7 weeks later on July 2nd, 2017, at 4 AM in the morning:
CASEY HOME, HONOLULU – Gently stroking her son's bottom as she breastfed him early this morning, Gabby Casey took a breath due to the fact that this was abnormal for her son. But she knew that the 5-month-old really needed this feeding. But it was not due to the fact that he was hungry. Rather, it was a comfort feeding. A comfort feeding that was trying to make the 5-month-old feel better as he was currently battling a cold. A cold that was pure hell for both him and the parents as it was really cutting into their sleep patterns. But this is the life that they signed up for when they started to have kids. She's just glad that Matteo is taking it easy. Oh, and that he is letting her rest at the same time. She was really tired after all since she was now 14 weeks pregnant with their twin daughters. Yes, you heard that right.
Matt's wish is coming true. This December 15th (they already scheduled their c-section as they didn't want to go any further than 37 weeks with their girls). And the doctors completely understood. They want to have a clean birth and just have as much time to rest and recover. And that is what she is going to do for a couple weeks at the hospital. Unfortunately, they aren't exactly sure whether or not they are going to be able to be home for Christmas. But that doesn't matter. Now, on the business front. Matt was currently on the phone with some of his tech guys who were about to start work at CFRA Liberty in Secaucus this week. After all of the events in the previous months, they have decided to just redo all of the systems one by one. This week, they are doing the campus in Secaucus, New Jersey.
And that was not fun for the couple. The reason? There's a 5-hour time difference in between Hawaii and the east coast. So, while it's 9 AM in the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area, it's currently 4 am. God, Matt really hates those business calls. And he especially hates it due to the fact that he always ends up waking Gabby up, like he did to both her and Matteo this morning. But that was not the only reason that the dad hated the fact that he woke up his lil' boy this morning. As you know, Matteo is not feeling the best. And he would rather let him sleep as much as he could. So much for that plan. Hey, at least the dad is going to get some snuggles with his lil' man after he's done getting his 4 am feeding from Gabby. (They've moved his crib to his side of the bed for that exact reason.) And it's really nice actually.
It just allows Matt to help her so much more when it comes to her getting the rest she needs, the rest that she needs for both her health and the health of their twin daughters. God, Matt still loves saying that. And he has said that to most of his friends and family that have now moved down here. That includes his and Gabby's best friends (they decided to move here as Stella is pregnant as well). And funny enough, they are also pregnant with twins…and they are 2 weeks behind himself and Gabby. So, for all of that to happen just this year is quite crazy. They got married in the same year, they are having kids in the same year, and they are also having twins in the same year. So, to say that he is a bit weirded out by all of this is an understatement. Rather, he is completely weirded out by all of these facts.
Finishing up on the phone tonight, Matt took a breath and then went to hang up. Meanwhile, Gabby looked up at her husband to see that he was exhausted. "You already done?" Matt nodded. "I was just talking to Tyler and Isaac Michaels." Isaac Michaels being the representative of 'Casey-IBM Servers', a 50/50 partnership that 'The Casey Group' has entered into for all of the servers that are required across the company. And that also includes the future new Hawaii headquarters they are going to be building starting later this year. They are still getting the permits and everything, but it's now going ahead, and Matt is really glad that's the case. Heck, everybody who's here now is glad that's the case due to the fact that they are all tired of working from home. Well, their wives are tired of it. They need their space.
Well, the same can't be said for his sister-in-law Alex; she is always over at the office due to the fact that she and Jay are still obsessed with each other. Call it the 'newlywed glow' that they still have going on. Yet the CEO has another reason to believe why she is so happy and always with her husband. That reason being that the truth of her history has finally came out to the family. Just a couple weeks ago, Alex decided to tell the entire family about the fact that she is transgender. And to say that the family was shocked was an understatement. You could've never guessed. And you could also tell that she was nervous to share the detail with the family. But at the same time, they all embraced her. And that was exactly what Jay told her would happen. And his assumptions were proven to be true. They are fine with it. Heck, it doesn't even bother the CEO one bit that he has a sister-in-law who is transwoman.
As long as his brother is happy, and she makes him happy; that's all that matters at the end of the day. And that was all Jay said throughout the entire meal that they had when they revealed it at their place. But that is not what Matt needs to be thinking about right now. Rather, he needs to be thinking about his young son and how he's doing. Oh, and his pregnant wife. Moving to join Gabby in bed this evening, Matt smiled as he closed the covers and just got close to her as she sat up in bed. Turning her head when she heard Matt get in bed with her, Gabby smiled due to the fact that she was glad that Matt was in bed with her. She always likes to cuddle up to him. This is her favorite thing to do, regardless of the time. And now, she is doing it to make sure that their lil' boy feels better. And that's just the truth.
