Three months later... Michelle Jackson
"Tell me again, why do we have to go to this Red Carpet Christmas Gala thing?" He mumbled, buttoning his vest. I rolled my eyes,
"A. It's Christmas, B. We haven't seen the Pine's since their wedding in April! I am dying to see Jennifer and Chris. I know you miss Chris too. The list goes on forever!" I called out, sliding a pair of heels on. I had somebody come by and drop off outfits for both of us. As far as paparazzi were concerned, the two seats next to Jennifer and Chris were for Jen's parents.
I petted Rex's fur,
"Your daddy's being a pain in the ass." I murmured.
"Heard that!" Percy came out with his hair styled and everything. I nodded,
"Well, since I got my hair done this morning, we can go! Bye Rex! Mommy loves you! Watch the room for us, baby!" I cooed and Percy groaned,
"I swear you love Rex more than me." I smiled and pecked his cheek.
"You just think that."
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The car we were in was black and had been specifically sent to the hotel by Jen and Chris. We were going to meet them on the Red Carpet. Percy and I were not expected at the ceremony, so paparazzi would have a field day.
It was actually very warm in California considering that we were in the middle of December. I finally put a few of my wedding gifts to good use and had a diamond necklace and earrings to match my dress.
When the car stopped, I could hear the screams of fans and the clicking of camera lenses. Percy squeezed my hand,
"You ready?" he asked and I nodded. Percy opened the door, and we stepped out into the flashing lights.
Everybody stared in awe and the flashes stopped for a milisecond and began again. By then, I had tracked Jen and Chris.
"Hi! Oh my god, I'm so glad you could make it! Hi Percy!" Jennifer laughed, and we hugged.
"It's been so long! I haven't seen you guys since April!" Chris waved at some screaming girls. Percy and I smiled for cameras and then we continued to walk and stepped into the ballroom.
"If my eyes don't decieve me, Michelle and Percy! What the hell are you two doing here?" A voice called out. We turned and saw the Pitt's.
"Angie! Brad! It's so good to see you again!" Percy laughed. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were two of Tony's closest friends. Because of that, they automatically became our closest friends.
"Oh, honey. I hope you're doing alright! You guys look great! We haven't seen each other since your wedding!" Angelina hugged me and smiled.
"Well, how are the children?"
"Sleeping! It's past nine thirty!" She laughed, and we parted ways. Jen, Chris, Percy and I found table four and sat down. We were situated with four other empty seats. I hoped somebody nice would join us.
Two people sat down, Kellam and his girlfriend Cailen.
"Well! I didn't expect to see so many familiar faces!" He declared and Percy grinned,
"What are you doing here?" Kellam shrugged,
"Hey, Wimbledon Champion here! I'm here on invitation unlike you." He grinned and Cailen said hi to Jennifer and me.
"So who do you think will be filling in the last seats?" I asked and everyone voiced their oppinions.
Chris said Beyonce. Jen thought it would be Lionel Messi. Kellam went with Madonna, and so did Cailen. Percy said Kristen Stewart, and I decided on Kim Kardashian.
It turns out, we were all wrong. Tina Fey and her husband greeted all of us and sat down. We had four courses, danced, and just had fun.
"Jen, you and Chris have to visit us in New York! Just come by when you're done with whatever Hunger Games stuff and come over. Or just sneak away when you're shooting." Percy laughed and leaned in to whisper in my ear, "It's two AM and all of the parents have left." I looked around, the Pitt's were gone, and so were Beyonce and Jay-Z. The Kardashians and Wests hadn't even been invited to the Gala, so that was a plus.
"I'm tired, Percy. I want to go home." I yawned and he nodded. We said our good-bye's and passed around phone numbers. Then, Percy and I were driven back to the Sunset Marquis.
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I laid around on the bed and stroked Rex's fur. Percy was watching ESPN and I was bored out of my mind. Rex walked over to Percy and licked his hand. I smiled and watched as Percy scratched his fur.
I yawned and tossed a few pillows aside. Laying down, I felt all of my stress go away, and I went to sleep.
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"Michelle, it's ten am, do you want breakfast?" Percy asked his face two inches from mine. I threw a pillow at him and mumbled,
"No, let me sleep." He laughed and told me to wake up by twelve so we could walk Rex.
I woke up at 11:35 and took a shower. I had a banana for breakfast and got into a t-shirt and sweatpants. Percy put Rex on a leash and we went on a walk.
"Merry Christmas." He whispered and I almost dropped the leash.
"Oh my gosh, it's Christmas! Well, Merry Christmas to you." I kissed him. We continued to walk and looked at many of the bright lights that were all around.
I heard the sound of breaking glass and there was a loud BANG. Before I even had time to think about what the sound was, Percy had grabbed my hand and looked me in the eyes.
"Take Rex and go straight back to the hotel. If in case someone attacks you, I've trained Rex to protect you till death. Michelle, you have to get out of here. Drive to Jen's house and I'll meet you there. Now, run!" His voice sounded so different. It had a commanding authority to it I had never heard before. Was this the voice he used to command armies?
I felt like I didn't have a choice, so I ran in and sprinted to the garage.
Rex and I reached the car and I started the ignition. The sports car roared to life and I pulled my phone out and called Chris' number.
"Chris Pine speaking." He answered,
"Chris! Hi! It's Michelle."
"Michelle! Hey, what's up?"
"Listen, Percy has some work to do, so I was wondering if I could hang out at your house? Rex might come along too." I crossed my fingers and heard Jennifer's voice in the background.
"Oh! Sure! Hey, why don't you come down right now? We were thinking about making lunch in a bit." He said and I nodded,
"Sure! I'm driving over there right now!"
"Alright, see you then!" When the line disconnected, I tried to gather my thoughts. Why had Percy seemed so desperate to get me inside? Everything seemed so weird.
The drive to Jen's house was quite uninteresting, and once there, I was greeted by their husky jumping on me.
"Oof! Wow! Your dog has gotten huge!" I exclaimed, and Chris pulled her back by the collar.
"Yeah, Jen's been feeding it some type of hybrid dog food." He laughed and I stepped inside with Rex. "So what's up?"
"Oh, I don't know, something came up for Percy and he needed the room to himself." I smiled and Jen nodded.
"Chris does that sometimes. He has to memorize lines and I' in the kitchen singing at the top of my lungs and he kicks me out." She smiled and I laughed.
Percy was going to be okay, right?
