They finally got back to the house after, what Stefan felt, was the longest car ride every with Caroline sitting right next to him.
Elena was showing Caroline around the house when Damon stepped next to him and bumped his shoulder into Stefan's.
"She's pretty great, isn't she?" Damon asked his brother, giving him his signature smirk.
Stefan rolled his eyes, "Don't start Damon. She's just some girl".
Damon laughed at his brother, "I promise you Stef, Caroline Forbes is not a normal girl, you'll see."
Damon walked over to the girls and Stefan heard him tell Caroline, "You can take the room next to Stefan's, it has the best view in the house!"
Stefan snapped his head around to his brother only to see Damon smiling right at him. Elena caught the exchange between the brothers and sent a glare in each of their directions knowing something was up between the two of them.
Elena looked at Caroline, who thankfully didn't seem to notice anything, "You can pick whatever room you want, Care."
"That room sounds fine, a nice view would be great! As long as Stefan doesn't mind having a neighbor", she said as she gave him a quick smile.
Stefan's heart felt like it was going to pound out of his chest.
"Not at all", he said returning her smile. "Let me show you to your room."
He took her bags and they started up the stairs.
As soon as they were out of hearing range, Elena spun around looking directly at Damon as she was met with his ice blue eyes and smirk. She put a pointed finger right into his chest, "Whatever it is you're thinking Damon, un-think it, right now!"
"Babe, I'm not doing anything", he told her shyly as he tried to wrap his arms around her waist.
"No, Damon, I know you better than anyone, and I know when you're up to something! You know what Caroline just got out of, she needs time to heal."
He looked at her with soft eyes and sighed, "Okay. I promise I'll behave."
She smiled at him and gave him a quick peck on the lips. "Thank you."
Upstairs, Stefan and Caroline walked into the guest room. He set her bags next to the bed as she walked over to the big window. As she looked out, she was taken back with how beautiful the view really was. Damon wasn't kidding. There were acres upon acres of colorful trees and flowers that surrounded a large lake. There were even a few wild horses in the distance.
She turned to Stefan, only to see he was already watching her. "This is one of the most beautiful views I've ever seen."
Stefan smiled at her. The sun was peering through the window and was hitting her face so perfectly, she was breathtaking. "It sure is", he simply told her, not talking about the outside view at all.
She smiled back at him and he suddenly felt a blush creep onto his cheeks.
"I'll uh, - I'll let you get settled in", he went to turn around and walk out when her voice stopped him.
"Stefan, I just wanted to say thank you, for letting me stay here. I don't know how much—", she stopped and he swore he could see tears in her eyes and he felt a sting of pain in his chest at seeing her looking sad.
"I don't know how much Elena has told you about me, but I really do appreciate this."
He gave her a small smile, "It's really no problem at all, Caroline. Elena considers you family, and that means that I do too. We take care of our family."
She just smiled and nodded her head.
"I'll be right next door if you need anything", and with that he turned and walked out.
Caroline sat on the edge of the bed as a single tear fell from her eyes. All she could think was, "I'm finally safe"
Sorry this chapter is so short! I really hope whoever is reading this story is enjoying it! Chapter 3 will be posted before tonight, chapter 4 might be posted tonight as well, but if not then it definitely will be tomorrow. Like I said before, this is my very first story so any reviews or comments are appreciated!