Love hurts?

Verdict

Jessica's POV

I'm i'm the kitchen trying to get Duncan to eat his breakfast and he's decided today of all days to be a little nightmare for me. "Duncan will you please just eat your breakfast. I don't have time for this today" I plead with him. "you have a busy day?" He asks and I nod "extremely busy and very important. So can you eat your breakfast so I can get you ready for daycare?"

"nope" he smirks knocking his bowl of cereals all over the floor. "we should be getting the verdict today" Carson says completely ignoring Duncan. "she could still win" I point out and he shakes his head. "she had no chance. Especially after the evidence you gave" he smiles. "I hate you two" Duncan frowns at Carson "and I hate you too" He smiles at him then turns back to his newspaper "Carson! You can't say that to a baby!" I snap. "well maybe of you spanked him more he wouldn't be such a little brat"

"he's two! he's just going through a phase and I do spank him" I frown. "why don't you go and play with your toys?" I turn to Duncan and he leaves the room and I hear him running up the stairs.

"it's not a phase. He's the spawn of Michael and Ocean that's what it is" he scoffs. "you know your not exactly perfect yourself! Your pretty much sold your own daughter to a peadophile!" I snap in a hushed tone so Duncan doesn't hear. "and you sold her out in court so you can keep her antichrist of a child and to save yourself being homeless" he whispers in neutral tone. I don't say anything knowing he's right. I'm just as bad as he is. I sold out my own daughter for my own personal gain. My thoughts are broken when  Duncan comes back into the room and starts tapping my arm. "what is it sweetie?" I smile. "mommy hates you too" he smiles then turns running out of the room.

I go upstairs and Duncan is sitting on his bedroom floor playing with his Legos and I walk over and sit beside him on the floor and he continues building looking away from me. "Duncan why do you say such mean things?"

"because you let a bad man hurt mommy and took me away from my mommy and daddy"

"that's not what happened. Sweetie I don't know what they told you, but your mommy and daddy aren't the people you think. They've done alot of bad things and your daddy is one of those people that hurt mommy not me"

"your who hurts her... daddy's really sorry for hitting mommy and made things right that's why she still loves him and they put the bad things they did right"

"they told you about that? And daddy actually said he hit mommy?" I asked confused that they tell a two year old such adult things. "they never tell lies or keep secrets"

"everybody keeps secrets and tells lies sometimes" I explain softly. "but they don't lie to hurt people" he mumbles. I'm about to speak and he gets up and walks away before I get the chance.

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Michael's POV

I'm i'm my bedroom getting ready to go to court and LaToya comes in. "is Ocean gonna be ok today? She doesn't seem right" She says worriedly. "why what did she do?"

"nothing. She's just sitting blankly in the kitchen holding Nevaeh. I tried to go near her and she just tensed up and and she looked terrified"

"it's all this stress of the trial and Jessica and stuff" I sigh sitting on the edge of the bed and she sits beside me. "well the trials almost over. You should be getting the verdict today. So that's one thing" she tries to reassure me. "if she loses this case, it could break her" I croak trying not to get upset "we're all gonna be here no matter what ok? We have to try and stay positive" she smiles through pursed lips pulling me in for a hug.

After my talk with LaToya I go downstairs and Ocean so still in the kitchen, holding Nevaeh tightly. "baby, we have to go soon" I say softly. "I can't. I can't let them near her" she shakes her head. "why don't I stay here with her" LaToya suggests and she shakes her head. "they might get in"