You Were Meant for Me

Chapter 9: You're Such a Backstabber!

"I guess we should be going now. Check out is at eleven," Matthew said as Kelly lie in his arms the next morning.

Kelly sighed. "I wish we could stay in bed all day today." She wasn't eager to leave Matthew's arms at all. They had spent most the night making love, and it was wonderful. She had never felt this way about anyone in her life. She couldn't believe it had taken her this long to admit her feelings for Matthew. She wondered if she had told him years ago when they were first going through a divorce that she had feelings for him. If she had told him then, would they have been together for all these years and even possibly married by now?

"What'cha thinkin'?" Matthew asked her, sensing something was on her mind. He gently stroked some hair out of her eyes.

She sighed contently, and rested her left palm on his chest. "I was just wondering if we'd be married by now, had I told you how I felt about you when we were both going through a divorce." She looked up at him. "I mean, it was almost like fate that we both just happened to be going through a divorce at the same time, and we both just happened to have little girls around the same age. Did we ignore fate?"

Matthew picked up her hand and kissed it. "Maybe so. It doesn't matter. All that matters is that we're finally together."

Kelly smiled. "I suppose so." She rested her head on his shoulder. "I just love you so much! I really wish we hadn't wasted so much time when it came to being together. I mean, who knows where we'd be today if we had just told each other how we felt right away? Like I said, we could be happily married, for all we know."

"Well, there's no use looking back on something you can't change. Sure it would have been nice to be with you much earlier, but it is what it is. Anyway, the way I see it is, we were able to spend years getting to know each other, and developing a strong relationship as friends. Sometimes relationships are more lasting when you take the time to be friends first." Matthew kissed her bare right shoulder.

Kelly smiled at him. "Well, if that's the case, then, after being friends for ten years, our relationship should be made of titanium!"

Matthew grinned. "We are titanium!" he sang in reference to the David Guetta ft. Sia song. Of course he replaced the "I" with "We" to fit.

Kelly giggled. "You're such a dork!"

"But you love me for being a dork, don't you?" he asked, bringing his face to hers and smiling as he gently nuzzled his nose against hers.

Kelly smiled as well, and returned the nose nuzzle. "I have to pee," she then announced, climbing out of bed.

"Classy!" Matthew joked.

She grinned over her shoulder at him. "Hey, I'm classy ninety-nine percent of the time. I'm allowed ten percent classlessness."

"You weren't classy last night either," Matthew quipped, a smile playing at the corner of his mouth, and an eyebrow raised.

Kelly blushed. "Oh, hush!" She then quickly made her way to the bathroom, and shut the door. She could hear Matthew laughing on the other side of the door.

She shook her head, a smile still on her face. She even loved him razzing her. She knew that was a sign that it was true love. Not that she needed a sign.

She went to the bathroom, smiling as an idea came to mind. "I'm going to take a shower!" she called out after she had washed her hands, being done with going to the bathroom. "You can join me if you'd like." She smiled as she turned on the shower water to as warm as she could stand it, and quietly counted down. "Five, four, three, two, one."

Sure enough, the bathroom door flung open, and there stood Matthew, wearing nothing but a grin.

She grinned as well. "I've been expecting you."

He entered the bathroom, and shut the door behind him. He then took Kelly into his arms, and kissed her passionately without a word.

Kelly wrapped her arms around him as well, and kissed him just as passionately. The paused only to step in the shower and pull the curtain closed, then they went back to kissing.

Kelly tangled her fingers in Matthew's hair, and kissed him even more passionately.

He then picked her up, and she wrapped her legs around his waist as he pressed her back against the wall, and kissed her harder.

She felt his desire for her between them, and couldn't help but moan. They had only just begun, but she could already tell that this was going to be the best shower she'd ever taken.

~You Were Meant For Me~

Matthew wasn't in the mood for foreplay. Kelly's body was already perfect. Add water to the combination, and it was impossible for him to resist her. Her hot, sexy, perfect body dripping wet was enough to make him lose it before they even began. However, he wasn't about to let that happen. He entered her, not daring to wait a second longer. He simply couldn't!

