Michael's POV

"what about this? Does this one look ok?" Faith asks nervously and she's wearing a really cute yellow  summer dress. "baby, you look beautiful as always" I smile pecking her lips. "you don't think it's too short or..."

"it's fine" I chuckle slightly. "he's not coming here to judge you on your fashion. He's coming because you asked meet him. Just try and relax"

"how am I supposed to relax!? Jackie's coming here in a hour! How can you be so Calm about it?"

"probably because he's my brother and I've met him many times before" he shrugs "he's just as nervous about this as you, but trust me you'll both be fine. And if there is a problem just call me and I'll come straight home and..."

"your not staying!?" She cuts me off. "no, I'm gonna go to the studio, I need to record some stuff and it'll give you both some time alone to talk"

"you can't leave me here alone with him!"

"Faith, trust me, you'll both be fine. Jackie's a really nice guy and like I said he's just as nervous about this as you, but I think it's best I stay out of the way and let you both talk in private"

"why?" She frowns confused "because this isn't about me. It's about you and your dad meeting and getting to know each other and you getting the answers you want"

"it doesn't feel like that it though. It's feels weird calling him that" she sighs. "he won't be expecting you too" I say softly pulling her close to me. "I'll stay for a little while until you both feel comfortable ok?" I smile and she nods "thank you" she smiles putting her arms around me kisses me softly.

I do wanna stay and listen to what Jackie has to say about all this, but like I said to Faith. This is about the two of them getting to know each other and they have alot to talk about and all I'm gonna do is get in the way of that.

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Jackie's POV

Julie's been trying to call me all morning, but I've just been ignoring her calls. I'm already all over the place about meet Faith and I'm nervous as hell about what she's going to ask although I have a pretty good idea of what her questions will be. I've never been this nervous before in my life and I know things are going to be awkward especially after how we first met and the situation with Michael.

*

I get to Michael's house and stand at the door and take a deep breath and brace myself before knocking on the door. Michael comes to the door and we both smile at each other through pursed lips as he invites me inside. I know this isn't his fault and he didn't know about Faith, but I still have this strong erge to punch him in the face.

"Faith's just in the kitchen" he motions me into the room and follows behind me. "hi" I smile nervously when Faith stands up from the breakfast bar and says she says hi back smiling the same way.

after a few minutes of mindless chit chat, mainly to break the tension Michael gets up "I'm gonna leave you guys to it. "your leaving?"

"yeah, I have some stuff to do at the studio" he smiles "I'll lock the door" Faith follows behind him and I stand at the door listening.

"baby, you'll be fine trust me ok? I'll be back in a few hours... I love you"

"I love you too" Faith says back to him and I hear them both kissing and I go back to the kitchen table, scrunching my face at the thought of my 23 year old brother in the next room making out with my 17 year old daughter . I hate to agree with Julie on anything, but this is one of the only times I do. Them two being together isn't right whether they knew about each of in the being or not. They know now and it's wrong for them to stay together in this way. I told Julie I was going to speak to Michael today and try and get him to see sense, but my main priority right now so getting to know Faith and whether I agree with the two of them or not, if it wasn't for Michael I wouldn't even have the chance to meet and talk to Faith today and if I get Michael to break up with her now, Faith will be gone, which is why I have no intention of trying to break them up at the moment anyway.

My thoughts are broken when Faith comes back in the kitchen and sits beside me and the awkward tension grows between us again. "Michael working on a new album?" I asks randomly to break the silence, even though I already know he is. "he is, but he felt this was personal between us and didn't wanna get in the way while we were talking" she shrugs. "that was nice of him" I smile through pursed lips not believing  his excuse for a second, He just didn't want to stick around here today after fucking my daughter. "So Michael's treating you well?"

"mhm" she nods smiling through pursed lips. "so, you said on the phone you wanted answers?" I say changing the subject seeing she looks just as uncomfortable able talking about the whole uncle/neice thing as I do.

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Faith's POV

"um... I'm not sure. What to.." I stutter, trying to think where to start. "how about I start from the beginning?"

"ok" I nod and sit and listen as he explains

"well when your mother and I were younger we both lived on the same street back in Gary. We never dated or anything, I did actually like her at one time.."

"you never asked her out?" I ask and he shakes his head "I wanted to but, me and her hung out with different crowds and um... Things were alot different back in those days"

"different?" I frown confused. "back in the day, people didn't really look at black people the way most people do today and your mom and her friends saw me and some other people.. Mainly my family as ghetto and lower down than her, so I never bothered to even try"

"she didn't like you because you were black!?" I look at him surprised and he nods "like I said things were different back then, she didn't bother me too much though. We were kinda used to it" he shrugs casually. "so what happened then?" I ask and he sighs taking a deep breath. "I didn't really speak to her much, but one day me and my brothers were at the park and she was there with her friends and Michael and Marlon were playing soccer and Michael accidently kicked it at her and Knocked a soda over her. And she just started flipping out, screaming and calling him and Marlon all these nasty things!" He frowns scrunching his face. "but Michael said he didn't know my mom back then" I frown confused. "we moved away from Gary when Michael was 5 and this happened when he was about 3 maybe 4 so he probably doesn't remember" he shrugs. "but you do?"

"mhm... me and my brother rushed over and had words and I know we should have let it go after that, but that anger and hatred became so strong. And I couldn't believe someone could say such nasty things to two little boys"

"what did you do?" I ask and he sighs taking a deep breath "I'm not proud of it, but me and the others pretty much made it our mission to make her life hell after that"

"you mean you bullied her!?" I frown "in a way, she didn't exactly hold back on the punches either she was just as nasty us as we were to her"

" if you both hated each other so much then how did you get together?"

