Bad language, sexual content and I so don't own any of the characters although I'd like 2!!

Tony lifted his body off Michelle and sat up beside her. As they both climbed off the bed to put clothes on they continually swapped smiles and flirty glances.

Michelle just didn't think this could be real. She couldn't look at Tony without her heart racing and her legs feeling weak. It seemed that every word he spoke or every action he made, she just fell deeper and deeper for him. He was everything and more she had ever dreamed of having in a partner and it was hard to believe she had found him. She had never before had a sexual experience that was so heated and passionate, they had become so worked up and lost in each other that now that it was over she almost felt a little embarrassed. She watched him pull on a t-shirt and cover his perfect chest, she wondered what was going through his mind. She pulled one of his tops back on and also borrowed a pair of boxer shorts. Neither of them had said a word since they had gotten off the bed but it didn't feel awkward. It was like they both needed a few minutes to compute what had just happened.

Tony rubbed the side of his face. He felt so stupid, but it was like he had to force himself not to grab Michelle and hold her close. He had to give her the space to get ready though, and she wanted them to work out his presentation, which meant any touching or kissing was going to have to be on the back burner for awhile. She was so dear to him that it was hard not to touch her right now. Being together was so new to them that it was hard to concentrate on anything else. When she finished putting on his boxers she stood and looked at him, they looked eyes across the room. He thought he could see that her eyes were becoming watery, like she was about to cry. "Chelle, are you crying?"

Her bottom lip began to quiver a little and she nodded her head.

"Awe sweetheart, what's wrong? Come here." He grabbed the crutches and started to make his way over to her, completely confused as to what was wrong. His stomach felt sick thinking he might have hurt her or said something to upset her. He had barely taken 3 steps when she almost ran straight across the room into his arms. She pushed her face into his chest and held him tighter than she ever had before. Tony returned the powerful hug whilst speaking to her in a soothing voice. "It's ok...I'm here....I've got you, I've got you baby. What's wrong?"

Michelle pulled her face apart enough from his body to be able to talk. She had trouble looking him in the eye though so she kept her head down looking at his t-shirt. "Nothing's wrong.....I'm sorry, I'm being so stupid. It's just 'this' – 'us' – It is so much to take in."

Tony stroked her hair. "You're not being stupid Chelle, I would never think that. What do you mean about 'us' and being so much to take in? Did you expect something else? What do you want me to do?"

Michelle let out a breath of laughter. "No, it's nothing like that. I guess I did expect something else because I never could have imagined just how perfect it is to be with you." Tony's shoulder's immediately dropped as he relaxed and he let out a huge breath he had been holding in without even realizing.

"I feel exactly the same way about you."

Michelle waved her hand in front of her face like she was trying to calm herself down. This was something Tony had never understood about women, he thought it was adorable, but what exactly were they trying to do? Dry the tears? He took her hand away from her face and then used his own thumbs to wipe away the tears.

"I'm sorry Tony, I am just feeling emotional – I don't usually cry at the drop of a bucket. What just happened between us was incredible; I've never been like that with anyone before Tony. I feel like I gave or opened myself up to you and because of that I need you close to me."

Tony pulled Michelle back in and held her tightly. He knew exactly how she felt because that's what he was feeling too. Feeling her cling to him so tightly made him feel so special and needed. He knew how important it was that he do everything possible to make Michelle feel 100% comforted and loved. He wanted her to know how safe she was opening herself up to him emotionally and physically.

"I've never had that with anyone before either Chelle. I doubt I ever could have – what I have with you is all I ever wanted. I could never have this with anyone else because no one is as special to me as you are. What we just experienced together was amazing – I didn't think it was possible to feel that good. It wasn't just about feeling good though, I got lost in you and I became attached to you in a different way. Trust me when I tell you Chelle that being intimate with you like that feels very emotional to me too. Physically and emotionally you are so safe with me."

Tears began to fill her eyes again. "You know you can feel that way with me too right?"

He stroked her hair, "Now I do."

