Another Part of Me: A Michael Jackson Love Story

Friends From Our Past

June 11th, 1996
The Trailer

[Ryan's POV]

I walked to the door of the trailer where I was met face to face with Diana Ross.
My eyes widened because I was in shock.

Being in the 90s has taught me that it's gonna be almost every day where I meet celebrities while being with Michael because regardless of what timeline I'm in, as long as I'm next to him, those celebrities friends will always be apart of his life.

"Diana Ross?" I ask for assurance as if my eyes are deceiving me.
"In the flesh." She flips her puffy hair off her shoulder and smirks.
"What the fuck are you doing here?" Michael asks with nothing but rage and anger in his tone.
"Why, I'm here to see to see my favorite person after they've returned from prison. That's what I'm doing...here." She inspected the outside of the trailer closely.

"You better take yo narrow, BOUGIE—"
Michael raised his voice but then stopped himself from going further by closing his eyes and taking a deep breath.
"Leave, Diana." He said calmly.
"Oh so she is Diana Ross?" Chris put his hands on his hips.
Diana smiled but her smile faded when Michael stepped out of the RV and walked up to Diana until her back hit the next RV adjacent from this one.

I was scared to what he was about to do.

[Omniscient]

"I want you to take your arrogant, heartless ass out of my home and if you come back than I will tear yo skimp ass piece by piece, and I will break you down so that you can't go crawlin' back to Berry to go be the bottom feeder you truly are, but live out here on the streets like I had too because the streets is where you belong Diana." He growled.
At this point there faces were inches apart.

She chuckled lowly and smirked.
"Jared, baby. Is this what you call a home?" She gestured toward the RV.
"And are you still butt-hurt about the fact that I chose Berry over your easy ass? Is that why I'm 'heartless'?"
She started rubbing on his lower stomach while getting a little closer to his face with a smirk.
"And I won't ever be no bottom feeder to no one." She pulled him close forcefully and made her voice stern.

Michael grabbed the collar of her coat harshly and shook her with a firm grip causing her to whimper and Chris and Ryan, to gasp.
"You listen here Diana." He gritted.
She clenched her jaw.
"Believe it or not, I have your ass wrapped around my finger. I have you right where I need you. You ever wonder why no matter what...you keep finding your way back to me and you don't even know why that is, your damn self. So do me a favor..."
He let one hand reach up to her face to caress it.
"If you ain't here to get on your knees and show me a good time...then fuck out my face." He let her go almost making her collapse, he walks away into the RV and Ryan and Chris are left confused and speechless.

Diana's chest is just heaving as she is shaken and still on the grass staring into space just rethinking what just happened.

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Ryan followed Michael into his room.
"Yo, what was that about?" She asks.
"None of your business." He fiddles with a pencil.
"My mind is my business." She rolls her eyes while she crosses her hands.
"So then mind it." He gives her some sort of death glare.