AN: I own nothing hope you all enjoyed. Each time post the new chapter(s) they will be complete in line with this series. Thank you for all the reviews that I have gotten in this story. This will be the last story in this series of secret love. Thanks to rjt040190, ForwoodForever, Ashley, and all the others for the wonderful reviews.

AN2: I do not know if the month is correct when the Founder's Day celebration happened, but I'm going with it since could never find actual date. I Loved Tyler on the Battle of Willow Creek float he was so HOTT dressed up, but he with Caroline in this story can't be on two floats at once.

Secret Love

Story 10

Chapter 2

Caroline was letting Bonnie take pictures of Tyler and her dressed up. She had gotten Tyler to help with the designing of the float. He was wonderful after all. Jeremy had finished with the Battle of Willow Creek float with Matt. Tyler had made sure their float was the way she wanted it before he'd changed. Classic Southern Elegance was their floats theme. Gone with the Wind was one of her favorite movies after all.

She smiled for the camera feeling Tyler's arms around her and she leaned back slightly. They had agreed when they left the house that they were not going to be a secret any more. It was wonderful to stay that way, but she wanted to have fun with him today. In doing so it meant letting the others would know that they were dating. It was only so many covers they could come up with after all. If they were seen kissing then there wasn't any cover for that.

Caroline turned her head slightly bringing Tyler closer until they were kissing. She saw the flash of the camera and grinned against his lips. "Hey you two, no doing it until you go home tonight," Bonnie said shaking her head at them, but she had a smile.

Caroline pouted before telling Tyler she wanted a picture with Bonnie. He took the camera from their friend before waiting on them to get how they wanted to. He thought about a really good joke to say to them, but Caroline would get him good. He went with keeping his mouth closed instead.

Elena finally showed up with Stefan and they took pictures again before going to the float. Bonnie was holding onto the camera until afterwards. Tyler kept looking around for Mason; he hadn't seen him since that morning. He just hoped he was okay because he didn't know how he would act if Caroline just turned into somebody different. He tried to put it out of his mind though, but he hadn't missed the heartbreak there.

It was two minutes before the parade was supposed to start that Mason showed up. He was the one driving the truck that drove their float. He had left right after they had, but he had gotten heeled up. He had run into John Gilbert and the man was up to something. He just didn't know what, but he wasn't in on the council for him to tell him. He didn't believe back then, but he needed to know what was going on. He could just tell something was going to happen tonight. The wolf inside of him was on edge.

Caroline waved out to the crowd hearing her name called out. She was Miss Mystic Falls, and Tyler was her boyfriend. He had his arm around her waist and she smiled seeing Bonnie there. Elena was close by with Stefan and the other founder's court too, but she was up top. She was the closest to a princess she could get and Tyler was her prince.

"You think anybody's asking questions yet?" Tyler asked against her ear, after they past the main area of the parade.

Caroline bit down on her lip because his lips where touching that spot on her neck. The spot that drove her crazy every time he was near it. "I don't know," she said only loud enough for him to hear.

"When we get off this float, I'm going to be taking this dress off you," he knew she would get him good, but he couldn't help his self. "You won't be seeing your clothes for little bit either," he added with a grin.

Caroline was trying not to let him notice how turned on she was. He always did that to her when they couldn't do it. "I don't think so, you going to the Grill with me," she said with a grin of her own. They had to meet Mason there. She had ridden with Bonnie because Tyler had gone to help Jeremy with something on the other float. She was glad that they were friends again it was nice to see that. They were bonding and she couldn't be happier.

Tyler groaned but looked back up at the crowd that was there. He knew she wasn't going to cave because the tone in her voice said it. He wanted to know what was going on too. Jeremy had seemed pissed off earlier and he was not talking to Elena at all. He'd asked him what was wrong, but he'd only said that Elena was adopted.

It had shocked him, but couldn't be the only reason his now friend was on edge. Elena still was his sister and she obviously didn't know about it till now. He'd seen Jeremy's girlfriend and she seemed nice. Mason hadn't liked her the other night though. She had stopped by Jeremy's house when they'd been there.

Whatever it was maybe it would be explained tonight, this town was already weird as it was. There were too many things they liked to celebrate and most time he wouldn't dare participate. Caroline was his girlfriend and he wanted to be here with her.

Once the parade was over Caroline went with Elena to get changed out of their clothes at the school. Tyler was changing back into his clothes in the other locker room too. Caroline couldn't help notice something seemed to be wrong with Elena. She asked what was wrong hoping to get something of an answer instead the usual she was fine. They had gotten closer since the Founder's Court when she talked her into not backing out.

"It's a lot of things, most recent Jeremy hates me," Elena said not letting the why out, but there was only so much longer she could keep secrets. There was something going on and Katherine was out there somewhere. If she came to town then it could end badly because apparently Isobel knew Katherine.

"He's your brother he will come around, Elena," Caroline said with a smile. She could tell there was more to it, but she let it go. "Mason's meeting us at the grill, but you want to get together tomorrow night?" she asked a nice sleep over wouldn't be so bad she thought before telling Elena the idea.

