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A/N: This is continued straight from the previous chapter.
The Solution
Chapter 36
"Well, I have to tell you something." Caroline advised and Damon pulled back to look at her curiously without removing his arms from her waist.
"What?" He queried.
"Allan is a prom king nominee." She stated and he looked at her confused.
"You're going to have to explain what you're getting at because I haven't got a clue what you're trying to allude to." He pushed and she sighed.
"Whoever is picked as prom king has to dance with whoever is picked as prom queen." She clarified. "If by some chance he's prom king and I'm prom queen… I'll have to dance with him." She said biting her lip and he still looked at her confused.
"And?" He tested still not seeing what she was getting at.
"So… that won't be, like…" She trailed off unable to find the right word to describe the situation and he chuckled in understanding.
"It's a dance, Caroline. I've seen you dancing with him before." He pointed out. He almost said that he'd seen a lot worse than dancing but he really didn't want to make her feel bad again so he stopped himself from saying that. He knew she'd no doubt think about that anyway. "Stop worrying yourself sick over these trivial Allan things, okay?" He smirked and she sighed in relief.
"Okay." She replied.
"Who else is nominated for all of this crap?" He enquired amused and she rolled her eyes at him thinking it was crap.
"The nominees for prom king are Stefan, Allan, Tyler, Matt, Scott and Ben." She answered.
"I don't know who Scott and Ben are." He countered and she shrugged.
"Dumb jocks. They won't win." She remarked and he chuckled at her saying that.
"Who do you think will win?" He questioned entertained.
"Stefan or Allan… maybe at a stretch Tyler." She responded and he nodded.
"And the girls?" He examined.
"Me, Bonnie, Katherine, two cheerleaders called Molly and Fran and the captain of the swim team, Emma." She replied.
"And you think it'll be either you or Katherine?" He queried.
"Bonnie has a shot too, surprisingly, since she usually stays away from all of the popularity things. I think Stefan's big epic smooch in the courtyard put her back on everyone's radar." Caroline jibed and Damon snickered.
"Epic smooch." He copied amused. "That's funny."
"Katherine told me that Elena saw it and she nearly fell over in shock." Caroline mentioned and Damon looked surprised.
"Wait – you didn't say Elena for the nominee thing." He pointed out.
"I know. She wasn't even nominated." Caroline stated in her gossip tone which made him snicker. "That's really shocking though because at every dance that has a queen, she's always nominated."
"She ever win?" Damon examined.
"No, of course not." Caroline denied like it was so obvious and he laughed loudly.
"Who wins?" He probed highly amused.
"Well, I've won homecoming queen, snowflake queen and spring fling queen before." She answered and he smirked.
"So, basically you just win everything." He teased with a smile and she shot him a look.
"No, not everything." She refuted. "Growing up, Elena and Bonnie were best friends and I was best friends with a girl called Sadie, but the four of us did everything together. She left at the end of the year before you came to Mystic Falls again. So, before she left, sometimes she won, sometimes I won. Just depended on the circumstances."
"What do you mean by circumstances?" He questioned as he checked on the food.
"Well, whoever had the most gossip going around about them at the time usually won." She explained amused. "That's why this year it really could be me, Bonnie or Katherine. Katherine because she's new and is dating Brent, Bonnie because everyone is dying to know what's going on with her and Stefan, and me because I'm in a relationship with the superhot older Mystic Falls bad boy that everyone else wants." She winked at him and he shook with laughter at that.
"How are these queen things even decided on?" He asked inquisitively.
"There'll be a ballot box at the prom and everyone that goes gets to vote." She explained surprising him then he smirked.
"Want me to compel everyone to vote for you?" He tested amused and she looked at him horrified.
"No, of course not!" She exclaimed and he sniggered. "If I win, I want it to be because I was genuinely voted for – but if I'm being completely honest, I want Bonnie or Katherine to win." She confessed and he looked surprised.
"Why? Isn't prom queen the biggest deal?" He questioned and she shrugged.
"I've won plenty of other stuff including Miss Mystic, so I don't really care about being prom queen. It would be cool because, yes, I still am kind of shallow, but Katherine's never been to school before, so that would be cool if she won and Bonnie's only won one other thing in school, so it would be amazing if she was prom queen and got some of the spotlight for a change." She smiled.
"Who are you going to vote for?" He smirked. "Bonnie or Katherine?" He probed and she shrugged again.
"I don't know yet. I've decided that I'm going to just go with my gut on the night." She answered.
"And for prom king?" Damon asked.
"Stefan, obviously." Caroline responded and he chuckled.
