Under no circumstances, no matter how badly she wanted to, was she going to turn around. She knew he was there, for three days he had always been there, and she could feel those gorgeous deep eyes staring into her. But she would not give him the satisfaction. Especially not after that little stunt he pulled pretending he couldn't understand her. She was mortified, and Caroline Forbes didn't get mortified. She got even. So she was painstakingly ignoring Mr. Tall Dark and Yummy and just focusing on her job. She'd gotten it when she moved to Banbridge just over a year ago, deciding it was time to switch places after people started getting curious about her in New York. She couldn't afford to have people looking into her too deep, there was too much history there. Sure, she used her real name and all the shallow cover stuff; all the stuff that would have been her life before everything. And she had ways of making people stop wanting to ask questions. A change of place was good for her though, it kept all the people she left behind from tracking her down. Caroline had no desire whatsoever to ever return to Mystic Falls.

"Seriously, babes, are you going to keep pretending that delicious stud in the corner doesn't exist again because I'm about to take him home if you don't," Caroline had to stop herself from wrinkling her nose at Trixie, who had about as many brain cells as her name suggested. She didn't get attached, let alone shack up with random men who decided they wanted to practically stalk her. The little voice in the back of her head reminded her that she had plenty of ways of getting him to leave her alone for good, but for some reason she just continued to ignore it like she had been doing.

"Go ahead and take him," She replied sharply, not unaware of she shocked look that crossed her coworkers face. "I'm sorry, I'm just tired of being stared at constantly," She turned and shot a dark glare towards Dean, hoping that maybe he would get the hint. Instead he shot her an absolutely charming smile and continued to play the game of pool that he was in the middle of. She couldn't help but appreciate the way his jeans hugged him when he bent over the table for a shot. Caroline quickly shook her head, her blonde curls bouncing around her face. She did not get involved with men like this one. He was too curious, too determined, and way too irresistible. It was a definite no-no in the world of living under the radar.

"Are you going to ignore me all night, Princess?" His voice was silky smooth, gliding over her and she suppressed a shiver. This man had been able to send more shivers down her spine in the four days he'd been hanging out at her bar than any other man had in quite a few years. She kept her face blank and looked at him through her lashes. She was not going to be one of those floozies that caved at the first sight of a well-executed smirk. She was worth a hell of a lot more than that.

"I don't serve the customers, I just sing," Her voice was cool and steady even though it felt like every cell in her body was vibrating when he stepped closer. She instinctively went to step back, but he just stepped forward again. Before she knew it her back had hit the wall and she was forced to stare up at him. He smelled amazing, a mix of man, liquor, desire, and some scent that she couldn't quite put her finger on.

"I wouldn't mind a private show," She felt the heat rise to her cheeks. This man had more guts than anyone she had probably ever met. The Caroline Forbes from Mystic Falls would have slapped him ten suggestive comments ago, but she wasn't that girl anymore. She hadn't been that girl for a very long time. She looked up at him, locking eyes and biting her lip gently. She had a lot of options. She could throw his sorry ass out of the bar and tell him to never come back. She could make him forget all about her with no more than a suggestion. She could take this persistent hunk as another excuse to move onto another town and another life. Or, she could play the game. She could flip the script and show this Dean Winchester just what a real woman was made of.

"I don't know if you could handle that," She told him, lowering her voice a few octaves and pressing herself against him. Caroline noticed his eyes widen slightly in surprise and a smirk spread across his face like wild fire. He trailed his fingers gently from her wrist up her arm to her shoulder, eventually resting a finger-tip on her exposed collarbone.

"I could handle anything you throw at me, baby," He grumbled, moving his hand to cup the back of her neck. She couldn't do anything to stop the shiver that ran through her body as his warm hand came into contact with her skin. She leaned in close, her lips less than an inch from his own. So close, in fact, she was convinced he could smell the vanilla flavor of her lip gloss. His eyes began to close, and just as he leaned to close the last bit of distance between them she brought her knee up hard and hit him in the stomach.

"Holy shit," He groaned, doubling over and backing up slightly. A large smile spread over her face as he looked up at her, glaring slightly through the pain.

"I'm not the kind of girl you want, Dean Winchester, and I have no desire in trying to be. Give it up," She started to walk away, trying desperately to stop the shaking that had suddenly started in her hands. She would not feel guilty for what she just did, it had to be done. She couldn't risk all the things that came along with the man behind her. Anyone who could invoke that much emotion in her, that much fire in her stomach, was more trouble that he was work.

"You have no idea who I am, Princess," She stopped walking as he spoke, clasping her hands together. He moved to stand in front of her, and she couldn't help but be impressed with how quickly he recovered from her assault. He stood just as close as before, his jaw clenched and his eyes alight with passion. His last sentence echoed in her mind for hours after he stormed out of the bar. "I'm not ready to give it up just yet,"

Author's Note:

Thank you to all my lovely reviewers, you guys are amazing. Hearing positive feedback definitely motivates me to write more. I'm on a pretty crazy schedule so I'll try and update as soon as possible. Hope you guys enjoyed =] Drop a review if you did!