AN: Hello faithful readers I hope everyone enjoyed the last chapter and it stayed pretty true to the characters. I am doing my best to keep this updated so please don't be to disappointed in me. Here's the next chapter and after this there will probably only be one or two more I'm not quite sure yet.

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Tony and Michelle reached her apartment, Tony pulled in first and Michelle parked behind him. She watched as he got his bag and locked up the car. Michelle turned and looked at her car and then pushed the lock button on the remote. She swiftly caught up with him and offered a small smile.

He smiled widely.

"Lighten up lady, it's all down here from here right?"

Michelle laughed lightly.

"I wouldn't say exactly that but it should be a hell of a lot easier, hopefully."

They walked to the front door, Tony stood back to allow Michelle access to the lock. Opening it easily they walked into the apartment. Tony looked around concerned as to where his things would be going. Michelle, reading his thoughts easily, walked by him; she grabbed the bag from his hands without voicing her actions. Tony slightly shocked followed her down the hall slightly amused.

She stopped at her closed door only long enough to open the door. Michelle continued walking until she reached the bed where she swiftly deposited the bag. She spun around catching Tony slightly off guard.

"Any other questions or insecurities you would like to voice?"

Tony laughed loudly and wrapped his arms around her waist pulling her into him still chuckling heartily.

"No ma'am, I can see what the answer would be to anything I might need to know."

"Good. I wouldn't want there to be any confusion about anything."

Tony rested his head on the top of Michelle's, Slowly his laughter died down and the moment became more intimate. Tony realized the significance of standing with her in her room and suddenly felt like crying.

He never thought he would have the chance to be there again. To be able to stand with her so close in the dim lit assurances offered by such a private setting. He held on tighter and smiled slightly when she obligingly pulled him closer. He swayed slightly back and forth and reveled in the feeling of her relaxing in his arms. Tony kissed her forehead softly. If Michelle hadn't been so intent on him she might not have felt it.

She took that moment to look up at him. She looked into his eyes for a long while loving what she found there. Slowly she leaned her face toward his in quiet asking, looking for the permission to continue. He smiled at her question and closed the gap between them. He kissed her slowly savoring the moment and the feel of her against him. He pushed a little harder against her mouth and she leaned into him more. His tongue teased her lips asking them to part. Michelle obliged.

Just as he started to kiss her more passionately her cell phone rang. The two jumped apart like teenagers caught by a parent. Michelle hurried to her purse searching for her cell, answering just in the knick of time.

"Dessler."

Tony watched from across the room. It was obviously someone from work but he couldn't be sure who.

"No the files are all in the computer by date and case file number. Yes that's right."

Tony looked at her and gave her a goofy smile. He laughed as she held back her laughter and blushed slightly. She turned her face away from him to concentrate on the call.

"Look just send it over to Laura she can help you with it and knows where everything is at in the system. No I'm not coming in today. I just finished working with CTU on the crisis."

Michelle started to pace the room and he could hear the annoyance in her voice.

"Look I just pulled a twenty seven hour shift between work there and then as Director at CTU I think I deserve a little down time, if there's a problem talk to Buchanan, I'm sure he'll clear it right up. This isn't about it being a bad time. I'm tired and I'm cranky I have the day off and your calling me about things that you should have learned months ago instead of asking the analysts that are on hand."

Tony watched the agitation grow on her face so he walked across the room and put his arms around her middle stopping her pacing. He pulled her softly so that her back was against his chest and he rest his head in the crook of her neck and kissed the back of her neck softly.

She visibly calmed.

"Yes fine put Bill on. Hey yeah, I'm not coming in today. I thought I had made that clear before I left. Bill I don't think I'm coming back. No I haven't really talked about it in great detail with him but I think I'm going to put in my notice and then use my saved up vacation time for the last two weeks. I'm not sure what we are going to do yet but its only been what like five hours if that. Yes I know I shouldn't have snapped at Aaron but he's a level four analyst he should know how to do these things by now and if not he should have asked the other analysts on the shift, not called me. Besides that its none of his business why I'm not there. I'm his boss not the other way around."

Tony gave her a little squeeze. She took a deep breath and slowly released it.

"I'm sorry. I'm just tired is all and a lot went down today I'm still trying to deal with it all. Yeah that'd be great. Thanks. Just tell him to get Laura's help with it. She should be able to do it in a matter of minutes."

She closed her eyes and Tony kissed her neck again.

"Yeah thanks. I'll talk to about when I know more. Yes he's right here. Yeah he's fine. I'll let him know or you could call him and talk to him later, his number is in his file. Okay, yeah thanks Bill. You too, bye."

She shut the phone and threw it on the bed, relaxing against Tony.

"Did you get it all out of your system or is the next barrage of words going to fly at me when I'm not expecting it?"

She sighed deeply,

"I'm done, for now. I mean I just put in a long day and worked a hard problem you would think they would be able to give me at least a day to catch up on the sleep and wind down. Instead I get incompetent workers calling about idiotic file locations instead of checking with the people around him. It's ridiculous and then Bill wanting to know what my life's plans are a few hours after I told him that I was leaving. I've just got too much going on to deal with the governments crap."

Tony turned her around and pulled her into his chest.

"I get that. I know I would be pretty peeved too. What does Buchanan want with me?"

"Apparently the government plans to compensate you for your help with everything. Don't ask me what kind of compensation, he didn't go into detail. He said he would give you a call a little later."

"Hmm okay."

They stood together a few more minutes until Michelle spoke up.

"Well I don't know about you but I am exhausted and I think my sweats and my bed are calling my name."

"Sounds like a plan my dear. If you'll excuse me for a moment I need to make a trip to the rest room."

Michelle reluctantly released him and watched as he walked to the bathroom. She went to the side of the bed and picked up her folded sweats, pulling her jeans off in the process. She quickly shoved on her sweats and pulled the covers back from the head of the bed.

Tony stood in font of the mirror in the bathroom listening to the soft sound of her changing and getting the bed ready. He smiled to himself, he had finally done it. They were finally together and this time nothing was going to separate them. Not again. First the prison and then his own stupidity, but he would make it right this time. He would pull it all together and make it right, treat her the way she deserved to be treated all along.

He turned on the water at the sink and slowly washed his hands, smiling all the while. He dried his hands and walked back into the bedroom. Tony's smile got wider at the sight before him.

Michelle had crawled into bed and in those few short minutes fallen fast asleep. Tony walked around the bed and slid into the other side. He was slightly awkward with the motion but savored it none the less.

He slid into the bed and reached for Michelle, pulling he close to him as she slept. He knew she was a sound sleeper but remembered that even in her heaviest sleep she would seek him out while she slept. This time was no different. As he pulled her closer and the heat of his body became more apparent to her the easier it became to pull her close. She maneuvered her body so that it was pressed directly against his, wrapping her arms around his neck and burying her face into his chest.

Tony smiled into her hair and inhaled her scent. He quickly made himself completely comfortable and buried his face in her hair while sleep quickly claimed him.

A/N: So sorry this one is kinda of short. I don't know if I am going to do another chapter or not, You guys let me know what you think, if I should keep going with the story or not. I wanted to tell you really quick that I really don't want to right anything involving with way too much sexual intimacy because if you watch the show all the times we see Tony and Michelle kiss or anything it's very private and very innocent, excluding maybe their first kiss. It always seems very special and I want to keep it that way.

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