde. I see you brought a friend..
Tristan. Yeahh. This is Lacy.. My girlfriend..
Clyde. Oh yeah? I see you nephew.. Betta go head..
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Re: Family Reunion
By: BigBossJay Date: June 6, 2019, 4:45 pm
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Tristan. You see me, though?!
Clyde. I see you, boy!
Tristan laughed and kissed Lacy's cheek.
Clyde. It's nice to meet you, young lady.
Lacy. You, too.
Clyde. You treat my nephew good. You lucky to have him.
Tristan. I'm the lucky one, Unc.
Clyde caught up to another nephew and Tristan looked at Lacy who
smiled up at him.
Tristan. How you feel?
Lacy. I'm okay. You have a lot of family.
Tristan. Everyone, except me, has kids.
Lacy. I don't think your auntie Gwen likes me too much.
Tristan. Truth be told she doesn't like anybody. She tolerates
me because I'm her nephew.
Lacy. When was the last time you were here?
Tristan sighed as he thought.
Tristan. Four years ago? I've dropped in a couple times for a
quick visit when I was in town, but to really just be here?
About four years.
Lacy. That's a long time.
Tristan. I've been a busy man.
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Chaz walked in through the front door as Sharon squealed.
Sharon. Ah, what are you doing here?! You said you couldn't
come!
Chaz. C'mon, mama, you thought I was about to miss the chance to
see you and Pop?
Sharon hugged Chaz's neck and he smiled, kissing her temple.
Sharon. My baby boys are here, oh goodness.
Chaz. Rod here?
Sharon. No, Tristan.
Chaz. Where his big head ass at? Trist!
After a few moments Tristan come from around the corner and the
two brothers hollered in excitement at the sight of each other.
Tristan. Lil' bro!
Chaz. What's good, big bro?! Look at you, man!
Tristan. Me?! Last time I saw you, you was bout to blow over
from the wind.
Chaz. Got me a healthy, bro.
Tristan. I hear that.
Chaz nodded at the woman standing near Tristan.
Chaz. I'm guessing you do too, huh?
Tristan. This my baby Lacy. Lacy, this my little brother
Chester.
Chaz. Chaz...please, call me Chaz. Nice to meet you,
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Re: Family Reunion
By: deHamm Date: June 7, 2019, 1:12 am
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Lacy smiled at Chaz.
Lacy. Nice to meet you too Chaz..
Chaz and Tristan looked at each other and began to speak to each
other again just before a woman approached them.
??. Yall just gone slid in here and not even speak?!
Tristan. Tink!
Before Lacy spoke, Sharon touched the middle of her back and she
turned to her.
Sharon. Hey baby.. Come help me in the kitchen really quick..
Lacy. Uh.. Okay.. -turns to Tristan- I'll be right back...
Tristan nodded and Lacy walked off toward the kitchen with
Sharon.
Sharon. You know how to wash greens?
Lacy. Yes ma'am.. My mama is from the south so I know my way
around the kitchen a little bit..
Sharon smirked at her as she made her way to the sink washing
her hands before she began to pick up the greens.
Sharon. I just got those fresh from out back.. I'm gonna cook em
up on Sunday for after church..
Lacy nodded.
Sharon. Are yall going to stay for church?
Lacy. Um. I think so..
Sharon. Do you go to church?
Lacy. It's been a while.. But I pray daily..
Sharon. Why so long?
Lacy. I... Honestly.. Mrs. Bordeaux I don't have a specific
reason..
The two were quiet for a moment.
Sharon. You know my son is quite smitten with you... I was
actually surprised when he'd first told me he'd found someone..
It's been a while since Nyla..
Lacy nodded.
Lacy. Yeah.. We initially bonded over our tragedies... But he's
really an amazing man and he's been a blessing.. You guys raised
him well..
Sharon. So.. I hope I'm not being too forward when I ask, but do
you see yourself and my son in it for the long haul?
Lacy paused and looked over at Sharon as Sharon looked at her.
She thought about it for a moment then nodded.
Lacy. I do.. I uh. I didn't think I'd be able to move on after
my husbands passing.. But then I met your son, and he made it so
easy to love again and he's been so patient.. -smile- He's
really wonderful..
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Re: Family Reunion
By: BigBossJay Date: June 7, 2019, 8:25 am
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Chaz watched as Sharon and Lacy made their way to the kitchen.
Chaz. Aye, come upstairs with me.
Tristan nodded and the two separated from the family, making
their way upstairs and into a guest bedroom. Chaz sighed and
looked at Tristan.
Chaz. So? How the fuck you meet her?
Tristan. You remember Elijah had a wedding last year?
Chaz nodded.
Tristan. She was there with Kevin and Gabrielle, she's Gab's
cousin. Then we met again at grief counseling a year ago. Just
got close after that, you know?
