The Arrangement (MJ FanFic)

Miracle.

The morning was quiet. Michael was still asleep thankfully and I was cooking breakfast. The sun was peaking through the window. I was actually enjoying this time. The quiet, the summer air, the sun adding a perfect lighting into my home. "Gia?" Joey groaned. "Sorry," I said thinking I was being loud. "It smells so good." He yawned getting up. "I'm glad you learned how to cook," he joked making me smile. I grabbed him kissing his head. "Go sit, I'll bring you breakfast." I said. I finished the bacon and put it on a plate, Dina came into the kitchen and just hugged me. I could feel her tears through my shirt. "It's okay," I said holding her. She took a deep breath and lifted her head off of me. "I feel the baby moving." She sniffles. "Yeah he's very active this morning." I smiled. "He?" She asked. "I hate referring to the baby as it." I said.

We sat and ate breakfast as my mom and Michael slept. "Do you think we're going home today?" Dina asked. I shrugged. "I want to go talk to dad today. I'm telling him I don't want any part of it." Joey said.  I grabbed his hand, "I think that's a good idea." I said

Dina, Joey and I sat on the couch and watched tv and I guess we all fell asleep. "Look at my babies," my mom said waking us. "What is going on here?" I heard Michael chuckle. "Shhh were sleeping." I said cuddling Dina closer, closing my eyes. "I'm leaving for work baby," Michael said. I tiredly opened my eyes and got up. "Did you sleep good?" I asked hugging him. "Yeah, did you?" He giggled. "We got a good nap in." I smiled. "Did you eat?" I asked. He nodded, "it was so good." He said kissing me.

Dina and Joey sat with me for a while as mom rested. Her face was bruised and I know her heart hurts. As I held the twins close as we watched tv a knock came to the door. "I bet that's dad" Dina said. "I think so too." I said getting up. I looked out the window to see my dad. "Hey daddy," I said opening the door. He came in with flowers and I could tell he hasn't slept. "I-is she awake?" He asked. "Let me go see." I said. I waddled down the hall, "mama?" I called out. "I'm up. Is he here?" She asked sitting on the edge of the bed. "Yeah." I sighed looking at her swollen face. She nodded then got up and held her head high. That's my mama. She walked down the hall to my father. "Adele," he began. "Im so sorry." He said sincerely. She didn't say anything. "Will you guys please come home. I-I swear that will never happen again, I talk to Joe and joey is out. He's done." He said. I saw her relax. "At what cost?" She asked. "Is dina going to have to married off now too?" She asked. "No." He stated. "Let's go guys." She sighed. "Can I stay with Gia today?" Dina asked. "Michael can take her home later. I could use her help today." I said. My mom nodded. Joey and our parents left. "Gia I can't go back home with them!" She said getting upset. "Shh, relax. Why not?" I asked making her sit with me. "They make me have anxiety! They've been arguing and now this?!" She said. "Take a deep breath." I told her. She reminds me of myself right now. I just held her to me. "I-I can stay here and help you with the baby! I can be like your live in nanny!" She said thinking she's actually found a way to stay. "No dina. You can't." I told her. She just held onto me, feeling my stomach. She fell asleep again so I got up and started making lunch for
Michael.

"Where is everyone?" he asked coming in the door. "Mom and Joey went home with dad and Dina is on the couch asleep." I said taking his suitcase and giving him a kiss. "You're dad was here?" I nodded.

We sat at the kitchen table eating lunch. "So I need to take her home later?" He asked. I nodded. "She doesn't want to go home. She was having an anxiety attack earlier. They've been fighting and it makes her anxious." I said. "She can stay the night." Michael said. "No, you and I have like 2 and half month till this baby is here. I need as much alone time as possible with you till then." I said. He smiled. "Okay," he said getting up and washing his plate. I jumped as I felt the baby do a big kick, "you okay?" He asked. "She's kicking like crazy. Come here." I said. "She?" Michael giggled. "I hate referring to the baby as it!" I replied. His hand pressed against my stomach. "Oh my god," he laughed feel the baby move. "She's really active right now." He said. "I told you, if it's a girl she's already a daddies girl because the baby only does that when your around. She can hear you." I told him. "Well if you can hear me, I love you soooo much and I love you mommy so much!" He said to my stomach and I just melted. "I love you." I said. He kissed me as he had to leave. "I love you too baby."

"Do I have to leave?" She asked. "I'm sorry," I said holding her close. "It will all be okay. I think things have calmed down." I said as I walked her in. "Hey," my mom greeted. "Thank you guys for bringing her home," my dad said. "No problem but we're going to head out im exhausted." I sighed. "Let's go baby."

