This chapter won't be as long as the last one but I hope you enjoy it anyway!
Chapter 4 – About Last Night
Tony quietly pulled into Michelle's driveway. She was still fast asleep. He turned off the car and looked over at her it was now completely silent he could perfectly here her breathing. He really didn't want to wake her. She was sleeping like an angel. He quietly opened his door and walked around to hers, which he quietly opened. He slipped his left arm behind her back and wrapped it and held the other side of her head. He took his other arm and put it under her knees. Then he gently lifted her. "Wow she is really light" eh muttered as he pushed the door shut. He took her inside and carried her to her bedroom and gently laid her in her bed, slipped her shoes off, and pulled the covers over her. It was then that he wasn't sure what to do next should he stay, or leave? He decided he would stay just in case she needed him, but not in her bed he wasn't sure if she was ready for that yet and he didn't want to mess things up so he went downstairs and went to sleep on the couch.
(The Next Morning)
Michelle opened her eyes; the soft light came pouring in through the window. She looked at where she was. She thought about the night before 'How did I get here?' she thought she went downstairs and saw Tony on the couch, she then realized 'He must have carried me in' she smiled at the thought of Tony carrying her and wished she had been awake to experience it. Michelle went over to him and kissed him on the forehead. A smile spread across his face.
"Good Morning" Michelle said warmly
"Good Morning Sweetheart" Tony smiled back "Feeling better?" he asked
"Much" she said and giggled, "Wanna go out to breakfast?"
"Sure" Tony decided not to press the subject too much if she wanted to tell him hopefully she would.
"You wanna stop at your house to get some clothes on the way?" Michelle said
"Yeah" he said getting up. They left Michelle's house after she got changed and went to a small diner for breakfast afterwards they decided to go to the park for a walk. They had been comfortably talking all the way. When they got to the park Michelle brought up a new subject.
"You are probably wondering what the my problem was last night" she said
"You don't have to…" Tony started
"No I want to" she said " First I want you to know how grateful I am for you not pushing the subject in the car last night or this morning, it means a lot. I just, well first of all my mother is dead, and father lives far away, so Danny is really the only family I have, but you probably already know that the same way I know that both your parents live in Ferndale and you have a sister, around here, and a brother who lives in Seattle."
"The power of a clearance code level 3" he smiled " I can only imagine what your gonna do with the 5 your about to be awarded"
She looked up shocked "Really?"
"Yup. Same thing happened to me. One-person falls of everyone moves up. Well as long as the director gives his consent" Tony smiled wider. "Which by the way I plan to do as my first act as official director"
"Thank you" she said shyly. "But about my breakdown last night. It's just Danny means so much to me and the past year hasn't been easy with him I mean I try to be there for him because I am so scared of losing him. Last year when he tried to commit suicide.." she took a deep breath.
"You wanna get outta here?" Tony asked
"Yeah" they paid and went out to the car. Tony started the engine "Last year I almost lost him. I think it was partly my fault because I wasn't there"
"No Michelle" he said "If it's any body's fault it was Carrie's"
"I know she was a large part of it but I could've stopped him. And I should've been there to stop him." She said
"You can't carry this around." He said looking into her eyes "This was not your fault and above all it didn't happen"
"I know but it's just when ever he gets mad I get afraid, afraid that he'll try it again, because I mean he obviously didn't learn anything by trying to talk to Carrie again and I just.." she held back tears "I didn't want to be the reason, I mean if he had gone into his house and…"
"Don't say it" Tony said also holding back sympathetic tears "Don't even think it" he reached across and pulled her close. When someone behind them beeped. Tony reluctantly took the wheel and began driving again. Michelle sat back in her seat and slipped her hand in his. So they rode hand-in-hand the rest of the way home.