Chapter 9
This chapter picks up where we last left Tony and Michelle. Tony has gone to see Michelle after her night with David and gets extremely freaked out when she doesn't answer the door.
(To himself) Where the hell could she have gone so early in the morning? She told me she wouldn't be like Nina. She promised she would never hurt me. I mean I thought we had something... Before Tony could finish his thoughts, he was interrupted by Michelle and David laughing as they walked down the hallway towards her room. They stopped when they saw Tony waiting.
"Tony? What are you doing out here?"
"Nothing. Just looking for you. I was going to ask if you wanted to get some breakfast."
"Oh, that's so sweet. David and I just came from breakfast."
"Well, what'd you know?" Tony was increasingly acting more ticked off and Michelle could see it in her eyes. "I guess he just stopped by this morning and asked you out again, right?"
"David, do you mind if I meet you downstairs? I need to talk to Tony about something."
"Not at all. I'll see you both later. Breakfast was great Michelle."
"See you soon, David." Michelle replied back, smiling. Once David was out of range, Michelle's smile quickly depleted. "What the hell was that about?"
"I thought you said there was nothing between you and David. I mean come on. Late dinner, early breakfast. I called you last night at like eleven. You didn't answer. What the hell are you doing?"
"Oh my god. You were checking up on me?"
"Well, I apparently had good reason."
"Ok, we can't do this in the hall. Come inside." Both Tony and Michelle enter Michelle's room, neither looking too happy with the other.
"Why the hell didn't you come back to your room last night? I called you at like 11:30 and you never answered. Do not tell me you were with him all night. I mean, I thought we had something, you and I."
"Alright. Since you apparently have no faith in us and our relationship, let me lay out my night for you. We had dinner and decided to walk around and talk some more. Nothing happened; we just had a lot to catch up on. He walked me up at like 12:00 and then was curious if I wanted to get some breakfast. I said yes and before I went down this morning, I called you to tell you what was going on so you wouldn't worry." At this point, Michelle was nearly fuming and the color had dropped from Tony's face as he looked completely embarrassed for not trusting her more.
"Michelle, I don't know what to say. It's not that I don't trust you, it's just after everything I have been through..."
"You mean with Nina?"
"Yes." Tony replied. Michelle could see how this was hurting him and moved closer to where he stood.
"Tony, you know I am nothing like her."
"I know. It's just hard for me to trust again. But, you know I love you right?"
"Yes. And I love you too. Come here." Putting her hands around his waist, she pulled him close to her and they hugged.
"I am so sorry for not trusting you."
"It's ok. Just promise me you will give me the benefit of the doubt next time."
"Scout's honor." Tony answered back. Smiling, he put his hands on her face and gave her a quick kiss on the forehead. He then moved to her lips and they began to kiss more passionately. After about a minute, Michelle pulled back.
"You know we should probably go downstairs right?"
"You're right."
"We can finish this later. I'll make sure of it. Now let's go." Seeing he wasn't moving, she grabbed him by the shirt and pulled him out of her room along with her.
"Oh, by the way, before you get taken, how about dinner tonight?"
"Sure, I think I'm free but I will have to check."
"Oh you think you are so don't ya?"
"Pretty much."
--later that day, after their final conferences—
"Ok so you have all the information to give to Chapelle right?" Michelle asked Tony as she opened her door.
"Yea. He won't be back until Tuesday so we can work on the briefing on the plane and on Monday."
"Great. So, dinner tonight?"
"Definitely. Where should we go?"
"Well, I was thinking. I don't know about you but I am pretty tired."
"Is that so?" Tony asked moving closer to where Michelle was in front of her door.
"Yep. So, why don't we order a movie, get room service, and just stay in.
"I can't tell you how much I like that idea." Tony looked like he was just given a million dollars. He moved close enough so that there faces were only inches apart. "What time?"
"How about now?" Michelle grabbed Tony's hand and led him into her room, closing the door behind her.
