The night Elisa spent with Michael was magical, no one had ever treated her with such kindness and love. She had no idea how she would ever thank me, but she would spend the rest of her life trying to make him feel as loved as she felt that night.
When she awoke Sunday morning her head was still spinning, she sat up in her comfy bed at found a rose on her pillow attacked to a note.
I have a few meetings this morning
I should be home around noon.
P.S You look radiant when you are sleeping.
Michael
Elisa loved looking at his handwriting; it made her feel loved to have a note from him. No one wrote notes anymore this day and age. She got out of bed and decided to take a long bubble bath. Her apartment did not have a tub, and she had been dreaming about soaking her stress away since she first laid eyes on the huge marble tub.
She lit candles and added bath salts and oils, she wanted to milk this experience for all that it was worth. Laying in the hot water, she felt so peaceful. The people in her life always kept her on edge, everyone except Michael of course. Anna, Gary and her mother were a consistent annoyance and she really needed this time to relax.
Across town Michael sat in a very big board room, surrounded by angry and chattering man. Frank was sitting to his left yelling out orders. Michael sat listening, trying to stay patient.
"This is a disaster! This family is ruining Michael's life, and it's all because of that damn Bashir interview!" Said a tall man on the other end of the table.
"If I recall Steven, it was you who thought this documentary would be good for Michael." Frank said standing and pointing his cigar viciously at him.
"Yes I did think that, that was before your client snuggled up with a 12 year old boy." The tall man furiously.
The whole room went quite, that was a low blow. The tall man knew what he said was wrong and sat back down.
"Michael I'm sorry. I did not mean that. Everyone in this room knows that you would never harm a child. But this is a very serious and delicate situation, we need to handle this now." He said sincerely. Michael knew that he was just upset, he forgave him and looked back down at his hands. A storm was burring and it was because of the tabloids, Chris had been right about Gavin and his family they were not to be trusted.
Janet, Gavins mother had a meeting with a social worker the day before and told her that she was seeking legal action against him. He felt like her was in a nightmare he now believed more than ever that, "no good deed goes unpunished."
The room was filled with chatter again and Michael could not handle the negotiations or yelling anymore, he already knew what he wanted to do. The greedy and the ignorant were not going to ruin his life or waste his time or money anymore. He was not going to run, he would stand and fight this. He made a mistake in 1993 by settling out of court, he would not make that mistake again.
Michael stood up and the whole room went quite again.
"Gentleman I appreciate you all coming here today. I thank you for your time and concern but I know what I have to do." He said firmly. The room remained quiet as the King of Pop spoke.
"I will not settle and I will not negotiate. I never want to speak to Gavin or his family ever again. We will take this to trail and I will be proven innocent by a jury of my own peers. I have been running and paying off my problems for years and I will not do it anymore. I am not a monster and I will not stand by and let the tabloids and the greedy strip me of my dignity." Michael said confidently and honestly. The man in the board room looked at each other in silence. They knew his mind was made and that it would useless to argue. They all agreed and started planning Michael's defense. Michael sat back down and got comfortable, this was going to be a very long and stressful morning.
Back at Neverland Elisa sat on the Patio with Grace and all three of Michaels children. They were all eating breakfast while Elisa read a book she had gotten from Michael's library. His library was truly impressive. There were shelves upon shelves of leather bound classics and the rich mahogany walls were covered in beautiful artwork.
"Elisa, are you sure you can't stay longer, I like having you here." Paris said eating her cereal. Elisa was so happy that Michael's children liked her. She knew that she would be a constant visitor at Neverland and them liking her would make the visits all the more special.
"Nothing would make me happier, but I have to work tomorrow." She said giving a sad face, showing Paris that she did not want to leave. Paris smiled and returned to her cereal.
"Mrs. Catani there is a phone call for you." Said the maid, coming out of the house and handing her the phone.
Elisa thanked her and walked inside to take the call. "It's Mr. Jackson" the maid said before going back to her duties.
"Michael?" she said happily.
"Elisa, I'm so sorry but my meetings are running late. I am going to be stuck here for a few more hours." He said sadly.
Elisa looked at her watch, it was already past noon. She was due to leave at 4. She did not want to leave without saying goodbye to him.
"I understand" she said trying not to sound disappointed.
"Don't worry I should be back in a few hours and I will drive with you back into the city. There is no way I am not going to give you a proper good bye."
