Ian Somerhalder: A Twisted Love Story

Chapter Thirteen

"What, are you not going to let me in?"
"Nick, what do you want?" I ask with a shake in my voice.
"Does a husband need a reason to visit his wife? Now let me in so I can properly greet you."
"To hell you are. We're not married Nick, as I recall I left you standing alone at the alter."
"Oh look, a pizza boy, maybe I'll just come in with him." The intercom fades out. I get nervous and stand frozen by the door. Nick begins to pound at it. I slowly unlock it, and creep it open.
"Honey, I'm home."
"What do you want?"
"Alright, alright I'm not going to be bitter about the whole wedding thing. It's fine you left me in a million pieces in front of all my friends and family. Whatever, but I was asked to escort you to the baptism."
"Oh, I almost forgot you were the godfather."
"Indeed I am. As the best family friend and college roommate of the father, they saw it fit that I be the godfather of little Cecilia. Of course as the aunt, and sister of Emily, you were the ideal choice for the godmother."
"Well, no need to escort me."
"And why not?"
"Because I will escort her," Ian says as he turns the corner, "hi, I'm Ian Somerhalder pleasure to meet you."
"Ian, how'd you get in?"
"Some pizza guy was leaving, so he let me in," he replies as he steps around Nick in the entrance and kisses me gently.
"Oh who is this? You're new boyfriend?"
"Actually fiance, and you are?"
"FIANCE? You can't be serious Nicole."
"And why not?" I ask defensively.
"Please, you are the most deattached, and fickle woman a man has ever seen."
"Excuse me," Ian says eyeing Nick head to toe, "little man I think it's best you leave."
"Not without my wife I'm not."
"What?" Ian says with an expression I've never seen on his face before.
"Goodbye Nick," I say as I literally kick him out the door. Quickly I turn to Ian.
"Baby, it's not like that."
"You're married?"
"No, Nick isn't over the fact that we were going to get married. We were dating because my family pushed me towards him. He's been my brother in law's best friend since college. And after he got close with the rest of my family I started dating Nick. We got engaged way too soon. So the day of our wedding, he had said his vows and his I do's but I couldn't say mine. I knew it was a mistake, so I ran out of the wedding."
"You knew it'd be a mistake too marry him too soon?"
"Yes, I didn't know him and I felt we were rushing things."
"You mean like us?"
I pause for a moment realizing what I had just said. "No no no, Ian, I love you and this baby..."
"Are you only getting married with me because of the baby?" Tears fill his eyes.
"Of course not. I'm having this baby because I love you. It's different. What we have is nothing I ever had with Nick."
"I think, we need some time to make sure we're not rushing into anything. I mean we're getting married, and having this baby after a date. We don't even know if you're having a baby."
"Ian, I love you."
"I love you two Nicole. And it's because I love you that I can't hurt you or make you do something you'll regret." He kisses my forehead softly, "this isn't a break up. It's a time out to make sure we're ready for each other." I nod as tears stream down my face heavily.
"I love you."
His face softens, "I love you too." Ian walks out the door and leaves.

~Read Chapter Fourteen for more~