Her moans weren't helping things. He knew he wasn't going to last long, but he also wanted to make sure that Kelly got exactly what she needed. So, he quickly thrust into her again, and then again, clinging onto her bottom tightly so that he didn't lose his grip in the wet, slipperiness of the shower.

Kelly's moans intensified. "Mm, more. I want more! Give me more," she said, looking into his eyes.

A moan escaped his own mouth then. "Kel, I swear you're going to be the death of me," he managed to get out before another uncontrolled moan escaped his lips.

"At least you'll die happy," Kelly quipped.

He moaned again. "That I will," he said before quickening his pace, and taking her more forcefully.

Kelly moaned again, this time louder than her last moans. Her head tilted back and her eyes rolled back with it. "Oh my gosh, yes, Matthew, just like that!" she said before moaning again.

Matthew moaned. It most certainly wouldn't be long now! He pulled almost all the way out, then slammed back into her.

She moaned again, and tangled her fingers in his hair, tightly gripping his hair, and making her legs grip tighter around him as well. "Ugh, Matthew, Yes... Yes... Yes!"

And there went any clear thinking. He couldn't think of anything but finishing this, and giving them both the ultimate satisfaction.

It only took a half minute more before he simply couldn't hold back any longer. He pulled back as far as he could without pulling out, then slammed back into her—hard. Her very loud scream of ecstasy told him she had reached her end, just as he had. His moans were just as loud as hers. Her knew the people in the room next door could more than likely hear them, but right now, he really didn't give a flying hoot. He could practically see stars behind his eyelids as his whole body shook from his climax. Kelly was more amazing than anyone he had ever been with. Words couldn't even describe how amazing she was to him in more ways than one.

He held her trembling body until her breathing slowed back to normal. Then, he gently slipped out of her, and set her back on her feet. He smiled, and pressed her up against the wall again. "Good?" he asked her.

"Good? Oh, Darling, it was fantastic! The best I've ever had. You outdid yourself!" She grinned. She then pulled him close so that their foreheads were resting against each other's. "Thank you."

"Thank you! You outdid yourself as well." He let out a breath. "I mean, woah! You were so good!"

She grinned. "Thank you."

"I love you so much," he murmured, gently nuzzling his nose against hers, his eyes lowered with love for her.

Her eyes lowered with love for him as well. "And I love you."

They then kissed, soft and gentle, but full of love.

Matthew sighed happily. He had never been more content than he was now and he knew it was all because of Kelly. Man he loved her!

They kissed some more, then he grabbed the bar of soap and washed her back for her, slowly running the bar up and down her back. Even her skin was smooth and perfect, he noticed.

She smiled when he was done, and took the bar from him, then she gently turned him around and washed his back for him, kissing his neck every once in a while.

When she finished, they washed their own lower halves, but they washed each other's upper halves.

Kelly smiled. "I think they're clean. You've been washing them for the past two minutes," she said with an amused smile as Matthew rubbed the soapy lather into her breasts in a slow and circular motion.

He smiled. "I know. I just like washing them."

She rolled her eyes, but smiled nonetheless, then pulled him into another kiss that would have made him take her again had checkout not been so soon.

So, instead, they finished washing each other, then they turned off the water, and reluctantly got out of the tub. They then dried each other off, and kissed a big more before finally getting dressed.

"Well, it's past breakfast time. Wanna get some lunch?" Kelly asked, once they were ready to go.

"I'm more interested in dessert, but sure. We can do lunch," Matthew teased. He smiled at her, secretly wishing she didn't have to wear clothes.

She grinned, and pulled him into another kiss. "You're just insatiable, aren't you?"

His eyes lowered. "Only for you."

"Mm... Good answer," she said before pulling him in for another deliciously long kiss. Her hands ran down the waistband of the back of his jeans.

He moaned, already wishing they had a second night at the hotel. But, since checkout was five minutes ago, he supposed it was just going to have to wait, no matter how excruciating it was going to be to have to wait to make love to her again.

