Ocean's POV

It's been two weeks since my dad came over for dinner. We're still not as close as we once were, but we're slowly trying to rebuild the relationship we once had. Even him and Michael have been getting along and he's asked Michael to do some work for him around his house. Michael is still working with his dad, but recently he's been more interested in painting and decorating and him and Randy are always talking about going into business together.

I haven't seen or heard from my mother since that day at the basket ball court. I'm sure wherever she is, she's fine. I don't actually want to see her again but, it's still kind of weird nobody has heard from her since that day.

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I'm out shopping with LaToya, we've always loved shopping together but recently I've noticed her wanting to go more often. "Maybe we should go get our hair and nails done while we're here" LaToya suggest "sure" I nod getting even more suspicious. "I was thinking of maybe getting one of those waxes too and maybe..."

"I knew it!" I cut her off "your seeing somebody aren't you?" I smirk "what!? No of course not" she gasps trying to look innocent. "so what's all these extra times in the gym and new clothes and another stuff about?" I ask raising an eyebrow. "what a girl can't just look good? You always make sure you look nice and get a wax and stuff"

"yeah.. Because I like to look good for my man"

"I'm sure you don't just look pretty for Michael" she rolls her eyes "and I'm pretty sure this man of yours has a name" I shrug "ugh! Fine! But you cannot tell anybody even Michael?"

"just tell me" I roll my eyes at her "ok, his names Frank. We're not together, but we've been talking alot on the phone and I agreed to join him and his family for dinner at his sisters next week"

"that's great! Where did you meet him?" I smile. "I'm friends with his sister. He looks a little rough around the edges, but he's a really sweet guy" she smiles. "so how come I haven't met this sweet guy of yours yet?" I fold my arms playfully. "he's really shy around new people" she shrugs. I open my mouth to speak and she cuts me off. "enough about me. Let's go do some more shopping!" She smiles changing the subject and I see her blushing.

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Michael's POV

"how about... the Jackson two or... Jackson's Brothers?" Randy suggest still thinking of a name "what about... Jackson and co?" I suggest "perfect! Jackson and Co it is!" He smiles excitedly. "maybe 'Jackson and co'  should try getting some work done!" Sherri frowns walking into the kitchen YET AGAIN. "we were just taking a break" Randy shrugs. "you've only been here two hours! Carson is paying you both! And be carful taking them cupboards down! Jessica paid alot of money for them!" She snaps walking out of the room. And we carry on with our work.

"these do look like pretty expensive cupboards Jessica bought" Randy says and I nod "they are! This kind of wood cost ALOT of money... So we need to be VERY VERY careful" I tell him in a serious tone then bang the hammer on them a few times until they come crashing down. "pretty sure you were supposed to unscrew it" Randy smirks "I know" I shrug chuckling slightly and we begin putting the new ones up.

"so how's everything going with you and Beth?"

"it ok" Randy shrugs "you two having problems?"

"not exactly it's just... The sex is kinda boring" he mumbles. "you get bored from sex?" I frown. "with her! She always does the same thing"

"so try doing new things to spice up a little. That's what me and Ocean do. We're always trying new stuff" I shrug. "you just do it and she goes with it?"

"mhm.. And I do with her. But something's you have to ask first"

"like what?" He frowns "well.. one time I wanted to try anal and she Was asleep at the time and as soon as I put it in she woke up then turned around and slapped me"

"she slapped you!?" He gasps slightly "yup! She calmed down after I ate her out but... Turns out girls get pretty offended when you put it their while their sleeping. She enjoys in when she's awake though"

"you let Ocean hit you!?" he says surprised. "no, but she's only ever done it for good reason. like the whole Aisha thing? She punched me right in the face and I um.. I got pretty aggressive with her once and she kicked me in the dick"

"she kicked you in the dick!? That's just wrong! No man deserves that!"

"I know right!? And she had the nerve to get all mad at me for putting my dick in her ass while she's was sleeping!"

"You do know I can hear you both!?" Sherri snaps walking into the room. "well you shouldn't be listening to my PRIVATE conversation" I frown at her. Ocean and I have been getting along with Carson recently, but Sherri is still a real bitch towards me. "how can I NOT listen when your saying such vulgar things in my house and... WHAT THE HELL HAVE YOU DONE!!!?" She gasps seeing the old cupboards all smashed up on the floor. "I told you to be careful! Do you have any idea how much they cost and..."

"what's going on?" Carson asks coming into the room. "they've completely destroyed Jessica's cupboards and I've just walked in to hear you son in law proudly discussing him and YOUR DAUGHTER doing... Sodomy type things" she whispers that last part. "I didn't need to know that" he scrunches his face. "HE'S done in enough damage to this house!" She frowns pointing at me. "and now your actually paying him to do more!!!!" She snaps at him wide eyed. "first off YOU shouldn't have been listening to my private conversations and second! It was all your fault I broke the cupboards. I was trying to be extra careful and you distracted me" I shrug. "what!? I wasn't even in the room!"

