Erotomania

Chapter 5

Squeezing Ryan's hand, Hope turned to fully face her father. She knew his rule about no sharing a room, but she was praying that he would make an exception just this once. As father and daughter locked eyes, and carried on a silent conversation, Ryan simply stood there, looking between the two, trying, and failing, to figure out what was being said between them. When Klaus finally sighed and nodded, Ryan couldn't help but feel like he wouldn't be sleeping in the guest room that night. His thoughts were proved correct when, after giving her father a hug and a kiss goodnight, Hope led him upstairs to her room, instead of the guest room.

"I thought your father had a house rule of no sleeping in the same room?" Ryan asked once they were in Hope's room and he was able to pull her in for a hug.

"He relented on that for tonight. You're staying with me tonight. But, um, promise me that we won't do anything tonight. I don't want our friendship to get muddled after the day we've both had." Hope said.

"I promise, Hope." Ryan said before lifting her chin up. "And that promise starts right after this..." He added before pressing his lips to Hope's.

The kiss was sweet and short but conveyed everything that Ryan wanted to say. And when it broke, both of them were smiling. Ryan moved them to the bed and let Hope crawl in first and get settled before he placed a kiss on her forehead.

"I'll be right back." He said.

"Where are you going?" Hope asked.

"Bathroom."

With a nod, Hope rolled onto her side to plug her phone into the charger. She wasn't going to get much time to relieve the tension that had settled over her body after watching the movie with Ryan, but she was going to try. Once she heard the bathroom door close, and the water turn on in the shower, Hope pulled up Ryan's picture. If he was going to take a shower, then that gave her a little bit more time. Slipping her hand beneath the waistband of her shorts and panties, Hope let out a soft moan when she realized just how wet Ryan had made her. Her imagination drifted to his hands on her thighs during the movie and just how close he had been to doing this exact thing to her. Cumming with his name on her lips, Hope let out a sigh. It hadn't relieved all of the tension, but it had relieved enough that she would be able to get some sleep.

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The second Ryan stepped into the shower; he was grabbing his dick to relieve the pressure. He hadn't been lying to Hope when he told her that her pressing against it during the movie was making it painful. But now, being at her house, and about to be sleeping in the same bed with her, and having promised that nothing would happen, he needed to deal with his erection. He figured he had about 5-10 minutes to deal with this before Hope wondered what was taking him so long and came to check on him. And that was something that he couldn't let happen. Hope couldn't know that he masturbated to thoughts of her while in the shower. She would be mortified if she found out. Getting her dad to allow them to sleep in the same room was one thing but finding out that he got off to her... Ryan wouldn't be allowed in the house, or around Hope, ever again. So with a groan of her name, after imagining what he should have been doing during the movie, Ryan reached a release and cleaned himself up.

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Hope had just finished cleaning herself up as best as she could and had just crawled back into bed when Ryan came back into the room. There had been a tension to his whole body when he had gotten there, but now, now Hope didn't see it. She was glad that the shower had helped. When he crawled into bed next to her, Ryan wrapped his arm around Hope's waist and pulled her against him while pressing a kiss to her shoulder.

"Feeling better?" Hope asked.

"A bit. After what Landon said about you... I can't go back there, Hope. I can't keep living in that house. Once I figure out where to go, I'm moving out." Ryan said.

"I'll help you pack everything up, and I'm sure my dad would be fine with you using the storage space in the backyard for your stuff until you find a place." Hope replied.

"I can't ask you to do that, Hope. The second Landon sees you at the house, he'll just start throwing accusations at me again, or insulting you. Just letting me stay here for a few nights is more than enough. I don't want to take advantage of yours and your father's hospitality by staying and using your storage space." Ryan argued.

"You're not asking, Ryan, I'm offering. And I don't care about Landon. I care about you." Hope said. "And my dad and I don't use that storage space. It's been sitting empty for years. He'll be thrilled to have some use for it."

"Are you sure you want to help me this much? I have nothing to offer you in return." Ryan questioned.

"I don't need anything from you in return, Ryan. Seeing you happy is good enough for me."