Chaz. She seems nice, man, I'm glad you got somebody.
Tristan. Me, too.
Chaz folded his arms.
Chaz. Lopes call you?
Tristan's eyes sank as he looked at Chaz. Chaz shook his head
and sighed.
Chaz. They been on my ass about nothing, man.
Tristan. Why you didn't tell me?
Chaz. I tried to end it before it got crazy.
There was a silence.
Tristan. They know, man. I don't know how, but they know.
Everything.
Chaz rubbed his face roughly, sighing to himself.
Chaz. We gotta handle them, man. They can't fuck up our lives
like this for nothing.
Tristan. They're trying to use it to get to Lacy's dad. Either
way I'm fucked up, you know? I don't help and they tell her what
we did, I do help and she's gon' hate me for getting him locked
the fuck up.
Chaz. We'll handle it, man. Okay? They're not gon' get away with
this.
Tristan and Chaz hugged each other. It had been years since Chaz
and Tristan had to worry about anything. Now, as adults, their
past was creeping up on them. He knew Tristan could barely stand
it, so Chaz had to keep a cool head. He refused to let his life
end because of a mistake...
...Minutes later, Tristan and Chaz walked downstairs as Sharon
held her hands on her hips.
Sharon. Y'all better not have been smoking up there.
Tristan. You know I don't smoke, mama.
Sharon. Chester...
Chaz. I ain't bring nothing with me, my love.
Chaz wrapped his arms around Sharon and kissed her cheek as she
laughed.
Sharon. Get off me, boy. Tristan, go get Lacy before your
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Re: Family Reunion
By: deHamm Date: June 9, 2019, 2:58 pm
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Lacy smiled as Keisha, Tristan's cousin, spoke to her.
Keisha. I mean.. He get on my nerves sometimes, but I love my
big cousin though.. He solid.. But he got a lil temper
sometimes.
Lacy nodded with a slight smile.
Lacy. Oh yeah?
Keisha. Yeah.. I guess you haven't seen it yet...
Lacy shook her head.
Lacy. No.. We always have a good time when we're together...
Keisha. Well girl... I remember this one time...
Lacy looked at Keisha as she paused looking behind Lacy. Lacy
turned her head and felt Tristan's hands on her waist.
Tristan. Hey baby.. What is Keisha telling you?
Keisha. All your business.. -smile- I like her though cuz..
She's coo..
Tristan. Well I'm glad.. If you don't mind though.. Im gon steal
her for a moment..
Keisha. By all means..
Keisha took her beer and walked off while Lacy turned to face
Tristan.
Tristan. You enjoying yourself?
Lacy nodded.
Lacy. Yeah.. Your family is nice..
Tristan nodded.
Tristan. They alright... -smirk- Lemme show you where we gon be
sleeping..
Lacy followed Tristan's lead as he led her upstairs to a
bedroom. They walked into the room and she looked around with a
smile.
Lacy. This room is so cute..
Tristan. Yeahh.. They've changed it up since I last occupied
it..
Lacy. Awww. This was your childhood room?
Tristan nodded and she smiled at him.
Lacy. We need to get the bags from the car right?
Tristan. Nope.. It's already done..
He pointed to their suitcases in the corner of the room and she
smiled walking over to him. She wrapped her arms around his neck
and he held her waist as she looked up at him.
Lacy. You know you're amazing right?
Tristan. For getting the bags?
Lacy. -smirk- No.. Well. That was cool too but.. You just being
you is what makes you so amazing to me..
Tristan. You been drinking?
Lacy smiled.
Lacy. I had a wine cooler with Keisha..
Tristan leaned down and kissed her lips. She paused for a moment
and then she gave him a kiss with more passion than before. He
pulled her closer to him and Lacy felt her body temperature rise
while he held her in his arms. They continued to kiss while she
spoke between the kisses.
Lacy. C'mere..
She pulled his shirt and they both began taking steps toward the
bed.. She took a seat on the bed looking up at him.
Tristan. Lacy..
She smiled at him and slipped her shirt from over her head then
she grabbed at his shirt again.
Lacy. Tristan..
He looked at her again and climbed on top of her as she laid
back on the bed....
... A half an hour later, Lacy smiled at Tristan as he pulled
his pants up and he handed her her shirt.
Lacy. That was just what I needed... -smile- I think I'm ready
for another wine cooler..
Tristan. We gon get you two..
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Re: Family Reunion
By: BigBossJay Date: June 9, 2019, 3:53 pm
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Sharon hugged Gerald's waist as he kissed her head.
Gerald. Hey, mama.
Sharon. Hey, daddy. You done with this grill?
Gerald. Everybody done ate, I gotta clean it.
Sharon. Clean it tomorrow, everyone's relaxing. I'll go get you
a beer.
Gerald shut the lid on the grill as Sharon walked to the
kitchen. Tristan walked in holding Lacy's hand as Sharon smiled
at them.
