Chapter Songs:
State of Grace by Taylor Swift
Remember This by The Jonas Brothers
Perfect Duet by Ed Sheeran & Beyoncé
December 31, 2013 – Los Angeles, California
Driving home on New Year's Eve 2014 after leaving his company party early this year, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Matthew Casey found himself driving in a different part of LA than he would normally find himself driving. He was not headed to his home in the much wealthier areas of the city. He instead found himself driving to his assistant's home. The home of the woman he just can't seem to get out of his head. The idea of him running his fingers up and down her skin. The idea of her in his arms as they take things nice and slow with each other. There is just something about this woman that makes him go crazy. He can't seem to keep his head on straight when she's around him, and that's all the time due to the fact that she is his assistant. God, the last time they were on a business trip together; there were so many times that he thought of just going for it. He thought he would go for it that trip. But he was nervous. What if she doesn't feel the same. She is such a good assistant. They work great together.
"And I never (I never) saw you coming…..And I'll never (never) be the same" -State of Grace (T. Swift)
And that's why he hasn't been able to do this until now. Tonight, after seeing his half-brother all happy with his fiancé, he thought to himself…'Why does he get to be that happy, when I know that I feel the same way about Gabby? Why am I being such an ass in not allowing myself to be happy, to allow myself to experience the type of love I felt when Hallie was still around.' Hallie being his late fiancé. She died earlier this year in a freak accident. But now, after 7 months of grieving, Matt feels like he's ready. He feels like he can finally move on and be with someone new. He can leave her in his past, and he can just go for it. (It helps that he got his late fiancé's father's blessing to do so. He was there as a shareholder). So here he is, ready to tell the woman he loves that he is madly in love with her. That he's done grieving. And if she wants him, that he's ready to be with her. And he just hopes that she feels the same way. He wants to be with her so bad, and that's just the truth. He can feel the sexual tension in between them.
Every time they are close to each other, especially when she's wearing tight dresses and tights, he wants to put his hand on her leg and stroke it with his thumb. She is just such a turn on that he can't act like himself when he's around her. And that has to change for him to be an effective leader in his company. He wants to do this right. He wants to just sit her down and tell her how he feels. And if she doesn't feel the same way, then he will let her be; and they will try and go back to how things were before (hopefully). They will try to do that at least. He isn't sure thought how easy that might be due to the fact that he is her boss. But he wants to try with her. But if she doesn't want to try, then he will understand. God, he's repeating himself now. That's how much he wants to do this. He just wants to be with this woman, this gorgeous woman that he has on his mind 24/7, so bad. He wants to tell her that he loves her (yes, he can already say that he loves her) and that he wants her in his life for a long time.
And not just as his assistant. He has had dreams of her, dreams where they're married, where they have a family, beautiful children, and that can only be ignored for so long before you really need to tell someone. But he always told himself; he wouldn't do it until he stopped constantly thinking about his late ex-fiancé. And that's the case now. This Christmas? He wanted to have Gabby by his side. He wanted to have her in his arms. And when he got close to another woman under the mistletoe, he stepped back and told her that he couldn't. He couldn't kiss her when his heart was taken. He couldn't kiss her when he always had another woman on his mind. It wouldn't be fair to either of them. And that has been his stance for the past few days. He has been planning on telling her in the New Year; or heck, tonight. But she didn't come. And he couldn't wait. He needed to tell her. He needed to be with her.
Pulling into her neighborhood, Matt made sure that he watched the house numbers closely to make sure that he didn't drive by her house. God, she is going to think that he is such a creep when she realizes that he looked in her employee file to find out her address. But that was not entirely the case. It's also programmed in his car. (No, he's not a creeper. He just uses this car when he goes on business trips. And his driver always takes Gabby home along with him). So, that's how he found it out so fast. And now that he was here, he was just getting even more nervous. There's just something about him being right in front of her house that makes him nervous, scared. Yes, you heard that right. This big businessman is scared. He's scared to tell this woman how he feels. The reason? It could change everything. Yet at the same, it could be the start of something knew. Especially due to the fact that he likes how he feels when he's around her. He feels so much more vulnerable…in a good way.
