Here's you a two for one special :) I had these ideas in my head right after writing the last chapter and I just couldn't stop. Now I'm off to bed. Another test tomorrow at school. Ugh…don't u just love college life?

Two Hearts. One Dream Ch. 17

"God I just wanna try it on again," I held the dress in front of me in the closet and Janet smiled.

"So, why don't you?"

"Nah, I'd rather wait a little while. I want mother to see it," I smiled and then sighed as I put the dress back on the rack. "Michael seemed really upset when he came and got me."

"Yea, he looked upset. What happened? I went into the store for a split second and when I came back, Rebbie was being pulled around and Jermaine and Marlon showed up and pulled us into the car. I had no idea where you went and Rebbie was frantic."

"Sorry. I'm not used to the media or fans. I never realized how crazy fans can get. They wanted to take my jacket Michael gave me last week," I hugged the jacket I had on tightly.

"Yea, they can get crazy. I'm sorry you had to go through that, Lola. I promised Mike I'd take care of you," she looked away and I grabbed her hand.

"You did take care of me. I'm here aren't I?"

She smiled and I smiled back. We walked back out into the living room and Michael was sitting in the recliner in the corner of the room near the piano. He looked up and saw me and smiled sadly at me.

"Mike, come on don't look at me like that. I'm fine, the baby is fine, and you're fine. Everyone's fine now. Please don't be sad," I begged. He looked into my eyes for a minute and then smiled and nodded.

Keith walked in a few moments later and everyone greeted him with a hug. He hugged me gently and smiled when he rested his hand on my little belly.

"Lola, you look great. How've you been?" he asked.

"I'm good now," I grinned at Michael and he smiled. "You look better than the last time I saw you."

"Yea," he chuckled. "Wounds heal fast in this family. Thank you for everything you did, Lola. So I hear there will be a wedding soon, right?"

I nodded and Janet put her arm on my shoulder and leaned on me. "Well, we still need to set a date. Can't wait too long, you know," Janet rubbed my belly and giggled.

"Oh hush," I nudged her. I looked back at Mike and he was looking out the window. He seemed lost in his own thoughts and I felt instantly sad. The movement in my belly came fast and it stung a little. I walked over to him and slid into his lap and kissed his cheek. He smiled and looked at me and kissed me lightly on the lips and pulled me closer to him.

"Uh, the wedding…we aren't sure of the date. However, Lola and I have decided to take a little vacation. I found out she's always wanted to see Vegas and I still have that hotel suite right on the strip. We're gonna drive out tomorrow morning and be gone for about two weeks. When we get back, we will do the wedding." Michael announced.

Katie sat in a rocking chair across the room and she smiled. "Sounds like a good plan. You could use time away from the drama, I'm sure. Lola, honey, have you gone over what changes need to be made on your dress yet?"

"I'm afraid not, mother. We didn't hardly have time to discuss the options before the media showed up and crashed our little party," I whispered. Michael's arm tightened around me and I nuzzled his neck with my nose and made him giggle.

Rebbie sat up and thought for a minute. "Well, why don't we go and try on that dress. The guys can keep each other busy and we can decide what changes, if any, we should make. While you all are in Vegas, we will have the dress tailored and do everything we can to prepare. The rest can be done when you get back."

I nodded and looked at Michael. He smiled and kissed my shoulder. I leaned against his chest. "You have such an amazing family," I whispered.

"No, we have an amazing family," he whispered back and kissed my head.

"Okay okay," Tito stood and walked around the room. "This is going to be the Jackson family movie night. If you all are going to be in there for hours…"

"Chill out," Janet scorned. "Don't get your big boy panties in a bunch. We're just gonna figure things out and then we'll join you. Why don't you all play that dance off game Marlon got for his birthday?"

Marlon grinned. "Oh, I'm gonna be kicking yall's butts tonight!" Michael laughed and startled me.

"I'm gonna be the one to whip your head." Marlon groaned and everyone laughed. "Major head whoopin' coming for all of you!"

I laughed and got up and followed the girls back to the bedroom while the guys played their game. I got into the dress and Latoya came in with a box of pins. I almost turned white when she opened the box and Katie smiled.

"It's okay, dear. Latoya won't hurt you."

"I'm not worried about that. I'm just jumpy with sharp objects," I winced.

"Don't you inject people for a living?" Latoya grumbled as she started pinning the bottom of my dress. I nodded and sighed. "Look, I'm sorry I've been so hateful, Lola. I guess I'm not really over what Lisa did to my brother. White girls with black men are never a good thing."

"Latoya," I sighed and stepped down from the stand they had me on and I kneeled down to her level. I took her hand and put it over my heart. "What do you feel?"

