Hello Readers: My apologies for the late start, but I'm at least going to write for you today. More specifically, I'm going to write the aftermath of that betrayal which Antonio just committed against his sister. How about I remind you how Matt and Gabby dealt with it?

Chapter Twenty-Four
Post-Betrayal Comfort Cuddles (and Shower Sex)

She was in the bathroom when he walked upstairs, breathing as the last thing she wanted to do was create problems for her pregnancy; then again, would she really be the one creating problems in her pregnancy? It might as well be her brother's fault if she looses this baby, which is the last thing that she wants to do. Sylvie already took away the city she and her husband love from them, she's not going to take this baby away from them. And yes, she would hold Sylvie responsible for it too; after all, she knew damn well that she was to stay away from her brother. But, she couldn't stay away from her family; on the bright side, at least it wasn't her husband. God, she can just see Sylvie trying to do that; trying to get in her husband's bed, so that she can have this life which she's earned. She's fought for her marriage, and she'll continue to fight for her marriage; just like she's going to keep fighting to be a mom, as Sylvie is not going to take this baby away from her and Matt. She's determined to not let that happen to her and Matt.

Just like Matt's determined to get his wife to relax, so that they don't loose their daughter, which is precisely why he's walking into their room right now, only to see that it was empty and that his wife was nowhere to be found. "Gabby?" Hearing Matt call out for her, Gabby leaned back against the counter as she breathed. "Bathroom." Closing the door to their room, Matt agreed with his wife as she told him that she was in their bathroom; so, he decided that was where he was going to be as well. He was going to be in the bathroom with her, so that he can hold her and just make her feel better. I mean, that is his job as her husband; to hold her in his arms and make her feel better. And that starts with him walking into the bathroom, only to see his wife leaning against the sink while breathing, which made him worry instantly due to the fact that she's pregnant. "Hey, you okay?" Looking up at Matt as she watched him rush over to her, Gabby turned around and nodded as she was okay; she was just trying to calm down for their baby.

So, she nodded as her way of telling her husband that she was fine. "I'm fine, I promise. I'm just breathing so that nothing bad happens." Matt agreed with his wife, able to see just how scared she is right now that she's going to loose their baby; just like Stella did a couple weeks ago. "No, you aren't fine. You're worried that you're going to loose our baby." Gabby sighed, as that was the truth; and she knew that she couldn't deny it, because Matt could already tell that was the case. "Yeah, I am." Agreeing with his wife as he walked up to her, Matt took a breath as he wrapped his arms around her and just held her close. Meanwhile, Gabby wrapped her arms around Matt's back as a way to stabilize herself. To make sure that she just took it easy and breathed right now. And that's precisely what she started doing to moment Matt had his arms around her and was leaving soft kisses on her forehead, a feeling which she really loved because of how sweet it is. It's so nice, and it just made her forget why she was up here in the first place; temporarily.

After all, it's not like she can just forget a betrayal like that; Matt just hopes that they don't have to talk about it, as he doesn't want her to think about it anymore since it's clearly making her stressed and raising her blood pressure. "Hey, look up at me for a minute?" Looking up into her husband's eyes, Gabby nodded as she stared into those beautiful eyes that always mesmerize her (just like they are right now); while Matt placed his hand on the side of her face and kissed her softly, with the hopes of getting her to relax. "I'm here now Gabby, I'm right here and you can breathe." Gabby agreed with her husband as he told her that she can breathe, well aware that was the case. She knew that she could breathe due to the fact that she had him here. He was here with her, and she truly appreciated that more than anything. "Gabby, I already spoke to your mom and our friends; we have the time we need to take it easy and relax, both for your sake and for our little girl. I mean that. We're just going to spend the day in bed today, if you want."

