Hi Everyone! I hope I still have your attention. well if you want long chapters, it is going to take time also i struggled with this chapter, going back and forth about ideas. I do hope you enjoy this. Please note every place named in this story are made up so don't come for me or go looking up the names. So as every good fanfiction says disclaimer characters don't belong they belong to Julie Plec and CW network. by bye!
Chapter four
"I see SEH have taken over Newlands Publishing House but I don't understand, why the sudden interest in publishing?" Niklaus inquires
"I don't pay you to understand my every move Niklaus" I shot back he respond with a smirk but I go on "publishing intrigued me for a while, I just needed the right opportunity and well Newlands have shown a promising future in the past so why not?" I throw him a smug smile yes Nik this why I own this empire
"I like to make a sort of an recommendation" He says carefully
"Oh? What is that?"
"Yes. My brother as you know, Elijah was in the publishing game" he pauses as if waiting for an reaction but when I don't respond he continues "He was rather good at it might I add made millions out of it but as you must of heard of his-" he stops himself then continues "well you know"
"yes I have heard, that Katherine woman seems to be a piece of work" just thinking of her makes me angry I don't understand why
"I will cut to the chase, I think you shouldhire him"
Interesting this Elijah guy "set up a meeting with Olivia and we shall see what happens"
"okay. Enviro grow tender have been delivered i've been busy with that"
"good keep me posted i want this to happen Mr Black isso difficult on his terms therefore make sure you abide to the rules"
"yes I will be careful"
"excellent also I-"
"Oh! Good day everyone" my words cut off by Damon announcing himself as he strolls into my office with his stupid insanely hot grin with timidApril arguing with him from behind. I glare at her she drops her head and walks away closing the door behind her
"Mr Salvatore" Niklaus acknowledges him
"Mikealson" he nods to him
"Damon what do you want?" I ask slightly annoyed by his unexpected visit
"helloto you too miss Gilbert" he says then he looks at Niklaus then back at me
"Niklaus could we continue after lunch" he frowns then fakes a small smile
"certainly" he says as he gets up and leaves closing the door behind him
"you know you should stop interruptingmy meetings like this or I'll have to have you ban from my building"
he chuckles "you wouldn't do that"
I smile "why wouldn't I?"
"Well starters you would miss this beautiful face" he gives me a big all American panty dropping smile "and hell of awesome personalitythat comes with it"
I roll my eyes at him not willing to show any dirty thoughts I am secretly having in my head stop it Elena "again,what do you want Damon? I'm busy" I say gathering my paperwork together
"If you haven't got any with your boyfriendfor lunch, I would be more than happy to take you" he states with hint of caution
"boyfriend?" I look up at him confused but a thought struck me before he could reply he must be talking about Shayne I burst out laughing hard he stares at me with a weird smilecreeping up I clear my throat " I told you I don't do boyfriends and it's not any of your business but Shayne and I are just friends" why am I explaining myself? Damn him
"It just the way you seemed with him so natural so comfortable" he says
I look away fromhim "well because Shayne and I go way back and he understands my limits and feelings towards people by the way aren't you suppose to be working today the launch is in two weeks"
"come on let's go"
I look at him confused "go? Where? "
"We having lunch together.I know thisamazing Italian restaurant around the corner"
I let out a laugh "I didn't agree to have lunch with you Damon" I say firmly
"it wasn't a question" I open my mouth to speak but he continues "if you don't come with me I'll take you over my shoulder kicking andscreaming if I have to and just think what a show your staff will enjoy"
my eyes widen he wouldn't dare "you wouldn't dare!"
He smirkes at me walks over to my chair "what are-" Spinning me around to face him leans down to me
"go on. Turn me down" he saysserious and daring me
"I- I- I will call security"
"you wouldn't have time with you over my shoulder. So! What is it going to be Miss Gilbert?" He says still invading my personal space which makes me take notices of his spice scent from his cologne his eyesthat makes me think of Caribbean beaches his well sculptured jaw line my eyes find his lips next thin yet alluring I linger on them a little too long making him lift it into a arrogant smirk 'the asshole' I mentally curse him he is purposely making me uncomfortableto agree to him
"If I go with you, you got to stop budging in here when ever you feel like it demanding lunch dates. Deal?"
