Outside, he attacked my lips and devoured my mouth and I felt the passion rise and the monster awaken. I pushed him against the wall and returned the favor, attacking his neck and placing love bites every now and then. He moaned and grabbed my ass which made me bite his lower lip and draw blood. "Mhmm!" Fortunately he was way too turned on to object my rough demeanor and we kept at it for the next 5 minutes, all the while imagining he was someone else.

"You're so hot…God, you turn me on." And I did, I could feel his erection against my thigh which wasn't helping with the whole situation. I brought him here to feed on him and yet the fact I haven't had any in over 3 months was driving me crazy.

We were interrupted by a snicker and I knew who it was before I even saw him. 'So he did not left, after all…'

"I thought you were supposed to drink from him, not let him feel you up."

"That's exactly what I was doing before you came along…Jealous much?"

He tensed and he almost lost control but in the end chose to play the 'bored' card:

"Not really, just getting bored waiting for you to finish with your snack."

A confused and somewhat scared Matt cut in:

"What's he talking about? Who are you?"

"Shh, it's okay. I'm not going to hurt you." I compelled him so he wouldn't go off screaming 'vampire' to the whole bar. "You'll enjoy it, I promise…" I let my fangs appear and bit into his fragile skin and after one moment of pain, I could feel him moaning and vibrating with pleasure under me. His blood was rich and nourishing, warming his way to my body, humming with satisfaction. I pulled back before doing any damage and stared into his half lidded eyes.

"We went out to get some air and my brother came and took me home. We never made out; instead you tripped and fell, injuring your neck in the process. Go home and take care of that…"

I compelled him and headed back to the Boarding House.

"You coming or not?"

Damon was turned on by the sight of me drinking that boy's blood and angered by my little foreplay. Those both were not a good combo…

He knew he had no claims over me but still it hurt to see me like that with somebody else. Especially a weak human who could not give me what I needed.

"Why do you care?" He dropped that and stormed back home and to his room, leaving me baffled and feeling guilty for what I had done.

I went to his door and knocked but he wouldn't answer- of course not- he was stubborn as a mule.

"Damon, please let me in. Look I'm sorry I got carried away back there and that you had to see it…just open the door so we can talk about it." Still nothing from the other side. "Suite yourself. I'll be downstairs if you change your mind."

But he never did and I fell asleep on the couch, waiting for him.

In the morning he acted like nothing happened and it hurt to see he had blocked it out; though I didn't want him to confess his love for me either, not yet anyway. I wouldn't know what to say to that. 'I love you too but I also love your brother?' Yeah, right…

Stefan came back from his mysterious trip and it felt good to see him again. I did not want to think how many victims he had killed in the meantime, I only wanted to spend some quality moments with him.

"Stefan, you're back. It's really good to see you again…"

"You too. How've you been?"

He didn't look murderous like he was supposed to, instead he looked conflicted- like he was fighting a feeling he was not supposed to have.

"Good, your brother and I got to know each other better in your absence but I wished I could say the same thing about you too. Would you like to go for a walk?"

"Of course." He offered me his arm and I took it.

We paced in silence for a couple of minutes until I could no longer control my curiosity…

"Where have you been? I mean you left all of the sudden, I didn't even have time to say goodbye…"

"I know and I'm sorry. I just felt like I needed some time alone to, you know, to think about what you said that night- and some other stuff on my mind."

I nodded in understanding because I did. It must have been hard for him to accept his own feelings and deal with them.

"I understand. I just wished I could have helped you deal with your feelings. I had to do it on my own and it was pretty difficult so I would have been there for you…"

"How are you doing this?" He had wonder in his eyes and it was too much, too beautiful so I looked some other way.

"Doing what?"

"Stripping me of my defenses which took so many years to be built, reaching places in me I did not knew I possessed and confusing me about who I really am…"

It was better than a love confession, it was the truth. I got to him…

"I've turned the switch off a hundred years ago and I've only known you for a week and it's already feeling like it's all going to come back crashing on me. It scares the shit out of me and the worst part is I can't go back to who I was before you. You're changing me with your simple presence…"

I felt a tear threaten to spill and I could no longer avoid his green eyes. They kept a secret that he was now sharing with me- he was scared of feeling, because once turned on, all the guilt and remorse is overwhelming.

"Because I've been where you are and I understand. Because I see you for what you really are and not what you try to be- you have a heart and it is broken but it can be amended with the proper treatment. And because I care about you and your brother. I had no one to teach me about these things and I had to learn it on my own…I would have wanted someone to show me that there is another way; to prove to me I was worth saving- like you are. I'm just trying to make things better because for the first time in way too long, it's about more than friendship or sex. It's real this time…"

He touched my face and I leaned into his hand, closing my eyes.

"I would have loved to meet you first; before her. Things could have been so much different…"

He took my face into his hands and kissed me like there was no tomorrow or like his life depended on it. His lips were warm and soft and I let a moan escape me…oh how long I've waited for this moment…

He licked my lip, begging for entrance- and who was I to deny him anything, really. He tasted like cinnamon and apples, leaving me wanting for more like the addict that I became. Our lips joined and fought for dominance which I gladly lost and I let myself fall into his strong arms while my knees were giving in to the pleasure.

There was always this nagging feeling like I was forgetting something or someone but when I felt his hands cup my breasts, my mind turned to jelly and I could see or want nothing more than Stefan.

