Aya.

A few days after that stormy night Michael invited me to go visits someone I admire for so long, one of my favourite actresses Jane Fonda. I was so excited to see her that I was smiling the whole time, but Jane was really looking forward to see me. Michael must have told her things about me, I was still so elevated to see the Jane Fonda.

Michael and I were in the car driving to Jane's estate, I was very nervous, well it was more like I had butterflies in my stomach. I guess now that I've accepted my feelings for Michael, I guess it impact my actions towards him. I could barely look at him and when I did my cheeks would go red, well I am in love with him so I guess it's normal.

"I can't wait for you to meet Jane, you'll love her", he said with excitement.

"I can't wait to meet her too", I replied.

When we arrived in Jane's estate it was so beautiful and elegant like a queen lived there, you could see horse just prancing around the fairytale garden, you could see a heavenly fountain as the water flow gracefully down to the bottom of the fountain. The garden was filled with different types of flowers from daffodils to blue belles, it was like I was like seeing Alice in wonderland.

As we got out off the car I notice that Phil was looking at me funny, it was like he knew something.

"What's with the look", I asked Phil curiously.

"Oh nothing", he replied.

I turned away slowly and continued walking, until I heard Phil chuckling behind me, I turned back around.

"Seriously what's up", I asked.

"Nothing", he replied, as he was trying to hold his laugh.

I peered at him with suspicion, and turned away again, "you love him", he suddenly whispered near my ear, as he walked ahead of me. My eyes widened, did I just hear what I think I just heard, where did he get that from. Were my actions towards Michael that obvious, I shook my head and kept on walking. I had to be the way I use to be around Michael, if it's so obvious that means he might just figure it out and I'm not ready for that.

We were at the gate waiting for someone to open it, until I saw a woman running towards use waving her hand in the air "MICHAEL!", she yelled. As the woman ran closer I almost freaked out, it was Jane Fonda. She opened the gate for use, as soon as she opened the gate, she gave Michael a big hug.

"Oh my, Michael it's been so long", she said, as he was still hugging Michael.

"It's only been a few weeks Jane", he giggled.

"Still, I'm so happy to see you again", she replied.

When she released Michael, her blue eyes turned there attention towards me.

"So you must be Aya, I've been hearing so much about you", she said, as approached me.

"Yeah that's me", I replied quietly.

"Well it's a pleasure to finally meet you" she smiled.

We shook hands. As we were shaking hands, Jane was looking at me funny, it was like she was examining me.

"Wow Michael you were right, she is beautiful", she said, as she was shaking my hand.

My face turned scarlet, I turned to Michael he was blushing too, he so cute when he blushes, even the thought of it makes me smile. We entered Jane's estate it was more beautiful up close, as we were approaching the mansion Jane stopped, she turned to use and suggested that since it was a lovely day we should stay outside. Myself and Michael agreed to the suggestion, and we had fun outside.

Jane had a little zoo of her own, she had birds, a chimp, a baby elephant, snakes, a ram and by the mini pool there were swans and ducks and even frogs, it was amazing. We played, petted and fed the animals, it was a wonderful experience. I simply fell in love with the baby elephant, she was so warm and kind I wanted to keep her.

After we took care of the animals Jane surprised use with a picnic, the food was absolutely delightful it was delicious. As we were sitting on the picnic sheet surround by a heavenly landscape, Jane and Michael told me interesting stories about there times they spent together. Out of all the stories, the one that struck me the most was the one where they went skinny dipping together, that was surprising to me. Michael skinny dipping, it made me giggle a bit, until I shook my head to reconnect myself back to reality, I couldn't believe myself, I shouldn't think about Michael in that way.

"You should have seen him, he was so cute all naked", said Jane, as she was squeezing Michael's cheek.

Michael seemed so embarrassed. I didn't blame him, Jane and Michael were so close they had all these great adventures together. They sounded so exciting. We talked for a good while share stories, having a laugh. Michael told a extremely funny story that brought myself and Jane to our knees, tears were literally coming out of my eyes, Michael's sense of humour is one of those things I love about him. He always said his wasn't funny, "if your not funny, then why do I always laugh so hard at your jokes", I would always reply.

