Matthew Burke

My name is Mathew, you can call me Matt if you want. I'm 23 and a restaurant manager at one of the finer establishments in Portland. I've got a little girl named Alyssa that I'm the guardian of and she's five years old. That's really all there is to tell.

[asoulfulheart]

Ireland was beautiful, I definitely want to go back someday for another trip. I see we have some new people lurking about as well. Hello everyone that I haven't met, I'm Matthew and I apologize for being a hermit.

[maggie-sawyer]

Ugh, the water. Even worse than the sun. At least she’s worth it.

[asoulfulheart]

It'll be fun to watch you two in the water, I'll be snickering from shore.

[maggie-sawyer]

It’s been weeks, I know. I feel awful. I’ll make it up to her though.

[asoulfulheart]

Oh, I'm sure she'll make sure you do make it up. With a romp in the water.

[maggie-sawyer]

I don’t plan on talking to that someone about my brother though. An umbrella, a huge hat and about 30 bottles on sunscreen should do it. But Alissa will probably not let me sit under an umbrella all day.

[asoulfulheart]

Yeah, I doubt that she will let you do that. She's not that patient and wants to have fun with you since she hasn't seen you in well, a while.

[maggie-sawyer]

He’s still an arrogant little bastard, if you were wondering. Right, the sun. Still not my friend. Allow me to be the only person on the beach completely covered up.

[asoulfulheart]

I don't care, but someone else might care to know that. Alright, covered up, I'll make sure there's even a umbrella nearby.

[maggie-sawyer]

I did disappear again, didn’t I? I’ve got to stop doing that. Not necessarily bad, just busy. As always. Though finally talking to Nathanial after however many months didn’t go very well. Sounds perfect to me.

[asoulfulheart]

Ouch. That would make the week bad. Just make sure you bring your sunscreen, since you tend to fry like a lobster.

[maggie-sawyer]

After the week at work I’ve had I don’t even want to think about work. No.. no fourth party.

[asoulfulheart]

I take it you had a bad week miss disappearing act? Alright, no thinking about work. Just you, me, Alyssa and the beach.

[maggie-sawyer]

She and I both, it’s much needed.

[asoulfulheart]

We'll make sure you get some work done. It's just us right? No fourth party will be sneaking along?

[asoulfulheart]

Have the next week off from work, Ireland here I come. Alyssa is looking forward to it the most I think.

[asoulfulheart]

My Heart Holds Onto You | Maggie and Matt

[asoulfulheart]

TAGGING: Maggie and Matt

TIME FRAME: Tuesday Evening, July 23, 2013

NOTES: Matt finally forgives Maggie…somewhat. there may be adult content later on. Who knows.

Maggie raised a brow when Matt said the evening was left up to her, her gutter mind began to wander. “We could just watch a movie or something…" She mused, running her finger tips along his arm. “Or whatever, I’m not picky…" Well, she wasn’t picky when it came to the current situation.

Matt: stretched a bit since he was still stiff from work slightly, yes a few days off would be great he had to admit. Alyssa would enjoy it too. He was more than certain he could convince Cillian to allow it. All he had to do was ask. Besides, Maggie missed Alyssa and perhaps this would make Alyssa stop acting out due to him not seeing Maggie anymore.

His brow rose at Maggie and then he nodded. "Movie sounds good, what are you in the mood for?" He was sincerely hoping she didn't say romance. He was not in the mood for some chick flick where the girl was pining over a guy who liked her too but was chicken and didn't admit it. "In here or your room? Or did you take your television out from there?"

[nora-hale-deactivated20130829]

I really need to catch up on my sleep.

I’m going crazy.

[asoulfulheart]

You catch up with sleep eventually around here. Or I should say it catches up to you when you land face first into a pillow.

[asoulfulheart]

My Heart Holds Onto You | Maggie and Matt

[maggie-sawyer]

TAGGING: Maggie and Matt

TIME FRAME: Tuesday Evening, July 23, 2013

NOTES: Matt finally forgives Maggie…somewhat. there may be adult content later on. Who knows.

