Chapter 9: Tonight it is
'Kel', Matt whispered while slowly pulling himself from her naked body that was clinging to him desperately so he could take a look at her face. He looked into her eyes and smiled a weak smile. Softly he let his lips touch hers. 'We better get up', he said as he pulled the covers off of them. 'Yeah', Kelly sighed. They both got up, each left the bed on their own side. Kelly grabbed her panties from the floor and put the clothes on she wore last night while Matt was searching for his clothes that were discarded earlier. Both dressed, they walked toward the foot of the bed where they met. Matt watched Kelly in admiration. He had never seen a woman more beautiful, more loving, more caring, more anything… Kelly's stare was fixed onto the floor, afraid to meet his eyes and see in them that things had changed for good between the two of them. Matt grabbed her waist, swirled her off her feet and spun her around. When she recovered from the surprise and her screaming stopped she started giggling; 'Put me down' she squealed. Matt stopped and slowly let her slip down to stand on her own two feet again. Their noses only inches away from one another. 'Come on, let's go have breakfast', he said. He grabbed her hand and pulled her out of his guest room into his kitchen.
He pulled Kelly's chair out for her to sit on and gave her a cup of coffee. She was sipping at her coffee and browsing her phone to see if there were any new messages while he went to work to make her the most exquisite omelet she had ever tasted. It was divine, as she would later tell him while they were on their way to work. As soon as they arrived on the set, they parted their ways. They had agreed not to let the others notice something had happened between them. This, however, could be a real challenge since they had to shoot a scene together today. 'Will I see you tonight after work?' he asked before she was completely gone inside her trailer. 'Euhm, yeah, but…' 'But what?' She waved her hand as to ask him to come inside. Once she had closed the door she asked in a soft tone: 'But what about Maria?' 'What about Maria?' he asked. 'Well, she is your girlfriend, isn't she?' 'Kel, I told you, I'd leave her in a heartbeat for you.' 'Yeah, but, …' 'But what, Kel? Don't tell me you've changed your mind about us already because …?' he was starting to get a little annoyed thinking she would break his heart immediately after they had spent such a wonderful morning together. 'I haven't…', she cut him off. 'But you told me last night you were happy'. 'Yes, I'm happy. I'm happy to work with such great people, I'm happy to have such great friends, I'm happy to have a daughter that I adore, I'm happy about a lot of things in my life. It takes more than one person to make me happy, Kel.' 'I understand', she retorted, 'but you still haven't told me how you feel towards her now that we've, you know…' 'Made love?' he asked her with a sparkle in his eyes. He continued as soon as he saw she was serious. 'Look, Kel, I'm happy to have Maria in my life,' he walked over to her so they were eye to eye, 'but being with Maria has never stopped me from wanting you. I'm gonna end things with her tonight because ... she's got nothing on you, Kel.' Kelly couldn't help but smile at his words, she draped her hands around his neck while she tried to erase the smile from her face so she could kiss him properly. 'And besides', he continued, 'I know I make you happier than you've ever been.' 'Says who?' she asked blatantly. 'You. I heard you whisper my name after your scene with Ed'. Kelly blushed and looked down. 'So, I guess I'll see you tonight then?' Matt asked with the face of a love-struck puppy. Kelly couldn't help but smile again. 'Tonight it is'.