Love hurts?

promises

Jessica's POV

Due to the circumstances Carson has rejected the job offer and we are no longer moving. It's been two weeks since Carson and I were granted custody of Duncan. We never intended to take him away from Ocean and do feel bad having to do this, but hopefully one day Ocean will understand that what we did, we did for all the right reasons. We've allowed Ocean to come and visit Duncan a few times a week. She claims she hasn't seen or spoken to Michael since that day at the hospital but refuses to tell us where she's living and claims she's been staying with a friend but won't tell us who which makes me wonder whether or not she's telling me the truth about not seeing him.

I hear Ocean pulling up to the house "mommy's here!" I say to Duncan carrying him over to the door "DJ!!!" Ocean exclaims with open arms to him and Duncan smiles putting his arms out to her "hey" I smile as she carries him into the house "hi" she mumbles back through pursed lips barley acknowledging me.

"So how's thing's?" I ask I she continues playing with Duncan. "Fine" she says coldly "Duncan's been missing you"

"DJ...is my son of course he misses me" she shrugs "and mommy's missed you too!" She smiles at him. "So how are things going at your friends house?" I asks trying to press her for some kind of clues to where she's staying "I'm not with Michael if that's what your getting at" she rolls her eyes. "I just want to know where your staying" I say softly "why do even care?" She frowns "Ocean, I didn't take Duncan away from you to hurt you . Trust me this was the last thing I wanted to do" I try to explain softly. Still seeing the hatred in her eyes every time she looks at me. "So give him back that!" She snaps. "I can't just give him back. How can I? I have no idea where your living, or what's going on with you. For all I know you could still be living with..."

"I'm not with Michael how many more times do I have to tell you this!? If I was don't you think he'd be here!?" She frowns raising her voice "no he wouldn't! Because there's no way I'd let that monster anywhere near this house or Duncan" I snap back "Michael loves DJ and he's not a monster. You act like he's been going around killing people"

"If your not still with him then Why are you still sticking up for him?" I ask skeptically "because I'm not gonna sit here and bad mouth him in front of his son"

"Then who are you living with?" I ask again "I'm not living with anybody ok!?" She snaps "if you really wanna know I've been sleeping in my car for the past two weeks. And as for Michael I haven't seen or heard from him since the day you stole my son from me"

"Ocean, he was rushed into hospital with a broken arm, just like you was. And I didn't steal him! I took him for his own safety. And what do you mean your sleeping in your car!? You said you were staying with a friend?" She sighs looking away from me "Michael wasn't to blame for what happened to me or DJ he wasn't even in the room when those things happened and I'm sleeping in my car because I haven't got anybody or anywhere else to go...it's not even my car it's Michael's and luckily for me he's hasn't called to take it back. Which he can anytime he wants" she pursed her lips trying not to cry "do you swear your telling me the truth?"

"I swear! On DJs life I haven't seen or spoken to him" I sigh and wrap my arms around her "then come home" she looks at me confused "what?"

"I don't want you living on the streets or sleeping in a car. You can come home an be with Duncan"

"Thank you" she croaks and begins to sob hugging me tight "but you have to promise me that you won't have any contact Michael" I tell her sternly "and if you do  and I find out your seeing him or have Duncan anywhere near him your out. Do you understand?" She nods wiping a tear from her eyes. "I won't...and I swear I'm telling the truth about me not seeing him" I look deep into her eyes and I can see she's telling me the truth.