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THE SMUT BEGINS HERE! I know you guys are excited for that ;) They're relationship might seem like it's moving way faster now but that's because I've been skipping time, so keep that in mind. If I wrote about every singe date and event they did we'd never see the smut! They've been on five dates and they've talked almost everyday since they met, so keep that in mind too :)

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Tyler awoke to a warm body pressed against him and he couldn't stop the smile that crossed his face as he remembered what took place the night before. Jeremy mumbled something next to his ear and tightened his hold around him. His smile widened; Jeremy did look like the type to love cuddling. He couldn't deny that he did too.

Last night after Jeremy invited him in he had told him he was alright with Tyler staying the night since Elena was on vacation. Tyler didn't want to seem overeager and started to decline the invite but Jeremy had pounced on him and thought of going home left him instantly. He grinned; their intensely passionate make-out session had gone on for what felt like hours before they fell asleep in each other's arms. He couldn't remember the last time he had been so turned on just by kissing and heavy petting. The most clothing that came off was their shirts due to what Jeremy had shared earlier with him and the single father, not wanting to stir up memories for him, had let Jeremy set the pace and was comfortable with taking it as slow as he needed. To him, their relationship was about the emotional connection they had; the physical aspects would just be a nice bonus.

Tyler mused on that for a while; never had he felt so in tune with someone before. He felt that he and Jeremy had Caroline's so-called serious steamy chemistry times ten; he had never felt closer to someone than he felt to Jeremy and they didn't even need sex to gain that connection. Just talking to him, simply being with him brought a sense of peace and wholeness to him that he never felt with his previous partners, even Kol; his relationship with Jeremy was different from any he had before, that he knew for sure. It was stronger, more stable; it was more fulfilling, yet he couldn't get enough of the other man. If he could, he would keep Jeremy around him at all times; the man's positive energy and shy demeanor turned Tyler on so much it drove him crazy. But he couldn't help it; there was something about Jeremy that had him hooked and he was more than happy to hang on. He was falling in love, hell he thought he was in love already, but decided to keep that to himself for now. They had become official, re-opened old wounds, had their first kiss and their first sleepover all in one day; his confession of love could wait a while; his feelings definitely wouldn't be changing anytime soon.

He turned over in Jeremy's embrace and kissed him gently; he could seriously get used to waking up to this beautiful man every day for the rest of his life. The thought made Tyler's heart leap in his chest and he wondered what Jeremy would think of the idea; forever sounded pretty good to him.

Jeremy cracked one eye open and quickly closed it, trying to go back to sleep but Tyler wouldn't let him. He caressed Jeremy's cheek before letting his hand trail down to his neck and guiding his lips to his for a morning kiss. Jeremy moaned in protest to the kiss before pulling back slightly.

"I have morning breath," he whined and Tyler laughed, pecking him quickly for good measure.

"You're fine," he murmured before kissing him again, this kiss slow and passionate like the ones from the previous night. Jeremy gave in this time and smiled into the kiss. "Morning," he breathed, eyes shining with happiness.

"How'd you sleep?" he asked quietly, his hand gently massaging Jeremy's neck.

"Really good with you here," Jeremy said with a blush. Tyler couldn't resist from kissing his nose.

"Me too," he admitted and it was true; he slept better than he had these past few months. He smirked, "You're a huge cuddler."

"You're comfy," Jeremy said with a shrug and Tyler laughed before rolling on top of him and kissing him slowly, enjoying the feel of Jeremy's fingertips trailing lightly down his back through his tank top. One hand stroked Jeremy's cheek and the other gripped the pillow he was laying on tightly. He felt himself becoming aroused quickly; Jeremy made him feel like a teenager. Jeremy's hands trailed down his sides and he shivered in response. He could feel the other man smile into the kiss before he pulled back, catching his breath.

"Sh-Shower?" Tyler questioned and Jeremy chuckled.

"Sounds good."

