Sea Of Love.
He sits comfortably while she lays against his shoulder, her hand resting against his chest with his own covering her own as he stares out at the ever changing landscape, bustling cities change into never ending stretches of blue ocean.
He feels her stir beside him and he gazes at her affectionately as she sits up stretching she turns to gaze out of the window for a moment and then looks at him.
'How long have I been asleep?'.
She asks him a soft smile on her lips.
'You fell asleep a little after take off'.
'I didn't realise how tired I was'.
The purpose of the trip was them even though he made out it was business it was always his plan for them to be the main priority and he had in every moment he got to spend in her company and only hers.
He was never one to be selfish but he preferred the moments when it was only them and that's what the last two weeks had been them but home had called reminding them that it still existed beyond the blissful state they had entered.
'I know the feeling'.
He tells her and she sighs staring out of the window, the ocean has disappeared replaced with the view of home, their home.
'We'll be landing soon'.
She says softly and she sighs as he moves her hair from her neck and kisses her skin.
'You happy to be home?'.
He murmurs against her skin and she nods.
'I am, I want to know if they've survived without us'.
He chuckles.
'Well I have a surprise for you when we land'.
She turns her eyes light up with intrigue.
'Surprise, what kind of surprise?'.
He shakes his head and places a peck to her lips.
'That would be telling?'.
Stefan stares at the calender that lays on table in front of him, his attention is split between the calendar and looking at Rebekah who is discussing the wedding with Camille.
'Are you sure you want to use that space I understand romantic aspect of getting married there I do but it would take a miracle worker to make it look amazing and I'm not sure that I'm that person'.
Camille states to Rebekah who is staring at pictures of flowers.
'I have very good friend who I actually would like you work with you when it comes to decorating, she planned our engagement party, she'll work wonders'.
She replies to Camille not looking away from the flowers.
'I'm not sure bringing your friend in will be the best idea'.
'I trust her and besides it's my wedding day not yours, all the choices rest with me, remember that before you question my judgement'.
She snaps looking at Camille with a look of annoyance, he has to throw Camille an apologetic look as he goes over to Rebekah placing his hands gently on her shoulders.
It wasn't just Camille that had been on the other end of Rebekah's mood, he had been on the receiving end a few nights ago after he made a joke about her becoming a bridezilla something she didn't appreciate and he ended up spending the night in the spare room after she kicked him out of their bedroom.
'Can I have a moment with her'.
He looks at Camille who nods walking out of the room as she leaves he leans down beside Rebekah placing a hand on her knee as she sighs into her hands.
'I'm becoming a bridezilla'.
'A little bit'.
He tells her as she runs a hand through her hair looking at him.
'I didn't realise how stressful planning a wedding was, planning a doomed wedding to Alexander was easier than planning my dream wedding.
There are a million things to do, we haven't even talked about who we want to invite or who will sit where during the reception and then on top of that we have to deal with my wedding dress,bridesmaid dresses, your suit,rings,our first dance song,the cake, my maid of honour, bridesmaids, your best man, which of my brothers will give me away and we haven't even picked a date yet'.
He laughs at her he doesn't mean to but he can't help it and she glares at him.
'Now is not the time to be laughing at me Stefan, I want everything to be perfect, I want a day of friends and family'.
'I know you do and it will be and I would like to remind you that I'm here to help with the planning I don't want you getting so overwhelmed by everything, I want you to enjoy every moment leading up to the wedding.
Bridesmaids you know who they are, you haven't asked Caroline to be your maid of honour yet but you know she be over the moon if you asked her.
My best man is still up in the air but I'll figure it out.
He stares into her eyes and then looks away as Camille re-enters the room and Rebekah turns to look at her.
'Can I apologise for my bitchy outburst, it's just I've been engaged once before, I had the church all picked out and everything went to hell, I don't want that this time I everything to be right'.
Camille nods in understanding.
'I will make your wedding one of the most memorable days of your life I promise, I just got a call from the taster and they have an opening this afternoon if you two are available'.
Rebekah looks at Stefan.
'If you have plans, I can go with Camille'.
He shakes his head at her.
'I told you I'm here a tasting sounds good I'll be there'.
'Okay, I'll call them back and let them know'.