She put her arms around his neck and pulled him in to her so that she could kiss him tenderly. She kissed and sucked on his lower lip and ran her hands through his hair. "I love you Tony."

"I love you Chelle." He kissed her forehead, slowly a few times in a row and then they stood holding each other in silence for a few moments.

Eventually Michelle pulled back, "should we get started?" She looked at her watch and it was nearly 1am. Tony nodded his head and said yes. They kissed softly on the lips before parting. Michelle went and grabbed all of the paperwork.

"Is there anything else you have for all this?"

Tony headed towards one of the drawers in his cupboard. "I've got mountains of stuff in here, lots of slogans and advert ideas and layouts." He produced a huge pile of different papers and put them on the ground next to the rest of his stuff. He started to sort through them while Michelle got her laptop set-up. She joined him on the floor and they spent the next couple hours going through his entire presentation and working out his design plan for each slide. Once they knew exactly how they wanted to put it together there wasn't too much left for Tony to do. Michelle had loads of experience under her belt on how to create these kind of slides, she could make his presentation look incredible. She loved all of his work and just couldn't believe how good he was at all this stuff, he had so much talent and she could see how happy he was even just talking about it. She looked at her watch and it was pushing 3:30am, Tony looked like he was so tired.

"Tony, you should get some sleep, I'll finish this up."

He looked at her almost shocked, "Are you kidding me? As if I am going to go to bed and leave you up working on this for me."

Michelle took her hand in his. "Tony if I am going to be putting them through my programmers now then there is nothing left for you to do. You would just be sitting watching – distracting me no doubt!!"

"Chelle, I'd just feel so guilty to do that. You're so tired and you are still up working on this for me."

Michelle stood up and then pulled on his arm so he would stand up too, she led him over to the bed. She lay on her side on the bed and patted it motioning for him to come lie next to her, which he did. Once he was settled she stroked his hair.

"Sweetie, you have to get as much sleep as possible so that you are really refreshed and full of energy for your presentation – nothing is more important right now than that. I am fine, I promise, I'll get through all this as fast as I can. I can sleep tomorrow anyways. I really want you to go to sleep now though."

"Do you promise to wake me up if there is anything I can do or get you? Even if you just want me to keep you company, you have to wake me, ok?"

Michelle kissed him on the side of his face. "I will, no worries. I forgot to ask you before....what are you going to wear?"

Tony looked at Michelle with a smile, "What do you think I should wear?"

"You look so stunning in your black suit, and then say with a white or blue shirt?"

Tony almost blushed. "Well I guess I'm definitely wearing the black suit and whatever shirt you decide would look best."

Michelle stroked Tony's hair for a few minutes whilst he began to drift off to sleep. She kissed him so softly and gently on his shoulder and he quietly sighed. She slipped off the bed and got stuck back into the work.

Michelle spent hours putting together the presentation making it perfect. She also went through all of Tony's notes that he had written out and typed them all up as well as in point form so he could choose either. She really enjoyed putting it all together for him, she would do anything in the world to help him. She felt so horribly guilty that people had made Tony lose confidence in himself and believe he wasn't good enough to do this. He was clearly more than capable, in fact Michelle thought he would be brilliant in advertising. She also hated that no one had ever gone out of their way for Tony to help him with anything. She was determined at whatever cost to prove to him how wrong they had been, and how worthy he was of being looked after. He really needed to learn that he wasn't responsible for doing everything for other people for absolutely nothing in return. She just wanted him to feel special and understand just how important he was, especially to her.

By the time Michelle was finished and completely happy with the presentation it was nearly 8am. Tony was still fast asleep so she pulled out her favorite blue shirt from his wardrobe and ironed it for him, she then laid the rest of his suit out for him – all he needed to do now was pull it on. She showered and got herself ready for the day. She hooked up her laptop to his computer in the study and printed out his speech cards and then re-arranged all the icons on her laptop to make it look neat. He would be using her laptop to show the slides so she wanted to make sure it looked ok. She raced to the shops down the road and picked up some bagels, muffins and coffee for breakfast. The entire was back to his place she scolded herself for being such a shocking cook. One of these days she would give it a go.

