A/N: Thank you guys SO much for all the reviews & interest in this story...Honestly, that's what keeps me writing about SE and all the other characters that are involved in this story, it's all because you guys keep reading! :)
Anyways, I'm going to be introducing a minor new character aka a love interest for Zach as by request from one of my awesome readers! :)
Enjoy & thanks so much for reading! Also, enjoy the flashbacks because these two are probably my favorite ones that I've written so far.
Begin Again- Chapter Twenty- Four
Elena's P.O.V.
"Tell me about a time the two of you were truly happy?" Carol asked us, sitting across from Stefan and I. We were sitting on opposite sides of the couch in her office, not even looking at each other.
"The safe house back in Seneca Falls. We were okay then. We were a family or at least we felt like one. Sam and Olivia were just getting to know me. And, Elena and I were happy together." Stefan told her, looking over at me as I exhaled out a breath. It's another fight, another sleepless night of Aiden not being able to sleep and here I am- going on 4 hours of being sleep deprived, looking completely disheveled and a pounding headache, my hair is in a messy bun and in my workout clothes, I'm hiding behind walls though that are crumbling without him though, I'm at my breaking point because being without Stefan has been the worst time of my life. Yet, I don't want to be here, I don't want to solve our marriage problems today and I really don't want to reminiscence about the past..But, when he talks about the memory- one of my favorites- I can't help but go back to that night in my head as I leaned my head against the couch cushions.
"It was just the two of us and the power had gone out. Olivia and Sam had gone to sleep and we laid by the fire that I had just started. She had a bad day, an even harder night and I remembered that when were just dating that whenever she had a bad day that she would turn up some music and dance alone to it. So, I told her to show me some of her dance moves...I had never seen her that happy in a long time. It was beautiful..." His voice trailed off as I finally turned to look at him, a small smile tugging at the corner of my lips when I nodded, remembering that night at the safe house,just the two of us...all the lights out because of the power outage and a fire roaring in the fireplace...Perfect bliss.
"I was going to go chop up some more fire wood. But, I think that's enough for now." Stefan commented, lighting a match and throwing it into the fire. His pants covered in dirt and his clothing smelling like a cheap whiskey.
"Were you drinking out there?" I asked him, leaning against the counter in the kitchen, my bare feet hitting the wooden flooring as I made my way into the living room.
"I had a drink. Yeah, alright fine, I had more than one to calm my nerves..This..Us, being together again like this freaks me out a little. You want some or something, are you nervous?" He asked me, pulling out the flask from his coat pocket as I blinked my eyes at him, the fire catching my shadow when I finally made my way towards him, crossing my legs and sitting down on the blanket that he had spread out for us.
"No, because I have no idea where you even found that. Stefan, I've missed you. I know that I haven't said it a lot. But, I really have." I said, leaning back and allowing myself to lay on the blanket as he looked over at me, a smile lingering on his face.
"Oh, really?" Stefan asked in a teasing tone, laying beside me and turning his head to catch my gaze. My eyes glistening in the light that illuminated the room.
"Yeah, Matt and I never did anything like this..Cuddling or talking...He hated that, showing too much emotions. Sometimes it was like we were just- living completely separate lives, only there to raise the kids." I confessed, watching as Stefan lifted himself up a bit, his fingertips gliding up and down my arm, his face becoming softer and his voice was low as he asked. "Do you want to talk about it?"
I shook my head, lifting up my head from the blanket and watching as he exhaled out a breath. "I don't want to talk about him anymore. I want to talk about us though because sometimes, I feel like I'm waiting to wake up from a dream, like you being here with me, isn't really happening."
I heard him laugh, a deep belly chuckle as I looked back at him and watched him, seeing that he was giving me a confused look when I got up and grabbed his ipod off the small end table in the room. "So with that being said, would you still love me even if I did something kind of embarrassing in front of you?" I asked him with a small smile, slowly flipping through the songs on his ipod as I glanced up at him, watching him lift himself up more when he leaned his body against the couch, watching me intently. "Are you going to sing "twinkle twinkle little star or something. Or, I don't know...My little tea pot? Because, if you want to embarrass yourself. I can video tape it and show the kids in the morning. Now, that would make this prove that all of this is really real because you'd never hear the end of it." Stefan said in a playful tone, watching as I bent down, stretching out my legs and laughing.
