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Chapter XXIX
LEE POV
FLASHBACK: NEW YORK CITY – MANHATTAN – THE UPPER EAST SIDE [3 HRS AGO]
Following Vanessa into the hotel without being seen was almost effortless as I took the fire escape up to her room on the fifth floor, while Vanessa took the elevator. Remaining hidden, I watched through the small circular window on the fire escape as Vanessa exited the elevator and enter her hotel room, which was the second door down from the elevator to the right.
"Hey baby." I hear Vanessa greet happily as her heartbeat picked up in excitement; my hands curling into fists, the veins around my eyes darkening and my fangs elongating in anger; wanting to nothing more than to run in there and rip her and her lover's throats out and drain them both dry; but I couldn't do that.
"Don't be like him." A voice whispered softly in the back of mind; Elena's I recognized, thinking back to the time I almost became like Damon Salvatore, impulsive, self-centered, self-loyal…a monster; almost killing him in revenge for killing Lexi, but that wasn't me; but that didn't mean I wasn't angry and Vanessa wasn't going to regret being unfaithful to me.
Exiting the fire escape, I made my way to the room door and knocked, making sure to keep myself out view of the peephole as I waited for someone to come to the door and I wasn't disappointed as the sound of the Vanessa's heartbeat drew closer to me. "Hello." She greeted cheerfully with a smile upon her face that immediately dropped as she paled when she finally noticed who was on the other side of the door, me.
"Hey baby." I spat; saying 'baby' venomously as I grabbed hold of her arms and threw back her using only my half of full strength causing her to land only a few feet away from the door as a groan of pain escaped her lips. "Vanessa!" A male voice called frantically, his voice filled concern as I entered the room at vampire speed, quickly closing the door behind me, making sure to lock it before speeding further into the room, advancing toward Vanessa only to stop short when I finally discovered the identity of Vanessa's lover.
I had recognized him from pictures that Elena had shown me, and to say that I was shock was a mild understatement; it was Elena's first love and boyfriend, Matt Donovan. Well I be damned.
END OF FLASHBACK
GENERAL POV
"Matt?" Elena asked in disbelief, not believing that he was actually here. "Hey Elena." Matt replied shyly, not really not knowing what to say after seeing her after all this time, after all it has been three years and he wasn't sure how much she had changed or worse how things had changed between them; was he still considered a dear friend?
Matt knew Elena's reasons for leaving and why she ceased contact with those in Mystic Falls. It had saddened him that he could no longer speak to who he considered to be his best friend, besides Tyler, but it also made him happy that she had finally broken free from the curse of the Salvatore brothers and the trouble that followed them.
"What is he doing here?" Elena asked, looking to Lee for the answer with trepidation within her eyes that Lee immediately recognized, having being present for the last three years; had she been found? "Don't worry; they still don't know where you are?" Lee replied, staring into her chocolate brown eyes that were red and puffy from crying; but before he could ask why, Elena spoke once more.
"Then what is he doing here?" Elena asked, the fear not leaving her as she eagerly waited for an explanation. "Vanessa was seeing me." Matt cut in, his voice filled with shame and anger as Elena looked at him with a look of disbelief; Matthew Donovan the other man, impossible! Matt would never do that, right?
"You?" Elena asked in disbelief, looking back and fourth between Matt and Lee, who nodded sadly in conformation. "I didn't know she was in relationship. I met her three months ago in New York. I was there meeting with coach of the New York Giants about being joining the team; she told me she was single and her job took her out of the city a lot and like an idiot I believed her." Matt explained as the fear in Elena's eyes dissolved only to be filled with anger and empathy.
"I'm so sorry, Lee." Elena said, getting to her feet as she wrapped her arms around the vampire, hoping he would be all right, granted they had suspected Vanessa's infidelity but that didn't make the wound any less deep. "Its okay, Elena. I'll be all right." Lee replied, knowing the words were true. Vanessa wasn't the one, he would just have to accept that and move on, and maybe, just maybe he would find what he wanted and needed in a certain Russian ballerina; but that would have to come later because as of right now he need to figure out what was going on with Elena, something was definitely off and in more ways than one.