~And I Was Meant For You~

Kelly couldn't seem to get the smile off of her face as she and Matthew walked down the hallway of their floor, arms linked. It wasn't just because of the mind-blowing sex she had just had with him in the shower either, though that had been part of it of course. She was smiling because she was madly in love, and so happy. It wasn't something she hadn't been in a very long time. The fact that it was Matthew that was making her this happy made it even better.

"Sorry we're late checking out. We kind of got a late start in the day. But don't worry! We left it pretty clean for you," Matthew said to the young maid who looked to be in her early thirties. She also looked to be Mexican.

The maid smiled at him. "Not a problem! I didn't even get to your room yet anyway!" She looked at her watch, then hit the air with her hand. "What's five minutes past checkout anyway? Some people make me wait an hour, and they don't even call to ask for a late checkout!"

Matthew laughed. "Well, I'd never do that to you."

Kelly couldn't help but pick up on the fact that he had said "I" instead of "We." She also couldn't help but pick up on the twinkle of attraction in his eyes. Or the way that he was flirting with the maid.

Matthew then let go of Kelly, and reached into his pocket, pulling out a twenty-dollar bill. "I already left you a little something in the room, but you have a hard job. Take this extra tip."

The maid's eyes lit up, and she took the money. "Are you sure?"

Matthew nodded. "So sure!"

I bet, Kelly couldn't help but think, a little bitter.

"Thank you, Sir, thank you!" the maid said, pocketing the money. "This will go toward paying off my bills. Every little bit helps!"

"You're very welcome! I'm glad I could help. And, you can call me Matthew if we ever see each other again." He smiled and winked at her, then headed toward the elevators, whistling a happy tune.

"Thanks again!" the maid called out.

"You're welcome!" Matthew called back before stepping onto the elevator.

Kelly stepped on with him. They were the only ones in the elevator. "Well, you sure seemed to like her!" she quipped.

"Yeah, she was a nice girl. I'm glad I could help her out. After all, I remember what it was like at her age, trying to make ends meat. Thank God I made it as an actor. Not all people are lucky enough to make it big, whether it be as an actor, or something else." He smiled at her, placed an arm around her, and pulled her close. "And thank God you made it big. Otherwise, we may have never met!" He kissed her temple.

Kelly smiled, feeling her annoyance slip away. There was no use picking a fight over nothing, she figured. And she loved that Matthew was a generous, and giving man. The maid seemed nice enough. Kelly didn't mind Matthew helping her out with a little extra money. Anyway, Matthew clearly loved her, not the maid, and that made her feel so good! She rested her head on his shoulder, and smiled. She loved him so much! Knowing he loved her in return made it all the better,

The elevator doors opened, and they stepped out.

"So, where should we eat?" Matthew asked as they headed to the front desk to hand in their room key and check out.

"Anywhere. I'm starved!" Kelly said.

They got to the front desk, and Matthew checked them out. He then turned to Kelly. "Want to go to Cipriani? The lines are never that long during the day, and I'm in the mood for Italian."

Kelly nodded. "Anything sounds good so long as I get to eat!"

Matthew laughed. "Yeah, I think I can manage that one."

Kelly grinned at him, and they headed hand-in-hand out of the hotel. They then hailed a cab, and headed to the restaurant.

It wasn't too long of a drive, and, as Matthew had said, the line wasn't long at all. More people went there for dinner than lunch, so it worked out well.

They got seated, and then looked over their menus while they waited for their server to arrive.

"Don't worry about the prices. It's on me," Matthew told her with a smile.

Kelly smirked. "It's all right, Matthew. Now that the whole mess with Daniel is finally over, I have money again."

Matthew nodded. "I know. Still, I want to pay for you. You're my girlfriend, and boyfriends pay for their girlfriends."

Kelly looked up from her menu, and smiled at him. "I love hearing you call me your girlfriend."

"And I love calling you my girlfriend," he said, grinning back.

