I do not own….just this story

The restaurant referenced in this story as well as the meal is indeed a real restaurant in Savannah Georgia. I hope you enjoy the story and don't forget to review!

Also you can look online at to see what the restaurant looks like!

Chapter 1

Elena smiled to herself as she was speeding down the interstate. She had managed to get out of mystic falls without Damon and Stefan finding her. She had been guarded daily due to the fact that since Klaus had been desiccated there were now crazy hybrids searching for his body and a whole new set of vampires who were out to claim Klaus's chain of command. Bonnie had been gone for a couple of months to deal with her mom leaving for the third time. Caroline was busy with Tyler, and the rest of the originals where simply driving her insane, all except one. Elena smiled as she recalled her last meeting with Elijah. Elena snapped out of her thoughts when her cell rang. She reached beside her and looked at it. It was Stefan. She hit ignore and kept driving. Stefan and her never fixed anything between them. Damon still hadn't given up on fighting for her, and to Elena it was kind of endearing in a way. She was in desperate need of a getaway. She had been looking into Georgia, specifically the city of Savannah. It was something she had wanted to see. To see the ocean and stick her toes in the sand was something she wanted more than a piece of mind. She had secretly been planning the trip for months. She had spoken to bonnie and told her that no matter what she was not to tell the Salvatore's where she went. Bonnie was hesitant at first but understood Elena needed some normal time. Elena smiled as she drove getting closer to savannah. She couldn't hide her excitement at the idea. She had called the day before to reserve her motel. It was a beautiful motel directly on the beach. It had a small patio with chairs. The room offered all the modern amenities, and it really was a exotic room. She couldn't wait to see it and to smell the ocean in the breeze. Elena continued her drive. It was dusk when she arrived to savannah. She pulled out her directions to the motel. She followed them to a huge stone motel. It was beautiful. Elena parked outside the front entrance and went in to check in. She grabbed her key from the young women behind the desk with a smile. She went back to her car and drove around to the side of the building. She parked and grabbed her suitcases. She locked her car and walked down the path to the back of the motel. Elena looked at her room key for her number and then looked at the doors as she followed the numbers. She finally found her room close to the middle. She saw the beautiful patio that had two rot iron chairs and a little table to match. She smiled and went to the door to unlock it. She opened it and flipped the lights on. She gasped at the sight and shut her door locking it. She saw a huge king-size bed in the center of the room draped in the softest white linens she had ever seen. The bed looked like a huge cloud. The furniture was all cherry wood. There was a huge dresser that had a 42 inch flat screen TV on it. In the corner was a little fridge in stainless steel that was tucked under a dressing table for her to store her bags. The bathroom was huge. It was stone and had a huge shower and spa tub. The sinks were floating on a pedal stool of stone. There were tons of the softest white towels Elena had ever seen. She smiled and made her way back to the bedroom. She sat her bags down and ran full sprint to jump in the center of the bed. It surrounded her like an old friend. Elena smiled and started to giggle. She glanced at the clock and saw it was still early in the evening. She climbed from the bed and went to take a shower. She decided she would go out for dinner at a small restaurant she saw coming in to the motel. After her shower, Elena dried her hair and applied her makeup. She slid on a pair of strappy sandals and a cute coral sundress that fell a couple of inches above her knees and a blue jean jacket. She pulled her hair to the side and braided it. She looked at herself once more in the mirror and grabbed her purse. She made her way down the walkway to the cobble streets that ran through downtown Savannah. She walked looking around her at all the shops. Savannah was busy at night. There were bands playing in clubs and everyone was smiling. This was exactly what Elena needed. She grinned as she found the restaurant. She went inside. The hostess smiled at her.

"Welcome, to The Sapphire Grill, how many?" she asked politely.

"Oh just one please" Elena smiled.

"Sure follow me" she said as she led Elena down past all the chairs at the bar.

She finally stopped at a little square table near the back of the restaurant. The linens were white and freshly pressed. Soothing southern jazz music filled the room.

"Your server will be with you soon" the hostess smiled and left. Elena took off her jacket and sat it beside her. She looked around the bar at all the people. It was so relaxing. Suddenly a blonde with a pony tail approached Elena's table.

"Hi I'm Christy, I'll be your server, and what can I get you to drink?" she asked Elena sweetly.

"Oh, I'll have a glass of merlot please" Elena smiled as Christy wrote it down.

"Okay, I'll be right back" she grinned and disappeared.

Elena looked at the menu on the table and opened it. She began to look at the food. She had no idea what was good and decided she would ask Christy when she came back. Suddenly Christy appeared with Elena's wine.

"Here you go" Christy smiled.

"Thank you Christy. I've never eaten here before and I was wondering if you could tell me what's good?" Elena asked her.

Christy's eyes grew bright as she smiled at her.

"Everything here is amazing, but if I had to choose I would say the Benne Encrusted Local Black Grouper. It is served with jasmine rice, wok seared seasonal vegetables, sesame paint & sweet soy. It is amazing" she grinned.

"Well then I will have that" Elena smiled.

"Great I'll get the order out now, oh and if I can suggest the truffles are divine for desert" Christy beamed.

"Then I'll have that for desert" Elena laughed.

Christy smiled and went to the kitchen to place the order.

Elena dinner finally arrived. It was a work of art and the taste was divine. Christy hadn't lied at how great it was. Once Elena fished her dinner and desert she left Christy a huge tip and went paid. She had grabbed her jacket and was heading for the door when she ran into someone.

"Forgive me, I am so sorry are you alright?" a smooth voice said.

"No I'm sorry I wasn't paying attention" Elena said as she raised her eyes to see the stranger.

"Elena Gilbert?" Elijah questioned shocked.

"Elijah?" Elena said in a gasp as she met his eyes.