,,Make me!" he laughed.
I pinched his arm.
,,Ouch...hey! That wasn't fair!" he continued.
I laughed. ,,Yes it was,Michael......you said that I can't stop you from spinning me ....and I did..." I said,while smiling.
,,Well.......oh....ok....you won...." Michael responded,while rubbing his arm.
I kissed him.
,,Now I feel better..." He said after returning the kiss.
I pinched his arm again.
,,Hey!"
I laughed.
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2:30.
At the stadium - REHEARSALS.....
,,You are my,you are my
You are MY LOVELY ONE "
,,And again !" Michael said,smiling.
We repeated.
,,Ok....that was great....let's take a break...." He said.
I went to take a bottle of water,when I heard,unintentional,some whispering....
,,You think so? But HOW? " a guy said.
,,HOW? Didn't you see the way he's looking at her? It's so OBVIOUS!" a woman responded.
,,She may be his lover......but I don't know......." the guy said after a few seconds of thinking.
,,BOY! Are you crazy? There's clearly something between Michael and HER!"
I walked past them.
Of course,when they saw that,they simply stopped talking.......or.....GOSSIPING....
I pretended to not care.
But once I'd arrived in a private corner......I began to feel WORRIED.
Where those questions about ME?
Why?When?Where?How?
,,Oh,God..." I said as I took a seat on a chair.
,,This can't happen......"
,,No......." My mind said.
,,MICHAEL" I said quietly.
,,Where is he?" as I looked around.
But then....
I realised that I CAN'T talk to him in public.....
Nobody knows about us......
OR NOT......
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,,Ariel....what's the matter,sweetie?....You seem scared..." Michael said as he stroked my cheeks.
I looked at him,while watching silently the view.
Then sighed.
He looked worried.
,,Ariel?..." Michael said.
I took a deep breath and decided to talk.
,,Mike....it's....it's about today's rehearsals....."
He gazed into my eyes carefully.
,,I-I...I've heard some people talking....." I said.
He nodded,waiting patiently.
,,.......about US..." I continued.
He looked at me.
,,You did?...."
I nodded slightly.
,,Are you sure it was about us?"
,,Yes."
,,Do you know them?" He asked.
,,No.....I don't...."
He seemed to think for a while.
I waited.
,,Then let them talk......" He finally stated.
I blinked. ,,What?"
,,Let them talk...." He responded again.
,,What if they will spread the news?" I asked.
,,So?.....We deserve to be happy......the fact that you work for me doesn't mean that we CAN'T become lovers......." Michael said.
Before I could reply ,he continued.
,,......and I KNOW that in the contract said that the relationship between us has to be ,,STRICTLY PROFESSIONAL".....but I couldn't help it.......love CAN'T be STOPPED...."
I thought for a minute....then agreed with him.
,,,You're right..." I said,barely a whisper.
,,Hey....Ariel......don't worry.....you're NOT alone in this....I am HERE...."
I smiled. ,,I know,Michael.....but I'm affraid a little....."
,,You're affraid that they'll start to hunt you,right?" Michael questioned,even though he knew the answer.
I hesitated for a second. ,,Yes...."
He kissed my forehead.
,,Don't be..." he whispered. ,,Because we're TOGETHER in this.... and I WON'T let them do ANYTHING to YOU.....I give you MY WORD...."
I felt so overwhelmed by his love ,tenderness and care.....
,,Can you be more PREFECT than that?" I said quietly,while looking into his eyes.
He giggled. ,,Darling....Nobody's perfect......It's just what God gived to me.....it's the way I am....but for ME.....YOU are PERFECT in EVERY way..." as he stared back.
I couldn't be happier in that moment.
So.....
I jumped into his arms,carefuly not to harm him,and kissed his lips with so much passion and LOVE...
He cupped my face and kissed me again...
,,I believe in YOU..." He said.
,,I believe in YOU..." I repeated.
,,Nothing can stop US ! " we both said and smiled,while hugging tightly eachother.
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The next day.....
,,Hey,Mr. Dileo ! " a woman,around 40 years old called him.
He turned around. ,,Yes,Amelia?"
,,I have something ,,HOT" for you..." the woman said,while smirking.
Amelia was a worker there...more percisely,her job was to make sure that every show was recorded...she was also wirting articles in magazines and newspapers about the concerts.......
But....
When it comes to gossiping,rumors and ,,HOT" news - as she prefers to say -
SHE was the FIRST.
She was BAD.
,,Well...what is it,then?" Frank asked.
She smiled mischieviously,then,whith her head up,said :
,,I don't want you to get upset,....I know you care about Michael BUT.....Him and Ariel are dating...." Amelia said proudly.
Inside,Frank's heart was beatting fast....but on the uotside,he acted normally.
,,What made you think that,Amelia?" he said.
She laughed. ,,Oh...Frank...can't you see?Don't tell me you didn't observed the way he was looking at her from the first time he saw her...
....IT'S OBVIOUS! "
Frank looked at her,not as amazed as her.
He wanted to be on Michael's part.
Because he KNEW him.
He was a GREAT human...kind,gentle,compassionate and funny....
And....on top of that....
Michael was his
FRIEND.
And true friends DON'T lie to eachother.
NEVER.
Frank starred at Amelia for a few minutes.
The said simply :
,,I don't believe you."
Her smile fainted.
,,....W-W-WHAT? How can you say such thing? YOU? Come on.Frank...you know I WOULDN'T LIE to you,right?"
He shook his head. ,,You have no proof."
Amelia smiled.
,,For NOW....but wait till I will......you'll see I am trustful.....just WAIT...." as she walked away,smirking proudly.
,,Whatever..." Frank said as he walked away.
He didn't liked Amelia since day 1.
Why?
Because he knew she was the type of woman who likes to invent rumors,talk much,get in others business and love ATTENTION....
( I think you've ALL met in your life this kind of human,right?
Cause I've met....and STILL do.... )