This chapter is starting off with the guys driving home from the party btwJ
The guys were driving to the house they were assigned to get ready at by Caroline. Then, a car would come pick them up to drive them to the church and then they would obviously ride together to the reception. Stefan was driving because it was his car and he had one drink the entire night while the others had a bit more. "You excited to be the slave to Caroline forever?" Damon asked in the back seat but made sure Matt and Stefan heard it up front. They laughed.
Tyler rolled his eyes. "Once you know how I feel about her you won't think it's slaving," He said.
Stefan smiled thinking about Elena and the texts. He loved how they could say 'I love you' to one another. Matt changed the conversation to somebody different. "Stefan," He said. "You and Elena. What's happening?" He asked.
Stefan shrugged. "Nothing much, but everything is going very well." He said smiling. All the guys just looked at him. "What?"
Damon started talking again. "I could so imagine you two having kids." He blurted out of nowhere. Stefan was surprised and unprepared to answer. "You'd be an amazing dad though."
Stefan didn't know what to say other than, "Okay." He shifted in his seat a little uncomfortable.
Damon shrugged. "What? I'm serious." He said looking at all the faces in the car looking uncomfortable and confused.
Stefan removed one arm from the wheel and just put one hand on it. "Can I please get to twenty-four first?" He asked. Damon rolled his eyes and Stefan turned into the driveway of Damon's house.
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Elena kept her promise to herself. She got a home pregnancy test when she told them she was going out to get something. She hadn't figured out what would have been a good thing to have to go get.
She hid it in her big Michael Kors purse in which no one could tell it was what it was. She went to the bathroom downstairs in Caroline and Tyler's new house and ripped it open. Elena stared at the stick in her hand before doing what she had to do. "Here it goes."
After she was done, it said to wait two minutes or so before it would be able to tell her. Katherine knocked on the door in the middle of the two minutes. "What are you doing?" She asked.
Elena fumbled with the box in her hand and quickly threw it out. "I'm almost done." She said back and luckily heard Katherine walk away. Her phone timer for two minutes went off and she quickly turned it off before anyone heard. There were two lines right next to each other.
She was speechless. She was pregnant.
Elena knew she had to get out of the bathroom before all of them start becoming more suspicious so she threw the pregnancy test into the garbage. She smoothed out her shirt because it was wrinkled from sitting. She nodded to herself in the mirror saying she could do this and keep it to herself.
Elena walked out of the bathroom and started for upstairs to start really helping Caroline get ready. "Where have you been?" She asked when she saw Elena enter the room.
Elena put her purse on the bed and answered her friend. "I was in the bathroom. I had to pee really bad but I just got home like twenty minutes ago." She lied. Well, it was a small lie. She was home a little longer than that.
Caroline shrugged. "It's okay. I just need those amazing hands to get this hair into something amazing." She said smiling. Elena smiled back at her and moved towards the chair she was sitting in. "Actually, wait. I have to pee now, Bonnie's in this bathroom. Ugh." She said getting out of the chair. She started rushing out of the bedroom to the downstairs bathroom.
Elena stiffened. What if she saw the stick in the trash? Elena was the last person in the bathroom; they would know it was hers right away. Weirdly enough though, Caroline came back without any expression on her face, the stick wasn't in her hand so she probably didn't even notice. "Ready?" Elena asked with a fake smile.
Caroline nodded. Elena went to work on her hair but did not stop thinking about what could happen when they do find out it is she that's pregnant.
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They were all about to get into the car that was taking the to church when Katherine had to pee. She quickly went into the downstairs bathroom so she would be close and then they could all leave.
She was washing her hands when she noticed something in the trash. She bent down slowly and picked it up and saw two lines. Her eyes widened. Caroline was pregnant?
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As Katherine was walking down the isle with Damon with Elena and Stefan parting all the way at the front, she couldn't help but think about what she found. She went to stand next to Elena, itching to tell her but it would disrupt the quietness.
When Bonnie parted from Matt, everyone stood. Elena saw Tyler's eyes light up when Caroline came into view. Caroline's dad was right next to her and she was hanging tightly onto his arm. Once they reached Tyler, her dad kissed her head and Tyler took her hand.
