...And all he did was stare back at me. There was a long silence between us where we just stood there and seemed to communicate through eye contact alone. I felt like I had to say something since it seemed he was willing to listen. Caressing his face with my right hand I begin to clarify.

"I don't regret this. I don't regret ever getting to know you. When I first met you I thought you were some little rich boy who stumbled through life being given everything. I know it's only been a few days and we haven't spent that much time together but I really like having you in my life since I've seen the real you. You wanted to know how I felt about you" I grab him hand and he compliantly lets me place it on my chest. "This is how I feel about you. I want to know you as much as you will let me. I don't care about those people outside" Pointing to the front door referring to the photographers. "They can take as many pictures as they want. They can write as many stories as they like because I can get them at their own game. We know the truth and I know how their game works. But none of that is going to work unless you trust me when I say that I would never use you. And that I haven't tonight. I just wanted a normal dinner with a guy that I like so we could see where things are going."

Staring me slightly stunned he asked me "Where are things going?"

I smirked "That's for you to decide not me."

Taking in my words he sighs as I drop my hand from his face. He doesn't say anything. He doesn't need to. The tension between us could be cut with a knife. I feel this force dragging my face towards his. I feel the need to grab him and kiss him. Being so close to him I could just do that but I stay where I am as much as my mind wants to reject my body's boundaries. My stomach starts to flip and the sensation of nervousness fills me. I am becoming a nervous wreck in front of him just by him staring at me. What on earth does this guy do to me? My breathing starts to turn into a pant as I try to stop my mind from wanting to force my body forward and kiss him anywhere that I could see.

Like he is reading my mind he leans forward and our lips collide. The same feeling of fireworks as before erupts in my eyes. I feel a warmth spread over me as we sink into each other one kiss after another. I feel like I am in heaven. Nothing has ever compared to this before. Yes there have been other guys but this is different. This is...sensational. I couldn't describe the power and the euphoria given with every kiss. Feeling myself start to walk backwards to keep myself steady, I realise that Stefan is trying to move me so that I walk up the stairs. I grab his hand instinctively and run with him up the stairs not wanting to waste time in case either of us stops it again.

We reach the top of the stairs and found each others lips again. I feel around and pull his blazer off of him making sure that I feel around his body while doing so. I then start to work on his shirt while he works on taking off my dress. Not moving from each other, we were down to our underwear by the time he maneuvered me to his bed. I was not taking any of the room in, only him. The only thing I noticed were the soft covers and the soft mattress as we clambered onto the bed and under the covers.

-

There is officially a heaven. Waking up from a fantastic sleep, the memories of the night before ran slowly through my head. The meal, the photographers, the argument, me telling him how I felt... the sex. I smiled at that last thought. Beaming as events of last night in bed flashed through my head, I turned over to face the middle of the bed and Stefan lying in bed still asleep. He looked even more gorgeous asleep! I didn't want to wake him but I could not help but run a few fingers through his hair and stroking gently the side of his face. I can not believe I slept with him last night. It was amazing! Simply amazing!

I just stared at him for a few minutes before I saw his eyes flutter that told me he was still dreaming. I watched him some more, taking him as many details as I could when I heard him talk. It was really soft and calming.

"E...lena." Was all I heard. My stomach flipped at the sound of my name. I then realised that he was sleep talking! He is talking about me in his sleep! I wondered if I should respond when I heard him say it again. "Elena."

"I'm here." I said back in a calming voice stroking a finger down the side of his face.

"Don't...leave...me" He whispered before I see his eyes shoot open. My heart officially melted! Now he was awake and I was beaming. I couldn't believe he talked about me in his sleep! But I didn't know what to say. Stefan was now looking at me concerned. I started to get nervous. What was he thinking? I just smile at him.

"Good Morning" I say in a very girly voice

He groans as he moves into a more comfortable position. "Morning"

"Good sleep?" I ask in a soft voice

"Amazing sleep."

