The Way You Make Me Feel - A Michael Jackson Love Story

Chapter 52- Bet on it.

Tatiana's POV

As I lean against the wall surrounded by other entertainers carrying a conversation; I feel my mind drift off………

*Flash Back*

“Michael! This isn’t funny!” I whine hanging from the tree. He was on the ground cackling.

“I’m sorry! Here, I’m coming!” He said. Michael convinced me to climb his giving tree; which was easy to climb up….but impossible to climb down. So here I am just hanging making myself look like an idiot.

“Here, I got you….just let go…..” he says looking up at me, holding out his arms.

“Are you crazy?! What if you drop me?” I say my eyes widening.

“Then I’ll reserve a hospital room….” He smirks and giggles again. “Come on Tati, just jump! I promise I won’t drop you…” he says. I look down nervously.

“Tati, you trust me right?” he says. I nod slowly, holding onto that tree limb tightly.

“You swear you won’t drop me?” I say. He shakes his head, and I close my eyes tightly and let go. He easily catches me bridal style; and smiles brightly.

“See? Was that so bad?” he asks giggling.

“Thank you, Superman. My hero…” I giggle kissing him softly.

“Promise I’ll always be your superman?” he asks staring at me.

“Promise….”

At that he leans in, his lips pressed against mine. Slowly he deepens the kiss and I slide my hand behind his neck……..his lips tasted so sweet, and everything was so soft, chaste and…….

“Tati?”

 

*Flash Back over*

“Tati?” Paul says pulling on my arms.

“Hmm?” I say snapping back to reality.

“We are going downstairs to play pool…you comin’? Luther says nodding to everyone who was heading downstairs’ direction.

“Yeah, sure…” I say following them. We walk downstairs and see everyone in different parts of the room. I see Luther pick up a pool cue, and Paul pick one up.

“You game, Tatiana?” he says nodding toward me. I nod, and set my drink (non-alcoholic) on a shelf; grabbing a pool stick. Some other people start to come downstairs. In that group included Michael and Rachel.

 

Paul’s POV

“Hey Mike! You gon’ play? Quincy says to Michael slapping a hand on his shoulder. Michael shrugs shyly.

“I don’t know…” he says in his usual soft voice.

“Michael is a genius with pool.” Quincy chuckles.

“Yeah, Mike why don’t you play?” Arsenio says. Michael chuckles and picks up a pool stick.

“Wanna do a one on one game? Or—“

“Shid…I aint going one on one with Michael….” Arsenio jokes with everyone laughing, including Michael.

“Fine who wants to go one on one?” Michael says with a smirk. “Not unless all of you are scared…”

Before anyone could volunteer; Tatiana steps up to the pool table.

“I will.” she says, making everyone’s mouth drop.

Michael’s POV

“Fine who wants to go one on one?” I ask with a smirk. “Not unless all of you are scared…”

Everyone looks at each other and some look like they are willing to volunteer; but Tatiana steps forward before anyone.

 “I will.” she says, making everyone’s mouth drop. What? Tatiana? No….this can’t be happening. I quickly gain my composure, and smirk fiddling with the pool stick.

She rests on her hand on the pool table, while she leans on her pool stick.  

“I want to play one on one. You and me.”  She says calmly. “Unless you’re scared…..” she says staring me down.

“You can’t be serious…..” I say flatly. She stares at me intensely in the eyes, and I feel my palms sweat. I hope no one notices how she’s making me lose it…

“Am I laughing?” she says sharply. I try not to flinch, remembering those were the exact words I said when we fought in the trailer.

“Fine.” I say icily forgetting everyone in the room. I turn around picking out another pool stick.

“Tatiana…are you crazy?” I hear Paul say under his breathe. I could practically see Tatiana shrug.

“Do you even know how to play pool?” he asks her his voice strained. I feel my body stiffen.

*Flash back*

I hold Tatiana’s hand running upstairs, into the game room.

“Do you know how to play pool?” I ask biting my lip as I lead her to the table.

 “Nope.” she says shaking her head. I smile and cross my arms.

“Do you want to learn?” I ask. She nods and I giggle as I grab her pool stick.

“Okay, so what you have to do is……”

“So are you two going to make a bet, to make this even more interesting?”  Rachel says.

*Flash back over*

“Hmm?” I say shaking my head quickly. “Sorry...”

“Are ya‘ll going to make a bet?” Eddie says leaning against the wall. “I just wanna see how this goes down….”

I lean back against the wall, smirking at Tatiana.

“I don’t want to do that; I wouldn’t want her to lose that badly.” I say icily. She turns around from Paul and looks at me.

“I mean so far she’s gained a lot…..” I say with a shrug. “Especially off of me….” I say under my breathe for only her to hear. She turns around and looks at me dead in the eye.

“Alright, Mr. Jackson; what is your bet?” she hisses. I smirk, and lick my lips.

“I bet—“

“Wait, let’s make this a private bet…” Quincy says grabbing me and Tatiana into another room closing the door.

“What the hell is this about?!” he says looking between Tati, and I; but neither of us are listening.

"This is my bet to you....." I snap looking dead in her eye...

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Cliff hanger!

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