It was 2am and they were both half awake. Tony had slept for ages and felt a lot better for it. Michelle was starting to get frustrated because she couldn't sleep, yet she was so tired. Her eyes were watering and she was so restless. She was taken off guard by his voice.
"Chelle, are you ok?"
"No, I can't sleep – I want some of your drugs!"
Tony laughed. "Trust me you don't want the drugs, they make you feel funny."
"Yeah but least I'd sleep. Do you realise how many hours you have slept yesterday afternoon and all night? Far out, for the last 5 hours you didn't even move in the slightest!"
Tony thought she was cute when she was being grumpy. "Awww Chelle are you whining?"
Michelle playfully pouted, "Yes I am! I am jealous of you and all your snoozing!"
"You should be jealous, it was such a good sleep." He was poking fun at her with such a cheeky grin on his face. "What can I do for you sweetheart?"
Michelle sat up letting out a huge sigh. Tony sat up next to her and stroked her arm. "Tony....now I am hungry!! Oh my God, how good would a big huge burger be right now?!"
He had to laugh, "What's up with you? You are in such a funny mood....it's very adorable."
"I'm tired and hungry, you forgot to feed me dinner last night. Plus the book I bought is bloody boring!"
"Awww Chelle, I slept straight through dinner."
"I KNOW! You are not helping here Tony!!"
He kissed her on the cheek and took her hand. "I'll take care of you sweetheart." Tony picked up the phone and got the nurses station. He told them he was hungry and so they patched him through to the kitchen. Tony ordered a pile of sandwiches and some ice cream with some juice. They said it would be brought up to him in a few minutes. He got off the phone looking very pleased with himself. "Look at me solving your troubles!!"
Michelle kissed him quickly but passionately on the lips before she got up to go to the bathroom. "If we were not in hospital, you would be getting very lucky right now!" She gave him a wink and turned to walk away leaving Tony with his mouth hanging open. She completely shocked him sometimes. 99 of the time she was shy and all sweet and innocent and then occasionally she would come out with something when he least expected it. He loved it about her. It was just like when she said all that stuff in front of the guys, she caught him so off guard that he couldn't even come up with a response.
His eyes followed her the entire way back to the bed giving her a seductive smile. She noticed him watching her, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Lucky....how exactly?"
Michelle gave him a cheeky grin. "I just meant that I would show you my appreciation for getting me food." She knew she was stringing him along and she was loving it. He took her hands and pulled her in closer to his body.
"Chelle, I don't mind that we are in hospital, I am more than happy for you to make me very lucky." He bit his lower lip but then leaned in and kissed her on the neck.
"Uh hah, there is no way this could be done in the hospital.....I guess maybe I'll just have to sing you a song or something instead!" Michelle laughed in amusement to herself.
Tony looked at her adoringly. "You are such a tease Chelle." This made her smile even bigger. She leaned in and kissed him sweetly on the lips, they both groaned at the same time.
They were interrupted by a kitchen hand bringing in the tray of food. She seemed embarrassed and put the tray down and left as fast as she could. Michelle looked at the huge arrangement of sandwiches and ice cream. "Wow.....look at all the food Tony. I don't know where to start.......actually yes I do." She picked up one of the tubs of ice cream and dived into it.
Tony shook his head and laughed. "You can't start with ice cream, that's dessert." She put some on the spoon and held it out for him, he leaned in so he could put the spoon in his mouth while she still held it. He opened up the other tub and they both fed each other from their containers. Once the ice cream was finished they made their way through the sandwiches.
Once they were done Michelle laid back on the bed. "Ok, that feels so much better. Thanks Tony." He gave her a wink and then lay back on his side so that he could rest one hand on her stomach. "Chelle, you need to change into something comfortable, no wonder you were not able to sleep. Just at least pull on a t-shirt, you can borrow some of my boxers that you packed."
"Ok." She hopped off the bed again and changed tops and pulled on some of his boxers. Climbing up back next to him he pulled her in so she was lying on her back and he was on his side next to her.
He started stroking her hair. "Close your eyes beautiful and try again to get to sleep."
Before she closed her eyes she kissed him on the lips. "Are you going to sleep too?"
Tony kissed her forehead. "I will once I know you have drifted off, but for right now I want to make sure I get you off to sleep first."
