Sorry this one took so long to get out. However, I will tell you that this will be the last chapter for this evening. So, if you're hoping to get chapter ten tonight…then I'm afraid that you're going to have to wait until tomorrow. Thanks again. (By the way, sorry about the low updates today; I promise to try and do better tomorrow when I have more time).

Chapter Nine
Cleveland for the Night

They originally planned on stopping in Toledo, spending the night, and just taking it easy. And Matt was all ready to follow that plan. However, when they were approaching Toledo; he realized that Gabby fell asleep in her seat, and she just looked so adorable. So, he decided that he would just keep driving. He had this feeling that she was going to stay asleep for a while, and he was right. She ended up staying asleep for a total of two hours, that probably being due to the fact that they stayed up until almost midnight (and there was traffic) at a few points along the way. So now, rather than waking her up in Toledo; Matt continued to make his way all the way down I-80 to Cleveland. And that was where they were going to spend the night rather than spend the night in Toledo, just to tell his wife now as she looked quite confused while they drove through Elyria, Ohio…a town about 25 minutes away from Cleveland. Turning to look at her husband, Gabby was just confused. "Babe?"

Matt smiled when he heard Gabby's voice. "Hello beautiful." Gabby laughed a bit when she heard Matt say that, still loving it when he calls her beautiful. "Where are we? Because I thought we would've already stopped by now. Didn't we agree that we were going to stop in Toledo for the night? We should've been there by now." Matt agreed with Gabby when he asked her that, smiling at the beautiful woman he loves more than anything. "Yes, that was the original plan." Gabby looked at him when he said that, clearly able to hear the part where he said that it was the 'original plan'; e.g., the plan that they agreed upon together. But now, they must have a new plan if that's why they haven't stopped yet. "Babe, what do you mean original plan?" Matt snickered once again, clearly able to see that his wife is a bit mad over the fact that they didn't stop in Toledo as planned. "You fell asleep babe." Gabby agreed with him when he said that, smiling as that was the truth.

"And it was still early for stopping. With the traffic being light, I thought I'd let you get some more sleep; and I could keep going to Cleveland, make the drive shorter tomorrow." Gabby agreed with Matt when he said that, smiling as he really is an amazing man. "So, are we still going to be staying in the RV this evening? What time is it anyways?" Matt smiled. "It's 5. Make sure that you change the time zone, as it's an hour earlier now." Gabby agreed with Matt when he told her that, smiling. "So that's why you want to stop then?" Matt agreed with his wife. "I thought we could make something for supper tonight, and just park at a truck stop. Then, we can take it easy and relax." Gabby snickered a bit when she heard that, well aware of what he really wants to do tonight. That being, them being close to one another. "You mean, you want to have sex with me; after I show you the nice lingerie that I'm wearing." Matt smirked when he heard Gabby say that.

"Oh, you're wearing sexy lingerie for me? I had no idea?" Gabby just hollered when she heard that, well aware that he knows bloody well about the fact that she was currently wearing some lingerie for him, it being something that he really wants too. He loves it when she wears lingerie, and she does too; as it means that she gets to have her man's hands all over her body at night. God, she wants to feel his hands on her skin; as it's going to be absolutely perfect, especially when they're relaxing in bed together. God, the way their bodies move against one another's is always great. "So, are we going to go at it tonight?" Matt smirked when Gabby asked him that. "And by have at it, what do you mean?" Gabby smiled at Matt when he asked her that. "Oh, you are well aware of what I mean." Matt smirked, agreeing with Gabby when she said that because he did; he knew exactly what she meant, and he already knew his answer to said question. "Oh, hell yes we are."

Gabby laughed when she heard Matt's response to her question as to whether they're going to enjoy each other in bed tonight, having already predicted that as his answer. She then went ahead and stretched, taking a breath due to the fact that she was a bit sore from having slept in her chair. "Okay, something that I definitely need when we're parked is a massage. I am going to need one from you in the back." Matt agreed with his wife when she said that, smiling at her. "Then that's exactly what I plan on giving you. Now, are you okay with us doing the sightseeing tomorrow in Cleveland? Or do you want to go for a walk tonight?" Gabby took a breath when Matt asked her that. "Honestly, I think we should take a walk at some point. So, how about you park somewhere close to downtown? Maybe, instead of eating in the RV, we can go find a nice Italian restaurant to eat at." Matt agreed with his beautiful wife when she said that, loving the idea of a nice date.

"Maybe we should do that, eat all of our meals whenever we stop. Or is that too expensive?" Gabby smiled when her husband asked her that. "Up to you, you're paying." Matt agreed with Gabby when she said that. "Ok, then let's eat out. I owe you a bunch of date nights." Gabby agreed with Matt when he said that, taking a breath because she just thought of that. Something that she wants to talk to him about. "Can we talk about that maybe?" Matt was confused when he heard Gabby say that. "About what baby?" Gabby sighed as she looked at the man she loves. "The date night stuff. I think we really should talk about that, and….I don't know." Matt agreed with Gabby when she said that. "You know, we could always stay tomorrow and do the date then if you're tired." Gabby bit her lip. "Maybe for the first night, we can stay here. It's been a long day; and I definitely do not want to get out when I want to have fun with my husband." Matt smirked.