"Ha! Oh, shut up...This is a serious matter. But, you have to promise me that you're still going to love me and not think it's stupid. You know, these quirky things people do in front of each other after they've been together for a long time and it won't matter because your kind of stuck with me because you love me. Well, I dance sometimes when I get stressed out, it helps with the nerves." I told him, biting down on my lower lip as he laughed, covering his hand with mouth as he smiled up at me when he moved his hands away.
"That's the thing you're afraid that I wouldn't love you for? Hah, Elena. This is silly because I'd love you even if you danced like you didn't know how." Stefan said, placing his arm against the couch cushions as he started to hear the music play.
"You think that's silly. The fact that I'm about to dance like an idiot in front of you is a huge step in our relationship." I said, watching his eyebrows arch up at me, a grin forming across his lips when he finally got up and took my hands. "Fine, let's be silly and let out some stress together, I could use a good dance and a hot dancing partner." He commented with a wink, pulling me towards him as his arms wrapped around me, watching the ipod in my hands fall out of my hands.
"I taught you how to dance, remember?" He pointed out, watching as the ipod dropped on to the couch when he twirled me around the living room in the dark, fire lit room.
"You did not!" I snorted out, wrapping my arms around him as he extended out his arms and pushed me away from him, humming a tune that I knew all too well.
"You're humming it." I said simply, a huge smile tugging at the corner of my lips as he spun me around again and I crashed against his chest, watching him take my hand, his fingers interlocking with mine as he brought my hand up to his lips,kissing every finger and placing it back against his own chest, swaying us back and forth, continuing to hum.
"I'm humming what?" He asked me, tilting his head to the side and grinning watching as I pulled my body towards him and rested my head against his shoulder, exhaling out a breath when I said. "You're humming my favorite song."
"I am. Remember where we danced to it at?" He asked me, observing when I nodded at him, wrapping my arms around his shoulders tighter.
"Yeah, I was a pregnant and looking fat. How could I ever forget? It was at Bonnie and Damon's wedding. It was the week before I went on bed rest and you told me to have some fun since I was going to be bed ridden for a while until the babies were born." I told him, feeling as his hand slide down my back.
"You weren't fat. You were beautiful and it was one of the best night's of my life." Stefan commented, pulling me closer as I smiled at him, giggling.
"So, if that was one of the best night's of your life..What was the first 'best night of your life'?" I asked him, licking my lips as he leaned forward, speaking against them as he whispered. "All those nights and days we kept trying to get pregnant."
I laughed at him, rolling my eyes and pushing back for a moment. "You're horrible!"
"I'm horrible? Ouch. See, I don't think I am. I'm just being honest. So, what do you say..The power's out, a fire's burning and well, it's just us. If you ask me, this is pretty romantic. So, Elena...Want to have some fun and maybe top this night as another amazing night?"
Her voice snaps me away from the blackout and dancing with Stefan by the fire place, a heartwarming smile causing me to look pretty silly as Olivia's laughter fills my senses. She's lifting her hand up to one of the horses and giggling as I watch the large middle aged quarter horse walk over to her slowly, it's light brown colors making it look beautiful and darkened black mane bouncing up and down with every grazing movement it makes while taking some grains from Olivia's little hands.
"Don't get too close, honey. You don't want to spook him." I remind her, taking a step towards where Olivia has her hand lifted up near the silver fence, watching the horse bend over it a bit to take some more of the light brown grains. But, I quickly stop when a woman's voice from behind us speaks up loudly.
"Your mom's right, sweetie. But, Old Frank over here, doesn't spook very easily. That's what makes him great with kids. Trust me, I spend most of my day with them and Frank. He wouldn't hurt a fly- for the most part." She comments. When I look up at her, continuing to walk towards us with a sweet and welcoming smile on her face, the woman's older probably in her early-50's probably around the same age as Zach, I can't help but not smile at her.
