Wow. This is crazy. Never in a million years did I ever think that I would get to Chapter One Hundred in give or take three weeks of writing. But for me to be here is something crazy, and I am so glad that I am here now; as it means that you guys are all enjoying the story, and I can see that based on the number of votes and reads that my story have. So, for that, I want to thank all of my readers who have been along this journey with me since the start of the story over the past three weeks. Thank you once again for reading, and I hope to keep you all entertained for a long time to come. Now, here's Chapter 100.
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She just finished telling Stella what she was daydreaming about while they were in the midst of talking to each other just a moment ago, the other woman clearly understanding now just why she didn't want to share the daydream that she just had about her husband with her mother; after all, it was quite sexy and she just completely understood. But now, it was her time to comment on the dream that she just had; after all, it was time for them to have a bit of girl talk before they go ahead and talk about designs. Well, and Gabby has to finish eating the quiche that her mom made for her first. And let's just say that Stella is looking at it, and wishes that she asked her best friend's mom to make her one. Seeing that her best friend was looking at her quiche, Gabby snickered a bit as she made sure that she ate most of the quiche. "Here, just finish it." She then proceeded to give her plate to her best friend, wanting her to finish the quiche as it really was a very delicious meal.
"Gabby, no. You're pregnant and..." Gabby then went to talk back, but not enough to say that it was snapping. "Yes, and I had enough. I am going to get another snack later, and you seen to need a bit more breakfast." Stella smiled as she went to grab the plate so that she could take a bite, just loving the taste of the quiche that she was enjoying; the quiche that her best friend's mother made. "I swear, is this the quality food that we're going to get when we have Christmas dinner tomorrow?" Gabby shook her head when Stella asked her whether they were having Christmas dinner tomorrow (tomorrow being Christmas Eve). "No, we aren't having it tomorrow; we're having in on the 27th when Matt's sister can be here, along with our niece Violet." Stella laughed a bit when she heard Gabby say that, still in disbelief that Matt not only has a paramedic friend named Violet; but he also has a niece named Violet. "Two Violets in your life much." Gabby agreed.
"Well, one less now; we don't talk to the house as much since we got the money. I think people are scared to call us, thinking that we're going to forget all about them." Stella then went to put those fears of hers to rest, not wanting Gabby to feel like that's going to be the case. "Hey, we already know that's not going to be the case; because we have spoken and texted with you constantly, and we have already told them that you guys just have a lot on your place right now. I mean, it does take a lot of work when you inherit money." Gabby snickered a bit when she heard Stella say that, knowing exactly what she was just talking about; I mean, she and Matt did just have to go through it. "Did it come as a shock to you guys?" Gabby agreed with Stella when she asked her whether it came as a shock to her. "Believe me, we were shocked when we heard that; Matt had no idea that was the case, and neither did his sister know that this was the case." Stella agreed.
"And Matt also felt a little betrayed." Stella was a bit taken aback when she heard that. "Betrayed?" Gabby sighed. "If his grandparents thought enough to put them in their wills, then how come they didn't know enough to visit him?" Stella thought about it and agreed with her best friend. "I hate that Matt never had what we're going to give to the kids, but I already know that he's going to be such a great dad to them." Stella agreed with her best friend when she said that, well aware that was going to be the case. "God, there's no doubt in my mind that's going to be the case." Gabby smiled when she said that. "I mean, he is a great husband too. But another thing, he's also so loving and caring. Also, he just knows how to talk to me more; especially when it's a hard topic, as we had to talk about one last night." Stella got worried when she heard her best friend say that. "Oh god, are you guys in a fight again?" Gabby shook her head when she heard Stella.
"No, not at all. We were just talking about my blog, and how he's going to want me to filter it for a while." Stella was confused when she heard her best friend say that her husband wants her to filter her blog for a while. "Why does he want you to filter your blog for a while?" Gabby took a breath. "Well, he doesn't want me to spoil anything ahead of any big announcements that he may want to make; and that includes for the next couple weeks. Matt says that January is really going to be our time where we just start getting stuff set up, but February will be when we really get things started; and when we're going to want to start operations." Stella agreed with Gabby when she said that, smiling at her. "Well, that makes a bunch of sense." Gabby smiled, agreeing with her best friend when she told her that; glad that she understood.
