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Chapter 6:

"You married your best friend, but divorced him after 15 years and now he asked you to marry him again because he still loves you. Am I missing something?" Elijah asked, taking another sip of his black coffee.

Callie shook her head and sighed heavily, leaning back in her seat and trying to figure out what to do in this situation. She had to return to Marcus eventually and give him an answer before he found her hiding from him in the Mystic Grill with her father.

She hadn't said anything to him when he asked her that big question, but just left the motel room and spend the night at another motel instead. She'd then called her father early in the afternoon and told him to meet her at the Grill, because she needed his guidance on something like this.

"I really don't want to break his heart, but I'm afraid that he'll just go back to his old ways like he did the first time we were married, you know," she said. "And then there's this other guy I like…"

Elijah narrowed his eyes at her, making her blush. "This would have been so much easier had Serena still been alive. She would surely know what to tell you."

"Yes, she would have..." Callie stuck her tongue out teasingly. "But let me help you a bit. You're supposed to tell me that I should just follow what my heart wants even though I might end up hurting someone in the process."

Elijah raised his eyebrow. "Really? That doesn't sound like such a good advice to me."

Callie giggled. "I know, but I can't do it any other way around… or perhaps I could do something else, but I don't know if I'm ready to give him another chance."

Her father looked blankly at her. "I think you lost me there. You're saying that the other way is that you give Marcus another chance?"

"Exactly. See, you're catching up. Mum, would have been proud of you."

Elijah shook his head of her. "Had she still been alive I reckon she would have used the expression 'yay'."

"Dear God, you actually keep up with the modern world's language. What else do you know, my dear ol' dad?"

He grinned and took another sip of his coffee, but before he could say anything he suddenly turned his attention to no other than Marcus, who'd spotted them at them in the restaurant. Callie wanted to run away again, but she couldn't make herself move before it was too late..

"I see you've told him the truth, yes?" Marcus said, sounding almost morose.

Callie nodded and sighed. "Dad, this is my best friend Marcus." she said quietly.

"So you are the man who married my daughter and wishes to marry her again?" Elijah asked curiously.

Marcus became a bit flushed, but nodded. "Oh, should I have asked for your blessings first?"

Elijah chuckled. "No, no, of course not. But whatever Freya decides then you will stay with her, yes?"

Callie wanted to know that too, so she was partly thankful that her father had asked, but even though Marcus did hesitate, then he ended up nodding and smiled to her. She smiled back, but when she went to look at her father she found him gone. Marcus looked around for him too and couldn't find him anywhere in the Grill.

"Strange father you have there, huh?" he said, occupying the now vacant seat opposite Callie.

"He sure is," she said and sighed weakly. "I'm sorry I just left you like that. I… became scared."

"It's ok, Callie. I expected you might react that way. But did you at least give it any thought?"

She nodded. "I need some more time to think about it."

Marcus seemed disappointed to hear that, but he nodded and gave her a kiss on her cheek before he left the Grill. Callie sat alone for a moment and just drank her cup of tea in silence, thinking about how easy it would be for her to choose Marcus again and marry him, but how unsatisfying it would be in the end – especially if he ended up breaking his promises again.

"There's something I can't seem to understand here…" Damon said as he sat down opposite Callie. She looked up from her empty tea cup and wrinkled her nose. She rather wanted to sit alone right now, so she could think properly about everything. "Why would a vampire like you be so interested in talking with an Original like Elijah? And why would he be interested in talking with you?"

"Ouch! Was that supposed to be an insult?" Callie asked sardonically.

Damon smirked and leaned forward, looking straight into her amber eyes. "What are you up to Callie?"

"Well, right now I'm trying to figure out why you're bothering me instead of doing something more… significant. This is just pointless."

"You're avoiding my question."

"So?" Callie smiled mischievously.

Damon eyed her suspiciously and was silent for a moment, but then a smirk suddenly appeared on his face that made her heart beat a little faster.

"I'm guessing that you're Elijah's daughter and that you're working for him like the good daughter you now are."

Callie burst out laughing, but it wasn't because Damon was right. It was because she wanted to make him believe that the possibility of a vampire having a daughter was close to nothing.

"You are aware that vampires can't procreate, right?" she asked.

"I know, but Originals are capable of compelling other vampires, so why shouldn't they be able to have children too?" Damon answered.

"Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but not even Originals can have children. Perhaps you should stop reading Twilight, because it's obviously killing the few brain cells that are left in your head."

Damon rolled his eyes. "Okay, then I have another theory. Elijah turned you into a vampire in exchange for something or he's that missing father figure in your life that you've been longing for ever since you were born."

"Now you're just being stupid. Seriously, Damon. Stop reading that stuff. It's messing with your head and your sense of reality."

Callie got up and left the table, leaving the Mystic Grill calmly, so Damon would realize that he had in fact been right about one of his theories. She didn't trust him enough to tell him that he was right, because she might endanger herself and her father then. She was quickly distracted from her worries, though, when Elena suddenly sent her a text message, asking her if she would be interested in coming over to a sort of slumber party. She'd never been to one, so of course she said yes and went to Elena's home after she'd fetched some things she would need for the party.

By the time she finally arrived at Elena's home the sun was almost going down, so she went inside with her things and found Elena's aunt calling for pizza. The smell of burnt food hang in the air, making Callie smile a little and suddenly get an idea.

"Oh, hi Callie! What kind of pizza do you want? I kindda killed your dinner, so I'm ordering." Jenna said, blushing a bit of embarrassment.

"Oh, that won't be necessary, Jenna. I'll be happy to cook something." Callie offered, going straight for the kitchen.

Jenna was baffled at first, but she hung up and went to tell Elena that Callie was there instead. Callie wasn't quite sure of why Elena was trying so hard to become her friend, but it had been years since she'd last had any female friends, so she tried not to think the worst of them. They definitely seemed surprised to find her in the kitchen, cooking something that they didn't know what was, but it smelled delicious.

"You can cook?" Caroline asked curiously.

"Of course. I've had plenty of time to practice," Callie answered, opening the lit to the lobster she was boiling. "I hope you girls love lobster."

Elena smiled. "You're just full of surprises, aren't you?" she said teasingly.

Callie giggled and looked at the three girls, wondering if perhaps it was time for her to make some friends and show them that they truly could trust her.

"My mother taught me how to cook," she told them. "But Marcus taught me quite a lot too while we were… um, married."

Their eyes widened. "You were married to your best friend?" Bonnie asked confusedly.

"Yup, the one and only. When you're immortal and live forever, then it's good to have someone who'll always be there. I loved Marcus a lot, so it was only reasonable to get married," she answered and sighed. "But even Marcus has his flaws and I couldn't quite live with them as his wife."

Caroline raised an eyebrow. "But wouldn't your friendship be kindda awkward then?"

"Yeah, and it was at first, but we managed it… or so I thought. He asked me to marry him again yesterday."

Callie was surprised that she'd decided to tell them that, because it was a personal matter and none of their business, but she could tell that they were starting to trust her a bit more and she enjoyed being able to act like a normal girl.

"Who asked to marry who yesterday?" Jenna asked wonderingly, walking in to the kitchen.

"Callie's best friend," Caroline said, punching Callie's arm teasingly. Callie blushed and turned her gaze back to the boiling lobster. "What did you say then? I bet you said yes."

Callie groaned quietly. "Actually, I sort of ran away. But enough about me. Could some of you chop some vegetables and get some bread?"

The girls sighed because she wouldn't say more, but began helping her make the dinner and Jenna helped out too, trying her best not to ruin the dinner twice on the same day. They talked throughout the entire thing about everything from how their parents were like, what kind of hobbies they had, and of course about boys too. Callie found it very refreshing to be able to have a normal conversation with girls at her age… or at least her physical age.

After they'd made the dinner they took it to the living room and ate it, while debating over whether they should watch P.S. I Love You, The Notebook or Twilight first, and since Callie wasn't fond about watching any of them (neither was the others) they decided to watch 10 Things I Hate About You, which they could all settle with watching – especially Jenna who had a bit of a crush on Heath Ledger. The movie was played and the popcorns were made, so they just leaned back and enjoyed it, taking their mind off anything supernatural for once.

After about half an hour or so into the movie Jenna sadly had to leave, because she had a date with Alaric Saltzman, whom Callie knew was not only a History teacher at Elena's school, but also a former vampire hunter turned partner, who assisted them from time to time. Callie did receive a message from Marcus, who wanted to invite her out for a drink, but she turned him down to enjoy her night off with her new friends.

Tonight she wanted to be an ordinary human girl – something she'd missed being.

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