It was time to wake Tony. He would have enough time to shower and get ready, eat breakfast and go through his presentation a few times. He was completely out of it, lying on his stomach. She sat beside him and began to run her hand up and down his bare back. He began to move a little so she kissed him on his lower back a few times and within seconds he had rolled over, eyes wide open smiling at her.

Smiling at Michelle it took Tony a moment to remember what was going on. Finally it dawned on him. "Hey beautiful, I slept so hard, what time did you come to bed?"

"Umm I haven't yet. You need to get up though sweetie and start getting ready."

"Are you serious? You have been working all this time?"

"Yeah, but it's all ready to go. Tony your work is so good, you are going to blow these guys away."

Tony could not believe Michelle had stayed awake all night working on his presentation. It was hard for him to understand how she could possibly do something like that for him. Why would she want to spend so much of her time doing something for him? Thinking back over the last couple days he couldn't believe all the things she had done for him. She had done more for him in that time than anyone had done ever. It made him feel so special and warm inside – something he wasn't use to. He decided that he was going to take her out for a fancy lunch and then dote on her all afternoon.

Michelle was picking up his crutches for him so he slid his body over and went to stand up. He desperately didn't want to have to go to the interview on crutches so he tried to stand up on his foot. At first it felt ok, a little shaky but ok. Michelle was watching him smiling, he went to take a step but as soon as he put all of his body weight on his foot, pain shot through his ankle and up through-out his entire body. It was so brutal, he had never felt anything like it and it completely shocked him. He found his body collapsing under him and before he knew it he was face down on the floor. The piercing pain was so severe he had no idea how he was going to get up, he didn't even want to move. He felt Michelle's hands on his neck and shoulders, "Oh my God Tony, are you ok?"

He winced in pain as he rolled his body over so he was on his back. He felt himself become sweaty and shivery from the pain, he couldn't understand what was going on – it felt better yesterday, in fact he figured it was easily just as bad as when he actually had injured it.

"I guess I'm not ready to walk yet. I can't believe how painful this is."

Michelle could see how much pain he was in just by looking at him, his eyes were huge, his body was shaking and his forehead was sweating. She grabbed some of the painkillers and water. She gave him 3 to take this time and then sat down next to him on the floor. "What can I do Tony?"

"I'll be alright, I just need a minute. Damn I can't believe I have to use the bloody crutches in the interview. What's my fucking problem? I'm supposed to be feeling pretty good with this by now." He was mad and was losing his temper with himself. He didn't want Michelle to think he was taking it out on her though so he took her hand and squeezed it before giving the back of it a kiss.

Michelle told him to keep still for a minute and she let go of his hand and moved down to his ankle. She began to unwrap the bandages so she could have a look at what was going on. It took a couple minutes to unwrap all the gauze and crape that was on. They both sat shocked as she revealed his foot, it was very swollen and all around the stitches and wound was raised and very red. It didn't look right at all.

"Tony, I think your foot is infected!! No wonder you couldn't put your weight on it. Oh baby, it must hurt so much."

Tony nodded and bit his lower lip. "I've got to get up and get ready - especially after all your work I don't care if I am half dead, I am giving that presentation."

"I'll help you, let me just call the doctor though, I'll have to take you in to see him as soon as you are finished with the interview."

Tony gave her a look as if to say thank you for everything. He didn't know where he would be without her right now. Words just didn't seem enough to express to her how glad he was she was with him. "I'm so sorry I am such a pain in the ass Chelle. You shouldn't have to look after me like this, it's not fair. You know I would totally understand if you didn't want too, don't feel like you have to stay."

Michelle kissed him on the head. "Hey, don't be like this. I feel horrible for you, I hate seeing you in pain. I'd never leave you Tony so you can get that thought out of your head. Stop worrying about crap like that, I care about you and I want to be here with you."

Michelle jumped up and went to turn the bath on and then went to phone the doctor. Tony got up and crutched his way into the bathroom. He passed his suit all laid out perfectly on the way and it made him smile. His mind began to wonder about what he could do special for Michelle to show her how much he appreciated her.

