29 December, Terrorist Camp, South of City K

As she moved back to the space where the Imam was standing, Lexi noticed that Matthew had positioned himself between the her and the Imam and the door. The thought that passed through her mind was Matthew was being the solider he was, willing to sacrifice his life to protect the people.

That was one thing that she was always grateful for, as it gave her confidence that when the military were involved the best outcome, in all the circ.u.mstances would be achieved. Lexi wondered if this would be the case.

Lexi paused, and continued to observe Matthew. While he was watching her and the Imam, his focus was on the door, waiting for anyone to enter, paused as if he was ready to act.

The look that passed across his eyes when they briefly paused on her time and time again, for some reason made her deeply thing about the first time they made love, even possibly the occasion when Dominic had been conceived.

In the days leading up to when she and Matthew consummated their relationship, she along with Joan, Rachael and a couple of other friends had all just finished their final exams and had headed out to shop.

Joan had a date lined up with her then boyfriend, and decided that not only did they need to accompany her into the Victoria Secret's Store, they had to join her in buying some s.e.xy underwear. While they knew Joan wanted to use the underwear to tease and tempt her boyfriend, Rachael said what use would it be for them. Joan's response even made Lexi want to laugh now. In no uncertain terms she told Rachael that her upcoming date with her boyfriend would be the perfect time for her to wear that underwear, and for the rest of them, they could get use to wearing it for when they had boyfriends.

After the laughs, with Lexi relaxing as no one had figured out about her relation ship with Matthew, they had all agreed to go in. Wandering around looking, Lexi kept thinking to herself what would Matthew like, but given no one knew about their relationship, all she could do is put up with the teasing about not having had a boyfriend. Eventually she responded that 'I could get lucky, so maybe I should buy some.' After a round of laughter everyone kept suggesting items for Lexi, who eventually brought a few pieces.

As her parents had decided to take a short break while she was completing her final High School exams, Lexi was able to easily slip the purchases into the house under the eyes of her slack guardians Chester and Andrew. Lexi just knew that she had to be prepared for the right opportunity to wear the purchases when she was spending time with Matthew, to constantly tempt him with the idea of what was under her clothes. Importantly she was able to have the staff to ensure that neither of her brothers knew the new underwear that she had brought, as they had already been cooperating in helping her spend time with Matthew, not only through sneaking her out of the house, but covering for her when she was not there and alerting her to their return.

Even now, she recalled the set of underwear she had on that special night, a pale pink bra that lifted her b.r.e.a.s.ts enough to make them look bigger than they were and a matching lacy pair of g-string underpants. When they made it to Matthew's bedroom and he had stripped her of her clothes, the initial look seeing this underwear make her realise that Joan had been right, temping her boyfriend was so much fun.

That initial flash however was replaced by something more lasting in Matthew's eyes. It was a tender caring look, but at the same time it told her that he would do everything to protect her from harm and keep her safe.

That look, was not unusual for Matthew at that time. When she had been studying with his help for her exams, he would force her to take study breaks. Those breaks often ended up in the garden of his villa, where they would make their way under a willow tree that had fairy lights wound into it, which were often lit to create a magical space, where they would sit and talk about the future. He would constantly express his feelings, telling her exactly how he felt, but reassuring her that she would be safe. That same look would always been in his eyes.

Naturally, while they were under the willow tree, they would engage in some passionate kissing, which would lead to hands under tops and caressing each other but it never went too far. Matthew's eyes always told her that he would do everything for her, and she was safe.

This was the same look that flashed across his eyes, when he placed her where he did. He was determined to ensure her safety. She steeled herself not to read too much into everything she was seeing in his eyes, as there was no way that she wanted to revisit the past with Matthew and the consequences due to the hurt that it caused her.

However, hearing a series of gunshots, Lexi tensed and Matthew turned to her and the Imam saying "I will make sure that you are safe and protected, but I need you to stay where you are." Before slipping out of the room, Matthew walked over and gave Lexi a brief kiss.

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