Desire

TEN

TEN

Michael

"Are you still mad?" Denis asked as I continued to watch television. I wasn't too fond of him as of right now. I couldn't believe he set up this photo shoot for Tiana and I to talk. What part of I didn't want any parts of this woman did he not understand? "Come on, at least you two are in a better place."

"Hey Taylor, could you hand me that newspaper please?" I asked and Taylor nodded a he picked up the newspaper beside him and tossed it to me. I catch it with both my hands then opened it and shoved it in Denis face, pin pointing where I wanted him to see. "The world feels like there's something going on when there's nothing."

"This could be a good thing michael. Come on, you two could be a power couple." He says as he jumps from his spot next to me. "I hope you invited her to the party."

"I didn't, but she invited me to her place for champagne." I told him.

"See! She likes you! Don't waste this opportunity. She could be the girl you're singing about." He points out but I ignore every word.

"I can't be with someone like that." I waved him off.

"I'm on nobody's side here but maybe you should try to get to know her. You just know the surface. Maybe there's a reason she is the way she is." Taylor shrugs and I shoot him a glare.

"I thought you weren't on anyone's side here." I said.

"I'm not, just making a point." He says and shrugs again.

"If I invite her to the party, what's in it for me?" I ask.

"A potential girlfriend. You're always going on about being lonely and wishing you had someone to share Neverland with. Why don't you try something with her? And besides, don't they say when a girl likes you she's mean?" Denis said only to make me roll my eyes at that last part.

"I've never heard of that." I said as I focused my attention back to the television.

"If you don't do it, then I will." Denis said.

"Fine, go ahead and invite her. She better not crash my shit."

* * *

It's been days since Denis and I talked about Tiana and inviting her to my black and white party. He called her like he said he would but I couldn't hear anything he was saying. It's like he was whispering maybe.

Tonight I was headed over to her place. She called me earlier and invited me over for dinner and champagne 'like she promised', as she says. I wasn't really interested in a friendship from her but if it meant keeping Denis off my back about her then so be it. I could try to get to know her and stop being stubborn like I was.

I wasn't too surprised when we pulled up to an apartment complex. Tiana has already let me know about that and more. It seems as though things like this needed to humble her ass. After Taylor dropped me off, I went up to the apartment number that she told me. I knocked three times and waited for her to answer.

"Oh you're early, come in." Tiana said as she opens the door. I walked passed her and stopped in the middle of the living room, waiting for her to lead the way. "Oh come with me, let's get some champagne in you yea?"