Ok, new story. Please review it. Thanks.
Disclaimer: Meg Cabot owns everything.
The first chapter is just setting up the background for the later 'problems,' so stick with it, it does go somewhere.
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Chapter One...
Michael rejoined the table and handed Mia her bean salad, "Here's your salad, Mia." He said.
"Thanks," Mia replied, digging in to her second helping of lunch. She was so hungry.
"So, what are we doing tonight?" He asked her.
"Oh, um, I have to cancel our plans tonight, I'm sorry. Tina is coming over to my house, she's still upset about the whole Dave thing, she needs cheering up. Can we reschedule for tomorrow night?" Mia asked nervously. This was the second time she had canceled on Michael this week. But it wasn't her fault. The first time Fat Louie had swallowed a sock. Michael knew Fat Louie came first. And he had only swallowed the sock in the first place because he hadn't been given enough attention recently. Mia had been busy.
Michael was disappointed, she could tell. Lately something always seemed to be getting in the way of their alone time together. It was always either Grandmere meddling, Fat Louie and his socks, or Lilly's problems.
Now it was Tina.
Michael didn't want to blame Tina. He was sorry about what had happened with Dave, he really was, but this was just one more thing in the way of their relationship.
"Mia," he started, "I understand that you have certain obligations. To your family, your friends, your cat, but you cannot keep putting me at the end of the list. I can't just be a way to kill time before you find something better to do. Call me when you have time for me."
And with that he stood up and walked out of the cafeteria.
Mia was crushed. She had never wanted to upset Michael, but she had other people who needed her too.
Mia looked back at her friends. Tina looked upset for her.
"I'm sorry, Mia," she said "If you want to go out with Michael tonight instead, I understand."
"Are you kidding?" exclaimed Lilly, "Michael is just chucking a hissy fit. He does this thing all the time."
"Yeah, Tina," stepped in Mia, "I'm hanging out with you tonight, Michael will deal."
But inside she wasn't so sure. She turned around to look at the door through which Michael had just exited. What is going to happen now? The arn't going to break up over this are they?
* * *
Mia was sure Michael would be better by the time G&T came around, but she was wrong.
When she walked into the room, Michael was already there. He had pushed his desk apart from hers and was sitting by himself with his computer.
Mia walked over to him, she had to say something. She couldn't just leave the situation the way it was.
"Michael..." she started.
"Don't say anything, Mia," he interrupted. "I just need to be alone for a while, ok?"
"Ok," Mia replied. She could feel her heart breaking. Michael wasn't even speaking to her! What was she suppossed to do now?
She sat down next to Lilly.
"Lilly, what am I going to do? He won't even talk to me! I really think this might be a serious problem with us. Maybe I should just cancel on Tina. I don't want to but I can't leave things the way it is. She'll understand."
Lilly looked unsympathetically at Mia. "Don't do anything," she said sternly. "Michael is just being a pain. Deep down he understands that you have to be there for Tina, he is just being a sour puss because it affects him directly, and he doesn't want to share you. Don't give in to him, and don't say anything else. He will come around. Now stop being so damn dramatic, it's not the end of the world!"
Mia knew that Lilly was right. But she couldn't help stressing over the situation. What if Michael didn't understand, what if he never spoke to her again?
* * *
Michael sat by himself against the window. He was pretending to be working on his computer, but he couldn't concentrate. Why was he over reacting so much? Maybe he should just go over and apologise. Afterall, she was only doing what she does best, supporting her friends.
No, he decided. He shouldn't go over there to apologise because if he did that then she would think it was ok to cancel on him whenever anything else turned up, no matter how trivial.
He would just wait it out a little longer. He'd ring her tomorrow and apologise. That way they could still do something tomorrow night, she had said she was available.
Yes, that made the most sense. Until then, he would just stay out of her way so she would know he was serious about being made a priority in her life. Not necessarily her number one priority, but he had to be given some kind of status.
Please review now, thanks, I'll put more up in a few days....
