4.
Nik didn't know what to do. Caroline had told him time and time again that they couldn't be more than friends, and she had rejected him on a number of occasions, but here she was, practically naked. So he just stood still and took in the curves of her body.
When he made no move towards her, Caroline dug down deep, found her resolve and stepped away from the bathroom door. It was only five steps to the foot of her bed, two more to stand in front of him. As she made her sixth step she stopped and really took in Nik's appearance.
His hair was messy and there were dark circles under his eyes. She realized that she had woken him up to come get her. Guilt started to creep into her mind until she noticed the slight bulge in his work out pants. Seeing his reaction to her rekindled the fire that allowed her to step a foot out of the bathroom in just her underwear in the first place.
Without another thought Caroline closed the distance between them, her lips covering his. She slowly snaked her arms over his shoulders and wrapped them around his neck, pulling him closer.
Not missing a beat, Nik's hands went to her waist. Her skin was so soft and he couldn't help himself as he slid one of his hands around to the small of her back, pulling her lower half against him.
It didn't take long for their actions to escalate, Caroline started by pushing him down onto her bed, crawling onto his lap as they continued kissing. Hovering over him she reached behind her and unclasped her bra, letting the garment fall to the floor.
"You are so beautiful," Nik said as he ran his hand up her toned stomach and over one of her breasts.
Letting out a whispered moan at his touch Caroline squeezed her thighs around his hips and rolled to her right, reversing their position so he was on top of her. She reached for the hem of his shirt, pulling it up and over his head. She gazed up at his tight chest and abs as she ran her hands over every inch of his exposed flesh.
Lifting herself up on to her elbows, Caroline placed open mouth kisses along his chest, rolling her hips up into his, getting the friction that she so dearly needed.
Both of their breathing was labored, but with one last clear-headed thought Nik reached down, stilling her hips, "Caroline, stop." He couldn't believe the words crossing his lips, but as he rested his forehead against her shoulder and looked down on her perfect breast, heaving with each of her passion filled breaths, he knew that he was making the right choice.
Caroline pushed Nik off of her, quickly moving up to the head of her bed and pulling one of her pillows up to cover her chest, "Did I do something wrong?"
"No, Care," he crawled up the bed to sit next to her. "You are perfect, but you are also drunk, and I couldn't forgive myself if we did this and you regretted it in the morning."
Still hugging her pillow to her chest, she picked at a loose thread not wanting to look up at him, even though she could feel his eyes boring into her. She didn't know what to say, she had never had this much to drink before, and though she knew deep down that she wanted him, the fallout from their night together was unfathomable.
So when she didn't try to speak to him, Nik reached over and put his finger under her chin, turning her face to meet his, "Look Caroline, if this is meant to be, then it will, just not when you are drunk." He softly placed his lips to hers, thinking that this could possibly be the last time he would get the change to kiss her.
Caroline pulled away first, "You should go," was all she said before covering herself with the quilt and turning her back to him.
With a sigh, Nik collected his shirt from the floor, slipping it on over his head and walked towards the bedroom door. He turned to look at her one more time, "Good night Caroline," he whispered before closing the door behind him and headed out to his car for the short but thought filled drive home.
Over a month later Caroline was thankful that Nik went away with some friends for spring break, since she had already made plans to spend that time with Rebekah.
They never talked about that night, both of them just pretending that it didn't happen. She had woken up the next morning with a hangover and only wearing her panties. The events of the night came back to her slowly and she practically hid from him the week after.
Nik on the other hand remembered every painfully wonderful detail of what happened between them. The feel of her skin, her body pressed under his, her perky breasts and attentive nipples. The way she kissed him and moaned from his touch.
There were many times he would look across the lunchroom at her and these thoughts would cloud his mind, leaving him unable to stand up for at least ten minutes.
They really didn't spend much time together until Memorial Day weekend. They have been dancing around each other for months, but they were thrown together on this hot Saturday in May when the Mikaelson's had a picnic down at the falls.
Of course Liz was working since she got paid time and a half for working holidays, so Caroline was practically forced to join the Mikalesons' down at the Mystic Falls State Park for a weekend of swimming, tubing, camping, and fireworks.
The first day was so bad, Nik occupied himself with Kol and one of their other friends that had jointed them for the weekend. The boys had set up the three tents that would act as their home for the next three days, while the girls unpacked the food.
Since Caroline and Rebekah finished up early, they ran down to the restrooms and put on their bathing suits, ready to hit the cool spring water that fed the falls. The water was slightly cold, staying in the seventies due to the spring, but it was a welcome feeling in contrast to the hot May sun.
Before long the boys had joined them down at the water and they all decided to grab their tubes and go drifting down the river. There was a few mile stretch of river in the park that was used for tubing, with a van at the end to take everyone back to the campgrounds.
In order to say together, they each draped a leg over the next person's tube, and drifted in silence, enjoying the warm sun overhead.
About half way down, Caroline had fallen asleep causing her leg to slip off of Rebekah's tube. The current caught her and started to pull her away from the group. She woke with a start, almost tipping over her tube as she was grabbed around the ankle.
