Emily sank down lower into her warm bubble bath. It had been a long hard day at work. She left without saying good-bye to Matt. He was in Cheryl's office talking about something and she was too tired to wait around. She had Lia drop her off at his house figuring she would end up there anyway. As she dipped her head below the water trying to relieve the stress of the day, she heard her phone ring. Coming up out of the water she smiled realizing it was Matt. She grabbed it quickly off the step leading up to the huge bathtub answering it just before it switched to voice mail.
"Hi!" She said quietly into the phone.
"Hi yourself! Where are you?" Matt asked a little worried that she left without a word to him.
"I'm at home. I just needed to get out of there." She told him hoping he'd be there soon.
"Well, I guess I'll see you in the morning then." Matt replied sadly.
"You're not coming?" She asked wondering where he'd go if not home.
"I didn't think you wanted me there." Matt stated thinking she was more worn out than she was letting on.
"Of course I do. I'll see you soon." Emily said before hanging up the phone and sinking back into the tub.
Matt drove to Emily's apartment wanting to hold her and forget about the day. When he got there he used his key to open the door, and after searching her entire apartment was surprised to find her not there. He left locking the door behind him before placing another call to her cell. Emily was soaking and didn't pay attention to her phone figuring that it wasn't important since it wasn't her "work" ring, and anyone else would leave a message. She knew Matt was on his way. Matt left a worried message as he drove to his house.
He was very distracted as he unlocked the door. He heard noises coming from the back of his house and it startled him slightly. He pulled out his gun and moved slowly towards the bathroom. The door was slightly ajar. He holstered his gun when he peered through the opening and saw the candles burning and heard the soft sounds of Harry Connick Jr. He pushed the door open a little further and stood there watching her. Emily came out of the water and screamed not expecting anyone to be there. Matt burst out laughing at her reaction, which earned him a splash from the tub.
"I thought you were going home." He said, happy to have her there.
"I am home. I can't believe you just stood there. You scared me." She said trying to hide her relief upon seeing him there. Matt was grinning now. She called his house home. Maybe she was ready for what he wanted to ask her after all.
" Are you just going to stand there or are you going to join me?" She asked seductively, knowing that he needed to relax as badly as she did.
"Yeah, I will sweetheart. Let me get out of these clothes." Matt laughed already taking off his clothes and joining her in the tub.