A hand on her knee wasn't the only thing shaking her awake from her slumber. It was also how bumpy the road below them was now beginning to feel from the comfort of the passenger chair she was situated upon.

The tiredness crept over her body, it was enough to make her want to keep her eyes closed and drift off again, but she knew she had to battle the exhaustion she was feeling and wake up properly to see what was going on whilst she had been out of it.

Peeking one eye upon, it trailed down to the large warm hand that was laying lightly on her knee and was then being squeezed, the person beside her realising that she had stirred from her sleep and was finally coming round from the land of dreams after visiting it for most of the journey.

"Hey sleepy head," She heard a gentle yet husky voice say next to her, their hand moving off her knee and now resting on her shoulder instead, where they gave that a squeeze and continued their attempt to bring her round "We're almost here."

Hearing his words, she let out a large groan and snapped her eyes back shut whilst she stretched her body the best she could in the seat she had been sat in for hours. Her body ached, it felt stiff and like she needed to just walk about to get the blood bumping through her again, a feeling she missed dearly and one that this time hadn't been lost from just this journey.

But her aches weren't the only thing hurting her right now. The pain she had been trying to avoid feeling by sleeping also was still very much real and had only eased off slightly. She couldn't wait till she felt relatively better again, but it was certainly taking way too long for her liking.

Shuffling her body up in her seat, the person had removed their hand from their body completely this time and she turned her head to finally look at them, her eyes slowly opening whilst her head lay to the side against the head rest of the car staring back at the guy beside her.

His eyes kept drifting from the road in front of him to the dazed girl beside him, an uncontrollable smile was present on his face to see her looking so peaceful and content, but also knowing that they were one step closer to succeeding in their little adventure.

"You were out for ages," He told her, one of his hand's lingering on the steering wheel and the other perched on his thigh, occasionally going over to touch her body knowing how much he loved the feel of her and her skin on his own "are you feeling any better?"

"I told you I was fine before." She reminded him with a playful smile on her face.

"I know when you're lying," He reminded her this time, his hand instantly going to link with hers and he turned his head to look at her properly "you're a crap liar, Payton."

"And you're supposed to be keeping your eyes on the road, Mason." She told him, removing their hands and laying his hand onto the wheel of the car.

She didn't want to have to go there with him again. What happened was over with. They were starting fresh and the right way this time. A new plan that would actually work. Payton didn't want to have him keep bringing up what happened and that included checking in to see if she was ok. She would heal in her own time. He had to trust her on that.

Shaking his head amused at her stubborn behaviour, he decided to avoid the topic of conversation for the rest of the ride, knowing that it was what she wanted and she would just get irritated if he kept going there.

He knew she wasn't 100% fine and he definitely knew she had some nerves about their choice of destination for the next few days. He could sense it. With or without his power. He know she wasn't feeling herself right now. But she would be. Mason just wanted it to be sooner rather than later since they needed their strength. Mentally and physically.

Instead of keep hassling her, he decided to do the next best thing to make her feel better and what would instead push her buttons in a good way. They both knew that during their time out of their home town, they would be separate from each other as much as they possibly could for their plan to work, but Mason couldn't help but want to tease her to make the tension between them a different kind of heat.

"Nah, but I'm glad you're awake now, you know?" He began to tell her, Payton's eyebrows instantly twitching up in curiosity as to where this conversation was going, "It was getting kind of lonely and bored on my own, no one to talk to, mess around with, have a joke or have fun with, you know? No one to tease even."

"Tease?" She repeated, an unhelpful smirk growing on her lips as she leant forward in her seat to look at him fully.

He felt his stomach flutter at her reaction. He knew she was way more interested in this now than she ever was to discuss how she was really feeling. His plan always worked. He loved knowing what he did to her and this was just only the beginning. But he couldn't give it away how excited he was. He had to keep it together and remain innocent.

"Yeah, you know, no one to touch," He continued, grabbing hold of her knee and bringing her body round to face him more in the seat, a squeal escaping her as he did so and his name fell from her lips in shock "no one to feel," his hand moved closer up her leg towards her bare thigh where his long sweater she was wearing as a dress didn't quite reach her knee,

"no one to make feel weak," his hand now moved further up Payton's thigh, a light sigh was heard from her mouth and she couldn't help but fight the urge to push him away, knowing how risky this was to let him do this whilst they were still driving and how triumphant he would feel afterwards knowing how much it would break her.

