Happy ever after? (A Sequal to love hurts?)

Precious Jewels

Carter's POV

I got a call from Ocean again late last night to let me know they landed and even though I'm excited about seeing my daughter again, I'm also really nervous. It's been so long since we last spoke and we didn't exactly leave things on good terms.

She made it pretty clear on the phone she was more interested in Isabelle than she was about me and my wife Joanna, but I'm really hoping that her visit helps the two of us to reconnect. I can never take away what happened in the past, but all I want is just one more chance to put the past behind us and have that closness the two of us once shared.

After finishing up getting ready, I go downstairs and Joanna is sitting at the breakfast bar.

"Made you some coffee" she smiles and I walk over and peck her lips then sit beside her. "I can't wait to meet finally meet your daughter. What time did she say she was coming?"

"About 10. It won't just be her though. She'll be with her husband and their kids"

"It's so weird to think your a Grampa" she giggles "I can't wait to meet them all. I bet Isabelle will get along great with their kids and it'll be great when me and Ocean can finally get to know each other and become close friends and you and Michael can..."

"Maybe you wanna calm things down a little" I cut her off. "We didn't exactly leave things on good terms last time we spoke so they'll probably feel weird about coming here anyway so don't try and push things too quickly" I explain and she nods.

"What exactly happend between the two of you anyway. You never told me"

"Um.. Just alot of stuff" I mumble and she nods "Was it because she got pregnant at 15?"

"Umm... Yeah" I mumble and she nods. I never told Joanna the whole story about what happend with me and Ocean, or the reason I divorced Jessica and I really hope the topic doesn't come up when Ocean and Michael are here.

She's asked me before about my past and what happened with Ocean and her mother, but how could I possibly tell her the truth? I disowned my own daughter because she refused to give up her child and I stood back and let her go through miserery because I cared more about my reputation and my image than I did about her and things with Michael weren't any better either. I told him to walk away from his wife and children while her and their newborn were laying in hostpital fighting for their lives.

I moved back to Ireland to try and start my life over and to a point I have done, but that guilt and shame I feel for how I treated Ocean in the past is still always there, eating away at me. I know things will never be the way they used to be between Ocean and I, but the best I can hope for, is that her and Michael can forgive me and we can try to reconnect.

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Janet's POV

I go downstairs and Rebbie is finishing getting Austin ready for school.

"If you want some breakfast, you'll have to make yourself some toast or something. I won't have time to go grocery shopping until this afternoon"

"It's fine. I'm not hungry" I mumble "Has Michael or Ocean called you?"

"Michael never calls me" she chuckles slightly. "Why?"

"I was just wondering is all" I mumble. "Are you still upset about yesturday? They probably just went away for the weekend" she shrugs "Then why does his phone go straight to answer phone everytime I call?" I point out. "His battery probably died. Have you tried Ocean?"

"They use the same cellphone"

She finishes getting Austin ready then tells him to go play upstairs then sits in the sofa and motions me over.