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Chapter Twenty-Five

Matt: "I think we should delay the vow renewal to next year."
Gabby: "Excuse me?"

Matt's POV: I could tell based on the way that she spoke to me that she was mad, mad about my suggestion that we should delay our vow renewal to next year. There's a reason behind her wanting to do it this year, and I completely get that; it's due to the fact that she wants to do it in the year where we have our fresh start. And honestly, that makes total sense. However, there's something that just doesn't make that practical (unfortunately) and that's the administrative nightmare; along with all the hoops that we'd have to jump through so that we can do it in a couple weeks. Like she just mentioned, the vow renewal (if we did it this year) would be in seven weeks. And from what I've seen (while reading what's required to get a license to do a beach vow renewal), I just do not believe that would be practical. There's no way that we could get all of those licenses that we need. Nor do I believe that we could get all of our friends here, from Chicago, on such short notice.

I mean, they would need to make sure that they can get an entire shift full of floaters ready to go for one or two shifts. And that's something that's not that easy to do. Heck, Boden told me that he was lucky that he was able to find Pelham on such short notice. That was something of a miracle according to him, as it let us leave when we wanted to leave. But now, we're talking about doing a vow renewal in seven weeks; a vow renewal in which we're going to want to invite all of our friends, which all require replacements for a couple shifts, here to Puerto Rico in a matter of weeks. I know that, as a former Captain, it's just not practical. Nor is it practical that we're going to be able to get the licenses that are required to complete the process of having a vow renewal set up on time. Now, we just need to talk about it. Taking a breath, Looked at Gabby. "What do you say we lay down side-by-side? And we can talk about it?" Gabby agreed with me, laying down on her side.

Rolling over just like Gabby did, I proceeded to move close to the woman of my dreams so that we could hold each other close; that, of course, being something that we really enjoy doing each and every day of the week. God, I am so comfortable whenever I have the love of my life in my arms, and she knows that for a fact. And that's why Gabby always cuddles up to me to the best of her abilities whenever she gets a chance to do so. Moving close to me this morning, Gabby proceeded to wrap her arms around my torso. At the same time, I wrapped my arm around her back; tugging her right against my chest, I smirked because I knew for a fact that Gabby absolutely loves it when I hold her against my chest like this. She loves it more than anything in the entire world, and that's why I did it; it's why I always hold her against my chest like this whenever she wants me to hold her in my arms. God, just the look in her eyes as I hold her; it's absolutely incredible the way she looks.

Pushing a strand of her hair behind her ear as we laid down close to each other, I smirked as I bent down and proceeded to kiss my beautiful wife softly. "Hi." Gabby laughed when I said that, smiling as she looked up at me. "You like having my sexy lingerie right against you, don't you baby?" I nodded, agreeing with Gabby when she asked me whether I like having her sexy lingerie right against me; which I definitely do. God, the way her body just seems to fit against mine when we're in bed with each other; it's incredible, and there truly is nothing more I want to do other than hold this gorgeous woman in my arms each and every day for the rest of my life. And I'm positive that Gabby is already aware of that. "God, you are so damn sexy; and I love it when you wear lingerie like this." Gabby nodded as I told her that, leaning up to kiss me softly. "You're going to want me later, aren't you?" I smirked when Gabby asked me if I'll want her later. "We'll see, I promise."

Gabby agreed with me when I told her that. "Oh, I'll be able to convince you that you want me; just wait and see." I smirked when my beautiful wife told me that, well aware of the fact that she has her ways of teasing me. And there really is no doubt in my mind that she will definitely find a way to get me to make love to her in bed very soon. But that's not what we're talking about right now. Rather, we're going to talk about what she just brought up; how she wants to do the vow renewal this year. And of course, I'm going to have to break her heart and tell her that it's not practical, which I hope that she understands. Taking a breath as I put my hand on hers, I stroked it as we held each other close. God, she is so sexy; and I am well aware of the fact that she's wearing this lingerie for that exact reason. So that she can tease the crap out of me.

