Time Waits For No One

TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE - 9

Time Waits For No One Chapter 9;

Time Waits For No One Chapter 9;

A knock at the door had startled Nikole as she was finishing up the pastries for her evening with her great friend Janet. She wiped her hands on her apron making her way around the island in the middle of the kitchen, walking over to the door she opened the entry, unlocking and opening the door she smiled expecting Janet, her mouth fell open when she saw Michael’s three children that she had never met. “Oh my gosh! Look at you three!” She smiled opening her arms for hugs from all of them. Prince was the first to accept this sweet woman’s love, walking up to her he wrapped his arms around her petite body. “Aunt Janet told us all about you on the way here” he smiled at her, “You’re a great friend of our father’s right?” He asked, Paris walked into the house singing and dancing with Blanket trailing right behind her. “Hello Miss Nikole! You are gorgeous doll!” Paris said to her with a bright smile as she also hugged her. “Awee thank you Paris you are so sweet, just like your father,” Nikole replied to Paris about her compliment. A shy and timid 10 year old walked in right behind Paris looking around the house. Tears immediately filled the wells of Nikole’s eyes as she laid her eyes on Blanket Jackson and how much he resembled Michael. Nikole’s hands quickly cupped around her mouth as she made eye contact with Janet whom smiled and nodded slightly. “Hi! Blanket right?” Nikole managed as she choked on her words moving closer to Blanket. Nodding his head he moved closer to Paris. “You are simply adorable, all three of you are gorgeous children! You’re father would be very proud of you!” Nikole continued. “I made some snacks and got some movies, I hope you guys are into Star Wars because that’s the only child movie I could find that would appease all of our ages besides my disney collection.” Prince-Michael smiled as he nodded, “Disney is great! brings out the inner kid in all of us” his voice deeper than before, because he was going through “the change”. Nikole smiled as she nodded looking back at Janet, “They are really amazing children thank you!” She smiled back at Janet. At the sound of Star Wars Blanket instantly loosened up nodding his head. “YES OH YES I LOVE STAR WARS! THE STORM TROOPERS ARE SO COOL AREN’T THEY?!” Blanket asked Nikole insisting she agree with him, Nikole glanced at Blanket smiling then looked over at Paris, Paris gave her an approving nod to go with whatever he said. “Oh yes Blanket the storm troopers are pretty amazing! I like Luke what about you” Nikole asked. Inviting everyone into the living room she began the movie and turned off the lights while she went to get the snacks, popcorn and drinks. “Here ya go” Nikole said coming back, “shhhh it’s starting!” Blanket groaned as the slanted words appeared on the screen. “Oh oops my bad” Nikole whispered and administered the goodies. (1994) - “In the news today two young boys the age of ten murder a class mate from school, the children are being tried as adults in the matter, but where are the parents?” The news reporter read off of the prompt in front of him as Michael sat astonished on the hotel bed listening to the reported murder. Getting up Michael began to look for something to wear in his suit case while he continued to listen to the news. Finally there was footage of the two young boys on the television set bringing Michael’s attention back to the screen. Later the reporter advised of the prison the children will be held at while serving time. “What are you doing?” Lisa Marie asked coming into the hotel room from the front desk where she had complained about the noise level outside from Michael’s fans. “I’m going out” Michael simply replied while slipping his shoes on. “You’re going out? Where? you’re not going to disguise? There’s millions down there screaming for you” Lisa complained watching Michael. “I love my fans of course they are screaming for me,” he giggled as he walked to the window, opened the curtain and waved out to those below whom screamed and cried for his attention. “They love me Lisa” he turned back to her smiling. “Great, now where are you going?” She said with an irritated tone folding her arms. “Oh Lisa I just heard about these poor children on TV they have killed another, one of there peers. It’s so sad I must go see them.” Michael said with much sadness in his eyes. “You idiot! You’re just rewarding them for what they did!” she said back to him with disgust in her voice. “How DARE you say that!” Michael said taken back by her comment, as he placed his hands on his chest, “I bet if you look back into their family history you will see these children were not raised with love, they were not raised with two parents whom loved them.” he continued proving his point. Not wanting to hear much of that she had to say, Michael walked to the hotel room door and left. Hurting. He was very hurt that his own wife would say those things to him, that this woman he loved so deeply would pick these harmless fights with him for no reason. He hurt because he felt like he was losing her, but when in reality she was losing him. It had been months since they eloped and Lisa Marie had given a promise that she had yet to deliver. Upon Michael’s return to the hotel many hours later, he stripped from his clothing, putting on pajama pants and a white v-neck style shirt he walked to the bed and turned off the lamp, laying on his back he looked up at the ceiling. “Can