And speaking of their lil' boy, he could see him turning his head to look at him. He was looking at him because he loves it when he joins both him and his mommy in bed when he's being fed with her breast. Matt then decided to put his hand out for his son to grab. Doing just that, Matteo closed his eyes and just continued feeding from his mother's breast. "I think I'm going to ask you to burp him when I'm doing breastfeeding him." Matt turned his head when he heard his wife told him that he is going to be breastfeeding their son, nodding in agreement as that is exactly what he thinks she should let him do. "I think that's a good plan. You need to rest after all Gabby. You need as much rest as possible." Gabby took a breath and agreed with Matt. "Yet, I am here, breastfeeding Matteo rather than you doing it."
Matt then decided to make a joke with his wife. "Well, last time I checked, I don't have the ability to breastfeed a baby." Gabby turned her head when her husband said, since it was not really the point of the matter that was being discussed. "Seriously, that's what you think I was saying?" Matt shook his head. "Sorry, I am just trying to make a joke. I guess this isn't a good time to make a joke." Gabby agreed with her husband when he asked her if this was a bad time to make a joke. "Yeah, it is honey. But you want to know what it is a good time for?" Matt smirked when Gabby asked him that. "For me to give you a sweet kiss? Then we can kiss and make up?" Gabby just laughed when Matt told her that. "No. It's a good time for you to take this opportunity to go get me a snack. I want a granola bar or two."
Matt was shocked when he heard his wife say that. "Remind me why you didn't tell me that while I was still standing?" Gabby just glared at her husband, not ready to argue with him right now as it was not the time to argue when she is tired. "Last time I checked, I am a little busy to think about the fact that I need to eat." Matt agreed with his wife when she said that, taking a breath. He then got up and smiled as he proceeded to lean over and kiss her forehead softly. "I love you." Gabby agreed with her husband when he told her that, smirking. "Are we still going ahead with our 4th of July party today?" Matt took a breath when Gabby asked him if they were still going ahead with their party. "How about I get you the granola bars? Then we can talk about it as we sit as a family. Just feed this lil' guy okay?" Gabby sighed.
"That's why I'm bringing it up." Matt then realized that, going to stroke her cheek as he stood next to her. "Listen, I am going to get us the granola bars that we both want okay? I'll grab one for myself too. Heaven knows how long it's going to take until we fall back asleep." Gabby nodded. "Sorry I always take so long to fall back asleep now." Matt shook his head when Gabby told him that. "Hey, don't be baby. I want you to be comfortable. I want you to sleep well. Now listen, I am going to be right back okay? I am going to get you that snack. Then, we will just hold each other close. No burping him. That's his daddy's job." Gabby laughed. "No promises. If he's done before you get back, then I am going to start burping him. Last time I checked, this little boy needs a lot of sleep to be healthy." Matt agreed with his wife.
"I think we should cancel." Gabby turned her head. "After okay?" Matt nodded, taking a breath when his wife said that, turning around to walk away so that he can go get them some granola bars and waters.
Matt's POV – Part 1:
As I make my way upstairs from the kitchen with some waters and granola bars, I smiled as I am all ready now to just get in bed with my family and hold them close to me. God, I really hope that this makes Matteo feel better. I know that he has felt like crap recently and I can't help but feel so bad for our lil' guy. I hate seeing him hurt or in pain, and I can't help but think that's exactly how he feels when he's sick. He's still too young to understand what's going on. And all he knows is that the milk he's currently getting from Gabby makes him feel better. And if that works to make him feel better, then we are going to keep feeding him that milk. I want him to get it for as long as he needs it. It has good nutrients after all. That's when I walked into our room to see Gabby rubbing his back as he kept feeding.
"He's a hungry little boy tonight." Turning her head when she heard me walk into our room, Gabby nodded. "I think it's really helping him though. He seems a lot calmer, and that's what we want at the end of the day." I agreed with my wife when she told me that, as it was all true. We do want Matteo to feel better at the end of the day, I just wish it didn't come at the expense of her health. She needs to get some sleep and rest as she is pregnant. That is something that is worrying me. But Gabby says that she's got it. And I know one thing about my wife, you do not argue with her when she says that she's got it. You say, "yes dear, how can I help you?" And then, you move on to the next topic that you want to talk about. But for us, that topic was still going to be the little boy she was currently breastfeeding.