Michelle joined Tony back in the bathroom. She certainly wasn't smiling and Tony could tell straight away it wasn't going to be good news.

"I spoke to your doctor Tony. I described how your foot looks and how much pain you are in and he says it completely sounds like it is infected, probably from all the dirt and stick that was inside your foot. He wants us in there as soon as possible and he said you will have to stay overnight so they can put you on a drip for at least 24hours."

Tony sat on the side of the tub. "Bullshit – No way!. I'm not spending the night in there. Chelle I wanted to take you out to dinner, I want time with you. I don't need to spend the night in hospital."

Michelle gave Tony an understanding smile. She understood why he was frustrated, she was too for him. She walked over and cupped his face. "Sweetie, I'll be by your side the entire time. There is all the time in the world for us to go to dinner – let's just concentrate on getting you better ok?"

Tony went to argue with her but she kissed him on the lips to stop him. She could tell how riled up he was by the way he kissed her. His hands griped her body firmly and he forced his tongue passed her lips and explored her mouth intensely. When he pulled his tongue out of her mouth he roughly sucked on her top and bottom lips. Michelle loved it, his kiss was so charged with emotion. As much as she wanted to continue they had to get ready so she pulled back.

"You know, you're kinda cute when you lose your temper!" She gave him a wink and turned to get the bath ready leaving him sitting there dumbfounded by her ability to snap him out of his bad mood instantly.

Once Michelle had him settled in the bath she went to get his breakfast. She had to nuke his coffee. Back in the bathroom she handed him a plate with a muffin and a bagel with his coffee. "Now sit and relax for a few minutes and have your breakfast."

Tony laughed, "You went to the shops again for breakfast!"

"I wasn't kidding when I said I can't cook."

"Thanks Chelle for getting this. I'll make you breakfast and dinner very soon!" He smiled to himself as he munched on his food. Michelle threw her stuff into a bag along with some overnight things for Tony to take to the hospital. Once he was done she helped him out and to get dressed. She wrapped his foot back up for him. She loved seeing Tony in a full suit.

"You look so handsome Tony, I'd give you the job."

He blushed a little. "Wish you were on the hiring committee."

They headed into the study so Tony could go through his presentation. He couldn't believe how amazing it looked. Michelle had put it together better than he could of imagined. "WOW....Chelle I can't believe this.....it's so good. I could never do anything like this. Wow....it's brilliant – thank you. If I get this I am going to owe it all to you."

"It's all your work Tony, I just made it look pretty. I'll leave you alone for a bit so you can sit and go over what you have to say. Is it ok if I make a couple phone calls?"

"Of course! Come get me when you are done."

Michelle turned to leave but before she walked out the door Tony called her name. She spun around, he was watching her with a funny smile on his face. It was like he was studying her intently. "I....I don't deserve you Chelle, I can't say thank you enough."

She gave him a wink and blew him a kiss before she left.

Michelle called her brother to see how he was going and a couple friends. She was done she rounded up Tony and got him into the car.

They spent the drive chatting about lots of different things to try and keep Tony's mind off the interview and getting nervous. He asked her lots of questions about her family and friends. He hoped she would want to introduce him to them. He almost asked but decided not too in the end. He loved hearing about all the people so close to her, she looked so happy when she talked about them.

They pulled into the car park. Michelle was just going to wait in the car for Tony. She helped him out and then gave him a huge hug. "Good luck sweetheart. Just remember to relax and be yourself. You can do this job, we know that – now is your chance to show them. I just know you will be great."

"Thanks. I will be back soon, are you sure you are ok waiting here?"

"Sure am, I am going to have a quick nap."

They kissed and then he made his way inside. They had parked in an underground parking garage so it was pretty dark. The place was almost empty except for 2 cars on the other side of the parking lot. Michelle sat back and closed her eyes and within moments was sound asleep.

