Dreaming Of You! [MJ]

Chapter 11

Chapter 11~Studio Tours!

Selena could not get to the studio fast enough. She rushes out of the car faster then her siblings could. She finds her father in his office going over the mess of paperwork left behind by Yolanda.

The phone was ringing when she arrived. Her father let it go to voicemail. The place was spotless. To her liking. She reaches over in his desk pulling out her notes with her song on it.

Along with the track they had been working on for "Dreaming Of You!" she could hardly wait for Chris and Michael to hear it. The only people who had heard it was her father and her brother who helped her compose the song to life.

At the time she wrote it she was deeply in love with Chris. And the words fit her love for Chris at the time. She thumbed through her notebook with the song on it.

She could hardly wait to sing. But she had not sung since her accident. She was a little nervous to. But she was sure once Chris and Michael arrived, she was going to be fine.

And she was going to be able to sing with their support behind her. She began to hum a little bit. To see how rusty her vocal cords were. Her father looks over at her with his glasses on and smiled at her.

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"It is good to see you excited about music again" he softly says.

"Thanks, Michael brings out the best in me, I guess. I am excited for Chris to hear his song" Selena tells her father.

"They are going to love it as we do. AB says it will be your next grammy winner" brags her father.

"I don't know about that, but I hope so" giggles Selena.

"Selena! Selena, Michael pulled up!" Suzette gushes as she runs inside the office.

"He is?" Selena asks. "What about Chris is he here to?" she worries.

"No sign of Chris yet" AB tells her. He shakes his head no.

Her heart sinks a little bit. She figured he was going to pull this on her today.

"Dad can you put away those papers that awful woman left behind. I hate seeing them. We will deal with them later" promises Selena.

"Yes of course" answers her father as he scrambles getting the papers together. He stuffs them away in his desk there. That made Selena feels a little bit better.

Selena checks out her hair in the reflection of the window there in the office. Making sure her hair looks good for Michael. She feels happiness surge in her. He came all the way from California to see her. Her.

That made her heart swell with pride inside. She was grateful for their newfound friendship. Suzette gives her the side eye look and giggles. Selena blushes then looks away. She hears voices in the hallway. AB had let Michael come in. They had heavy security now because of what happened with Yolanda.

She spots AB walk in with Michael. He was all dressed up. He was wearing a black jacket and had on a simple white tee shirt on under it. Black slacks. His long hair was in his eyes.

He removes his sunglasses on top of his head as he followed AB inside. Her heart sticks in her throat. She was thrilled to see him in her studio. He looks up and their eyes meet as he comes entering in her father's office.

He smiles and that caused her to smile. He looked like he wanted to hug her. But he comes up to her and then takes her hand into his. Both of them cupping them in his hands.

He shakes them. The warmth from his hands spreads in her whole body. His energy was surreal. They kept their gaze on one another not saying another word.

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"Michael I am so happy you made it out here" she finally speaks up shyly.

"I am glad you all invited me out here" he says to her.

"Would you like that tour?" AB asks him.

"Sure would. It is really wonderful what you have done with so little" Michael tells her father. "Selena told me this used to be a storage unite?"

Her father nods and looks prideful. "Yes, we created this place for Selena"

"It is amazing" Michael says. He looks around himself there.

"It is not as big as yours though" warns Selena.

"Doesn't matter. What your family did in faith for you and your talent goes above and beyond" brags Michael.

"Now AB looks scouts for new talent in the area to. Bringing in other bands" Selena informs him.

"Wow!" says Michael.

"I love managing music. I love to create" says AB. "it runs in the family" AB winks over at his father who chuckles.

Michael looks over at a photo of Selena when she was singing and little on her father's desk. At the fair long ago. One of her first gigs. Michael stares at it a bit.

"Is this?" he questions her.

"That was our first gig ever" laughs Selena. "I was very young like you when I started singing but we did not make it on the band stand" she jokes.

"I would have loved to see that then" he says with a smile.

"I have videos if you want to see them" pipes up her father.

"Dad!" gasps Selena.

"Come on please?" begs Michael. "it is only fair you have saw me sing when I was little"

"Only fair? The whole world has saw you sing" she laughs. "that is not my fault"

"Come on Selena" begs Suzette. "it will be fun"

"Says you" pouts Selena.

"Please" begs Suzette.

"Fine" sighs Selena.

Her father pops in an old video of her singing. Everyone is watching. She feels a happy giddy jumble of nerves inside of her.

Michael has his eyes glued on the tv. Little Selena was smiling a big toothy grin. Dancing and singing. Selena loved watching the look on Michael's face. He looked enthralled to see her sing when she was little.

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"Michael this was my father and his band before he had created the Dino's we have come to know today" Selena brags after the video was over. She shows Michael a photo of her father when he was younger with his band.

"Well, it does run in the family. Musically gifted people here" he brags. Her father looks so pleased.

They finish showing Michael her small studio. Michael seemed to really enjoy the tour. Then she shows Michael the new song she had been creating. Chris was still no where to be found. AB was getting the speakers set up so she could sing her new song.

"Damn you Chris where are you?" Selena mutters a curse as she gets her microphone ready.

"What is wrong Selena?" Michael questions her.

"Chris. That is what is the matter with me. He promised he would be here. And his is late. He always forgets. This is important to me, and he knows it" Selena woefully expressed her feelings to her friend. "This is not the first time he has done this to me to"

"We can wait a bit until he arrives" offers Michael. "I don't mind"

"I do. We will go on without him. Screw Chris" she snaps with a newfound anger.

