Michael heads back to the kitchen to get his dinner with a heavy heart. He just doesn’t understand why his children play such awful tricks on the babysitters. It made no sense to him for they did not raise them to be this way. As he enters the kitchen there is is dinner on the table and Dina is on her hands and knees with her back to him picking up the mess the girls made. He felt this over whelming desire to pick her up and take her into his arms.
Michael: Dina. He says softly. I thought I had said that I would pick this mess up. You didn’t have to do this. Really. My girls were wrong and should never have done this to you.
He gets down on the floor with her and helps her clean it all up. Trying to focus on the floor and task of cleaning was extremely hard for Michael. Dina was so beautiful and he felt so good around her. He didn’t know she too was having her own trouble focusing on cleaning when Michael was this close. She wanted him to kiss her so badly but knew he would never love her that way. She was an employee and he was her boss. But god was he so handsome. Trying to hide the soft smile that touched her lips. She didn’t. Michael saw it and his face burned with passion. He hid his own small smile. When the mess was picked up Dina went to stand again and near fell when she put pressure on her ankle. Michael grabbed her immediately and kept her from falling.
Michael Dina!! Here. Let me help you. He picks her up and carries her back to her room. Now you have to stay down tomorrow all day. It’s my day off so I will be here to help you okay?
Dina: But…I…I’m sorry…I…she said through the slight pain she felt due to her ankle
Michael: It’s okay. Not your fault. Smiling softly at her. He set her down in her room near her bed.
Suddenly, he lowers his head to kiss her. His lips were soft and tender. His breath warm upon her face. Michael was treambling but he had to kiss her he couldn’t take it anymore she is so beautiful. Her lips parted seconds before his lips touched hers and they shared the most loving and gentlest kiss ever. She was a bit surprised but didn’t fight it. She invited it instead. Michael wrapped his arms around her and pulled her into his embrace. Dina wrapped her arms around his neck and a soft moan escaped their lips. Michael deepened the kiss with all he longing and passion he felt for this woman. Dina loved kissing him and kissed him in return with so much passion. Both realized what was happening and thought omg what is happening. Afraid they had over stepped theirselves pull away. Breathless and shaky Michael releases Dina. She looks down and away.
Dina; I..I..I am sorry. I don’t know what came over me. I should not have…looking down. It won’t happen again Mr. Jackson. I’m sorry. Trying not to cry.
Michael. His hands through his hair. I…I…I should not have done that. I am sorry I made you uncomfortable. Di…Ms. Santos. He puts his hands in his pockets and bows his head to hid his tears that threatened to spill over and turns leaves the room closing the door.
Dina lays down on her bed and cries. Michael heard her tears and knew they were becaue of him. He walked to the kitchen and put the food away. He wasn’t really hungry anymore. Then he went to bed. Laying there thinking why is she crying. Maybe she does have feelings for me too. I know I really like her but, my girls. Do I dare let my heart bealieve she loves me too? Michael’s sleep was fitful that night. Dina slept little and when she did it was with visions of her and Michael but they always ended sadly because she is nothing more than his employee. Just that kiss. So many mixed emotions and signals were there.
A month goes by and the girls did not play anymore pranks on Dina which made their daddy happy. He had gone bowling a couple more times with his friends and they were seeing their old happy smiling daddy. This made the girls happy. Both noticed that Dina and their daddy barely spoke or looked at each other which made them happy too. They felt now their daddy was all theirs and Dina could never take their daddy’s love away from them ever. They were not done with playing pranks on her or jokes but they wanted their daddy not to be made at them so the behaved. They had a few more pranks in store for this Dina Santos Babysitter and they were about to play them.