"I want you so badly…" I could feel it, big and hard against my left thigh and the only thing I could picture was him buried deep inside me, thrusting in and out with a steady rhythm that would make us both moan desperately. "I've wanted you from the beginning but not like this…I need you, Khloe, I need to be inside you; otherwise I might go crazy."

"I want you too. Bedroom, now." I was breathing heavily from all the making out and I could smell arousal in the air, both his and mine.

We fled at vampire-speed to his room in order to continue what we already started…

Clothes were flying in every direction and we took advantage of all the revealed skin, kissing in wanton. He placed my burning body on his bed, silk sheets caressing every inch of my being, and just stood there looking at me…

"You're so beautiful!" I felt self conscious and tried covering my naked breasts even though I was never the shy type, there was something in his stare that made me want to hide and jump his bones at the same time.

"Don't. I want to see you, all of you. I want to memorize this picture of you lying naked on my bed, all blushed and turned on…" He climbed between my open thighs and looked me up and down, smelling my arousal and probably seeing the fluids seeping from me…"Cause it feels like you could slip away any time and I can't afford that. You're my salvation and without you I'm just another hideous creature of the night with nothing to hold on to; so I will at least be holding onto the memory of this moment, the way you smell and taste, how your hair is sprawled on my pillows and your skin contrasts with my sheets…and most of all how good it fells to finally touch you and kiss you. "

"I'm not going anywhere, Stefan. I'm right here and there's no other place I'd rather be…"

I kissed him as gently as I could as to prove my point and it turned rapidly into a hasty, passionate kiss which led to other things…he nipped down my neck, kissing and licking every inch of my sweaty skin, then down my cleavage and at the same time his mouth latched itself on one of my nipples, his right hand went to my throbbing core, his fingers easing some of the pressure and pain building up in me.

"Yes, baby, you're so wet for me…"

"Mhmm" any coherent answer escaped me and I could only nod and trash my head around at his administrations. "Need you…now!"

"Patience is a virtue, love. You certainly won't regret it…" He pushed one finger into my pussy and then another, and another- fucking me hard and making me gasp. 'God, those fingers of his are magical…'

"Ah, yes, Stefan, yes…harder…right there…oh, God, so good…" He was rough and I loved it…every second of it. He let go of my breast and kissed me with all the need he could muster, trying to alleviate some of his own tension. His tongue was exploring the cavern of my mouth, submitting the taste to his memory while mating with mine.

When the big O hit me, it hit me hard…so much that I had to bite on something as to keep my screams at bay…if it happened to be his lower lip and draw blood, well that wasn't my fault- it was actually his for being so damn hot. His blood was like food for the gods or like a glass of bourbon to an alcoholic…like a sip of water after being stranded in the desert for so long…but to me it tasted like love.

"I love those moans of yours and I love the fact that I'm the one to make you feel that way" My body ached for him and so did his "…but, we have to deal with a big problem now and it can't be postponed anymore."

He pointed to his impressive erection and I let a giggle out at the restrained expression on his face. He was actually hurting, the poor guy…

"Oh, so this looks funny to you, huh? Well of course it does, you're already satiated while I am barely hanging on here…"

"I'm far from satisfied, not when it comes to you. I won't be until I can feel you inside of me, pulsating and throbbing…"I licked my lips in anticipation.

He hissed and pinned me to the mattress with his body- apparently my naughty words were turning him on; note to myself, checked. He freed his cock from the confines of his black boxers and teased me with it, making my back arch and my hips raise as to urge him forward…"Ugh, please…"

"Please what? I need you to say what you want…"

He was making me beg; me- as in the fucking Original vampire…how frustrating! 'What does a girl have to do around here to get a good lay?'

I grabbed his face into my hands forcefully and demanded, not begged, for him to fuck me:

"Take me, now!" It worked like a charm and before I knew it, he completed me, filling me to the hilt and staying there for a few seconds before building a slow rhythm of his thrusts.

I met him thrust for thrust, needing him to go faster but he was bent on having it his way…

'Not with me, you won't…' I flipped us over, so I was now straddling his waist and free to set my own rhythm so to reach completion…I was no longer thinking about what he needed but from the looks of it, he was enjoying it too. I chanted his name frantically when I came again, only this time I did it on his twitching cock and soon my clenching muscles drove him over the edge, following me into impression of ecstasy…

We stayed like that for a few more minutes, both dreading the separation and the emptiness of not being connected anymore…

"That was…wow. You were amazing, Khloe!" He kissed the top of my head and hugged me to his chest as a form of cuddling. He could be so sweet when he wanted to be and I loved the fact that each day I discovered something new about him, making me fall even harder in love with him.

"You weren't so bad yourself, for a 'hideous monster' I mean!" I smiled looking at his tormented features and taking some kind of pride in the fact that he was mine…"My monster…" I placed a wet kiss to his neck and stroked his strong biceps, letting him know how much I needed him for my own sanity.

He was buried deep in thoughts while unconsciously playing with my hair, my head on his chest and our legs intertwined; and I couldn't remember the last time I felt this comfortable with a man.

"I think I love you!"

'Did he just say what I think he did?' I snapped my incredulous eyes at his, silently challenging him to take it back…

"What did you just say?"

"I love you!" This time he said it watching me in the eyes, not once flinching or his voice shaking…he loved me, oh my God, he really loved me…

"I love you too, Stefan." The words tumbled off my lips before I could put some thinking into what I was doing to the other brother.

And we fell asleep in each other's arms, feeling convinced that together we could defeat anything, be anything and see everything with new eyes…