Chapter 8

They had been able to locate a small diner a couple of miles later and soon the pair were seated in a corner booth with an over ambitious red head waitress who had was very well endowed around the chest area and was batting her long , spider like superficial eyelashes , in Stefan's direction when she took their order.

"Could she be any more obvious?" Caroline scoffed.

Stefan who was too wrapped up in his own musings had failed to notice the red heads advances. So he was rather puzzled to what Caroline was referring to.

"Hmm?" He asked.

"Luscious red head was definitely checking you out."

"Who?" He asked puzzled, what red head was she talking about?

"Our waiter. Stefan did I knock your head to hard or something?" Reaching over towards him she mussed his hair affectionately.

He gently caught her hand in his and brought it down so that it was between them. Caroline could feel her fingers tingling with his touch. It took Stefan awhile to realize that he was still holding her hand after a few seconds. He gently released her hand and moved his arms and hands back to his side.

"It would take a Thor hammer hit to knock me senseless."

Caroline still embarrassed by his brief touch, nervously tucked her hair back as she reached for her glass of water. She sipped idly at it before answering, "Well Thor is totally gorgeous anyway."

Stefan who also had reached for his own drink, had spluttered and coughed at the blonde's admission.

"You've watched Thor?" He asked incredulous.

Caroline eyed him speculatively and raised her eyebrow in a warning gesture. He was second guessing her already.

"I watched it with Tyler and it wasn't my type of movie but the guy who plays Thor, is just yummy!" Dramatically she fanned herself.

Stefan rolled his eyes at her response. Girls and their actors – he never could understand it.

"Did you ever grow your hair?" Caroline asked out of the blue.

"Once when I was all for Bon Jovi and their style but it didn't suit me."

Caroline sniggered.

"I wish I could see a picture of you with long hair, it just seems almost too exotic for your tastes."

Stefan faked a mock expression as he clutched at his chest.

"You think I'm tame don't you?"

Caroline shrugged her shoulders, "Well we've been on this little road trip and you haven't exhilarated me yet with some daring activities.

"Well you took drinking off the menu." Stefan answered.

"Please you can have so much fun without alcohol. Why don't we go dancing?" She spontaneously asked.

"Dancing? All right we can go dancing as long as you don't throw a tantrum when I want to go to the Classic Cars Convention." He dared her.

Caroline simply held out her hand.

"Deal." Stefan reached forward and shook her hand briefly.

Their waitress had just arrived with their food and it was then that he noticed that she was staring at him with lust filled eyes. Once she had set their plates down she refused to move, as if she was waiting for something. No doubt she wanted Stefan's number.

"Hey scram! He's my boyfriend." Caroline shooed the waitress away.

Stefan couldn't help but give her a quizzical look.

"What?" Caroline answered, when she noticed that Stefan was giving her an odd look.

"Boyfriend?" He asked.

"She was drooling in my food." Caroline defensively mumbled.

"You're not jealous are you?" Stefan asked as he began to tuck into his meal.

"No. Last time I was jealous over you was when you told me that we were never going to happen." She scoffed.

Stefan paused mid chew and swallowed, "I'll admit you were cute. Direct but cute none the less."

Caroline glared at him, "I was not cute. I happened to buy that outfit just to impress you."

"You did?"

"Yes and it's kind of your fault that Damon you know compelled me."

"I didn't know that he had any intention of going after you." Hurt, Stefan answered seriously.

Caroline had meant it as a joke but it was obvious now that he had taken it the wrong way.

"Stefan I was just joking okay?" Caroline reached to grab his hand but he pulled away.

Stefan pulled himself out of the booth, "I've lost my appetite. I'll wait in the car." He reached into his jean pocked and pulled out a few notes. "Get some things for the road if you want."

He then walked out the diner leaving Caroline all on her lonesome. She ran an impatient hand through her hair and sighed out a loud.

"Guess your boyfriend saw the bitch beneath." The red haired waitress materialized out of thin air, startling Caroline.

"Excuse me?" Caroline asked affronted by the waitress's snide remark.

The waitress took Stefan's plate, "I know your type. Pushy, demanding and green with jealousy. I bet your ex did a runner on you the minute he figured you out." She said snidely.

Caroline lost her temper and before she knew it, she had at vamp speed, pulled the waitress out the back of the kitchen and was now holding the red head by her neck. Caroline felt her face morph as the girl screamed out in terror.

"Shut it." Caroline growled out as she compelled.

The blood underneath Caroline's skin was raging with fury. Never before had she allowed such a comment to affect her. But with everything that had been happening with her, her emotions just snapped out and she very much wanted to kill the red head. The anger inside her was fueling her blood lust and never before had she been tempted by anger to give into the mercy of blood.

Caroline reared her head back, prepared to sink her teeth into the red heads pale neck, when all of a sudden she was being pulled back by iron clad arms.

"Caroline Stop. Stop!" Stefan shouted, as he turned her to face him and shook her roughly to get her out of her vamp induced phase.

Caroline growled out at him like a wild beast, but Stefan was firm and refused to let her go.

Slowly the anger dissipated and Caroline realized that she was no longer being held by Stefan, but she was curled in a ball on the floor shaking as she heard Stefan compelling the red head to go inside and act as if nothing had happened.

Caroline wished that Stefan was an original so he could compel the memory of the last two minutes out of her mind.

She looked up, when Stefan stood beside her. Looking down at her, he waited for an explanation.

An: Thank you so much for the reviews, favorites and follows. Really means a lot! I have a written a few short chapters after this and once they have been published I will be writing longer chapters Thank you again for the feedback. CC