Michelle smiled and allowed him to gently play with her hair. It felt so nice to have him dote on her like this. Tony cuddled up with her, wrapping his other arm around her and pulling her body into his chest. He continued to stroke her hair but he also kissed her too. Michelle's eyes popped open.
"Hey...hey...sweetheart, keep your eyes closed."
"Sorry, I just....well, this feels really good. Tony I love you cuddling me like this. It makes me feel special."
He let out a noise, to let her know how touched he was by what she said. "If I had it my way Chelle, I'd hold you all the time like this."
It didn't take long for Michelle to drift into a peaceful sleep. Tony continued to stroke her hair until he fell asleep himself.
When Tony woke in the morning Michelle was already awake and just walking back into his room with coffees for the both of them. She seemed really bubbly, especially happy.
"You feeling good Chelle? I love your gorgeous smile."
Michelle walked straight up to him and kissed him passionately. She tugged on his bottom lip opening his mouth so that she could push her tongue in and explore. He returned her intensity and pulled her into him. She eventually pulled back, "I feel so good, snuggling up with you was all I needed."
Tony smiled. Let me take you to dinner tonight Michelle, somewhere special?"
He held her tight while he waited for her response. "I'd love that Tony."
They were both commenting on how much better his ankle looked, when his doctor came in to check on him. He spent a couple minutes studying his foot before asking Tony to get up and try and walk on it. To his surprise he could walk on it with basically no trouble at all. "Wow, yesterday I couldn't even put any weight on it."
The doctor nodded his head. "That's because of the infection not from the surgery. Without the infection you would have been off crutches yesterday. You are fine to go but you will need to take some tablets for the rest of the week to keep fighting the infection. If it becomes sore like that again or red and swollen you need to come back straight away."
Tony thanked the doctor and once he was gone he helped Michelle throw their things back into the bag so they could go. He was so excited to be able to leave as well as
being off the crutches. "It's still early, want to swap dinner for lunch and maybe even then a movie?"
"Great, but I've got to go back to my place to shower and find something nice to wear."
"No problem Chelle, I've got my pants and shirt from the interview to wear."
It took Tony close to half an hour to be discharged from the hospital. Once they were outside and walking across the parking lot Tony slung the bag over his pack and then to Michelle's complete surprise he picked her up in his arms. Michelle let out a sound of shock as she was whisked into the air. She looked at Tony in complete and utter astonishment.
He kissed her on the forehead. "Finally now without crutches I can look after you the way I've always wanted."
He didn't put her down until they reached his car. Michelle couldn't take her eyes off Tony as he opened the door for her and helped her in. It wasn't until they were halfway to Michelle's place that Tony remembered to turn his phone on and check his messages. He had to have it off in the hospital and he had completely forgotten that the company he had interviewed with was going to call him. He hung up the phone with a huge grin on his face.
"Chelle they want me back tomorrow for a final interview! Can you believe it? This is all because of you Michelle..."
"No it isn't Tony – it was all you. It's because you are so talented, I'm so proud of you."
Tony took her hand. "Chelle I would never have gone to the interview if you hadn't pushed me, I also could have never gone if you hadn't put it all together the way you did. No one has ever believed in me like you did, thank you so much."
Tony watched as Michelle gazed out the window deep in thought. "Are you ok?"
Michelle turned back to him and smiled. "I'm fine, just thinking about how much it is going to suck not having you at CTU."
"It isn't for sure yet......Michelle is CTU your future?"
Michelle had thought about this a lot since Tony told her about his interest in the advertising agency. "I don't know. When I studied my goal was to work at the pentagon or at least be a liaison for it but then this job at CTU came up. When I took this job I made a pact with myself that by the time I had a family I would have moved into something a little less dangerous and stressful."
Tony nodded his head and rubbed the side of his face.
"Tony how come you're not saying anything?"
"Sorry Chelle, I think you would be great in a liaison position for the pentagon."
Michelle knew there was something he was holding back "What are you really thinking Tony? I can tell you're not saying something."
"I don't think you would consider it my place to say what I want to say. I also don't want to freak you out."
Michelle was so confused, "What could possibly be out of place for you to say and why would I freak out?"
Tony's hand still hadn't left his face. He pulled his car into the parking garage at her apartment. "Don't worry Michelle, it is fine. I honestly think the Pentagon thing sounds great, you would be great at anything you wanted to do." He started to get out of the car. Michelle jumped out as well and they began to walk to the elevator.