[asoulfulheart]

Maggie:’s bosses loved her and practically worshiped the ground she worked on, they would allow her the time off as long as she did her work from wherever she was and brought back some tidbit of Irish fashion with her. And both of them could use the time off, Matt worked a lot too, and a mini vacation with Alyssa sounded pretty perfect to her.

At the mentioning of the plans for the party Maggie groaned and buried her face into Matt’s chest. She’d been elbow deep in those plans for days now and it was the last thing she wanted to think about. “No we shouldn’t." She picked her head up, resting her chin on his chest, and looked at him. “They’re boring. There are much more entertaining things to do." 

Matt: could definitely use a vacation, he didn't really want to go to work some days because Alyssa tended to throw a tantrum here and there now that it was summer. She thought because she didn't have to go to school, he didn't have to go to work. 

He laughed when Maggie got dramatic over the planning and just ran his fingers idly through her hair. "Alright, alright, what would you like to do Maggie? I'll leave the rest of the evening completely up to you." He figured it was the right thing to do, given he'd avoided her for a couple months now.

[asoulfulheart]

My Heart Holds Onto You | Maggie and Matt

[asoulfulheart]

TAGGING: Maggie and Matt

TIME FRAME: Tuesday Evening, July 23, 2013

NOTES: Matt finally forgives Maggie…somewhat. there may be adult content later on. Who knows.

Maggie: wouldn’t ignore Julie whenever the time came that the girl decided she didn’t hate everyone that bared the last name Sawyer, but she wasn’t going to reach out to her just to get shot down. She didn’t have time for that, really. “A girl can like pretty things." She grinned up at Matt. She liked her designer clothes and couldn’t deny she had expensive taste. But she wasn’t one to blow her money recklessly. 

Maggie cuddled in closer  to Matt and moved one of her legs so that it was across his. “Cillian is from Ireland, isn’t he? I’m sure he would allow you some time off to visit his home country." She distinctly remembered the big Irish accent coming out of Matt’s boss. “I would love that." She mused. She’d never been anywhere besides England, New York, and Australia and one of her life goals was to see as many things as possible. “I’d need to find someway to make it into a business trip though." Maggie chuckled and rolled her eyes. She’d used most of personal days after a few of her minor freak outs. And the broken nose she’d inflicted at the hand of a Lancaster. 

Matt: grinned at the woman, wrapping his arm tighter around her before he thought it over in his head. How could they spin that as a business trip? Hmm. "Yeah, Cil's from Ireland. We'll work something out, I'm sure there's some sort of fashion thing up there." He mumbled softly and buried his nose in her hair. Christ did he miss her. He felt his whole body reacting to her touch, despite him trying not to. He'd remembered the broken nose from the one Lancaster, poor Maggie had gone into hiding practically.

Shifting to try and keep his mind from drifting too much into territory that it shouldn't, he cleared his throat, his free hand dropping down to her leg and tracing circles on her thigh. "I'll talk to Cillian, see what I can arrange." He drew in a deep breath and let his head fall back. Sometimes he hated that effect she had on him, but other times it was nice. Right now it was a cross between the two. "Should we look over your party plans so far?" Because that would surely keep him from touching her.

[itstalkingandwalking]

[asoulfulheart]

My Heart Holds Onto You | Maggie and Matt

[asoulfulheart]

TAGGING: Maggie and Matt

TIME FRAME: Tuesday Evening, July 23, 2013

NOTES: Matt finally forgives Maggie…somewhat. there may be adult content later on. Who knows.

Maggie: wouldn’t be the one to speak to Julie first. She hadn’t done anything to the girl, it wasn’t her fault her brother was an asshole. Her eyes fluttered closed a bit as Matt’s fingers trailed up and down her back. “Robots don’t need sleep." She chuckled softly and looked up at him. 

"My spending habit?" Maggie gave a mocking scoff and shook her head. “I do not spend too much money!" Considering how much she could be spending, she was doing pretty well at saving her money. Mainly because she didn’t have time to go out and shop. There was always something that had to be done. “We could take Alyssa somewhere." She mused, perking a brow and trailing her own fingers in a little circle beneath the collar of his shirt. 

