I Love You More | MJJ ✔️

{Chapter 44}

It's June now. There were some photoshoots at Neverland happened and of course, I couldn't show up there, haha. Unlike in May, Michael would call me every day and tell me what he did the whole day and other stuff.

"Babe, I have to go the middle school today."

"Middle school? What's the name?"

"I haven't seen the details. They say they're gonna launch a new DARE programme."

"Oh, okay."

"How's your work? Is it going fine?"

"Sure, it is! I'm doing very well."

"Glad to hear! I wish we could meet more often like before."

"Awww Michael, we're both working, remember?"

"Being a celebrity is not good, baby. I don't have a personal life."

"Michael, please be optimistic. You HAVE a personal life. It won't be as big as normal people but yes, you still have it..!"

"Cheers to us because people haven't found out about us."

We both giggle as it's VERY true. We can be spies, who knows?

"Oh, speaking of us..!"

"Yeah?"

"Laura.., I want our relationship to be official."

Woh.......... Okay, I didn't see this coming.

"Ahh-"

"And public. Don't you feel uncomfortable, sneaking into my house from the back and hiding from people?"

"Michael, listen to me."

"Yes?"

"It'll be bad for you."

"Why!?"

"You're in the middle of touring which means you're still promoting your album. So, what if you announce our relationship? People won't care about your album."

"Babe-"

"Please. If you want to do, I'll let you do ONLY after your tour."

"Baby..!"

Michael sounds annoyed. Well, of course, he must be.

"And there's another thing. I'm not American. People won't like it."

"We don't need them to like us. We love each other and that's all!"

"Michael, remember that you're right in the middle of the public's eyes."

He goes silent.

"That's why... We still need to take time, okay?"

I have to soften my voice to comfort him. I hear him sighing...loudly.

"Okay..."

"Hugs from here, love."

"Can't we just meet up now?"

"Boy, you have an appointment..!"

"Ugh!"

I chuckle.

"Calm down, we'll see very soon, okay?"

"I can't wait."

"Well, I can't wait, too."

"Ahh, I have to go, babe."

"Goodbye, Michael. I love you."

"I love you more."

"No, I love YOU more."

There you go! His little chuckles. Awwwn.

"I love you the most, baby..."

His deep voice. I'm melting.

"See you soon, Michael..."

"See ya."

We hang up.

Later then, Michael goes back to rehearsing for his second leg of the Dangerous World Tour. At the same time, I'm teaching three basic and two intermediate classes a day and my only holidays are Sundays. Busy-bees.

On the next day at the dance studio,

"Laura!"

Bethany runs to me and cries.

"Beth, what happened!?"

"Wesley-"

That's her boyfriend.

"He cheated on me..!"

"What!?"

She lowers her head and weeps. I. Am. Very. Angry.

"How long has he been doing that?"

"Two months..!"

"Two months!?"

"Yes!"

"Shit."

"I feel so stupid right now, Laura. How did I not know this!? I'm a fucking shitty head!"

"No, Bethany, no. You're not a shitty head. Don't say that to yourself."

I pat on her shoulder. I really want to tell her that I know exactly how she's feeling because I've been there before. Bonus : cuts.

"Forget him."

"Laura, how-"

"Listen to me. I don't normally tell people what to do but to you, I have to. Please forget him. I know how you feel, okay?"

"How..?"

"I've been in your situation years ago."

"For real?"

"Even worse."

"How did you handle it?"

"I handled it well but there's still a trauma inside me. I can't stand any man who cheats on his girlfriend. That's why I'm telling you to cut him off. He doesn't deserve you."

"He doesn't deserve me..?"

"Bethany, look. Who's a cheater here?"

"Wesley."

"See? You didn't do anything."

Bethany stops crying and looks away.

"Maybe that's the reason."

"Hmm?"

"I didn't do anything. I'm not even as intimate with him as a year ago."

"Why?"

"I don't know. I just don't feel like we need it in a relationship?"

"Oh."

"And maybe he gets bored with me and..."

We can only sigh.....