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Swearing and loads of sexual content...you have been warned...
The second the door was open Natalie took one look at Tony's black eye and gasped. "Anthony Almeida! What has happened?"
Tony had completely forgotten about the black eye, so much for not letting his mum know he had gotten in a fight today. He decided trying to brush it off was his best option. "It's no big deal. Come in. Dad, I want you to meet Michelle, Michelle this is my Dad, Charlie."
Michelle was going to shake Charlie's hand but instead he hugged her. "I have heard so much about you Michelle, it is so nice to finally meet you and I don't even know where to begin with thanking you for everything you have done for my Jess and Tony."
Michelle smiled. It was lovely to be welcomed by his father this way. She couldn't believe how much Tony looked like his Dad. Charlie was a very striking handsome man. "Nice to meet you Mr Almeida...'
"Charlie!"
"Charlie", she smiled. "Thank you and it is a pleasure to meet you."
She then gave Natalie and Jess a big hug. It only took a minute before Natalie asked Tony again what had happened to his eye. Tony looked at Michelle pleadingly for help. Michelle slid her arm around Tony, "It wasn't Tony's fault, he was sticking up for me with that guy David at work."
Charlie almost had a look of pride in his eyes that his son had protected Michelle. He knew Tony inside out and knew he would never just get into a fight or use his trained skills over nothing.
Natalie on the other hand was still shaken up over the events of the last couple days. "Anthony Almeida!" She stopped herself and a look of worry flashed across her face..."are you ok? Are you hurt anywhere else?"
Tony shook his head. "No mum, I'm fine, really. It wasn't that big of a deal."
Tony led them all into the living room. Charlie put his hand on his son's shoulder. "How did you both go today? How was the debrief?"
"As well as it could go I guess, although we were both deemed unfit to return to work for a couple weeks." He had a cheeky smile, "Something about needing time to calm down and sort out our emotions."
Michelle tried to keep thing light hearted along with Tony. "Yeah, they don't want us back till we can 'focus' better."
Natalie looked relieved. "Well I think you both do really need some time off to recover. You have been through far too much the past week. Is there anything we can do to help out?"
Michelle sat on the couch. "You have already been amazing, thanks again for everything."
Charlie walked over to Michelle and sat beside her. "How does your eye feel? Do you mind if I check it out?"
Jess laughed, "He is a doc Chelle, he can't help himself."
"Sure."
Charlie had Michelle tilt her head back and he studied the wound closely. "Has the swelling gone down much at all?"
By this point Tony was standing behind Michelle with his hands rested on her shoulders. "Not really. Yesterday she couldn't open her eye at all but it seems to be much the same."
"Have you been putting an ice pack or anything on it?"
"No. I haven't done anything."
Charlie looked up at Tony. "I think you should get an ice pack and hold it gently to the side of the eye for 10-15 minutes every hour or so."
"Ok, does it look ok Dad? Do the stitches look like they are holding ok and everything?"
"Yes, I think the doctor did a pretty good job, you will want to keep them in for at least 10 days though." He looked at Michelle. "You just make sure this son of mine takes good care of you and makes sure you get lots of rest! How is the pain?"
"It's alright, I mean I can feel it all the time, it's just if I forget and touch it that it really hurts. But I am fine."
Charlie could tell she was putting on a brave face. He really liked her already. She seemed so down to earth, clearly was a very strong woman and obviously had Tony completely hooked. "Ok, well just make sure to watch it carefully, if it starts to become really red or more swollen you need to get it looked at straight away."
Michelle smiled, "Thanks doc!"
They all chuckled a little. They spent another few minutes chatting before Natalie and Charlie had to leave. They all hugged goodbye and wished Charlie good luck for his conference and agreed to speak the next day. The whole time they were talking, Tony felt like he couldn't take his eyes off Michelle. He couldn't stop picturing what had happened before they were interrupted. Everything was different now, he couldn't look at her without his entire stomach doing flips and images of her naked body flooded his mind. A few times they caught eye contact and the look she gave him spoke volumes. No one had ever looked at him the way she looked at him now and he loved it.
Jess took a call on her cell phone and went to the spare bedroom. Tony crossed the lounge to Michelle and took her in his arms. "That just felt like the longest 30 minutes of my life...sweetheart I can't stop thinking about us...you...how intense..."
"That was intense wasn't it? I still can't get my head around what happened. How did we go from yelling at each other to that?"
