~Opposites Attract~

Say What?

Arms were around me as I woke, making me feel protected, and I scooted closer, nuzzling my face into Mike's warm chest. His thumbs drew circles in my back, and he spoke.

"Hey.....do you wanna uh...." He asks, stalling a bit, I pull away, and look up at him, watching him smile.

"Do I wanna what?" I ask, and he clears his throat a second.

"Um.....get married?" He asks...well that was unexpected. I was confused...he all of a sudden wants to actually get married, I don't know what it was, but it made me mad, and I backed away and he looked hurt.

"What did I do? All I did was ask you if you wanted to get married, I thought you'd be happy, I thought you'd want to, do you not wanna get married?!" He ask, and I could tell he was hurt...he was serious? I never really thought about actually getting married, and I don't think I could, it was to much.

"Nevermind...it was a stupid question anyways" He chuckles, but I could see the tears in his eyes, and he got up with a sigh, scratching the back of his neck and clearing his throat. Mike never cried, and now I felt like an ass for making him.

"Mike...." I whine, but it's like he doesn't even hear me, and walks out. I get up, following him out, but he keeps making turns, finally getting to the bathroom and closing the door harshly. I sigh, and wait a minute before knocking. I do it lightly and slowly, not wanting to make him even more upset, and I hear the water turn on.

"Mike....Mike please open up" I plead, but he doesn't come to the door. Maybe he didn't lock it. I try the knob, but I can't open it...yep....he locked it. I wasn't gonna give up though, I'd just wait. I waited till his shower was done, and stood up, waiting for him to come out. He opened the door, not even giving me a glance, and waited for me to move, which I did, letting him by.

"Mike c'mon...." I plead "Just listen to me" He doesn't, and I'm left with another door closing on me, this time our bedroom. I didn't care if he was half dressed or not, I was going in. I opened it up, and all I got was him on the bed, his head in his hands. He wouldn't look at me. I sat down next to him, laying my head on his arm, and I hugged him, getting no reaction back. He never did this to me, no matter how upset he was, when I hugged him he hugged back, when I kissed him, he always....always kissed back.

"Mike...." I say, but he doesn't even move an inch, the only thing that's moving is really him shaking, making me realize he was crying.

"Mike please don't cry" I plead again, a lump starting to form in my own throat. His knee went up and down, something he did when he was nervous or trying to calm himself down, and at this point there was only one thing I could say.

"I love you...." I say softly, and I saw the tiniest nod break through. At that point I was rejoicing...on the inside of course, he wasn't so terribly mad at me that he couldn't at least respond to that, and that made me feel good. I smiled, and hugged him tight, climbing onto his lap. His arms wrapped around me, but his body began to shake again, and I felt his face in my shoulder.

"Mike please stop crying...you're gonna make me cry" I say on the verge of tears. I pull away from him some, pulling him up so I can see his face, but he keeps his eyes down, and I press my cheek to his.

"Not right now okay....someday...I promise" I say softly, and he nods as I wipe his tears away.

"Will you tell me you love me?" I plead, and he chuckles, wiping his nose.

"Until I lose my voice" He answers back, kissing my cheek. I don't know what happened, but I turned bright red, and he laughed, making me turn even more bashful. We knew we loved each other, and we knew the day would come when it was time for us to get married...just not now.

REALLY SORRY ITS SHORT, BUT IN THE NEXT FEW CHAPTER THE BOOK TAKES A TURN FOR THE WORST, SO PREPARE YOURSELVES TO GET SAD, IM SORRY, BUT IT'LL ALL WORK OUT IN THE END WHOCH IS WHY IM DOING THIS, IM SORRY IF I HURT ANYBODYS FEELINGS OR MAKE THEM CRY :)