Chapter One

Michelle sat back in her chair and looked around the office. Tony wasn't there, where was he? Jack had just come back from Mexico; he was now standing at the door hugging Kim. Jack looked ahead at Michelle and smiled, he whispered something to Kim and came running over to see Michelle.

"Hey, have you seen Tony? He is meant to be going through some evidence with me that chase found," Jack said looking around as Michelle had done.

"Actually no. We had a bit of an argument, about him being back at the office with a neck wound, and he got angry and stormed off"

"Oh don't worry, I am sure he is around somewhere. Don't take it personal, he has been through a lot today and so have you" Jack paused for a second. "Um... did I get any messages whilst I was away?" Jack asked nervously.

"Yeah, Kate Warner phoned, she asked if you could give her a ring back. She sounded pretty upset."

"Ok. Thanks Michelle. I will tell Tony to come see you when I am done with him."

"Oh sure, ok. Thanks." Michelle smiled at Jack as he walked away to find Tony.

It was so stupid. Why was he so mad at her? Its not as though she did anything wrong unless loving your husband is a crime. She just wanted him to be safe, and returning to work with a shot wound a couple of hours after surgery was not safe. So what if she told Ryan Tony was not fit enough to stay, she only did it because she cared, couldn't he see that? Obviously not, or he wouldn't had yelled at her and stormed off like he had done.

Michelle shook her head and started to concentrate on her work, but she couldn't focus, all she could think about was Tony. She started to follow up on a lead on her computer, but as soon as she started Tony walked out of Chapelles office with a green bulky folder in his arms. She looked at him and tried to catch his eye but it didn't work, he just walked straight pass her without any signs of emotion towards Michelle whatsoever. Michelle was still looking a bit annoyed when Kim walked over to her station.

"There's a meeting taking place, you need to be there,"

"Oh, right thanks" Michelle said, a bit disorientated. Michelle slowly stood up and walked briskly towards the room in which Tony, Adam, Ryan, Jack, Chase and Owen were sitting.

"Well, thanks for joining us Michelle, sit down" smirked Ryan pointing to a seat opposite Tony.

"As you are aware Nina is now in the hands of CTU, I need someone to interrogate Nina, try and get some answers out of her." Ryan ordered, now looking at some files that Tony had been carrying before with Nina's name printed on the front of it

"I will," Said a voice opposite Michelle. Michelle looked in disbelief at him. He couldn't do it. He used to date her!

"Don't you think someone else should so it? I mean given your past records with her, it seems a bit stupid for you to be doing it, Owen could do" Michelle said looking at Owen and nodding at him.

"Michelle, I can handle it. You need to sort your trust issues out, first me being back in office and now this. Or maybe its just jealousy," Tony replied.

Michelle stared at him with sheer disappointment on her face, how could he say that?

"That's enough you two. Tony will deal with Nina, Michelle I need you to help Jack with some evidence as Tony is preoccupied," said Ryan now standing up to leave. "Owen, you come with me, I need a code from one of your files."

Michelle got up to leave still a bit gob smacked. Tony had really put his foot in it now. She turned to Jack. "I will be at my station, call me when you need me yeah?" She said, looking right through Tony like he was transparent.

"Well I am ready now. Its down in the lab being tested, bring your laptop because we need all the leads you have found. I will meet you down there ok?" Jack asked, about to leave.

"Yeah sure."

Michelle walked over to the door; Tony looked up at her and stood up with guilt on his face. He walked over to the door and tried to block her way.

"Michelle, look we need to talk, I don't know why I said that, I guess..." Michelle pushed her way to the door and opened it. She slammed it hard behind her and walked quickly over to her station, gathered up her work and hurried down to the lab.

Half an hour after the meeting, Michelle came back up stairs with Jack

"I am going to go tell Ryan about what has been found, will you go and find out what's happening with...oh actually maybe you shouldn't"

"You mean with Nina and Tony? Jack its ok; I will go down and check. Is Lee already down there listening in?" Michelle asked.

"Um, yeah I think so. Ok I will see you later, Thanks for helping" Jack said walking away towards Ryan's office.

Michelle started to walk towards the interrogating room where Nina was being questioned. She started to feel a bit sick now she was nearly there but she had to report back to Chapelle on how it was going. When she got down to the room, Tony was already talking to Nina.

"How is it going?" Michelle asked Lee, a chubby guy with little hair.

"Well so far Nina does not want to talk, but Tony is getting there."

Michelle picked up her earpiece to listen in on what was being said, but she heard nothing as Tony had just came trough the door to talk to Lee.

"Michelle, I though you was helping Jack?"

"I was, but we finished. Why, is that a problem?"

"Well I don't want you to be here listening in, I would feel more comfortable if you would check the clearance files with Chloe because Adam said there was a problem."

"Well I have been asked to check up on you and Nina so that's what I am going to do."

"Michelle I don't need babysitting, just go and do the files"

"No, why do you want me to leave so much any way? I am just doing my job Tony."

"Just go Michelle!" Tony yelled now looking angry. Michelle stood up straight away, she felt like she was going to cry. Why is he being like this? She walked out the room without looking back and closed the door quietly behind her. She didn't want to check files; she wanted to know what her husband was talking about with his ex girlfriend. She couldn't do this any more. She ran down to the girl's bathroom and locked herself in the cubicle. Tears stung her face as they poured down.

An hour later...

"Tony, Chapelle needs you, he wants to put someone else in CTU now Michelle's gone and..."

"What? Where's Michelle gone?" Tony shouted now finished interrogating.

"Well we figured she went home, no one can find her."

"Did you check everywhere? Tech rooms, bathroom?"

"Well no I guess we didn't check the bathroom but she wouldn't be in there"

Tony walked towards the girl's bathroom knocking on the door first. He entered and found no one in there. All the cubicles where open except one.

"Michelle?"

Michelle opened the door to see Tony standing near the sinks. Her eyes were soaked with tears.

"Everyone's been looking for you and...why have you been crying?" Tony asked walking closer to Michelle.

"This whole day has been a mess. The virus being let loose, you being shot. I was so scared when I heard you were hurt, and then I found out you where part of a 'secret mission' with jack and Gael that you kept from me for a while. Then you come back to work and I only did what any other person would do if they cared but you didn't seem to get that. I do trust you and I'm not jealous but how would you feel if I interrogated my ex boyfriend who was a bit mad in the head and you was asked to leave the room and..." Michelle shut her mouth and put her hands over her face and started to cry again. "I only did what I though was right, because I love you" She said through her hands.

Tony sighed and ran over Michelle, he lifted her hand from her face and kissed her. She put her hands around his waist hugging him and started to cry again.

"I'm so sorry, I've been awful to you. I love you to, I'm just not very good at showing it!" He said now stroking Michelle's head now lifted up and looking at him.

A blonde women walked in. "Michelle Chapelle needs you, he still thinks your at home" She said and then walked back out again leaving them alone.

"You forgive me?" Tony asked running his hands through her hair.

"Yeah, of course."

Tony smiled and kissed her again, He grabbed her hand and leaded her back out the bathroom door back up to work again.