Author Note: Ok sorry if this chapter feels rushed and to descriptive but I gave it my best shot (Just so you know ahead of time I believe Tony was never "with" Jen and it describes how in this chapter)

"When we get back I'm handing in my resignation." She said.

He put his hand on her cheek and gently caressed it. They said goodbye to their old life, it was a bittersweet moment but a proud one. They had escaped.

He looked over at her as he drove; she looked like an angel, well an angel who could barely keep her eyes open. They agreed to go her apartment afterwards.

"Sweetheart how did you survive on this, I mean it's insane." He said whil looking through her empty cabinets.

"Yeah well some of us just aren't as talented as you." She teased.

He looked over at her and gave a little wink.

Suddenly a thought hit her, something she completely forgotten to tell him. The day went so fast she had to find time to breathe and she hadn't told him yet. She ran to him, to his strong arms.

"Tony I was never with Bill I promise, I'm sorry I forgot …" She started.

"Shh, I now sweetheart he told me, just relax… Baby I just want you to know I was never with Jen, I mean she wanted more but I just… I couldn't…I… Michelle from the moment I met you until the day I die you're the only one I want, the only one I need and it just felt wrong. I appreciate her giving me somewhere to stay. I think I would have killed myself driving drunk because of how much I missed you if I had nowhere to go. I just couldn't be with her, I didn't want to. It was like that pit you get in your stomach only…"

"Only it was like a pit in your heart." She finished. He looked at her curiously.

"I felt the same way with Bill. I…" And then the tears came. She thought it an odd time for them but it was out of her control. He carried her gently to the bed and sat beside her. He brushed her cheek, kissed her eyelids, spoke words of comfort, and stroked the bridge of her nose until she feel into a deep sleep. He decided to pick up his stuff now, well now that Michelle knew the truth. When Jen called he wanted to tell Michelle nothing was going on, that he was never with her.

He started to explain that he should have told her because hearing it said from anyone else he knew what she would be thinking. But he thought that if thinking he had moved on could break down her walls, finally get her to open up to him he had to give it a shot and say nothing. And it worked to his utter relief. Now he was so happy she knew the truth, he could only ever be with Michelle, no one else.

He walked into the house. When he'd been living her Jen brought her share of boyfriends home, one night when Tony was beyond drunk and thinking of Michelle. He heard something about wanting to make the new "hottie" at work jealous. She started hitting on him, he looked over and saw Michelle's face; he whispered her name. Jen pulled back and Tony realized his surroundings, he ran in his room saying no. Michelle was the love of his life; he would never be with anyone but her.

The next day he packed his bags, determined to get out of there. Then Jack called him.

He figured by the phone call earlier Jen found the bags then called to heal her wounded ego. They both knew she didn't really care, just too much rejection, something she really hated.

She took it so personally, she hated to be rejected, and ever since then she had been really personal, getting into his business and he couldn't stand it. She was constantly putting him down to make herself feel better but it would all end today. He opened the door and saw a new guy exit her room with her.

Tony just smiled.



"I let you stay here, make sure you don't do anything stupid, and you turn me down. God your pathet…"

"Jen, I really appreciate you letting me stay here, and I hope you find someone that makes you as happy as she makes me, because when you do, it's like everything else in the world doesn't even matter, and all you feel is love." He stated.

After Jen had called him she wanted to get back at him for rejecting her for the second time. There was this new man, well she and her friends would laugh at him and call him a boy, which she knew had a crush on her. He'd been eyeing her for weeks but was too shy to say anything; she called him up, and seduced him into bed. She had an elaborate plan to "show Tony what he's been missing" all this time.

But when she heard the sincerity in his voice she realized she was glad, glad he had rejected her, because that kind of love inspired her. She kept him around at first so she could have help paying the rent, but underneath it all he was a decent guy, that's about all she knew about him except what she heard in his drunken rants. But she liked the idea of loving that much, not him but someone.

"Thanks for the appreciation, I'm glad your with her, you should be, go and be happy or whatever" she said with a slight smile.

"Good luck Jen."

Once he stepped out the door he felt like a brick had been removed from his chest, like the bubble of misery and agony he had surrounded himself in was gone. All he could think about was her, her face, her smell, god he had to see her, touch and taste her, breathe her in. Groceries could wait. He picked up a bouquet of her favorite flowers and sped home.

Jen turned to that clumsy boy. "Hey you want to go to dinner?"

"Really? With you? Yeah." He said just before he slipped.

This made Jen laugh like she hadn't in a long time. They ended up getting married and going to Europe, a dream of Jen's since she was a girl.

Michelle was soaking in the bathe, the warm water encircling her body. She pulled her knees to her chest and allowed herself to relax. She found his note of where he was going and decided she needed to find a way to kill the time. She closed her eyes and soon darkness came. The next feeling she felt was a hand stroking her back.

"Chelle you ok, you fell asleep"

"Um yeah, sorry I guess I was more tired than I thought. " She said, uddenly becoming aware of just how naked she was.

"I should get out, um could you hand me a towel?" She said a little nervously.

"You don't have to get out yet, here let me help you" he grabbed a lofa and gently caressed her back with it. She closed her eyes and enjoyed the sensations it was causing. She looked up at him, looking into each other's eyes they could see the soul that was entangled between them. Talking would have to wait.

Author Note: Please Read

Ok so I hope that clearly explained how I believe he was never with her.

And now that that's all out of the way let me know what you think.