Merry-Go-Round (Sequel to 'Carousel')

"Wear them to the party tonight," he said.
"Of course!" The little golden horses dangled from their hooks.
"Wear just them tonight!"
I glanced over at him. He was more lying on the arm chair than he was sitting on it.
"That would attract some attention, I'm sure! If I'm wearing just these, what will you be wearing?"
He looked at me with a gentle smile that left me totally unprepared for what he said next.

"A boner."
~~~~~

In winter 1990, Anna returns to Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch for the first time since leaving Los Angeles.
For one and a half years she hasn't seen him.
The work on BAD has ended, and Dangerous is still in the making.
Things are hanging in mid-air.
It's Christmas.
He was brought up to never celebrate Christmas.