Hello Readers: I hope that you guys are enjoying the new story. One which is a long time coming. I have been trying to write a story for a while now, and I can only hope that this is finally that story. Thanks again for reading, and here we go with Chapter 3 of our story.


Chapter Three
You Were Asleep


She only realized just how truly tired Jay was when she came into their room, only to find him fast asleep in the comfort of their bed; something which was a rare sight. After all, Jay never sleeps in the middle of the day unless he needs to. And right now, he clearly needed to sleep. So, Alex decided to do something other than join him in bed so that he could stay asleep, which would be to take a shower so that she can be nice and clean when she climbed into bed for the first (and maybe even last) time today. And she says that due to the fact that she has no idea when she and Jay are going to get out of bed next, other than to take the dogs out; one of which (Bella) she decided to keep in the washroom with her to make sure that she didn't wake Jay up. However, she (unfortunately) couldn't do that when it came to Bobby (as much as she wanted to). Rather, he had to stay in their room due to the fact that he was Jay's service dog for his PTSD. And that's why he couldn't be in the washroom with Alex, which was more than ok as he was the quiet one.

Bella? Not so much. She loves to bark, unless she has Alex or Jay's hand on top of her head as they cuddle in bed. Either than, or when she's tired. And right now, she most certainly isn't tired; rather, she was running through the shower while barking. "Bella, quiet down. If you keep barking, you'll wake Jay up." And that was when she heard him, her loving husband's voice. "And would that really be such a bad thing?" Turning her head to see Jay, Alex smiled as she always loved it when he came to join her in the washroom. However, she thought that he was sleep, which led her to believe that she woke him up. "God, I woke you up. I'm sorry." Jay shook his head, as he didn't care about being woken up. "It's fine Alex, just take a breath and Alex." Alex agreed with her husband, so she did just that: she relaxed and breathed for her husband. After which, she walked up to the door where he was. "So, why are you awake, might I ask?" Jay smirked as he got close to Alex and wrapped his arm around her naked body. "I thought, maybe you'd like some company?"

Alex agreed, as she most certainly would LOVE some company in the shower. "Of course, I want some company. How about you go take off those boxers of yours and come join me?" Jay smirked. "I will do just that. Anyways, I need to change them. They're sweaty after something I just had." Alex laughed. "Nice try, the only sexy time you're getting is in here." Jay agreed with his wife as she told him that the only sexy time he was getting was when they were in the shower, only to walk away and set his boxers down on Alex's vanity…which led to him seeing the lingerie his wife is going to wear for him today. "Is this the lingerie you're planning on wearing for me?" Looking over her shoulder, Alex smirked. "Why? You like it?" Turning his head too, Jay smirked as he set his boxers down and started to make his way over to the shower with nothing but a towel around his waist. "I love it. It's so damn sexy, and I am so glad that I'm going to get to run my hands all over you in it." Alex agreed with her husband, smiling as she turned to face him.

All the while, she watched as he took off his towel to join Alex in the shower; only to be disturbed by Bella when she walked up to him. "Hi Bella, you want to say hi to daddy?" Jay said, as he bent down to rub her head; something which turned Alex on as it was so sweet, and due to the fact that he did it in the nude. "Such a turn on." Looking up at his wife, Jay smirked as he most certainly did know that he was turning his wife on right now. "Oh, am I now? Am I turning you on?" Alex agreed with Jay, as he most certainly is turning her on. "Oh, yes you are mister. Now, how about you come in here and join me in the shower like you want to?" Jay agreed with Alex as she said that, stepping into the shower with her prior to wrapping his arms around her; meanwhile, Alex placed her hands on his muscular chest and smiled as she got nice and close to her incredible husband. Kissing him, Alex just smiled as she loves the feeling of his soft lips on hers. "I love you." Jay agreed with Alex, as he loves her too; he loves her more than anything in the entire world.

