After Elena pulled her heel out of the wall and placed it back down on the ground. She asked Rose to have Trevor or one of the guys fix that up tomorrow when they can. It wasn't easy working with Elijah. He knew the things to say to get under her skin, and used them all the time. Even after five years he still calls her Flemming her mother's maiden name as the last name she had been using as a cover before she met Elijah. Flemming was better than other things he called her in the last year. She had called him worse but he deserved it.

Elena made sure sure Ava never saw how they were treating one another. It was bad enough they brought a child into their screwed up life she didn't need to see her parents fighting. Elena had loved Ava since the day she found out she was pregnant and has continued since to love Ava. Elena just wished that she had kids after her career was over not when it was just taking off. That way she could be home with Ava than have a nanny for her. She could have quit but that meant giving up everything she had worked so hard for.

Walking up the stairs Elena could hear Ava not behaving for Lexi. Elena dismissed Lexi and told her to go home, that she had this. Ava immediately put her toys down and scurried over to her bed laying down as Elena held the purple sheets up. As Elena was tucking Ava in, Ava asked for a story or as Ava said it. "Story mommy."

Elena let out a small sigh and sat down on the edge of the bed next to Ava. She knew what story she wanted to hear since Ava asked for it to be told every night since she learned to talk. Usually kids her age were interested in princesses but Ava enjoyed listening to how her parents met.

Five years ago

She was only twenty years old, still taking classes in college but yet she worked for the Law. The Law were the real secret agents and spies for the U.S. The recruited her right after high school. Apparently all those classes her father had made her take was preparing her for this because her father was an agent like her mother, uncle and even her birth parents. Instead of changing her full name for her covers she used her biological mother's last name. That way she wouldn't blow her cover when someone called her a different name.

Her job was easy go to Italy, retrieve a case from the target and return the case to the Law. What no one told her one of the other agents had the case and it was a giant test.

When she got to restaurant she wore a dark red dress the a long v neck and the steps connected behind her neck. Her hair was down in curls and her lips matched her dress just like her heels. She was walking toward her target who sat in the far back part of the restaurant drinking a glass of rich red wine from the 19th century.

The target was a handsome man at the age of twenty eight according to the file. He wore a dark navy blue suit with a navy blue tie and off white button down shirt. His dark hair short and had a little scruff along his jaw. It seemed like he was waiting for someone by the way he sat. A silver metal briefcase sat down next to his chair. His gun laid in plain view on the white table cloth causing her to slowly pull out her small handgun from her handbag.

The man's reaction was the same pace as hers while they both pulled their guns on each other and he stood up close to her. His dark hazel eyes landed on her warm naive eyes, and a smirk crawled on his lips when he saw her trying to confident.

"Elena Flemming I presume." He spoke with a faint English accent.

"Elijah Smith I presume." She replied in the same cocky tone he had as she was clearly mocking him.

"Put your gun down before I have to clean blood off my suit." Elijah told her motioning his gun closer to her body. She only stepped closer to him with a glare in her eyes.

"How about you put yours down and you give me the briefcase." With that he tried to grab her arm that held her gun and that cause her to grab his. Both struggled to get out of the hold, but only Elena used her legs and began to lift her leg to kick his groin but his hand was faster and he grabbed the back her knee leaving her hand free. But he was able to plop her down in the seat that was opposite to his. He took his seat once again still holding onto her leg.

As a sign of good faith he placed his gun on the table and motioned for her to do the same. She complied and laid hers next to his. The smirk on his face only grew seeing how submissive he got her to be. When a shy waitress walked over to them and asked if they needed anything. Elijah just ordered another glass for the wine and a bill. Of course he spoke in perfect Italian to the waitress.

"Well let's see what is in the case you want." Without taking his hand off the back of her knee he reached down and grabbed the silver case. He popped open and pulled out two files. One labeled Elena the other labeled Elijah. He gave her the file that was for her and he read the file meant for him. That is when they found out the others true identities and found they played for the same team.

"Mikaelson is a much better fit for you." Elena smirked when she closed the file and slid it over to him as the waitress returned and poured some of the wine into the empty glass before she gave it to Elena Gilbert.

