I Just Can't Stop Loving You

Chapter 6: Is This Love?

Jenna's POV: I let out a sigh. "You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to." Michael said. "No, it's fine. I had gone to the doctor's for a normal checkup, but he noticed that my breathing was different. I told him that I was having a lot of headaches and was losing a lot of weight too. He sent me for some blood tests, and I found out that I have Leukemia. It's such a rare form that there isn't even a formal name for it. It's also...lethal." I said. "Lethal? What do you mean?" Michael asked. I let out another sigh. "I only have-at the most-until the end of the year to live." I said. "Oh." Michael replied. We were silent for a while. "Do you have anyone by your side during this?" He said, breaking the silence. "What do you mean?" I asked. "You know, your mom, dad, a boyfriend, a sister..." He said. "No." I replied. Michael slowly reached over and grabbed my hand. I looked at him and he was smiling. "I'm here for you then." He said. I smiled back, a tear forming in my eye. "Tell you what, why don't you stay the night?" Michael said. "I don't know, I don't want to impose." I said. "C'mon, it's not like I have anyone here who'd be jealous of a gorgeous woman staying with me." He said with a smile. I chuckled. "Ok ok, I'll stay the night." I said. The two of us stood up and walked back inside.
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*Nighttime*
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Jenna's POV: The two of us acted like children all day. We rode the rides in the backyard, we played video games, it was the most fun I've had since the diagnosis. I actually forgot I was sick. At about 9 o'clock, the two of us went back outside. Michael took me to a big open area where he had a little picnic set up. I sat down on the blanket and Michael started setting everything up. It was just a few little snacks, but I found it adorable. I couldn't help but laugh when he pulled a bottle of sparkling grape juice out of the basket. "I'm out of wine!" He said with a chuckle. He poured me a glass then poured himself one. "Cheers." I said before taking a sip. After we finished everything, we looked up at the stars. "Take it off." Michael said. "Woah Michael! I'm not that kind of girl!" I said. He chuckled. "No silly, your wig. Take it off." He said. "Why?" I asked. "I want to see the real you under the moonlight." He said with a smile. I took a deep breath, and slowly pulled off my wig, revealing my bald head. Michael looked at me with a smile. "I knew you were just as gorgeous." He said. He suddenly leaned in and kissed me. After a few seconds, we pulled away. "What was that about?" I asked. "You didn't like it?" Michael asked. "Now I didn't say that." I replied with a smile on my face. Michael smiled back. He leaned in and kissed me again. Before I knew it, we were making out. "Hold on, let's do this inside." Michael said. I smiled. We both stood up and ran inside. We got to his bedroom and continued what we were doing. I can't remember what we did after that...