"And you're my boyfriend," she said, the smile still on her lips.

"That really does sound good!" Matthew said.

Kelly giggled. "I know, right?"

Their server came over to them then, and she was a gorgeous Italian girl, who looked to be in her mid to late twenties. "Hey, I'm Leyla and I will be your server for today!" the girl said cheerily.

Matthew's eyes lit up at the sight of her. "Hello, Leyla! You know, I used to have a girlfriend named Leyla. She was Italian. Are you?"

"That I am!" the girl said with a nod and a smile, displaying perfect white teeth. "My parents are from Rome. I was born in America though. They came to America when my mother was five months pregnant with me."

"My ex-girlfriend was also from Rome! Wow. It's a small world! People from Rome sure are good looking! You're even prettier than my ex was, and she was quite beautiful," Matthew said, his eyes on her low-cut top.

Leyla giggled. "Aw, thanks!"

Kelly resisted the urge to roll her eyes, but only because she didn't want Leyla seeing, and thinking she was rolling her eyes at the idea of Leyla being beautiful. Leyla was looking at Matthew, her eyes twinkling with just as much attraction for him in them as there was in Matthew's eyes for her.

Kelly loudly cleared her throat. "I think we're both ready to order now."

Matthew seemed to snap out of his trance. Kelly detected a slight, subtle blush on his cheeks. Again, she fought to roll her eyes.

Leyla seemed to snap out of her trance as well. "What would you like?" she asked, turning to Kelly with a big smile on her face that looked all too fake to Kelly.

For you to get lost, Kelly thought. Instead, she ordered her meal with a red wine as her drink, for, at the rate things were going since leaving the hotel, she needed it!

~You Were Meant For Me~

"Is something wrong?" Matthew asked as he took Kelly home.

Kelly smiled at him. "No, why would anything be wrong?"

"It's just that, you didn't say much during lunch. You didn't seem yourself. You're even a little quiet now." It was weird. One minute she was herself, seemingly all happy and in love with him, and then the next, she seemed a little cold. Matthew had no idea what could have changed in such a short period of time.

"I'm just tired is all." She grinned. "You did keep me up last night."

"Not that you were complaining," Matthew said with a smirk and a wink.

She laughed, though to Matthew, it wasn't her usual wholehearted laugh. "No, I certainly wasn't."

As he drove the rest of the way to her place, he still couldn't help but notice that she was quiet again. He didn't care what she said. There was something bothering her, and it wasn't just her being tired.

When they arrived at her apartment, she got out of the car, and waited or him to get over to her side. "Well, I guess we can just say goodbye now. I'll see you when we start filming up again." She kissed his cheek.

"That's two days from now. Don't you want to see each other tomorrow?" Matthew asked. He knew something was definitely up now. Normally, Kelly would have invited him up, or made plans to get together the next day.

"I think I'm just going to spend some time with my mom and the kids just mother and grandmother. Besides, we don't have to be one of those annoying couples who spend every single day together, do we?" Her tone was unreadable.

Matthew slowly shook his head. "No, I suppose not." He felt his heart sink a little. Why did he feel like she was angry with him? He couldn't think of why she'd be angry with him. Especially not after the night and morning they had just had. "Well, have a good night, and a good day tomorrow then. I'll see you on Monday." He kissed her lips, and she let him, but she didn't return the kiss as passionately. She pecked his lips, and Kelly certainly wasn't a just a peck kind of kisser. Something was definitely up, but he didn't know how to bring it up. How could he ask her again when she had already told him she was just tired? He knew you had to be careful with women. If he asked her what was really wrong, she might accuse him of calling her a liar, and he did not want to get into an argument with her. Especially not one to that extent! So, instead, he got into his car, and waited for her to get into the apartment complex safely. Once she had, he took off, hoping that by Monday, she'd be back to her old self.

When Monday arrived, she did seem slightly back to her old self. She was joking and laughing with William, and seemed to be excited upon reading in the script that she would find out about William giving Ivy her mother's money, and having an affair with Ivy. She was also excited for a scene where Lily confides in Rufus.

