Worth the Risk (a Matthew Gray Gubler fanfic)

Chapter Twenty Four

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Home. It's supposed to be a place of comfort and happiness. Where your family gathers to spend quality time together. Somewhere that you feel safe. So safe that you can tell your family anything in the world and they won't tell a soul... not mine. These are the things I tend to think about while I drive. Life is shit.

Tight knit families are the ones I envy the most. Much like Ashlyn's family.

When I get home from 'visiting my family,' aka Matthew's apartment, Ashlyn tells me that she will be going for a whole week to see her family. 7 days. Starting next week.

Of course, I wish she didn't have to leave. But, it will give Matthew and me some time to spend together, without having to worry about what lie I will have to tell Ash. And the amount of stress I have sitting on my shoulders because of the lying, is extraordinary. I can only hope that she will understand once she finds out everything.

So, to get my mind off of things, we go shopping when I get home from Matthew's place on Sunday afternoon. I have to find something for our secret date tomorrow night.

Is it a date?

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Monday morning comes and goes pretty quickly.

Surprising. Because normally, with me being as excited as I am, it would go by impossibly slow. I'm not mad about it, though.

Tonight will hopefully be a fantastic night. Now as I stand ready in front of the mirror, I have to make up something to tell Ashlyn. I have a date? No, she will ask questions. I have study group? Definitely not. She knows I don't study.

Oh I got a good one! It could cover me for more than just this once. "Hey, Ash!"

I strut into the living room, my dress is covered up with a jacket and I have pants on underneath for the full effect.

"Yeah? I'm in my room!" She yells at me.

I walk back to find her laying on her bed.
"Hey, so I thought about it. And I am picking up another job. I'm gonna start working for Door-Dash some nights. Just to make a little extra cash for bills. I'm starting tonight, so I am gonna leave now."

Her face lights up, "That's a good idea! Maybe I should join y-"

"NO! I mean, no that's okay. It will be hard to concentrate with you bugging me." I laugh it off. Maybe she didn't notice.

She kinda frowns, but nods her head and laughs. "Oh okay! Well if you need me, you know where I am!"

"Thanks, Ash. See ya tomorrow! I know you will be in bed when I get back." I am also not planning to come back until morning, if everything goes the way I want it to, tonight.

We both laugh and I leave home. While I walk out to my car, I call Matthew.

"Haley." He answers.

"Hey. I'm leaving my place. Do I need to meet you at yours?"

Matthew replies with an almost stern tone of voice. "Yes. Meet me here. Don't be late."

He hangs up the phone. I jump in my car and start it. What the fuck was that? Why did he just hang up like that. He seemed kinda pissed. I'm not sure why because when I talked to him before I went to work, he was fine. What changed?

I'm not sure that I should even go if he is gonna be like that. Let's just see when I get to his apartment...

I make the quick, 15 minute drive to his apartment. When I get there, I lightly knock on his door. Don't wanna piss him off.

Matthew opens the door and let's me in. He doesn't say a word and he closes the door behind me. "What the hell is going on, Matthew?" I ask. Because I'm so confused!

He pulls me into his room and sits me down on the bed. He grabs something from his closet and tosses it on the bed beside me. "Open that and put it on." He sternly states.

"Well... what the fuck is it? You're acting strange."

Matthew raises his voice slightly, "Just put it on. I will explain in a moment."

I open the box and read it. I look up at him confused. He grabs it from my hand, tears open the box and grabs something small from the box. He moves in front of me. Matthew pulls my dress up slightly and pushes the small object into my underwear. I gasp at his sudden forcefulness. "What the hell is this, Matthew?!"

"Relax. It's a remote controlled vibrator. It sits in the little pocket in your underwear. I don't know what it's called but you know what I'm talking about." He's still a bit cold.

My eyes widen. I know what's going to happen tonight. "Oh, so we are gonna go out in public, while you torture me with this? I don't think so! And you have an attitude! Nope. I'm leaving."

When I jump up off of the bed, Matthew tightly grabs my wrist, "Haley, it's just role play. I'm not actually in a bad mood. I am just setting the scene. I should've disclosed that with you before you got here... but since I didn't, I will excuse your outburst. If it happens again, you will be punished tonight. Do you hear me?"

"Or what? Are you gonna spank me?" I sarcastically laugh.

The look he gives me tells me all I need to know. That was the plan. My eyes get big when I realize he was serious.

"Remember this, if you don't feel comfortable doing something, just tell me. I will understand. I won't be mad. Are you uncomfortable with what we are doing tonight?"

I shake my head. "No. I'm okay. I wasn't expecting it, that's all. And... I want to be more adventurous with you."

"Good. Now, let's get to dinner." He grabs my hand and we walk to the door.

Matthew turns around, noticing how slow I'm walking. "You okay?" He laughs.

"Yes! I'm fine! I- um- I just have to get used to this thing in my panties." We both laugh.