Looking up at Matt, Gabby nodded as that's precisely what she wants to do. She wants to lay down in bed with the man of her dreams, as they hold each other close and just take it easy with each other. That truly sounds like a great plan, and she's so happy that Matt was able to get their friends and family on board with them doing that. "Thanks for getting my mom to sign off on that." Placing his hand on the side of Gabby's face again, Matt shook his head as it was no problem; not when it's what they need to do right now anyways. Regardless of whether or not they had permission to do it, they were going to do it. They were going to hold each other close, as they cuddled up to one another in bed. Either that, or they were going to take a swim, which he knew might help her as well, but first he wanted her to lay down right now. "Listen, I'm not sure what you want to do right now. I know you're a bit overwhelmed right now, so I'm here for whatever you want to do. Just talk to me babe." Gabby agreed with Matt as she took a breath.

After which, she looked down. "I guess, I am still in shock that I even heard that." Matt agreed with his wife, as he felt the same way. "Kelly's beating him up for us right now." Looking up at the man of her dreams, Gabby was a bit surprised. "You didn't…" Matt shook his head. "I got one swing in, and then passed him off to Kelly. Knocking the living shit out of your brother was the least of my concerns, when I instead need to be here for you and our little girl." Gabby agreed with her husband. "Hey, at least I can trust you right now." Matt nodded. "You can always trust me, because you're my girl." Gabby agreed with Matt once more, smiling as she wrapped her arms around his back; after which, Matt pressed his lips to her forehead as he wrapped his arms around her. "You want to go lay down in bed for a bit?" Gabby agreed with her husband, as that's precisely what she wants to do. She wants to go lay down in bed with Matt, so that he can hold her, and she can cuddle up to him. "Yes." Matt smiled at her. "What do you want me to wear?"

Gabby smiled as Matt asked her that question. "I think I just want to stay in bed today, if that's okay." Matt nodded, as it most certainly is okay if she just wants to spend the day in bed; especially since he already expected that was going to be the case. "The truth is, I already expected that to be the case." Gabby nodded as she agreed with her husband, smiling as she laid her head down on his chest and just cuddled up to him as they held each other close. Pressing his lips to her forehead, Matt smiled as he was happy to be holding the woman he loves close to him. After which, he looked down at her and smirked. "Want me to get you undressed?" Gabby agreed with Matt, as that's precisely what she wants him to do; and he did it the moment she nodded, as he wanted to get her in his arms in bed as soon as possible. He wants to cuddle up to her and just hold her close to him as they take it easy and relax for the sake of their daughter. The baby girl he can't wait to meet, which means that they need to relax and take it easy with each other right now.

She was already in bed, looking very sexy (and comfortable) as she wore her bodysuit for her husband; the bodysuit that perfectly hugged her baby bump. Meanwhile, Matt was in the midst of walking out of their closet in his tight boxers, which is a sight that Gabby loved on her husband, the sight of him just wearing his tight boxers as he walked around their room. But not just around their room, but towards her in their bed where they're going to hold each other close and just take it easy with each other. "So, no swim today?" Gabby smiled as Matt asked her that question, as she had no plans to go take a swim today; not when she can instead just hold her husband close to her here in the comfort of their bed. "I can hold you in my arms as we take it easy with each other today in bed, which is precisely what I want to do right now. I want to hold you close to me, as we relax in bed and just take it easy." Matt agreed with his beautiful wife as she told him that, smirking as he walked over to his dresser and grabbed some of his deodorant.

After which, he grabbed his cologne and smirked as he turned to face his gorgeous wife in bed. "I swear, you really are a turn on as you lay there in bed like that." Gabby agreed with Matt as he told her that, well aware that he liked the sight of her laying down in bed like she was at the moment. "I know you do, which is why I am more than ready to have you hold me and our daughter in your arms. The baby girl I can't wait to meet in five months." Matt agreed with Gabby, smiling at her. "Does it feel weird saying that? That we're going to meet our daughter in five months?" Gabby shook her head. "No, it feels like it's about damn time that I get to say that." Matt snickered as he agreed with Gabby, feeling the same way. "I just hope you know that the two of you are my priority right now, as I want to make sure that you and our child just take it easy and relax; that you guys relax, and we can make sure that we get to meet her when the time is right." Gabby agreed with her loving husband, as she felt the same way. She wants to meet her at the right time.

