{AN: ^ That's what he's wearing, and his pose in the pic will come in handy later in this chapter. Enjoy!}

Michael's POV

I got up pretty early to get ready. Lisa is still asleep. I should leave a note. I write,
Dear Lisa,
I went early to my mom's. Sierra and Janet are with me. I'll see you when I get back. I love you.
Love, Michael

I draw a box in the top corner and draw an arrow pointing towards it that says, Smell here.

I sprayed my cologne I always wear on the paper box. I smile and set it on the dresser with a rose next to it. I hope she likes it.

I walk down the hall and knock on Sierra's door. The door swings open and a bright light flashes in front of me. I'm literally blind for five seconds. Sierra starts laughing.

I wipe my eyes. Finally, my vision comes back. Sierra is holding my favorite camera. I ask quickly,

"Where'd you get that?"

"It was in the closet. There was a piece of paper sticking to it that read, Michael's Favorite Camera. Don't worry, I threw that away."

My eyes are widen. She starts laughing and says,

"I'm kidding Mikey. I was just messing around with it. I'll put it up if you want me to."

I don't use it as much so I don't see the big deal.

"Nah, you can use it. You can have it if you want. "

She nudges me and says, "I believe your first statement, but not the second one."

Which is true. I laugh. She says,

"Ready?"

I nod. "We'll meet Janet there. "

We leave the mansion and get in my limo. Bill is driving us. When we get in the limo, Sierra leans over and whispers,

"So, Bill told me your little secret. "

I smile and whisper, "What secret? "

"He told me you love staring at women. "

I immediately start blushing. Then I hit the back of Bill's seat. He must've heard us, because he starts laughing and says,

"What? She asked me if there was anything new with you and that was the only thing I could think of."

I lean back in my seat and cross my arms. Sierra pokes my side and says,

"Don't be embarrassed Mikey. I think it's adorable. Oh, little Mikey likes to look at the women. "

The way she says it makes me giggle. I say,

"Fine, it's true. "

She laughs and nudges me.

"Oh, Mikey loves the women. So do you have a type?"

I shake my head. "Nope. All women, no matter the color, size, shape, it doesn't matter. All women are beautiful in their own way. Some women I see, seem down, and you can just tell they have no self esteem or self confidence, I want to just pull them into my arms and tell them they are beautiful and everything will be okay..."

I look at Sierra who wipes a tear away. She says,

"That's beautiful Mikey. I wish all men would think like you..."

I shrug my shoulders. "I guess its all about balance. "

I smile and give her a hug. I whisper,

"You're beautiful and everything will be OK."

She pushes me away and giggles. She says,

"I have a high self esteem and self confidence for your information. "

I laugh and say, "I know. I was just teasing. "

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We pull up to Michael's old home. So many childhood memories come flooding back. Then memories of that Wednesday ten years ago. That was fun. The only thing is, that Michael and I made out in the backyard that day. Hopefully he doesn't remember that.

We get out. I stay behind Michael. When he goes to the door. I look up at the big house. I stop walking. I don't know if I should go around the house, or go inside. Michael turns around and instantly knows what's wrong. He grabs my hand and says,

"They aren't the same, Sierra. You can go inside. "

He knocks on the door. The door swings open. Thank goodness... It's Janet. She smiles and let's us go inside. She hugs Michael, the gives me a tight hug.

"Ow, Janet..."

She lets go and says, "Sorry."

I giggle. She notices the camera I'm caring. She ask,

"Isn't that Applehead's favorite camera? "

I say, "Applehead? Who's Applehead?"

Michael blushes and shyly says, "That's me....Thanks to my cousins. "

Janet laughs and says, "They told me what they call you when I went to see them earlier. They miss ya Applehead. "

Michael laughs and playfully pushes Janet. He says,

"Don't make me bring back nicknames. "

I laugh, knowing what's he's talking about. I say,

"Yeah, dunk!"

Michael laughs and points at Janet. She pouts and says,

"I'm gonna come up with an embarrassing nickname for you Sierra! "

I shrug my shoulders and say, "Good luck."

She then goes back to the camera and says, "Anyway, Michael, how come you let Sierra use your camera? "

Before he could answer, she looks at me and says, "He never lets anyone touch that thing. He keeps it in his room locked in his drawer. Speaking of which, how did you get it?"

I say, "Well, it was out in the open in my closet."

Michael's POV

Why can't Janet be quiet? Janet looks at me and I say,

"I must've gotten careless with it."

Janet sees through my lie. I change the subject,

"So, Janet, where's everyone? "

Janet keeps eyeballing me. She says,

"Out back. Waiting for you guys. "

Sierra asks, "Me too?"

Janet nods. She says, "For some reason, Jermaine and them want to see you. If I were you, I keep my distance. They're all excited to know you're single. "

Sierra makes a disgusted face. She says,

"No offense, but...ew."

I laugh and say, "Tell them we're here. I want to see my old room. "

Janet nods and heads toward the backyard. I grab Sierra's hand and pull her up stairs to my room. When we enter, we just stare. So many memories of hanging out with Scot and Shanone, and so many sleepovers. Sierra's and my first sleepover was in this room.

I take a few steps in. I walk over to my wall covered in various knick knacks.

Janet's POV

I head out back. Jermaine asks,

"Are they here?"