She's stopped doing it of lately due to the fact that she's now 14 weeks pregnant with the twins. And it makes her more tired than usual. Heck, most nights, I am the one who takes care of Matteo on my own. I have the baby monitor on my side of the bed, so he doesn't wake Gabby up. But that wasn't able to happen tonight due to the fact (as you know) he's sleeping in his crib at the end of our bed. But that was the right place to put him tonight due to the fact that he was sick, and he needs us right now. He needs us to be nearby in case he needs something. And right now, he needs Gabby to breastfeed him; he needs Gabby to make him feel better. And I could already tell that was exactly what she was doing to our lil' boy. "Yeah, you like it when mommy feeds you don't you Matteo?" I just smiled at the sound.
The sound that her voice makes when she speaks with pride to our lil' prince. I call him our prince as he is the heir to the company. He will always be our prince. Just like the lil' girls that Gabby is currently carrying in her stomach are going to be my lil' princesses. God, daughters. I still can't get over the fact that we are going to be having daughters. That is a dream come true and I really can't wait to meet them. But it also means that this is not going to be our last pregnancy. Gabby said she wants an even number of kids, so we're going to go again. But this time around, we're going to wait. She needs to rest. And I'm hoping that it's just one baby. That will make it easier on the both of us to go ahead with having another baby. It also means that we will have 4 kids instead of 5 or 6. That would be too much for us.
But back to what I need to concentrate on right now, the beautiful people who are currently sitting down in bed with me. God, they are both so adorable and I just feel so blessed to have these two in my life. I have the most beautiful wife in the entire world. And we have the most beautiful son in the entire world. The more he grows up, the more he looks like me. And I love it. "Didn't I tell you that he would start looking more like me the older he gets?" Gabby laughed when I said that. "Nice way to bring the mood into a better light." I agreed with my beautiful wife, proceeding to join her and Matteo in bed. I then went to wrap my arm around Gabby, smiling as I held her close to me. God, this is the life. And I am just so glad that we are together right now. Nothing like holding each other close in bed. Family time.
I just wish it was under better circumstances. This is not what I want for our lil' boy. I never want him to be sick. I don't want him to feel this way. But unfortunately, he is sick right now and he just feels horrible. Bending down, I kissed Gabby's shoulder softly. Taking a breath, Gabby turned her head and looked at me. "You're starting to get worried aren't you?" Gabby took a breath when I asked her that. She then turned her head and looked down at our prince. "I know, this is normal for a baby. But I am just worried. I mean, we are both worried about him." I agreed with Gabby when she said that. "Yeah, I get that. And of course, I'm worried about him. Heck, if you want to cancel our 4th of July Party this year and just concentrate on Matteo, then we can. I promise." Gabby turned her head when I told her that.
"You sure that you'd be okay with that?" I nodded and agreed with Gabby when she asked me if I'd be okay with cancelling our 4th of July Party. Going to rub her arm, I smiled as I then went to kiss the side of Gabby's head. "Of course I'm okay with us cancelling the party Gabby. It's just a party. Matteo is our son. He's what matters at the end of the day." Gabby agreed with me, smiling when I said that. "Let me just finish feeding him, then we can hold each other close as we try and fall back asleep?" I nodded, agreed with Gabby. "Of course. Heck, we can stay in bed today. All day, just the two of us. How does that sound?" Gabby smiled and agreed with me. "And even better, we have a great view." I then decided to say something really cheesy. It was late after all. "I already have it every day and night."
Gabby laughed when I told her that, smiling at me. "Oh shut up, you aren't getting anything. Last time I checked, our son is sick. That is not the best time for us to have sex." I agreed with Gabby when she told me that, smiling at her. "Hey, of course not. I promise, we will just hold each other close today. We can have a day as a family as we try and make Matteo feel better. We can just cuddle up to each other. And even better, we have the staff here today already to care of each other. So literally, we can just stay in bed. You can keep wearing this lingerie…and I can stay in my boxers." Gabby smirked and agreed with me when I said that. "I absolutely love that idea." I nodded, agreeing with Gabby as I kissed her softly while she finished breastfeeding our lil' guy this morning. God, I hate that he feels bad.
Gabby's POV:
Shortly after finishing up with feeding Matteo early this morning, I smiled as I watched Matt set him down in his crib at the end of our bed so that he can sleep. Tugging the blankets up on top of our lil boy, Matt smiled as he reached into his crib and rubbed his cheek with his finger. "Get some sleep my lil' boy, okay Matteo? Mommy and daddy are just over there. Just get some rest for us baby boy." I just smiled when I heard him say that, slipping over in bed so that the man I love can join me in bed tonight. "How about you come join me in bed again Matt? It's late and I want to cuddle up to my wonderful husband. God, that was so adorable by the way." Looking up at me, Matt smiled when I said that, nodding. "I love the sound of us cuddling up to each other. God, I am so ready to just hold you in my arms as we relax."