"Honestly, I think that we're just going to be working on getting the company off the ground this year; so don't even worry about us having to try and sell anything. I mean, maybe we can do flash sales or something...but we have no expectations to be profitable this year." Stella sighed when she heard her best friend say that. "I hate that." Gabby shook her head. "Girl, you have me until mid-April, and then I am done with designing until the end of the summer. Well, I might design from bed; but you'll have to come to me to design, as I am going to be exhausted with two boys to take care of." Stella agreed with Gabby when she said that. "Matt will help you thought." Gabby nodded. "You bet he will, because he's got to feed the other baby while I'm breastfeeding. Oh, and I'm going to be in bedrest for a while. So, don't text me beach pictures for a bit."
Stella agreed with her best friend when she said that. "Ok, the exceptions are some bikini pics that I might see; that way we can use it as inspiration." Gabby agreed with Stella when she said that, loving that idea. "Oh, I absolutely love that idea. Us getting a bunch of inspiration from all of the people that live around here." Stella nodded as she heard her best friend say that, smiling at her. "So, what else are you thinking about?" Gabby smiled. "Okay, I am saying this right now. We are not just doing the normal sizes. In fact, I am telling you right now that we are not doing anything under what normal people wear." Stella agreed with Gabby. "Agreed! Sorry but, those models are so wrong." Gabby smiled. "You do realize that our guys are going to insist that we model the swimwear for the shoots." Stella smirked when Gabby said that. "Well, that might help you get pregnant with your twin girls." Yes, Stella knows that Gabby wants to have twin girls next.
"OK. If the big man above doesn't give me girls next, then I am going to stop believing in him; and I am not kidding. I refuse to believe that I can only have sons!" Stella agreed with Gabby when she told her that. "God, Matt would so love it if you had all boys." Gabby laughed. "No, he wants a daughter; he made that pretty clear. And I think, now that we have this money...he's going to be even more insistent that we're not going to stop trying for a daughter until we get one." That's when Gabby heard Matt yell from somewhere. "GOT THAT RIGHT BABY!" Looking at Stella, Gabby was confused as she got up before looking around for Matt. "COME TO THE RAILING BABE!" Gabby then proceeded to walk over to the railing, unsure as to just where her husband is; that was, until she saw that he was on the patio at the other end of the pool. "HOW CAN YOU HEAR ME?" Matt then went to yell back. "PHONE!" Gabby then went to grab her phone.
Not seeing it at first, Gabby wondered where it was; that was, until she saw that it was on her lounger. Going to grab it, she went to put it on speaker so that she and Stella can both listen. "Hello?" Matt laughed, speaking to her in the phone while also staring at from the other deck. "Yeah, you butt dialed me. And yes, we are not going to stop trying until we have a daughter. We have the money and the home to do it, so you better believe that we're going to try until we have a daughter." Stella then spoke into the phone. "Or until your wife's done. Last time I checked, it's your wife who chooses how long to give you babies! Or are you going to force her to have babies.... also known as marital rape?" Matt then shut up. "Ok, don't go too far. Now, just remember that you guys can't go all out in your designs. Keep it simple for now." Gabby laughed. "Baby, just concentrate on working on getting me a patent for ELLA Apparel. That's what our line is going to be."
Kelly then spoke up. "I thought it was doing to be something with Dawson?" Stella then explained it. "Gabriela and Stella. We're the two main heads, so we're going to run it together; we both have ELLA at the end of our name, so we're going to use that name." Matt agreed with his wife (and her best friend) when they both told him that. "And I'm working on the patent, okay babe? Just take it easy and maybe open the umbrella for me? I know that you love to tan but can you at least do it through the umbrella. Oh, and Stella; she needs to drink water a lot. Sorry, but I am not with her and..." Gabby then went to speak to her husband, deciding to calm him down. "Hey, take a breather for me baby. I already know what I need to do. I know that I need to drink, and I promise that I'll drink loads of water for you." Matt agreed with his wife. "Okay. Still, Stella, promise me?" Stella agreed with the future CEO. "I promise Matt, she's my best friend; I want what's best for her."
