Trying to work on my Matt stories including a couple in the "M" section which don't show up on the list of MH fictions unless you use the search. Thanks for reading and the comments!

Matt didn't have any smelling salts with him so he just knelt to try to revive Elizabeth from her dead faint in other ways. She hadn't hit her head though in her case, it might have been an improvement. She'd gotten herself up and then continued on with her plea to meet her at the altar.

But then he heard another voice and turned around to see Delilah there waving her iPad.

"I mean it…I have a whole 'nother story in the works," she said, "and you're not going to be able to call it lies."

Elizabeth glanced over at her friend.

"What have you done?"

Delilah smiled.

"I'm researching the story about his business associate's child," she said, "You know the one sired by that murderous newsman? I just landed a jail house interview."

Elizabeth shook her head.

"But Delilah…Matlock said that he's the father of her baby."

Delilah looked incredulous.

"But I was just told…"

"I know but why would Matt make something like that up," Elizabeth said, "I mean it must have been the most horrible of accidents."

Matt folded his arms.

"You publish a story about C.J. and Robert Tyler and you'll be sued," he said, "You hassle her over it, and you'll be answering to me"

Delilah chuckled.

"My aren't we puffing one's chest up here," she said, "This is the news business and you can't go around threatening people to stop writing the truth about you."

Matt knew all about the news industry and its interest in his life, including his sex life. Most of the time he ignored it but now that it involved C.J. and their upcoming child, he'd be damned if anyone would harass her.

"You write anything that's not true…"

"We have to check out your allegations about being the baby's father," Delilah said, "Care to donate a DNA sample for testing after it's born."

Matt just stared at her.

"I beg your pardon?"

Elizabeth put her hand up.

"Delilah, maybe that's asking a bit too much. I mean if C.J. wasn't protecting herself when she seduced him, then he's as much a victim here as I am."

Delilah sighed.

"Look, I am the publisher of a newspaper and I've got a story to write and a deadline so until proven otherwise, I'm standing with the one that tells how her prison lover impregnated her in a clandestine conjugal visit."

Matt folded his arms.

"That didn't happen," he said, "You best listen to what I just told you or you'll be hearing from me."

Delilah shrugged.

"So you really hooked up with her then?"

Elizabeth looked as if she might start weeping.

"Oh I can't even imagine that," she said, "I think I like the conjugal conception story so much better."

But Delilah motioned her to be quiet.

"Then I'd better get back to the office and start working on the newer version of this story," she said, "I can still make the midnight deadline."

She started leaving and Elizabeth not sure what to do next followed her. Matt just shook his head and headed back to his car, remembering that he had to pick up those cupcakes that C.J. liked before heading back to the office.

C.J. thought that peeling Serena off the floor where she lay prostrate sounded like a good idea, but easier said than done. Chris just left her there to go back to work.

Roy had gone to a rumba class so that left her to do it. She really didn't feel up to it, being tired and hungry for those damn cupcakes.

"Serena, you really need to get going now."

Fortunately all the other breakables were out of range. At least the ones that she and Chris could rescue during Serena's tantrum.

"I won't go…and you can't make me."

"I can call security…"

Serena spat at her.

"You are such a commoner. He should hire a much better associate."

"I'll run that past him. In the meantime, I have work to do so you need to go…now."

Serena slunk her way up into a sitting position.

"You don't even want to know who's been after his company?"

C.J. didn't say anything.

"You know, the one who's the silent partner of that imbecile ex-fiancée of Matlock's?"

C.J. proceeded cautiously.

"You know who this person is?"

Serena decided to play coy.

"I might…but I'll give the answer only to mi amore. Not to his assistant."

C.J. sighed.

"He's going to tell me anyway," she said, "So why don't you just spill?"

Serena smirked.

"To you? Oh don't make me laugh. When will he be returning?"

"I don't know Serena. He's at a business meeting right now," C.J. said, "He could hit the office at any time."

"Then I'll wait…and if you try to get security to remove me…I'll sue them and I'll sue you."

C.J. rolled her eyes at the heiress.

"Go ahead…sue us," she said, "Chris call security…."

Serena climbed on her feet, picking up her purse.

"Wait…I shall sit on the chaise and wait for him," she said, "the one that's the source of all those fond memories we shared."

C.J. felt like she was going to be sick. Chris walked into the room and just looked at her.

"She's still here? Well, I heard from Houston and he's due back in…after he stops at the bakery of course."

She winked at C.J. when she made that comment. Serena just grew more animated.

"I knew it…he's on his way back and he'll listen to me," she said, "I'm just here because I care so much about him…"

Chris and C.J. looked at each other and just walked out on her.

"Maybe we should tell Houston to go through the back stairs…"

C.J. nodded.

"I'll text him back. He just told me he got me two dozen of the double dark chocolate cupcakes."

Chris' eyes widened.

"You can eat…"

"You'd better believe it," C.J. said, "I don't know where this appetite's coming from once the morning's done for the day."

"You're eating for two that's what's happening."

C.J. walked back into her office to wait for Matt in peace and for her cupcakes. She looked forward to seeing both.