Hello again! I know it's been awhile but I wrote and rewrote this chapter, and I wasn't pleased with it so I did it again and this was the result. I was going to jump into Delena but it felt rushed and it's not the destination it's the journey right? But in order to get to the steamier and better Delena coming up, this absolutely needed to happen. Please don't be angry. :( Anyway I'll have the next chapter up by tomorrow, and if not Monday. Anyway enough of this... on to what you're waiting for.

Elena POV

It's a beautiful day for a party. It's finally here, Jenna's birthday. I took the whole day off from work to set up the party and just be with friends and family today.

Caroline and Bonnie are coming over to my apartment to pick me up and then we are heading to my childhood home where Jeremy and Jenna live with Jenna's boyfriend Alaric or Ric for short. Ric is a great guy, he has his our brewery and is really big in Canada. He's mainly just a down to earth, outdoorsy type. And he has quite the sense of humor.

I'm happy for Jenna, and tonight I know something she doesn't; Ric is going to propose to her. She will be thrilled; she's been waiting for this since their first date.

Speaking of proposals, Caroline finally asked Tyler out. Amazing! She's liked the guy since high school and hired him to work for her, lied to him about some job opportunities, and still it all worked out.

He wasn't even upset she lied, he understood. He was jealous when she was dating Matt, both her and my ex. and his best friend

Tyler only took the job to be closer to Care and now she couldn't be happier. It's weird the ways things work out.

As for instance, Jeremy asked Bonnie out, and she said yes. Apparently they like each other quite a lot.

I'm happy if their happy.

I found out about all of this just last night, Bon, Care and Jenna came over and we had a girl's night.

Flashback

Knock, Knock. Knock, Knock.

Who the hell can that be? It's 9:45 P.M. Some people need their beauty sleep. I'm not one of them, but I do still need sleep.

I reluctantly trudge out of my bed and look through the peep hole. You never know who is on the other side. I'd like to keep my body in one piece and still breathing, thank you.

I look through the peep and see a red head, if you can classify it as that, a bubbly blonde, and a bob of dark, dark brown hair.

"Elenaaaa," they singsong, "We know you're in there," Not creepy at all.

"Open up!" Jenna says a little too loudly and annoyed. Talk about a mean drunk.

I open the door, and they all come flying in with food and alcohol. This better be good.

"We all have announcements today," Caroline states proudly. I smile at the scene before me. Looks like they all got tipsy and then decided to drink some more, which is exactly why they are here.

"Oh do you," I ask with a raise of a perfect brow.

"Yes, we do, so shut your yap and listen," Jenna says with a slur. Yep she's totally drunk. I bet I know why she's upset too.

"Well get on with it, I'm not getting any younger," I joke.

Jenna sticks her tongue out at me and flops down on my comfy and plush gray couch.

"Tell the girl," she sighs.

Bonnie and Caroline are both so excited they go to speak at the same time.

"I," They both say, and then giggle, "We," they start again and once again giggle for saying it at the same time.

"Get with it," I encourage.

Bonnie and Caroline look at each other and almost as if they both agree on who should go first Caroline speaks up, "I'm with Tyler!"

Wow did not see that coming.

"Aww Care, I'm so happy for you, " I say and go over to her and give her a hug.

"That's, great really."

"And, Jeremy asked me out," Bonnie adds.

Whoa.

"Jeremy? As in my brother Jeremy?"

She nods almost afraid of my reaction.

"What'd you say," I ask.

"I said yes," she says a little shyly now.

"Are you angry Lena," Bonnie asks unsure.

"No of course not if your happy then I'm happy, I just wish you didn't get drunk to tell me," I tell her with a slight smile. She smiles back.

"It's liquid courage," she says defensively. And then we all burst out laughing and Jenna groans.

"What's up with her," I ask even though I most likely already know.

"Ric didn't propose," she groans. I knew it. "Why didn't he propose," she asks no one in particular. "Why?"

