Chapter 20: Choices

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Michael POV
I'm home and I'm starving. I don't wanna eat since Liza and I are going to a Japanese restaurant this evening. Since the Motion Picture honoree dinner we hit it off. While she's on tour I'm recording mostly and preparing for another album.
She keeps me in the friend zone but I hope all that will come to an end soon...

We are always on the phone. While I'm in the shower, she's in the tub. While we eat and even sleep. 
Lately Joseph's been on my back saying smart comments like 'Why you grinning so much when she ain't gave you any candy' or the famous 'she got you nose wide open'
Joseph can suck my socks. He's always picking and he's so bored now that Janet fired him as her manager. When I was young he made me feel like he couldn't wait to get us out of his hair, now he misses us but shows it with insults and borderline harassment. He's so toxic. Mother has to be the strongest woman God created to deal with him.

Any who, I'm fresh out the shower and I'm getting dressed. I got Liza a gift, well it's more like a gesture. She been indirectly complaining about over staying her welcome with Sarah and how she's not ready to buy a place because she's scared. I guess new fame will do that to you. She'll get use to it. I'm gonna give her the keys to the condo me and mother own in the Grove. That way she'll be comfortable. I feel for her sometimes, she's this place and that place. Tour, hotels and friends house just doesn't feel the void most times when you get off stage. I use to spend time at the Grove condo when I got back after filming The Wiz. Stephanie Mills and I would hang there and relax. Good ol days. Knock at the door

"Michael, can I come in?" Mother asks
"Of course"
"Your ride is here"
"Thanks" I say while grabbing my jacket. I'm almost embarrassed the way I'm acting
Mother laughs and walks away

Aliza POV
Michael and I arrive to the restaurant and on the beat paparazzi is out here. I never get how they keep tabs on us. Michael and I aren't an item but I must say the more I hang with him the harder it gets to push the numbness away...we pose for the cameras giving them a show on our way in

we pose for the cameras giving them a show on our way in

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Two Hours Later

Aliza POV 

"Soooo guess what?" I say while eating my apple crest dessert

"What"

"I'm moving!" I do a dance in my seat with my arms up

"What? Where?" He ask me curiously.

"Back home to Florida"

Michael chokes on his drink

"Are you okay, MJ?"

"I'm fine. When did this happen? Your business is here, why are you leaving"

"Well...I just decided on the way over and plus my family is home." I instantly get sad

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