At 8:15am, on 2/27/11, the phone rings, leading both of them to groan. Glancing at Betty slyly, Matt holds her against him with one arm as he reaches for the phone with the other.
"Honeymoon suite of the Suarez-Hartley's. There had better be a good reason for someone disturbing our slumber," he teasingly says into the receiver.
Kristin replies, "I believe that the fact that your daughter is starting to wake up and will likely want her mother very shortly counts as one."
"Yes, it does," answers Betty as she takes the phone from Matt, "I'll nurse her in your room. Hopefully you can hold her off for about 10 minutes."
"We'll manage. She slept straight through so we can't really complain. See you in a few," responds Kelly.
After hanging up the phone, Betty and Matt cuddle together briefly before reluctantly getting out of bed, putting on casual clothing, and going to the floor where Kristin and Kelly's room, as well as Ignacio and Elena's, is located.
"There's our hungry little Princess," comments Matt as he greets Rosalina, who seems to enjoy biting down on his finger while waiting for Betty to get settled in a chair.
Kristin jokes, "I was tempted to give her a bottle this morning but suspect she would have vetoed that and then you would have had an angry nursing baby."
"True," replies Betty softly as she hands a now full Rosalina to Matt so that he can burp her, with all four of them laughing at the several loud belches the baby produces.
Smiling, Betty continues by saying, "An upset nursing baby would have probably been unpleasant for me, plus, we both wanted to see her this morning."
"Are you all going to the brunch at 11am?" asks Kelly.
"What brunch?" asks Matt.
"Seemingly you two didn't turn on your television, too busy with other things I suppose," teases Kelly.
Kristin states, "The announcement on the bottom of the television is that those who attended your wedding and are staying here at The Plaza are invited for brunch in the Palm Room at 11 hosted by the groom's parents."
After looking at each other with both of them nodding yes, Betty replies, "We'll definitely try to make it. I do think we'll grab a light bite right now and attempt to get some more sleep before duty calls again."
Betty and Matt go back to their suite and climb into bed. They decide to limit their activities to snuggling only since they are both tired from all of the excitement over the past several days.
They get to the Palm Room by 11:15 where there are nearly 100 people who have taken Victoria and Cal up on their meal offer. The brunch itself is primarily breakfast food, which includes eggs made to order, baked goods, potatoes, French toast, bagels, seasonal fruit, cereal, and yogurt.
Victoria states softly, as she briefly kisses Matt on his cheek, "Glad you two could make it, as this weekend is about you."
Matt replies, "Well, we are hungry. Plus, since so many people made the effort to share this weekend with us, we are doing our best to socialize with them."
"Decided to grace us with your presence," teases Robert as he stirs his coffee.
Glancing at his watch, Matt responds, "It is only a quarter after and the last few days have been very busy."
"True, yet you two look extremely relaxed. I could ask what brought such looks of peace and contentment to both of you," says Bobby.
Rolling her eyes and giving him a shove, Hilda tells Bobby, "Don't get started please. Their unofficial mini-honeymoon started last night and they should be able to enjoy it without pestering or teasing from you or anyone else for that matter."
Blushing, Betty says, "Alone time last night after the reception was what we both needed and deserved. I expect we'll be able to fit quite a bit of couple time in while we stay here until Tuesday, especially with Papi and Elena sharing in babysitting duties with Kristin and Kelly."
"We are excited to be able to help take care of Rosalina, as your international travel means that there will be times we won't be able to see her as often as we would like," states Ignacio as he makes goofy faces for his granddaughter, resulting in her giggling.
Since Rosalina is not interested in sitting or sleeping in the pack-n-play that was brought into the room for her, her grandparents, as well as various relatives and friends, take turns holding her.
Just after 12:30, Rosalina wakes up from her nearly hour long nap in Ignacio's arms, and loudly announces that it is time for her lunch.
"Here you go," says Ignacio as he quickly hands Rosalina to Matt, "You tend to be a calming influence for her."
"I think that is our cue that it is time to leave," Matt whispers to Betty as even being in her father's arms fails to bring a smile to Rosalina's face.
"Papi, when Rosalina is hungry, nothing will make her happy other than communing with me or, if necessary, a bottle," jokes Betty, which leads several present to chuckle.
"Well, Rosalina is a girl who knows what she wants then, that is the Hartley in her, I think," comments Cal.