Matt: would just accept the fact and let Julie go to Maggie, he knew the young one was contemplating it for some time, but hadn't for some reason. "Robots do need to shut down once in a while before they overheat." He smirked and looked down at her as she spoke about her spending habits. 

"You have been rather good at your spending habits, you don't really over spend but you do like your pretty things Maggie, don't deny that." He closed his eyes at the feel of her fingers just under his collar and then sighed. "That's provided I can get time off of work." He mumbled and let his head fall back. "I just don't know where we'd go, I'd want to go somewhere out of London again, maybe we could go up to Ireland.."

[asoulfulheart]

My Heart Holds Onto You | Maggie and Matt

[asoulfulheart]

TAGGING: Maggie and Matt

TIME FRAME: Tuesday Evening, July 23, 2013

NOTES: Matt finally forgives Maggie…somewhat. there may be adult content later on. Who knows.

Maggie; only held onto pain when it was inflected by someone she cared about the most. She didn’t let people she didn’t care about bother her, but if you were? You had the power to tear her apart. She shrugged her shoulders at what Matt was saying about Julie. She hadn’t talked to the girl in months, besides at the wedding but they didn’t speak there, and Maggie didn’t extend olive branches. 

Maggie laced her fingers through Matt’s hair and rubbed her nose against his when he pulled away. “I got promoted," She mumbled, not really wanting to talk about work at the given moment. “An office, a pay raise." The girl was now officially in charge of the marketing department, even though she’d pretty much been running it since she started. “Still overworked and exhausted half the time." She chuckled, letting her lips graze over the angles of his jaw. 

Matt: didn't really understand why they couldn't just build a bridge. They were friends before her brother came into the picture, why couldn't they be friends after? Apparently break ups really did take a toll on everyone involved. Stubborn Maggie. It was the one thing he both loved and hated about her. 

"When do you find room to sleep anymore?" He muttered, letting his eyes close briefly at the touch of her lips. "But that's good that you got a raise. You have to feed your spending habit somehow," Matt gave a small smirk before leaning back against the couch completely, just running her hand up and down Maggie's back. "You need to take a vacation at some point, take Alyssa somewhere with you."

[asoulfulheart]

My Heart Holds Onto You | Maggie and Matt

[asoulfulheart]

TAGGING: Maggie and Matt

TIME FRAME: Tuesday Evening, July 23, 2013

NOTES: Matt finally forgives Maggie…somewhat. there may be adult content later on. Who knows.

Maggie: had thought she knew her little brother as well as she could but after he moved here she realized otherwise. He had changed a lot in the 4 years she’d been in London and out of his life. She loved her brother more than anyone, but she currently wanted absolutely nothing to do with him and that included talking to him. The girl tended to hold grudges sometimes.

"Julie doesn’t even speak to me anymore." Maggie mused. It was another loss for her because she actually enjoyed the young girl company and respected her brother a fair amount. “Sounds about like something she’d do though." Her eyes looked around the room and she smiled, turning to look at him. “Thank you." When Matt kissed her again she brought her hand up to the side of his face and kissed him back. Maggie turned her body so that she was facing him and put her arms around his neck, pulling him closer. He hadn’t kissed her like this since they were in New York months ago, but that one had been a ‘goodbye’ kiss and this one was one of an entirely different nature. 

Matt: was fully prepared to punch Nate in the face for how he hurt Maggie, but he'd probably never get the chance and really Nathanial should be thankful for that. He knew Maggie held grudges well but she also held onto pain more than she needed to. It was something he hatd, but he had learned how her defenses worked over the years. 

"She'll come around, I think just seeing you reminds her of your brother. Give her time, perhaps maybe extend an olive branch?" He quirked a brow at her momentarily. "I don't like the path she seems to be going down. Out late at night all dressed up fancy, I feel something's not right." Matt held Maggie to him when she started kissing him back, making a small sound against her lips before he lightly tugged her bottom lip between his teeth as he pulled away. "Now, tell me, besides the party planning, how has work been?"