A/N: Sorry for not updating! I've been busy with mid-terms and projects and such. Well the list goes on, but I won't bore you with it. Here is finally a new chapter. It hasn't been beta-d. Cause I thought I'd just post it. Since it's been so long since my last update. So I hope it doesn't contain too many grammer/spelling errors. I hope you had a great Christmas and a happy New Year. (It's kinda late to ask about that now, but what the heck?)
Disclaimer: I don't own anything or anyone but Catherine, Madeleine, Frederick, Natalie Parker, and Sydney Tancredi.
Thanks to all the reviewers! I'm very happy to have your support :)
Chapter 9:
You Damaged Her Heart:
"Thank you, that will be all." Madeleine said in order to speed things up a bit.
Jacob walked in and the girls started asking him questions.
"How many girlfriends have you had?" Catherine asked.
"4 or 5." Jacob answered.
"What does 4 or 5 mean? Is it 4 or 5? You're a doctor, how can you be so inaccurate?" Madeleine interjected.
"Thank you, I know I'm a doctor. It's 5." Jacob answered in a slightly annoyed tone.
"So, what do you do when you're not saving people's lives?"
"I'd like to think that I am creative. I write my own lyrics, I play the guitar and simply enjoy all kinds of music. Then I spend my time with my friends and family too."
"So you're a doctor and a musician?" Catherine asked sounding like she was interested.
"I guess you could say that, but I'm not a professional musician. I just do it for fun."
"Well, why do you want Sara to choose you?" Madeleine said as she gave Catherine the big eyes meaning this was not the time for personal comments.
"I like Sara. I won't say love, cause we really haven't known each other for that long yet. I have a feeling that we will have a nice future together. I always grew up imagining that I would marry someone as beautiful and smart as Sara. Besides she's also a doctor, that makes it easier to understand the busy schedule."
"So, correct me if I'm wrong, but it sounded like you just said that you are the materialist kind of guy, who likes Sara because she's pretty and a doctor." Madeleine said with a frown.
"No, that's not exactly what I meant. I like Sara for all those things, but I also like her for the person she is. She seems like a clever, and kind-hearted woman, who understands people."
"Ok, fine. Next question. Would you be willing to move to Chicago just to be with Sara?"
"I think I would. But first I'd consider where would be the best place to settle down. If Chicago is the best place for us, I'd love to move here. But if it's not, then I'd rather have Sara moving to my place."
"I see, thank you. That will be all." Catherine said.
It was Michael's turn. He wasn't really afraid of the little talk he was going to have with Sara's friends. He would just be honest.
"Michael, how could you use Sara to get your brother out of jail? Don't you feel guilty at all?" Madeleine asked in a strict tone.
This woman was definitely not wasting her time, Michael was barely sitting down yet.
"Actually I do feel guilty. I know that it's selfish to the things I did. But I also want to make it clear, that it might have been an act at first, but later it was real. It was not only a desperate attempt to prevent my brother from being executed for a crime he didn't commit. I fell in love with Sara. I don't regret anything, cause if I hadn't gotten myself into prison, my brother would be dead by now. And I would never have met Sara." Michael answered honestly.
Sara practically got a heart attack when she heard what Michael had just said.
"You lied to her, you damaged her heart. What makes you think that she's interested in you?" Catherine said firmly.
"I don't need to come up with a reason myself. Sara has already proved by her decisions, that she is still interested enough, to keep me here. If she has moved on, and if she is ready let go of what we have, she would have eliminated me by now." Michael explained.
"You seem awfully confident." Madeleine stated.
"Honestly I'm not. I know that I have hurt Sara deeply, and I know that she can find plenty of other men that hasn't hurt the way I have, at any time. Just because she has kept me here till now, doesn't make it too late for her to eliminate me now."
"If Sara choose you right now, will you ask her to marry you?"
"No." Michael simply said.
"Why not? You seem to have deep feelings for her." Catherine responded.
"Because it's been a while since Fox River. I think we both need to get to know each other again the proper way, before taking such a big step. Marriage is a big step, a step that requires a lot of thinking and consideration. It's nothing something you rush into, no matter how much you love a woman."
Sara smiled by that response. She felt the exact same way. She was not ready to marry any of them, not even Michael. Cause for the rest of the guys, she had barely known them for a few weeks, and with Michael things were just too complicated. If Michael had asked her to marry him, she wouldn't say yes, cause it would be too sudden.
"Let's say that you live in San Francisco. Would you move all the way to Chicago just to be with Sara?"
"Yes. I don't really care where I live, as long as I live with people I love."
A/N: I think I'm gonna write some more chapters, just to prevent you guys from waiting several months again. Do you think I've learned to describe more? Or is it still the same? Please review! I need some motivation and good ideas :)
