Must Love Dogs- Chapter Twelve
"We need rules." Stefan commented, grinning as Elena rolled her eyes to see him leaning against her car, his arms crossed over his chest as he looked up at her through his black Tom Ford sunglasses.
"Rules? You came all the way outside because Klaus told you I was leaving to tell me that we need, rules? Stefan, we don't need rules. As long as we agree on a few things, this little new arrangement. Should be totally fine." She winked at him, unlocking the car doors.
"Our arrangement is going to be screwed up if we don't have at least a few rules." Stefan argued with her, following Elena and standing in front of the driver side door to block her way into the car.
"Can I leave now?" She asked him with an annoyed tone, tilting her head to the side and huffing out an agitated breath as Stefan took the keys from her hand and spun them around his finger before he placed them into his pocket and turned to step aside.
"You're not letting me leave until we talk about this, are you?" Elena asked as Stefan stepped back, turning to look at her over his shoulder. "No, I'm not. So, how about we chat about this little new relationship status in my office?"
"In your office? Isn't Klaus in your house?" Elena asked him, hearing a loud laugh escape out of Stefan's mouth when his green eyes glistened at her from across the driveway and he shrugged his shoulders back. "That shouldn't matter, Elena. Now, come on and let's have a chat."
Elena watched with curious eyes as Stefan sat down behind a large dark oak desk, a blue pen and a white sheet of paper in his hands when he began to write down a few things.
"Here's my list of what we're not going to do." He told her, gazing up at her as she sat down across from him and gave him a confused look. "You've never done this before, right?" Stefan added, hearing a small chuckle leave Elena's mouth as she shook her head. No, was the answer. Sure, she did have a boyfriend, here and there during when she was in school. But, it was nothing serious and nothing like this at all, since Stefan and her weren't even dating to begin with.
"Will I be staying over or will I just you know...give you what you want and be on my way?" Elena asked him, watching his green eyes come alive when she mentioned 'staying over'.
"I'm not going to do all that cuddling and stuff with you either." Elena told him, watching his head snap up as he grinned, writing her words down. "No cuddling, which is going to mean that you won't be staying for breakfast. So, I won't need to cook."
"It's up to you. If you want to stay over, you can. But, don't expect me to make you breakfast or that I'll cuddle with you either." He stated, smiling a little when he reiterated her own words back at her.
"Fine. I'm okay with that. Besides, it's just sex. So, to add to that. No really late night texts or phone calls and if I decline your offer. Then, you'll have to deal with it." Elena told him, watching his face fall a bit as he nodded.
"Okay, but if I call you during business hours and you're available. I'd like it if you agreed to see me at my office or my house, whichever you decide. You can keep some of your things here. But, this isn't a relationship, Elena. So, let's not make it one." Stefan told her, hearing her huff out a breath, locking her eyes on to him.
"Okay. And, I know that this isn't a relationship. So, because of it. If you really need someone to accompany you to events or your family functions. I'll go with you. But, not as your date. Just a friend." She stated, gazing down to see Stefan write her words down, looking back up at her as he cleared his throat. "Anything else?"
Elena shook her head, adding. "I guess we'll figure out the rest as we go along. Since, neither of us have ever done anything like this."
"Yeah, I guess we will." Stefan repeated, placing the pen down on to the desk and looking over at her face that seemed to fill with a bit of worry. "Are you sure about this?" He asked once more. Stefan watched Elena shift in her seat a little, tugging at her shirt as she smiled sweetly, lifting her hand from her lap and extending it out towards him. "I'm sure. Although, you forgot one on your list." She stated, lips pursed together when Stefan met her gaze and she added. "It's one of the biggest deal breakers."
Stefan smiled, leaning back into his office chair and lifting his hands behind his head, lacing his fingers together, licking his lips. "And, what would that be, Miss Gilbert?"
"Falling in love with each other...Under no circumstances. Do we, fall in love with each other." Elena commented, narrowing her eyes on to him as Stefan leaned forward again, extending out his hand towards her again. "I won't fall in love with you, as long as you don't fall for me, first." Stefan told her. Elena nodded, her face become hardened and serious when she took a hold of his hand, shaking it firmly and adding. "You don't have to worry about that, because all we have is 3 months to be together and then, our deal is done."
"3 months. Then, we call this off." Stefan agreed, still holding on to her hand, his thumb gently caressing the top of it as Elena pulled away and suddenly got up, avoiding his gaze.