Elisa could tell in his voice that he was smiling. He always seemed to think of everything.
"I'll see you soon." She said blissfully.
Elisa was still smiling when she went back out into the patio. Paris and Prince both say that she was happy and knew exactly why she was smiling
"That was daddy on the phone wasn't it?' Prince said happily, Paris began to giggle and Grace tried to hide her smile.
It seemed that everyone knew how much Michael and Elisa liked each other. They were a try couple now.
Michael undid a few buttons on his dress shirt and turned on the A/C. Being in a board room for 6 hours was not his definition of a good day, especially when he had a beautiful woman waiting for him at Neverland.
He along with his manger and handlers went over every detail of what would happen in the next 6 months. He knew that the Santa Barbra District attorney would soon have a search warrant and would be searching Neverland very soon. He also knew that if they filed a warrant for his arrest he would have to be taken into police custody.
He still could not believe that this was happening to him again. He had spent hundreds of hours helping Gavin beat cancer and spent thousands of dollars on his medical bills, how could his family be so malicious.
It was because of Michael that Gavin was still alive and how do they repay him; Gavin trashes his house stole from him and charged him with molestation. Michael now learned his lesson, he would never be alone with another child again without a parent present.
Society was crucifying him because of his kindness and innocents, but he was never going to make that mistake again. He knew in his heart that when he was with children it was out of love, but obviously he had to follow the statuesque.
Michael could also not believe that Tom Sneddon was still the District Attorney for Santa Barbra. Tom Sneddon was a cold man who had a sick vendetta against him. Michael never understood why he hated him so much. It was Tom who spearheaded the investigation in 1993, and he had proven even than that we was a soulless coward. Michael had no respect for him what so ever.
The car stopped and Michael looked out the window as the gates of Neverland opened up. He smiled at the thought of seeing and holding Elisa. When the car made its way to the main house Michael saw her standing with her bags waiting for him.
The car stopped and Michael quickly got out of the car, without saying a word he walked over to her and kissed her passionately. He had been in a living hell all day he needed Elisa's lips to keep him sane. Elisa eased into his kisses she had missed him so much, a few hours away from him was torture.
"Ewww!" Both Prince and Paris said covering their eyes. Elisa broke the kiss and starting laughing.
Michael bent down and hugged and kissed his kids. He took Blanket from Grace and kissed his cheeks multiple times before turning back to Paris and Prince.
"Im going to drive with Elisa back to her apartment, I want you to be on your best behavior for Grace." Michael said looking from Prince to Paris. They both nodded and went to hug Elisa good bye.
"Bye Elisa" Paris said sadly hugging her waist. "You will come back and see us, right" Prince said sadly.
"Of course I will." Elisa said leaning over and kissing his beautiful soft caramel hair. Elisa went over to Blanket and kissed his forehead before getting to the car. Michael handed Blanket back to Grace and followed Elisa to the car.
"Alright Michael, tell me everything" Elisa said as soon as Michael shut the door.
Michael sighed and told her everything. He told her every detail, from the allegations to the search warrant to the tabloids stories. Elisa was disgusted.
"I cannot believe that they could do this to you. After everything you did for them." She had the strongest urge to hunting down this Janet Arvizo and kick her ass.
Elisa and Michael talked about the allegations throughout the entire ride back to the city. Michael was confident that he would be found not guilty but he was so pale and tired, how was he going to survive a year of this torture.
When they arrived Elisa's street was full of people so Michael could not walk her to her door, so they said goodbyes in the car. When Elisa reached her apartment she found 56 messages on her machine.
She assumed they were all from her mother so she picked up her phone to call her back.
It rang three times before her moms voice screamed in her eye.
"Where have you been!" Elisa's ear started ringing, her mother was obviously upset about something.
"I spent the weekend with a friend, ma. I'm sorry I should have told you I was not going to be home" she said.
"Would this friend happen to be Michael Jackson?" Her mother said with venom in her voice. Elisa almost dropped the phone.
"How did you know that?" she said petrified.
"The whole world knows about that! How can you disgrace our family this way! Have you no decency, he is a sick man Elisa. You are not to see him anymore! Her mother said, her accent was really showing. Her mother was furious.
"Ma, I have no idea how you found out, but I assure you he is not sick or weird. He is wonderful." Elisa said truthfully.