And the right time was still so far away. Hell, she was going to miss her first mother's day it was so far away. "I still can't believe I'm going to miss my first mother's day by a couple weeks." Matt snickered, agreeing with Gabby as he finished putting some deodorant and cologne on prior to making his way over to Gabby, who was not very pleased when she heard him snicker. "Did you really just snicker at that? Last time I checked, you get to celebrate your first father's day as a dad this year." Matt agreed with his wife, well aware that was the case as he made his way over to his and Gabby's bed. The bed where he plans on holding her, as he tries to make her feel better; not that he can really do that quite easily based on what she was dealing with at the moment. "Listen, I want you to promise me that you breathe, as that's what the doctor told me you need to do when you're stressed." Gabby agreed with Matt, well aware that was the case. "Yeah, I know baby. The last thing I want to do is loose another chance at being a mom."

Taking a breath as he set his phone down on his side table, Matt walked up right to the edge of their bed as he looked down at the woman of his dreams; climbing in afterwards, Matt moved closer to Gabby as he placed his hand on her stomach and stared down into his gorgeous wife's eyes. "Is that on your mind right now?" Biting her lip, Gabby agreed with Matt as it was on her mind. The possibility that she miscarries due to the stress that might have brought on. "Yeah, it is." Matt nodded as he placed his hand on the side of her face and bent down to kiss her softly; prior to pulling away and kissing her forehead softly. "Listen, how do you want me to lay down?" Gabby smiled when Matt asked her that question. "On your back for now, we might change as we go." Matt smiled as he agreed with Gabby, before placing his hand on the side of her face once more and kissing her again. "Just like we always do." Gabby agreed with her husband and smiled as she watched him lay down on his back. After which, she crawled over to him and laid down.

Gabby's POV:
As I laid my head down on Matt's chest and cuddled up to him, I felt a wave of comfort and relaxation come over me; and maybe it was just due to the fact that me and Matt were together that I felt this way. That I felt relaxed and liked I could just breathe and take it easy, which is precisely what I need to do right now for the sake of our daughter, as well as my own health; the last thing I want to do is to let this take away my chance to be a mom. God, I hate Antonio with everything I have at the moment, but I don't want to concentrate on that when me and Matt are holding each other like this; very comfortably in our bed, with my arms wrapped tight around his torso, his arm around my back (as he rubbed it with his hand), and his legs wrapped around mine. God, this was the feeling that I needed right now as I just held the man of my dreams close to me, while we relaxed and breathed with each other. Even better, I could see just how much it was helping Matt to see that I was breathing and taking it easy as I cuddled up to him in bed.

God, he must be so worried about me right now; about me and our future daughter, who I know he wants more than anything. And that's the real reason why he's up here, to make sure that I just take it easy and relax; rather than constantly think about how much my brother betrayed me. And that's precisely what Matt was accomplishing by being here with me, while running his hand up and down my back as he pressed his lips to my forehead and just held me close the way I need to be held at the moment; I need to be held close by the man I love and trust more than anything in the entire world. The man I can't wait to (finally) make a father, especially since he's the love of my life. The man I know I can count on the most, especially in my times of need; just like I am right now as I bent down and left a soft kiss on his chest. "Thanks for coming up here to spend time with me, rather than spend more time downstairs with Kelly working on the company." Turning his head to look down at me, Matt seemed shocked that I would even say such a thing.

And that's precisely how he felt. "Gabby, you're my wife and I love you. You and our child are my priority, which means that I need to be with you as you go through this. If you thought for a second that you were going to be going through this alone, then you were crazy; because the last thing I'm going to do is let you be alone right now." I agreed with Matt as he told me that, well aware that was the case as I cuddled up to him once more. "I should've known that ahead of time." Matt agreed with me, smiling as he ran his hand up and down my back some more. "Babe, you're my girl and I need to be with you as you deal with this betrayal." I sighed. "It's nothing. I think I'll be over it by tomorrow. I just need to relax for our daughter." Turning his head, Matt took a breath. "Ok, I agree that you need to relax for our little girl. However, I completely disagree that this is nothing. This is something Gabby, it's a betrayal. It's the equivalent of my sister sleeping with the man who killed Hallie." I thought about it, and liked the metaphor as that was the truth.