"Elena, if you don't want to do this..We don't have to." Stefan told her, giving her one last attempt at backing out of it, getting up from his seat and stepping in front of her as she looked down at the floor and then back up at him. "I want to. Stefan, but it's going to take some time to get used to this...And, honestly we'll have 3 months. So, after that, we'll go our separate ways and it'll be like none of this happened."
Stefan took a step towards her, lifting up his right hand towards her face, touching her face as she locked her eyes on to his and he smiled. "Okay."
"A birthday party? Really?" Damon asked his father as he hoisted Izzie against his hip and his daughter smiled up at him with bright brown eyes, her curly brown hair swaying back and forth as she leaned against him and hugged her father tightly.
"Yes, Damon. My 62nd birthday is coming up and I want it to go off without a hitch, I want it to be a big deal. Since, you boys forgot to throw me a retirement party after I handed over the business to you and your brother. I'd say that the two of you owe me a lavish party to make up for it, maybe it can be a retirement and birthday party all in one. Kill two birds with one stone, as they say. So, I sugget you and your gorgeous wife, Katherine. Help me plan it. Since, your brother seems to be too wrapped up in his work lately to remember anything." Giuseppe stated, leaning back into the couch cushions as he watched his daughter in law step inside of the room with Izzie's pink and white overnight bag slung over one shoulder, a confused look on her face as Giuseppe smiled up at her with wide eyes.
"So, will mom be invited to this little get together?" Damon asked, hearing Giuseppe let out a loud laugh, smiling up at his eldest son when he said. "The more the merrier. Besides, your mother hates Rose. So, you know...That will be some drama in and of itself. However, if she's smart, she'll bring a date to this event of mine." His father added, grinning up at Rose as she walked into the room, wiping her hands off on a kitchen towel and walking over to Giuseppe.
"I don't hate Maria, she hates me for stealing you away, Giuseppe." Rose said in a sweet tone, sliding into his lap and wrapping her arms around him as she kissed the top of his head and glanced over at Damon and Katherine who both looked as if they were doing to be sick.
"Look, we'll talk to Maria for you and ask her to come. I'm sure that she's love to join in on the fun and that she wouldn't miss it for the world." Katherine commented, earning an eyeroll from Rose who suddenly shoved herself away from Giuseppe and walked over towards Katherine, the sweetness in her tone quickly fading when looked over at them both, locking her eyes on to Damon as she said. "I really hope she does come, maybe then. Your mother can see how happy I make your father."
Damon swallowed hard, gesturing to Katherine that they should be leaving. She nodded, clearing her throat as she added. "We're going to go to Maria's and talk to her, try to convince her that you both would love for her to come, next weekend."
"Great, just make sure to also tell my ex-wife to bring me a gift." Giuseppe winked as Damon smiled. "Don't worry dad. I'll let mom know."
Katherine pivoted on her heels, waving goodbye to Rose as she exited the house, hearing Damon follow behind her.
Damon watched his wife lean against their red colored Mercedes-Benz SUV once they got outside, glancing down at the driveway with her hands pressed up against the passenger side door. "If we invite your mother to your father's birthday party, Damon. It's going to be a disaster!"
"What other choice do we have, Katherine? If having my mother there is what my dad wants. Then, that's what he's going to get. I personally think it's strange and all that. But, it's his party." Damon elaborated, opening the backdoor on the right side of the car as he looked over at his wife who was climbing into the passenger side of the car.
"We're really going over to talk to your mother about this?" She questioned, watching Damon nod as he smiled just a little. "Yes, we are. Plus, she hasn't seen Izzie in a long time and I can't remember the last time that she's seen you. So, it's going to be like a little family reunion."
"Your mother doesn't like me, Damon. She's called me a few select words that I can't really repeat in the presence of our daughter." Katherine explained, crossing her arms over her chest and glaring over at Damon who ran his hands through his hair before buckling up Izzie and then closing the door.
"Well, she'll get over. Because, trust me, Katherine. At the moment, there is no one that my mother despises more than Rose, my father's new bride. Who knows, maybe after we invite her. You and her will become new best friends and we will all bond over the fact that none of us like Rose at all." Damon added with a wink, smiling over at Katherine who rolled her eyes and smirked at him, looking out the window as they drove out of the residential area and down towards the freeway. "Who knows, maybe we will. Then, I'll be her favorite daughter in law." Katherine stated, grinning even wider at the thought of becoming somewhat closer to Damon's mother, Maria.
"You'll be her only favorite daughter in law. Remember, sweetie. Rebekah isn't around anymore so my mother can't play favorites between the two of you." Damon corrected, placing his hand on to the console between them as Katherine's beaming brown eyes met his and she added, before grabbing his hand into her own. "Yeah, she isn't. Which means that I'm going to be taking over a lot more than the favorite daughter in law role. Just wait until we tell your mother and Stefan about me joining SD Realty to work with you and Stefan. They are going to be so excited!"