He grins at me "so this is a date?"
"You know what I mean" I roll my eyes
"I know you called this a date miss Gilbert so it is" he smilesstaring right into my eyes
and I'm hooked 'kiss me Damon' what?! No Elena get a grip! "Could you please?" I say pushing away out from inbetween him and my chair I need my space for God sake. He steps away and I stand just as my beeper goes off "would you excuseme" I make my way to my bathroom shutting the door behind 'lunch with Damon. I can't do this no Elena you can just this once dammit why did I even call it a date? Is it a date? No no it's not you don't do dates especially not with Damon fucking Salvatore'between mentally curse myself I was done with my catheter washing up my hands I look myself once over before walking out he is busy with his phone but my door alerts him of my presence
"ready to go" he ask
"Just let me get my bag" I get my bag walk up behindhim as he opens my office door holding it open for me 'oh my' I walk out not bothering to wait for him "April cancel my lunch appointment, call if you need me anything" "yes ma'am" Damon holds the lift open I turn towards him I contemplating running back intomy office or going ahead
"Elena" Damon calls out snapping me out of my head I sigh silently 'just one lunch nothing can happen right' I walk into the elevator and door closes 'fuck what am I doing?'
We stand silently against the brass railing as the lift moves down with the sound of the lift passing through each floor to get to the bottom I never thought I would see the day I would actually hate having my private lift. I'm not sure if it's the silenceor being trapped in a confined space with Damon Salvatore makes me uncomfortable but the good uncomfortable like I want to be pushed against the mirror and be kissed wildly. What am I saying! Get a grip Gilbert! I shift uncomfortably waiting for this damncontraption to stop. As if sensing my mood he speaks
"I was once told Italian is great for a first date" he says smug smirk
I instantly roll my eyes "it's not a date Damon"
he lets out a chuckle "you said it not me" now smiling at me I look up at him in annoyance I melt underneath his ocean blue eyes almost feel my knees giving in he leans in closer just as I think he going to kiss me the elevator comes to a halt opening the doors he smiles leans in closer to my ear "I'm not going to kiss you until you beg me to" hewalks off smiling as if those words holds no meaning and in-phase him but as for me, I feel pang of disappointment which I hate myself for feeling. Dear god this is going to be a very, very long lunch.
The restaurant is a small Italian restaurant with a homey feel. a huge cartoon chef holding on a pizza sign with its name on it 'mama Mia's' When we step inside it's all red and white theme run through out the decor right down to the napkins.
"Dio mio! Damon! MariaMaria venga a vedere il nostro ragazzo!" An elderly man shouting in Italian as he comes steaming ahead towards us
Damon chuckles with heart warming smile I haven't ever seen him use before "papa Piero! How are you?" Damon ask as They kiss on each cheek andhug tightly an older woman appears from the kitchen crying and smiling also blabbing in Italian kissing Damon and chatting lovingly amongst each other
Suddenly her eyes fall on me "oh Dio! Who is this bella ragazza?" She says making her way towards me smilingI smile back at her
"hello" I greet she pulls me into a hug
"we dont greet with words but only hugs caro mia" she says pulling away from my body after forcing me into a hug
The old man just nods in my direction with a smile "papa mama this is my friend ElenaGilbert. I brought her here to try out your famous eggplant parmigiana" Damon says winking at her making her giggle and grin
"Of course come, come right this way" she leads us to a table near the glass over looking the busy New York streets sliding into theopposite bench from Damon's I settle in, the couple scatter around trying to make sure our table has everything they stand gazing at Damon
"We can't believe you are here Damon! How we missed you being around here uh" the old man says in his thick Italian ascent"sì" Maria agrees "remember the time the two young waitress had a fight over him, remember Maria" Piero ask his wife amused by the memory
"Ahh yes I believe even one of them threatened to sue us if he doesn't go on a date with him" they burst into laughter Maria nudgesmy arm "be careful with this one he is my son but he also trouble" she says winking playfully with a sweet smile I blush instantly just as a young rugged guy calls from the kitchen
"ci arriviamo" they shout back in unison with that Piero walking off to thekitchen "two plate of eggplant parmigiana and a two glasses of Barbera d'Alba sì?" Maria ask us but Damon speaks
"Sì mama Maria" she nods leaving us my sight falls into the glass watching New York people running around like ants marching along going somewhereI don't know what to say or do but I turn to him I find him watching me with wonder in his eyes I clear my throat tucking a loose strand of hair behind my ear
"so how do you know Piero and Maria?" I ask his expression relaxes he smiles
"remember I told youmy father disowned me?"
