A/N: A new year, a chapter. I posted this story five years ago not thinking I would make it to 32 chapters. I love Kaylee and I love Dean. I really do hope you like this chapter. Happy reading and reviewing!

Chapter 32: I Love You!

~Dean~

I smiled as Kaylee and I walked out to our car. My hand was entangled in hers as we walked. This girl had me wrapped around her and I was happiest when I am with her. I don't know where the words came from, but I wasn't taking them back. She didn't say them back, but I didn't care because it didn't change how I feel about her.

I didn't have much growing up, but I have it all when I am with her. I look down and smile at the small brunette beside me. She had a sad smile on her face. I knew that tonight was hard for her. She was going six months strong as Diva's Champion and then to have it taken away because of an injury. It was an accident but happened all the same.

I open her car door and help her into her seat. After making sure she was in the seat, I closed the door. I place our bags in the back end and go to the driver's side. I get in and start the car. I pull out of the parking lot.

"You hungry?" I asked Kaylee, she looks up from her phone and nods.

"Yeah, think we can get some pizza," she asked with a grin.

"Anything you want, babe," I said reaching over and taking her hand in my own. I make a turn that heads to her favorite Pizza place. She had spotted it on the way here tonight.

"You reading tweets," I asked her, she looked up again and smile.

"Yeah, the love I am getting is amazing, I can't believe that I have to let the belt go. I was really looking forward to WrestleMania," She said sadly, I lift her hand up and press a kiss to it. "It will be nice to relax for a bit, but it will be weird not traveling every week," She says as she puts her phone in her pocket as I pull into the pizza place.

"I will miss having you around every night," I sadly say. I have grown used to having her sleeping next to me. Having her curled up into my side pressing her cold feet against my shins. It wouldn't be the same without her.

I park and we both get out and head into the building. I grab her hand and keep her close to me as we walk. "You getting clingy," she teased me, I only smile and hold her hand tighter. I wasn't letting her go.

"No, just making sure you don't fall," I tease her back. She laughs and a shiver runs down my spine. Her voice was like a drug and loved listening to her talk even when it was something I wasn't interested in. I just loved hearing her talk. I liked hearing her when she was singing in the shower. She doesn't know that, but I stand outside the door and just listen to her.

In the past six months, I have seen her change and I loved every bit of it. I like that I was the one to help her along with that. She is my girl and I was going to make sure she continued down the path of success.

If only that asshole Ian would go away and quit trying to harass Kaylee. She seemed to move on from everything, but he has some sort of hold on her. I hate him. Everything Kaylee told me about him, made me angry that man ever was in the presence of Kaylee.

When I first saw her a few years ago, I could see the heaviness that shrouded her. She lived in a dark bubble. Shutting herself off from everyone, but still managed to deliver a hell of match every night she wrestled. She gave what she got, and it was always amazing to watch her hone her talent. One of the many things I love about her. She is strong, beautiful and had more talent the most of the woman's division.

We walked in, went to the counter and she placed her order. Pepperoni and sausage, the only pizza she will eat.

"How long of a drive do we have again?" she asked as we sat down and waited for our pizza to be done.

"Three hours," I say, I hear a groan, I laugh at her and she reaches over and smacked my arm. "Don't worry, I will move your seat back so you can straighten your leg out, and make stops to stretch."

"Good, it's killing me after getting in and out of the ring tonight. Not easy, let me tell you," she complains. I laugh again and just look at her.

"You okay?" I questioned her, she looks over at me and I can see the thoughts running through her mind.

"Yeah, as well as one can be with a hurt knee, but I have other things going for me like the three words you said earlier," She finally brought it up. I turn in my seat and face her.

"I meant them, Kaylee, I love you. I haven't said that much in my life, but with you, I feel I can say those words and not worry, you will throw them in my face," Her face softens at my words.

"I know. When you said it, I panicked inside. I didn't know what to think or say at the time. I have never said the words to anyone before. I know what I feel and I know I feel safe with you. I feel content and happy. You are the only person who truly believes in me, besides the twins and the guys and I love that," she started to explain. "I love you too," I smile and lean over the table gently taking her chin in my hand and pulling her lips towards mine.

~Kaylee~

I smile into the kiss and close my eyes. Images of the past six months with Dean come flooding through and I know that I mean every word I said to him. I love him and for once in my life, I feel loved. A weight I didn't know was on my shoulders lifted and I felt lighter. I press one of my hands on his face and pull him closer to me. I didn't even care that we were in a restaurant and there are people watching. I love this man and I finally felt free in a way I haven't felt before.

