Was it just a one night stand?

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Lucy's POV
"Ian, I'm home" I say as I open the door and let myself into his house with my key.
We were staying here since I escaped from my abductor and I'm not sure if I'm ever going back to my house. Ian and I had even spoken about selling both houses and buying one together, but as I was saying earlier, we are taking it slow so it wasn't an official discussion. Just some ideas.
"Hey" Ian calls from the distance.
"Where are you?" I ask, trying to figure out where his voice is coming from.
"Living room!" He shouts and I quickly make my way to the living room where I find Ian spread out on the floor with Haylee sitting on his chest as he hold her little hands and bouncing her up and down.
"How was therapy?" He asks, as Haylee giggles.
"It was good" I reply, setting down my bag next to the sofa and sitting on the floor next to them. "Actually it was really good"
Ian smiles. "I'm glad"
"You're looking at the new and improved Lucy Hale" I say, laughing. "I officially stopped therapy today"
Ian's smiles and lays Haylee on the floor, wrapping his arms around my body, sheltering Haylee between us. I snuggle into close to him that I can feel his breath on my face and I realize I never want to be away from this man ever again. I don't want to lose what we have. Our little family.
"Hey, so the therapist called you my fiancé today" I say, biting my lip.
"Hmmm, your fiancé?" Ian questions, scrunching his forehead. That habit of his I love so much. "Well, are you okay with that?"
"I mean of course I'd be okay with that but we never really talked about it since we're taking it slow remember?" I ask and he nods, unwrapping his arms from my body and sitting up on his knees.
"So if I was to pull out a ring right now, you'd say no because we're supposed to be going slow?" He questions and I shake my head.
"Of course not! I'd say yes in a heartbeat" I tell him, letting the words roll out of my mouth so fluently. Everything I was saying was true and I really meant them.
"Well then I guess you'd be okay with this?" He asks, pulling a box out of his pocket.
"Ian..." I start, smiling ear to ear. I thought he was joking. I didn't think he was being serious, but I was okay with it. I was okay with everything that was happening.
"Karen Lucille Hale" He says, shaking his head. "Falling in love with you was something I had never planned and something that I wouldn't change for the world. When I met you on set our first time together, I couldn't stop staring at you. You just had this bubbly personality and you were so beautiful, but I never really thought of you as more then a friend until not too long ago and when I figured out that I wanted you to be mine and how I longed to kiss you, I didn't have the strength to tell you. And although, the way I ended up showing my affection towards you was probably not the best way to tell you. I'm glad drunk Ian told you his feelings or we wouldn't be sitting here today. But I'm thankful that we got our beautiful daughter out of it and couldn't be more grateful for her. And before I think we just weren't on the same page the first time around. I made a wrong choice by calling this off the first time, because I just couldn't get my head around the idea of something happening to you and I couldn't see the big picture. I still have you and our daughter. I have a whole life ahead of me and I screwed it up before it could even start. I am sorry about it everyday and I regret it more than I've regretted anything before. But this time, I promise I will never leave you. I've had a long time to think about this and while you were gone, I just wished I could have one more kiss or one more hug or just cook one more damn pancake for you. And now we have all the chances in the world to kiss and hug and make pancakes and I don't want to spend a day on this earth without you in it and I want to give Haylee more siblings and move into a bigger house with a pool and a backyard for all our kids to run around in and I want to grow old together. I want it all with you, Lucy Hale and there is no one else in this entire world that I'd rather share it with then you. So will you marry me?"
My eyes were gleamed with tears by the time he was finished and I couldn't stop smiling.
"Yes! Of course, I'll marry you" I exclaim, jumping into his arms and crying happy tears into his chest. "I love you so much"
"I love you too" He replies, letting me go and picking up Haylee from the floor. "Did you heat that Haylee? Mommy and Daddy are getting married and you can be the flower girl!"
He talks in his baby voice to her which was the cutest thing I've ever seen. I watch as Ian holds Haylee in his arms and kisses her forehead and wonder how I got so lucky out of something that was supposed to ruin my life. I thought telling Ian about our one night stand would ruin our friendship and we wouldn't be the same ever again, but I'm glad we aren't the same. We're new people that love each other in a way I never thought was possible, but I'm glad it was, because I couldn't be more grateful.