There's just something about her that makes him so damn happy, that he wants to be with her all the time. "And I love you too Alex. I'll love you for the rest of my life, as you're the only woman I want to be with." Alex smiled as she heard Jay tell her that, really happy over the fact that he wants to be with her for the rest of his life as that makes her a very happy woman. Knowing that she's going to be with him forever, that's precisely what she wants to hear. "Good, because I plan on being with you forever too. Now, how about you kiss me again?" Jay smirked, as that's precisely why he was in here: to share some sexy kisses with his wife in the shower. "Last time I checked that's why I came in here in the first place; I wanted to share a nice kiss with my beautiful wife." Alex agreed with Jay as he said that, only to lean in and kiss him softly. "I love you Jay." Jay agreed with his beautiful wife, as he loves her too. "I love you too, and I am so glad that you came to the office to get me today." Alex agreed with Jay, as she knew that was the right thing to do.

I mean, how could she let him work when she knew it was the wrong thing to do. "Jay, I couldn't let you work when it was the wrong thing to do? Also, I didn't want to risk it." Jay was confused when he heard Alex say that, as he had no idea what she was talking about when it came to "risking" something. "What are you talking about Alex?" Alex sighed. "I mean…what if you made a crucial decision when you weren't in your right mind? That could cause people to die or cause the company you love to disappear." Jay sighed. "I don't love the company. I love you, and only you." Stepping close to Jay, Alex agreed as she placed her hands on his muscular chest and started to take things nice and slow with the man of her dreams. After all, that's precisely what Jay wants her to do right now. He wants her to take things nice and slow with him, here in the shower. Hell, he wants her to do that everywhere. "God, you are so damn sexy." Alex smiled, as she felt the same way about her gorgeous husband. "I feel the same way about you my handsome hubby."

Jay agreed with Alex as he kissed her again, only to bend down and kiss her neck; prompting Alex to move her hand to the back of his head and moaning since that was precisely what she wanted Jay to do right now. She wanted him to kiss her neck, as he gave her as much pleasure as he possibly could right now. And this, well, it was perfect; it was precisely how she wanted to be pleased, especially when he picked her up in his arms and wrapped her legs around his waist. "Oh, Jay." Moaning as Jay picked her up in his arms and wrapped her legs around his waist, Alex smiled as she moved her hands to his face and turned it so that they were staring into each other's eyes. Meanwhile, Jay placed his hands on her back as he went to push her body against the shower and stared to kiss her slowly. And god, now that was nice as well. It was precisely what he wanted, due to the fact that he's such a sexy man. "Now, that's sexy." Jay agreed with Alex as he ran his hands up her back and took things nice and slow with his gorgeous wife.

Meanwhile, Alex placed her hands on his face and just smiled since this is everything that she wants from her husband. She wants him to hold her in his arms, as they take it easy and concentrate on what really matters right now: them holding each other close, as they take it nice and easy with each other in the shower. And right now, that's precisely what Jay is doing. He's concentrating on Alex as they hold each other close in the shower in order to make sure that they're both very happy for the rest of their lives. "I am so happy, and I hope you know that Alex." Alex agreed with her husband, as she most certainly does know that he's happy. How could she not know that he was happy when he's basically screaming it from the rooftops whenever they're together. "Jay, I know you're happy. I see it on your face whenever you look at me. I feel it when you run your hands all over my body. It's something you tell me day and night: just how truly happy you are that we're married and together." Jay agreed with his wife, especially since he means it.

He means it now more than ever, due to the fact that she's his rock. "You're my rock Alex, and I want you to know that. I want you to know that I need you here and that what you do for me doesn't go unnoticed." Alex agreed with her husband as she wrapped her arms around his neck and just smiled as they both held each other close, which included Jay running his hands up and down her back as they cuddled up to each other; here, in the comfort of the shower they were sharing right now. And god, just the feeling of having Alex in his arms as they hold each other close in the shower. "I am so happy to have you in my arms like this." Alex agreed with her husband, as she feels the same way. "And I'm happy to be here, where we both belong." Jay agreed with Alex, well aware that they both belong here right now. "I agree, this is where we belong right now." Leaning back, Alex smirked as she looked into Jay's eyes; only to lean in and take things nice and slow with the man she loves more than anything. And she did so for the rest of their shower.


