Julie's POV

"what the hell are you talking about!? You can't just move my talk show to another time slot!" I frown at John "I run this whole station and actually I can and I am"

"but why who's gonna watch in the middle of the afternoon except lazy bums that have zero life!" I frown. "with your ratings dropping I'm gonna have to replace you for another show, unless you can get your ratings back up and you have a month to do so. It's nothing personal. It's just business" he shrugs "but..."

"maybe if you started bringing Faith with you during some of your news reviews again, it could really help you out. People love seeing her little cameos" he cuts me off "but I told you. I'm keeping her out of the public eye for awhile so she can concentrate on her school" I lie. Faith hasn't been coming to work with me for a few weeks now and with people constantly asking about her I had to make up a story about wanting to keep her out of the spot light for awhile.

"I'm gonna be honest with you Julie. Most people don't tune in to see you. They tune in to see Faith"

"but this is my show and it's not like she was on it all the time" I frown, getting even more pissed off everybody keeps talking about her "I know that, but the public love her and they only really tune in to see if she's gonna be on the show this week"

"well she won't be making any special appearances and my show does great even without her rare appearances" I point out and he sighs "can I be honest with you? The only reason people know who you are is because you were on that teen mom show all those years ago and the public has been watching Faith grow up in the media and..."

"don't talk to me about the media. I am the media remember!?" I cut him off cockily "then you'll understand that without Faith your 15 minutes of fame is up" he cuts me off "that's not..."

"actually it is..." he cuts me off again "like you said your the media, so you should already know that no Faith means no interest, unless there's a good scandal or something you can do before your fame drops completely" he shrugs and leaves my office before I can speak. Not that there much I can really say to that. He's right. I only got famous because of that little brat and unless I can convince her to come back my show it's will be moved and eventually cancelled. There are scandals I could leak out there, but not any that would make me look good, but if I can get some concrete proof about Michael sleeping with Faith it'll work great in my favour. He'll look like a pervert that takes advantage of young girls and not only will it ruin Michael's career, but by playing the heartbroken mother to an abused child would really boost my popularity again and I wouldn't have to mention about Jackie and me. Now all I have to do is find some proof. I have Maria as a witness, but I'm gonna need more than that for this to stick.

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Faith's POV

Michael and I are going to a barbecue at his parents today and will be spending the night. I know technically these people are my family, but in a way it's feels weird because I've only met them all once and now I'm going to be spending the whole day with them and even staying the night at their house. But in another way it's really nice because I never had any kind of family days before because my mom and dad were always busy or working, plus apart from my great grandmother, I have no clue who my mothers family is. The Jackson's on the other hand seem to be really close and actually wanna get to know me which is a huge difference from what I'm used to.

We're sitting in the kitchen and Michael is giving me a run down of everybody who's going to be there. "... And Janet who you already met"

"yeah, she seemed really nice" I smile "yeah, I noticed you two got along" he smiles back "And Jackie's wife Enid will be there this time. She's nice, but I should warn you. When she drinks she gets really annoying and talks way to much and starts getting into really personal stuff, so try not to let her get you alone" he chuckles "she doesn't know does she?" I ask he shakes his head "don't worry, she just thinks me and you are friends. She doesn't know about Jackie " he reassures me. "so it's definitely only your close family that knows about him and about us?"

"mhm... and it'll stay that way unless you say other wise remember? And it's not my family. It's yours too remember?" he smiles though pursed lips "speaking of family. I spoke to mother earlier and she um... She said that because of the whole 'uncle and niece thing' She doesn't wanna seem like she's encouraging us so she'd rather we didn't share a room tonight so I'm gonna have to sleep in the other guests room"

"that's seems fair" I shrug seeing her point. He's about to speak when his phone rings "I really gotta take this" he sighs getting up and leaves the room.

He comes back a few moments later looking pissed "what's happened?"

"I have to run down to the studio for something"

"for what?"

"I'll be back really soon" he smiles and kisses me softly ignoring my question and hurries out before I can say anymore.

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Michael's POV

I get to the studio and Quincy is waiting for me. "where's is she?" I ask and he points towards my office and I walk in closing the door behind me "So your finally gonna be a man and face me" Julie smirks "you called and said you wanted to see me sooo... What's up?" I shrug "don't what's up me! Why are you doing this? You know what your doing with Faith is wrong?"

"what are you talking about?"

"I'm talking about you sleeping with my underage daughter!"

"what gave you that idea?" I shrug "don't try to deny it. I know all about it. Maria even caught you in bed with her"

"I don't know anybody called Maria"

"cut the crap Michael! Nobody else is here so why don't you just admit you've been sleeping with Faith and that she's living with you? What your doing so disgusting and you know it. Why don't you just break up with her and stay away? Or do you get off on the fact your her uncle?" She scoffs at me.