Tony slipped quietly back into the passenger seat. Michelle was still asleep and didn't even stir. He thought she looked so beautiful and he took a couple moments to just watch her and take her in. He couldn't believe they had to go the hospital now, he so desperately wanted to take her out and spoil her. He also wanted to be with her so much, the thought of having to wait at least another 24 hours before he would be able to touch her again seemed like torture.

Michelle was wearing a skirt and Tony put his hand on her knee and gently rubbed it. She didn't stir at all still. He turned his body and leaned into her closer. He slowly began to run his hand up her leg gradually making his grip firmer and firmer. As his hand went under her skirt and stroked the inside of her thigh she made a small groan and moved her body a little. Tony looked around to make sure the place was still empty. He had tinted windows and it was so dark in there no one would be able to see into his car anyway.

He moved his hand a little higher and she stirred some more. She slightly began to move her legs apart a little for him, Tony used his hand to push them apart further. He started to kiss her neck and she groaned again, this time opening her eyes a tiny bit and giving him a little smile. She very quietly started to speak. "How did you go sweetie?" He smiled and then kissed her on the lips. Instead of replying he slipped his hand inside her underpants making himself make a loud sigh. She moved her hips in time with his hand and whispered his name repeatedly. He pushed the armrest down with his elbow and slid across the seat so he was pressed right into her body. He made her seat lean back all the way so she was basically lying down.

Tony loved watching Michelle react to his touch. Her eyes kept opening and closing and he could see her clenching up her feet and wiggling her toes. Her breathing was getting heavier and heavier and she moved her body from side to side, up and down slightly. He didn't kiss her, he just took her all in. He spoke to her in a voice above a whisper. "Tell me what you like, what you want Michelle."

They locked eyes where all their desires were so easy to see. Michelle's answer was less than a whisper, Tony read her lips. "Harder.....faster...." Her words turned Tony on so much. As he did as she asked she said his name a couple times, each getting louder. Tony had a real thing for hearing Michelle say his name and talk to him as he was pleasuring her. It drove him wild. It also turned him on where they were, it was so exciting being together in a place where people might walk past. He was confident no one could see in anyways but they could see out which only heated up the moment for him even more. He couldn't refrain himself from pulling her top up. His mouth dropped open and his heart began to race as she sat up a little and removed her bra for him. He ran his hand all over her body, kissing the trail he made.

She yelled that she was close making him pick up the pace. As she climaxed she groaned and said his name loudly. He wasn't ready to stop, but neither was she, Michelle firmly ran her hand across his lap. She went to sit up but Tony pushed her back down, "Again..."

Her eyebrows raised and she let out long deep breaths. He sucked on her hips leaving a couple hickeys. Their passion was so intense and once again they had both blocked out the outside world and could only think of each other. Michelle said something that surprised Tony, "I wish I could have all of you." It took a minute for what she had said to sink in. He would have given anything for them to have been at home where he could have for filled her wish. He knew from the way she had said it that she didn't want it to happen there in the car, but if they were at home she was ready and wanted to be with him. Just hearing her say that and knowing he couldn't follow through made him let out a grunt and whine in frustration. He made Michelle climax again by telling her how much he wanted her too. They finally kissed passionately on the lips until Michelle pushed him back by his shoulder. She lowered his chair back and began to undo his shirt buttons. Their breathing was so heavy and they both felt impatient waiting until she had gotten them all undone and so she gave up and moved straight to his pants and undid them. Tony helped her pull his pants down a little and then put his hand behind her head and called her name. He used his hands to gently direct her head and grunted as he felt the warmth of her mouth. The car windows were all fogged up. Tony told Michelle how good he felt. She contemplated sitting on his lap but as much as she wanted it, she didn't want their first time to be in a car.

After Tony had climaxed they went back to kissing passionately before having to stop to catch their breath. They looked around at the windows and giggled to each other. Tony traced her cheek with his thumb. "This is why I am completely not interested in staying in hospital tonight."

Michelle laughed. "You know, I don't know how to keep my hands off you for that long. All I can think about is being close to you, having you and being in your arms."

