Hi Readers: I hope that you guys liked the last chapter, as well as how this story is going so far. After all, this story is a re-write of the previous story that I wrote. But this time, I am going to go much deeper into some of the topics that I covered in the book. Now, I am not going to waste anymore time when we would much rather get back to the story. Thanks again for reading.

Chapter Eight
The Shirtless, Boxer-Clad Chef

He asked her if she'd be okay with him leaving the bath earlier, leaving early so that he could go downstairs and make them some lunch, which they both desperately need after everything they've done since they ate breakfast this morning. They've gone to the beach, they've ran (a bit), they've swam in the ocean, and they even made love to each other. Oh, now that was a lot of fun and they were both very happy about that; but now, it was time for the both of them to eat. Especially Gabby, as she's pregnant with their little one; that way, she can stay healthy, and they can make sure that they do everything right. And if they do that, then everything should be okay in a couple months when Gabby gives birth to their baby; the little baby which he's wanted for a very long time. His entire life if he was being completely honest, as his biggest dream in life (other than being Gabby's husband) is to be a father. And that's precisely what he's going to be next summer. He's going to be a father, a sexy father (at least in Gabby's opinion) as she likes the sight.

The sight of her husband cooking in his boxers, out on the back porch where he was making them some steaks at the barbecue, which is something he's already vowed to continue doing, regardless of the fact that he's now a millionaire. He isn't going to be that type of wealthy man, the ones that get a private chef; rather, he's going to continue cooking for both him and his wife. And someday, he's going to do that for their child(ren), including the one the Gabby's pregnant with at the moment. She's very much pregnant with their child, and very hormonal as well; something that he always knows because of what she's wearing. If she's wearing lingerie, then that means that she's hormonal. And it also means that she believes that she has the ability to have some fun in bed, without throwing up due to morning sickness. Well, either that or she just wants to tease him; because yes, there are times where she's just wearing lingerie because she wants to tease him, rather than because she wants to have sex with him. Not that he really minds.

He doesn't mind due to the fact that she looks hot when she's just wearing lingerie, especially since she's pregnant with their baby. Just that fact alone makes her look very sexy and beautiful in his eyes, as well as very sexy; she doesn't need lingerie for him to think that she's sexy, as he already thinks that she's sexy on a daily basis. But that doesn't mean that he'll ever stop Gabby from wearing lingerie for him. If she wants to wear lingerie for him, then she can wear linger for him; and he's going to enjoy it, especially since it turns him on more than anything in the entire world. Gabby is so damn sexy, and he wants to see her wearing lingerie whenever he can; and that includes right now, as it's precisely what she's wearing for him right now as she made her way out of their room. She was walking downstairs from their room in some very sexy lingerie, lingerie that hugs her body very well. Something which Gabby Casey knew full well as she made her way over to Matt in the kitchen, smirking as she looked at the man of her dreams.

The man of her dreams who was just wearing his boxers as he made food for the both of them in their kitchen, boxers that hugged him very well also. And God, did her husband look good when he was wearing them, which was definitely something which she was going to take a moment to enjoy, the sight of his ass in those tight boxers (which she enjoyed very much). So, she planned on enjoying it as much as she could, which meant that she needed to be quiet as she made her way out to the porch (where Matt was working on the barbecue) so that he didn't turn around and face her as she made her way over to her; after all, she wants to surprise him when she walks up behind him and put her hands on his body. And that's precisely what she did the moment she walked up behind him, she wrapped her arms around his body and pressed her lips to his back, while also placing her hands near the waistband of his boxers. "Hi handsome." Smirking as he heard Gabby's voice, Matt smiled as he was happy that she decided to come out here and join him.

