Jessica's POV

Due to the circumstances Carson has rejected the job offer and we are no longer moving. It's been two weeks since Carson and I were granted custody of Duncan. We never intended to take him away from Ocean and do feel bad having to do this, but hopefully one day Ocean will understand that what we did, we did for all the right reasons. We've allowed Ocean to come and visit Duncan a few times a week. She claims she hasn't seen or spoken to Michael since that day at the hospital but refuses to tell us where she's living and claims she's been staying with a friend but won't tell us who which makes me wonder whether or not she's telling me the truth about not seeing him.

I hear Ocean pulling up to the house "mommy's here!" I say to Duncan carrying him over to the door "DJ!!!" Ocean exclaims with open arms to him and Duncan smiles putting his arms out to her "hey" I smile as she carries him into the house "hi" she mumbles back through pursed lips barley acknowledging me.

"So how's thing's?" I ask I she continues playing with Duncan. "Fine" she says coldly "Duncan's been missing you"

"DJ...is my son of course he misses me" she shrugs "and mommy's missed you too!" She smiles at him. "So how are things going at your friends house?" I asks trying to press her for some kind of clues to where she's staying "I'm not with Michael if that's what your getting at" she rolls her eyes. "I just want to know where your staying" I say softly "why do even care?" She frowns "Ocean, I didn't take Duncan away from you to hurt you . Trust me this was the last thing I wanted to do" I try to explain softly. Still seeing the hatred in her eyes every time she looks at me. "So give him back that!" She snaps. "I can't just give him back. How can I? I have no idea where your living, or what's going on with you. For all I know you could still be living with..."

"I'm not with Michael how many more times do I have to tell you this!? If I was don't you think he'd be here!?" She frowns raising her voice "no he wouldn't! Because there's no way I'd let that monster anywhere near this house or Duncan" I snap back "Michael loves DJ and he's not a monster. You act like he's been going around killing people"

"If your not still with him then Why are you still sticking up for him?" I ask skeptically "because I'm not gonna sit here and bad mouth him in front of his son"

"Then who are you living with?" I ask again "I'm not living with anybody ok!?" She snaps "if you really wanna know I've been sleeping in my car for the past two weeks. And as for Michael I haven't seen or heard from him since the day you stole my son from me"

"Ocean, he was rushed into hospital with a broken arm, just like you was. And I didn't steal him! I took him for his own safety. And what do you mean your sleeping in your car!? You said you were staying with a friend?" She sighs looking away from me "Michael wasn't to blame for what happened to me or DJ he wasn't even in the room when those things happened and I'm sleeping in my car because I haven't got anybody or anywhere else to go...it's not even my car it's Michael's and luckily for me he's hasn't called to take it back. Which he can anytime he wants" she pursed her lips trying not to cry "do you swear your telling me the truth?"

"I swear! On DJs life I haven't seen or spoken to him" I sigh and wrap my arms around her "then come home" she looks at me confused "what?"

"I don't want you living on the streets or sleeping in a car. You can come home an be with Duncan"

"Thank you" she croaks and begins to sob hugging me tight "but you have to promise me that you won't have any contact Michael" I tell her sternly "and if you do  and I find out your seeing him or have Duncan anywhere near him your out. Do you understand?" She nods wiping a tear from her eyes. "I won't...and I swear I'm telling the truth about me not seeing him" I look deep into her eyes and I can see she's telling me the truth.

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Michael's POV

After I told Jermaine everything that's been going on. He got me into a rehab centre. I've been here two weeks now and the doctors said I've been making great progress and think I'd be ready to leave soon. I've been getting regular therapy sessions and at first they just assumed my problems came from the pressure of me becoming a teen father despite how many times I told them I never felt pressured and how much I loved being a father and husband. And after a few sessions they realised this. They said I've been suppressing a lot of anger about Joseph's beatings I got when I was younger and even though I haven't told anybody else about what happened to Emma (and never will) I told my therapist and he believes that this was when I started becoming depressed, because of the guilt I felt. I always tried to put that to the back of my mind and forget about it but once I finally told someone I feel a lot better.

I haven't been able to contact Ocean since I got here because where not allowed to have cell phones or Internet and stuff and it kills me not being able to see her or hear her voice. I don't even know if her and DJ are ok or where they are or if Ocean even found him after they took him away from us.  I've cried myself to sleep every night hoping and praying that their together and that their safe. Jermaine has promised me that when I get out of here I can come and live with him and he'll help me find them. Despite everything that's happened between the two of us in the past he's the only one that's helped me through all of this. He even helped get the assault charges against me dropped. Apparently what Jack did classed as assault so the courts agreed that what I did was in self defence and I heard he was the one that got locked up. Even though I didn't press any charges. It turned out that he'd tried to do the same thing to some other people that worked there.

I can't wait to get out of this place and find Ocean and DJ and I keep praying every
day that she hasn't left me or met anybody else.

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Jessica's POV

I'm so happy Ocean is finally home. It broke my heart hearing her say she's been living in her car for the past two weeks with nobody to turn to.

"I can't can't believe she's finally back home where she belongs" I smile to Carson and Sherri who are seated in the living room with me. "Well..I still think she's lying about seeing that boy" Sherri mutters to herself and I roll my eyes at her negatively. "How many times? She swore on Duncan's life she hasn't and I believe her. She made a mistake and she understands that now"

"This was all my fault" Caron sighs shaking his his head "if I'd been more strict with her then..."

"None of this is your fault" I reassure him. "It was all Michael. You know what his kind are like"

"I did warn you about letting her mix with them people but you wouldn't listen. And now look what happened" Sherri shrugs smugly "she's a 17 year old single mother with a half bread child"

"Sherri!" I gasp "well he is! Don't get me wrong he's a cute baby an all. but he's still half...you know. And as for his father! Who's knows how many more kids there are" I sigh agreeing with her "that wouldn't surprise me he's probably out there now getting more young girls in trouble"

"And he probably won't bother with them either" Carson cuts in "let's face it. The only reason he stuck around and claimed Duncan as his was because he didn't have a choice"

There's a slight knock on the living room door and Ocean comes in "I'm going to go to bed soon" she smiles timidly looking at Duncan who's in my arms "um...would it be ok if I put him to bed?" I nod handing him over to her "of course. But make sure you put and extra blanket over him. It's going to be cold tonight" she nods smiling through pursed lips and takes him upstairs.

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Ocean's POV

I can't believe I'm actually back living with my parents. I text Sarah earlier to let her know I was back with my parents. Normally I hate lying to people and feel bad when I do but with this I don't. DJ is my son and I'll do and say anything to be with him that includes being back here with them. I was telling the truth when I told my mother I hadn't seen or heard from Michael and I honestly have no idea where he is. Last time I saw him was when he was being dragged away by police so for all I know he's still there.

I sit on the bed of my old room cuddling DJ tight. "Don't listen to a word those people said ok?" I whisper to him "your perfect! your my perfect beautiful little boy and nothing will ever changed that" I smile at him. "And daddy...where ever he is. He loves you just as much and I know he'll be thinking about you every second just like me. I'm sorry for all of this" I croak as tears start filling up. "We messed up....We messed up so bad and I'm so sorry you've had to suffer the consequences of are mistakes. But don't worry, because I'm gonna get you back. I'm not sure how or when but I promise you I will and as soon as I do you and me are gonna be as far away from these people as possible" I promise him.

DJ start getting a little agitated so I stand up and start walking around the room with him to calm him. He calms down then starts getting upset again, reaching his arms out towards the window. I look out and can see straight into what was once mine and Michael's bedroom. "You miss daddy don't you?" I sigh "I miss him too"