"You have to trust me." Elena said in a gentle tone but the man In front of her didn't seem like he was convinced just yet. "You and I both want revenge, Stefan." She gave her reason without beating about the bush. He looked the other way unable to meet her eyes. A part of him was now regretting that he agreed to meet with her. But the whole 'Caroline' was my friend card she pulled really made him do it.
She had taken him to this abandoned building for what exactly? He had been so mad at his brother for trying to build a new life for himself while he had been hurting, a part of him wanted to abduct Elena so Damon could have a taste of what it felt like to live without the person you love. But then he knew how Damon had been when Kol had done that. He had been two things; miserable and dangerous. Stefan didn't know if he had the right amount of supporters to be messing with Damon who actually ruled half the mob
"What is your proposal?" he said getting straight to the point, "What do you even have that can ever help me?"
She huffed, she was wearing a very loose black dress today, her bump had started to seem noticeable and she didn't want Stefan to find out and feel cheated, "Follow me." She said as she headed for the dark stair case, it started to feel a bit useless to rely on Elena's what could she possibly have. She stopped at the top floor and turned around in the corridor, "Where are you taking me? Does Damon know you are here?"
"No and you won't let him know." She said without turning around, kind of sounding like his brother, wow- he did influence her in some way, Stefan remembered her to be fragile and shy when they first got married, now she was throwing around orders?
She stopped at a door and turned around, "I am trusting you Stefan, I need you on my team- you need to rethink your alliance with Klaus."
Stefan was surprised for a moment, "How do you know about that? Don't tell me your people are also –"
She interrupted, "I didn't stalk you. I just knew Klaus's move." She opened the door and In front of him, he could see a man tied to a chair, bruised and tired- his head leaning down as if he were asleep or...
"This is Tyler Lockwood." Elena said as she walked onto the room and across the desk to Tyler, she grabbed his hair and pulled at them to show his face to Stefan, "I've had him here for two and a half months- last night he finally talked ." she said looking at him, Stefan was still at the door but then stepped inside, "I know him- what does he have to do with anything?"
Elena was tapping Tyler's face as if waking him up still looking at Stefan as she talked, "Kol hired him, he got inside the house and that's how Kol knew everything going on in there from him. He was also given the job to ruin my marriage, Kol told me that." She said getting a bit annoyed that Tyler wasn't waking up, she rolled her eyes reaching for the water on the desk and splashed it cruelly on Tyler's face, "Get up lover, someone's here to see you." Tyler coughed weakly and tried to open his eyes, "Arhh you bitch-" he said barely above a whisper. Stefan was a bit surprised at this new 'side' of Elena. It was like she was no longer that girl he knew, had she always been like this? "So last night, he told me a beautiful story about how he met Kol and where we can possibly find him."
"You were here last night? This place is wrecked how did Damon not notice? Is this some plan of you and Damon to get me on your side." He asked as he stepped closer to the seat. She shook her head, "Damon is out of the country after that guy you got killed in the raid, he's making negotiations with the old man so he won't kill you."
Again- his brother trying to protect him was so annoying, he kind of understood what Elena felt now- it was like Damon thought everyone around him was stupid. Stefan shrugged the thought away and looked down at Tyler, "Wow you have some balls, Lockwood." He chuckled darkly and took out his gun pointing it at Tyler's temple, ready to shoot. Elena pushed his gun away, "Are you stupid?"
"What? You said you got the info- let's get rid of him." He couldn't help but now think 'they' were some team. Elena shook her head, maybe she hadn't changed after all, she couldn't see 'death'.
"Elena-"
She interrupted, "We need him Stefan, he's going to take us to Kol and you are going to help me with it."
"What?" he frowned. Elena nodded, "I purposely kept him here for a long time , Kol probably knows he's missing. Klaus and Kol have joined hands- they wanted to corner you to kill you, Damon knew that- that's why he got his men to join you but I guess that may have pissed you off."
"What is your point?" Stefan said with gritted teeth, she licked her lips looking at Tyler, "We have to let them believe that you are stepping into their trap- Kol knows Tyler is missing, which means Klaus knows as well, you have to take Tyler back- eventually Kol is going to make a move to either take Tyler or kill him."
"If this is such a secret place, how come Kol knows that Tyler is kidnapped? Why hasn't he tried to break Tyler from here?" he asked with a smirk. Elena stood a bit confused for a second before saying, "Because I know he does- I purposely let Kol know by telling my plan to a person that's working for him."