The ceremony was beautiful. Katherine just smiled through the whole thing but was kind of upset that Caroline didn't tell her about it. She knew how she was going to confront her though. She was going to do it at the reception. Not at the church where everyone is one small place where as in the reception it's big enough for people to be in their own spaces.
After they all got to the reception and everyone was settled, Katherine got ready to pull Caroline away. Once she did, she smiled. "I guess I have two reasons to congratulate you for." She said.
Caroline looked extremely confused. "What? What's the second thing?" She asked. Katherine rolled her eyes and pulled out the stick from her clutch and showed it to Caroline. "Who's is that?" She asked surprised.
Katherine's brows furrowed. "Isn't it yours?" She asked. Caroline shook her head. "But it was in the bathroom and I went in right after you." She said. Caroline shrugged and shook her head. Although, once Caroline thought about it, she went right in after Elena.
Caroline and Katherine both realized it at the same time. Elena was before Caroline. And, she did take forever in the bathroom. Their hands covered their mouths and they both looked over at Elena who was laughing as Stefan dipped her.
They looked at each other again. "Oh my god." They said in unison.
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It was time for the maid of honor and best man speeches. Elena was first so she pried herself away from Stefan and stood in front of all the people. "Caroline." She started. "I met you, I'm pretty sure, kindergarten, and you needed someone to blow bubbles with." She said nodding. "Yeah, you came up to me and tugged on my little arm and just said twice in a row, 'I'm Caroline, let's blow bubbles.'" She said making everyone laugh and Caroline's face turn red. "I was a little scared," She admitted making everyone laugh again. "But once we started blowing those bubbles I knew I'd like you. We grew up together Caroline and to see you so happy with one of your oldest, best friends makes me so happy. You are an amazing person for dealing with that weirdo next to you." She said. Again, everyone laughed. She was good at this. Although, she knew Stefan would probably make them laugh so much harder. "And just an amazing friend. I really, really wish you the best and I hope you and Tyler are very happy together. I love you both." She said and everyone raised his or her glass. Caroline mouthed 'I love you' and Elena did it back.
Now, it was time for Stefan. "Oh god, Ty." He sighed and instantly people laughed. Just at that small thing. "Where the hell do I start? I mean you are crazy, loud, annoying, and so on." He said with a smile. "I mean how do you, Caroline, deal with him." Tyler laughed and Caroline shrugged her shoulders. "No, I'm just kidding. Tyler has been my best friend for," He said, jokingly counting his fingers, "A hell of a long time." He said after he ran out of fingers. Everyone laughed. "He's like another brother to me, I swear. We went through everything together." He said putting his hand in his pocket. "Even that time in high school, in English, we were acting out Romeo and Juliet and the teacher assigned me Romeo and him Juliet and we had to high five instead of kissing." He said with a small laugh. Tyler shrugged and nodded. "That was awkward." He said jokingly rocking on his back heal and looking around. "But that's not he only weird moment we shared. There are too many to name." He said with a low whistle. "Damn, we were some weird kids." He said as he thought back on some of the memories. Tyler nodded. "Alright, I'm going to get right to point. Caroline and you are the most affectionate, caring, loving couple I've ever met. I remember when you called me before you proposed. You were so scared. You were like, 'what if she says no,' and 'what if she doesn't like how I proposed or the ring.' You were so freaking paranoid." He laughed. "But look how well it turned out." He said pointing over to them. "Anyway, I wish you two the best because both of you definitely deserve it." He said finishing it. Everyone raised his or her glass again.
Katherine nodded towards Elena when her and Caroline made eye contact. She nodded and got ready to corner Elena. They were going to surprise her on each side as she went to the bathroom so she could run away and dismiss the question they were going to ask.
Katherine stopped her first and she looked confused. "Hey, Kat." She said slowly. "What are you doing?" She asked softly.
Katherine shrugged. "Just hanging around." She said with a smile.
Elena nodded. "Can I get into the bathroom?" She asked. She turned when she heard Caroline's voice speak up.
