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Sexting 101

C: Jun 11, 2015 11:49:12 PM hi

What did I just do?! Caroline thought to herself as a trashy college band abused the strings on their warped guitars, the smell of sweat and stale beer polluting the tobacco stained air of the dive bar she'd been dragged to by her so-called friends. What had she done? She'd just texted Klaus Mikaelson in the middle of the night, while drunk. Lovely.

K: Jun 11, 2015 11:49:33 PM Hello, love. This is a pleasant surprise.

Of course, his answer would come seconds later. Fuck, this was a mistake.

C: Jun 11, 2015 11:51:19 PM u have this number?

K: Jun 11, 2015 11:51:32 PM I keep tabs on you, yes. I see you still have mine.

C: Jun 11, 2015 11:51:59 PM lol stalker

It hadn't exactly been a surprise given that the regular Amazon boxes that showed up at her dorm could have come from only one very wealthy man with impeccable taste. It all started with that damn mini fridge…

K: Jun 11, 2015 11:52:20 PM I suppose that's a fair assessment, yes. How are you?

C: Jun 11, 2015 11:53:05 PM idk I'm ok I guess

K: Jun 11, 2015 11:53:15 PM Just ok? Are you alright? Where are you?

God, she could just hear his demanding tone. It gave her chills as the gas station vodka made her head spin. Fuck. How much had she had to drink? How much bad liquor did it take for a college girl to even get drunk? It wasn't like this was her first bad party.

C: Jun 11, 2015 11:55:44 PM lol nosy much?

K: Jun 11, 2015 11:56:01 PM Caroline…

Again, with the bossy alpha male dominance. Double fuck. It made her remember that time in the woods… Well, she hadn't minded it so much last year.

C: Jun 11, 2015 11:57:36 PM oh ok lol I'm at a party, but its kinda lame

K: Jun 11, 2015 11:58:48 PM A party? You've been drinking, I take it.

Was she that obvious? She could just see his beautiful face falling as he realized this was a drunk text. Then again, was her alcoholic dizziness the only reason? Had she really texted just because she was lit, or was she using it as an excuse to reach out to the one man she knew would reach back? Ever since Stefan and Elena got back together after Damon thankfully left town, they'd been impossibly happy… impossibly annoying. Impossibly… normal. The drama major was anything but. With her obsessive nature and stress cleaning binges, she wasn't exactly the life of the party. If anyone could understand how much she hated the crackling speakers blaring the poorly timed bass, it was Klaus.

C: Jun 11, 2015 11:59:13 PM well yeah

K: Jun 11, 2015 11:59:22 PM Are you safe? Do you need me to send someone for you?

The artist sat at his easel tapping his foot as his heart raced in the silence of his studio. New Orleans wasn't all he'd hoped. One drunken night had ruined his chances with the ravishing blonde across the country. Hayley's pregnancy had been a predictable lie and their breakup as unsatisfying at their liquored up one-night stand. Caroline, on the other hand, well… It had been one afternoon in the woods, but he still hadn't been able to push it out of his mind. Of course, it had been an extremely long afternoon that ended past sundown, but still. One day shouldn't have impacted him so deeply… but it did. He looked at his watch and felt his jaw clench. Why wasn't she answering? It made his stomach turn to think something had happened to her.

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:04:16 AM Sweetheart? Are you there?

Fuck. That name. Come for me, sweetheart. She could still hear him whispering in her ear as he'd taken her on the rough forest floor… and against the harsh bark of the oak tree… and in the shallow river than ran through her tiny town of Mystic Falls.

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:04:21 AM yeah sorry. just thinking

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:04:34 AM About?

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:04:57 AM you

Seriously, Caroline?! She smacked herself in the forehead as her face burned. God, could she have sounded any less pathetic. What he must think of her now. She could just feel his disappointment in her… and she hated it. She wanted to see him happy, pleased, proud of her. He had been, once… before she'd been so incredibly stupid and gone off to Whitmore instead of taking the scholarship he'd magically gotten her to Tulane. And then Hayley happened. And then the promise he'd made she wished she hadn't asked for. Wished he'd been a liar, but he'd never lied to her. Everyone else, maybe, but never to her. She was the liar. That damn confession was the truest thing she'd ever said. She waited anxiously for her phone to buzz and felt her stomach turn when it didn't.

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:06:18 AM im sorry. its late. u probably went to bed. have a good night ttyl

Ttyl?! Yeah, like that was ever going to happen. She'd fucked up texting him while drunk. There was no way he was ever replying to that.

