[MJ Fanfiction] What Happened That Day

Part 37: It's just an illusion

June's point of view

I ran to the living room where Michael was sleeping, and called his name several time. Why is he screaming like this? What am I supposed to do? 

"Michael, wake up!" I said, trying to calm him down. It didn't work, he was still screaming, telling me to let go of him. Is he still sleeping? 

"Baby, wake up!" I said, taking his hands in mine. 

"Why would you leave me? I love you!" He screamed. "Let go of her! She's my wife!"

What the hell? Is he having a nightmare? Who is he talking about? 

"Baby, wake up! You're scarying me!" I yelled, shaking him. 

"I knew it!" He yelled. "I knew you were hiding something!"

I switched the light on, and went to the bathroom to put some water in a glass. I returned in the living room. Michael was still screaming his lungs out, saying things as "Don't leave me", "You're my wife"... It pretty scary, to be honest. I didn't know Michael would have those kind of nightmare. He's sweating hard, and he doesn't hear a word I'm saying. I decided to throw the water in his face to wake him up. I know it's not very helthy to do such a thing, but I really needed to wake him up. And it worked. 

"J-June? When did you get there? Why am I wet?" He said, all confused. He seemed terrified. 

"Ssshh, you were having a nightmare, honey" I said, taking him in my arm. 

"W-what? How do you know?"

"I heard what you were saying. What this nightmare was about? You seemed so scared and sad!"

"Oh my God, I'm so sorry. It's just... God it was horrible." He said. His all body was shaking. I tried to calm him down by rubbing his back. "You...You were leaving me for another guy just after we got married, and h-he abused you. He just h-hit you in front of my eyes, insulting you, telling you you're a w-whore." He told me, still shaking. 

"I'm here, baby. Don't think about such things. I won't leave you for another guy." I said, looking him deep in the eyes, my hand on his cheek. "Never." I added. Michael began to calm down a little. He rested his head on my shoulder, holding my hand. 

"Are you staying with me on tour?" he asked, playing with my fingers.

"Yes, I am. I can't leave you here." I said, which made him look up at me with wattery eyes.

"Are you serious? You're staying?" He asked me in disbelief, both of his hands on the sides of my face.

"Yes, Michael. I'm staying with y-"

He cut me off by kissing me all over my face. He finished by one passionate kiss on the lips.

"I love you so much..." He said, his forehead rested on mine. 

"I love you too, Mikey. But one thing you gotta know: if something's going wrong because of me, I leave for good. I won't have a second guessing, ok?" I asked him, carressing his cheek.

"Everything's going to be just fine." He assured me. 

"You should go back to bed, honey. It's five in the morning." 

"No. I need to ask you something..." He said, becoming nervous. 

I gulped. What is he going to ask me? 

"What is it?" I asked, becoming nervous too.

He took a deep breath, and looked at me right in the eyes. "What is your relationship with that Matt guy?"

"I told you, he is just a friend of mine." I said. I'm not completely lying about this, it's true, he is my friend.

"There's something you're not telling me, but I can't figure out what is it. Please, June. Tell me. I can handle it, you know."

"Michael, Matt is history. I just, you know... I used to have a crush on him before I met you."

"And?"

"And now I'm in love with you. There's only you in my life."

"No, I mean, there's something else you're not telling me. I can see it in your eyes."

"How can you see that?" I asked him. 

"I know it, that's all. Spit it, what is it?"

"I just agreed to have a drink with him when I'm back in New York. It's no big deal, really. I told you, he's a friend, nothing more."

"Does he know that?"

"I don't know, I didn't talk to him for awhile."

"Didn't you tell him you have a boyfriend when he called?" Michael asked me, raising an eyebrow. 

"No, I didn't. But I just couldn't say 'Oh hi, Matt! Sorry, can't talk to you, I have a boyfriend now!'" I marked a short pause, and lifted Michael's chin up. "I'll tell him when we will be back in New York, ok?"

"It makes me want to tell the world you're my girlfriend even more" He said, looking at me.

"Wait. I didn't meet your family just yet..."

"You want to meet them?" He asked me, like I was crazy.

"Yes, I really do. I'd love to meet them all." I confessed. "I know maybe it's a little bit too soon but I really want to."

He took my hands a gave me a huge smile. 

"You'll meet them soon, I promise." He told me, kissing my forehead. "Is there something else you wanna tell me?"

"I love you" I whispered to him. 

"How much do you love me?" He asked me.

"I love you to the moon and back." I answered the most sincerely way.

"Good." He said, standing up from the couch.

"Wait! Aren't you going to say you love me back?" I asked, standing up from the couch too. 

"Isn't it obvious?" He asked me with a half-smile.

"So what? I want to hear you say it!" I whined. 

He walked closer to me, and picked me up bridal style. "I love you more than this" he said, looking down at me. He then kissed my lips and we went back to sleep. 

Michael wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling me close to him.

"Now I'm going to sleep well" He said in my neck. The sensation of his warm breath in my neck made me shiver. 

"Good night, Mikey." I told him, rubbing his hand which was placed on my stomach. 

"Good night, babygirl" he answered.

It feels good to open up.