"Are you sure sis?" asks Suzette.

She nods. "Let's go" she declares.

"Alright" says AB. "how about we practice Come On Let's Go by Ritchie Valens as a warmup?" offers AB.

That sounded good. To warm up her pipes. She might need to.

"Sure" she agrees. They begin to play like old times. Her father and Michael watch over her.

"Come on let's go, let's go let's go little darlin, tell me that you'll never leave me" Selena begins to croon.

Her voice felt dry and a little out of tune. Cracked. Her father brings her some water. After the song was over, she drinks the bottled water.

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"I am a little out of rang" laughs Selena. She coughs.

"I am so happy to see my girl singing again" brags her father with joy. He hugs her.

"Daddd!" she laughs.

"Alright sis, ready to sing your new song?" asks AB.

She glances to see if Chris came in. She frowns then nods.

"Sure" she sighs.

The music plays. It had already been recorded for her. On track. She and AB had been working on it long before Yolanda shot her. Pride swells in her. Thinking of all the hard work they put into one song. This was her special song. She loved this song.

"Late at night when all the world is sleeping, I stay up and think of you. And I wish on a star, that somewhere you are thinking of me to. Cause I'm dreaming of you tonight. Till tomorrow, I'll be holding you tight. And there is no where in the world I'd rather be, then here in my room. Dreaming about you and me" she croons into the mic.

She looks up and Michael's handsome faces is watching her. He looked enthralled with her sound. He stands in the doorway now instead of the office to get a closer view. After the song was over her family was thrilled to. They cheer for her.

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"Selena that song was your best yet!" brags Suzette.

"That was what I told her" says her father.

They all hug her.

"Michael what did you think of it?" Selena asks. "your opinion is important to me" she mentions. "I really want to hear your thoughts though I was rusty"

"I loved it, Selena. I think they are right. This song is truly amazing. Your heart felt feelings were on your sleeve as you sang" he brags on her.

She smiles. He smiles back.

The phone rings. Her father answers the phone.

"Mom has lunch waiting. We are to go home and chow down guys" her father calls out to them.

"Come on Michael let's go" Selena orders. "time for you to enjoy some home cooking. Texas style" she brags.

"I will get in my limo" he says.

"No no no!" Suzette stops him. "you ride with us Mr. They will spot you in that limo" warns her sister.

"She is right. Come on superstar" jokes Selena.

They take him by the arms and lead him to AB's truck. They all climb in. Selena and Suzette are in the truck as AB and Michael place is belongings in the back of the truck.

"He is so good looking" Suzette tells Selena.

"I know. His style is amazing. He is amazing" brags Selena happily.

"We are going to have so much fun while he is here. He can be like another brother. He fits in with us so well" says Suzette.

Selena nods. "I think he loves being here"

Suzette nods. They quite down their chatty girl talk as the guys come back in the truck. Michael hops in the back with Selena. They get their seatbelts on. Her heart flutters a bit as their elbows touch while they get seatbelts on.

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"Safety first!" jokes Selena.

He chuckles. She loved his laugh.

"You are in for a treat Michael. Our mom cooks everything from scratch" brags Suzette.

"I love a home cooked meal. I miss my mom when we go on the road" says Michael.

"I bet. Our mom goes on the road with us" laughs Selena.

"My brothers used to before I went on tour alone" says Michael. "It was fun at times"

"I bet" says Selena.

They arrive at her mom's place. The tour bus was still parked outside their home. She gave Michael a quick tour of it. While Suzette and her mother take Michael's things to the guest bedroom.

"This was our little tour bus. It used to break down a lot" laughs Selena. "once some men came by tried to help and the bus took off their bumper. We offered to pay for the repair. They were geeking out. They said they were going to hang it in their garage and say it happened because of Selena. Anything for Selena" laughs Selena.

"Wow some fans will do anything for us" laughs Michael as he shakes his head.

"Yeah..." she says. Thinking back on Yolanda. Some fans went to far.

He touches her arm.

"Hey I did not mean to bring up bad memories" he tells her softly.

"I know. Somedays are easy. Somedays get harder" she admits. "day by day. I take it day by day" she explains.

"You are so brave Selena" Michael says softly. He encircles her for a hug. She allows his arms to go around her. His warmth was welcomed.

She presses her face into his chest. He holds her closer. She needed this. This warmth. His safe feeling.

It was like she fit perfectly right there in those arms. Arms millions of girls begged to be in. And there she was in them. She was in his embrace. And she did not want to leave.

"Selena!" Chris calls out suddenly.

Selena gasps as she quickly pulls away from Michael.

"Hey guys! There you are! Sorry I am so so sorry I am late Sel" Chris tells her as he makes his way to her side.

"You are always late" she mutters with anger.

"I am here now. And hey after dinner how about you come over for dessert at our place Michael?" offers Chris.

"You mean that?" asks Selena.

He nods. Then smiles.

"I would like that" agrees Michael. He smiles at Selena. She smiles back. So much for the moment.

She should never have let things get so far. She should not have been in Michael's arms. She was engaged.

She kept letting it happen. They head off the bus to go enjoy her mother's cooking. She had to stop letting herself be alone with Michael. It was going to lead into a dangerous game. And it would be all her own fault.

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