Elena was going to decline, but she realized she needed some girl time. Bonnie seemed distant still and Caroline was being nicer the last few weeks. It wasn't like they weren't friends, but there was sometimes tension there. "Sure, that sounds like a wonderful idea." She finally said and the smile she had was a real one. The first one in days maybe weeks that was not forced.

"Come over any time tomorrow after five, Tyler and I are going for motorcycle ride in morning," Caroline said, they were getting it tonight and parking it beside her house. She finished changing before taking her phone leaving the rest her stuff in the locker. She would come back later to get it. Today wasn't over and they had a lot of time still. She left the locker room going to the boy's waiting outside of it for Tyler.

Mason was trying to find the sheriff he wanted to know what was going on. He hadn't seen her since they'd passed the sheriff's office on the parade route. She'd been going into the office, but he hadn't gotten her on her phone yet. He had to know what was going on. The wolf inside of him was trying to bust out even though it couldn't. It could get to the surface though making him black out. He was fighting that because it had two people in mind to go after. His brother and then Katherine.

He sent Tyler a text he'd find him at the Grill, but he had to talk to somebody first. He wasn't going back on the promise, but he had to find Liz. Richard was the Mayor and the head of the Founder's Council. However, Liz didn't always agree with him on things. It was surprising his brother wasn't up there near Carol, but he was MIA. His brother lived for these things; it had to be something big for him not to be there. Tyler was safe right now he knew so he would find Liz and demand to know what was going on.

Tyler was playing pool at the Grill with Matt while Caroline watched them. He listened to the voice mail from his dad telling him to go home. He deleted it because he wasn't going home. There was no way he was going there. He was finally to place he didn't have to be nervous. Mason had kept promise that he wouldn't get hurt. He wanted to either stay with Caroline or live with Mason. The argument with his dad had started when Mason told him the two options.

His dad tried pulling him off the float the day before, but he didn't get the chance. It wasn't just Mason that blocked his dad. Jeremy had moved so that he couldn't reach him when he had tried. Caroline was no longer the only one that cared what happened to him. It felt nice to have the peace of mind.

"You get next one in and I'll give you a kiss," Caroline whispered in his ear before moving back. She saw the smile widen on Tyler's face. She knew that he was excellent pool player. They had gone to a bar once before back when they were sixteen and he'd hustled couple guys.

Matt, Elena and Bonnie had been with them back then. They had played six different guys and when they left Tyler had given them all part the winnings. It had been a team effort after all. Tyler was the one that taught her to play pool and she'd hustled couple guys once before too.

Tyler took the shot and thankfully made it; he wasn't worried about not making it. He would still get that kiss either way. He turned around pulling Caroline to him and kissed her. Everybody in the place could see them right now. Caroline moaned against his lips feeling that he was already wanting her. His hands moved under her shirt pulling her as close as he could get her.

Caroline whimpered grinding against him, she felt how hard he was. She moved her hand down in front of his jeans stroking him through his jeans. She wanted him in the bathroom right now so badly. She pulled out of the kiss seeing few people looking at them. Yep the secret was out, but she could careless. She could kiss him in public now.

Matt broke through their daze asking if Tyler was going go again. She had to laugh before she went to get them drinks. Tyler was watching her walk away before he made the next shot. He purposely missed going after Caroline. The thought of getting her in one of those stalls and taking her against the wall got him even harder. He was stopped in his tracks however when his dad walked up to him. He cursed whatever fate had against him for this.

"I thought I told you to go home," Richard said looking at his son, taking hold his arm. John Gilbert was putting the entire town in danger. He wanted Tyler home safe, he had to kick his own self for that thought. He was a bastard, he was the reason Tyler wouldn't go home right now. He never understood that part of him. He took his anger out on Tyler and this time he'd left.

Tyler jerked away from the grip his dad had on him. "I decided not to," Tyler said back, he wasn't about to leave. He still was waiting on Mason to show up, he was started to get worried. He was hoping that the bitch had not gone and done something to him.

Caroline came running up to them asking what was going on. She got between Tyler and his dad before Matt was there too. Tyler seen his dad step back slightly he wasn't going to do anything with this big of an audience.

"I'm asking you to go home, Tyler, I can't explain, please," he wanted to know that Tyler wasn't going to be killed. The vampires would do it just to get even with them. He didn't know what it was, but there was something inside of him that hated them more than he should. He was terrified of what they could do to them. He left the killing in the hands of the sheriff though. "Take my car; it's out back just get home, please,"

Tyler looked at his dad and for some reason he took the keys. The look there in his eyes was something he had never as long as he had been alive seen. His dad was scared, but he didn't know what of. "Okay," Tyler said.

"Caroline, Matt go with him, get home and stay inside," he let out a breath watching them leave glad that Tyler hadn't fought him on it. He could never make up for the fact he was a horrible dad to him, but if they lived passed tonight he'd try. He might even consider what Mason wanted, but he had to go to the town square and be with his wife. Tyler would be safe at home with Caroline and Matt with him.

TBC

AN 3: The look in The Mayor's eyes when he was pleading with Tyler at the Grill in Founder's Day looked like he was scared. I hated that man, but that was the one good thing he ever did for Tyler. However, it did send him off into a car crash, but he couldn't have known. Another chapter on it's way.