Fall for you

Part 7

Y/N pov.
I was woken by loud shouting from somewhere down stairs. Rolling onto my side I expected to see Michael there but he wasn't. Curiously I got up walking to the top of the stairs where I could hear the shouting more clearly, it was Michael and Louise.
They were in some type of argument or something. I decided to sit at the top of the stairs so I was hidden. I rested my head against the banister as I eavesdropped.
"You can't break up with me Michael!" She shouted and I could tell that she was angry.
"I'm sorry but I can't do this anymore. I can't pretend to be happy with our relationship." Michael shouted back.
I was about to leave to go back to sleep as they carried on this petty argument until something stopped me.
"Is it because of her?" she snarled obviously meaning me.
"No." He he said quietly as if he had been defeated and run out of energy.
"It is isn't it?" She laughed harshly "I bet you've been fucking that slut every night behind my back. I should have known as soon as you let her stay here.do you know what her type of people do?" She asked. I was intrigued. My type of person?
Michael didn't answer so she told him herself. "She's a home wrecker Michael, she probably does this to other people as well." She spat
"She isn't. She's not that type of person" he defended me. "And before you start assuming, I haven't slept with her. Well, not since I've been with you" he said
"Wait, so you haven't cheated but you've slept with her before?" She asked.
"Yes. We were friends before I even met you" he said
"Was she your ... Girlfriend?" She asked less harshly.
"No" he bluntly replied.
"What was she then? A fuck buddy? A friends with benefits person? A slut?" She snapped. "Look I'm going to offer you something which I want you to think long and hard about"
"What?" He asked curiously.
"You can either forget this conversation happened and stay with me and live a perfectly normal life, or you can pick that slut over me and live a messed up life where she will never love you" she said
Well that's bullshit. My heart hurt at the thought of him choosing her over me. But he probably would. She was completely wrong thought I could love him... Well I have loved him.

And I still do.
I heard Michael laugh harshly at her. "I'm sorry Louise but just 10 minutes ago I was breaking up with you and I still mean it."
"Come one Michael don't be stupid" she sighed
"I'm not. I don't want you okay? I want Y/N."
"Just so you can fuck everyday like the whore she is?" She laughed
"She is not a whore" Michael shouted. "Get the fuck out of my house!" He roared and I could tell that Louise was probably shitting herself. Not even I've heard Michael get that angry before.
She screeched loudly before the click of her heels stomped across the wooden floor boards towards the door. I stood up quickly hiding myself behind the wall.
Just as she was about to leave she turned around to face Michael.
"You're making a huge mistake" she whispered leaning up and pecking him on the lips quickly. "But you'll come crawling back to me when you can't take it anymore" she laughed walking out into the night probably to cause trouble some where else.
I heard Michael sigh loudly and looked to see him running his hands over his face in stress. Before starting to walk up the stairs.
I had to move fast and ended up running back into the bed room and diving I got the covers trying to make it believable that I was asleep.
He came into the room seconds later Stopping in his tracks most likely to see if I was asleep.
The bed dipped with his weight and he shuffled around to get comfortable. I could feel his state burn into me as I tried to keep my face expressionless.
"Fuck" he whispered barely audible.
After that I couldn't sleep for the rest of the night and ended up laying on my side facing away from Michael. My eyes wide open as I kept thinking about the guy laying next to me. I could tell he was awake as he kept sighing and figuring every few minutes.
I wanted to turn around to face him. I wanted to hug him so I could fall asleep. I wanted to tell him so much right now but I felt that there was an invisible barrier stopping me.
My mind drifted to the situation Michael saved me from earlier. What the hell was I going to do tomorrow? Things would be so awkward with Jake. Do I even go in tomorrow or do I just avoid the situation and stay as far away from him as possible. I had so much on my mind right now I didn't know how I was going to cope. If I didn't go into work and face Jake I would have no job. No job means no money, no money means no house of my own and no house of my own means I'd have to live with Michael. And living with Michael would mean he'd get sick of me and kick me out.
I was overthinking everything now and let out a sigh just like Michael's a few minutes ago.
Michael's pov.
I couldn't sleep.
Not next to Y/N without wanting to hold her tightly to me but I knew she was awake. I knew she had heard the argument between me and Louise.
Her sigh brought me out of my thoughts. She was still awake.
"Are you okay?" I whispered turning her over so she was facing me.
Her eyes met mine as she nodded. "I just can't sleep." She whispered
"Me either" I whispered back trailing my hands under her shirt to caress her soft skin and trace small patterns on. She hummed in response to my touch leaning closer to me before burying her face in my neck. Seconds later I could feel a wetness roll down my neck and past my shoulder blades. She had started crying silently, her small sniffs the only sound coming from her as he body started to shake and her tears were now uncontrollable.
I held her closer tightly.
"Why are you crying?" I whispered stroking her face with one hand and making her look at me. My thumb wiped the tears from under her eyes but it was no use the tears kept falling. It was a heartbreaking sight, each new set of tears made my heart with pain.
"Tell me what's on your mind" I said
She looked up at me, her eyes big as she calmed her breathing and stopped her tears.
"I don't know what to do" she croaked.
"Do about what?" I asked softly.
"M-my job. I don't know if I should go back because if I don't I won't have a job but Jake will be there and It would be awkward but I can't not have a job because I'll have nothing then"
Her words hit hard, they hurt. She wouldn't have nothing, she's have me.
I guess my question from earlier was answered, she didn't love me any more. How could she be so blind to see that she would still have me. I'm not going anywhere, I want to help her. I want her to love me again, I her to want me back but I guess it was too late, I'd missed my chance and we would never be more than friends.
I doubt she even thought if me as a friend as she said she' d have nothing. Friends count as something right?
"Michael?" She whispered bringing me out of my thoughts. "Help me please" she sobbed weakly.
I knew she never asked for help so this was a big deal. She didn't like the way asking for help made her feel. It made her feel weak and desperate, nobody wants to feel like that.
"Don't worry" I soothed "we will sort this out okay? I'm not going to let you go back to work for him. But we will go out and find you a better job."
I said. "I'll help you, I promise you I'm not going any where."
"Thank you" She whispered.
"You will never have nothing" I told her once we had nearly fallen back asleep.
She lifted her to sleepily look at me questionably.
"How do you know that?" She asked her voice laced with confusion.
I looked at her comfortingly running my hand through her soft hair and placing a small kiss on her forehead.
"You'll always have me" I told her. Immediately regretting it as. Her face went blank. I had gone to far.
Surprisingly, she looked up at me giving me a small smile.
"Thank you Michael" she whispered "you're a great friend I don't deserve you in my life"
Friend.
That's all I was. But there was no point feeling sorry for myself it was my fault I had the chance once before but I walked away and now I paid the consequences. She had fallen asleep when I finally decided to reply.
"More like I don't deserve you" I whispered into the dark cold room.