Chapter 5
We all wake up the next morning and head to a little diner for breakfast before heading home. After eating, Caroline heads home and Stefan rides with me. "I want to show you something." he says. "Okay. We get into the car to leave the diner and I let him drive. He takes me down an old, what looks like a logging road, and pulls to a stop in front of the ruins to an old house. "Where are we, Stefan?" I asked. "This is where I grew up." he tells me. "Stefan this house has not been livable for a long time." I tell him. "I know. There's something I need to tell you. I want to be with you but I also want to be completely honest with you." he says and I start to get nervous. Taking my hand, he leads me to the steps, which is about the only thing left of the house, and we sit down. "I am a vampire." he says. "A what?" I asked. "A vampire. I was turned in 1864 by a vampire named Katherine. My brother, Damon and I, are both vampires." He tells me. I sit there quietly for a minute and I can sense him getting nervous. "Please say something." he says. I turn to him and ask "Are you going to hurt me?" He looks at me shocked and says "Never." I smile and say "Well, then, thank you for telling me." I squeeze his hand and lean my head on his shoulder. "So, you are okay with this?" he asked. "Stefan, as long as you don't hurt me or my family, I am okay with it." He smiles and kisses me softly. "Tell me about growing up here." I say and he starts to tell me about his family and his childhood.
A little later, we head back to the car and back to Mystic Falls. We pull up to the boarding house and as we get out, he pulls me to him and says, "I do believe I owe you a date." I smile and say "I believe you do, Mr Salvatore." He smiles and says, "I'll pick you up at seven. Be ready." I nod and kiss him again before getting into my car and heading home. Walking in the door, Jenna is waiting for me. "Okay little miss, spill." she tells me. I smile and say "We talked and we are together. He is actually taking me on our first official date tonight." I tell her. "How did he know you were at the cabin?" she asked me. "Caroline knows that is where I go to get away from everything. I know I can go there and be alone. I called her after texting you and she told me to call him and if I didn't she would bring him to me and make me talk to him. I didn't call so she brought him up there." I explain. "So, where is he taking you on this date?" she asked. "I have no idea." I laugh.
Seven on the dot, there is a knock at the door. Jenna walks over and answers, "Hey Stefan. Come on in. Layne will be down in a second." she says. "Thanks." he responds, walking in. He is dressed in a pair of dark jeans, a black t-shirt and his dark brown leather jacket. I walk down the stairs in a pair of dark wash jeans, black v-neck t-shirt and my black leather jacket and my black heeled boots that Jenna got me for Christmas. I walk over to him and tell Jenna "I'll be back later." She says "Oh I got this. Don't stay out too late. Don't drink and don't get arrested. Oh, and it's a school night. How'd I do?" she asked. I laugh and say "You did great. Love you." I say before we walk out the door. Walking out to his car, Elena is walking up. "There's the back stabber." I just roll my eyes and get in the car. Stefan gets into the driver seat and asks. "You okay?" I look at him and smile and say "Never better. Now, where are you taking me?" He smiles and says "That's a surprise."
We pull up at the falls and we get out of the car. He pulls a picnic basket out of the trunk and we head for the gazebo. While he is setting things up, I ask "Wow. Where did you get this idea for a date?" He smiles and says "That book you were reading at the Grill the night after I met you. I looked in it for some ideas and saw there was a romantic picnic." I smiled and said, "You know, that is my favorite book and the picnic is my favorite part." He asked "So I did good?" I laugh and say "So far so good." We spend the next couple of hours talking and laughing and he pulls me closer to him and kisses me softly. I start deepening the kiss and he says "We don't have to do anything you don't want to do." I whisper, "Just kiss me Salvatore."