*Michael's Point Of View *

After hanging with Marilyn, I went to work. I swear I saw Melissa there.It's starting to scare me. After work I went home to ask my mom to stay at Marilyn's house. She was hesitate then gave me the 'be safe ' sex talk. I keep telling her, I'm not that type of guy and Marilyn isn't like that either. I am NOT saying I don't think about it. But I truly want to wait. Anyways,  things have cooled down between Rodger And my mom. They are talking about having a baby. I'm not fully on board. I want another sibling but it's just Rodger. I'm on my way to Marilyn's house. She said her mom is working late at the hospital so it's just us. I don't always go to her house when her mother's not home, but half the time it seems that way. I pull up and beep. Then I get out and grabbed my stuff. I walk to the door and see my sunshine. She runs and jumps on me. I chuckle. I find it cute that she can act like she hasn't seen me in a lifetime.  "Hey babe happy you are staying the night", She said hopping down grabbing my stuff. I stop her. "I got it babygirl",  I said picking up my stuff walking inside. I walk straight to her bedroom and put my stuff down. "Marilyn I'm going to take a shower ok?", I said as I grabbed my stuff and walked in the bathroom. "Ok babe I'll fix some dinner", "Ok!", I yelled back. I start the water then I strip down and climbed in the shower. Sometimes when I spend the night with Marilyn, I feel like this is how it would be when we get married. Marilyn's birthday is tomorrow so I have to get up early and fix her some stuff. I guess take her somewhere special. I want to buy her this thing I've been saving up for. I stop in my thoughts. Marilyn walks in the bathroom as I'm wrapping my towel around my waist. "Michael dinner... is....rea-dy, umm sorry thought you were done", She said closing her eye's walking out. She  bumps into The laundry matt falling. I laugh and go to help her. "Clumsy much baby girl?", I said helping her up while trying to keep my towel up. "Th-thanks umm I'll j-just a...", She walks out not even  finishing her sentence. I smile to myself. Haven't  heard her stutter like that  in awhile either She was nervous seeing me like this or a little turned on, I put on my fresh boxers and Pajama pants. I walked out to her room putting my dirty laundry in a separate bag. Then walk into the kitchen. Yes, I am shirtless. After my depigmentation surgery I went through a process of self acceptance. Marilyn helped with that mostly. I see Marilyn cleaning the stove. I go behind her and hug her by her waist. "Can I help?", She keeps wiping. "No I got it", She said sliding away  going to the counter tops. I follow her and take the sponge. "I don't want you working it's almost your 19th birthday I want to treat you like the queen you are so go sit and eat I Will clean now go", I said pushing her by her butt to her seat. Then I go back and finish cleaning. I then sit by her on the bar stool. She is eating a bag of chips slowly looking down. "Marilyn what's wrong?", She doesn't answer."Marilyn tell me what's wrong", She stops eating then looks at me. "Why are you with me? Why do you wait on me? Why are you so...perfect?", I look at her crazily not knowing what to say. "What do you mean?", she plays with my hair, then looks back at me like she is trying to read me. "I mean what made you like me I'm nothing but an insecure idiot", She said starting to cry. I grab her hands and rub them with my thumbs. "Babygirl one because I care about you two because to me you deserve it, Marilyn there are A MILLION WAYS TO LOVE YOU do you know that? And as our relationship grows I will show you that I can love you emotionally, physically, and mentally, babygirl you are something that is rare in this world whether you know it or not so please stop doubting my love for you and stop doubting your love for yourself please", I said kissing both of her hands. I stand  up to hug her she hugged me putting her head In my bare chest. I hate how she let's her insecurities get the best of her. I know I have to make it my job to fix that. "Michael I'm sorry I really am I'm just still not use to the fact that someone wants to truly live to make me happy, thank-you and I love you too", she said breaking the hug. "So what do You want to do?", I asked smiling.  "Umm I don't know you have anything in mind?", I chuckle. "Babygirl if we do what I have in mind my mom will be up my behind ha-ha I'm joking, but we can bake cookies I really want some cookies", I said walking over to the cabinet. "Ok baking cookies it is!", She said pulling a chair to a cabinet then climbing it. "Michael come hold this chair please?", I walk over to the chair and look up. "Wow nice view I got here ha-ha", I said as she looked for the cookie mix. "Babe stop being a perv ha-ha", She said climbing down with the mix. I help her down by holding her waist. I think I'm a stomach man. Which explains why I love holding her waist. Don't get me wrong I like leg's too. "Ok chef Mikey let's get cooking", She said grabbing the stuff we needed. We measure each ingredient. The we mix all the ingredients together. "Marilyn you have some dough on your finger", "Oh hand me a paper towel please", I got a better Idea" I said turning her around and grabbing her three fingers with the chocolate chip dough on them. I lick the dough off one by one. "Mmm delicous", I said biting my lips. "Michael you are such a freak" She said shaping the dough intil balls. "Yeah but I'm only your freak" I teased. I grab a piece of dogh and started making a heart shaped cookie. It didn't work out but I putting it on the pan. After that we put the cookies in the oven. We set the timer walked to Marilyn's room. Marilyn sits on her bed I get beside her and lay down with my arms behind my head. Marilyn turns to me. "Babe can I ask you something? ", I turn on my side facing her. "Yeah", She looks like she is nervous to ask. I give her a warm smile. "Babygirl just ask", "Umm Your sad you said in the car, that day I first went to work with you, your dad, he used to beat you?", She said looking down then back up at me. I look at her for awhile. "Yeah he did...A lot", I look past her. "Oh W-why?", "Well because for one I wasn't like my older brothers", "That doesn't make sense aren't your brothers grown ups?", "Yeah but I'm more sensitive and more of a gentleman then they, I guess because they were like him, I took after my mother not like girly things just her personality, I guess I wasn't the son he expected, He used to tell me that when he got mad at me, But I don't hate him for what he did,  Because he taught me...Well,  I can say helped me be who I am today, But I definitely learned from him how to NOT treat your wife or girlfriend or what ever so I thank God and I just pray for my dad", I said watching Marilyn's facial expressions. She starts crying again. I pull her to me as she cries in my chest. "Don't cry baby girl because I'm okay I don't blame him or hate him", "I know but that's messed up, I'm glad you dont act like him and you and your mom are some strong Jackson's", I chuckle "Thanks Marilyn we try", I said wiping her tears but she gets up and runs out  the room. I run after her. "Marilyn what's wrong?", "I almost forgot about the cookies!", She yelled back.  I hop up and ran into. She fans her face  taking them out and putting them in the fridge. "Shii-Shoot!", She sad dropping the pan in the fridge. "What's wrong?", I said walking to her. She is holding her finger. "I burnt myself a little", She whined shaking her hand. "Oh come here", I grab her hand and put it under the faucet and ran water on it. "How does it feel?", " A little better","Let me see", I said as I took her finger and gently kissed it. "Better?", "Uhh not really it's the whole finger not the tip babe", "Oh I'm sorry", I said as I kissed it from the tip to the bottom. I continued  kissing her hand then up to her wrist. I see her close her eye's a bit as I kiss all the way up to her shoulder. "Now did that feel better?", She opens her eye's slowly. "So much ", She  moaned out. I chuckle. "Girl I swear I turn You on like a tv", "Umm no you don't", She said taking the cookies out the fridge putting one in her mouth. I smile and bite the other half that wasn't in her mouth. "Mmm delicious", "Michael really?","What?, I said innocently as I stay in front of her playing with her hair. "Marilyn I Love you so much words can't describe and I'll show you tomorrow", I said whispering in her ear breathing on her neck. She shakes a little. "I Love you too Michael and I can't wait", After we ate the cookies we decide to cuddle on her bed but she fell asleeponce we hit the matress. I pull the cover over us, and kiss her forehead. "God I love this girl, she is my future I know it", I whispered as I drifted off to sleep...

...TO Be Continued....