"You come around, and the armor falls" (State of Grace by Taylor Swift)
It's like he just opens up to her so easily; it's as if his armor falls and he just lets her into his heart. Taking a breath, Matt made sure that he wanted to do this. And the truth of the matter, he wasn't sure if he wanted to do it. But it was too late now. He was here, and in his heart, he knew that this was right. He only thing that was telling him that this was wrong was his head. The reason? It's the businessman side of him. He's thinking of the potential lawsuits that can come if it seems like he's stalking her. But that's not why he's here right now. Rather, he's here due to the fact that he's in love with her…and he wants to be with her. Going to grab his bag (he was going to go to a hotel tonight with a girl to distract himself from Gabby tonight), Matt put it over his shoulder since he needed to bring it inside. He needed it for tomorrow morning. Something just told him that he was going to need it. She was going to let him stay.
Making his way over to Gabby's home from his car this evening, Matt took one last breath as he was nervous. He thinks that this is the most nervous he has ever been when it comes to walking up to a door. And he's a businessman. A very successful businessman. Other people want to be him, girls want to be with him. But he doesn't want to be with them. Rather, he wants to be with Gabby. He wants to hold her in his arms and make her his. He wants to make love to her, he wants to take things slow with her. He wants her to feel like she can open up to him and be his. He wants her bad. And if everything goes the way he hopes tonight, she will be his both tonight; and then, for every night of the rest of his life. Yes, that is how long the CEO sees them being together. But right now, he needs to concentrate. He needs to concentrate on what he's going to say when Gabby opens that door to him tonight.
Taking one last breath, Matt proceeded to go ring the doorbell. No turning back now. She was going to come. She was going to come open the door so that she can see who it is. He knew that. And for some reason, she came really fast. And not just fast, she came fast looking hot. Oh god, that tight dress that she's wearing is the one that always turns the CEO on. Think, the classic little black dress with sleeves.
"We are alone, just you and me…and our slates are clean." (State of Grace by Taylor Swift)
Staring at her when she was wearing that, Matt was shocked. She looked stunning. "Mr. Casey, what are you doing…" Matt then went to stop her. "Please, not Mr. Casey tonight." Gabby then saw that he had a bag and then just looked at him. Going to get close to his personal assistant, Matt pushed her back against her door and then looked at her while setting his bag down this evening. God, he wants her bad.
Putting his hands on her neck, Matt stared at his personal assistant and smiled at her. "Gabby, I'm sorry about this. If this isn't want you want…" Gabby shook her head when the CEO told her that. "Matt, don't even finish that sentence." Matt agreed with Gabby when she said that, smiling as he leaned in and kissed the woman he craves like crazy. He then started to take things nice and slow with Gabby. "I am so sorry that it's taken so long for me…" Gabby then grabbed Matt's jacket and tugged on it. "Matt, shut up. Wait, can I call you that?" Matt agreed with Gabby, kissing her again. He then picked her up in his arms, wrapping his arm around her back. "You can do more than just call me Matt tonight." Gabby agreed with Matt when he said that, smirking at the sound of him telling her that she can do more.
Matt then proceeded to wrap Gabby's legs around his waist. Carrying her into her home some more, he then proceeded to go ahead and just closed the door behind him. Grabbing the CEO's jacket, Gabby went to help him take it off. Letting her go, Matt proceeded to help her and just threw it onto the ground. Afterwards, he grabbed his bag once again. Putting it over his shoulder once again, Matt smirked as he proceeded to wrap his arm around her back and put his hand on Gabby's neck. Kissing the woman he craves more than anything, Matt smiled as he took things nice and slow with Gabby with the hopes of them being in bed with each other tonight. God, he wants her so bad and that's just a fact.