She's got knee length dark brown leather cowboy boots on. A smile that she's wearing brightly on her face when she finally gets closer, I can see her shoulder length brown hair and her dark blue eyes as she extends out her hand towards me and says. "I'm sorry to be so rude. I'm Suzanne. I'm a friend of Zach's and I help him take care of the horses and the barn during the week." She explains, looking past me and to Olivia and Sam, still smiling.
Suzanne places her hands on her cream colored button up blouse, a pair of tight jeans out lining her athletic figure as I smile at her and extend out my hand as well, my head turning back towards the kids when I grab a hold of her hand and shake it firmly, speaking softly. "I'm Elena Salvatore. It's a pleasure to meet you, Suzanne."
She smiles a bright and beaming grin at me, releasing my hand and looking behind me as she clears her throat and asks. "And who are those two cute kids behind you?"
I smile, turning around briskly as I look down at Sam who's bending down tying his light green shoe laces and Olivia who's fixing her hair, exhaling deeply when she looks back towards her brother and then rolls her eyes, taking a step towards Suzanne first without any hesitation. "Hi. I'm Olivia. Olivia Marie Salvatore, I'm 6 years old- going on 7. But, momma only calls me by my full name that when I get into trouble." She says in this know it all little sassy tone.
I look down at my feet and then back to Olivia who points towards Sam and adds. "That over there is Sammy. He's kinda shy. But, he's really funny and he's my twin brother. But, I'm older. I still love him though, sometimes. Come on, Sammy! Don't be mean..Come over here!"
I hear as Suzanne laughs, bending down towards Olivia so that she's eye level with my daughter as she shakes her hand and says. "It's really nice to meet you, Olivia." I watch as she looks past my daughter and then to Sam who's standing behind his sister when she adds. "And, Sam, nice to meet you too."
Sam takes a step forward, shoving his sister out of the way when he lifts his hand up towards Suzanne and smiles. "I'm not that shy. Olivia likes to lie a lot. Hi, I'm Sam- like she said."
I watch as she drops his hand and I look over at her, a nervous look on my face when she replies in a soft tone. "You have beautiful kids, Elena. They're really sweet and funny too." Sam and Olivia nod as they both say a quick thank you.
"Wow, and they have manners." Suzanne says with a smile as I look up behind her when we all hear Zach's voice. "Of course they have manners, everyone in the Salvatore family has manners like their father- except for their uncle Damon, though. That could be debated." I look up to see Stefan and Zach walking up behind us, Aiden strapped to Zach's chest in a baby carrier as Olivia whispers to Sam at how silly he looks.
"So, I see that you've met Suzanne." Zach comments, taking bigger steps towards us and when he finally reaches us, I get a picture of Stefan's face. His eyes are bloodshot red, puffy almost. He looks sickened more than anything and that worried look that he hasn't had in a while has returned.
"Is everything alright?" I ask them, looking back and forth between Zach and my husband as they both nod, brushing it off. But, from the look in his usually vibrant green eyes, I can tell that something isn't right.
"So, I was thinking. Since, Suzanne is here and Aiden's awake. Also, since Olivia and Sam haven't really had a lot of time to spend with me. What do you say if Suzanne and I take them up the road to this little ice cream parlor?" Zach asks me, smirking when I look over at Stefan. His hands are shoved deep into his pockets, his face looking distance and distressed as I bite down on my lower lip and exhale deeply.
"But, Aiden needs to be changed and fed and if he gets cranky..." My voice trails off and just when I'm about to open my mouth, Zach interrupts me.
"Don't worry about it, Elena. He's fed already, changed and Stefan and I already have his diaper bag packed with some baby food too. Look, it'll just be for a little bit. Like an hour or two. There's this really nice little park too that I was thinking the kids could play at." He tells me, watching as I pull my hair behind my ears, ready to object just because I know from first hand experience what it's like to take three kids out to any sort of restaurant...It can be pure chaos if they're tired.