Laying my head down, I listened to me man I love, while also thinking about what we should really do right now. "We should go back downstairs and be with our friends." Wrapping his legs around mine again, Matt shook his head. "No, we're right where we need to be. Kelly and Stella went out to explore the island anyways." I agreed with Matt. "Or they went to rest a bit, not sure exactly." I nodded, while Matt pressed a kiss to my temple, which just felt perfect, as it was exactly what I wanted right now. This is exactly what I want to do with my loving husband right now. I want to just take it easy with Matt, as we both hold each other close right now; this is everything that I wanted to do with my man because of how great of a man he is. Stroking his chest with my thumb, I smiled as I bent down and kissed Matt's chest as a way to make sure that he knew I was breathing; while he turned his head and pressed his lips to my forehead once more, prompting me to look up at the man of my dreams. The man who soon bent down and kissed me softly.

God, I love it when he kisses me like this. It truly is the best way for him to kiss me, as it makes me happy; he makes me happy, especially since he's the man of my dreams. I just hope I told him that. "Did I ever tell you that you're the man of my dreams?" Smiling, Matt ran his hand up and down my back while nodding. "Yes, and did I ever tell you that you're the woman of my dreams?" I smiled, agreeing with my loving husband as I laid my head back down on his chest; while Matt ran his hand up and down my back, while also kissing the top of my head. "Gabby, I love you more than anything and I know that this is our dream life. It's the life that we want to live. And it's also why I'm here right now, because you need me." I agreed with Matt, as I did need him here with me; and it's also all I want to do with him right now, which makes me smile. Especially since he decided to step away from being with Kelly, so that he can spend time with me. And speaking of Kelly and Stella, I decided to bring it up. "I hate what happened to Kelly and Stella."

Matt agreed with me when I said that, before placing another kiss on the top of my head; at the same time, he also put his hand on top of mine as he stroked it with his thumb. "I know. I also can't believe that this is the first we've heard of it." I agreed with Matt, while also taking a breath when he said that. "Yeah, I know. I'm just glad that they're moving here, as it means we'll have our best friends here with us in Hawaii." Smirking, Matt looked down into my eyes. "I've had my best friend here in Hawaii with me the entire time." Looking up at Matt, I smiled as I just love this man so much. Meanwhile, Matt bent down and proceeded to kiss me softly; while I took things nice and slow with the man of my dreams, while also smirking as this is precisely what we both wanted right now. I just want to hold my man close to me, as we relax in bed with each other. "Can we stay here for a while?" Matt nodded. "Of course, we can. We can do whatever you want to take it easy for the sake of our child." I agreed with Matt, smiling as he said that.

However, I also thought about something we should do if we were going to stay in bed for the rest of the day. "You know, we should probably go take a shower with each other if we're going to stay in bed for the rest of the day. I don't usually take one in the morning." Matt agreed with me and smiled, as that's precisely what he wants as well. "Want me to go start the shower?" I agreed with Matt, smiling as I rolled off his chest so that he could go do just that; so that he could go start the shower for the both of them where they were going to hold each other and just take it nice and easy with each other. "Lingerie more after." I agreed with Matt, smiling. "Yes." Grabbing his towel on his side of the bed, Matt smirked as he wrapped it around his waist while making his way over to his dresser once more; once he was there, he took off his boxers while facing me. "Fuck you!" Matt agreed with me as I said that and smirked. "Oh, I will when we're in the shower." I smirked, agreeing with my naughty husband as he walked away to go start the shower.