"Good." I answer.

A few moments pass when Stefan starts "Listen Elena...about last night..."

"Yeah?" I ask nervously. Crap he's going to tell me it was a mistake!

"I don't know about you but it was great...and I don't want this to be a one night stand thing, but I need to know that I can trust you."

"Of course you can trust me. Like I said last night I was not involved. I recognised who the photographer was but..."

"Wait. You know who it was?" He interjects. Crap. This was not going to earn me brownie points.

"Yes. It's a girl from my work. Not a friend but just someone I know. Believe me I will be talking to her when I go into work Monday."

Stefan just laid still for a moment. "Are you sure you were not involved?"

"Yes Stefan. One hundred percent sure. I had no idea what was going on until you did. Clearly you get this a lot from photographers because I had no idea that we were being followed last night."

"Yeah... well.. that's what happens when you get followed. You also learn not to trust a lot of people."

"So do you trust me?" I felt the need to ask

There was another pause. "Yes" He answered.

I beamed at him. "Good." and leant over to kiss him.

"Now what do you want to do today?" He asked.

-

"Oh my God you're back! Tell me how it went I want to hear EVERYTHING!" Was the first thing I heard when I arrived back at my apartment last that night.

"And hi to you too Car" I answered back mockingly making my way to my room to put on my sweats.

"Evening walk of shame. Very ladylike" Car said through my bedroom door so I had privacy. I came out minutes later in grey 3\4 shorts and a plain black Guns 'N' Roses shirt.

"Why thank you" I answer again mockingly slumping myself on the sofa. Looking at the clock I realised it was 10pm already and I was in a very happy mood.

"So come on give me the gossip. I want to know everything!" She says joining me on the sofa as I start to tell her all about the decision at the beginning, the meal in the cafe, the photographer and the argument.

"Who was the photographer that got you two together?"

"It was Hayley from PR." I answer to which Caroline's face turned very sour.

"What a bitch!" Caroline answers shocked "But I'm not surprised really" Caroline and Hayley never really saw eye to eye when it came to anything. Hayley was always jealous of Caroline since she was so good at her job. Secretly everyone knew that Hayley wanted her job but got turned down after multiple interviews. "How does Stefan feel about all of this?"

"Naturally he was fuming at first. He thought I was someone trying to screw him over and get a good headline since apparently he has had that done to him before." Caroline's face immediately dropped in sympathy. "But I convinced him that I had nothing to do with this after the long argument and um... that was it really" I answer trying to hide the obvious events that occurred after.

Her face immediately turned back to a mixture of shock and amazement "Oh My God... Did you?" She asked. All I could do was show a 50- watt smile and nod to make Caroline scream at the top of her lumps. "You did? Oh My God! Elena!" She laughed while almost crushing me in the process and asking for every detail under the sun.

-

"So go on Stefan. Tell me how it went" Stefan heard Lexi say over the phone.

"Let's just say it wasn't that great of a date but it was alright."

"Oh" Lexi said slightly disappointed "Are you seeing her again?"

"Of course" He answered hearing Lex's excitement scream down the phone.

"Do I get to meet her?" Lexi asked.

"Hmmm... I don't know Lexi. It's only been one date"

"Oh come on Stefan! You've known this girl longer than one date. I want to meet this girl that has got you in a twist." Lexi answered excitedly

Stefan defeated and sighed "Fine."

Lexi squealed in response "Great! Have a party! Then I can meet her! Bring your brother along!"

This startled Stefan "My best friend and my brother? Don't you think that it will be a little too soon to introduce both of you?"

"Nah it'll be fine! She will love me no questions!"

"Oh it's not you that I'm worried about...it's my newly single brother." He answered nervously.

Hello everyone and Happy Easter! Hope you all had a great day! I am away this week so you lucky people get this chapter early! Hope you enjoy. Every comment makes my day and thank you so much for reading this fanfiction. Look out of the next chapter next week Wednesday :D xx