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Two Hearts. One Dream Ch. 16

We walked out of the bedroom together hand in hand and Michael had the biggest grin on his face. I looked away as we walked into the dining room where his family sat eating dinner.

"About time, you two," Kai smiled holding up two plates of food. "You're food was starting to get cold."

"Sorry Kai," I smiled.

"My fault Kai. I just can't seem to keep my hands off of my new fiancé," he grinned and hugged me tightly. I blushed furiously and his brothers laughed.

"Save it for the wedding, man," Jermaine laughed.

Michael kissed my cheek and walked over to the table and took our plates, then he pulled my chair out for me and I smiled. He took my hand and helped me sit very carefully. Everyone watched us with weird expressions. Janet and Rebbie glanced at each other and smiled.

"Already spoiling her, huh?" Janet asked.

"Well, you know me," Michael grinned.

"There's something you're not telling us. Spill it," Katie folded her arms and stared and me and Michael. I sank in my chair and looked at him. He grinned and took my hand, ushering me to stand at the head of the table with him.

"Lola just gave me some excellent news, everyone. She and I, well, we're going to have a baby," he blushed and squeezed my hand.

Katie stared in shock for a minute and her eyes landed on my belly. Michael put his hand over the little bump and she smiled widely.

"Well, it's about time!" We jumped at her sudden outburst. "Finally you get your own child from someone relatively normal, and someone whose love is actually real! I'm so happy for both of you!" she wiped tears away and came and hugged us both tightly.

"Easy mother, you don't wanna smash your grandchild," I whispered. Everyone paused and looked at me. Katie put her hand on my face and more tears slid down her face and she hugged me again. I looked at Michael and he smiled widely.

"Well, I guess this means we have some shopping to do!" Janet grinned and Rebbie nodded her head. I smiled at them and agreed.

"Yeah, I want to have the wedding soon. I'd hate to have to try and squeeze into a dress with an enormous belly."

"It would still be cute to me," Michael mumbled. I shot him a look and he tried to look innocent and pointed at Marlon. "He said it."

"Said what?" Marlon grumbled through a mouthful of food. Everyone laughed. After dinner, I decided I wanted to help Kai with the dishes. She tried to make me leave, but I missed doing things for myself. When I told her that, she laughed.

"You're the future Queen of Pop, Lola. You have to get used to being taken care of. Even if it isn't by any servants or even me, Michael will always take care of you."

I smiled and looked down at the plate I was drying. "Yeah, I know."

Janet walked in and took the plate from me. "Okay, let's go get started."

"What? Now? Can't I have time to rest?"

"Nope. You can rest tonight in my brother's bed. Let's go shopping!" she squealed.

"Hold on," Rebbie and Latoya walked in. "We need some more information first. Where are you having the wedding?" Rebbie asked.

"Well, we were thinking here at the ranch would be the best option. More privacy and no chance of the media clawing their way in." I tapped my chin as I spoke.

"Sounds good to me," Latoya said. "What kind of dress do you want? I think you would look great in a princess looking dress. We can make you look like Cinderella!"

"Woa, cool your jets, turbo," Janet waved her hands in defense. "This is Lola and Mike's wedding. Let's let her decide what she wants." Latoya grunted and walked out. I looked at her and bit my lip.

"She doesn't like me much, does she?" I whispered.

"Don't worry about her, she's just jealous because you have a man that treats you the way you should be treated." Janet patted my shoulder and I sighed.

"Okay, well let's go get this party started," I said sarcastically.

We all walked outside to get into Janet's car and Michael kissed me and helped me in. "I wish I could come with you. I don't want to let you out of my sight," he sighed.

I nuzzled his neck and hugged him tightly. "I'll be okay, Mike. I promise."

He looked at me for a minute and he pulled a box out of his jacket pocket. "I wanted to wait a little longer before giving you this, but now seems a better time." I quirked a brow as he handed me the box and I opened it to find a brand new IPhone.

"Michael…an IPhone? This must have cost a lot," I gasped. He chuckled and rested his forehead against mine.

"Nothing too good for you, love," he whispered. "It's already been programmed with everyone's numbers in my family. You can add those in your family too. I'm the first number in your speed dial, so now you have to promise you will call me if you need something."

I looked at him and smiled. "Anything for you," I kissed him and he grinned.

"Okay, be safe. I love you."

"Love you more," I winked and he grinned. He shut my door and I started playing with my new phone. I programmed the numbers of my own family into my phone.

Janet walked out and walked to the driver side door and Michael grabbed her arm. "Please, keep an eye on her and don't let her leave your sight for a second. I don't feel right letting her go into public without me."

"Peter, she'll be fine. Reb and I got her back. No one's going to hurt her or the baby, I promise."