"Not until you tell us what this is about." She said holding up the stick. Elena's face paled. "First, congratulations!" She said excitedly. "And second. Why the hell didn't you tell us?" She asked hitting Elena's arm a little.
Elena stood still. "You okay?" Katherine asked coming to stand in front of her too. Elena didn't look too good.
Elena shook her head. "Do not tell anyone. Please." She said worriedly. Caroline and Katherine both nodded confused. She grabbed both of their wrists and pulled them into the bathroom. She started crying once she knew they were all alone. "I don't want Stefan to find out. I'm pregnant and we are twenty-three. I don't know how he is going to take it and I'm scared." She said and cried.
Katherine rubbed her friends arm, calming her down. "It's okay. We'll wait for you to tell him." She said and brought her friend into a hug.
Caroline joined in but then let go quickly. "Okay. No more crying at my wedding. I'm not allowing it." She said wiping a tear that almost fell from her eyes. She rubbed Elena's back and took a paper towel to wet it and clean Elena up because some of the make up started running down her face. "You're okay." She whispered.
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Once Elena was cleaned up, they stayed on each side of her and they all walked out together. They let go of each other's arms when they saw Stefan. "Hi." He said to them. He put his hand on Elena's cheek to kiss her head and he felt dampness. "Your cheek is wet. Were you crying?" He asked looking into her eyes.
Elena froze. She didn't know what to say. Luckily, Katherine saved the day. "She smeared her makeup when she rubbed her eye so we helped her clean it up." She told Stefan.
He nodded and smiled at Elena. "May I have this dance?" He asked holding out his hand for her to take. Caroline and Katherine smiled and pushed Elena to go with him. She smiled lightly and took his hand and they walked onto the dance floor where all the couples were dancing to the slow song playing. As they were dancing, Stefan noticed that Elena's eyes were looking around the whole time. "You sure your okay?" He asked.
Elena looked up at him. "Yeah. I'm fine." Obviously that wasn't true because when girls say they are fine they mean the complete opposite.
He nodded and kissed the side of her head. He noticed a faster song come on and Katherine pulled Damon on the dance floor. Right now, Elena would be annoying him to dance with her. But, she wasn't. She was about to walk away when he caught her hand and spun her back in. "Where do you think your going?" He whispered into her hair.
He spun her out and around and then dipped her. "Whoa." She laughed. He picked her back up and smiled.
"Did you like that?" He asked. Elena nodded. "Good." He said and leaned down to kiss her lips. She didn't move her head, so that was a good sign but she didn't kiss back until a little after he kissed her, which wasn't normal.
They got pulled off the dance floor when they announced it was time for Caroline and Tyler's first husband and wife dance. Elena sat next to Katherine and Damon sat next to Stefan. Elena hooked her arm through her best friends arm and leaned her head on her shoulder. "You okay?" Katherine whispered. Elena nodded against her.
They both watched their best friends dance, smiling and kissing. They both loved seeing them so happy together.
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After Caroline and Tyler left in their limo, Stefan came up from behind Elena as she was getting her stuff. "Are you coming to mine?" He asked and kissed behind her ear.
Elena shook her head. "No, I think I want to stay home tonight." She said almost too quiet for him to hear.
Stefan tightened his arms around her. "Then I'll come to yours." He said. Elena started to shake her head again and refuse but then Katherine jumped in again.
"Bonnie and I are going to sleep at her house. Girls night." She said and grabbed Bonnie's wrist to pull her next to her. "Sorry." She said with a small smile.
Stefan let go of Elena and nodded. "Okay. Have fun." He said and kissed her head then left. Elena followed him with her eyes and silently wished she could go with him and not feel weird because she was hiding something-rather someone- from him.
Bonnie and Katherine took each of Elena's hands. "We got you covered." Bonnie said. "Even though I don't know what we are covering." She shrugged.
Elena smiled. "I'll tell you later." She promised. Katherine gave her a look asking if she's sure. "Of course I'm telling her." She said.
Katherine nodded and they all walked out to Elena's car and drove to her apartment in peace.
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