Hey...sorry it's been awhile.....anyways gotta thank my editor....Bluenose...4 a job well done....and this chapter wouldn't be as good without Bluenose's help....

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Michelle sighed…Tony hadn't mentioned their conversation about going out for 2 weeks now….I guess it was a bad idea…who was I kidding? Of course Tony wouldn't like me that way…he could have any girl he wanted…

Tony didn't know what to do…of course he wanted to be Michelle's boyfriend…but seriously she was in a vulnerable state when she asked Tony…she probably didn't mean it…who would like him? Especially a good looking girl like Michelle…

Tony knew what he had to do. He would talk to her tomorrow at work.

"Hey Chelle…can I see you up in my office when you have a free minute?"

"Sure…I'll be up in about 2 minutes…just gotta drop off a folder in IT"

"Hey Tony…you wanted to see me?"

"Yeah Chelle…come in and sit down…close the door…"

While Michelle sat down Tony got all his nerve up to finally ask her out…even though they were best friends it was still hard to ask her out….

"Uh Tony…if it's about that us going out thing…I'm really sorry…I shouldn't have brought that up…it was stupid of me…"

"You weren't serious then?"

Michelle wanted to say yes…but she didn't want to make it awkward between them…

"I was vulnerable…stupid…I guess not really…"

"Oh... well then…."

"So what did you want to see me about?"

"Never mind…it's not that important…it can wait…"

" 'Kay…well I'll see you around 12 and we'll grab some lunch?"

"Yeah sure…see you then"

Tony watched Michelle walk down the stairs…it's a good thing he didn't get the chance to ask her out…he would have just been shot down….

Later that night – On the Phone

"Tony…..are you okay?"

Tony wanted to say No…and tell her that he wanted to go out with her…that he loved her…yeah…he did love her….a lot…

"I'm fine…why?"

"You seemed distant all day today after the conversation in your office. Did I do something wrong?"

"No Chelle, you didn't…" It was true; she didn't do something wrong…she couldn't do anything wrong to him …she was perfect, just perfect …

"Was it about me asking you the other week if we could go out and then today saying it was stupid?"

"Nah…"

"TONY tell me the TRUTH"

"I am…"

"Antonio Carlos Almeida…you had better tell me the truth right now…"

Tony knew he would just have to come clean…she knew him too well…he wouldn't be able to get around her…

"Ok the truth is….remember a few weeks ago and you said….do you think we could ever be more than just friends….well I thought and thought about it…and I truly thought we could…and I was going to ask you today…but in the office you said it was pretty much a stupid idea…sorry Chelle….I've messed things up royally…I guess I'll see you at work on Monday…bye"

Tony hung up…he couldn't face Michelle right now…he didn't want to hear her feel sorry for him…and say things that would probably make it worse…

Michelle couldn't believe it…he had actually wanted to go out…and she had messed things up by saying that it was a stupid idea, she had been vulnerable, it would be weird…and she knew none of that was true anyways…

Michelle picked up the phone and dialed Tony's…

Ring Ring Ring Ring Ring

DAMN IT TONY…just answer

Michelle hung up the phone…if he wasn't going to talk to her on the phone…she would just go over there and make things right…

Ok thats all 4 now...anways....REVIEW plz!! it encourages me to write faster....oh and i've got another story in the works...it might only be 1 or 2 chapters...its gonna b about Michelle's feelings when she first goes to visit him in prison...it should be posted in the next few days so keep an eye out for that...

Chapter 8: Making things right...