"That would be so funny." He joked. "Do I get to vote?" He inquired and she nodded. "I'm definitely voting for Stefan." He grinned pleased and she giggled.
"Well, you could vote for Bonnie and I'll vote for Katherine or vice versa so that they get at least one vote each from us." Caroline suggested and he looked at her amused for that.
"Like I'd ever vote for anyone but you." He countered with a cheeky grin and she smiled and blushed.
They had dinner together and it was really nice. They talked all through dinner then Damon brought out chocolate cake and cream for them for dessert. They each had a small slice as Damon knew that she'd be paranoid about eating too much cake. Half way through dessert, Damon couldn't resist.
"I got you something in Brazil, by the way." He admitted and she looked surprised – she'd practically forgotten about him being in Brazil.
"Even though we weren't together?" Caroline tested confused and he smirked.
"It's not like I didn't spend every minute thinking about you anyway." He retorted and her stomach fluttered. Damon pulled out a long box out of one pocket and a small box out of the other. "They don't match, but I couldn't pick one, so I just got both." He noted and she smiled. He handed them to her over the table and she carefully opened the long box to reveal a stunning pendant on a white gold chain. It was a large heart shaped pendant with a large light blue stone in the centre surrounded by a row of smaller diamonds. It was elevated and the sides were decorated with small stones that matched the large middle one.
"Oh my God, that's stunning." She observed and he smiled pleased that she liked it.
"It's Paraiba tourmaline. It was discovered in Brazil and it's arguably the rarest gemstone in the world." He started and she looked shocked. She gathered then that it must have been really expensive given the size of it. "Tourmaline comes in practically every colour because ancient legend says that it travelled along a rainbow and gathered all of the rainbow's colours." He smirked and she giggled at his expression knowing that he thought that explanation was ridiculous. "Tourmaline is said to strengthen the body and spirit and is often used as a talisman for writers and artists because it's supposed to inspire creativity." He added and she smiled. "The ring is also Paraiba tourmaline." He remarked pointing to the box. Caroline opened the box and it revealed a white gold ring with a large marquise cut Paraiba tourmaline stone in the centre.
"That's so beautiful." She admitted sincerely and he smiled. "Thank you." She said and he winked at her. She took the ring out of the box and slid it on her right hand on her ring finger and looked at it. "Wow." She said and Damon was really pleased at how much she liked it. "You know I think that's probably the most beautiful gemstone ever." She observed because she loved the colour. It was like an electric light aqua blue colour and she just thought that it was gorgeous.
"There's another really rare gemstone that's found in Brazil called Alexandrite but it wasn't discovered there, it was discovered in Russia, so I'll get you that when I go to Russia." He smirked and she smiled.
"Damon, you don't have to get me things everywhere you go. I'm happy when you just come home." She said and he chuckled.
"I like getting you presents." He countered. "It also gives me something to do while I'm gone, especially when I'm bored waiting for ex-vampires to contact me or whatever. Hunting for the perfect presents for you makes things a bit more interesting." He teased and she cracked a grin.
"I do love the presents." She agreed and he shot her an amused look.
"Besides, you make this face just before you open something that I really like." He jibed playfully and she giggled.
"What face?" She tested amused.
"It's like you're really excited while also being ridiculously curious. You look like a kid on Christmas morning every time." He teased affectionately and she laughed.
After dinner, they watched a movie in the living room curled up on the couch together, then when they finished watching the movie together, they got ready for bed. Caroline was standing in front of the mirror in their bedroom in her underwear and bra looking at her bump. Damon got one look at her raspberry and black matching lingerie set and his brain was slowly losing blood to another part of him. Her chest had seriously grown in size and he'd always been a bit of a 'boobs' guy, so he couldn't help staring at her now enormous chest, feeling like he had to get in there.
They hadn't slept together since Christmas Day and Damon was quite sure it was the longest he'd ever gone without. He wasn't sure that she'd be up for it but he decided that he'd give it a try anyway. He stripped down to his boxers then wandered over to her and put his arms around her waist and a smile appeared on her face immediately. He started to kiss down her neck to her shoulder and his hands wandered to her sides and she was really surprised knowing that it meant he was in the mood. She'd really missed that intimacy with him, though she knew it was her own fault because of what happened with Allan.
"Want to christen the house?" He purred sexily in her ear and she shuddered at that voice because it oozed pleasure and she missed that part of their relationship very much.
"Yes." She agreed hushed as her eyes closed and she enjoyed his sensual kisses along her neck. Damon needed no further encouragement than her agreement and he turned her around then crashed his lips to hers. She kissed him back deeply as they moved over to the bed and he lay her down on her back horizontally across the bed. Caroline noticed that he was avoiding touching her stomach and she gathered that the thought of the kids being between them would no doubt put him off, so he was purposely not thinking about that for the moment.