"Yes because of Katherine"
"yes. After I left Katherine I started a job here"
"oh. Were you the cook?"
"No I waited tables for a while then Maria grew fond of me she and I will chat while she cooked then months passed by they became likefamily"
"why did you leave?"
"I wanted to stay but father fell ill Stefan was fresh out of college and just began to settle down here so I had no choice but to go back and here we are" A leggy blonde waitress with a skirt that could barely cover our table brings us our lunch she oglesDamon bending over too closely once in a while she stands next him I look at him I see him watching me
"anything else I could get you?" She says seductively I feel like letting out a hearty laugh but I hold myself
"no that is all and don't come back untilI ask for the bill" he says looking at me not at her I see her nervously scurry off
"not your type?" I poke fun at his irritation he chuckles
"let's just say I have a taste in mind" he resorts to flirting his interest towards me which makes me instantly regretting my words
"why do you do that?" He cutting into his food
"do what?" I shake my head not willing to play his silly game I take a bite of my food I chew letting out a appreciative moan like I always do licking my lips when I look ahead Damon stiffened his eyes darkena shade darker staring at me I clear my throat taking a sip of my wine afterwards "the food is delicious"
"so I gathered" he says while smirking seductively I continue to eat in silence
"I need to know more about you Elena Gilbert" he says staring at me
"then I suggest you should Google my name" he let's out a hearty laugh which surprisingly makes me smile
"how was your benefit? promising I hope."
"Yes it was a success. Enviro corp donated wheelchairs which helps a lot with the unprivileged children who can't afford getting a new one or one to start off with"
" maybe I should speak to our HR team about doing something more"
" no no need, you don't have to" I say pausing to take a sip of wine the continue "Stefan donates more than enough every year"
"Excellent. I'm sure your father would have been very proud of you being interested in medical research and all that" he says my stomach instantlydrops
"m-my father?"
His brow burrows "yes you know the great doctor. What was he like?" he asking about Alaric
"oh" I think about what to say but my mouth starts moving before I could form a sentence in my head "he was a hero in my eyes my best friend" I pause looking out the window afraid to look at him like he might catch on thesecret I hide between my words "he and I spoke about everything boys, books and even shopping even though I wasn't big on being a girly girl" I chuckle a little remembering a conversation we shared once "he gave me the talk on period once I was mortified! He explained what happens to a girl's body how it begins gosh, I praying the earth would swallow me through out that conversation"Damon chuckles staring at me listening attentively " he was kind of perfectionist always did best at everything he set out to do which he used to motivate me to do great things beyond my potential,you know he sparked my interest in art he painted beautifully from just pictures"
"whydidn't you study something in art?" He ask
"I guess business is a lot more challenging and I was out to prove something than stroking a paint brush from some stupid hobby"
"I am sure you have been to Mode Museum here in New York." "Surprisingly no I haven't but I have heard about them. Why?" I ask curiously topic of art always grabs my attention
"they have amazing art pieces from van Gogh to Pablo Picasso"
"Oh yes I read about it in the papers, did you know van Gogh's starry night piece, they have said that When Van Gogh calls The Starry Night a failure for being an 'abstraction,' he places the blame on his having painted stars that are too big" I take notice he staring at me again with a small smile I clear my throat "I'm sorry I get carried away and babble on" I say tucking non existence hair behind my ear out of a nervous habit
"no I like it your eyes gets this twinkle in them when you sound so passionate about something, I have seen it before when you speak about your foundation" he says I stare I have a strong need to kiss him right this instance we were inches away from leaning in when Maria comes up to our table
"is everything alright Damon sì?"