As we were having our picnic, a odd sound was coming from inside the mansion.

"Oh never mind that, it's just Peter fixing something of mine. Oh that reminds me, Michael, Peter wants to meet you. He's a big fan of yours and when he heard you were coming, he just had to be here and talk to you. Is that okay with you", Jane explained.

"Oh yeah", said Michael with excitement.

Myself and Michael we in awe that Peter Fonda was here too, I was elevated and I could see the excitement on Michael's face.

"Oh look here he is right now", said Jane, as we were looking at Peter's direction.

I was so filled with joy as Peter Fonda was coming over to us. Suddenly he was standing beside us.

"Looks like your having a picnic here and you didn't invite your own brother", Peter said.

"Boo woo you want me to play the little violin for you", Jane teased.

Peter glanced around our picnic spot, until his attention was on me. I was so anxious, why was he staring at me, was there something on me or something, why the sudden stare. Peter walked towards me and sat beside me.

"Why, who is this gorgeous beauty", he said while gazing into my eyes.

"Her name is Aya Gooding", Jane replied.

I glance at Michael from the corner of my eye, he was just there chuckling at us. Peter put his arm over my shoulders and began asking me some very personal questions I couldn't answer, especially when Michael was sitting there.

"Em Peter, weren't you looking to speak with someone", Jane mentioned.

"Oh yeah that's right, Michael can I speak to you man to man, let the women have there tea time", he said, as himself and Michael walked away.

It was just me and Jane we started off having a casual conversation about her brother and their relationship, not that I didn't mind her telling me all those wonderful stories about her family. There was one question I really wanted to ask her.

"Why were you so looking forward to seeing me", I asked.

"Well because, in all my years of knowing Michael, I've never heard him talk about a girl the way he talks about you. So I wanted to meet the girl that makes Michael so happy", she answered.

I was shocked by her answer, I never knew that Michael... wait... does that mean... no it couldn't be.

"Aya, do you like Michael, you know what I mean", Jane asked.

I should've been surprised but I wasn't, I've been asked that question so many times that I had no reaction to it anymore.

"You want the honest truth", I replied.

"Sure", she said.

"I'm in love with him" I replied.

Jane was shocked for a moment, I guess she didn't expect that to come out of my mouth.

"In love with him, well then, have you told him", she asked.

"No", I answered.

"Why not, what are you waiting for" she asked curiously.

I told her that things were better the way they were, that I was afraid of ruining our friendship and everything we shared together and that It wasn't worth chancing it, Jane saw differently, she said that Michael desired to know how I felt about him. "I've always saw Michael as Peter pan because of his innocence, his sensitivity and his vulnerability. Michael is the type of person who thinks his not worthy of love. The server loneliness Michael carries is something he doesn't want to carry forever. Michael has all the fame and fortune in the world but no one to share it with, to just tell him how you feel, I'll guarantee you, it'll mean the whole world to him", she explained. Jane's words were something to think about, I still had some doubts on my mind.

"But what if I tell him how I feel and he doesn't feel the same way I feel, it'll ruin everything, and that's the last thing I want", I replied.

"I know how you feel, I had the same experience as you. A long time ago", she said softly.

She told my she had a crush on her closest friend in high school, she truly did love him, but she was afraid of his rejection. So she didn't say anything until her senior year of high school when they were at a house party, they were alone together and she told him how she felt. He told her he felt the same way for along time too. They eventually started dating until they graduated, but things when down hill, when Jane was busy with her acting career and he was too busy with his studies. Once they realised they didn't have time for one other they call it quits, but that didn't mean they should stop being friends. They stayed as close friends just like the old days, "and he's still one of my closest friends", she told. It was so sweet that they didn't stop being friends because of their break up, but that was like one exception out of other situations. I know the story was to help me but I still had the same doubts.

Jane took my hands, I turned to her, she looked directly at me.

"If you don't tell him that's fine, I'm not judging you. But let me tell you one thing, face the fear and fight it, if you do that, well, you'll never know what you'll face next", she said.

I didn't understand what she meant by that. But I have a feeling I was about to find out.