"I really like that set." He mumbled as he kissed her and she smiled against his mouth.
"I'll make sure to get more lingerie." She replied and he chuckled.
"Good." He agreed then continued to kiss her. His hands went around her back and he unclipped her bra then flung it on the floor. He kissed down to her chest where her enlarged and swollen breasts enticed his attention. He was still very careful knowing that they were sensitive and he gently sucked one nipple into his mouth while his other hand went to her other breast. He fondled her softly and she let out a soft moan in pleasure at his sensual ministrations.
Caroline pushed down his boxers over his hips, freeing his hard cock and she wrapped her hand around him and he groaned a little against her breast at the contact. She moved her hand up and down building up a rhythm while Damon's hand wandered down to her underwear and he slid them down her legs and they ended up on the floor next to her bra. Damon's hand ventured between her legs and his fingers slipped into her folds. He rubbed his fingers against her clit and she gasped at the sensation while she continued pleasuring him with her hand. He moved back up to kiss her again and she ran her free hand through his hair as she kissed him back.
"I love you." She said against his mouth and he smiled as he moved his hand from between her legs to support himself on that arm so that he wouldn't put any pressure on her middle. With his other hand he took her hand in his and interlaced their fingers.
"I love you too." He responded then kissed her again just as she lifted up her knees to straddle his waist and he slid inside of her. Damon moaned into her mouth at how tight she was around him. He thrust back and forth slowly at first then went a little faster and a little harder.
Caroline vocalised her pleasure at his increase in pace and it made him go a slight bit faster again but he was keeping himself in check, so that he didn't lose control. She slammed her hips back against him every time he thrust and it felt incredible for both of them. Caroline loved the fact that he was holding her hand throughout because it was the little things that meant the most. She'd so missed the feel of his body moving against hers and he felt the same way. Caroline felt so much pleasure that it wasn't long before her orgasm started to build up.
Damon wanted to come with her, so he allowed his own build up when he noticed that hers was near. Caroline saw that he was close, so she tilted her head to the side and bared her neck for him. Damon's face changed and he kissed down her neck as he thrust a little bit harder and faster and she shook underneath him and moans spilled from her mouth as she gripped his muscled shoulders tightly beneath her fingers. Just as his orgasm hit, he gently sunk his fangs into her skin, releasing her orgasm along with his. They writhed against each other as they rode out their mind-blowing orgasms. Damon slumped on top of her, still halfway supported by his arm so that he wouldn't put weight on her stomach.
"God, that was incredible." Caroline gasped and he lazily let his tongue trail over the bite mark on her neck, mopping up the excess blood. He'd barely taken a mouthful of her blood as he was still in control of himself.
"Mmhmm. Amazing." He agreed a little short of unnecessary breath against her skin. Without another word, he moved his finger up to his neck and scratched a gash in his neck for her to drink from. Caroline leaned up and drank down his blood – she figured that it was probably psychological from being a vampire previously, but drinking his blood was awesome. When she was finished, she pulled away and licked her lips then he placed a small kiss on her cheek. Damon rolled off to lie beside her and he retook her hand in his. "You alright?" He queried a minute later when she hadn't said anything else and she turned her had to look at him with a smile.
"Yes. I'm great." She replied honestly and he smirked. He gathered that it was a combination of several factors, including that they were getting back to normal but it was even better than before. The two weeks they'd spent together not having sex, did wonders for their relationship. They talked about everything as opposed to before where if they didn't have anything to talk about, they just had sex.
They'd gone on lots of dates and there was a little romance and it had built up to the sex this time instead of before where it had started with sex. He figured that she was also happy about the fact that he hadn't treated her like she was breakable. Yes, he had partially still held back because he didn't want to hurt her but he'd been more normal with his pace and strength than he normally was. That, and he knew that she liked the bites.
"Though, I'm a little tired now." She remarked amused and he smiled. Damon sat up then picked her up like she weighed as much as a feather, rolled the covers down and set her back down on the bed. He climbed in beside her, pulled the covers up over them, put the bedside lamp off then pulled her into his chest. Caroline's arm went around his middle and her cheek lay on his shoulder. "Goodnight." She said softly kissing his lips.
"Goodnight, darling." He replied with another kiss and she smiled as she hugged him a little tighter.
"I like that." She whispered and he chuckled knowing what she meant.
"I know." He agreed. "Why do you think I keep saying it?" He whispered back and her stomach fluttered…
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