"Thank you, Hope, for everything."

With a smile, Hope lightly pressed her lips to Ryan's in a goodnight kiss before resting her head on his chest, over his heart. After such a long and emotionally tiring day, sleep overcame both of them within minutes.

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The following morning, Hope woke up with a smile on her face. While she had started the day before off by talking to Ryan, waking up to him was something else entirely. And she loved it. But she knew it wouldn't last. He wasn't planning on staying with her and her dad indefinitely, just until he found another place to live. But that thought only lowered her smile by a little bit. Waking up to him just outshined everything else. Tilting her head up, Hope let out a gasp when she saw that Ryan was looking down at her with a smile on his face.

"Best way to wake up." Ryan muttered before pressing a kiss to Hope's forehead.

"I'll say. It's even better than my wake up call yesterday." Hope replied with a smirk.

"Unkind, Mikaelson. Take it back." Ryan said with a mock frown.

"I'm not saying I didn't enjoy my wake up call yesterday, today is just better." Hope commented.

"Fine, fine." Ryan said. "Should we get up?"

"We could." Hope replied. "Or we can stay in bed a little bit longer."

"Would your dad approve?"

"Probably not."

"I'd really like to stay in your dad's good graces, Hope. So how about we get out of bed, and you help me make breakfast."

"You cook?"

"I can make scrambled eggs. So if you can make bacon and toast, we'll be set."

"Deal."

By the time they got downstairs, Klaus was already up and in the kitchen making coffee. When he saw the smiles on both of their faces, that made him smile as well. He truly wanted his daughter to be happy, and not go through any kind of heartbreak. He had lost the love of his life as she gave birth to the beautiful young woman currently standing before Klaus, and he would be damned if he didn't do everything that he could to protect Hope and the love that she had for Ryan.

"Dad, we don't have any plans to use the storage space in the backyard, right?" Hope asked.

"Not that I'm aware of, but since you're asking, I'm guessing that you do?" Klaus replied.

"I'm moving out of the house, Sir. And Hope offered to help me pack my stuff up and keep it in your storage space." Ryan explained.

"That's fine with me. It needs to be used." Klaus agreed. "Also, you commented last night, Ryan, that you hadn't told Landon or Seylah that you were here yesterday, so it got me thinking... you'll need a new car." He added.

"That really won't be necessary, Sir." Ryan argued.

"Hear me out, Ryan. The look of your SUV is well known around town. We can order you some new license plates and get a new paint color for it. Before all of that is done, you can use my old car. It needs a bit of work, but it still runs. So if you are willing to help me fix it up, then we can call it even. Hope cares about you, and from what I've seen and heard, your half-brother is quick to jealousy, and downright disrespectful to my daughter when she's not around. So you are welcome to stay here as long as you need to, and I will assure that your family will not find out that you are here." Klaus explained.

"Thank you, Sir. That really means a lot." Ryan said with a nod.

"You're welcome. You are as good as family, Ryan, and despite how my siblings see you, I do not hold their same views. You are a hard working young man who clearly cares about my daughter, and for that, I am grateful."

"We're going to make breakfast, do you want any, Dad?" Hope asked.

"What are you making?" Klaus inquired.

"Ryan's going to make scrambled eggs and I'm going to make bacon and toast."

"Count me in."

As Hope and Ryan got to work on making breakfast, Klaus watched them closely. He didn't know what exactly had changed between them the day before, but he knew that something definitely had. Neither of them could stop smiling at the other and they were both doing whatever they could to lightly touch each other. But when Hope jumped up to sit on the counter as the toast was going, and Ryan leaned in for a kiss, which Hope happily responded to, Klaus figured it out. They might not have admitted their feelings for each other yet, but they had made a step in that direction, and Klaus was happy for them. Once the three of them sat down to eat, Klaus stared at Hope.

"Want to fill me in, Sweetheart?" Klaus asked.

"We kissed." Hope said simply, doing her best to keep her expression neutral while she gave her father a pointed look not to push the subject.

"I saw. Just wanted to know if there was anything else." Klaus said with a shrug.

