Spotlight

By Susan J.

After Roxanne and Bobby left, I heard a knock on the bedroom door. I stood up and looked at the door. "Yes?" I said.

"Angel, can I come in?" Tony asked. I took a deep breath and exhaled.

"Yes, please do." Tony walked into the room. He looked at me.

"Are you okay?" he asked.

"Yes, are you?" He walked over to where I was standing.

"Yes. Are you nervous?"

"Do I look nervous?"

"Yes."

"Then I guess I am."

"Why?"

"Because you make me nervous." He touched my cheek with the back of his hand.

"Why do I make you nervous?"

He moved closer to me and brushed his lips against my cheek. I pulled back slightly and smiled.

"Are you sure you're okay?" Tony asked.

"Never better." I touched his cheek with my hand and then reached around and took off the rubber band that tied his ponytail; I shook his hair loose with my fingers. "You have beautiful hair, Tony."

"And you have beautiful eyes, Angel."

He kissed me passionately and I melted into his arms. We then looked into each other's eyes and I walked towards the open bedroom door. I touched the doorknob with my hand.

"What are you doing?" Tony asked.

"Even though I know that there is no one else in the hotel room, I still don't want to take any chances that some one might walk in." I then closed the door and walked back over to Tony. I put my arms around his neck.

"Now where were we?" I asked.

"I'll show you."

Next thing I knew, we were in bed making love. Afterwards we lay in each other's arms, he kissed to the top of my head and I signed.

"What are you thinking about?" Tony asked.

"Nothing really, just how relaxed I am after everything that has happened. What about you?"

"What about me?"

"What are you thinking about?"

"How much I wanted to be in this situation with you since we were in Hawaii."

"Hawaii? That was quite a few weeks ago. Why didn't you say something?"

"What did you want me to say to you? Hey let go to bed! Let's do the deed!"

I started laughing and then I looked at him and kissed him on the lips. "Let's do the deed!" I said still laughing.

"That's not a bad idea."

We made love again. It was now about 2:30 am and I got up from bed, put on my robe and walked to the living room. I stood looking out of the window, which overlooked the city. Tony turned and reached out for me but he felt an empty pillow instead. He sat up and looked around the room. "Angel? Angel, where are you?" he asked.

He got out of bed and put on his pants, he then walked into the living room and saw that I was looking out the window; he walked over to me and put his arms around me.

"Are you okay?" he asked.

"I'm fine. I just needed to be alone for a few minutes."

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

"I find that hard to believe."

He turned me around so I could face him. He took my face in his hands.

"Now tell me what's wrong."

"It's just…well…"

"Just say it."

"I don't understand what I did for who ever this person to try and hurt me."

"Well he or she might not try to hurt you physically; perhaps, maybe they are trying to get next to you."

"But why do it in this way?"

"I wish I had the answer to that question, but one thing is for sure."

"What?"

"Whoever they are, they are going to have to get through me in order to get to you."

I looked at him.

"Are you saying what I think you're saying, Tony?"

"Yes, if protecting you means that I have to get hurt in the process then so be it."

I walked away from him and sat on the couch. He came over to me and sat down as well.

"I wish you wouldn't have said that, Tony."

"It's the truth. I was hired to protect you and that is what I am going to do."

"So, I am only a job to you then huh?"

I winked at him and he lifted my hand and kissed it.

"You are more than a job to me Angel, you are the most special person that I have ever met and I can't and won't let anything happen to you."

"Do you promise?"

He pulled me closer to him and looked into my eyes.

"I promise."