This Love

First Night Home

Ian's POV
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I slide a new shirt on over my head and pull it down. Nina stands up and walks over to the window. "Ready to go home?" I ask her. She turns around and smiles. "So ready." She walks up to me and kisses my cheek. Dr. Vedre walks in to the room. "Nina we will see you in 3 weeks to remove the cast. Your arm wasn't in to bad shape which means it will heal quickly. Also a good thing. Mr. Somerhalder how's your chest?" I lift my shirt up and show him. "Make sure to keep that clean and bandaged up. How's the soreness on both of you?" "My lower back and neck still hurt pretty bad." Nina says and runs her back. "My back just hurts." I say. "Take it easy for a few more days. If you have heating pads apply those for a few hours every night. Other than those quick check ups it looks like you two are ready to leave." Dr. Vedre shakes both are hands and leaves. I turn to Nina and grab her hand. "Let's get home."

"My mom has been at my condo all day cleaning up for us. And your mom went to the store for us so we won't have to get back out." I turn down the street my condo is on. "Don't we have the best moms?" Nina says and smiles. "The best." As I pull into the garage my mom walks out waving. "Hi guys! Welcome home!" She opens Nina's door and helps her out. I grab the suitcases from the back and shut the door. "I have lunch ready." Nina's mom says as we enter inside. "Great. I'm starving." I sit the bags against the wall and walk into the kitchen. Nina follows behind me. "I'll get yours, you go sit down." I tell her. She smiles as she goes to sit down at the table. I grab her a sandwich and a bowl of fruit balancing mine in the other hand. I walk over and sit hers down. Kissing her on her head before i sit down. "Yum, fresh fruit. Thanks for going to the store for us Mrs. Dobrev." "You are welcome sweetheart. You guys eat up. Your mother and I are going to finish putting laundry up and we are heading out." I stuff a grape into my mouth. "I got a text from Julie telling me that we have another month until filming starts again." Nina says and eats a raspberry. "She asked how we were doing and asked if she could stop by. I told her to come in a few days so we can rest." She lays her head on my shoulder. "Good. I don't want any visitors for a few days. I just want it to be us two." I kiss her.

"Okay you two, if you need anything I'll just be staying at the hotel near the airport, so don't hesitate to call!" My mom hugs me and pats my back. "Bye Nina, I'll see you guys soon!" My mom hugs her and walks out the door. I close it behind her and lock it. "Let's go lay down." I lead Nina into the living room and lay down on the couch pulling her down on me. "Does this not hurt your chest?" She asks and sits up a little. "No. It's fine." I smile at her and she leans her head back down. Her arm with the cast goes on the side of me and the other arm comes up near my neck. She plays with my hair, twisting it with her fingers. I close my eyes. "Sleepy?" I hear Nina's voice. "Yeah, you?" I say running my hand around her back. "Very." She turns her head to the other side. "Let's take a nap." I tell her and pull the blanket off the back of the couch and lay it out over us. "I love you." I kiss her head and close my eyes. Falling asleep.