But she didn't want the feeling of him on her skin to stop and the ache between her legs to go away, she hadn't' felt it in day's since she had been recovering and they were going to spending time apart for the next few days, "no one to pleasure."

Mason's hand came to a halt on her inner thigh, just beside where her panties were and he knew by the way she was breathing heavily, how her eyes never left his face and how her skin felt hot, that his mischievous plan to toy with her for the remainder of the ride had actually worked.

Shining her a daring grin, he quickly removed his hand off her and back onto the wheel, his face also turning to the road and the street they had now turned down, a flustered expression falling on her face within seconds at what he had just done to her.

"W-w-what the hell was that?" Payton asked him, sitting up in her seat properly, clearly pissed and flushed to have been teased like he just did. This was so like him.

"What?" He replied back, trying to act confused and like it was no big deal, like he wasn't playing any games with her and that he didn't feel smug about it all.

Yet his expression didn't quite match his attitude, his face screamed mischief and she knew that look too well. There had to be some way to get him back. She couldn't let him win. Mason was the only person she felt competitive round and didn't he know it.

As the vehicle turned a corner and he signalled to pull up against the side walk, she glanced outside to check for any passer bys and when there wasn't any in sight, she quickly unbuckled her belt and climbed across the seats.

Upon seeing her move over to him, his hand's left the wheel and he slammed down on the breaks, just as her she took a spot down on his lap. He couldn't help but let out an amused chuckle at her behaviour, her face now only inches away from his own, Payton's hands resting on his shoulders and their intimate areas very much close now.

Reaching behind her, Mason turned off the engine and looked through the rear-view mirror as he took the keys out of the ignition. He tossed the keys onto the dashboard, before his eyes met with her eyes again and he couldn't stop himself from smiling at her whilst his hands instantly went to rest on the tops of her thighs.

"You know exactly what you were doing." Payton broke the silence that had fallen between them.

Her fingers began to run up and down his chest, her nails slipping into the gap in his long sleeved shirt, where a few buttons were un-done and the hairs on his chest were on displayed. Mason felt his breath catch in his throat at her touch on him. The urge to be with her properly increasing rapidly. He wasn't quite sure any more whether or not he couldn't be with her properly for a few more days.

"I don't know what you're talking about." He replied, trying to pull himself together, as he ran his hands up her thighs and sat them on her hips instead.

"I think we both do." She said in a quiet voice, leaning more slightly towards him, her nose now brushing up against his, their breath tickling each others faces and their lips just centimetres apart now.

Even just the sound of her voice, the tone and the pitch she was using was enough to send him over the edge. They weren't exactly on a time limit. Maybe they could squeeze something in before they separate. He really hoped they could.

"Why don't you show me?" He asked daringly, as her fingers suddenly came to a stop on his chest and her eyes slowly trailed down to his lips.

Rolling her tongue across her lips, she glanced between the two things that connected them both, his eyes and his lips, aware that he was watching her every move and was slowly losing it due to the bulge that had grown in his pants underneath her.

Keeping her expression strong, she brushed her lips against his softly and slowly, a frustrated sigh escaped out of him and it wasn't long before he clutched her hips tightly at the teasing she was now doing to him.

She continued to repeat the same steps a few times, watching him slowly lose control each time and even added in a few rocks to her tips, knowing that would surely send him over the edge. But of course, she wouldn't give in to him. She was still paying him back for what he did to her only moments before.

Biting her lip teasingly, she pulled her lips away from his and moved his hands down her body, from her hips down to her legs until they hung by his sides again.

In one swift motion, she climbed off his body whilst opening up the car door and she quickly jumped out of the car onto the pavement below with a triumphant grin, one that matched his when he had done the exact same to her.

"What the hell?" Mason yelled in frustration at her actions whilst she was bent over laughing outside, but it wasn't long before he jumped out of the car after her and pinned the girl up against the vehicle, her laughter soon dying down and a smirk only now remained "You're a bitch."

Shrugging her shoulders up at him innocently, she wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled his head closer to her "That will teach you for playing games with me. I'm always going to beat you at your own game, Mason."

"I should have known you would have gotten me back," Mason shaked his head, unamused but couldn't help but copy her smirk, knowing how much she was loving this "you always do."

"And you always fall for it." She smiled up at him, before she smashed her lips against his for a long sweet yet heated kiss against the side of his truck.