That way, they can continue to spent quality time with each other; quality time where he gets to enjoy what she's wearing, which he's going to do right now as he turned around to see what Gabby was wearing for him right now. And let's just say that Gabby is not going to be staying behind him. "Oh, you best be moving in front of me Ms. Casey; because that's where you belong when you look this sexy." Laughing as Matt said that, Gabby agreed as that's exactly where she wants to be as well; she wants to be in front of him so that she can put her hands on his chest and rub it as they share a kiss this afternoon. Oh, and she wants to compliment him on how good he was in bed. Damn, he's just amazing; and she's so glad that they made love to each other after they got home from the beach. She truly loves Matt more than anything in the entire world, and she can tell by the way he makes love to her that he feels the same way. Just the way their bodies move against each other in bed so naturally gives her all the reassurance she needs that he's in love.

That he's madly in love with her and craving her move each and every minute; especially now that she was in front of him with her hands on his abs and was stroking them with her thumbs. Well, for the moment; as she soon moved her hands up Matt's chest, before wrapping them around his neck and smiling as she stepped closer to the man she has the honor of calling her husband. And she truly means that. As did Matt when he says that he has the utmost honor of calling Gabby his wife. He loves her more than anything, and that's precisely why he loves holding her close to him; another one of the reasons why he decided to set the tongs he was using for the barbecue down as he wanted to do something. He wanted to open her entire bathrobe so that he could see much more of her lingerie, something that Gabby loved the feeling of; especially since it meant that he had his hands on her body, just like she did as she moved her hands on his muscular chest. At the same time, she was leaning up and taking things nice and slow with her husband.

The man she loves more than anything in the entire world, who wants to take off her bathrobe. "Can I get this off your arms?" Gabby nodded as Matt asked her whether he can take off her bathrobe, smiling as she moved her arms away from his body; while Matt took the opportunity to take off the little robe she was wearing so that he can let his hands roam her entire body; after which, he threw it onto the couch they have here on the back couch as he leaned in and kissed her softly. Meanwhile, Gabby stepped close to him and smiled as she wrapped her arms around his neck once more; that way, she could be close to him as she whispered to him. "That's enough for today, okay baby? I want to rest now, and I want to take it easy with you. I'll stay in lingerie, but I'm done with sex for today." Matt agreed with Gabby when she told him that, completely understanding that she's done with sexy. "Hey, of course Gabby. Listen, look up into my eyes for a minute." Gabby agreed with Matt as he told her to look up in his eyes, before doing just that.

Meanwhile, Matt placed his hand on the side of her face and smiled as he stroked her cheek prior to bending down and kissing her softly. "Gabby, I don't need to be all over you, all the time. I love you for who you are, not because of what you can give me to me. Yes, do I want to take you in my arms a lot? Of course, I do, but we can also relax and take it easy if that's what you want to do. In fact, how about you do me a favor and go grab me a t-shirt?" Gabby shook her head, as that wasn't happening; he wasn't putting a t-shirt on when she'd much rather he stay shirtless. "Not happening mister. I like the sight of you being shirtless in those boxers." Matt agreed with Gabby as she said that. "And I can already promise you that I'm not going to want to have sex, it's actually why I decided to wear this garment specifically." Matt was confused as he heard Gabby say that. "Baby, is there a reason that you want to always have sex?" Gabby sighed. "Besides the hormones? Just wanting to make sure that we stay together for the sake of our baby." Matt was shocked.

Did he really think that he would leave her? "Hey, come back here." Gabby agreed with Matt as he told her that, before making her way back over to her husband; after which, she wrapped her arms around his torso as they cuddled up to each other. And when she says they cuddled up to each other, she truly means that as Matt wrapped his arms around her. "Gabby, I promise you right now that I'm always going to want you. You're my wife and I'm going to be your husband for the rest of your life, that's guaranteed because we're having a baby." Gabby agreed with her husband as he said that, smiling as she cuddled up to him. "Listen, let's have some lunch; then we can go lay down in bed, where I'll hold you close to me while we talk. "Gabby agreed with Matt when he said that, before stroking his chest; meanwhile, Matt placed his hand on the back of her head and pressed his lips to her forehead as they both held each other close here at the barbecue. God, this is stupid. "God let's just drop this. I hate that I even brought this up."

