Chapter 6
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I woke up the next day in Michael's embrace. We spent the entire day making love and eating in. It felt great though I knew I was going to have to leave him. He said not to talk about it. So, I did not bring it up.
I yawn as I sit up in his bed. I decided to make him some breakfast in bed. I sneak out of his warm embrace then go to his kitchen downstairs after I get dressed. I was wearing one of his tee shirts and some boxer shorts of his too. That was all I could find on the floor.
Thankfully I did not wake him. He needed his sleep. I get to his kitchen and pop bread in the toaster then I make him some scrambled eggs for breakfast. "How simple am I?" I think out loud to myself as I cook. It was better than going to get McDonald's. I just wanted to be able to take care of him. Show him that I care.
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I finish up the meal then place it all on a tray to bring up to him. I set the tray of food on the dresser then sneak over to wake him gently. I lean over him and kiss him on the lips. "Morning" I tell him once his beautiful blue eyes flutter open.
"Hey!" he says softly. "How long have you been up?" he yawns as he sits up.
"Long enough. I made you breakfast" I brag. I set the tray in front of him. I did burn the toast a little bit.
He grins. "Look at you Nika! You will make a perfect wife for someone someday" he laughs.
"I hope so, but I burnt the toast" I giggle. "Sorry"
"I like it that way" he scoffs. "everything is perfect' he promises me. "Join me on the bed, we can share" he tells me.
He proceeds to feed me a bite of eggs. "Good you try" I tell him.
He takes a bite. "This is good" he promises me.
"You are not just telling me that to spare my feelings?" I ask.
He shakes his head. "No way"
I take a turn and feed him a bite. He smiles at me. "I love you" he whispers in a serious tone.
I move his long bangs from out of his eyes. "I love you to" I vow.
He wants me to kiss him. I could tell. I can read him like a book now. I lean in kissing him on the lips. "Maybe you can stay here" he says after the kiss. "You never know"
"Michael" I sigh. "We were not going to do this" I groan.
"I know. I know. I keep racking things around in my head. That I met this incredible woman and I have to let you go" he mutters.
He looks close to tears. "I have to say goodbye. How do I do that?" he asks me.
He looks me in the eyes. I shake my head. Tears come to me. "I don't know" I sigh.
I touch his cheek with my hand. "I love you. I do know that. I do not have to go right now' I remind him.
He nods. "I know" he sighs sadly.
I lean in kissing him on the lips. "No time will ever tare our love apart" I vow. "You will meet someone. She will love you even more than I will after I leave" I try to say more about Tracy to make him feel better.
"Stop! Just stop! No one is ever going to replace you in my heart Nika" he snaps. "Not even you can tell me that. Not the future no one"
"I am sorry. Let's drop it" I say softly.
He nods. "Please. I want to focus on today. And on us"
I smile sadly. "Alright!" I say.
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The doorbell rings suddenly downstairs. Michael sets the tray of food down and gets dressed. I do to. I follow him downstairs. There was someone there. I was not sure who would come here so early. I watch as Michael swings the door open. There he was. My dad! Not my dad here in this past. My dad dad! He was here!
"Nik!" he gasps with shock.
"DAD!" I squeal. He knew me.
He runs to me. We hug. He laughs then he swirls me around in a circle. "Dad how did you find me? Did the other dad find you?" I ask.
"Other dad? What do you mean?" he asks me. He looks utterly confused.
"Look the past dad. I found him out here. But we could not find you. I came back here to bring you home. You have been gone for years. Mom misses you" I tell him.
"I came because of this ad in the paper. Read it!" he demands.
He hands me the paper.
It was an ad for a real time machine. With parts and all. And the price was a high amount. It read contact Michael. I gasp as I turn around to see Michael smiling at me sadly.
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"I figured that if your dad needed a way to get back home that he would need parts for a machine. And no one would take this seriously other than him" he says to me.
"Michael! Oh, Michael you found my dad!" I gratefully gush. I rush to his arms. I hold him close. "I can't ever thank you enough" I say as he holds me close.
I pull him back to look at him. He looked close to tears. He smiles sadly. "I would do anything for you Nika. Because I love you" he says softly. I touch his cheek with my hand. I kiss him.
"I love you to" I vow after the kiss.
"So, you got here. How Nika?" dad asks me.
I turn around to face him. "It took me years I rebuilt the other time machine you had in the shed. I did not tell mom what I was doing then came here. It was the last place you had written down in that journal you kept. Why did you come here to this time?" I ask him curiously.
"Because I wanted to tell myself that I did it. I promised myself that if I ever made a machine that worked, I would come back in time and show it to me. I ended up getting a little lost" he chuckles.
"For years" I sigh. "Oh dad" I laugh.
"Where is the other time machine now? Are you stuck here to?" he asks me.
I nod. "I have past dad working on the machine at the movie studio where I got stuck and that was how I met Michael. You can trust him" I say to dad. "He will not tell anyone"
"I love your daughter sir. I will protect her you have my word" Michael speaks up.
"Take me to the machine" dad demands.
I nod. "Come on Michael" I say. "Time to fly"
I take Michael's hand in mine. Dad was sure to get the machine running again. And it was going to be time to let go of Michael. The only thing was I was not sure how I was going to do that.
How? I loved him. And he was going to be so hurt when I left. It made me ache inside to think of leaving him behind. At least like he said before not even time could take away our love for one another. I would always love him.
Always.
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