A/N: Thank you, thank you, thank you for the reviews and new followers! I don't think you guys get how much that makes my day! This next chapter is a chapter of pure FLUFF. There is also a sex scene at the end, so if you would like to skip it, you won't miss anything important! I know I said it would probably be Wednesday before I updated again, but I was just so excited for this chapter because I know how long you've all been waiting for them to get together! And this chapter shouldn't disappoint! Please continue to review as well, as this is what motivates me to update faster! Xx

Chapter 38

Lucy dropped her keys onto the table as she rushed into her bedroom. She just came home from working out and only had a little over an hour before she was due to be at Ian's house. She hopped into the shower and moved fast in order to have enough time to get ready. After shaving, she stepped out and threw a towel around her body.

Standing in the middle of her closet she tried to find the perfect outfit for her first real date with Ian. Finally, after contemplating for several minutes she pulled down a burgundy dress. After putting on lacy pink underwear she slipped the dress up her body. It fell to her midthigh and was covered in lace. It dipped low in the back but had full lace sleeves which made it seem a little less sexy.

Hurriedly, she dried her hair and curled it so that it fell in big waves, which Ian loved. She quickly put on some makeup, paying extra attention to her eyes and finished with pink gloss.

She slipped on a pair of nude heels and grabbed her purse, phone and keys from the counter as she walked through the kitchen. Just as she was about to leave, Annie returned home.

"Damn Luce! Where are you off to?" she asked smiling.

"I have my first real date with Ian tonight. He is going to make me dinner" Lucy said nervously. "Are you sure I look okay?"

"You will be lucky if that dress even makes it past the door" Annie laughed. "You look hot, baby!"

"Ugh I love you, but I have to go or I will be late!" Lucy said kissing Annie on the cheek.

"Be safe! I'm not ready to be an aunt again yet!" Annie called to Lucy as she was running down the hall of their apartment complex.

As Lucy heard Annie's comment she threw her middle finger up and began laughing as she turned to corner to the stairs.

As Lucy pulled into Ian's driveway she couldn't help but feel nervous. This was the first time they were able to do something date-like and actually call it a date. It was relieving and exhilarating at the same time.

As she stood on the front porch, she knocked timidly. A few seconds later she heard Ian's loud singing coming closer to the door. Upon opening the door, Ian's singing ceased and his jaw went slack. Lucy smiled as she looked up at Ian. "Hey," she said shyly, "Sorry I'm a little late."

"No, don't be sorry," Ian said, "come in."

Lucy stepped into the house and took in the smell of the cooking food. "It smells so good in here. What are you making?" she asked curiously.

"I'm making balsamic glazed salmon with salad, wild rice and asparagus. Is that okay?" he asked nervously.

"It sounds delicious" she said as she leaned up and kissed him gently on the lips.

The lights were dimmed to create a more romantic atmosphere, which Lucy noted, but she was taken aback when she walked into the dining room to find the table set up to look straight out of a 5-Star restaurant. There was the fine china that she knew was his great grandmother's and was extremely expensive, as well as candles spread strategically around the room.

Ian walked in to see Lucy's reaction and smiled. He pulled her close from behind and rested his chin on her shoulder. "I wanted to make it romantic being this is our first real date. By the way, I got you something" he said kissing her cheek.

"Ian, this is enough! You didn't have to get me anything!" she said smiling.

He left the room and returned moments later carrying a giant bouquet of red roses. "The lady at the flower shop said that roses were the best idea for a first date. I hope you like them" he said as he handed it to her.

Lucy looked up at Ian, her mouth hanging open in awe. She couldn't believe that he not only was cooking for her and created such a sweet and romantic atmosphere, but he also just bought her two dozen beautiful roses!

"Oh my God, Ian! These are so beautiful! You seriously did not have to buy me flowers though! Dinner and all of this," she said motioning to the room, "is enough!" Lucy said with tear brimmed eyes.

"Hey, I wanted to. You deserve to be treated like this, Lucy. Remember that" Ian said lovingly.

She set the flowers on the table beside her and wrapped her arms around Ian's neck. "I love you so much. Thank you. For everything" she said as she kissed him tenderly on the lips.

The sound of the oven timer going off tore them from their moment. Ian pulled away and pulled a chair out for Lucy to sit in. "Have a seat, I'll get the food" he said smiling.

Lucy sat in the chair and watched Ian as he pulled the food from the oven. He brought the salad out first and then came back carrying two more plates. Lastly, he returned with the salmon.