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Jeremy decided that showers with Tyler could only be described as erotic. He never knew what the hype was about but he could definitely get used to them with this man. They had kissed and teased each other endlessly, Jeremy finding himself pinned against the tiled wall with Tyler's mouth attached to his own or his neck most of the time. He was sure his neck looked like he'd been choked; Tyler's looked no better with red marks and darker bruises starting to appear on his neck and chest. He was thankful as well as frustrated that Tyler kept his hands above his waist; he was painfully hard, as he knew the other man was, but he wasn't ready to jump into a serious physical relationship just yet, especially with someone he was really falling for. The last time he gave himself to someone he wound up hurt and even though it happened years ago the scars remained. He wanted to go slower this time around and be sure that he was secure in the relationship before doing anything more and he was happy that Tyler respected him enough to allow that.

But he still had needs, needs that he really needed to take care of right now and the longer Tyler touched and kissed him the worse it became. He unconsciously thrust his hips against Tyler's as he sensually washed his chest and the older man groaned before grabbing Jeremy's hands and raising his arms and pinning them above his head, breaking the kiss.

"If you keep doing that, this—this will go a lot farther than you're ready for," Tyler murmured huskily and Jeremy shivered at the tone. He kept his eyes locked with Tyler's as he thrust his hips again, smiling when Tyler's eyes rolled in the back of his head and he bit his lip hard. He reached out and kissed Tyler again before wrapping his legs around his waist, Tyler's weight automatically moving to hold him against the wall, and moving his hips in a circular motion, reveling in Tyler groaning in his ear.

"God Jere," he moaned, trying hard not to thrust back, wanting Jeremy to be as comfortable as possible but damn it felt so good. Jeremy kissed and licked his way from his collar bone to his ear and nipped lightly.

"It's okay Ty," he moaned over the rushing water falling on them. He pulled back and gazed into his eyes, letting him see that he was alright with this. Tyler's hands tightened their hold on his against the wall as he started meeting Jeremy's hips with his own, trying to hold back as much as he could so as not to scare the other man. Their foreheads touched as lips met again in fiery renewal and Jeremy whimpered as his hips sped up and he neared release, their moans and cries mingling in with the warm water.

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"My water bill is going to be so high this month; Elena's going to kill me," Jeremy said as he turned off the water and shook his head, water flying everywhere.

Tyler laughed and grabbed a large, plush towel from the cabinet Jeremy directed him to, "Just—just think of the reason it's so high and you'll feel b-b-better."

"Well I can't tell my cousin why we're paying so much; she'll say that wasting water with my extremely sexy boyfriend is no excuse."

"Oh I'm sure she'll—she'll find it in her to understand," Tyler laughed as he grabbed Jeremy around the waist and kissed him passionately.

"Jeremy?" Elena's voice called and the door opened before the bathroom door swung open. Jeremy let out a startled cry as Tyler quickly raised the towel to cover them while Elena let out a surprised cry of her own, "I'm sorry! I wanted to surprise you and I didn't know you had someone—Tyler?" she exclaimed as she did a double take of who exactly was commando with her cousin. Jeremy spotted Damon behind her smirking in pure amusement and he groaned inwardly.

"Elena?" Tyler questioned, confusion etched clearly on his face and trying hard to ignore the man raising his crazy eyebrows behind her. "What—are you—?"

"This is the Tyler you've been seeing?" she asked Jeremy, her eyes popping out of her sockets. Jeremy looked between them, frowning.

"Yeah…how do you two know each other?"

"She's my speech therapist…she's—she's your cousin?" Tyler asked. He figured it made sense; Elena told him she was going on vacation around the time when Jeremy had said his cousin Elena would be gone to some island with her boyfriend.

"Oh my god," Elena muttered, covering her eyes and backing out of the doorway. "You two are going to get dressed and we're going to talk about this." She left the room, muttering things to herself, dragging her suitcases to her room. Damon wiggled his eyebrows and smirked at Jeremy laughing before following her. Jeremy stared at her vacant spot in disbelief while Tyler ran a hand through his damp hair and exhaled slowly. Neither of them said anything for a moment then Jeremy turned to him.