"Maybe he's not ready," I suggest, even though I already know when and how he's going to do it. I planned it out with him.

Caroline and Bonnie don't know about it either, and I'm mighty glad otherwise they'd probably spill the beans in the state they're in.

"We went out to dinner tonight, and nothing," she says sadly.

Bonnie, Care, and I all subconsciously surround Jenna who is lounging gon my couch. I sit by her feet and prop them up on my lap, Care sits on my wooden coffee table and Bonnie criss, cross applesauces it on my carpet by Jenna's head.

"Maybe he wants to propose, but he wants it to be special," I try again.

"I don't care how he does it," she insists, "I just want him to do it already," she whines throwing my throw pillow over her face.

"Be patient," I tell her. "He will do it when he's ready."

"Yeah," Caroline agrees.

"It takes time, "Bonnie insists.

"But, I'm ready now," her voice is muffled by the pillow still covering her face.

Jenna throws the pillow off her face, "I'm not getting any younger here. I want children and a husband before I'm forty," she slurs honestly.

"Jenna, you're nowhere near forty, for crying out loud you're only 28," I reprimand her.

"It's right around the corner," she slurs waving her hands. Just how much did she have to drink?

"Okay drunky, whatever you say," I concede, more for my benefit than hers, there's no getting through to her in this state.

"I'm not that drunk," she complains in a whiny slurred voice.

"Sure, you're not," I nod to appease her.

"Elena, you're so mean to me," she whines and starts crying. Oh lord, she's drunker than I originally thought.

"I'm sorry Jenna, I'm not trying to hurt your feelings," I hug her middle and bury my face in her cotton covered stomach. I see out of the corner of my eye that Bonnie and Caroline are both on my carpet playing some sort of hand game, maybe patty cake? I' amazed they even remember the words in this state. I pulled from observation by none other than Jenna who surprise attacks me.

"Oh Lena!" she exclaims as she hugs me back to her crushingly tight. "I'm not mad at you, I'm just sad about Ric, is all," she assures me. That's good, but now there's another problem, I can't breathe.

"Jenna," I get out hoarsely, "Can't. Breathe."

"Oh sorry," she immediately releases me of her tight bear hug, I lift my head up and my chocolate locks fall around my face, freed from my messy bun.

Jenna takes one look at my newly messy do and starts laughing and hiccupping uncontrollably. Bonnie and Caroline, who are both now situated on my plush carpet playing patty cake, look over at my face and mess of a head and start laughing too.

I shake my head at their child-like state and laugh along.

I don't know how long I sat there listening to their drunk mumblings before we all fell asleep on my living room floor.

When I wake up the next morning Care, Bonnie, and Jenna are all passed out around my living room. Jenna snoring and drooling on my couch, Caroline with her ass up in the air, tucked into a ball on my carpet, and Bonnie, oh Bonnie, head hanging upside down on my recliner one foot tucked under her and the other hanging off the side.

I get up from my place on the same couch that I shared with Jenna and head to my bedroom to retrieve my phone.

I see on my phone I have 5 missed calls and 2 text messages, and they're all from Damon.

I first check my texts and they both say to call him, and then I see I have one voicemail. I hesitantly put y phone to my ear and play the message.

As soon as the message ends I drop the phone and stand there with absolutely no idea what to say or even think.

I hear my name being called from the living room by Jenna, Bon, and Care, guess they're not too happy this morning.

I get the aspirin from my medicine cabinet in my bathroom and head to the three very much in pain women that I love so much who are completely out of it in my living room.

I have no time to think about Damon or his message. All I can think about right now is getting this medicine to them and about Jenna's surprise party tonight.

Jer, Ric, and I are taking her out to eat at the grill, then Alaric's going to go home because he's "tired" and we are going to arrive back at my childhood home where Jer, Jenna, and Ric still live, and the surprise will be waiting for her.

As soon as I give them each water and aspirin I return to my room, pick up my phone off the floor, and replay the voicemail one more time. Again I drop it after it ends, I don't know where to go from here.

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