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Michelle was wide awake at 4am. She couldn't get back to sleep so she decided she might as well get up and finish the report. She looked over at Tony who was completely out of it, he still hadn't even moved from the position he fell asleep in. As she gently slid out of the bed she couldn't help but think how strange it felt to be at Tony's house in the middle of the night and in his bed. This was something she had wanted for such a long time and it was hard to believe it was actually happening.Michelle set herself up in the living room and got stuck into the report. By 7:30 she was done. This was all so much easier from home, she had to smile when she thought about how much more work she could actually get done without the distractions of the office. Seeing as Tony was still sound asleep she decided she would drop the report back into work so she and Tony could finally enjoy a couple days break from work.
At the office, Chappelle seemed very grateful that the report had been completed before schedule. He asked how Tony was feeling and mentioned he would give him a call later in the day. Michelle began to feel uncomfortable when Chappelle seemed to keep pushing for information as to what exactly had happened and how come Michelle was with Tony. She knew he was suspicious of the two of them, but she was glad he didn't come straight out and ask her because she wasn't ready to deal with that yet. She double checked that both her and Tony were still cleared for a couple days off and then headed back out to the car.
On the way to Tony's Michelle stopped at her own house and showered and grabbed some clothes. She also stopped and picked up some coffee and bagels for them on the way. By the time she was back at his house it was after 9:30am but Tony was still sound asleep. She toasted the bagels and then took them into him. She put the tray of food by the side of the bed and then sat next to him and began running her hand through his hair. Tony moaned and a little smile crossed his face – slowly his eyes opened and he rolled his head to meet Michelle's gaze.
"You beat me up huh?" As Tony's eye's adjusted a little better he noticed Michelle was dressed in her own clothes, and not the ones she wore yesterday. "How did you change?" He was more than confused at this point.
"I kinda got up hours ago because I couldn't sleep, but good news is I got the report finished and handed in, and then I grabbed some clothes from home."
"Are you serious? What time is it?"
"It's a quarter to ten."
"Chelle, I can't believe you have done all that. What time did you wake up?"
"Close to 4. I just couldn't sleep, my mind was racing so I figured I might as well get things done." Michelle picked up the coffee and held it out for Tony. "Want some breakfast?"
Tony shifted his body up in the bed so he was close to sitting up. "Coffee in bed – wow how lucky am I?!?!" Tony took the coffee and had a couple sips and then put it on the bedside table. He patted the bed on the other side of him, "join me?" Michelle climbed over his body and cuddled up next to him. Tony turned his body in towards hers and put his arm around her so that he was almost lying on top of her yet he was supporting himself up by both of his hands. He leaned in a placed a sweet, gentle kiss on her cheek, his face was still only centimetres from hers. "You must still be so tired. Thank you for finishing the report....I wish you had woken me up so I could have helped you."
Michelle reached up and touched Tony's chest which was covered by his t- shirt. "It's ok Tony – besides now it's done and we both have the next couple days off."
"A couple days off huh!?! I can think of plenty of things we could do over a couple days." Tony gave Michelle a wink and then began to nuzzle into her neck.
"Oh really? Well I hope your thoughts are of resting that ankle of yours." Michelle replied with a seductive smile.
"Not even close to what I was thinking." Tony gave Michelle a wink.
Michelle leaned over Tony and grabbed the bagels and then sat back next to him. "Um, I don't even know if you like bagels....I suck at any form of cooking so I just picked these up." Tony laughed, "I love bagels – thank you so much. I love to cook, maybe I could teach you?!"
"Yeah good luck!!"
Tony brushed his hand over Michelle's. "Awwh, come on – you can't be that bad."
Michelle handed Tony his bagel. "Trust me Tony...I pretty much struggle with toast!"
Tony picked Michelle's hand up and kissed the back of it. "Well then, I look forward to cooking you many a meals!" He kissed her hand again, and then he kissed her wrist and continued right up her arm. Michelle tipped her head shyly and giggled while she intently watched his every move. Without taking her eyes off him she put her coffee down and ran her hand through his hair. He pushed his head into her hand letting her know just how much he liked it, at his reaction she grabbed at his head and hair harder. Tony continued the kissing up her neck to her ear. He took his arm and wrapped it around her body and then cupped her face with his hand whilst still nibbling on her other ear. Unable to wait any longer, Michelle pulled her hand from his hair placing it under his chin so she could lift his face up to hers. Meeting eyes for only a moment before they both pressed lips immediately lunging into a passionate kiss.
Tony had the top half of his body turned into Michelle but his bottom half was out straight for his ankle so he felt a little uncomfortable. He pulled Michelle with his body as he straightened his body out. He was now on his back and Michelle was half sitting leaning over to him. The entire time they did not break the kiss.
