Business With Pleasure

Chapter 18

Michael

"Hey Michael." A voice speaks out and I looked over at my friend/choreographer Kenny.

"Hey..."

We hugged each other then took a seat. I looked over at my dancers but my mind was somewhere else. All day I have been thinking about India. I'm so worried about her, and the way she ran out crying, and before that she was throwing up. I don't know what's going on with her. I have been trying to call her but her phone keeps going to voicemail. I shouldn't even be here right now. I should be at home waiting for her instead. We really need to talk, and I need answers.

"Earth to Michael!" I snapped out of my thoughts and looked at my friend Kenny. I chuckled as he snaps his fingers in my face.

"Michael you've been quiet all day. What's wrong?" He asked. I shake my head.

"Nothing..." I trail off. He makes a face.

"Okay, if you say so. What's the deal with you and Tatiana?" He asked. I looked at him.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"She likes you."

I nod. "Yeah, I know."

"Do you like her?" He asked. I looked away and say Tatiana staring intensely at me. I looked back at him, feeling my cheeks burn.

"Ahhh... so you do like her?" He asked. I shake my head and giggled.

"Yeah... as a friend." I replied. He rolls his eyes.

"Hmph... yeah right. I see the way you look at her man. You should ask her out."

I give him a look and he chuckles. "What?" I sighed and shake my head. Suddenly, Tatiana walks over to us smiling.

"Hey Ken." She says, waving at him. He waves back slightly before getting up and walking away. I looked up at Tatiana and she's just standing there, staring at me.

"Hey Michael."

"Hey..." I say softly.

She bites her lip and looks down. "Um... you want to have a seat?" I asked shyly. She nods.

"Sure."

She sits next to me and we both sit in silence, not saying anything.

This silence is killing me.

"S-So... how are you?" I asked.  She nods her head.

"I'm doing great. What about you?"

"I'm fine." She bites her lip and looked me up and down.

"Yes you are." She laughs seductively. I giggled lightly and looked, feeling embarrassed.

"You're so cute." She said. I looked back up at her.

"You are too."

She blushed. "Thank you."

"You're welcome."

Tatiana stares deeply into my eyes then looks down, taking my hands in hers.

"Michael... we should hang out sometime you know? Get to know each other?"

"Maybe we should." I say smiling. She bites her lip.

"I really like you, Michael."

"I like you too Tatiana, you're a great friend."

She looks a bit disappointed when I said that. Kenny calls everyone back on the stage, Tatiana and I both got up and walked over to the stage. I had to show some of the guys how to do the lean because they were getting a lot of problems with it.