A/N: Warning...there is a tiny smidge of smut in this chapter. It was my first time writing it so I hope its okay.

Disclaimer: I do not own all of the characters in this story, the familiar names belong to the writers and creators of The Vampire Diaries.

Love Unavailable

Chapter 8 – Sudden Turn of Events

Elena had returned to work, it was her second day back and she was feeling much better. Her talk with Rebekah had helped a lot and knew that she could rely on her best friend. That's what she was, her best friend, her last name didn't mean anything. Rebekah was still the same person and she would gladly stay living with her if Rebekah wanted to as well.

It was currently a Friday night and the club was full of customers. Elena was casually bopping to the music as she served her customer a Jack Daniels and Coke. She held out her hand for the money and received the exact change. She turned to the next customer but stopped mid-sentence when she looked at who it was.

"What can I get you?" Elena decided to repeat the question.

"Five minutes to explain…please" Elijah watched as Elena fought with herself, she wanted to say no, but she couldn't ignore him forever especially if she was living with one of his siblings.

"I..I…can't" Elena struggled through her words, trying to continue with her work Elena moved onto the next person.

An hour had passed and Elena still noticed the same unmoving frame sitting at the bar. Elijah hadn't moved from his place, he hadn't even asked for a drink. Instead he just waited, probably hoping to catch her at the end of her shift.

Elena finally caved when she had a short break coming up. No longer able to look at the sad face marred on Elijah's face, she pulled him outside to the alleyway. She didn't have long, it was a fifteen minute cigarette, even if Elena didn't smoke.

"Elena…" Elijah tried to step closer but Elena lifted her index finger to halt his movements, she shook her head notifying that she wasn't ready to be that close to him.

"I only have a few minutes, so please...just…say what you have to say." Elena crossed her arms as she waited for Elijah to speak. She didn't want to look into his brown eyes knowing the feelings that came with them, so she settled to looking at the ground.

"I'm sorry…I was going to tell you my real name. But everything I told you about Katherine and my brother are true. My brothers name was Henrik, Henrik Mikaelson and when people hear that name they feel sorry for us and give their condolences. I taught him how to ride a bike when my father was at work, I helped him study and I was teaching him how to drive when we found out the news."

Elijah's eyes were glistening in the moonlight as the night went on. Elena couldn't help but listen to his words, they were honest and heartfelt and she waited for him to continue.

"He was diagnosed with brain cancer in the parietal lobe. At first it was just dizzy spells and headaches, but it got worse and when I took him out one day he had a seizure. He only got worse and when it came to the last few months of his life…it just got harder. It got to the point where he didn't recognise us, we'd talk to him and he hardly ever responded. After he died I left and went to Italy."

"Where you met me…but why the change of name. I would have understood regardless of your name." Elena asked, feeling bad for her reaction. He had gone through just as much tragedy as her.

"My family is international news. Henrik's death was all over it, reporters asking when the funeral was going to be and what were we going to do with his shares of the company. No one respected the need for space, so when I left the country, I left my identity behind as well. I told you my name was James to protect myself. You left before I could tell you." Elijah had managed to get closer to Elena in the time that he was talking.

Elena gazed into his wanting eyes, she was struggling to speak as his breath was warming her face in the chilly night. "I was…I had to..to go back home, my family were in a car accident" Elena had to move herself away from Elijah to enable herself to speak.

"I'm sorry Elena, my actions were never supposed to hurt you." Elijah had taken a step closer again, he was gazing into her deep brown eyes and in this moment all Elijah wanted to do was kiss her. He wanted forgiveness and every fibre in his body was telling him to make the move, close the distance and reach euphoria.

Elijah couldn't restrain himself anymore and moved a stray piece of hair away from Elena's face, this gave him the motivation to make the most of the action. He slowly grazed his fingers behind her ear, down her neck and arms until it reach her waist. He quickly pulled her too him, he looked in her eyes as if asking for permission to complete his action, when he didn't feel or see any resistance he lowered his lips on to hers.

The kiss was soft and slow but it was also full of passion. Elena had waited to feel those lips for two years and finally they were joined with hers like a jigsaw puzzle, perfectly pieced together. Her arms wrapped around Elijah's neck tightly as she tried to pull him closer, in response Elijah pinned Elena against the nearby wall.

It soon got heated and hands were touching places they shouldn't especially behind the back of the club. Elena moaned as Elijah began peppering kisses down her neck. Her legs were currently around his waist, she was sure that if they didn't stop now, they would have sex right in this alleyway. But the moment was soon brought to a halt when the club back door opened.

"Elena!" Damon's voice sounded from the doorway, he didn't notice the couple leaning against the wall, he just called her name awaiting a response.

"Just a minute! I'll be right there!" Elena tried to hide her ragged breath, slowly planted her feet firmly on the ground. Her arms were still around Elijah' neck as she looked into his eyes and whispered "I should probably go back inside" Elijah nodded and untangled himself from the brunette. Being the gentleman he was Elijah opened the back door and let Elena walk in first with him following behind.

Flashback

"You were pregnant and still going to College?.." James asked questioningly, he looked at the emotional woman in front of him and couldn't see the woman she was describing. She deserved so much more and she was broken, just waiting to be fixed.

"I wasn't showing, I made sure all my assignments were finished. I was determined to see the semester through. I didn't worry much because I had someone at home waiting for me...who could take share the responsibility." Elena explained as she wiped her eyes for the fifth time.