"You can't not tell me now Tony. Trust me, I'll be fine. This is freaking me out now more than anything. Please?"
Tony played with the elevator button as he spoke, too nervous to look her in the eyes. "Fine. You are excellent in your job at CTU Michelle, the best in the field. It has always bothered me though when I see how much the job upsets you and when situations have been bought back into the office I've always spent most my time worried about you being ok and not hurt. I don't ever want you going on Field assignments. I've seen what that job does to people, to families. I know it is selfish but I don't want to lose you. I see a huge future with us Chelle – I need you and I hate that CTU would always be jeopardising that."
Michelle took Tony's hand and turned his body so he was looking at her. She smiled at him to show she wasn't upset. "What kind of huge future?"
Tony relaxed and stepped in closer to her putting his arms around her waist. "You are my future Chelle.....I see it all with you."
Her eyes become watery and she waived her hand in front of her face making Tony smile. "Wow.....you are everything to me Tony, you are my future too."
They kissed very tenderly on the lips and then spent a minute looking into each other's eyes. Michelle took his hand and led him into the elevator. They just watched each other the entire way to her apartment. Tony had been there before a couple times to pick up or drop things off.
Once inside Michelle listened to her answering machine and then started rummaging through her closet for something to wear. Tony took a call on his cell phone which sounded like it was going to go on for a few minutes so she motioned to him that she was just going to take a quick shower.
He watched her head into the bathroom and started to picture her getting undressed. He tried to concentrate on his call but when he heard the water start then he started to picture her naked getting all wet. He kicked his shoes off and then took his pants off. He was still listening to the phone but when he started to think about yesterday in the car with Michelle he had to end the call. As he removed his shirt he thought about her face as he touched her, about how good she felt and about her voice as she said his name. He was so turned on, his heart began to race, his breathing sped up and his body felt fuelled by desire for Michelle.
He knocked on the door and when he heard her say 'come in' he slipped inside. He could see the look of surprise on her face when she saw he was naked. His body become tingly as he looked her over. When she smiled at him he almost had trouble breathing. He loved her smile, his heart couldn't help but smile when he saw it. The rest of the world and even the room blocked out of his mind and all he could see or think was Michelle. As he drew closer to the shower he watched Michelle as she studied his body. She could see how turned on he was and as she became fixated on him she bit her lower lip. He opened the door, stepped inside and stood so close to her body, they both focused their eyes on each others.
After a moment Michelle's eyes wondered down again. "Ohh Tony..."
That was it that was all he needed to hear to lose all control. He reached for her and then moved into her body. He pushed himself hard against her body making them both groan loudly. He pulled himself back just enough that he could explore her with his hands.
Michelle had picked up very clearly over the last couple days how much Tony loved it when she spoke to him. She studied his face as she began to talk to him. "You are so sexy Tony....." His head was down a little but he lifted his eyes to hers and opened his mouth, "Ooohh."
She kept speaking directly to his eyes. "I want you so much." She could feel him so hard against her leg and he bit his bottom lip, his eyes were begging for more. "Tony..." it almost came out in a whisper but she could tell by his expression he heard it. She trailed one finger down his chest and stomach, "I want to make you feel so good." He took another bit of his lip and began nodding his head – she doubted he even knew he was doing it. His hands dropped to his side and he stood still, completely captivated by her.
Michelle couldn't think of a time in her life that someone's reaction to her had made her feel so good. No one had ever looked at her the way he was now and she knew it wasn't just about sex, it was about so much more. She felt so special and loved just by the way he looked at her. Tony had been so nervous to tell her how much he worried about her working at CTU, what he didn't know was that she'd give it all up for him in a heartbeat. She had always wanted the family life but had put it on the back burner because of work, but now, just imagining having that with Tony made everything else drop to the bottom of her priority ladder. In just 3 days he had managed to open her eyes to what true love really felt like.