"I've wanted you for so long Michelle, now that I have you – it's hard to let go, even for just a little while."

Michelle put her hand on his chest. "Now tell me how you went."

As they spoke Tony had his hand under her top stroking her stomach. "It went so well. I know they were so impressed with the presentation and they laughed at my slogans which was the best feeling. They said they would call me back this afternoon on my cell."

Michelle threw her arms around him. "I am so proud of you, well done babe."

He kissed her neck, "I could never have done it without you. I would never have done it without you, I want you to know how much I appreciate your support and all your help."

The painkillers were starting to wear off and Tony could really feel the pain getting stronger and stronger. He had no more tablets left so they decided it was best to head straight to the hospital. They stopped for a quick lunch on the way. It was nearly 2pm by the time they made it there. Tony was taken straight up to a room so he could wait for the doctor to come and see him. They took his vitals which were all up a bit. Michelle sat quietly on a chair while the nurses fussed over Tony.

The doctor confirmed his ankle was infected moments after looking at it. He put Tony on a drip for high antibiotics and also called for a constant dose of pethadine to be released through the drip. This would make him sleepy and groggy all of the time but at least it would greatly reduce the pain. While they were having the drip set up Michelle went and called Chapelle to let him know what was going on. After pointing out how many hours of over time they had both done in the last few weeks as well as the fact that neither of them had a day off in so long, Chappelle agreed to giving them both a week break.

After the nurses had left them alone Tony had Michelle hop onto the bed and lay next to him. He flicked the television on and they both agreed on a sitcom. It didn't matter though, with Michelle not sleeping all night and Tony all drugged up they both feel asleep quickly for the rest of the afternoon. Michelle woke first and so she took herself down to the newsagent to pick out a novel and some magazines to read through the night.

Tony woke about 5 minutes before his dinner was bought in. He didn't feel much like eating. The pethadine was making him feel sick in the stomach and light headed. Michelle patted his forehead with a damp cloth and got him some ice chips to suck on. He felt guilty for Michelle being there. He was shocking company and he was sure she had to be bored. "Michelle please don't feel like you have to stay. I am ok, honestly. I'm sure you have lots of things you would rather be doing. Trust me I don't mind."

Michelle kissed his forehead which seemed to be burning up by the minute. "I want to stay with you Tony, this is where I want to be, and this is where I need to be. Unless you don't want me to stay?"

Tony found a smile and offered it to her. "Of course I want you with me, I just didn't want you to feel like you had to."

Michelle pressed the button for the nurse because she was worried his fever was continuing to rise. The doctor appeared as well and he asked Tony to sit up so he could check his breathing. Tony felt so ill sitting up and without warning he vomited. He was handed a bucket and he was sick another 2 times. He was completely mortified he had done that in front of Michelle. He had never been more embarrassed and he found he couldn't even look at her. The doctor explained to Tony and Michelle that the reason he was feeling so sick with a fever was because the antibiotics were flushing the infection through his system, he assured them it would pass. The pethadine was making him vomit and feel light headed so he tried switching Tony over to morphine.

When the doctor was gone and the nurses had cleaned Tony up, Michelle got Tony some water and handed it to him. He thanked her but didn't look at her. He had his head facing the other direction. That was something you would never want to do in front of your partner but nothing could be worse than it happening only a few days into the relationship. He thought about how much he must have turned Michelle off. She must have thought he was so disgusting. His embarrassment gave him a huge lump in his throat and made him feel even sicker. Michelle asked him a couple questions and he gave her very short answers, never turning his head. He didn't want to be rude to her, that was the last thing he wanted but he had no idea how to act. It really upset him. Tony wanted to be the big strong protective man to Michelle, not a pathetic wimp lying in a gown that didn't even do up puking his guts up. His self esteem dropped hugely as it affected him a lot more deeply than just being embarrassed.

Michelle could tell something was wrong. She asked him what was wrong and he snapped nothing. When Tony felt hurt he instinctively turned defensive. Michelle walked around so that she could see his face, he went to turn his head but she held his chin in her hand and kept his head facing her. "Tony what's going on? I don't understand why you are acting like this. What is wrong?"