Michael and I were beat. "Baby let's sleep in tomorrow." He yawned. I was almost asleep. "No problem." I yawned. He tried to spoon me but it makes me so uncomfortable which I hate because I love cuddling with him at night. "Baby." I whined. "I'm sorry," he sighed moving off of me. "It's okay." I said sad. He then started to massage my back and it felt so good. "Hmmm that feels good." I moaned. "I know your body is so tired. I want to do something to make you feel good." He said. Sex has gotten really uncomfortable so we can't do that anymore, so he tries to make me feel loved and good in other ways and I love it. He rubs my feet after he's worked all day. "What do you want on name her if she's a girl?" I asked Michael. I could tell he was thinking. "I kind of like that one name you said, was it July?" He asked joking. "June?" I laughed. "Yeah, I like that one a lot." "So June Adele Katherine Jackson?" I asked. "Yeah," I could feel his smile. "If he's a boy?" I asked. "I like Luca and Matteo." He said. "I like Luca," I said as he kept rubbing my back. "What middle names? Are we doing our dads names?" He asked. " no I want to name him Luca Michael Joseph Jackson" I said smiling. "So my whole name?" He giggled. "Yeah its like naming him after you without actually doing it, I know you wanted to but I didn't like any nicknames and we couldn't call you both Michael." I said frustrated. "It's fine baby, I like it." He giggled. I couldn't keep my eyes open, "I'm
Hoping for a girl." He confessed. We agreed we didn't care what it was. Just as long as baby was healthy. "My dad was pissed when I born." I commented almost asleep. "I want a girl. I want a daddies girl." He said. "You get better everyday." I mumbled. "What?" He giggled. "You never disappoint me, you are more than I could've hoped for, for myself." I smiled with my eyes closed.

I slept through the night. I finally fucking slept. "Baby," I groaned as I felt Michael still asleep. "We're sleeping in Gia." He groaned. I rolled over and laid my head in his chest. "I had a dream she was a girl but she had a different name." He mumbled. "What was her name?" I asked curious. "I actually really like it, Elena." He said waking up. "I actually like that a lot." I said surprised. "I think we should name her that." He yawned. "Elena Adele Katherine?" I asked. He smiled. "That's her name. I know it. It's a girl and that's her name." He stated. "Are you going to be disappointed if he's a boy?" I asked softly. "Nope. But I just have this feeling it's a girl." He said brushing my hair back. He kissed me, "I can't wait to be a dad." He said feeling my stomach. "Owww don't do that, I have to pee." I said trying to get up. "Let me help you," Michael laughed. "Stop laughing at me!" I groaned. He helped me up and I went to the bathroom.

"Our baby shower is next week right?" He asked. I nodded. "People think it's so weird that your going to be there." I giggled as I ate my breakfast on our porch swing. "Should I not go?" He asked confused. "I want you there, I loved how involved you are." I smiled. "I don't want my kids growing up like I did. I want our kids to always see us together, in love, I want to be at every school event, and I want to be there when you give birth. There's no way I won't be there." He said determined. "Well I actually want to talk to you about something." I said setting aside my plate. "I don't think you're going to be on board but hear me out first," I began. He nodded. "We are still in a very rough diverse time. We live in a community where we all love and support each other but I have a lot of fears giving birth at the hospital." I admitted. "Why?" He asked concerned. "You're black, I'm Italian out baby is going to be mixed and you and I don't feel like I will get the best care." I admitted getting upset. "Baby take a breath, what do you want?" He asked. "I want to have the baby here."'I said. "How would we do that? What if something goes wrong?" He asked even more concerned. "My aunt Val has delivered multiple babies, she helped my mom deliver the twins, my mom knows a lot too." I said. He didn't say anything. "I'll talk to my mom, she knows some people too. I get what your saying. We need to sit our mothers down and talk to them. Neither of our mothers delivered in a hospital so think this is something we could do." He said. "I want you to be in there with no fight from anyone, I want our baby to be born into loving hands and people that care about him." I smiled holding my belly. "I hear you. I'm just scared." He admitted. "I am too, but it would comfort me more to be with people who actual care about my well-being." I added. " me too." He said getting up and grabbing our plates.  He came back and sat next to me and put his arm around me. "It was so nice to sleep through the night." He sighed. "Here," I said grabbing his hand, "I think that's a foot." I said pressing his hand into my belly. "That's so weird." He smiled. "She's always moving when you talk." I giggled as he held his hand there feeling our miracle.