They filmed the confiding scene right before lunch. It went well. In fact, by the time the scene was over, Kelly seemed completely back to her old self.

She latched onto his arm as they headed to get lunch from the lunch table the caterers had provided. "I'm so glad Rufus and Lily are finally getting back together! They belong together!"

"Just like us!" Matthew said to her.

She grinned up at him, and they kissed. Kelly's kiss was back to normal as well, which relaxed him.

"It's kind of funny now they are back together just as you and I decide to be a couple. We've never played Rufus and Lily while actually dating. I think it will be fun!" She grinned.

Matthew grinned as well. "Me too! And hey, we won't even have to act since we actually will want to tear each other's clothes off." He winked at her, still grinning.

Kelly laughed. "I know, right? Hey, do you think Josh will add a sex scene?"

Matthew nodded. "I sure hope so! He gave us those other two, didn't he?"

Kelly nodded. "And to think we haven't had a sex scene since season two was it? Wow. Then, once we were married, the sex stopped. Go figure!"

Matthew looked at her with a smirk. "Isn't that always the way it is though? I mean, when you're first married, you have it all the time, then it becomes less and less frequent the longer you stay married."

Kelly sighed. "True." She then looked back up at Matthew. "But Rufus and Lily didn't even get to have it in the beginning!"

Matthew nodded. "I know, right? Well, hopefully Josh will make up for lost time."

"One thing I know is, if we were married in real life, I'd never let the sex slow down," Kelly then purred into his ear as she clung tightly to him. "I love making love with you too much. Not to mention I love you too much."

Matthew shivered. He was suddenly in the mood for her, but knew they couldn't do it now. It was tempting to jump into his trailer with her, then jump her in it, but they'd be too rushed, and he liked to take his time with Kelly. Their lunch break was only a half hour today, and they were already ten minutes into it, and hadn't even gotten to their lunch yet. Making love would have to wait, sadly.

"Hey, you two! Great scenes today!" Alessandra said, coming over to them and starting to fill a plate. She was still in the movie until Rufus could break up with her for Lily. Matthew didn't mind, for she had quickly turned into a good friend. She was a very nice woman, and funny too.

"Thanks!" Kelly said with a kind smile. She then went to work at filling up her own plate. She looked distracted, Matthew noticed.

"It's a shame I have to break up with you. I really enjoyed working with you!" he told Alessandra as he filled his own plate up.

Alessandra suddenly turned to him, her mouth dropped open. She placed a hand over her heart. "Rufus, you're breaking up with me? What? Why? I thought you loved me! We were going to get married, and we really hit it off!" She sniffled, real tears filling her eyes. "Is it something I did wrong?"

Matthew laughed. "Wow, you're a good actress!"

Alessandra's tears instantly dried up. She grinned, and bowed. "Thank you, thank you!"

They all finished gathering their food up, then sat down to eat together.

"I bet you both are happy to be playing lovers again," Alessandra then stated.

Kelly nodded. "We sure are! Rufus belongs with Lily—no one else!"

Matthew nodded. "And no one else belongs with Lily but Rufus. But, if he had to be with someone else, I'm glad it is with your character. I love your character, and you're the best actress I could have asked to play her."

Alessandra had tears in her eyes again, only these ones seemed to be sincere. "Aw!" She placed her hand over her heart again. "You're so sweet. I'm really glad I got to work with you. You know, I kind of had a crush on you from before your Gossip Girl days even."

Matthew grinned at her and smirked, an eyebrow raised. "Oh you did, did you?"

Alessandra blushed. "Yeah! I went back and watched everything you were ever on. I was kind of obsessed for a small period of time."

Matthew pouted. "Only a small period of time?"

Alessandra grinned. She hit the air with her hand. "Relax! I still had a crush on you. I just became less weird about it."

"Trust me, liking me is never weird!" he joked.

Alessandra laughed, and hit her knee. "You're so funny, Matthew!"