"I hate to say that I think that's a good idea…" Gabby laughed when she heard Matt tell her that, because she knew he was lying. "Oh, don't you dare start lying to me. Just find a McDonald's or something and we can drive thru." Matt turned his head when Gabby said that. "McDonald's? Excuse me, but I have a body to keep in shape." Matt and Gabby then both started to laugh out loud when he said that. "God, you're hilarious baby. But seriously, let's just find a fast food place and we can eat in bed. You know, if we eat in bed…then that means that you get more time running your hand around my lingerie." Hearing that come out of his wife's lips, Matt Casey was sold. "Open your phone, and search for the nearest McDonald's that also provides RV parking." Gabby agreed with Matt when he said that, proceeding to grab her phone so that she can find a McDonald's that they can stay at overnight; a place where they can enjoy each other too.

She ended up being able to find a McDonald's for them to stay in overnight. It wasn't easy, but Gabby was able to do it (somehow) and Matt was grateful, as he wasn't sure just how much longer he was going to be able to drive for. Sure, was it easy to drive an RV when you're on the interstate? Yeah, it is since you're mostly going straight (9 times out of 10). But that wasn't always the case. Rather, there were times that you make quite long turns to make sure that they were safe; and he also needed to make sure (at the time he was driving) that the luggage didn't fall over, as Gabby was sleeping at the time. God, she is so beautiful; and he's so glad that she's his wife. But, at the same time, he did realize something that she just pointed out to him. The fact that they forgot to attach their car to the back of the RV (as they had planned to do). So now, they are going to have to drive the RV everything they go. Sure, that may not be the easiest thing, but they'll figure it out.

And the truth was, they weren't really going to need a car; that being due to the fact that (most of) the cities that they were going visit had public transportation. God, Matt is really going to have to figure out how to ride the New York City subway when he has a change; he has no doubt in his mind that he's going to get lost somehow. But whatever, they can deal with that another time. But right now, Matt had another thing on his mind. It was them getting food, and then getting back onto the RV. The reason he wanted to rush Gabby back onto the RV? Well, that was simple. It was what she was wearing underneath her clothes. If you forgot what she's wearing, Gabby is wearing some lingerie that she promised Matt would enjoy. And if she says that he's going to enjoy the lingerie, then he knows that he's going to enjoy the lingerie; so much so, that he may end up getting her pregnant (maybe). He's still on the fence about it, as he knows how much Gabby wants it.

She wants to be pregnant, and she wants to give him a baby; so, he's really trying to be open about it. And there's just something in his heart that makes him truly want to believe, and know that Gabby will survive because she can do it; but there's just this other thing that's also in his mind telling him that it's still too risky. It's still risky and dangerous for her to have a baby, and that's something that he's going to really have to try and overcome due to the fact that he's already promise Gabby that they're going to try and have a baby on this trip; which is something he already knows she's not going to let him backtrack on, especially when she's already this excited to try for a baby. And he means excited, as she wants to get pregnant really bad. And the truth is, so does he. He wants this bad now, and he can just see it happening somehow. He can see them having a baby, and he can see them having a beautiful life (together) with them raising children together.

Yes, children as in plural. Whether she gets pregnant with all of their children is still up for debate in Matt's mind, but he has a feeling that he's not going to let her get pregnant with all of their children; that being due to the fact that he wants her to be there for all of their children, to see them grow up and just be the mom that she's always wanted to be. He wants her to be there for their kids, especially if they have a daughter; now wouldn't that be fun, for them to have a daughter. He finds himself really enjoying the idea of them having a daughter. But that's not on his mind right now, as Gabby just tugged on his hand. "You seem to be spacing out baby." Matt took a breath when he heard Gabby say that, agreeing with her. "Yeah, I am just thinking about the kids situation. Thinking about how you're probably going to want to get pregnant with all of our kids." Gabby looked at her husband when he said that. "You're not okay with that, are you?" Matt sighed.

"Maybe this isn't the best place for this conversation, in the middle of a McDonalds?" Gabby agreed with Matt when he said that. "Listen, how about me and you get our food? Then, we can talk about it over supper. Afterwards, we can enjoy ourselves in the RV." Matt smirked when he heard Gabby say that, moving his hand to her butt as he wrapped his arm around his beautiful wife. "I hope you know that I still want to see that when we get back to the RV, and I mean it. I want you to show it to me as we have supper." Gabby agreed. "As a distraction?" Matt nodded. "I thought about it the entire time. Heck, I almost wanted to call someone and talk about it." Gabby agreed with her husband. "You're really struggling with some of the stuff that we talked about, aren't you babe?" Matt sighed. "Do you think we went too fast?" Gabby bit her lip, sighing. "I'm not sure to tell you the truth. But still, we do need to have the conversations at some point."

