24 Fic: Now Home - Hugs and Cuddles Challenge 5/20 (Tony/Michelle)
Title: Now Home
Fandom: 24
Characters: Michelle Dessler/Tony Almeida
Prompt: Hugs and Cuddles Challenge #05. Tackle!Hug
Word Count: 428
Rating: PG
Summary: Michelle's finally home.
Author's Notes: Thank you for reading, everybody! I'm almost done with my first batch of these. Remember to let me know if you'd like any specific prompts to be filled before the others.
Dammit, she'd become one of those people. She'd never wanted to become one of those people, but two weeks was too long. She'd gone two weeks without him trying to give her sweaty hugs after playing basketball, refusing to allow her to evade him. She'd gone two weeks without being able to shove her freezing toes underneath his legs and warm them up at night. She'd gone two weeks without hearing him snore into her shoulder, two weeks without his arm wrapping around her waist, two weeks without feeling him solidly at her back. Two weeks was too damn long.
Hell, the ride from the airport would be too long, and she hadn't even gotten off the plane yet. She just wanted to be home with him. She wanted this trip to end already.
Nothing had gone right, from the minute her alarm went off at 3:30 am two weeks ago, sending her practically sprawling to the floor. She'd been pulled aside at the airport and frisked, despite having papers with her credentials, which should have kept the process running smoothly. They'd almost closed the plane doors on her thanks to her diversion with security, and then the rest of the trip had been downhill from there.
Being home felt like a godsend. Even if she had to wait for everyone else to deplane before she could leave, thanks to her seatmate's embarrassing lack of control over their last minute soda. She'd cleaned up as best she could, but it was still better to let everyone go ahead than to give them the impression that she'd urinated on her khakis. Just another hour and she'd be home. Maybe she'd take a bath before Tony got home. He loved coming home to find her dozing in a bubble bath. Maybe he'd join her tonight. Oh, that'd be nice.
Imagine her surprise when she finally trudged her way to baggage claim, only to find Tony standing at the bottom of the escalator, behind the large red "no entry" signs. She'd told him not to worry about getting her from the airport, but here he was. Here he was, ready to take her home and make the last two weeks disappear. Never had she loved him more.
Which was why as soon as she got around the obnoxious family of four and their thirteen bags, she jumped on him. It wasn't her most graceful approach, but he caught her anyway, barely even stumbling as her arms and legs wound around him and her mouth crushed against his.
Now she was home.
Fandom: 24
Characters: Michelle Dessler/Tony Almeida
Prompt: Hugs and Cuddles Challenge #05. Tackle!Hug
Word Count: 428
Rating: PG
Summary: Michelle's finally home.
Author's Notes: Thank you for reading, everybody! I'm almost done with my first batch of these. Remember to let me know if you'd like any specific prompts to be filled before the others.
Dammit, she'd become one of those people. She'd never wanted to become one of those people, but two weeks was too long. She'd gone two weeks without him trying to give her sweaty hugs after playing basketball, refusing to allow her to evade him. She'd gone two weeks without being able to shove her freezing toes underneath his legs and warm them up at night. She'd gone two weeks without hearing him snore into her shoulder, two weeks without his arm wrapping around her waist, two weeks without feeling him solidly at her back. Two weeks was too damn long.
Hell, the ride from the airport would be too long, and she hadn't even gotten off the plane yet. She just wanted to be home with him. She wanted this trip to end already.
Nothing had gone right, from the minute her alarm went off at 3:30 am two weeks ago, sending her practically sprawling to the floor. She'd been pulled aside at the airport and frisked, despite having papers with her credentials, which should have kept the process running smoothly. They'd almost closed the plane doors on her thanks to her diversion with security, and then the rest of the trip had been downhill from there.
Being home felt like a godsend. Even if she had to wait for everyone else to deplane before she could leave, thanks to her seatmate's embarrassing lack of control over their last minute soda. She'd cleaned up as best she could, but it was still better to let everyone go ahead than to give them the impression that she'd urinated on her khakis. Just another hour and she'd be home. Maybe she'd take a bath before Tony got home. He loved coming home to find her dozing in a bubble bath. Maybe he'd join her tonight. Oh, that'd be nice.
Imagine her surprise when she finally trudged her way to baggage claim, only to find Tony standing at the bottom of the escalator, behind the large red "no entry" signs. She'd told him not to worry about getting her from the airport, but here he was. Here he was, ready to take her home and make the last two weeks disappear. Never had she loved him more.
Which was why as soon as she got around the obnoxious family of four and their thirteen bags, she jumped on him. It wasn't her most graceful approach, but he caught her anyway, barely even stumbling as her arms and legs wound around him and her mouth crushed against his.
Now she was home.