Hi Readers: I want to apologize for once more having restarted this story. However, there was just something about the other version of the story that was bothering me; including our main couple not being able to get all sexy and intimate with each other, so I have decided to make some changes. But, I am not going to spoil them. Hope you like this new version (again). I promise, I'll get it soon.
Chapter One
December 22, 2012 – Casey Home, Barrington, Illinois
He finally had it all. The life that he's always wanted with the woman he loves, the woman who owns his heart; along with that little boy of theirs. Their precious newborn son (and his heir) Mr. Noah Matthew Casey. The son whom they had thanks to the best surrogate in the entire world, Miss Jessica Martinez, who just so happens to be his gorgeous (new) fiancé, Miss Alexandra Marie Jacobs' best friend. As well as the woman he was currently in the midst of setting up in the guest room of his and Alex's home in the Greater Chicago Area (also known as Chicagoland). And there was a reason for that, which is that they want to take care of her; especially after how much help she's been to the both of them over the past year, especially when it came to keeping their plans secret. And not just the plans regarding them having a baby with her help, but the plans where he was going to propose to the woman he loves; the woman who was currently upstairs in their bedroom, where she was feeding their son shortly after getting home this morning.
And boy is that where he wants to be right now, in bed with his gorgeous lingerie model (yes, you heard that right) fiancé and their son; just after he sets Jessica and her girlfriend Anna up in the guest suite, which is precisely what he's in the midst of doing after helping Jessica into bed. "There we go, all nice and comfortable." Turning her head as she laid down in bed, Jessica sighed. "Mr. Casey, this is way…" Matt then put his hand up. "Jessica, it's Matt. It's been Matt for months. You carried me and Alex's son for us, while also staying out of the spotlight and keeping this secret from my ex." Jessica agreed with Matt as he said that, well aware that was the case. "Did you ever tell her?" Matt sighed, agreeing with her as she asked him whether he ended up telling her. "Yeah, let's just say that our final goodbye was not a kiss." Jessica looked at him as he said that. "Right across your face?" Matt agreed with Jessica as she said that, as that most certainly was exactly what happened. "Oh, I most certainly did get slapped. But, I don't care as it was worth it."
Jessica agreed with Matt as he said that. "And I feel the same way about carrying your child for you. I made my best friend happy, and I got something out of it too." Matt snickered before hearing his former surrogate's girlfriend. "Jessica, take it easy and remember that you need to relax." Turning around to face Jessica's girlfriend Anna Valerie, Matt smiled as he made his way over to her. "Come here Anna." Anna agreed with Matt as he said that. "Congratulations again Mr. Casey." Matt shook his head as he heard Anna say that. "Please, call me Matt when we're here. Plus, Jessica is basically my future sister-in-law." Jessica laughed as she heard Matt say that. "And your son's godmother." Turning around to look at Jessica, Matt was surprised. "What?" Jessica agreed. "In return for carrying your son, Alex promised me that I would be the godmother. Or at least one of them." Matt thought about it and agreed with Jessica as she said that. "Yeah, that makes sense. Now listen, I am going to let you guys settle in so I can be with my family." Jessica agreed.
After which, Matt walked up to Anna and smiled at her. "Anna, can I speak to you quickly in the hallway?" Anna agreed with Matt as he said that. "Stay there Jessica, I'll be right back." Jessica agreed with Anna as she said that, while walking out with Matt so that she can talk to him. After all, she is quite curious as to just what he needs to talk to her about; that, and he's her boss as he is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Casey…the family company which he runs. And that's actually why he can have such a large home (which also has an indoor pool), because he's wealthy. But still, he's not a snob. Rather, he's down to earth and more than happy to help in whatever way he can; and that's precisely why he wants to talk to Anna for a moment. He wants to let her know that he's here for her and Jessica. Whatever they need, he wants her to know that he'll be there for whatever they need. Anyways, it's the least he can do when Jessica (and to a lesser extent, Alex) were the women that made him a father, which has been a dream of his for his entire life.