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Nina's POV
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What is that? I wipe my hand over my mouth. Drool? Shit. I've drooled on Ian's chest. I sit up. My knees on each side of Ian's waist. He opens his eyes. "Are you okay?" He asks placing his hands on my thighs. "I uh, sorry." I point to the wet spot on his shirt. He looks and starts laughing. "Now who's drooling?" He laughs ever harder. I smack his arm. "Ian it's not funny! I'm embarrassed!" I put my hands over my face. "Nina, you were sleeping good. Don't worry about it. It's not the worst thing in the world." He moves my hands away. He sits up and holds me in his arms. I look into his eyes and he smiles. "What?" I ask. "Nothing." He kisses me on the lips. "So, let's pick a date." Ian puts his hand on my cheek. "Okay. Well we will have to have it when we aren't filming." I say. "Are you wanting to wait long or no?" He pulls me into his lap. "I don't want to wait long." I kiss his neck. "How about we get married in May. 6 months from now. Are one year." I watch as Ian bites his lip in. "What are you thinking?" I point to his head. "That May sounds great." He smiles. "May 17th it is." He adds. "May 17th. 6 months from now." I say before pressing my lips against his. He pulls back after are kiss. "It's going to seem like 6 years." He rests his head against mine. "It will not! I have to figure out all my bridesmaids. Maid of honor. We have to decide on a cake. How many people to invite. Where to have it." "Nina." "I need to go buy magazines. Hire a wedding planner." "Nina!" Ian puts his finger on my lips. "What?" I move his finger. "Calm down. We have plenty of time baby." Ian adjust me on his lap. "Not with our busy schedules." I say with disappointment in my voice. "We will make time. Promise." He stares into my eyes. I slide off of his lap and pull him off the couch. "Where we going?" He asks as I lead him up stairs. "To your room." I say. "You mean our room?" Ian adds. I turn around and smile. "Our room." He picks me up into his arms. He walks into our room and lays me gently on the bed. He stares at me before pressing his lips against mine. I pull him over on top of me. Running my hands up his shirt. "Stop." I say and he lifts his head. "What's wrong?" He looks down at me. "This stupid cast. It makes this harder." I throw the arm with the cast on above my head. "It's so uncomfortable and all I can think of is how itchy it is." Ian starts laughing. "Why are you laughing?" I roll my eyes at him. "Because you are cute when you are pissed off." He lays his head on my chest. "Well I'll be pissed off for the next 3 weeks with this thing." "And I'll just laugh at you." Ian jokes and I smack his back. "I'm kidding. Let me find something to help with the itching." He stands up and walks into his closet. He comes back out with a flat stick. Almost like a Popsicle stick. "Here." He hands Ito me and I stare at it. "Push down to where it itches and pull up and down." He helps me stick into the cast. "Ohh, right there." I say as he pulls it up and down. "Better?" He pulls it out. "So much better. Thank you." I pull him into my arms. He leans us back on to the bed. My stomach starts growling loud. "I'm hungry." I put my hand on my stomach. "Let's go make dinner." Ian lifts me off the bed. "What should we make?" He opens the freezer. "Pizza!" I shout. "I only have the homemade stuff for a pizza." He says over his shoulder. "That's fine! We can have fun with it." I walk over and help Ian get all the supplies out. We start with the dough. "You have dough in your hair." Ian pulls my hair behind my shoulder. "Now wash your hands. First rule in the kitchen. Don't touch hair. It can get in the food." I hit his side with my hip. "Alright alright." Ian runs his hands under the water. "Can you hand me the sauce please?" Ian reaches for the sauce and hands it to me. I pour it out over the dough and smear it in. "What toppings do we wanna put on it?" I lick my finger with some sauce on it. "Pepperoni, banana peppers, green olives and that's it." Ian says throwing pepperoni on to the pizza. "Looks great! Now I'll put it in the oven." I open and slide the pizza inside the oven. Putting the timer on for 20 minutes. "Wine?" Ian holds up a bottle. "Yes." I smile. He grabs two glasses and pours the wine into them. "To our first homemade pizza as an engaged couple." Ian toasts tapping my glass. I let out a laugh. "You're a dork." "You're marrying a dork." He adds. I stand up and walk outside on the patio. I feel Ian's arms wrap around me. "What are you thinking about?" He asks. "That pizza." I joke. He laughs. "I don't know. I'm just happy." I lean into him. "I'm happy too." He kisses my cheek. "I'm happy I still have you." I turn around. "Nina, don't cry. Baby it's okay. We're both here. We're both fine." I feel the tears run down my cheeks. "Ian, when we were in that wreck I was so scared I'd lost you. I..I don't know what I would do without you." I cry harder and he pulls me into his chest. "I know. But look I'm here. You're here. We have each other. Forever." I look up at him. "I'm never going anywhere okay?" I nod my head. "I love you Nina. So much." "I love you too Ian, so much."

A few minutes later the timer goes off for the pizza. "Let's eat!" I walk back into the kitchen and pull the pizza out. "Mmmm, smells so good." I lay it down on the counter. Ian brings over the pizza cutter and begins cutting it. He puts 2 slices on my plate and I walk over to the table. He sits down beside me. "Dig in." He says.

After dinner we head back up to our room. I pull my clothes off and grab one of Ian's tshirts. "I know I don't need to buy you any pajamas. You wear my shirts every night." He smiles at me. "Sorry. They're comfy. And I burn up in pajamas so your tshirts work better." I slide it on. "Alright." Ian says and walks into his closet. I walk over to the bed and sit on the edge of it. Ian walks out wearing one of my tank tops and a pair of Victoria secret pajama shorts. "IAN!" I throw my head back laughing. I sit back up with my phone and take his picture. "Oh no! Delete that!" He runs over and tackles me into the bed. I laugh harder and he pins me down. "Where's your phone?" He laughs with me. "Come on, I won't show anyone Ian. I want to keep it." I hand him my phone. "Besides, the longer you stay in it the more chance someone will see it from the window." I point to the window. "Shit." Ian jumps up and closes the blinds and curtains. He runs back over to me pulling the clothes off of him. Leaving him in his boxers. "There's my man." I wink. "Here I am." He crawls on top of me. I put my hand on the back of his neck and he leans in to kiss me. He leans back up and looks at the clock on the night stand. "Damn it's already 1 in the morning?" I look at the clock with him. I let out a yawn. I crawl out from under him and make my way up to the pillows. I lay my head down and Ian crawls in beside me. He makes a fake snoring sound. "What are you doing?" I look at him and laugh. "Sleeping." He groans. "You don't snore though!" I poke his chest with my finger. "You do." He pokes me back. "That's a damn lie!" I keep laughing. "Besides, if you snored I'd be sleeping in another room." I laugh and wink at him. He makes a frown with his lips. "Aw, poor baby." I lift his chin up and kiss him on the lips. He wraps his arms around me. "Let's get some sleep." I lay my head down beside his. "I love you." "I love you." He says back and I close my eyes. "Goodnight baby." I feel his lips brush against mine. Making me smile.