Author's note: Sorry this is so late. My life right now is beyond hectic so…Also I had to add a line from the movie The Departed into this chapter, so that belongs to them, not me.

His body rolled slowly towards the warmth of new light streaming from the windows, Tony opened his eyes, blinking in the small light coming from the halls. His body still climbing from the depths of unconsciousness, he stretched slowly, bringing his arms up over his head, pointing his toes.

He is alone in bed, and he smells coffee in the air. Before he can pull the sheets back, he looks up to see Michelle framed by the doorway, two mugs in her hands with steam escaping. She's dressed in one of his button-down shirts, and it reached mid-thigh. Her hair is all tangled, her face scrubbed fresh and clean.

Smiling, he pulls himself to a sitting position as she knee-walks across the mattress to him, handing him a cup. He accepts it gratefully, reaching out with his other hand to push a lock of hair off her forehead, tucking it behind her ear.

"Hey, beautiful. Did I fall asleep?"

"Yeah. You looked pretty beat. But after a day with Ryan who could blame you?"

Tony was trying to forget having to leave a naked Michelle that morning when he got called in, even more what he had got called in for.

"Look Ryan, CTU is still down after the bomb. Don't you think I'd be more useful here?" Tony said, his tone growing more annoyed by the second.

"Look Almeida, when I asked you to go I wasn't really asking. You'll do it or you can find another job. Believe me, world needs plenty of bartenders."

Tony nodded, as he took the drink, his eyes were drawn to the way the shirt caressed her curves, the low neckline just scooped enough to show off the round creamy breasts. Sitting there, curled on the sofa, she looked tinier and more fragile than when she was kicking ass at work.

"What…?" she asked suspiciously. "You look like you're imagining me naked…"

Tony dropped down onto the bed beside her. "Oh, but I am…" he replied, winking. "Of course, that shirt doesn't leave much to the imagination…but I still do my best on the other parts…" He leaned a little closer to her, so close he could smell the perfume on her skin, and see the little flecks of gold in her iris. His eyes dipped lower, seeing the clear outline of her breasts against the silky pajamas.

"So what did Ryan want to talk about?" She asked, pulling him out of his dirty thoughts.

"He needs me to go to D.C. for a few weeks. I told him to go to forget it, but…"

Michelle sighed and leaned back into the pillows.

"Of course he did." She laughed.

"I'm sorry baby. I was trying to think of a way you could go with me but…"

"Hey, it's not your fault. I mean it sucks but…I'm just really going to miss you" She said with the sweetest smile he'd seen all day.

"I brought you somethin by the way. A little bribe for all this." He remembered, dragging her out of the warm bed into the kitchen.

"Mmm, I'm intrigued. Bribes are always good." She laughed.

He held his hand out for her and led her to the counter, making her sit up on it and close her eyes.

"Ok open…"

She dropped her hands around his neck and sweetly kissed his lips.

"This is the best damn chocolate brownie you will ever have in your life." He added.

She laughed out loud, the adorable sound driving him over the edge. Sweeping the things off her counter onto the floor, he lifted her up and got her shirt open, burying his head in her breasts as his hands worked at her pants. She was clinging to him, her hands fumbling at his shirt, as he greedily sucked and nipped at her breasts, grunting in satisfaction as her pants came undone. They were being playful, just enjoying the fun moment until the look in Tony's eyes changed.

"I need you," he groaned, then nuzzled and bit, sucked and kissed her from the long column of her throat to her belly. She gasped and mewled, writhing against him, her hands in his hair her only way to hold on as his passion overwhelmed her. He managed to unbuckle his own pants and push them away before taking her panties from her. He gripped her, one hand at her hip and one arm up her back, fingers curling over her shoulder from behind to brace her, as his body took over. His was passionate, and she answered with whimpers and groans each time he filled her. She clung to him, and her noises were driving him crazy.

Then he lifted her, grabbing her under her legs, walking them to her bedroom until he found the nearest wall, just managing to get his hand between her head and the wall.

His pulse was still hammering through him as he opened his eyes to look at her-- panting and flushed, eyes glazed with surprise and desire, and deposited her in the middle of her bed, crawling in over her, as she panted and looked at him, eyes still dazed from the shock of their joining, and the fact that despite the intensity already, she still needed him. He bent down to kiss her, and she pulled his mouth closer to hers, her hands half-pulling, half clinging, as she groaned into his mouth. The taste of her mouth made him drunk.

"I love you."

She moaned, the raw honesty in his voice making her reach down to tug on his hair, pulling him back to where she wanted him. She believed him when he told her she was beautiful. She believed him when he told her she loved him. And she believed him now when he told her that her body was the most erotic flavor he could ever want.

When they both came down out of euphoria, her legs were shaking underneath her. His hand trembled on her waist.

Her soft gasp as he pulled out of her body made him wish he was eighteen again and could flip her over and start again. As it was he barely managed to help her straighten out her legs before he flopped on the bed beside her.

"That was... incredible," he said, his arm sprawled across his damp forehead. "You okay?" he asked.

She turned over to face him. A slow satisfied smile melted across her face and nodded.

"Me too." She curled up to his side, running her hands along his stomach as she kissed him sweetly, their tongues barely touching before she pulled away.

He kissed the top of her head and cupped her face so she'd look him in the eyes. "You know I'd do anything for you, right?"

A smile illuminated her face. Yes, she knew. She felt it as a hum from the tip of her toes to the top of her head. So loved. So wanted. So cherished. So lucky to feel the same about him. The words melted away and only the feeling of being together remained.

He'd found it impossible to suppress the twinges of lust he had when they first started working together, but after the case with Charlie Cook, he realized that the stunning body shielded not only the most frighteningly bright mind he'd ever met, but a ferocious passion for the same things he held dear.

Sometimes even more so-- he'd gotten cynical over the years, and while it never affected the intensity he brought to his cases, her hot sense of purpose to solve their cases never wavered, no matter how tired she got. She doubted herself outside of work, but she'd never yet doubted the importance of closing each case. Each one was as important to her as the rest, no matter how heartsore she was at the end. Once he realized that, the words "sexy" and "gorgeous" were only as arousing in combination with "brilliant" and "fierce." Then, it wasn't lust anymore.

"I'm not going to be moving for awhile." He felt her chest vibrate with soft laughter.

"Me either. I haven't had this much sex in such a short amount of time...ever. We still have the rest of the night." He lifts his head enough to kiss her lazily before dropping his head back down on her chest. "You have amazing stamina."

"Thanks, but I'm gonna need some rest before we do that again honey." He placed a soft kiss against her breast, and she silently wished they could stay like this forever.

"Like I said we still have a whole night, it's only eight-thirty sweetheart." He raised his head up and flashed her a smile then nestled against her neck, breathing her in, letting her softness seep into him.

"Mmm, I love you to by the way" Michelle added, watching him fall to sleep on his chest.

"Love you…"

So with the week I've been having I was in need of some fluff. Anyone else with me?