Breaking The Image

Chapter 6

Miguel

I wake up to a wet sensation on my face. I groan and open my eye to find a pair of dark beady eyes staring back into mine.

As I blink and open both eyes Milky goes bounding down the stairs. I look around the room and see the sun streaming through the curtains.

I jump out of bed remembering that Marli was home. As my feet hit the ground the room starts spinning and
I land with a huge thump on the ground.

I close my eyes to regain my balance when I hear chuckling coming from the doorway.

'I leave you for five minutes-" Marli's standing there in a pair of sports shorts and a white vest shaking her head.

"Shut up and help me get up." I glare at her for finding this so funny.

She steps closer and holds out her hand. Just as I reach to grab it she pulls it away.

"I would help but this is your fault. You over done it on the alcohol. You found your way down there on your ones you find a way back up on your ones."

"That's how it is yeah?" I ask with a smirk on my lips. Before she can reply I pull her legs from under her and she ends up on the floor beside me.

"Owww. Migs that hurt." She pouts while rubbing her sides.

"Stop sassing me and give me my morning kiss." I smirk while pursuing my lips and closing my eyes. I wait for the kiss but it doesn't come. I open one eye to see Marli looking at me with one eyebrow raised.

"What?"
"I ain't kissing that mouth." She says crossing her arms.
"What's wrong with my mouth? "
"You ain't brushed your teeth so its dirty. "
"Oh." I say as I raise my eyebrows "You want to talk about dirty mouths yea? If your mouth wasn't slobbering all over my balls you wouldn't have a bun in the oven." Did I imagine it or did she flinch when I mentioned the baby? I ignore it and continue my little speech. "So come and give me some sugar."

I smirk while pursuing my lips and closing my eyes. I wait for the kiss but it doesn't come. "What now?" I raise my voice slightly until I open my eyes and see Marli with tears streaming down her face.
"You say it like it's all my fault. "

"Oh Mars Bar." I say as I enclose her in hug. My chest is wet from her tears and her body shakes with each sob. I gently stroke her curly hair to calm her down

"Miguel I don't want it. " shr she mumbles.
"Sorry I didn't quite catch that babes." I say thinking I must've misheard her.
She raises her head and looks me deep in my eyes. Her sliver/grey eyes glisten making her look more intriguing than usual.
I feel her sigh and take a huge breath in.
"I want an abortion. "
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Marli

His eyes search mine rapidly for any sign that this is a joke.

"Y-you don't want our b-baby?
He stutters as he grips the side of the bed and stands up.

I shake my head and scramble up as well and try to take his hands. He yanks them away from me and takes a step back.

"What will everyone think? How will we tell them? "
I feel my blood start to boil as I hear those words.
"This is why our relationship isn't working. " I shout and point at him.

"You're always too busy thinking about what everyone else will think. It doesn't matter what my fans think or what your fans think. Our relationship has nothing to do with them. At the end of the day we can't please everyone and there is only one person I'm trying to please right now...MYSELF." I wipe the tears from my face and continue. " I have made so many sacrifices to keep this relationship going but that ends now."

"Marli-"
"Miguel Its over. We're over. "

I turn to walk out the door when I feel him grab my arm. Tears running down his face and eyes pleading.
"Marli don't do this we can make this work. Make us work. " he places his hand on my stomach. I remove it.

"I want you gone by tonight. " he follows me down the stairs still begging.

"This is murder."
I ignore him and put on my coat.
As I'm lacing up my trainers he blocks the door.

"Thats my baby too."

I straighten up.

"Then you carry it for 9 months and push it out of your own dick." I spit.

I start to put on my other shoe.

"So the engagement is off then." He sighs.

"What engagement? " I furrow my eyebrows.

"I was planning to propose to you tonight at dinner. "

My jaw dropped. This is the first time Miguel had ever mentioned marriage.
He reaches into his shorts pocket and pulls out a box. He stoops onto one knee.

"Marlita Thiridus wil you marry me?"

My eyes start to fill up.
"I don't know what to say. "
"Say yes." He says with a smile. "Say yes I will marry you Miguel. Say you want to keep the baby."

"Yes." I mumble.
He grins. "Sorry I didn't catch that. "
"Yes Miguel. I will marry you."
He slips the rock on my marriage finger kisses me passionately. When we both come up for air he ruins the moment.

"It's a good thing you said yes to both questions."
"Why?"
"Because I already told TMZ that we were getting engaged and why."

My heart fell as finally started to comprehend what he was saying.

"You told the world about the engagement and the baby before you told the people closest to us?" I detach my arms from around his neck and start to walk towards the kitchen.

"I realised how stupid it was after I did it I'm sorry." He tries to wrap his arms around my waist but I slide away.

"Please Marli... Don't let our first hour of being engaged start in a fight. " he pleaded.

"Ok I'm sorry Migs." I say while nestling into his neck.
"We can make this work baby." He says as he kisses my cheek.

"I hope so."