Just Good Friends! [Michael Jackson]

Chapter 19

I had mail. A letter in the mail from the courthouse. They set a trial date for Toby. My hands shake as I rip open the summand letter. The letter stated that I was to appear in the courts. I had a lawyer thanks to Michael. We all had one.

Even the other women who had been attacked. My lawyer needed me to sign this paper work stating that I was going to be appearing in court against Toby. I knew it was going to be soon. I was not sure how soon. Now I knew. In a week. Right before we would be ready to head off to go on Michael's new tour.

I feel a hand on my shoulder causing me to jump. "Sorry to scare you baby. What is that?" Michael asks me. He peers over my shoulder to read the letter. He takes it from my hands.

"Wow the trial is coming up" he says softly. "Are you up for it?" he wonders.

I nod. "I am. I want that ass to go away for life" I bitterly remark.

"I am here for you. Every step of the way. I will be at your side. Holding your hand while we both go through this together" he promises me then kisses me on the forehead.

I hand him a letter. He had one from the court house too. "You got one to" I sigh.

Michael's said all the same information as mine did. He takes me by the hand then leads me into his office. We get pens out. Sign our names on the dotted line then place them in the envelopes' to be mailed off. There we did it. We would be at the trial. Kendall comes in the office. She holds a paper in her hands.

"Did you all get one of these? For the trial date?" she asks us.

"We got ours. We just signed them" Michael informs her.

"How are you holding up doll?" Kendall asks me. "can you do this?" she asks me.

She smiles with sympathy. I nod. "I can do this. I want to lock him up for life"

"That's is my girl" chimes in Kendall.

"I never been to a trail before. Will need to go over anything before the court date?" I wonder. "What should I wear? Black seems fitting" I mutter.

Kendall is suddenly on her phone. She had a call. She turns on the tv there in the office. "Watch this now!" she orders us.

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The Michael Jackson trail was on tv. Now Toby was being interviewed by 20/20 that night. He claimed that he had been abused most his life. He was a victim of the system. And that he should be pardoned for his crimes. That he did not mean to do what he said. Listing to his lies made my skin crawl. I shake my head as anger for him burns in me.

"Is there anything you would like to say to Michael and your victims while you have the chance before the trial?" John Tesh is questioning Toby.

"I would like to apologize to Michael. He gave me a job. I let jealousy get the best of me. Women were turning me down then when they found I worked for Michael then they wanted me to get them to meet him. It was all about Michael. I became angered. I let it control me. I want to say I am deeply sorry Michael for trying to ruin your good name. And Renee I am also sorry for what I had done to you when you found out it was me behind the crimes. I never should have let things get this far" Toby says as he looks right into the camera.

It was nearly like he was looking right into my eyes. His beady cold uncaring eyes look at me. My hands shake as fear washes over my soul. He took so much from me.

He made me fear men a little. I never knew a man was capable of doing such harm until I saw what he had done. It was messing with my head. I feel Michael take my hand in his. He pulls me to his side.

"I am deeply sorry. I know this might not change the trial in anyway. I wanted the chance to say what I needed to. Thank you 20/20 for allowing me to do that" Toby says to the tv screen from there in jail.

Michael grabs the remote and turns off the tv. "Forget that asshole" he mutters as he hugs me close. He kisses my forehead. "Renee you are shaking"

He rubs my hands in his. "If you are this upset over seeing Toby on tv how are you going to handle the trial baby?" he worries over me. He kisses the top of my hands.

"I will be fine. I promise. I was startled that he was on tv. I was not expecting that" I sigh. "That is all"

Michael kisses me on the forehead.

"I am sorry. I did not mean to upset you in anyway Renee. I thought you should see that" Kendall tells me.

"I am glad you had. No more worrying" I promise Michael and Kendall.

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Michael had to make a few calls. Kendall and I were sitting there on the couch in the office. Toby's creepy smile kept flashing in my head. He probably was trying to be freed. Thinking he could gain sympathy from the judges. Kendall smiles at me as though she was unsure of what to say next.

"How are you really holding up?" she asks me. "Just between us girls"

"Seeing Toby again made my skin crawl. He makes me want to puke looking at him to be honest" I sigh. "but this is something I have to do. Not just for Michael but for the other girls"

"Stay strong honey and soon this whole mess will be over with before you know it" she reminds me.

I force a smile. "I can't wait"

Once Kendall was gone, I head in the bathroom. I glance in the mirror at my face. I kind of wanted to consider doing that surgery. If this did not heal up.

I just wanted to feel like my normal self again was all. Michael would understand that. I was going to have to tell what Toby did to me at the trial. In front of the whole world. It was going to be on tv. Kendall had warned us about that already.

This scar was not as bad as I thought right? Maybe it was only in my head. Because I made it to be a bigger deal than it really was. Right? The redness was dimming down to a pink now. And the scab on the scar line made my flesh itchy at times.

I had a cream to put on it so that I did not itch my skin and make the scar worse. I needed to stop thinking about this thing. It was taking over my whole world. Toby left his mark on me. To think he was going to do worse things to me. I might have ended up with even more scars than this one.

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I shudder at the thought.

Then I head out of the bathroom that was there in the office. I go to the desk. I look up information online about plastic surgeons' while Michael was busy. Maybe he would change his mind.

He had gotten his nose done. What was the big deal if I got my cheek fixed up? It was only fair. I jot down names of people. And prices.

Then I rip the page off the notebook and stuff the note in my pants pocket. I turn off the computer before Michael comes back in to find me. I sit down and think of what I want to watch on tv. But decided against that.

I might be all over the news still. Or Toby. I really did not want to see more of him.

"I got a call from the pharmacy. Are you still having pains baby? Why did you have your pills refilled?" Michael asks me when he comes in the room. He sits beside me on the couch.

"No not right now. But I did have them refilled in case I would be in pain when we are on the road. Just to be safe" I say to him I did not need to worry Michael. The pills were just taking the edge off my life right now. I could quit taking them whenever I wanted to. I would. Soon.

"Alright. Those things could be powerful. And you can easily get addicted to them is all Renee. I was only worrying over you. Sorry" he says to me as he places a hand on my knee. He leans in kissing me.

"Michael can I tell you something?" I ask.

He nods. "Sure, baby go ahead"

"I was thinking that I saw we will be in New York City our first night on the tour. Before the concert we have a whole day to spend together there. How about we make that our official night" I whisper softly to him and then nibble a kiss on his neck.

"Really? You are ready?" he asks as he looks pleased with that idea.

"Do you like that idea? Being on tour. Making memories. Toby will be in jail. We can celebrate" I add in. "And this will be our mini honeymoon"

"You will get a wonderful honeymoon after the tour. That I promise you baby. But this idea of yours, I like it. New York it is" he says happily. He leans in kissing me on the lips. "I can't wait till this trial is all over with. And we have more time for us"

"I can't believe this marriage is really happening. I figured once Toby was in jail, we would be over. And here we are just getting started" I say happily.

"I can't wait to celebrate" he says softly. "I will show you how much love I have to give you" he whispers near my earlobe. He plants a kiss on my neck causing me to shiver with delight.

"Mmmm, I can't wait" I promise him.

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