"Caroline, it's Klaus Mikaelson. I was hoping that we could talk for a bit." Klaus said, leaning back in one of the outdoor patio chairs that was just a few feet away from Stefan's office window.
"You want to talk now..about what exactly?" Caroline asked him, hearing Klaus let out a small laugh as he shook his head, inhaling deeply and looking out at the pool water.
"I was hoping that you'd go out with me, Caroline. Not me coming over to see you at work. But, me actually picking you up and taking you out to dinner, someplace fancy." Klaus said, listening as Caroline slammed her fist against what he knew was a table, mumbling "Damn it" under her breath.
"I'd love to, go out with you, Klaus. But, I barely know you. I've seen you just a few times at the bar and since I've seen you all you seem to be doing is pursuing me. Look, I like someone else...He might not feel the same way about me. But, I can't change the way I feel about him and.." Her voice trailed off as Klaus sighed, continuing to look out towards the pool, the hot sun
beating down on his face, causing him to sweat.
"One date. Just one. Then, after that, if you don't want me to pursue you anymore. Then, I won't. All I want is to prove to you that I'm not a crappy guy. And, that maybe the guy you're into just isn't worth your time." He commented.
Caroline was quiet for a long moment, lifting her fingers to her mouth, just about to bite down on her nails which was a thing she did whenever she was nervous or in a situation that she didn't want to be in.
"I don't know...I…" She began to stammer out as Klaus inhaled sharply before adding. "Think about it. I got your number from Stefan and he told me to call you. So, I'm calling you and I'm offering you a date with a nice guy. With someone who could become a friend. Because, truth be told...I don't have very many friends in this city just yet, Caroline. And, I was hoping that you could be one to me."
"Just a friend?" Caroline asked as Klaus smiled.
"Yes, just a friend." He confirmed.
"Okay, I'll go out with you. Under one condition." Caroline said in a firm tone, leaning against the table at the bar as she glanced up to see customers walking in.
"And, what's the one condition?" Klaus asked smugly, waiting for her to reply.
"I pick the restaurant and the night we go out." She stated, listening to him breathe out a content breath when he softly replied. "Okay. Miss Forbes. You have a deal."
She felt his hand slide down to her wrist, his eyes locked on to hers as he stepped closer, lifting his hand once more when Elena closed her eyes, knowing what was coming, feeling her heart want to implode inside of her chest.
The soft touch of Stefan's hand sent a shiver down her spine as he looked behind her and smiled even wider, noticing the door to his office was closed and locked.
"Stefan, you shouldn't do that." Elena muttered, glancing at him through thick dark mascara covered eyelashes.
"Do what?" He asked, biting down on his lower lip, stroking her cheek with the back of his hand again, as Elena closed her eyes, breathing a bit heavier.
"You shouldn't touch me like that." She said softly, her voice breaking as his hand slide down her neck and he leaned a bit closer, their faces just inches away from each other.
"How do you want me to touch you then?" He asked her, hearing her exhale a heavy breath, her eyes narrowing down to the floor. Elena could feel her heart pounding harder against her chest with every movement that Stefan made, the touch of his hand across her cheek causing her pulse to pick up.
"You're the one who wanted this, remember?" Stefan pointed out, turning his back towards her as Elena closed her eyes, placing her hand on to his broad shoulder.
"I know. But-." She began to say, hearing him let out a loud laugh, the stiffening of his shoulders making her frown a little.
"What is it then? You have doubts about this, don't you? Breaking it off before we even start? I knew it was a waste, I knew that I shouldn't have agreed to this...that…you'd be too scared and back out….." His voice faded when he felt her hands slip underneath the shirt he was wearing, her warm hands gliding across his back when she leaned up against it from behind, standing on her tippy toes as she whispered in a reassuring tone. "I'm not breaking this off before it starts...I want this."
Stefan could feel Elena's warm hands being removed from his back as he turned back towards her with a pain in his green eyes, gazing up at her, crossing his arms over his chest when he spoke to her. "I want this too….I really do, Elena. I want you."
She smiled just slightly, biting down on her lip nervously as she tapped her foot against the ground, watching Stefan take a step towards her again. This time a hunger filling his eyes, his fingertips tugging her shirt off her shoulder just a little so that her collarbone was exposed. The feeling of his skin against hers was electric. There was something about him that she didn't really seem to understand just yet. How one might he could be so sweet and forgiving and then next he was ruthless and mean. But, that was the part of him that made her even more curious, even more interested in getting to be with him.
