~Jesalyn

"So he really said no?" I looked at gabby and nodded.

"He said a whole lot of other things as well but we won't go into that." I muttered. "Vin, please pass me the ketchup."

"Mrs. Launders knew you were gonna fail-"

I cut my eyes at her as I gave her a dirty stare. "Thanks for believing in me." I mutter sarcastically. She loudly sucks her teeth at me. "Girl, you know that's not what I meant!" I nod as she continues talking. "As I was saying, before I was rudely interrupted" she looks at me as I blow her a kiss and she cringes. "Everyone knows how Jackson is with the media, he wants none of it."

I nodded. "I know this." Vin pats my shoulder and sighs. "Jesa, are you okay? You seem a bit out of it?" I brought my attention back to vin and smiled lightly. "Yeah you guys, I'm fine."

I look back at Jackson and the woman and squint. "Just peachy." I whispered. Both Gabby and Vin shrugged it off as we kept eating our meal.

Michael Pov

Dumbfounded.

She left me dumbfounded.

I looked around my room and drifted off in to space. I couldn't even concentrate on finishing this paper today. My focus went in and out thinking about what she just said to me.

I scoffed. Who the fuck does she think she is. Does she even recognize who she's talking to?!

She talking to Michael Joeseph Fucking Jackson!

"She better fucking know that." I growled. I was still occupied with my paper but I couldn't focus.

She was on my mind constantly.

I pushed away from my table and took a few breaths in. I learned this from anger management and it was the easiest way to calm myself down.

"3, 2, -" there was a light knock on the door. I glared at the door as I stormed over by the door.

"WHO THE FUCK IS THAT!" My voice echoed, slightly, in the room.

The person outside the door smacked their lips. "It's Alison fool!"

I eased myself and opened the door. Alison greeted me with, I know, a sarcastic smile.

"Well you seem pretty peachy today apple head." She grabbed my cheeks as I smacked her hands away.

"What's up your ass today Mike?" She walks into my office as I go over to the door and close it.

"Nothing.. Just." She looked over at me with eyes full of worry and I smiled. "Nothing."

"So how are you?" I ask her as I sit in my chair. She gives me a thumbs up with a big smile. "How's Naiya, you two doing good?"

Alison, Naiya, and I have known each other since high school. They were dating since sophomore year but I was the only other person who knew.

"We're actually doing great!" She starts. "We're thinking about starting a family." My eyes go wide as I go over to her and hug her. "Oh my go- Ali, this is incredible! I'm gonna be uncle mike!"

She giggles as I explain everything I'm going to do to be the greatest uncle.

"Well." She says through laughing. "Im hungry, can we please get something to eat?"

"Ok, just give me a second." She nods as I fetch my jacket. "Ready to go?" She smiles with a yes and were on our way.

We get there in no time. Me and Ali were currently talking about things that happened to us in high school.

"Remember?! And Francesca was wobbling in heels! She was like." She started imitating Francesca Ortiz, a girl I dated junior year. "And when she fell" Ali, at this point, was laughing to tears, which made me laugh even harder. "She started crying! She looked like a rag doll with her mascara running!"

We opened the door as we continued to laugh. I held my stomach as we waited to be seated.

"Oh my god, Ali, your a trip!" My stomach felt tight due to my laughing.

"Right this way Sir... Ma'am." We continued talking as we were seated at a booth and ordered.

~

"So are you going to tell me?" Ali asked. I cocked my left eye brow upwards.

"Tell you about what?" I bit into my burger as she sighed.

"Mike, cmon, you can tell me buddy." She patted my shoulder as I groaned putting down my burger.

"A woman, came in my office and she told me off..."

Ali nearly coughed up her grilled chicken with a shocked expression.

"Your lying."

I pointed to my serious face as she began to suppress her laugh. "I'm serious."

"Well, I need to meet this girl." She reached for the napkin and began to wipe her mouth.

"And why is that?"

"Because, she's got you hooked." I scoff and shake my head.

"She went off on me because I refused to do her interview for her with a simple no, and she cursed my ass out."

Now, Alison cocked her eyebrow up at me. "Was that all you said, a simple no?"

Damn it. Alison knows me too well. She knows I would have thrown in a sarcastic remark or something slick when I don't get my way.

"I may have told her that her and her job is pathetic, and that she's a liar." I nonchalantly said.

"I may have told her that her and her job is pathetic." Alison mocked. "Hell, I would have cursed your conceited ass out too!"

She was smiling big while I pouted like a child.

"Ali.." I whined. "Your supposed to be on my side, not hers."

She shook her head, as well as her finger at me. "Michael you need to apologize to that girl, what would your mother say if she heard you disrespect a woman like that.

I groaned because she was telling the truth. I would be so ashamed if my mother found out about my actions. I value my mother to much to turn around and go against all the morals and values she taught me.

"I guess your right." I said while stuffing fries in my mouth. "But, how do you suggest I- I-"

"Apologize, Mike?"

"Yeah." I shake my head. "I've never had to apologize to a woman and I don't know how to do it." I confess lowly.

"Well, one, your going on that interview." She starts.

"The hell I will." I sneer.

"Look, do you want my help or not!" She hisses.

I calm down my nerves and continue listening to her. "Whatever."

"Anyways, your going on that interview, MONDAY MORNING" she points a finger at me and I nod. You'll be buying her a bouquet of flowers with a sincere apology, do I make myself clear?"

I saluted as she chuckled. "Yes ma'am."

Jesalyns Pov

After lunch was finished, we all went back to my place to hang out.

Vin and gabby are my best friends and we do almost everything together.

"Y'all want something to drink?" I ask as I throw my keys on the coffee table.

"Girl, we need some wine." Gabby yells from the living room. I chuckle to myself as I take the bottle of wine from the cellar that is all the way at the end of the kitchen along with three glasses.

"Vin get some chips!" I screeched. "We need some for the movie!"

"Already on it!" He yells back. I bring everything to the living room and turn on the tv. "What y'all wanna watch?" I ask them.

"Let's watch a comedy!"

I nod as I put in the dvd and we laid back and watched.