CHAPTER 7



Michelle tossed and turned all night, she looked at the clock and it was only 3:00 A.M. in the morning, she tried to go back to sleep but just couldn't get comfortable. She threw off the blanket and put a sweater on, she decided to go for a walk, she thought maybe that would get her tired. She grabbed her key and headed down to the lobby. As she got down there, she saw a familiar face sitting in the lobby.

"Hey there, playboy." Michelle said sneaking behind him.

Randy looked up to see Michelle standing there. "Hey you."

"What are you doing up?" Michelle said taking a seat next to him.

"Couldn't sleep, and you?"

"Same…Um…I was going to take a walk…so I'll see you later." Michelle said getting up.

"Hey, I'll go with you." Randy got up and followed Michelle out.

"You don't have to come with me." Michelle said looking up and Randy.

"I don't mind." He said smiling at her.

They continued walking, it felt like it was only them out there it was so quiet. They would sneak glances at each other when they weren't looking. Finally Randy broke the silence with a question.

"So you and John?"

"So…"

"You two are getting pretty close."

"We've only known each other for 2 days." Randy then remembered seeing them kissing earlier that night. Michelle looked at him with a confused look on her face.

"Mm Hmm, I saw you two earlier." Michelle went back and remembered the kiss; she didn't think anyone had seen it.

"Oh that, it was just a kiss."

"Not from what I saw." Randy said raising an eyebrow.

"Since when do you care?" Michelle said stopping in front of him.

"I don't…I…I was just saying." Michelle just gave him a look and continued walking.

They're passing by a bar where there were people outside. Michelle passed up this one guy who was following her.

"Hey pretty lady." The guy said pulling her towards him.

"Get off me, jerk." The guy went to go grab her again, but Randy got in front of her.

"I suggest you go back inside buddy." The guy didn't say anything; he just listened to Randy and went back inside.

"You o.k?"

"Yeah, Yeah I'm fine." Michelle said looking back. She then began to laugh. Randy just looked at her.

"What's so funny?"

"No, I feel like you're my bodyguard now, 2nd time tonight."

"Oh I know I feel like I should be getting paid here."

"O.k. don't go that far." Michelle said giving him a look.

"Oh, let's sit down." Randy said sitting on a nearby bench.

"So tell about yourself." Randy said turning to her.

"Like what?"

"How many boyfriends have you had?"

"And I actually thought it was going to be a serious question."

"So…"

"I've only had one boyfriend."

"You're kidding right?" Randy said surprised at her answer.

"No, why would I be."

"No it's just that…I thought you'd have more boyfriends then that."

"I was 18 and that's when we became boyfriend and girlfriend, it lasted about 2 years."

"So what happened?" "I…I…rather not talk about it." She got up and started walking; Randy could see that she was upset.

"Come on, you can tell me what happened." Randy stood behind her.

"He cheated on me, he cheated on me with my best friend." Michelle couldn't help the tears; she had always tried to keep that relationship a secret because of the situation.

"Michelle, I'm sorry…I…I…"

"Oh stop, don't feel sorry for me, I probably deserved it."

"Hey no woman deserves to be treated that way."

"I loved him Randy and still to this day I have no reason as to why he did it." At this point Michelle just started to break down. Randy couldn't stand to see girls cry.

"Hey, Hey, come here." Randy grabbed Michelle and pulled her into a hug.

"I'm sorry Randy."

"Don't be sorry." Michelle felt his arms around her and she just felt so safe, she closed her eyes and took in the moment.

"Do you want me to take you back?" Randy whispered in her ear.

"Yeah."

Michelle couldn't help the feelings that she felt right now, then she thought about John and how sweet he was to her, but there was just something different when she was around Randy that made her smile when she thought of him. Without Randy noticing she slipped her hand into his. Randy looked over but Michelle was looking the other way, he smiled and continued walking. Randy didn't want to say it, but he was starting to have feelings for Michelle.

BACK AT THE HOTEL:

They got up to her room.

"Thank you, Randy." She said standing in front of her door.

"Anytime."

"See you tomorrow." Michelle leaned up and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"See ya." Randy let go of her hand and walked back up to his room.

Michelle smiled as she watched him till he was out of sight. She then got in and went straight to bed.

Randy got up to his room and slipped into bed, he stared up at the ceiling thinking about that night, he smiled and shut his eyes before drifting off to sleep.

OoOoOh what's going on with Michelle and Randy? Getting a little bit closer are they? LoL, I hope everyone has enjoyed the story so far! Please Review, always helps!
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