feel the noise } { of warm hellos and time off work

[braveandstupid]

[After their victory over Klaus, Elena and Ben return to his house in LA where Caroline and Tyler have been celebrating their victory. A lot. In fact, Ben might want to get a new house.]

Ben: I need to get a guest house built just for them, don't I

Elena: You could make them get a hotel?

Ben: Is it polite to tell them that Jeremy and Matt can stay there, but Tyler, if Caroline is with you, get your own room?

Elena: It's polite to tell them that you don't want to worry about what's been happening on your kitchen table.

Ben: Oh god you don't... I'm never eating at home again. Damnit I'm just going to buy a new house.

Elena: [laughs] I'm kidding, I'm kidding, you don't need a new house.

Ben: Good, because that's only for us to have sex on.

Elena: Oh really.

Ben: Really. Though I may need a step up since I inherited the short genes in the family.

Elena: I think we'd be able to figure it out.

Ben: It'll give new meaning to all you can eat buffet.

Elena: Mmmm. I like the sound of that.

Ben: Me too. Maybe we should do a test run now. [kisses shoulder]

Elena: Sounds good to me. [leans in to kiss him, sliding her arms around his neck]

Ben: [kisses her back, one of his hands goes to her hip, the other to slide his phone out of his pocket. He holds it up to get Pandora going to give them some nice make-out music]

Elena: [smirks a bit as she breaks the kiss tipping her lips towards his neck] Mood music?

Ben: [has a station set up, yes, and then tosses the phone onto the counter] Yeah. Because I feel like doing some dirty dancing, and we need tunes for that.

Elena: [there's a soft hum of approval as she steps away, before turning so that her back is to him, pushing back against him and starting to move her hips in time to the music] Like this?

Ben: [his hands go to her hips, sliding his fingers up her sides as he moves with her] Exactly like that.

Elena: [smiles a bit as she leans back against him, continuing to move in time to the music, one hand wandering up to rest against the back of his neck]

Ben: [his lips found her neck, kissing her slowly there as they moved. His hands slid back down, and then up along her stomach, massaging the hot skin under her shirt]

Elena: [she hums softly, tipping her head to the side slightly to give him better access. Her eyes close just focusing on the sound of the music around her and the way he made her feel]

Ben: [she would be able to feel him starting to get turned on as he pressed himself closer to her backside. He stopped kissing her a moment to nibble on her ear]

Elena: [her free hand moves back to his side, using one hand to pull his hips closer. She sucks in a breath softly at his teeth against her skin, a shiver running down her spine]

Ben: [he presses himself firmly against her, rotating his hips with hers as his hand continued up to cup her breast] You know I plan on devouring you tonight, right? [said in a deeper, hungrier voice]

Elena: [she sucks in a breath, her fingers tightening against the back of his neck] Promise?

Ben: Every. Single. Inch. [and he thrust his hips against hers]

Elena: [she moans softly, before turning to face him and opening her eyes and looking at him for a moment.] Good. [And then she leans in to kiss him deeply]

Ben: [his hand goes to the back of her neck, cupping her head to keep her lips against his, kissing her nice and hard. His leg pushes between hers, rubbing against her as his hips grind against her leg]

Elena: [she pushes her hips back against his, pushing down against his leg for a little more friction between them. Her hand moves down, gripping his shirt tightly as she pulls him closer]

Ben: [a sheet of paper wouldn't be able to fit between them as he ground against her in time to the music, his tongue playing against her lips between moments of sucking on them]

Elena: [she hums softly as she continues to push against him, deepening the kiss as she lets him pull her in closer]

Ben: [he slid her up his leg further, feeling the friction from her body against his and groaned against her lips]

Elena: [she answers his groan with one of her own, turning and pushing her back up against a nearby wall and pulling him against her.]

Ben: [He pressed against her, then pulled away from the kiss and grinned] Sure this is what you want?

Elena: [she matches that mischievous look with one of her own before nodding] One hundred percent.

