Matt felt the soil under his shoes as he ran while rock music blared in his ears. He had just graduated the police academy 6 months ago, he was on the road to being promoted. He slowed and checked his watch, "New best," he said to himself and smiled before leaving the path and hit the showers in the precinct.

He washed the day off before getting dressed and grabbing his bag. He walked out of the locker room and headed for the front door.

"You leaving already, Donavan?" one of the officers called.

"Yeah see you tomorrow, Bradley," he said trying for the door again.

"You seeing her again tonight?" he asked leaning back in his swivel chair.

Matt couldn't stop the stupid grin that spread across his face. "Yeah I am," he said.

Bradley chuckled and shook his head, "Careful dude, you might fall in love,"

"Who knows," he said and walked out tossing his bag into the trunk of his cruiser.

He went to the house and walked in the front door, "Hey, Ty, you home?" he called up the stairs and when he didn't get a response he shrugged and went to his room dropping his bag on the floor. He dressed in a black button up and a pair of dark wash jeans with the top button unbuttoned and a loose tie.

He heard his phone ring and he grabbed it. "Hello?"

"Hey, Matt, it's April," She said before coughing.

"Hey, you ok?" he asked.

"Yeah, I… um… I'm sick, and I don't think I'm up for going out tonight," she said.

"Damn, that sucks, is there anything I can do to help? Maybe I can bring dinner to you," he said.

There was a silence while she thought it over. "That would be really sweet Matt, you sure?" she asked.

Matt smiled, "Yeah of course," he said, "Anything sound good?" he asked

"Soup, any kind," she said.

"Ill pick it up at the grill and ill be there soon," he said.

"Alright well I'll see you soon then" she said and hung up.

Matt changed into a t-shirt before heading out the door. Less than an hour later he was at the door of April's apartment.

"It's open!" April called from the couch blowing her nose into the tissue before tossing it in the trash bin.

Matt opened the door and saw her bundled up on the couch watching some old movie. "Hey," he said setting the bag on the table and handing her the Daisies he had gotten for her.

"Awe, Matty," she said taking them, "Thank you," she said, "I wish I could smell."

Matt smiled and took a seat at her feet, "I got soup," he said pulling the to-go bowls from the grill.

"Yummy," she said tossing the throw blanket over the back of her little couch and sat up. "Thank you, Matt, I know we have only been out a couple times but this is really sweet," she said.

"Anytime, April," he said and touched her hand.

April blushed and so did matt and suddenly they were both very focused on adding cheese to their soup and making sure it was cooled enough to eat. They were both shy, so it made it difficult when someone had to be the first to break the silence.

"How was work?" she asked after a few minutes.

Matt sighed thankfully when she finally spoke "Good, really good actually," he said. "I beat my best time in my 10 mile run," he said.

April laughed and shook her head "I don't know how you do it," she said, "I couldn't run that far if something was chasing me," she said and laughed, "And something has."

Matt laughed and nodded "Very true," he said and shrugged, "I've always been active," he said.

"I forget you were big shot quarter back," she teased.

"Says Miss Mystic Falls,"

They both smiled again remembering how Jeremy had abandoned her and Matt Stepped in as her Escort.

"You looked so beautiful," he said.

April looked down with an adoring smile. "Well at least you know I don't always look like a sick monster," she said.

Matt looked at her slightly messy hair and red nose from tissues, but the way her eyes looked at him like he was a prize and not the winner he was. "Your still beautiful," he said and touched her cheek.

"Don't kiss me," she said

Matt looked at her confusion written all over his face.

"I don't want our first kiss to be all sick and gross," she said with a slight blush.

"Shut up," he said and put his hands on either side of her face and kissed her lips softly. Aprils hand touched his wrists feeling her heart swell in her chest.

It was short, but they both felt their hearts racing. They finished eating their soup and matt picked up the trash while April put the dirty glasses in the trash and took a seat back on the couch. April turned on a new movie, and took some pain medicine with a swig of water before cutting off the lamp, "This ok? My head is kind of hurting," she said.

He smiled "It's fine, come here," he said opening his arms to her. Matt pulled her close wrapping his arms around her. They held each other in the light of the TV. April lay against his chest eventually falling asleep. Matt brushed her hair back from her face and pressed his lips to her forehead.

She was special to him. He never thought this would happen. She was perfectly human and everything he could ever ask for. He couldn't lie with every look from those big blue eyes she had more and more of his heart.

"I'm falling for you," he whispered softly to her.

April snuggled into him in her sleep mumbling. Matt slid so she was lying on his chest and he smiled kissing her hair softly.

He watched her sleep off and on while watching the movie falling asleep a few minutes before the credits rolled.

He wasn't normally so comfortable in a different place, but he just felt at home there with her in his arms.