"And if anyone tries, I'll bust a cap!" Rebbie snorted and Michael couldn't help but laugh at his crazy sister. "Take care of the kiddos for me, would ya?"

Michael nodded and we were soon on our way to the dress shops of L.A. I was actually pretty excited about seeing what kind of dresses I'd find. I tried on quite a lot. Some of the media snapped pictures of us walking into the shops. I sighed and Janet rolled her eyes.

"Don't worry about them, Lola. You're with us now, let's have some fun," she nudged me and I smiled.

We walked into the shop and was greeted by one of the workers. "Hello! Oh, it's the Jackson girls. How can I help you?" she said excitedly.

"Hey Marie," Rebbie smiled. Of course Reb would know her. She knows just about everyone in L.A. "We aren't here for ourselves. This here is Lola. We're getting her the best wedding dress money can buy."

Marie looked me up and down and her smile disappeared. I stepped back a little and chewed on my lip. I hated being judged more than anything.

"How did you meet her?" she said the last word like it was poison and I winced.

"Be nice Marie. This is our future sister in law," Janet growled.

"Oh? Marlon finally found a girl, huh?" she folded her arms and grinned.

"No," Rebbie frowned. "This is our own future Queen of Pop," she grinned when Marie gasped.

"Michael's fiancé? Oh! I know your face now! I saw you and him dancing together during his last couple of tours. Wow! I had no idea there was something going on between you two."

"So, you knew me from the start, huh?" I asked sarcastically. "Right, and I guess that meant you missed his proposal on stage in front of the entire world last week."

Marie grunted and looked at my sisters-to-be. Janet held my hand and Rebbie had her arm around my shoulders. "Well, forgive me, Lola. Let me help you find your perfect dress."

I smiled and we followed her through the store. I tried on a number of dresses. I came out wearing a poofy princess dress and the girls winced.

"What in the world?" Rebbie asked.

"Janet, just take a picture and send it to Latoya. I want to humor her for once," I grunted. Janet took out her phone and snapped a picture and sent it. The minute she took the picture, I ran back into the dressing room and peeled it off.

We went through atleast twelve dresses before I found a more formal fitting gown. I came out and Marie straightened the train in the back. I gasped and tears burned in my eyes.

"Guys, I think this is it," I smiled. The girls jumped up and took pictures with their phones.

"It's gorgeous!" Janet squealed.

"Absolutely stunning!" Rebbie agreed.

"Michael won't be able to contain himself when he sees you in this," Marie smiled. Everyone looked at her and she shrugged and we laughed at her. We looked at it more closely while Marie put a veil on my head and talked about tailoring it.

After a few minutes, we heard a small commotion coming from the entrance of the store. Rebbie held up a finger and snuck to the front and came running back.

"Cover her now! We got a media storm coming fully loaded with cameras! We can't let her picture be taken and risk Mike seeing her in this dress!"

Janet and Marie ushered me into the nearest dressing room, which ironically wasn't mine. I grunted and hid as I heard the commotion.

"Marie?" I called.

"Everything's okay, Lola," she called.

"Yea, sure. Can you hand me my clothes?" she threw my clothes over the door and I stripped the dress off and got my regular clothes back on. I walked out slowly and Janet gave me my red plaid fedora hat and I threw it on and pulled it over my eyes.

"Let's get going," Janet mumbled. Rebbie and Janet got on both sides of me and began pulling me through the crowd of people. Pictures were being snapped and questions were being yelled at. "Oh, crap I forgot my phone! Reb, get her to the car!"

Janet turned and ran back into the store and a few fans started reaching out for me and Rebbie. I grunted and put my hand protectively over my belly. One fan grabbed the back of my shirt and pulled. Rebbie pulled me back. This battle went on for a few minutes and I eventually lost Rebbie in the crowd.

I thought for a minute and tried to decide what to do. My instinct wasn't very good. My belly started shooting slight pain and I rubbed it lightly.

"I know little one," I whispered. "I wish he was here too." The second I said that, more people came at me and I took off running. I didn't really know where I was going and this was all seeming too familiar to me. As I ran, I had a flashback of me running from that gang. I shivered as I thought of the way they beat me. I couldn't let these people catch me. I had to protect me and Mike's baby.

"My phone! Oh duh, Lola!" I picked up my new phone and dialed Janet.

"Where are you? I can't get away from the media. I'm calling backup. Stay away from the media Lola! You can't risk getting hurt!"

She hung up and I dialed Rebbie. There was no answer. I really hated to worry Michael, but if I wanted to save the baby, which I did, I really had no choice. I dialed the first number on speed dial.

"Michael?"