Matthew grinned. "I try." He glanced over at Kelly, who was eating her food, not smiling, or even looking over at them. She was keeping to herself. He held back a sigh. He wondered what it was now that had set her off.

After lunch, he had one more scene with Alessandra. It took about twenty minutes to film, and then that was it for her for the day.

"Hey," she said, placing a hand overtop of Matthew's shoulder, "I'm going to Terra Blues for drinks tonight. That new blues singer, Thomas Scott is playing there, and I really enjoy is music. Do you want to join me? I invited the others to come as well." She turned to Kelly, who was watching them from a few feet away. "Kelly, you're invited too!"

Kelly smiled weakly. "Maybe, if my mother can watch the kids."

Alessandra turned back to Matthew. "Do you think you'll come?"

Matthew grinned. "Well, seeing as I just so happen to love Terra Blues—it's honestly one of my favorite places—I'd love to! I've never heard of Thomas Scott before, but I love blues music, so I'm sure I'll like him."

"Yay!" Alessandra, grinned, and clapped her hands together. "He's new, so that's probably why you never heard of him before. He's really amazing, and so good, so I'm sure you'll love him. Meet me there at seven?" she asked.

Matthew nodded. "See you there!"

Alessandra squealed with happiness, then kissed his cheek. "See you there!" She then took off.

"What the hell was that all about?" Kelly asked from behind him, causing him to jump. He slowly turned around to see her standing there, her arms crossed her chest, tapping her foot, and looking beyond ticked off. Yes, something was definitely wrong, and he could tell by both her tone, and the look on her face, that he was about to find out what it was. He swallowed hard. And he knew it wouldn't be good. Yikes! he thought.

~And I Was Meant For You~

Kelly couldn't help herself. She usually wasn't too much of a jealous person, but when it came to this, she couldn't help it. Maybe it stemmed from her second husband Daniel having cheated on her. Who knew? All she knew was that Matthew had flirted one too many times with women young enough to be his daughter. Right in front of her at that! Well, she wasn't going to take it anymore. She deserved better.

"I'm tired of you flirting with every young girl in sight! First, you flirted with the maid. Then, you flirted with the waitress, and now you're flirting with Alessandra! I've had it! You're supposed to be in love with me, but it doesn't stop you from flirting with any young thing you can find!" She uncrossed her arms, and balled up her hands into fists at her sides.

Matthew held his hands up. "Woah! Where is this coming from, Kel? I wasn't flirting! With the maid, I was just trying to be nice. Like I told you, I know what it's like to have to take crappy jobs and struggle to survive. I was lucky enough to make it into the business eventually, but not everyone is. I have the money to spare, and once in a while I just like to help people in need out. If she were a male made, I would have done the same thing!"

Kelly crossed her arms over her chest again, and raised an eyebrow. "Would you have?" She wasn't quite sure she believed him.

Matthew nodded. "Yes, I would have. Especially because he would have reminded me even more of myself, being another man and all."

"Well, what about the waitress?" She wasn't about to let him out of this so easy!

"I honestly didn't even realize I was flirting, meaning, anything you might have seen wasn't intentional. I'm just a friendly guy. I don't like people thinking I'm one of those rude celebrities who treat wait staff like dirt. Anyway, she was from Rome, and I honestly was tickled by the coincidence. She looked like Leyla, was around her age, and from the same place. Anyone would find that funny." Matthew crossed his own arms over his chest.

"I don't," Kelly said coldly. "And then there is Alessandra. She kissed you on the cheek! What was up with that?"

Matthew shrugged. "How the heck am I supposed to know? She kissed me—not the other way around! She's just being friendly. You know, before you and I were dating, you used to kiss me on the cheek. Heck, you would kiss Ed on the cheek as well, and even Blake and Leighton! Were you attracted to all of us?"

Kelly shot him a look. "Of course not! Don't be ridiculous!"

"See?" Matthew shot her a look right back. "She was just excited I was going to Terra Blues tonight. I'm not the only one she invited. She invited the others. Heck, she invited you too. Surely you can't have forgotten about that. It happened all of five minutes ago if even that!"