"You're not backing out, are you?" Stefan questioned, softly caressing the space between her neck and her shoulder, watching her eyes close as she murmured out softly. "No. I'm not."
"Good. Because, I'm not either." Stefan added, leaning into her shoulder as he kissed her flesh, pulling her closer to his body as Elena tilted her head to the side, allowing him more access to her neck and flesh. Her breathing flattered as Elena felt his arms move her body back against his desk. Stefan's arms hoisted Elena up on to the desk, knocking over the stack of papers that fell to the ground with a loud crashing noise.
"Where's Klaus?" Elena asked unexpectedly in a breathy tone, gazing up at Stefan who was licking his lips and lifting up her shirt achingly slow with his hands, leaving a moistened kiss against her stomach, his hands slowly exploring her olive colored skin and her perfectly sculpted abs as Elena leaned her head back and exhaled deeply.
" I don't know and why are you thinking about Klaus right now?" Stefan asked her, pulling away from Elena as he wanted her lift her head back up, a small smile lingering across her lips as a chuckle escaped her mouth.
"I just don't want him within listening distance of us." She commented, seeing Stefan pout a little, stepping in between her legs and pulling her body closer towards him as she lifted herself back up, placing her hands on to his chest, locking her brown eyes with wide eyed expression.
"You don't really want anyone knowing that we're hooking up, you don't really want anyone to know about us..Do you?" Stefan asked her, looking down at her to see Elena nod her head at him as she softly added. "I don't."
Stefan nodded, brushing her long brown hair out of her face as she placed her hands on to his cheeks and sweetly smiled at him. "I just don't know how people would react if they knew about our deal. And, since we're just doing this for fun. I think it'll make it even better if we sneak around for a bit."
Stefan turned into the palm of her hand, kissing it softly when he smiled at her and nodded in agreement. "Okay, so we won't tell anyone about us then." Elena nodded as she replied. "Okay."
Stefan watched as she wrapped her arms around him, pulling him closer towards herself by the tie that he wore around his neck as her hands slide down to the collar of his white button up dress shirt. "Tell me when you want me to stop." Elena said in a hushed tone, slowly undoing the buttons to Stefan's shirt, the whole time her brown eyes darkened as did his green gaze when he began to slowly lift her own shirt above her head and toss it on the ground.
Stefan's quivering lips were just inches away from Elena's as he allowed her to undo the buttons with a smile and that's when it happened, the hunger for her took over and Stefan took a hold of her hands, placing them both against his shoulders as he leaned in between her legs more, his arm wrapping around her back and pulling her forward. She could feel the heat of his skin, the smell of Fernet Aged Porter, a beer that had hints of licorice and mint in it, the aroma seeping from his mouth that made Elena lean in closer just as Stefan lifted his hand, caressing her face gently when he said in a low voice that was just above a snarl. "I don't want you to stop. Because, I want to take this slow. I want the time to get to know you, Elena...Every part of you." Stefan told her in a flirtatious way, leaning into her and capturing her lips in a soft kiss, feeling her body relax when his lips met hers. Elena smiled against his mouth, wanting to say something. But, words failed her as she felt Stefan's lips part, making hers do the same when he slipped his tongue inside of her mouth, deepening the kiss and resting his hand against her back as he lowered her down against the desk in his office gently, hearing a moan escape out of her mouth when the kiss became heavier, a bit more aggressive and everything around them felt heated, forcing Elena to break away from a moment as she touched his face and smiled, adding in a low tone. "I want to take this slowly, Stefan. I want to make sure that you enjoy it."
Stefan smiled, leaning down to kiss her neck as she kept her arms around him, staring back behind him at the couch. "Enjoy it, huh?" He questioned with a laugh as Elena nodded and leaned into him, biting down with her teeth on his earlobe as she whispered seductively into his ear. "Yes, I want you to enjoy all of it."
Elena watched him close his eyes, his breathing becoming heavier and deeper, his hands resting against her hips when he lifted her off the desk, pulling her mouth to his, her lower lip in between his teeth as he began sucking on it gently when her legs wrapped around him. She felt her body being lowered down against the couch in his office that was on the other side of the room. Elena glanced up with hazy eyes as Stefan hovered over her, bending down towards her when she watched his hands undo the button to her pants. Elena could see him grinning from ear to ear, his hands softly stroking her skin as he began to strip off her pants. Elena leaned back against the couch, watching his every move with lust filling her eyes when she heard Stefan add. "Don't worry, Elena. I'll enjoy it more than you know."
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