Sharon. I was beginning to wonder where you two disappeared to.
Tristan. Had to walk off all that good cookin, mama.
Sharon. Uh-huh. A half hour walk is pretty long.
Sharon kissed his cheek and handed him the beer.
Sharon. Take your daddy his beer.
Sharon watched as Tristan walked out of the house and she smiled
at Lacy.
Sharon. I'm really glad you decided to come, Lacy. Tristan
speaks about you every time we talk.
Lacy. Thank you for inviting me in.
Sharon. I don't want to be presumptuous in asking if there are
possible wedding bells in the near future?
A loud scoff came from the doorway and Gwen sauntered in,
rolling her eyes.
Gwen. Chile, wedding bells? To the black widow?
Sharon. Gwendolyn, I told you you're not doing this in my house
today or any other day.
Gwen. These damn kids don't hardly know shit about each other,
and you in here trying to marry them off.
Sharon. I asked a question, and this was a private conversation.
You can make your way back outside.
Gwen. You don't know what she did Sharon? Miss Thing here had a
fiancee she left for her childhood sweetheart, then they ended
up killing each other.
Sharon. And what business is that of yours?
Tristan, Chaz, Gerald, and Keisha walked into the kitchen.
Tristan. What's going on?
Lacy. Your aunt was telling me my life story.
Keisha. Auntie, get a damn life.
Gwen. So, I'm gon' be the only one that questions why this girl
is here?
Tristan. It don't matter why she here if she ain't here for you,
alright?
Gwen scoffed again before her eyes landed on Lacy.
Gwen. You don't even know you lay down with a damn killer, do
you?
The air got sucked out of the room. Sharon's eyes immediately
fell to Gerald, then to Tristan as Gwen twisted her beer,
nodding at Tristan and Chaz.
Gwen. These two "brothers" over here only came to be Bordeauxs
because they killed they damn foster parents.
Gerald. Gwen, you watch your damn mouth talking about my sons.
Gwen. Went into they house and shot em. You better watch your
back, little girl.
Instinctively, Sharon stepped in front of Tristan just as he was
about to approach Gwen.
Sharon. Baby, no!
Gwen. You gon' hit me again, lil boy?!
Tristan. Bitch, shut yo' fuckin mouth!
Gwen. Ask him who Darius Chambers is, little Lacy! Ask him 'bout
that!
Keisha pulled Gwen from the kitchen as Sharon used every bit of
strength she had to keep Tristan at bay. It had been years since
the incident was mentioned, and Sharon was mortified that it had
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Re: Family Reunion
By: deHamm Date: June 9, 2019, 4:32 pm
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Lacy looked at Tristan as he fumed with anger. She had never
seen him this mad, and she was confused about what Gwen was
talking about. She watched as Sharon tried to calm Tristan down,
then she looked at Chaz who was still in shock. Everyone had
began talking and she felt herself tense up about the situation.
"Oh my God.."
She decided to slip past the commotion and walk out of the back
door. At this point she needed air because her initial reaction
was to panic.
When she made it outside, she drank the rest of her wine cooler
and sighed as she paced the backyard slowly. "Maybe she's
right... Shit.."
She began to take deep breaths while she continued to pace
trying to figure out what she was to do. Part of her wanted to
know how true everything was that Gwen said, and she also wanted
to know who Darius Chambers was. Another part of her wanted to
just go back home and forget about all of it.
She looked up at the back door as Chaz walked outside with a
beer and a wine cooler in each hand.. He walked down the stairs
and handed her the wine cooler. It was different than the ones
she had been drinking, and she realized it had a higher alcohol
content.
Chaz. I figured you'd want something a little stronger...
Lacy. Thanks..
She twisted the top and continued to pace slightly while she
took a drink before looking at him again.
Lacy. Is what she was saying true?
Chaz looked at her then he looked off at the rest of the yard.
Lacy. I just wanna know the truth... I've been lied to enough by
everyone in my life, and I thought Tristan was different..
-sigh- Now I don't even know if that's his name..
She took another drink of her wine cooler and took a seat in a
lawn chair staring at the ground.
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Re: Family Reunion
By: BigBossJay Date: June 9, 2019, 4:55 pm
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Chaz. His legal name is Tristan Bordeaux. That's what he's gone
by for over 10 years now. He's thoughtful and caring, hard
working, and loves the shit outta you. -shrug- He's just got a
past like everyone else.
Lacy. A past that involved killing?
Chaz. It's not that simple, Lacy.
Lacy. Then tell me what it is. Everything.
Chaz looked at her and sighed. The hurt on her face told him
that he didn't need to pacify her in that moment, he needed to
give her what she wanted.
Chaz. I met Tristan when I was 5 years old. We were in the same
foster home. He had only been in the system about a year.
Lacy. He went in late? What happened?