"How could you even have to ask that?" He stared at the end of his bed, never once taking his eyes off it.

"I'm sorry Tony I don't know what I've done. Tell me so I can fix it. Is it something I said?"

"It's not you Michelle. I puked all over myself right in front of you – are you really going to try and pretend it didn't happen?"

Michelle was a little confused. "I'm not pretending anything Tony, there is no reason why you should worry about that."

He was in a real funk. Although he appreciated her acting like it was no big deal it did nothing to snap him out of feeling sorry for himself. "You don't have to act like it was nothing Michelle. I know how disgusted you must be, how turned off you are. You have to be repulsed with me. I'm sure you are really charmed with me doing that a couple days into the relationship."

Michelle sat on the bed next to him. "Tony I hadn't thought any of that even for a second. You're sick sweetheart, that's what happens – do you think I've never vomited before?"

She sounded so sincere he didn't know how to feel. "Yeah but I'm sure you didn't in front of someone you are in love with. God, it would have been better if I made the bucket, but no I had to mortify myself by doing it all over me."

"It didn't bother me Tony."

"That's crap, how could it not?"

"Tony the only thing I thought about it all was how horrible it felt to see you feeling so unwell. Gheez Tony give me a little more credit, I care for you and I'm not so shallow that I don't give a shit about something like that, it's you I am worried about. It's like you're angry with me because you made up your own mind that it would bother me and that is so unfair. I'm not the sort of person who is going to be turned off by something like that. You are sick. Believe it or not but my feelings for you are a hell of a lot more deeper than worrying about something so small that it shouldn't even be an issue. I'm upset and angry now and it's not because you threw up!" Michelle walked out of the room and headed for the elevator to go outside, she needed to cool down.

Tony wished he could chase after her. When she said it all to him like that it made him feel really horrible for the way he was thinking. After he thought about it he realized if the roles had been reversed he wouldn't have been bothered by it at all. Nothing could turn him off Michelle, and he'd certainly never hold something against her that happened when she was sick. He felt like an idiot and was so disappointed in himself for upsetting Michelle. He hoped she wouldn't be long till she came back. He tried to fight the medication but he couldn't and he kept drifting in and out of sleep while he waited. He didn't want her to walk in and see him sleeping and think he didn't care and had just gone to sleep without a worry.

Michelle walked back in 30 minutes later once she had cooled off. His eyes were closed but he opened them almost immediately when she walked in.

"Chelle, I'm so sorry. I'm so so sorry. It was wrong of me to say all that stuff, once I reversed the situation in my mind I realized that I'd feel just how you do. I'm sorry I went off, I was just so embarrassed that you saw that. Can you understand that?"

"Of course I can Tony. I'm sure I'd feel embarrassed too but the point is you don't need to because I thought nothing of it. I just hate seeing you ill and the absolute last thing I was worried about was seeing you vomit."

Tony reached his hand out for her and she walked over and took it and then sat next to him. "I acted like a jerk Chelle and I apologize. I'm so caught up with wanting you to think of me as a strong and tough man. Someone who you know will look after you, so you feel safe with me but when something like this happens it makes me feel like I'm completely opposite to that. That I'm weak or something."

Michelle stroked his hair. "You are all that to me Tony. I mean I've seen you kick some serious ass before and be a total hard ass with people at work. You don't need to ever worry about that because I certainly look at you as the man that is going to look after me and keep me safe." Michelle tried to lighten the mood, she grabbed his arm, "I mean look at these huge muscles." She ran her hand all over his chest and stomach. "You have muscles everywhere, and you are just so damn sexy!"

Tony laughed. "Thanks Chelle, I am really sorry I lost it for a bit there. I think I'm just over all this." He pulled her body in close to his, "if only you knew just how special you are to me..."

She kissed him gently and tenderly and ran her hands through his hair. "Lets just put this behind us, and you feel free to puke all you want!" They both laughed.

Michelle lay next to him on the bed and read her book as he drifted in and out of sleep.