For All Time

Chapter 2

"La Toya have you ever heard of knocking?"Michael asked.He was looking highly irritated.

La Toya rolled her eyes."Well when we're here by ourselves you know Jos----"

Michael shot up."Oh whatever Toya,"He said cutting her off.He then turned to me."Let's go outside, i can't stand to be in this house for another second."

I stood up and followed him out his large room and into the hall way, He took me around the back way so we made to the back yard in less then two minutes.

The sun shine down on my face, it reminded me that should've put sunscreen on. Michael had a huge back yard that was Field with animals and everything, It almost like a zoo back there, my favorite thing about was the horses, he taught me how to ride them when i was sixteen. I've been in love with them ever sense.

"Don't mind 'Toya, she's just....."he searched for the right word."To tell you the truth i don't really know what she is."He laughed then shrugged is shoulders and laughed.

I just shook my head."So where is your parents, anyway?"I asked.

"They went to Las Vegas."He said, then sighed."Joseph thinks it was best that mother got away from here for a while."

I gave him a confused look."By going to Las Vegas?"

"It doesn't make sense does it?" He asked.

"No, Not at all."

"Well see, that was just his excuse, really he just wanted to get her out of the state so he would'nt find out about that girl he had with another woman.'

I shook my head. Joseph is such a dog

"Well he sure didn't do a good job at it I can tell you that much." I said as i sat down in the grass.

"Yeah well that's Joseph, He never think things through clearly like mother does."

I hated that that man put their family through so much hell, cheating on his wife and having a kid by her, it really messed everything up, and crazy part about is, Katherine isn't filing for divorce or anything, I never really understood that.

"Why doesn't she just kick him out the house?"i asked.

"because for one, she doesn't know yet, for two even if she did she doesn't have the strength to." he said. He was now getting out my favourite horse, which i called Spirit. She had something about her that touched my heart.

i started rubbing her mane."You've taking care my baby for me?" I asked hoping to change the subject.

he chuckled."yes i have. she missed you, I can tell."

i smiled."Yeah he better had been taking care of my baby, because if he didn't i would have to beat him up."I was talking to her like she was a little baby.

"Hey" He said crossing his arms giving me a pouty look on his face.

I rolled my eyes."well it's true Michael and you know it."

He laughed. "Whatever Liyah."

I walked over to him."hey why did berry give you that photo album." I just had to ask.

"I've been wonder ing that same exact question for years, I never really knew why."

"so you just kept without ever really knowing why?" I asked, dumbly

"yes."

"Wow" i said mostly to myself.Why would berry give him that without really telling him why? Didn't make any sense if you asked me."so what's your favorite picture in it??"I asked. I climb up on top of Spirit. Being on top of her made me feel like i was the tallest person in the world.

"To be honest, my favorite is the one of me and you, when we were kids."

"Really?" A huge grin stretched across my face.

"Yes, Your my first real friend I've ever had, your the only on who understands some of the things that I'm usually going through."He said. "That's why I kept it really because most of the seventies have something to do with me or you."

"Well we were something else."

We're still something else."He said he leaned back a little on Spirit."When i start on my solo album and you start on your next one, i'm pretty sure we're gonna take over the 80s/

I raised my eyebrow."You think so?"

He turned and gave me a breath taking smile."I know so."

When I got home it was dark outside and I knew Susanne would have something to say about me being gone all day. so I tried to just walk on quietly and at least make it to my room. I tip toed past the kitchen.

"Stop!"she I heard he say.

damn

"Turn around and come in here so i can talk to you."She said.

I rolled my eyes and obeyed her. When I got in the kitchen she standing by the phone, I could tell i was in trouble by the look that she had on her face. I put the keys down and stared at her waiting for her to start.

"Sit down."she said, calmly but she still had tension in her voice.

I sat down in the chair then stared at her.

"You know, Berry called me to day."she began.

"Okay and?"

"And He tould that your leaving Motown."

I nodded my head."Yes I am."

"When were you ever gonna tell me about this Aaliyah?"She asked.

I shrugged my shoulders."I don't know when I thought the time was right."

"when would have that been?"

I shrugged my shoulders.

"Do You know what this does to your mother legacy, Your part of it Aaliyah."

"Susanne Just because I leave Motown doesn't mean I'm gonna mess up my mother legacy, she'll be a legend with or without me,"I said, repeating the words that Michael had said to me earlier. It time That i start working on my own music and writing my songs, I'm tired of that Mess Motown be giving me. I'm not about to stay with this record label just because my mother was Leah Haughton." She just stared at me for a long moment.

"Well Aaliyah if you think that that's what you want to do then fine, okay you can start on your own music and go to a different company, I see that you reasons are goo and i respect your decision."

My Mouth dropped, I thought that I would have to have a whole argument with her before she let me do it. But she actually went with it.

thank you Michael

"Oh and By the way, where were you."

" I went down to Michael's you remember."I said as i stood up."It's his birthday."

"Oh yeah that's right, I'll have to call him before he goes to sleep tonight." she said as she walked out the room. She was in a good mood that night for whatever reason. I just shrugged my shoulder and went up stairs for the night.