"but you do keep coming in here hovering over them and making the poor boys all nervous. Michael is very good at what he does. That's why I hired him to do the kitchen" Carson steps in "No! he broke them on purpose"

"How do you know it wasn't an accident? I thought you weren't in the room?" I ask raising an eyebrow at her "because your an arrogant, nasty and spiteful little shit! That's how I know you did it on purpose! First you cause drama for my family and then you break up my brothers marriage! All you do is destroy everything!" She snaps at me. "maybe it's best you go out somewhere until the boys are finish" Carson suggests and Sherri turns and frowns at him. "your actually siding with that little bastard over me? Your own sister! They've just destroyed Jessica's cupboards!"

"good! The whole point of them working on the house was to get rid of all traces of that woman"

"fine! If You want to become best friends with the antichrist then don't come crying to me when they trash the house!" She snaps storming out of the room. "Nice seeing you again Sherri" I smirk cockily as she leaves.

"I'm sorry about her" Carson turns to me. "was it really because of me you guys broke up?" I mumble. "of course not. There was alot of reasons I threw her out. The main one was because of all the drama she was always causing. You don't have to feel guilty because some old slut came on to you" he shrugs and leaves the room.

"Soo.... That was awkward" Randy chuckles. "it's fine Sherri's always hated me" I shrug "c'mon let finish this. So I can get back to Ocean and the kids" I smile changing the topic and we continue working on the kitchen.

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Jessica's POV

I'm sitting waiting in the coffee shop and Sherri finally gets here. "what took you so long?"

"you know I don't HAVE to help you!? Ungrateful!" She snaps at me. "of course I'm grateful I didn't mean..."

"it's fine. I'm just annoyed because of Michael... You know he's just completely smashed up your kitchen cupboards!"

"he's done what!?... Wait why is Michael in my house!?" I frown confused. "well apparently. Him, Ocean and Carson are all the best of friends now and Carson's hired him and Randy to fix up the kitchen" she rolls her eyes annoyed. "he's made peace with them!? That's great! If he can forgive Michael for what he's done to Ocean then surely he will forgive me and.."

"don't waste your time getting your hopes up. Carson has made it perfectly clear he doesn't want you around anymore. He'd completely flip if he knew I was helping you out" she cuts me off and hands me some more money. "what's this? This isn't nearly enough to cover for a hotel" I frown. "well it's all I can give you. Maybe you should try finding a job and somewhere to live, instead of mooching off me all the time!" She snaps. "I have nowhere to go"

"so go and see your son, maybe he'll help you. But this is the last time I can give you anything "

"I'm not going there! He's a filthy drug addict that got my daughter hooked on heroin!" I snap. "well it's either ask Robert for help or sleep on the streets" she shrugs. "I'm sorry Jessica but I can't keep giving you money and Ocean and Michael won't either... They still hate you for stealing their son"

"I didn't steal.."

"I have to go... Some of us have jobs and a life to be getting on with" she cuts me off and walks out without saying another word.

I sit finishing my coffee feeling confused and hurt about everything Sherri just said about Carson making amends with Ocean and Michael, yet he still refuses to answer the phone to me and now Sherri is refusing to help me with money I won't be able to stay in a hotel anymore. I know it's a long shot, but if Michael and Ocean can forgive Carson maybe they will do the same for me and would be willing to help me out.

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Ocean's POV

After shopping with LaToya I go to pick DJ and Nevaeh up from day care and I see my mother standing outside. "what are you doing here?" I frown confused "I wanted to see how you were. I would have called or came over, but I didn't have your address. And I've missed this little guys too" she smiles turning to DJ and he hides behind me not saying anything. "well as you can see we're fine.. So now you can leave" I shrug and open the car door and begin strapping the kids into their seats. "do you need any help? I know how fussy Duncan gets when you try and strap him in"

"I'm fine" I say uninterested and strap DJ into his seat with no problem just like always and close the door and turn back to her. "was there something else?" I shrug. "I heard you and and Michael have been getting along with you father" she smiles at me through purses lips. "mhm... Are we done here? Because I DO have other things to be doing" I shrug. "I um.. I know you told me you didn't want to see me anymore but, I don't have any..."

"are you serious!?" I cut her off. "the only reason Michael and I gave you that money was because ONE we weren't gonna leave you out in the streets and TWO was because I wanted you out of my life and after everything you've done to us, your lucky we even gave you that and now you have the nerve to ask me for more!?"

"and I'm truly sorry for all that and I WILL be out on the streets. That money you gave me only lasted a few days and now Sherri won't give me any more and..."

"that's not my problem" I cut her off again and getting into the car. "Ocean please? I have nowhere to..."

"not my problem" I tell her again and close the door and drive off.