"Sì Mama the food was lovely as usual, can I have the bill please?"
"Keep your money, as long as you bring this beautiful girl here again"
"no Mama I have to pay it is only right"
"no Damon I insist. I can't put a price on true love" she says smiles at me then winks at him and I think my face turns into every shade of pink
"no Mama we are just friends" he says to her she just smiles at me and walks away "I'm sorry she can be an handful" he apologizes but doesn't seem that affected by her words as I am
"it's okay" it's an awkward silence for a minute until my beeper goes off "excuse me I need the rest room" I stand up and walk away. When I return I find our table has been cleared
"no cancel the rest of my meetings for the day- no reschedule that, that is all" he says speaking on the phone but quickly ends the call as he notice me "ready to go? " He asks
I nod "yes" after saying goodbye to Piero and Maria we get into his car "lunch was nice, thank you" I say to him
"pleasure was all mine Elena" he says smirking at me
My cellphone goes off "yes Olivia" Damon eyes on me "no,yes,okay,no tell him to wait I'm on my way" I end the call
"is everything okay?"
"yes, your brother is waiting at the office"
"oh yes he did inform me about some meeting with you,I tend to zone out when Steffy starts to talk" he rolls his eyes
"you knew we had a meeting yet you still insisted we have lunch" unbelievable! He just so unbelievable!
"well in my defense I wanted to get to know you a little more,so sue me" I roll my eyes "you keep rolling your eyes like that I might have to do something about it" he says
"oh yeah like what?" I challenge him raising an eyebrow at him "I could always kiss you again" instantly I regret my words my eyes widen I freeze I stare at him he graze his hand against my cheek surprisingly I don't instinctively pull away from his touch I usually can't stand any sort skin contact especially from a male "relax Lena" he pauses staring into my eyes his hand cups my cheek "I told you, I won't kiss you until you beg me to" he smiles the car comes to an halt I snap out of my Damon trance and I pull away from him he drops his hand getting out of the car holding the door opened for me I step out adjusting my clothes we walk into my building when I notice some people are staring at us some the ladies whispering while others going about their day clearly I don't give them enough work.
Finally reaching my office Stefan is clearly surprised when Damon and I arrive together but let it go as Mr Wayne greets us "Mr Wayne, Stefan" I greet "right this way" I say leading them into the boardroom "take a seat"
"so what is this meeting about? Damon gets straight to the point
"Elena wants to sell her shares back to me" Stefan says to him suddenly Damon's happy demeanor changes I can't tell surprised or angry
"what? why?" He ask looking dead into my eyes
I clear my throat before speaking his change of mood somehow makes me nervous this is stupid I'm Elena Gilbert business tycoon "I have served my purpose,shares are doing well so it's-"
"bullshit!"
"Damon!" Stefan exclaims
"no Stef, this is ridiculous! If the shares are doing well and the company is profiting why let it go? It's a dumb move"
"You have a point Damon but I entered the company as a favor to Stefan to help him now that he doesn't need me anymore-" he chuckles but clearly it's not of humour there's a hint of frustration
"Mr Wayne could you please excuse us for a minute" Stefan nervously says to him
"don't bother coming back, Elena isn't signing anything" Damon barks at him without looking in his direction as he moves to leave
"excuse me? Damon this is my choice my decision"
"no this is your childish game of running away from me"
I laugh out loud at his ridiculous claim "you have me all figured out Mr Salvatore huh" un-fucking believable!
