~Michael~

Chapter 17,

****Author's note****

I know that I usually start off every chapter as the अगला साल but; since I ended the पूर्व chapter in summer 2009, I thought I could just partition the rest of 2009 and all of 2010 in one chapter!

Enjoy, Alanna
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August 20, 2009,

I was sitting alone in my room at my grandmother's house when, I got a text message from Frank. He कहा the words I had been waiting so long to hear "get ready because I'm picking आप up and were...

Chapter 16,

January 2, 2009,

I was lying in my बिस्तर with Carter in his पालना on the other side of my large bedroom. Dad came in and कहा as he walked over to pick up Carter because he was crying "AJ; आप need to get up." I put a तकिया over my head and rolled over. He कहा "you need to get up!" I complained "Carter kept me up all night long every घंटा and a half! I'm tired; can it be your turn?" He कहा "no, no, no, that's not how it works! I told आप that if आप wanted to raise Carter as your child then it's your responsibility to take care of him; not mine! I understand that you're tired but;...

"Sorry I took so long, Frank needed to talk to me about something." Michael replied as he walked back out of the theatre. "Oh its no problem." Lacey कहा as her and michael began walking towards his limo. "So um...where are we going for lunch?" Lacey asked. "Nowhere too special या fancy." Michael answered as they both got into the limo. For the first couple of मिनटों of the ride they were both silent. Lacey was nervous that michael, a man who she had admired for years asked her, a shy girl who no one knew existed. "So what brings आप to Las Angeles?" Michael asked breaking the silence. "Um....i...