Authors Note; I own NOTHING Covenant or TVD related. I own Verity and the plot.
Song-The Lumineers; Ho Hey
Chapter 21.
"I can't believe it's all over now. It seems to have gone by too fast." Verity pouted as she folded hers and Stefan's clothes and put them away while he was getting out of the shower.
"It's not really over, we still have tonight." Stefan winked as he stood at the foot of the bed, watching his wife with a smile on his face. She turned to face him and raised her eyebrows, not really getting what he meant.
"Yes but then tomorrow we wake up and go to school." Verity rolled her eyes a she crossed her arms.
"But we do finish and graduate in a few weeks and then it's off to college." Stefan gave her a sympathetic smile.
"Yeah, about that; I was kind of thinking we could take a year out and just be married ?" She tilted her head slightly and fluttered her eyelashes, giving Stefan her puppy dog eyes.
"Be married? I thought we already were?" Stefan teased as he wrapped his still wet arms around Verity.
"You know what I mean silly! Us taking a year out to do more travelling or just spend it holed up together taking time off to be a mushy married couple. I could bake and cook for you and be here for you." Verity smiled as she kissed along Stefan's neck to tease him.
"I see what you mean, maybe we could take the year off to start our family? Unless you think it's too soon?" This caused Verity to stop kissing him and look at him with serious eyes.
"Really?" She asked quietly.
"Really. I can put a call in to the adoption agency tomorrow, if that's what you want?"
"Of course it's what I want! My husband and a child all in one year? It's perfect Stefan!" Verity smiled as she kissed his cheek.
"So back to my "we have tonight" thing…." Stefan smiled as he began to kiss Verity's neck while his hands roamed up her vest, Verity smiled and giggled, letting her hands wander across his bare chest, not saying a word.
Verity moaned softly and Stefan picked her up and walked over to their bed, laying her down gently he began to kiss her lips softly.
The next morning, Verity and Stefan were pulled out of sleep by the alarm clock announcing it was 7am and time to get back to reality. Verity leant over Stefan and switched it off, laying herself down on his chest she placed a gentle kiss on his lips and smiled at him.
"Good morning Mr Salvatore."
"Good morning Mrs Salvatore." Stefan smiled.
"It's a beautiful day." Verity motioned with her eyes toward the sun light streaming in through the window.
"Yes it is." Stefan replied.
"And a beautiful day should always be started with a shower." Verity smiled.
"It should, and should be a shower with a beautiful woman." Stefan gave a playful smile before grabbing hold of Verity and taking them in to their bathroom at a fast speed and setting her to sit on the stool while he turned on the shower. Verity smiled as she stood up and let her slinky nightgown fall to the floor and stepped in to the shower, she looked over her shoulder at Stefan.
"Aren't you coming in? Or is this woman not beautiful enough for you?" She teased.
Saying nothing, Stefan let his pyjama bottoms fall to the floor and stepped in to the sower behind his wife, wrapping his arms around her.
"There is no one more beautiful than you Princess." Stefan said, placing a trail of kisses along Verity's shoulder. Verity smiled and turned around to face him, wrapping her arms around his neck.
"Just shut up kiss me Salvatore, your wife demands it." She smiled. Stefan's lips came crashing down on to hers.
Forty-five minutes later, Stefan and Verity finally emerged from the shower (they were undergoing round two when the hot water was all used up and the sudden chill in water temperature caused Verity to squeal) and managed to dress and make their way down stairs to the kitchen for breakfast to find a scowling Caroline waiting for them.
"I know you're married now but didn't you guys get enough sex on honeymoon? That is the entire point of one!" She huffed as she poured herself a coffee.
"We're really sorry Care, we'll keep the noise right the way down below iPod level from now on." Verity said with an apologetic smile as she took Caroline's mug from her and took a sip.
"Don't worry, I'm moving in to the dorms with Lena. That way you two can have space to be all married and stuff." Caroline smiled as she took her mug back from Verity and smiled. Stefan poured himself and Verity a mug each and smiled.
"That's very considerate of you, but we don't want you to feel pushed out or anything." He said softly.
"I don't feel pushed out, really. I just think that you two are married now so you should be living like a newly married couple and not having to worry about keeping the noise down or having to apologise when you don't." Caroline shrugged and drained her mug. "So are we actually going to finish our last few weeks at school or what?"
Verity and Stefan smiled and quickly drank their coffee, Stefan put their mugs in the sink and handed Verity a banana for the drive informing her that he didn't want to see her pass out form hunger later on. The three of them got in to Verity's car she drove them to school with a permanent smile on her face which lasted until her second lesson which was maths with Pogue; Verity sat at their usual spot at the back of the class and smiled at him regardless of his glare.
