When the world was loud, her silence was the song he remembered.♡ Halle McClure never expected to be standing in a line of screaming fans in downtown Manhattan-not at thirty - and definitely not during her one day off from pediatric surgery residency. But her little sister's tearful phone call and desperate plea send her to a Michael Jackson signing with one mission: get the album signed and get out. Michael Jackson is used to crowds, used to adoration, and used to routine. But when his eyes land on a quiet woman in the middle of the chaos-calm, composed, different-something in him stops. Just for a moment. Long enough to wonder who she is. Long enough to want more. Their worlds couldn't be further apart-hers built on medicine and control, his spinning with fame and expectation. Yet in a single, unguarded encounter, something passes between them that neither can explain. And neither can forget. Told from both perspectives, "Measures of the Heart" is a love story about timing, tenderness, and the spaces between music and medicine, stardom, and solitude. Sometimes, the smallest moments echo the loudest.

Lauren is an 18 year old, senior high school student with a little secret. She writes fanfiction. And not just about anybody. Her stories are steaming hot stories about Michael Jackson. Little does she know, that Michael actually happens to read them... ALSO: Don't judge the age gap between Lauren and Michael before you've read the story. The issue about the age difference is a part of the plot, and is very well discussed between the two main characters. You'll see what I mean. (hopefully) FOR ADULTS ONLY!!! ~~~ Written and completed in 2018 Word count: 211.389

When 26 year old Hazel's boss is replaced by Mr. Jackson, the two bond over similar struggles. The two form a budding romance but poor Hazel's head threatens to spin clean off of her shoulders when the situation becomes much more complex than she could ever imagine.