~ Soooo, new chapter. I hope you'll have fun reading it. Here's some more Matt ;) And a little Katherine. ;*

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"One last thing before we fly okay, Elena?" Stefan asked her while she was packing her suit. "And promise me not to be mad at me?" he asked.

Katherine had booked them a wonderful hotel, on the beach in Italy and it all seemed to be running great between them, so what was Stefan about to ask, wondered Elena.

"Umm, yeah, sure. Say what is it!" Elena turned to look at Stefan and smiled.

"Before we go.. Umm.. I want you to talk things out with Matt..." Stefan said, walking closer to Elena and wrapped his arms around her waist to pull her closer.

"What?" Elena asked in a mix of surprise and shock.

"Yepp, I want things to be good with you and it was a problem for me...kinda.." he murmured.

"No! No way I'm going to talk to Matt." she struggled out of his arms and crossed her arms over her chest angrily.

"Calm down. Please, do it for me..." he said in a reassuring manner to her, stepping closer to her again.

Elena just huffed and turned her head away from him.

"C'mon, baby.." Stefan just wouldn't let go. So she agreed with one single nod and a murmur, "Fine. But you won't be there."

"How am I supposed to know then?" he asked.

"You have to trust me." she answered.

"I do... but still... Someone needs to come with you."

"No."

"Yes!"

"Stefan, no!"

"Elena, yes. Katherine will join you!" Stefan ordered and he got another huff by Elena.

"Well, then. Fine." She mumbled. "If she has to..."

Stefan almost had to laugh. "Yes she has to!"

Elena struggled away from him once more and scooted over to the bed, she let herself fall on it with a deep sigh.

"I'll go and tell her, so you two can drive." Stefan said, making his way over to the door.

"Now?" Elena blinked up at him. "Why not tomorrow."

"Because I wanna fly as soon as possible." Stefan said, nodding softly and smiled.

Elena groaned quietly and Stefan left the room.

Why was he being so cruel? She didn't like that. Matt would hate her, still, after all this time. But she kinda was glad that Katherine was coming with her, so she wasn't all alone.

A talk with Matt would correct it all, but maybe it was good. She needed to get this off of her shoulders. And maybe he would even forgive her for what she did to him.

"Hey Katherine?" Stefan stepped in the living room where Katherine sat, holding a pillow close up to her chest. "I could need your help." Stefan explained and she looked up at him.

"For what?" Katherine said, or more huffed.

"Could you go with Elena. She needs to talk with her Ex about what she did to him and I need someone to hear that she talks to him. I'd be very, very, very thankful if you did this for me, Katty." He smiled widely down at her.

He always called her Katty when he needed something from her. Even thought she hated the name.

"Yeah, sure. I wanted to the Grill anyways. I need some distraction." Katherine sighed at Stefan and nodded slightly. "I'll drive with her!"

"Thank you." Stefan grinned. "Are you okay? You look so down..."

Katherine shrugged her shoulders lightly. "Yeah, just a little alone."

"Hmm..." Stefan sit down next to her and leaned in to kiss her temple.

She smiled up at him, "So where's Elena? We could drive now."

"I'm here.. And already wearing shoes, so let's go." Elena yelled from the hallway.

"Nkay." Katherine murmured and jumped off of the couch to walk over to Elena.

She opened the door and the woman were gone, leaving Stefan all to himself.

Once in the car, Elena turned the radio on and Katherine drove away.

"Do you really want to talk to this guy?" Katherine turned her head to quickly look at Elena, her eyebrows were raised.

Elena just shrugged. "Well, yes..."

"Not really convincing." Katherine laughed to herself.

"Well, Stefan talked me into it, kinda. But I'm sure it's not a bad idea." Elena explained carefully.

"Whatever you want, Elena." Katherine smirked at the road.

It took them a while before Katherine drove on the parking of The Mystic Grill.

Elena kicked the door of the Grill open and made her way to the bar, closely followed by a bored Katherine. "So and I really need to listen to that now?" Katherine asked with a roll of her eyes.

"Yes, Stefan's fault, don't blame me." Elena sighed and looked around for Matt.

And then he appeared, he walked out of the kitchen and his eyes immediately found Elena.

Katherine nudged Elena in the side from behind her. "You let that handsome boy go? You betrayed him? Are you crazy? He looks like sugar!"

Elena rolled her eyes. "You can have him." She muttered.

"Oh I will." Katherine grinned to herself.

Katherine popped herself up on a bar stool and grinned as Matt walked closer.

"Elena." he said, smiling weakly.

"Hey..." Elena started slowly.

How would she do this? She didn't want to remember everything.

"I came to talk, you have some time, for me?" Elena asked.

And Matt nodded and led her and Katherine out of the Grill, to where the trash stood.

"What do you want?" Matt asked quietly.

"Say that I'm sorry. And I really mean it, this time." Elena answered. Yes, she had said it before, that she was "Sorry" But she never really meant it.