"Your heart. So what?" she asked, annoyed.

"So, we both have hearts, lungs, we both have red blood flowing through our veins and our bodies work the same way. We both hurt and embarrass easily. The only difference is the skin color."

"What's your point?"

"My point is you shouldn't judge people by race or religion or any of those other things. In the end, every human being is the same on the inside."

She stared at me for a minute and then her eyes lightened up a little and she smiled. "Okay, Dr. Phil, let's finish this so we can watch our movie and get you ready for the wedding you'll never forget."

"So you'll help set it up?" I smiled.

"Of course. I have to admit I've never seen my little brother this happy. Not even with Lisa, so you must be doing something right." She half smiled and I rolled my eyes and got back on the stand.

"It's okay," Janet mumbled. "That counts as a compliment in Latoya Land." Latoya shot her a look and she stuck her tongue out at her. I laughed and continued chatting with the girls until everything was set. "Alright it's movie time!"

I yawned and looked at the clock. I decided I might as well change into my pajamas. I knew I wouldn't last through the whole movie. We walked out and watched Michael beat Marlon at the dance off and he groaned.

"Don't be a sore loser Marlon. Michael's always been better than all of us," Jackie laughed. Marlon rolled his eyes and saw us walk in.

"Finally movie time," he groaned. Michael looked up at me grinning and brushed his shoulders off. I rolled my eyes and walked away from him and he held his arms out and shrugged.

"What? Not my fault I'm awesome!"

We walked into the theater and Jermaine brought in blankets. Rebbie's kids were sitting near the front with their popcorn and drinks along with Michael's cousins and Max.

"Hey Maxy. I haven't seen you in a while. Where have you been?" I asked. He looked back at me and waved.

"Another sequal to Home Alone. Those people are wearing me out! Ugh! I'm gonna be walking with a cane by the time I'm forty if this keeps up!" I laughed and he grinned at me. "Want some twizzlers?"

"Heck yea I do!" I pranced down to the front and Michael quirked a brow at me. "I love twizzler fights, don't you?" he looked at me funny and I threw a twizzler at him and he laughed and threw one back. A fight erupted between me and the children and I eventually ran and hid behind Michael. "Base!"

Michael laughed and held his arms out protectively. "Okay, that's enough beating on the pregnant woman," I smacked him on the arm and he laughed. "Ouch. Okay, let's get the movie started."

We curled up and watched Transformers 2. I leaned against Mike and he wrapped a blanket around both of us. We were both in our silk pajamas, and this time we matched. We got halfway into the movie and I ended up dozing off. Michael smiled and picked me up bridal style and carried me out.

"You're not even gonna finish the movie?" Jermaine asked.

"Nah, I've seen it already. You guys enjoy it. Lola and I are going to bed. We have to leave early in the morning," Michael whispered.

"Okay, I'll gas up your car for the trip and get things set after the movie. Be careful out there man, and call me when you get there."

Michael nodded and butted heads with Jermaine. He would've hugged him but I was snuggled against his chest and his arms were preoccupied. He tucked me into his bed and went to sleep pretty quickly after his head hit the pillow.

The next morning, he woke me up and we got ready to leave. Jermaine had our bags loaded into Michael's car as he promised and we said our goodbyes to everyone. We were soon on the road headed to Vegas.

"So, what can I expect in Vegas other than screaming fans that won't leave us alone?" I asked.

"Nah, no screaming fans unless you just want to see them. I have my own floor at a nice hotel. I haven't been in a while, but I already called the manager and he said the floor is all ours for the next two weeks," he grinned at me.

"Okay, so do you gamble?"

"No no, that's never been my thing. It's not a healthy hobby at all. I know if I started, I wouldn't be able to stop. I'd rather use my money for a good cause." I smiled at him and took his hand.

We had a lot of fun on our road trip. Michael started messing with my IPod and played a lot of his music. You will never be the same until you have danced and sang with Michael Jackson on a road trip to Vegas. He had me laughing so hard, I was in tears most of the time.

When we finally got to Vegas, we went straight to the hotel. He led me in and showed me around and I walked around in awe. His taste in artwork was incredible to me. I walked backwards until I ran into another one of those damned manikins of his and I jumped.

"Ugh, Mike I love you, but the one thing I can't stand is your manikin collection," I grumbled as I pushed the fat guy holding a bottle of wine. Michael laughed.

"I'm just a collector of different things, I guess."

"I'm not sleeping in here with that thing," I grumbled.

"Okay, I'll get rid of it." He looked around and found an empty pillow case in a nearby cabinet and he threw it over the manikin's head. "There, problem solved." I rolled my eyes and he grinned.

