My sick Jeannie
Chapter 3

Light filled the house and made Jeannie's eyes tighten, but the sound that followed made them pop back open. Looking out the window she saw lightning fill the street, and everything that wasn't visible at 12:30 in the morning shown like the sun was out. Jeannie got up to close the curtains, but the clap of thunder that followed made her yell and jump backwards. She put a hand to her mouth and looked toward her master's bedroom. Luckily her scream didn't wake him up.

After closing the curtains, Jeannie went back to the couch and tried to go to sleep. She wished she had her powers so she could go into her bottle; it was the only place where she felt protected. Jeannie thought about being warm and comfortable in her bottle and then tried to think of some other place she could get to now that would make her feel that way. A smile crossed her face as she stood up and walked toward her master's bedroom.

"Master?" She quietly walked into the room and up to the side of his bed.

"Master?" she called a little louder this time, but she screamed as another clap of lightning surprised her.

"What? What is it?" Tony asked sitting up as he heard her scream.

"Jeannie?"

"Oh master, the storm is keeping me awake."

Tony rubbed his eyes and looked at Jeannie standing next to him.

"Well, why don't you go drink some warm milk and listen to some music or something." He said and rolled over on his side.

"But master,"

"Just try it Jeannie."

Feeling defeated, she walked out of the bedroom and shut the door behind her.

Walking into the kitchen, she opened the refrigerator and noticed that the power was out.

"Well at least I don't have to warm the milk up." She said, thinking out loud.

Taking a cup of milk and some crackers, Jeannie went back into the living room and sat on the couch. After she was finished with her milk she went over to the record player but realized it ran on power. Not that soft music would help over the noise of the storm. Having nothing else to do, and not getting any sleep, Jeannie walked to the window and looked outside. She was surprised to see big branches on the street that had fallen from the trees. There were no cars on the street of course, but all of a sudden it got quiet. Thinking the storm was over, Jeannie went to the couch and fell asleep. Only an hour later the storm started up again and Jeannie woke up.

Knowing she wouldn't get any sleep laying on the couch, Jeannie went back into her master's bedroom.

"Master?"

The storm had obviously woke Tony up too, as he turned around to face her.

"Yes Jeannie?"

"Master, the storm keeps waking me up. I have tried what you said, but there is no power so I can not listen to music." She explained.

Tony yawned and looked at his watch.

"Jeannie it's two o'clock in the morning, aren't you tired?"

"Yes master, very tired."

"Well then go to sleep."

"I can not," she said and put on her best pouty face.

"Well what do you want me to do about it?" Tony asked, knowing he was going to be in trouble as he felt himself melting.

"let me sleep with you."

"But Jeannie.."

"Master, I can not sleep with the storm outside, and my bottle is the only place I feel very safe."

"Well then go in your bottle."

"master, if you have forgotten I have lost my powers."

Tony yawned again and decided it was best not to argue with her.

"Okay Jeannie."

"Oh goody." She said and got into the bed.

"This is only a one time thing." Tony told her as she was covering up.

"Oh yes master one time." she said and rested her head on his chest.

"Jeannie?"

"Yes master?" She asked, looking up at him, her blue eyes bearing into his own.

He just smiled and put his arms around her.

"Nothing."

Relaxing, Jeannie rested her head on his chest again.

"Goodnight Jeannie."

"Wait!"

"What is it?"

"Will you kiss me goodnight?"

It took Tony a minute to respond.

"Sure." He said and felt her body lift slightly off his.

He layed there and felt Jeannie's soft lips press against his.

At times it killed him inside to kiss her. This was one of those times.

He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her so close to his body, he could feel her heart beating.

She gently pulled away from him and lightly kissed his neck before stretching out and falling asleep.

Tony felt as though his body was on fire as he felt her lips on his neck. As he waited to fall asleep he ran his fingers mindlessly over her back and through her hair. He looked at the clock which read 2:30 and fell asleep next to his genie.