He wasn't who she was looking for but that didn't mean she didn't want to see him. She didn't realize how much she cared for him until Matt told her that he'd been taken.

She felt sick at the thought of him being in chains once more. How awful it must've been to feel like you escaped one hell just to be thrown into another. He was a sociopath, but endearing, however that worked, and she enjoyed his company. They had grown close and his presence had become a comforting part of her crazy life. Which is more than she can say for her other so called friends.

She was almost to her car, not sure where she was going to go since Damon and Elena were occupying her dorm room at that moment. She sensed him before he spoke and she smiling, turned on her heel to greet him.

"Hello, Gorgeous," he said and stepped out of the shadows of the nearby building.

"Ten minutes of freedom and you're already right back to stalking me?" She teased and folded her arms across her chest.

"Honestly, I couldn't think of anyone I wanted to see more than you, Caroline."

If she wasn't mistaken, she thought she could hear sincerity in his voice. She unfolded her arms and smiled sweetly at him. "I thought you were a goner," she told him.

"Ah, well, it takes more than just a bloody vampire hunter to take me down," he said with a wink, brushing off the fact that he barely survived and only with the help of Stefan and Alaric. He came a little closer and in that brusque, accented tone said, "Admit it Caroline, you were worried about me."

She scoffed, and tossed her head to the side, adding an eye roll in for good measure. "You'd like to think that, wouldn't you?"

"Oh I know it," he told her and took another step closer.

She didn't have the energy to keep playing along. She was worried about him and she was glad he was safe. Her mood softened when she met his dark, playful gaze and without another word she wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him in for a hug.

She held on tightly to him, and felt his body relax against hers, his chin resting gently on her shoulder. His hands wrapped around her back and pulled her unimaginably closer, and she closed her eyes and breathed him in.

"I was worried sick," she whispered and he laughed.

He pulled back to look her in the eye, but didn't let go. "That wasn't so hard, was it?" he asked her and she slapped his arm playfully.

There was a moment after that, where words failed and her heart began to thrum. She looked at him, her eyes ghosting across his lips and his did the same. She quickly looked away, bowing her head and releasing him from their embrace. She thought that would do it. That the moment had passed but he surprised her.

He brought a hand to her chin, the same way he did when he found out that she'd been crying, only this time he raised her head up and stroked his thumb softly across her chin.

She glanced up at him, his usual rough exterior softened into a dimpled smile. "Enzo, I-" she started to speak but it was useless. His mouth had found hers and before she knew it she was melting back into him.

It wasn't a long kiss, but it was long enough to make her head swim, and when he pulled away she caught herself falling forward, searching for his lips again. He didn't let go of her chin and as her eyes fluttered open he was smirking at her, as if that kiss had just proven his point even further.

"I'm glad I got to do that before some other life and death situation falls upon us tonight," he told her and rubbed his thumb across her chin once more before letting his hand fall to his side.

She didn't quite know what to say in return, so she just smiled and shook her head. She turned to her side and brushed her arm against his, inviting him to walk with her.

"You wanna go grab a drink?" she asked him, not ready to leave his company just yet.

"Yes," he exclaimed, "I'm starving!"

She rolled her eyes, "Not that kind of drink, Enzo!"

"Oh come on, Gorgeous, the night is young, lets go find some unsuspecting student and have a feast."

"No, Enzo."

"I'll let you pick the victim."

"Enzo-"

"Just a quick snatch and erase."

"Seriously!?"