"Oh, I almost forgot" he said as he rushed to the kitchen again.

Lucy looked into the kitchen confused until suddenly she heard Taylor Swift's voice playing softly. Ian returned to the dining room carrying a bottle of wine and a cheesy grin on his face.

"Taylor Swift, huh?" she said smirking

"Well, I figured a little background music was necessary, and who's better than Taylor?" he said chuckling. He took Lucy's wine glass and filled it.

They each began to fill their plates and talking about their day until about half way through the meal.

"I'm so glad you could come tonight, Luce. I needed to see you" Ian said changing the tone of their conversation.

"Of course! Why wouldn't I?" Lucy asked.

"I don't know. It's not that I thought you wouldn't come, I was just a little nervous of how this would all turn out. We've never had a real date before and with everything that was happening with Sophia...I was scared you would want to hold off on dating altogether again" he admitted.

Lucy took his hand in hers and looked at him. "I want to be with you Ian. I love you more than I have ever loved someone before. I mean, look at all of this! No other guy has come close to trying this hard for me, and although I don't know why you chose me, I love it. It feels good. You make me feel good."

Ian smiled. "Well you make me feel good too. And you know what? I am sick of trying to keep my feelings 'in check'", he said using air quotes, "because it doesn't work. It's like no matter how hard I try, I can't stay away from you" he said sincerely.

Suddenly Lucy chuckled. "You do know that you just quoted Ezra Fitz, right?"

Ian began to laugh with Lucy. "Yeah, I guess I did. But it's true. I'm done pretending I don't love you. I'll try to keep things under the radar for now, for Sophia's sake, but I'm not denying that I love you ever again. I've done it for three years and I am ready to tell the world that I love you."

Lucy shook her head in admiration and leaned over to kiss Ian. As she pulled away she started laughing. "You are so damn adorable. Seriously. How anyone can resist you, I will never understand."

After cleaning up the mess from dinner, Ian fell back on the couch and pulled Lucy into his lap kissing her shoulder and neck. She began to giggle and turned to snuggle into him more. He kissed her on the lips and then again on the nose.

Ian turned the TV on and surfed through the channels until Lucy spotted the movie 'Dear John'.

"Oh my God, 'Dear John' is on? It's such a good movie! Can we watch it?" she asked Ian excitedly.

Ian looked at Lucy and chuckled at her. He loved seeing her get so excited. He pressed the OK button on the remote and watched the satisfied grin cross Lucy's face. She leaned back on the arm of the couch and laid her legs across Ian's lap.

Ian ran his hands up each leg and casually pulled the heels off of Lucy's feet. He then began to massage each one. He looked down at her and saw pure adoration in her eyes.

He continued to massage Lucy's feet and calves while watching the movie until he heard sniffling coming from her direction. He turned his head towards her to find her crying softly.

"Hey, are you crying?" he asked, teasing slightly.

"Don't make fun of me! This is such a sad part!" she said smiling.

"Come here" he said as he pulled her back into his lap. He wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her shoulder as she snuggled into his side.

Lucy looked up to him and kissed him gently on the lips before diverting her attention onto the movie once again.

Ian was surprisingly into the movie and as it was coming to an end he looked down to find Lucy sleeping soundly, curled up at his side. He turned the TV off and gently lifted Lucy up and carried her to the bedroom.

As he opened the door, he remembered that he decked out the bedroom as well. Although he was a little dissapointed that he didn't get to utilize it the way he planned, Lucy looked so adorable in his arms, there was no way he could be upset.

As he walked into the bedroom, he laid Lucy on the bed gently and turned on the bedside lamp. Lucy's eyes fluttered open from the difference in light. She sat up, confused about where she was at.

"Hey, you fell asleep during the movie. Do you want to wear that dress to bed? I can give you more comfortable clothes if you want" Ian said softly.

"Oh. I'm sorry I didn't stay awake. I have to use the bathroom, I'll be back in a sec" Lucy said sleepily.

As Lucy got up to go to the bathroom, Ian pulled out a pair of linen pajama pants for himself and a big t-shirt for Lucy from his drawer and tossed them on top of his dresser. He pulled his shirt off and sat on the edge of the bed.

Lucy walked back into the bedroom, much more awake. She gasped in awe when she saw the rose petals and unlit candles within the room.

"Oh my God! Ian! This is beautiful!" she gasped. "Wait, when did you do this?"