"What?" Stefan asked baffled. She nodded, "However, this right here is something Kol doesn't know about because that person doesn't know I am going to include you in the plan."
"How are you so sure I'll do what you ask me to?" he raised a brow stepping aside from Tyler as if going out of the room, Elena followed him and held his hand to stop him, "Stefan, you're going to be an uncle." Her voice above a whisper- but it started resembling the 'old' her- the kind and naïve Elena.
"I am doing things that I usually don't believe in like lying, scheming and torturing people for the sole reason of my child's safety. I know how much you loved your baby- even if you didn't get to see it."
He hissed trying to pull his hand from her hold but she held it, "Don't." He warned looking at her, she could see the wetness in his eyes which broke her heart too, "Please Stefan, I know what you feel- she was my best friend, I loved her like a sister. I want to take revenge as much as you do. If we don't do this together-we are weak, he will kill you and me, If he kills the baby Damon is going to go through what you went through, I know you wouldn't wish it upon him, you don't hate him that much, you don't hate him at all." She cupped the side of his face, "Please Stef."
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She picked up her bags from the back of the car and walked back to the house, when she entered Bonnie came running to her, "Oh my God Lena, where were you, Boss is back."
Colour drained from her face, she stuttered, "I just went to the mall to shop for the baby." She said showing Bonnie the bags. Her husband maybe heard her voice or her car because he was now stepping down the stairs fast and she was preparing herself for his aggressive episode, "Elena." He said ignoring Bonnie's presence and holding her by her arms as If inspecting, "Are you okay? Come here." He said wrapping his arms around her, she felt so guilty because Damon sounded worried about her he was stroking her hair as if he couldn't believe it was her, his fear of losing her took over him when he didn't saw her home.
"Damon I am okay." She chuckled, "I just went out for like three hours."
That's when he pulled back, "Just three hours? A minute is enough for them to hurt you, you didn't even take Bonnie."
He pointed at the girl standing silently by their side, "She didn't know I was going- besides-"
Damon let her go and turned to the slightly scared girl, Bonnie was just very scared of her boss which Elena thought was a bit too much, but again Damon was her husband and he was different with his employees than he was with her.
"Bennett I think I've been clear about this." He said now sounding more like he would when he'd be angry. "Damon I told you-" Elena tried to cup his face but he held her wrist still facing Bonnie, "I think I've made a mistake giving you such a huge responsibility- you think this is a joke, she's not your friend, she's my wife and her protection should be your top priority. I don't fucking care what you had to do it wasn't as important." He spat, "Now stop looking at me and go." He said harshly, Bonnie nodded , turning around to leave, "And tell the kitchen to make Elena dinner while you're at it." He shouted the order. Elena shook her head at his behaviour, he shifted his attention back to her, taking the bags from her hand, "Come on- let's get you back in your room."
"Damon, you didn't have to shout at her like that." Elena said as he followed her to the room, "She use to be so good at her job, that's why I trusted her with you- "
"I didn't want her to go with me." Elena said as he opened the door to their room and held her hand to make her sit on the bed, she rolled her eyes as he began to take off her shoes, slowly massaging her feet, "Fine, you didn't but it's not a choice for her, it's a job- I didn't pick her up from the streets for this." He said tucking a strand of her hair behind her ear, "You can't do this all the time Elena, I get really worried, especially now."
"Okay- but how are you back so soon?" she asked a brow raised, "You said you'd be back in a week or so."
He huffed leaning forward and wrapped his arms around her waist, leaning down and kissing her small bump, "I just got done with it as soon as I could, they won't go after Stefan now, I've given them a guarantee- I was paranoid about you and the baby- when I didn't see you here it felt like every fear I had just came true. I am so relieved right now that I am not even upset at you."
Elena smiled at his calm tone, she ran her fingers through his hair as he pressed kisses against her bump lovingly.
"So what did you get?" he asked after a while, still his head in her lap, she was resting against the headboard just enjoying these peaceful moments, "Do you want me to show you?" she asked. He nodded moving away to give her space, Elena reached for the bags and took out a box, "I really liked this- It's for a boy but it was so cute I couldn't resist buying it." She took out a baby blue teddy romper, it was almost the size of his arm- he ran his hand on the material- fascinated.
"Do you like it?" she asked . He nodded and looked up at her, "I was just thinking of how long do I have to wait to see our baby in this."