"I hope you know that I love this lingerie, and that I know exactly why you're wearing it. You want me to touch you, and I can promise it'll happen at some point." Gabby agreed with me when I said that, smirking as she leaned up and kissed me softly. "Getting off topic Matthew. I can see that you're trying to change the topic, and it's not going to work. We both know what I want to talk about, and what we need to talk about. So, do us both a favor and stop stalling when it comes to the fact that you just told me that you want to delay our vow renewal to 2019?" I took a breath, sighing as I knew full well that she wants to talk about this as soon as possible. And honestly, I understood why she wants to talk about this as soon as possible. She just wants to get it over with so that she can make sure that we can get back on the same page, which is another thing that I want to do more than anything in the entire world; I always want to be on the same page with my wife.

She's the woman of my dreams, and I always want her to know that I care what she thinks; just like she tells me that she did the same. God, I just hope that she listens to me; and that she understands where I'm coming from, especially based on my life experiences. Sure, I may not know the political scene of Puerto Rico; however, I do know about a city's bureaucracy as a former Chicago Alderman. Hopefully, that can bring a bit more weight to the conversation that we're about to have with each other on this topic. God, just the fact that we have to have this topic is horrible; I don't want to break her heart, but I know that I do because it's not realistic. "Ok. So, there are reasons why I don't think we should do it this year." Gabby agreed with me when I said that, putting her hand on my arm after I moved my hand to her hip. "Oh, you do now." I nodded, agreeing with Gabby when she told me that; taking a breath, I decided to push through even thought it's hard.

"It's just…I don't think that we can get the permits on time baby. You're telling me that you want to have a beach vow renewal, and that must mean that we need to get permits and stuff; isn't that right? Or have you never done an event here before?" Gabby nodded, agreeing with me when I asked her if I'm right when it comes to us needing permits. However, she also added something else on. "But yes, I have done events; which is why I think that it's still possible. I have connections through the charity to get permits. Honestly, I can probably get those permits easily; I'll just tell them that it's for a charity fundraising event or something." I looked at Gabby when she told me that, taking a breath as I didn't like the sound of that; I didn't like the sound of that both because I am a volunteer at the charity, and because I am a former politician who can understand optics. Just based on what that sounds like, I know that it's not a good idea since it's not a good idea.

Taking a breath, I proceeded to grab Gabby's hand; stroking it with my thumb, I stared into her eyes before leaning in to kiss her softly. Taking things slow with me, Gabby smiled as she's really happy right now. "God, I love you." I agreed with Gabby when she told me that, smirking. "I love you too. However, I am not going to let you do what you just thought of doing." Gabby just looked at me when I said that. "What? Why not? It would mean that we can have a vow renewal on the beach, this year rather than next year." I took a breath when Gabby said that. "At what cost baby? The charity's reputation? I hate to think about this as a former politician, but I need to do it sometimes. Do you really want to drag the charity's name through the mud by lying about the fact that they're going to be using it for a charity event for Puerto Rico…when we're really using it for our vow renewal? Baby, I hate to say this but…I think we both know that's not the right thing to do."

I took a breath, staring into Gabby's beautiful eyes before continuing. "I think that, if we did that; it'd be a huge insult not just to the charity, but to the people of Puerto Rico whom the charity is trying to help rebuild. And as much as I want to renew our vows on the beach, I don't think that's the best idea all things said." Gabby agreed with me when I said that, obviously seeing where I was coming from now. "Yeah, I guess that makes a bunch of sense. God, I didn't even think of all of those aspects to my plan." I agreed with Gabby when she told me that, stroking her hand as we held each other close. "And that's where I come in, I can make sure that you think about all of the aspects that can come from having to deal with the public. I know that you don't always think through all of your plans, but I can easily balance you out and make sure that we're going the right thing; and that we're looking out for the public good." Gabby agreed with me smirking at me.