She decided to wear some very sexy lingerie for Jay today, as she knew that he needed it. He needed it due to the fact that he needed comfort and love from her while he grieves. And while she knows he wishes it was time like they just shared with each other in the shower (sex), that wasn't going to happen as she isn't interested in getting pregnant yet; she'd rather just take their time and wait for the time to be right when it comes to them having a baby. And unfortunately, she and Jay aren't ready to have a baby yet. They aren't ready due to the fact that he still has some mental anguish to deal with. But, that's fine due to the fact that she has a lot of time to have children. After all, she's only turning twenty-three in nine days; something her husband decided to bring up as he walked into the bathroom to help her with her lingerie. "So, I was thinking. Since I'm taking time off, that means that we can do something very special for your birthday next week." Sighing, Alex looked at her husband. "Jay, we don't need to celebrate." Jay was surprised.

After all, that wasn't the response he thought he'd get from his wife. "What are you talking about not celebrating your birthday Alex?" Taking a breath, Alex struggled to do up her lingerie, which led to Jay making his way over to help her, which would also guarantee that he'd get an answer to his question. "Baby?" Alex sighed, as she knew she was stuck answering his question now that he was right behind her. "Jay, your dad just died. Are you really up for celebrating?" Jay nodded as he did up her lingerie for her. "Alex, it's your first birthday as my wife. Your first of many birthdays as Ms. Halstead. Do you really think that we're not going to celebrate that?" Jay asked his wife, as he slipped some of the lingerie strings through the holes prior to doing them up. "Alex, your birthday still gets to be celebrated due to the fact that I love you." Jay said, as he moved to turn his wife around so that she was facing him now that her lingerie was done up. After which, he placed his hand on her hip as he brought her body against his muscular chest this afternoon.

The chest which Alex loves to run her hands around because of how muscular it is. Yet, it's also comfortable enough for him to sleep on every time she sleeps, which leads to him being her human pillow; something he likes to threaten to take away when she doesn't talk to him…just like he's about to do right now, as he placed his hand on the side of her face and stepped close to her. In the process, he pushed her back against the counter and leaned in to whisper to her. "If you don't answer my question, then you don't get your human pillow to sleep on tonight." Jay teased, as he leaned in and kissed his gorgeous wife softly; only to lean in and start sucking on her neck as a way to get Alex to answer his question. Meanwhile, she wrapped her arms around his back and moaned since he's such a tease. "We both know that the last thing you're going to do is stop me from cuddling up to you when I'm just wearing lingerie." Jay smirked. "You know, I kind of hate that I did up your top, as I would much rather you not wear a top today." Alex agreed.

So, she stepped close to him and placed her hands on his abs as she teased him. "Then, how about you go get me that little robe that you like while I take off my bra for you?" Jay shook his head as he placed his hands on her arms and bent down to kiss her softly. "If anybody's taking off your bra, it's me. Let me go get your bathrobe for you, then you can let me take off your bra." Alex smirked. "Then, if you're just going to the closet, let me come with you and we can do it all at once since it's on the way to our room." Jay agreed with Alex as she said that, before deciding that she wasn't going to be walking there. "Well, you aren't walking…" He said, as he stepped close to his gorgeous wife and wrapped her legs around his waist; while he wrapped his arms around her body and picked her up in his arms, while telling her to hold on. "…so, hold on tight." Wrapping her arms around Jay's neck, Alex did just that; she held on tight as she laid her head down on Jay's shoulder. Meanwhile, he rubbed her back as he carried her out of the washroom.

And damn, was this precisely how the two of them wanted to be with each other right now. Alex wanted to be in Jay's arms as he carried her out of the washroom, as it's very sexy; but not as sexy as Jay taking off her bra while he was carrying her. "Oh, now I love the feeling of you taking off my bra as you carry me." Jay smirked as he proceeded to undo her bra once more. "Well, that's so that I can make sure that it doesn't come to bed with us." Jay said, as he walked into her closet and then went to set her down on the little table they have in there. After which, he got close to her and brought her chest against his once more to get her bra off. "And there we go, bra off." Placing her hand on Jay's face, Alex agreed as she leaned in and took things nice and slow with the man of her dreams. "I love you." Jay agreed with Alex, as he loves her too. "I love you too, especially when you're helping me the way you are right now." Jay said, as he made his way over to Alex's bra drawer and set it back down in it's spot. "Excuse me, but what's this?"

