The Caseys, 2023: Family Life, Part 1

Taking it Easy - Part Two: Lunch

After which, Matt proceeded to get up so that he could make his way over to the door to their room; walking away from their bed after turning around, Matt smiled as he proceeded to make his way over to their door. And as it didn't take long for him to close the door, it also meant that it wasn't going to be long before he gets an answer to the question that he wants to know about. Just why he didn't get a kiss. Closing the door behind him so they can have privacy, Matt couldn't help but ponder the question that he had in his head; just why, oh why didn't he get a kiss from his wife? Turning around to make his way back over to their bed, Matt was about to ask Gabby why he didn't get a kiss. But first, he looked at Andy (who was currently laying down at the end of their bed). Walking over to him, Matt smiled as he rubbed the top of his head. "Hey buddy, was mommy okay the entire time that I was gone?" Gabby laughed a bit as she heard Matt say that, before smiling at the man she loves more than anything in the entire world right now.

Turning his head, Matt smiled at Gabby. "So, care to share why exactly I didn't get a kiss from you?" Gabby laughed as she heard Matt ask her why she didn't kiss him. "Hey, you were the one that threatened to not feed me." Matt agreed with Gabby when she told him that, before shaking his head. "Okay, c'mon. You know that I was just kidding. You had to know that Gabby." Gabby agreed with Matt as he told her that, well aware that was the case. "I know baby." Matt smiled as he heard Gabby say that, before turning to look at Andy again. "Hey buddy, how was mommy while I was gone? Was she okay?" Gabby snickered a bit as she heard Matt say that, after which she turned her head and looked at the man she loves. "I was fine Matt, and you really don't have anything to worry about." Turning his head as he heard Gabby say that, Matt smiled as that most definitely was not the truth. "Oh Gabby. We both know that will never be the truth. You're pregnant with our child, and that means that I will always worry about you baby." Gabby agreed with Matt.

Smiling at the man of her dreams as she agreed with him (which she truly means, as she loves him like crazy), Gabby couldn't help but be really happy right now. "By the way, how did the family like that you were clad in nothing but a t-shirt and boxers when you went to get us some lunch?" Matt smiled as Gabby asked him that question, before going ahead with taking off his shirt for her (as he thought that was what she wanted him to do). "Remember to keep it nearby, as you're going to need it when you go bring our plates back to the kitchen." Matt agreed with his beautiful wife as she said that, before deciding to just keep it on. "I'm just going to keep it on then." Gabby agreed with Matt when he said that, before turning her head to look at her phone. Seeing that it was flashing, Gabby took a breath. "Matt, if you look at that phone of yours; then I swear to god, I'm going to get dressed." Matt laughed as he heard Gabby say that, as that most definitely isn't going to happen. He knows his wife far too well to know that she's going to follow through with that.

"Yeah, and then you're just going to end up getting undressed right away...because you want me to run my hands all over you after all." Gabby groaned as she heard Matt say that, as that most definitely was the truth. "God, I hate that you know me so well." Matt shook his head as he heard Gabby say that, as he most definitely knew that was a lie. "Yeah, that's the biggest lie that I've ever heard in a while." Gabby smiled, well aware that was the case. "Okay, yeah; that's a total lie, because I love that you know me so well." Matt agreed with Gabby as she said that, smiling at the woman he loves more than anything the entire world. After which, he proceeded to join her in bed ahead of the two of them having lunch together. Closing the covers on top of his legs shortly after climbing into bed, Matt smiled as he reached over to grab his pasta from his side table; bringing his bowl into his lap shortly afterwards, Matt smiled as he looked at his girl (who is more than happy to just have him in bed with her, even if he isn't shirtless right now).

Turning her head after Matt joined her in bed, Gabby smirked due to the fact that this is what she wants right now. She wants to have some time with him today, as they relax in bed with each other. "So, listen. There's something that I want to talk to you about while we're sitting her in bed and having a nice lunch with each other." Snapping out of her thoughts, Gabby agreed with him; after which, she went ahead and took a bite of her pasta. "Oh, do you know?" She said, in a seductive tone; after all, she thought that the thing he was going to talk to her about was the plans that he wants to set with her...as in, what they're going to do with each other after they're done having lunch. Agreeing with Gabby as he turned his head, Matt smirked as he knew what she had on her mind right now. "Yes, I do. But it's not sexual." Gabby felt a bit disappointed when she heard Matt say that. "Seriously?" Matt agreed with his wife. "Yes, I'm being serious." Gabby smiled as she heard Matt say that, before going to take a bite of the pasta they were having.

The pasta that she knows is the same pasta that they had the night before, as it's just some of the leftovers. "Leftovers for lunch?" Taking a breath as he heard Gabby question what he got them for lunch, Matt couldn't help but wonder whether she was okay with that. "Sorry, I wanted to be lazy today for lunch. But if you want me to go..." Gabby shook her head when she heard Matt say that, as she was more than okay with what they were having with lunch together. "Hey, take it easy and relax. I'm happy that we're having this." Matt agreed with his wife when she said that. "Now, as to what I wanted to talk to you about. It was about a nice conversation that I had with your brother and Jay; and he actually asked me something, which I want to talk to you about." Gabby agreed with Matt when he said that. "And what would that be?" Matt smiled. "He made two requests to me." Gabby laughed. "That Halstead boy, god he is so pushy at times." Matt agreed with his wife as she said that. "Well, he's doing it for the woman he loves."

Gabby then looked at Matt when he said that, smiling at him; after all, she knows that Matt has a real sweet spot for men who want to do something special for their wives. But before Matt could tell her what he really asked him, Gabby gave him an answer to the question she assumed he asked him. "Baby, of course Alex can join ELLA." Matt was a bit shocked when Gabby said that, as that was not what they were talking about. "Oh, that isn't what we talked about; but if you want to offer Alex that chance, then you can most definitely do that." Gabby agreed with Matt, before snickering a bit. "Oh, I know I can. Last time I checked, it is my company." Matt agreed with his wife when she said that, before smiling at her; after which, Gabby decided to ask Matt what he and Jay talked about. "So, what did you and Jay talk about?" Matt agreed with Gabby when she said that. "We talked about how Jay and Alex want to move out, and how he wants to know where we're thinking of setting up our Los Angeles office." Gabby agreed with Matt, smiling.

"Well, I hope they do that; I know what it's like to live in a small space, because we've done that in the past." Matt agreed with Gabby as she said that, as she most definitely does. However, he now has to tell her about what he offered Jay to talk to him about. "Well,, that's not the only thing that we talked about. Of course, you know that moving out does mean that he needs to get a down payment." Gabby agreed with Matt as he said that. "Yeah, that's going to be a lot of money here in the LA area." Matt agreed with Gabby when she said that, before telling him what he offered. "And that's why I offered to give him a loan for a down payment if he wanted one..." Gabby was about to take a bite of her pasta when he said that, before stopping as she was shocked.

"You did what now?"