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:06:26 AM I'm here.

And then he did… eight seconds later.

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:06:33 AM I think of you often.

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:06:42AM really?

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:06:50 AM Of course.

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:07:22 AM well, what do u think about?

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:08:44 AM Everything.

Did you really just say that, you bloody idiot? The only way he could get more of his heart on his sleeve would be if he ripped it out of his chest.

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:10:49 AM what r u doing? am i keeping u up?

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:11:05 AM I was just painting. Also, I'm worrying about you. You're not driving are you?

Ugh. Does he really think I'm that stupid? Well, she had just texted him for the first time in a year. He must think she was beyond drunk. Maybe she was. Still, it wasn't enough to stop her. She'd missed him. Missed the way he made her feel. Safe. Protected. Wanted. Unlike her friends who just left her there with her keys. The car that had shown up at her dorm was parked outside, but she wasn't dumb enough to risk her life.

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:11:23 AM obv not. i was supposed to go home with elena but she just left w stefan.

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:12:20 AM They just left you there? Where are you, sweetheart? I'll send a car. Please tell me you are safe.

Pathetic. Begging her to tell him what he should have known. He'd been keeping tabs on her, but perhaps he needed better men if she was alone and drunk at a party. He'd have their heads for this. But first, he would have the head of Stefan Salvatore served to him on a silver platter. His blood boiled as he thought of her all alone at a party. It made him smile despite his anger that he was the one she'd turned to for company, and maybe for comfort.

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:13:04 AM ya and not 4 the 1st time. lame. don't send anyone. i'll call an uber now

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:13:15 AM Call me when you arrive at your dorm.

The sunshine blonde rolled her eyes. Always so damn bossy. She didn't have to talk to him on the phone to hear the hard edge to his tone when he barked a command. She stared at the phone for a minute, debating whether to respond at all.

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:14:05 AM k. they're on the way now. Im just around the corner

The debate lasted all of 50 seconds.

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:14:11 AM Good girl.

Fuck. He did not just text her that! She'd forgotten until that moment that she'd confessed how much she secretly loved that little epithet. He clearly hadn't. Klaus didn't forget anything. He'd remembered her birthday and Christmas and how much she weirdly loved daisies. A bouquet showed up on her doorstep every Monday like clockwork. Always elegant and never with a card. Typical.

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:20:22 AM just got to my door

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:20:26 AM Good. So, you're alone then?

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:20:46 AM ya lol ur my stalker. u know I just live with elena

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:20:50 AM Just checking. Care to chat?

She really did, but she was also still drunk and seriously needed to get cleaned up. She reeked of sweaty teens and desperation.

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:21:11 AM can we do it in a little bit? I need a bath lol

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:21:28 AM All the more reason to call now.

Klaus groaned as soon as he sent it. Fuck. Why did he say that? She'd made it clear their hookup was a onetime thing. Probably even regretted it, not that she'd had any complaints at the time. It was hard to bitch about anything after he'd stolen the air from her lungs with orgasm after orgasm. The last thing he needed was to scare her off by reminding her how goddamn attracted he was to her.

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:21:51 AM lol ur bad

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:22:01 AM I thought you liked that about me.

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:22:29 AM I like a lot of things that r bad 4 me lol

A small smile crept across his face, dimples illuminated by the glow of his phone under the hard lights of his studio as the tangy aroma of oil and canvas painted the air. Perhaps all hope wasn't lost after all. His night had certainly taken an interesting turned. He'd dreamed of the day she would finally come around. Had once told her the small-town life wouldn't be enough for her, that they were the same.

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:22:35 AM Am I among them?

Was he? It was true that she'd been drunk, but intoxicated words weren't necessarily untrue. She knew she had missed him, missed their flirting, missed the attention he showered her with day and night. Every time he sent something in the mail made it harder and harder not to call and thank him. And thanking him was just an excuse to hear his voice. She'd never been able to get that sexy British accent out of her head.

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:22:45 AM well

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:23:12 AM maybe just the liking part. idk about bad lol i mean u bought me a mini fridge with a tiny freezer. u cant be *all* bad

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:23:11 AM I have my moments.

