Damian's POV

We are heading to lunch. I am driving as y/n couldn't quite walk yet. Wink wink

"Y/N?" I asked as I drove down her street heading to where the GPS was taking me.

"Mm?" she said as the bruises from where I was a little rough on her tender skin were slowly showing.

"Penny for your thoughts," I said as I stopped at a light.

"I was thinking about something you said when you first arrived," she said.

"What? You moving in with me?" I asked.

She nods as she turned her head to look at me "Yeah. I-well," she tucked a strand of hair that had fallen from her ponytail "What if." she paused and I see the questions in her eyes.

"What if you and the dogs move in with me after this school year," I said and I see her face searching mine to see if I was serious "Y/N I am serious. I know it's soon. But I can't live without you. The next three weeks are going to be hard enough without you. I am coming back here in May. I want you and the dogs with me in Orlando. There is plenty of schools in Florida. I'm sure a twenty one year veteran of teaching would be a great advantage," I drove as I continued "So move in with me. What do you say?"

"Yes. I will," she said "Because I can't live without you either. But I have one problem," she said.

"What's that?" I asked as I turned into the restaurant parking lot.

"You're going to laugh," she said with a pout.

"I won't. I promise."

"My nephews and niece," she said "Saying goodbye to them is going to be hard on all four of us."

I smile "Mariposa. It's not silly. I get it okay," I wipe away tears "And they can come visit. I promise."

She giggles as she wipes away tears "Sorry. I was being over dramatic."

"No you weren't mi amor," I kissed her forehead "Now let's get some food. I kinda worked up an appetite."

She blushed as we got out and head to the restaurant.

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After lunch y/n was feeling a lot better after having talked to Tali before we ate. Tali is the mother of her nephews Landon and Caleb and niece Mia. Tali hated to see her go but knew we just couldn't bare the thought of being apart.

"Luis," she said as we walked back to the car.

"Hmm," I said opening her door.

"I want to go get that tattoo," she said.

I smirk and raised an eyebrow "Are you sure you want a tattoo artist seeing those love bites I left when I played vampiro," I knew there had to have been more love bites that weren't as visible and I knew where she wanted that tattoo too. On the back right shoulder.

"I think tattoo artists have seen worse Babe," she said "A few love bites they're not even gonna bat an eyelash. At least they'll know who I belong to," she pulled me by my necklace and kisses me "Please Papì ," she pouts and gave me puppy dog eyes.

She knew all she had to do was was say Please Papì with a pout and puppy dog eyes and I was putty in her hands.

"Let's find a tattoo parlor," I said. She giggles as she got into the car. I shut the door and quickly got into the car.

"Remember the promise you made when we first met?" she asked.

I nod as I lace my fingers with hers "The whole time," I said as I kissed the back of her hand.

She smiled at me as we drove to find a tattoo parlor.

"There," she said pointing at a tattoo parlor.

I pulled in to the parking lot "Now. Mariposa. Are you sure?" I asked her.

She looks me in the eyes "Luis. I am positive," she said with a smile.

"Then let's go," I said. We stepped into the tattoo parlor and we're met with the sights and sounds of a typical tattoo parlor. I see y/n looking like she was having second thoughts "Remember you don't have to do this. It's not a requirement."

She looks up at me "Luis. I want to. Just don't leave my side," she said.

"I promise Mariposa," I said caressing her cheek as someone came to the counter.

"Hi. Welcome to Ink Haven. How can I help you?" he asked.

"I would like my first tattoo," said y/n.

He smiled "Okay. Do you have any idea what you want?" he asked.

Y/N nods "A butterfly flying with hearts trailing behind it. My parents names incorporated into the hearts. I want the wings purple and black but the hearts are red except two which are blue and those are my parents names. "

"You have given it a lot of thought," he said as he brings us to his work station.

"I have for a long time," she said with a nod.

"Okay let's create a stencil," he said as he and y/n were creating the stencil she looks and smiles at me "How long have you two been together?" he looks at the both of us.

Y/N smiles "Three weeks," she said "Why?"

"Just never seen two people dating for that short amount of time looking so in love and this is coming from a guy who married his wife after knowing each other for two months."

I chuckled "I guess it's a when you know you know type of thing," I said and y/n nods in agreement.

"How long have you been together?" asked y/n "You and your wife."

"Gosh. It's coming up on thirty years now," he said "Why are you two looking for advice?"

We both look at each other a bit shocked. We're we moving in together after only knowing each other for three weeks? Well not really. It will be about three months of knowing each other. But marriage? Me? I never thought about it. We hadn't even talked about it.

"On marriage?" said y/n "No. We well we haven't talked about that yet," she bit her lip as she looked at me "Luis?"