Standing in front of Matt once they left her and Jessica's room, Anna smiled as she proceeded to get close to him and hugged him once again. "Congratulations once more to you and Alex. On the baby, as well as the engagement." Matt smiled as he heard Anna say that, quite happy over the fact that he and Alex are both parents and engaged now. "Thanks Anna." Anna agreed with Matt as he said that. "So, what do you need to talk to me about?" Matt smiled. "First, I want to thank you for what you've given up for us too. I know that I asked a lot of the both of you, but I truly appreciate what you guys did for me." Anna agreed with Matt as he said that, smiling at him. "But now, for the reason that I wanted to talk to you. It's about how things are going to work when it comes to this set up here." Anna was confused. "What are you talking about?" Matt smiled. "I never want to hear you say 'I don't want to bother but…' while you guys are here. If you guys need something, then you guys tell me. Whatever it is, I'm here for you and I will help you." Anna smiled.
After all, she loved the sound of that. "Anything?" Matt snickered. "Ok. In moderation Anna. I mean, I just don't want you guys to feel like you need to keep to yourselves. If you need something, then you can tell me, and I am here to help. You guys gave me and Alex something that I will always be grateful for, just like I appreciate how discrete you were. I know that things were a bit hard at the time, and we had more of a contractual relationship for a bit; but now I want to be here. And under no circumstances is it Mr. Casey around here. You and Jessica gave me the greatest gift, which would be a family. And that means that I need to pay you guys back." Anna agreed with her boss as he said that. "Well, I could go for a raise." Matt laughed as he heard Anna say that. "How about a really good end of year bonus?" Anna agreed. "How big of a bonus are we talking?" Matt smirked. "Free room and board in a mansion with an indoor pool, a gym, and all the food you can have." Anna agreed with Matt as he said that, as that most certainly is a good bonus.
And while it isn't money, it's pretty good too. "Well, I think that I really like that. I should've known that it wasn't a money bonus." Matt agreed with Anna as she said that, smiling as he went to hug her. "And I mean it when I say that I appreciate what you did for us." Anna was confused. "What I did for you?" Matt smiled. "You took care of Jessica while she was pregnant with our son." Anna agreed with Matt as he said that, well aware that was the case. "It was our pleasure, and you guys are great parents. I can't wait to see what happens for you in the future." Matt agreed with Anna as she said that. "And you kept another great secret, which is the proposal." Anna smiled as she heard Matt say that. "I am so glad that you decided to propose to Alex. I'm sorry to say this, but everybody at the company hated Hallie." Matt snickered. "How much?" Anna sighed. "Let's just say that she thought that your employees where also her employees. It means that she could order us around as she was your fiancé." Matt was surprised as he heard Anna say that.
After all, that's something that he hates the sound of. "I am so sorry Anna; I promise to make it up to the company as that most certainly isn't something that I want." Anna agreed with Matt as he said that. "Now, we need to talk about Christmas. What are you doing?" Matt sighed. "I have barely spoken to Alex about that, and we are both a bit tired. So, I think that we're going to just take it easy and not worry about that. Oh, and I want to spend time with my son…" That's when Matt felt his two Yorkshire Terriers Cassie and Theo walk up to him and play with his pants. "And yes, you two as well Cassie and Theo." Turning his head, Matt smiled at Anna. "Do you want us to keep them away from you?" Anna smiled. "We'll see right now. But listen, I want to go spend time with Jessica." Matt agreed with Anna as she said that. "And I want to go spend some time with Alex and Noah." Anna smiled, before going to hug him. "Congratulations again Matt." Matt agreed with Anna before smiling as he walked away so that he can go be with his family.
Casey Primary Suite – Sitting in bed with her beautiful son, Alex smiled as she felt him suck on her breast while she fed him for the first time since they got home from the hospital today. And that was something that she was very happy about, especially due to the fact that she was now engaged to the man of her dreams. The man she loves more than anything in the entire world, and whom she can't wait to marry, even if he's being a bit of a stalker at the moment. He just doesn't think that she can see him. "I can see you admiring me and our son as I feed him this morning." Smiling as he heard his gorgeous fiancé say that, Matt then proceeded to make his way over to her in their bed. "Sorry, I was just taking a moment to admire my gorgeous fiancé and our beautiful son." Alex agreed with Matt as he said that, smiling as she turned her head to look at her fiancé. "Here, how about you join me in bed? I want to spend some time with my boys." Matt agreed with Alex as she said that, smiling as he walked over to their bed this morning.
