Walk you home

Takes place when Stefan walked Caroline home after she was tortured, but Stefan is still single and see what happens with them when they spend the evening together.

They went to the boarding house where Stefan grabbed two blood bags and changed his clothes. On their way to Caroline's home she gulped one of the blood bags down, but still was looking miserable. Caroline opened the door and turned to Stefan. He wanted to stay with her for a while, but she refused. " You don't have to pretend with me. " She looked in his eyes. " I'm no longer girly little Caroline any more. I can handle myself." Her facial expression told him the opposite was true. "Sure you can, but I can see how you feel. It is written all over your face. You shouldn't stay alone. " Maybe he should call her friends, but suddenly tears were filling her eyes and he took her in his arms, stroking gently over her back. She wrapped her arms around his body and cried. After several minutes she got calmer and finally he closed the door. She guided him into the living room. " I need a whisky." She poured both of them whisky, an old one. " I'm starting to like whisky, it helps."

" It feels good after a fight. … How do you feel if you want to answer?"

With an weary smile on her face she told him " Exhausted, like I did a marathon. "

He nodded silently. They talked a while and then Caroline disappeared for a moment and came back now dressed with a longsleeve and more whisky. She poured them their fourth glass. When Caroline sat down next to Stefan, he saw her neck.

" The wound at your neck is not healing. There is still some wood inside. Should I drag it out?"

" Yeah, it still hurts a little. "

Stefan came closer, examining the wound and carefully pulling the wood out of her neck. The wound started to heal immediately.

" What's with your breast and the arm?"

" I don't know, but I won't get naked in front of you. I think I'm fine." She blushed.

" Okay, I just ask because of the wood that could be inside. Wood is poisoning for vampires. It makes you weak and tired. Let me at least check your arm. "

Caroline agreed and Stefan's hands skimmed over her shoulder down her arm. She felt the same feeling she had felt when she saw him for the first time, but then she felt the pain and jerked. " Ouch" Stefan lifted up the sleeve and saw the red flesh. " Vervain. It's on your skin and uh…a splinter. Get the longsleeve off. You need to clean this. Come on"

Stefan accompanied her in the bathroom. He cleaned her arm, removed the splinter and the flesh healed.

"Your arm is okay, no more wood, um… I just want to help you. It's your choice. "

She had never been hurt before and finally she removed her top. He swallowed when he saw her body and the lacy purple bra. It was kind of distracting him, but then he focused on the wound on her right breast. "There is still wood inside not much probably, but it isn't healing. You need to remove the bra and pull it out. I won't watch." He turned around and she did what he had suggested. She inspected the wound and tried to drag the wood out, but it hurt so much. She cried, impossible for her to do it alone.

"I … um … I need help."

Stefan took a towel and gave Caroline it. She bit on it, standing half-naked in front of him. The situation was beyond odd for her. Stefan was now looking at her breast. He examined the wound in her breast carefully using his hands. It was difficult to reach the splinters inside, so he decided to use a tweezers to remove them. After 5 splinters her breast began to heal. He breathed more deeply and started to sweat, maybe he was getting aroused. Her vampire senses were telling her that, but she wasn't sure.

" More pain anywhere?"

" No, it is just the remaining blood. "

She had no idea what to do, but she wanted him at least to give her a hint about his feelings for her. She ordered Stefan to take off his shirt and started to check his back. Probably this was not the best idea she thought. He had a perfect back and a much more perfect chest with this amazing abs. Stefan was aware that Caroline was sizing him up and needed a moment to hide his sly smile, but she was too busy to notice it. Then Stefan turned and looked in her eyes. It was kind of crazy what they were doing, but he enjoyed it. The whole time with her, her half-naked body in front of his and her blood on it was tempting.

" You're beautiful"

He came closer, cupped her face in his hands and pressed a kiss on her lips, smiling inside that she kissed him back. He had felt her arousal as well. The sensation was seductive. She felt his soft lips on hers, his lips were one of his parts she really found incredible beautiful and their tongues started playing with each other. Caroline's hand ran up his defined arm. He traced his hands along her back and pulled her closer. As Caroline's breasts touched his chest, she broke away.

" But I need a shower."

He nodded in surprise. She didn't know what to say anymore. Telling him she needed to shower had made the whole situation odder. She didn't want him to leave what he was probably thinking right now. Caroline was confused. Should she accuse the alcohol for what had happened? Back then she had wanted him and he didn't, so she had buried her feelings for him and brought her focus on other people. Stefan had made it pretty clear something between them would never happen, but her feelings for him had come back, rushing to the surface in this moment. Stefan noticed her hesitation, her shaking and her arousal. The reactions from her body and her eyes told him that she was tipsy same with him. He was a prudent person, but right now he didn't want to think. Unfortunately she had made it clear that she was thinking, so he asked her

" Too fast?"

" A little bit. "

" Maybe this wasn't a good idea. Um… I'll go. I call you tomorrow, okay?"