A/N: Thanks for all the reviews and followers. I hope you'll like this one as much as you liked the first one!
Spin The Bottle
Elena's parents had died a few weeks ago but summer was still in full force and as such so were the normal summer parties. Caroline felt a bit guilty going out and having fun when one of her best friends was at home grieving but Elena had insisted she go. She'd even told her to keep an eye on Matt. Elena had finally cut him loose and while he was keeping a brave face, they all knew he was heartbroken over it. Rumor had it that Tyler intended to get him wasted tonight and well, she was supposed to go and keep him from doing anything that he might regret. That's what friends were for right! Even if was just for Elena, she didn't seem to mind either way.
She spent most of the party watching from a safe distance, occasionally getting distracted by conversations with other people at the party. She was good at staying on task but she couldn't exactly be rude and turn someone away for a dance or small talk. It just wasn't something she felt like she ought to be doing besides she rarely actually managed to get noticed since most of the time Elena was with her she always stole the spotlight. Sure a few people asked about how she was doing but Elena Gilbert wasn't the all consuming topic of the night. It was a nice change of pace.
She was in the middle of talking to some guy from her math class when she saw Matt's blond head slipping through the crowd to Richard Lockwood's office. She folllowed, finding a small crowd forming around an empty bottom of gin. She'd thought they might have all outgrown these games in middle school but there it was. They were definitely going to play spin the bottle. She figured if she joined in that would give her a few minutes away from stalking.
"Room for one more?" she asked as she grabbed a spot in the circle between Aimee Bradley and Reid Tanner (the coach's nephew).
Of course, there was. She watched as Tyler insisted Matt get the first spin. She was unable to stop her laughter as it did a full circle and landed on Tyler. Awkward! She watched as Tyler put up his hands saying no. Matt demanded a respin. They were outnumbered and so they both winced and then pecked each other's lips before looking like they both wanted to vomit. Everyone else thought it was the best thing ever. She took a picture with her phone and forwarded it to Bonnie and Elena figuring it might make them laugh.
She was still looking at her phone when she realized Tyler had spun and it had landed on her. Aimee nudged her and she looked up just in time to catch him grinning, his teeth looking white in the darkness of the room.
She scooted forward going along with it.
She felt his eyes on her and his hand reached up to brush some of her hair out of her face. Her breath caught slightly as she felt him move down to press his lips to hers. It was gentle tentative at first but she felt it deepen quickly. He tasted like chocolate mints and peach schnapps.
The sound of Matt coughing caught her attention. Tyler Lockwood definitely didn't still have cooties like he did when they were little kids.