Hi Readers: And welcome to another day of chapters. Before we begin, I want to apologize for a couple things. First, I want to apologize for starting late; however, I woke up late and also ended up having a nice lunch. But now, I'm ready to write for you guys; and I hope that you guys are ready for some nice chapters. But the other thing that I want to apologize about, is the fact that I only posted two chapters yesterday. I always hope to write as much as I can, but I guess I just wasn't up to it yesterday; but I promise that's not the case today, as I'm willing and ready to write as much as I can for you today. I hope you like them. Here's Chapter Eighty-Seven.
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It took him a while, but Matt was finally back in his and Gabby's room; and boy, did he know that he needed to apologize for how long it took for him to get food. He knew that Gabby was hungry, and that was why he should've rushed a bit more. But, as you know, he ended up getting into a conversation with Jay; and that then led to him being a bit delayed, not that it really mattered. I mean, it wasn't like it really took him long to prepare the lunch that they were going to enjoy with each other; he just had to heat up the food in the microwave, and now it was ready. But that wasn't the only thing that was ready, because so was his apology. "Sorry it took so long; I really didn't plan on being that long." Turning her head as she heard her husband walk back into the room, Gabby snickered as she looked up from the designs that she was currently working on. Okay, maybe not working on; more like admiring, as she planned on showing them for the first time to Matt today. Then again, she was also playing around with the colors of the design.
So yes, maybe she was working on them; and that was due to the fact that she didn't like them very much anymore, and that was why she was thinking about changing them. But that didn't matter right now. Rather, what mattered right now was her having lunch with her husband. "Oh, that's fine." But Matt could tell right away that was not the case, and that everything was not fine as he glanced at the woman he loves more than anything in the entire world. "Okay, I know that isn't the truth. You stuttered and had a delayed response. I know that sign anywhere Gabby, and that's a sign that you have something on your mind right now; and if you don't tell me what it is, then you're not getting some of your mom's leftover pasta from last night." Gabby just looked at her husband as he told her that, not very happy over the fact that he just told her that. "I may not be getting the leftover pasta, but our daughter will. Or do you want to deprive your precious princess of the food she needs to grow in her mommy's stomach?" Matt snickered a bit.
Walking over to their bed shortly afterwards, he went ahead and set his bowl of shrimp pasta on his side table; then, and only then, did he walk around their bed so that he could give Gabby her bowl of pasta. Smiling at his girl as he walked up to her, he went ahead and proceeded to set her bowl down on her side table. "Hey, look at me." Gabby agreed with Matt when he said that, before smiling at the man of her dreams as he sat down next to her. Putting his hand on her stomach once he was sitting down next to Gabby, Matt smirked as he went ahead and looked into her eyes. Doing the same, Gabby smiled as she moved her hand to his neck. "You are so in trouble." Matt was confused as he heard Gabby say that. "And why exactly am I in trouble with you?" Gabby just smiled as she stared into Matt's eyes. "You just threatened to not feed me, when I am pregnant with our child." Matt agreed with his wife when she said that, before sighing as he knew that was not something that he should have done. "Sorry about that." Gabby agreed with him.
After which, she leaned up and proceeded to put her hand on Matt's cheek; stroking it with her thumb, Gabby smiled at her loving husband. "I know." Matt smiled as she told him so, before moving his hand to hers and stroking it with his thumb. "I love you." Gabby agreed with Matt as he told her that, well aware that was the case. "I know. But please don't do that again. Remember that I'm pregnant, and that means that you can't threaten my food." Matt agreed with Gabby when she said that, before smiling as he grabbed her hand. After which, Matt thought that he was going to get a chance to kiss her; so, he leaned in to do just that. But if Matt thought that Gabby was going to let him kiss her after what he just said, then he was wrong. Patting his cheek as he tried to kiss her, Gabby smirked. "Oh baby, did you really think that you're going to get a kiss from me?" Matt was confused as he looked at Gabby, unsure as to what she meant when she said that. "Wait, what?" Gabby smiled at Matt when he said that, agreeing with the man she loves.
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?"