That night we just spent sitting in the hotel together. The bathroom had a giant Jacuzzi and we bathed in it together. We made love quite a bit that night and I started getting tired very fast. The last thing I remembered of the first night was sitting on the balcony watching the full moon with Michael.

I woke up around three in the morning with shooting pains in my belly. I rose up and rubbed it as I winced and moved my other hand to wake Michael. My hand hit an empty pillow and I jumped up.

"Michael?" I called. I walked around the room and ran into a few things. One of those being that stupid manikin and I hit it out of frustration and knocked it over. "Michael?" I called again. I walked to the bathroom and looked in and found nothing. I looked out on the balcony and still didn't see him. I started to get worried and the shooting pains came more rapid.

I rubbed my belly and continued to feel my way through the darkness and find my fiancé. "Shh, little one. I know. I'm trying to find daddy. I'm scared too." Eventually I walked out into the hallway and looked around. I walked to the end of the hall and looked out the side window when I heard a loud thump behind me. I turned to see Michael on a scooter and he'd just ran into the wall behind me.

I glared at him and he gave me an innocent look. "Michael Joseph Jackson…" I growled.

"What?" he said innocently.

"Where have you been? Why aren't you in bed…? Ugh," my head started spinning and I put my hand on my forehead and fell back against the wall.

"Lola?" Michael jumped off the scooter and wrapped his arms around me.

"I'm sorry, Michael. I didn't mean to get angry with you. We were just worried," I put my hand on my belly and Michael put his hand over mine and kissed my head.

"I'm sorry I worried you. I couldn't sleep, so I decided to have a little fun," he looked at the scooter and I giggled. "What's so funny?"

"Nothing. I just used to ride scooters like these in Wal-Mart all the time. Just for fun."

"I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks so," he wiggled his eyebrows and made me laugh. "Come on, let's go back to bed. We'll go sightseeing tomorrow, and maybe shopping." I grinned widely and he quirked a brow at me. "What's with the face?"

"Shopping with you…come on. I've been waiting to go shopping with you since we met," I grinned.

"Really? Why didn't you tell me before?"

"You were always so busy, I never thought you had the time to shop."

"Usually I don't, but I love it a lot. I just didn't wanna overdo things with the media."

"Media already knows about us. No sense in trying to hide it now," I shrugged my shoulders and he nodded.

"Alright then, tomorrow we go shopping." I nodded and we went back to our room and went to bed.

The next day we spent shopping. He took me into a very classy store and showed me everything he had bought for Neverland. Everything was on order and most of the items had sold signs on them.

"These are all yours?" I asked in awe.

"Yes, what do you think?"

"I think you have great taste in art," I said, looking around incredulously.

Michael smiled and kissed me passionately. "I love you."

"I love you," I smiled. We walked through a few other stores. The media wasn't as bad as either of us thought it would be. There were quite a few fans taking pictures and asking for autographs. I just smiled and held his hand. I kept quiet until he said something to me.

"You okay?" he asked.

"Yea, why wouldn't I be?"

"Just making sure. I know you aren't used to this kind of attention," he gave me a sorry look and I shrugged.

"I'm marrying you. I'll learn to get used to it. I'm already pretty used to being followed when I'm not with you," I admitted.

Michael winced and pulled me against his side while we walked. People cooed and took more pictures. "I'll never let you be without me again. No one will ever hurt you or our child. Not while I'm around." I looked at him lovingly and he bent down and kissed me passionately. More pictures were snapped.

We spent our mini vacation going out into public. By the time we were on our way back, Michael had gotten me used to the media and fans. I earned myself a few of my own fans along the way.

When we got back home, Janet and the girls had my dress tailored and ready for me. Michael and I stepped out of the car in awe. The entire ranch was decorated for the wedding, and it was still being decorated by the looks of it. Janet immediately showed me the dress and I fell in love with it all over again.

Once we got unpacked, we all met in the dining room for dinner and Kai served a special one just as a welcome home event.

"So, have you called your family in Oklahoma yet?" Jermaine asked me. I shook my head and looked away.

"No worries, I took care of that already," Michael said.

"What?" I asked.

"While you were in there with Janet, I called Cody and the rest of your family. They're flying out tomorrow and the wedding is the day after. I hope that was okay."

"Of course, thank you Michael," I smiled and kissed his cheek. Now everything was set. My brothers were flying out to Neverland tomorrow and spending the night. They will get a taste of how wonderfully I've been living since I met Michael. Then, the day after, I will finally get to marry the man of my dreams. I had myself a plan for tonight. I was going to hide in Michael's office and write a wedding poem for him. It was going to be a surprise for everyone, and it was the perfect way to explain how he makes me feel.