Carrys on straight after season 2 finishes.

Disclaimer 24 is not mine, and neither are the characters.

Michelle made her way up the stairs, she wasn't actually as nervous as she expected. She was so excited and yet full of anticipation because she didn't know what to expect. Then all the memories of them kissing and holding hands in holding came flooding back to her, only hours ago were they both so close.

"Hey" Michelle said making her way towards Tony.


"Hey"


"The new shift is here, they've been brought up to speed. I was thinking I would get my brother and go home."


"Umm. Michelle... There's a handful of people who made a big difference today. And you were one of them. You made some tough choices and went up against me. And I want you to know you were right."


"Thanks"

"So, umm, you should go home and get some rest."

Michelle started to walk out the door, "Michelle..." Tony stopped her, but then he didn't know what to say next. Well he did, he wanted them to get together for dinner and a movie, he wanted Michelle to be his Michelle, but how the heck could he tell her this? He thought about it and wondered what to say, should he tell her how he really felt, that he was so attracted to her but it wasn't just an attraction he felt, he also really felt there was a connection between the two of them. Just as he was thinking this he realised he better Michelle but he still hadn't come up with anything, so he settled for "See you tomorrow" he stood there thinking please know what I mean, please get my very subtle message.

Tony watched Michelle and she flashed him her beautiful smile, 'She knew what I meant he thought', as Tony turned around he pulled a really cheeky half grin, Michelle carried on smiling as she walked down the stairs.

Tony began finishing up his work and by about 10.30am he was finished. Tony headed downstairs and popped in to inform Ryan he was leaving, "Tony would you be able to drop this off at Michelle's seeing as your passing" Chappelle said as he handed Tony a small handbag, "She left it in with the medics, when she went to pick up Danny" Tony took the bag and smiled 'At least I'll be able to Michelle'. "See ya Ryan" Tony called as he headed out the door, Chappelle just nodded his head.

Tony got in his car and all the way over to Michelle's he couldn't stop thinking how passionate and intimate that kiss was. What made him even more exciting was the fact that he's liked Michelle since the day they met, he found her amazingly attractive, and she had the perfect personality, she was perfect for Tony, and Tony knew it. More than perfect. But what made it more exciting was the fact that Michelle approached him, she asked him out, she kissed him, and she held his hand!

Tony was thinking just how perfect all of this was when he turned down the road to Michelle's house, oh no, butterfly's, nerves. Tony began to panic, just breath he told himself. 'She likes you, you know it, you like her, hopefully she knows it.' Tony got out of his car and headed to Michelle's door, she had an apartment, it was on the second floor and very modern. Tony was at the door within seconds, he knocked on the door and a man answered, he was rather young about 23 maybe 24, he had dark hair and big brown eyes he was quite good looking. Then Tony heard Michelle's voice "James who is it?"

"Erm, I don't know" The man looked at Tony questioningly as if waiting for his name.

"Oh right, sorry, yeah its Tony"

"Its Tony" the man called back to Michelle

Tony heard a few "Oh gods" come from inside and then he saw her in a towel run through one door to another, Tony figured it was a bad time and he didn't have a clue who this man was so he thought it was best to leave.

"Er, sorry, bad timing, could you just give this to Michelle tell her she must have left it when she picked up Danny" Tony forced a smile and headed for his car.

Once he got to his car Michelle came running down and tapped on his window,

"Hey, Er thanks for dropping my bag off, it was real sweet of you"

"Your welc, it was on the way to mine anyway."

"Well do you want to come in for a drink or something?" She asked totally forgetting about James still being in her house.

Tony raised his eyebrows as if questioning her, "Michelle, I sort of need to go home to shower and stuff"

"Oh, ok, well um see ya then" Michelle said, she was a still as nice as pie, but he could see in her face she had wanted him to come inside.

"Michelle its not that I don't want to, I just…, well…, you've still got that guy in there, and I don't like no him, and I think it would just be better if…"

"Oh, crap, yeah, ok, I'll see ya tomorrow then" she gave him a quick smile and headed inside.

"Look Michelle if you don't mind me asking who is that guy?" Tony asked, trying not to sound too jealous.

"Well, shall we talk about it tomorrow, because I've really gotta go, and well…"

"He's your boyfriend isn't he? Ex maybe?"

"Tony he's definitely my ex"

Tony forced himself the biggest fake smile, and then spoke "its ok Michelle, see ya at work" He looked down and Michelle said to him "Look Tony he's just a friend" Tony pretended it didn't bother him. "yeah its fine, see you tomorrow" then he drove off. Michelle could see that it did. She sighed and headed indoors.