Chapter 2
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Love & Lies
Michael
At first, I had hated everything about this town I had to come to. My life was in danger. I was in threat. So was my family. I went so far as to fake my own death. To this day only my family knows that I am safe and alive until I get this criminal behind bars.
It all started a few years ago. I met this girl who was a little to crazy about me. She was stalking me at events. She convinced her boyfriend that I had a one-night stand with her back after one of my concerts.
Which was not true. She had her boyfriend and his thugs after me. They managed to find my sister Janet's house which was very well guarded.
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The only way to get them all of my backs was to fake my death. The FBI staged the over dose on drugs. My ex and close friend Lisa Marie Presley was in on it to. Elizabeth Taylor even was in on it for me.
The world mourned my death. A part of me was excited to be an actual person. I could go shopping in stores on my own. The FBI got me this job working in this gas station/car garage. And that is when I met the most beautiful woman that I ever had laid eyes on in my life.
Myra. We met in the garage when her car broke down a year ago. I felt so drawn to her since the day we met. I had to ask her out when she came back to pick up her car. I had to get to know her more.
The only thing was Myra was falling in love with someone who wasn't well me. I was this Fletcher Garrison. A no one. When I got my life back and could get back to it then she was going to be crushed when I told her the truth. Everyday that went by my heart ached. I wanted to tell her so badly.
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"Fletch, you look a million miles away there. Something wrong?" I hear her asking me as we enjoy dinner there at her apartment. Celebrating our one-year anniversary together. I shake my head and force myself to smile.
I grin. "Everything is fine. Listen. I do need to make a quick call. Is that alright?" I ask her. She nods.
"Sure" she answers.
"Just so we can have the rest of the night to us is all. I forgot about this call back home" I explain to her.
"Go ahead Fletcher" she says with a happy grin.
I head out on her front steps. I call my FBI agent that I was working with. Dante Collins. He answers on the second ring. "Michael how are things going there in Georgia?" asks Dante.
"Great not bad. I was wondering how things were going on the case. Any leads? Will I be able to come back home? It has been a year since I had been able to be back home" I complain.
"We do have some leads right now. Nothing set though so do not get your hopes up Mikey. Janet sends her love" says Dante.
I sigh. "I have a question" I tell him.
"Hey, you have been there an entire year now" he mentions.
"I know" I grumble. "About that question" I say.
"Shoot!" he answers.
"What would happen if I told someone that I was Michael? What if we could really trust them?" I ask him.
He groans. "You did not tell anyone did you? If you tell someone then you are going to have to be moved" he demands.
"No! NO! I did not do any such thing" I say. "I want to tell someone. Someone I fell in love with here"
"I am happy for you but if you tell anyone who you are then you are going to be moved. They can never see you again" he warns me.
"Gotcha. I will not tell her" I sigh.
I get a ring from my pocket. I was planning on asking Myra to marry me tonight. But I wanted her to know who I really was. So, I could know if she loved me for me.
That she loved Michael. Not just Fletcher. My heart ached. I had to place my life on hold. I could not fully ask her to marry me and spend my life with her until she knew who I was. And loved all of me. I place the ring back in my pocket.
"Michael? Are you alright?" I hear Dante ask me.
"Just fine. I have to go" I ramble on.
I hang up the phone. Then place it back in my pants pocket. I head in the apartment. I shut the door behind me.
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"Fletch what is wrong? You look like you lost your best friend" asks Myra. I pull her in my arms.
I hold her so close to me, that I felt like I might crush her. I burry my face in the side of her neck. She smelled like lilacs on a spring day. I feel her arms go around me as she holds me close to her. I wanted to ask her. I wanted to make her my wife.
But I wanted her to be Mrs. Michael Jackson. Not Mrs. Fletcher Garrison. A stranger she really did not know. I hated to have to lie to her. I never planned on falling in love.
It just happened. But that was what happened with love. It came when you least expected it to. I feel her hands in my hair as she holds me close.
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"Was that an unwelcome news phone call?" she wonders. I nod.
"I hate calling back home. But I heard from an old friend is call. Nothing to worry about" I try to explain to her. "He had no good news to give me on what I left behind"
"I am always here for you if you need to talk. Do you miss your old home?" she asks me.
"Sometimes I do. The good times. But you are not there. Who knows maybe one day I can take you back there. And show you more about my life" I tell her hopefully.
"I would love that Fletcher" she says to me. "I love knowing more about you"
"Things take time Myra. In time we can do it all! You will know everything" I promise her as I hold her close.
I only hoped once she learned everything about who I really was that she would not dump me. That it would not be to much for her to take on. I would understand if she did want to leave me. A tear slides down my cheek thinking of losing her in my life. I can't bare the thought of letting her go.
"Fletcher, you are crying?" she says softly as she pulls me back to gaze in my eyes.
She could see the worried tears. She reaches her hand out her hand caresses my right cheek. I close my eyes taking in her gentle touch. I could not lose her.
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I pull her to my body. My lips hungrily take control of hers. "I love you. You are everything good in my life that I never want to live without" I promise her.
"Oh Fletcher" she mutters softly after the kiss.
Her gaze looking like a love drunk daze with her baby blue eyes that I love, looked up at me with love in them. I never wanted anyone to destroy that innocents between us. EVER.
"This day is the best day of my life. Being here with you. The wonderful things you say. I love you to" she vows as she leans in kissing me.
I groan softly leaning into her kisses.
"Fletch?" she asks.
"Yes babe?" I answer.
"Stay the night with me" she begs me.
"You got it baby girl" I promise her.
The night was just getting started with us. I had to show her how deep this love between us went. Any doubt would not be able to tare us apart in the future moments to come.
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