I agreed with Matt when he told me that, smiling as I watched him walk over to me on my side of the bed. However, I was already in the center of the bed as he knew that I wanted to lay down on his chest and cuddle up to him. God, this is going to be perfect. He is very muscular, and I am ready to just cuddle up to the man of my dreams. Laying down next to me, Matt smiled as he slipped close to me. He then looked up at me and just smiled. Meanwhile, I looked down at the man I love. Leaning over him, I proceeded to kiss Matt softly. Afterwards, I went to cuddle up to him. And to say that Matt loves this time is an understatement. Heck, ever since we found out that we were having daughters…he has just enjoyed the idea of us having twin girls more and more. He then turned his head and smiled at me.
"Ella for one of the girls?" Looking up at Matt when he asked me that, I smiled. "After me?" Matt nodded as he ran his fingers up and down my back. "What do you think of that?" I smiled at him. "I thought we were doing 1 of each." Matt shrugged when Gabby said that. "We'll see." I agreed with Matt when he said that. "Well, we need to nail down those names by the end of the month." Matt was confused when I said that. "Uhm, why the end of the month?" I smirked. "Me and Shay are ordering our first round of prototypes. And some of them are going to be able to be customized. I want to try that out." Matt smiled, agreeing with his wife when she said that. "Remind me of the name you girls chose?" Gabby smiled. "Island Creations Clothing & Jewelry. How did you forget when you own 50% of it?"
Matt agreed with his wife, smiling. "Oh, I remember. I put $1 million into your company." I took a breath when he said that. "Sorry the projections aren't panning out as well as we hoped." Matt shook his head when he told her that. "Hey, don't even worry about that Gabby. I mean it when I say that. I already talked to my siblings; they are all aware of the fact that I want to support you in this venture. And they have also all agreed that they are going to support you as well. It's actually why we are going to be offering you something this week. We just haven't brought it up yet." I was confused when Matt told me that. I then looked up at my husband. "What do you mean?" Matt smiled as he moved his hand to the back of my head. "Island Creations Boutiques at all Casey Properties." I smiled when Matt said that.
I then went ahead and slipped up Matt's chest. Bending down, I kissed him softly. Taking things nice and slow with the man of my dreams, I smirked due to the fact that Matt is the man of my dreams. "I can't wait until you're outnumbered at home." Matt laughed and smiled when I said that. Matt then stroked my cheek and smiled, really happy that we are just holding each other close right now. "I love you." I agreed with Matt when he said that. "I love you too." Bending down, I proceeded to kiss the man I love more than anything in the entire world. God, he is just the most perfect man in the entire world, and I am so glad that that we are together." Matt smiled and agreed with me when I told her that, leaning up to kiss me softly. "I feel the same way. I'll always feel the same way. You're the woman of my dreams."
I smiled and just agreed with Matt when he told me that. Laying down on his chest, I smiled as I cuddled up to him. Running his hand up and down my back, Matt smiled as he turned his head and kissed the side of my head. I swear, this is absolutely perfect and exactly what I wanted to do right now. I just want to hold the man I love close to me. "Promise me that we stay home tomorrow and just hold each other in bed? No work." Matt laughed and agreed with me. "Oh, I am not working on the fourth of July. I can promise you that. But I do have a job that I need to do." I was confused when Matt said that. "Matt…" Matt then smiled. "I need to get you a birthday gift. Well, start looking for one. I have time to do it this year." I smiled and agreed with Matt when he told me that. "I already got one for you." Matt smiled.
Matt's POV – Part 2:
When Gabby told me that she has a gift for me, that she wants to give me on her birthday, I could only imagine what that was. However, I am also pretty sure that I already know what she wants to give me. God, she is doing to look so sexy when she is wearing that in bed on her birthday. I mean, I think that's what she's talking about. Maybe I should ask her instead of assuming. "Would this gift be lingerie?" Gabby laughed and agreed with me when I asked her if she was talking about lingerie, well aware that I always love it when she wears lingerie more me. Heck, I love it even more when she wears it while she's pregnant. "I mean, I am not sure. I am pregnant after all." I smiled when Gabby said that. I then went ahead and whispered into her ear. "That just makes you look even sexier baby. So much sexier."
Gabby laughed and just smiled when I said that. I then went ahead and stroked her cheek. God, she is just so beautiful, and I feel so lucky that we are together. Stroking my chest with her thumb, she smiled as she bent down and kissed my chest. She then slipped up my chest, smiling as she stared down into my eyes. She then bent down and proceeded to kiss me softly, taking things nice and slow with the woman of my dreams was perfect. "I love you." Gabby agreed with me, smiling. "I love you too." Gabby then laid down and cuddled up to me as we both just held each other close. God, this is absolutely perfect and the exact way that I want to fall asleep with my beautiful wife once again this morning.