Disclaimer: Meg Cabot owns everything.
The first chapter is just setting up the background for the later 'problems,' so stick with it, it does go somewhere.
************************************************************************************
Chapter One...
Michael rejoined the table and handed Mia her bean salad, "Here's your salad, Mia." He said.
"Thanks," Mia replied, digging in to her second helping of lunch. She was so hungry.
"So, what are we doing tonight?" He asked her.
"Oh, um, I have to cancel our plans tonight, I'm sorry. Tina is coming over to my house, she's still upset about the whole Dave thing, she needs cheering up. Can we reschedule for tomorrow night?" Mia asked nervously. This was the second time she had canceled on Michael this week. But it wasn't her fault. The first time Fat Louie had swallowed a sock. Michael knew Fat Louie came first. And he had only swallowed the sock in the first place because he hadn't been given enough attention recently. Mia had been busy.
Michael was disappointed, she could tell. Lately something always seemed to be getting in the way of their alone time together. It was always either Grandmere meddling, Fat Louie and his socks, or Lilly's problems.
Now it was Tina.
Michael didn't want to blame Tina. He was sorry about what had happened with Dave, he really was, but this was just one more thing in the way of their relationship.
"Mia," he started, "I understand that you have certain obligations. To your family, your friends, your cat, but you cannot keep putting me at the end of the list. I can't just be a way to kill time before you find something better to do. Call me when you have time for me."
And with that he stood up and walked out of the cafeteria.
Mia was crushed. She had never wanted to upset Michael, but she had other people who needed her too.
Mia looked back at her friends. Tina looked upset for her.
"I'm sorry, Mia," she said "If you want to go out with Michael tonight instead, I understand."
"Are you kidding?" exclaimed Lilly, "Michael is just chucking a hissy fit. He does this thing all the time."
"Yeah, Tina," stepped in Mia, "I'm hanging out with you tonight, Michael will deal."
But inside she wasn't so sure. She turned around to look at the door through which Michael had just exited. What is going to happen now? The arn't going to break up over this are they?
* * *
Mia was sure Michael would be better by the time G&T came around, but she was wrong.
When she walked into the room, Michael was already there. He had pushed his desk apart from hers and was sitting by himself with his computer.
Mia walked over to him, she had to say something. She couldn't just leave the situation the way it was.
"Michael..." she started.
"Don't say anything, Mia," he interrupted. "I just need to be alone for a while, ok?"
"Ok," Mia replied. She could feel her heart breaking. Michael wasn't even speaking to her! What was she suppossed to do now?
She sat down next to Lilly.
"Lilly, what am I going to do? He won't even talk to me! I really think this might be a serious problem with us. Maybe I should just cancel on Tina. I don't want to but I can't leave things the way it is. She'll understand."
Lilly looked unsympathetically at Mia. "Don't do anything," she said sternly. "Michael is just being a pain. Deep down he understands that you have to be there for Tina, he is just being a sour puss because it affects him directly, and he doesn't want to share you. Don't give in to him, and don't say anything else. He will come around. Now stop being so damn dramatic, it's not the end of the world!"
Mia knew that Lilly was right. But she couldn't help stressing over the situation. What if Michael didn't understand, what if he never spoke to her again?
* * *
Michael sat by himself against the window. He was pretending to be working on his computer, but he couldn't concentrate. Why was he over reacting so much? Maybe he should just go over and apologise. Afterall, she was only doing what she does best, supporting her friends.
No, he decided. He shouldn't go over there to apologise because if he did that then she would think it was ok to cancel on him whenever anything else turned up, no matter how trivial.
He would just wait it out a little longer. He'd ring her tomorrow and apologise. That way they could still do something tomorrow night, she had said she was available.
Yes, that made the most sense. Until then, he would just stay out of her way so she would know he was serious about being made a priority in her life. Not necessarily her number one priority, but he had to be given some kind of status.
Please review now, thanks, I'll put more up in a few days....