Chapter 23
Alex was know where in sight when she got down from the dance floor. She tried calling for her, but didn't get a response.
Shit where did she go? Meredith thought. Someone caught her eye, Damon! No it must have been Stephan. She wouldn't doubt if it was Damon.
Merdith where are you?
Alex what the hell are you doing?
I found Julian, come back through the door by the bar
Meredith did what she said and found Alex kneeled down, peeking through a key hole.
" Alex why didn't you call me right away?" Meredith said, Alex didn't respond. She pointed at the key hole, then Meredith took a peak. Julian was leaning against a desk talking with some guys who were sitting in chairs around him.
" Julian what the hell are we going to do about the Lockshore account, there getting down our throats again?" One of the men said, Julian looked flustered, and was about to answer when he was cut off.
" Daddy, look at what I made." A small boy with black curly hair came into the room carrying what looked like a paper airplane. Meredith almost gasped. She closed her eyes then opened them to look again.
"That's great Darrian, now be a good boy and show your Mommy." Meredith thought he was talking about her at first, as though he knew they were there. But just then a woman with dark red hair came into the room, she was smiling at Julian.
" She's not my Mother." Darrian said crossing his arms. The woman looked hurt when the child said this. Meredith smiled.
" What do you mean, of course I am your Mother, I have been there for you since you were born, don't you know how hard your birth was for me." The woman said pouting as Julian put his arms around her.
" She's not my Mother." Darrian said again, looking at Julian.
" Well then who is?" Julian asked him. Darrian shrugged his shoulders.
" I don't know, all I know is that she isn't." Julian didn't say anything, he just ushered the woman out of the room.
" Hey there Darrien, have you tried to fly your plane yet?" asked one of the men standing up and looking down at the small child.
" No" he said brightening. The man picked up Darrien and put him on his shoulders. Darrien started laughing with glee. Meredith found herself crying softly. She looked at Alex.
" I want to go in and get him back." Alex nodded and they both stood up. Meredith put her hand on the door.
I wouldn't do that. Meredith turned around to face Damon. He took her hand gently off of the door knob and led her and Alex down the hall. When they were out of hearing range and back into the crowded bar, Damon turned and looked at her.
" What the hell do you think your doing?" Meredith asked yanking her hand away from his. Damon leaned in close to her.
" Do you think you can just grab Darrian and walk out of there with out a fight?" Meredith and Alex glared at him.
" No I was expecting a fight, and believe me I would of won." \
" Meredith there were 4 vampires in there all together, not including Darrien, they would of ripped you apart." Before Meredith could say anything he cut her off.
" Don't think I havn't been keeping tabs on you over these last couple of years because I have. I know all about your new reputation." Meredith shut her mouth. Then said through her teeth.
" Fine then Damon, what do you propose that we do?" she said folding her arms. Damon smiled, putting his arm around her shoulders.
" I have been watching this place for a couple of days now, we have a better chance if we sneak in during the day." Meredith wanted to laugh.
" Sneak in during the day, that sounds real smart." Alex rolled her eyes. Damon through her a look and she shut up.
" They leave first thing in the morning. They usually don't have Darrien with them, but this time they do and that's what I was waiting for. We grab Darrian as they are leaving." Meredith realised what he was getting at and smiled.
" That way they can't really make a scene and they won't be expecting it either." Damon smiled at her.
" Damon what are you doing here?" They turned to face Stephan, Damon glared at him.
" I knew you were around here some where snooping about." Damon said. Stephan only ignored him and turned to Meredith.
" I found him, he's in the back with Darrien." He stopped as Meredith was nodding her head.
" Yes we know Stephan, I was about to break down the door when Damon showed up and stopped me. Stephan glared at his brother.
" What do you mean, if all four of us go for it, then we can get him back." Stephan looked furious.
" We figured out a better plan Stephan." Alex quickly cut in. Stephan looked at her, she was looking at him.
" What is it then?" Stephan asked. They all decided to go back to Stephan's hotel room and figure out exactly what was going to happen. Damon took off as soon as they were done.
" Where are you going now?" asked Meredith abit annoyed.