"Well…we got the awkward meeting with my cousin and her boyfriend over with," he said with a small smile. Tyler couldn't help but chuckle.

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"I guess I should've seen this coming; he mentioned a Katherine being your daughter but I didn't even think about her being your daughter," she said as she sipped at her tea. Tyler hummed and drank from his coffee. He couldn't tell but Elena didn't look as mad as he thought she would be. The man with the crazy eyebrows—Tyler found out he was Elena's boyfriend, Damon—never stopped smirking and it was starting to irritate him.

"I—I didn't know you were Cousin Elena," he said with a quiet laugh and she smiled. "Well I've—I've heard a lot about you."

"Likewise," she said. "He wouldn't stop talking about you after the first date. I'm surprised I didn't figure it out before today."

Jeremy blushed heavily as Damon laughed and Tyler shot him an unreadable look. "Elena was that necessary?" he moaned and she laughed.

"Well it's true! You looked so dazed and happy you would've thought you won the lottery!"

"Shut-up," he muttered; he didn't want Tyler to know just how much of an effect he had on him.

"Well in any case, I'm happy for the both of you and yes, Tyler, I will still be your therapist so don't worry. I only ask that if you two are fighting that you don't involve me because I hate that caught-in-the-middle messenger bullshit."

"Unless it's Stefan and Damon," Jeremy said under his breath and hissed when Elena kicked him under the table.

"Thanks, Elena," Tyler said, eyes shining with gratefulness. They were silent for a moment before Damon finally spoke.

"So how high do you think your water bill is going to be Elena?" he asked, smirking at Tyler and Jeremy. They both blushed and looked down into their mugs as they took a long drink, ignoring Elena and Damon's laughter.

Two weekends later was the weekend before Christmas and the streets of New York City were alive with the spirit of the holidays; people were out Christmas shopping, enjoying the snow or the decorations or both; some were caroling in the park and in the streets while others preferred to watch them and the parades that took place almost every Saturday. On one such Saturday morning, Tyler, Katherine, Jeremy and Caroline were having breakfast at Ihop, one of Katherine's favorite restaurants and enjoying the view of the snow and the people bustling by trying to get their last minute shopping in.

"What'd you get me for Christmas Daddy?" Katherine asked for the sixth time that week as she shoved more strawberry pancakes into her mouth.

Tyler chuckled, "Can't—can't t-t-tell you Kit-Kat. It's a surprise."

"I don't like surprises," she pouted and Jeremy and Caroline snickered.

"Well if he tells you he'll have to take it back," Jeremy said, pouring a large amount of syrup on his waffles. Tyler watched him and shook his head fondly; something he discovered about Jeremy was that he had a big sweet tooth.

"So if I tell him what I got him or you or Caroline then I have to take it back? What if I want to make sure you like it?" she asked with wide eyes.

Jeremy froze and Caroline laughed at his expression; he didn't expect Katherine to buy him something even though he knew what he was getting her.

"She hasn't gotten anything yet," Caroline giggled. "We're going after breakfast…and you guys aren't allowed to come so find something else to do. It'll probably take all day since there are so many people out doing last minute shopping."

Tyler smirked slightly, "I'm sure we'll f-f-find something to do." He sent a sly look at Jeremy and the younger man blushed.

"Gutter mind," he muttered as he stabbed his waffle. Tyler and Caroline laughed, Katherine looking at all the adults in confusion before shrugging and going back to her pancakes, thinking about the letter she still needed to write to Santa for her and Pom-Pom.

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Tyler and Jeremy returned to Tyler's apartment while Katherine and Caroline joined the masses in the madness that was Christmas shopping. Jeremy had been spending more and more time with his family, eating dinner with them almost every night since their first kiss and having breakfast this morning. Tyler was elated that he fit so well with them and that Katherine had adapted so well to having her teacher around as much as he was. He knew that Kol's leaving had devastated her and he was glad she seemed to be over it; he wanted to change her last name from Kol's to his as one of her Christmas presents and he had been discussing it with Jeremy to see what he thought.

