Marry me…!

Summary:When Sakura's ideal couple, Naruto and Hinata, have a baby she can't wait to see them…When Naruto drops his new born in Sasuke's arms and Sakura is the only one who can make the baby stop crying, the weirdest thing happens "…Marry me!"

Rating: T for the use of Teme/Bastard and sexual themes and mention of drugs.

"Treat her how you would want your Dad to treat your Mom, and how you would want your future son-in-law to treat your daughter."

Chapter 36 – I'm Falling Too

I walked down the hospital corridor with Ino, leaving from a C-section that both of us were privy to. "Do you think we should double date?" Ino suddenly asked out of the blue. Her haired pulled in a high ponytail as usual.

"You mean the four of us, together?" I asked as I spared a glance in Ino's direction. Wondering briefly why Ino thought it would be a good idea.

She nodded eagerly. "The only time all of us actually spent time together was at your engagement party, don't you think it's about time we got together again?"

"I don't really mind, but I'll have to check with Sasuke to see if he doesn't have to work this weekend." I replied.

The idea of a double date sounded nice, but I couldn't exactly imagine someone like Sasuke going on one. "There's a first time for everything." I thought.I suddenly felt flustered when my thoughts repeated the phrase over and over again.

There's a first time for everything.

I still couldn't believe that I had told Sasuke that I had never been with someone before. I can only imagine how awkward I'm going to be when the day does come around.

"What's on your mind?" Ino wanted to know.

We stopped at the nearest vending machine and I watched as Ino inserted her money and bought a bottle of water. I sighed at the realization that I was going to tell Ino about what almost happened yesterday. There was no way that I could keep it from her.

"I told Sasuke that I've never slept with anyone."

Ino promptly coughed after nearly spitting out the water she'd been drinking. "You did what?" she questioned, utterly surprised.

"Yeah, it's no big deal, but we almost," I couldn't exactly say it out loud, "You know, on the couch and later that night I sort of started acting weird and finally had to admit to Sasuke that I've never actually been with anyone."

"You two were fornicating on the couch." Ino harshly whispered, as she eyed the nurses walking passed us.

I hoped that they did not hear our conversation, because gossip got around with the nurses fairly quick. I folded my arms across my chest at Ino's accusing tone. "I can think of a bunch of couches that you fornicated on."

"That's not the point!" Ino exclaimed, throwing her hands in the air dramatically. "I'm just surprised that's all."

"It was bound to happen. I just wish I wasn't so nervous about it." I admitted.

"Don't worry, after the first time, you'll feel more comfortable with it." Ino replied, hoping to sooth my anxiousness.

"Probably, but the problem now is that Sasuke has a lot of experience because he's been with a whole lot of women-"

"Do you know that it's a whole lot?" Ino interrupted.

"When I asked how many he's been with he couldn't give me an answer; that tells me it's too many to count." I told her. The thought still upset me, but I knew I couldn't get hung up over his past.

Ino dismissed the thought with a wave of her hand. "It doesn't matter how many women he's been with anyway, because every time with someone new is like the first time."

My mind quickly wrapped around Ino's logic and I started to feel a bit better."So, he'll be nervous too?"

Ino nodded with a smug smile on her face. "Exactly, especially since he cares about you."

"Thanks Ino, you always know how to make me feel better. A nurse came running down the hall and stopped in front of me and Ino. She breathed heavily.

"Dr Yamanaka, Dr Tsunade needs your assistance in OR three immediately." The nurse said. Ino gave me a look, silently saying we'll talk later before she sprinted down the hall with the nurse updating her about the case.

...

Hinata waited in her car outside Hanabi's high school. Daisuke was silently sitting in his car seat in the back his eyes taken everything in. She didn't wait long for Hanabi to find the car. She slipped inside and greeted her sister.

"How was school?" Hinata asked her sister as she started the car and started to drive her home.

"It was fine." Hanabi replied, but Hinata could tell that something was bothering her.

"What's wrong, Hanabi?" Hinata asked; her raven hair flipping in the wind as Hanabi opened her window for some fresh air.

"Naruto said something to me a while ago and now I can't seem to get it out of my head." Hanabi admitted as she stared out the window, her mind obviously mulling over her thoughts.

"What did he say to you?" Hinata asked, wondering what her knuckle-headed husband had said to her sister.

"Well, Naruto mentioned that love was closer to me than I thought and I can't help but think that he might have been talking about Konohamaru." She replied. Hinata could clearly see how that could confuse a teenager.

"Why exactly does it bother you?" Hinata wanted to know, hoping to get more into Hanabi's head.

Hanabi shrugged. "I dunno, probably 'cause I can't stop wondering if Naruto was hinting that Konohamaru had feelings for me."

"Do you have feelings for him?" Hinata asked as she stopped at the red light.

"No!" Hanabi exclaimed a bit too quick for Hinata's taste. "I mean, I don't know. I've never thought that way about him before, we're friends."

Hinata smiled as her mind flashed to her childhood. The light turned green and Hinata took off again. "Listen, whether you like Konohamaru in a romantic way or not, you have to tell him otherwise it's an injustice to his feelings."

Hanabi nodded. "I understand, I'll tell him, but first I need to think about how I feel."

"That's fine," Hinata said, "But don't take too long."

...

That evening, after a long wait in traffic, I arrived home to have the most delicious smell waft through my nose. "I'm home!" I called, to announce myself.