" I have to feed, which is what I suggest all of you do, if you want enough energy for tomorrows fight." He slammed the door behind him. Obviously not wanting Stephan to be there. Alex left a little while later, she wanted to feed as well.
" Want me to bring you something back." She said smiling as she left. Meredith shook her head and said she would go out soon. Her and Stephan were alone. She laid down on the bed and covered her eyes with her arm.
" Were gonna get him back this time Meredith." She looked at Stephan, he was sitting on the other bed looking at her.
" Do you really think this plan will work?" Meredith said sitting up and looking at Stephan. He was watching her.
"It'll work, just have faith." He said sadly.
" When was the last time you talked to Elena?" she asked, he looked away.
"Just over a year. She's been tracking after me. She leaves messages and I don't call her back. I can't face her, not after everything that happened." He looked back at her. She came and sat down beside him.
" You can't blame yourself for really anything, she did the same thing to you as well. Besides Darrien might not even be your kid right. I am still set on it being Damons." Stephan looked hurt when she said this, so she quickly added.
" There is still that chance that he might be right? If he is then I don't have any regrets at all. Anyway what I do know is that you and Elena still love each other. I know you two will get back together and if Darrien is your son then I guess we can do the whole joint custody thing right?" she said smiling. He nodded.
" Well yes that is true, but what if I don't want to go back to Elena in the end. What if I would rather raise the child with it's Mother." He paused, taking a deep breath. Then looked at Meredith taking her hand into his. " What if I don't love Elena anymore, because I love you?" Meredith was speechless; she pulled her hand away gently. Stephan was leaning forward, coming closer. Just before his lips touched hers, she said
" Stephan we can't do this, it isn't right." He stopped short, but didn't pull away.
"I love you Meredith, more then I have ever loved anyone." Meredith swallowed. He kissed her gently, pulling his shirt up over his head, and slowly guided her down onto the bed.
" Were gonna regret this." She whispered
" It's better to regret, then be sorry this never happened at all."
Meredith closed her eyes, as he undid the buttons of her shirt.
Alex was know where in sight when she got down from the dance floor. She tried calling for her, but didn't get a response.
Shit where did she go? Meredith thought. Someone caught her eye, Damon! No it must have been Stephan. She wouldn't doubt if it was Damon.
Merdith where are you?
Alex what the hell are you doing?
I found Julian, come back through the door by the bar
Meredith did what she said and found Alex kneeled down, peeking through a key hole.
" Alex why didn't you call me right away?" Meredith said, Alex didn't respond. She pointed at the key hole, then Meredith took a peak. Julian was leaning against a desk talking with some guys who were sitting in chairs around him.
" Julian what the hell are we going to do about the Lockshore account, there getting down our throats again?" One of the men said, Julian looked flustered, and was about to answer when he was cut off.
" Daddy, look at what I made." A small boy with black curly hair came into the room carrying what looked like a paper airplane. Meredith almost gasped. She closed her eyes then opened them to look again.
"That's great Darrian, now be a good boy and show your Mommy." Meredith thought he was talking about her at first, as though he knew they were there. But just then a woman with dark red hair came into the room, she was smiling at Julian.
" She's not my Mother." Darrian said crossing his arms. The woman looked hurt when the child said this. Meredith smiled.
" What do you mean, of course I am your Mother, I have been there for you since you were born, don't you know how hard your birth was for me." The woman said pouting as Julian put his arms around her.
" She's not my Mother." Darrian said again, looking at Julian.
" Well then who is?" Julian asked him. Darrian shrugged his shoulders.
" I don't know, all I know is that she isn't." Julian didn't say anything, he just ushered the woman out of the room.
" Hey there Darrien, have you tried to fly your plane yet?" asked one of the men standing up and looking down at the small child.
" No" he said brightening. The man picked up Darrien and put him on his shoulders. Darrien started laughing with glee. Meredith found herself crying softly. She looked at Alex.
" I want to go in and get him back." Alex nodded and they both stood up. Meredith put her hand on the door.