"fucking my underage niece would be disgusting" I nod "because that what Faith is... My niece and Jackie's daughter" I nod "nothing's going on between me and her. Never has and never will" I shrug and she looks at me nervously as I silently move closer. "w-what are you doing?" she stutters nervously "just talking to you" I say innocently as I reach into her shirt and smirk pulling out the tape recorder then move away and switch it off. "now we can talk" I smile and she stands looking more pissed off than she did when I first walked in. "Faith is with me whether you like it or not and after the nasty bullshit you said to her, I doubt she'll wanna talk to you again! What kind of mother talks to their daughter like that?" I frown. "and what kind of man fucks little girls especially their own niece?" she smirks "Faith 17, hardly a little girl. Infact she's more woman than you could ever dream to be and your right. Me and her do get off on that fact were related. She gets me off in alot of other ways too. Especially when she calls me uncle Mikey when we fuck" He smirks.

"you sick! You know that!?"

"what's the problem? you got what you wanted, so why are you so mad?"

"what the fuck are you talking about I never wanted this!" she frowns confused "sure you did. You set it all up so me and Faith would meet, so she could screw me over... And she did!... Many times and damn does my girl know how to screw a man!.. Thanks to uncle Michael of course" I smirk "what your doing disgusting you know that? What kind of man does that with their niece!? Your sick!"

"no, you delusional if you thought you could just come down here into MY office and record me and try and get me to break up with my girlfriend!" I frown "Whether you like it or not Faith and I love each other and we're gonna stay together regardless of what you, Jackie or anybody else has to say!" I frown "well if your own brothers telling you the same thing as me, clearly he thinks it's as disgusting as I do and so will everybody when they find out!"

"which they won't be.. Not by you anyway! so our we done yet or was there something else you wanted?" I shrug "your not gonna get away with this!" she frowns and storms out slamming the door behind her and I call Jackie once she leaves.

"so how did it go?"

"you were right. She had a recorder, trying to get me to say stuff on tape. Thanks for the tip off"

"no problem" he chuckles slightly "so what time are you and Faith go an be at mothers?"

"I'm gonna go home and change and we'll be there in a few hours"

I finish my call with Jackie and make my way back home to get Faith. I felt bad running out the house like that not telling her where I was going, but it only would have upset her and she would have wanted to come. so there was no point. I will tell her about it, but just not today. I'm getting pretty sick of this myself. All we ever hear from Julie and even Jackie sometimes is how sick and messed up what me and Faith are doing, but we're not and I wish people would just leave us alone. It's not like we've murdered anybody. We met, fell in love and are now we're together and that's it.

*****

Jackie's POV

As much as I hate Mike being with Faith, I'm not about to let my brother get in any trouble or have his career ruined, especially when it wasn't all his fault and Faith is just as much in the wrong as Michael, which is why when Julie told me what she was planning to do I pretended to go along with it, then called Mike to let him know.

"and you should heard the disgusting things he was saying! He was practically bragging about it!" Julie snaps down the phone telling me what happened "did you get it on tape?"

"no, he denied everything and acted like he had no clue what I was talking about then took the recorder out of my shirt and then comfessed an started bragging about him and Faith once he switched it off" she sighs "how did he get it out of your shirt?"

"he just reached his hand down there like the pervert he is and took it!"

"and you just stood there and let him?"

"it all happened so fast"

"well I'm gonna be seeing him later and I'll try and get something" I lie "how are you gonna do that if he's with Faith?"

"he's going to my mothers later and she won't be with him"

"you haven't spoken to her?"

"nope. She wants nothing to do with me and my family want nothing to do with her I told you this already" I lie "I'm gonna have to go my batteries dying" I lie quickly hanging up the phone as I see Michael and Faith walking into my mothers house.

"hey" I smile walking over and give Faith a hug and she smiles hugging me back. "hi I'm Enid, Jackie's wife" Edin says coming over "This is Michael's friend Faith" I introduce them "nice to meet you" she fakes a smile and Michael and Faith awkwardly smile back sensing a slight jealous and pissed of tone because I hugged Faith the second she walked through the door.

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Faith's POV

Today's been really good and I feel alot more relaxed than I did last time I was here. Maybe it's because that secret in the room that everybody knows but pretends not to know is now out there. Nobody has mentioned it though because Jackie, Jermaine and Tito's wives are here and for obvious reason they don't know although they do think it's kind of strange Michael being 'friends' with a reporters daughter.

"so how are thing's going with you and Jackie? Do you feel that bond yet?" Janet asks when we're sitting alone in the corner of the garden. "not really, but we've been talking alot on the phone" I smile. "it'll take time, but I'm sure it'll come eventually" she smiles and I smile back "so what about Michael? You two both all loved up?" she smirks "I can't tell you that!" I blush slightly "so that's a yes" she smirks "don't worry I wasn't gonna ask you anything too personal. There's some things I'd rather not know about my brother" she giggles slightly. Even though none of the others have mentioned it to me and are clearly not happy about me and Michael, Janet has been really accepting of us and me and her have really hit it off from day one. "what are you two whispering about over here?" we hear Michael coming over smiling "girl talk.. No boys allowed" Janet says, sticking her tongue out at him playfully and he looks at her skeptially "you two better not be planning anything"

"us!? Why we do such a thing!?" Janet gasps playfully "well you better not be" he says stern yet playfully "I'm gonna go get another drink you guys want one?"

