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The Babysitter

By Diana AKA DeeReadinQueen

Ch. 12 - They're Bad News


"Okay girls, sit right here," I announced, Lexi and I ushering the twins and the Fell sisters into a third row, center seat for the Sea Lion Show at the Aquarium. It was one in the afternoon on Thursday, and we'd just arrived an hour ago and fed the girls lunch, and then they asked to watch the sea lions do tricks. I quickly agreed, grateful for the distraction for the kids, so that I could talk to Lexi about the Salvatore brothers. "Lexi and I will sit right behind you," I motioned for Lexi to sit beside me on the metal bleacher just above our five little charges, so we could keep a good eye on them.

Lexi handed out juice boxes to the girls, and a small bag of cookies. "That'll keep them nice and quiet," Lexi told me with a wink as she bumped my shoulder playfully.

"Nice idea," I laughed, giving her a high five.

Lexi was an easy person to get along with, and she was fun, so I didn't feel weird about bringing up the topic that's been on my mind all week. I was hoping I'd run into Andie earlier in the week, but I never did. Rose definitely doesn't want to talk to me or be friendly at all; in fact, she asked me specifically not to hang around outside while she's giving swim lessons to Katherine and Emily. I was kind of offended, but I politely respected her wishes. I definitely wasn't going to be getting any answers out of her. That left Lexi, and even though she never mentioned a history with either Damon or Stefan, that didn't mean she wouldn't know what they were up to last summer. She was their nanny last summer, after all. She had to know something.

Once the Sea Lion Show was underway, I leaned closer to Lexi and asked in a low voice, so the girls wouldn't overhear, "Can I ask you something?"

She smiled while giving me a suspicious look, and then shrugged, "Go for it."

"When you worked for the Salvatore family last year," I tried be casual as I questioned her on her personal life, "Did Damon and Stefan...ever...like, try and, uh-"

"It's okay," Lexi interjected, "I know where you're going with this. Did Damon and Stefan play the 'who can get the nanny first' game with me?" My mouth fell open in shock with her blunt response. "Yeah, Elena, they did. They do it with everyone. I figured them out pretty quick, though. Actually, Stefan and I kind of got past that and became friends, but..." She shook her head. "You know Rose, right?" I nodded, almost asking her not to tell me because I suddenly didn't want to know what she was going to say. "She fell for Damon's charm right away. She slept with him, and then he was done with her. He's a complete ass," She hissed the word under her breath. "And he did the same thing to Andie Star. She didn't care as much, though, because I'm pretty sure they still hook-up occasionally. At least, I think that's what I over-heard her bragging about last weekend when Damon first got to town..." She trailed off with a shrug. "And Stefan didn't turn out to be such a good friend in the end, so all in all they're bad news. Just keep your distance. Do your job. Don't listen to anything they say. They're really good liars and they only have selfish intentions. It's not worth your time, or your heartache."

So it was all just a game. I knew it was too good to be true. At least I found out now, before I really started falling for Damon's tricks. Damn, he was so good! How could he get me going so easily? It was those friggin' blue eyes, I swear. They were an unfair advantage. I was suddenly reminded of what I said to Damon the night that I met him: A warning should come attached to you. I was one-hundred percent correct.

"I don't even know what to say," I told her a full minute later. "I mean, I suspected something...especially after seeing Rose completely give Damon the cold shoulder the other day, and the way Andie greeted him on my birthday...it was obvious there was history." After a pause, I confessed, "They've both been really persistent with trying to...get my attention." That was putting it lightly, but I was too embarrassed to tell Lexi I actually thought they were both interested in me. "I figured it was because of Tatia's no dating rule, you know? Like, they want what they can't have because there's a risk?"

"What no dating rule?" Lexi asked, confusion clear on her face. "I don't remember that one."

"Number ten," I reminded her, "'No Dating'. I figured it was to keep things professional."

"No, that was definitely not a rule last year," Lexi insisted. "Tatia or Peppe must have found out..." Lexi furrows her brow thoughtfully. I clearly still didn't know everything about what went down last summer, but I really didn't want to know any more. I already felt slightly sick to my stomach as it was. I kind of wanted the Sea Lion Show to end already so we'd have to change the topic of conversation to something more kid-friendly and less-gossipy. "But anyway, you didn't do it, did you?"

"Do what?" I didn't get that she mean 'do it', like it meaning sex, until after I repeated what she said. "Oh! No. No, no, no. I would not do that. But I definitely was..." I trailed off, thinking about how the past few days, and the whole time I was here in the Hamptons, Damon was only playing some stupid game to get me to sleep with him before Stefan. I could have sworn there was some kind of connection with us, but it was all for show. I was fooled. So, so stupid. Good thing I didn't give in to Damon and admit that I was attracted to him and that I wanted him. I would be even more ashamed of myself. I am just kind of angry. How can those boys be so cruel? They're toying with the emotions of innocent girls who are just trying to make some money; something they know nothing about! What makes them so special just because they were born into money? I was definitely going to give them both a piece of my mind later.

"Uh-oh," Lexi commented, "I know that look...which one is it?"

"What do you mean?" I asked innocently.

Lexi rolled her eyes, "Come on, which of them had you going? You can tell me. I was there, Elena."

I sighed, "Damon." I shook my head as I spoke his name. "But it doesn't matter. I'm so over it. I'm gonna...I'm gonna..." I groaned in frustration as I couldn't think of anything to do to seek revenge.

Suddenly, Lexi's brown eyes lit up with an idea. "I know exactly what you're going to do. You're going to get back at both of them for all of us." She cupped her hand over her mouth and whispered her plan in my ear. By the time she had all details explained, I was grinning just as big as she was. It was perfect.

Karma is a bitch, and Damon and Stefan are about to meet her...

When I got to the Salvatore Summer Home just before dinner with Katherine and Emily, I was glad not to see Damon or Stefan around. Both of their cars were missing from the driveway. Good. I wasn't up for any of their twisted games. I need time to think, to plot, and to come up with my next move. I was going to make Stefan and Damon think I had no clue about their game, but I was going to drive them crazy by never choosing one over the other. No one could win the game if I didn't choose, and that wouldn't be very fun, now would it?


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