we have a baby now?” Michael whispered to Lisa Marie. Lisa rolled over facing Michael glaring at him. “uh no! what makes you think I want any more children?” she whined and layed back down, sighing Michael nodded and knew his marriage was over. “I have walked around for month’s around your house with baby dolls as a way to prove my point, I want children Lisa” he said back to her calmly to hide his hurt and pain. “You have mine…” she replied dryly as she rolled over her back facing Michael as her dark eyes focused on the white wall. “No I heard you, in an interview, you plainly said that they were Keough’s that other guy…” he sighed shaking his head. “Well maybe I’d change my mind if you thought more about converting…” she short back at Michael. “Converting? to scientology? Lisa you know I don’t agree with them at all, that’s just not what I’m into I’m sorry. Are you telling me, you will not bear my children because I will not convert? I asked you if you would have my children, you said yes, you promised to give me a child or more and look here we are, childless and in this bed arguing” he said back to her he sighed glancing over at the clock. There was only one person he suddenly wanted to talk to. The last person on his mind as his eyes began to close was Nikole, he knew she would never hurt him this way, he longed for her company at this very moment, he wanted to hold her, hear about her day, run his fingers through her hair as he sings endless tunes to her and tell her how beautiful she is until they both fell asleep. He longed for Nikole in his arms just as bad as he longed for a baby. It wasn’t before the unhappy Jackson couple returned back to the United States that Michael started moving his things out of Lisa Marie’s home and back to his Neverland ranch. It seemed like forever since he had been back to his old home. He smiled at the suitcases that were by the door as he walked in. “Home sweet home” he said to himself softly. Sleep was what he needed but there was too much on his mind. Michael went into the movie theatre and watched endless hours of Charlie Chaplin’s greatest silent movies as he waited for his lawyer. It had been a terribly long 19 months and Michael was not only hurt but tired, he was tired of fighting, tired of being lied to. She made a promise she didn’t keep. That hurt him to the core. Michael was home alone, in deep thought, it was very late at night and Michael didn’t know what to do or say, he knew he wanted to see Nikole but he had filed for his first divorce, marriage wasn’t supposed to end in his eyes, he sighed as he walked into his bedroom, he glanced over at the window, making his way to the curtain. Michael sat beside the window looking up at the moon, letting out a loud sigh Michael got down on his knees, still looking up at the moon. “You’re all I have now moon, Nikki, if you can hear me, like when we were little, I asked you to be my bestfriend, well I asked Mr. Moon to grant you as my bestfriend and you came, we’ve been bestfriend’s ever since. Where are you? I need you…” He sighed softly as tears began to fall from his eyes in an never ending race to get to his chin down his face. I hope you’re on the other side talking to me too, I miss you so much Nikki! Mr. Moon if you have ever felt a loss like this please understand that I need my bestfriend more than ever, right in this moment.” Michael said pleading with “the man on the moon.” Months had gone by since Michael had seen Nikole, which wasn’t uncommon, for them they both got busy. Michael decided to take a break from Neverland, a break from life and checked into a hotel. So his mother Katherine wouldn’t worry he told her where he was, at the Beverly Hills Hotel. He sat in the corner of the room when there was a knock at the door. He hadn’t been expecting company and wondered whom it was. Getting up he slowly moped to the door and opened it. “Michael…” The soft voice said so sweetly, Michael opened the door wider only to see Nikole standing before him. “I’m not in town for long I leave again in 2 days but you’re mother, Elizabeth, Janet and La Toya all told me you haven’t been doing well so I thought I would come check on you.” Nikole said standing in the door way still. “Please come in! We need to talk” He said taking her hand pulling her into the room. Shutting the door behind her he motioned her to have a seat on the bed. “Why is it so dark in here Mikey?” She asked reaching for the light switch. “Don’t…” Michael whispered taking her hand before she could reach the switch. Bringing her to the bed he laid his body across the bed pulling her with him, he held her in his arms and played with her hair, suddenly he began to hum. Nikole knew Michael needed this moment more than anything she had to say. Wrapping her arms around his waist she listened to the beautiful rhythm of his heart beat as she closed her eyes. “If you should ever find someone new…I know he better be good to you…” Michael whispered to Nikole. Nikole continued his sentence “and if she doesn’t…I’ll be there” she finished looking up at Michael. Without a word she knew all he needed was love. The two laid together for the remainder of the evening into the wee hours of the morning. Lisa Marie had spent most of her day at Katherine’s, declaring her ever-lasting love for Michael. She begged Katherine to tell her where Michael was because he wasn’t at the ranch. “Baby, My son is a very sensitive soul just give him time, I know he loves you, he will come around.” Katherine said to Lisa Marie whom was an emotional wreck, mascara