MICHAEL:
"Shouldn't you get back to Mia?" Kevin asked while we were playing pool.
I shook my head. "She looked like she was pissed off about something when she left the kitchen." I waved to a fan. She rushed over and asked for a picture. Who was I to say no?
And yes, I flirted with her a little bit. It was part of my charm. Kevin shook his head, "You shouldn't do that."
"What?" I asked, lining up my shot.
"Flirt like that. Michael, why are you acting different now?"
"Than when?" I asked. "Oh, did you get that new music I sent to your place?"
He nodded, "You are acting like you were when you were with Sadie. Before Mia came along."
I slipped on my cue when he said Sadie's name. But then I rolled my eyes, "No I'm not."
"Yes you have. Ever since you started hanging out with those tools from Jester while we were on tour."
"Not true."
"Michael, you never flirt with girls. Ever. Now that Mia is getting all sorts of attention you are acting li-"
"Shut the fuck up, Kevin," I snapped. "You don't know the first thing about us." I looked at my watch. "I'll see you at rehearsal tomorrow? It's really late and I gotta get back to Mia." In more ways than one.
He nodded, "Yeah. Don't stay up too late."
"I plan to," I said with a wink.
Mia was in bed already. Lilly left when I came in. "Be good," she snapped.
"Huh?"
"Stop being a jackass."
Then she left. I'm so terribly confused. Why was everyone telling me I was an ass?
I was a little disappointed there was no Mia awake to make out with. But she did look cute in bed. She was wearing my boxer shorts and a tank top. Was it just me or were her boobs getting bigger? I went closer to investigate, causing her to wake up.
"What are you doing?" she asked, catching her breath.
"Those friends of yours," I replied, pointing to them. "We haven't named them."
She looked at me
oddly, "They already have names."
"Oh?" I said, standing up and kicking
off my sneakers. "Do tell."
"The right one is Ringo, and the left is George."
"Your obsession with the Beatles has gone too far," I said pulling my shirt off. Maybe I would get some tonight. I know she likes watching me get undressed. It was cold but I decided to go sans clothing. I could cuddle up to her.
"They've been that way for ages. No man is going to change that," she replied, turning her back to me. What's her problem? Maybe it's PMS.
"Okay. I won't change it. As long as I get to name our first kid."
She gave me a strange look. Okay, maybe she didn't like talking about having kids.
I hopped into bed and pulled her close. She reciprocated and I could see a smile come onto her face. I started kissing her neck, "Why are you wearing clothes?" I asked, "How am I to seduce you with my own boxers on you?"
She smiled, "I'm really tired."
"Seriously?" I asked.
"No, I'm lying. Yes I'm tired. Thus I am in bed."
"But-"
"Michael, I'm tired. Please don't make me feel guilty."
I tried to look okay. I really did. "Okay."
"Stop looking like I just ran over your puppy."
I sighed, "What is with you?"
"With me?" she snapped, "With me?"
"Yeah. Why are you acting so cold?"
"I don't want to get pregnant or anything and ruin this 'thang' we have going on."
"Huh?"
"You don't want kids."
"Who said that?" I asked.
She looked at me like I had three heads. "You did you moron."
"When?"
"Check out the November edition of Circuit," she snapped.
I sighed. "Oh that?
C'mon-"
"Michael, please. We can talk in the morning."
Yeah. I really like the sound of that.
I woke up and she was packing her bag. "What are you doing?" I asked groggily.
"I have to go to the shoot."
"What shoot?"
"For Felix," she replied.
"Huh?"
"Don't you listen to me anymore? I'm doing a music video. With Felix."
"Your ex boyfriend," I said slowly.
"Yes."
"Okay," I said, fighting each urge I had to flip out. "I'll meet you here for dinner when?"
"I'll call when I'm almost done for the day to let you know."
I watched her leave and had a sick feeling in my stomach. Something was wrong here and I didn't know what to do about it.
Mia:
Shooting the video was so fun. The man who was playing Michael's character was always cracking jokes. "So you really went out with Felix?" he asked after we finished shooting the kissing scene.
"Yeah," I said biting into my tuna sandwich. "For a long time we were together."
"But now you guys are just friends?" he teased.
"Literally just friends. Not like this song type of just friends."
"You are engaged now, right?"
I nodded, instinctively looking at my left ring finger. But I'd taken the ring off for the shoot. "Well, my ring is in Felix's trailer."
"When is the big day?" he asked.
I shrugged, "Dunno. We haven't really talked about the wedding yet. We've both been really busy."
He nodded, "I bet. I loved the last album."
"Oh thanks," I said blushing slightly. I always blush when I get praise.
"My girlfriend has the biggest crush on Michael."
I smirked. "Oh?"
"But the thing of it is, she would have no idea what to say or do if she were to meet him."
"I used to be like that around famous people," I replied. "But then you realize that they are just normal people."
He nodded, "I know. She was freaking out that you were going to be in this video. So convinced that I would fall for you and dump her."
"Little did she know that I would show up the way I did," I laughed. I had come onto the set with my hair in a messy bun on the top of my head, and a huge zit on the side of my nose.
"Hey, uh…this song…."
I tried sucking a piece of tuna out from between my two front teeth. "What about it?"
"Is it a true story?"
I looked over at Felix who was shooting a scene with another woman (the girl he could have been with if it hadn't been for my cheating ass; AKA Liss). "Yeah."
"Well, at least you both got your happy endings."
I stared off to space.
"Right?"
"Yeah," I said wistfully. "He's getting married in six months so his will come a lot sooner than mine will."
He started to open his mouth to say something but the director called us over. "Good talk," he settled for with a wink.
We finished shooting my scenes that day. It was the easiest shoot I've ever been on. We started early and were able to do the last scene with the perfect lighting up on the Upper West Side. My fake apartment.
I got home to find Michael passed out on the couch watching old episodes of GUTS on some Nickelodeon channel. I shut off the TV just as the phone rang. "Hi Dad," I said, walking into the kitchen.
"I just spoke to Louie. You are coming home tomorrow."
"Huh…wait, no. Why?"
"They are going to be announcing the conclusions in the lab. I would like you both here."
"It has taken them this long to come to a conclusion? I mean, I can't just drop everything I'm doing. I have a job ya know. Please Dad-"
"We had to do tests on different continents so there would
be no tampering," he replied.
I looked down at
Michael who had a little bit of drool
going down his chin. If only EXTRA knew! Maybe it was going to be a good thing. Us having some time apart right
now. He can get whatever it is out of his system and I can wrap up family
things. "Fine Dad. I'll meet Louie at the hotel in the morning."