"Damon enough, this is entirely up to her"
"No. we are not taking those shares that's final" he orders coldly and he walks out
"well that was entertaining" I mumble throwing my pen onto the desk "I'll talk to him Lena, don't worry about it and I would like you join us for dinner this evening at home"
"Caroline didn't mention anything about dinner?"
"She doesn't know about yet, the thing is I want to ask you if it's okay with you that I ask her to marry me?" He says nervously
"oh my god Stefan"
"So what do you say? Do I have your best friend's hand in marriage?"
"Yes! I mean you didn't even have to ask! Congratulations I'm so happy for you guys" I smile at him
"don't congratulate me just yet, she might say no" he chuckles
"oh please she probably had this planned out since the moment you two met, I'm just glad I might get some Caroline-free time" he laughs
"I gotta go, see you tonight" he says before leaving
"bye" I can't believe Caroline is getting engaged! God knows how many times I had endure her dream wedding plans throughout our childhood from the lace on her dress to the napkin position on the table. Just as I let my mind wonder over Caroline, Olivia strolls in
"Ma'am you've a message from Mr Davis and can I get you anything?"
"No thank you, when did he call? Olivia you know how important that call is" I try my best to calm down
"I-I'm sorry you were out and you cancelled your meetings I assumed you didn't want to-to-"
"to what Olivia!" I pause I let out a heavy sigh
"I'm going to my office, do not disturb me" incompetent woman! Screaming in my head
"yes ma'am" I follow her out going back to my office I head straight to my desk "Davis I hope you have something for me"
"Kol Gilbert is in New York as we speak"
"are you sure? I hope this isn't one of your hunches"
"no ma'am I'll send you his exact Location"
"excellent. Keep watching him, I'll get James and his team, we will leave right now" gotcha big brother I smirk with my thoughts
"Olivia I'm out for the day, call me if there's anything important"
"yes ma'am"
James meets me inside the elevator with three others "James Kol have been located, Davis texted me the direction" I inform him as we take the lift "I want you and Clark with Ryan, Collins can drive us there but three of you with me, am I clear?"
"Yes ma'am, do you want to-"
"yes-" I pause unsure of my decision "just in case" I nervously let out
We get into the SUV parked out front waiting, James hands me a gun I take with confidence one of the skills I obtained immediately after I left for college was a gun license but James always kept it with him although many times he insisted I have it i guess apart of me are afraid of it. My thoughts come to an halt once the car did with everyone rushes out before I do James holds open the door helping me out. I take in the scenery observing every detail of my surroundings, we in a ally way it's damp and smelly the sign says hotel but barely there's a man passed out at the door while there's a almost naked woman who obviously a prostitute chatting up a guy she smirks at me "looking for something honey" she says to me but I ignore her with a disgust look instead I choose to proceed following James into the place we find creepy ponytail man behind the counter the sight screams like some bad movie scene
"hey hey my business is legit here unless you have a warrant you can't snoop around my business!" he shouts obviously thinking we the cops
James does the talking "relax we are not the cops but we are looking for someone" he pulls out kol's picture
"sorry I can't help, privacy of my customers and all that" I throw a stack of cash on the counter
James smirks "you were saying?"
