Chapter 10
This chapter picks up the morning after we last saw Tony and Michelle. Michelle has forgiven Tony for him not believing her and they are back to normal.
--Michelle's Room; 7:30—
"Michelle?" Tony asked, still trying to wake-up. He began to move around his arms through the bed, curious if she was still sleeping. As he finally got his eyes open, the room door swung open. It was Michelle, with coffee.
"Good morning sleepyhead! Glad you finally decided to grace us with your presence." Michelle said to Tony with a smile on her face.
"Hi. Its 7:30. Where on earth could you have gone so early?"
"Guess you didn't read the note. I couldn't sleep or bear to wake you up so I went running. The water is beautiful when the sun is coming up."
"Oh, well. Ok, I'm going back to bed." Tony replied, falling back into the pillow as his eyes closed. He was almost instantly at peace again.
"Oh, no you don't! Tony, we have a 12:00 flight out of here and Chapelle will have both our asses if we miss our flight. He wants a briefing first thing in the morning and neither of us has packed yet." Michelle exclaimed, shaking a very resilient Tony.
"You know, I have a better idea." Tony said as he pulled Michelle over him into bed.
"Tony!"
"Shhh. Some people are trying to sleep." He exclaimed, falling over Michelle as he began to kiss her. Obviously pleased, Michelle kissed him back. After about a minute, though, she came to her senses.
"Alright Tony. I am going to shower and pack and you should do the same. As much as I would love to stay here all day, you know we can't. So get up, have coffee, and let's go. I will make it worth your while." The last part really got Tony's attention.
"Really? How so?"
"Like this." Taking Tony gently by the face, she planted a very sensual and passionate kiss on her adorable boyfriend. "Now get up!"
"Okay." Finally agreeing, Tony hopped out of bed. "10:00?"
"Sure. See you then." "Great. I love you."
"I love you too sweetie."
-LAX airport-
"You ready to go?"
"Yea."
"Are you coming back to CTU with me?"
"Can I meet you there? I want to go see my brother. It's his birthday."
"Sure. I'll drop you at home so you can get your car. Tell him I say 'happy birthday'."
"Of course. Thanks."
--Michelle's house—
"Well, this weekend was certainly interesting." Michelle said, breaking the slightly awkward silence.
"Most definitely. But I wouldn't have wanted to spend it with anyone else." Tony said with a smile.
"Oh, you are so cute. Alright, I better get going but I'll see you later."
"Great. Bye." Tony gave her a kiss on the cheek before trotting down her steps. She watched him until he reached his car, and then went inside with a smile on her face.
--the next morning, CTU—
"Hey, Tony. How was D.C.?"
"Good. Boring, but it was nice to get away from L.A. By the way, is Michelle in yet?" Tony asked curiously.
"No, not yet. Oh, before I forget, I want you to meet my partner. Chase."
"Yes Jack."
"Chase Edmunds, Tony Almeida. Tony, Chase. Tony is the director of CTU's main offices."
"Nice to meet you, Tony." "Same here Chase. Jack, I have to call Chappelle and set up a brief time. If anyone needs me, I'll be upstairs." Tony said, walking towards the stairs to his office. When he finally reached the top, he saw a pile of files waiting for him. On top of everything, oddly, was a sole piece of paper. Tony opened it and found it was a note from Michelle.
(Note) 'Tony- Hey, it's Michelle. I got called to Division yesterday before I made it to CTU. Brad informed me I was needed in New Orleans. They are working on a re-vamp on their system of some kind and they requested I lead it. I'll be gone for about three weeks but I will call you tonight. Sorry to leave on such short notice. I love you!" Unsure of what to think, Tony decided to call Brad and get the details.
"Brad, Tony Almeida."
"Hey Tony, how was D.C.?"
"Uh, fine. I was just wondering why Michelle Dessler got called away so soon after we just got back. She barely had time to get over jet-lag."
"Tony, she is the most trained person we have in this field and her assistance was needed right away. I am sending over a new girl, Chloe O'Brien, to fill in for her until she returns. She will be moving to field- ops directly after."
"Ok, thanks Brad." Hanging up, Tony looked visibly sad that Michelle would be away for so long. Knowing that it would be best to stay distracted, he quickly got to work. He found, though, that was increasingly difficult as his eyes wandered down to her empty station.