"Okay." Matt said, crossing his arms over his chest. He was surprised, why now? After all this time. And why was this girl standing next to her, listening to everything Elena had to say?

"Matt, look, I really am sorry for what I did to you. It wasn't because I didn't love you anymore. I was just being stupid, I made a huge mistake, you were everything I had back then, and I threw you away." Elena was talking quietly. It pained her to think about the old times.

"I don't expect you to say anything. I guess I don't even want you to say anything. I just want to get this clear between us. I also don't think you'll ever forgive me. But I just hope that this excuse of me, helps you a little. Or something.." She kinda was done now. What had she to say. So she just starred at Matt.

"I already forgave you, Elena. I'm over everything. I just don't think you deserve me after everything. And so I kept distance. But I really forgave you." Matt nodded and shrugged as he turned to smile at Katherine.

"Really?" Elena asked.

"Yes. Really. But thank you, it was good to hear this." he smiled back to Elena. "And now come in, I'll spend you a drink or something."

"Okay." Elena said happily. She was so glad that Stefan ordered this. She was clear with everything, finally.

"Good." Matt smiled and offered his arm out to Elena and Katherine, so they both could link in.

"I just always thought you wouldn't want to talk to me, Elena. That's why I avoided you." Matt stated.

Wow, that all was so surprising. Elena was so glad that Matt didn't hate her.

"So, vodka? Gin? Bourbon?" Matt asked when the girls sat down.

"Water and a vodka for Katherine, right?" She looked over to Katherine who just nodded smirking. "Right!"

So Matt poured them their drinks and got a Bourbon for himself.

Katherine leaned in and murmured, "Are you even allowed to drink during work?"

Matt laughed. "No, but I call it 'Testing the products'." He winked at her and Katherine giggled.

Was Katherine really doing this? Was she really going after Matt? Hah, Elena didn't mind, as long as she didn't hurt him. It was all right to her.

They drunk a little and it got later and later and at some point, Elena decided to let Katherine and Matt have some time alone.

Katherine was wrapping him up her finger, but to be honest, Matt looked like he didn't mind that at all.

Elena took Katherine's car to drive home. Because she knew Katherine would end up so drunk that Matt would call her a taxi anyways. So the car didn't end up standing all night by the Grill.

Stefan frowned as Elena walked in. "Where's Katherine?" he asked a little worried.

He hopped she didn't get drunk and was in the hospital now.

Elena just grinned and walked over to Stefan. "She's with Matt."

"Thank you that you asked me to do this..." Elena giggled and placed herself on Stefan's lap, sh snuggled her head against his chest.

"Umm..." he wrapped his arms around her and placed a kiss on her hair. "You're welcome."

"So, Italy... huh?" Elena asked, smiling up at Stefan. "Yes." he smiled back at her, poking her nose with his.

"I can't wait to get there with you." he said and slowly slid his hands up Elena's back under her shirt.

He was stroking her skin gently but Elena took his hands laughing away. "No, Stefan. You'll have to wait." she stated, nodding.

"Wait? Wait? Wait for what?" he asked somehow shocked.

He didn't want to wait.

"Until we're in Italy and I'm in the mood." Elena shrugged.

"But..." Stefan pouted. "That's almost one week. And I could help you with your mood, baby." he winked at her, slipping his hand under her shirt again.

"No, thank you.." Elena laughed and got up from his lap.

"Awwwh, man." Stefan huffed.

And Elena leaded down to peck his lips softly. "I love you. Don't pout you cute boy."

Stefan's lips tucked up in a smile. "I love you too." he nodded quickly and puckered his lips to get another kiss from Elena.

And Elena gave him another kiss, and Stefan caught his chance to pull her back onto him and attack her softly with more kisses which made her giggle, but she loved it.

She loved everything about the time she spent with Stefan, he was just so great.

- in the Grill -

Katherine had gotten a little too tips for Matts taste so he wouldn't let her drive home on her own and took her with him in the kitchen of the Grill.

"You can't take much, huh?" Matt asked her, laughing.

"I actually, ca-can... I don't know w-what's wrong to-oday." Katherine stuttered.

Matt laughed even more at her words. "Oh god, I feel like throwing up.." she muttered.

"Here.." Matt lead her over to the sink and Katherine leaned over to get her business done.

"You better don't drive home alone, lady..." He laughed quietly. "Want me to take you home?" he asked, softly.

"No. Stefan wouldn't like seeing me like this.." Katherine pouted and wiped her mouth in a napkin.

"What then?" Matt asked.

"Do you have a guest room?" Katherine asked.

"No, but a couch..." Matt smiled.

"That works too, I guess." Katherine laughed lightly.

And she was glad that Matt was one of the nice boys. Not one of the bad ones who just pushed her in a taxi with 20$ and left her to her drunken self.

Isn't Matt nice? So, what do you think about Matt/Katherine?

And woohoo, next chapter will be some Italy, I guess. ;)

Review and tell me what you think! ;* MUCH LOVE ~ Pink Spark.