She smiled, "Only six more months." Elena reminded him, he reached to touch her belly again as she took out other boxes, "I love this beanie." She said showing him something a the size of his hand, "It's so small." He chuckled- she loved how happy he looked whenever he talked about the baby or it's things. "You think that is small? Look at this-" she said as she took out a shoe, it was a neon with silver at the bottom, he laughed holding it from her hand, "It's about the size of my thumb- this cannot be real."
She thought he looked adorable when he sounded this excited, "It is actually. Do you like it?"
"I do- I really do, we should go together next time." He said keeping the shoe back in the box, "So you think we're having a boy?"
She shrugged, "I don't know- do you have any idea in mind? What do you want?"
He bit his lip, "Well I've already told you what I want- as long as the baby is okay." He said after a sigh, "If we have a boy, we can plan a baby in a few years and have a girl too... personally I want five kids." Elena's jaw dropped at his 'wish'.
"Okay four." He said after a chuckle, "Stefan and I are just two boys, we didn't have any cousins that I remember- so I always really wanted a huge family." He said with a childlike grin.
"I'll think about it." Elena said a bit hesitant, he laughed a bit at how she was suddenly so alarmed- he kissed the top of her head, "Look it's your decision at the end- you're already giving me everything I've ever wanted." He kissed her temple this time and she looked up, stealing a kiss from his lips, "I feel like it's a boy." She said in an excited tone, "but if it's a girl I am naming her after Caroline."
His arms wrapped around her and he pulled her closer to himself, resting her head against his shoulder, "Okay, whatever you wish for my love, I am going to just be here to love you and this baby."
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"There you go." Stefan said as he showed a clip of Tyler locked in a room to Klaus, "This man is going to lead us to Kol."
He noticed how Klaus wasn't even surprised at the revelation, "who is he?"
"Tyler Lockwood- we appointed him to tutor Elena, but it was a set up from Kol so he could spy on her, a source told me that Damon's most trusted Bonnie had locked him up to find out Kol's location and I got him from there." He explained. Klaus brows furrowed, he looked a bit nervous as he rubbed his thumb against his forehead, "So did he say anything about Kol yet?"
Stefan nodded, "Glad you asked- according to him, he met Kol through a guy named Scott Parker, the man was head of the department at Tyler's university, he is in the business- most of the student groups that used to indirectly smuggle for Kol are monitored by him- I got the man abducted- he fessed up about where we could find Kol which is where Damon and his men did a raid months ago, so we're back to Tyler- Tyler knows more than he's telling right now because the guy was with Kol when Elena Gilbert Salvatore got kidnapped in Andros- he flew back the day after Elena was found, Kol was with him up till then- you know what that means?"
"That he's closer to Kol. Why would he ever lead us to him?" Klaus said after an amused laugh, Stefan huffed, "Police found a dead body on the island- starlet Rose Marie, of course you don't check on the Hollywood bull crap but it's a big deal- luckily for us Tyler had sex with a hooker in a park two years ago and got arrested for public indecency- so he was on the record."
"His DNA is on Rose-Marie?" Klaus caught on, Stefan nodded, "Tge police has been sniffing for him like dogs – his skin and hair were clutched in her nails- If Tyler doesn't lead us – he'll have to deal with the murder trial."
Klaus sat back in his seat, looking at Stefan and the things spread on the table, "Wow – I must say I am impressed."
"Kol will meet his end, anyone helping him will follow." Stefan said firmly getting up the chair to leave the cabin, Klaus saw him go and picked up his phone, "How did Tyler get away?" he spoke in a calm tone but he was infuriated.
"What he got away?" the voice on the other end surprised. "Yes- Stefan has him now- I thought you had everything under control."
"Look I don't know- I never got the information, I've been updating you since the start." The voice pleaded, "Give me a chance I can fix this."
"What will you do? You fucked it up." The man said a bit loud.
"I'll get the work done please give me sometime."
He shook his head and warned, "You have one day Bonnie Bennett- do what you can ." he said a put the phone down.
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A/N : thank you guys for being so supportive of the stories I write- I really appreciate your patience and your love. Share your thoughts in the reviews, I love to read them.Please check out my new one shot "The second secret" if you haven't. It's a long one shot that I really like and I hope you do too.
Summary 'The second secret' :
"Elena is Stefan's girlfriend." Damon reminds himself that he can't have her ever but what about their summer? What about their secret? (TRAUMA /ABUSE) -WARNING