Ben: Alright then, but you asked for it. [he went to play with her jeans, working to get them off]

Elena: [moves her hands to help him, fingers slipping into the waistband as she pushes them down her hips]

Ben: [once they get her pants off, his was next, along with his shirt.] I need to stop in Iowa more often.

Elena: [reaches back to undo her bra before pulling that and her shirt over her head.] Iowa would certainly love to see you.

Ben: [He stepped back in close, cupping her cheeks] And it's a good thing I love Iowa too.

Elena: [smiles a bit at that, before leaning in just enough to kiss him again]

Ben: [kisses her back, grabbing her hips and lifting them to wrap around his as he pressed her to the wall]

Elena: [she slides her legs around him, pulling him in closer. Her hands move to his shoulders, one sliding up his neck so that her fingers can run through his hair]

Ben: [one of his hands stays to support her hips as his other one slides between them, putting things into the right place before he guided her down onto him with a groan]

Elena: [she moans as she pulls from the kiss for a moment, her thighs squeezing his hips as he slides into her. She takes a breath, turning and brushing a soft kiss against his jaw before making his way to his lips again]

Ben: [he pants against her lips between kisses, thrusting into her] How is it that every time we see each other for the first time, it's better than the last?

Elena: [she hums softly as she pushes her hips back against him] Saying hello is always better than saying goodbye?

Ben: Well, we have had some amazing goodbyes too.

Elena: Mmm. [her lips brush against his shoulders, shifting her hips slightly so that the angle is a little different and she whimpers in response] But goodbyes are always sadder.

Ben: True. [that shift gets him in deeper too and he thrusts in hard burying himself in her a moment]

Elena: [she bites her lip as she grips his shoulder tightly] Besides, saying hello is kind of like ... relearning each other all over again.

Ben: You're the teacher. I guess that means I'm the student here? [grins]

Elena: [she laughs a bit] Are you good at taking instruction?

Ben: Most of the time.

Elena: Then we will have to test your comprehension later.

Ben: I'll have to study first. [he kissed her shoulder as he thrust in again]

Elena: [she moans at that before nodding] There will be a very thorough study session. But right now? [she just wants him to move]

Ben: Yeah, focus. [he kissed her to stop the conversation, picking up the pace of the thrusting]

Elena: [She groans into the kiss and does her best to push her hips back against him, using the wall for leverage as best she can]

Ben: [he kept going, kissing along her shoulders and neck as he sped up, getting close to his peak as he started to get harder and harder]

Elena: [one hand trails down his chest as she can feel herself climbing towards the edge. The other moves around to his back and digs into his side as she lets herself fall over the edge]

Ben: [her tightening around him sets him off and he thrusts her into the wall hard, making the picture on the wall next to her shake]

Elena: [the sound makes her laugh, before her hand comes up to settle it with one hand, while still clinging to him with the other.] Try not to take the whole house down. [teasing]

Ben: I thought that was the test? [chuckles against her shoulder]

Elena: Mmmm. Maybe. You may need extra credit though.

Ben: Oh really?

Elena: Mmm-hmm. Possibly even extra help. I want to be sure you really know the material.

Ben: Oh, I will make sure I do. [he carefully disengaged them from the wall and each other, but kept her hand in his and kissed her]

Elena: [she sighs softly into the kiss as she's set on her feet again, before pulling back with a smile] How long do I get?

Ben: How long do you need?

Elena: [she pulls back a bit as she looks at him, because she means how long does she get him here, and she know she can't have what she needs or wants for that matter] That's not a fair question.

Ben: [he thought he was talking about between "tests" to be honest. which is why there is the look of confusion a moment, then then light bulb] Oh, sorry. Um, four days.

Elena: [she nods a bit. Not long but it'll have to be long enough] Better make the most of it, then.

Ben: I also had something I wanted to talk to you about, but we would need to look at your school schedule.

Elena: ... Sure. [she gives his hand a slight tug, pulling him towards the bedroom. She figures they can talk about it wherever and if they're going to have a long "study session" there's no saying they can't get comfortable] What's up?

Ben: My European tour starts in a few weeks. I was wondering if you wanted to come on it with me.