I threw my keys on the table and headed straight for the kitchen where I found Sasuke eating a slice of pizza. I raised a brow at him. "I thought you wouldn't mind having the night off from cooking." Sasuke stated.

I nodded. "That was nice of you." A slow smile made it to my mouth.

I grabbed a slice of pizza from the box and nearly shoved it into my mouth. I couldn't remember the last time I had pizza. I leaned against the counter and relished in the cheesy taste, almost moaning from the taste of it.

"How was work?" Sasuke asked, grabbing his second piece.

"It was okay," I started, swallowing my bite before speaking again. "Nothing major happened." I didn't have much to say about my boring day. "What about you?"

Sasuke shrugged. "We've come to a standstill in our case at the moment, until we find a new lead."

I nodded. After a long moment of silence I suddenly got the feeling that there was an awkward air between us, but also decided that maybe I was just thinking it felt awkward because I still felt a little awkward about yesterday.

"Oh," my mind suddenly remembered, "Ino thought the four of us should go on a double date together." I said.

"The four of us?" he repeated, as if he'd heard me wrong.

"Yeah, I think it might be fun, that way you guys can get to know each other better." I popped the last bite of my pizza into my mouth and headed for the fridge to get something to drink.

Sasuke folded his arms across his chest, raising an eyebrow at me. "You want to go?"

"Don't you?" I questioned before taking a long sip of ice cold water.

"I'm not particularly fond of outings." He stated.

I put the bottle back in the fridge and turned to look at Sasuke. "Yeah, I remember. Our first date was sort of a disaster."

Sasuke decided not to say anything to that. I started walking to the bedroom and Sasuke followed behind me. I sighed. "We don't have to go if you don't want to." I stated.

Silence followed as I lied down on the bed, looking up at the ceiling. It took a moment before I realized that Sasuke was crawling on top of me. My face flamed as I looked into his beautiful eyes. "You haven't kissed me since you got home." He said, his deep, velvety voice doing things to my heart.

I gulped quietly, not knowing what to say to that, but somehow finding a jab to throw at him. "I didn't realize it was mandatory."

A smirked appeared on his face and my heart fluttered. My comeback was not making him back off or fight back, I was amusing him.

"What?" I exclaimed, trying to sound annoyed, but probably failing miserably.

"I think you're afraid it'll lead to another steamy session like yesterday," Sasuke said with no shame.

"T-That's–" my words were cut short.

"And this time we won't be interrupted." He added.

I felt hot everywhere. I didn't know if it was because of my embarrassment or rather my sudden need for Sasuke to kiss me senseless.

"Don't change the subject!" I tried miserably to change the course of our conversation.

"I'll agree to go on this double date if you admit that you want me." I could swear that his smirk widened.

I blinked at him, my mouth dry. I wanted him badly, but not right this second, my fear was still there knocking on my mind. I couldn't escape with his arms caging me in, but at the same time I didn't feel like bolting.

"I–" my mouth couldn't form words with Sasuke so close to me. I wanted him to kiss me, to touch me, but I also wanted to wait when I wasn't feeling quite so nervous and unsure of myself. I closed my eyes for a second and took a deep breath to calm my crimson cheeks.

I opened my eyes and steeled my gaze as I looked up at Sasuke, his smirk disappearing from his face when he noticed how serious I was. "I want you badly. To feel you touch me, to have you kiss me. I want it more than I've ever wanted anything,"

My hands reached out to touch his face and run through his hair. "But not right now."

There was a moment of silence before Sasuke slowly leaned down and kissed me softly, gently. My arms closed around him and pulled him to me. I felt appreciated in the biggest way when I knew that he understood that I wasn't ready yet.

He pulled back and cupped my cheek with his hand. "I want you just as much, maybe even more, but I'll wait for as long as you need, because I value what we have and I won't press you into a corner like I have before. I promised that we'd take things as slow as you wanted and I meant it. I don't want you to run away again."

I smiled at his sincerity. My hand moved over his and I squeezed. "And I promise not to run again like I did and to be honest about how I feel. If I panic about our pace you'll be the first to know, but I'm done running from this, from you. Because I'm falling," Sasuke seemed surprised at my words, "I think I've been falling for a while, but I was just too damn scared to admit it to myself and to you, because then it would be real."

"Sakura–"

"Don't say anything, just kiss me and fall with me."

I didn't have to tell him twice. Sasuke swooped down and kissed me more firmly, with meaning, because now we were both falling in love. And I was ready to fall and reach the end and the beginning of our new life, no matter how scary the trip to the bottom will be. I was never running again.

...

Hello readers. This chapter is way over due and I will not make excuses, but I will say that I'm trying really hard to get back into this story. This chapter might seem out of place among the others because I've been gone for so long and I still have to reread everything to know where I am, but this chapter is for all of you and I'd appreciate the feedback even though I probably don't deserve it for my long absence.

I hope you get a kick out of this chapter. I make no promises to be fast on the next chapter, but I do hope I won't take as long to get it up.

I also apologize that most of this chapter consists of Sasuke and Sakura and none of the other characters, but I honestly don't remember what has happened in their lives anymore, as I said, I need to reread my story and get back into it.

I really do hope this will be enough for everyone for now and I apologize once again for my absence and for everyone who has reviewed and asked if I would please continue this story. I know I've probably lost a lot of my readers and that I've let most of you down for not updating in such a long time, but if any of you are still with me I thank you for your patience.

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Thank you all!

Chi-Chan