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:23:34 AM ya. u do

Truth be told, it wasn't just that time in the woods. They had been friends before everything went wrong. He'd gotten into a fight with Stefan over the stupidest thing. She couldn't even remember what it was that had made all of her friends hate him; hate her for associating with him. But Elena Gilbert wasn't exactly a saint. She'd had sex with her boyfriend's brother for fuck's sake. And yeah, Klaus had picked and poked at her about it, but he'd always been good to Caroline. Doted on her, followed her, laughed with her. Why was it okay for Stefan to be with Elena when it wasn't ok for her to be with Klaus? It didn't make sense. They'd had so many fun times before she'd stupidly decided to go to Whitmore, where joy went to die.

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:23:41 AM hey do u remember this moment? Lmao

How could he forget? It was one of the rare times he'd managed to get her away from her friends long enough to show her a good time. Elena had been snippy when she'd told him Klaus got backstage passes to Taylor Swift's concert in Baltimore, but really it was jealousy that caused that temper tantrum. He'd been so smug when he picked her up that night in a limo. There weren't a lot of guys in their early 20s hanging around the VIP area, but he knew how much she loved the country superstar. Money couldn't buy happiness, but it had bought him a night with Caroline.

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:24:14 AM You kept it?

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:24:34 AM duh lol its the only 1 i have of you

That was what she remembered of that night? Klaus was shocked that her gut reaction had been the memory of him and not the hours of entertainment, or her bubbly excitement at meeting her idol. It warmed his chest that she thought back on the night as fondly as did he, but it also made him a little sad that it was the only picture that existed of their time together. He'd taken, and painted, so many of her, but this was the only image she had of him. Well, he would just have to change that.

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:25:29 AM Care for something more current?

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:25:38 AM sure

Nine seconds. It had taken her nine seconds to respond that she wanted to see him. He wasn't one for photographs, but it thrilled him how readily she'd messaged back.

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:27:49 AM I was working on this when you messaged.

He looked exactly the same. Dashing good looks and undeniably artistic talent. It gave her chills seeing his face again. She vividly recalled the way his stubble felt against the soft skin of her inner thighs as he slowly nibbled his way higher and higher until… Well, that was something she'd never forget. He'd jokingly told her once that he would ruin her for all other men, and he had. She'd gone on a couple of dates, but everyone just seemed so boring now. Hell, she was more aroused in the short time they'd been talking than she had been the last year.

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:28:09 AM ok u look good n i like ur painting but smiling is a thing lol

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:28:18 AM Perhaps you'd like to show me how it's done. Your turn.

The artist held his breath as he waited for her picture. He knew she had an active Instagram account, but he hadn't been able to bring himself to look at it. What if he saw her with another man? He still had quite the temper; he didn't trust himself not to fly across the country just to punch some poor bloke in the face. They were never together, but he still thought of her as his.

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:28:42 AM no way lol i don't get a smile, u don't get a smile

The student wondered idly if he'd already seen the picture she'd selected. It was one of her favorites, and she couldn't resist teasing him about his inability to smile. She'd never met a man who could be so blank and expressive at the exact same time. She'd always been able to see right passed his façade. She anxiously awaited his reaction in the twelve seconds it took him to respond.

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:28:58 AM You are stunning, but I suspect that's not quite as current as mine. Take one for me now.

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:29:19 AM i will in a little bit ok? i'm not dressed rn

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:29:26 AM Fuck, Caroline.

Shit. Why did she say that? He felt his cock twitch in his pants, hardening in seconds as he pictured her naked, clad perhaps in only a towel. How easily he could rip that towel away and pin her to the bathroom wall. He could practically feel her writhing against him as he pounded into her like he had against that oak tree. They'd gone at it for hours like wild animals; he'd savored every touch, every kiss, every giggle as she came down from her high and kissed him passionately as he built her up again and again.

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:29:51 AM not like that! lol i told u i need 2 take a bath. im in my bathrobe

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:30:02 AM Show me.

Oh, now that just wasn't fair. Not that he'd asked to see her naked, but that she wanted so badly to show him.

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:30:11 AM after! i look like shit rn

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:31:21 AM That's not possible. Come on, sweetheart. One picture.

She was already trying to snap a good when he repeated his request ten seconds later. She tried a dozen different angles to cover up how gross she looked, but the phone was against her. She groaned as she tried filter after filter.

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:32:50 AM Please?

It killed him how desperate that one word sounded. On the other hand, it was hard to care how he'd come across if it got him a shot of her in her bathrobe.

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:33:10 AM i'm trying. the camera hates me. im gonna try using the timer

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:33:21 AM Alright. Don't keep me waiting too long.

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:33:41 AM omg did u just use an emoji?

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:34:37 AM Is that really so surprising? I'm a man of many talents.

