Ocean's POV

ever since we went to visit Michael's parents, Michael has been acting really strange. One minute he's happy and all loving and sweet and the next he's flipping out over nothing. He's acting really cold towards Jermaine and has barley spoken to him since we got back. I'm guessing the two of them have had an argument about something, but every time I bring it up he changes the conversation.

Jermaine is in the shower and Michael is upstairs with Neveah while I'm down stairs tidying up before I go to school. As I'm hovering in the living room, Michael storms downstairs pulling the plug from the wall. "will you keep the fucking noise down. I have a headache and all can hear is you!" He snaps "sorry. how was I supposed you have a headache?" I shrug. "well now you do!" He snaps storming back upstairs. I want to say I was surprised the way he just walked in and bit my head off like that, but like I said he's been like this since our visit to his parents. I didn't say anything to him because I've been up most of the night with Nevaeh and I really don't have the energy to argue or listen to him have yet another tantrum over nothing.

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After I finish cleaning up I realise the time and head upstairs to say goodbye to Neveah. She's upstairs asleep in her crib, so kiss her forehead softly not to wake her then leave quietly. I walk straight past my room and Michael grabs my arm pulling me in. "what the hell!?" I frown freeing my arm. "I'm sorry for snapping at you before" he says softly. "fine. whatever" I shrug, turning to leave and he takes my arm again stopping me then pulls me in close "so, we're ok now?"

"I just said so didn't I?" I sigh and He smiles and kisses me softly and I kiss him back then break away "have to go I'm late" I tell him and he shrugs and starts kissing my neck. "a few more minutes won't hurt" He says pulling me in tighter "Michael, I'm really late already. I have to go" I tell him again try to move from him grip.

"well fuck you too then!" He snaps pushing me hard and I hit my side on the dresser. "baby, I'm sorry" he quickly says rushing over to me and I push him away. "what's going on?" We hear Jermaine and turn seeing him standing at the door. "nothing" Michael says and Jermaine looks at him skeptically then turns to me. "are you ok?"

"she's fine. She just tripped" Michael cuts in before I can answer. "I wasn't asking you" Jermaine frowns at him then turns back to me and Michael looks at me widening his eyes a little signalling me to go along with it. "I'm fine. I just tripped over" I fake a smile "I have to get to school, I'm gonna be late" I mumble pushing past Michael.

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Michael's POV

"what the fuck was that about!?" Jermaine snaps at me once we hear the front door closing behind Ocean. "nothing. I she just told you she fell" I shrug "Michael, I just saw you fucking shove her into the dresser!" He snaps. "it was an accident. I didn't mean to" I tell him honestly. "you been having alot of accidents lately?" He frowns. "how do you mean?"

"have you been beating her!?" He snaps. "what!? No! is that what she told you? Because if she did then she's a fucking liar!" I Snap storming out of the room."

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I'm in the car on my way to work and I still feel really bad about snapping at Ocean and for pushing her like that. I don't know what's gotten into me lately or why I keep snapping at everybody. Ocean's at school right now but I will apologize as soon as she gets home.

my thoughts are disturbed when my phone starts ringing, I roll my eyes and sigh when I see the number. "what do you want Aisha?" I answer coldly. "I really need to speak to you about something can you come over? I live in the apartment building near the park it's number 23"

"I don't give a fuck what number it is! I'm not coming over"

"Please? I really need to speak to you about something important" she insists "I'm on my way to work tell me" I frown getting annoyed. "um, it's better if we do this face to face"

"Aisha! You don't need to see me. Whatever you have to say you can say it on the phone, im not coming over... what the fuck do you want!?" She doesn't say anything for a moment then mumbles something. "huh!?" I frown having no clue what she said. "I said I'm pregnant!" I don't say anything for a moment "so what the fuck are you telling me for?" I finally say. "why do you think?"

"well it's not mine!" I snap "I really didn't want to do this over the phone. I went to the doctor and i'm three and a half months.. Three and a half months since me and you."

"me, you and whoever else you were fucking... One being my brother!"

"Michael, when me and you slept together. Jermaine and I had broken up and I hadn't been with anybody around that time... Only you"

"yeah, whatever!" I cut her off. "if your pregnant then that's your problem not mine"  I snap at her and hang up.

I pull over by the side of the road, and start slamming my phone down on the wheel.

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Aisha's POV

twenty minutes go by since Michael hung up the phone and I hear someone lightly knocking on my door. I open it and see Michael standing nervously."can I come in?" He mumbles and I nod and he walks in and sits down on the sofa. "I'm sorry for yelling at you" he says looking at the ground and I walk over sitting beside him. "it's ok, it was a shock for me too" I smile through pursed lips. "and it's definitely mine?"

