michael jackson had me breathless part24-26

Part 24
I turned to face him, not expecting to hear those words. He continued to speak, “You’re a nice girl, and 你 have my best interests at heart. I hope 你 are ready for what’s to come, being out in the public eye and all.” I nodded, understanding where he was going. “Are 你 ready to do this?” he asked. I looked at Mark. There was genuine concern in his eyes. I already knew what he meant 由 “this”. I peered out at the grounds before speaking. “I hope so, Mark.” In reality, I was prepared, but still unsure. Even 更多 so now, that Mark brought it back up. “Being out in the public eye”. Michael and I were growing closer 由 the day, I was sure of that. But I wasn’t sure if I was ready for the world to see that. No we weren’t in a relationship yet -certain things had been unspoken –but there was definitely a mutual attraction. My head began to hurt a little as I took this all in. Mark could see the consternation in my eyes. He patted my hand. “All I know is missy, Michael will take care of you. I know that man likes you, and he won’t let anything happen. These people are like vultures, the press. But I’m sure if 你 guys present yourselves the right way, 你 won’t have any problems.” He assured. “So he likes me, does he?” This was a stupid question, because I damn well knew the answer, I just wanted to hear it confirmed. “Yes.” Mark replied adamantly. I couldn’t help but to beam. I felt silly for doing so, but it still felt good to hear him say it. “He talks about 你 all the time. Very annoying.” Mark 说 rolling his eyes at me. I eyed him, and he elbowed me in the ribs gently with a wink. “-Just kidding. But yes, that man likes him some you.” He sighed and stretched. The ride was about to come to a stop as we neared the bottom. Faintly in the distance I heard the “Blue Danube Waltz”. I guessed it was coming from the carousel. I turned to look at Mark. “You know… for a while there, I thought 你 we