"Sam and Olivia didn't take long naps, today." I try to say, hearing Zach laugh when he steps forward, placing his hand onto my shoulder and locking his eyes on me, leaning forward when he adds. "Elena, this is important. Let me take the kids for just a little bit, I've raised two boys, I know how little kids are. I promise that we'll be back real soon and that they'll be just fine. This isn't up for debate, Elena. You need to talk to your husband. So, I'm giving you this chance, without the kids and without any interruptions. It's very important."
Zach's P.O.V.
"That was nice of you." Suzanne says, helping Olivia out of the car as she smiles and grabs a hold of her hand.
"Yeah, well. They kind of need some time alone, and to have some adult talk." I tell her with a wink, watching as Sam jumps out of the car and turns towards me with a huge smile. "Do you two like each other like my mom and dad like each other?" He asks, causing my face to turn a hint of red. My hands are fumbling with the buckles to Aiden's car seat. I look down at Aiden, watching him carefully when he starts to stare up at me in wonder when I finally get it unbuckled and laugh Sam's words off.
"Ha, oh. Kiddo...We're just old friends." Suzanne says quickly, flashing me a pearly white smile and brushing back a strand of brownish and gray colored hair from her loose bun.
"My momma says that you can't just be friends with people you like...She also says that you two would be cute together." Olivia points out in a matter fact tone, huffing out a breath when she turns on her heels and smiles sweetly at me. The kid's 6 and she's trying to be a little matchmaker? What do 6 year olds know about love?
"Oh ? And, what would you know about liking someone, little miss Olivia?" I ask her, watching her brown eyes glisten when she places her little finger on to her chin and exhales deeply in a frustrated tone. "I don't really know, momma said that I'd learn that when I was older. But, I already know that if you like someone you gotta tell them because it's nice to tell them the truth. And, my daddy says that it's bad to lie to people you like."
"That is cute. Your parents are smart." Suzanne comments, shutting the door to my silver dodge truck as she takes hold of Olivia's hand again and I laugh when I watch Olivia look up at her, turning quickly back towards me with a grin and a wink.
"I like Suzanne. She's pretty and you should tell her you like her. Olivia's right." Sam states in a firm tone, shutting the back door to the truck as he stands next to me and grabs a hold of my hand. I firmly grip on to Aiden's car seat handle and Sam's hand, exhaling deeply as I mumble under my breath. "You have no idea, kiddo. I wish it was that simple."
Sam smiles up at me, tugging on my arm, observing when I lean down towards him and smile. "What now?" I ask him, hearing Sam giggle as he adds. "She likes you, I can tell. She's giving you those silly eyes that momma gives dad when they talk sometimes."
"So, Stefan and Elena are married and those three are their kids?" Suzanne asks me, leaning forward as she watches me take Aiden out of his car seat, rocking him in my arms as I smile at her, nodding.
"Yup. Stefan also has an older brother that I helped raise when their parents passed away. That's why the boys became firefighters because after the loss of their parents, it was like they both changed drastically. Damon realized how important family was and that the only person he really had left was me and his younger brother, Stefan- that was until he met his wife, Bonnie. And, Stefan...Well.." My voice trails off as Suzanne follows my eyes when I continue to stare out towards the play ground area where Sam and Olivia are playing on a pair of swings.
"He changed the most out of them both...Didn't he?" She asks me as I nod, inhaling heavily when I tap my fingers against the wooden table that we're sitting at.
"Yeah, he changed the most out of all of them. That's why, they're here. Stefan, came to visit me to get away from everything back in New York and to be honest, I don't blame him. But, he's struggling with everything that happened to him over the last few months, it's been really hard and overwhelming on him." I comment, watching as Suzanne leans forward and places her and on top of mine.
"So, that's why you offered to help out by taking their kids out for a bit. So, that they could talk about things?" She asks me as I nod, smiling a little.