Shortly after carrying Gabby up to her room this evening, Matt smiled as he set her down on the edge of her bed before proceeding to step close to her. He then brought her body against his. Putting her hands on his chest, Gabby smiled at her boss. "Matt, this is right…" Matt then moved his hand to her neck. He then kissed her softly. "Just forget about the outside world tonight Gabby. Just concentrate here. Concentrate on what we both want. We want each other. And that's what we're going to get. Each other." Gabby agreed with Matt when he told her that. He then watched as he bent down and kissed her neck. Moaning, she started to play with his shirt this evening. God, she wants him bad. Now.
Matt then decided to just help her, not wanting to waste time either. Throwing his shirt away, Matt smiled as he watched her turn around in his arms. Gabby then let Matt undo her dress this evening, wanting him to run his hand all over her body. And boy does Matt want to do the same. Gabby is just the most beautiful woman in the entire world. Heck, if this was the last thing that Matt did for the rest of his life, he would be a happy man. All he knows is, he wants to be with Gabby. He wants to hold her in his arms and make her belong to him. That's when he undid her dress and started to help it slip off her body. However, it wasn't long before Gabby turned around to face him in her lingerie. She wanted to get close to him, but Matt stopped her. He wanted to stare at the lingerie. "Damn, sexy." Gabby agreed.
Grabbing Matt's belt, she went to play with it so that she can help him take it off. After all, they do want each other. They want to take things nice and slow with each other this evening. Her especially. God, just watching him work all the time has been torture. And she knows that he used to be a firefighter, so she can only imagine how much muscle he has. I mean, she can see it now with his shirt off. But she wants all of him. Going to help him with his pants, Gabby smiled as she undid them before watching as Matt took them off for her. He then bent down and went to take off his socks so that they were both ready to get in bed. Especially her. She has wanted this for so long. And Matt could tell. He then went to get close to Gabby. But before he could kiss her, he had to grab his phone. Just in case. "Sorry."
Gabby then looked at her boss. "What are you doing." Matt then took a breath as he went to grab his phone. "I need to keep this out just in case. I know, it's not sexy but…" Gabby shook her head. "Hey, I get it. It comes with the territory." Matt agreed with Gabby, walking over to her side table before going to set it down. He turned around to face her so that he can walk up to her. That's when he realized something. Tonight, he didn't want to be a businessman. Tonight, he wants to be a regular guy. "You know what…" Matt then went to grab his phone and went to shut it off. Seeing Matt do that, Gabby was shocked. "You sure?" Matt agreed. "It's New Year's Eve. And I want this. I want this so bad." Gabby agreed with Matt when he told her that, smiling as she watched him make his way back over to her.
"I love the sound of that. Now, get over here handsome." Matt agreed with Gabby when she said that, walking right over to her at the end of her bed. He then went to bring her gorgeous body against his, smiling as she went to put her hands on his chest. God, just the feeling of her hands on his chest turns him on. It's exactly what he wants to feel right now. She is just the most beautiful thing in the entire world, and he is so happy that he decided to come here instead of staying at the party. He then went to get close to the woman he craves, smiling as he wants to just take things slow with her. Standing close to Gabby at the end of her bed, Matt put his hands on her sides before bending down to kiss her softly. He then went ahead and started to take things nice and slow with his gorgeous personal assistant.
Scratch that, sexy personal assistant. The woman he craves like crazy, and just wants to take things nice and slow with right now. This is exactly what he wants. God, she truly is beautiful, and he really believes like he struck out when it comes to who he wants to be with right now. He wants to take things nice and slow with this woman tonight, and every night for the rest of their life. Putting her hands on Matt's chest, Gabby smiled as she took things nice and slow with Matt. She then wrapped her arms around his neck, smiling as they both just held each other close right now. After all, this was what they both wanted to be doing right now. She was sure of it. And this was perfect. Matt then went ahead and picked Gabby up in his arms. Wrapping her legs around his waist, Matt smiled as he went ahead and carried Gabby to bed. Opening the covers to her bed, Matt smiled as he went ahead and then proceeded to lay her down.