"I promise, this is your baby. I've added the dates over and over" I tell him and he nods still not looking up. "ok... I'll to the doctors with you and..."

"no!" I cut him off. "I already went. And everything's fine" I smile and he looks up at me confused. "then why did you call me, if you'd already fixed it?"

"fixed it?" I ask confused. "yeah, if you already got rid of it why do you need me here? I'm not giving you, your money back if that's what your expecting. It's your body, your reasonability" he shrugs. "Michael, I didn't have an abortion! This our baby!"

"your baby! I'm not claiming it. I offered to drive you to the doctors to get rid of it, but that's it! If you wanna keep it then that's up to you. I have a wife and two kids to think about. If you wanna keep it then as far as I'm concerned I was just a sperm donor" he shrugs trying to act cold, but I can tell in his voice he doesn't mean it and is still in shock. "Michael, you know full well you'll wanna be apart of this baby... Our baby's life. It's not in you nature to just walk out on one of your children"

"really? Because I have a son I don't see or even pay for and I actually wanted that one. What makes you think I'll take care of this one?" He frowns and I can see the hurt in his eyes talking about his son. "but that's not your fault. If he wasn't taken from you and you had the choice, I know how different you would be and I know you'd never walk away from your children even our son" I tell him softy."it's boy?"he looks up and I nod smiling. "it doesn't matter anyway. It's nothing to do with me" he shakes his head getting up. "where are you going? We need to discuss..."

"Aisha! There's nothing to discuss!" He snaps then takes a deep breath. "look. I'm sorry I knocked up, but I can't help you. your on your own on this. I have a wife and daughter to take care of." he shrugs and turns to leave. "And what do you think Ocean will say?" I shrug and he turns back to me frowning. "don't even think about it! Your not dumping on her! If you want have the baby, then you can take care of it yourself!"

"I meant how do you think she's gonna react when she finds out you have another child? Do you really think she loves you enough to stay with you?" He laughs slightly under his breath. "actually, yeah she does love me and trust me, She's never gonna leave me over this or anything" he shrugs "and you know that for sure?" I raise and eyebrow and his and he smirks walking over to me. "yeah, I do. Because she knows i'd beat the shit out of her if she even tries to leave me" He moves closer to me pulling into him "Ocean's the mother of my children and Ocean only. Not some little white trash whore" he hisses through clenched teeth then pushes me away slightly and walks out of the apartment closing the door behind him.

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Ocean's POV

I get home from school and I'm surprised to see Michael's car outside, since he's not due home for another four hours.

"how come your home so early?" I ask going into the kitchen. "would you rather I wasn't?" He frowns and I shake my head. "of course not. I was just wondering" I say standing a distance from him feeling slightly nervous for some reason. "why won't you come closer?" Michael asks in a neutral tone walking closer. "has something happened?"

"no... Why would you think that?" He mumbles pulling me close to him. "I wanna say sorry for snapping at you this morning. I was just in a really bad mood... I'm sorry I took it out on you"

"it's fine, forget about it" I shrug, to tired to get into an argument. "I'm gonna go take a nap. I'm really tired" I tell him moving away and he tighten his grip. "I thought you said we were ok? Was that a lie?" He mumbles onto my neck. "we are ok. I'm just really tired" I say shakily "you can sleep later.. We're gonna make up first" he groans, moving his hand up my skirt and I move his hand away. "I don't want to" I mutter and he lifts his head up from my neck and stares at me coldly. "I'm not asking"

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Jermaine's POV

"Ahhh!!!" I hear the second I walk through the door and I rush into the kitchen where it came from. "YOU FUCKING BITCH!!" Michael yells and I see him shove Ocean hard sending her half way across the kitchen. "Mike!! What the fuck!?" I snap rushing over to Ocean, helping her up. "she kicked me in the dick!! But that's right take HER side! I'm only your brother!!" He snaps at me holding his crotch. "AND YOU FUCKING DESERVED IT YOU ASSHOLE!!" Ocean screams at him "what the hell is going on!?" I frown at them. "I just told you! she kicked me in the dick!?"

