Chapter 3
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《Chapter 3》
Alaina woke the next morning on the couch in Michael's embrace. It felt so safe to be there. She had so much she needed to be doing that day. But for now, she wanted to stay there all day long if he would allow her to.
She wished he had feelings for her. The way she always had for him. But it would be wrong even if they did both care for one another.
She was his sister's best friend. That would harm both of them. She should not even be thinking of him in that way. But how could she not? Nearly every woman in America wanted him.
Woman flung themselves at his feet. Crying for his attention. She was just as bad as they were. Gobbling up any given attention from him. She forgot to let Janet know she was okay. She sighs. She tried not to over think things.
She rested her head back on his chest. Listing to the sound of his breathing. His chin rested on top of her head. His arms rested around hers.
Why couldn't there be another man as perfect as him? If she had found one, then she would snatch him up in a heartbeat!
•✰︎•
"Good morning! How long have you been awake?" yawns Michael.
They break apart. Her heart sinks not wanting to let him go yet.
"I just woke" she giggles softly.
"You hungry?" he asks her.
"Not yet" she yawns.
"You never have been a morning person" he smiles at her.
He remembered.
"Hey, it is not fair! You can't expect someone to be awake after one has been up during a huge fun slumber party, then be ready for pancakes" she giggles thinking about how crabby she had been at Janet's sixteenth birthday bash they both had been at.
"You have always been crabby in the mornings" he points out.
"Well, some of us are not as perfect as others" she jokes.
"Oh, I am not perfect" he reminds her.
"I know" she laughs.
"Breakfast though yes no? Later?" he asks her.
"Later" she yawns as she lays back on his long couch there in the living room. "I have so much stuff to do today. One of them is to call my parents and get Ryan fired" she grumbles.
"He is an a*s. He will never lay a hand on you ever again" Michael sternly says. She loved the way he suddenly got protective of her like she was his little sister. Or she was his period. She wished she was. She hears his stomach growl.
He was hungry, not her.
"I could go for some Dunkin Donuts right now. But I would get mobbed if I tried" he sighs.
"I can go for you. What would you like? I would have to borrow a car" she reminds him.
"No need, I will have someone go get us some breakfast. Hang on" he tells her.
•✰︎•
He gets up then heads into the kitchen. She hears him on a call with someone. Placing an order. She sprawls out on his couch with his blanket spread over her still. She was so worn out from the night before. He comes back in to join her.
He sits beside her there on the couch.
He surprised her by reaching over. Pulling her back into his arms. Letting her rest into him. Like she was a perfect fit to be there. She smiled as she held his arms around her.
"I could get used to this" she teases playfully. They always tended to flirt with one another. But things never went as far as flirting.
"Are you free today? We could hang out here?" he offers.
"I am free yes" she says with an eager nod.
"Great! We will have breakfast. We could go for a swim. A walk. Hang out and talk like we used to. I am sorry I have not made time for you like I normally do. I regret that" he says softly to her.
"You are busy. And besides we are not item. You owe me nothing. But I am glad to see you" she replies to him.
"What if I wanted us to be an item?" he softly asks her.
"W-hattt?!" she stammers in surprise.
"You have to know how I have felt. We both brush this aside. I don't want too any longer. When I saw you nearly getting hurt I about lost it" he explains. "I want to be with you. I should be at your side protecting you. I know you put me out of reach because of my sister. But we both know what is going on between us" he softly tells her. He turns her face to look him deeply in the eyes.
She nods in agreement with him.
Then his face grows closer to her own. His lips were so close to being on hers. She has to close her eyes. Then they finally taste her own.
She feels him groan softly leaning into her closer to be near her body. Her lips return his kiss. This was better than she could have imagined it would be. Michael had feelings for her? He returned them?
This whole time?!
She feels his smile on her lips after the kiss breaks apart.
•✰︎•
"That was something" she breaths out. "wow"
"Yeah" he agrees with that.
"Where do we go from here? I admit it. I have had feelings for you. Strong ones for a very long time" she admits.
"I knew. I was trying to draw them out of you. You would hide things from me. But I knew it" he says with a smile.
"Cocky!" she laughs.
"I would like to start seeing you. See where this takes us" he asks her.
She nods. Her eyes wanted to cry with joy but she held back. "I would love to"
"Good" he says.
"s**t!"
"What?" he asks her.
"Janet" she sighs.
"What about her?" he mutters. He frowns.
"What are we going to do? She might not like the idea of us dating. I mean what if we break up? Then I can't be around either of you? I could not stand it if I lost you both" she tells him.
"That is never going to happen" he argues back.
"Michael!" sighs Alaina.
"Alright, we could date see where this leads us. But for now keep things between us. Not tell Janet. But when we grow serious then we will have to say something" he points out. "how is that plan"
"That I can work with" Alaina agrees with a nod. "this is real? You want to date me?"
"Well, you snored on me all night and you still looked cute in the morning so why not?" he teases. She hits him with a pillow. They laugh.
Then start a pillow fight with one another.
The doorbell rings.
"Food!" Michael exclaims. "at last."
They go get the door.
But at the door was Janet.
•✰︎•
"Hey" Alaina greets her.
"What the hell happened to you last night? Michael told me that Ryan tried to attack you?" she worries.
Janet comes in.
"Michael stopped him. I caught Ryan with drugs" explains Alaina.
"Your father better fire that asshole" mutters Janet angrily.
"I am sure she will" says Alaina.
"My outfit! I forgot it was here! It looks great on you! Keep it" says Janet to her when she sees Alaina with it on.
"Thanks. Michael let me spend the night because I was upset was all" she rambles out.
"Sounds like my brother. Always a knight in shining armor" jokes Janet.
"I ordered breakfast Janet want to join us?" offers Michael.
"Sure!" agrees Janet. "if you are buying big brother" she teases.
Michael smiles over at Alaina.
•✰︎•
"Can I freshen up in your bathroom before we eat?" asks Alaina to Michael.
"Sure can, you know where the guest bathroom is. Toothbrushes toothpaste are under the sink there you can use anything you want" he offers.
"I know. Thank you" she says. He winks at her. Then she blushes.
She heads to the bathroom. How were they going to date in secret when his whole world his whole life was very public all the time? Someone would find out they were an item and someone the wrong someone might tell Janet.
They had to be safe about this until they knew it was something real between them. Then they would both tell Janet.
Everything had to work out. Alaina had always longed for Michael to love her. Now she had a shot at winning his heart.
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