"So what happened to Vanessa?" Elena asked, pulling back to look the vampire in the eye. "I'll let Matt tell you…besides you two need to catch up." Lee replied dismissively, placing the last of his bags on the floor before speaking once more. "So you guys talk, while I go get us some food and some non-alcoholic beverages; as you've certainly had your fill." He concluded with a pointed look in Elena's direction, making it known he expected an explanation when he got back.
Elena merely rolled her eyes, offering no response as he took the bottle and wine glass from the room leaving Matt and Elena alone as a tense silence settled between them. "Start talking. I expect you to be hugging and laughing by the time I get back." Lee's voice suddenly called out before the audible sound of the penthouse door closing behind him reached their ears.
"Matt…" "Elena..." They both began at the same time before they once again fell silent, neither not really sure what to say. It has been three years since they were in the same room together, let alone had a conversation. What do you say to someone you deeply care for, when a simple 'I miss you' is not enough.
Finally giving up on what to say, Matt closed the distance between them before wrapping his arms around Elena. Still as no words were exchanged, Elena moved her arms around him, smiling as she took the familiar scent of saw dust and apples, granted it was an unusual combination, but it worked from him.
"I didn't think I would ever see you again." Matt whispered, his arms tightening slightly around her frame, not enough to be painful or uncomfortable, but enough to let Elena know that the Matt that she had left in Mystic Falls had put on some more muscle. "Neither did I." Elena replied softly as they pulled back, but their staying intertwined as Elena led Matt over to bed, so they could sit.
"How have you been?" Matt asked once they seated comfortably. "Oh you know boyfriend troubles." Elena replied with her wave of her hand. "Again." Matt teased causing Elena to look at him in astonishment; firmly believing despite what others thought, she didn't always have boyfriend troubles.
"Well is he at least human?" Matt asked, hoping, no praying that Elena didn't get herself involved with another vampire; wasn't the whole point of her leaving and not having contact for three years to get away from their kind apart from Lee of course. "Yes." Elena replied humorlessly with a roll of her eyes, showing Matt that what ever happened between them had greatly affected her.
"So what happened?" Matt asked, deciding to be a supporting friend and offer advice from a neutral third party, but first he had to find out what happened. "Just some unresolved feelings that he had…has for a girl his known since he was kid." Elena replied her eyes cast down to floor, whether it was in anger or sorrow, Matt wasn't sure.
"So really a version of you and me, except they never dated and their issues were never resolved." He concluded, thinking how ironic that she of all people would be in this position. It was like this when he was dating Caroline and he still had some unresolved feelings for Elena, expect this time, Elena was Caroline.
"Well you could say that; I did come home to find them kissing." Elena replied, a tint of anger in her voice, which was completely understandable. Elena was a firm believer in that you can't control your feelings; you feel the way you do and nothing and no one can change that, but that doesn't mean you can't control the way you act on those feelings, knowing others, normally someone you care about will be affected one way or another.
"Were they vertical?" Matt asked, trying to lighten the mood, thinking of all the times when he and Elena were dating and he would come over to the Gilbert house when her parents were alive and every time he and Elena would go up to her room, her father would yell: 'Vertical.' The entire family would laugh, but everyone knew that he was serious.
"Yeah." Elena replied, mild amusement present in her voice, but Matt could still tell she was still upset. "Elena, do you love him?" Matt asked softly, squeezing her hand reassuringly causing her to look up at him with teary eyes. "I do; and I don't want to lose him…I mean is it wrong for me to still want to be with him after all of this." Elena replied, her voice cracking with emotion, causing Matt to move closer, so he could wrap his arms around her.
"No. We're human we make mistakes. That kiss could have been just that, a mistake…you really should talk to him before you decide anything." Matt replied softly, taking the safe route when dealing with matters of the heart, he didn't know her boyfriend or what kind guy he was so couldn't really give any other advice than just to talk to him, but when she was ready, clear headed…and didn't smell so heavily of wine.
"I will, just not now…so tell me about you. What have you been up to?" Elena said, her voice filled with enthusiasm, moving away from the topic from Bruce. "Well before we get into that, let's get the obvious topic out of the way, what happened with Vanessa?" Matt replied, Elena nodding in agreement as she waited for him to continue.
"Well Lee appeared in our hotel room in a rage, which was an understanding considering the circumstances…anyway he recognized me; I'm assuming that he knew who I was from pictures you had shown his or something…" Matt began, Elena confirming his statement with a nod of her head as waited patiently for him to continue.