The type of kiss that was long over due yet it was one that was like a goodbye. Both of them knowing that this was the last time they were going to be able to see each other and have physical contact like this. The days until they would see each other again were not exact yet. But they both knew that when the day did come around, they would be able to finally be together and do what they needed to after days of not.

Pulling away from the kiss after a few moments, they rested their foreheads against one another, their breathing heavy and a sad smile present on both of their faces, knowing their time was up now and they head to focus on the plan ahead.

"You sure you want to do this? I mean, we can get back in my car and drive right back to Florida, no more questions or conversations about it." Mason explained to her.

Shaking her head, she let out a loud sigh "No. This is for the best. We have to do this. We can't let what happened last week happen again. We get this over with and then we move on. It's as simple as that."

Nodding his head at her, he placed a light kiss on her forehead before stepping away from her and going round to the back of his car to retriever her bags from the trunk.

Opening up the back of his car, he pulled out the two duffel bags she had brought with her to town and laid them down on the floor, before he closed it back up and turned to face her now she was stood there beside him.

"You know what?" She began, he raised his eyebrows up at her in response, "I'm actually looking forward to see my Dad. I haven't seen him in over a year, it will be good to spend time with him."

"You're right," Mason agreed, "It will be good for you. Are you going to tell him about what happened and what you are?"

"No," She quickly shook her head, the same sigh as before following suit too at the reminder of what had been going on the past couple of months "I don't want him to know anything. The less he knows the better. I have to protect him from this."

Mason nodded at her, before he pulled her into his arms and held her against his chest. It was like a magnet connected them together, her arms wrapped around him also, before she inhaled his scent and closed her eyes tight, savouring the moment between them.

Unwrapping his arms from her a few seconds later, he laid his hands on her arms and glanced down at her "Look, Payton, don't blow my head off here. But you're sure you're ok after what happened? I'm just worried about you and I don't want to let you go off by yourself if you're not."

Part of her felt like screaming at him for asking her again and making it out like a big deal. But the other part of her made her heart swell at how considerate and how much he wanted to protect her from anything else happening. What happened days ago was enough to scare them both and make this drastic plan. But more than anything, he just wanted her to be safe and well.

"I'm fine, Mason," She reassured him, her head lowering down to side and she glanced back up at him with a small smile "It's nearly healed. I'll be back to normal in a couple of days. It's just taking longer."

"If you sure..."

"I'm sure." She cut him off quickly, before she pecked his lips once and bent down to grab her duffle bags.

He had to stop worrying about her. She really was going to be ok.

Mason carefully helped her hook the two heavy bags onto her shoulders and then wondered back round to the drivers side of the car to say their final goodbyes to one another.

"I hope you get on alright at your sister in-laws. I really am sorry for your loss." She told him sadly.

"It's fine, my brother was a douche." Mason brushed it off, not wanting to talk about it and just to keep his head focused on the task at hand.

"But still, he was your brother," Payton shrugged helplessly, seeing Mason lower his head and she knew it was time for her to keep her mouth shut after an awkward tension lingered "I should probably get going then."

"Uh yeah," Mason cleared his throat, looking back at her, just the smile on her face was enough to bring his mood back up again and he cupped her face in his hands "I'm really going to miss you, you know that?"

Giggling at his words, she nodded back "Of course. I'm going to miss you."

"If you need me for whatever reason, I'm only a phone call away." He assured her.

Pecking his lips a few times, she smiled back at him and pulled herself away from him, knowing it would be harder if she stayed to say goodbye more "I'll see you soon."

"See you." He bided her goodbye, watching as she spun round on her feet and waved at him, before walking her way up the side walk towards her destination for the next few days.

Leaving him nothing else to do than climb back in his truck alone this time and head to his own spot for their duration of time in this town. He hated seeing her go and wanted nothing more than to run up to her, pick her up and toss her back into the truck with him. But he knew he couldn't.

They had to do this. It was better this way. Both of them unaware that now they were separated, how much drama was about to come their way and pull them back together.

Author note:God I shouldn't even be writing another story but I just couldn't get this idea out of my head after re-watching The Vampire Diaries.

This is going to be a Mason/OC story that starts in Season 2, but will eventually end up a Stefan/OC the more the season's past. It will all make sense as the story progresses.

I hope you enjoyed reading the first part and you are looking forward to seeing where this story goes. Please feel free to ask any questions you might have on a review or a private message. Thanks so much for reading and taking the time to check this out. Any reviews are welcome!

Much love,

guiltypleasurexo