"I still say you flirt way too much. It's become so natural to you, you don't even see it!" Kelly looked away.

"I'm not flirting, and even if I am, it is just harmless. It doesn't mean anything," Matthew stated, sounding a little annoyed.

Kelly sighed. "Let's just do the rest of our scenes, all right?"

"Fine, whatever," Matthew said, sounding even more annoyed.

This annoyed Kelly, for if anyone had the right to be annoyed it was her. How dare Matthew be annoyed at her when he was the one in the wrong? Did he ever hear of apologizing? Apparently, he did not.

They did their scenes, which thankfully were only two scenes together that weren't that long. Then, they were free to go while the others continued filming their scenes for the day.

Kelly went to leave, but Matthew caught her arm, and gently turned her to face him. "I wasn't flirting, okay? I'm just a friendly guy. You're the only one I love."

Kelly raised an eyebrow. "Do you love me, Matthew? Because when you flirt with other women—especially right in front of me—it doesn't make me feel very loved. And don't try to tell me that you weren't flirting. I know you were."

Matthew sighed. "I'm not even going to argue with you. Not because you're right, but because I know you won't believe me anyway."

With that, she turned on her heel, and headed for home. She couldn't look at Matthew anymore. It hurt too much.

~You Were Meant For Me~

Matthew headed into Terra Blues that night, feeling a little upset. Why was Kelly so angry with him? Well, he knew why she was, but it made no sense! He wasn't flirting! He loved Kelly! All right, so maybe he liked talking with people from different countries, and younger people at that. But it wasn't just the girls. He liked talking to the guys too! He just liked meeting new friends. Yes, if he wasn't dating Kelly, he might look to date one of the girls, but now that he was dating Kelly, he had no desire to start anything with anyone else no matter how exotic, beautiful, and young they might be!

Anyway, he had texted Kelly to see if she was going, and she said no. She said that she wanted to stay at home with her mother and kids on her mother's last night there.

So, here he was, without Kelly, but still missing her. He wondered if he should go see Kelly instead of staying at Terra Blues.

It was too late. Alessandra spotted him from her table, smiled big, and waved him over.

He sighed, and headed on over. He figured maybe it was good to give Kelly the night to cool down anyway. Besides, she probably wanted alone time with her mother and kids.

He sat down across from Alessandra. "Hey!" He looked around, then raised an eyebrow at her. "Where are the others?"

Alessandra looked disappointed. "Josh kept most of them late, filming. They might stop by later. William had plans already with his wife and kids. So, I guess it's just you and me! For now at least." Alessandra grinned at him, and clicked her tongue twice as she winked at him twice.

Matthew was suddenly glad that Kelly wasn't there. He knew she'd get even angrier if she knew he was here alone with Alessandra. Well, he wouldn't be alone if Kelly were there, but she'd still find someway to blame no one else showing up on him, he figured.

"Shall we order some drinks?" Alessandra asked.

Matthew nodded. "Sounds good to me! What do you want? I'll go order them. You stay here and keep our table."

Alessandra told him her drink order. "You might as well make it a double, so we don't have to get up and order more as soon."

Matthew laughed. "Good thinking! I'll be right back." He then went and ordered their drinks.

Five minutes later, he was back at the table with their drinks, and Thomas Scott was just coming on the stage.

"Thanks!" Alessandra said, taking her drink from him.

"You're welcome!" Matthew said, eyeing up Thomas. "He's a good looking dude."

Alessandra nodded as she watched Thomas. "He sure is!" She then turned to Matthew. "But not as good looking as you."

Matthew blushed. "You're sweet!" he said.

She grinned at him, and blew him a kiss, then turned back to watching Thomas. For the next hour, they laughed at Thomas' jokes, made comments to each other, and just had a really good time.

When the hour was up, Thomas was just about done.

"So, how do you like him?" Alessandra asked, downing the rest of her second drink.

