Michael's POV

I stand frozen for a moment feeling my heart being ripped out hearing those words. "Of course she's mine" I finally manage to say "y-you wouldn't...."

"I'm so sorry" Ocean whispers through her sobs. "I wanted her to be yours so badly. That's why I didn't tell you, but I can't keep watching you with her everyday and letting you think she's yours when she's not. It's not fair and I'm so sorry I..."

"If I'm not her father then who is? Who did you..." I croak and then sit in the edge of the bath and begin crying. "You wouldn't do that to me" I shake my head in disbelief. "I'll give you some space" Ocean sniffles wiping her eyes then leaves with Nevaeh and I completely breakdown.

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Ocean's POV

I'm sitting downstairs with Nevaeh and I can still hear Michael upstairs crying. The last thing I ever wanted to do was break Michael's heart and that's why I kept it to myself for so long but like Aisha and Randy said the truth always comes out in the end.

Nevaeh starts crying and I Pick her up and give her a cuddle. "I'm sorry I did this to you both" I whisper "but it's ok, because I'm gone put this right" I Smile at her through pursed lips, wiping away a my tears.

I finish strapping Nevaeh into her stroller and I'm about to leave when Aisha walks in. "Hey! What's happened?" She asks seeing my blood shot eyes. "I've messed everything up" I start sobbing again and she wraps her arms around me. "Why what did you do? I'm sure whatever it is we can fix it"

"That's where I'm going.. I need to put things right" I sniffle wiping my tears again and Aisha looks at me confused but doesn't say anything as I walk out with Nevaeh.

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Michael's POV

I walk out of the bathroom and I see Aisha walking up the stairs. "I'm guessing you guys had a fight?" She smiles sympathetically. I don't say anything and walk into my room and sit on the edge of the bed and Aisha follows me. "I'm sure whatever it was its not that bad" she says sitting beside me. "My wife has just told me the daughter I've been raising for the past two months isn't actually mine... I don't think anything could get any worse" I croak and she looks at me open mouthed. "She cheated on you!? With who!?"

"I have no idea" I shrug "is that why she left? Because you kicked her out?" I turn and face her confused "she's not downstairs?"

"She left with Nevaeh as I was coming in"

"I've not kicked her out. She said she'd give me some space to think. She's probably just gone to the park or something" I shrug. "So what our you gonna do?"

"I have no idea. I still don't get it though... we were together all the time! And when I was at work she'd be at home with DJ. She couldn't... She wouldn't do that to me" I sob and Aisha pulls me in close to her. "Maybe it happened when you weren't together... Didn't you go to rehab? It could have happened then"

"That's when she told she was pregnant but she was pregnant before that" I shake my head "maybe you have the dates mixed up. It can happen"

"If she got pregnant in those two weeks then  Nevaeh wouldn't be due yet. The dates add up to when she had a miscarriage and we were trying for another baby" I mumble. "This is all my fault" I sob and Aisha pulls me in tighter "no, sweetie. None of this is your fault. She cheated not you"

"And why did she cheat huh? Because I've  treated her like shit and I've so many horrible things to her" I sniffle "and you have no idea who the other guy was?" She asks rubbing my back. "The only guys I know she talked to back then was Randy and Tony and Its not either of them. Tony's white and Nevaeh's mixed race so clearly it's not him and Randy's my brother so it can't be him either. whoever it was she was cheating on me with its not somebody I know. "How can you be so sure it's not Randy? I mean they have always been pretty close" I brake away from her hug shaking my head. "It's not Randy. She wouldn't do that to me"

"No offensive but she did sit back and watch you raise another mans child and let you think it was yours, so what makes you so sure she wouldn't?"

"But people even say she looks like me sometimes" I frown still trying to convince myself Ocean's wrong. "Well.. Sometimes people just try and look for certain features but just because someone has the same eyes colour or skin tone doesn't always mean they look alike"

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Ocean's POV 

I'm sitting in the park alone with Nevaeh and I've just finished giving her a bottle and tucked her into her crib with a warm blanket and her teddy "now you and snuggles try and get some rest" I smile at her with tears filling my eyes. "I'm really gonna miss you and I know Michael will too... I tried so hard to be a mother to you, I really did" I croak watching her as she starts to fall asleep. "But it's gonna be ok... Because I'm gonna put things right" I sniffle and kiss her forehead "I have to go now. They'll be here for you real soon I promise" I croak trying not to cry again "And you can finally be with your real mommy and daddy"

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Michael's POV

"I need speak to her" I sigh wiping more tears from my face. "Do you even know what your gonna say? Aisha asks and I shake my head. "I need... something.. Like answers or... I don't know some kind reason.. Or..."

"You need you find out who the other guy is. there are test you can do and you can find out for sure"

"Nevaeh's my daughter"

"But you don't know for...."

"She's mine" I cut her off. "maybe not by blood or DNA an whatever but I'm her father. Every doctors appointment I was there and heard her heart beating and saw her growing and felt her kick and move around every time I put my hand on Ocean's stomach. I even helped deliver her into the world! And I've been there every day... A DNA test won't mean shit. And I don't care about that other guy. Me and Ocean can talk and we can try and work it out.... Nevaeh's my daughter. I don't care what any test says..."I'm her daddy and.... She's my baby girl" I croak and Aisha holds me tighter as I begin to cry once again "she's mine nobody else's... Mine and Ocean's" I sob "I need to go and find them" I sniffle braking away slightly. "Thanks for staying with me" I smile through pursed lips. "Anytime" she smiles back then leans forward pressing her lips against mine.

"What the fuck is wrong with you!?" I snap shoving her off me and she falls off the bed. "I- I'm sorry. I didn't..."

"Why the fuck does everybody keep saying their sorry to me!? Like its gonna make everything better! Clearly it doesn't mean shit! It's just word to try and get a free past to do what the fuck you want" I snap. "I didn't mean to kiss you. I really am sorry. I don't know what came over me"

"I thought you were friend" I say in a low looking at the ground. "Michael, I am your friend" she says softly, getting up and sitting next to me again but I move away slightly, still looking at the ground. "Friends don't do what you just did... Your just like Jack and my uncle" I mumble "who?" She asks confused "they both told they were my friend, and they'd talk to me and comfort me when I sad.... But it was all just pretend.. They never cared about me just like you!"

"I do care about you" she insists "no... Ocean cares about me and she loves me. That's why I forgive her, because she wouldn't use me or hurt me on purpose... All you just wanted was to use me for sex. That's the real reason you came up here" she's about to speak but I cut her off. "I have to find Ocean and Nevaeh. It's getting cold outside" I mumble getting up off the bed. "About what just happened" Aisha mumbles "can we um.."

"What!?" I shrug frowning "You wanna keep it 'our special little secret. Because I'm your special little boy?' I mimic the words that have already been said to me in the past. Saving her the trouble. Then turn and leave while she sits on the bed, not knowing what else to say.

I'm about to walk out the house when Aisha runs down the stairs. "Michael please don't tell anybody. If Jermaine found out he'd flip"

"With you!.... He won't do shit to me" I shrug. "Now if you don't mind. I need to find my wife and daughter and bring them both home" I frown then leave slamming the door behind me