Chapter 6

Lincoln laid in bed, his eyes focused on the ceiling as he watched the fan going round and round, slightly side glancing to Sofia curled up a sleep, but he couldn't bring himself to touch her. Lincoln lifted his hands watching them in the dark, his heart beating slowly, speeding up when thinking of the kiss, again a simple kiss, but meant more than that.

Mia was the first to her Yoga class, like always ready to set up the room, she'd spent most of that night thinking about Lincoln, his lips touching hers, kissing him felt right in that moment, but now she felt like she should be trying to do what was unfolding slowly. The studio she taught in was the hotel dance studio, as she glanced over herself in the mirror, she was listening to a song Oh My God by pink on her ipod, and seeing she was alone she started to dance along to the song. Mia froze suddenly seeing someone standing behind her.

Michael saw the girl dancing, she froze before turning to face him, he recognized her from hanging around with L.J, Michael didn't speak, but watched as the girl took her earbud out looking him over before turning her ipod off.

"Who the hell are you?" Mia asked as she placed her ipod on the table she kept her things on, the man kept looking at her, his expression kept the same. Mia didn't like the feeling that was rising in her stomach.

"I'm, just someone stopping by for some information…" Michael answered the girl's question, he glanced to the clock before stepping closer to her, she kept still, her hair was pulled up into a high ponytail, her shorts and vest both a mint green, he kept close eye on her face, she wasn't scared of him.

"Information desk is at the front of the hotel." Mia replied before moving slowly back as he advanced forward, her eyes going over the man's face before holding a hand over her mouth, "Oh my fucking God, you're him, you're Michael…." Her voice a whisper as Michael nodded in reply, Mia stepped forward. "Well, how come you're not dead?" she asked placing a hand on her hip. Michael kept still for a moment, his eyes studied over her for a moment before she rolled her eyes, "look if you faked a death, to get out o fatherhood, that is pretty lame…" Mia added while he didn't speak.

"I didn't fake my own death to not be a father!" Michael snapped his eyes narrowed as Mia kept still.

"But you're not denying that faked your own death!" she added pointing a finger to his face, her eyes kept focused on his as she stepped forward, "your brother thinks you're dead, your wife thinks you're dead…" Mia's words harsh as she glanced around the studio. "Well if you stick around, your wife is going to see you alive…" she added while staring at the reflection of the clock in the mirror.

Michael glanced to the door before looking back to Mia, "I have to go…" he said quickly before taking Mia's hand, "you can't tell anyone you saw me, no one…" he said in a rushed voice before placing a card in her hand, Mia stared at it before staring back to him. "It's my number, when you can drop call it so I'll have yours…" he rushed off.

"I'm Mia…. Mia evens by the way…" she called as he went to the back exit, he pursed turning around.

"Nice to know…" he replied before he was gone, the front door of the studio opened, Sara was holding a little boy's hand, her son Michael.

"Hey Mia, you don't mind Michael being here, my sitter cancelled last second, and I really love this class…" Sara smiled as Mia looked away from the back door, and then down to the little boy smiling to her.

"No… it's fine…" Mia finally said while little Michael rushed and gave her a paper aeroplane.

"Mia, are you ok?" Sara asked stepping forward placing her yoga mat on the table next to Mia's, and Mia snapped out of her own head. "It looks like you've seen a ghost…" Sara added while Mia stared blankly at her.

"Oh, no just had a weird night last night, hardly any sleep…" she faked a yawn before glancing back to the exit, and then to the paper aeroplane in her had next to the card with the number on it, she placed them both in her bag. "I'll be fine…." Mia added as she watched the other people enter the class.

"Dad… Hello earth to Dad!" L.J was snapping his fingers in front of Lincoln's face as he snapped out of a day dream, his snapped his attention. "Dad, I was talking about going on a date with Becky, I asked what was better, smart, or casual?" he repeated himself, Lincoln blinked rubbing his eyes before focusing on his son.

"Depends on where you're going." Lincoln replied finally before glancing around the few people in the store before looking back to L.J. "Why don't you ask Mia about it?" Lincoln added as a man came to the counter with a wet suit, and Lincoln rung it up.

"Can't today, she's like cram pact with work, her yoga class, then a tour, plus a… well she's busy." L.J said before picking up a box and carrying it away, Lincoln stared as L.J started to do work, and then glanced at Sofia walking through the door holding paperwork.

Sofia placed the paperwork down on the counter before lightly kissing Lincoln's cheek, he pursed before looking into her eyes, "So tonight, are we going out?" Sofia asked, L.J was watching as Lincoln pondered for a moment.

"I don't know, I'm not really in the mood…" Lincoln relied, his eyes going to L.J for a second before back to Sofia. "I just need some time to think things over." He added while reaching for his keys, "L.J you'll be ok, I need to get some things." He added while Sofia looked hurt.

"Yeah I'll be ok." L.J replied as Lincoln walked out the store, Sofia placed her hands to her face before exhaling quickly.

"I don't even know if he wants to be with me anymore." Sofia said out loud, L.J froze on the spot, this wasn't something he wanted to be involved in, but he didn't speak. "I mean last night, he comes home, we went to sleep, he didn't even kiss me goodnight, and he's not done that in so long…" she whimpered as L.J kept still.

"I don't really know what to say, I mean, it's not really my place to say anything." His voice calm, but right now being pulled into this wasn't his idea of fun.

"I'm sorry L.J, I'm just finding it hard, I am sorry for talking about it…" she picked up the paper work taking it back into her office before closing the door, leaving L.J staring at the door confused.

Mia was sitting in front of the vanity table had her name over the mirror; she glanced over the make up she done. She's put false eyelashes on before putting on the last of her lip gloss before her cell phone danced across the table, "Hello… Mr Burrows." Mia said down the phone before glancing over her reflection.

Lincoln sucked in a deep breath, after spending most of the afternoon driving around, before stopping at a bar sitting down in a booth alone with a beer. "Mia, you know you said I can talk to you… I need to talk to you." He said in a low voice. Mia puckered up her lips, "I really don't know what else to do…" his voice husky and Mia now smirked.

"I am working right now, but you can pick me up." Mia placed her hand on the vanity table before closing her eyes.

Lincoln placed his hand around the beer bottle before glancing around before taking a swig, "You're working, it's late…" he spoke calmly.

Mia opened her eyes before taking a deep breath, "Well it's bar work, I get off in about an hour, so you can pick me up at the meow bar…" she replied quickly while balancing her phone on her shoulder while putting on her eight inch heels.

Lincoln played with the bottle, "Isn't that a strip club?"

"Yeah, just remember an hour…" she placed her hand over the phone as a man stuck his head in.

"Mia, I want you out there in ten minutes shaking what your momma gave ya!" His voice was serious as she nodded.

"Linc I gotta go, remember an hour…" she took a deep breath before hanging up the phone placing it in her bag before standing up, she glanced over her outfit that was a school girl uniform her hair in pigtail plates, she placed her bag quickly into her locker before getting out of the dressing room walking to the stage area.