Bonnie walks into Erica Grace studio to find that the studio is alive with people packing and carrying paintings or boxes while Erica shouts out instructions at them.
'Bonnie, I'm so sorry for calling you in on your day off'.
'It's fine, it sound important what's going on?'.
She points around at the constant movement behind her and Erica sighs..
'I'm closing down the studio and relocating'.
'That's amazing I know you've wanted to move to a big space for months, where's the new location'.
The room suddenly seems to fall silent and for some reason Bonnie feels like everyone is staring at her.
'I'm so sorry Bonnie, you have been the best assistant that anyone could ask for but I've been offered a job in New Zealand and it's for two years'.
'Oh, congratulations that's amazing'.
She sounds happy but she is disappointed.
'I'm really sorry Bonnie, I've paid you for the next two months I know that isn't the same as a job but'.
'No that's fine, thank you Erica for giving me this great opportunity to work for you, I should actually getting going'.
Before Erica can saying anything else Bonnie is walking back towards the entrance of the studio.
'Your certain that you can't see'.
Elijah whispers into Elena's ear as he holds onto her hand.
'Positive'.
She knows that he is leading her through a door, the smell of fresh paint and polish fills her nose but they continue moving a flight of stair until they come to a stop.
'Close your eyes'.
She shivers as his breath tickles the back of her neck as he unties the blindfold and then steps away from her.
'Open'.
She opens her eyes slowly not sure what to expect but she finds herself standing in a bedroom and she looks around the room is full of light and she stares at the bed that rest in front of a large window and then looks at him.
He watches as she moves around the room in a state of confusion, she stares at objects that look familiar to her because she remembers them once being in their bedroom in her house and she stops to finally look at him.
'What is this?'.
'It's a house I've been working on with Nikklaus for us'.
He replies nervously.
'You've been working on a house for us, you built this house for us'.
She finds herself repeating herself, she is overwhelmed by the gesture and turns away from him.
'Your home is full of memories that you created with Stefan and Damon and at first they didn't make me uncomfortable but as time went on I started to feel uncomfortable.
I'm over a 1000 years old and not once in my many lifetimes have I felt this way and that's because I never allowed myself too until I met you.
'You should have told me how you feel Elijah, I want to know what your feeling'.
She tells him as she walks over to him.
'You know I'm not one to burden others with my own problems, so I bought this property with the intention of making it a home for us.
One where we could create memories of our very own that be overshadowed by past memories'.
She takes his hand and looks at him.
''When I asked you to move in with me I was scared, I didn't tell you that I was scared of letting you into my home and into my life asking someone you've only been dating a few months to move there life into yours is terrifying but you did and I knew we had something special and now we are standing here 8 months later and I'm not scared any more and I can't believe that you built this house for us and our memories.
Tells me that you feel the same thing about us and if the last two weeks have taught me anything is that I'm pretty lucky to have you, I don't want you to ever feel uncomfortable with my past, I want to make new memories here with you'.
She goes silent for a moment as she hold his gaze.
'Your sure'.
He touches her cheek softly, staring in her warm eyes and she nods as he leans towards her brushing his lips against hers.
'I don't you understood the urgency of the matter, I told you exactly what I wanted and somehow you managed to make a complete mess of the situation and I had to clean up your mess again'.
Klaus voice is calm but the underlying threat is clear as he turns in his seat to one of his hybrids who squirms in his seat, his body trembling with fear.
'I'm sorry, it will never happen again'.
His voice shakes as he speaks and Klaus nods slowly.
'Your apologies doesn't fix the matter which is why I don't see it as a wise choice to continue using you with this arrangement'.
His stare is hard and deadly as he looks at the hybrid, when suddenly the door opens and Caroline appears
'Honey, I need your opinion on something is this too much'.
She asks him not noticing he isn't alone in the room as she opens her coat.
'Caroline'.
Her hands still as she realises the hybrid who is now staring at her open mouthed that is until Klaus clears his throat.
'Don't you have somewhere else to be'.
He asks and the hybrid nods rising from his seat and rushing out of the room closing the door behind him.
'What was that about?'.
Caroline asks as Klaus smirks at her from behind his desk.
'Nothing of major concern'.
'Thanks for the warning'.
Caroline snaps as Klaus rises from his chair and comes towards her the smirk still plastered on his face.
