Chapter 4 - Family Ties
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Jacob was drawing in his room while Abigail was cleaning the kitchen. Jenna was watching the news.
"Scum Ball." Jenna said as Elena came downstairs.
"Scum Bucket." she continued.
Elena looked confused, "Who are you talking to?"
"Him." Jenna motioned towards the TV.
"The news guy?" Elena questioned.
"Also known as Logan 'Scum' Fell." Abigail said as she joined the two by the table.
Jenna nodded, "Did your mom tell you why I left?"
"You and him?" Elena asked, "He's cute."
At Jenna's revolted look Abigail jumped in, "He isn't cute… he is scum walking the Earth."
"Yeah, there is nothing cute about him." Jenna shut off the TV.
Abigail picked up a box from the kitchen counter and sat at the table. Elena was pouring herself a cup of coffee and Jenna walked over towards Abigail.
"What are you doing?" she asked her oldest niece.
"I picked this up at the safety deposit box that mom had. She loaned all these heirlooms to the Lockwoods, so I am just cleaning them up and sorting through them." Abigail told her Aunt.
Jenna picked up a ring and asked incredulously, "Is this Grandma Beth's wedding ring?"
"It was actually Great Great Grandma's wedding ring first." Abigail responded as Jeremy entered.
Jeremy didn't say anything, he just glanced at the heirlooms and then looked sadly at Abigail. He still felt guilty about her arm even though she has told him a multitude of times that she was fine.
Abigail knew that he was looking for the pocket watch but she already put it aside to give to him. The doorbell rang and Elena sprinted to answer it. We all heard her giggle and usher Stefan upstairs, she doesn't know how to be discreet.
A little while later Abigail was at work. She noticed the lockwoods at a booth and walked over.
"Abigail! It is so wonderful to see you." Mrs. Lockwood said with a forced smile.
Abigail was used to this, she was practically shunned from the 'Founding Family' community. Apparently having a child so young reflects poorly on what is supposed to be the upper class of Mystic Falls.
"Hi, Mrs. Lockwood. I was going to call but since you are here I will tell you now. All the heirlooms are accounted for except for one, the old pocket watch. There are still some boxes that my parents might've accidently put it in, I'll keep looking. I just thought you'd wish to know." She told the lady who has treated her like a parasite ever since news broke about Jacob.
"Oh! Well thank you dear. Just let me know." she said.
Abigail left to go do absolutely anything else. While she was pouring a drink for a middle aged man, a very familiar face sat at the other end of the bar… always the same seat.
"Hello Damon." Abigail said as she poured him a bourbon, not even bothering asking anymore.
"Morning Abs. Where's the little one?" he asked.
"My Aunt wanted to watch him today." she informed him.
They talked like they always did, asking questions from favorite pizza topping to favorite sport.
Damon then asked, "Are you going to the founder's party?"
"No. I've been unofficially shunned. Having a baby at 18 when you are a founding family member in a small town will do that to you. If I go it will be a night filled with whispers, gossip and pointing." she told him.
Frowning, Damon asked, "What if you go with me? That way I can distract you and we can have fun instead?"
Abigail looked at Damon confused, "You want to go to the founder's party?"
"I haven't been to one in ages… guess leaving Mystic Falls gets you unofficially shunned as well." he winked.
Laughing she agreed to go with him. They talked for a little while longer until Damon said he had to leave. They said goodbye and once they were no longer facing one another, grins stretched across both their faces.
After giving the box to Tyler for him to give to his parents, Abigail went upstairs so she could finish getting ready. Jeremy isn't going so he agreed to watch Jacob while she is gone. Once she finished showering she styled her hair and applied her makeup. Going to her closet she looked for a dress. She chose a dark blue dress that came a few inches above her knees.
"You look pretty." Jacob said from the doorway.
"Thank you sweetie." she smiled as she hugged him.
Abigail grabbed the pocket watch and walked with Jacob to Jeremy's room.
"Thank you again for watching him." she said.
"No problem sis. You deserve a night out." he told her smiling.
"Thanks, and here. I know that dad would've wanted you to have this." she said as she handed her baby brother the pocket watch that has been passed been from father to son for generations.
They hugged and talked for a little while before she left for the party.
Damon was waiting in the Lockwood drive way for Abigail to arrive. He was distracted, Stefan was acting strange before he left.
When Abigail arrived and walked over to him, his thoughts became focused on her.
"Hi." she whispered as she looked at Damon.
Damon cleared his throat and smirked, "Hello milady, I bid you a great thanks for allowing thyself to accompany you this fine evening."
She laughed, "Are you ever gonna stop speaking to me like that?"
He shook his head with a grin.
"Let's go." she said as she walked past him.
Damon softly grabbed her arm and turned to her before saying, "You look beautiful."
Blushing she said, "You don't look so bad yourself."
They linked arms and went to greet the Lockwoods who reluctantly invited the both of them into their home.
"Let's get a drink." he said and they walked to the bar.
They sipped on their bourbon as they talked before a frantic redhead came up to them.
"That little piece of scum. He has the nerve to ask me out to lunch after what he did? UGH!" Jenna said.
"Logan?" asked Abigail.
"Scum." Jenna said.
This caused Damon to chuckle.
"I'm sorry was I interrupting?" asked Jenna.
"Not at all, you must be the famous Aunt Jenna. I've heard a lot about you." he said charmingly.
Jenna looked at him and said, "Jacob hasn't stopped talking about you."
"He is a great kid." Damon smiled.