"Yeah, I love those boys like they're my kids. I know that I never got a chance to have my own children. But, after Patricia died...I reconnected with Damon and we got to talking about Stefan. I found out a lot of what was going on with him and his family. And, when the boys asked me if I could have Stefan and his family come stay with me for a while. I was thrilled. I want to help them, Suzanne. I want to do everything, I can for their families because that's what their parents would have wanted. It's what my brother would have wanted. He would have wanted his boy's to be happy and that's all I want for them too. I want Stefan and Damon to be happy and if coming here to solve his problems is the answer, than let it be. I won't stand in his way at all. I'll just babysit their kids until they fix their problems and are ready to leave."
She smiles widely at me, sniffling a bit when she squeezes my hand and comments in a soft tone. "Those boys are very lucky to have you in their lives, Zach. And, this is a great idea." She adds, as I nod. "Yeah, it is. I'd do anything for them."
Stefan's P.O.V.
"Talk to me." Elena says, sitting down on one of the patio chairs when she places her hands into her lap and looks across the table at me.
"Talk to me, Stefan. What did Zach mean when he said that it's important...Our talk? What's going on?" She's panicked, I can hear it in her voice. That look of fear returning her brown eyes as my mind starts to drift.
"You remember all the things that we talked about at the safe house?" I ask her, watching as she tilts her head to the side and crinkles her nose at me.
"Yeah. About Matt, about the accident...about Katherine and Klaus...And-." Elena begins to list things, looking at me when I lean towards the table and lock my eyes on her, nodding.
"Yeah, Elena...There are some things that I need to tell you. I...I didn't tell you them before because I was protecting you. But, I need tell you because it's time you know, there's more to the story..to what happened in Florida." I'm rambling as Elena looks up at me, curiosity in her eyes when she clears her throat and speaks in a soft tone.
"You've told me most of it. About the baby that you almost had with Katherine, about you almost marrying her...Stefan, what else is there to say?" Elena asks, leaning back in her chair as I lock my eyes on her, as I close my eyes and exhale out a breath.
"I never told you about the hospital. About the night Katherine had the miscarriage. Elena, Klaus told me to leave, he told me that I didn't belong there and I didn't know why or what he was talking about. He said that Florida wasn't where I needed to be- He was pushing me away from them and yet, I stayed...I stayed..." My voice breaks as I get up from my chair, turning my back away from her when I hear her voice quiver as she asks "Stefan, What are you saying?"
I bite down on my lower lip, closing my eyes when I inhale deeply as I cross my arms over my chest and turn back towards my wife, this look of confusion in her eyes when I utter out in a truthful and angered tone. "I had the chance to leave them and come back to you because of something Klaus said that night in the hospital. But, I didn't. Do you even understand what that means? I could have...I could have been back home sooner and our kids would have never had to be completely without me. You wouldn't have had to be without me."
I can see Elena's brown eyes widen when she questions. "I thought you had found articles that Katherine was keeping.. That's how you became suspicious of Katherine in the first place, because she was hiding things from you?"
I nod at her, opening my mouth to add a simple reply."That's only part of it..."
My mind drifts again just when I look past Elena and all I can think about is that night at the hospital when Klaus and I rushed Katherine into the emergency room, blood on our hands from her nearly bleeding out on the bathroom floor- where I had found her after she told me that she was just going to go check something, that it was important...
"She could have died because of you!" He screamed, pushing me up against one of the stalls in the bathroom of the men's room. His eyes darkened and his face filled with anger.
"I didn't know... I was going to call an ambulance. But, I thought I could just drive her here since it wasn't far. By the time that I found her on the bathroom floor, I didn't know how bad it was until she came here...I'm sorry, Klaus." I told him with an apologetic glance, feeling as he let go of the collar to my shirt, shaking his head and lifting up his hand, pointing his finger directly into my face in an accusatory way.
"Katherine doesn't need you here, neither of us do. All you've done since we saved your life was ruin ours. She doesn't love you, Stefan! This baby- was a mistake. You being here, was a mistake and this should have never happened! I swear to god that if she doesn't survive this. I will kill you, I will make it look like an accident because, I am at doing that sort of thing." Klaus hissed out, shoving me back against the stall as I stumbled backwards, my hands pressed against the wall when I caught my balance.
