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I was on my way out of CTU, today has been one of the best days of my life; I shared a passionate kiss with my co worker - Tony, I held his hand, and I even asked him out! I was ecstatic that he seemed to share and reciprocate my feelings. But now, I'm not so sure. 'See ya tomorrow' Yeah! Nice, that guy really likes me! And then to top it all off, as I was on my way out, I walked past him and he shown no emotion what so ever towards me. He blanked me completely. He just brushed past me, walked straight up to his office and acted totally oblivious to my prescence - and thats not the worst of it, I gathered up enough confidence to confront him about it and he barely looked up, and said 'Im a little busy, we'll have to talk later' and set back off to work! Talk about show a girl how you feel.
I hate it when men send me mixed signals. He gives me the smile that melts my heart, then acts like I am just a coworker, so here I am sitting in my car, putting together my thoughts and trying my hardest to come up with a reasonable excuse why Tony keeps blowing me off. I understand he's busy, but it doesn't take much to shoot a smile across a room. I jump because someone is banging on my window.
Chappelle. Great another man. I roll down my window.
"Palmer is down this is serious. I need you inside." What nerve, but this is to help the president - and this is what I signed up for when I took the job, so I try put my feelings aside and do my job.
"Field techs are working up a plan now, and I might need you." He explained.
"Why?" I ask wondering what qualifications got me into this one.
"I need a man and a woman that can go undercover as a married couple" He better not be asking of me what I think he is.
"Carrie told me about Tony and your little ..meeting and she has some proof, but instead of punishing you two I'm gonna put this to use. Your welcome." He walked away. I can't believe this.
We walked through the bullpen into the situation room. There he was across the table he looked up and gave me half smile, which I chose not to return. We all sat around the large table and Ryan starts up. "You two will be going udercover as Joseph and Jennifer Bentz you got married a few weeks ago and decided to move to LA because you love the city life. Here are your life stories" He handed us these huge packets; full of reports, briefs, and photo's.
"We got married in Hawaii?" Tony asked.
"Yes" Ryan said, and I always thought that if Tony and I got married Ryan would be the last one to know where. Life is ironic.
I sat there, in my chair minding my own business - reading up on my new life story, when Tony asked me out to dinner. "Did you want to grab a bite to eat, so we can run through our cover story?" he asks. He's asking me out to dinner, but it concerns works - knowing how much I like him, or at least I think he knows I do. I think the whole throwing myself at him, and shoving my tongue down his throat is a little obvious!
I say yes because I want to read him, his feelings. We get up and leave, I follow him in silence; watching the way he walks. How does he hypnotize me like this? We get in his car and he drives. "So interesting mission huh?" He says glancing at me.
"Very strange" I say
"Doesn't seem too unbearable though" He says looking at me. Then he smiles and my heart melts. I can't help but feel like even though I instigated this little thing we are doing, he seems to be doing better than me.
I wish I knew how he felt. If he would stop sending mixed signals and just show me how he feels, I would be able to act accordingly. But he's a man and men are difficult. "Where would you like to eat?"
"I don't know." I think for a second. "You choose, just make sure its somewhere you can sit down with good food" I said, with a hint of a smile.
"I have just the place" He turns into McDonalds and I just stare at him. Men and their sick humor. He makes a sharp turn and within seconds we pull up to a diner. "Hows this?" he asks with a cheeky grin.
Oh my gosh, I love that grin, its the grin that made me fall for him in the first place, and the grin that gave me butterflys at the end of the day, and well this list could go on a while so I'll stop now.
"Its fine" I reply, forcing my most natural smile, and then I laugh to myself - force a natural smile?
Tony looks at me, raising his eyebrows, obviously wondering what I find so amusing. I just shake my head, and he doesn't push.
The dinner goes quite well, we make very little small talk, most of the talking is about work and the mission, but i think that's down to me - everytime we hit a personal conversation i'd steer away from it - and Tony noticed, so I feel quite bad, but then I tell myself I shouldn't feel bad; its his fault. And once we've eaten I get out my purse to pay, at least for my half, but no, Tony wants to pay - him and his mixed feelings. Or maybe it's just the way guys work in general.
"You drive me insane" I tell him as we are walking out.
He stops "In what way?" he raises his eyebrow does he think I am hitting on him... this has got to stop. Before I get time to think of a way to explain what I feel, I suprise myself with what comes out of my mouth.
"Do you love me?"
Tony stares at me, mouth wide open, obviously in shock, and well unforunately for me - not all too thrilled with my sudden personal question, or at least thats the way I take it. I go bright red, and have a sudden urge to run, and hide, but I unfortunately can do neither because I came here with Tony. But I could call a cab. No I should stay, I cant run away from my problems, at least not when I've got to go undercover as his wife.
So I turn and look at him, "I'm so sorry" I shyly laugh, "I personally blame it on all the caffeine you made me drink" I look at him, and say in a lighthearted tone "It sends me crazy"
Tony just looks at me, and I cannot read his face at all, and I hate it. Tony starts to walk to his car, and I just assume he's angry, so I walk in the other direction and call for a cab.
As the cab drove away taking me home, I looked at Tony's car. He was sitting in the front seat, still, not moving at all, he had been for the past 20 minutes. Hs seemed to be staring at the center of his steering wheel. As I was being driven home I couldn't help but feel like I have ruined what could have been the best thing in my life.
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