Michelle felt like she could do this forever – kissing Tony and being able to be this close to him really made her feel good inside. She was propping her body up with her left arm which was on the other side of Tony so that she wasn't actually lying on top of him. She felt nervous to take her arm away and press her body on top of his. Every time they touched each other in a way they hadn't before, shivers ran through her entire body. This was the longest they had been able to kiss for and the longer they kissed the more intense it became. Michelle wanted more of Tony, she wanted to be as close to him as possible. She felt Tony pick up her hand and pull her body so that she pressed her body against his. They both groaned as their bodies joined, Michelle felt like they fit perfectly together, as if her body was made to fit with his. She felt his hands run up and down her back and side, she used one hand to cling to his t-shirt and the other swapped between his cheek and his hair. The kiss became slow and finally lingered for a few moments before they parted lips and looked each other in the eyes. She loved his eyes, it was so easy to get lost in them, they seemed to say so much. "You have the most beautiful eyes Tony."
Tony couldn't think of a time he felt happier than he did now. "You are so beautiful Chelle." He wanted to say so much more, he had a million things to say to Michelle that he had no idea how to even start. As much as he wanted to tell Michelle just how special she was, he also wanted to not say a word and spend every second kissing her.
"How does your ankle feel?"
Tony tucked a curl behind her ear and pulled her head back down closer to his lips. When their mouths were just an inch apart he spoke, "forget about my ankle." Then he kissed her desperately and felt his heart skip a beat when he heard her moan. The longer they were in embraced, the more confident Tony felt to take things to the next level. He liked being in charge and being able to lead Michelle in their movements.
Michelle loved that Tony was taking control of them. She was so turned on by the fact that he was direct and she could give him what he wanted. He started to pull the back of her shirt up but it had buttons all up the front so it wouldn't go very high up. He began to sit up, continuing to kiss and embrace Michelle until they were both completely sitting up. They broke the kiss and Tony gave her a very seductive look which Michelle returned with a smile. He raised both of his hands to the top of her shirt and began to undo the buttons slowly. Michelle's eye's shifted between his gaze and watching his hands. After he had undone the first 3 buttons he leaned in and tenderly kissed the top of her chest. His lips then began to follow his hands as they continued to unbutton the rest of her shirt. Michelle was breathing very heavily, half because she felt a little nervous that Tony was seeing her in just a bra for the first time but mainly because his touch felt so good. He slipped her shirt off her shoulders and took a moment to study her before kissing her and running his hand across her bra. They both groaned making Tony grip onto her chest even firmer. He breathed her name and followed it with a moan.
Michelle roughly pulled on his shirt, "Tony can you take it off?" She felt extremely inpatient to be able to kiss and run her hands over his bare chest. He pulled his shirt over his head tossing it to the side and then he pulled her body right into his so that their bare skin was pressed against each other. His body was so warm and Michelle loved having his big strong arms around her. She slightly pushed his body back and began to kiss his chest and nipples. Tony leant back a little further and used both of his arms to prop himself up. He just watched Michelle as she moved over his chest and stomach. His eyes would close because it felt so amazing but he kept forcing them open so that he could watch her. Occasionally as she kissed him she would open her eyes and look up at him offering him a very sexy gaze. This drove Tony even crazier and before long he found himself leaning forward a little and wrapping his arms around her back. He unclipped her bra strap and then removed it from her body. Michelle felt herself almost holding her breath as she watched Tony to see his reaction to seeing her naked chest. Tony groaned loudly and then used his mouth and hands to explore her chest. Michelle moaned and said his name out loud a couple times over, and then she began to passionately kiss his neck and ear.
Tony continued kissing Michelle as he spoke, almost as if he was talking to himself. "I love your body, God it feels so good to touch you."
Michelle stopped kissing his neck and watched Tony as he continued to cup her chest in his hand and use his tongue to explore and massage her. "I love your stomach, your chest, your arms...you are just so sexy."
They were so engrossed in each other that they didn't hear the doorbell ring the first time, but the second chime startled them both. They pulled apart and both scrambled to pull their shirts back on. Michelle handed Tony his crutches and he began to make his way to the door. Michelle took an extra few moments to get straightened out – she wasn't sure if she should follow Tony to the door or hang back in his room. She ended up just standing in the hallway.
Tony opened the door to Jack, who stepped inside as he greeted him. "Tony! What the hell happened? Chappelle told me you actually had surgery on your ankle."
"Umm hi Jack. Yeah, it was just a small op – I'll be fine soon." Tony darted his eyes back to see where Michelle was, he caught her making a dash back into his bedroom. He told Jack he was just going to the bathroom and then went to Michelle.
"You can come out Michelle."
"No way Tony, Jack will freak and I don't want you to get into trouble."
"I'm not going to get into trouble Chelle, especially not by Jack."
"Tony you know CTU is against work place relationships. I don't want to jeopardise your new position as director."
"Chelle, don't worry I will handle work – you are a hell of a lot more important than being director. Come out Chelle, I don't want you having to hide in my bedroom."
"Ok, I'll come out in a few minutes....I feel so nervous, I don't want to be the cause of any hassle for you."
Tony kissed her on the forehead, "You are so sweet. Don't be nervous, just come out when you are ready." Tony had to head back to Jack, he had already been gone longer than he should have.
Jack was sitting on the couch and Tony sat himself on the opposite one. "Tony, do you need a hand?"
"I'm ok thanks Jack. Actually I kind of need to tell you something right now."
"Sure, what's up?"
