Hey so sorry its being along time since i updated but i've been away...still am away...but i finally had time to put this chapter up....i've finished writing the nxt chapter but i won't bother to put it up unless i get enough reviews telling me that people actually are reading this story...i accept anonymous reviews...i know most of u reading this (if anybody) are tony/michelle fans..but for you Jack/Kiefer fans....Taking Lives is out on DVD!! yay!! he is sooooo hot in that movie....anyways PLEASE REVIEW so i know somebody is reading this...by the way just so u know...my editor is the best!! everybody clap for bluenose....claps

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Tony wandered over to his bed and took off his shirt. He sat down on the edge of it and picked up one of the picture frames his family had given him for his birthday. He smiled remembering the night. He looked at the first picture. It was his family photo from that night. He looked at the other side. It was still empty. He picked up a pile of pictures. He flipped through them. Mostly pictures of him and his family, but than he came across a few that caught his eye...

They were of him and Michelle...at the park, at his parent's house, at his house. Some pictures had both of them in it, a few of just him, a few of just her...he had forgotten about these pictures. He chose the best one of him and Michelle and put it in his picture frame.

Looking at the picture made him think about how badly he had screwed up with Michelle...

He should have never mentioned that he wanted to go out with her...he should have kept his emotions bottled up.....at least they'd still be friends, they'd probably be talking right now...

Knock Knock

Tony headed to the door, not bothering to put his shirt back on. He opened the door to find a soaking wet Michelle.

"Hi Tony...I tried calling you back a bunch of times but you wouldn't answer..."

"Figured you were just going to try and say a bunch of things to make me feel better..."

"We need to in...I'll go get you some dry clothes to change into...why are you wet anyways?"

"Car broke down....walked part of the way..."

"You didn't need to come in the first place..."

"I wanted to..."

"Uh huh...right..."

Tony wasn't trying to be mean but he still figured she was only there to make him feel better. Michelle followed Tony to his bedroom. Tony grabbed her some sweats and a t-shirt. He grabbed his shirt off the bed, threw it on and headed to the living room.

Michelle walked over to the bed where he had left the clothes for her to change into...

As she was changing she noticed a picture frame that she had never seen before. She looked at what it said around the pictures...

The people that matter in my life...

And than there were two pictures underneath the writing...

The first picture was a recent picture of his family; the second picture was of them together. She couldn't believe it...she didn't really know that she was that special to him...she really had messed up things...

Michelle finished changing and grabbed the picture frame. She headed out to where Tony was sitting.

"Tony am I really this special to you?" she said this while pointing at the picture frame.

Tony turned around and looked at what she was holding...

"The truth...?"

"Uh huh..."

"You are the most special person in my life..."

Tony looked down at the ground when he finished saying this...

"Tony...I knew you were my best friend...and I have always loved you...always wanted us to be more...but until today I never realized you felt the same way."

Michelle came and sat next to Tony. She put her arm around him.

Michelle continued... "I'm sorry about what I said in the office...I didn't mean it...I uh I just thought that you didn't feel the same way...and that it would make things awkward between us and I didn't want to lose such a good friend...can you ever forgive me?"

"Michelle...there's nothing to forgive...you didn't do anything wrong...I should have said something sooner...I should be the one saying sorry..."

"Tony..."

"Chelle...wait...I'm not done...one last thing...I just wanted to say...that I love you...and I have from the moment I met you...it was just the thing with Nina that kept me from wanting to have a relationship with you..."

"Tony, I love you more than anything in the world. I can turn to you for anything...you get me through everything...you make me wake up with a smile... I know we can figure everything out...I know we can have a relationship...that is if you want to..."

"Of course I do Chelle...there isn't anything that I want more..."

Michelle's eyes started tearing up. Michelle couldn't help it anymore, she started crying...

"Chelle...what's wrong?"

"Nothing...It's just that I can't believe how great you are being to me...even though I acted like a jerk today..."

"You didn't act like a jerk...you were looking out for me...us...and nothing you ever say or do will make me think any less of you...don't you get it Chelle? In my eyes you're perfect in every way...as a matter of fact I think in everybody's eyes you're perfect...except maybe Chapelle's...I don't think anybody can be perfect in his eyes..."

Michelle laughed a little at this.

Tony put his arms around Michelle and drew her close. "I want us to have a relationship...I want us to work...and I know it can...as long as we both want it to...and I know I want it to...do you?"

"Of course I do Tony..."

Tony leaned into Michelle and placed his lips gently on her lips. Tony pulled away from her face and smiled.

Tony and Michelle lay down on the couch. His arms were wrapped around her and his hands were on top of hers. Tony and Michelle both couldn't stop smiling...they finally got what they wanted...

"Oh and Tony..."

"Yeah Chelle?"

"Don't let the bed bugs bite!!"

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As soon as I get enough reviews telling me there is still some interest in this story chapter 9 will be up

Chapter 9: Tony and Michelle...A new start