Part 34: Pretending

Who's calling me this late at night? I took a quick look at my phone, and saw that the call was from an anonymous number. I didn't pick up, and told myself that the person will call again if it's really important. I put my phone back on the nightstand and took a quick look at Michael who was now fast asleep. My poor baby is exhausted. I'm glad to see he's sleeping peacefully. It's rare for him to sleep well because of his insomnia. A few minutes later, my phone rang again, I put my nightdress back on, and headed the living room. I don't want to wake Michael up, he needs this rest. 

"Hello?" I said in a low voice. 

"Oh June, hey!" A masculine voice said.

"Um, who is this?" I asked.

"It's me, Matt!" He said. "From the association!"

"Oh, hey Matt! How are you doing?"

Matt is a volunteer just like me. We help people with supraventricular tachycardia, we try to make them feel better. We also raise funds to help the research to find a treatement for this fatal disease. Matt's mom died from this disease, just as Julian did. 

"Well! We miss you here at the association... Where are you?" he asked me. 

"Oh um, I'm in Paris right now. Maria didn't tell you about this?"

Maria is the founder of this association. She's such a great woman, she has an enormous heart. 

"You're in Paris, really? You finally did it! I'm so happy for you, June!"

"Thank you Matt" I said, smiling. 

"I was wondering if we could hang out when you come back? You know, to catch up."

"I don't know when I come back exactly, but yeah, sure." 

"Great! Let me know when you're here."

"I will, see you, Matt" 

"Bye June, can't wait to see you again." He said. I know he was smiling through the phone. 

I hung up. It was nice talking to him! I really consider him as a friend. We talked a lot when his mom passed away a year ago. He's such a good guy, he cares a lot about people. 

"Hey babe" I heard Michael said behind me. "Who were you speaking to?"

"Oh um, a friend from the association called me to check up on me. He didn't know I was in Paris"

"He?" Michael asked, frowning. 

"Yeah, his name's Matt. His mom died from the same disease as Julian, that's why he's a volunteer at the association."

"You guys kind of have been through the same things. You must be close." He said, looking at the floor. 

"Yeah, we used to talk a lot when his mom passed away. It's good to know I can speak to someone who understand what I've been through." I said, walking closer to him. 

"You know you can talk to me about this, I'll listen" he said, visibly hurt. 

"Mikey, I know that. You're the first person I'll confess to." I took his hand. "Come on, let's go back to bed" 

He picked me up, and took me bridal style to the bed. He carefully put me on the bed, and then laid down next to me. I put my head on his chest, and rubbed his stomach with my right hand. Michael fell asleep a few minutes later. It was harder for me to sleep. I think a lot these days. About my relationship, about Anna, about my dad and Julian, about my mom, and now about Matt. Why am I thinking about him? I shouldn't. I feel guilty about this, now. I mean, I know he is my friend and all, but I had kind of a crush on him before I met Michael. I don't know what I'll feel when I'll meet him again. One thing I know for sure is that I'm in love with Michael, and this won't change. Right?

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Michael's point of view 

I woke up at ten. It feels so good to wake up late! I didn't sleep that good, but I'm not tired. I thought a lot this night. I even had a nightmare where June would leave me for that Matt guy. It's not I don't trust her. I do, but I have this feeling she didn't tell me the whole story. This smile on her face when she was talking about him is bothering me. Is he her ex or something? Maybe he's just one of her friend, but she didn't talk about him. She told me about Anna, of course, but never about this guy. I have the feeling she's hiding something from me. I know I can trust her, but I want her to be honnest with me. Even if truth hurts sometime, I just want to know what is it with this guy that I don't know. Maybe I should wait a little bit before asking her about him? I don't want to ruin our day. I planned a lot of things for her today. I put on some pajamas pants and a white t shirt, and decided to order breakfast. While waiting for breakfast, I went to the bathrrom and brushed my teeth. Wow, my hair is a real mess. Well, it's pretty normal. After the lively night we had last night. I won't forget that night. I think it made me love her even more than I used to love her. If it's possible... 
I rinced my mouth and washed my face with some cold watter, and then I put my hair in a low ponytail. After I finished my morning routine, I made my way back to the bedroom where June was still asleep. She was hugging the pillow I slept on... Isn't she cute? 
Someone knocked at the door. When I opened it, I saw a short man in his uniform. 

"Here is your breakfast for two people, Mr. Jackson" he politely said. "Do you want me to set up the table for you?"

"No, it's ok. Merci beaucoup! [Thank you very much!]" I politely answered back. 

The short man nodded and left. I quietly closed the door behind me, and I began to set the table by myself, putting some fresh peonies in a vase in the middle of the coffee table. I then put a red rose across June's empty plate, and some rose petals all across the table. Well, I'm pretty proud of my work, now, time to wake my beautiful grilfriend!
I went to the bedroom, and June was still holding my pillow. The covers weren't on her body anymore, which allowed me to have a wonderful view of her bare legs. I laid next to her, carressing her bare thigh. I placed a trail of kisses on her neck, whispering her name.

"Michael" she softly moaned. "What time is it?"

"It's 10:30am. Wake up, beautiful." I whispered in her ear.

She groaned a little, putting my pillow over her face. I removed the pillow from her face, but June replaced it with her hands. I made my way on top of her, and removed her hands from her face. 

"Lemme see those beautiful blue eyes of yours" I softly asked her, holding her hands on top of her head. 

She opened one eye, and then closed it again, laughing. She then open them wildely and looked at me, smiling. 

"You're lucky I love you... I feel tired" she whined. 

"Well, you wouldn't be this tired if you didn't keep me up during half of the night..." I said, smirking. 

"I kept you up? Uh-uh, I don't think so, Mr. Jackson! You can't get enough of me, just admit it!" she said, laughing. 

"Um, true..." I said, leaning down to kiss her. I let go of her hands, and she put them on my neck to deepen the kiss. I broke the kiss, and looked at her. "Get up, we have a long day ahead" I said, pecking her lips and then got out from the bed. I turned over June, and noticed she had her eyes closed again. This girl's so stubborn! I decided to pull her out of the bed by her anckles, which made her laugh out loud. 

"Michael! Stop it, I'm coming!" She said between her laughs."

"Good" I said, giggling. "Breakfast's ready in the living room" I smiled. June was up, and made her way to the living room. When she saw the table, she looked at me with a smile, and sat down on the couch. 

"You did this?" She asked me, the same smile plastered on her face. 

"Yup!" I proudly said. "You like it?"

"Of course, Mikey! It's beautiful."

"Wait for what is coming, honey. This is nothing compared to what I've planned for today..."

"You're crazy" She said, shaking her head a little. 

"Only about you" I said, then placing a kiss on her forehead. 

I hope she'll stay after today...

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Hey guys!
I'm not very proud of this chapter, but the next one will be better, I promise :)
What do you think about Michael and June's relationship so far? 
L.O.V.E
Julie, xx

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