"That he is." Jenna said eyeing Damon curiously.
Abigail handed Jenna a glass of white wine to calm her nerves.
"Relax, Sum Fell is just realizing what a mistake he made letting you go… this is when you need to twist the knife." Abigail winked, causing Jenna to laugh and smile.
Once Jenna left, Damon and Abigail walked through the exhibit of the founding families.
"Is that Damon Salvatore and Stefan Salvatore?" Elena asked Stefan.
Damon answered for his startled brother, "The original Salvatore brothers, tragic story."
"Let's not bore them." Stefan said but Elena insisted on hearing the story.
Just then Caroline and Aaron walked in, he was staring at Abigail while Caroline was complaining about him not dancing.
"Hey guys." Caroline said.
"Hi Care, you look great." Abigail said.
"Thanks, you do too." Caroline responded.
After a few moments of conversation Caroline asked, "Could I borrow your date Elena? Aaron refuses to dance with me."
"I don't really dance." Stefan said.
"Of course you do, the jitterbug, moonwalk, waltz, he does it all." Damon said.
Caroline dragged him out of the room. Damon started to tell the story of the 'original' Salvatore brothers and while Abigail was trying to listen as well, Aaron came up to her.
"You look smokin' tonight." he grinned.
"Um… thanks, Aaron." Abigail said slowly.
Abigail walked towards the other side of the room, she caught Damon's eye and she smiled at him. The smile fell when Aaron walked up to her again this time tracing his finger down her arm.
"How are things?" he asked.
"Fine." she said shortly as she quickly walked to Damon who was shooting a glare at Aaron.
"Everything okay?" Damon whispered in her ear as his hand found her lower back causing Abigail to relax.
"It is now." she said softly.
"So who was in the church they wanted to save?" asked Elena.
"A woman I guess. However, one brother didn't want to save. He was angered by how she played them against one another and was trying to stop the other Salvatore. They both got shot, they both died… and the woman was lost." Damon said almost distantly.
Abigail squeezed his arm and said, "Come on, let's get another drink."
Going to the bar they noticed Caroline dancing with Stefan. Elena looked unhappy with this but put on a smile when the two of them came over.
Stefan started to dance with Elena, Caroline went off somewhere, Aaron was gone and it was just Damon and Abigail.
"You sure you okay?" he asked.
"Yeah, I've just been getting a creepy vibe off of him. It's nothing, he is just a sleaze who was hitting on someone who wasn't Caroline." she said but Damon noticed her hand twitching.
He grabbed her hand and lead her to the dance floor.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
Damon smiled, "Dancing with my friend."
They danced to the music for a few songs. Damon spun her causing her to laugh which he smiled at.
"I should go check on Care. I'll be back in a bit." Abigail said and walked off to find Caroline.
Damon took this chance to go find the amulet… getting him one step closer to ending Katherine once and for all.
"Caroline what are those?" Abigail asked as she saw the marks on her body while they were in the bathroom.
"Nothing." Caroline said quickly.
Abigail pulled back her cover up and saw bite marks, "Did Aaron hurt you?"
"Of course not… my mom would kill me." she whispered.
"Care..." Abigail whispered before Caroline flipped.
"JUST LEAVE ME ALONE ABIGAIL GOD!" she yelled.
Abigail was searching for Aaron to tell him off but couldn't see him.
"What's wrong?" asked Damon seeing the worried look on her face.
"Aaron is hurting Caroline, there are marks all over her… bite marks." she seethed.
"What?" Damon asked shocked by the fact that Aaron was a vampire.
Abigail marched off, seeing Aaron in the area by the lake. He had Caroline with him. Damon quickly followed.
"Please… I swear I didn't say anything." Caroline pleaded as she tried pulling her arm away.
"You little-" Aaron was stopped.
"LEAVE HER ALONE!" shouted Abigail as she shoved him away.
He turned towards Abigail and glared.
"Just cause you're hot doesn't mean I won't knock you out. Leave." he told her coldly.
"Leave Caroline alone or I will go to her mom, the sheriff, or better yet I will get my own gun and hunt your ass down. Don't you dare touch, look, talk or come anywhere near Caroline again… DO YOU UNDERSTAND!?" Abigail shouted.
Aaron chuckled and gripped Abigail's arm so hard it will bruise, "I will kill you."
"Let. ." Damon said in a terrifyingly deadly voice.
"OR WHAT?" shouted Aaron.
"I will rip you limb from limb." Damon said and before Aaron could say anything Abigail kneed him in the privates.
She rushed to Caroline and Damon rushed in front of them. They all glared till Aaron left.
"Thank you." whispered Caroline.
"Of course." Abigail said as she hugged Caroline.
Abigail walked up to Damon, "I'm gonna go take her back to my place. She shouldn't be alone..."
Damon nodded, "Good idea. She's lucky to have such a loyal and amazing friend."
"Thank you for tonight Damon I had fun, bourbon, dancing, kneeing a perv in the balls… hell of a night." she chuckled.
"We will have to do it again… maybe without the last bit though." he said.
Abigail kissed his cheek and whispered in his ear, "I'd like that."
She then took Caroline and walked back to her car.
Damon stood there for a few minutes before he felt a prick in his neck. Suddenly his body was in fire and he was going limp.
"I knew if I waited I could catch you by surprise." Stefan said as he stood over Damon.
Damon tried to get up but couldn't and he eventually passed out. With his last thought on the vampire that was wandering the streets and a now unprotected Abigail who pissed him off.