Matt laughed. "Let me guess, you thought that money was going to make me want someone other than the love of my life? The mother of my children?" Gabby took a breath, nodding. "Gabby, listen to me. You have nothing to worry about when it comes to that, as you're going to be my wife for the rest of our lives." Gabby agreed with Matt as he told her that, smiling as she cuddled up to him. After which, she leaned in and kissed the man of her dreams. "I'm sorry for even thinking that way even for a moment." Matt agreed with Gabby. "Like I said Gabby, let's eat lunch and then we're going to talk and just take it easy." Gabby agreed with Matt, smiling.

They ended up changing their minds when it came to where they both wanted to lay down with each other. Well, somewhat; rather than lay down in their bed with each other, they were instead laying down on the couch they have in their room. The couch where Gabby is extremely comfortable as she cuddled up to her hunk of a husband, something that she wants to be for the rest of her life; which is precisely what Gabby is going to get, as she has nothing to worry about when it comes to him wanting to be with another woman. Because the truth is, she's the only woman he wants to be with for the rest of his life; which is something that he needs to talk to Gabby about. "Listen, I need to talk to you about this, okay Gabby?" Turning her head, Gabby nodded as she looked up at the man she loves. Meanwhile, Matt ran his hand down her back and kissed her forehead softly. "Gabby, I want to be with you for the rest of my life. You're the only woman I want to be with for the rest of my life. That's not going to change." Gabby agreed with Matt.

After which, she kissed the top of her head again. "Babe, I married you and promised to love you til' death do us part." Gabby agreed with Matt as he told her that, before sighing. "Yeah, but that was before you came into…" Matt shook his head and stopped Gabby from saying anything else, as that doesn't matter. "I said until death do us part, for richer and for poorer Gabby. Gabby, we're having a baby with each other, and you're the love of my life. You helped me out of the darkest times in my life, Hallie's death. Without you, I wouldn't be the man I am today; and that man is still the man who's that firefighter you fell in love with. Sure, I inherited this nice place from my father; a home that I never knew about. But baby, this is our home because we needed to get away. But the truth is, I could live in a condo and be happy because I'm your husband. Baby, I left the CFD for you; that was my dream job. Well, I at least thought that it was my dream job. But it's not my dream job, as my dream job is being your husband." Gabby smiled.

After all, that's something that she loves the sound of. "So, quick question; do you want to stay here now that we've settled this? Or, do you want to go back to bed and just hold each other close, which is something that we're going to do for the rest of our lives. You're my wife forever." Gabby agreed with Matt when he told her that, while also thinking about whether she wants to get in bed. "I like the idea of that, as that's going to be much more comfortable; but the lingerie stays on, promise?" Matt agreed with his wife, as that's something that he can already promise her. He can promise her that they're going to stay dressed as they cuddle up to each other in bed. "Maybe we can talk about what we can do with this money, rather than just let it sit?" Gabby agreed with Matt when he asked her that question, while also stroking his chest. "We could always start a business with the money." Matt agreed with Gabby, smiling as he really liked that idea. "I like that idea. However, I think that we need to concentrate on something else first." Gabby was confused.

So, she looked up at Matt as he told her that they need to concentrate on something else first. "And what might that be?" Matt smiled as he looked into Gabby's eyes while also sitting up, before placing his hand on her neck and smirking as he kissed her softly. "We need to get ready to be parents, which is our dream come true after all." Gabby agreed with Matt, as it most certainly is their dream come true. "I want to make sure that we also remember that we're husband and wife first, parents second, and whatever else we choose to do with our lives last. Because my dream life includes both you and our child in it." Gabby agreed with Matt, smiling as she kissed her husband softly. "Listen, what do you say me, and you just go relax in bed?" Matt nodded, as he liked that idea. "I like that idea, as I want to make sure that you get as much rest as possible. If you want me to wear a shirt while we're in bed, then I can. I'm at your service and will always be at your service." Gabby smiled when she heard Matt say that, while agreeing with her husband.