"Nope. Nothing else." Hope replied.

"Okay then." Klaus said with a nod. "Oh, if you would like to move your SUV in from off the street, Ryan, you're welcome to park in the garage. We have plenty of room for it." He added.

"I should probably do that sooner rather than later. Landon might try stopping by later today." Ryan said with a frown.

"Why would he do that?" Klaus asked with a sharp look.

"He has this idea that he can impress you and Hope enough to get permission to date her." Ryan replied.

"After what he said to you last night, that's never happening." Klaus replied coldly.

"Don't worry, Dad, even if there had been a chance of you approving, I would say no. I've never liked him like that." Hope said.

After that, the three of them finished eating in silence before Ryan got up to go grab his keys from upstairs. Hope smiled when he kissed the top of her head and started clearing the table to wash them. Once Ryan was out of the room, Klaus turned to Hope.

"He hasn't asked you out yet?" Klaus asked.

"No, Dad, he hasn't. And he probably won't. I'm not that lucky. I told you yesterday, I don't think he likes me the way that I like him." Hope said with a sigh.

"Sweetheart, I love you, so what I'm about to say, I'm saying out of love... you are being delusional if you think that Ryan doesn't like you as more than a friend. 'Just friends' do not kiss each other and smile at each other the way you two have been doing this morning. You need to tell him how you feel, Sweetheart, because I guarantee that he feels the same." Klaus said.

"Just drop it, Dad, please." Hope said, just as Ryan came back into the kitchen.

"Sorry to interrupt, but I'm going to need one of you to open the garage door for me." Ryan said apologetically.

"No need to apologize, Ryan. We were done." Hope said. "Do you mind finishing the dishes, Dad?" She asked before leading Ryan to the garage.

Once they were out of the room, Ryan turned to Hope and pulled her in for a kiss. Hope wrapped her arms around Ryan's neck and pulled him in closer. If this was all she ever got from Ryan, then she would take it. He was a much better kisser than she had imagined, and she could get lost in the feeling of his lips moving against hers. But what made this particular kiss better than any of the others that they had shared since the night before was that Ryan was lightly gripping her hips and pulling her flush against his body. When the kiss broke, Ryan simply wrapped his arms around Hope in a tight hug to hold her close.

"You are absolutely amazing, Hope Mikaelson." Ryan whispered into her ear.

"So are you, Ryan Clarke." Hope agreed.

"What do you say about getting our friends over and just hanging out in the pool?" Ryan asked. "Instead of possibly suffering at the mall?" He added.

"I like the sound of that. You pull your car into the garage, and I'll go grab my phone to text everyone." Hope said.

"Just make sure my loser little brother isn't invited, and that everyone knows not to say anything to him." Ryan replied as his hold on her tightened. "I don't want him anywhere near you."

"I know, Ry, I wasn't going to include him in the message anyway." Hope said as she pulled his head down for one more kiss. "It would be really awkward to have him around if I have the urge to kiss you while everyone's here."

With a smirk, Ryan nipped at Hope's bottom lip before pulling away from her to bring his car inside. Hope had really intended on heading upstairs to grab her phone, but watching Ryan walk away, she couldn't bring herself to look anywhere else but at his ass. It was only fair, as he had gotten a good look at her ass he night before. But when she was still standing in the exact spot her had left her once he had pulled his car in, and closed the garage door, Ryan couldn't help but let out a small laugh.

"See something you like, Princess?" Ryan asked as he placed his hands on Hope's waist.

"Huh?"

Hope had completely zoned out, and actually hearing Ryan call her 'Princess' and not just reading it in a text had her weak in the knees. But when he picked her up and tossed her over his shoulder, Hope let out a squeal.

"Ryan Clarke, you put me down this instant!"

"You were staring, Princess. I had to do something to shake you out of it." Ryan replied.

"And you thought throwing me over your shoulder was the best idea? This just gives me an up close look at your ass." Hope commented.

"And it gives me an up close look at yours, too. So I'd say it's a win-win." Ryan said before putting her down.

