Caroline had thought she and Elena were good. But by the time they'd started eating, she was royally pissed off. All Elena could talk about was how much Stefan loved her, how much Damon loved her, how they'd do anything for her, how they'd never let anything happen to her and bla bla bla! It was making her want to lash out and she feared she'd actually hurt Elena in front of everyone. Elena kept talking about Stefan as though he was her lovestruck puppy or something and that had her anger turn into rage.
It got to the point where she started hearing Elena's pulse and heartbeat in a dangerously loud way, which could only mean one thing. Before things could get out of hand, she grabbed her phone. "I have to take this" she said and got up quickly, not giving Elena any chance to answer. She marched out of the Grill and into the alley next to it. She dialed Stefan's number and he picked up after the second ring. "Hey Care" he said and Caroline immediately started relaxing. "Stefan.." she said in a strained voice. "Caroline, what happened? Are you alright?" Stefan urged, instantly alert. "I'm fine, I'm fine" Caroline replied quickly. "I am now, anyway. I was thinking of eating at the Grill before I met up with you and I don't know how I didn't notice her, but Elena came out of nowhere and I thought about what you said and decided to give her a chance. She sat down and we ordered food and she told me how she made her choice. I thought we were good, but then she started talking about how you love her so much and how you'd wait for her even though she'll always be with Damon and-!"
"Caroline, relax!" Stefan cut her off and Caroline breathed deeply. "Sorry" she said and Stefan chuckled. "She can say whatever she likes, you know the truth" Stefan said and Caroline grinned. "I wanted to tell her about us so I could wipe out that smug grin off her face" Caroline said and Stefan laughed. "It's true! She's so damn full of herself, thinking she's so much better than everyone else. Seriously! I barely maintained myself in there. I don't think I could've survived another second."
"Then you should've told her" Stefan said and Caroline sighed. "I know, but I don't want her to know" Caroline said. "Why?" Stefan asked. "She'll be all over you again and try to come between us, you know how she is" Caroline said annoyed. "She's made her choice, she can't just come back to me" Stefan said. "She doesn't care about that" Caroline laughed bitterly. "She wants both of you and as soon as she gets to know you're back, she'll be running back to you again." Something pricked at her heart by that thought. She wondered what Stefan would do if Elena picked him again. She wondered if he'd turn his back on Elena, or herself. She didn't even realize the tears that slid down her cheeks.
"She can run all she wants, Care" Stefan said and she noticed his serious tone. "You're the one for me and I plan on keeping it that way. Unless you dump me." Caroline laughed through her tears. "You're such a loser, Stef" she said and Stefan laughed. "I'm your loser, right?" he said and Caroline smiled. "You are" she said. "Well, I'm at your house in a minute" Stefan said and Caroline smiled. "Why don't you just dump Elena and go off with me instead?" Caroline didn't even hesitate. "Yes sir" she said. "Waiting for you, then" Stefan said. "I love you, Care."
Caroline felt her eyes swim with more tears as she sighed. "Love you too" she said and hung up. She turned around, moving her fingers to wipe her tears and thought of what she'd say to Elena, not noticing him until she'd collided with his chest. "If it isn't Barbie" Damon sneered and Caroline looked up at him. He had an empty bottle in hand and was looking a bit drunk. She didn't want to talk to him in a sober state, let alone when he was drunk. "Bye Damon" she said as she made to go, but he blocked her path. "No, we need to talk" he said and Caroline started to get annoyed. "There's nothing to talk about so move" Caroline said and tried to push him away, but he grabbed her hand.
"Why have you been ignoring my calls?" he asked and Caroline gave him a confused look. "Why do you care? Why do you even call me?" she said and Damon hesitated. "That's not the point" he said, still holding her hand. "You don't talk to me anymore, you don't pick or return my calls and I never see you nowadays. I can't help but feel like I'm being avoided." Caroline laughed sarcastically. "No shit, Sherlock" she said and Damon chuckled. "Come on, Barbie" he said, tightening his grip on her hand. "Tell me why you're so mad at me." Caroline looked at him, surprised. He didn't sound snarky or rude, he was genuinely asking her.
But she didn't care about his concern, it was a bit late for that. She was going to tell him to move when he suddenly pulled her close. "Why are you crying?" he said, his eyes burning into hers. Caroline cursed herself for not wiping the tears away. "I have to go" she said quickly and made to move when he gripped her tighter. "Tell me why you've been crying, Barbie" he said seriously and Caroline felt anger start to surface. "It's none of your damn business" she hissed and wrenched her arms out of his grip. "It is my bloody business if it's made you cry!" Damon all but growled at her and Caroline was taken aback for a second. She would've thought more about his words, but she was too angry for that. "I don't have time for this" Caroline said and pushed past him, only to have him push her up against the wall.
"I was worried sick about you for the past days and when I finally get to see you, you're running away from me!" he said angrily and Caroline's eyes widened. "I should be pissed at you and yelling at you, but I'm trying to be nice and you're just being a bloody bitch!" Damon stopped and looked at her, both of them wide eyed and breathing heavily. Caroline felt the anger turn into sadness at the last part of his rant and Damon seemed to realize what he'd said. He let out a frustrated yell and threw the bottle at the wall, smashing it into thousands of pieces. "Caroline, I'm-" he started but Caroline cut him off. "I think you've said enough, Damon" she said and started walking away when he pulled her back towards him. "Don't walk away from me, Caroline!" he growled, his stare so intense Caroline could barely think of something to say back.
She didn't need to though, because Elena appeared out of nowhere. "Care, what's taking you so long.." her voice trailed off as she saw Damon holding her far too close for her liking. "What's going on?" she asked, sounding perfectly jealous. Caroline noticed Damon had loosened his grip and took off before he could grab her again. "Damnit, Blondie!" he growled. "Damon, what the hell is going on?!" Elena asked angrily. "Stefan and Caroline, that's what's going on!" he said aggravated and that's when he realized something he had tried to deny all this time. He was jealous of Caroline being with Stefan because he wanted to be with her himself. He didn't just like Caroline, he liked Caroline. The realization hit him hard as Elena's eyebrows went all the way to her hairline. "Stefan? Is he back, is he in Mystic Falls?" she asked quickly, but Damon didn't bother to answer and took off after Caroline, leaving Elena flabbergasted.
A/N: Elena cockblocking Daroline again :P anyway, review guys! and btw, if any of you have tumblr, follow me: .com