Meh. Michael is pissing me off. He really doesn't have much right to be mad at her. He kicked her out when she was pregnant and didn't talk to her for a month (the exact same fucking thing). He needs to remember that he is a big part of the problem.

I'm glad she's back though! I hope he gets over his little tantrum soon and that they BOTH learn to treat each other better. 

Michael is being a big baby. Avery is the one who should be trying to forgive Michael. He caused her a crapload of stress. She lost a baby she worked so hard to get. And needed time to herself. All he's thinking about is himself. Not a good look MJ. :) great chapter btw

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Thank you for the review and sorry for the late answer :S

This Melissa Grant lady showing up out of no where taking over Michael's case didn't seem right at all. No way Michael would appreciate her coming in talking to him rudely and telling him how to handle this case espcially with his "do the right thing morals". I get he doesn't want his daughter reading about this on the Internet many years from now when she's a teenager but atleast she'll now he didn't give up without a fight. 

Speaking from personal expirence of watching my best friend and my sister fight with their spouses over custody of their kids I can its up to the parent to explain to the children what's going on and why. My best friend did this with her son and he never resented her for being honest about why she was fighting to have full custody of him even when he learned the horrible things his father did to her. Her son was the same age as Wynter in this story when it happened and now he's a very happy teenager who has a great relationship with his stepdad all because she stepped up and was honest with him, the courts and their families.

My sister on the other hand was like Michael in this story and wanted to protect her children and from the truth of what their father was like from them and grew up to believe that their father was this great man who could do nothing wrong. He and his lawyer twisted everything around and made my sister out to be the bad guy. He played dirty very much like India did and won custody of their kids and they resent her for that. They believe she didn't fight hard enough for them that she doesn't care about them at all. She pays child support she can't afford and they never see it because their father spends it on drugs and alcohol but tells them she doesn't love them enough to buy them new clothes or come see them. I believe if she had done differently custody would have been awarded to her and she would have seen her kids more espcially her daughters. 

It may hurt Michael to have to put his business out there like that but he should do what he had to do keep Wynter. All he has to do is be honest about India with the courts not the public because that will only hurt his chances of gaining custody. Janet had good intentions with the press conference but it wouldn't help because family court actually frowns on media attention. If the judge picked out for India and Michael's case is true and honest he would let India know that she has crossed the line by airing such dirty laundry about Michael to the media. 

I hope Avery's return is a good thing and she's ready to heal with Michael by her side and be the stepmother that Wynter needs her to be.

Love this story... Please update soon

Avery is a coward indeed if she does not go to testify for Michael. She deserves to live alone, bitter and unloved if she can't take the guts to do what's right and woman up a bit. It's good she lost the pregnancy, she's not ready to be a mother. She hasn't learned responsibility for others, at the expense of her comfort.

I almost asked which Mariah Carey album, then I realized (before reading the song title) that it didn't matter. All would fit being put on repeat in that situation.

You proofread?! OMG.

Avery better get her butt back to LA. She can't keep running away from her problems.

I am disappointed in Avery and Michael. From my point of view they are both at fault for what their relationship become. She went behind his back to talk to Drew even though it was to help with his custody case it was wrong. She needs to aknowledge it and apologize to him. He was wrong for not letting her explain why she was with Drew and telling her to leave. He also needs aknowledge how wrong he was and apologize. They both let their pride, insecurities, fears get in the way of their relationship. Avery put a lot of stress on herself and that wasn't good for her or her unborn child and as a result she lost it sadly. I don't like the fact that she just left Michael a note telling him she needs time instead of talking to him, it was selfish. Michael invested a lot in this child and he's more than likely hurting too. I get it that she needs time come to terms with losing her child but women often forget that men feel just as much lost and pain as she does when losing their child.  

Both of them always want to try and figure things out on their own when their relationship gets too hard or things go wrong. They haven't learned how to work things out together yet and their biggest problem: working together to resolve an issue. This is something they really need to work if they want their relationship to last.

Really they have to ask themselves if their relationship worth fighting for?

Fuck I don't blame her. Michael screwed up big time. She basically lost the baby because of all the stress he caused. She was at fault too but not as much. He should have had enough respect for her to at least listen to her explanation.

If I were in her place, I would need to reevaluate whether I wanted to be in a relationship with somebody so unreasonable.