"we were at this house party one night. Me and my brothers and your mom and her friends. They were getting drunk and making these stupid dares and I over heard one of girl dare Julie to kiss the first black guy she saw and knowing how she thought we were trash..."

"made sure YOU was the guy she saw?"

"mhm.. Because I knew she hated me the most. we kissed then she went back go over to her friends laughing and joking about it. Then as the night continued she started getting really drunk and flirty with me when her friends weren't looking. And she said she wanted to go upstairs and I did. Not because I liked her, but to spite her for the way she was being so two faced and sticking her nose up at me and my brothers in front of her friends, then trying to hit on me when they weren't looking"

"you sure that's the only reasons? Sounds to me that deep down you did like her a little" I raise an eyebrow and he chuckles slightly. "I guess being a reporter daughter rubbed off on you, huh?"

"a little" I shrug "so then what happened?"

"we we're in school the next day and when she saw I was alone she pulled me to one side begging me not to tell anybody. It turned out it was her first time and I felt awful about the whole thing so I never told anybody. I didn't speak to her after that and Joe had us all busy with the band and we were doing really well. We even went away for awhile and was singing on tv!" He smiles proudly of himself "and then when we came back all of a sudden Julie wanted to know me and hang out, just like alot of girls did with me and my brothers but I told her I didn't wanna know. Then she told be she was pregnant and I didn't believe her and I called her liar and shortly after joe had moved us all away"

"because of me?"

"I've never anybody what Julie said that day. I thought she was making it up ao i didn't see tje point on saying anything. And then one day I turned on the TV and it was some teen mom show and Julie was on there... With you and that was the first time I saw you and I knew instantly you were mine. I contacted her after that, but by the time I got there she said it was to late and she'd gotten married and that you already had a daddy that loved you and who you loved back. She wanted me to sign over all legal rights and some confidentially contract so I couldn't say anything about her and ruin her precious family image. I said no at first, but when I saw how happy you were and that you was loved and cared for I did. Because you had a daddy and because I was too stupid to stick around and not check the facts, that wasn't me. So I signed all the stuff that said I couldnt have access or contact you in any way and we both signed something that stopped either of us from saying anything about each other in the media. I tried to move on a forget about you, but I still got see you on the show and in magazines and stuff and when your mom got her show and it got harder to forget"

"but if you gave her what she wanted, then why would my mom keep looking for dirt on your family to try and ruin you all?" I frown confused. "because a two years later she contacted me saying that, I could see you and that she was leaving her husband and wanted us to be a family and I told her that I'd be there for you but not for her and she flipped out and said she'd go to the papers and tell everyone that I drugged her and forced myself on her... Which I swear to you I never did. She was the one putting on all the moves that night and she wasn't drugged by anybody"

"why wouldn't she go through with it? She had alot of exposure and access to the media" I shrug "because I pointed out about the contracts we both signed saying that neither of us could and we got in an argument and I stupidly said that if this got out in the media I'd be suing her and would fight for full custody of you if she did. I didn't hear from her for awhile after that, then all of a sudden she became a reporter and she was so spiteful and she knew she couldn't say anything about me, but she made a point of going after my brothers. Especially Michael, because she knew that if she hurt Michael and ruined his career. She'd hurt me in the process. She started showing you more in the media too and the more I saw you the more a realised how stupid I was for signing my rights over. I tried to talk to Julie, but she said it was to late and she was back with her husband and I lost the last chance I'd ever get"

"then why tell me now?"

"because they day I came over here, Julie had randomly turned up out and started saying that you and Michael were sleeping together and..."

"dating" Cut him off "that you two were dating" he corrects hiself "At first I thought it was one of her sick games again, then she told me she'd let you both meet and Michael's house keeper saw you both together and I had to tell you the truth. She didn't want me to tell you and just wanted me to get Michael away from you. But you had the right to know the truth"

"Did Michael know you were my dad?" I asks hoping he says no, like Michael did. "he couldn't have. I never told anybody this before, even my own family and like I said before nobody will know, unless you say other wise" I don't say anything fighting hard not to cry and he sighs shaking his head "I'm sorry you've had to go through this. I know I was an asshole and I wished I'd stayed back and supported your mom or even married her when I had the chance.. I'm so sorry" he croaks and begins sobbing.

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Michael's POV

I get home a few hours later and Faith is sitting on the couch and I can see she's been crying. "how did it go? Are you ok?" I ask softly pulling her in for a hug and she hugs me back then breaks away slightly. "well it turns out both my parents are pretentious assholes, my mother cares more about herself than me and my dad can only get a woman into bed of she's drunk or doing it for a dare.. On the bright side I have two younger siblings" she shrugs. "Soo.. It went well?"

*

"I never knew your mom when I was a kid" I say to Faith as she tell me everything Jackie said. "he said you were only about 3 or 4 at the time. Which is why you probably don't remember" she shrugs "he um... He asked me of I'd want to meet the others" She mumbles "do you want to?"

"I do, but..."

"but what?" I ask confused. "Jackie said he never told your family about me and that he wouldn't unless I say different"

"he hasn't and he won't"

"but if I meet you family the we're going to have to lie and keep secrets from everybody and Jackie said it's up to me which one"

"what do you mean?" I ask nervously, "If they know Jackie's my real dad then we can't tell them about us, but if we tell them about us then they can't know about Jackie"

"and which secret do you want to hide?" I bite my lower lips nervously. "well we're planning on going public about us when I'm 18 anyway right?"

"yeah, and we will!" I nod "so I was thinking if we just tell them about me and you and then they'll have time to get used to us being together and see that we're happy. that way, when they find out they won't all be instantly against us being together. Some still will be but..." I cut her off kissing her softly then break away slightly. "I think that's a perfect idea" I smile onto her lips. Kissing her again and she kisses me back the same way.