After which, he proceeded to take his phone out of his pocket before setting it down on his side table charger this morning; that way, it can just be away from him. Because if there was one thing that he wasn't going to do right now, it was work when he wants to spend time with his family. "You put that on silence, right?" Matt agreed with Alex as she asked him whether he put his phone on silence. "That doesn't mean it's going to be quiet though, because both Cassie and Theo are in here now." Turning her head to look at their dogs, Alex smiled as she looked at them. "Come here my babies." Cassie and Theo then both proceeded to make their way over to Matt and Alex's bed, jumping up so that they can be with their parents; while Matt got in bed with the woman he loves. His beautiful fiancé and the mother of their baby boy, Noah. "God, it feels nice to be home again." Alex agreed with her man as he said that, while watching him slip right next to her in bed; he then grabbed the covers and tugged them up on top of the both of them today.
He then moved to get even closer to Alex and Noah as they cuddled up to each other as a family. "God, now if this isn't a beautiful sight." Alex agreed with the man she loves as she said that, well aware that was the case as she turned her head and smirked due to the fact that this truly is perfect; it's exactly what they both want in life. They want to be with each other and a family with each other. Turning her head, Alex smiled as she looked into Matt's eyes; she then leaned in and smiled as she proceeded to kiss the man she loves softly. "So, how are Jess and Anna?" Matt smiled. "They're all comfortable and more than happy to be here. Well, they were apprehensive too, but I told them that we are going to take care of them." Alex agreed with her fiancé as he said that, smiling as that was exactly what she wanted to hear from the man she loves. She then cuddled up to him and just smirked as they started this new life with each other. While at the same time, Matt turned his head and kissed her forehead softly.
He then turned his head and looked at Noah once more, placing his hand on the back of his head as he stroked it again. "Today, I want you to just spend time with me. Promise?" Turning his head, Matt agreed with Alex as she asked him that question; he then leaned his forehead against hers and agreed with her. "Babe, of course we will. I promise that I'm not working for a while. Today, you and Noah are my priority." Alex agreed with Matt as he said that, smiling as he was very happy this morning. "Listen, I'm going to go take a shower if that's okay?" Alex smirked as Matt said that, before kissing her fiancé softly. "You know, we haven't celebrated our engagement yet. Maybe I can entice you to wait so that we can do that this morning when I'm done feeding Noah, and you burp him?" Matt agreed with Alex, as that most certainly is something that he wants to do. He wants to take a nice shower with the woman he loves, as they celebrate their engagement. And engagement that was long overdue. "I love the sound of that." Alex agreed.
Turning her head once more, Alex smiled as she turned her head and looked down at her adorable little boy. The little boy who's already stole her and Matt's heart, the man whom she loves more than anything in the entire world; the man who will one day be her husband…not that she's in a rush to get married. But for now, she was more than okay with just being Noah's mother and Matt's fiancé; especially since this now means that she gets to be the woman who's on his arm. "But not just on his arm, but in his bed as well. God, now that's going to be fun. He just wants to take things nice and slow with his beautiful fiancé. "So, are we just taking a shower…" Turning her head, Alex looked at her man. "I didn't sleep good last night because we slept in a hospital bed. So, don't you dare try and push it. Remember, I am going to be your wife…and I can always drag up the cost of our wedding." Matt laughed. "You don't think that I want to give you your dream wedding?" Alex smiled as she heard Matt say that, loving that idea.
She loves the idea of her dream man giving her a dream wedding. "Summer or fall wedding." Matt agreed with Alex as he said that. "I think that we can just take it easy and relax for now. Let's figure it out as we go. Right now, all we need to concentrate on is Noah and our first holiday as a family." Alex smiled as she heard Matt say that, as that most certainly was something that she was happy about; that they are about to celebrate their first Christmas as a family. Turning her head to look at Matt again. "We can talk about it another time. All I want to do right now is take it easy and relax with you, starting with a nice shower where we can celebrate our engagement." Matt smirked as he heard Alex say that, before leaning in and kissing the woman he loves more than anything in the entire world. He then proceeded to smirk and just took things nice and slow with the woman of his dreams. However, that kiss didn't last for long due to the fact that she needed to concentrate on Noah for the moment. "Calm down and take it easy Mr. Casey."
Matt agreed with his fiancé as she said that, smiling as he kissed the side of her head. After which he turned his head once more, before looking at their son Noah; stroking the back of his head, Matt just smiled due to the fact that he was currently living his dream life. And he and Alex are going to celebrate that when they are in the shower with each other.