'You surprised me love, it's hard to give you warning when you come into my office in a state of near of undress'.
His voice low as he comes behind her wrapping his arms around her.
'Now let me see if this is too much'.
He whispers in her ear as his hands gently move her hands aside allowing her coat to open.
He hears the soft moan escape her lips as his hand brushes against her stomach, a low growl in the back of his throat as he pushes the coat down her arms.
'How long is your break'.
Voice husky and seductive in her ear as he twists her hair to the side allowing him access to her neck.
'Not long enough'.
She breaths as his fingers trail along her skin, slowly bringing them along her side so that his hand now comes to her collarbone as he slowly moves one finger along it, her body reacts to his touch and she leans into him.
'Klaus'.
She whispers.
'Mmmm'.
He sighs against her neck.
'As much as I love what your doing right now your hands right now, you need to put them somewhere more useful we don't have long'.
She struggles to get the words out and he spins her around to face him, picking her up swiftly, her legs instinctively wrap around him as he carries her over to his desk.
'Is this more useful'.
She can't take her eyes of his lips as he carries her to his desk and leans forward capturing his bottom lip easing him into a kiss as she teased his mouth with her tongue.
His hand found the back of her head and he tangled his fingers into her hair, his tongue darting out to tease her upper lip.
Their mouths sink into a hot kiss, a faint sigh leaves her lips as his hand comes to her lower back as his fingers slowly trace up and down her spine.
His lips move to her neck and she holds onto his shoulder, gathering the material of his henley in her fist.
His eyes open for a moment to check his desk before swinging out his arm to remove every item from his desk and she gasps as his lips leave her skin and she looks at him, her eyes dusky blue, lids heavy and her lips parted as she pulls at the bottom of his henley pulling it over his head, his necklaces tinkles as they hit his skin.
She admired his form and then found herself looking into his ever darkening eyes as she reaches forwards holding his gaze as she unbuttons his trousers eyes wandering for a moment, a seductive smirk on her lips as he kicks of his shoes and steps out of his trousers.
Her fingers hook into the waistband of his boxers as she pulls him closer to her.
'There are so many cakes to pick from'.
Rebekah eyes run across the samples of wedding cakes and other food that have been prepared for them and looks at Stefan.
'It's a good thing vampires don't put on weight'.
He whispers into her ear as she sits down and picks up a fork trying a piece of the cake in front of her while Stefan sits beside her.
'It's so good'.
She turns to face him and kisses him, her mouth is warm and he smiles at the taste of coconut and vanilla.
He leans back.
'What do you think'.
She asks and he smiles.
'I thought it was very good'.
'I meant the cake not the kiss and besides my kisses are always good'.
She tells him offering him the same fork and he tries the cake and nods.
'It's nice but we are vampires and most of ours guest will be vampires, do you think they'd make a blood cake'.
She knows he is joking but still makes a face at him and then smiles as a women appears.
'I'm Lynn if there is anything you would like to try that is not on table just me know or if you have suggestions for your menu we will be happy to provide you with an excellent service'.
They both smile at her.
'Do you do a red velvet wedding cake?'.
Rebekah asks Lynn who nods while Stefan tries another cake.
'We do a red velvet with white chocolate and praline wedding cake, I don't think we have set out a sample for you but if you'd like to try I can get that for you'.
Rebekah smiles at her as she walks away and looks at Stefan who seems to be enjoying the cake he is eating, she is glad he is here with her.
He held her in his arms chuckling against her skin as she muttered words that made no sense to him.
He kissed her neck, taking his time, leaving little love bites which he soothed with his tongue before finding her lips and kissing her senseless while letting her regain her strength.
He feels her fingers against his scalp as he slowly moves into her, his hands rest on her hips rocking her back and forth.
Their movements are slow but he feels her body trembling against him and he looks at her.
One of her hands holds onto the arm of his chair while she places her palm flat against his chest as her body gives into another release but she holds onto him with whatever strength she can muster as he holds onto her moaning every time he thrusts into her with a roll of his hips.
He locks onto her gaze as he follows after her growling as he thrust into her one more time making her moan his name.
Kol sees her sitting outside the Café as he crosses the street, he passes a women selling flowers and stops to purchase a bouquet before approaching her.
She feels lips against her cheek and turns her head to smile at him as he hands her the flowers.
