.::Run To The Water::.
Chapter 6
Tabitha sighed with peace as she heard the quietness that surrounded her. Matt had been gone for the past few days, but he would be home hopefully within the hour. It hadn't been as bad as she thought it would be with him gone, but it had definitely been harder than when he had been with her.
She and Elijah sat on the deck looking out over the pool and backyard. He had just gone down for a nap and she had decided to take that time to catch up on a few of the Omega deals that had been going down in her absence. Making sure Elijah would be ok for a few moments, she ran inside and grabbed Matt's laptop, a bottle of water, and a bag of Jolly Ranchers. She raced back outside and sat down before spreading everything out around her and getting down to work.
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Matt pulled into his driveway and shut the car off before sitting back in the seat. It felt good to be home. He had missed his wife and child much more than he thought possible. Never before had he been so ready to get a trip over with. Jeff had threatened to kill him on numerous occasions because he wouldn't shut up about getting home. Matt grinned and laughed softly as he placed his key in the front door and preceded inside. He placed his stuff gently on the ground before shrugging off his jacket and hanging it on the door. He ran a hand over his face and looked around for Tabitha.
Tab's, baby where are you? He called out as he walked toward the back of the house.
Not seeing her anywhere and not hearing her answer, he decided they had to be outside. He opened the patio door and smiled when he saw her sitting at his laptop looking on with concentration. She had placed her glasses on, but they had fallen to the tip of her nose, her hair was in a loose ponytail that was blowing in the wind, and she was chewing on a pencil eraser. Matt carefully sneaked up behind her and just when she was about to turn around, he put his strong arms around her waist and hugged her to him.
Tabitha turned around and smiled when she saw who it was. She had gotten that funky feeling that someone else was there with her, she just wasn't sure who.
Welcome home. She said as she placed her arms around his neck and pulled him closer to her.
Matt placed a soft kiss on her neck before picking her up and spinning her around.
I missed you and Eli so much! He said as he sat her down and went over to kiss place a kiss on his son's small forehead.
Well, we missed you too. He definitely knew that you were gone. She said as she had seat back at the computer and continued typing away.
Matt sat down across from her and took a drink of her water as he continued to stare at her.
What are you looking at? She asked brushing the hair from her face.
Just the face I dreamed about every night while I was gone. He said picking up her hand and kissing the palm.
What's gotten into you? You leave Matt and you come back Lady Killer. She said laughing.
You like that? He asked grinning a boyish grin.
Yeah, maybe I need to send you away more often.
No, you can't do that. I don't want to miss you or Eli more than I have to. He said as he looked back over at their sleeping son.
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Matt sat on the couch with his son in his lap making funny faces and goofy noises at him while he waited for Tabitha to get off the phone with Carrie. Matt turned his son around so that he was facing Tabitha's direction and proceeded to whisper things in his ear.
You see that beautiful woman right there? That's your mommy. I'm going to have to tell you all about how we met and got married when you're a little older. I'm going to introduce you to Tony, who is the guy that got us together in the first place. You're Uncle Jeff will try to tell you that he got us together, but don't pay attention to him. It was all Tony. He said as Eli gurgled and laughed.
Tabitha got off the phone and sat down with a sigh.
Rough day? Matt asked as he brought Elijah closer to his body and smoothed the hair down on his head.
Not my rough day. Carrie's. She said rolling her eyes.
Apparently Jeff is getting the brunt of it now though. Thank God.
Jeff is loving it too. Ya know he really missed her this week. He will claim that he wanted to kill me for talking too much about you guys, but in all actuality I wanted to kill him for talking about Carrie. I never thought I was going to get him to shut up. Matt said laughing as Tabitha made a remark about Jeff saying the same thing to her.
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The two lay in bed later that night just enjoying being together. Having been with each other almost constantly for the past month had been a treat and it had been weird not to still have that when he was gone.
Ya know what I realized the other day? Matt asked as he stroked her hair.
She asked as she looked up from her place on his chest.
Now that we have a son and all, I've been wondering, should we get a mini-van? He asked, completely serious.
What the hell are you talking about? She asked as she sat up in bed.
Well it seems like when everyone has a family they get mini-vans. He said as he sat up next to her.
Ok Matt, first off, you've been hanging around Adam way too much. Secondly, if we do get a family vehicle', it's going to be something cool like a Blazer or Pathfinder. We are way to young to get a mini-van. I'm not into the carpooling age yet. She said as she laughed and laid back down.
Tabitha looked at Matt and laughed.
Where did that come from? She asked collapsing on his chest in giggles.
He looked at her and began to laugh himself.
I don't know, I guess I'm just feeling old. He said as he pulled her closer to him.
Believe me buddy, you're far from old. She said as she kissed his neck and pulled the covers tighter around them.