3 years later

The alarm was going off, and Michelle was beginning to wake up. She looked over to the clock and saw that it said 7:00am. She turned the alarm off, and fell back onto the bed. "Ughh," she complained as she rolled over to lie on Tony's chest. "Sweetheart, it's time to go to work." Tony seemed to be fast asleep, but Michelle knew better. He always pretended to be asleep so that she would try to wake him up. Even knowing that he was really awake, Michelle gave in and rolled onto him so that she was sitting with one leg on each side of him. "Sweetheart," she whispered softly into his ear as she began kissing him all over his face. "I know you're awake." Tony stayed in character, and Michelle decided to resort to desperate measures. She rolled off of him and began to tease the top of his boxer shorts the way she always did when they were about to make love. Immediately, Tony's eyes opened, and he smiled at her. "Ahh..See? I knew you were awake." Tony took her in his arms and pulled her on top of him.

"You can't just start these things and not follow through," he said seductively before kissing her lips. "But first, I want to give you something." Tony twisted his body so that he could reach the side drawer where he opened it and pulled out a black velvet box. Michelle's eyes lit up, and she immediately took his face in her hands and kissed him lovingly.

"I was waiting for you to say something," she said in between kisses. She pulled away and Tony handed her the box. She sat there staring at it for a minute.

"Well…open it!" he said as he reached for the box to open it for her.

Michelle pulled the box away from him and said, "I will. I just want to take in this moment." Tony loved giving her presents. She always had the best reactions to the gifts he gave her, and just watching her face right before she opened them, was enough to make him fall in love with her all over again. Finally, Michelle opened the black box to reveal a white gold necklace. It was a medium sized heart with the same design as her wedding band on it with the engraving 'I love you' inscribed in it.

"Happy Anniversary, Baby," he whispered to her before taking the necklace out of her hands and putting it around her neck. As he put it around her, he leaned in close to her so that their faces were just inches apart. "I love you," he spoke softly into her ear before kissing her neck.

"I love you so much. Keep it up, Mr. Almeida, and you might just get lucky before work," she said with a devious look on her face.

"Oh, I'm counting on it, Mrs. Almeida," he said as he leaned into her and began kissing her. As their lips parted, and their tongues wrestled, Tony couldn't help but think of how much he loved her. Every time they kissed, it was even better than the previous time. They had been married for a few years, and still were finding things out about each other.

In between gasps of air, Michelle managed to say, "Make love to me." Michelle lifted up her arms, and Tony helped her take off her shirt. Tony couldn't help but stare at her bare chest, thinking of how beautiful she was, and how lucky he was to be with her. Tony perched up a little to make it easier to take off his own shirt. When his shirt was off, he took Michelle around the waist and flipped her around so that he was on top of her.

He began kissing her lips again, but shortly allowed them to travel down to her chest and, finally, her stomach. She could sense just how turned on he was by his kisses alone. He began to pull down her shorts, and he looked up at her face to see her reaction. She had thrown her head backwards awaiting the intense pleasure that would arrive shortly. Tony started to kiss her stomach again and made his way further down. He began teasing her, and he could feel her body twitch and shake with every movement he made. He loved making her feel good. He could hear her moans and knew that she was close. When her body stopped the spasms, he made his way back up to her mouth, and kissed her even harder than before. "Thank you," she managed to say even though she was breathing hard.

"You're quite welcome," he said back. At this point, he was so turned on that he couldn't stand it anymore. She could tell that he was excited by the visible bulge in his pants, and she didn't want him to have to wait any longer. Michelle reached down and put both of her hands on his pant line. He knew what she was about to do, and he leaned down and kissed her with all of the passion in the world. She slowly lowered his boxers down and allowed him to get off of the bed to take them off. Once he was completely rid of his clothes, he crept onto the bed and resumed his position on top of Michelle. They were staring at each other and basking in each other's presence. "Chelle, I've never been this happy. I'm so grateful that you came into my life."

"I love you more than anything," she answered, "but let's not talk right now." She opened her legs wide enticing him to enter her. He stood there for a minute, taking the time to appreciate her beauty. Michelle couldn't wait any longer either, she lifted her lower body against his, letting him know what she wanted. Tony came back down to reality, and poised himself to make love.

The two of them began a slow and steady rhythm which sent them both quickly into ecstasy. They knew each other so well, and it was only a matter of seconds before they matched each other's movements perfectly. They were both groaning loud, now, and Tony could tell that she was about to climax. He came shortly after she did. Michelle lifted her head to kiss him, and Tony lifted off of her and fell next to her. She rolled over so that her head was on his chest. Michelle lifted her head and said, "Happy Anniversary." With that, the two of them fell asleep in each other's arms for another hour before having to get up and go to work.