He leant down and kissed her neck. "I have no idea. I wasn't too rough with you was I?"
She smiled shyly, "Almeida, you were incredible, the way you...I...we...were...was so intense but I felt so impatient, like I couldn't get enough of you."
"I was the same way baby, I was on the edge of losing it the entire time..."
That thought made her grin, "Really?"
He chuckled in her ear, "Couldn't you feel how much you turn me on baby?"
She ran her hand with force over his groin and whispered, "Yes."
He let out a loud grunt in shock at what she had just done. He hoped like hell Jess hadn't heard. He pulled her into a tight hug, "You had better be careful sweetheart, if you haven't noticed I'm not very good at controlling myself."
She rested her head in his chest. "I wish we could just go away for a few days. Get away from everything, forget about everything."
He held her for a moment as her words sank in then he pulled her back a little to look in her eyes. "Why not? We can! We can totally just leave for a few days."
Her face started to light up. "Are you serious?"
"Why not Chelle, what is stopping us?"
"Where would we go?"
"Mexico? We could just go stay at a resort. Think about it, you ...me...no work...lying by the pool..."
She literally bounced on the spot in excitement. "Oh My God let's do it! Let's just go!"
He kissed her hard on the mouth. "You feeling spontaneous? I could have us on a plane tomorrow."
"What about Jess?"
Tony sighed. He hadn't thought about that. "Tony let's take her with us, she needs a break to and you know you won't be able to relax because you are still worried about her."
"You are amazing Chelle but I need time with just you."
Michelle smiled cheekily, "So let's tell Jess to bring a friend. That way they can do their thing, we can do our thing and we will still know she is ok?"
He kissed her mouth, then her cheek, then her neck. "God I love the way you think. Let's get this sorted."
He turned around and yelled, "JESS GET YOUR ASS OUT HERE!"
Jess came running into the room in a flash. She could see both Tony and Michelle smiling. "What?...What's going on with you two?"
"Feel like going on a little holiday?"
She looked completely confused. "What are you talking about?"
Tony started pacing the room he was so excited. "We want to go to Mexico for a few days...like tomorrow. We need to get out of here. And we want to take you with us."
She started laughing and her eyes grew wide. "You want to take me on your little love fest?"
Tony smirked at her. "That's why you get to bring a friend you little brat. That way I can keep an eye on you and don't have to share Michelle with you ALL the time!"
She was still laughing in disbelief. "Tony, I can't afford that." Then she turned to Michelle. "And before you say anything Chelle you have already done way too much for me."
Tony started making his way to the phone. "This one is on me kid. No arguments. Now pick a friend...a decent one...your least annoying one, get on the phone and tell her to start packing. I'm going to book flights now."
Michelle reached for her phone. "I'll book a hotel."
First they jumped on the internet and figured out where they wanted to stay. Nothing could wipe the smile off their faces. Once they picked a place, Tony ordered Jess to go phone a friend while he called the airline. Michelle sat on the couch and called the hotel. She was amused watching the way Tony interacted with Jess. He liked to act bossy but yet was affectionate at the same time.
Tony had no problem getting 4 seats on a flight out the next afternoon. He laughed when he heard Jess squealing with excitement from the other room on the phone to her friend. He looked over at Michelle who looked half asleep lying on the couch still on the phone. "I'm on hold." She whispered.
He went in to ask Jess who she was bringing so he knew who to book the ticket for. She was bringing her friend Ashley. He told her the flight was for 2pm and to tell Ashley they would pick her up just before 11am.
He wondered out to the living room to check how Michelle was going. Her eyes were closed, her hand was flopped off the side of the couch and the phone was on the floor. She was sound asleep. His heart melted. He had forgotten she hadn't slept at all the night before. She looked so adorable. He picked up the phone to a dead line. He grabbed a blanket and put it over her and then snuck back into the spare room with Jess.
"You wouldn't believe it, Chelle feel asleep whilst on the phone booking the hotel!"
They both laughed. "Let's let her sleep. I'll call the hotel back."
2 hours later, everything was booked and planned and he and Jess had spent most of the time chatting. He was enjoying this time with his sister. It made him realize with the hours he worked and the way CTU had ruled his life over the past few years he had never made enough time for her. He felt guilty. All that was going to change though. Being with Michelle had made him realize work was nowhere near as important as he had let it become.