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When I get home I play with DJ and Nevaeh for a while before taking them upstairs for their nap then go into my own room. In a way I kind of feel bad for walking away from my mother like that, but she's caused so much damage for my family especially to DJ and I really don't see a way back for us. Michael and I are in a good place in our lives and for the first time in a long time we're truely happy and things are finally starting to go right for us.

"I'm back!" Michael smiles coming into the room "someone's in a happy mood" I smile as he comes over onto the bed and kisses me. "mhm.. I'm finally away from your aunts constant nagging" he mumbles kissing my neck. "I saw my mother today.. She told me that she was gonna be homeless and had no money"

"I hope you told her no" I he says taking off his shirt. "of course.. I told her she's not our problem and left. I feel kind of bad about it though"

"well don't... she's not our problem" he moans onto my neck and starts moving his hand up my skirt. "your not even listening are you?"

"sure I am... Take off your clothes" he moans onto my lips, undoing his trousers. Leading me down onto the bed. "but do you think I did the right thing, just walking away like that?" I sigh sitting up. "I'm sure she'll be fine" he sighs undoing my shirt and starts nuzzling on my breast. "but.." He presses his lips hard against mine cutting me off then breaks away slightly. "you really wanna know what you should do?"

"what?"

"you should lay back down on the bed" he smirks leading me back onto the bed. "spread your legs... And enjoy Mikezilla at work" he moans onto my lips slowing pushing himself inside of me.

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Jessica's POV

I knew it was a long shot and that Ocean wouldn't want to speak to me, but I really wished she would have let me explain the situation I was in. I know that even though she hates me, if she knew just how bad things were for me should would have helped me.

I'm standing outside my old home and I see Carson's car is in the drive way and take a deep breath composing myself before going over and knocking on the door.

I stand a wait for a few moments then the door finally opens. "what the hell are you doing here!?" Carson frowns. "I'm um.. Can we talk?... Please?"

"I'm busy" he says coldly and goes to shut the door, but I put my hand on it stopping him from slamming the door on my face. "Carson please? You can't just give up on us. I'm still you wife"

"soon to be EX WIFE!" He frowns. "we can work through this, please? Just give me another chance?"

"it's too late for that. I've moved just like everybody else has. And you need to do that same"

"and we can move on together please. Just give me one more chance and..."

"baby, who is it?" I hear a female voice and an attractive young woman who looks like she's in her 20s comes to the door. "who the hell is she!?" I frown "I'm Kimmie... His girlfriend" she smirks "could you just give us a minute" Carson says to her and she kisses him then turns and frowns at me before walking away. "i've been gone two weeks and you have another woman in my house!?" I snap at him. "MY house! And like I said we've all moved on"

"with a woman who's barley older than your daughter! Does Ocean know about her? Because I know you, her and Michael are close these days!" I snap at him "Ocean knows. Her and Michael met Kimmie when we invited them and the kids over for dinner last week"

"so your all the best of friends now and I get left to fend for myself!?" I croak trying not to cry. "like I said we've all moved on... And you need to do the same" he shrugs and closes the door.

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After wondering around for hours and breaking down in tears countless times, I finally make my way to the one place I really didn't want to go, but now I have no choice and I'm praying he won't slam the door in my face like the others did.

I knock on the door and wait for a few moments and somebody finally opens the door. "who the fuck are you!?" The man snaps "um..I'm looking for Robert Thompson? He's my son and..."

"so YOUR Jessica?" He cuts me off and moves away from the door allowing me inside. "yes, and your?..."

"Ray.. Robs not here. He won't be back until tomorrow"

"oh.. Um I really needed to see him. Do you have his number?"

"he left his phone. Guess you'll have to go home and come back tomorrow" he shrugs "I don't actually have a home" I mumble. "well you can stay in Ocean and Mikes old room tonight, but I can't guarantee Rob won't kick you out when he gets back in the morning" he shrugs showing me to the room. "I'm gonna go to bed. don't touch any of my shit. You get your own stuff when Frank comes over and you pay for it yourself"

"I-I don't take drugs" I stutter "well keep your hands off mine anyway and Mike and Ocean took all thiers with them when they moved out" he says sternly and leaves the room.

I close the door and look around the room. It's not very big and I notice some of Michael and Ocean's belongings are still here. Even some of the baby's. As I'm looking around I begin sobbing. This is where Ocean and Michael actually lived for months and with their daughter that wasn't even a year old. I always knew they lied about having her living here with them and this just proves it. I sit on the edge of the bed and break down in tears. I had the perfect life a beautiful home, cars, money... Everything and now I have nothing and nobody and I'm in this disgusting place which is filled with drugs! And a man who's clearly so out of his head on drugs I'm surprised if he knows I'm still here. I open the bedside table to see if there is any tissues to wipe my eyes and see there's a bag of brown powder which I'm guessing is heroin and a bloody needle which Ocean and Michael had obviously used to take it.

I close the draw not wanting to touch either of them and shiver to think what kind of diseases are covered on that needle and what Ocean probably caught from using it. I lay on the bed and once again cry myself to sleep.