"You survived your holiday then?" He said coldly.
"Yes I did, and it was amazing thank you." She snapped as she took out her books and pens. "The only down part was coming back."
"To the rumours that are flying around?" Pogue rolled his eyes as he watched her.
"No, coming back to you being an ass." She gave him a stern look.
"I'm sorry Ver, I didn't mean it like that." He sighed.
"Didn't you? Because I know what you said to Stefan at the wedding Pogue. And I know what you meant by it, and if you're going to keep thinking like that then we can't be friends."
"Thinking like what?"
"Thinking about me in a way more than you should. I have a husband and I married him because I love him!"
"I can't help it! It's been like that since we met! All I want to do is protect you from him!"
"I don't need your protection Pogue! When will you realise that? He isn't going to hurt me in any way and you need to back the Hell off!" Verity had raised her voice so loud the entire class, including teacher, were looking at them both. Verity hadn't realised she had stood up or spoke as loudly as she had. She gave her friend a hurt look and gathered her things in her arms and began to walk out the classtoom.
"Miss Hanes, where-" The teacher had begun to say, but Verity stared him down.
"It's Mrs Salvatore, and no, I am not pregnant!" She snapped as she exited the room and fled to her car.
Once she had cooled her temper, she pulled her phone out of her bag to text Stefan; Hey hubby bear, having a really rough morning. Going home until after lunch. I love you, Mrs S xxx
Verity turned on the engine and drove as fast as the speed limit would allow her too, she heard her phone vibrate on the dash but left it, knowing her father and Stefan would throw a fit if she text and drove.
Not so long after she arrived home and let herself in; it was bliss to be back so soon after she, Stefan and Caroline had left that morning. She looked at her message while she walked in to the kitchen. It was from Stefan; Whose bugged you? Tell me so I can make them apologise! I love you Mrs Salvatore, keep smiling Princess xxx
Verity smiled as she opened the fridge and pulled out a yoghurt. Eating it she text a reply; No one and everyone all at once. I'm glad I have you, you're my sanity xxx
Her phone went quite after that and Verity looked at her watch, it was lunch time at the school now, she wondered what rumours Stefan would have to face. None of her other friends would tell her the things that had been said behind her back in her absence. Verity went back to the fridge to inspect the groceries Caroline had filled it with upon their return, sighing she closed it, almost jumping out of her skin as she saw Stefan standing in the kitchen.
"Hey Princess." He gave her a sympathetic smile as he took her in his arms and held her gently as she cried.
"Pogue thinks he can just be such an ass and judge me, and he's mean to be my friend! He's just as bad as everyone else! Why can't he just be happy for us?" Verity looked up at Stefan, he dried her eyes and walked her in to the living room and sat down on the sofa, pulling her on to his lap.
"You want me to talk him? Because I'm all for kicking his ass for upsetting you." Stefan growled.
"No! I don't want to make things worse. Everyone thinks I'm pregnant." Verity sighed.
"I know they do Princess, Caroline and I have tried to compel the entire school but there's a lot of people of there."
"Let them. Maybe we could work this to our advantage? If I were pregnant I could do my school work via the internet, we wouldn't have to face this sort of judgement every day." Verity look Stefan in the eye and waited for his response.
"You wouldn't miss your friends?" Stefan gave her a small smile, Verity shrugged.
"They would understand. Besides; Jaz is away on tour, Caley and I don't talk anymore and Ann would understand." Verity shrugged, playing with a button on Stefan's school shirt.
"Why don't you and Caley talk anymore?"
"We just don't."
"She thinks Damon is in to you still? Because he isn't. He actually has been thinking about-"
"I just want to stay in our bubble, I don't want judgemental people ruining our happiness."
"I understand that, want me to compel the school board in to letting us do home study?"
"You would do that?"
"For you Princess? I'd do anything. Now I have a few phone calls to make." Stefan kissed her cheek.
"To the school?" Verity asked.
"No, to the adoption agency. I had Caroline keep her eyes out for us and apply while we were away. I knew that if you weren't ready we could pull our application, but because you're happy with the idea, I need to call them to set up a meeting." This caused Verity to smile and kiss Stefan's cheek.
"I don't know what I would do without you Stefan."
"You would do more than fine Princess, it's me who would struggle without you."
"Then let's hope it never comes to that."
"I agree completely. How about you go run yourself a nice relaxing bath and I'll let Caroline know we're staying here for the rest of the day and make those phone calls?"
"Sounds good to me. I'll cook us a really nice dinner after."
"Sounds amazing."
Stefan and Verity smiled at each other and Verity went to their bathroom and began to run herself a bubble bath while Stefan the most important phone call of his life.