The sun began to set as the young couple continued to stroll along the beach. Hand and hand they made their way towards the pier, taking in the breath taking view.

"I wish that we could stay like this forever." Elena whispered, leaning her head on Damon's shoulder. She didn't like to think about their upcoming graduation because it was just one more reminder that they were going to be separated from each other.

"I promise you, Elena. We will always be together, no matter what happens." He told her, trying his best to reassure her with his soft words. He knew that she was worried about going away to college. They had been accepted to different schools that were across the country from each other. It was something that she had been worrying about since the start of their senior year. It nearly killed her to think that their separation would only tear them apart and they would no longer be together. It worried him, too, but he knew that their love was strong enough to withstand anything that life would throw at them.

"How do you know?" Elena asked, her voice started to crack and tears were threatening to fall from her eyes.

He didn't responded to her with words, but instead he pulled away from her and knelt to the ground. A gasp escaped her mouth as she began to realize what he was doing.

"Marry me?" He asked, pulling a small box out of his pocket. He had been planning on asking her since the first time he had ever laid eyes on her and now seemed like a perfect time to do so. He knew that she needed proof that he was in this for the long haul, even if they had to be separated for a while.

"I…we…we can't," She stumbled over her words in complete shock at the scene in front of her. She loved him, but she knew that he was going to go off to college and find a new girlfriend and she couldn't handle losing a fiancé, it would be easier to just lose a boyfriend.

"Why not? I love you, you love me. What is the problem?" He questioned. In his mind, being engaged would only strengthen their relationship and make the time apart go faster. He wanted to be committed to her, committed to them.

"I can hardly deal with the thought of losing my boyfriend, but losing my fiancé would just be too much for me to handle." She told him, before she began to walk back towards the pier. The tears were now falling down her face as if it was a waterfall. She loved him more than anything, but she had to accept the fact that maybe they were not meant to be.

"Elena, wait!" Damon shouted, standing up and running towards her. "We can make this work!"

"Damon, I think that we need to face the fact that this relationship is over, and we both need to move on." She told him, her heart breaking with every word.

"Elena, I am not going to let you do this. We can face anything together, I promise. Marry me and I promise that you will never regret it. I will spend the rest of my life making you happy, just give me a chance." He told her, gently grabbing her face so she would look at him. He whipped away her tears with his thumb and placed a soft kiss on her forehead.

"Okay." She whispered before pulling him into a passionate kiss. "What are we going to do about college?"

"I guess I will be going wherever you go," He said before pulling her back into another kiss.

"I can't believe we are going to get married!" She exclaimed, pulling away from this kiss.

"Elena!" A distant voice yelled, waking her out of her dream. "Elena, your meeting with the publisher is in ten minutes." Bonnie told her, trying her best to stay calm.

"I'm sorry, I guess I dozed off." Elena told her. She lifted her head off the table and tried to get her bearings together before finally standing up.

"I know. By the way, that must have been some dream you had because you were crying a lot and talking about Damon. I never thought that I would hear you say that name again." Bonnie informed her as she handed Elena her briefcase and some folders.

"It was nothing." Elena said quickly ending the conversation before it even had time to start. It was true that Elena hated talking about Damon. They had married right out of high school and had lasted two years before Elena decided that their marriage was over. She moved to New York with her best friend Bonnie and never looked back.

"Okay, I can see that you don't want to talk about it." Bonnie said, dropping the subject. She could tell that whatever Elena had been dreaming about it was definitely bothering her, and she knew that Elena would confess sooner or later.

It was always a touchy subject with Elena. She didn't like to be reminded that her marriage had failed, or that she had ran away from it when things had gotten hard for them. It had started out perfect, Damon had transferred to Elena's school and they moved into the couples dorms. The first year and a half had been the best of her life, but then something happened, it was something that only and Damon and Elena knew about, and it was what tore their marriage apart. They never spoke a word about it after it happened, but they both knew that it was slowly tearing them apart. After dealing with the stress of things and fighting for six months straight, Elena decided to leave Mystic Falls and move on with her life.

It had been five years since she had left and she had never been back. Bonnie went back at least once a year and she kept Elena up to date with the latest town gossip, only leaving out the stuff about Damon. Elena seemed satisfied with everything that Bonnie told her, and she figured that she had no reason to return to her past.

These days, Elena was perfectly happy or at least that was the lie she told herself. She had the perfect boyfriend, he was a high profile businessman and he treated Elena as if she were a princess. His name was Jason and she had been seeing him for almost two years. They were New York City's golden couple, the press loved everything about the relationship, and they were lucky if they could go on a date without being photographed.

Elena's phone began to ring, snapping her out of her thoughts. "Hello." She answered without looking at the caller id.

"Hey, babe." Jason said on the other end. He had been out of town on business and wasn't expected to return for at least another week. "I just happened to be in town and I was wondering if you wanted to go out to eat tonight."

"Really?" Elena asked, trying not to sound too excited, even though she was about to burst with excitement. "Of course I want to go to dinner with you! I have missed you so much!"

"I have missed you so much, too. We have something very important to talk about tonight." He told her, his voice turning very serious. He really didn't use his serious voice with her, so it worried her that he said they needed to talk.

"Okay." She said. "I will meet you after my meeting."

He could sense the worry in her voice and tried to calm her down. "No reason to worry, it is a good thing. I will see you tonight. Good luck with your meeting, Babe." He told her, before hanging up the phone. She tried hard to calm down, but she couldn't shake the feel that something big was about to happen and she wasn't sure if it was going to be a good thing or not.

A/N: Please let me know if I should continue or not. I also would love to hear what you guys think is going to happen. This story is loosely based on a movie and I would love to hear your guesses on what you think it is. I will tell you guys at the end of the next chapter. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed the first chapter! Please review! : )