One Month Later…

"So, what are we doing for your birthday!" Caroline asked excitedly. Bonnie, Caroline and I were having a much over-do girl's night.

"I haven't really thought about it, to be honest…" I said. With everything that's happened in the past few months with Jenna and John dying to Klaus and Elijah falling off the map to Stefan and Katherine's rekindled romance, I hadn't really been in a mood to celebrate anything. If Caroline hadn't brought it up, I probably would've forgotten.

"Thought about what?" Bonnie asked, coming into my room with three cans of iced tea and a bowl of popcorn.

"My birthday…it's not even a big deal" I said, grabbing an iced tea and taking a sip.

"You're turning 19! That's like…a milestone!" Bonnie said.

"I thought that was 18" I muttered.

"18, 19, who cares. The point is that your birthday is coming up and we still haven't made any plans!" she said exasperated. I couldn't help but smile at the enthusiasm radiating from my two best friends. I'm really happy I had them.

"I'm not much of a planner…and I don't really do parties anymore…" I said sheepishly as I grabbed a piece of my hair and started twirling it. Caroline abruptly got off the bed and headed to her purse and started digging through it.

"What are you doing?" Bonnie asked, giving me a questioning look.

"I'm…trying to find…" she huffed as she continued to dig through her bag "inspiration…AH-HA!" she said victoriously, holding up a DVD box set.

"What does – "

"Ah-ah-ah…" Caroline interrupted, shaking her finger in protest. "Bonnie and I are your best friends. You've had a sucky year and your birthday is going to kick ass even if we have to completely drag people to come!" she said excitedly.

"Gee thanks…" I muttered, rolling my eyes. Bonnie laughed and turned her attention back to Caroline.

"Alright, but what's with the box set?" she asked.

"What an excellent question Bonnie, I'm so glad you asked! The box set is our inspiration…" Caroline said, beaming.

"So we're thinking outside the box now?" Bonnie asked. I stifled back a laugh but the look on Caroline's face told us she was being serious, "I'm sorry, no pun intended. Continue…" she urged. Caroline rolled her eyes as she continued.

"This is our inspiration for Elena's 19th birthday party because our new motto is 'W.W.B.W.D?'? Confused looks were exchanged from both Bonnie and I but before we could ask, Caroline flashed us the cover of what she was holding: Gossip Girl – The Complete First Season.

"What would Blair Waldorf do?"Caroline said proudly.

"Wasn't that her 17th birthday party?" I asked.

"And didn't Blair end up heartbroken?" Bonnie chimed in. I nodded in confused agreement with Bonnie as Caroline rolled her eyes again.

"Anyway, I know this isn't NYC but we can still throw you a fancy party!" Caroline suggested excitedly, practically jumping up and down on the spot. I swung my legs over the side of my bed and wrapped my arms around Caroline's shoulders.

"Thank you, Caroline… if I'm gonna trust anyone to throw me a Gossip Girl themed party, it's you" I said. Caroline squealed in my ear out of excitement and Bonnie joined us in a group hug.

"It's kind of funny, isn't it?" Bonnie asked, pulling away.

"What is?" I asked.

"Wasn't it always your dream to go to NYC?" she asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Yeah it was but there was never a good time…I guess it's just one of those dreams that you can only fulfill while watching Gossip Girl or the season finale of Glee…" I said, giving a wry smile.

"Awww, Finchel!" Caroline said excitedly, gushing about how adorable Finn was. Caroline and Bonnie sat back down on my bed as I put in the DVD of Blair's birthday. Caroline quickly grabbed her iPad and started making notes. I smiled at her determination and kindness to give me a good and memorable birthday.

While the three of us were giggling about how adorable Chuck and Blair were, we were quickly interrupted by Bonnie's phone buzzing. She picked it up and started smiling, which was an automatic inclination that it was Jeremy.

"How are things with you two?" I asked, grabbing some more popcorn. Caroline put her hands behind her head and raised her eyebrows.

"Yes, Bonnie…how are things with you two?" she asked, a smile playing on her lips.

"Good" Bonnie said quickly. I furrowed my eyebrows and looked over at Caroline, whose lips were in a tight line – clearly stifling back laughter. I looked back at Bonnie who had started to pick lint off of her clothes absentmindedly.

"Am I missing something?" I asked. Caroline couldn't hold it in anymore, as she started clutching her sides as laughter rippled through her body. Bonnie grabbed the nearest pillow and chucked it at Caroline's head. Caroline didn't even bother dodging or catching it as she started fanning her face because of laughing.

"What's so funny!" I demanded, looking around for some sort of explanation.

"I'm not sure why she's laughing…things are fine with Jeremy and me" Bonnie said quietly. I looked at Caroline who had somewhat regained her composure.

"Bonnie…" Caroline started.

"Shut it, Forbes or I'll swear I'll give you an aneurysm!" Bonnie threatened.

"It's not a big deal! We're all friends, we should talk about this!" Caroline tried to reason. I threw a pillow down on the floor in exasperation.

"Talk about what?" I shouted, crossing my arms, my eyes darting between the two girls.

"They're free of virtue" Caroline said quickly. Bonnie rolled her eyes as her cheeks flooded with a dark shade of crimson.

"And?" I prompted. Bonnie lifted her head from her hands.

"You're not mad?" she asked. I smiled and patted the spot in front of me. She gingerly walked over and sat down and I took her hand.

"Of course I'm not mad. Bonnie, you're my best friend…" I started.

"Hey!" Caroline complained. I laughed and took Caroline's hand too.

"You two are my best friends. And Jeremy's my brother. Was I weirded out at first? Yeah. Do I want to hear the details of your sex lives? No. But Jeremy and I live in the same house and the walls aren't paper thin…but I haven't seen Jeremy smile this much in months! And you're always happy. As long as the two of you are happy, then I'm happy for you" I explained. Bonnie smiled and hugged me, and I wrapped my arms around Caroline as we sat there in a bundled group hug, just like the sixth grade.

"So…Elena…" Caroline said, breaking the silence. I rolled my eyes in amusement and turned my attention to Caroline.

"Yes?" I asked.

"How're things with you and Damon?" she asked, raising her eyebrows suggestively. I looked at Bonnie and back at Caroline. I couldn't help but smile as she said his name. I looked up to see Bonnie and Caroline gauging my reaction and waiting for a response.

I smiled tentatively.

"I…I…I've fallen really hard for him. Harder than I've fallen for anyone…" I said quietly. I looked up at Caroline's blue eyes and Bonnie's brown eyes and continued. "I think I'm falling in love with him…"

Unbeknownst to any of them – Damon was on the porch of the Gilbert residence…and he had heard every word.

I had a lot of fun writing this chapter! I have a lot of ideas about where the story could go. Please comment/review for me to continue! Thanks for reading.