Ian Somerhalder + Damon Salvatore {Imagines}

Imagine #19 - Ian Somerhalder

{I'm home}

"I'll see you soon baby." Ian said as you placed the bottle of milk on the side. "I love you." 

"I love you too." You replied before hanging up the phone and placing it next to the baby bottle. Ian had been working and was on his way back. It was around six thirty pm and Ian was about to leave the studios to head home, to where you and his daughter, who was  only 6 months old, were. You smiled over at her as she played in her chair, before picking up the bottle and heading over to you. "Dinner time." You told her as you lifted her out of the chair and placed her on your lap. Holding her carefully in your arms, you gave her the bottle; she took it without hesitation. You held the end of the bottle with your hand but your daughter took control of it in her own, tiny hands.

When she had finished the bottle, the took it out of her mouth and pushed it towards you. She made a gargling noise as you placed the bottle down and sat her up on your lap, rubbing her back. As you did, you moved a small strand of hair out of your baby's face. Her eyes looked up at you, her eyes were just like Ian's; piercing blue. It was then that you thought about Ian, and how amazing he was, how amazing he had been throughout it all, the pregnancy, the birth and raising your baby together. You had both known very early on in your relationship that you wanted to be married and have a family together, so the day that you had found out that you were pregnant, both of you were ecstatic. 

You had been married for a year when you got pregnant. You could not lie, it was difficult for you to get pregnant; it was frustrating, especially since it was what you both wanted more than anything else in the world. 

Your baby had begun to cry; she was tired. "Hey....It's okay." You whispered to her as you held hold of her. You rocked her back and forth in your arms trying to soothe her. Eventually, she began to calm down and settle as Ian walked through the door. "I'm home." He said, closing in the door gently behind him. He placed his coat by the door and headed over to where the two of you were. "Hey babe." He kissed you. "Here, let me take her." He offered, holding out his arms for his daughter. 

"Are you sure?" You asked him.

"Of course." He replied. "You've had her all day." You placed your daughter in his arms and he cradled her. "Hello darling." He smiled as she stretched out her arms, falling asleep. "Let's get you to bed." He told her as he carried her carefully into your room and placed her in the cot in the corner of the room. Once she was down, you and Ian stood over the cot and admired your daughter as she slept soundly.