She then proceeded to intertwine our fingers as she slipped closer to me in bed. Slipping her legs in between mine, Gabby smiled as she put her hand on my chest and then leaned up to kiss me softly. Just taking things nice and slow with my beautiful wife, I put my hand on her hip and smirked; just absolutely loving the feeling of her lips on mine as we both held each other close in bed. God, she is so damn sexy; and I really do love her more than anything in the entire world. "I love you." Gabby agreed with me, smirking as I told her that I love her. "I love you too baby, forever." I nodded, agreeing with Gabby when she told me that; watching as she cuddled up to me more, I wrapped my arm around her back and looked down into her eyes. "You know, I think that your smooth talking is going to definitely get you places." I smirked when she told me that, thinking that she was talking about me getting some attention from my girl right now.

Moving my hand to her neck, I bent down and proceeded to kiss her softly. Afterwards, I bent down and proceeded to take things nice and slow with the woman of my dreams. Putting her hand on my face, Gabby smirked due to the fact that she just loves it when I kiss her. "I thought we were going to take it easy, and not think about sex yet." Gabby laughed when I mentioned sex, not really talking about that. Rolling over on top of Gabby, I smirked as I wrapped my arms around her (pushing her onto her back at the same time) while bending down to kiss her neck. At the same time, Gabby moved her hands to my back and moaned. "Oh, I'm not talking about that." Pulling back, I looked down at Gabby when she told me that. "Then what are you talking about?" Gabby smirked when I asked her that, running her finger down my cheekbone. "Just some plans that I already may have for us in the future." I sighed when Gabby told me that, not really happy.

Gabby's POV: He rushed away pretty much after I told him that I already made plans for the both of us. He wasn't happy, and I could tell. God, I feel like such an idiot right now. I just hope that I didn't screw everything up. I want to have him here with me, and I just want him to be happy. But what I just did was wrong, and I already knew it. It was the wrong thing to do, and I was going to have to make sure that he was okay. So, that's why I came out to be with him in the kitchen. That's where Matt was, standing in the kitchen while he did the dishes that were left over. I have to say though, the sight of my man in his tight boxers (even though he's not facing me) is quite a turn on. And I definitely will never complain over the fact that I'm looking at this right now. However, what I just hope I can do is talk to him; and I hope he lets me explain.

There's a think that I need to talk to him about, and I don't want him to be mad at me about it; because I know that he'll like it if he just hears me out. I know that he will, that's something that I already feel certain about. But, he just jumped to conclusions, left our bed and didn't give me a chance to explain; not that I blamed him since I have done this to him in the past. I've made these decisions in the past without consulting him, and that was the entire reason for our entire split in the past. Heck, I even promised him that I wouldn't do it anymore, yet I still did it. And that was on me. I know that, and I am going to just talk to him about it; because I know that he's going to like the thing that I did. I mean, I hope he does; because it'll mean that we get to go visit our friends. It means that we'll be able to go see Severide and everybody in person.

I'm not sure if he'll listen to me right now though, so I'm going to have to tread lightly; and I'm going to have to explain it to him really easy, as I don't want him to shut me out before I really get a chance to explain everything to him. "Can I get a chance to explain what I meant by what I told you?" Turning around to look at me, Matt took a breath. "What is there to explain Gabby? You did the exact thing that you promised me you wouldn't do. Not that I really expected anything else, because you're still you; and you're still the woman I love." I took a breath when I heard Matt say that, a bit hurt by the words that he just told me; because the words that he just said were pretty pointed, and they were hurtful. But I understood why that was the case. He was hurt right now, and he felt like I did everything that I promised I wouldn't do.

But the truth was, I hadn't done any of that yet. Rather, I just spoke to the charity and told them that we MIGHT be interested. I haven't committed us to anything, just told them to let us know if they needed somebody who may be open to doing something in the region that I was thinking about. Now, I just need to explain that to Matt. "Matt, can you please take a breath and just relax? There's been a bit of a miscommunication that you aren't understanding." Matt looked at me when I told him that. "A miscommunication? Really Gabby? Because last time I checked, we promised each other that we wouldn't make decisions for each other. Is that really a miscommunication? Oh, sorry your majesty; am I living in your palace again? Because last time I checked, we spent a bit of time in an RV talking about how I felt." I took a breath, sighing.

