Be his friend. Bear his child. Don't fall in love. That would be weird. Reeling from the wreckage of divorce, 38-year-old Michael Jackson clings to the last thread of a lifelong dream: becoming a father. With Neverland emptied of laughter and trust, he turns to the only person who's never left- his best friend. His quiet constant. And he asks her the impossible. What begins as a promise to carry his child becomes something deeper: carrying his heart, his secrets, and his survival itself. ___ WARNING: Grief, death, traumatic events, implied sex (not graphic.) #1 in #michaeljackson [8.16.25] #1 in #michaeljackson [10.28.25] #1 in #michaeljackson [11.10.25] #1 in #mj [8.10.25] #1 in #90s [11.17.25]

"It's so wild to me, all men in my life do is lie to me. And here I was like an idiot, really believing you when you said you were different." She was holding back tears in her eyes, the last thing she'd allow was for him to see her cry after he broke her in more ways than one. "I am if you let me expla-." "Nah, you can have the sorry-ass explanation. You come near me again... Ima kill you, promise you that." _____________________________________________ © Copyright 2022 All work is property of @xoaiki any duplication or reproduction of all or part of the work without explicit permission by the author is illegal. _____________________________________________ #1 HardKnockLife #2 AuthorsNote

"Why are you only rude to me?" "Daddy's mean to the women he wants." ✵ ✵ ✵ [Published originally October 2018; revamped 2022]