"He didn't hurt her, but obviously he was pissed; anyway they started arguing and Vanessa confessed that she enjoyed their relationship as it satisfied her curiosity of vampires that Isobel had ignited in her teachings, but never saw nor wanted a future with him and only stayed with him, because one, breaking up with a vampire is extremely dangerous and two, she knew you valued Lee's happiness and didn't want to run the risk of losing such a high paying job…" Matt continued, Elena's eyes igniting in anger at the revelation of Vanessa's true motives.
"Well after your name was dropped, I pretty much made the connection and immediately wanted to see you. I've been on vervain since I found out about vampires and Jenna sends me more every few months, so Lee couldn't compel me to forget, and he wasn't going to kill me, knowing you wouldn't have liked that…
…But it would seem in all of Vanessa's deception she had stop taking it regularly so Lee compelled her to forget everything. Their relationship, working for you, pretty much the last three years and compelled her to pack her all of her belongings and go back to Duke…you need to find the new assistant by the way." Matt concluded with a smile, trying to lighten the mood.
"Well since he fired the last one, he can take her place." Elena retorted, causing both of them to laugh, effectively keeping the mood from becoming despondent. "But you are okay though, right?" Elena questioned, concern clear in her features as Matt nodded in conformation. "I'll be okay. I'm still young and there are more fish in the sea. I'll just need to find the right one." Matt replied, causing Elena to smile, recognizing Matt's if you get knocked down, get right back up attitude that she had missed all these years.
"So what about you career wise? And such?" Elena asked, eager to know more. "Well after you left, I pretty much kept to myself and focused on school. I mean I still spoke to Tyler, he's still my best friend but I kept a distance from the supernatural. Tyler himself, as really fallen into the family business of becoming the next mayor of Mystic Falls after his mom and Caroline is more than happy to be his first lady." He replied, causing the two to laugh, before he spoke once more.
"I would talk to Jeremy sometimes, really just checking up on him; he and Bonnie are still dating last Jenna told me…" Matt began before Elena cut in. "I know Jenna told me." Elena interjected, causing Matt to raise an eyebrow at her in a silent question. "Last Christmas, Bruce took me to Aspen and he secretly flew Jenna and Alaric in as a surprise. We've been in contact ever since." Elena explained, Matt deducing that Bruce was the boyfriend before continuing on with his story, knowing Elena was thinking of him as sadness crept into her eyes.
"I don't speak to Damon and Stefan obviously, having no reason to. Caroline and Bonnie are a rarity, but they do check in with me every now and then and I with them…Anyway after graduation, I went to Georgia Tech on a football scholarship and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business and Management…And as of right now, I will playing for the New York Giants and I'm single again." Matt concluded with a smile, that Elena honestly returned as he spoke once more.
"So tell me more about you, Ms. Supermodel." Matt teased causing Elena to laugh as she began to tell him about what happened when she left Mystic Falls, eventually explaining her relationship with Bruce, how they met and began dating, of course leaving out the parts about Bruce's 'spelunking', but pretty much giving him overview of everything he had missed.
The two friends were sharing a laugh about the annoying Ella Sanders when Lee finally returned with some Chinese food, Ben & Jerry's ice cream and a large brown paper bag from the pharmacy around the corner. "What's in the bag?" Elena asked, immediately grabbing the tub of Ben and Jerry's ice cream. "The answer to whether or not my suspicions are true." Lee replied cryptically as both Matt and Elena looked at him with the suspicion clear on their faces.
ELENA POV – ONE HOUR LATER
How could this happen? I mean I knew how this happened? But why did this have to happen? Don't get wrong I have always wanted this to happen? But why did this have happen now? Especially when I'm mad at him? How will I even tell him? Can I even face him right now? Can I truly forgive him? And what if she's still there? How will I even stand in the same room with her without wanting to claw her eyes out? What am I gonna do?
How do I tell Bruce that I am pregnant?
CLIFFHANGER!
What will happen next? Elena's pregnant! What will she do? What will she tell Bruce? Will she even tell him at all?Will this cause Elena to forgive Bruce? Should she? And not to mention, the Joker's still on the loose? So many questions.
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