"Well Gilbert it looks like we are going to be working with each other for a while. So tell me about yourself partner." Elijah took his glass and clicked it against Elena's.

"We spent the rest of the night talking to each other and the rest is history." Elena finished even though she noticed Ava was already fast asleep. "Good night princess." She stood up and left the room to finally got to sleep herself.

...

Elijah was greeted by emptiness when he got back to his brownstone. All of Hayley's things were gone. She left the photo from that morning laying on his pillow. Elijah snatched the reframed photo up from the pillow as he was sitting down on the bed.

Four years ago he stood on the beach with Elena, she wore white and he wore black. The photo just showed chest up so her two month bump wasn't showing. They didn't get married because of that, they got married because they were in love with each other. They got married early and had a small wedding so Elena didn't have to stress and worry about having a hard pregnancy. They went to his family's house in the Hamptons, got married on the beach there and then spent a few weeks on vacation there since Elijah didn't want Elena on a plane.

Elijah placed the photo on the nightstand and got up from the bed to get a drink. Once he had one he looked at the photo of Ava and Elena on his fridge and tilted his glass towards it. "Happy anniversary." He sighed and tossed his drink back in his mouth.

...

Elena sat up in her office chair after falling asleep after she had a late night with Ava. Elijah had slammed an evidence box on her desk. She didn't say anything when she was reading what the box said before she grew angry and pushed the box off her desk. The paper's in the box, evidence, all of the things in the box scattered on the floor.

"Get that out of here." She snapped at Elijah as she stood up and reached for her bag so she can escape the office for lunch. But Elijah grabbed her wrist just like he did the first time they met.

"Tatia is Amara's twin. They want to interview Tatia and Nadia to get information on Amara so we can catch her before Silas can get to her. We already know where Tessa is so she is being watched and will soon have her picked up." Elijah told Elena.

"I am not going anywhere near her and neither are you. Caroline and Bex can talk to Tatia we can talk to Nadia." Elena growled and yanked her arm back away from him.

"I'll talk to them. Are you ok, you seem off today?" He noticed she was in a grumpy mood even worse than the mention of Tatia.

"Yeah Ava was up most of the night wanting water, milk and had a bad dream. Then when I let her in our...my room she tossed and turned. I didn't get much sleep." She waved him off "I'm going to get coffee." She walked out of the off with her purse. She needed coffee especially if she had to get involved with Petrova family. She entered the elevator and pressed lobby before holding down the close door button, but Elijah was faster and he jumped into the elevator with his ex wife. He pressed the stop button when the elevator was between floors.

"I get it you are still angry but you can't let this get in the way of the job." He told her. "The Petrovas and Silas were always our case, we can't hand them off now."

"I am not saying to hand off the case. I am not going any where near Tatia and neither are you Elijah. It is bad enough that Tatia and you ruined our marriage, I don't need her getting under my skin while I try to interview her." She didn't make eye contact with him as she started up the elevator again.

"I didn't ruin it you did when you asked me for a divorce." Elijah sneered causing Elena to stop the elevator jerking them both in the elevator.

"I ruined it?!" She screeched at him like nails on a chalkboard. "You slept with the target. All you had to do was seduce her and get her to talk not fuck her! And on video that everybody in the office has seen or heard of, I got the first show from Klaus's car with him. All because I was gone for three weeks trying to get Markos and you didn't trust me. I never slept with Markos and you let your paranoia get the best of you! Never say I ruined us, you did." Elena started up the elevator again.

Once the doors opened, she stepped out and practically sprinted to the building's Starbucks. She wanted to scream and cry until she couldn't any more to him, but she wasn't going to. They had been separated for nearly a year, but only divorce four months. During the early months Elena barely showed her face around the office unless she had to come in. Most nights she cried herself, some days she would blame herself for why he cheated. It got better but the pain never left her.

...