running down her face. “Do you have a piece of paper I may use Miss Katherine? I want to write him a letter.” he said to her. Writing to him Lisa thought of everything that could bring Michael back to her. “Michael I love you and miss you so much, I am so sorry about all of the constant fighting. I want to have your baby, I’ll give you nine or ten or however many children you want Michael I will give them to you if you please come back to me.” she wrote quickly signing the letter “Love Lisa” she handed the letter to Katherine and sighed, “Please don’t let him move on…” Lisa whispered hugging Katherine and thanking her for her time. Katherine walked Lisa Marie to the door and saw that she got to the car carefully watching her drive away. Michael still laying in the arms of his soul mate. After the movie had finished Janet and Nikole looked at the children, Prince and Paris we’re wide awake, although young Blanket had fallen fast asleep. Janet smiled at Nikole, “Can I talk to you in the kitchen Nik?” Janet asked getting up walking with Nikole to the kitchen. “Do you want me to let him stay here and sleep over, you can get to know him better?” Janet asked searching Nikole’s face for an expression, their eyes meeting each others. “No, please do not make any changes in his life…” Nikole replied looking over at the kids. She smiled looking back at Janet. “He raised them right, they are terrific children” she smiled and hugged Janet. “I will carry him to the car though” she smiled at her and winked then walked over to the couch. “Alright guys its time to get you back to granny’s…” Janet said to the children, Nikole picked Blanket up in her arms, walking out to Janet’s black lexus SUV. Once everyone was in the car Nikole thanked Janet for a lovely evening. “I love you so much…If you hear from him…tell him 1.2.3?” Nikole asked Janet, Janet promised to relay the message. “Nice to meet you guys take care!” Nikole said to Prince-Michael and Paris as Janet drove off into the night. Walking back into the house Nikole cleaned up then laid in her bed, thinking about Michael and his pain killer addiction that she had helped Elizabeth diagnose and talk him into getting help in London in rehab. Michael did of course go to rehab and returned healthy and pain killer free. Nikole laid with her pillows looking at the ceiling, turning her head to the side she noticed the moon, “1.2.3” she said to the moon as she closed her eyes snuggled deep into her blankets. Meanwhile Janet knew it was day where her brother was and sent him a message on his iphone once she left her mother’s house letting him know that they need to have a ichat or facetime session. Within an hour Janet was home and the facetime ringer was going off, sliding her index along the screen she smiled when her older brother Michael appeared on the screen, “She met Blanket today” Janet began as she smiled looking at her brother. “Did she? how did he react? was he shy? frightened?” He asked prying about Nikole, “He didn’t really talk to her except when we watched Star Wars” Janet chuckled as she thought for a moment, silence falling into the conversation. “She said to tell you 1.2.3” Janet began as she looked at Michael whom suddenly started smiling. “What does that mean Michael?” She asked as she looked into his eyes through the screen. “You can count on me like 1,2,3 ill be there, and I can count on you like 4,3,2 cause you’ll be there… thats what it means” he smiled at her. “Hey Donk I love you so much thank you for everything, I’m going to come home soon, I can not take this much longer.” He said back to his adoring younger sister. “Be very careful Peter! lots of disguises you know the drill” she winked at him then blew a kiss as they both told each other they love each other from the bottom of their hearts and clicked off of the live chat. “He really loves you…” Janet text to Nikole while she was sleeping. (1996) - Janet was the first to hear about Michael marrying Debbie Rowe, assistant to his dermatologist when his fight against vitiligo his skin pigment disorder had begun. Janet often questioned why not Nikole. “Mike why not Nikole?! Is she not good enough? why are you leaving her out of all of this?” She asked, her eyes begged for an answer. “I simply asked Nikki to bear my children, she told me no, so I am marrying Debbie, I love her and she is more than willing to have my children. Infact she’s already pregnant…” he said back to his sister. “Already pregnant? what? how?” Janet looked confused, “She is 6 months pregnant with my son, the first to help carry on my legacy besides my music, my legacy of love, I have so much love in my heart Janet and I want to give it away” he ascribed to his sister, confiding in her. It wasn’t but a few months previous to her finally getting pregnant that Michael and Debbie had tried to have a child, but Debbie had a miscarriage. The months seemed to fly by when Michael was sitting in his home theatre watching home movies from when he was young before all the fame and glamour when his employee came to inform him that Debbie’s water broke. Jumping to his feet, the happiest day of his life was finally here. He ran to her aide as he called the Neverland ambulance and paramedics to get her on a gurney and get them to the hospital as soon as possible. “Push Mrs. Jackson, push! we need you to push a little harder!” The doctor told Debbie Rowe while he stood to the side Michael sitting on a stool waiting and ready at Debbie’s opening. “I see a head!” Michael announced with adventure in his voice, “One more BIG