By 9pm, they were both starving. He suggested he order in pizza. Just as he was getting off the phone Michelle knocked on the door and opened it, still half asleep. "What happened?"
He jumped up, "You my dear, had some well deserved rest."
"We are going away though right? I didn't just dream that?"
He kissed her on the forehead. "We sure are. We have a flight at 2 tomorrow, Jess is bringing her friend Ashley and I just ordered a pizza because we are starving."
"I can't believe we are doing this! I can't remember the last time I took a vacation. This is going to be so much fun."
They decided to get a little packing done before the food arrived. Jess and Michelle both needed to figure out what they needed to go and get from their own apartments. It was going to be an early start in the morning.
They sat at the table to eat talking about the trip. Not long after Jess decided to go to bed. Michelle and Tony were ready as well.
As Tony pulled Michelle under the covers with him she wrapped her arms around him and held him tight. "Tony?"
"Yes sweetheart?"
"I need to ask you something. It's going to drive me crazy if I don't."
He rolled onto his side and supported himself up on his elbow. Michelle was flat on her back. He traced his hand across her stomach. "What are you thinking about?"
"You are having a hard time trusting me aren't you...with other men I mean?"
He was completely shocked. That was the last thing he expected her to say. "Why on earth would you think that?"
"The way you acted with the phone call to Nick and then Jackson today."
He sighed. "Michelle, that's not about you. This is my issue, my problem. I do trust you, I trust you with my life..."
"Yeah but not with your heart."
He watched as tears made their way down her cheeks. He felt sick that he had made her feel that way. "Yes I do. I trust you with my heart baby. It's hard for me to explain because I am trying to get my own head around it still but I guess I have been feeling jealous and nervous. With everything that has been happening, I've been so scared that the slightest thing is going to ruin what I have wanted with you for so long."
"Has a girlfriend ever cheated on you in the past?"
"Yes. I've had it happen a couple times to me BUT this is different Chelle. It's not like that with you. I've never ever even come close to feeling about someone the way I do with you. Every other relationship just seems so pathetic when I think about you and what I can have with you."
"I'd never do that to you Tony. Never."
He stopped to think for a moment and then decided to really open up to her. "Can you understand that it is hard for me to know that any guy would do anything to be with you. I mean just in the past couple days, I've see Jeff crack on to you, all this stuff with David and even just seeing the way Jackson touched you. I honestly didn't know he was gay but it still kinda hurt seeing someone else touching you like that."
"Tony, I can get that, it has all looked really bad. But you have to know that I don't care about anyone but you. I don't want anyone touching me but you. I don't want another woman looking at you or touching you either. I'd feel sick..."
"Really?"
"Really baby. I don't want anyone to be a part of what we have. I want to be yours and yours only. And I want you to be mine."
He felt so relieved. "I've been so surprised at how jealous I've acted. I've tried to control it but as you have seen I haven't been able to. But hearing you say that makes me feel so much better. With everything that has happened I keep feeling like I am going to lose you and it is making me feel out of control."
"What can I do Tony to help?. Is there something you need me to say or do?"
"I guess I just need you to keep being patient with me. You have already been so patient and amazing to me but I'm not going to be able to just get this under control overnight. I've got a temper and now clearly some jealously issues but I'll work on them."
She traced the side of his face with her thumb. "I fell in love with who you are Tony, I don't need you to change yourself for me. I just need you to be able to trust and know in your heart that I'll never hurt you."
"I do baby, I do. Thank you. Over the next couple days I really want us to talk." He gave her a cheeky grin, "We didn't exactly finish our conversation this afternoon but I don't want you to think I'm just ignoring it or anything. I want to talk to you about it all, so you understand, especially about the stuff with Chapelle."
She nodded her head.
He cupped her chin so she would look at him. "I know you are trying but you have these times where you put walls up, like you are so scared to let me in and I have to force you to tell me what you are really feeling."
"That's because I've never really had someone to talk to about so much stuff. I have some really special girlfriends, that I can't wait for you to meet but they don't understand the job and what goes with it." She lowered her eyes. "And I've never been able to talk about Dad. I try with Danny sometimes but he has been so messed up lately with all that crap with Carrie he isn't exactly the most stable person to be going to."
He looked at her adoringly. "Your Dad is so proud of you sweetheart. I know he is watching over you and I hope he can see how much I love you and will look after you. I want you to talk to me about your Dad when you feel up to it. I'd love to learn about the man that raised the best thing that has ever happened to me."