"Okay, I get that you're mad. But you don't need to talk to me like that. So, I am going to forgive you for talking to me like that. I'm going to give you a pass, because I earned that one. However, you are going to take a breath and just relax right now; are we clear?" Matt agreed with me when I said that, taking a breath as he watched me walk over to him; and I could tell that he didn't really mean what he said, he never does, and I know that he didn't mean what he said because I love him more than anything in the entire world. So, we just need to take a breather as we hold each other close. Making my way over to him, I smiled as I looked at the man I love; and the man whom I know loves me. Putting my hands on his chest, I smiled as I got close to him and stared up into his eyes. At the same time, Matt wrapped his arms around me to hold me.

Bending down, he proceeded to kiss me. Taking things slow with my loving husband, I smirked as I ran my hands up his chest and just held him close to me. God, he is such a hunk; and he knows that. "Baby, you took what I said wrong okay? Please, you need to hear me out and just listen to what I have to tell you. I know, based on what I told you that you think I already committed to something; but I promise that I haven't baby. I haven't committed to anything yet." Matt agreed with me when I told him that. Taking a breath, he looked at me. Afterwards, he turned me around and went to pick me up in his arms. Setting me down on the counter, he smirked as he looked at me. God, my husband is so sexy; and I am so glad that he's my man. "So, if you didn't mean what you said…what exactly where you trying to tell me." I took a breath when Matt asked me that. "I was talking about the charity, about what I told them." Matt looked at me when I said that.

"And what exactly did you tell the charity? What'd you get me stuck in?" I smiled when Matt asked me that, putting my hands on his face. "Okay, so here's the thing. Every year, they do charity galas everywhere. They do some in, London, Paris, Sydney…" Matt agreed with me. "They have some all over the world. So, what does that have to do with you making this decision for us? Because I don't…" I then went to tell him what else he didn't know. "Chicago is on the shortlist for another fundraiser gala." Matt looked at me when I said that, getting closer to me before tugging me against his chest. I then put my hands on his chest as I smiled into his eyes. Moving my hand to the back of his head, I looked at him. "Oh, so that's what you're talking about?" I nodded as I looked at Matt, smiling at the man of my dreams while bending down to kiss him.

"Yeah baby, that's what I'm talking about. I'm talking about the fact that Chicago is on the shortlist." Matt agreed with me. "Okay, so how about we rewind, and you just keep telling me what you were saying?" I laughed when he told me that, wrapping my arms around his neck. "Well, I told him that if they do a fundraiser in Chicago; me and you would be interested in part taking in the charity fundraiser." Matt smiled at me when I said that. "Oh, I agreed with Matt when he said that, smirking because I knew that he loved what I just told him. "Yeah, so that was what I was trying to tell you. I was trying to tell you that I spoke to the charity, and mentioned that we would be open to doing charity fundraisers in Chicago if they need somebody go to there. And I just wanted to see what you thought about that." Matt smiled when I asked him that. "Well, let me see; I would love the idea of us going back there so that we can raise funds for the charity." I agreed.

"I'm sorry I made it sound like I already made the decision for the both of us." Matt shook his head. "I'm the one who needs to apologize. I'm the one who stormed out thinking that you did. I should've stayed and heard you out before assuming everything you were going to tell me." I agreed with Matt when he said that, smiling at the man of my dreams. "Listen, can we both agree that we are both at fault for doing what we did? I love you babe, and I don't want to be in a fight with you." Matt agreed with me when I told him that. He then smiled as he went ahead and leaned in to kiss me softly. Just taking things nice and slow with the man of my dreams, I smirked due to the fact that I love him like crazy. "I love you Gabby, and I will always forgive you. I promise." I agreed with Matt when he told me that, smirking at him. "Oh, you will now?" Matt agreed with me when I asked him that. "In fact, what do you say I show you that?" I laughed. "You have to earn me."

Matt looked at me when I said that. "I have to earn you?" I nodded, smirking at the man of my dreams. "How can I do that?" I smirked as I leaned in, proceeding to kiss the man of my dreams. "Oh, you'll see."