"Elisa Maria Catani, I promise you this if you continue this relationship with that man. You are never allowed in my home ever again! I will not have a daughter who runs around with a sicko!" Her mother's said even louder.
"Mother, I know you are angry with me but please trust me do not believe the stories about him they are untrue. He is a good man, he cares for me deeply and I love him." Elisa said firmly.
Her mother was quite, Elisa could only hear heavy breathing
"What kind of a daughter chooses a man if you would even call him a man over her own family!" Elisa could not believe her mother did not trust her, or thought so little of her judgment.
"What kind of a mother wants her daughter to choose between her family and the man she loves!" Elisa said yelling back. Her mother always was unreasonable but this was drawing the line.
"Elisa I promise you as god as my witness, if you do not publically address these rumors I will no longer call you my daughter!" she said back spitefully.
"Then I am no longer your daughter!" she said loudly hanging up the phone and throwing it across the room.
What the hell was going on, how did everyone know about her and Michael. Elisa turned on the T.V. Entertainment Tonight was about to start she was sure she would get her answers from there.
Elisa stared the screen patiently awaiting answers.
"Tonight on Entertainment Today, new details on the Michael Jackson child molestation allegations also photos of Michael's new love interesting. We have the exclusive photo's next."
Photos of the black SUV that picked up Elisa flashed on the screen, they then showed a another photo of the same SUV at the gates of Neverland. Someone had followed her but whom?
The only person who knew where she lived was her parents and few people at work. Just then she knew who betrayed her. Anna.
Elisa got into her car and drove angrily to the news building. She knew that Anna was all about getting juicy stories but she never thought that she would stoop so low as to betray her. When Elisa walked in everyone was crowded around Anna was popping open a body of cheap Champaign. Obviously they were celebrating there big news story. No one saw her walk in.
"You fucking bitch!" Elisa said loudly, everyone in the News room stopped and look at her.
"How could you do that? Have you no morals or ethics! You are a selfish bitch that cares about nothing but status and money! Have you ever looked at your life, Anna? You are a middle aged single woman that makes her living by butting into and destroying people's lives. Don't you see how sick and sad that is?"
Anna pretended not to hurt by her words she just walked closer to her. "It's my job to dig up the truth Elisa, if you just so happen to be part of the story than that's just too bad for you. It's not my problem, it's yours" She said
"You were not uncovering anything! You were forcing yourself into someone's else's business." Elisa said growing angrier.
"Oh please, do not even waste your breath. I will never feel sympathy for a freak like Michael Jackson. He is a sicko who deserves everything he is getting." She said confidently.
Elisa could not control her anger anymore, she grabbed Anna by her fake blonde hair and punched her in the face before shoving her to the floor. Anna landing hard on her face and whimpered in pain. She would defiantly need to see her plastic surgeon in the morning.
Gary ran out of his office and ran to the scene.
"Elisa, what the hell are you doing?" He said trying to help Anna off the ground, her face already started turning black and blue.
Gary was about to say something else but Elisa lifted up her hand as I way of showing she did not want to hear it.
"Save it, I quite. You all disgust me. I hope you burn in hell" she said before leaving the news room behind for good.
She would never enter that office again.
Elisa slept in the following day, she felt so angry and depressed. She had no job to wake up early for and she really did not have any friends to turn to so she just lied there staring at her ceiling. Michael had called her the night before and she told him everything that happened. He was proud of her for standing up to her employer and co worker but he did not like that she resorted to violence. She lied to him and said hitting Anna was a mistake, she knew Anna deserved it and Elisa knew Michael was to kind to understand that.
Elisa laid in bed watching her ceiling fan spin slowly and dosed off again ignoring her phone that was ringing off the hook. She really did not want to talk to anyone, she felt so betrayed and exposed.
Usually when she was depressed she would go for a walk or go to the gym but she was petrified that someone would recognize her. Michael was used to be followed and recognized but she had always been a wall flower. Even the slightest bit of attention made her uncomfortable, image what the paparazzi would do.
It was around 1 when she finally got out of bed to answer her cell phone. She only answered it because she knew it was Michael, she had set a special ringtone for him. Smile by Charlie Chaplin, his favorite song.
"Hello?" she said in a low voice.
"Elisa? What's wrong you sound awful" he said sounding concerned.
She cleared her throat and tried to brighten her voice.
"No I'm fine I just have a headache." Which was true, when she was stressed she got the worst headaches.
