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Elena woke the next morning with Stefans' arms wrapped around her waist. Feeling her slowly moving around, he tightened his grip a little more on her and pulled her further back into his chest.
"Good morning." He said smiling and kissing the back of her head. "Sleep fine?" He asked smirking, knowing damn well she did because of the slight snores that he heard from her throughout the night.
"Mhmm." She replied sleepily. "Best sleep I've had in days." She said placing her hands on his that were wrapped around her. She felt him kissing the back of her head again and smiled, completely forgetting about yesterdays' problems with whatever he wasn't telling her. "What time is everyone coming over?"
Stefan thought for a minute before he replied. "One-ish, I think. Why?" He said before planting a kiss on her shoulder.
"Oh, I just wanted to know if there was going to be time for Stefan and Elena time." She asked smirking and giggling. Smiling, he maneuvered so that he was on top of her, his hands on each side of her head. He was looking down at her and making sure that he wasn't pressing all of his weight on her. He kissed her forehead and then the tip of her nose before moving his hands lightly down her arms. When he reached her sides, he started to tickle her.
"Stef-Stef-Stefan," She said through laughter. "Stop," She said, still laughing. "Can't breathe." He finally let up and somehow, she managed to flip them so now she was on his lap, staring down at him with a big goofy grin. "I win." She said smiling even wider.
"What do you get for a prize?" He asked smiling. He was truly so much happier when she was around. Her smile brightens up his day and her laughter was just contagious.
"Hmmm…" She brought her index finger up to her chin and started tapping on in and averted her eyes to the ceiling, making it look like she was deep in thought. Like she was concentrating. "You." She said averting her gaze back to him and biting her lower lip and smirking.
"I like where this is going." He said before sitting up straight. She wrapped her arms around his neck and leaned her forehead against his.
"I thought you might." She smiled before kissing him and pushing him back on the bed, so that he was lying on his back.
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Arianna slept later than normal. Stefan and Elena weren't complaining because it gave them time to 'freshen up' after their morning activities. Afterwards, Stefan got their breakfast ready while Elena helped Arianna get ready for the day. She came downstairs in blue jeans and a pink frilly shirt, and her hair in pig tails.
"Well don't you look adorable." Stefan said smiling at his daughter. She gave him a big toothy grin before making her way over to him to give him a hug.
"I picked it out." She said smiling up at him before he picked her up, placing her against his hip. "Elena did my hair, too!" She said excitedly.
"I noticed the pig tails." He said smiling. "You love having your hair in pig tails." He kissed the side of her head and set her back down on her feet before making his way over to Elena, who was standing in the door way to the kitchen, watching the exchange between the two of them.
"Hey." He said smiling down at her and placing his hands on her waist. She wrapped her arms loosely around his waist and he pulled her in for a hug. She rested the side of her head on his chest and felt a kiss on the side of her head.
"Are you happy to have everyone over today?" She asked. She felt his chest rise and fall with each breath he took and it kind of calmed her a little. She felt relaxed. She hadn't felt this relaxed since the last time she was around him.
"Yes. It's been a while since I've had a lot of people over." He pulled out of the hug so that he was able to look her in her eyes. "But truthfully, I want the day to be over quickly." He sighed. "I just want to spend time with you and Arianna."
She felt herself smile and the thoughts that had been clouding her mind about the day before and his distance slowly disappeared. "I want that too." She said truthfully. "But I want to spend time with our friends and family, too." She finished smiling up at him. "Don't worry, babe." He smiled at the nick name. "We have all days to make up for lost time." She said flirtatiously and winking at him. He smiled and kissed her on the forehead before taking her hand and leading her into the kitchen. He pulled out her chair for her and finished making them breakfast.
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The house was packed by 11 am. Stefan was working hard in the kitchen and occasionally, Elena went in to ask him if he needed help. Every time she asked, he politely told her that he was fine and to go relax and spend time with her friends and family.
Arianna was the only child in the house. Elena spent as much time with her as she could to keep her from getting bored or into any trouble. Jenna commented to Stefan how good of a role model Elena was to Arianna and she could tell that they loved each other. She also told him that she was happy that he and Elena were together and he made her niece very happy.
