...{love is blind, it knows no boundaries}...

"Get off me!" Caroline screamed as she thrashed around in her bed, a layer of glistening sweat formed on her body.

She trashed around and resisted more once she felt hands on her.

"Get off!"

"Caroline! Caroline! Open your eyes. Open your eyes. Look at me, look at me. Caroline!"

Her eyes flew open as she looked at Stefan, startled. Her breathing was heavy as her chest heaved, trying to bring air into her lungs.

She let out a heavy, shaky breath. "Stefan?"

He nodded, as he cupped her face in his hands and caressed her cheek with his thumb.

"It's okay, you're okay now. I have you, I have you." He said as he pulled her close to him and slowly rocked her.

Her breathing was still shaky and Stefan could tell she was still startled as she clutched to his body.

"Shh, shh, it's okay Caroline, your safe now. Breathe, just breathe."

Caroline shook in fear as she let out a haggard sigh. Stefan rubbed circles on her back in a comforting manner.

"Do you want to talk about it?" He murmured.

She shook her head, her blonde locks brushing against his bare shoulder.

"Not really." Her voice was muffled against his shoulder.

He nodded. "Okay." He whispered softly.

He didn't know how long he held her in his arms, perhaps however long Caroline needed. She finally pulled away from him, her breathing had gone back to normal, still a little shaky at some points, but she had calmed. She stared at her hands before looking up, their eyes met and she gave him a small smile.

"Thank you." Her voice was hushed, a soft whisper.

He nodded and reached out his hand to rest on hers. He took her hand in his and smiled before his facial features turned serious.

"Care, I will always help you, I will always be here for you. Okay?"

She nodded. "Thank you."

Before he could even comprehend what she was doing, her face was inches from his, her lips brushed against the skin of his cheek and she gave him a soft kiss. They pulled apart and Caroline gave him a small smile, Stefan returned it and placed his hand on hers. He glanced at her soft lips before looking back into her eyes. She leaned forward and so did Stefan, their lips met in a hungry, desperate, and needy kiss. Caroline moved back and rested her head down on the pillows, Stefan moving with her and never breaking the kiss. Her hands moved to his neck and played with his hair, his hands were resting on the middle of her abdomen. Stefan deepened the kiss, causing a moan to erupt from Caroline. He moved his kissing to her neck and gave her sweet kisses. Caroline's hands moved over his broad shoulders and roamed down his back. She let out a sigh. Stefan pulled away from her and smiled down at her, caressing his thumb along her cheek. She smiled back up at him. Stefan started kissing her jaw, moving down her neck.

"Stefan." She said lightly. "We should stop. This isn't right, you're angry about Elena."

She tried pushing him away, but he didn't budge. He just continued on kissing her.

"Stefan...please, I don't want you to do something you'll regret."

He pulled away at that and stared down at her.

"I would never regret you, Caroline. I want this. I realize now that I had been wrong all along. I should have never been with Elena. It was you, it was you all along. I was just too blinded by the resemblance of Katherine and my past, that I didn't see it. But now I do. It's you, it always has."

He caressed her cheek as a smile graced his lips. She smiled up at him, a mix of love and lust in her eyes. Caroline started kissing his strong jaw line, and moved her lips along his jaw. In a swift movement, Stefan pulled away from her and threw himself against the wall. Caroline sat up, confused. Stefan looked at her, his breathing heavy.

"Maybe," He paused to steady his heaving breaths. "W–we should–"

"Take it slow?" Caroline interjected.

He nodded. "That and maybe we should...date."

Caroline gave him a meaningful smile with a quirked eyebrow.

He shrugged and motioned his hand to her. "You know, like I ask you out or you ask me out and we go out to dinner, or to the movies or the beach, or something. What do you think?"

She gave him a perplexed look.

"You don't like the idea, do you?" He said doubtfully.

She rose onto her knees and shook her head. "N–no, no. Stefan, I love that idea." She smiled at him. "I do." She said more assuring.

He nodded as his smile grew. "Great! I want it to m–make–"

"Us as normal as possible?" Caroline finished for him.

He looked at her, "Yeah."

She nodded and smiled at him. "That's good, because that's what we need right now. Normalcy, we need to feel normal."

He smiled at her. "I want to get to know you Caroline."

She got up and slowly walked over to him. "You do know me Stefan."

She wrapped her arms around his neck as he wrapped his around her waist.

He shook his head. "I want to get to know you, the real you."

She smiled. "Oh, the insecure, neurotic, control freak on crack side?" She teased.

Stefan chuckled. "Yeah, that side."

She moved her face closer to his, their noses brushing against each other, with their lips almost touching.

"Then, I want to know your serious vampire side, with your serious vampire look." Caroline murmured as she stared into his intense green eyes, her lips brushing against his.

"Oh you do, do you?" Stefan whispered back as he pulled her body closer to him.

"Yeah," Caroline whispered, "I do."

She pressed her lips to his in a chaste kiss, pouring every ounce of love into it as their lips moved together. She pulled away with a cheeky smile on her lips. She walked backwards towards the bed and sat down. She gasped as she covered herself with the bed sheets.

"Mr. Salvatore! It is improper and completely inappropriate to be in a lady's room at this hour of the night! I think you should leave." the cheeky smile never leaving her lips.

She walked over to Stefan grabbed his hand and led him towards the door. He turned and faced her, an attentive look in his eyes as he looked down at her.

"I look into your eyes and I see something very special, kindness, warmth, carefulness and selflessness. I look at you and I see the woman that I want to spend the rest of my life with. Caroline, when I'm around you," He sighed and looked deeper into her eyes. "I completely forget what we are." He smiled down at her as he moved his face closer to hers. "You're my angel, and I will always look after you. Good night Caroline, sweet dreams."

She lost her breath, what he had just said was so...so...sweet and romantic. She watched as he turned to leave, in one quick movement she had her hand on his arm, causing him to turn back to her. She pressed her lips to his in a quick kiss, pulling away once she realized what she had done, a soft smile on her lips.

"Good night, Stefan."

A/N: Hola los amigos! What did you all think? Please review! Shanks!