Hello, guys :) So, a little late, but i'm pretty happy with this chapter, and even though it was kind of a filler, it had to be done in order for you to understand what's coming up soon :) I know the way Carol found out about Tyler is different from the show, and it's what I was going for, because I want to go in a different direction. Hope you are still with me, even with all of these late postings. I also want to thank you, because the response I've been getting for this story is amazing for me. Even if not everyone who reads reviews, I know you guys like it because all of the alerts and sometimes, those are the best. Seeing someone put me as a favorite author is something incredible so thank you soooooo much, you guys rock. Anyway, that's all, so on with the story :) Oh also, what is in italics during Caroline's phone convo are her thoughts. :)

As always, no copyright infrigment intended, all rights go to respective owners and I'm just borrowing for my imagination.

"Mom?" Tyler said slowly, poking his head through the hospital room door. "Are you awake?

"Tyler?" Carol's voice was weak but he heard her clearly. Getting into the room, he closed the door and took a seat on the chair that was next to the bed.

"How are you feeling?" he asked Carol, taking her hand in his warm one.

"Good... I think. My head is pounding, I feel like it's going to explode." She looked around the room, taking in her surroundings and then shifted her eyes back to her son. "I had a weird dream, Tyler. Then I wake up here. What happened?"

"How much do you remember of the dream mom?"

"I uh... Not much, just seeing Liz in our front yard, telling me weird things about..." her eyes widened at the memory and her voice got louder. "About you being a werewolf. Tell me she's lying Tyler! It can't be true. It can't be!" Carol was trying to get up from the bed, but Tyler pushed her back down.

"Mom, please, you'll hurt yourself. Calm down, it's going to be okay." His voice was low and soothing, trying his best to make her understand the situation.

"It's true mom. Sheriff Forbes was telling the truth... I am a werewolf." He still had Carol's hand in his and she pulled away like she just got burned.

"No! Don't touch me. Oh god this cannot be true!"

"Mom, please."

"Get out! GET OUT! NURSE!"

A nurse came in, trying to get Carol to calm down. When even she and Tyler couldn't handle her, a doctor was called in, giving the mayor a shot to make her sleep.

"How long will she be under, doctor?" Tyler asked the man in white scrubs.

"At least a couple of hours son. You might want to go home, get some rest or something to eat; it's going to be a long while."

"Okay… I won't be able to sleep but I will grab something to eat and I will come back. Can you tell me how she is? Did she hit her head hard? Are there going to be complications?" Tyler asked the doctor, walking out of his mother's hospital room and towards Caroline who was in the waiting room with the sheriff.

"She hit her head pretty hard, though nothing unusual came up on the CAT scan. We will keep her under observation for tonight to be sure nothing bad happens to the mayor. If there is any change we will call you, don't worry," the doctor told Tyler, shaking his hand and making his way towards the nurse's station.

"Tyler," Caroline walked towards him, giving him a hug, and whispering reassurance words in his ear.

"Thank you for being here. It means a lot, you know." He said, his voice cracking a little bit.

Tyler," said Liz, walking towards him. I'm really sorry for how things turned out. It wasn't my intention for her to be in this situation.

"I know, sheriff. Don't worry, it wasn't your fault. You were trying to protect Caroline and I get it. It would have done the same thing," Tyler said, looking at Caroline with an intense look.

"I will leave you guys alone; I have some things to do. Caroline, I'll call you later. Be careful you guys."

The vampire and the werewolf said their goodbyes and started walking towards the parking lot.

"Where do you want to go? Do you want to go home, get changed?" Caroline asked Tyler, taking his hand in hers.

"Yeah but after, can we go somewhere quiet?" his voice was vulnerable, so Caroline just nodded and got into his car.

Arriving at the Lockwood estate, Tyler went upstairs to take a shower and get changed, while Caroline called Elena and got her up to date on what happened.

"Yeah, I'm telling you, she freaked out and just collapsed. Yeah, I know, that's what I was thinking about. I mean, my mom wanted to kill me when she found out, so maybe for him it's not that bad. I know we don't know that, but it's better to be positive no? At least in the limit of precaution, because in this town we never know. So, changing subjects, did you find out anything more? I know it's Stefan, Elena, but if he doesn't want to be found, he won't be. 'Of course you won't find him, even if he doesn't cover his tracks. Damon does it for him, because even after everything, he doesn't want you to get killed again. For good this time.' And Damon? What do you mean 'what about him', Elena? You're every single day at the boarding house… where Damon is. With his girlfriend. Doesn't that bother you? Elena, it's me. You can't lie to me. I know it's Stefan you love, but you can't say it's always going to be Stefan anymore. The Stefan we knew is gone, and we don't know if for good. Elena! Please! Look I'm not taking Damon's side or anyone's here. I'm just trying to prepare you for the worst because with Klaus we never know. Okay, fine! I won't talk about Damon anymore. But someday, sooner or later, you will have to face your feelings for him, and even if he loves you, he has eternity. Someday, he will get over it, or at least he will leave your side because you hurt him every single time. Elena, I…"

But she couldn't finish her sentence because Elena had already shut off the conversation, saying something about Damon coming into the room and that she had to go. Who knew what was going on between those two!

Her thoughts were interrupted by a noise on the stairs. Turning around, she found Tyler leaning on the doorway leading into the kitchen, looking at her. He was changed, his hair was wet, the scent of his shampoo reached her and it made her love him even more.

"What was that all about?" he asked, walking towards her.

"Oh, just Elena. I cannot believe her. I mean, she tells everyone that she loves Stefan, and I don't say she doesn't but then she needs to leave Damon alone." She took his hands in hers, and brought her lips to his slowly.

"You know, not that I mind or that I'm jealous, because… well because I'm not, but why are you so protective of Damon? Didn't he play with you or something back when you were… um… human?"

"Well yeah, but he's come a long way since those times. He is still an ass, but he's not a psycho murderer anymore and well he would do anything for Elena. That says something about how much he's changed. For everything that he did for us, for me in these past few months, he doesn't deserve to suffer the way he does."

"Isn't he dating that Andie chick? From the news?"

"Yeah, but everybody, even Andie knows he loves Elena. And she's just a 'fake' girlfriend, because well she's compelled. Not completely, she knows about vampires and stuff but he made her not afraid."

"But that's awful, Care."

She just shrugged and mumbled an 'I know'.

"Anyways, let's get out of here; I know a quiet place we can go until we have more news about your mom."

Walking out the door, she led them towards the woods that were behind the estate, and started walking slowly towards her 'happy place'.

Meanwhile at the boarding house…

"Who was that?" Damon asked Elena, even though he heard every single word she and Caroline talked about on the phone.

"Oh, just Caroline. Did you find out more about those attacks in Tennessee?"

"Yeah, but it's not vampire. It's not Stefan." His eyes were serious and she could see something was up, that he knew something that he didn't want to tell her, but she let it go for now.

"Okay, thank you Damon. I'll leave you and Andie alone; I'm going to go home to Jeremy." She looked into his eyes for a little bit but his gaze soon turned out too intense for her and she started walking past him.

"Elena." She just stopped in her tracks but didn't turn around. "No matter what Caroline says, even if I have eternity, even if I will leave someday, I will never love anyone else."

Her mouth wouldn't move, even if her mind was telling her to tell Damon that she loved Stefan, and bla bla bla. Elena felt a whoosh of wind passing her, and even before turning around, she knew he wasn't there anymore. The tears went streaming down her face, before she could contain them and she knew that something needed to be done fast, or else she would lose Damon for good. But what?

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