Matt agreed with the women, smiling at his wife. "Okay, I'm going to let you go so that we can get this done. By the way, you guys are going to be board members." Gabby sighed. "Baby, can we talk about that just me and you for a minute?" Matt agreed with his wife when she asked him that, taking the phone off speakerphone. Doing the same, Gabby got up and took a breath as she looked at Stella. "One-minute, okay Stella?" Stella nodded, clearly able to see that she needed to talk to her husband at the moment. Sure, it was over the phone but...actually, he should come up here. "Gabby, tell him to come up here. I'll go get us some more cold water It's warm." Gabby looked at her best friend when she said that. "Matt, can you come up here to the deck? I want to talk in person." Matt agreed with his wife. "OK?" They then both hung up.
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Matt's POV:
Walking into the primary suite of me and Gabby's home, I watched as Gabby finished bringing her things inside so that she can sit in bed. "Hey, you okay?" Looking up at me, Gabby smiled as she saw me. "Yeah, I'm good. I just thought about it. Maybe me sitting outside isn't the best, not when I'm going to get distracted in the heat." I smiled when I heard my beautiful wife when she said that, loving how smart she is. I then watched as she climbed into bed right in front of me. Afterwards, she got all comfortable and smiled at me. Making my way over to her, I smiled as I decided to sit down next to her before wrapping my arm around her. Moving my hand to her stomach, I smiled as I decided to bend down and leave a kiss on it. Smiling as I did that, Gabby ran her fingers through my hair. I then decided to do it again as it made Gabby happy, and I just knew that it was making her smile too; but soon, I was sitting up next to her so that we can talk for a minute.
"I already spoke to Stella and told her that we want a minute to ourselves, so that we can talk. She's going to help Kelly with some of it. Like the address and stuff. And she's going to put in the information that we need from her." Gabby agreed with me as I said that, watching as I stroked her stomach with my thumb. She then put her hand on mine, smiling at me. "Ok, so now that we got that out of the way; what are you thinking about." Gabby sighed. "First, I want to apologize about the whole marital rape thing." I agreed with Gabby when she told me that, kissing her forehead softly. "Hey, that's okay. Just take a breath, relax for me. Is that all?" Gabby took a breath, looking at me. "No, it's the board member stuff." I agreed with Gabby when she said that. "What's wrong?" Gabby then looked at me. "I want to just talk about it, as I do like the idea of me being on the board. However, I want to know just how much independence I'm going to get." I agreed with Gabby.
"You mean, if you're on the board." Gabby nodded. "I mean, I am going to be there to represent ELLA apparel of course; as I am going to be it's Deputy CEO. But are you going to control it? Or are we going to give me leeway. I guess, that just worries be; because I am not going to do this if it's going to cause problems in our marriage." I looked at Gabby when she told me that, before feeling her put her hand on mine. "Matt, you're more important to me than being on the board." I agreed with Gabby when she told me that, proceeding to lean in and kiss the woman I love more than anything in the entire world. "Baby, you have nothing to worry about. You are my wife, and you're my world. I will never put the business above our marriage or our family. Speaking about our family, I love the name Ella for a future daughter of ours." Gabby smiled when I said that, looking down when I said that. "I was thinking the same thing. Then, we can say the clothing line is named after her."
I smiled when she said that. "By the way, I love the way you guys named it. It's a great name." Gabby just laughed. "Last time I checked, my loving husband came up with the name." I then thought about it. "Oh right, he did; then I think he deserves a nice thank you for that, does he not?" Gabby then leaned up, smiling as she kissed me softly. Just taking things nice and slow with her, I smirked due to the fact that this is all I want in life; I want to be her husband, and I want to do this as we took things nice and slow with each other. "Just promise me that you drink today." Gabby agreed with me as I said that. "Oh, I will definitely do that. And I'll tell you when I want to take a nap." I agreed with Gabby when she told me that. "By the way, I just got a reminder e-mail from the OB. Next Saturday, we have an appointment at Noon. So, no work meetings until after that." Gabby agreed with me as I said that, smiling at me. "Or, no working on the weekends."
I looked at her. "Last time I checked, we're working on the weekend right now." Gabby smiled. "Fine. But you owe me lunch afterwards. I want to go out with my husband on a date." I smiled when I heard Gabby tell me that. "We need to start going out on dates more often." I then thought about it. "I think have the perfect idea for one." Gabby smiled. "Oh do you now?" I smirked, agreeing with her. "For New Year's Eve."
Note to Readers:
I have decided that I am not going to be writing Christmas after all. Rather, I am going to skip to New Year's Eve. I really want to get to the babies as soon as possible, so that's the reason for the skip. Enjoy readers.