"I'm sorry hun, maybe you should try some tea. That always helps me." He said sweetly. Elisa smiled for the first time all day. Tea had always helped her headaches too, they had so much in common.
"Well I just called to let you know I am going to be in city all afternoon for some meetings. I wanted to see if I could visit you this evening. If you are not feeling well, however I don't want to invade your privacy." He said kind of disappointed.
He was always so considerate, how did she ever get so lucky.
"Don't be silly Michael I would love to see you tonight. I will even make you my famous tiramisu. It's a very old family recipe." Elisa suddenly felt miserable.
Her mother had taught her how to make it when she was a little girl. Elisa knew that her mother was a stubborn woman and she truly believed that her mother was serious when she said that she would no longer see her as her daughter.
Was a tiramisu recipe really the last connection she had with her family?
"Sounds great, I will see you around 6 than ok." Michael said happily. Elisa agreed and hung up.
She might not have a job or her family anymore but she had Michael that's all that mattered to her.
Michael sat in meetings trying to stay focused, he had going over legal options and strategies for hours.
It seemed to Michael that the only people he could trust to handle this situation where the men that sat in the large board room with him. He truly respected them for pulling 12 hour days to help defend him.
His mind sporadically jumped to Elisa throughout the afternoon. Frank had told him about the photos being taken of her and he prayed that she was not being mulled by press and paparazzi. The last thing he needed was something else to worry about.
His attention was back to the men in the board room as Frank angrily began yelling on his cell phone.
This was going to be another very long day.
Elisa's apartment was small but it was very well decorated and comfortable. She had never been the obsessive compulsive type when it came to cleaning but today she made an exception.
She changed into ratty old clothes and began feverishly cleaning her apartment, she wanted everything perfect for Michael.
She hand scrubbed the titles in her small kitchen and dusted and vacuumed every inch of her apartment. She was so keen on impressing Michael that she even started re arranging her furniture and added more cute pillows and accent blankets to the couches.
Elisa was almost done with making her famous Tiramisu as well as cleaning her apartment when she began to hear commotion from the street in front of her apartment, she did live in downtown L.A so she did not think much of it.
She was in the bathroom spraying Clorox bleach on every surface when someone knocked on her door. She looked through her peep hole and saw no one, she opened the door.
"Hello?" Before she had time to think about twenty camera man surrounded her door taking pictures and yelling out questions.
"Mrs. Catani over here"
"Elisa, one photo please!"
"Is it true that you met Gavin?"
"Please Mrs. Catani over here one picture"
"Is it true you are pregnant with Jacko's kid?"
"Any comments on Anna Parker's story?"
"Is it true you attacked you co worker and she is now in critical care?"
Elisa could not believe what was going on. How did they know where she lived? The pictures of her getting into the SUV were from across the street, her address or street could not be seen.
Elisa after a few moments of standing there wide eyed like a deer caught in the head lights shut the door and took a few steps back breathing very heavily. She was in complete in utter shock, she never thought it would be this bad. Without knowing how far she was walking she bumped into her kitchen counter dropping the tiramisu all over the floor. Chocolate and espresso covered the walls and floor.
Her mind was spinning off in a million directions as her phone home rang.
"Hello?" It was only after she answered that she realize she should have just let it ring.
"Mrs. Catani, my name is Steven and I write for the L.A times…." She hung up the phone before he could finish. Her phone rang again and the banging on her door became louder and more aggressive.
She ran to her window to close the blinds when she saw three news trucks parked on the curb in front of her building and a helicopter hovering overhead. This was insane.
A helicopter, not even in her wildest dreams did she imagine this happening to her. She considered calling the police but her phone would not stop ringing and what would she tell them anyway.
"Hi, I am Michael Jackson's girlfriend and I am being attacked by paparazzi." They would probably laugh in her face.
Elisa did the only thing she could think of, she ran into the bathroom and shut the door.
She sat with her back to the door crying, she covered her ears and closed her eyes trying to block out the sound of angry paparazzi and the ringing that filled her apartment. She had never felt so trapped in her entire life.
She respected Michael now more than ever, if he could handle this on a daily basis than he was truly the strongest person she had ever known.
Michael's meetings where finally over and he was on his way to see Elisa. He had been in a hot board room all day surrounded by moody and agitated men.
Sharing a comfy couch with Elisa is exactly what he needed.