Ignacio says, "I think she gets her stubbornness from both sides of her family. We Suarez's are known by many as being feisty."
"Nothing wrong with being strong willed as long as our little beauty doesn't take it too far," adds Victoria with a smile.
"We need to depart, as you all can hear Rosalina is in charge," comments Betty as she gets up.
Matt, who is swaying and bouncing Rosalina to try to quiet her cries as they prepare to leave the room, announces, "Thank you all for coming and remember to keep in touch."
Betty and Matt do their best to say their goodbyes quickly, making a special effort to speak to guests who they don't expect to see for a while, namely relatives and friends from out of state and foreign countries.
Even with Betty nursing Rosalina approximately every 4 hours during the day while they stay at The Plaza, Betty and Matt manage to get a lot of opportunities for uninterrupted couple time, which they are more than happy to take advantage of.
Around 6pm on Monday evening, Betty glances at the clock and lets out a deep sigh as she says, "Our last evening of our brief honeymoon is here already. It went by so quickly."
"Too quickly in many ways," responds Matt as he gives her an intense kiss.
Betty suggests, "How about we have room service deliver tonight instead of going to one of the restaurants. Then we can play your Adele recordings again while we eat."
"Wonderful idea," replies Matt, "since we seem to run into people who want to talk even if at a table reserved for just the two of us, this will allow us some real privacy prior to heading home and preparing for our work-related trip to Botswana."
Their meal, which is a four-course affair, arrives promptly at 8pm, with Matt assuring the delivery-person that they want to handle the serving of the meal themselves. Having lit candles, Betty and Matt enjoy their romantic dinner, including feeding each other the various food items and, most especially, the chocolate torte dessert.
"The food was excellent," remarks Betty, "helped along by the lovely music."
"I'm so glad you enjoyed all of it," responds Matt, "And now, after a brief stop at your Dad's and Elena's room so that you can feed the Princess, we can have the night to ourselves," with Betty smiling and nodding affirmatively to Matt's comments.
After Betty gets back to their suite, they take their time removing each other's clothing, with their gentle caresses and touches incredibly arousing to both of them. They are so steeped in each other that time seems to stand still as they both bring and follow the other to unmatched heights of pleasure and closeness.
Back at their townhome on Tuesday evening, Betty is organizing her lists related to the wedding gifts so that they can get the thank you cards mailed before leaving for Botswana in just over a week.
"So, how did we do in the gift department?" asks Matt as he massages Betty shoulders, which leads her to emit a low groan of pleasure.
"Most everybody, especially your family and your father's business associates, were overly generous in my opinion. If these information cards are correct, everything on the registry, including all 3 sets of china, flatware, and stemware, were purchased and are on their way," says Betty, who motions to Matt to continue with her shoulder massage.
"Well, the ultra-wealthy are known for trying to outdo each other and we are the lucky recipients in this case," states Matt as he embraces Betty and rubs her back.
Turning and giving Matt a sensual kiss that causes both of them to pause and take a moment to catch their breath, Betty responds, "I'm trying to, but at times such spending reminds me of how different your world is from the one I am used to."
"For better or worse you are now part of this almost unreal and at times frivolous world, so go with it as much as you can," suggests Matt.
"Wow," comments Matt as he looks at Betty's gift list, "Several large donors and advertisers for our magazine. One way some of the snobs will actually help the less fortunate even if not meaning to do so."
"Matt!" exclaims Betty, "You are probably right, but don't say that too loud or they might want their gifts back."
"Yes, ma'am. Not very gracious of me even if my statement is the truth for several, but not all of those, who gave such large gifts and donations," replies Matt with a sheepish grin.
Several minutes pass in relative silence, with the primary noises coming from Rosalina as she plays on the ground near her parents.
"I believe we are all glad to be home," says Betty as she picks up a giggling and smiling Rosalina from near the wall, where she had rolled herself to, and holds her up to Matt so that he can kiss her.
After kissing Rosalina and placing her in her exersaucer, Matt raises his eyebrows and responds, "Well, of course we all are. We both enjoyed each other and our personal time at The Plaza, but being in one's own, familiar environment, especially for a baby, is comforting too."
Blushing, Betty replies, "I suspect it was obvious to both of us and others too how much we love each other."
Matt says, "Yes, it is, our love makes me smile. We three are also a family and nothing is more important or special than that."
Matt then takes a few pictures of his wife and daughter before the three of them call it a night.