Human Nature

Chapter 48

May 14th, 1993

Mariah looked around the room, a hand gently settled over her stomach.

"So how's it going in here?"

Michael and Marlon were painting the room that had been selected for the nursery. She had been surprised that Michael had wanted to do it all himself, but she could admit that he was doing a good job.

Michael jumped down from the ladder. "We're almost done with the painting. Did Bill drop off the furniture?"

"Yeah, the boxes are downstairs in the living room." She said.

Marlon rubbed his hands together. "What about lunch?"

"Lunch will be ready in a few minutes, Theresa is cooking right now." Mariah said.

Marlon put his hands up. "Praise, God."

Mariah giggled. "You guys are doing a really good job. I didn't think we'd finish up with the nursery so soon."

Michael put a hand over his chest. "I'm offended."

"Well, excuse me. I didn't know you were handy."

Marlon laughed. "He's not, but I am." 

"Oh shut up." Michael shoved him.

Mariah shook her head. "Well you're both doing a good job. Lunch should be ready in another ten minutes, so I'll leave you to it."

She went back into their bedroom and turned on the TV. 

Mariah Carey is reportedly pregnant with Michael Jackson's son, according to Carey's older sister. 

She dropped the remote in shock. "What. The. Fuck."

May 14th, 1993

"Mariah, you gotta calm down."

Her eyes darkened. "Calm down. How am I supposed to calm down when my sister is telling all of my business to the tabloids?"

Michael and Marlon exchanged a glance before Marlon tried to crack a joke.

"At least she didn't drop a diss record."

Mariah rolled her eyes and continued to pace the floor. "I'm going to kill her."

"You need to sit down." Michael said, gently guiding her to a chair.

Mariah folded her arms. "Why would she do that?"

"I don't know, Mariah." He admitted.

He had tried to warn her about going to see Alison and when Alison had appeared calm towards Mariah in New York, he had figured that she had been planning something. 

She got up again. "I'm going to go call Tommy before he calls me. He's going to be pissed."

"Do what you gotta do." Michael said.

He turned to Marlon. "Now I told her-"

"I know, you told me." Marlon said.

Michael threw up his hand. "She don't like to listen. Now we got another unnecessary situation-"

"Calm down, Mike." Marlon said.

Michael groaned. "She's already showing so it's only a matter of time before we have to say something."

"Well we all knew you were going to have say something eventually." His brother shrugged. "Are you going to make a public statement or what?"

Michael frowned. "No, I'm just going to wait it out until Mariah wants to announce it and she wants to wait until after the album."