Caroline was straddling me, her knees either side of me where I sat on the sofa…
"Your Mom could be down any minute…" I sighed
"She's exhausted;" she replied "she'll be fast asleep by now."
"I don't want us to get caught." I admitted, winding my arms around her waist, pulling her closer to me, her chest pressing against mine
"Then why are you not pushing me away?" she asked
"Because you're too tempting." I informed her "We won't get caught, I promise."
Her lips brushed against mine and trailed down to my neck, her hands finding their way under my t-shirt, resting on my chest, her fingernails lightly scratching against my skin. Feeling her hands move, they reached the bottom of my t-shirt and pulled it over my head in one fluid movement, dropping it to the floor behind her. Pressing her lips against mine, I felt one of her hands run down my chest and into my jeans, a gasp escaping my mouth as she took a hold of my length…
"Stefan, Damon, breakfast!" Caroline's voice called from outside the den where we were sleeping
"Alright, bro?" Damon asked as I shot up
"Yeah, fine." I replied, running my hands over my face
CAROLINE'S POV:
Damon walked into the kitchen first and I handed him a plate… "Help yourself."
"You didn't have to go to all this trouble." he informed me
"I know," I replied "but I wanted to, so help yourself. Where's Stefan?"
"Still through there," he replied "he seems a bit odd."
Nodding my head, I made my way out of the room and walked down the hallway to the den, tapping on the door gently before poking my head around, seeing Stefan sat on the sofa, his head leaning back, looking up at the ceiling…
"Hey," I greeted him "are you okay? Damon says you seem a bit odd…"
"I just had a weird dream, that's all. Trying to get my head around it." he informed me
"Do you want to talk about it?" I questioned, raising an eyebrow at him as I stepped further into the room
"Not really," he admitted "something smells good. What're we having?"
"There's pancakes, waffles, bacon, sausage and eggs," I informed him "but we're not going anywhere until you tell me what your dream was about. Was it to do with your Mom?"
He shook his head… "It was you and me."
"Right," I replied "and that's made you all weird, because?"
"Because it was getting quite intimate and then you calling us for breakfast woke me up," he informed me "there. You know now, so can we go and get some breakfast?"
"What was happening in the dream?" I asked, placing my hand on his chest as he went to move past me
"We were in your living room," he replied "you were straddling me and we were going to y'know, and then I woke up. It's your fault."
"Why is it my fault?" I inquired
"Because of your teasing last night," he informed me "all I could see last night before I fell asleep was your face, and all I could imagine was us…"
I smiled at him warmly and slid my hand up from his chest and wound it around his neck, running my fingers through his hair as I pressed my lips against his… "I know I may tease you and act all confident, but that's because you make me feel that way. Like you said last night, I'm not 100% ready yet…"
"I know," he replied "and I understand that, so like I said, when you're ready, I'll be ready too."
STEFAN'S POV:
"Are you and Lil gonna be okay here on your own?" I asked Damon as I got organised for mine and Caroline's date
Damon nodded his head… "Liz said she's got some jobs for me to do."
"And you're happy to do them, right?" I questioned, raising an eyebrow at him
He nodded his head… "She's letting us stay. The least I can do is help her out."
"Thanks, bro," I replied "I really appreciate it. What about Lil?"
"She said she's meeting a couple of friends at the mall," he informed me "so she'll be gone most of the day. What are you and Blondie doing?"
"Damon, she has a name…" I sighed
"Sorry. What are you and Caroline doing?" he inquired
"We're going ice skating." I informed him
"And you're off to Enzo's party tomorrow night together? Two dates in two days? Whoa, things are getting serious!" he proclaimed
I sighed and shook my head, grabbing my jacket and saying goodbye before leaving the room…
CAROLINE'S POV:
"Have you ever done this before?" Stefan asked as we tied up our skates
"Once, when I was younger," I informed him "what about you?"
"Never." he replied "You're gonna have to hold me up."
"You might have to hold me up too…" I admitted "Knowing me, I'll fall on my butt."
"I'll try not to laugh," he informed me "but I can't make any promises."
I smiled at him warmly as I lifted my head after tying my skates up and stood, making my way precariously over to the ice, stepping onto it…
"Wait for me!" he proclaimed
"Don't fall." I chuckled as I continued to walk on the ice
As I continued to move further onto the ice, I felt a pair of arms wrap around my waist and gasped, sighing contentedly as Stefan's scent filled my nostrils and his lips pressed against my cheek…
"I thought you couldn't skate?" I questioned as I turned to face him
"I'm a natural." he replied
"You're a liar." I informed him "Where did you learn to skate?"
"Mom, Dad, Damon and me used to come before Lil was born," he admitted "it was our weekend treat."
I smiled at him warmly and wound my arms around his neck… "If you don't wanna be here, you can just say. I won't be upset or offended."
"I'm okay, honestly." he assured me "I promise."
STEFAN'S POV:
"One salted caramel hot chocolate, as ordered." I informed Caroline as I sat down next to her
"Thank you." she replied "What did you end up choosing?"
