CHAPTER TWO-The Mysterious Ways Of Love
She had been driving for hours when she had finally called Caroline to tell her that she needed the directions to her house that she shared with her husband of three years, Tyler Lockwood. Elena had always known that they would get married, even in high school they had been best friends and they had even stayed in Virginia together and gone to the same college.
Elena hadn't really thought about her plans as to what she was going to do when she got to New York. Leaving Daniel had been a huge part of the life change that she needed, but she still felt as if her life was scattered with problems that were never solved and now on top of leaving her rich fiancée, there was the fact that she was unemployed too and that she had basically given everything to Daniel once she had taken her last steps from the home that they had shared.
Calling Caroline had been a spur of the moment decision and it had seemed to work in her favor when she had gotten the directions and ended up in front of a huge one story ranch style home with a large gate in the front of it. The house was clearly something that Elena had always pictured them to have. Tyler was a high profile criminal defense attorney and Caroline was his paralegal. They had managed to work for themselves and by the time they had gotten settled and married after college, it was clear that Caroline had gotten the good life.
Elena was exhausted and deep in her thoughts when she leaned her head against the steering wheel. She was thinking about Daniels words to her and his confession of sleeping with her so called best friend and ex-roommate, Anna. The two had been inseparable and Elena had loved her like a sister, but deep down she always knew that the flirting between Daniel and Anna had probably escalated to more while she had been away from school, visiting Bonnie and Jeremy in New York.
But a light tapping on the driver's side window had broken her train of thought when she looked up and locked eyes on Caroline Lockwood's brighten blue eyes and delighted smile. "Oh My God! Get your little butt out of that car Miss Gilbert and come over and give your best friend a hug!" Caroline shrieked with excitement as she watched Elena's head rise from its place on the steering wheel with a wide smile on her face.
Elena stepped out of the car and nearly stumbled into Caroline's embrace as she caught her footing and grabbed a hold of her best friend's shoulders to get her balance.
"Elena, have you driving drunk...again?" Tyler teased as he came up from behind Caroline, out of the dimly lit front yard with a huge smile on his face.
"Mr. Lockwood! It's so good to see you again!" Elena commented as she squeezed Caroline's hands and then let them go as Tyler smiled over at them both and extended his arms up into the air.
"Where's my hug?" He asked her, playfully sounding offended. Elena smiled at him and then walked over to Tyler and gave him a hug as well.
They broke the hug when Caroline laughed and clapped her hands in excitement. "I can't wait for you to see everyone again! Bonnie and Jeremy are going to flip out when they see you!" Caroline said with an excited tone as Elena smiled at her. "It's good to be surrounded by you guys. Thank for you letting me crash here."
"It's not a problem. So, my wife tells me that you broke up with Daniel...Seriously, Elena?" Tyler said.
"TYLER!" Caroline screamed as she swatted at his shoulder and he laughed it off. "I'm sorry babe. I guess you shouldn't tell me things anymore!" He said in a defensive tone.
"Elena, I'm sorry! It slipped out of my mouth when he was in the kitchen and I was on the phone with you. I shouldn't have said anything to him. But, I just-" Caroline began to explain as she poked Tyler with her elbow and gave him a warning look.
"It's fine. Tyler, it's better that you hear it straight from me then someone else. Yes, Daniel and I are done. I left him and I called Caroline because I need to stay here just for the night until I can go visit Bonnie and Jeremy up at the bed and breakfast." Elena explained as she turned and walked towards the back seat of her car, opening the door as she pulled out her duffle bag.
"You're just staying for the night?" Caroline asked her in a confused tone, watching as Elena nodded.
"Yes. I am. I was going to stay longer. But, I need to see Bonnie and Jeremy, to explain to them what's going on before they hear it from someone in Daniel's family. Because, we all know how fast news travels in Irvington and it's better if they hear it from me, face to face." Elena said with a shrug of her shoulders as she slammed the car door and followed behind Tyler, who was opening the front door.
"Fine, I guess you'll be missing out on all the fun that I had planned. Darn it! At least promise me that before you go back down towards Irvington, that you'll stop by here again. Oh and when you go to pick up the rest of your stuff from that scrum bag, you'll need a new outfit. I need some major shopping time with you, anyways." Caroline told her a she slung her arm around Elena's shoulders and pulled her into another hug. "I promise." Elena told her with a smile on her face.
The next morning all seemed to rush into a blur as Elena spent some quality time with Caroline and then they both talked to Tyler about the best way of getting Elena to Jeremy and Bonnie's without her getting lost.
"So, here's this and then if the GPS starts to direct you the other way, just tell it to shut the hell up because mostly likely it will be wrong. You're going to pass by this forest clearing and a huge sign that will read "Stella's B&B." Tyler explained as he handed her the written directions and gave her a hug. "Have a safe trip and call us, if you need anything." He told her in a serious tone as he watched her hug Caroline tightly and then she nodded at both of them. "Thank you guys! Love you!" She told them as she got into her car and drive out of their circular driveway.
The drive was a scenic beauty, filled with lavish and lush green trees and nothing but forest for miles. But, Elena had rolled down the windows and was blasting her favorite Alex Clare song as she drove through the area, enjoying the cold breeze that hit her face. She was singing along with the blaring music, when she instantly slammed on her breaks and her whole body went numb.
She watched as the guy in front of her on his dark blue and white Yamaha motorcycle, nearly went flying into the ditch in front of him as he too slammed on his breaks, getting off the motorcycle on wobbly legs as he walked over to her stopped car, clearly angry that she had almost ran him over.
"What the hell is your problem! Jesus Christ, lady! You almost ran me over!" He yelled at her in an anger tone as she watched him flip open his helmet and his darkened green eyes met her brown ones.
Elena shook her head and had to swallow hard when she spoke with a shaky tone. "I'm sorry! I didn't see you! I thought that you were going to make a turn down that road and when you didn't I thought that I could pass you. But, when you slammed on your breaks, It was already too late and my car almost hit you!"
"Well, look wherever it is that you're from, your obviously not from New York. We do things differently around here! Watch out next time!" He warned as he slammed his fist on the roof top of Elena's car and she jumped at the noise. She watched as he got onto his motorcycle and sped off without another word or another glance in her direction.
"What a jackass!" She said under her breath as she put her car into drive and merged back onto the road, hoping that she could get to Bonnie's soon. So that she could tell her how rude the people that lived in her area were.
After a short fifteen minute car ride, she had finally parked her car in front of the cream colored building that had a large white and red sign that read "Stella's Bed & Breakfast." Elena quickly grabbed her purse after she shut the car off and ran towards the building, not even noticing who was behind the counter when she entered the warmth of the establishment.
"You have got to be kidding me!" His voice cut through her thoughts as she locked her eyes with the familiar green color in his and all Elena could manage to say was "You again."
A/N: Hey Guys! So let me know what you think! The jerk on the motorcycle, is it Stefan? :) Hope you enjoyed reading this update.
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