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Dinner was nice. Stefan cooked but let Arianna help him with the minor things. He made spaghetti and garlic bread and he made a nice garden salad to go with it. To say that it was delicious would be an understatement. Elena helped clean up while Arianna was off in the living room picking out a movie that they were going to watch.

"Do you want a hot chocolate?" Stefan asked Elena after they had finished putting away the dinner dishes.

"Hot chocolate sounds great." She said smiling up at him. "I'm going to go and see if Ari picked out a movie." She said turning to leave. Even though Stefan already knew what movie Arianna would have picked out, he just let her go into the living room, anyways. It was Saturday and he and Arianna always watched Cinderella.

"Ari, before we start the movie you're going to take a bath okay?" Stefan said walking into the living room. Arianna turned around on her spot in front of the shelf with all the DVDs and nodded her head okay.

"Are you still going to be here?" Arianna asked Elena afraid that she was going to leave before they even had the chance to watch a movie.

"Yeah, I will be." Elena said smiling. Arianna jumped up from her spot on the floor and walked over to her dad.

"I didn't put the water on for the hot chocolate yet. I'll do that after I get her out of the tub. Make yourself at home." He said and followed Arianna up the stairs. Elena took the time to look at all the pictures that were on the walls and any other surface in the house. There were pictures of just Arianna, some of her and Stefan, some of Arianna and Bonnie or Caroline and then she came across one with a blonde. But it wasn't Caroline.

This picture looked like it was taken by a professional. The way the sunlight was really brought it out. It was a picture of Stefan and Rebekah. Elena knew it was Rebekah. Stefan was standing behind her, hands resting on her very visible baby bump. Stefan was kissing her cheek and she was smiling into the camera. They truly looked happy.

She was staring at that picture for a long time. She heard footsteps coming down the stairs and that's what broke her out of the trance that she was in. When she turned around to walk she collided into the strong torso of Stefan.

"Hey." He said smiling at her, then frowning a second after he noticed the picture that she was staring at.

"She was beautiful, Stefan. Arianna looks identical to her." He averted his gaze from the picture back into her eyes.

"Maybe it's time for me to put that picture away." He said going to grab it off the shelf that it was resting on. Elena grabbed his wrist before he had the chance to.

"Memories are important, Stefan. She was your wife. Besides, Arianna probably likes to see this picture."

"She does." She let go of his wrist and made her way around him to sit next to Arianna on the floor. "So," she said looking up at him. "How about that hot chocolate?" He smiled and made his way into the kitchen to make the three of them a cup of hot chocolate.

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When Stefan returned into the living room, he gave them each their cups of hot chocolate. He had to go back in to get his and when he came back in he popped the DVD in the DVD player and took a seat on the couch. He put his and Arianna's cup on the end table and picked her up and placed her on his lap. Elena took a seat in the middle. Stefan noticed that she was shivering so he grabbed the blanket on the back of the couch and unfolded and, draping it across all three of them.

He took his arm and draped it over Elena's shoulder, gently pulling her in closer to him and she rested her head on his shoulder. He pressed play on the remote and placed it back in its place next to his mug.

Like usual, by the end of the movie, Arianna was out like a light. Elena moved her head from its spot on Stefan's shoulder. Careful not to wake her, he stood up and carried her up the stairs and into her room and put her in bed, covered her up, and kissed her on the forehead good night.

"I should get going." Elena said standing up from her spot on the couch. Stefan walked over to her so he was standing in front of her.

"Or we can watch another movie." He said smiling at her. "Sorry you had to sit through Cinderella. It's a tradition with me and her."

"It's okay. I didn't mind." She said looking up at him. "And about your offer for another movie, I don't want to overstay my welcome."

"You're not overstaying your welcome." He said taking her hands in his. "I want to spend time with you, Elena. Even if we're just watching a movie." She smiled and kissed him quickly, then taking her seat right back on the couch.

Stefan picked a movie off the shelf and popped it into the DVD player. After he put the movie in, he shut the remaining lights off in the room and made his way back over the couch and pressed play on the remote. Like before, he wrapped his arm around Elena, pulling her closer to him and draped the blanket over the two of them. She put her head back on its resting place on his shoulder.

Throughout the movie, Stefan was gently rubbing his fingers over her arm, causing her to smile. Every now and then, she would kiss his cheek just to let him know that she was still with him. When the movie was over, Stefan turned on the lamp that was on the end table near the couch. Elena picked her head up off its place on his shoulder and checked the time on her phone.

"Now I should really get going." She said turning on the couch to look at him.

"Okay." Stefan stood up from the couch and held his hand out to help her up. She grabbed her phone and her jacket and made her way over to the door. Stefan followed behind her and walked out onto the porch with her.

"I had a nice time, Stefan." She said smiling up at him. "Thank you. I love spending time with you and Arianna."

"We love spending time with you, too." He said grabbing her hands and interlocking their fingers. "She loves having you around." Elena averted her gaze from his and smiled. He let go of her hands and moved them so he was cupping her face in between and turned her head so that she was looking him in his green eyes. Slowly, very slowly, he leaned down to her and kissed her. She put her hands on his waist to try and keep her balance. His kisses always made her knees weak so she needed the extra support. He was the first to pull away.

"Thank you for tonight, Stefan. I had fun." She said smiling up at him.

"So did I." He said leaning towards her once again. This kiss lasted a little longer than the last one and this time, she was the one to pull away, due to the lack of oxygen.

"Good night, Stefan."

"Good night, Elena. Drive home safely." He said watching her walk away from him, down the porch steps and into her car. He didn't go back inside until he couldn't see her car anymore.

He was happy that Elena had come into his and Arianna's life. He was grateful that Arianna had someone else to look up to. They have become really close and he was glad that Arianna approved of his new girlfriend.

A/N : I know it's super short. I'm sorry but I had to stop it where I did.