Jay said, as he picked up a bra he just noticed; a bra from one of his competitors, Victoria's Secret. "I thought we had a deal that you don't wear any lingerie other than Halstead Intimates." Turning her head to look at her husband, Alex laughed. "C'mon baby, I need to have one bra to tease you, just like I am right now when I'm topless." Jay agreed with his wife, as she most certainly is teasing him while she's topless. So, he decided to just brush past the VS bra he found and set it back down, prior to setting her other bra down. After which, he walked over to her bathrobe and put it over his shoulder. "I hope you don't expect to wear your robe now." Alex shook her head, as that's the last thing she wants to do; not when she can instead have her body right against his muscular chest. "I want to have my chest against yours as you carry me to bed." Jay smiled as he agreed with his wife. "Well, I think that can be arranged." Jay said, as he wrapped his arms around Alex and picked her up in his arms. After which, he kissed her softly. "I love you."

Wrapping her arms around Jay's neck, Alex agreed as she loves him too. "I love you too." Smiling, she kissed him and just smirked as she took things nice and slow with the man of her dreams while he carried her back to bed. After all, where else would she rather be other than in bed with the man of her dreams? The man she loves more than anything in the entire world, Mr. Jay Halstead. Her husband and the love of her life, regardless of the age difference. All that matters to her, is how much they love each other.


Normally, when a husband carries his wife to bed, you'd expect her to lay down first; but not with Jay and Alex, as he always lays down first. However, that requires Jay to set Alex down once they're at the side of their bed. And let's just say that Jay loves the sight: the sight of his topless wife next to their bed ahead of them getting in bed with each other. It's the sexiest thing in the entire world, due to the fact that she's a very sexy woman. "Now, that's much sexier than you wearing a VS bra." Alex smiled as she heard Jay tell her that, while also watching as he got close to her and placed his hands on her butt; at the same time, she wrapped her arms around him too as they cuddled up to each other. "I hope you know what it means to me that you're here with me babe." Looking up at Jay, Alex smiled as she was happy to be here with him. "Jay, I love you and this is the only place I would ever be during this time. It's where I need to be since I'm your wife." Placing his hand on the side of Alex's face, Jay agreed as he kissed her nice and slowly this afternoon.

After all, he's addicted to her lips and always wants to kiss her; so, he did just that. He kissed his gorgeous wife as they started to take things nice and slow with each other. That was, until he pulled away and went to grab her hand. "I am so glad that you came to get me at the office to take me home. I really should've never left in the first place, not when this is where I belong instead." Alex agreed with her husband, as she thought the same thing; she thought that this was where he belongs right now since he isn't in a place where he can work. "I'm glad that you see things my way Jay, as I would hate to lock you up here at home. However, I also know that you're probably just going to work from home." Jay agreed with Alex, as that was something he was contemplating. "However, can I ask you to wait a bit before you start working from home Jay? You have so much on your mind, and you just need to take it easy and relax." Jay agreed with Alex, as that's something he can do for her. "I can do that for you Alex, I promise." Alex agreed and smiled at Jay.

After all, she knew how hard it was for him to make that commitment to her. "I know it's hard for you to do that Jay." Placing his hands on Alex's neck, Jay leaned in as it wasn't hard. "It's not hard at all, because I love you and I know that you're only looking out for my best interests. And I know that, right now, that's not working and concentrating on you and our life." Alex agreed with Jay, glad that he felt that way. She loves that he said it himself, rather than require her to tell him that. "I'm glad that you decided to say it yourself, as I wasn't ready to tell you that." Jay shook his head, as he hated that Alex felt like she couldn't tell him that. "Alex, I want you to be honest with me. I want you to feel like you can tell me what you're thinking. And I promise to listen to you, as your opinion means a lot to me." Alex agreed with her husband, glad that he was more than ready to listen to her. "Well, I think you rushed back to work." Jay agreed, as that's how he feels as well. "I feel the same way. I rushed back to work, when I could instead spend time here with you."

