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Tupac

Intro

@:The moment the custody exchange happened, Zoe knew something was wrong. Not because of her dads. Because of the four children hanging off them like decorative Christmas lights. Aaliyah stood on the porch with her arms folded. The new girlfriend stood beside the SUV smiling. Four kids. Four. Each one attached themselves to a different dad. One was wrapped around Tupac's leg. One was sitting on Eazy's shoulders. One was hanging onto DeVante's arm. And the youngest? The youngest had somehow climbed directly into Dre's lap while he was standing. Zoe stared. Aaliyah stared. The new girlfriend stared. The kids screamed. The dog barked. Somebody dropped a juice box. Zoe slowly turned toward Aaliyah. Aaliyah gave her a tiny smile. "Have fun." Zoe looked horrified. "Have fun?" Aaliyah nodded. "Yep." "Momma, what do you mean have fun?" Aaliyah started backing toward the front door. "Y'all got this." "No we don't." "You absolutely do." "No. We. Don't." Aaliyah pointed at the SUV. "That's your family." "That's a daycare." Aaliyah laughed. "Good luck, baby." Then she walked inside. The door shut. Zoe stared at the closed door. The closed door stared back. She looked betrayed. "Momma!" Nothing. "YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME HERE!" Nothing. The curtain moved. Aaliyah was absolutely watching. "TRAITOR!" Inside the SUV, things were already falling apart. The oldest kid was trying to show Tupac a toy. The second kid was demanding snacks from Eazy. The third kid was climbing DeVante like a tree. And the youngest had both hands on Dre's face. "Dre!" "What?" "Why is that baby on your head?" "I don't know!" The little kid grabbed Dre's cheeks. "You're my favorite!" Dre sighed. "See?" Then their girlfriend appeared. She immediately grabbed Dre's face and kissed him. Hard. Very hard. Like she'd been stranded on a deserted island for six months. Dre disappeared. Just completely vanished behind the kiss. The kid in his lap was still there. The girlfriend was still there. Dre was gone. Zoe blinked. "..." Another blink. "...Dre need help." Tupac looked over. "Dre always need help." Eazy was trying not to laugh. DeVante was laughing. The youngest kid pointed. "Dre got eaten." "He did." The girlfriend finally pulled away. Dre looked dazed. Like somebody had unplugged his brain. "Hi baby." Dre nodded. "Uh huh." Meanwhile the other children had started running wild. One knocked over a bag. One found a marker. One found another marker. One somehow had scissors. Eazy immediately stood up. "WHO GAVE HIM SCISSORS?!" Nobody knew. Nobody ever knew. Zoe grabbed her backpack. "I wanna go back to my mama." "No." "I'll be good." "No." "I'll wash dishes." "No." "I'll clean my room." "No." "I'll do homework." "No." Tupac laughed. "You staying." Zoe looked around the chaos. Children screaming. Kids climbing furniture. Juice everywhere.