Shortly after laying Gabby down in her bed, Matt smirked due to the fact that she truly is sexy; and he is also ready to just get in on top of her. It's exactly what he wants right now. He wants to take things slow with her. But right before he climbed in, Gabby sat up and looked at him. Putting his knee on her bed, Matt put his hand on her neck and bent down to kiss her softly. "Are you changing your mind?" Gabby shook her head when Matt asked her if she was changing her mind. She then went ahead and rolled over so that she was laying down on her chest. Afterwards, she played with her bra. Smirking as she did that, Gabby leaned over her and then went to unclip her bra for her. Now, that was hot. Slipping off her bra, he threw it away before watching as Gabby rolled over in her to look up at him this evening.
"Used to pray for a moment just like this. There's a fire in your eyes that I can't resist. Baby, we're going to remember this. Baby, we're going to want to remember this. There's a lifetime living inside that kiss."
(Remember This by Jonas Brothers)
Staring down at the woman who has caught his eye permanently now, Matt put his hand on her neck and smirked as he bent down to kiss her softly. He then went ahead and tugged the covers up on top of the both of them. But that just led to him pulling away from the kiss too. The reason? He wanted to take a look at the beautiful woman whom he plans on taking things slow with tonight. The woman he can truly see a long future with. The woman he wants a long future wife. He then went ahead and went to bend down and kissed her neck softly once again. "Gabby, I want to take you in my arms tonight. But I don't want you to feel scared." Gabby agreed with Matt when he told her that. "I want you too Matt." Matt agreed with Gabby and then went to ahead to get close to her. Leaning over her, he smiled.
Meanwhile, Gabby ran her hand down his back before going ahead with playing with his boxers. "Matt, I want these off." Matt agreed with Gabby when she said that. He then went to roll over onto his back. "I get your underwear, you get my boxers?" Gabby smirked, agreeing with Matt as she rolled over on top of him. She then went ahead and went to take off her boss' boxers. Doing that, she smirked as she went ahead and just threw them away. To say that they we're wasting time was an understatement. Gabby wanted Matt to take her in his arms and make love to her now. He wants her to take things slow with her. And Matt wants to do the same. Feeling his boxers on the ground, Matt smirked as Gabby laid down on his chest. She then put her hands on his chest and just went ahead with cuddling up to Matt.
Matt then went ahead and ran his hand down Gabby's body so that he can take off her underwear. After all, that was what they both wanted to do tonight. And he was not going to waste time getting her undressed. Throwing her underwear out of the covers and just setting them down onto the ground, Matt smirked as this is exactly what he wants to be doing tonight. He just wants to take things nice and slow with the woman he craves. God, she is so damn sexy and he thinks that this is the way that they are going to start a real relationship with each other. Call it faith, but this is going to be absolutely perfect. And there is nothing more than Matt wants to do other than take this time with Gabby right now; and all that night for that matter, she is that sexy. He just wants her tonight, all night long. It's the plan.
Gabby then stared down into Matt's eyes, crashing her lips into his. "Are we going for it? Or are we waiting for a while?" Matt smiled when Gabby asked him whether he wants to wait a bit. His answer to that? Hell no. "Hell no!" Matt then went ahead and rolled over on top of the woman he craves. He then went ahead and started to make love to the woman he loves. Now, this is the perfect way to end the year. And that's what Matt and Gabby did for the rest of the night. They made love to each other for the first time. The perfect way to ring in the New Year as they celebrate finding each other.
"I found the love for me, darling just dive right in and follow my lead. Well, I found the girl, beautiful and sweet. I never knew you were the some waiting for me." (Perfect Duet – Ed Sheeran & Beyoncé)