Chapter 7

He squeezed her hand lightly and offered her a reassuring smile. When they reached the club it was already in full swing.

"Wow," Bonnie gasped as she took the place in. "I feel like an imposter."

"So do I." Elena breathed. She didn't let go of Elijah's hand.

"Drinks first." Klaus said, steering Caroline away from everyone.

Rebekah looked to Kol, "whatever you do don't let Bonnie have tequila or your night will be over quickly. It makes her sick."

"I won't." He promised.

"Just for the record-me and bourbon aren't good friends." Elena whispered to Elijah. "It's one of your favorite drinks though, isn't it?"

"His most favorite," Kol said, "mine too."

"Whisky," Klaus ordered at the bar.

"Sorry-it's the smell that makes me nauseous nowadays." She told him. Bonnie smiled at her and took her hand in hers.

"We're going to find seats-get me a scotch." She said to Kol and Elijah.

"What would you like Elena?" Elijah asked, deciding to get a scotch instead of bourbon. He really didn't want to screw up anything with her.

"Scotch please," Elena decided.

"Of course Lovely." He said as he and Kol went to get their scotch and bourbon. Once they were away from the girls, Bonnie looked at Elena worriedly.

"How bad was it?" She asked. "Usually you don't mind the smell of bourbon but now? I think that would be suspicious if Stefan and Caroline find out."

"It was bad." Elena told her softly. "I asked Damon to get rid of the bourbon-he didn't and I left."

"I take it that wasn't peaceful," Bonnie said gently. "It's okay. If it's one thing I've learned it's that you're safe with Elijah. If he's going to take someone out he does so straight on. You know he's coming. He's not malicious like..." She didn't say his name even though Stefan and Caroline were further away.

"You're right." Elena sighed. "I do want to tell everyone about her but how do I even start that conversation?"

"I say take it one person at a time," Bonnie replied. "Start with Elijah. I think he'll be the most understanding."

Elena nodded and smiled.

"You're an amazing sister." Elena told her.

"So are you," Bonnie smiled.

"This is too much seriousness for my party," Caroline interrupted.

Elena and Bonnie smiled at her.

"Sorry. We won't be too serious for this whole trip." Elena told her.

"Then drink!" Caroline encouraged as their drinks appeared.

"Cheers to Carebear no longer being single." Elena said, smiling at them all.

"Okay bottoms up!" Caroline instructed. As Elena downed her scotch, she grinned happily at Caroline who was glowing happily.

Bonnie coughed a little as the liquid was warm down her throat.

"Another," she said as she set the glass down.

"Slow down bunny." Elena said softly.

"These people are looking at us."

"So?" Rebekah asked, taking another drink of her apple martini.

Bonnie took another drink of her scotch. She apparently needed a little more alcohol to feel less inhibited.

"I think they're all going to be getting blackout drunk." Elena whispered to Elijah.

"Kol would have to drink the bar dry. He'll keep an eye on Bonnie."

"I was mostly worried about Caroline."

"I don't interfere with Klaus' mate," Elijah replied.

"Then what about your brothers and sister?" She asked.

"What about them?"

"Don't you worry about them?"

"They're quite grown but I do plan to keep an eye on them," Elijah responded.

"I'll help you out with keeping an eye on them."

"You should enjoy yourself. It seems that perhaps it's been a long time since you've done that," Elijah observed gently.

"You have no idea how long it's been." Elena muttered. "I was wondering if you wouldn't mind walking around with me? I've never been here and there's a fountain somewhere here in the hotel."

"My pleasure," Elijah replied as he rose and offered Elena his arm. He quickly whispered to Kol where they were going. Thankfully Caroline was out on the dance floor with Klaus already and distracted.

As soon as they left, he walked with her and saw that she needed to get out of hearing range from his siblings.

They left the noisy club and took the elevator downstairs to walk the promenade towards the fountain.

"There's a good reason why I was MIA for so long and why the smell of bourbon gets to me." Elena whispered. "It starts the day that my friends left to start their own drama free adventures when I found out what Damon did." She turned away from him and began to speak. "He found a witch to do a spell on me that would make me seven weeks pregnant with his all human child. A little girl named Aurora."

"He what? He impregnated you without your knowledge or consent?" Elijah was obviously trying to control his anger towards Damon Salvatore. "Stefan did nothing to stop him?"

"Yeah...they were already on the plane and had no idea what he would have planned." She sighed. "Three months later I left when he wouldn't lock up the booze after asking him five times and after the smell of him and the bourbon made me violently ill. I went off to New York and slowly made myself come back on the grid." She was still looking at the fountain as she was afraid to see his reaction.