Tony chose his words carefully knowing full well that Michelle would be able to hear the conversation. He thought he would feel more nervous than he did, but instead he felt proud of what he was about to tell Jack.
"Michelle is here Jack.....she stayed over last night."
Jack instinctively looked around for Michelle. That was the last thing in the world he expected to hear. He noticed a real glow about Tony and it almost felt like a weight had been lifted off his own shoulders. He felt so strongly for Tony for what happened with Nina and since then had just wanted to see him happy. "Wow....how did this happen? How long?"
Tony instantly felt relieved that Jack wasn't angry, it made him excited to see that he looked happy and intrigued. "Since yesterday....it's a long story."
Jack lowered his voice, still unsure of where Michelle was. "Yesterday?!?! Tony was this just like a one night thing?"
"Oh God no Jack! We haven't slept together – it's not like that all. I've had strong feelings for Michelle for a long time and we both kind of expressed our feelings the day CTU got bombed. Chelle was helping me with something when I did my ankle and she totally looked after me Jack. She stayed over last night to help me with everything."
Jack was still a little confused, "So are you guys like together? Have you kissed? What happened at CTU?"
"We both turned to each other that day. We actually kissed then but I freaked and have spent all this time since sorting my shit out. We got together again yesterday and we are totally committed to each other. I'm so happy."
"What did you freak out about? Weren't you sure if this was what you wanted?"
"Totally the opposite. I feel so deeply for her and I just thought there was no way she would feel the same way back. I figured I was going to get hurt. I knew I couldn't just have a fling or something with her and just move on, that would have been too hard. You wouldn't believe the crap I put her through Jack, but eventually after butting heads all night we worked out how much we both cared for each other."
Jack stood up and shook Tony's hand and then sat down again. "I am so happy for you both. This really is great Tony – It feels really good to see you happy and putting what happened with ummm Nina behind you. I know how much she shook your faith in people Tony and its good you can open up to Michelle."
"I know! I can count on and trust Michelle 100%. This is serious Jack.....I have completely fallen for her – she is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I can't explain how amazing it is to finally be close to her after all this time....I mean I knew she was special the day she joined CTU."
"That is just so awesome Tony. Where is she?"
Tony called Michelle who had already begun to make her way out to the living room. She had fixed herself up in the bathroom so she hadn't heard everything that was said but she had picked up the gist that Jack was happy for them. She still felt incredibly nervous walking out and saying hi to Jack. She noted the grin on Tony's face and Jack had a huge smile.
"Hi Michelle, I hear congratulations is in order!"
"Thanks Jack – are you like ok with this, you know with work and all?"
Tony signalled for Michelle to come and sit with him. She made her way to Tony's arms and snuggled up next to him.
Jack smiled as he watched them together, they really looked good together. He didn't know Michelle really at all, but he had been so grateful and impressed with her on the day of the bomb. She had helped him and stood by him when no-one else would. She seemed exactly like the type of girl he wanted to see Tony with. Plus she was gorgeous – Tony was a lucky guy. "Michelle, I am wrapped for you guys – you look great together. Don't worry about work, it will be fine."
Michelle felt relieved. She knew that Tony and Jack had a special bond and it felt good that he had accepted her. The three of them sat chatting for quite a long time. A basketball game was on soon and Tony and Jack wanted to watch it. When Jack left the room for a minute to take a phone call Tony asked Michelle if she minded that Jack was there. Michelle assured Tony that she was totally happy to hang out with Jack and just relax. About half an hour before the game was to begin Michelle excused herself saying she was going to head to the store quickly to pay a couple bills. She offered to pick up some lunch for them all on her way back. They both asked if she wanted company, but she told them to stay and get ready for the game and that she would be back in no time at all.
As soon as Michelle had left Jack got straight back into it with Tony. "Tony you have done very well for yourself, Michelle is totally hot!"
"I know, she is so stunning! Man Jack she drives me crazy, I can't get enough of her."
"Do you think you guys will....you know....soon?"
Tony was a little embarrassed but at the same time totally excited to be able to chat to someone about Michelle. He was just so happy he felt like he could burst – all he wanted to talk about was Michelle and she was all he could think about. "I'll go at any pace Chelle wants. It's magic Jack, when we are together it's like we can't get enough of each other."
They spent the whole time Michelle was gone discussing her. Just talking to Jack like that made Tony feel so excited for her to get back.
Michelle took care of her bills and then headed to the bottle shop and picked up a pile of beer for Jack and Tony along with some chips and goodies for them to munch on during the game. She then picked up a couple pizzas on her way back to Tony's place.
Jack and Tony hailed Michelle their hero when she returned with beer and chips. She put the pizza on the coffee table and then put a couple of slices on a plate and handed it to Tony so he didn't need to get up. Tony kissed Michelle sweetly on the lips, "Thanks baby - once my foot is better I am going to wait on you hand and foot!"
The boys got completely stuck into the game and Michelle lay on the couch with her head on Tony's lap. She was so tired from lack of sleep and it didn't take long before she had fallen fast asleep. Tony stroked her hair and planted kisses on her head every few minutes.