Before Michaels driver even turned onto her street Michael knew something was wrong, he could see a crowd of people gathering and a few news trucks in front of her building. He quickly told his driver to go down a few blocks behind her apartment before he turned. The last thing he wanted was them recognizing that he was in the car.
Michael was furious; Elisa did not deserve to be hunted this way. How did they even find out where she lived?
Even Michael's bodyguards and driver were furious, they liked Elisa very much and knew she did not deserve this.
"Mr. Jackson I have a friend who is L.A.P.D, I could call him and ask him to bring a swat team down here. This has to illegal." Once of his bodyguards said dangerously.
Michael was still speechless, he just nodded and his bodyguard got on the phone with the police.
Michael could not believe his eyes, there was actually a helicopter flying over her apartment. It broke his heart to think of what she was going through inside. He needed to see her and hold her and tell her everything was going to be alright.
"Thank you man I appreciate it. They should be here in 15 minutes." The bodyguard said after hanging up the phone.
They sat in silence staring at the chaos in front of them; he would never let this happen again. This was unacceptable, the paparazzi had gone too far.
Michal had never been so happy to hear police sirens in his life. Six police cars came to break up the chaos. The officers got out of their vehicles and quickly began forcefully removing anyone that was next to the apartment building.
One officer even got on top of his car and yelled into a megaphone.
"You are all trespassing on private property and disturbing the peace. You have 2 minutes to remove yourself before we began arresting people without proper permits"
In only took about 30 seconds before the paparazzi started running scared. The entire block was practically vacant by the time Michael snuck in through the alleyway with one of his bodyguards. He was so relieved to find her floor empty; he ran to her door and knocked softly.
"Elisa, please open up its me." He said trying to sound calm. He was worried sick about her. She had been trapped in that apartment for god only knows how long.
"Elisa?" He was now extremely worried he looked over at his bodyguard and signaled him to open the door.
With one forceful shove of his massive shoulder the door flew open. Michael ran inside and looked around. The shades were closed so the apartment was dark, he turned on the light and something brown spattered all over the kitchen floor and walls.
"Elisa?" He said loudly trying to keep calm.
He then heard quite sobs coming from her bed room and went through a narrow hallway following her cried. She was crying in her bathroom
"Elisa, are you ok?" he asked softly slowly opening the door. Elisa was lying on the floor sobbing holding a news paper in her hand.
Michael bent down and lifted her to him. Her face was so red and her eyes were blood shot and swollen. She was shaking and now sobbing hysterically on his chest.
"They would not leave, they kept banging on the door." She said in between sobs.
Michael just held her close and whispered calming words in her ear. He took the piece of paper that she was holding and read the headline.
"MR AND MRS. WACKO JACKO."
It was a picture of them talking in James Browns dressing room. Someone in the room obviously wanted to make a quite buck.
"They slipped it under the door." Elisa said wiping her tears trying to calm down.
Michael skimmed through the article and was horror-struck. This article was suggesting that not only was Elisa helping Michael cover up the child molestation charges but they also wrote that she was pregnant and that Michael was neglecting his children to be with her. Michael than noticed a familiar name in one of the quotes.
"I have nothing to say, I dont know a Elisa Catani. I do not have a daughter!"
Now Michael understood why Elisa was so upset. As if being harassed was no enough.
The article was written by someone named Anna Parker, why was that name so familiar.
"Anna Parker, isn't that your co worker?" Michael asked.
Elisa turned on the cold water so she could wash her face.
"My former co worker, she is the most selfish evil person I have ever met." Elisa said before splashing cold water on her red face.
"Come on you are coming back home with me. I will not leave you alone tonight." Michael said giving her another hug and kissing her hair.
"Let me just get a few things." She said. Michael quickly grabbed her hand and led her to the door.
"I will send someone to do that, we need to get out of here before someone sees us." Elisa ran to her bed and grabbed the clothes she was playing on wearing that day before quickly leaving with Michael
Elisa laid her head on Michaels lap as they made their way back to Neverland. Michael was furious with this Anna Parker she had hurt the woman that he loved. She would not get away with that.
Michael took out his cell phone, he knew exactly what to do with Mrs. Anna Parker.
Anna sat confidently at her desk basking in the glory of her hug story. She was quickly becoming Hollywood's new "It Girl" that every news room or publication in California wanted a piece of her. She was leaving straight from work and heading to the hottest Night Clubs and restaurants in town. She knew her night would be star studded and she was so excited.
