Lexus has a change of heart regarding her family situation after she is forced to rush her mother, Mercedes, to the hospital. Lexus discovers that she may just have enough love in her heart to spread around to her new family members.
9. All of the jealousy and ill feelings begin to melt away as lexus gets to the hospital. She’s never seen her mother in so much pain and wants to be a positive support for her.
10. When they get to the hospital, lexus calls notzo to let him know that the baby is on its way. He tells her that he will get there as soon as he can.
11. Mercedes hesitates in front of the hospital. She wants to wait until notzo gets there, but the contractions are beginning to get overwhelming. Lexus talks her into waiting for notzo inside.
12. Not more than ten minutes later, notzo bursts into the hospital looking for his wife.
13. Mercedes gave birth to lexus at home all alone. She is thrilled to be surrounded by the loves of her life in a hospital during this birth. She’s all smiles between contractions.
14. After an exhausting few hours, mercedes gives birth to tayeprice - A healthy baby boy born with the slob and athletic traits.
15. This experience has touched lexus in more than one way. She has had a chance to see what a great husband notzo really is and being around the medical environment has influenced lexus to pursue a career in the medical field. Her lifetime wish is to become a world renowned surgeon.
17. Notzo stares at his family from outside the taxi for a short while before he gets in. If his mother was still alive, she’d say, “notzo, you’ve done good son!”
19. Mercedes reflects on how far she has come in life. Fifteen years ago, she was a broke single mother scrambling through town trying to make money to feed her new baby. Now she has a successful career, beautiful daughter, great husband and a new son.
20. Lexus thinks about how spoiled and ungratfeul she has behaved the last few months. She is embarrassed by how she has treated notzo and how she hated the fact that her mother was pregnant. Now she couldn’t be happier to have a little brother.
34. Notzo invites bunny in and grabs her into a big bear hug. He loves his sister so much!
35. Mercedes and bunny watch as notzo goes to interact with his son. Mercedes is deeply touched by seeing this father and son interaction. She never had the opportunity to witness the father/child bond when lexus was born.
36. Notzo is very gentle and loving as he picks taye up.
37. While notzo is bonding with his son, bunny and mercedes get to know each other. Mercedes asks about bunny’s career.
46. Notzo comes back downstairs and immediately uses his mooch trait to try and get his sister to give him some money. “not this garbage again!” she thinks to herself, “some things just never change!”
52. Notzo sees the quiet house as an opportunity to work on his side hobby of writing. He starts a fiction novel called,”when a snitch comes back home” partially based on his previous job as a police snitch.
53. Mercedes wakes from her nap and immediately changes from her maternity clothes. A stylist has to look great at all times, so she slips on the most fashion conscious sweat suit that she owns – no mom jeans here! Mercedes looks forward to what the next few days will bring.