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.

~ Chapter 52 ~

"Michelle, will you marry me?"

"Yes" she said dropping down on the ground into his arms, hugging him tightly as she cried happily "every time"

This moment would live forever in his memory as one of the happiest moments of his life. A small tear rolled down his cheek as they kissed. As they broke the kiss she had the biggest smile he had ever seen on her face and she was laughing. She spotted the tear and kissed it as she continued to laugh and smile. He smiled and picked her up and swung her around. They both laughed and kissed once again as he carried her back toward the house.

As they neared the house he remembered they had an audience. He stepped inside and out her down as his mother hurried over with tears in her eyes giving them big kisses and smiling. Tony was turning red from all the excitement. He leaned over and whispered I'll be right back as he headed for the front door. Michelle didn't have too much time to wonder because his mom was so excited saying "Oh!! So when do you want to have the wedding!?"

Michelle's jaw dropped "Um I don't know, I haven't really thought about it," she lied. She had been thinking about the wedding for a while, even before he had asked her. She was so excited and had so many ideas, but felt really awkward sharing them right now with his mother.

"Do you want children?" she asked with a huge hopeful smile.

Michelle smiled nervously "Yes we do, not yet, but someday"

Tony's mother clapped her hands and gave Michelle another kiss. "Ooo I can't wait!" she giggled patting Michelle's abdomen.

Michelle nodded her head and decided to go hunt for Tony. She headed out the front door and saw him sitting in a chair on the porch. "Hey you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine" he said with a smile putting his arm around her as she sat next to him.

"You were flustered"

"Yeah, I was" he said. "I know you'll never believe me with the way I act around you, but I'm not an emotional guy. I'm not all touchy feely"

Michelle giggled at his scrunched up face "yea?"

"I don't really show emotion, I'm professional and composed," he said looking down at his hands.

"Yea?" she asked playing along.

"I don't blush, I don't get upset, and I DEFINITELY don't cry" he still stared down so he didn't notice her smile.

"Yea?" she smiled trying not to laugh.

"Especially not in front of-" he looked up "Shut up!" he broke out laughing. He grabbed her shoulders and pulled her close to him snaking his arm around her waist tickling her. She giggled and squirmed in his arms. Finally she broke loose and ran into the house and up the stairs. Tony was quick behind her once they got into the hall on the second floor Tony couldn't see her. The agent in Michelle instantly kicked in…she was just starting out, but she had taken a few courses. She slid up against the wall. She heard him slow down. Once he passed the small hallway she was hiding in she ran up behind him and jumped on his back.

He jumped and caught her so she was now riding on his back. He stepped into the room and jumped onto the bed. They came crashing down with Michelle on top. She tried tickling him as he lay on his stomach. He turned his head "I'm not ticklish"

Michelle tried tickling his armpits…nothing then she tried his neck, still nothing then she tried the side of his left thigh. He began squirming like crazy "Not ticklish huh?" she laughed continuing to tickle him.

He flipped over with her still on top of him straddling him trying to tickle him. He tickled her sides and as they both laughed his mother walked in and stopped when she saw them "Ooo…sorry didn't mean to interrupt" she said leaving quickly.

"This looks bad right?" Michelle whispered to Tony.

"It looks pretty bad" he smiled. Sitting up to give her a kiss.

"That's ok," She said continuing to kiss him. He cupped her face.

He smiled "Yea it's ok" as they laid down together continuing to kiss. He ran his hands all over her loving knowing she was his. She was so perfect; he loved every inch of her and could never seem to get enough. His hands sent chills through her body. She giggled because while it felt so good it also tickled. Her squirming made him laugh as he kissed her.

"And the point I was trying to make before" he whispered to her, his lips centimeters from hers "was that" his lips brushed against hers "I'm never like this, around anyone" he kissed her lightly "but you"

She smiled "Okay"

"So when people all of a sudden think I'm mushy cause they see the way I act with you and they get all mushy on me I freak out cause its weird…but with you its natural, I love being mushy with you" He kissed her softly "cause" he looked deep into her eyes "Woman you turn me inside out"

Heyy! Sorry its short, but I just wanted to post something:) more to come!!!! Thanks as always for reading and pleeeease review!