Evaluations

Emily walked around her apartment putting things in boxes. She was looking at her furniture trying to determine what she wanted to keep and what she was willing to part with. Emily looked at her bed and smiled. She remembered the first night in LA when she barely slept because she had to get used her surroundings. Then she thought about the first time Matt spent the night there.

Flashback

Matt walked around her small apartment looking at everything in sight. It had that comfortable lived in feeling to it. She was an immaculate housekeeper. He sat down on the couch and pulled her onto his lap. Emily giggled as his lips attacked her neck. She turned her body so that she was straddling him as they kissed passionately. She unzipped his pants as he undid her. He removed her shirt and bra before allowing his lips to roam her bare chest. Emily not satisfied with the amount of clothes he had on and unbuttoned his shirt and removed it kissing his chest as she went. She stood up removing her pants and underwear. She pulled Matt up and made quick work of taking off his remaining clothes before he lifted her up wrapping her legs around his waist and carrying her to bed. They made love for several hours before falling asleep in each other's arms.

End of Flashback

Emily didn't mind giving up her bed, she liked Matt's better. It was bigger and more comfortable. She ran her hand along the back of the couch, wondering if Matt would oppose trading it for his. It was the only piece of furniture she really wanted to keep, but his was fine too. She continued picking items up and putting them in piles, one for things to pack, one for items to give away and one for trash. She looked at the pictures on the far wall. She knew those were going to her new home. She took the photo of her family off the wall and allowed a single tear to fall as she thought about the last time she saw them. She wiped the tear away and placed the picture in a box before taking another one off the wall. This one was at a bureau-sponsored event with the team. Frank was on one end with his arm over Matt's shoulders. Matt's arms were wrapped around Emily's waist holding her against him. Lia stood next to them with Duff a little closer than he should and on the end was Cheryl. After adding it to the box, Emily took the final picture off the wall. It was one of her and Matt taken at a New Year's Eve party. They were looking into each other's eyes, unaware of the photo being taken until after the flash. It was her favorite picture of them. She sat down on the couch rubbing her hand over the glass.

Emily thought about the past year and a half since they had gotten together. There had been lots of ups and downs with a break-up and a make-up. She loved the man in the photo with her whole heart and she was happy and excited about moving in with him and moving their relationship to the next stage. She was also nervous. They spend most of their time together, but she still had her own space if she needed to get away. Now she was giving that up. She was ready for this step, and she knew that she made Matt happy by agreeing to move to his house, it made her happy too, but it didn't stop the fear and anxiety from threatening to overtake her thoughts. The next logical step was marriage. How long would Matt wait before asking that question? She may be ready to give up her own place but she knew that everything else was still a ways off. She hoped Matt would be willing to wait for her. What was she thinking? She never wanted to get married before and now this man made her desire things she couldn't have imagined before. She loved him and trusted in his love for her. Moving in together was a good thing she finally convinced herself. She placed the picture in the box and continued packing with her thoughts on the man who not only occupied her heart, but that she would soon occupy his home also.