Chapter 7~ One Very Long Night
Tony was pacing the floor for nearly a half an hour. It was eleven o'clock and Jeannie still wasn't home. He didn't understand what he did to make her so mad at him. More then once he thought that maybe Kyle had kept her somewhere and not let her come home. But that didn't make any sense, she was a genie, she could just blink herself home if she wanted to.
'Maybe she doesn't want to come home Tony. Why do you think she left in the first place? She probably wants to stay with him. Remember what she said when you asked her if she thought Kyle was attractive?'
" 'any woman who wouldn't find him attractive might have a problem.'"
Tony knew his mind would not be his friend tonight, it would make him worry about Jeannie, it wouldn't let him sleep when he needed all the sleep he could get for the next day, and well, it would make him worry about Jeannie.
Knowing there was nothing he could do until Jeannie came back, Tony sat on the couch and fell asleep.
~*~
"Jeannie I was so worried!" Tony said and pulled her to him. "Why didn't you tell me you were leaving?"
Pulling away from him, Jeannie twisted something on her finger. And looked up at her master, she knew he would understand.
"Master, I am in love Kyle. And he is in love with me, and we are getting married." She said showing the ring to her master.
"What?"
"I am getting married master. He loves me."
"Jeannie you can't marry him!"
"Why not?"
"Because he cant really love you."
"You are just saying that because I am a genie."
"No, I'm saying that because I love you. And he can't love you like I do."
"Master, why did you wait until it was too late?"
"Jeannie it doesn't have to be too late." He said, fear creeping into his voice.
"I'm sorry master." She said kissing him on the forehead, and walking toward the door.
"No Jeannie, please don't go."
~*~
"No Jeannie, please don't go."
Jeannie was sitting on the floor next to her master who was talking in his sleep.
"I'm not leaving master. I am right here." She said stoking his hair.
"Jeannie!" He said, starting to yell.
"Master, please wake up." She said shaking him slightly.
He suddenly opened his eyes and saw Jeannie next to him. Looking at the clock he tried to remember what he was dreaming about. But the harder her tried, the more details he forgot. He only remembered that he and Jeannie were arguing, and he was trying to make her stay.
"Oh Jeannie, where have you been?"
"At the beach."
"With Kyle?"
"No master. He dropped me off there."
Tony let out a sigh and sat up.
"Why?"
"I needed to think master." She said not realizing she was not sitting down on the couch with her master.
"About what?"
"A lot of things."
"Are you angry with me?" He asked, putting an arm around her.
"I was, but then I realized you do things just for me."
Tony smiled and lightly put Jeannie's head on the pillow, the rest of her in his arms.
"I was worried you weren't coming back tonight."
"You never have to worry master, I will always come back." She said and closed her eyes, just lying in his arms.
Tony took the time to shift his body slightly so he could kiss her. This time Jeannie could feel her heart speed up as she felt his lips against hers. When he pulled away she kept her eyes shut.
"Goodnight Jeannie." He said softly into her hair.
"Goodnight master."
Tony felt Jeannie fall into a deep sleep and rubbed his eyes. This time when Tony fell asleep he dreamt only of better times with his genie.
When he woke up to find Jeannie still in his arms, he couldn't help but smile. He would let her sleep a little longer before waking her to get ready for Roger and Lili's wedding.
~TBC~
Tony was pacing the floor for nearly a half an hour. It was eleven o'clock and Jeannie still wasn't home. He didn't understand what he did to make her so mad at him. More then once he thought that maybe Kyle had kept her somewhere and not let her come home. But that didn't make any sense, she was a genie, she could just blink herself home if she wanted to.
'Maybe she doesn't want to come home Tony. Why do you think she left in the first place? She probably wants to stay with him. Remember what she said when you asked her if she thought Kyle was attractive?'
" 'any woman who wouldn't find him attractive might have a problem.'"
Tony knew his mind would not be his friend tonight, it would make him worry about Jeannie, it wouldn't let him sleep when he needed all the sleep he could get for the next day, and well, it would make him worry about Jeannie.
Knowing there was nothing he could do until Jeannie came back, Tony sat on the couch and fell asleep.
~*~
"Jeannie I was so worried!" Tony said and pulled her to him. "Why didn't you tell me you were leaving?"
Pulling away from him, Jeannie twisted something on her finger. And looked up at her master, she knew he would understand.
"Master, I am in love Kyle. And he is in love with me, and we are getting married." She said showing the ring to her master.
"What?"
"I am getting married master. He loves me."
"Jeannie you can't marry him!"
"Why not?"
"Because he cant really love you."
"You are just saying that because I am a genie."
"No, I'm saying that because I love you. And he can't love you like I do."
"Master, why did you wait until it was too late?"
"Jeannie it doesn't have to be too late." He said, fear creeping into his voice.
"I'm sorry master." She said kissing him on the forehead, and walking toward the door.
"No Jeannie, please don't go."
~*~
"No Jeannie, please don't go."
Jeannie was sitting on the floor next to her master who was talking in his sleep.
"I'm not leaving master. I am right here." She said stoking his hair.
"Jeannie!" He said, starting to yell.
"Master, please wake up." She said shaking him slightly.
He suddenly opened his eyes and saw Jeannie next to him. Looking at the clock he tried to remember what he was dreaming about. But the harder her tried, the more details he forgot. He only remembered that he and Jeannie were arguing, and he was trying to make her stay.
"Oh Jeannie, where have you been?"
"At the beach."
"With Kyle?"
"No master. He dropped me off there."
Tony let out a sigh and sat up.
"Why?"
"I needed to think master." She said not realizing she was not sitting down on the couch with her master.
"About what?"
"A lot of things."
"Are you angry with me?" He asked, putting an arm around her.
"I was, but then I realized you do things just for me."
Tony smiled and lightly put Jeannie's head on the pillow, the rest of her in his arms.
"I was worried you weren't coming back tonight."
"You never have to worry master, I will always come back." She said and closed her eyes, just lying in his arms.
Tony took the time to shift his body slightly so he could kiss her. This time Jeannie could feel her heart speed up as she felt his lips against hers. When he pulled away she kept her eyes shut.
"Goodnight Jeannie." He said softly into her hair.
"Goodnight master."
Tony felt Jeannie fall into a deep sleep and rubbed his eyes. This time when Tony fell asleep he dreamt only of better times with his genie.
When he woke up to find Jeannie still in his arms, he couldn't help but smile. He would let her sleep a little longer before waking her to get ready for Roger and Lili's wedding.
~TBC~