Stefan Salvatore, Caroline Forbes' Bestfriend

Caroline came inside the house using her extra key. And Stefan was right behind her. She entered the house, and slammed the door behind herself. She headed upstairs.

The doorbell rang after a few seconds.

"Caroline!" Liz Forbes shouted from the bottom of the staircase. "Stefan is at the door!"

"Don't let him in!" Caroline shouted back. She went inside her room, and slammed the door shut.

She could hear Stefan walking upstairs, he knocked on the door.

"Open the door, Caroline!" He told her.

"No, Stefan!" She told him, "Go away!"

"Please...."

Caroline opened the door,

"What?" She asked sharply, "Stefan What now?"

"You know what, Stefan!" Her eyes pierced Stefan's, Stefan looked away. He couldn't bear to look her in the eye. "I thought you believed me!"

"I do!" He told her. "But…."

"And you were in the restaurant, spying on me!" She shouted at him. "You never trusted me!"

"Of course I trust you!"

"Then, what were you doing at the restaurant!" She growled at him.

He didn't know how to tell her. He paused, and how she hated Stefan in that moment.

"Go to hell, Stefan!" She told him. Her jaw clenched, and Stefan had never seen Caroline this angry.

Caroline slammed the door. She slid down against the door, her head in her hands, she was clenching her hair.

She was sobbing softly.

"Caroline, please….." Stefan sat down on the floor. "Care, just listen to me."

He whispered. His hand on the door, She heard. Her hand on the door, she wanted to believe him, but all the evidence was against him. She just couldn't believe that Stefan would spy on her. She didn't open the door, and he didn't leave.

"Please….." If Caroline had opened the door, she would have seen two tears fall from Stefan Slavatore's eyes.Roll down his cheeks, and fall to the floor.

Caroline slept on the other side of the door on the floor, and Stefan slept on the other side of the door.

Caroline woke up, and changed. She opened the door as Stefan was lying in the doorway.

"Stefan!" Caroline shook him.

"Hmm…."

"Wake up!" She told him.

"Caroline….please, forgive me…..I wasn't….."

"Stefan…..just go sleep on the bed!" She pointed to her bed. "But be gone before I come back home, I don't want to see you!"

She was going out because she had to organize a fundraiser today. Stefan held her hand as she tried to go past him.

"Care…" He stared at her. "Please, forgive me…."

She took her hand out of his grip.

"Stefan, you…...were spying on me!" She told him, "Spying…...Stefan, if you had any doubt, you could have asked me."

She said softly.

"You know that, Stefan." She continued. "No one believed me, when I told them that I was carrying Tyler baby, only you and mom did. Or so I thought."

"I still believe you, Caroline!"

Then what were you doing in the restaurant yesterday?" She demanded. "And I asked you, and you just stood there.....You were the only one I wanted to maintain my image in front of, and you….you just showed me what you think of me!"

She turned his back on him,

"God!" She screamed, "Is this what you think of me?" She turned back at him, she stopped, staring at him.

"Stefan Salvatore..How did you…."

"Because I don't trust Klaus." Stefan shouted to interrupt her.

Caroline's eyes widened. She softened, she believed him.

"You were looking out for me?" She asked him.

"I was." Stefan held both her hands in his own. "And I always will."

"Then why the hell didn't you just say anything?!" She demanded.

"Because, you didn't give me a chance!"

"I gave you plenty!"

They were quiet for a few moments, and Caroline hugged him. It was sudden, he wasn't expecting it. He wrapped his arms around. She laughed.

"Thank you!" She whispered.

"I'll always be here…." Stefan whispered back. "To look out for you."

She let go, and nodded. Her face was tear streaked. She had been crying a lot these days, she didn't know if it was the heightened emotions or the hormones. She wiped them, and smiled.

"You want to go to the fundraiser with me?" She asked.

"Uh….."

"Come on, it'll be fun!"

Stefan smiled. She was so easy. So little could make her happy. So little could upset her.

"Caroline!" Liz Forbes shouted again. "I'm leaving for work!"

"Okay, Mom!" Caroline shouted back. "I'll be down in a second!"

"I really have to go!" Liz told her. "I'll see you tonight!"

"Okay, Mom!"

The door closed.

"So, Stefan!" Caroline smiled, "Tell me, pancakes or eggs?"

"You are going to make me breakfast?" Stefan raised his eyebrows.

"Correction," Caroline poked a finger in his arm, "I am making us breakfast!"

"Okay….I'll help, right after I come out of the shower!"

Caroline and Stefan were standing in the kitchen, flour was flying around, pans exchanged.

Caroline laughed.

"Am I going to see a rare Stefan Salvatore smile?" She took the spoon from the empty batter from the bowl, and smeared it on his face.

Stefan laughed, and snatched the spoon from her.

The doorbell rang again.

"Hold on…" She told him, "I have to get that!"

She walked out the kitchen.

"Elena?" Caroline was surprised to see her. "OMG! What are you doing here?"

Caroline flung herself on Elena, But Elena pushed her back. She wasn't as happy as Caroline. In fact she wasn't happy at all.

"What do you think you are doing?" Elena stared at Caroline.

She pushed Caroline out of the way, and stepped inside the house.

"What did I do, Elena!?" Caroline stood in front of her, "Elena?!"

She shouted.

"Aren't you working through all the boys?" She pushed Caroline again.

Caroline didn't push her back, she could have had Elena clasped against the wall while she held Elena's throat with just one hand, but she was shocked.

"Elena…." She whispered.

"First Matt, then Tyler….." Elena snapped at her, "Then Klaus, and now Stefan!"

She pushed Caroline again.

"What does your Hybrid Boyfriend think about this?!" Elena shouted at her.

"Klaus is not my boyfriend!" Caroline told her.

"Yes…..Because you are working on Stefan!" Elena growled at her.