"I d-d-don't want it t-t-to be a reminder of him," he said with finality. "She's b-b-been h-h-happier these past few months."

"I don't think she'll mind; she loves you Tyler and if she doesn't like it, you can always change it back, though something tells me she'll be really happy when she sees that paper," Jeremy replied sincerely, pushing his glasses up his nose. He knew that this was something that had been bothering Tyler and he honestly didn't think Katherine would mind sharing his last name.

"I hope not," he muttered, sitting on the couch after removing his jacket and his shoes. "Our p-p-p-p—our plan was for Katherine to-to-to take his last name and for our little b-b-boy to take mine so it w-w-w-would be even."

Jeremy briefly wondered why they just didn't get married before deciding it didn't matter. He sat next to Tyler after removing his own jacket, scarf and shoes. "You only wanted two?"

"It was all we—we had room f-f-for," he said with a light laugh as he lost himself in the memory of his and Kol's happier days. "Katherine really—really loved Kol; she wouldn't l-l-let him go when Caroline f-f-first gave her to him."

Jeremy smiled at him, not allowing the jealousy or the longing he felt to shine through. He wanted a family for as long as he could remember, his own being taken away from him at a young age, and now he wanted one with Tyler; the thought had been crossing his mind for the past few days and every time he saw Katherine with Tyler the longing in his stomach would grow. It sounded foolish to want something like that with someone he'd been seeing for only a couple months but he couldn't help it; he was in love with Tyler and he wanted a life with him. He just hoped he didn't fall in love alone; he had past of falling in love too quickly and things turning out ugly. He decided to keep this bit of information to himself for now; he didn't want to overwhelm Tyler and he wanted to be certain Tyler wanted the same things he did.

"I can't believe he hasn't been to see her. What kind of man abandons his own child like that?" Jeremy said before he could stop himself. His eyes widened as he looked at Tyler, "I'm sorry…I shouldn't have said—I mean—"

"N-No Jere, you're right. And—and maybe it's partially my fault b-b-because I didn't t-t-t-tell him we were moving but he could've—could've found out our n-n-new address from my f-f-father. He doesn't—doesn't want to see her." He shook his head sadly. Jeremy wrapped his arms around her and kissed the side of his head.

"It's not your fault Ty," he murmured and he felt Tyler nod slightly before he wrapped his arms around his frame tightly, burying his nose in his neck and inhaling deeply.

They held each other like this for a few moments before Tyler pulled back and gave Jeremy a gentle kiss on the lips.

"Th-Thank you," he murmured softly. Jeremy kissed him in response, relishing in the feel of Tyler's lips on his and his hands on his back. He pulled back and kissed the single father on the forehead and murmured, "Of course."

Tyler kissed Jeremy deeply then, pushing him back gently so he was lying on the couch. Jeremy's hands moved down to clutch Tyler's arms, his breathing coming out in short pants as he moved to his neck, sucking and biting down the pale pillar. He sucked particularly hard right above his collar bone and the younger man moaned, shifting his hips. Tyler groaned when Jeremy's half erection bumped into his own and he quickly slid wandering hands up his shirt, loving the skin-on-skin contact. He grabbed the bottom of his shirt and lifted, pulling Jeremy up and the shirt off, throwing it on the floor and resuming his assault on his neck, trailing light kisses down his chest. Jeremy let out a moan when Tyler reached his nipples, taking one in his mouth and sucking on it gently, his eyes searching out the teachers and holding his gaze. Jeremy bit his lip, hands trailing from his biceps to his hair as Tyler moved to give his other nipple some attention.

Jeremy's trembling hands found their way to the buttons on Tyler's white, button-down and he popped the first three off before Tyler took pity and helped him. The teacher slid the fabric off his shoulders, revealing smooth, tan skin. He ran his hands over perfect broad shoulders and raked his nails lightly down his back, the other man groaning lightly at the sensation. Tyler kissed him softly for a moment before kissing the middle of his chest and sliding down to his belly-button, dipping his tongue in and swirling it teasingly before tracing back up his chest to his lips with his tongue. Jeremy let out a breathy moan and his hands gripped Tyler's shoulders tightly; his pants were uncomfortably tight now thanks to Tyler's teasing and he needed relief.

