Elena looked dumbfounded at what had just happened. Stefan had just kissed her! What was more surprising to her was that she liked it! She wanted more and was about to lean in when Stefan suddenly leaned back and walked off! Elena did not know what to think about this. Should she follow him? Did he think it was a mistake? Should she go? Elena got up and decided to follow Stefan into the kitchen. Knowing that it was now or never to even try anything between the pair of them, she walked up to Stefan in the kitchen who was leaning against a work surface. Without giving time to think about the repercussions and how he would react to this, Elena stood up on her toes to reach Stefan's height and grabbed his face to pull it down to hers.

"Elena..." was all Stefan could get out of his mouth before Elena pressed her lips against Stefan's with a gentle kiss effectively stopping him from talking. Stepping away from Stefan hoping that the kiss had made her point, she just looked at him hoping for some sort of reaction. Suddenly Stefan just grabbed her face and attacked her lips with him. Hunger grew from inside him as he explored Elena's mouth with her permission. He had always liked Elena but never told anyone about it. He did not think it was possible for her to like him back and yet, here she is kissing as much of him as she could like it was something they always did. His hands started to explore her back while her hands moved around his neck. He was able to touch her with permission and not feel bad about it!

All of the years of watching and wanting Elena just came bursting out of him and he pushed her towards the island work surface and into the living room. Elena did not even notice until she felt her back fall against the sofa. Stefan's mouth started kissing Elena's neck and with a moan of pleasure from Elena as if permission for him to go any further, he reached down and pulled her top off gently over her head. He sat up to do the same and Elena just stared at him. She could not believe that after all of those years of being best friends with Stefan, they were finally kissing and she seeing him take his top off was a major turn on for her. When did he even get a six-pack!? She traced her hands down his abs and giggled. Part of her was really nervous. Was she really about to go further with her best friend? Before she could think anymore, Stefan grabbed her, kissed her and grabbed her hand. He took her upstairs kissing her along the way, just for good measure, until they had reached his room. Grabbing her around the waist, Stefan lifted her up and with a scream from Elena, dropped her onto the bed. 'This was much better and had more room than the sofa' thought Stefan. He had never wanted anyone more in his life! With his erection grinding against Elena he let out a quiet moan. He wanted her. He needed her! Everything mentioned today had been forgiven and forgotten. Elena pulled the covers from underneath them and pulled them over. Working on his jeans, she finally got them free and moving him so she was top, she kissed his stomach again and again moving up towards his neck. With that motion, they were lost in each other in their own world.

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Turning over in the bed, Elena could feel the soft thick sheets cover her. She could not remember a time she was ever this happy. Thoughts of the night before racing through her head. The talk with Stefan, the kissing, his body moulding perfectly to his with his hands gliding over her. It was perfect. Opening her eyes she looked around her she remembered she was still in Stefan's room. Looking to the other side of the bed, it was empty. Feeling the bed she noticed it was cold. Her face fell. Stefan must have left the bed a while ago for it to be cold. Did he really just walk out on her after they had told each other they were attracted to each other? Elena could not believe. Shaking the thought from her head she got up and dressed and looked around the boarding house for any sign of Stefan. She could not see him anywhere. Elena felt like she had just had her heart ripped out. Grabbing her things from yesterday, she ran out of the house crying. She had never felt so humiliated in her life and for Stefan to be the one to make her feel like this felt awful! Immediately she ran home and was not seen for the rest of the day.

Stefan sat at the bar in the grill trying to think about what had happened last night. He could not believe that he left her in bed and yet he could not make himself go back home and make up some excuse that he wanted to be back before she woke up because it would have not been true. He had never been so terrified in his life and he wanted time to think. Sleeping with Elena was amazing the previous night. He had never felt so attached to someone, but for some reason because it was Elena it felt wierd. He had always loved her but even though she was the one who insinuated the kiss he still felt that she did not feel the same for him. He felt like a complete jerk for leaving her in the bed and he knew that he would feel the repercussions from it today, but he did not know what to do when he saw her in the morning. Finishing off his coffee he saw a face he was not expecting sit next to him... Katherine. His old high school girlfriend.

"Hello stranger. Miss me?"