Miss You More

Chapter 17

 *** Four months later ~**~

Nkotb had released a brand new album and were on the road touring. It was May now, and Anabella and Michael had been dating for five months. It was a Friday night and Anabella was getting ready for her date with Michael, on the nights she could manage to get him to leave the office, they had date nights. Tonight they were going to a fancy Italian restaurant.

She was excited to have an actual date and hoped her lessons of naughty sex would be taken advantage of tonight...

Michael arrived at Anabella's with a single red rose. He knocked on her door and she came to the door pulling it open. She was wearing a black dress that was sheer on top, giving a clear view of her bra-less upper body, and lacey towards the bottom, it was short. Michael saw the dress and frowned.

" Baby, you can't wear that outside the house," he said. 

" Why not?" she asked with a smile," Don't you like it?" 

" It...looks like a nightie," he said. 

" I know that's why I bought it!" she said to him.

"But nighties are meant for the bedroom, not out in public..." he said.

"Michael, it's a dress. They sell it at the store on a rack as a dress meant to be worn out in public," she said to him. 

"Well tonight's important so please put on an actual dress," Michael said to her, handing her the rose. She took the red rose, even though blue was her favorite rose.

" No. I'm not changing," she said to him," We'll be late. I'm putting this in water and we are going out."

"Anabella, please, I don't want people staring at you..." he said.

"A little attention never hurt a girl," she said with a giggle. 

" I mean it," he said to her firmly. 

She sighed," Fine. Geeze," she said and went to put the rose in water and then into her bedroom. She changed her dress and heels. She came back wearing a spaghetti-strapped dress. 

"Is this better?" she asked him.

"Yes, thank you.." he said, leading her out to the car.

They arrived at the restaurant and Michael walked her in, they were seated at a nice table. They ordered an appetizer, their main course, and dessert. 

" You look absolutely stunning baby," Michael said softly reaching for her hand across the table. 

" Thank you," she said to him. They ate their appetizer when it arrived and enjoyed the main course. 

" That was a fantastic meal, did you enjoy yours?" he asked her with a smile. 

" Sure," she said casually, it was alright. " I hope you saved room for dessert," he said. 

" Always," she said putting a smile on. Dessert came out and it was tiramisu and champagne. It was set on the table in front of them. Michael took her hand before she could pick up the spoon to eat dessert.

" Ana I have to ask. you something," he said softly.

"Ask me something? Alright, ask away," she said really just wanting her dessert.

"Baby, it was a blessing that you needed a job and put in that application and walked back into my life. I love you more and more every day and can only imagine my life with you. Will you marry me?" he asked, pulling a velvet box from his coat pocket and opening it to show her the ring. 

Anabella was startled as she looked at the diamond ring in the box and then back up at Michael. He was waiting for an answer from her.

This is what she wanted from Joe, nowhere Michael is wanting to give her what she's been wanting. He'd be a good father, she thought.