Daniel picked her up in front of the building and they drove together to the first club. Britney Spears was having a huge party to celebrate her album hitting platinum and Anna knew just what to say to get in.
She and Daniel made their way up to the velvet ropes were a huge bouncer stood holding a clip board.
"Name?" he said loudly without greeting her.
"Anna Parker" she said confidently, she smiled at all the people standing behind the ropes in line. She pitied them; she never had to stand in line.
"You have been removed from the guest list." The bouncer said firmly.
Anna was speechless. "What! There has to be some sort of mistake." She said impatiently.
"There is no mistake; Mrs. Spears removed your name herself. Now back away from the ropes." He said threatening
Anna had no idea what was going on, what did Britney Spears have against her?
"Let's just go to the next club, it's probably just some sort of misunderstanding." Daniel said. Anna agreed and they went on to the next one.
There was no mistake or misunderstanding. Anna and Daniel hit almost every trending night club in L.A none of them would give her entrance. Some of the bouncers that Anna had known for years treated her like a stranger, she was being shunned by the A list of Hollywood and she had no idea.
Obviously someone in very high places was trying to ruin her career, and it was working very well.
As soon as Elisa and Michael reached Neverland she went and took a long shower. She smelled like Clorox and espresso and it was giving her a headache.
When she walked out of the bathroom there was note on the bed.
"I will be waiting in the library whenever you are ready to talk"
Michael
Elisa quickly got dressed and went to see Michael, when she entered the library he was sitting in a huge leather chair staring out of the window. Elisa came from behind and kissed him on the cheek. He looked so sad and worried.
"I'm fine Michael, you don't have to look so sad. I was just over whelmed before." She said sitting on his lap.
He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her forehead.
"You looked so broken lying on your bathroom floor. I never want you to feel trapped or fragile again." He whispered in her ear.
"I was just unprepared. Now that I know what to expect I will be more in control. I promise." Michael still was not satisfied. He just wanted Elisa to be safe and free, he knew she could not have that outside of the Neverland Valley gates.
"Elisa I already have so much on my mind right now, I don't want to have to worry about your safety as well. You have no idea how I felt when I saw you crying on the floor. I felt like someone had just stuck a knife in my heart. I never want to feel that way again." Michael looked her in the eyes and spoke with such grief. He truly wore his heart on his sleeve.
Elisa nested her head on his shoulder and promised him that she would not be overpowered by the press again, but Michael was not satisfied. Elisa had no idea what the press was capable of, the hell she was experiencing was just the beginning.
He had to protect her from there brutality, the only solution he could think of was Elisa moving to Neverland, but how would he ask her something like that. Was it too soon in their relationship for that kind of commitment?
His thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door.
"Mrs. Catani, your luggage has arrived." Said the maid.
Michael took Elisa hand and they walked to the front of the house. Elisa's bags were waiting for her in the living room. One top of one of the bags was a large folded yellow paper.
"What is this?" Elisa said unfolding the paper.
"It was tapped onto your door."
Michael looked over at Elisa and knew something was wrong, but before he had time to ask her she turned and walked out of the room.
After he was sure Elisa was no longer in the room one of Michael's security guards came over to him.
"It was an eviction notice." He said quietly before leaving.
Michael stood alone, heartbroken.
Michael stepped out on his patio in search of Elisa. He could not imagine all the feelings and confusion she was experiencing. In a 24 hour period she had lost her job, family and home and it was all because she was being loyal to him.
He walked along the stone path and found her near his giving tree staring off into the distance. He walked closer to her but did not touch her. He stood a few feet away trying to think of something to stay to comfort her.
Elisa heard someone coming up the path knew it was Michael, his cologne filled the air.
"Before you came into my life I had a career a family and my own home, now I have nothing. I have no job, no home and my family wants nothing to do with me." She said sadly still staring off into the distance.
Michael felt like she was stabbing him in the heart, was she blaming him for all her troubles?
"Do you regret me being in your life?" He said in almost a whisper. Elisa turned and saw true pain in his eyes. Her words were suffocating him.
"Of course not Michael, you are the best thing that has ever happened to me. I thank god every day that he brought you into my life. I just feel like I am being punished for being so happy, it's like I can't have both sides. I cannot be with Michael Jackson and be a normal girl. I can't have a normal job and live in a normal apartment. I have to choose what side I want. " she said truthfully.
