Julie's POV

It's been 24 hours and Faith still isn't home. I've tried calling and leaving her messages, but her phone is still switched off.

There's a knock on the door and I quickly rush to open it. "Have you found her?" I ask hopefully letting the officer in and he shakes his head. "We're doing the best we can but..."

"But nothing!" I cut him off "my daughter has been kidnapped and your doing nothing!" I yell. "Actually, we're doing everything we can and I came here to tell you that because of the New information we're now looking into this as a runaway case not a kidnap"

"What the hell are you talking about!? You heard the message she left" I frown confused. "Yes. And from the time she left that message and the time she was last seen doesn't match and there was also a huge piece of information you left out too" he frowns and I look at him confused. "The talk show you did? That was broadcast this morning?" He says sarcastically. "That wasn't me talking. I would never do those things. I love my daughter and..."

"Well according to the woman working on sound that day. She spoke to your daughter and it was your daughter that recorded your conversation with her cell phone and broadcasted it onto the show" he raises an eyebrow "Stacy spoke to Faith!? Why didn't she say something!?" I snap. "Mrs Owen's. You do realise how serious this is?" I'm about to speak and my front door slams open.

"What the fuck is wrong with you!?" Jackie yells charging over to me, but the officer stops him before he gets any closer. "Sir, please calm down"

"Calm down!!? She bleached my babies skin and treats her like shit and I'm supposed to Calm down!!!"

"It wasn't like that" I shake my head. "So what was it like, huh!? Faith is missing and nobody knows where she is because of you!" He yells "and who else is missing, huh? Bit of a coincidence Michael goes missing at the same time" I snap then turn to the officer. "He kidnapped her before and..."

"We have no record of that and we have no proof Mr Jackson has been anywhere near your daughter"

"Have you looked for him?" Jackie asks using a calmer tone towards the officer. "We have, but just like your daughter nobody is saying anything"

"So we're supposed to wait and hope for the best she comes home!?" I snap "best thing you can do is stay away from her" Jackie scoffs. "So I made a few tiny little mistakes so what!? I was a single teenage mother and..."

"That's no excuse!" Jackie cuts me off. "There's plenty of teenage moms out there and they don't treat their kids the way you do and put them down all the time and even teenagers know not to bleach a baby's fucking skin! You've done some shitty things in your time but that is just discusting! If you didn't want her then you should have given her to a family that did and a family that would have treated her with love and respect and.."

"Oh, please! Don't act all high and mighty. You wanted nothing to do with Faith when I told you I was pregnant" I point out. "Because I thought you were lying like you always do and I did come back for her over and over and..."

"Who did what isn't what's important right now. You daughter's safety and where abouts is" the officer cuts us both off and Jackie goes silent for a moment "maybe it's best we talk alone" the officer says softly to Jackie and he nods.

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Jackie's POV

The officer walks me outside of Julie's house and towards the car. "I'm sorry I snapped but..."

"I completely understands sir. But the two of you arguing like this isn't going to help find your daughter" he says softly. "Is there Anything you can find?" I say desperately and he sighs. "To be honest, with that recording being put out there it's going to be even harder now"

"In what way?" I frown confused. "People now know your daughter was treated badly By her mother and with the whole skin bleaching thing, people will go out of their way to protect her even more so whoever we talk to, if they have seen her they won't say. I know this is hard for you but..." he sighs heavily then takes a deep breath. "Do you have any idea where your brother is?"

"You thinks she's with Michael?"

"Their both missing and it's possible"

"But he disappeared before her and..."

"After saying if he was in love with your daughter" he cuts me off. "I hate to say this, but their could be a chance the two of them are or were involved in a physical relationship"

"Their not" I lie and he looks at me sympathetically. "I know it sounds strange, but these things do happen and it's on our records that Michael has been interviewed on a few occasions about your daughter" he says softly. "He never abused her. That was all Julie she lies all the time. Faith never called the police or accused him of anything and..."

"I'm not doubting that, but if things were consensual..."

"If that was true then..  what would happen?" I mumble. "Is there something you want to tell me?" I shake my head, not wanting to get a Michael into trouble. "This will remain between us and I promise you it won't go on record, but if you know something" he says softly. And I sigh taking a deep breath. "They were... you know?" I mumble. "They were having an affair?"

"Not exactly. They were together for a long time. Even talked about getting married and.."

"And what?" He asks when I pause. "You said this won't go on record right?"

"That's right" he nods. "Sir. I'm not judging anybody. My main concern is finding your daughter and your brother" he says softly and I tell him Faith is pregnant. "And I'm guessing Michael is the father?"

"Yes" I mumble. "From what you've told me, there's a huge chance she's with him"

"But they broke up" I shake my head. "They were dating for a year and having a baby together" he points out and I don't say anything. "That must have been hard for you finding out your daughter and your brother were together"

"It really was" I croak. "I didn't get to see Faith growing up and when I finally got the chance I was over the moon and me and a Mike were so close, but knowing him and my baby girl were... You know? I get that he loves her but... it's not right it's disgusting knowing the two of them have..." I shake my head at the thought. "But now I'm actually hoping they are together.. how messed up is that?"