"Just a coffee." I admitted
"Boring!" she proclaimed
I smiled at her warmly as she smirked at me… "I had fun today."
"So did I," she replied "thank you."
I placed my arm on the back of the sofa we were sitting on, letting my fingertips brush her shoulder through the material of her blouse and leant in…
"Stefan, we're in public." she sighed
"So? No one hear knows us." I replied "And I want to kiss you."
"How much do you want to kiss me?" she questioned
"So much," I admitted "so, are you going to let me?"
She smiled at me warmly and let her lips press against my own, a person coughing pulling us apart…
"Well, isn't this cosy!" Elena proclaimed
"What do you want, Elena?" I inquired
"I saw you both as I was passing and thought I'd come and see how the happy couple are getting on," she admitted "and tell you that I'll see you both tomorrow at Enzo's party. I can't wait!"
Sighing heavily, she walked away. Turning back to Caroline, I let my hand cover hers that was resting on her lap…
"You okay?" I asked
"She always manages to make me feel uncomfortable and unworthy." she admitted
"Unworthy?" I questioned
"Of being with you," she replied "when I see her, I think why would you want me when you could have her."
"I don't want to be with someone who only wants to be with me because she can't be with the person she really wants to be with. I want to be happy, and I am when I'm with you." I informed her "So let's forget about Elena, enjoy the rest of the date and enjoy the party tomorrow, yeah?"
"Yeah." she mirrored "Y'know, you should think about a career in motivational speaking."
"I should now, should I?" I inquired
"Yeah," she informed me "you're good at it. You always manage to make me feel better."
I smiled at her warmly and kissed her once again…
CAROLINE'S POV:
"So, how was your date with Stefan?" Mom asked as we stood in the kitchen
"Good, really good, until his ex showed up." I sighed
"And then what?" she questioned
"We ignored her, but she's going to be at the party tomorrow night too." I informed her "She always makes me feel insecure and unworthy of being with Stefan. He could have her, so why does he want to be with me?"
As she was about to reply, the front door slammed behind her and Mom jumped. Placing my hand on her shoulder, an upstairs bedroom door slammed shut again…
"I'll go and see what's wrong with her." I admitted
Mom nodded her head in agreement. As I made my way through into the hallway, Stefan was making his way to the stairs…
"Why don't you let me go?" I suggested "She might need a girl to talk to…"
"Are you sure?" he questioned
I nodded my head… "Go back to whatever you were doing."
"Okay. Thank you." I replied
Smiling at him warmly, I made my way upstairs and knocked on the bedroom door…
"Go away, Stefan…" Lily proclaimed
"It's not Stefan," I informed her "it's me, Caroline, can I come in?"
"Yeah." she replied
Making my way into the room, I shut the door behind me… "What's the matter?"
"Sorry for slamming the doors," she sighed "I just needed to get my anger out."
"Why don't you talk to me about what's quite obviously upset you?" I suggested
"There's this boy," she informed me as I moved over to sit next to her on the bed "he's called Callum. He's cute, he's funny and I thought we had a real connection forming, but when I got to the mall today, he was kissing one of my best friends."
I smiled at her sympathetically… "I'd love to say I've been in your position and tell you what I think you should do but I can't because I never have been."
"Never?" she inquired
"Nope," I replied "your brother's the only boy who's ever shown any interest in me."
"For what it's worth, I think he really likes you." she informed me
"Do you now?" I questioned
She nodded her head… "I've seen how it looks at you. He never used to look at Elena that way."
I swallowed a lump in my throat… "Really?"
"Really." she replied
I smiled at her warmly… "What do you say to a girlie night? Just, you, me, a pizza, a romcom and junk food?"
"I'd love that." she admitted
"Well I'll head out to the store for our junk food and grab us a pizza on the way back. Is there anything you don't like?"
"Anchovies." she replied "But be warned, Stefan loves them!"
"Thanks for the warning." I chuckled "I'll be back soon."
"Caroline!" she proclaimed as I stood up and made my way to the door
"Yeah?" I asked, turning back to her
"Thank you." she replied
STEFAN'S POV:
I heard Caroline make her way down the stairs and walked out of the den as she reached the hallway and grabbed her coat and handbag…
"Where're you going?" I questioned
"To the store to get some junk food and to get a pizza," she informed me "Lily and I are having a girlie night, just me and her."
"Really?" I inquired
"Yeah, why are you so shocked?" she asked, raising an eyebrow at me
"Lily doesn't normally bond with girls…" I admitted "So I'm just surprised, and thankful that she's bonded with you. Elena tried and failed…"
She smiled at me weakly… "I'd better go."
"Caroline," I proclaimed, moving over to her as she moved to the door, taking her hand in mine, turning her to face me "thank you. You have no idea how much this means to me."
"You're welcome." she replied
Stefan and Caroline have had their first date and they could've let Elena ruin it but they didn't, but she's going to Enzo's party so what do you think could happen there? And Caroline and Lily are having a girlie night; do you think they'll bond?