When the meal was ready, they gathered around the table, gave their thanks and dug in. Stefan was sitting at the head of the table. Elena was on one side of him and Arianna was on the other. He had his two favorite girls on the side of him and he was with his family and his friends and he truly was happy to be with everyone, but he really couldn't wait for the meal to be over so that he could spend time with Elena and Arianna.
"Stefan, this is delicious." Jenna said to him. He thanked her and smiled before she continued speaking. "Seriously, Elena, if you two ever get married then you won't have to worry about going hungry." Jenna said jokingly. Stefan let out a nervous laugh and hoped that Elena didn't notice it. Even though this topic had come up before between Stefan and Elena, right now, marriage was the last thing on his mind.
"Yeah, little bro. When are you going to tie the knot? Again?" Damon asked him. Stefan's face paled and his mouth went try. He didn't know what to say. Under the table, Elena put her hand on his knee and gave it a gently squeeze. She looked at him and gave him a reassuring smile before speaking.
"We're fine with where we are in our relationship." Elena said smiling. She took her hand off of his knee and grabbed his hand, interlocking their fingers and giving his hand a gentle squeeze, just like she did with his knee. She mouthed "I love you" to him before going back to her meal.
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Much to Stefans' dismay, after dinner was over and the guests and Arianna were in the living room relaxing, Elena helped him clean up. He told her that he could handle it but she insisted, secretly wanting to talk about what Jenna had said during their meal.
"So," She said casually while placing dishes into the dishwasher. She said it quietly enough so that only he could hear. "What Jenna said freaked you out, huh?" She grabbed another dish and put it in the dishwasher, waiting for his reply.
He let out a breath that he didn't know he had been holding. "I was hoping that you didn't realize that." He said truthfully and he turned so that he was facing her, crossing his arms over his chest. "We've only talked about that once. About our future. She just caught me off guard." Elena closed the dishwasher and dried her hands on the dish towel before turning so that she was facing him.
"I'm sorry." She sighed. "My aunt says what's on her mind. Are you mad?" She asked worriedly.
"Of course not." He answered truthfully. "Like I said, she just caught me off guard." He took her hands in his and raised them to his lips, placing a kiss on the top of both of them. "We'll talk more about this later, okay? When everyone leaves and Arianna goes to bed and it's just the two of us. We'll talk." He kissed her forehead and took her hand, leading her into the living room to join everyone else.
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Elena let out a long sigh after the last guest left. "Everyone left happy." She said sitting down next to Stefan on the couch. "They enjoyed themselves." She looked at him smiling.
"I'm glad." He wrapped his arm around her shoulder and pulled her closer to him, kissing the side of her head as she leaned into him. Arianna had fallen asleep before Caroline, who was last to leave, left so Stefan had put her to bed. Now it was just the two of them.
"What's wrong?" She asked turning her head to look up at him. She noticed the expression he had when she went to sit near him. He looked down.
"I'm just thinking." He answered vaguely.
"Can you be anymore vague?" She said with a slight smile on her face. She didn't know whether or not she should be worried because he was being unusually quiet. "You said you wanted to spend time with me, Stefan. If you want to talk, I'm here to listen." She said before kissing his cheek.
He let out a long sigh before opening his mouth to speak. He turned his head so that he was looking her in the eyes. "You know I love you, right?"
Elena immediately thought the worst and felt her heart drop in the pit of her stomach. All she could do was nod her head. "Are you breaking up with me?" She asked quickly, afraid of his answer.
"What?" He asked looking at her surprised for asking him that question. "Of course not. Why would you think that?" He asked, maneuvering so that they were sitting face to face now. He reached down and grabbed her hands, rubbing his thumb over the top of them.
"It seemed like it for a second." She said almost nervously. She didn't want him to break up with her.
"I'm not breaking up with you." He said calmly. "I was just going to say that this whole distance thing is starting to wear me down. I mean with the travelling back and forth. It's tiring." He finished.
"Well, what do you think we should do about it?" She said.
"I was thinking what if Arianna and I moved out there with you?" He said with a straight face, making her become speechless.
A/N : I tried to make it longer for you. Hope you enjoyed the Stelena sweetness!