'Thank you'.
Bonnie smiles as she smells the flowers and then looks at Kol as he sits opposite her.
'Sorry I'm late, I was investing in a property'.
'You invested I thought that was Klaus and Elijah's thing'.
He nodded.
'It is but it's not for me it's a gift for Stefan & Rebekah'.
'Tell me'.
'I can't you may let slip to Bekah and I want to surprise her'.
'Fine'.
She replies with a pout and then smiles.
'The flowers smell great'.
'Well you said you needed something to cheer you up which is why I'm here the flowers are just a bonus, tell me why do you need cheering up?'.
She sighed taking a sip of her water.
'Erica was offered a job in New Zealand which means she had to let me go and I know it's an amazing opportunity for her I do but I loved that job, I was lucky to even get the chance to work with her and now I have to start looking for a new job'
'I'm sorry but I may have a suggestion for a new job as an assistant'.
She shook her head at him.
'No whatever your thinking no, I may need a job but I'm not being your assistant that would be to weird'.
He laughed.
'Well unfortunately I'm not the one in need of an assistant Nik on the other hand is'.
'Klaus has Amy, she his assistant'.
'Amy is leaving at the end of the month for maternity and my brother isn't the biggest fan of screaming infants, it pays well and you have the added bonus of seeing me on the days I decided to show my face'.
'I'm not sure working for Klaus is even the best idea, he's my best friends boyfriend, brother of the guy I'm dating it's weird'.
'It was just an option think about it'.
'Thank you'.
He nods and hands her the menu.
'What do you want to order my treat'.
'Well if it's your treat'.
She replies with a smile opening the menu.
Klaus is standing behind his desk again while Caroline stands in front of him in a black pencil skirt with a white blouse which shows the lace trim of her bra which is slightly torn thanks to him and he knows he owes her a new one but was worth it.
Her perfect waves have been tousled to disarray, her skin is glowing.
She looks glorious.
She turns to face him as he comes around to sit on the edge of his desk his hands coming to her hips.
A boyish smile on his lips.
'Thank you for the visit'.
'It was my pleasure'.
She leans down to brush her lips against his, touching his lips as she pulls away.
'I'll see you at home'.
He nods as he stands up walking her over to the door and she smiles as he opens the door for her.
'Bye'.
Elijah watches as Elena unpacks a box of books and starts to put them on the bookshelf, she hears him standing behind her and turns to smile.
'I thought you were sleeping'.
'I was but then I woke up and I thought I'd start with the unpacking, do you want to help'.
He nods and comes over to her and opens another box which is full of pictures of her childhood that he hasn't seen before and looks through them picking one up and Elena looks at it and smiles.
'That was the night my parents brought Jeremy from the hospital, I forgot how tiny he was'.
He looks at the picture of Elena staring at Jeremy adoringly.
'You look happy'.
'I was little did I realise that as cute as he was Jeremy would cry almost every night for 4 months which resulted in many sleepless nights for me'.
He looked back into the box and took out another picture and laughed.
'Don't laugh I was 10 years and Caroline talked me into letting her give me a makeover as you can see she clearly was going for the clown's wife look'.
He looks at the picture of Elena with her hair pulled into a really high ponytail, with bright pink cheeks, clashing blue eye-shadow and bright red lips.
'You look cute'.
She couldn't believe that Elijah would use such a word and laughed.
'Elijah Mikaelson said cute I never thought would happen your so articulate'.
'I know terms such as OMG, I have to keep with the times, how have I never seen this pictures before'.
She shrugs looking into the box.
'After my parents died I packed away a lot of photos to help with the pain of losing them and I guess I forgot about them, I couldn't bring myself to look at them but I didn't want to lose them either, it's nice seeing them again after all this time even the embarrassing sleepover pictures'.
'There are more'.
She nods.
'Yes, Caroline loved to take photos are every sleepover, it's an important tight of passage for every teenage girl is what she used to say, I never really understood what was so important about them but Caroline loved them and even thought I hated the makeovers I loved them too'.
She closes the box and he looks at her.
'Your upset'.
'No I'm not I'm happy, you make me happy'.
Rebekah and Stefan walk back into their house, he carries a white box full of cake samples that they where given to try out at home much to Stefan delight he never had much of a sweet tooth as a human but he had enjoyed the tasting much to Rebekah's enjoyment, she had never seen him eat so much.
