I'm sorry if this chapter isn't my best, I was kind of rushing to finish it. But I hope you still like it.
That morning we told Damon and Jeremy about our engagement and they were both happy for us. Then at school both Bonnie and Caroline freaked out and couldn't stop looking at the ring. But Matt, again, was just quiet. He didn't say anything to me or anyone else; he wouldn't even look me in the eye.
By third period the whole school knew that Stefan and I were engaged and, of course, the rumor started that it was because I was pregnant. But we all agreed that we wouldn't confirm or deny the rumors to anyone. I was able to tell my friends and family, but I wasn't ready for all of Mystic Falls to know.
The week passed quickly and by Thursday Matt still had yet to come out of his funk and talk to me. Then finally on Friday morning before the bell rang for classes to start he came up to me and Stefan at my locker.
"Hey Elena. Can I talk to you for a second?" He says quietly while looking at his feet.
I smile, this is the first he has said a word to me since Monday. "Yeah, of course."
"I'll just leave you two alone." Stefan walks away towards our first period class, and before he is out of sight he gives me a look that says 'I told you he would come around'.
Matt still can't look directly at my, instead he is looking at the floor. "I'm sorry about how I have been acting lately. I guess it was just hard to hear that you're pregnant." He finally looks me in the eye. "I mean, you're practically my little sister and I just couldn't believe you were really having a baby. So it took me a few days to actually believe it completely and then a few more days to be okay with it. I really am sorry. And I'm happy for you and Stefan, you two will be great parents."
I sigh with relief and throw my arms around him.
He pulls back and chuckles. "So I guess I am forgiven?"
"Yes, of course." And I pull him in for another tight hug.
We stay like that for a while until the warning bell rings for us to go to our first class. We pull away, I didn't even realize we were like that for that long, and go to our classes.
...
I sit next to Stefan at our usual seats and get there just before the final bell rings. The teacher isn't there yet and the rest of the class is just talking.
Stefan leans toward me, he seems like something is bothering him. "So, is everything okay with you and Matt now?"
"Yes. He apologized and is happy for us. So I guess everyone was right, he just needed some time to get used to the idea."
"Good. I'm glad." But he doesn't sound too convincing.
"Okay. What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
"Stefan, something is obviously bothering you. So, what is it?"
He sighs deeply. "That was a very long hug. Was it necessary? You were almost late for class."
Oh, I understand now. I can't help but laugh at him. "Aw, Stefan, you're jealous!"
"What? No I'm not!" He tried to argue but it's pretty obvious he is.
I laugh even harder. "Yes you are, you're jealous because Matt and I were hugging!" I can no longer control my laughter.
He gets a little annoyed. "Well, can you blame me? He is your ex and you were so upset when he wouldn't talk to you. And you both seemed to enjoy being in each others arms."
He is so cute when he is jealous. But he is being completely ridiculous. Where did this come from? He has never been this jealous over mine and Matt's relationship before. He must just be over protective now that I'm pregnant and we're engaged.
I stop laughing and look at him seriously. "Stefan you have no reason to be jealous. Matt and I are just friends. Besides it is you that I want to marry…" I lower my voice. "And it's your child I am carrying." I put his hand on my stomach and we smile at each other.
He seems reassured and it was good timing because the teacher just walked in and everyone got quiet and got to work.
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After school Stefan drops me off at his place and Damon is in the family room reading a book.
"Hey, where's Jeremy?" I ask him as I walk in.
He looks up when he hears my voice. "In his room. Where's Stefan?"
"He just dropped me off. He's going back to my house to get some of my stuff. I've been here so often I've run out of clean clothes."
"So, he won't be back for a little while?" He has a strange look on his face that I don't understand.
"I don't know. It shouldn't take to long for him to grab some of my stuff. He'll probably be back in like thirty minutes."
"Perfect just enough time." He looks fixedly at me. "Elena we need to talk."
Now I'm really confused. "Okay. About what?"
"Elena, I think you know what." He raises a knowing eyebrow at me.
"Um, no I don't. So, could you fill me in because I really have no idea what you're talking about?"
He sighs heavily like he's annoyed. "Look Elena. I have been pretending the kiss didn't happen because you have. But now we need to talk because now you're engaged and having Stefans baby. I can no longer pretend that I didn't feel anything for you when we kissed."
What the fuck is he talking about? What kiss is he talking about? We never kissed? "Damon, what kiss? We never kissed. For one, I'm with your brother. And two, that's just eww. Sorry Damon but I don't feel that way about you.
He looks at me with an annoyed expression. "Elena, we need to stop this game of 'lets pretend'. We kissed, just face it!"
"What?"
Damon and I spin our heads to the front door and Stefan is standing there with my bag slung over his shoulder and a very hurt expression across his face.
He looks directly at Damon. "You kissed her?" His face suddenly goes dark and angry. He suddenly looks very much like a vampire. "You kissed her?" He screams, this time, at his brother.
If I had blinked I would have missed it. But In about a half a second my bag slams to the floor with a loud thump and Stefan has Damon pinned against the wall with his arm over Damon neck, cutting off his air.
Then I about another half second Jeremy is there yelling and trying to pull Stefan off Damon.
"Stefan, get off him! Stefan!"
Finally the shock wears off and I'm yelling at Stefan as well. "Stefan get off of him!"
When Stefan hears my voice his expression immediately changes to a look of sorrow and he drops his arm and steps away. Jeremy looks as confused as I am as to what's going on.
"How did you get back so soon?"
"I ran instead of drove because I knew it would be faster. Good thing too or else I would have never known that you and my brother betrayed me."
Damn you Damon! Look what you've done. Stefan looks like his heart has been ripped out and stomped on.
I walk over to him and put my hands on either side of his face and make him look at me.
"Stefan listen to me. I did not and I never have kissed Damon. I love you Stefan, and I would never do anything like that to you."
That's when Damon interrupts with a laugh. "Elena, there is no point in lying now that he knows."
I look at him. I'm pissed! Why would he make up lies like that? Damon may not be the nicest guy but I never thought he would do something like this. "Damon, what the hell is wrong with you? We never kissed!"
Now he is angry too. "Damn it Elena! Stop denying it! After Founders Day we kissed out on the veranda and then your Aunt Jenna came out and told you to go inside. Why would I make something like that up?"
"I don't know! Maybe you want to break Stefan and me up because you want me for yourself."
"That's ridiculous! Why won't you just admit that it happened?"
"Because it didn't!" We scream back and forth to each other.
"Both of you stop!" Stefan suddenly yells. We both are quiet and look at him. "Damon did you say this happened after Founders Day before Elena had gone inside?"
"Yes, that's what I just said. Elena walked up, put her things down and we started talking. Then we were kissing when Jenna interrupted."
Stefan looks at me. "Elena you were on the phone with me when you got home that night. I remember you hung up right before you got inside there is no way that Damon was there. You also told me your things had been stolen so you couldn't have had them with you."
"It happened! If is wasn't Elena I kissed then who the hell was it?" He meant it as a sarcastic and rhetorical question but as soon as the words were out of his mouth we all came to the same realization.
Stefan was the one to whisper the name we were all thinking, "Katherine."
"Aw. Are you guys talking about me?"
We all whip our heads around and there Katherine is standing right in front of us. We are all to shocked to even move or say anything.