Meanwhile…

After me and the girls had left for the store, Michael stood and watched us leave and then walked back inside and sat on the couch. Mr. Davis soon walked in and started throwing tabloids in front of Michael.

"Look at this, man. People are all over you and Lola. This is getting out of control!" Michael looked at him and then at the tabloids. Most of them talked about how it was a hoax and an act for him to propose to Lola on stage. Michael sighed when he read something that said they planned on getting Lola alone to find out the truth.

"We need to get away," he whispered.

"Get away? Running won't help Mike! You need to break it off with this girl before it ruins your reputation!"

Michael glared at him and stood up. "That's not gonna happen, Davis."

"It needs to happen, now!"

"Don't yell at me. I won't leave her," he gritted his teeth and then took a breath. "She's my life now. She's going to have my baby, Davis. She is for real this time. I won't leave her."

Mr. Davis continued to yell at Michael and he argued back quietly. Finally, he got so mad he had to walk outside. Michael's phone rang and he looked down and saw my name. He felt a sudden pain in his heart and he took a deep breath and answered.

"Hey."

"Michael?"

"Lola, are you okay? Why are you out of breath?" he asked concerned. I looked behind me and still saw I was being chased.

"No I'm not. I need help. There was a media storm outside the dress shop and I lost the girls. I'm being chased by fans and God knows who else and I have no clue where I am."

"Okay okay calm down. Try to look at signs around you and tell me what you see," he tried to calm me down and my eyes darted everywhere. I noticed a restaurant about a block away.

"There's a restaurant with purple neon lights surrounding it. I can't see the name though," I breathed. "Tell me what to do, I can't keep running like this."

"I know where you are. Stay close to that area and watch for my car," he hung up and I looked back to see the crowd closer than before.

"God, give me a break!" I panted.

"Lola! It's Lola! Take her jacket, Michael Jackson bought her that jacket!" the fans screamed.

I groaned and continued to run. I followed a nearby ally and made a turn around right in front of the restaurant. I stopped and found the crowd just a few feet away. Pain shot through my belly and I tried not to put my hand over it. I didn't want anyone to know about the baby yet.

"Lola!" I turned and saw Michael's car. He threw the passenger door open and I ran and jumped into the car. The crowd gasped when they saw him and that moment of hesitation allowed us to get away. I sat back and breathed heavily. "Are you alright?"

"Yea, I am now," I reached over and took his hand. He put his hand over my belly and rubbed it lightly. "We need to go get the girls."

He shook his head. "Jermaine has them. Their safe, and now you are too," he paused for a minute and glared at the road in front of us. "But for how long?" he whispered.

"Michael?" I reached over and rubbed the back of his neck. He shut his eyes for a minute and took a deep breath.

"Lola, I'm sorry I got you into this. We should…get away for a while. Just the two of us. Have a mini vacation away from the media and everyone else."

I stared at him for a minute. I could see he was fighting back tears. "I'm happy just being with you, Michael. I'll follow you wherever you wanna go."

"I wanna keep you safe. How does Vegas sound?" he asked.

"Vegas?" I asked. "Sure, I've always wanted to go there. But why Vegas?"

"It's an exciting city. I have my own hotel suite there. The whole floor is mine. I used to go and stay months at a time by myself when I needed to get away. Maybe that's just what we need."

I smiled and nodded. "Sounds good to me."

"Good. When we get home, we will rest up and leave first thing in the morning. But we'll drive, if that's okay." He looked at me and waited for my answer.

"Road trip! Sweet!" I grinned. He jumped and then grinned with me. "A road trip with my fiancé sounds perfect," I sighed happily.

"Yes," he kissed the back of my hand. "We will spend a couple of weeks there and catch a break. When we get back, we'll have our wedding." He winked and I blushed. We were only a short way from home and he already made me forget about what had happened earlier.

When we got home, the girls greeted us at the door. I smiled and assured them I was okay. I was just happy the media didn't catch me in the dress.

"So you found the dress?" Michael asked.

"Yea, I just don't know how we can go back to get it. After what happened, the media will be watching that place like a hawk." I sighed.

"We don't need to, Lola. Come with me." Janet grabbed my hand and Rebbie took Michael into the other room.

Michael looked at her. "What's going on?"

"We went back and got her the dress. No peaking mister!" Rebbie smiled and Michael grinned. Janet dragged me into my room and closed and locked the door.

"Janet, what's gotten into you?" I asked.

"Look in the closet, in the very back on the right side." I followed her instruction and moved the clothes to the side. There, in the back in perfect plastic covering was the dress of my dreams. I smiled widely and hugged Janet.

"I love you!" she grinned and patted my back.

"Love you too sis. Welcome to the family." At that point, I don't think I've ever been happier.