Ian rolled his eyes at her argument, followed by a shake of the head. Realistically, he didn’t need help from her, he was making it by just fine on his own. At this point, the male had bundles and bundles of cash in his safe, ready in case of an emergency. He didn’t need any contributions, and he didn’t need Laney to worry about something as stupid as rent at his home. Sure, at that point, it would be theirs, but it wasn’t like she’d hand picked the place herself. It wasn’t the cheapest place around, and Ian didn’t expect her to pay for something that she didn’t sign up for. At the time, Ian had just started off, and he was simply throwing money around, not used to having disposable income. “No,” he argued - another shake of the head. “I don’t care that you have a job. I’m already paying mortgage, even if you said no, I would still be paying the mortgage. I’ve got it.” Ian felt pretty strongly about the topic, although he didn’t really feel like arguing with her. If anything, he’d end up accepting her money and putting it in the safe, to build some kind of savings for her. He figured she didn’t really have much left over after her expenses to put much away. “A couple,” he smiled, his forehead pressed against her own, an unfaltering smile on his face. He couldn’t remember the last time he’d felt such a way about someone, nor could be remember the last time he was actually excited to be tied down. Except, with Laney, he didn’t feel tied down - he felt empowered and stronger than ever. He loved the way she made him feel, not sure why but he wasn’t going to fight it, nor question it. He’d done enough of that in the earlier years of his life, and it only diminished relationships faster. “Baby,” he sighed, his lips pressing against hers for a brief moment, before pulling away, his forehead remained against hers. “I don’t care about that shit. About money or whatever. I just want you. Actually,” he cleared his throat, knowing what he was about to say wouldn’t sit well with the female. “I’d prefer if you quit. I want to take care of you.”Â
It was pointless arguing about it with Ian, Delaney knew that. But it was hard for her not to. He was pushing all of these buttons that she didn’t even know she had, mostly because no one had ever bothered to try with her. Things like living together, or having a future together had never happened for Delaney. This was all new to her, and as scary as it seemed she was trying not to look like a deer in the headlights. Ian was more mature than anyone else she’d been with in this way. Despite the money and job title he had, he seemed to handle it well. When Delaney arrived in town, she’d no idea where she was headed. She simply never had. Retirement plans, settling down - those had all been distant dreams. Nothing that seemed attainable. “Can I pay for anything then?” She chewed her lip slightly, not wanting to push it even further. Laney knew she was acting like a brat, trying to get a compromise, but it was what she was used to. “You’ve got Matthew to pay for too, I’m just thinking of him.” It wasn’t a lie, she knew kids weren’t cheap. And the last thing she wanted was to come in and ruin that for a kid that couldn’t yet provide for themselves. Ian was a great father, she didn’t want that to change. At the prospect of quitting her job, Delaney swallowed. Working had been all she’d known, she never had time to do anything else, it almost seemed abnormal. “What would I do then? Just sit around here?” She didn’t mean to come off so defensive, but it was an idea she’d never really thought of. Delaney had always been busy in some aspect, whether it was work or finding a place to stay, or packing and moving for a new town. “I don’t really - know anything else except work, Ian. I thought you’d understand that.”Â
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