This chapter picks up where we last left Tony and Michelle. Tony has gone to see Michelle after her night with David and gets extremely freaked out when she doesn't answer the door.
(To himself) Where the hell could she have gone so early in the morning? She told me she wouldn't be like Nina. She promised she would never hurt me. I mean I thought we had something... Before Tony could finish his thoughts, he was interrupted by Michelle and David laughing as they walked down the hallway towards her room. They stopped when they saw Tony waiting.
"Tony? What are you doing out here?"
"Nothing. Just looking for you. I was going to ask if you wanted to get some breakfast."
"Oh, that's so sweet. David and I just came from breakfast."
"Well, what'd you know?" Tony was increasingly acting more ticked off and Michelle could see it in her eyes. "I guess he just stopped by this morning and asked you out again, right?"
"David, do you mind if I meet you downstairs? I need to talk to Tony about something."
"Not at all. I'll see you both later. Breakfast was great Michelle."
"See you soon, David." Michelle replied back, smiling. Once David was out of range, Michelle's smile quickly depleted. "What the hell was that about?"
"I thought you said there was nothing between you and David. I mean come on. Late dinner, early breakfast. I called you last night at like eleven. You didn't answer. What the hell are you doing?"
"Oh my god. You were checking up on me?"
"Well, I apparently had good reason."
"Ok, we can't do this in the hall. Come inside." Both Tony and Michelle enter Michelle's room, neither looking too happy with the other.
"Why the hell didn't you come back to your room last night? I called you at like 11:30 and you never answered. Do not tell me you were with him all night. I mean, I thought we had something, you and I."
"Alright. Since you apparently have no faith in us and our relationship, let me lay out my night for you. We had dinner and decided to walk around and talk some more. Nothing happened; we just had a lot to catch up on. He walked me up at like 12:00 and then was curious if I wanted to get some breakfast. I said yes and before I went down this morning, I called you to tell you what was going on so you wouldn't worry." At this point, Michelle was nearly fuming and the color had dropped from Tony's face as he looked completely embarrassed for not trusting her more.
"Michelle, I don't know what to say. It's not that I don't trust you, it's just after everything I have been through..."
"You mean with Nina?"
"Yes." Tony replied. Michelle could see how this was hurting him and moved closer to where he stood.
"Tony, you know I am nothing like her."
"I know. It's just hard for me to trust again. But, you know I love you right?"
"Yes. And I love you too. Come here." Putting her hands around his waist, she pulled him close to her and they hugged.
"I am so sorry for not trusting you."
"It's ok. Just promise me you will give me the benefit of the doubt next time."
"Scout's honor." Tony answered back. Smiling, he put his hands on her face and gave her a quick kiss on the forehead. He then moved to her lips and they began to kiss more passionately. After about a minute, Michelle pulled back.
"You know we should probably go downstairs right?"
"You're right."
"We can finish this later. I'll make sure of it. Now let's go." Seeing he wasn't moving, she grabbed him by the shirt and pulled him out of her room along with her.
"Oh, by the way, before you get taken, how about dinner tonight?"
"Sure, I think I'm free but I will have to check."
"Oh you think you are so don't ya?"
"Pretty much."
--later that day, after their final conferences—
"Ok so you have all the information to give to Chapelle right?" Michelle asked Tony as she opened her door.
"Yea. He won't be back until Tuesday so we can work on the briefing on the plane and on Monday."
"Great. So, dinner tonight?"
"Definitely. Where should we go?"
"Well, I was thinking. I don't know about you but I am pretty tired."
"Is that so?" Tony asked moving closer to where Michelle was in front of her door.
"Yep. So, why don't we order a movie, get room service, and just stay in.
"I can't tell you how much I like that idea." Tony looked like he was just given a million dollars. He moved close enough so that there faces were only inches apart. "What time?"
"How about now?" Michelle grabbed Tony's hand and led him into her room, closing the door behind her.