Tyler kissed his cheek and pulled back slightly, smiling at Jeremy's whine at the loss of body contact. He brought a hand to his cheek and stroked soothingly with his thumb.

"I—I don't want to make you un-uncomfortable," he said softly. Jeremy peered at him through shining eyes for a moment before nodding, taking ahold of Tyler's hand on his cheek and leading it down to his pants, which were so uncomfortable by now it was painful. Tyler looked at him once more to make sure this was what he wanted before popping the button with one hand and sliding them down a bit, his erection bulging through his briefs. Tyler's breath caught as he looked at the pretty picture Jeremy made on his couch.

A moan brought him out of his reverie as Jeremy thrust his hips up, trying to find relief. Tyler bent to kiss a nipple before sliding his hand into the black briefs, grabbing the damp flesh firmly. He smiled when Jeremy immediately reacted, thrusting into his hand and whimpering. Tyler stroked him gently, ignoring his own erection for as long as he could; he wanted to make Jeremy as comfortable as possible, even if that meant putting his own needs aside for the time being. Jeremy arched his back and cried out when Tyler tugged firmly, his nails digging into his biceps. He shoved his pants and briefs down further, his hand never letting up.

"Tyler," he moaned out as the hand moved faster. "Oh god Ty…"

Tyler dropped his head into the crook of Jeremy's neck, sucking languidly on the hot skin as he brought Jeremy closer to climax; he was so beautiful in the throes of passion. His hand slowed when he felt the other man's hands trailing down his stomach, muscles tensing from the touch, to his pants. He felt them being unbuttoned and unzipped and a hand reaching past his pants and boxers, grasping his erection and tugging gently. He gasped and bit his lip, looking into Jeremy's eyes for reassurance that this was what he wanted. He was met with a lustful gaze and that gave Tyler his answer.

Jeremy pulled him out and stroked him, his eyes never leaving his and Tyler felt the intensity of his stare, of this moment, envelop him and send him closer to the edge. He kissed Jeremy hard, which he returned just as enthusiastically, their hands never stopping as they brought each other closer to euphoria. Jeremy was panting and moaning, the sounds driving Tyler wild as he sped up his movements, determined to bring Jeremy off first. Jeremy's other hand was on his neck, guiding him down for another deep kiss, he twisted and tugged his hand at the same moment and Jeremy let out a moan into his mouth before reaching his limit.

He cried out Tyler's name as he came all over his hand, his own hand never stopping and Tyler clenched his jaw following him into bliss. The single father lowered himself down slowly until he was lying flush against Jeremy and buried his head in his neck again. He could feel Jeremy's heart beating erratically and he felt a surge of pride that he made this normally shy teacher lose some control, his mind wandering to how he would look when he was inside him. He shivered; he really needed to stop thinking these things before he had another problem to take care of.

Jeremy was gulping down breaths as he tried to slow his heart, the heat radiating off Tyler comforting him and making him warm and sleepy. He groaned lightly, his free hand massaging Tyler's neck and he chuckled when he purred like a content cat. After another long moment Tyler lifted his head and kissed Jeremy's lips before kissing his eyebrow and stood. He pulled his pants back up and disappeared into the bathroom for a moment and came back with a wet rag to clean them off. When he was done he left to throw the rag in the laundry hamper in the corner of the bathroom and went back into the living room, lifting a sleepy Jeremy into his arms and carrying him to his bedroom. He placed him gently on the bed and removed his jeans, leaving his briefs on, before shucking his own pants and climbing in to spoon the younger man, arm going around him and rubbing his stomach. Jeremy sighed contentedly and laced his fingers with the hand on his stomach, letting sleep overtake him. Tyler kissed the back of his head before following him into dreams.

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