"We should head upstairs so I can get my phone and we can text everyone." Hope breathed out as she looked up at Ryan.

"We definitely should." Ryan agreed as he backed Hope against the wall.

"This is the opposite direction of where we need to go." Hope whispered.

"I know." Ryan said simply. "But I just can't seem to keep my hands to myself this morning. Or my lips." He added before pressing his lips to Hope's in a deep kiss and lifting her into his arms.

Out of instinct, Hope wrapped her legs around Ryan's waist and her arms around his neck, deepening the kiss as she did so. Before she realized it, Ryan was carrying her up the stairs while never breaking the kiss. And with each step he took, his erection was rubbing against Hope's core and she was fighting back a moan. Once they got to her room, and Ryan had gently laid her down on the bed, the kiss was broken and Hope looked up at him with hooded eyes. Standing up, Ryan pulled his shirt over his head and unwrapped Hope's legs from around his waist.

"Wait... what are you doing?" Hope asked.

"I'm gonna change into my swim trunks. Come on Mikaelson, don't tell me that kissing me made you forget what we're inviting our friends over to do." Ryan replied with a smirk.

"Damn you, Clarke." Hope growled as she rolled over to grab her phone from the nightstand.

Opening her messages, Hope started a new group message, hesitating before not clicking on Rafael's name. With as close as he and Landon were, she didn't know if she could trust him not to tell Landon that everyone else was invited over, and Landon wasn't. And frankly, she wasn't sure if she did invite him, if he would stay tight lipped about Ryan staying at her house. Ryan had made it perfectly clear that he didn't want Landon and Seylah to know where he was. So she just added Josie, Kaleb, Lizzie and MG.

Spending the day at home in the pool. The four of you are invited to come over. Please don't tell Raf or Landon. There's something that Ryan and I have to tell you all about Landon. – H

After hitting send, Hope rolled off of the bed and walked over to her dresser. Pulling open her swimsuit drawer, Hope contemplated which one she wanted to wear. Deciding on a brown one with orange butterflies, she quickly changed while Ryan was changing in the bathroom. Assuming that Ryan hadn't brought a towel with him, Hope grabbed two from her closet before meeting him in the hallway. They were about to head downstairs when Klaus' voice floated up to them from the front door and Ryan pulled Hope back.

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Landon was bouncing on the balls of his feet as he knocked on the front door of Hope's house. He really wanted Hope to be the one to answer the door, as she would be easier to convince than her father, but luck was not with Landon, and when the front door swung open, Klaus Mikaelson was standing on the other side. Gulping at the older male's stern face, Landon started to regret this plan of his.

"Good morning, Dean Mikaelson." Landon said.

"Landon, what are you doing here?" Klaus asked.

"I, uh, I was wondering if Hope was here? There's something that I would like to ask her. And you, of course. Because you're her father, and it's expected to ask for a father's permission." Landon rambled.

"Hope's not here, Landon. So whatever you want to ask my permission for, ask me now." Klaus said, already irritated with the boy standing before him.

"Oh, okay. Um, I was wondering if I could get your permission to ask Hope out on a date." Landon said.

"No, you cannot get my permission. And you don't have it, either." Klaus said before he slammed the door shut and turned to the top of the stairs where Hope and Ryan peeked out from around the corner.

"WHAT THE HELL, MAN!?" Landon yelled from outside. "YOU CAN'T TREAT A FELLOW HUMAN LIKE THIS!"

Klaus rolled his eyes and motioned for Hope and Ryan to hide again before pulling the door open again.

"You have 2 seconds to get off my property before I have you arrested for trespassing. I've already told you that Hope is not here, and that you do not have my permission to ask her out. Now leave." Klaus said as he turned Landon around and pushed him towards the front edge of the porch, causing Landon to stumble.

"You're an asshole." Landon said over his shoulder.

"You are not winning any points with me, Landon. And if you try to insult me one more time, you will find yourself kicked out of school."

Landon sobered up at that. After straightening his jacket, he glared at Klaus before turning to leave. He was going to have Hope as his girlfriend, whether he had Klaus' permission or not.