"He's great! I have a new musician to like now!" Matthew told her.

Alessandra grinned, then went over and sat down in the seat beside him. "So, are you glad I invited you?" she asked.

Matthew smiled and nodded. "I am!"

"Why didn't Kelly come tonight?" she asked.

Matthew sighed. "She's a little angry with me right now. Plus, she wanted to spend time with her mother and kids. It's her mother's last night in town."

"Why is she mad at you?" Alessandra pressed.

"She thinks I flirt too much," Matthew confessed.

Alessandra raised an eyebrow. "And do you?"

Matthew shook his head. "I like talking to young, pretty, exotic women. I wouldn't call it flirting exactly. I just like being friendly!"

"Am I young, pretty, and exotic enough for you?" Alessandra asked.

Matthew was a little taken aback, but he knew how to answer that question. After all, when a woman asked a man that question, there was only one way to answer if you valued your life. "Of course you are! Without a doubt!"

"And how friendly do you like being?" Alessandra asked next.

Matthew was confused now. "Huh?"

"Do you like being this friendly?" Alessandra asked.

Before Matthew could question her again, Alessandra pulled him in for a hard and passionate kiss.

~And I Was Meant For You~

Kelly walked into Terra Blues a little nervous. She hoped Matthew could forgive her for being so possessive and jealous. She thought back to the conversation she had had with her mother earlier upon telling her why she was angry with Matthew.

"I think you're overreacting."

Kelly shot her mother a look. "Mom, he was flirting with other women! Three of them, and right on front of me at that!"

"I know, but it was just harmless flirting. Men flirt. It's what they do. As long as it doesn't go any further than flirting, there's nothing wrong with it. After all, they're human."

Kelly sighed. "But Mom, he's supposed to love me. That means, he shouldn't be flirting with other women."

"Says who? Your father flirts with other women all the time! I know he's just being a dirty old man. It's harmless. He's married to me, and he's never given me any reason not to trust him. He looks, but never touches. Heck, it's not even anything major. Just a few compliments and a smile here and there."

Kelly crossed her arms over her chest, and looked away. "I still don't like it!"

"All right, then how about this? Say you're out to dinner with Matthew, and George Clooney arrives at the restaurant. He comes over to your table, and tells you that he is such a big fan of you and your work. He tells you how beautiful and amazing you are. Would you just politely smile and thank him, or would you charm him right back?"

Kelly stiffened. "That's different. He's George Clooney! Besides, it's only normal to return charm with charm. Especially with someone so good looking." She paused for a moment, realizing what she had just said. Then, she sighed, and looked at her mother. "I hate it when you're right!"

Ann smirked. "I'm your mother. I'm always right!"

"Ha!" Kelly said.

"Why don't you go over to Terra Blues and make things right with Matthew?" Ann asked. "I'll stay with the kids."

"But it's your last night here! I wanted to spend it with you." Kelly protested.

"And you still can! Go make things right with Matthew, then come back. I know you won't be able to enjoy the evening if you don't make things right with him anyway."

Kelly smiled. "I love you, Mom."

"I love you too, my beautiful Daughter!"

They hugged.

And here Kelly was, entering Terra Blues. She hated apologizing—especially to a man—but she knew she had to. This one was on her.

She searched the room for Matthew. It wasn't hard to spot him since it was a small place.

Her stomach dropped when she saw Alessandra sitting on Matthew's lap, while she and Matthew kissed. Kelly then knew she had been right the first time.

She quickly turned around, and ran out of Terra Blues before Matthew could see her. Tears welled up in her eyes. So much for her mother always being right!

She hailed a cab, and gave the driver her apartment address. She wanted to cry, but she knew it had to wait until she got home. There was no way she was crying in front of a cab driver.

She sighed, feeling stupid for ever believing she could have the perfect life, much less with Matthew. She should have known! Well, at least she knew the truth now. The truth was, she and Matthew weren't meant to be. They hadn't been then, and they most certainly weren't now. And shame on her for ever thinking otherwise.