"sure" we both smile and he walks off inside "I'm just gonna go to the bathroom" I smile at Janet excusing myself.

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I'm on my way down the stairs to go back to Janet and Enid comes over looking completely wasted "Hey! Sweetie!" she squeals in a really whiney high pitched tone "hi Enid" I fake a smile and try to hurry out the door remembering what Michael told me, but she grabs my hand pulling me back "how amazing is today!"

"it's great!" I fake another smile and try to make another escape but again she drunkenly cuts me off.

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I sigh to myself desperately wanting to get away from her as she continues talking which quickly gets into way to much personal stuff "so what's the real deal with you and Michael?"

"we're just friends" I lie "you mean real friends or like fuck buddy friends?" she winks "just friends" I reply feeling slightly awkward "it's ok, I'm not gonna tell. We're both woman here and like all women we have needs. There's nothing wrong with having a fuck buddy, in fact that's how me and Jackie first started out" she winks "and girl the things that man can do in the bedro..."

"I'd really rather not know" I cut her off scrunching my face yet she still continues "...and you wouldn't believe the things he can do with his tongue!"

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Michael's POV

I head into the kitchen to makes some more drinks and Jackie comes over "is one of those Faith's?"

"yeah, why?"

"there's vodka on there!"

"it's fine" I sigh rolling my eyes "Mike, she 17! You shouldn't be giving her alcohol!" he frowns "oh my god! Will you quit with the whole protective daddy thing" I roll my eyes getting pissed off with him constantly going on at me every time I do or say anything involving Faith. "then quit trying to get my daughter drunk! And by the looks of it, maybe you should slow down too"

"I'm not drunk!" I frown defensively "not dunk? I'm surprised you haven't fell on your ass yet?" he frowns "yeah, yeah whatever" I roll my eyes leaving the room. I know Jackie doesn't drink anymore, but that doesn't mean he has to spoil it for the rest of us.

I get outside and see Janet looking around "where's Faith?" I ask, handing her a drink "I'm not sure" she frowns looking around "She said she was going to the bathroom and.. Oh fuck!" she rolls her eyes and I turn and see she's been caught by a drunken Enid "we gotta rescue her" I chuckle rushing over with Janet.

"Enid! Jackie's looking for you" I lie coming over and she stumbles off to go find him. "you ok?" I ask noticing the creeped out look on her face "I've just been told about my fathers bedroom techniques... In detail.. Kinda feel traumised" she scrunches her face "awww.. baby, I warned you not to let her get you alone" I chuckle pulling her close to me and peck her lips "speaking of traumising" Janet scrunches her face. "I'll catch up with you guys later... much later" she chuckles walking back outside and I quickly scan around to make sure nobody's looking "come with me" I whisper and take her hand pulling her into the living room.

The second I close the door, I crash my lips against hers kissing her deeply and we both let out a moan of relief into each others mouths. "God! I've wanted to do that all day" I whisper onto her lips. Even though my family knows about us, we've been making a point of not being too affectionate towards each other in front of them so not to make anybody feel uncomfortable, but having to watch Faith walking around all day in those short shorts and that tight shirt and not being able to do anything about it is driving me crazy.

We're making out then quickly breakaway when the living room door opens and my mother walks in. "we were just talk...."

"out!" she frowns cutting me off, motioning us both back outside and we nod and awkwardly, quickly leaving the room to join the others outside.

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It's getting late and everybody's started making their way to bed. I've been sat waiting in my room and when It becomes silent and I put my head out of the door to check  the coast is clear then I make my way down the hall to Faith's room.

"where you going?" I hear Jackie walking up the stairs "bathroom" I lie "I'm off to bed, goodnight" he smile and I fake a smile back as he walks into the room right next to Faith's. Once his doors shut I tiptoe over and quietly make my way in to her room, locking the door behind me.

"you took your time" Faith says quietly as I make my way over to her bed. "sssh... we have to be really quiet" I whisper pulling her into me. "Jackie's next door and he'll kill me if he knew what uncle Michael is about to do to you" I whisper into her ear "and what's that?" she smirks and I press my lips firmly against hers kissing her deeply leading her down onto the bed.

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Jackie's POV

"I knew it!" Edin whispers, smirking as she comes into the room and claimbs into bed with me. "knew what?" I ask confused switching off the lamp beside my bed. "Michael and Faith, I knew there was something going on with them" she whispers cuddling upto me. "what makes you think that?" I ask innocently. "well! I was just coming out of the bathroom and I saw Michael sneaking into her room and I heard him lock the door"

'that mother fucker!' I say to myself, trying not to show how pissed off I am in front of Enid. "it's pretty obvious what their up to" she laughs slightly under her breath and fake a slight chuckle back. Michael was told one thing! And that was that him and Faith were to sleep in separate bedrooms and he couldn't just keep his hands (or anything else) to himself for one fucking night! I can't do anything about it right now, because if I do Edin will get suspicious, but I will be dealing with the sneaky little shit first thing in the morning.