Family Ties

Something's Bound To Happen

Roberta's POV

We are less than two days until we have the Oprah interview. The Family Magazine issue was released and I am in love. We look amazing. My baby look adorable. However something just isn't right. Malissa has been acting weird lately. We last spoken before Lyn was born however she seemed a little bit standoffish. I really want to know what's the problem. We had a talk but it was like a "I'm happy for you " type of conversation. So I called her and ask if she can come over. We seriously need to talk. On other cases, this damn house phone does the ring twice and hang up thing. It's been happening for about a week now. I don't know who it is but they might want to stop being childish. Right now because Lyn is with my mom out and about shopping I'm getting myself together for mal to come over.

About an hour later I'm getting told that Malissa is here and I make my way to the den. While we are there the staff bring us some lemonade. We really are going to need it.

Me: Hey girl it's been awhile since we did this.

Mal: what like this?

Me: you know... Like have a girl talk.

Mal: Yeah.... So how's everything?

Me: everything's good

Mal: I saw the issue. It's cute y'all look happy.

Me: we are happy.

Mal: and I'm glad.

Me: honey what's wrong

Mal: what do you mean?

Me: the last time we talk, you kinda expressed how you don't want me to have this baby. What is real problem?

Mal: * Sigh*.... OK well it's not the fact that I didn't want you to not have this baby... That wasn't the problem at all. Honestly everybody deserve to be a parent. It's just I didn't want you to be caught up in the family drama. -

Me: what drama

Mal: they have family drama that not that many people know about.

Me: so how do you know?

Mal: *sighs deeply* what I'm about to say may or may not change things but I can't hold this in from you any longer.

Me: OK what is it.

Mal: OK so I don't have just two children. I have three

Me: girl when did you have time to have another child?

Mal: no my oldest is in her late twenties. The other two are in their mid and early twenties.

Me: OK tell me more.

Mal: alright... Her name is Jo'Vannie. When you was little I dated or had a little affair with Joesph Jackson.... One night we were in the hotel while the boys were sleep. We got drunk, one thing led to another and we had to get back to our lives. He went back to Cali and I went back to work with you. For months we would be one the phone and he would send me money because I told him that I was pregnant... He wasn't sending no chump change... He was sending checks.. Big money and even though I told him I didn't need all this money but he wanted his child not to want for nothing. When word got out that we were talking it was a nasty turn out. We never spoke again but he did continue to send money and check on the baby. I kept her a secret because I felt and I still feel guilty about destroying a really good family... So Jo'Vannie is Michaels step sister. She knows she has a lot of siblings. She also know she belongs to a famous family however she doesn't want to be apart of the stardom. Joseph has met her plenty of time. Katherine has too only a few of them has meet her as well.