Love hurts?

No worries

Ocean's POV

I'm sitting on the sofa playing with Nevaeh while Michael and Ray are out and Robert comes in placing a cup of coffee down on the table for me and sits besides us. "she doesn't do much does she?" He frowns watching Nevaeh and I pulling faces at one another. "She's 8 months old, what were you expecting?" I giggle slightly. "well I wasn't expecting a niece and nephew that's for sure" he chuckles. "how do you know about DJ?" I turn to him confused. "Ray told, me and last time he checked you guys only had a son. "where is he?" He asks softly and I tell him everything that happened with our parents after DJ was born and about are mom now having custody . "wow!... She's always been a bitch, but to take a baby from his parents like that!" He frowns. "do you still get to see him?"

"we got to spend Saturdays with him, but we missed some child support payments and some visits and the courts agreed she could stop the visits" I croak and he puts his arm around me. "we did everything the courts asked and nothing we do is ever good enough. Its like the only were gonna get him back is if she signs him back to us. Which she wont!" I begin sobbing and he pulls me in closer then breaks away after a moment. "um.. I know it's not my business, but Ray told me some other stuff... About Michael" he mumbles. "what about him" I frown and shrug confused. "he told me Michael admitted to him that he... Did stuff to you" he frowns. "well he he no right to! That's all in the past and we've moved on from that" I snap annoyed Ray would bring all that up, especially to my brother. "well if I find out he's hit my baby sis again I will kick his ass" he smirks.

"oh. please! Michael would destroy you In a fight!" I giggle and he shrugs. "true. But back before I got this I would have whooped his ass" he shrugs. "got what?" I frown. "the aids.." He shrugs "Didn't Ray tell you?" He mumbles "NO! Why the hell didn't you!!!?" I snap. "I thought he told you since you guys were friends with him and all" he shrugs. "if you thought we knew then why are you only talking about it now?"

"I would have, but to be fair you did show up out of the blue, with your husband and kid and you were in pain after clearly a botched up abortion. I didn't think then was a good time to try and have a full on heart to heart"

"I'm sorry about all that" I mumble and he smiles "it's fine. You always gonna be welcome here... All of you"

"im sorry your sick too" I mumble and he shrugs "it's cool i've already come to except it along time ago.. That's why I'm always warning you and Michael to only use clean needles and never share with anyone but each other"

"we don't" I tell him truthfully "is that how you?... You know?" He's about to speak when Nevaeh starts crying. "it's ok sweetie" I soothe her. "anything I can do to help?" Robert asks and I shake my head. "she's just hungry" I tell him then turn my attention back to Nevaeh. "But it ok, because daddy's gonna be back soon" I smile at her holding her close to me for a cuddle. "he seems like a good man. he clearly loves you guys and would do anything for you" Robert smiles. "he is. and we love him too" I smile back.

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Jermaine's POV

it's been days since anyone has seen or heard from Michael and Ocean and he hasn't even been showing up for work. I've been covering for him and told the boss he's at home sick so hopefully he won't lose his job over all this. I've been calling and leaving messages for them and I still haven't heard anything back. I get neither of them wanting to see or speak to me, but they could at least pick up the phone to someone and let us all know their ok instead of just disappearing.

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I'm at the grocery store and I see Aisha. I know it's a long shot, but maybe she could have seen them. "Aisha! Have you seen Ocean or Michael in the last few days?" I walk over and ask her and she looks at me nervously "w-why would I?" She stutters. "long story short, me and Michael had an argument and nobody has  seen them since"