Chaz. According to him, everything was cool until his mother
fell in with an ex-boyfriend of hers. A few weeks after Tristan
found out she was pregnant with another baby, they let him take
a nap in a restaurant and left him there without a trace. Social
worker tried tracking them down, but nothing panned out.
Lacy. What about his biological father?
Chaz. He was a police officer. Got killed in the line of duty.
No other living relatives that they could find, so they got him
in the system. We were in Ms. Chelsea's home for a few years
before we ran away.
Lacy. Ran away?
Chaz sipped his beer and nodded as he stared at the pavement.
Chaz. Ms. Chelsea and her husband, Mr. Mark, always had a bunch
of friends over to party and whatnot. On the surface they were
this loving white family that fostered these two little black
boys. But, they were fuckin devils.
Lacy. What happened?
Chaz. They would beat us, drug us. Tristan got it worse than me,
though. All the time. They would let their friends rape him, men
and women.
Lacy. Oh my god.
Chaz. They had some weird ass fetish for black people. Tristan
was like a mandingo for them and he was barely hitting puberty.
So, one night, he woke me up with our bags packed. Big bro said
we out, so we was out.
Lacy put her hand on Chaz's shoulder.
Lacy. I'm so sorry, Chaz.
Chaz. I'm good now. So is he.
Lacy. What happened after you ran away?
Chaz. Stayed on the streets. Worked odd jobs, hustled. Whatever
we had to do to make sure we were gon' survive out there. Few
years later, Tristan comes home with this look in his eye. It
was a look I ain't ever seen. He said that Ms. Chelsea and Mr.
Mark had 3 more kids in their house, and he didn't want them
suffering like we had to. I asked him what he meant, and he just
said he was going to make sure they never hurt kids again.
Chaz took another swig to compose himself.
Chaz. I begged him not to, but he was set on it. So, we waited
until the kids were gone for whatever reason, broke into the
house and offed them.
Chaz finally looked at Lacy, who stared at him with a
permanently shocked expression.
Chaz. We got back on the road and found our way down here, where
Sharon and Gerald found us stealing from their store. Instead of
turning us in, they took us in. We told them what happened, and
they vowed to protect us.
Lacy. So Darius Chambers...
Chaz. Is Tristan's birth name...mine is Nehemiah Brown. But, as
of him being 14 and me being 13, we were Tristan and Chester
Bordeaux.
Lacy. How the hell did they explain that? Suddenly, Gerald and
Sharon have two teenage sons?
Chaz. The story goes that we were the abandoned children of a
distant Bordeaux relative. Gerald was the only stable one, so he
volunteered to take us.
A silence fell over the two.
Chaz. They put us in school, made sure we caught up on the years
we'd missed. We ended up falling right in line with our brothers
and sisters, smart and gifted. Tristan even graduated high
school with high honors and scholarships.
Lacy. So, who knows?
Chaz. Mom, dad, our other brother and sisters, a couple of aunts
and uncles. That's it, though.
Chaz looked at Lacy.
Chaz. I know you've been through a lot with men, Lacy, but I
promise you my brother is solid. He never told you about Darius
Chambers because we both wanted to forget those lives. We're not
those people, legally or spiritually, so we never talk about
them. My brother is in love with you, man, and I know he wanted
to tell you but...how do you explain this kind of thing to
people you care about? Why are there no pictures of you before
you were a teenager? No medical records or birth records or
anything?
Chaz sighed.
Chaz. I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive him,
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Re: Family Reunion
By: deHamm Date: June 9, 2019, 6:13 pm
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Lacy took a deep breath then took another drink of her wine
cooler. She knew she loved Tristan, and she also knew they both
had pasts that they weren't necessarily comfortable with talking
about. She had no idea he was taken advantage of as a child, and
listening to Chaz reminded her of her own run ins with
predators.
A tear fell from her eye and she wiped it quickly.
Lacy. I... This is alot Chaz..
Chaz. I know..
Lacy sat quiet for a moment.
Lacy. And keeping your loved ones safe from what?
Chaz took a deep breath just as the door opened.. They both
looked back at the door and saw Tristan walking out slowly
making his way down the steps.
Lacy. Tristan..
She stood to her feet as he and Chaz exchanged eye contact. When
he finally made it down the steps, he and Lacy met eyes. Despite
her feelings, she could tell he was feeling a way, so she walked
over to him. She wrapped her arms around his neck and she hugged
him tight and he hugged her back just as tight. She wanted to
tell him she understood, but she didn't know how to say it. They
continued to hold each other as she whispered to him.
Lacy. If I was given the opportunity.. I probably would have
done the same thing...
When they finally pulled apart Lacy realized Chaz had went back
inside so she looked at Tristan. She spoke quietly.
Lacy. Chaz said something about keeping your loved ones safe..
What's he talking about?
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