He pulled away just as our pizza came to us. He grabbed it, stood up and offered me his hand which I took. He helped me up from the booth and we made our way back to the car to head to Houston.

I groan as I feel the stiffness from my knee and aching pain that coursed through my leg as I tried to stretch. I look over and see Dean still sleeping. My heart began to race as I thought of the confession we both made to each other last night. I leaned in and pressed a kiss to his lips. I feel him respond to my kiss, and his hand snaked up my side to my cheek and pull me in deeper to the kiss.

"I love you," he breathes out the words into the kiss. I smile and kiss him again.

"I love you too," I whisper before getting out of bed as gently as I can. I hobble to the bathroom. Before, I close the door I take one more look at Dean and grin. He pulled the blankets back up over his head. I laugh and go about my bathroom duties.

When I come back out Dean is standing in jeans and tugging a shirt over his chest. I lean against the door and watch him. I loved watching the way his body moves. I bite my lip as his eyes meet mine. He saunters over to me and places his hands on my waist.

"Like what you see," he asked pressing a kiss to my lips, I melt and wrap my arms around his neck.

"Yes," I mumble into the kiss. "I always like what I see."

"I am going to get breakfast anything you want?" he asked leading me to the bed. He helps me sit and bent over to get his shoes.

"Pancakes with syrup," I say, I wasn't that hungry. He leaned down and pressed a kiss to my temple before going to the door and leaving. I smiled and pushed myself up on the bed. I turned on the television to see what was on.

I jumped at the sound of a knock at the door. My concentration was broken from the book I was reading on my phone. Dean wasn't back yet and I was a little worried. He probably went to get breakfast from somewhere else.

I gently get up from the bed and limp stiffly to the door where the knocker was being persistent. Honestly, it was eight in the morning who wanted to talk to me that badly. "I am here," I say pulling the door open.

My heart rises to my throat as I find Ian standing there with a smile on his face. I froze not knowing what to do for a moment. I clear my head after a second and go to close the door when he decides to push his way in.

I fall back on my butt and start pushing away. This man has been following and sending me unwanted flowers and notes for months. Now he had the gull to face me in my hotel room after Dean left. I try to stand, but my knee gives and I am on the floor again. He shuts the door and crouches down to my level. His brown eyes meeting mine. I want to scream, but for some reason, I can't.

"It's been far too long Kaylee," he said reaching out and touching my face. I recoil and back up. This was not how the day was supposed to go. I was going to lay in bed with Dean watching TV and eating breakfast before he had to go to the arena. The Bella's were then going to join me and watch Smackdown with me.

He wasn't supposed to be here. "I have missed you," he gently said standing up. He reached down and grabbed my arm. He roughly pulled me up causing my knee to twinge. I whimper and try to pull away from him. He looked down to my knee and saw the brace that covered it. "I told you it was dangerous, but you didn't listen." He scolded sounded angry as he said this. I felt whatever progress I have made in the last few months disappear. I knew I was stronger than this, but for a moment I felt like the person he used to push around.

"Get out," I speak, pulling out of his grasp. I stumble, but I steady myself and glare at him. "Dean will be back any minute," I tell him, hoping he would leave, but I knew better.

"I don't think so. I have been waiting for this moment for a long time. You have been ignoring me, I have sent you flowers, and given you good luck notes. I have been trying to support this stupid dream of yours and you haven't even acknowledged it. Kaylee, I love you," He went on to say. I laugh and a flash of anger crosses his face.

"You didn't give a shit about this. You thought you could get me to quit, but let me tell you something. I love what I do, I always will. I don't care if I get injured. I can heal. I am doing what I love and you don't get to tell me what I can and can't do. I have people who believe in me and love me. You didn't give a shit. I was just a pretty face to you. A face you hit and belittle. I hate you. I haven't thought about you in a long time," I spit out at him. He lunges at me I back up and wobble out of the way. I was shocked before, but now I wasn't going to let him get his hands on me.

"You think that man is going to love you. Only I can. He will see you for who you are and leave. Like everybody does. Your father hated you, your family pushed you away and I am the only one who kept you standing," He went on, but I cut him off.