'I've enjoyed having you around today'.
Rebekah tells him as he place the box on the kitchen counter.
'I'm sorry for being so snappy the last few days, I don't mean to take it out on you'.
He shakes his head touching her hair.
'It's okay, I forgive you, I actually have something that I want to show you'.
He takes her hand and leads her into the living room where the calender remains untouched on the coffee table and she looks at it and then back at him.
'You want to show me a calender'.
She asks as she stares the calender.
'No, turn the pages and you'll find what I wanted to show you'.
She hesitates for a moment but he nods in encouragement and she turns the pages still not seeing what he wants her to see.
'You picked a date'.
Her voice soft, as she touches the page there in front of her circled in red is their wedding date with the letters R+S.
She looks at him smiling as tears of happiness develop in her eyes.
'If it's not okay with you I can pick another'
'No don't pick another'.
'Well consider that one thing to cross of your list'.
She kisses him, her soft lips move tenderly against his as her hands run through his hair, he pulls back and smiles at her wiping a tear from her cheek'.
'I love you so much'.
She exclaims as she embraces him and he smiles against her neck.
'I love you'.
'Thanks for spending the afternoon with me, I don't think I could eat another thing'.
Kol nods as he walks her to her apartment.
'I think this counts as our fifth date, who knew we would make it to date number 5'.
'I still can't believe that our first date was over a week ago
She couldn't believe that it had been over a week since their first date and since then they had gone on three dates.
Bonnie had found herself having the best time around Kol behind the suggestive remark, he was smart and funnier than she expected.
They had spent many hours talking about the witches and she loved that they had that in common even though she was the witch it was fascinating to see how interested he was in her family history.
She was really enjoying the time they spent together but was concerned by the fact that Kol hadn't even tried to kiss her.
'I'm glad you decided to take a chance on me'.
He tells and she smiles putting her key in the door.
'I'm glad too'.
He can't be stare at her lips as she smiles at him, he has thought about just pulling her in and kissing her but it's all he can think about when she smiles kissing her.
'I should go I know your not going to invite me in'.'.
'Well I'll think about the job offer, you may want to tell Klaus that you offered me the job considering it should be him making the choice'.
'I will'.
She stands still for a moment unsure of what move to make and in her confusion she ends up reaching for his hand and shaking it.
He watches her as she turns away from him and walks into her apartment closing the door behind her.
'What am I doing'.
She murmurs to herself as she rests her head against the door, she isn't even sure if he's gone but when the door knocks and she finds him standing there looking almost as confused as she feels she is relieved he didn't walk away..
'Your still here?'.
'Yes, I wanted to make sure that you understood that I'm not playing a game here I like you Bonnie'.
'I like you too'.
She finds herself finding it easier to say to his face as she steps out of her apartment.
'You do'.
'Yes I like you Kol I admit it but my track record with guys suck and I've never dated a vampire before especially an original and I'm a witch what is the success rate of Vampire/Witch relationships anyway'.
'I'm certain no studies have been taken for me to even know the answer to that question'.
She laughs at his response but he can tell she is still unsure and he steps towards her shocking her as she steps away from him.
He reaches out to touch her cheek, hesitation is written all over his face, he can hear heart racing as his hand brushes against her cheek.
'What are you doing?'.
Her voice low, her throat suddenly feels dry but he doesn't answer as he leans closer to her.
He feels her breath against his lips as he touches his to hers but doesn't move waiting for to react, then he feels her lips moving against his.
She can't believe that he kissed her and that she is now kissing him back, his hands come to her waist pulling her to him not that she's going to complain she likes being this close to him.
He pulls back.
'You where saying'.
She shakes her head pulling him back to her.
'Nothing I was saying nothing, we should do that again'.
He doesn't complain as she pulls him back for a kiss, her hands on his neck through his hair.
Awww they kissed, does anyone else think things are going too smoothly for these guys because I certainly do but that's all about to change I'm going to throw some drama into the mix maybe add a bit of Damon or Katherine,have a spell go completely wrong for Bonnie with terrible results for someone or maybe take a trip down south to NOLA.
That's just a taster of what I have to come but for now enjoy the latest instalment.