"Upstairs on the right 12B" he cheerfully says while flipping the money and smelling it I roll my eyes son of bitch would probably sell his mother for a bag of money. Ryan burst through the door while I stand back they proceed inside waving their guns around while I anxiously wait back with Clark a minute goes by which felt like a lifetime James signal me to come in I look around the place may say hotel but it's a breathing hole for pest and bacteria of sickness yet to be discovered
"he isn't here ma'am, I check everywhere he is gone but toiletries in bathroom which means he could be coming back"
my phone goes off "tsek tsek Elena you should of have told me you were coming over I would of thrown you a little party no worries maybe next time"
"Kol" I grit out he lets out an evil laugh that should run chills down your spine
"ding ding ding 10 points you found me now let's play round two, isn't this is fun, aren't you are having fun Elena? I see you have found yourself a pretty boyfriend does he know-"
"enough! Kol-" I raise my voice but it's futile he shouts back
"I will say when it is enough!" he pauses
"you know you look really beautiful I guess you wear money really well then again you were always a sight for sore eyes" the bastard is watching me my eyes search everywhere for a camera outside the rooftops and windows
"So as I was saying how about that round two, Stay close to your phone I'll call you for details as they say dot dot dot is it? Oh well" with that the line goes dead
"FUCK!!!" I lash out every bit of frustration I have inside "he isn't coming back, let's leave" just as we are about to leave
James steps on a crumble paper "wait" he says he picks it up unwraps it he smirks
"well? what is it James?" I ask hating the suspense "looks like the Gilbert boy enjoys chinese food, I know this place very well I think I should go ask around maybe keep an eye on the place" I think it through
"you think he will go back?" I ask him
"not sure but he bound to mess up at some point" I sigh heavily
"clearly you don't know Kol Gilbert, the very man vowed to ruin my life but very well you do that" he nods before we leave the dump.
I arrive half an hour late to Stefan's place, my last meeting took longer than expected. I press the door bell followed by Damon appearing from the other side of the door
"Hi" I nervously say he smiles at me
"save yourself, run now no one will know a thing" I laugh as he pretends to whisper then he holds open the door I step inside
"LENA!" Caroline screeches from across the room holding a glass of wine walking towards me
Damon leans in I feel his warm breathe hit my skin "you should of ran when you had the chance" he whispers in my ear but him being so close makes my blood bubbles he pulls away just as Caroline grabs me into a bear hug
"hi. Caroline"
"I'm so glad you came, Damon! Don't just stand there take her coat!"
"Yes mother" he mumbles sarcastically but his words go unnoticed by Caroline as he slowly helps me out my coat while his fingers grazes against my skin sending a static sensation through me 'oh my'
"thank you" I blush before he could say anything
Caroline pulls me away "you got to meet the girls!" She say excitedly I noticed Shayne and Johnathan are here
"Hi Elena" Bonnie greets coming up for a hug
"Hi Bonnie" as she pulls away Caroline introduce me to the group of ladies plus Shayne
"Elena as you know Rose, she is the owner of Golden Rose her husband is Trevor Hale who works with Stefan" I greet she greets back
"you should know Cami"
"yes niklaus's girlfriend, Hello" I greet her
"and Liv Parker interior design extraordinaire"
"come on Caroline I'm further from extraordinaire. Hi Elena" the bubble blonde greets
"Hello" "Liv here snagged herself a Lockwood as in the youngest Lockwood, Tyler Lockwood to be precise" Caroline says playfully
"what can I say darling, I'm one lucky girl" Liv replies
"no girl! The man is always the lucky one" Caroline states causing the group to giggle
"Elena would you like a glass of champagne? Caroline asks
"yes please" she takes a glass from the waiter's tray then hands it to me
"thank you" I take a sip that's when Stefan calls me over Walking up to him I notice Damon is with him
"Elena good evening"
"hi Stef" I greet him my eyes drift to Damon who is staring at me "I like you to meet Elijah Mikealson"
"ah yes! Nik's brother hi nice to meet you" I hold out hand to the brown hair guy he immediately accepts it
"Miss Gilbert I heard such wonderful things about you, nice to finally meet you in person" he smiles at me
"don't always believe what you hear Mr Mikealson so I hear you are looking for a position at Newlands publishing?"
