CHAPTER 137 MICHEAL's POV

She was surprised as expected, but there was also fear in her eyes, and that had me feeling much like I had done something wrong.

I suspected that I had done something wrong. Tamika had said to show her just how much I loved her and was hoping that I hadn't overdone it back there, as that seemed to be the part that had blown it all for me.

“Michael…” Julia seemed too shocked to say a single word to me, and I was expecting that as well. “How did you… why are you…”

“Hush now, my love…” I said, as I put a finger over her lips and made sure that she wasn't going to ruin the moment with any wrong words. “We don't want to let this stranger hear how things are going between us.”

I knew more than anyone that I was sounding weird at that point. There were a lot of things that made me feel like I was on the verge of losing it. But I steeled myself as I turned around to Phil to face him eye to eye.

Phil had been surprised for a while, but he neutralized his facial expression. He stared at me