With the Lights Off...

(17): Life Support

*Hey guys! :DD i know, I update so slowly and I suck for not getting the next parts out sooner. I hope you understand. Thank you for all the love I got on the last chapters. Means a lot you guys :)) i hope we can reach 10,000 reads and 250 votes soon at least. Love you all! :D If anyone wants a dedication or a special mention in the next chapters, just post on my message board or message me directly! :) BTW, I decided to write the next chapters with Ian's POV to be the first to be shown and be the longer ones too. Nina will have shorter ones for the next chapters. I just think Ian's POV would sound better this time. Love!!! :DD *

Ian's POV

I carried Nina up the flight of stairs, despite her constant protesting and loud screaming. 

"Ian, just set me down, please?" she asked. "I'm drenched and I'm getting you wet. Just, please put me down?"

"No," I said, walking up the stairs slowly. 

She groaned and rolled her eyes. "Ian, just put me down? I don't want to drench your clothes too-."

"Just shut up, Nina," I said.

She scoffed. "Ugh! How dare you?"

"I dare to," I said. "Because I love you."

"And that's how you show me?" she asked. "By telling me to shut up? By ignoring my polite request to be set down? It wasn't easy to get here on foot, you know? I had to run through a freakin' rain storm just to get to you and all you say is-."

I rolled my eyes and clamped my lips down on hers, hard. I pressed her lips together with mine just to keep her quiet. I refused to take them off and Nina refused to respond to the kiss. She had her eyes open the whole time.

I opened the doors to my room and walked towards the bathroom door. I opened that too and finally, set her down.

She crossed her arms over her chest and leaned against the door frame. "Is that how you're going to keep me quiet everytime?"

I raised an eyebrow at her. "Only if you keep on rambling about things that aren't true. You know I only told you to shut up because I don't care about getting drenched, Neens. If drenched means I get you back and get to hold you close again, I don't give a damn."

She smirked and walked towards me slowly. I breathed in abruptly, seeing how gorgeous she looked like this.

"Are you going to let me sleep in your bed?" she asked.

I laughed and said, "I'd tie you down to it if I have to."

She grinned and touched her lips to mine gently, just enough to let her speak. "I'm going to take a shower," she whispered, peeling off her soaking blazer. Her shoulders were bare, studded with raindrops. It took a strong will for me not to bend over and kiss her until they all disappeared.

I looked down at her and trailed my nose down hers. "Okay," I whispered.

She stepped backward and turned around so her back was facing me. She clamped her hair with one hand and moved it out of the way, revealing the zipper of her dress. She looked at me over her shoulder and smiled. I raised an eyebrow at her and looked at her weirdly.

She cocked her head to the side.

Only then did I realize what she was asking me to do.

I stepped forward once and looked at her intently. She nodded slowly, breathing softly. I placed my hands on her wet shoulders and slid them down her shoulders, moving them across her arms up and down. I trailed my fingers across her shoulder blades, hearing her sharp intake of breath. Finally, I reached her dress' zipper and fumbled with it for a while.