Chapter 22
Joey's P.O.V.
"My mom is the best, she made me feel better, I didn't even have to tell her all of what happened, just that we had broke up. She gave me her special chocolates and my dad said that he pictured me with a more muscular, manly man. It caused me and my mom to break out into laughter.
"Then my mom said something that made me gag. She was like, Just like you, before they started kissing like right in front of my face." I gag to the thought. Thomas laughs through the phone.
"Your parents are something else."
"Yep," Me and Thomas have been on the phone for an hour so far. We've made up in a few texts. We broke up a few days ago.
"So when are you going to see Michael?" Thomas asks.
"I don't know, I'm still surprised that he smiled at you in the hallway." He had just told me about that a few minutes ago.
"Same I was sure he hated my guts." We laugh.
"I was thinking I would see him tomorrow, it's been awhile since I've went to see him but his friend, Jason, said that he has been doing fine, so I'm not worried." Its 11pm, damn, we've been on the phone for a while.
"Cool, so are you gonna tell him you still love him or what?" Thomas asks and I can tell this little shit is smirking.
"I don't know Thomas, I'm not even sure I want to get back together with him yet." I say laying back in my bed.
"You so do, stop lying!"
"Ugh, I don't remember you being this annoying when we dated." I say jokingly.
We say our good night's and within minutes I'm knocked out.
***
I send Michael, I'll be there in a few and he responds with an okay. I miss how animated our texts used to be.
Walking into the apartment, it's air conditioned, smells nice and his apartment looks cleaner than usual, too clean.
"Hey Joey!" Michael smiles walking up to me, I smile back. He really is doing better.
"Hey." He lets me in and closes the door behind me.
"I need to tell you something." He says sitting on the couch.
"So do I." I sit down next to him.
"Okay, you go first." I bite my lip and shake my head no.
"You go first." We chuckle together.
"Alright, here I go." I instantly get nervous. "I have accepted my dad's offer and I'm going to work for him in the city." What? My smile drops. "Which means I'm moving into Pepper city." Okay, that's only a town over, 45 minute drive.
"That's amazing." I say trying to sound ecstatic but I'm not.
"What's wrong?" He asks trying to get me to look into his eyes. I refuse. He takes his hand and lifts my head.
"I was going to tell you that I love you and that I wanted us to get back together." Fuck, even now I can't lie to him. "That I was sorry for hurting you and that, that," My face was hot and wet, my hiccups making it hard to speak.
"Why are you crying, baby?" My heart jumps to the pet name, I always liked that better than pet.
"Your moving." He wipes my tears away and smiles. I don't see what's so funny.
"Babe, you know that I'll only be 30 minutes away right? My dad has been begging me to work for him since graduation but I wanted to go to college so that I could work to get the job he offered. I'll have a nicer apartment, my own car, you get to see me in a suite. I'll be able to pick you up and we could go anywhere Joey." I smile and bite my lip.
"Does that mean you accept my apology and that we are together again?" He places both of his hands on my cheeks and nods.
"But only if you accept my apology for being a terrible Master." I nod vigorously in his hands. "I love you." I couldn't help myself, I leaned in and kissed those perfect plump lips. My fingers tingle as I run them through his hair to pull him closer. I missed his touch, his everything.
I push my tongue in and we battle for dominance. I jump on his lap and smiled down at him.
"I love you too, Michael." I lean down to kiss him again but he puts his finger to my lips.
"Not now, I have a Skype call with my dad and a few others in a few." I pout.
"I get it, now you're some big busy business man now." I slide off his lap.
"Haha." He got up and left the room.
Wow that really happened. I can't stop smiling. I text Thomas and he said that he is happy for me. I'm happy for myself too.
I get up and run into his office, gosh I have I missed him. Once I see him I hug him from behind.
"Whose that?" I look up to see I interrupted their Skype call.
"Oops." I try and move but Michael's hand is holding me down. My face turns red as I look at his father from the computer. He looks just like Michael except with salt and pepper hair.
"My boyfriend. Joey, this is my father. Father, this is Joey."
"Hi,"
The End