Alex smirked. "Something we both know you love to do and want to do more than anything right now." Jay agreed with his gorgeous wife, as he most certainly does want to spend time with her. He wants to hold her close, as they take it nice and easy with her in the comfort of their bed. "God, I want to hold you in my arms more than anything." Alex agreed with Jay, smiling at her husband. "Then, how about you get in and I'll come join you. I want to see you get in bed so that I can ensure you stay there." Jay agreed with Alex as he proceeded to climb into bed ahead of his gorgeous wife, while she slapped his ass as a way to tease him. "HEY!" Smirking as she looked at her husband while he turned around, Alex just started to climb into bed with him. "Oh, shut up. You know that you liked that." Laying back against his pillow, Jay agreed as he did like that feeling. It was such a turn on; she's such a turn on. "God, you are such a turn on." Alex smiled as she heard Jay tell her that, while watching as he laid back in bed and waited for her to get close.

And that's precisely what Alex did: she got close to him and laid down in his arms, while he tugged the covers on top of the both of them. "Comfortable?" Nodding, Alex agreed with her husband as she's very comfortable; especially since she's in his arms, holding him close as they take it nice and easy with each other. "What do you expect? I'm in bed with the man of my dreams as we hold each other close in bed. This is everything I want right now." Moving his hand to the back of Alex's head, Jay agreed as he leaned in and kissed her softly. That was, until Alex cuddled up to his chest and placed her hand on his face, which led to Jay placing his hand on her arm and just taking things nice and slow with his beautiful wife this morning. "I love you so much Alex. You truly are the woman of my dreams, and I am so proud to have you be mine." Alex agreed with Jay, as she felt the same way; especially since she knows he was hesitant at first to date her. "Jay, I feel the same way. I also feel blessed that you decided to take a chance on me. I mean, I am young."

Jay agreed with his beautiful wife, well aware that she's young, which is one of the things that turned him on when it came to her: her young beauty. However, he soon realized that she's very smart as well. "Well, your beauty was what caught my eye first; then your brains." Alex agreed with her husband. "I can say the same thing about you. God, I still remember the day I first met you in the gym. You were working out shirtless." Jay smirked. "Instant crush?" Alex agreed, as it most certainly was an instant attraction. She wanted him bad from that day forward. "Little did I know that I had a massive crush on the CEO of the company, and my future husband." Jay agreed with Alex. "Unfortunately, I was taken at the time by my ex." Alex agreed with her husband, well aware that was the case. "But, I stole you away from her and made you mine." Jay smirked, as she most certainly did. "You did, didn't you?" Alex smiled as she heard Jay say that, before watching as he rolled over onto his side; however, only after wrapping his arm around her back.

After all, the last thing he wanted to do was go too fast when he'd rather take it easy and slow with her. "Now, this is nice. Us laying down on our sides so that I can cuddle up to you." Jay agreed with his wife, as that's precisely what he wants to do right now. He wants to cuddle up to Alex, so he brought her topless body against his and wrapped his arm around her back. "Sorry, I hate laying down on my back when we're talking. It's much easier for me to stare into your eyes this way." Alex agreed with Jay as she placed her hands on his face, smiling as she took things nice and slow with the man of her dreams. Meanwhile, Jay wrapped his arms around her and rubbed her back. "You mean, like that?" Jay agreed with Alex as he leaned in and took things nice and slow with the woman of his dreams. The woman who changed his world for the better, and who he's glad he's married to. "I hope you know just how much you've truly made my world so much better Alex." Alex agreed with her husband and smiled at the man she loves more than anything.

After all, he's made her life better too. "Jay, you aren't the only one who's life improved when we got together. I got a family again. I felt like I was part of a family, which I haven't felt like in a while. It's actually another reason why I wanted you to take time off, as I need you now. I hate to say this but…" Jay shook his head, as she already told him. "Alex, you already told me that you were having memories of your parents death. But, you remember what I told you? You don't need to hold back right now. You can still talk to me. And no, you aren't bad luck." Alex smiled as she agreed with Jay and wrapped her arms around his neck, only to have Jay wrap his arm around her back and kiss her softly. "I love you Alex. I have ever since our first date on your 21st Birthday." Alex smirked as Jay said that, well aware that their first date was on their 21st birthday. "I still remember what you told me on the date. You were pissed at me for cancelling two nights earlier because you had reservations that you needed to reschedule from two nights earlier." Jay agreed.

After which, he started to think back to the night that changed both of their lives forever: the night they went on their first date.