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A few months later, October
Gabby and Matt walked to the restaurant near their house. It was a great Italian restaurant and it was the one where Genevieve worked right now. Even though they tried to avoid going there when she was working because she seemed to get nervous when they were around, they were also really proud of her and wanted to see her at work, as she seemed to love doing it.
As they walked inside they were happy when one more table turned out to be available and they were lead towards it and sat down.
''Hi, my name is Gen -'' Genevieve wanted to say to her new customers as she handed the menus to them but then she just smirked. ''You couldn't let me work in peace, hmm?''
''No, we wanted to see how you are doing at work...''
''And I wanted to eat Italian.'' Gabby said then and Gen smiled. Even though she got a bit nervous when they were around, she also was proud when they showed up on her work and she could show them how well she was doing working in here after school.
''I will be your server for tonight and if you have any questions or requests, please ask me. Can I get you any drinks?'' She asked with a smile then as she always did.
''A bottle of chardonnay please.'' Gabby said then.
''Well, we got a great one I am sure you will love.'' Gen said as she wrote it down.
''Sounds good...and a bottle of water please.''
''Yes, of course.'' Gen said, writing it down and walking away then.
Gabby and Matt smiled at each other, happy she had found a job she liked. Even though it was only a year ago they had take her in, she was doing so well now and Matt thought back about the young, sad girl that had been at the bus stop. Now she was walking around, smiling and serving people while doing great in school.
They ordered some food as well and sat by the table, smiling as they saw their foster child waiting the tables and Gabby caressed his hand.
''I am happy she is doing so well...and in the last year of high school!'' She smiled.
''Me too and she is working really hard...''
''Well so are you. I hardly see you.'' She joked, but even though she said it as a joke she also was very serious about that.
''It will all pay off when she is in school to become a paramedic.''
Gabby nodded and Gen brought their food to the table.
''Enjoy.'' She smiled then before walking away and Matt and Gabby enjoyed their meal. Food here was always so amazing and they were happy that Genevieve could get the job here. The restaurant was fairly new and run by two American - Italian brothers whom had hired her as one of them was working in the kitchen and the other brother could not wait all the table on his own.
After dinner Gen came to ask for desert and Gabby leaned back.
''I will explode...and since you will have to clean it up...I will pass.''
''Sounds good.'' Gen smirked and she looked at Matt.
''Tiramisu.'' Matt said as he handed the menu back to her.
''Not such a surprise.'' She smiled as she wrote it down and walked away then.
''Tiramisu...you are not really original.'' She teased him as she made it for him every now and then as well.
''Why change something I like.'' He teased her back and they finished dessert, both of them so full and ready to go home and Matt handed his card to Gen as she came to bring the bill, writing down for a big tip and she took it to one of the brothers she worked for, Angelo.
''That couple gave you an enormous tip.'' Angelo smiled.
''They're my legal guardians.'' Gen smiled as she got handed back the folder with Matt's card and the receipt.
''Oh, that's awesome that they came to see you at work. I'll go introduce myself.'' Angelo said then and he walked with Genevieve, introducing himself to her guardians and a little later they left.
As Matt and Gabby walked back home, he was rubbing over his stomach.
''I am so full.'' He sulked and she just laughed.
''Need a belly rub?'' She smirked teasingly and grabbed his hand.
''Yeah, if you give me one now I will promise to give you all the belly rubs you want once you are pregnant in a few years.'' He smiled then, teasing.
Suddenly her smile disappeared and she looked down.
''Hey, what is wrong.''
''Nothing.'' She said as she started walking faster, sad. Matt followed her home and she walked to the bedroom.
''I am tired. I am going to bed.'' She mumbled then and worried he walked after her.
''What is wrong?'' He asked again, wondering what he had said wrong.
''I don't know Matt...it is just that I would really love to have a baby with you. Gen is doing so well and I am sure she won't mind anymore. I just want a baby of our own because it will make the family complete.'' She said then and he nodded.
''I know. I want to have a baby with you too, but-'''
''No! You keep butting me but I don't want to wait anymore.''
''We need to save up for Genevieve so it is not convenient to have a baby right now because we need the money and a baby is going to cost a lot of money.'' He explained.
''I know! I know because you keep telling me that but to me it feels like money is more important than our family.''
Matt looked down.
''You are still happy with this family, right?'' He asked concerned then.
''Yes, I am still happy with you and I love you...but you get what I am saying, right?'' She said and he nodded.
''But you also get what I am saying, right?''
''I don't know I just feel like we are ready to try for a baby of our own and we can't.'' Gabby said then and he nodded.
''I know but you know that it is not responsible to have a baby right now.''
''I know Matt and that is exactly the problem!'' Gabby yelled upset as tears filled her eyes.
''I'm sorry baby. '' He said as he wrapped his arms around her. He did feel bad that they would still have to wait to have their own family. Even though Genevieve felt like their family it was different.
But it was not a bad thing that they would have to wait just a bit longer, mostly because they were also really close with her. She was trying to work as much as she could in the restaurant and was saving up for her course to become a paramedic but it was too much for her to pay for alone and they wanted to help her. Because they also didn't want to leave her with debts when she was done because she was working so hard now.
''Hey, why are you so concerned? We are both still young, we have time enough.'' He said then as he caressed her.
''I know... but I don't want to wait. What if we start later and we can't have a baby and it will be too late? How many years do you want to wait?''
''Just a year...until she is going to start her courses to become an EMT.'' He said then and she sighed.
''That's so long.''
He looked down now as well, feeling bad because she was feeling bad. It felt terrible to hear this cause it made him feel like he had decided all of this for their family and that she was unhappy with it.
''I am so sorry...I never wanted to make you unhappy.'' He said then as he caressed her hand. He figured that she had been feeling this way for a while now but only told her now.
''Oh no Matt...I am not unhappy...I just...I just wish we would try for a baby...but I get where you are coming from...and maybe we should just wait until Gen get's of high school...that is only 8 months.'' She said then.
They heard the front door open, Genevieve locking the door and walking to her own room and they were both still silent.
''Are you sure about that?'' He asked then and she nodded.
''I am...and I love you.'' She said then and they shared a kiss, happy that even when there were some troubles between them, they could always talk it out and they knew that they would get out of this as a stronger couple.
NOTE: Gabby and Matt went out for dinner in the restaurant where Genevieve is working now and she works there to pay for her course to become a paramedic and Gabby and Matt are also working more to be able to help her pay for it and because of that their plans for a family have to be pushed back which disappoints Gabby, but they at least talk about it now.
Next chapter, we jump ahead in time a bit again and have Christmas with the whole family. How are Gen and Eva getting along now and what will Christmas bring?
Thank you if you left some response on the previous chapter. I am so glad some of you are still interested in the story and I hope you like this chapter as well, please enjoy! I look forward to hear what you think.