Tony couldn't make his body move, he tried to but it was like his feet were stuck to the shower base. His eyes were glued to Michelle, he felt like she had put him in a trance. Seemingly past words he used his eyes to beg her to continue. He knew she was talking to him like this because she had noticed how much he liked it. That made it feel ten times sexier, that she was doing it because she knew how much he wanted it. Her fingers traced his face, down his cheeks to his shoulders. He leaned his head forward to kiss her but she held her head back and put her fingers up to his mouth. He needed her so badly, he didn't think he could last another minute without touching her. He would take whatever he could right now so he covered her hand with his to keep it in place and began to suck on her fingers. He was only onto the second finger when he felt her tug her hand away, their eyes were still locked and she began to shake her head slowly with a very cheeky grin. Once again he was left standing there completely mesmerized by her but not allowed to touch. She ran her tongue across her lips and then let her own hands slide down her breasts to her stomach. Her name escaped his mouth before he even knew it. "Chelle...." His voice was almost squeaky, he sounded so on the edge – begging her for more.
She decided he had been patient enough and that she would give him exactly what he wanted. "Tony....can I have you now?"
His head was nodding at a rapid rate and his mouth was hanging open. He held his breath as her hands wrapped around his back and gripped his shoulders slowly making their way down to his lower back. As her hands lowered so did the rest of her body, she kissed him the entire way. His hands made their way to hold onto the top of her head, he ran them through her hair. As she wrapped her mouth around him, his knees buckled – he had to throw his hands against the side walls to steady himself. She looked up at him and ran one hand up his stomach and chest as far as she could reach.
He already felt close. She had riled him up so much before that as soon as she had touched him he could barely keep himself standing. "Michelle.....I'm close..."
She used more pressure making him climax in a heartbeat. He groaned like he never had before and then his body slumped down so they were face level. He cupped her face with his hands. "I'm sorry....I couldn't last.....you have no idea what you were doing to me that whole time." She leaned in and kissed him with her mouth open, first taking in his bottom lip and then his top lip. Still basically stunned it took him a moment to catch up but when he did he let his tongue explore her open mouth. Her body fell backwards bringing him with her so that she was sitting on the ground and he was crouched over her. Their moaning was almost louder than the water running and even when they stopped kissing to catch their breath, they still groaned and said each other's names loudly.
The water began to get cooler and cooler and it completely ran out before either one of them had even noticed. Giving them a rude shock they both jumped up and scrambled to turn the taps off and then stepped outside the shower. Michelle started to shake immediately as the water had made her so cold. Tony grabbed a towel and wrapped it around her and started to dry her. Once they were both dry they headed into the bedroom with towels around them and started to get ready. Shooting flirty smiles across the room it was taking ages for either of them to get anything done.
"I'm sorry the water ran out Chelle, I wasn't finished with you."
"That's ok, we can always take many more showers!"
Tony's face because a little more serious as he walked over to Michelle. "There is something about you Chelle.......I couldn't move, I was mesmerised by you – when you finally touched me I just about fell over. I didn't think it was possible to feel the way you make me feel Michelle."
"You're happy Tony?"
He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her in close. "I've never been happier Chelle."
"I'll never forget the day Tony that the Markson bust went wrong and those traitors managed to escape.....I found you sitting on your couch so angry and disappointed you could barely speak. You kept telling me to go home but I couldn't leave you like that. I sat with you for like 3 hours, we didn't even talk – you just needed to wrap your head around what had happened. All I wanted was to be able to make you feel better. I was so upset when I realised that I couldn't make you happy. Since that day I've just wanted to be enough for you...."
Tony gave a little chuckle. "Chelle I spent half of that time thinking about how much I wanted to be with you. All I could think was that you would never go for me and I'd never know what it was like to be with you. That's why I was so angry. You were more than enough, I mean I remember feeling better as soon as you said you wanted to stay with me."
She stroked his face. "You should have kissed me then babe. Wow, you have no idea how much I was thinking about kissing you then."
"I would have if I didn't think you would slap me if I did....."
They were interrupted by Michelle's cell phone. She grabbed it off the bed. "Dessler."
"Michelle, its Brad Hammond. I need to see you immediately."
"I'm not at work Sir, I have the next few days free."
"Michelle I need you to come into CTU now."
"Ok I'll come in. Have I done something wrong Sir?"
"This is something we need to discuss – Is it true to state that you are involved in a committed relationship with your superior Tony Almeida."
Michelle's heart felt like it stopped. She couldn't lie. "Yes sir, that is true."
He sighed, "Michelle I need to see you as soon as possible."
"I'm on my way."
