Chapter 28
The days melted into a week and Caroline's nerves were shot. The cabin just wasn't big enough for her to avoid running into Stefan and Elena ... on multiple occasions. Elena would have her hands in his hair while they sat and mussed about possible spells with Bonnie. Stefan would look at Caroline with solemn eyes but what could she do? She couldn't stake her claim on him seeing that technically he was with Elena and she with Tyler.
Tyler had sent several text messages and missed calls. Raging from panic to complete psycho rants about how he was going to find them and that it was only a matter of time before Klaus found them. After his one explicit voice mail about how he was going to kill her for leaving him; Caroline had switched her phone off indefinitely and only called her mother on Damon cell. She missed her mom and after witnessing too many Elena and Stefan moments she had broken down mentally and called Liz.
"Caroline are you alright? You sound upset?" Liz asked concerned as Caroline sat on the forest floor a good distance away from the cabin.
"I just miss you. This whole separation thing sucks." Caroline sighed as she toyed with the buttons on her blazer.
"Have you spoken to your dad?"
"No. Besides I don't think he would answer my calls anyway." Caroline frowned as she thought of her dad.
He used to be her sole confident when it came to all her secrets. They would chat for hours only so that he could distract her if she was filled with self loathing and envious feelings towards Elena. Caroline wished that she still had him to talk to. He would help her with the current dilemma that she was going through with Stefan. Sure he would of disapproved of how she and Stefan happened to have crossed paths but he was a firm believer that when love came knocking – you had to open the door before it was too late, before love moved on to the next door.
"Oh Care he's still your Dad. He loves you no matter what. Human or Vampire those feelings don't just disappear. Somewhere along the line our belief's change, especially when our children are involved."
Caroline sniffed as traitor tears appeared. When had her Mom been so wise? Perhaps she had always had the answers and Caroline had just been too stubborn to pay attention.
"I've still got you, Mom. That's all that matters right now." Caroline glanced up from the forest floor into the eyes of Stefan.
He was standing in front of her, his hands tucked into his jeans pockets. Worry was etched on to his sculptured features.
"Mom I have to go. We'll talk soon. I love you." Caroline whispered her eyes never breaking contact from Stefan's face.
"All right, Caroline. Love you and keep safe."
Caroline pulled Damon's phone away from her ear and promptly switched it off.
"Damon wants his phone back." Stefan broke the silence first when it was clear that Caroline was not going to speak.
"Funny he told me I should keep it." Caroline frowned.
Stefan groaned and ran a hand down his face.
"Seems that Damon wanted me to have some alone time with you."
Caroline gave Stefan a puzzled look.
"Why would he do that?"
Stefan placed his hands pack into his pockets; a nervous gesture that Caroline picked up on instantly.
"Did you tell him about us?" Caroline frowned.
"He figured it out himself. Seems were not doing a good job of hiding our feelings." Stefan sighed.
Caroline laughed angrily before pulling herself up and away from the grounds. She rubbed her hands together to rid the dirt of the forest floor off her hands.
"Well you sure are fooling me. You can't keep your hands off, Elena! Maybe it's just me that he's picking up on." Caroline spat out.
All the pent up anger and jealousy from the last few days was boiling up inside her.
"You know how I feel about you, Caroline. We agreed that I would end things with Elena once this whole mess was sorted out. It's all an act! Do you think I enjoy having her touching me? The only touch I want and crave is yours – not hers." Stefan moved forward and placed a hand on either side of Caroline's face – looking her square in the eyes.
Caroline tried to move her face away from his but he kept his hands firmly where they were so that she was forced to look him in the eyes, no matter how hard she tried to avoid him.
"I dream of your lips. The way you always smile like vanilla. How the light catches in your hair and the way your button nose scrunches up in anger every time Damon invades your private space." Stefan breathed deeply as he brought his mouth closers towards hers.
Caroline could feel his warm breath blowing like a sweet caress on her lips, begging and coaxing her to open her mouth and accept his kiss. His eyes burned with lust and something else, something sweet yet dark at the same time. She couldn't look at him.
"Open your eyes, Caroline." Stefan asked running his hand down the side of her face.
The last thing he wanted was for her to deny him. The last few days had been torture. His skin would crawl up in discomfort every time Elena so much as touched him. Even though emotionally he wanted Caroline, his body wanted hers more and he was filled with regret that they hadn't embraced the time they had with each other when they were alone in the motel room. He wanted them to be together first but also he wanted to be this side of himself ... not the ripper. He wanted Caroline while he was still feeling like him. Stefan pushed himself closer until Caroline was flush against him. Suddenly he didn't care, he would have her here now; on the forest if he had to her.
Caroline gasped and her eyes flew wide open when she felt his warmth smelting into her body.
"I want you." He moved his face into the crook of her neck and breathed her scent in deeply.
Caroline nodded overcome with his touch. She only realised now how much she had missed him and his touch. Stefan pulled his face away from her neck and brought his mouth down on hers. His tongue plundered down on hers and Caroline groaned and brought her hands together at the nape of his neck, playing with his hair there.
"On any other occasion I would be turned on by this scene. But seeing that I've seen both of you naked before and Stefan's my brother – this kind of is disturbing but still kinky." Damon chortled from behind a nearby tree.
The pair pulled back and away from each other as if they had just been scolded by the flame that had been brewing between them. Caroline frowned when she spotted Damon, smirking at them. The usual I'm-so-wicked-gleam in his eyes, as he looked them both up and down.
"You two really need to work on your timing so that you don't get cock- blocked." Damon laughed as he began walking away.
Caroline glanced puzzled towards Stefan who looked equally confused. Before they could voice their confusion, Damon glanced over his shoulder and spoke;
"Katherine's source is meeting us tonight at Trinity nightclub in Seattle. I suggest you two slutty it up – were leaving in an hour."
An: First Elena now Damon! When will these two ever get a chance?! Glad to be back and thank you so much for the reviews. See you next week!