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:35:18 AM oh I know.

She laughed out loud, smiling genuinely for the first time in a long time. Klaus brought out the joy in her in a way no one ever had. It was getting harder and harder to care what Stefan and Elena thought, and she was chugging energy drinks like there was no tomorrow. The repercussions didn't matter. She knew as she was sitting there trying so hard to look sexy for him that tonight was far from over.

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:36:38 AM How's that photograph coming?

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:39:10 AM its called a selfie klaus lol

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:39:10 AM My mistake. How's that selfie coming?

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:40:02 AM don't laugh! i told u i look like shit lol

Caroline could never be anything less than perfection. It took his breath away seeing her again, clad only in terrycloth that he prayed wouldn't stay on for long. This conversation had taken a surprising turn and he planned on capitalizing on every second of her liquor fueled decision to reach out. Although, it pained him to see her holding a glass of what he hoped wasn't more booze. He didn't want to think she would be too drunk to remember him in the morning.

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:41:21 AM You are beautiful. It doesn't matter how much you've had to drink or what you're wearing, although I do hope that isn't more alcohol.

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:41:31 AM no lol its very very caffeinated monster iced tea

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:41:33 AM Plan on being awake long, do you?

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:41:44 AM y? do u have to go?

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:42:06 AM Not at all, love. You have my undivided attention.

Caroline felt a rush go through her as she reveled in his affections. It was too late to stop now. She was in this and there was no going back.

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:42:34 AM good lol bcuz its ur turn 2 send a pic. no brooding this time!

God, how he hated taking pictures of himself. He always looked stupid, and it was hard not to brood. He practically had a patent on self-imposed misery. It had killed him seeing her leave Mystic Falls when he'd done everything in his considerable power to talk her into coming with him to New Orleans. His family had left Mystic Falls; there was no reason to stay without Caroline. He'd seriously considered moving alongside her, but he could handle only so much rejection. Deep down, he knew she would come around eventually. He told himself when he left Virginia that he would wait for her, however long it takes.

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:44:09 AM Does this meet your requirements?

It was just a selfie, but all she could see was the way he had eyes only for her. His penetrating stare made her blush, and she wasn't even naked yet. How could one man convey so much emotion in a damn selfie?

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:44:21 AM yes. much better

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:41:45 AM you look good

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:41:59 AM Your turn.

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:42:11 AM lol ok

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:42:25 AM Without the robe this time.

Liquid pooled between her thighs as soon as she got his text. She flashed back to their time in the woods. He was so bossy, so confident, so damn sure of himself as he'd taken control and drowned her in an ocean of pleasure. Still, she couldn't resist playing hard to get. It was their favorite game, cat and mouse. How she longed to be caught.

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:42:34 AM klaus! seriously?!

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:44:09 AM I'm quite serious. Come on, sweetheart. It's nothing I've not seen before. Or, have you forgotten?

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:44:21 AM i didn't forget…

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:44:50 AM Then do it. I dare you.

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:45:10 AM ugh fine

Caroline never could stand losing. He knew when he sent it that he had her. She wasn't one to back away from a challenge. He lay back in his bed and unbuckled his belt as he waited impatiently for her glorious body to transmit across the country.

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:47:09 AM that's all u get lol ur turn

It was fun, playing with him again. She'd never done anything even remotely like this in her life, but he made everything exciting. She could just see his satisfied smirk as he drank in the sight of her creamy breasts. She didn't need to wait to bed told to take off her lingerie. It hit the floor before he had a chance to respond.

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:48:41 AM Well, if we're playing that game.

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:49:37 AM i always liked that tattoo…

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:49:46 AM I remember many of the things you like. How about I call and remind you just how many?

Klaus pulled out his cock and ran his palm over the hard muscle, groaning as he remembered her mouth of him. Fuck it. This part of their game needed to end. Without waiting for a reply, he hit the little phone icon and felt his heart race as he waited for her to answer.

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:51:11 AM Answer your phone, love.

Fuck. She sat there in the running water, legs parted as she stared at his contact. She'd set his caller ID photo to the only one she had of his smiling face. It made her pussy ache for him, but damn. She'd never had a naughty phone call with anyone before. She'd always been rather quiet during sex, preferring to let the man take the lead. Before her insecurity had passed, the ringer stopped.

C: Jun 12, 2015 12:51:25 AM but i really need that bath…

K: Jun 12, 2015 12:50:34 AM As I said, answer the phone. I'll join you.

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