Chapter 9
The next two weeks were spent just in the hotel room, watching movies, talking, just sitting, making love, lazy things and before they knew it, it was time to go back to LA.
Tony had spent little time with Laura, Reese and Lily since he'd met Michelle. Laura, Reese and Lily had joined them for dinner one night and Laura had to admit that they seemed to know each other really well and seemed committed to each other and even love each other, Laura now knew that it was more than lust.
Both Tony and Michelle were finding it really hard to say goodbye to each other. They'd just arrived back in LA via Michelle's private jet and Michelle was going by private car back to her Beverly Hills mansion and Tony was being picked up by Carl and taken back to his condo in North Hollywood.
Finally the pulled apart from each other and Michelle was driven away. Carl arrived a few minutes later.
"Hello, my friend," Carl greeted Tony with a hug before they went out to the car and Carl drove them back to Tony's.
They went inside and suddenly a room full of people jumped out from behind his furniture yelling, "Surprise, welcome home!"
"You guys broke into my house!" Tony exclaimed, playfully.
"I didn't break in, I used my key," Carl smirked.
"Well, I'll be taking that back," Tony replied, sarcastically.
"So, Tony, how was New York?" one of his friends, Charlie asked.
"You saw the papers," his girlfriend, Marissa giggled.
"Can we not go into that now," Tony said, rolling his eyes.
"Oh, why not, baby?" a voice said from behind him.
Tony turned to see a smiling Michelle, "Honey, what are you doing here?" Tony asked, gob smacked to see his gorgeous girlfriend in his house.
"My boyfriend's having a party, I'd like to think I'm invited," Michelle smirked.
"Of course you're invited, but how did you even know about it?" Tony said, putting his arms around her, kissing the top of her head.
"A few days ago, I answered your phone while you were in the shower. Carl told me about it but I was forbidden to tell you," Michelle replied, smiling.
"I can't believe that you didn't tell me," Tony said, pretending to sulk.
"Forgive me?" Michelle pouted.
"Always," Tony replied, gently kissing her nose.
"So drinks all round," Carl suggested, going into the kitchen to get them.
Everyone was still looking at Tony and Michelle. They couldn't believe that Tony was dating The Michelle Dessler. They seemed so comfortable with each other and you could see that obvious admiration they had for each other. Michelle was even more beautiful in real life than onscreen and she and Tony looked so good together.
"So you going to introduce me to all your friends?" Michelle questioned.
"Sure, ok, for starters this is my best mate, Carl but you already talked to him," Tony said as Carl came back with the beers.
"Beer ok, Michelle?" he said, holding it out to her.
"Beer's fine," Michelle said, accepting it from him.
Tony made his way around to all this friends, introducing them to Michelle and catching up with them. When they'd finished Michelle wanted a tour of his house. He led her into the kitchen.
"Sorry about the mess… when my friends come over…" he laughed, shocked at the empty packets, cans and bottles everywhere.
"Males," Michelle teased.
"Hey, usually it's perfect, spotless," Tony replied, playfully sitting her shoulder, "I'm very protective of my kitchen."
"Really?"
"Yes, I love to cook," Tony said.
"How come I've never experienced this cooking?" Michelle questioned.
"I haven't had the chance to cook for you yet," Tony said as they moved out of the kitchen and into the hallway.
The first room they came to was the spare bedroom, then a bathroom, than another spare room, then Tony's office. At the end of the hallway was Tony's large bedroom complete with ensuit.
"Tony, it's gorgeous," Michelle exclaimed.
All along one side of the room was a row of floor length windows. The huge oversize king bed stood in the centre of the room, covered in a green and gold quilt with matching pillows. A built in robe was along another wall and the door to the ensuit was off to one side.
"I know, I love it," Tony replied.
He led her into the ensuit. It had a huge bath on a side a ledge that had a row of the same windows in the bedroom. It was gorgeous.
"I love your house, Tony," Michelle smiled, as they went back into the bedroom. "I'm gonna have to test out this bed," Michelle smirked.
"Oh, really?" Tony replied, cheekily.
"Yep," she replied, falling backwards onto the bed, taking Tony with her. She settled on top of him and started kissing him.
"Stop now, otherwise I won't be able to," Tony said, after a while, pulling back.
"What if I don't want to stop," Michelle smiled.
"I have guests in my living room," Tony reminded her.
"Fine," Michelle gave up, rolling off him, putting her arms around him. She snuggled into his chest for a while before Tony said, "We should get back to my guests."
"In a minute, I want to ask you something," Michelle said.
"Shoot," Tony said, pulling her up so they were sitting, leaning against the bed head.
"You still have three weeks off work right…" Michelle started.
"Yeah…"
"Did you have anything planned or organized for those three weeks?" Michelle asked.
"Hang around here… missing you," Tony said, kissing the side of her head.
"Ah but I may have a solution for that… come with me on my publicity tour…" Michelle said.
