Title: Faithfully Yours
Title: Faithfully Yours
Author: MichelleBA
Summary: The lives of Tony Almeida and Michelle Dessler, together and apart, through the good and bad.
Disclaimer: I do not own Tony Almeida, Michelle Dessler or any of the other mentioned "24" characters or things. (Lyrics by Shania Twain)
Chapter 36
"You wanna talk to her?" Michelle asked Tony.
"Yeah" he said.
Michelle handed the phone to Gina. "Tony?" Gina said, her voice slightly shaking.
"Hey you" he said softly. "How ya doin?"
She started to break down crying "Did you hear?!"
Tony bit his lip "Yeah I did"
"Did I do something wrong?!" Gina cried.
Michelle sat next to her on the bed and wrapped her arms around Gina as Gina continued to talk to Tony on the phone. Tony continued "You didn't do anything wrong, sometimes these things just happen"
"How? Why?" she sniffled.
"Look I'm not exactly sure Dr. Montgomery is going to explain it all to you, but it was not your fault I can assure you"
"Okay, but Tony"
"Yeah?"
"Don't tell anyone"
"Why? What about mom and dad?"
"Not yet, I'll tell them, but they're in Florida and if they find out they are gonna rush home and cry and try to comfort me and I don't want that"
"What about Jon and Joe?"
"They'll do that same thing! I don't want attention, I don't want comforting, I want to get it all out now then just get up, walk out of the hospital and forget it"
"Ok, that's fine. I completely understand" he said calmingly "but prepare yourself because they are going to find out"
"I know I just need time to get through it myself before I can face them with it"
"That's your choice and I'm here for you" he said "It gets kinda crazy at these conventions but if you call me I WILL make time."
"Thank you"
"Do you need anything?"
"Sleep"
"Okay, just relax until Dr. Montgomery gets there, then she'll walk you through everything."
"Okay"
"Love you Gina, can I talk to Michelle?"
"Yeah love ya" Gina said handing the phone back to Michelle.
"Michelle is there any chance that you could-"
"You don't even have to ask" she said, "I'll be here"
"You have no idea how much it means to me" he paused "I've never had anyone care as much about me as you, my other girlfriends couldn't care less my brother or sister was hit by a bus and it amazes me that you care so much."
"If this is important to you, it's important to me"
"Thank you so much"
"Plus she starting to grow on me" Michelle laughed along with Tony and Gina.
"I have to go now, I wish I could be there"
"I love you"
"I love you too, sweetheart, I'll talk to you later ok?"
"Yeah"
Oh, thank you baby for
Lovin' me like you do
I didn't like datin'
And trying to find someone
I gave up waitin'
for love to come along
There had to be someway
I knew I'd find it someday
So many numbers
so many to call
Is it any wonder
i got nowhere at all
Oh, well it had to be someway
I knew I'd find it someday
There had to be someway
I knew I'd find it someday
Yeah, thank you baby!
For makin' someday come so soon
Yeah, thank you baby!
For lovin' me the way you do
Michelle looked down at Gina who was wiping her eyes to rub out the tears "Sotrry about that it's just that the way he talks is so.." Michelle looked at her straight-faced. "you must think I'm crazy- I'm sorry-"
"No" Michelle said stopping her "It's just funny cause I know EXACTLY what you mean"
"Oh"
"he does it to me all the time"
"Really?"
"Yeah, anytime I'm having a problem, no one can tell, but it's like he senses it, no matter how much I try to hide it which is amazing cause I'm really good at hiding my emotions"
"that's sweet"
"But then that thing you were talking about where his voice.."
"Yeah its like…" Gina said struggling for words.
"You don't want to cry or you don't even know what you're holding back until he asks you if you're ok…in that voice"
"then you turn to jello!" Gina said.
"No matter what you do to fight it, that voice goes right through ya"
"that heavy, calm, whispery type-" Gina said.
"He do it to you a lot?" Michelle asked.
"That was actually pretty much the first time it happneed but it was weird"
"he does it to me constantly," she rubbed her chin and muttered "I gotta learn to fight it"
Gina laughed "Good luck"