Michael placed his shaking hands in his pockets. "And what side will you chose?" he said sounding worried.
"That all depends on one thing." She said taking a step closer to him
"What?" he said nervously
"Do you love me? Truly love me?" she said firmly standing her ground keeping her face neutral.
Michael could not believe she was asking him such a question. He had never been so sure of anything in his life. He was truly and passionately in love with her.
"Elisa I love you, I love you so much" he said holding both of her hands to his chest.
"From the first moment I saw your face and heard you speak, I knew that you were special. You had a sparkle in your eye that I cherished and envied and your passion made me respect and admire you. Your beauty and intelligence took my breath away. I think I loved you from the first moment I saw you at the press conference. You have become an essential part of my life, I would be lost if I did not have your voice and face to look forward to everyday. You are truly my salvation." His words were so sincere.
Elisa began to cry she could not believe he felt so strongly in such a short time, she now could be honest with her own feelings towards him.
The wind around them became stronger and the air quickly cooled. Thunder roared in the distance and light droplets of rain began to fall but nothing mattered at that moment except them expressing their true feelings for one another.
"Michael I love you too, I never thought that I would have such a deep connection with anyone. When I met you something in my life changed, I finally found what I always dreamed about. You are my angel, my dream come true and now that I know you love me that is all that I need in my life. My job is not as important as seeing you every day and if my family cannot except that I love you, than they don't truly love me. I told you that you were stuck with me and I meant it. I never want to lose you" Elisa was crying softly while she spoke. She was so thankful that he felt the same way.
The day had truly been a living nightmare for Elisa but hearing Michael pledge his love for her made it magical.
"I promise I will never let anyone hurt you again." Michael whispered before claiming her soft lips.
The kiss began soft but quickly turned more heated as the rain fall harder around them. Elisa ran her hands up and down his wet chest than began to unbutton his shirt. Michael stopped her before she was half way down. Her eyes were now a deep green, filled with passion. "You are not going to be a gentleman tonight Mr. Jackson." She said smiling before kissing him feverously.
Michael was caught off guard at first, but soon found himself kissing Elisa back with everything he had.
Letting go of the insecurities he felt just moments before, he did not stop her as she continued to unbutton the rest of his shirt.
The rain fell down steadily as she ran her small hands over his chest and smiled.
Michael's eyes immediately began to fill with worry. What was she smiling about? He knew she wasn't the type to make fun of people but her grin still left him uneasy. His body and overall appearance had always been the source of where his lack of self-confidence was rooted.
"You are so beautiful," she whispered reverently. The smile was gone and in its place was a look of longing and desire.
She wanted him. He knew that without a doubt; and he was so glad.
Her comment sparked something within him. For years, he had been self-conscious about himself thanks to his father's cruelty and the media. He had always made it a point to avoid mirrors whenever possible to keep the cruel words of the tabloids from resurrecting in his memory.
But here she was a member of the very media he had grown to despise and she found him beautiful….and desirable.
It had been a long time since he felt that way.
Wrapping his big hands around her waist, he pecked her on the lips and let the kiss trail over her cheekbone before stopping teasingly near her ear. "Let's take this inside…." he whispered softly, his breath sending jolts through her body.
Elisa stilled for a moment. Sure, she was the initiator of this embrace, but those four words he just whispered into her ear spoke volumes. She knew what it meant—there was no turning back from this.
Despite her boldness, she briefly questioned if she was ready to take this step with Michael. What would happen afterwards? Would he still feel the same way when it was all said and done?
She shook her head to rid herself of the invading thoughts and closed her eyes and permanently did away with the doubts with a soft yet firm, "Let's go."
He released her, slid his fingers through hers and led her to the cottage that were she was staying on his massive property
Elisa gazed around the cozy room as she willed the chills that engulfed her body to go away.
"You're shivering," his soft voice murmured in her ear as he slipped his arms around her from the back and pulled her to him.
She giggled nervously. "I'm just a little cold, that's all."
"Hmmmm," He placed an open-mouthed kiss on back of her neck. "I can take care of that….."
Elisa could barely form a coherent reply before she found herself pinned against the door.
He was right. His body pressed up against hers like that warmed her up immediately!
Without another word, he captured her mouth in a scorching kiss that left her nearly paralyzed. His strong hands held her up by the waist as he started to kiss on her neck and make his way down to her throat.