"I did it this afternoon. I just wanted the whole night to be perfect for you" he said shyly.

"I'm so sorry I fell asleep, I messed up your plans" she said feeling guilty.

"Luce you didn't mess anything up! I did it for you, not for me" he said laughing.

Lucy smiled slightly and sauntered over to Ian. She stood between his legs and pressed her body to his as she kissed him lovingly.

As she pulled away she pressed her forehead to his. "Thank you...for everything. And you know, I'm awake now. And my perfect boyfriend created this romantic atmosphere...so we should probably use it the way it is meant to be used..." she said as she bit her lip.

Ian leaned forward and kissed Lucy hard on the lips. She kissed him back with just as much force and slowly pushed him down against the bed. She climbed onto the bed and straddled him as they started to kiss with more passion. Ian's hands caressed Lucy's thighs as he slowly eased her dress up.

Lucy's hands moved from his neck to his chest. She grazed her hands through the hair on his chest as her lips moved along his neck. The sensation of her lips caused a huge grin to form on Ian's face.

As she made her way lower, Ian suddenly flipped her over onto her back. He pinned her to the bed and gave her a seductive grin.

"I love where things were about to go, but tonight, I want it to be all about you" he said smiling at her.

Lucy's heart pounded hard against her chest. She wasn't used to the dominant side of Ian, but she kind of liked it. He kissed her tenderly on the lips then moved down her jaw to her neck. He began to leave wet kissed just under her ear, which she loved, and then grazed his teeth along her earlobe. Lucy shivered and groaned in appreciation.

Ian ran his hands up and down Lucy's sides and began teasing her by rubbing up her inner thighs and back down again. He continued to do so until he could tell she was getting frustrated.

"Touch me...please" she pleaded in his ear.

Ian moved his hand between her legs. He could tell she was turned on without even getting inside her panties. He began to touch her lightly with one hand, while his other hand grasped at her breast. Suddenly, Lucy reached down and in one swift movement, whipped her dress over her head. She was now only clad in her underwear.

Ian noticed she was not wearing a bra, which turned him on more than he already was. This was the initiative he needed to get things moving. He slid Lucy's panties slowly down her legs and began to stroke her firmly. Needing more of his touch, she arched her back. He cupped her breast in one hand and began kissing and sucking on the other with his mouth. He inserted a finger, then two into her opening and could feel her coming close to an orgasm.

He began pumping his fingers in and out quicker, bringing her even closer to the brink. Before she was able to orgasm though, he stopped his fingers and moved his mouth down to pleasure her. Within a minute she was spiraling into her first orgasm.

After catching her breath, Lucy unbuttoned Ian's jeans quickly and tugged his pants and boxer briefs down his legs. She stroked him a few times before he reached into the nightstand to find a condom. After a few seconds of searching, Ian moved over to look into the drawer to find that he was reaching into an empty box.

"Fuck" he mumbled quietly.

"What? Please do not tell me that you don't have condoms" Lucy pleaded.

"I thought I had more, but apparently we used the last one the last time you were here" he said irritated. He said another few curse words under his breath.

Lucy grabbed Ian's face and brought it to hers. "I don't care. I need you so fucking bad right now. Just pull out in time" she said as she pressed her lips to his.

Ian looked at Lucy in shock, but had his usual boyish grin on his face. He silently asked if she was sure and when Lucy nodded, he entered her in one swift movement. Although Ian would prefer to use a condom to be safe, he would be lying if he said that not using a condom felt a hell of a lot better. He didn't think sex could get better with Lucy, but sex with Lucy, without a condom was even better.

He began to pump into her slowly at first. They kissed tenderly until they both became closer to an orgasm. He began to pump in and out quicker as both of their pulses raced. As Lucy began to have her second orgasm, Ian couldn't take it and pulled out quickly, coming onto Lucy's stomach.

Sitting up quickly Ian took a few tissues from the nightstand to wipe down Lucy's stomach and threw the used tissues away. He laid down on the bed and pulled Lucy's limp body on top of his. He began to leave featherlight kisses along her lips, jaw, neck and shoulders in appreciation.

Lucy looked into Ian's eyes with more love than she had ever felt before. "I love you" she whispered.

"I love you too, babe" he said smiling at her.

Smiling, she snuggled down into Ian and traced shapes on his chest until she drifted off to sleep. Ian watched in contentment at the gorgeous figure lying next to him. He kissed the top of her head and sighed. This was only the first day of the best days of his life.