"You kept me down. You made me feel like I was worthless like my father did. I thought I was doomed to be alone, but I met Dean, Roman, Seth, Brie, AJ, and Nikki. They kept me up and they believe in me. They made see that no matter what anybody thinks they like me for who I am and I should too. You are nothing but a blimp in my past. Someone who isn't important. I have a family, they may not be blood, but they care about me and that is all that matters. So, get out of my hotel room and my life or I will call the Police," I threaten him. He stops when the door to the hotel room is opened and Dean steps through. I feel myself let a breath out.

Dean looks between me and Ian. Anger plain on his face as he glares at Ian. Dean meets my eyes and I know he knew what I was feeling. He set the bag of food down and took a step toward me. Ian stepped in front of him. Dean didn't pay any attention to him and pushed past coming to me. He reached out and touched my cheek with his palm. I leaned into his touch. "Are you okay?" he asked me, I nodded and he then faced Ian.

"Get out, and never contact, come near or bother her again. If you do, you will have the police coming after you. I think you have done enough damage, now leave and never turn back," Dean said calmly. I honestly didn't know what to think. I know what an angry Dean looks like and this was strange to see him so calm.

"I'll go, but don't come to me when she leaves you too," Ian said.

"I would rather scoop my own eyes out before that would ever happen. Just so you know, not that you need too, but I am here to stay with Kaylee. I am never leaving her even if she has enough of me. I would never hurt her the way you did. Now get out." Dean turned his attention away from him and back to me. He pulled me into his arms and I felt myself relax instantly. My heart rate slowed and my breathing returned to normal just being in his arms. I watched from the corner of my eye as Ian left.

"He won't get away, there is police downstairs. I called right before coming in. I am sorry I took so long," he whispered in my ear. I closed my eyes and pressed my face into his chest taking in his scent.

"It's okay, I am fine," I say to him. I feel him press a few kisses to the top of my head. I knew that Dean wasn't going to let me be alone for a while and honestly I didn't care.

"I love you."

"I love you more than you will ever know Kaylee," Dean murmurs.

"I think I do," I say looking up at him. He leans down and presses a kiss to my lips.

After speaking to the police and giving them the details of what went down. Dean took me to Brie's room while he went and changed rooms for us. I insisted that he didn't need to do that, but he didn't want to be in a room where Ian had been.

I spent an hour trying to calm Brie and Nikki down. It took me threatening to call their mom for them to drop it and talk about anything else. Like Brie's wedding. I couldn't wait. Now that Ian was hopefully out of my life, I was going to stop looking over my shoulder and enjoy life more.

I smiled as Brie and Nikki's mom told me a story about when they were younger. I made her promise to tell me more when I saw her in few weeks at the wedding. I felt like I had a weight lifted off my shoulders and I could breathe. I felt lighter and free.

I would never let anybody do what Ian and my father did to me ever again. I am happy and that is honestly all that matters to me right now. I wanted nothing more than to be the person my friends knew I was. Who I knew I was. I wouldn't be the girl who took the hits and didn't fight back.

I wanted to be as a strong as I played on TV. In the last few months, Brie and Nikki have stuck by my side and I am grateful they have.

Dean loved me and I knew that I didn't want anyone else to stand next to me. I love him and nothing is going to break that. I am happy and I am strong.

I look at my friends and smile. I would do anything for them just as they have done for me. "Thank you," I suddenly say to them. The twins look over at me.

"For what?" Nikki asked I meet her eyes.

"For believing in me and sticking with me. No one has ever done that for me before and you both have done so much for me. I don't know how I will ever be able to repay you both," I confess to them. Brie moves closer and takes my hands in hers.

"You don't owe a thing. We took you under our wing because we like you. We think of you like our little sister. You are our family. What we do for you is what we would do for anyone in our family. You are not just our friend. We love you and would fight for you until the end of time. If it was a possibility our mother would legally adopt you," Brie said with a laugh.

"Actually it is possible," Nikki said, Brie and I looked over at her. "I looked it up." I smile at her.

"Don't tell our mother or Johnny," Brie said. I laugh and they join me.

"Brie is right though we do see you as our sister. We love you and we would never give you up. You are stuck with us forever. You can never escape." Nikki reached over and pulled me into a tight hug.

"I love you both too," I say as Brie joins the hug. I really did love them. They made up for what I didn't have growing up and I am happy I have them.

I feel my phone vibrate and I pull away from the girls to look at it. "I love you" I smiled at the message. I really was loved and I loved that that feeling. I reply to the message and put my phone away.

"Dean?" Brie asked I nodded. "That man is so smitten with you," she said.

"No, he loves me," I tell her and she smiles. "And I love him."