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Darling's POV

"Michael slow down!" He is such a little kid sometimes. He keeps pulling me, smiling like a crazy person. "I can't wait!" He keeps going. "We are twenty minutes early Michael. We still have to wait in the waiting room. The doctor dose have other patients you know." He finally slows down.

He woke me up today, practically dressed me and feed me so fast i almost choked. All because of the gender appointment. "What if i bribe the desk lady to bump us up." He is 100% serious. His blue eye have a special kind of shine lately.

"It's twenty minutes love. We can wait." We sit down but he doesn't sit still so i decide to mess with him. "Hey Michael?" I call pretending to be nervous. "What baby?" He looks so excited. It's do fucking cute.

"Do you think i could go in alone? I would feel more comfortable that way." It's hard to keep a straight face. "I-d..do you really want th-that Doll?" He looks so defeated and his eyes find the floor.

I'm so evil.

I start laughing and his head snaps up. Michael shakes his head and start laughing too. "I can't believe you would do that!" He hugs me tightly laughing. We wait around discussing baby names.

"Darling Hill!" A nurse calls. I get up but Michael doesn't. He looks deep in thought. "Love?" I ask frowning. He snaps back and offers me a genuine smile.

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"Okay Mamá and Papa' are we ready to know the gender?" The doctor asks looking at the screen. "Yes!" Michael scares her but im used to his eximente by now. We all laugh.

"Well i see a very healthy baby boy." My eyes widened looking at the screen. A LITTLE MICHAEL! I can't hold back my tears. I really wanted to give him a boy. I turn to Michael and he slams a kiss in my lips. "I love you so fucking much Doll, thank you. Thank you so much for everything."

"I love you too Michael." I whisper holding his hand.

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When we get home there is a blue car. Michael looks just as confused as me. We parked but right behind us is Eli's car. She gets down running to the other car and Rose comes out of it.

Michael gets out and open the door for me. "You Bitch!" I turn to see Lily screaming in anger. She makes a beeline to me and slaps me so hard that she turns my face. The noise rings in my ear and my face stings. "Lily!" Michael puts me behind him.

Eli runs to her and helps Rose hold her."Every little bad thing you said about Carly was a fucking lie. All this time you were just a jealous bitch!" Her black eyes are burning with fury.

"You will not speak to her in that way." Michael tries to defend me. I feel so bad for him. I never meant to get between him and any of his daughters.

She looks at Michael with horror. "You don't get to speak! You are so sick! She could be your fucking real daughter! What? Are you going through a middle life crisis!?" I see him tense so i take his hand.

"If i had her at fourteen! Im thirty seven for god sake. Lily you need to stop and listen. You can't be screaming like that in front of Darling." He said calmly trying to defuse the situation.

She laughs. "And why not? Is the whore to delicate to hear the truth." I know what Michael is going to say but that's not how i wanted them to find out. We hadn't told anyone. "She is pregnant." He moves so they see my bump.

Rose completely forgets what's going on because she runs to me squealing. "A little sibling! That's so cute." She rubs my belly with tenderness and care. Eli is just smiling but doesn't let go of Lily. Who is now shaking with anger.

"And your happy about that?! You told Carly you didn't want a baby. How do you even know the slut's baby is even yours! It could be anyone the whore slept with." I flinch at her words but i understand she's hurt.

"Lily! You will not say such things of Darling!" Eli yells at her. She looks around. "Oh my God when Carly called me to tell me of your little Darling obsession. I really didn't want to believe her. But you ALL already fucking knew!"

She pushes Eli and walks back to the car. Eli almost fell but Rose kept her up. "You are all fucking dead to me as of now. You are all disgusting!" She got in the car and left.

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That was two months ago and she meant it. Lily moved out of the apartment she used to share with Rose in Washington. Rose tried to let her know of Carly's true colors but she didn't listen saying that i made everything up.

Now i'm six months pregnant and driving to the police station at 2:27 am. I walk in and went straight to Aunt GG. She was the one that called. "Hey beautiful." She whispers almost in pity. I hug her nodding it.

"Where is he?" I ask letting go. She nods to the seats on the corner where Michael's passed out. "What happened?" I whisper. Aunt GG sighs. "Darling he was driving drunk and swerving all over the road. I didn't do the paper work because i think you already have enough on your plate." She gesture at my bump.

I hug her again. "Thank you." I walk over to Michael. He took everything Lily said to heart. Eli said that he looks like he did when Naveen died. She thinks he's depressed again. He doesn't let me help him. He only wants Lily.

I shake gently him. "Michael." He only moans. "Love please wake up." He does but barely. "Come on. Let's go home." I look into his empty eyes.

Once at home i couldn't drag him up the stairs so his passed out the couch. I fall asleep in bed alone.....again.

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I was almost out the door but i guess i wasn't quite enough. "Where are you going Doll?" He groans from his hangover getting up. "I have a baby appointment today." I whisper. He hasn't missed any of the appointments but i can't take him looking like this.

"What? Darling why didn't you tell me?" I try not to be mad but it's hard. "I did Michael, i'm going to be late to your son's appointment." I grab the keys. He looks down and i walk out.

I feel useless.

Eli said last time i was the one that got him out of it but i guess I'm not enough this time. I try not to cry it's not good for the baby. Hopefully his son will be enough to snap him out. I can't blame him. It's not something he controls.

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When i get home i open the door rubbing my belly. "Doll can you please come to the kitchen." Michael calls. I walk in and in the kitchen island sits an ugly chocolate cake with the words 'sorry' on it in horrible hand writing. I try to hold back a laugh and look up at Michael.

He shaved and looks clean. "I now it's not as good as yours and we probably shouldn't eat it. I also lost a spoon and I'm pretty sure it's inside. But i am sorry, i never want you to leave me or miss any of our baby's appointment ever. Please, please don't leave me." The fear is clear in his eyes.

I nod walking up to him and hold his face in my hands. "I wouldn't leave you for being depressed love. I knew of your episodes for years that has never been a problem for me, okay?" I whisper gently using my thumbs to caress his cheeks.

I know his a shame but he lost all communication with his daughter. I understand that most be painful. I can't imagine the pain i would feel if our son ever said anything like that to me.

"It hurts to see you like that but that's because i love you. As for the baby appointment, you have gone to the ones before and im sure you won't miss any others okay." He nods in tears and i hug him.

"She is Perfect." I hear him whisper to himself.