hey guys, sorry it's been a while, this chapter took some time, had to fix some things, than had to fix more things, I'm not completly happy with this chapter but whatcha gonna do...i'm almost done the next chapter but up to the part i've written i'm not completly happy with that either so i think i have to go back to the beginning and make a bunch of changes, but the next chapter will come sooner..i promise!! oh and thnx again to my editor Bluenose...
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"WASHINGTON??"
"Yes"
"Why me?"
"It doesn't have to be you...it can be somebody else...I'll give you a few choices...how about Stanley Nelson?"
"No good...he's got 3 children and a wife...his wife has cancer...they have to keep with treatments here...they can't move"
"Well how about...Janet Wilcox...no good....maternity leave in a few months...can't ask her to move now..."
"Okay well the only other person I'm willing to move there is..."
Tony sat down at his desk and put his head in his hands...how could they do this to him?
He replayed Chappelle telling him who was the last choice. The name kept going through his head. He could hear it now –
"Okay well the only other person I'm willing to move there is Michelle Dessler"
Tony remember standing up in a fury "WHAT?"
"It's your choice...Michelle Dessler or you"
"There's nobody else?"
"Nope"
"What about the 2 of us going there...working as a team..."
"That won't work...one of you has to run the office here...and one of you has to run the office there."
"What about George?"
"Well if you stay you'll still be just 1 behind George...but if you go you'll be 1st in command...and Michelle will be 2nd in command here"
"And if Michelle goes there?"
"2nd in command"
"Who will be 1st in command there than if Michelle's 2nd?"
"Someone more qualified than Michelle..."
"Than how come one of us has to go there if you have people qualified enough to run the place?"
"We don't have enough people to move up the rung...we lost 3 people over there"
"I don't get why it's got to be either Michelle or me...what about George? He has no reason to stay"
"We need George here"
"And you don't need either Michelle or I?"
"Nope...well we need one of you to stay here...didn't I make that clear?"
"I just don't get you Chappelle..."
Tony remembered getting up in a daze and going to his office...
Michelle stared over the dinner table at Tony. He seemed so lost and out of it...
"Tony...what's up?"
"Nothing...I'm fine" he reached his hand over the table and placed it on Michelle's.
"Come on Tony...you know I know you better than that..."
"I uh...I don't know how to tell you this..."
Michelle knew Tony needed to take his time...she knew not to rush him...
"Okay so um I don't think that..."
Tony paused, he was so distraught...he had to tell Michelle, the girl of his dreams that he couldn't be with her anymore...
"I don't think we're going to work out...I'm sorry Chelle...I really am..."
"What?? Why?? I thought we had worked past that..."
"It's complicated Chelle...trust me...I want it to..."
Tony took his hand off Michelle's and headed out the door of Michelle's apartment.
"So that's it?? No explanation?"
Tony knew Michelle deserved an explanation but if he stayed there he knew he would break down. Michelle was the best thing that had happened to him in a long time...and now Chappelle had gone and messed everything up...
Michelle didn't understand...she thought that everything was fine...she thought that Tony had wanted to be more than just friends...
Michelle fell into a restless sleep trying to make heads or tails of the situation.
The next day at work Michelle tried to talk to Tony but he was in meetings with Chappelle and Hammond all day.
Michelle went home frustrated. She called his house numerous times with no response. She left messages and he didn't reply. She emailed him, again no answer. She went to his apartment. He didn't answer the door.
She didn't know what else to do.
"Michelle, Chappelle wants you in conference room #2 in 10 minutes"
"Thanks Adam"
Michelle walked in the conference room and sat down.
"Here's the deal Michelle...you are now directly under George Mason"
"What...what about Tony?"
"Didn't he tell you?"
"He didn't tell me anything..."
"Okay well I'll get George to brief you; I've got another meeting to go to..."
Michelle stormed up the stairs to Tony's office, or what used to be Tony's office. It was empty.
She headed over to Mason's office.
"Mason, where did Tony go?"
"Didn't he tell you?"
"NO"
"Chapelle moved him to the Washington CTU..."
"Why?"
"The head of that division along with 2 others were killed a few days ago in an undercover operation that went wrong, they needed someone to take over, and nobody there was the right person for the job..."
"But why Tony?"
"Tony was given the choice of him going over there and taking command or you going over there and being 2nd in command..."
"What?" Michelle couldn't believe it...Tony had the choice between making him or her move to Washington...
And he knew that her whole family was here...including Danny...he did it for her... (A/N – Tony met Danny and knows that he's troubled even though season 2 didn't happen)...
But Tony's family was here too...she couldn't believe it, she was so mad at him...he may have tried to do the right thing...but he didn't include her in the decision, she was a big girl, she could make big decisions too!
"Sorry Michelle...here's his contact information..."
Michelle took the sheet of paper from Mason's hand and walked out in a daze.
2 Months Later
"Michelle?"
"Yeah?"
"There's a Kim Bauer here to see you"
"Okay send her up to my office"
Knock Knock
"Hey Michelle...I heard what happened..."
"And what exactly was that?"
"Well I heard Tony moved to Washington...and because of that he broke up with you after only one date..."
"How did you hear that?"
"My dad..."
"Figures..."
"Yeah he was talking to Tony...Tony's still really upset you know..."
"He is?"
"Yeah Michelle...I was talking to him for a bit too...he really wanted things to work between you guys...he really loves you..."
"I love him too ...but I'm still kind of mad at him...after all he left it like that, AND didn't include me in the decision...plus he's in Washington now..."
"Are you sure?"
"What do you mean?"
"Uh...Nothing...uh...anyways, you want to grab a bite to eat?"
"Sure..."
Michelle made plans to meet Kim at the restaurant. Michelle had called in to make reservations in half an hour.
"Hello, how may I help you?"
"Hi, I have reservations for two."
"Name?"
"Dessler"
"Right this way Ms. Dessler, the other half of your party is already here"
"She is?"
"No Madame, it is not a she...it is a he"
"Huh?"
Michelle sat down at her table. There was nobody else there...I guess the guy mixed up the tables...
Michelle felt a tap on her shoulder. Michelle turned around.
"Tony?"
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Chapter 11: Tony?