"Your brothers been missing over a week and now your daughter is. It doesn't sound messed up you'd hope their together" he says softly "I don't even know how to feel any more" I tell him honestly. "There's times I've hated them being together and I've hated Michael for it, but then there were times I'd see how good he treated her and that he loved her and..." I sigh heavily and the officer smiles at me through pursed lips. "It's only natural you'd feel that way and I'm sure there were times your brother hated himself for feeling the way he does about Faith"

"No he didn't. He'd make that pretty obvious and sometimes it was like he was bragging about it and going out of his way to piss me off" I frown. "Of course he did! All the nasty things you were saying to him and going out of your way to make him feel uncomfortable would have hurt him like hell and naturally he'd get defensive"

"I never said I said anything nasty to him" I shrug "But you did" he raises an eyebrow and I don't answer knowing he's right about the things I would say. "I know that its hard for you to except, but your daughter is a very attractive young woman and from the things people have told me, she has a beautiful personality that matches"

"She does" I nod "then surly you can see why Michael was attracted to her"

"But he's her uncle and she's 17" I point out "and she'll be 18 tomorrow though" I mumble. "You can't help who you fall in love with. Just like Michael couldn't help it... and... just like I couldn't help falling for Sarah when she was 17" he mumbles that last part and I look at him confused. "Me and her were once in Michael and Faith's shoes"

"You and your neice were..." I widen my eyes and he nods. "I tried to hide my feelings for her but I couldn't. Just like she couldn't and we lost a lot of friends and family because of it. We were told countless time that's what we were doing was disgusting and unnatural and that we should be ashamed of ourselves.. but we weren't because we did nothing wrong. We fell in love and despite how nasty my brother was towards me, I still couldn't stop loving her"

"What happened?"

"As of yesturday. We've been married 20 years and have 4 beautiful children together" he smiles proudly. "I'm sorry to ask ...and I don't mean to be rude but.. umm"

"You wanna know how the babies turned out?" I asks and I nod awkwardly "they all turned out fine. A lot of people expected then to be all weird looking and have health issues, but actually their all beautiful and healthy

"So their baby won't have any problems?"

"If the two of them are healthy, there's no reason their baby wouldn't be" he shrugs and I sigh slightly relieved that Faith's baby will be ok which was always a concern for me. "I've never told anybody this stuff before. The only people that have ever known was our family"

"Then why did you tell me?" I ask. "Because as hard is it was for me and my wife, it'll be a million times worst for them once the press find out. Which they will because those fuckers always find a way no matter how hard we try and eventually the whole world is going to find out about Michael and Faith and their gonna need all the love and support they can get and you need to make things right with Michael before it's too late"

"What do you mean too late?" He doesn't say anything for a moment and looks at the ground. "My brother was the most important person in my life and I looked up to him and even as a kid I'd follow him around and idolize him like he was the best person in the world"

"I remember Michael used to follow me around as a kid. He'd even try to copy my clothes and my hair style" I chuckle slightly at the memory. "Because your his big brother and he looks up to you and still does"

"No he doesn't" I shake my head "Michael hates me. He disappeared and hasn't tried to contact me in over a week"

"Because he's hurt and he thinks you hate him and don't want him around anymore. Trust me. Everything your brother is going through emotionally I've been there and trust me when I say that your brother loves you and it's killing him inside knowing he doesn't have you there for him"

"I don't hate him. He's my little brother and I'm always gonna love him no matter how hard I try not to and..." I pause finally realising "just like he's always going to love Faith, no matter how hard he tries not to"

"Exactly" the officer smiles through pursed lips "now you two need to make things right while you still have the chance. Don't wait like we did"

"Did you and your brother make amends?" I ask and he shakes his head and looks at the ground. "A few yeard ago, My brother got sick.... terminally. And I wanted us to work things out so bad and I finally built up the courage to go and visit him but by the time I got there it was to late" he croaks "I never got to say goodbye and I never got to make amends"

"I'm sorry" I mumble "please don't leave it to late like we did" he croaks "But I don't know where he is and now Faith's gone and..."

"I have a strong feeling she'll be with him and if she's not then he'll find her"

"How can Michael find her? They haven't spoken in so long and her phone is off and he doesn't even know she's missing and...."

"Didn't Faith only come into your life a year ago?" He cuts me off "well yeah... but..."

"Michael didn't have her number then or an address for her, but he still found her"

"I know but..."

"If they found each other once then they'll find each other again" he smiles at me reassuringly.

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Faith's POV

"Thank's for letting me stay last night and I'll pay you back I promise"

"Don't worry about it" Stacy smiles handing me some money. "So where are you gonna go?"

"I'm not sure yet" I shrug "have you um... talked to Michael?"

"I haven't spoken to anybody" I tell her honestly. "Are you gonna?"

"How can I? I have no idea where he is and right now I just need to get away from whoever's following me. Please don't tell anybody what I said about Michael. If the press found out or they knew he was missing then.."

"I promise you, your secrets Are safe with me. Just like they always have been" she smiles slightly and I do the same "I may sound paranoid here, but Are you sure your mom was telling the truth about those people following you? I mean, it's strange that the police wouldn't have talked directly to you"

"I know my mom's done some shitty things but she wouldn't lie about this especially when it's happened before" I shake my head "I think bleaching a baby's skin is beyond shitty and maybe she could have said people were after you, to scare you so you wouldn't leave the house"

"She wouldn't lie about that. I just know she wouldn't"

"So where are you gonna go? If people are after you isn't it better you stay here?"

"I'm gonna go somewhere I've always felt safe" I smile through pursed lips. "Which is where?" She shrugs "I'd rather not say, but trust me i'll be ok" she's about to speak and there's a knock at the door and I quickly hide in the kitchen.

"Where's my daughter!?" I hear my mom snap "I have no idea what your..."

"Don't give me that bullshit Stacy! You spoke to her before she went missing and I know you know where she is!"

"Well she's not here. Go check if you don't believe me"

I hear my mom storm up the stairs and Stacy rushes into the kitchen. "Go!" she whispers, quickly unlocking the back door and I rush from behind the door quickly making my way out.