CAROLINE'S POV:
I woke up the next morning, feeling fingers stroking through my hair. Turning my head to the side, I saw Stefan laid watching me, his fingers running through my hair rhythmically…
"Did I dream what happened last night?" I questioned
"No," he replied, pressing his lips against my forehead "it happened."
"I know I've not had a lot of experience in that area…" I began
"Stop," he begged "it was perfect, you were perfect. What we did last night, it was for you…"
"I knew you were sorry, Stefan. When we spoke at school, I could see it in your eyes." I informed him "Last night…"
"Please don't say it was a mistake, Caroline," he replied "because it wasn't for me."
"It wasn't. Part of me wishes I could say it was but I'd be lying," I admitted "but we need to talk about where we go from here…"
"Where do you want to go?" he questioned
"People will think I'm such an idiot for forgiving you so easily," I sighed "but I don't care. I wanna be with you, Stefan."
"Can you really forgive me that easily?" he asked
I nodded my head, swallowing a lump in my throat…
"How?" he inquired
"Because I love you." I informed him "And I'm not expecting you to say it back or anything, but when you love someone, you do your best to forget about the bad things they've done and move on to focus on the positives. I believe we can be happy together, Stefan, do you?"
He nodded his head… "I think you should go to the police and report Elena for what she did."
"What?" I questioned "We have no proof, it'll my word against hers and as always, she'll win."
"She hasn't won this time though, has she?" he asked
"What do you mean?" I inquired, raising an eyebrow at him
"She hasn't got me back like she wanted," he replied "you've got me, and I've got you, and that's all I want."
I smiled at him warmly and pressed my lips to his, sighing contentedly as he pulled me closer to him as he rolled onto his back…
STEFAN'S POV:
"Morning, sleepyheads." Liz greeted us as Caroline and I walked into the kitchen a little while later
"Morning." Caroline mirrored "Sorry about all of this…"
"What are you talking about?" she questioned
"Stefan staying without permission, being up so late, not going to school," she admitted "I'm sorry."
"None of that matters." she replied "As long as you two are happy? Which from the looks of things, I can see that you are, am I right?"
"We've sorted things out." Caroline informed her "And we're taking it one day at a time."
"Well now you're up and on, I think it's about time you both headed to school…" she admitted
Caroline glanced at her watch and nodded her head in agreement… "Mom's right."
"Okay," I replied "let's get going then, shall we?"
CAROLINE'S POV:
Stefan pulled into a parking space and climbed out of the car, me doing the same. Locking it as I made my way around to him, he held his hand out to me and after a moment of hesitation, I took it willingly, ignoring the murmurs and comments I could hear as we walked into school…
"Morning, lovebirds." Enzo greeted us "Struggle to get out of bed, did you?"
"Do you have to be so crude all the time?" Stefan asked
"Just stating the glaringly obvious." he informed us "So, you're all made up then?"
Stefan glanced at me and nodded his head… "I think so."
"We are." I informed him "Which reminds me, about the bet…"
"I'm sorry." he admitted "It was only meant to be a bit of fun."
"I know that, but maybe you should think about it next time before you mess with someone's feelings." I replied "I'll see you later, Stefan."
Nodding his head in agreement, I pressed my lips against his cheek and made my way down the corridor, inhaling and exhaling a breath as I saw Bonnie glaring at me as I reached the end of the corridor…
"Really?" she questioned, raising an eyebrow at me as I reached her "You've forgiven him."
"Not that it's any of your business but yeah, I have," I informed her
"None of my business?" she inquired "Caroline, he humiliated you at your one and only prom. You were devastated, and that was his fault."
"Actually, it was Elena's." I replied
"She was the one who revealed it, but he was the one who was doing the hurting," she admitted "he was the one using you, and you've let him wrap you around his little finger. Congratulations on being such a pushover, Caroline."
"If you can't be happy at the fact that I'm happy, I don't think we should be friends." I sighed
"What?" she asked
"You heard." I informed her "I've got Stefan, he's all I need."
STEFAN'S POV:
"Thank you very much!" a voice proclaimed as I sat in the canteen with Enzo
"Excuse me?" I questioned, turning to see Caroline's friend Bonnie stood in front of me
"You've ruined my relationship with my best friend," she informed me "you've wrapped her around your little finger and all she cares about is you, even when you treated her like crap."
"I'm sorry you've fallen out but how is it my fault?" I asked, raising an eyebrow at her
"Because we fell out over you," she replied "Caroline thinks the sun shines out of your backside, and she'll defend you to the hilt even though you don't deserve it. How could you use her like that? She deserves so much better than that…"
"She's a feisty one…" Enzo chuckled as she walked away
"Shut up." I sighed "Is she right?"
"About what?" he asked
"Do you think Caroline would defend me?" I questioned
"Probably, yes." he replied "But it's pretty obvious why she would. She loves you, man, so I don't see why it's a problem…"
"It's a problem because I don't deserve it," I admitted "not after the way I treated her. I haven't even shown her how sorry I am."
"And how are you going to do that, exactly?" he inquired, raising an eyebrow at me
"I ruined her prom for her," I sighed "so I'm going to do it all again for her and make sure she has the perfect night this time around."
"Does she really mean that much to you?" he questioned
I nodded my head… "I've never felt this way about another girl before."
"Not even Elena?" he asked
"Not even Elena," I replied "Caroline's different. She's amazing, she's…"
"She's stood right behind you." he informed me
"Hey," I greeted her as I turned to see her stood behind me "did you hear all that?"
She nodded her head as she moved and sat down next to me… "Feel free to continue."
"Later." I informed her, pressing my lips against her temple "Listen, I know about your fall-out with Bonnie…"
"How?" she asked
"She came over and went psycho at Stefan, basically." Enzo admitted
"It didn't happen exactly like that," I replied "but she did have a go. She thinks I don't deserve you."
"Shows what she knows." she scoffed "Can we not talk about her?"
"Caroline, she's your best friend…" I sighed
"Stefan, please." I begged "Not now."
Caroline and Bonnie have fallen out over Caroline forgiving Stefan so easily, will they make up, or is that friendship over for good? And what about Stefan's idea to recreate prom for Caroline, make it a night she'll remember for all the good reasons?