Disclaimer: I own nothing except my imagination and the kids names.

A/n: First of all thanks to everyone who left a review on the previous chapter and I want to also thank those who left reviews recently asking for an update. I've been struggling to write recently not because of lack of inspiration but by utter lack of time. Work is crazy (plus I'm soon going to start a new position too) and with the end of the school year that is nearing for my kids, that's crazy too. Here's what I hope will make up for that.


Matt shifted his weight and felt warm hands sneaking against his abs. He blinked a few times, finally realizing that he was on the couch, Gabby snuggled against him, her fingers tracing his body.

"Morning." She mumbled in his shirt.

"Good morning." He finished shifting his weight so he was now facing her. "I had this dream last night that the girl I love asked me to marry her." He dipped down and captured her lips in his.

"I hope you said yes."

"I can't wait to be your husband." He ran his hand under her shirt and along her lower back, kissing her again.

"DADDDDDD." He leaned his forehead against hers.

"We really need to start sleeping in our bed." He growled, making her laugh.

"Dad I'm hungry." Grace whined, pushing against his shoulder.

"I'll be right there." She scampered off, satisfied with her father's answer.

"This will be our everyday madness if you marry me."

"I'm more than ready for that." He leaned down and kissed her again.

"DADDDDDDD." Grace yelled again, making Gabby laugh.

"Come on dad, kids are calling." She kissed him.

"We are picking this up later." He promised, pushing himself in a sitting position and then heading into the kitchen. Gabby watched him walk away and smiled at herself; she could definitely spend the rest of her life like this with Matt and their five kids.

She walked into the kitchen and watched him making pancakes. All five kids were sitting around the table while he made a small stack for them. He put the plate on the table and dropped a kiss on top of Valentina's head, making her heart swell a million times over.

"Are there enough for me?" She took a bite out of his plate as he sat down.

"There's plenty for my girl." He smiled up at her.

"Good because I'm starving." She took a seat next to him and they ate as a family.

"Why are you still dressed in yesterday's clothes mom?" Luis asked as she put another forkful in her mouth.

"We fell asleep on the couch." Matt came to her aid.

"I found them kissinggg." Sang Grace.

"That's enough Grace." Gabby said sternly, her mouth now empty. They had nothing against being caught during some little PDA in front of the kids but they weren't aloud to be disrespectful towards either one of them.

"Sorry." She looked sheepishly down at her plate.

"On another note." Matt took Gabby's hand in his and all the kids gave him their fully attention. She smiled and nodded for him to continue. "Gabby and I talked last night and we decided that we didn't want to wait to get married." Neither one of them knew how the kids would react to this sudden change in their plans.

"Can we be the flower girls?" The girls asked in unison while Valentina clapped happily on her chair.

"Don't get too excited, we haven't made any plans yet." Matt warned them.

"But can we?" They asked hopefully.

"Sure." Gabby smiled at them.

"Does that mean we get to wear suits?" Filippe wondered from the sink where he was rinsing his plate out.

"Absolutely. Plus I'll need some help to pick something else too." He winked at Gabby. Beyond wanting to get married soon, they hadn't talked about much but he knew they'd have to shop for rings and he wanted the kids to help him pick them out.

"What what?" Luis proded even if he knew it was futile.

"That's a surprise." The kids suddenly became animated, throwing wedding ideas around while Matt and Gabby finished eating, both a smile on their faces. They were glad that the kids were all happy with their decision to move forward. Shay, Kelly and Christie were supposed to come spend the day with them, making BBQ for lunch while the kids would have fun in the yard. After breakfast was over, it took everything for the kids to get dressed, all of them wanting to lazy the day away but it was supposed to be a beautiful day and Matt refused to let them waste it away Inside.

Shay was the first to set foot through the door with a bag full of nail polish in various summer colours to paint the girls nails, letting them spend some quality time with her. Valentina had grown quite close to her as well since Gabby had moved in and she'd often take her along with the twins when they did girly stuff, Matt always grateful for her.

Matt was taking things out of the fridge when Kelly and Christie arrived. Christie kissed him on the cheek and Matt noticed right away that someone was missing. "Hey, where's Violet?"

"In her words? She's way too old to be hanging out with her mom." Matt looked at Kelly who only chuckled.

"She's at that phase huh?" Christie only nodded. "That's too bad because we were hoping to share some great news with her."

"Great news?" Kelly inquired as Gabby and Shay walked into the house, not missing the look shared between the two. "Don't leave us hanging, what's the great news?" He looked at them as Gabby wrapped her arm around Matt's waist.

"We decided to get married." Gabby's smirk was contagious, Matt sporting the same grin on his face.

"We already know that." Kelly was now a bit confused.

"We decided that we didn't want to wait."

"Did you guys pick a date?"

"Actually we decided that last night." Gabby said sheepishly. "So we haven't really talked about any kind of détails."

