CAROLINE'S POV:

"Right, I have a meeting after school that's gonna go on till about 5:00pm," I informed Stefan as I looked in my diary the following morning "and Leo needs to be picked up from school at 2:45pm, so what are you going to do with him?"

"The new Minions movie is out. Two hours of pure torture!" he proclaimed

"Minions!" Leo shouted from the living room where he was watching cartoons and eating his breakfast

"It's official, my child has super-hearing." Stefan informed me as I smiled warmly "That should make life interesting…"

Slapping his arm, I wound my arms around his neck from behind, smiling at him warmly as he placed his hand on my forearm… "So, what are you going to do with him?"

"We'll go to see the Minions movie." he replied, leaning up to press his lips against mine "And you'd better get going, or you're going to be late."

I glanced at my watch and nodded my head in agreement… "Leo's pack up is in the fridge in the blue box. This weekend we'll pop out and get him everything we need – clothes, new bedding and new stuff for school, okay?"

"Yes, boss." he proclaimed, mock saluting me

"I like the sound of that." I admitted, blowing him a kiss as I walked out of the room

STEFAN'S POV:

"I'm so excited, Daddy!" Leo proclaimed as we walked hand-in-hand towards the movie theatre "Can I have popcorn, and ice cream, and a huge milkshake please?"

"I think we'll just have one of those," I replied "or else someone will be sick on the car journey home."

"You?" he questioned

"No, you, you monkey." I informed him

CAROLINE'S POV:

I arrived back at Stefan's and kicked the door shut behind me, setting my stuff down on the floor in the hallway and made my way into the kitchen and flicked on the kettle, seeing there was a message on the machine…

"Hi, Stefan, it's Elena; I just called to see how Leo is, but obviously you're not in so I'll call again later. Bye."

I pursed my lips together and moved over to the oven, pulling pots and pans out as I began to prepare dinner. Half-an-hour later, the vegetable lasagne was in the oven and cooking, and I walked through to the bedroom, changing into some comfier clothes, making a start on my next task…

STEFAN'S POV:

"We're back." I informed Caroline as Leo and I walked into the house

"We're back." Leo mirrored, turning and smiling at me as he spoke

"Hi," Caroline greeted us as she walked through from the kitchen "dinner's about to be served, so you both need to go and get changed please."

"Really?" Leo inquired "I'm just gonna be having a bath and getting into my pyjamas soon…"

"Hey," I proclaimed "don't get cheeky. Go and do as you're told, please."

"Okay…" he replied, smiling at me weakly before making his way down the hallway

"Hey," I greeted Caroline, pressing my lips against hers "how was your day?"

"Long." she informed me "How was yours?"

"Torture," I admitted "the Minions movie was absolute torture, and I know we're gonna have to buy it on DVD when it's released."

She smiled at me sympathetically and wound her arms around my waist… "I bet you loved it really, didn't you?"

"It was nice to see Leo so happy and content," I informed her "but other than that, no."

She pressed her lips against mine… "You're a big fibber, Stefan Salvatore. Now you need to go and change too."

"Do I really?" I asked "I'm just gonna be having a shower with my girlfriend soon enough…"

She smirked at me and slapped my chest… "We need to set an example to Leo, so yes, you do."

I walked into the bedroom and pulled off my shirt, laying it on the chair before moving over to my closet, pulling it open to find everything neatly arranged and folded into sections…

CAROLINE'S POV:

Stefan walked into the room as I set Leo's plate down in front of him and smiled at him warmly… "Hey."

"Hey." he mirrored, pressing his lips against mine "Something smells amazing."

"Thank you. It's a new perfume." I replied

I sighed contentedly as he pressed his lips against my neck… "Or it could be the vegetable lasagne."

"Yeah, I think it's that." he informed me, smirking at me as he pulled away "You've been busy…"

"I have." I admitted

"Not just in here…" he replied "You don't happen to know why my wardrobe is half empty, do you? It wouldn't happen to be the fact my super organised girlfriend is planning to move some things in, would it?"

I looked up at him… "Are you mad? Because if you are, I can always put it back to how it was before. It's just, I took it for granted because I've been staying here a lot, so I was thinking that it makes more sense for me to leave things here instead of trailing things backward and forwards."

"I wanted to talk to you about that, actually." he admitted

"About what?" I questioned

"You staying here a lot," he informed me "it's something we need to talk about."

"I've got the wrong end of the stick, haven't I?" I inquired "You don't want me here 24/7, not now you've got your son here too. It's okay, I'll pack up my things and head home, and leave you boys to enjoy your night."

"Caroline," he chuckled as I finally took a breath "it's fine. I actually wanted to ask you if you'd like to stay more often, like permanently…"

"Am I hearing you right?" I asked "Are you asking me to move in with you?"

He nodded his head… "If you want to."

"I want to," I informed him, smiling at him warmly "but I come with conditions…"

"And what would they be?" he questioned

"You let me add my magic touch to this place." I replied "It's dying for a woman's touch, Stefan."

"I am too." he admitted, sliding his hands into the back pockets of my jeans

Shoving him lightly, I rolled my eyes… "Is that a yes or a no? Because I have another condition too."

"Which is?" he inquired

"We go for custody of Leo," I replied "together, as a couple."

Bombshell alert! What will Stefan say to Caroline's suggestion?