Matt agreed with Gabby when she said that, well aware that was the truth. I mean, if they don't have these conversations now; then who knows if they'll ever have these conversations. That's something that him and Gabby are good at doing, delaying critical conversations to when they don't want to talk about them. Yet, they know that they can't really wait long. "Maybe we agree to talk about it only if you get pregnant?" Gabby laughed. "Or we just leave it up to faith. Plus, it's not like were going to adopt a kid for a while; especially not when we're on the RV." Matt agreed. "You know, I just thought of something. What do you say we order, and we'll talk about it on the RV." Gabby agreed with Matt, nodding. "Sure thing." Matt smirked, ready to talk about something he just thought about; how they're talking about doing it on the road trip, away from medical supervision. And how that worries him; he wants her to be monitored after all. That's serious for him.

Sitting on the RV once again this everything, Matt smiled as he made sure to hold the woman he loves close to him; wrapping his arm around her as they sat in the booth, he decided to turn his head and feed her one of his fries. Laughing a bit as he did that, Gabby just smirked as she leaned in and then kissed the man of her dreams. "God, you're so adorable." Matt looked at Gabby when she said that. "Adorable?" Gabby nodded, agreeing with Matt after she called him adorable. "Oh, shut up, you like being called adorable." Matt agreed with Gabby when she said that. "So listen, can we talk about that thing you mentioned inside the restaurant?" Matt took a breath, agreeing with Gabby (again) before looking into her eyes. "It's about the fact that we're thinking of doing it on the road trip." Matt then went to grab one of the nuggets that they agreed to share. "Yeah, we try for the first time tonight." Matt took a breath as he looked at his beautiful wife.

"I was just thinking, maybe that's not the best idea." Gabby looked at Matt when he said that. "Hey, why do you feed that way?" Matt sighed. "Gabby, I'm going to want you to be monitored by a doctor during your pregnancy…" Gabby understood right away what he was trying to tell her. "And that's not something that can happen when we're on a road trip." Matt sighed when he heard Gabby say that. "Baby, I wish that wasn't the case. I really mean that, as I would love for us to be able to do this here; but I'm just worried. I mean, that means that we can't really explore much either." Gabby nodded, conceding that was the truth. "I know. But what does that mean for intimacy?" Matt took a breath. "I'm not giving up my intimate time with you. I want to have sex with you on this road trip. I guess, I'm just talking to you like we promised to do. It's something I worry about, and I'm wondering; maybe if you get pregnant, we turn around ASAP and go home?"

Gabby thought about what Matt said before taking a breath, before (reluctantly) agreeing with the man she loves; that being due to the fact that she understands his worries. "But only if the baby is viable. Can we agree? We do that check." Matt agreed with Gabby. "I think I can agree to that. Either that, or we go to Florida and stay there for a while." Gabby smirked. "Baby, you do realize that us travelling wouldn't really put me at risk. I could just see my doctor virtually." Matt thought about it, agreeing with the woman he loves more than anything in the entire world. "I think I'm just overthinking it. We'll see what happens. First, I actually need to get you pregnant." Gabby agreed with Matt when he said that, going to grab his hand before intertwining their fingers. "Baby, I have a feeling that it's going to happen sooner rather than later. I want to make you a father soon." Matt agreed with Gabby when she said that, loving the sound of being a father soon.

"To tell you the truth, I kind of like the idea of us travelling while pregnant; but I also know that it's not practical based on your situation. I know you hate to hear it baby, but you situation isn't what a 'normal' expecting mother-to-be has to deal with. You have a life-threatening aneurysm that can rupture if you get pregnant, and it can kill both YOU and THE BABY." Gabby agreed with Matt when he said that. "And Gabby, even if we did get you to the hospital on time…I read only that there may be a chance for us to be only able to save one of you." Gabby gulped when Matt said that. "And I hate the idea of me having to choose between being a husband, and having my dream come true." Gabby nodded. "The baby." Matt shook his head as he reached over to grab Gabby's hand. "Never. I am going to choose YOU before anybody else. Gabby, you're my wife, and I love you. Gabby, if I support you getting pregnant; then you need to know that I will save you before our kid."

Gabby agreed with Matt when he said that. "And if you can't agree to those terms, then us having a kid with you being pregnant is out of the question. Last time I checked, I have to provide the sperm to create the baby. I can still get pleasure while wearing a condom." Gabby laughed when Matt said that. "Yeah, I bet you could get pleasure while still wearing a condom. I know you." Matt nodded. "And I have other ways to please myself." Gabby then just looked at her husband. "You did not just mention that." Matt nodded. "Yep, I'm referring to that. And I'm sorry if that's not what you like to hear. But it's the truth. It's how I can do it." Gabby just shook her head when she heard Matt say that. "Oh, but you'd rather do me." Matt smirked, agreeing with the woman of his dreams when she mentioned that he'd rather 'do' her. "Oh yes I would." Gabby smiled, agreeing with the man of her dreams when he said that. "After supper?" Matt agreed with Gabby, smiling.

"I want to take things slow with you, and I want to show you just how much you mean to me; and how you truly are what really matters to me in life, not having a baby." Gabby agreed with Matt when he told her that, smiling as that's exactly what she wants her amazing husband to do; she wants him to take her in his arms, and give her all the pleasure in the world.