"why?" I ask and again my question is ignored "FUCK YOU!" Ocean snaps at Michael and starts storming out. "GET BACK HERE YOU FUCKING BITCH!" Michael screams charging after her but I grab him before he gets a chance and he starts trying to swing at me as Ocean storms out of the house. "why the fuck did you do let her leave!?" He snaps as I let go of him. "Mike, you just slammed her across the room! What the fuck is wrong with you!?" I ask shaking slightly from what I just walked in on. "what's wrong with me!? SHE KICKED ME IN THE DICK!!" He snaps then winces holding his crotch. "but why? What did you do or say to her to make her do that. Because you clearly did something"

"nothing to deserve that! She straight up kneed me hard in the dick!" I sigh rolling my eyes. "ok.. I think we've established she kicked you in the dick... But I wanna know is...WHY?" He doesn't say anything then Nevaeh starts crying from upstairs. "I'm gonna go get Nevaeh" he mumbles leaving the room. "Michael!" I say sternly and he sighs turning back to me. "we just got into and argument about something ok?" He says then walks out.

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It's been about and hour and Ocean finally comes back. "what the hell was that about?" I ask When she closes the door. "he deserved it" she shrugs and I frown shaking my head. "no he didn't! I don't know what you two were arguing about or what he said, but you DON'T kick a man in the dick!"

"arguing!? is that what he told you?" She laughs sarcastically under her breath. "well if that's not what happened then what did? I'm not letting this go until I know exactly what happened" I say sternly. "fine! I came home from school and because he didn't get his own way he starts flipping out and tries raping me and..."

"HE WHAT!!?" I snap cutting her off then shout Michael downstairs. "Michael, did you rape her!!?" I snap at him as he gets to the last step. "No!" He frowns "oh my god! You are such a liar!" Ocean cuts in. "No! I attempted to! There's a difference!"

"are you fucking serious!?" I look at Michael shocked. "I didn't actually do it!" He shrugs "maybe not this time" Ocean scoffs and he turns back to her. "your not exactly innocent yourself. You kicked me in the dick! So when your ready to apologise to me. I'll be at my mothers!" He snaps and storms out of the house.

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Michael's POV

I don't get very far when I have to pull over and I break down crying. I don't know why I've started blacking out and get paranoid again. After the first time and I told Ocean and I went to the doctor he gave me a stronger dose, but it still isn't working. It's been going on for weeks now and up until tonight i've managed to hide it. My therapist is always telling me I need to stay away from as much stress as possible but how can I? My whole family's given up on DJ, Ocean probably hates me after what I just did and if she doesn't, she will when she finds out about Aisha being pregnant. I could lie to Ocean and deny it's mine, but if I do that then it's gonna break her heart more when she finds out the truth from somebody else.

I sit and stay parked at the side of the road for awhile then after i've pulled myself together. I wipe my face and start the car to head home. I told Ocean I was gonna stay at my mothers, but I need to apologize to her now and I need to tell her about Aisha. As I start driving home I get a call and its' my mother.

"I've just gotten the phone with Jermaine!!" She snaps before I get the chance to say hello. "Look, I don't know what he said to you but..."

"he told me what you did to Ocean. What the hell is wrong with you!?" She cuts me off. "and i'm sorry about that and..."

"it's not me you need to apologize to!" She snaps "I know and I'm on my way home now to try and speak to Ocean and..."

"Good! Don't bother coming here to cry at me. This is your mess. you need to be a man and deal with it yourself. I may be your mother Michael, but your not a child and you can't expect to fix everything and make everything go away. Now get back to your wife and sort it out. If you have to beg and grovel on your hands and knees then do it!" She snaps. I'm about to speak, but she hangs up before giving me a chance to get my words out.

I park the car once more and try calm myself before going home.

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Ocean's POV

After tucking Nevaeh in and putting on my PJs on I head downstairs to get a drink and Michael walks through the door. And I walk past him and head to the kitchen not saying a word and he follows me. "I am so sorry for what I did to you before" he says shakily and looks like he's been crying. "don't you mean attempted?" I scoff. And he doesn't saying anything and looks at the ground and I can hear him crying. "why did you it?" I frown fighting the urge to comfort him. "I don't know" he sniffles. "I came home to make everything right again and to apologize for this morning and all I could think about is that it's not gonna alright" he pauses and start sobbing "it's not suppose to be like this. It should be you not hers. She doesn't deserve it" I frown looking at him confused. As he rambles on. "Michael, what the hell are you talking about!? Who doesn't deserve what?" He doesn't say anything for a moment then takes a deep breath. "Aisha called me this morning asking me to come over because she needed to talk to me about something and..."

"did you sleep with her again?" I croak and he shakes his head. "no! Swear I didn't do anything with her!"

"then why were you at her apartment? and what was so important she needed to talk to you about!?" I snap and he opens his mouth to speak but nothing comes out. "Michael, whatever it is just say it" he swallows a lump in his throat and looks at the ground. "Aisha's pregnant with my baby"