"There will never be a relationship between you two. Because, Katherine's with me and you...You're insane..Dreaming of another woman- why don't you go find her, Stefan? Why don't you go after her? What are you still doing here!" Klaus shouted, taking a step towards me, watching my eyes fill with confusion and a mixing of things that everything that what he had just said.
"Because, I feel responsible for her. Katherine saved my life and she's carrying my child, Klaus and I won't leave her even if you try to push me away. I love her. Yeah, she reminds me of someone that I can't get out of my head. But, that doesn't concern you! Because... I love her and I'm staying until Katherine tells me to leave." I told him, watching as he looked down at the floor and then back up at me. "I've said too much already. But, you don't belong here, Stefan. You don't belong with Katherine. She isn't yours to keep and if I were you, I'd leave her and leave this town for good. Because, this. All of this, was a mistake."
"I didn't question him more, I should have because maybe then I would have gotten answers and things would have turned out different. I was stupid to trust them... I thought he was saying all that stuff because of stress and because he wanted her back." I tell her, watching Elena shake her head, exhaling deep down from her lungs when she gets up from her seat, crossing her arms over her chest.
"I wish it had been me, by your side. And, not her...You've been through so much and I wasn't even there to help you, to rescue you...We should have done more to-." I cut her off, taking a step in front of her when she watches me bend down in front of her body, holding out my hands towards her and stroking the top of her hands with my thumbs.
"I know. But, what happened to me, Elena. It's no one's fault except for theirs, there was nothing anyone could have done to rescue me. Nothing. And, I need to forget all of this, I want to forget it all. But, I can't, Elena. I keep trying to forget it. I just- it's like I'm living in the past continuously. So, that's why I want to tell you everything." I explain, feeling as she runs her hands through my hair and leans her lips against my forehead, kissing my flesh softly.
Elena backs away, her eyes filled with glazed over unshed tears when she speaks to me. "I know this is hard on you, I know that your struggling. But, since you said you want to tell me everything.. I've been wondering about something..Tell me one thing..." Elena's voice trails off as I look up at her and grab a hold of her hands again- not wanting to let go even when I turn around to pull up a chair, sitting across from her when she asks me her burning question.
"I'm going to help you with this, Stefan. I promise that I will, I just need to figure out how. But, answer me this truthfully. What's the last thing you though of when-." She can't even finish her sentence, her voice is stuck inside of her throat and she's having a hard time even finding the words. Even when I lean forward, brushing a strand of her long brown hair away from her face as I reply softly without even thinking about it.
"You. The last person that I thought of was you, Elena." I comment in an honest tone, studying her face as she leans against me, pulling my body towards her with her arms and crying against my shoulder when she mumbles out in a barely there tone. "I wish I could take your pain away, your memories of them, I wish I could do that for you because I owe you, Stefan. I owe you for everything you've done for me. It's because of you that I'm okay now. You saved my life without even knowing it...And, I want to help you, let me help you."
Her words echo inside of my ears as I hold her in my arms, exhaling deeply and kissing her temple. I know she wants to help and that she won't give up until she helps me fight my own demons. But when I feel my eyes closing as I grip on to her tighter. I remember one of nights that stands out in particular when I had held her like this- both of us happy and safe-way before our lives turned upside down and way before we would hurt each other like we have so many times already...
"The wedding turned out perfectly." Elena commented, leaning her head against my shoulder as we sat, hidden away from what felt like a couple hundred family members that I didn't really want to see, outside on the balcony.
"Yeah. But, you know that you should be in bed and not here at my brother's wedding." I had pointed out, watching Elena crinkle her nose at me, turning towards me and swatting at my shoulder playfully.
"Where else would I be, Stefan? Damon got married today and hopefully for your brother, this one will be the first and last marriage. Because, Bonnie Bennett- Salvatore is wonderful and I can tell that she really loves him. Also, because she seems to be the only one to handle Damon."
