For All Time

Chapter 6

"It was so weird Jo Anna, he was talking in a whisper and then he just rushed me off the phone."i said the next day.It was unusually warm day for it to be in the Middle of November.We were outside in th back yard. she was throwing a baseball will i hit it with my baseball bat.

"Well why don't you go ever there?" she asked.

i shook my head."I can't, Susanne took my car and the driverswon't even let me go near Havenhurst."

"Dang they really trying to make sure Y'all don't get to see each other."

"Yeah I know and it sucks." I said as I hit the ball that she threw at me.

"I can't Imagine it, girl. the first time y'all tried to kiss each other it doesn't works because La Toya burst in the room, and then when y'all really do kiss Joseph bursts threw the door and now forbids y'all to ever talk to each other again/ You must be so mad." She said as she threw the other ball at me.

I hit it and then threw the bat on the ground."I am and it's really frustrating."I sat down in the grass and put my hands in my face."I care for him, and I want to love him but i guess he feels like he can't be loved."

"How can somebody feel like that can't be loved, hun?"she asked as she walked over to me.

"I don't know Anna, but id you ever meet Michael you would understand why." I said.  I started rubbing my temples.

"Well I know Michael is cuter then new born baby horse, I know that's for sure."Anna said in her really country southern ascent.

I chuckled."Michael and I have this horse named Spirit, it was one of the first horses he had ever gotten and when i met her i completely feel in love."

"Just like you did with Michael?"

"No, He's different. I saw him as a friend at first and then as we grew up I started getting feelings for him."I said and layed my head back down in my arms."I remember when me him and his brothers would throw balloons at people from the hotel window. It was hilarious. One time Jermaine had walked in the room and got splashed by the bucket of water that we had hanging up in front of the door."

"Dang, y'all go way back." She said."It's like y'all destined to be together, or something."

"That's what I think." I said."But how can we even get into that stage if Susanne and Joseph won't even let us make eye contact with each other?"

"I think as soon as you get off of punishment you should meet up with some place and y'all should start dating secretly. No punishment is gonna stop y'all from having feeling for each other."

I slowly lifted my head up."You know what, I think your right. But we're gonna have to do while Susanne is gone. She watches me like a hawk. If this is gonna happen it's gonna have to be right now, I have three days."

She gave me a look."I don't Know baby girl. Three days it sounds like Joseph as Michael in between his thumbs."

"I Know, but I know Joseph's schedule. and I know that In between seven am in the morning to eight o'clock at night on weekends Joseph is MIA. Now all I have to do is wait until tomorrow when I know Joseph is gone to call Michael and meet some place."I said.

"Yeah but what about La Toya?"

"She's Never at Home during the weekends neither, she'a usually with her boyfriend."I said.

"But how are you gonna get him to come."

I smiled."Believe me He'll come."All I had to do is say the majic words that Susanne used on Berry all the time.'I'm asking for a slow yes, instead of a fast no' and as usual it works like a charm.

"OKay One more thing."she said."Where are y'all gonna meet?"she asked

I smiled."You know that cabin over by the lake that we used to go to when we were trying to get away from the tabloids?"I asked.

"Yes what about it?"

"Well Michael and I used to go over there all the time and we would just talk about anything, and that's where I'm gonna ask him to meet me. Just for a day."I said. as I stood up and headed toward the house.
"You really think it will work?" she asked.

I thought about for a little bit."I have a good feeling it will."