I wouldn't do that. Meredith turned around to face Damon. He took her hand gently off of the door knob and led her and Alex down the hall. When they were out of hearing range and back into the crowded bar, Damon turned and looked at her.
" What the hell do you think your doing?" Meredith asked yanking her hand away from his. Damon leaned in close to her.
" Do you think you can just grab Darrian and walk out of there with out a fight?" Meredith and Alex glared at him.
" No I was expecting a fight, and believe me I would of won." \
" Meredith there were 4 vampires in there all together, not including Darrien, they would of ripped you apart." Before Meredith could say anything he cut her off.
" Don't think I havn't been keeping tabs on you over these last couple of years because I have. I know all about your new reputation." Meredith shut her mouth. Then said through her teeth.
" Fine then Damon, what do you propose that we do?" she said folding her arms. Damon smiled, putting his arm around her shoulders.
" I have been watching this place for a couple of days now, we have a better chance if we sneak in during the day." Meredith wanted to laugh.
" Sneak in during the day, that sounds real smart." Alex rolled her eyes. Damon through her a look and she shut up.
" They leave first thing in the morning. They usually don't have Darrien with them, but this time they do and that's what I was waiting for. We grab Darrian as they are leaving." Meredith realised what he was getting at and smiled.
" That way they can't really make a scene and they won't be expecting it either." Damon smiled at her.
" Damon what are you doing here?" They turned to face Stephan, Damon glared at him.
" I knew you were around here some where snooping about." Damon said. Stephan only ignored him and turned to Meredith.
" I found him, he's in the back with Darrien." He stopped as Meredith was nodding her head.
" Yes we know Stephan, I was about to break down the door when Damon showed up and stopped me. Stephan glared at his brother.
" What do you mean, if all four of us go for it, then we can get him back." Stephan looked furious.
" We figured out a better plan Stephan." Alex quickly cut in. Stephan looked at her, she was looking at him.
" What is it then?" Stephan asked. They all decided to go back to Stephan's hotel room and figure out exactly what was going to happen. Damon took off as soon as they were done.
" Where are you going now?" asked Meredith abit annoyed.
" I have to feed, which is what I suggest all of you do, if you want enough energy for tomorrows fight." He slammed the door behind him. Obviously not wanting Stephan to be there. Alex left a little while later, she wanted to feed as well.
" Want me to bring you something back." She said smiling as she left. Meredith shook her head and said she would go out soon. Her and Stephan were alone. She laid down on the bed and covered her eyes with her arm.
" Were gonna get him back this time Meredith." She looked at Stephan, he was sitting on the other bed looking at her.
" Do you really think this plan will work?" Meredith said sitting up and looking at Stephan. He was watching her.
"It'll work, just have faith." He said sadly.
" When was the last time you talked to Elena?" she asked, he looked away.
"Just over a year. She's been tracking after me. She leaves messages and I don't call her back. I can't face her, not after everything that happened." He looked back at her. She came and sat down beside him.
" You can't blame yourself for really anything, she did the same thing to you as well. Besides Darrien might not even be your kid right. I am still set on it being Damons." Stephan looked hurt when she said this, so she quickly added.
" There is still that chance that he might be right? If he is then I don't have any regrets at all. Anyway what I do know is that you and Elena still love each other. I know you two will get back together and if Darrien is your son then I guess we can do the whole joint custody thing right?" she said smiling. He nodded.
" Well yes that is true, but what if I don't want to go back to Elena in the end. What if I would rather raise the child with it's Mother." He paused, taking a deep breath. Then looked at Meredith taking her hand into his. " What if I don't love Elena anymore, because I love you?" Meredith was speechless; she pulled her hand away gently. Stephan was leaning forward, coming closer. Just before his lips touched hers, she said
" Stephan we can't do this, it isn't right." He stopped short, but didn't pull away.
"I love you Meredith, more then I have ever loved anyone." Meredith swallowed. He kissed her gently, pulling his shirt up over his head, and slowly guided her down onto the bed.
" Were gonna regret this." She whispered
" It's better to regret, then be sorry this never happened at all."
Meredith closed her eyes, as he undid the buttons of her shirt.