"That's perfect because that'll mean girls nights to plan it and go shopping." Shay pualled on Gabby's hand, dragging her away, Christie following behind as they went on the deck outside.

"That's great news, Violet will be stoked."

"What about you? Are you going to pop the question anytime soon?"

"Woah, no." Kelly suddenly backpedalled when he saw Matt's face change. "I just don't think that we're ready for that yet. I certainly wouldn't push her if she isn't." He looked outside through the window at his girl who was laughing with Gabby and Shay. "We're just in a really good place right now, I don't want to screw that up."

"I'm glad you guys are happy and you're great for her so I won't complain."

"Thanks man. So married huh? Do you have any idea what kind of wedding you want?" Kelly helped him grab all the things to take them outside.

"I don't know but whatever she wants is fine with me." He winked at her from afar as she smiled at him. "But I do need a best man though."

"I'm your man." He pulled him into a hug. "I'd be honoured." With that out of the way, they started making lunch while the girls took care of plates and refreshments.

They spent the whole afternoon outside, the kids playing football with both Matt and Kelly while the girls kept talking about wedding planning. They left close to dinner time and Gabby made some quick pasta for everyone and tub time followed so the two adults could have some time alone. They quickly fell asleep from having played outside all day so Matt poured Gabby a glass of wine and he took a beer and they setlled outside to enjoy the beautiful night.

"Today was fun." She snuggled into his side.

"Too bad Violet wasn't here."

"You can always do something with her alone and tell her then."

"That's a good idea. So." He started. "We've talked about the wedding all day but we haven't really talked about it."

"What do you want?" She took a small sip of her wine and looked up to him with a smile.

"Whatever you want." He ran his fingers through her hair. "So Gabriella Dawson, what kind of wedding do you want us to have?"

"I want something simple, intimate. Why don't we get married here?"

"Here?" He pulled away a bit and looked at her.

"Yeah. The yard is big enough for a ceremony and the party. Plus we wouldn't have to worry about the kids and having to bring them back home when they fall asleep from exhaustion. Plus this place looks amazing in the evening when all the lights are on." The lights hanging from the tree house and the fairy lights over the patio made it look even more romantic.

"If that's really what you want." They were now almost facing each other and Matt pushed a strand of hair behind her ear.

"I just want to become your wife and start yet another chapter of our lives."

"Ok." He smiled at her, her energy contagious. "So I could ask Chaplain Orlovsky to officiate. I'm sure he wouldn't mind."

"That would be perfect babe. And the girls could be the flower girls. The boys we'd need to figure something out but I'm sure we'll find something."

"Maybe the ring bearers."

"That could work. Oh and I need a maid of honour and you need to pick a best man."

"I'm ahead of you on this one. I asked Severide this morning."

"That's great babe. I have no idea who to pick. How do I even chose?"

"Use your heart and whoever you pick will be perfect." He leaned down to kiss her.

"I swear I got lucky with you." She put her glass down on the table in front of them and straddled him.

"I'm the lucky one." He assured her as he cupped his cheek. "And what about a date? We need to pick that."

"A date. Yeah, that's pretty important too." She leaned down and kissed him. Gently at first but she ran her tongue against his lips as her hands made their way under his shirt. A moan rumbled low in his throat as she pushed her tongue past his lips and pushed her pelvis against him. "What about early, mid September?" She kissed him again, slowly, torturously.

"Mid September." He echoed, his thoughts a jumble from her ministrations.

"The weather is still really nice." She trailed kisses down his jawline and his neck. "And the school year will have just started so it won't be crazy for the kids." She bit down gently against his neck, a moan finally escaping his lips.

"And you'll be rested from your days off in the first week of September." He placed his hands on her hips as she bit down again, this time a bit harder. "And I'll be able to ravish your body for hours once we are husband and wife." He pushed her pelvis lower onto him, enjoying the feel of her against his tightening lower body as she kissed him again, this time harder.

"Sounds like we have half a plan." She mumbled against his lips.

"Enough with the planning." Matt had enough of their mutual teasing, now he wanted to enjoy her in the confines of their own room.

"Enough." She echoed, her thoughts now a blissful jumble too. They locked lips as Matt stood, bringing Gabby with him without breaking contact and he easily brought the two of them up to their room with Gabby's legs wrapped around his waist. He gently set her down against the sheets and trailed kisses down her neck, placing feather light kisses down to the valley of her breasts. Her scent was intoxicating and he wanted to lose himself in her and that's exactly what he did. He explored her body as if it was their first time, finding new ways to excite her and they made love for hours until they fell asleep, exhausted and happy.


a/n: So finally Matt and Gabby are in a happy place again and they've made somewhat clear wedding plans. Next couple of chapters will be centred around that so keep a look out for those. As always, please take a few seconds to review before you go, it's really appreciated. - Sarra