"Newlands publishing? Wasn't that being sold?" Damon chips in "was. You are looking at the new owner" l say to him smiling proudly
"didn't peg you for a publisher" he says
"I loved books back in the day and books makes money" my sight is absorbed by his eyes
"I agree and it is very fascinating things, books and to think all starts with a thought a pen and paper" Elijah says drawing my attention back to him
"Damon Mr Parker is here, would you excuse us for moment" Stefan says leading the way with Damon following after him
"Mr Salvatore is quite taken with you and I don't blame him" Elijah speaks
"what?" I asked confused by his comment he smiles
"no nothing like that we are just friends" he chuckles
"my apologies,I simply made a silly statement" I'm nothing but Damon next conquest nothing more I look at him his back facing me as if he senses my stare he turns around but I force myself to look away
"So your brother put in a really good word for you, you owned your own publishing house? Impressive" topic changed
"I did, when I came to America I did a internship for three months and I loved it so much that I felt I wanted more out of it than just being a silly intern at someone's publishing company so I set out on doing just that and believe me it wasn't easy my first author was a friend's cousin he had an idea put together which was a bit sloppy but it was worth it I'm sure you must've heard black panther by Rogan Dublin"
"I did actually I read it to pass my time during college" I smile taking a sip of my champagne
"I tell you what, schedule a meeting with my assistant then we can discuss wages and so on"
"very well, thank you miss Gilbert you won't be disappointed I assure you" he hold out his hand I take it
"don't thank me just yet and please call me Elena" as I pull away clinkling of glass noise ring through the room
"Can I have your attention please" Stefan annonces "Caroline sweetheart come here" she walks up to him taking the place next to him "I have gathered our friends and family" he turns to Damon "not because I have some new client I wanted to celebrate our love by having everyone that we consider family witness this day Caroline you have been my rock my soul my friend but I would like to add one more title to that list" he gets down on one knee which makes the whole room gasp "Caroline Elizabeth Forbes will you do me the honour of becoming my beautiful amazing wife for rest of our lives?" She trembles with a smile and a few tears slipping down her face she shakes her head before giving the actual words
"yes- yes yes, I will be your wife Stefano Salvatore" he slips the ring onto her finger then he pick her up and they kiss with the crowd cheering and clapping followed by each guest walking up to them congratulating
when I get a chance Caroline grabs me into a hug "oh Care I'm so happy for you"
"Thank you Lena" she pulls away wiping a few strayed tears
"I'm getting married" I chuckle
"yes you are" I smile at her before I could say more the other ladies start to gather around her gushing about her ring and her plans I excuse myself heading for the bathroom upstairs I get to the bathroom door where I bump into Rose who holds the door for me on her way out "thank you" I say to her giving a small smile I close the door behind me and get on with my bathroom routine then wash up before leaving passing through Rose almost collides into me
"I'm so sorry Elena" she rushed off before I could say anything confused by her behavior I look towards the direction she appeared from there and be hold Damon Salvatore standing against the balcony with a glass in his hand his tie hangs loosely around his neck allowing his chest to peak just a bit
"sorry about her, she doesn't want Trevor to catch her smoking" he says giving me a small smile I sigh letting my legs take control walking towards him while my head is screaming 'go back to the party'
"is that why you are here?" I say taking in the scenery
"I don't smoke. I just needed to get away from the party hate the attention"
"hmm.. I know what you mean"
"I thought you would be with Caroline gushing about the ring and wedding arrange"
I snort "I won't miss a thing, I'll be hearing about it till the moment she leaves for her honeymoon" he chuckles
"what about you?"
"What about me?" We make eye contact
"what kind of wedding you dream about?"
"Yeah- I don't think I would ever get to that stage"
"why not? I mean every girl has some idea about it"
"well for starters I am married to my company"
"okay then let's say hypothetically speaking what would it look like?"
"Hypothetical?" I say looking at him
"yes"
I take a moment to think about it "a garden wedding with white Lilies and orchids white dress of course princess design wedding gown"
"sounds beautiful" there's a silence between us
"the other day at the restaurant a beeper went off, it happened quiet a few times and you rush off to the restroom why do you have a beeper"
taken back his question maybe I should tell him can I? Just tell him Elena "I- I- the reason why I was born with Spina bifida and it damaged nerves connected to my bladder so therefore I got to time myself to use the restroom" I watch his reaction as his eyes widen