push…” He said to Debbie cheering her on. Pushing one last time the head began to peek out and the precious baby boy was welcomed into this world by his father. Wrapping him in towels and blankets Michael held his son while he was given the vitamins and nurtients, “Prince-Michael” Michael spoke softly and proudly as he escaped the hospital taking his son home, back to the Neverland Ranch. Tears of joy in Michael’s eyes while he cleaned off his son himself and put his new born diaper and clothes on him. Michael laid the baby in his crib while he sat in the rocking chair across from the room, not sleeping a wink Michael stayed up all night watching his son sleep peacefully. Once Debbie had returned back to the ranch to live with him and their son, Michael glanced at her, he couldn’t wait another minute. When she walked in and saw Michael rocking and singing to Prince his oldest son, “Once he is asleep, we need another one, let’s go to France to celebrate the birth of something so precious and lovely, isn’t he lovely, beautiful, perfect…” He smiled looking down at the child in his arms. It wasn’t too long afterwards while on their trip to France that Debbie was pregnant once again. This time it was a little girl. The months, weeks, days, hours, seemed to drag as Michael waited for his 2nd child to arrive to keep his pride and joy company. About a year later Michael and Debbie Rowe were to be divorced, Michael gaining custody of his children as Debbie had intended. She kept in contact with Michael about the children and continued to visit regularly. Michael went back to work on another album, entitling it Invincible he wrote and wrote and wrote never forgetting the one woman whom still held the key to his heart. While Michael was sitting outside in the grass writing his song Butterflies with thoughts of Nikole all over his mind, a slue of emotions overwhelmed him, he missed her, he wanted her to meet his children. Suddenly his two children came skipping out of the house hand in hand to their father, “Dadddddddy!” the two children said to each other, “we just want to say thank you!” Prince said to his father, “You’re so very welcome, but why are you thanking me?” Michael asked setting the pen and paper to the side giving his children his full attention. “Daddy thank you for Prince,” Paris said smiling, Prince then thanked Michael for Paris as the two hugged each other. “She’s the best!” Prince said of his slightly younger sister, “He is so nice daddy!” Paris said of Prince kissing his cheek. The two children then ran up to each side of Michael’s face kissing his cheek at the same time. The two smiled and nodded as they had something planned, “YOU ARE MY DADDY MY ONLY DADDY YOU MAKE ME HAPPY, WHEN SKIES ARE GREY, YOU NEVER KNOW DEAR HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU, PLEASE DON’T TAKE MY DADDY AWAY!” they both sang to their father then ran up to him hugging him tightly. The two young children sang this to their father every morning when they saw him. Michael was no longer hurting like he was before. There was still a void that he needed filled and of course he wished there was a physical body in bed with him everynight but for now his children, his music and treasured fans were all he needed… (2001) - The phone rang loudly as Michael ran inside from a water fight with his children, “Hello?” He said laughing, “Mister Jackson, it seems as though you had requested a surrogate mother a while back and we were unable to fit what you were looking for, however, we have found the description you requested, the sperm has been implanted and she is infact pregnant, its a little boy, the mother is 5 months along, you can expect your baby boy in the next few months congrats…” The man on the other line stated as he congradulated Michael. Michael was beyond excited to have yet another child. But for some reason Nikole crossed his mind again, he really wanted her to come meet his children, she hadn’t been to Neverland since the evening he showed her the great theme park. Ignoring his butterflies and anxiety about contacting the woman of his dreams he took a deep breath and called her. “Hello?” Nikole answered with a tired and groggy voice. “Nikki? were you sleeping? did I wake you?” Michael frowned as he listened to her tone. “Yes I was sleep its okay Mikey, what’s going on?” She asked as she sat up rubbing her eyes. “Nothing I just miss you terribly! Can I see you! Will you come over here?” He asked sweetly sitting down in the chair beside the phone. “I’m not feeling well Michael, can you come over here instead?” She asked as layed back on the bed shaking her head, “Be right back!” She said in a hurried tone as she raced to the restroom puking up her meal from the evening before. “SHUCKS!” She complained as she sat beside the toilet crying bringing her knees to her chest she put her head down in her knees and cried more rocking back and forth, the only thing on her mind was Michael. She knew what was wrong but knew to go back to the doctor anyways. She got up from the bathroom and cantered back to the phone call. “Mikey I have to go, I need to see a Dr. I love you I’ll keep in touch and let you know what’s going on okay? I love you…” She said hanging up the phone as she walked out to her car and drove herself to the dr. The Dr. did a regular check up on Nikole and let her know that everything looked okay but that maybe it could be something internal and that he would love to see her for tests, agreeing Nikole set the appointments for the tests then went home…she went back to sleep….