Elena: [she pauses as she turns to face him, sitting down on the edge of her bed] When?

Ben: Memorial Day through the 4th of July. [he bit his lip.] Now I know it's cutting it close to the end of the school year but I'd have to be over there a week before anyway for rehearsals and you can fly out to meet me after...

Elena: [she frowns as she considers her schedule for a moment] I think I get out of school June third.

Ben: You would just miss the part around Scotland and England. If you left on the 4th, you'd probably meet up with me in Spain on the 6th.

Elena: That sounds perfect.

Ben: [his eyes widen] So you'll come with me?

Elena: And pass up the chance to actually get a giant chunk of time with you, even if you have to work? Of course I'll come.

Ben: [his face just breaks out in a grin] And when the tour ends? There's a two week chunk that I have off that we can just go back to whatever country you want to see more of.

Elena: [her smile widens even more] That sounds even better.

Ben: You just make sure you have your passport and luggage, and my team will take care of all the visas and arrangements.

Elena: Got it. I think I can do that.

Ben: I'm so glad you're coming with me. [he shifted closer to kiss her, guiding her to lay down on the bed as his hands explored along her stomach] I keep finding it harder and harder to leave.

Elena: [she goes with him, letting him settle over her as her hands slide back over her shoulders] I keep finding it harder and harder to let you leave.

Ben: But there's no way I could get you to leave Iowa, is there? [he runs a hand through her hair]

Elena: [her head tips to the side a bit towards his hand] I like my job. Besides, what would I do on the road with you all the time?

Ben: See the world with me. And I get down time, just never enough really to fly home and back out again.

Elena: [she pauses, before shaking her head] I need to have my own life, Ben.

Ben: [he just nods, not moving away but the edges of his smile drop a bit]

Elena: [she notices that, and shifts a bit so that she's lying on her side next to him] I'm not the kind of girl that you can ... haul around on a tour bus. As much as I would love to be with you all the time ... I need to have my own space.

Ben: Elena, we've known each other almost a year, been dating for a good portion of that. I want to really spend a lot of time with you, not just these long weekends. But if you need this.... then I'm just going to have to take a year off from work.

Elena: [her eyebrows go up a bit at that] Ben, you don't ...

Ben: No, I do. [he's serious] I've been thinking about it and Olivia is going to be a senior next year, and I want to really see what the two of us could be. I can get an apartment, work on writing... I don't really need to worry about getting a job and we can just see what happens when I'm not off most of the time and how it works. If that's okay with you.

Elena: [her teeth rake over her bottom lip] If this is what you want. Really want you want.

Ben: You're not happy with it, are you?

Elena: No, if you want to be here I want you to be here. I ... would love having you here. I just don't want you to do this because of me, because you think this is what I want, and wind up resenting me because you did this because of me and it makes you unhappy. [there's a beat] I also ... don't see the point of you getting a separate apartment when you're just going to be winding up here anyway. [the last part is teasing but also true]

Ben: I'm not doing it for you. I'm doing it for us. And the Winchesters, but mostly for us. [he chuckled] And I didn't want to assume that since I wanted to give you your space.

Elena: Well, lucky for you, I like you in my space. [she smiles as she pulls closer] And as long as you're sure. Just ... not working for a year is a big decision.

Ben: I'll still have to do stuff. There's award shows, interviews, I'll have to back for some writing sessions with cowriters, charity work.... but I won't be on tour and would maybe only be gone a few days a month.

Elena: [nods a bit] So it's more like working part time.

Ben: Very part time. And living off my savings account. And you can choose to come to LA with me on those trips, or take a break from my neediness.

Elena: We'll see what's going on with school.

Ben: Of course.

Elena: [smiles a bit] This could be good.

Ben: And... if he wants... I will let your brother live at the LA house. Since he basically lives there lately anyway, but it'll keep someone there for security reasons.

Elena: I think he'd like that.

Ben: You sure you'll be okay with him being away from the nest?

Elena: [nods a bit] I handled him being in school, I think I can handle this.