The way she was speaking was as though it happened a long time ago, but in reality it was only a couple of weeks ago. She had buried these feelings knowing that if she acknowledged her baby girl was gone she would have a breakdown. Elena pushed her feelings to the deepest point possible until she could put on a fake smile and pretend none of it happened.

"Now you know my sob story…what's yours? Something brought you here and I know it's true because that look in your eye tells me you've witnessed loss" Elena saw that look everyday since she left the hospital, the light in her eyes had dimmed and she could see the same disappearance in James.

"My high school sweetheart cheated on me with a friend of the family. And my youngest brother passed away….cancer. We were close and my family have been having trouble dealing with his death, myself included. I just wanted to go somewhere that didn't remind me of him" Elijah shrugged as though his words didn't matter, he felt vulnerable but so was she and maybe that's why he felt so at ease telling her his deepest secrets.

"Well I say lets go do something to remember them" Elena held her hand out to James and led him to a taxi outside the café they were just in.

They asked the taxi driver to take them to Gianicolo Hill, where they could watch the sunset together. They would have to walk some of the way but as long as the taxi could shorten the journey helped.

The sun was setting as the city in front of them glowed, it was beautiful to see and if you looked closely…you could see how the light shone down looking like the gates of heaven were opening. For a brief moment the barrier between the dead and the living was gone and she could imagine seeing her child and Elijah watching his brother. It was all so mythical but it gave a sense of peace.

A hand touched hers, and soon she was pulled close to a warm body. Elijah ran his fingers through her hair, and stared deeply into her eyes "You are so beautiful". He slowly leaned in and closed the distance between them. The kiss was gentle and soft and the sunset just behind them, from afar a silhouette was made of their kissing forms.

End of Flashback

Elijah had stayed in the club until 4am, Elena was quite surprised that he didn't leave his seat. She would glance at him while she served her customers and give a small smile, earning one in return. When her shift ended she quickly got her coat and bag fro the backroom and left hand in hand with Elijah.

It didn't take long for Elena too attack his lips. She wanted to finish what they had started in the alley. When she first called the taxi, Elena had every intention to take him back to her apartment. But a prompt objection from Elijah made the driver go the opposite direction.

The driver never said a word but he was probably trying to keep his eyes on the road rather than on the pair practically dry humping each other in his backseat. But to be honest it's not like he hadn't seen worse, he only hoped that they waited until they got to their destination to continue any further.

The taxi slowly pulled up to a luxury apartment building, it was pretty modern and the White paint on the walls outside didn't look to be too rundown. As Elijah was juggling with kissing Elena and making his way up the apartment steps, he tried to search for his keys in his jacket pocket.

"El..Elena, we can't…." Elijah was trying to pull away from Elena but she kept stopping his speech with kisses.

"It's alright..(kiss)…I want this..(kiss)" Elena mumbled into his lips as Elijah gently pulled her arms from around his neck.

"No…I want too…(kiss) but I have something (kiss) to tell you first" Elijah managed to speak those words, and Elena finally let them sink in and it made her halt her actions.

"What?..." Elena seemed disappointed with the sudden turn of events, but waited for

Elijah to speak.

"I'm with someone, but…I want you, I will understand if you can't do this. She's away in Paris for work. She won't be back for at least a month." Elijah confessed and he built a wall around himself expecting another raging Elena. Only it didn't come. Elijah seemed shocked when Elena spoke her next words.

"Then let's not waste a minute out here" after she said those words Elena pulled Elijah into a deep and passionate kiss that all he could do was groan into her mouth. If anyone had been watching them they would have been disgusted as Elijah lifted enough that Elena hooked her legs around his waist while he carried her in not even separating their lips.

Elena was pushed up against the wall next to the door, while Elijah tried to use his key to unlock it. They didn't wait a moment to shed their clothes, the door was barely closed when Elijah thrusted into her. He couldn't wait and neither could she, Elijah wasn't slow or gentle, it was rough and rushed because they just needed each other in that moment. They reach their climax with Elena perched on an end table in the apartment hallway.

Elijah's hair was ruffled when Elena ran her hands through his hair, she enjoyed every moment and even thought she shouldn't be happy about being 'the other woman' but when it came to Elijah she didn't care. Nothing mattered, not the feminine touches in the apartment, not his unavailability and not the heartbreak that was bound to come down the line. It was all irrelevant at the moment and Elena couldn't care less.

Elijah was running his hands through Elena's hair while she laid her head on his chest. They had just calmed down from their second round, only this time it wasn't just sex. Elijah took his time and all Elena's senses became heightened, he took his time to learn her wants and wishes and he granted everyone of them leaving the brunette reaching her peak several times.

They had yet to talk, but Elijah knew he had too. This had been the best night of his life and he wasn't sure if he could just let it end. But he also knew that Elena probably wouldn't stay.

"I don't want to end things over the phone" Elijah whispered to a sleepy Elena.

"Tell her face to face, it's better that way."

"I agree…but she won't return for sometime and I will understand if you don't want to wait" Elijah waited as his heartbeat quickened in anticipation.

"I want to be with you, even if I can't have you all to myself…I don't want to stop this" Elena turned to look up at Elijah and gently lifted her head to kiss him.

"You know this means secrecy and lies…I just don't want you to regret this…" Elijah seemed pained as he spoke the truth but Elena's response surprised him.

"I won't" and at those words Elijah took Elena into another smouldering kiss. He had everything in this moment and he wasn't going to let go if he could do anything about it.