I nod and say, "Yeah, but Michael wanted to see his old room, so he and Sierra went up there."

To my surprise Joseph got up quickly and said,

"What?!"

Jermaine says, "I'll go get em."

I sit in a lawn chair. What's up with them?

Sierra's POV

I watch Michael walk to the other side of his room. He looks at the knick knacks on his wall. I smile. I aim the camera at him and say,

"Mikey, show me your sexy look. "

Without hesitation, he poses. (He poses like the pic above)

I start laughing. He giggles and says,

"You like that?"

What does he mean? I laugh and say,

"Yes, very sexy."

He poses again. I take another picture. He begins to pose ridiculously. We can't stop laughing. I probably took a bunch of blurry pictures. I can't stop laughing.

Michael wipes his tears and says,

"I love hearing you laugh. "

I blush and say,

"Why thank you."

He walks over to me and takes the camera. He says, with a straight face,

"You're turn."

Before I could pose, the door burst open. I turn around and see Jermaine. He says,

"Hey you guys!"

I decide to ignore the fact that this is the first time he's been nice to me. I decide to play along. I smile and say,

"What's up, Jermaine. "

He says, Everyone's waiting downstairs. Come on. Come on."

He seems really eager. This is weird. Jermaine practically pushes us all the way to the backyard. When we make it, everyone stares at us.

The they all smile. Janet is just as surprised as me.

"Hey Sierra!"

"What's new Sierra?"

"How you been Sierra?"

Katherine gets up and says to the brothers,

"Stop pestering her with questions. Come here Sierra. You too, Michael."

We make our way to Katherine. She hugs Michael. I smile. She releases him and hugs me. She hasn't hugged me in forever.

She releases me and says,

"So, Sierra, how was it?"

I'm guessing she's talking about my tour. I say,

"It was fun. I experienced all sorts of things. I had a very good time."

LaToya asks, "What kind of things? Like sex and drugs?"

Katherine says, "Would you all stop and go do something! "

I watch as the sisters and brothers all slowly move away from me. Michael stays and so does Janet. Katherine says,

"Sorry about that sweetie. "

I smile and say, "It's ok. I guess they're just curious. "

She smiled and nods. She asks,

"Have you met Lisa?"

That hoe... I've seen her kind way to much on the road. I say

"Yes I have. She's very sweet. "

Janet knows I just lied. But instead of keeping it a secret, she says,

"Yeah right. She's a total douche bag! She sucks the life out of everyone when she's around. "

Michael shifts in his seat and says,

"Janet, please, that's my girlfriend you're talking about. She's very nice and sweet. "

I can tell by his voice he doesn't truly believe that. I don't say anything about it though. No reason to stir hot water.

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It's getting dark and I have to say, today was a pretty good day. Even though I don't know the reason everyone was being nice to me, I decided to enjoy it. Joseph barely said a word to me which is fine by me!

Joseph just started the grill to barbeque. Michael and I decided to stay to eat. I'm sitting next to Janet drinking fruit punch, when I hear,

"Sierra! Darling! I'm a changed man! I just want us to be friends like before! "

Michael looks at me and says,

"That sounds like your father. "

God dammit! I get up and run through the house to get to the driveway. I ignore the fact that everyone else joined me as well. My dad is stumbling trying to stand up straight and he has a beer bottle in his hand. His car lights are on and his door is wide open. He sees me and says,

"Sierra! Darling! I changed! "

My anger right now is above all limits! How dare he do this when I'm with Michael's family! He's causing a damn scene! He's doing this shit on purpose! I try and say calmly,

"Dad, give me your car keys. "

He shook his head. He yells,

"No! I've changed Sierra! Can't you see it? I'm not on drugs anymore! I don't drink! "

I turn and see Michael and everyone else watching. They don't know what to do. Michael looks at me with concern. I turn back to my father and walk toward him. I grab his arm and whisper harshly,

"Don't be a dumbass! You are drunk dad! Just give me your keys and I'll take you home. "

He snatches away from my grip. He becomes angry and agitated. He yells,

"You're just as ungrateful as your mother! "

My heart shatters. That's the meanest thing he's ever said to me! I yell,

"You know what! Get your ass in that car and leave! I'm tired of you trying to ruin my life! I don't give a fuck anymore! "

He spats, "Fine! I'll leave! All the Thomas women are ungrateful bitches! "

I gasp. He gets in the car. I start stomping on his car. I dent the hood and smash one of the lights. I feel two arms wrap around my waist and pick me up. Dad's window is rolled down and I yell,

"I fucking hate you! "

He blows his horn and speeds off. Whoever grabbed me put me down. I fall on my knees and begin to cry. I've never cried like this in front of Michael. I guess I wanted him to know I'm the rock in his life.

I know it's Michael, when someone kneels next to me. He whispers,

"Let's go Sierra. "

I get up, but I don't face any of them. Not even Janet. Bill pulls up, Michael must've called him while my dad was bitching. I get in the car and practically roll up in a ball. I'm laying across the seat. There's seats across from me as well. I hear Michael say his goodbyes.

I shut my eyes. I don't want to look at him. He gets in and closes the door. Bill asks,

"Is everything OK, Sierra? "

Michael answers for me. He says,

"Just drive, Bill. Please. "

He nods and drives us back to Neverland.