I’m crying. I realize how much I love him and have missed him these past few days. He senses that and kisses my tears away until they stop.
He cuddles me until I feel like myself again. We dress ourselves and are about to get back to work together when his laptop rings. It appears to be someone calling him on FaceTime. I watch curiously as he checks who it is.
“It’s my father,” he tells me.
“Oh no! I should hide!” I exclaim, as I try to leave the room.
Matt grabs me by the hand and pulls me to him.
“No, stay with me,” he instructs me.
He answers the call on the last ring.
“Hello, father,” he starts.
His father greets him with a hearty, “Hello, son. Just wanted to check in on you and see how work is going.”
“Oh, so far so good…” Matt replies.
They discuss some of the cases we have been working on, and Matt shares some news from the office. It sounds like his father is a lawyer too. I look away once the conversation dies down. I can feel his dad looking at me curiously.
“So, glad to hear everything is going okay then,” his father says.
Matt clears his throat.
“Actually Dad, things are better than okay,” he says, putting his arm around me.
I look at him and blush.
“Oh? What makes you say that?” his dad asks curiously.
“Well, because I have a serious girlfriend now. I want you to meet her. This is Cassie,” he announces proudly, as he kisses my cheek.
I blush at him again, then wave at the computer screen. I feel so embarrassed and caught off-guard. I don’t know what to do. This could be an uncomfortable situation. Matt seems pretty relaxed about it though.
That’s a good sign. It means he is secure in our relationship already. That was fast, but I’m not complaining.
His father seems surprised, and he is quiet for several moments.
Eventually he clears his throat and asks Matt, “Are you sure you know what you are doing, son?”
Matt nods at the screen.
“I have never been surer of anything in my life.”
I’m shocked by how sincere he sounds, but also very happy. I never imagined feeling so much love for someone, or having them return those feelings for me. My heart seems to be soaring on wings of joy.
It’s nice to finally feel what I have only read about in books or heard others talk about. I can’t keep the proud smile off my face as he finishes his explanation.
After a brief contemplation, which lasts for a few seconds, his father nods his assent. They discuss more about business as I stand in the background listening in peaceful silence until Matt is done.
Once he hangs up with his father, I go to his side. I’m still worried that our relationship might cause problems for him, so I ask him about it.
“Should you be introducing me as your girlfriend after only two and a half weeks together?”
He just laughs and hugs me close to him.
“Honestly, you have driven me insane too long for me to keep it quiet now.”
I have to laugh as well. I can’t believe I got so lucky as to end up with a man as wonderful as him. He smiles at me.
“What are you thinking?” he asks. I grin up at him.
“I feel like a princess with you,” I admit, but then I feel silly.
He responds by picking me up in his arms. I giggle softly, which makes him smile more. He carries me to my room. I realize that I want to spend the rest of my life with him.
After yet another round of love-making, we lie in bed together. I start to wonder about our future. I think about his promise to me.
After his confession to his dad, it seems like he meant it, but what lies ahead still scares me. I don’t want him to lose anything because of me, but at the same time I know there is no way I can be without him. I just have to trust that whatever comes our way can be handled.
There are so many things I want to say to him now. The biggest one is that I am so thankful that he asked me here. I’m happy at the way things worked out for us in the end. And, I love how peaceful I feel whenever I am with him.
I hope that I can make him feel that way too for the rest of our lives together. I can’t imagine sharing these thoughts or feelings with anyone else. For me, there is no one else.
Honestly, ever since I first laid eyes on him at the office, there never has been. I guess deep down I always knew that I wanted to be with him. I don’t think either of us were expecting to feel this strongly though.