"Really? You are so much like him in so many ways Tony. He would have loved you."
He leaned in and kissed her sweetly and gently. They both paused when they could faintly hear Jess laughing with Ashley on the phone again about what to pack. They both laughed. He kissed her again, "She is so excited to come. I think she is in shock that her brother wants her to come and hang out like we have been. She told me tonight that she has never felt closer to me than she has the last 2 days. So much of that is because of you Chelle."
"I love having her around Tony. She is lucky to have you for a brother."
"And I'm lucky to have you." He ran his hand up to her breasts and began to circle her nipple. He loved watching her face when he touched her like that.
Michelle used her hand to push Tony from his side so he was lying on his back. It looked like he was going to say something but then decided against it. She could tell she had shocked him so she decided to keep it going. She began to kiss his bare chest and as she positioned herself over him a little she felt him push his hard self against her hip. She let out encouraging groan as she trailed her hand along his thigh. He turned her on even more when he suddenly covered her hand with his and pushed it right up his thigh to his groin. He grunted as she pulled his boxer shorts down. He studied her face, nervous to see her reaction to seeing him like this. Her one eye widened and she mumbled something under her breath right before she took him in her mouth.
His body jerked so much that it actually lifted Michelle up and down. She could hear him trying to take long slow deep breaths but it wasn't really working. He went to put his hands on her head but then when he remembered about her bruise they landed back down on the bed. He clutched at the sheets. "Holy shit...baby...shit..."
Tony was going to lose it. He couldn't believe it but he just wasn't going to be able to last more than another minute. He had thought about this for a long time and she had had him so turned on today that even just thinking about what she was doing to him was enough to make him explode. He felt anxious that he would disappoint her if he could barely last a couple minutes but he had completely lost control. "I'm sorry...shit baby...I can't hold on..."
"Don't hold on..." with that she upped her pace and caught eye contact with him, "come for me." That pushed him over the edge and he climaxed like he had never experienced. His whole body was moving and she stayed over him, still in her mouth. She remained like that until she could see his hands unclench from the sheets, white from gripping on so hard.
In one fluid move he picked her up and rolled her onto her back. He kissed her stomach as he removed her panties and then trailed his tongue down. His heart was still racing so fast. He used one hand on her hip to help guide her body and used the other to explore her chest. As she pushed her hips up he held her tighter. He could hear all sorts of whimpers and groans as she desperately tried to keep as quiet as she could.
She murmured his name repeatedly and he looked up to see her throw her own hand across her mouth to muffle her sounds.
Michelle tried to tell him she was close but she couldn't form a sentence and she didn't trust if she took her hand away that she wouldn't be too loud. She used her other hand to grip onto his head. She was so lost in him she couldn't control her body as it withered under him and he had to use both hands on her hips to keep her still. She could hear and feel him grunting almost growling and that sent shivers through her entire body. As she climaxed she lifted her shoulders and head off the bed.
Before she knew what had happened he swapped his mouth for his hand and all of a sudden he was kissing his way back up her stomach. She loved how he took control and guided their every move. As he reached her mouth he pushed her back down onto the bed as they kissed. She felt the full weight of his body on hers and she knew that this was it; he was going to take her completely.
He slowly pulled his face back enough from hers to look her in the eyes. "I need you sweetheart." His voice was husky and broken by his deep breathing.
She couldn't find the words so instead she reached her hands around his neck, pulled him back into a kiss and pushed her body into his.
Once Tony was as close to her as possible he tried to calm himself down a little. He wanted this moment to last forever. He pulled his head back and supported himself up by his elbows and just gazed at her. She told him she loved him but her voice was so quiet he could only read her lips. "Say it again Chelle."
"I love you Tony. I love you."
He pushed deeper and repeated her words. Tony could only keep things so slow and gentle for a few minutes before the desire became too much. They matched each other's rhythm perfectly, and they both nuzzled their mouths into one another's necks to muffle their groans. They both reached that point again together and then completely collapsed into one another's arms.
They lay without a word for a few minutes as they caught their breath and soaked in the moment. Finally when he could feel her heart rate return to normal he lifted his head and kissed her. "I don't know what to say other than, that was perfect, you are perfect"
"I love being this close to you Tony. You are incredible."
I hope you liked! Please let me know your thoughts. Anything you want to see happen? I have a couple ideas of where I want to take this but interested to hear if you guys want to see anything in particular. THANKS