"I-well if I'm honest I never gave it a thought," I said feeling my stomach flip flop and I see y/n's eyes and the worry in them at what I was saying "But of course," I look at the tattoo artist "maybe that's because I hadn't meet a person I could see myself settling down with. This whole love thing is new to me." I said looking at y/n "And now that I have found someone who is my total and complete opposite but also similar at the same time. And she is your missing puzzle piece that's going to make your life completely better. Someone who has also kept me on my toes and has had my head spinning since day one someone who makes me want to be a better man, a better human," she smiles "A man who," I feel the emotion choke me "A man who wants to be able to say this is the love of my life. To," I felt the tears spring to my eyes. I couldn't believe I was getting emotional in a tattoo parlor "to see myself growing old with someone. I never thought about it. Until now," I was truthful. I hadn't thought about it until now.

"Really?" she asked tears in her eyes too.

"Yeah," I said emotion choking my voice "Y/N you have made me feel a love that I have never felt before. A love I don't want to loose. So let's talk about spending forever with each other."

"What are you saying?" she asked.

"Let's have marriage on the table. Just not right away," I said.

"That's fine," said y/n "I-maybe we can talk about this later?"

I nodded.

"I didn't mean to cause problems," said the tattoo artist.

"You didn't," said y/n "I think you just threw us for a loop," she looks at me "I don't think either one of us had," she swallowed hard "Let's get my tattoo done," she wipes away tears.

I knew she was rattled. I was too. We both come from strong marriages. My parents have been married close to fifty years and y/n's parents were married for thirty eight years when her Mom passed away. So it wasn't like we don't have two strong marriages as examples. It was just something that hadn't come up and well now it had and we were going to have to talk about it.

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She was brave and got the tattoo. I held her hand the entire time. We arrived back to her house and we were sitting in her living room.

"Luis. Did you mean it?" she asked "Everything you said at Ink Haven?"

I swallowed hard before looking at her "Every word. I never saw myself as the marrying type. Hell the settling down type. You-" I took her hand in mine "-you blew into my life like a category five hurricane. I didn't expect to fall in love with you let alone so fast but here we are. I'm more in love with you than I have ever been with anyone ever," she is watching me and searching my face for anything that would tell her otherwise.

"I'm more in love with you than I have ever been with anyone else ever too. You're - you're my everything Luis," she said as tears fell.

"You're my everything," I said to her wiping away her tears and she mine "I can't picture a life without you in it. I want more than anything to grow old with you. Does that involve marriage? Honestly I don't know."

"I want to grow old with you too," she said "If marriage is something that happens then it happens. Luis," she started crying harder than she had "I just want us to be us."

"I want that too," I said as I pulled her into a hug and we both cried. She hugged me too. The dogs looking at us with bewilderment and wanting to comfort y/n.

Y/N turned her head and saw the dogs making her laugh as she sat up, wiping her eyes.

"I'm okay," she told them "Mom is happy. Honest," she gave them a small smile. Jethro licks her cheek. She looks at me "Luis. I am. You do. You make me happy. You make every day better by just being in my orbit," she turned to me "And I don't want you ever to go out of it," she laughed through her tears.

"I don't want you out of my orbit either," I smiled "Ever Mariposa."

She leaned into me and connected our lips. I pulled her closer to me and held her as I return the kiss. She pulled away from the kiss. Sitting up and looking at me.

"About the other thing we discussed today," she said.

I chuckled "You mean you and I moving in together?" She nods "Babe. There is no question. You," I point to her "Me," I point to myself "Jethro, Tony and Ziva," I pointed to all three "Are moving in together. No backsies."

She laughed "Luis. I didn't mean that. I meant what are we doing with my furniture? You have yours in your house."

I laughed "We bring it to Florida," I said.

"Well," she said "I was thinking except for like the dogs stuff, my electronics, a few things that belonged to my parents and the obvious things that would go. I was thinking of just selling the house completely furnished. Cecilia and Wayne want to move closer to Maddie and George. They live in an apartment that's completely furnished. They have no furniture. I was thinking of selling to them. I have the extra room so they'd only have to furnish their daughter Viv's room."

I looked around and smiled "Are you sure about that?" I asked.

She nods "Yes," I mean I have some things that mean a lot to me that I would want to display in yo-" I put a finger to her lips.

"Our house. So whatever you want to display we will find places for it. Like the pictures of your family. The trinkets I know mean a lot to you we will get shelves if we have too. Baby this house will become our," I gesture between us "home. Because right now. It's just a place I sleep at when I am not on the road. You and the dogs will make it a home."

She smiled before grabbing my face and kissing me.

"I love you more than you words in any language can convey," she said.

"I love you more than the stars in the sky," I said.

She laughed lightly "Holy hell. We're sappy," she laughed harder.

I chuckled and wrapped her in a hug "Baby I would not want to be a sap with anyone else," I said kissing the top of her head as all three dogs take this as an invitation to leap on the sofa with us. Ziva laying on y/n's legs, Tony draped across our laps and Jethro channeling his inner cat on the back of the couch. Y/N's laughter filling the entire room making me laugh as Jethro laid his head on my shoulder and Tony showed his belly "Okay. I wouldn't want to be sappy with anyone but the four of you."

Y/N looks up at me "Ditto," she said as I lean in and seal the deal with a deep and loving kiss.