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CHAPTER ONE-The Mysterious Ways Of Love-

She was standing in the middle of her two story house as Daniel Green was kneeling in front of her. He had been the love of her life since they were teenagers and for Elena, she knew no other. They had met at Florida State University and once they started talking, they became inseparable. Elena had even gushed to her best friends Bonnie Bennet and Caroline Forbes who lived in New York about the fact that she one day, couldn't wait to be, Mrs. Elena Green.

But looking down at the beautiful round 14 karat gold engagement ring in the box that he held within his shaking hands, scared her to death. Yes, she loved Daniel Green with all of her heart and soul and she couldn't picture her life without him, up until the point that he asked her to marry him.

"Elena, sweetheart. I love you with my heart and soul. Please, make me the happiest man on earth and become my wife?" Daniel asked her with a grin as he bent down and pulled out a black box and began to recite his speech.

Her dark brown eyes blinked at him and then she could feel her face getting redder by the minute, when she cleared her throat and finally after two agonizing minutes spoke up, the words spilled out and she was even a bit shocked by her confession.

"Daniel, I love you...I really do. But, I can't do this! I'm not fiancé or even wife material. For god sakes, I almost made out with your best friend Matt Donovan after you both had gotten drunk at the bar the other night. I can't do this..I'm not ready to be committed to you." And there it was, the truth! Ever since he had been sneaking around her back and making secret plans with Matt for them to go out 'shopping'. Elena, knew exactly what was going on. Daniel had been planning to propose for months now and to be honest, she had been planning her escape from him and the small town of Irvington, Virginia for even longer than that.

"I can't breathe in this town and I can't stay with you!" She explained as she turned away from him and just as she was about to leave a flabbergasted Daniel, still standing on one knee in front of her in the living room. He spoke in an usually calm tone. "I knew that they were right about you. You're like that fucking runaway bride. Things get good for you with someone and then you get cold feet and take off. Well, where ever it is that you decide that you need to go, just make sure that you don't come running back to me in six months!" Daniel told her angrily as he got up off the ground and ran his fingers through his blonde hair in frustration.

"I guess if we're being honest about feelings, I might as well inform you that I slept with that roommate of yours during our senior year in Florida." Daniel informed her as he watched her turn around with a red and flushed face.

"Well, then. I'm sure that once I'm out of the picture, then you and Anna will have a great life together." Elena shot back as she picked up her purse and then walked over to their storage room closet and pulled out a large duffel bag full of the things she knew she would need.

"So, you've been planning this for a while now, haven't you?" He asked her as he stepped closer towards her and eyed the duffel bag that was loosely hanging off her shoulder.

"As a matter of fact, I have! Have a nice life Daniel and make sure to let Anna know that your freshly single." Elena told him with a wink as she walked out of the house, not even bothering to look back at the man that she had one day thought that she would be spending forever with.


She slammed the back door of her Honda Pilot shut as she leaned against it and exhaled deeply. Something in the late Virginia air told her that this wasn't going to be easy. But, she knew that deep down a change would be better then living a lie like the one she had been for the past two years.

After they had met, Daniel and Elena had bought the large and lavish two story house with the help of his wealthy parents. Moving in together and being with each other almost every day was like a slap in the face for her. Yeah, she thought that she could love him more over time, or would love him even. But, it was the small things about him that drove her crazy.

Daniel had a bit of a flirting problem and when it came down to going out with his buddies after a long day at the office of his dad's engineering firm where both him and Elena had worked at. She couldn't stand the sight of him as she watched him knock back a few beers with his boys and then get all flirty with the next girl he would lay his blue eyes on. The worst part of it all was that Elena would sit back and watch it all un fold in front of her because he had suggested that she go out with him as well.

The flirting was the last straw and it was the breaking point for her. Yet, when she had told him that she wanted him to stop. Daniel usually would just laugh it off and act as if it was completely harmless.

So, maybe it had all been building up to this point and time when she sat in her car and turned the ignition on, still having no idea where she was going to go. Until she remembered the words that her best friends had told her two months ago. Come visit New York anytime.

Elena laughed to herself as she picked up her cell phone with her red nail polished finger nails and dialed the familiar number. Granted, it had only been a few days since she had spoken to Caroline or Bonnie. But, she still felt like she had talked to them just hours ago whenever they answered the phone with a cheerful hello, Elena knew that they were probably both smiling as much as she was on the other line.

"Hey Care. It's me!" She told her.

"Hey babes! So what happened did he propose or were you just speculating...?" Caroline asked her eagerly on the other line.

"About that...Um, that's the whole reason I was calling you. Caroline, I need to get out of Irvington and I need to get away for a while." Elena commented with a sigh as she heard Caroline gasp.

"What happened? Do I need to send Tyler, the peace maker husband of mine to kick Daniel Green's ass?" Caroline said with a laugh.

"No...no, It's not Daniel. Caroline, I'm the problem...I don't see a future with him and I just-" Elena began to say as Caroline huffed out a breath.

"Oh My God! You told him no!" She exclaimed.

Elena let out a sigh before she replied with a shake of her head. "Yeah, I guess you can say that."

"Elena, you love him and you guys make such a wonderful couple. I don't understand why you wouldn't want to marry him." Caroline countered.

"Well, I know of a reason or two that I could list off. I loved him, Caroline. It's past tense now and right before I left the house, he told me that he slept with Anna in Florida!" Elena explained in an irritated tone.

"Oh geeze, that is bad! Do you know what you're going to do now?" Caroline asked her with a curious tone.

"Well, that's why I was calling. I was thinking of visiting with you and Tyler for a while and then going up to that Bed and Breakfast that Bonnie and Jeremy own and seeing them as well." She informed her.

"That sounds like a plan! I'll make sure to clean up a bit and you just let me know when your close." Caroline commented gleefully.

"Okay, I guess I'll be seeing you in about 6 hours then. And Caroline, please don't tell Bonnie that I'm coming. I want to surprise them. See you soon darling." Elena said with a smile on her face as she heard Caroline wish her a safe trip.

As she pulled out of the driveway and left the only home that she had known for the last two years, she hoped that leaving Daniel would allow her to be set free from all the years of guilt that she had spent trying so hard to love him. Yet, always feeling like there was something missing in her life, something that she needed. Maybe it was that excitement or spark in a relationship that Elena was so desperately searching for and until she found it, she wouldn't rest easily.