Nik, being at the back of the group saw Caroline come loose from their formation and reached out for her as she floated past him. With a gentle pull she was now budded up next to him, her sun kissed leg settled on his lap.
His intentions started off innocent, but as he ran his fingers up her creamy skin from her ankle to her knee he couldn't resist the feeling that it sent to his groin.
Memories of that night came rushing back to Caroline, the way his hands ran over her body, her breasts, and now her leg. She didn't want to contain her feelings for him anymore. Shifting in her inner tube and rubbing her thighs together she was burning for him.
That night around the campfire Caroline sat close to Nik as they shared a blanket, she had to pick her moment right, so that Rebekah didn't become suspicious, "I'm going to run to the restroom," she said off handedly, as she stood from her spot on the ground.
Rebekah had just finished making a s'more and had bits of melted marshmallow all over her fingers, "It's not safe to go by yourself Care," she took a large bite out of her melting treat, "Nik go with her."
Caroline smirked to herself, the plan had worked perfectly, now all she had to do was put up a little fight and nothing would seem out of place, "I can take care of myself Bekah, I don't need anyone to watch over me."
Rolling her eyes Rebekah replied, "There could be God knows what lurking out in the woods and you are not walking down to the bathrooms alone. Your mother would have a cow if anything happened to you."
"Fine," Caroline huffed, faking displeasure. "Come along, my fierce protector."
Nik stood up and brushed some leaves off of his jeans before jogging to catch up with Caroline who was already walking down the dark path towards the restroom pavilion. "Bekah's right, you shouldn't be out here alone."
Reaching the door to the woman's bathroom and showers, Caroline turned to him and bit her lip, "I never intended to," and she grabbed his hand, pulling him into the bathroom with her.
They were lucky that no one was in the large room, but Caroline pulled them into one of the shower areas, closing the door and locking it behind them.
"What are you doing Care?" Nik questioned as she stalked towards him. As he backed away from her, unsure of what was happening, the back of his knees hit something and he was forced to sit on the bench that was built into the stall.
"I'm tired for pushing away all of the feeling that I have for you," she started, "I'm tired of pretending that your simple touches doesn't set my body on fire, and I'm tired of lying to myself." She perched herself on his lap, running her fingers through his hair and kissed him.
That moment started it all. They kissed for a few minutes before clothing started to come off, first his shirt, then hers. Nik stood, taking Caroline with him and turned, setting her down on the bench and knelling on the ground in front of her.
He kissed down her chest and then back up her neck to her lips, all the while running his hands up and down her legs. He would start at the ankle and make his way up the outside of her leg, but when he ran his hand up to the inside of her thigh, Caroline's body jumped with anticipation.
Slowly he ran his hand over the apex of her thighs, only her panties and a pair of cotton cheerleading shorts separated him from her more sensitive parts. He could feel her heat through the material of her shorts and it shot like lighting though his body and right to his manhood.
He was enjoying the sounds that she was making as he ran his fingers between her thighs. Her hips would jerk when he would pass her clit and moisture was starting to pool through her cotton shorts.
"Nik, please." Caroline begged, her hands gripping the edge of the bench, eyes squeezed shut and head thrown back against the plywood wall.
Taking a deep breath, he moved both her panties and shorts to the side, where he was met by her beautiful pink, wet pussy. He wanted nothing more than to burry his face between her thighs, but he didn't want to over whelm her. So instead he continued with his fingers, running them up and down her slit. He would circle her clit a few times before trailing his index finger down to her entrance.
She was so tight, and he could only push his finger into her half way before meeting her barrier, but it was still enough to keep her mewing his name. As much as he loved the pleasurable words falling from her lips, he knew that anyone could walk in on them, "Shh, sweetheart, you have to keep it down," he said as he silenced her with his lips.
They kissed as he continued rubbing her inside with his finger as this thumb went to work on her clit. She now held on to him tightly and her legs quivered with ever one of his movements.
Then her whole body went stiff, she gasped into his mouth and her nails dug into his shoulders. Caroline's climax rocked her body as it came crashing down over her. She had given herself orgasms before, but nothing compared to this.
Once her after shocks had died down, Nik removed his finger from her and repositioned her panties and shorts where they were covering her again. "We should be getting back before they come looking for us."
Caroline's eyebrows knitted together, "What about you?" She asked as she palmed the bulge in his pants.
"There's always tomorrow night," he said with a cheeky grin.
Caroline had to hold on to him as she stood up, her legs felt like she had ran a marathon and as the material of her shorts rubbed up against her sensitive clit, a shiver ran through her. She looked up to meet his eyes and he looked at her in a longing fashion. "What's wrong?"
"Not that I'm complaining about what just happened, but every time we do this I'm forced to lose you right after," he cupped her face in his hand, "I don't know how many times I can be given hope, just to be rejected by you."
She had never thought about his pain, only her own and now she felt very selfish and guilty. Her hot and cold behavior towards their attraction had been hurting him, "This is not the end Nik, but only the beginning."
With that she reached up on her tiptoes and kissed him with all of the pent up passion she had been holding for him for the past two years. She loved him, so much that it scared her, and if he was willing to try this relationship, than she was too.
AN: This one was a little short but it was a good place to stop before we really get into it. Hope you enjoyed. ;)