"Oh, she knows how to handle him alright. But as for you, Elena. You and your big round belly, should be in bed because that's the doctor's orders, since you only have a few more weeks until our kids are here. However, since your stubborn and don't listen to him. I guess, we should go and have some fun then." I told her, releasing her from the embrace I held her in, our backs turned away from the blaring music and reception that was going on behind us in the venue that Bonnie and Damon had picked out for the wedding.
"You really want me to put these high heels back on? They've been cutting into the back of my feet and my feet are swelling because of them." Elena complained, watching as I looked back at Damon and Bonnie dancing together on the dance floor, seeming to be the only ones as everyone else sat.
"No one said you had to wear them, now come on...There's a song that'll be coming up soon and you don't want to miss out on it. I know that for a fact!" I told her, hearing Elena huff out a breath, watching her shoes drop to the ground as I grabbed a hold of her hand and gently pulling her with me back into the venue, hearing as she laughed at the feeling of the cold flooring under her bare feet.
"What's the song?" She asked me, placing her hand on to my shoulder, her arms loosely laying on my shoulders as I smiled at her, leaning forward.
"Don't make me sing it...Please." I begged her, vigilantly looking at her as Elena leaned her head back, laughing when she looked back at me with a huge smile on her face.
"Come on, Stefan. Just a little. I like when you sing to me, come on, just a little hint." She egged me on, tightening her grip as we swayed back and forth, hearing the music start- just when I leaned forward and whispered the lyrics into her ear. "Well, you dawned on me and you bet I felt it..I tried to be chill but you're so hot that I melted..I fell right through the cracks..Now I'm trying to get back...But I won't hesitate. No more, no more. It cannot wait, I'm yours..."
"Jason Mraz?" Elena asked in an excited tone as I pushed her away from me, our arms stretched out when I spun her around slowly and felt her step back towards me, gripping on to me again when I leaned into her ear and whispered. "Yup, now. One song and then we're going to go home and I can sing the rest of it to you in private." I commented, winking at her. Elena laughed, resting her head against my shoulder as she exhaled out a breath, agreeing.
"Mhmm..I'd like that, a private session. Maybe you can even do without the tie and suit, I heard that you get the best sounds in the bath tub? Is that even right? I guess we'll have to see when we get home. Anyways, right now, One song and dance. But, can you sing that last part again. I really like the way you whispered it." She replied with a sweet tone, her arms wrapped around my neck as I nodded, leaning back for a moment and against her lips, just about to kiss her before I paused and replied against her ruby red lips as I said. "I won't hesitate no more... It cannot wait, This is our fate...I'm yours."
The look in Elena's eyes brings me back to the present as I smile a little at the memory, we were so happy back then, it was like no one else mattered that night, just the two of us and nothing else. "Bonnie and Damon's wedding..A few weeks before we had the twins, that's what I thought about. I loved that smile on your face when I sang you that song that you like." I tell her, watching as Elena nods, exhaling out a heavy breath.
"I did too. Stefan..." Elena comments, running her fingers through her long brown hair as she exhales a heavy sigh. "I don't know how to help you anymore, Stefan and I know that I wasn't there to help you then. But, I have a suggestion that could help you, because it's the only thing that I can think of." Elena explains, I can see the nervousness in her eyes when she adjusts her weight in the chair she's sitting in, inhaling another sharp breath.
I look up at her, my eyes and head filled with questions when I ask her in a raspy tone. "What it is?"
I cross my arms over my chest and hear as Elena finally finishes her thoughts when she adds. "You need to go see Katherine in prison, you need to put this all behind you and seeing them, is the only way. Now, I know that you probably don't want to do it. But, it's the only thing that could help you put this all behind you- facing your past. And, I'll go with you, I'll be there with you. I want to help you, Stefan and I won't give up on you, just like you never gave up on me. I promise. So, what do you say...Do you even want to see Katherine? Be honest. Do you want us to go see Katherine together?."
A/N: Hmm...Sorry about the cliffhanger guys.. ;) Hope you liked the update though. Also, anyone like that I introduced Suzanne into the mix for Zach? Love it? Hate it?
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