After which, she laid down once more and kissed his chest softly; while Matt wrapped his arm around her back and stroked it with his thumb, while also kissing the top of her head as he smiled over the feeling of her lips on his chest. Because damn, this truly is perfect; he's so happy that this is their life. "So, you want to stay here for a while? Or, do you want to get back in bed?" Gabby looked up at Matt as he asked her whether she wants to stay here (on the couch) or if she wants to get up and make their way back to bed. "I think I'd like that, as long as you promise me that we don't have sex." Matt nodded, as that's something he can promise her. "No sex, no nothing." Gabby agreed with Matt, smiling as she leaned in and kissed him again; until Matt spoke to her. "How about you get up? Then, we can make our way over to bed." Gabby agreed with Matt, smiling as she got up like he asked her to do. After which, she waited for him to get up before she walked away to bed. "Now, get on with it. Go to bed." Gabby shook her head. "Get up."

Matt was confused, but just did as he was told; while Gabby grabbed his hand and then walked away to bed, which is the entire reason she stayed behind in the first place. She wanted him to walk with her as they made their way over to their bed where they plan on cuddling up to each other in bed. But first, Matt wanted something; so, he stopped walking and tugged on Gabby's arms (prompting her to turn around and face him). "Yes?" Smirking, Matt decided to step close to Gabby and place his hands on her arms.

Gabby's POV:
Looking up at Matt as he stepped close to me this afternoon, I smiled as I placed my hands on his chest while feeling like he wanted to kiss me right now; I mean, of course he wants to kiss me. Matt always wants to kiss me, because he's addicted to kissing me; though, I'm not going to complain as I'm addicted to kissing him as well based solely on the fact that he has such great lips. So, I moved my hands up his chest to give him the message; a message that was received the moment that I wrapped my arms around his neck so that he could hold me closer. And just what might that message be? Well, it would be that I want him to kiss her. And that's precisely what Matt did as he bent down and kissed me softly. After which, he bend down and proceeded to pick me up in his arms; while also wrapping my legs around his waist, which was very comfortable. "Now, this is comfortable." Matt agreed with me as he felt me cuddle up to him, while wrapping his arms around my back; meanwhile, I wrapped my arms around his neck as he carried me to bed.

The bed which we were going to cuddle up to one another in, with Matt just wearing his tight boxers, which I find very attractive, because I always find it very attractive when my husband is just wearing his boxers. He's so sexy, and Matt knows it. And he also knows that I want to keep them on. And that's precisely why I decided that I might want to ask him to do something for me. "Do you mind wearing a shirt in bed Matt? I think it would make me a bit more comfortable. I know that I said that I want you shirtless, but…" Carrying me right over to bed, Matt proceeded to grab the back of my head before laying me down in our bed; after which, he leaned over me and smiled as he placed his hand on the side of my face. "Hey, look up into my eyes." I nodded, agreeing with Matt as I stared into his eyes; while he stroked my cheek with his thumb, kissing me soon. "I'll wear a shirt to make you comfortable, okay?" I agreed with Matt. "I hope you know that it's not because I don't trust you to stay calm with me." Matt agreed with me once more.

After all, he had to know that. "Of course, I know that baby, I would never think that you don't trust me when it comes to being intimate with you. If anything, I think you trust me the most. And that's why I want you to be comfortable. I want you to be comfortable as we hold each other close, and not feel obligated to do anything. And that's not just me. If you aren't comfortable in what you're wearing, then please get changed and go get comfortable again." I smiled, agreeing with Matt as I placed my hands on his face; kissing him, I smirked as I love him so much. "I swear, I am not worthy of having you as my husband." Matt shook his head as I said that. "Correction, I am not worthy of having you as my wife." Placing his hand on the side of my face, Matt took things nice and slow with me. "Listen, what am I doing?" I smiled when Matt asked me that question. "Two shirts please. Oh, and some of your loose boxers that I can wear as shorts." Matt agreed with me, smirking as he kissed me softly before getting up and walking away.