Elena was walking into the restaurant after texting Lexi to drop Ava off at Elijah since it was his weekend with Ava. Elena had put on a fake smile in hope of fooling her boyfriend. She was in a bad mood after interviewing Nadia and then hearing Tatia would only talk to me. A smile only showed up on her face when her boyfriend called her asking if he could take her to dinner. She happily said yes and left work early so she could go get dressed. She put on a white sundress with a lace pattern laying over the cotton halter dress. Her hair was straightened and her bangs were pinned back in a bump.

"White to an Italian restaurant?" She heard him smirk as he was wiping his dirty hands off with his apron before he removed it and gave it to one of the waiters.

"I like tempting fate." She smirked right back at him "It was the first thing I saw in my closet." She gave him a quick peck on the lips before she sat down in their usual booth.

"No Ava?" He asked after he ordered them a bottle of white wine which made her laugh. "I don't want you to ruin your dress."

"Her dad has her for the weekend. Next time." She smiled at him while she picked up the menu looking through the items. "It is not a big deal it is just my graduation dress from high school."

Elena smiled at her boyfriend the owner and head chef at Salvatore, the best new Italian restaurant in New York City. She had been dating him for three months and was very happy to be able to call him her boyfriend. It was hard for her to lie to him because she couldn't tell him about her real job or anything that involved the Law. Elena thought about dumping him but she really liked this guy and could see herself being with for a long time.

...

Elijah was the first one into the office Monday morning and along him was a sick Ava, too sick to go to daycare and it was Lexi's day off. He frowned when he saw Elena was late. He knew she had spent the week with him. He hated the thought of another man touching his wife...ex wife, not knowing if they were doing it in their...her bed, laughing and smiling during the good times Elijah wish he was still spending time with her.

Elijah hated Elena at first blaming her for leaving to go to Brazil for three weeks without him to seduce a man. When elena became distant after her trip he believed something had happened. As a weird way to get back her and to make them "even", he slept with his assigned target. Only then to find out Elena never slept with Markos, that the reason she pulled away was because of the things she saw that had given her nightmares. He was embrassed everyone saw his affair on tape at the Law, his siblings, parents and his wife.

He hated her more when she took Ava to her uncle's in the city and filed for divorce before he could even react to his girls being gone. His word was collapsing but he seemed to act like nothing was wrong with only reason why he began to date Hayley was because he needed a distraction especially after finding out his wife was dating once again.

In the divorce it seemed like Elena wanted nothing from Elijah other for custody of their daughter. But still Elijah gave her the house, the staff, enough money in alimony to never have to work, and even gave her more custody of Ava than she had asked for. It was like he was trying to win her back or at least look like he was trying to be a good guy. But his family and friends still were as cold to him as Elena was.

Elijah was helping Ava get to the apps on his I-Pad when Elena and Mikael came into the office. He moved aside from Ava so Elena could see their daughter.

"We found Amara and Tessa. They both were about to fled when we took them in." Mikael said as he watched his granddaughter and his ex daughter in law together. "They both were going to flee to Italy where Silas and his partners are located for the time being. Amara easily gave us everything we need to know and even made sure we can have to go in."

"That is where we come in, I'm guessing." Elena said as she was standing back with her arms crossed over her chest.

"Yes you'll be posing as a married couple, your covers are simple. You want to become partners of their organization, you will give them knowledge we give you so they can trust you." Mikael said "Your covers are Elijah Smith and Elena Pierce-Smith."

"Pierce?" Elena asked with a shock look on her face. Elijah noticed how pale she had become just from a name.

"I'm afraid so. Katherine was meant to become a partner but we intervened a long time ago. They know the Pierce name and knew Katherine was a twin. You leave tomorrow." Mikael left the room while Elijah turned to Elena.

"Still got your wedding bands?" He asked her with a smirk.

So there is the really long chapter 2. Yes I know Elena is dating a Salvatore but the endgame will be her and Elijah, I promise. I just want some drama because the Salvatore boys play a bigger role in this story. Also this is really long because I not only wanted to show you how they met but how they were both feeling and what had happened to cause the divorce. Next chapter you'll see Klaus, Caroline, Rebekah, Matt and find out which Salvatore Elena is dating. Also something hot will happen with Elena and Elijah. Thank you for your reviews and keep reviewing. I will update soon.