They wanted to have each other, just not in bed; rather, they wanted to have each other somewhere a bit more private. And that place would be in their bathroom, in the shower more precisely. And that's precisely where Matt was currently waiting for his wife to join him, the wife who just set her new set of lingerie on the counter next to his boxers, while admiring the sight of her naked husband in the shower. God, the way that water just runs down his body is magnificent and it's something that she wants to have with him right now. She wants to run her hands all over that beautiful chest that she loves to run her hands all over, especially when they're in the shower; when she gets a chance to watch water run down his toned chest all the way to his manhood. The manhood which she enjoys having inside of her, whenever they get a chance to make love to each other; which is precisely what she already knows Matt's going to do, because he won't be able to resist her when she's naked like she is at the moment. God, this is way better than the pool.

And that's precisely what Gabby decided to tell her husband as she stepped into the shower behind him. "Oh, now this is way better than the pool." Turning to face his beautiful wife as she joined him in the shower, Matt smiled as he wrapped his arm around her waist and brought her body close to him. "I can agree with you there." Placing her hand on the side of Matt's face, Gabby smiled as she leaned in and kissed him softly. "I love you." Matt agreed with Gabby, smirking as he moved the woman he loves in front of him in the shower; after which, he placed his hands on her hips as he kissed her softly. Meanwhile, Gabby placed her hands on his toned chest and started to walk backwards towards the wall where Matt was going to push her against him. And that's precisely what Matt did the moment she was back against the wall, he pushed her against it and bent down to suck on her neck; meanwhile, Gabby grabbed the back of his head and moaned. "Oh, Matt." Smirking as he heard Gabby say that, Matt moved his hands to her hips.

Tugging her hips against his, Matt smirked as he started to make love to the woman of his dreams; while she placed one of her hands on the back of his head and turned it as she placed her other hand on his chest. Leaning in afterwards, Gabby smirked as she leaned in and kissed the man of her dreams softly. She kissed him with all the love and passion she had for her husband in her, which was a lot due to the fact that Matt is the love of her life; and due to the fact that she's going to miss this time they get with each other in the new year, when they have the business going. Just like Matt's going to miss her, but for another reason. "God, I'm going to miss having you when our daughter is here and we can't do this more often." Bending down, Matt started to suck on Gabby's neck; moaning, Gabby then told Matt what she was going to miss. "I'm going to miss you when we have the business going." Pulling away from his wife, Matt looked into Gabby's eyes. "Hey, where did that come from?" Taking a breath, Gabby stared into Matt's eyes.

Meanwhile, he placed his hand on the side of her face as he stepped close to her. "Hey, are you worried about something Gabby?" Gabby sighed. "Not right now, when we're in bed; we can talk. I think we need to for a bit." Matt shook his head as he stepped closer to Gabby, while also placing his hands on her arms as he held her close; meanwhile, Gabby placed her hands on Matt's chest as she cuddled up to the man of her dreams. "Baby, what's wrong? Talk to me." Gabby looked down as she heard Matt say that. "I just have a lot on my mind, stuff that I want to talk to you about; I just haven't figured out how yet, as I didn't want to make you feel like you couldn't do it. I want to be the supportive wife you need, but I'm worried about some things." Matt agreed with his wife, before leaning in and kissing her softly. "Do you need to talk to me about something?" Gabby sighed. "I'm just worried about how busy you're going to be." Matt shook his head, as that wasn't something she needed to worry about; she'll never have to worry about it.

That's a fact, because he's going to be here for her and their daughter. "Gabby, I will always have time for you and our daughter. And if my schedule fills up, then I will make the time to be a husband and father. We're going to be there for each other, and we're going to carve out time every day to do stuff as a family." Pressing his lips to Gabby's forehead as he held her close, Matt whispered to her. "What do you say we get out of the shower and go talk for a bit?" Gabby agreed with Matt, but only after she leaned in and kissed him; taking things slow with Matt, she decided to enjoy one last minute with her husband in the shower ahead of them getting out to talk.