Elisa was on cloud nine. Michael's lips were good for more than just singing a tune, that's for sure….
"Michael-," she called softly as he knelt before her and placed kisses all on her calves before making his way up to the back of her knees.
She felt her breathing quicken as he did things to her body that left her mind floating away serenely.
His mouth explored her thighs as he kissed her further and further up her leg.
She wanted to call out his name again, but his lips left her temporarily mute and she had to resort to closing her eyes and fighting to control her breath as she felt his fingers tug at her undergarments.
He slowly slid them down her legs but immediately looked up at her as the shivering in her body returned.
"Are you OK?" He immediately stood up and looked deep into her eyes. "We can stop if you want. Are you uncomfortable? Do you want to lie down?"
Elisa shook her head yes at the first question and no at the rest of them. He had no idea that her shivering had nothing to do with the weather—he was eliciting feelings in her that had long lay dormant.
Because her vocal chords wouldn't cooperate with her mind to give him a verbal answer, she placed her hands on each side of his cheek and pecked him on the lips.
Michael studied her eyes and smiled in satisfaction at the answer they gave. She was ready for him.
With one last kiss he knelt back down and finally did what he had wanted to do ever since they entered the cottage.
The moment he kissed her 'there', her eyes to immediately water. His tongue explored her with slow, lazy swipes before slipping inside her.
Michael held her steady as her shaking increased with every thrust as he made love to her with his mouth. Elisa couldn't take it. She almost begged him to stop when her body heated up in ecstasy as his thrusts became harder and more urgent.
"M..Michael..omg," she managed to stammer as her hands instinctively slid through his hair as he continued to love her.
She was not surprised when she received no response. The tears continued to fall as her orgasm slowly invaded her body like a virus and her moans grew louder and louder until—
He suddenly stopped and stood up.
Elisa's teary eyes widened with shock as Michael picked her up and carried her to the bed.
"I want to be inside of you when it happens," he told her as he laid her down.
His clothes were discarded quickly before he reached for hers next.
Before she knew it, he had covered her body with his and slid his hands under her thighs.
For a moment, neither one of them did or said anything. They just stared into each other's eyes trying to read what was on each other's minds.
"Are you ready for this Elisa? We can stop now if you want," he repeated those same phrases he uttered just a few minutes ago. He wanted more than anything to make love to her but he didn't want her to regret it later. That would kill him.
Elisa just grabbed his head and pulled it down for a deep kiss.
As they explored each other's mouths, she felt him spread her thighs farther apart and slowly slip a finger in between them. She squealed as it penetrated deep inside of her.
"I love you so much, Elisa," he broke the kiss and let his emotions go. "You don't know how much this means to me…."
Elisa felt something wet drip on her cheek which caused her to hold back her own sobs.
Michael was actually in tears over her, it was just too much to fathom; too awesome to comprehend.
"I love you more, Michael," she replied barely above a whisper.
She took a deep breath as he removed his finger and replaced it with something much more demanding.
Her fingers dug into his back as he slowly slid inside of her.
She was in pain. But the pain felt SO GOOD….
Once he was fully in her, he dropped a kiss on her nose and asked her if she was alright.
Her nod was all the confirmation he needed to start moving within her.
His slow strokes had Elisa moaning as she closed her eyes and took everything he gave her.
Her arms wrapped around his neck as he gradually quickened the pace and thrusted deeper and deeper inside of her.
'This is what heaven is like', she thought dreamily as her orgasm built back up within her. Michael was making love to her in a way she had never been made love to before and she questioned if she would ever even recover from it! In each thrust, she felt devotion, love and trust and it humbled her.
Michael Joseph Jackson was everything she wanted in a companion: beautiful, sweet, caring, selfless, loving and not to mention—an incredible lover!
"MICHAEL," she screamed out his name as she felt her release overtake her.
His body shook in ecstasy as his own orgasm caused him to moan her name just as loudly.
What they were experiencing was explosive—something they would never forget for as long as they lived.
As Michael's thrusts slowed to a stop, Elisa grabbed his sweat-filled, tear-stained face, kissed his forehead and rested it on her chest.
They both struggled to catch their breath as Elisa felt herself slipping into sub-consciousness.
He placed a soft kiss on her chest and gave up a silent thank you to the heavens for this miracle he was blessed with.
For the first time in his life, he felt complete.