Matt's POV:
Walking out my closet wearing a shirt, I smiled as I looked at my beautiful wife who looked very comfortable as she laid there in bed, which actually makes me quite happy that we decided that this is where we're going to relax with each other. This is everything that she needs at the moment due to the fact that she's pregnant, and I'm positive that she's not just ready to cuddle in bed; but that she's tired, based on the look I can see in her eyes. I can just see it, and I hate that we were downstairs longer than we needed to bed as we should've came upstairs much sooner based on the way Gabby looks like right. That way, she could've already taken a nap. "We should've definitely come upstairs much sooner; you looked tired as you lay down there in bed." Gabby agreed with me, while taking a breath as I walked up to her with some of my (loose) boxers and a shirt for her to wear. "Here, how about we get you dressed?" Gabby nodded, while also commenting on the attire change. "Sorry about my new undergarments, I decided not to wear lingerie."

I agreed with Gabby when she told me that, smiling at my girl as I was more than okay with that; after all, I just want her to be comfortable. I don't want her to feel bad whatsoever over the fact that she decided to get changed, which is why I decided to sit down next to the woman I love. So that I can make sure that she knows that she has absolutely no reason to feel bad over the fact that she decided to get changed, as that's something that she has every right to do; she has every right to get changed so she's comfortable. "Hey, just look at me, okay?" Gabby nodded as I told her to look at me once more. "Babe, you can always get changed to be comfortable; because that's the most important thing to me. If you don't feel like wearing lingerie, then you don't have to wear lingerie; lingerie doesn't make you sexy in my eyes.." Gabby just gave me a bit of side-eye when I said that. "Fine, it does; but just you being pregnant turns me on. I love you and you're my girl forever, and I just smile because you're pregnant with our baby."

Gabby agreed with me as I said that, feeling me place my hand on her stomach (while also placing her hand on top of mine). "Do you want to kiss until you fall asleep?" Gabby smiled. "I think that I want to talk as we just rest here. If I need to take a nap, then I'll fall asleep in your arms. But the truth is, I really want to start figuring out this new life we have." I agreed with Gabby, as that most certainly is something that we need to do. "I promise Gabby, we'll figure everything out. Gabby, I promise that we're going to figure this out together as a team. I just hope that you feel like you can always talk to me." Gabby agreed with me, smiling as she knew that will always be the truth; that she can always talk to me. "Now, listen. Can you get in bed with me?" I agreed with Gabby, as that's precisely what I'm going to do right now. Climbing into bed with her, I smiled as I went to lay down on and just got comfortable; all the while, I looked at the woman I love while adjusting my pillows to make sure that I was comfortable for when she came to lay down.

When she came to lay down on my chest, just like I wanted her to do right now. I want her to lay down on my chest as we cuddle up to each other, which is precisely what she just did (while also wrapping her arms around my torso as she cuddled up to me and laid her head down on my chest). Meanwhile, I grabbed the covers and smiled as I tugged them up on top of the both of us; while also placing my hand on her back and smiling as I kissed her forehead softly, all the while we both held each other close in bed. "Comfortable?" Gabby agreed with me when I asked her whether she was comfortable. "I'm very comfortable here in your arms, because I'll always be comfortable in your arms." I agreed with Gabby, smiling as I ran my hand up and down her back, while also pressing my lips to her forehead. "So, do you want to talk? Or do you want to try and fall asleep?" Gabby took a breath as I asked her that question, which must mean that she wants to do something else. "I just want to figure out what we're going to do with the money."

I agreed with Gabby, smirking as I pressed my lips to her forehead. "We can start a business." Gabby smiled and agreed with me, with a condition. "Definitely, but we do it together." I agreed with Gabby, as that most certainly is how we'd do it: together. "I promise, that's how we do it if we do it." Smiling, Gabby laid her head down on my chest; while I pressed my lips to her forehead, kissing it until we (eventually) fell asleep in each other's arms.