This chapter picks up the morning after we last saw Tony and Michelle. Michelle has forgiven Tony for him not believing her and they are back to normal.
--Michelle's Room; 7:30—
"Michelle?" Tony asked, still trying to wake-up. He began to move around his arms through the bed, curious if she was still sleeping. As he finally got his eyes open, the room door swung open. It was Michelle, with coffee.
"Good morning sleepyhead! Glad you finally decided to grace us with your presence." Michelle said to Tony with a smile on her face.
"Hi. Its 7:30. Where on earth could you have gone so early?"
"Guess you didn't read the note. I couldn't sleep or bear to wake you up so I went running. The water is beautiful when the sun is coming up."
"Oh, well. Ok, I'm going back to bed." Tony replied, falling back into the pillow as his eyes closed. He was almost instantly at peace again.
"Oh, no you don't! Tony, we have a 12:00 flight out of here and Chapelle will have both our asses if we miss our flight. He wants a briefing first thing in the morning and neither of us has packed yet." Michelle exclaimed, shaking a very resilient Tony.
"You know, I have a better idea." Tony said as he pulled Michelle over him into bed.
"Tony!"
"Shhh. Some people are trying to sleep." He exclaimed, falling over Michelle as he began to kiss her. Obviously pleased, Michelle kissed him back. After about a minute, though, she came to her senses.
"Alright Tony. I am going to shower and pack and you should do the same. As much as I would love to stay here all day, you know we can't. So get up, have coffee, and let's go. I will make it worth your while." The last part really got Tony's attention.
"Really? How so?"
"Like this." Taking Tony gently by the face, she planted a very sensual and passionate kiss on her adorable boyfriend. "Now get up!"
"Okay." Finally agreeing, Tony hopped out of bed. "10:00?"
"Sure. See you then." "Great. I love you."
"I love you too sweetie."
-LAX airport-
"You ready to go?"
"Yea."
"Are you coming back to CTU with me?"
"Can I meet you there? I want to go see my brother. It's his birthday."
"Sure. I'll drop you at home so you can get your car. Tell him I say 'happy birthday'."
"Of course. Thanks."
--Michelle's house—
"Well, this weekend was certainly interesting." Michelle said, breaking the slightly awkward silence.
"Most definitely. But I wouldn't have wanted to spend it with anyone else." Tony said with a smile.
"Oh, you are so cute. Alright, I better get going but I'll see you later."
"Great. Bye." Tony gave her a kiss on the cheek before trotting down her steps. She watched him until he reached his car, and then went inside with a smile on her face.
--the next morning, CTU—
"Hey, Tony. How was D.C.?"
"Good. Boring, but it was nice to get away from L.A. By the way, is Michelle in yet?" Tony asked curiously.
"No, not yet. Oh, before I forget, I want you to meet my partner. Chase."
"Yes Jack."
"Chase Edmunds, Tony Almeida. Tony, Chase. Tony is the director of CTU's main offices."
"Nice to meet you, Tony." "Same here Chase. Jack, I have to call Chappelle and set up a brief time. If anyone needs me, I'll be upstairs." Tony said, walking towards the stairs to his office. When he finally reached the top, he saw a pile of files waiting for him. On top of everything, oddly, was a sole piece of paper. Tony opened it and found it was a note from Michelle.
(Note) 'Tony- Hey, it's Michelle. I got called to Division yesterday before I made it to CTU. Brad informed me I was needed in New Orleans. They are working on a re-vamp on their system of some kind and they requested I lead it. I'll be gone for about three weeks but I will call you tonight. Sorry to leave on such short notice. I love you!" Unsure of what to think, Tony decided to call Brad and get the details.
"Brad, Tony Almeida."
"Hey Tony, how was D.C.?"
"Uh, fine. I was just wondering why Michelle Dessler got called away so soon after we just got back. She barely had time to get over jet-lag."
"Tony, she is the most trained person we have in this field and her assistance was needed right away. I am sending over a new girl, Chloe O'Brien, to fill in for her until she returns. She will be moving to field- ops directly after."
"Ok, thanks Brad." Hanging up, Tony looked visibly sad that Michelle would be away for so long. Knowing that it would be best to stay distracted, he quickly got to work. He found, though, that was increasingly difficult as his eyes wandered down to her empty station.