Had she not been stuck between a rock and a hard place, literally, she would have moved quicker then a deer when a twig snaps. "Your brother is not a buzzkill." She nearly scolded though her tone took on more of a forward point. "You should thank him Niklaus. If it weren't for him, you wouldn't have met me now would you?" Another thing she probably shouldn't have said. Least not in that tone or way. "Hard not to hear when I'm in the same room smart ass. Not like I can magically become deaf for a moment, now can I?" God, was he ever going to stop touching her? It made it really difficult for her to focus on, well, anything.
Her chest rose and fell slowly as he once again stepped closer, nearly closing the gap between them. Fuck. One minute he could be this sick twisted shell of a man and the next? He could be gentle and almost loving. It drove her mad. Even his touch made her skin crawl, but not in a bad way, which it should have. "Don't.." She shook her head. "Don't talk to me about them right now. Or Elena."