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Chapter 4

Elena awoke long before the alarm was scheduled to go off. She smiled a she looked at the clock. She was so excited to go out with Elijah. She wondered if it was considered a date. She suddenly stopped the thought in its tracks. She didn't want to get her hopes up that it was more than what it really was. She had always liked Elijah. She never told anyone simply because she knew the voices and opinion would be cruel. He sighed as she sat up in the bed. Suddenly she felt something near her hand. She quickly reached over and turned on the light. It was a crumbled white piece of paper. She knew what it was and opened it. It was a note from Bonnie. Elena read it carefully and smiled. She grabbed her cell phone and tuned it on. She waited a minute before it suddenly made a ding noise letting her know her voicemail was full. Elena let out a sigh and erased them without even listening to them. She then set Bonnie a text telling her she would call her that night and how much she missed her. She sent the message and climbed from the bed. She stretched and grabbed her iPod as she went to shower and get ready. Elena found herself smiling as she started the shower. She busied herself enjoying the shower and the music she had playing. Once she was finished she started to sort through her clothes as find something that was suitable for a site seeing trip. She settled on blue jean shorts, a pink tank top and sandals. She piled her hair up in a high pony tail and packed her bag. She placed her jacket with her bag just in case and looked at the clock. Elijah would be there in about an hour and Elena smiled as she decided to go for a short walk on the beach. She grabbed her room key and slid it into her back pocket as she opened the door and looked out. The sun was starting to rise and Elena wanted to see it from the beach. She quickly made her way down the wooden path to the beach. Once she hit the sand Elena took her sandals off and picked them up in her hands as she dug her toes in. She smiled at the feel. She began to walk closer to the waters edge. The water rose in slowly as she went a little further out. The water felt cool on her toes. She began to walk down the beach slowly enjoying the soft breeze that played through her hair. She continued to walk for sometime before she realized Elijah would be coming soon. She started her way back. She felt calmness as she watched the sun rise. Elena hadn't felt that feeling in a very long time not since her mom was alive. Elena missed her more than anything and the she couldn't help the tears that fell. She wished her mom could see what she was seeing. Elena took a deep breath and wiped her eyes. She finally made her way back to the path to her motel. She walked up the path just as she saw Elijah reaching her door. He hadn't seen her and Elena stood still watching him. He knocked and fixed his shirt. Elena grinned. He seemed nervous. She waited and he knocked again. Elena decided to finally let him know she was behind him.

" Good morning Elijah" Elena said to him.

Elijah quickly turned.

"Elena, good morning" he said smiling.

"Surprised?" she asked him.

"a gentleman is never surprised at such beauty" he said smoothly.

"Thank you" Elena said blushing.

"Are you ready to go?" he asked her softly.

"Yes, let me grab something and we can go" Elena said as she stepped in front of Elijah to open her door. She turned to him.

"Would you like to come in?" she asked him.

"I would love too, thank you" he said as Elena stepped aside and Elijah stepped in looking around.

Elijah was impressed at the luxurious spacious room. Elena had the room kept very nicely. The large bed had been made and he smiled to himself at how small she must look in such a large bed. He also wanted more than anything to be in that bed with her as she called his name in pure desire. He quickly put that away and turned to Elena.

"This is a beautiful room Elena" he said to her.

"Thank you, I absolutely love it. I wish I had something like this at home" Elena said absently as she grabbed her bag.

"Okay, I'm ready" Elena said smiling at Elijah.

"Great shall we?" he said to her as he opened the door.

Elena nodded and went outside. They followed the path around the motel to the parking lot. Elena froze at the site of Elijah's car. She looked at him.

"Seriously?" she said stunned.

"What better way to see the sights then in a convertible" he grinned and opened the door for her.

Elena climbed in as Elijah shut the door behind her. Elena never imagined Elijah for a convertible kind of guy. His style however proved he knew what kind of cars he did like.

" This is a beautiful car Elijah. What kind is it?" she asked him as he climbed in and buckled.

"It's a Porsche 911 Cabriolet" he answered smoothly as he started the car.

The car purred to life like a cougar. It was sleek and built for speed. Elena grinned as they pulled away from the motel and into traffic. She wondered how fast it could go and thought about asking Elijah but instead she smiled as he hit the gas and sped them into traffic. Elena watched as Elijah he shifted gears and slid smoothly through traffic.

"So Mr. Mikealson where is out first stop on this tour" Elena smiled as she looked at him.

"Well Miss. Gilbert our first stop is to the Elba Island" Elijah told her as he turned down Bull Street and headed to the bridge at the mouth of the Savannah River.

Elena was about to ask about the statue when they finally came to a stop. Elijah parked the car and climbed out. Elena unbuckled as Elijah opened her door and helped her out. Elena looked around at the area. They were surrounded by bushes. Elena looked at Elijah and he extended his arm to her. Elena slipped her arm into his and he led her through a small walkway. They reached the end of the walkway and Elena gasped. There was a statue of a woman waiving handkerchief midair with a dog beside her. She was carved out of some kind of stone but stood upon a beautiful granite slab. Elena took a step beside her and looked out on the mouth of the Savannah River. Elijah looked at her.

"Wow. Elijah this is amazing. What's this statue mean?" Elena asked him stepping beside him and turning to look at the statue.

"It's one of the most talked about statues in Savannah" Elijah said to her as he took a step closer to her.

""For 44 years, Florence Martus lived on nearby Elba Island with her brother the lighthouse keeper, and no ship arrived for Savannah or departed without her waving a handkerchief by day or a lantern by night. Throughout the years, the vessels that did return watched for and saluted this quiet little woman. Few people ever met her yet she became the source of romantic legends when the story of her faithful greetings was told in ports all over the world. Florence died in a hospital in 1943. The citizens of Savannah erected the Waving Girl statue of Florence Martus to honor the woman who stood by her love for all those years (even when he never returned) with a statue on the Savannah waterfront." Elijah told her.

"Wow, she really waited all that time for her love" Elena mused.

"Yes" Elijah said softly.

Elena lifted her eyes to meet Elijah's. She found herself drifting closer to him absently. Suddenly they heard more people approaching and Elijah smiled awkwardly at her and extended his hand to her.

"Shall we go to the next site" Elijah asked Elena.

"Yes please" Elena said slipping her hand into his.

Elena felt the tingling feeling when they touched. Elijah met her eyes and she knew he felt it too. Elijah and Elena walked back to the car and Elijah helped her in. She buckled and waited for Elijah to join her. He had disappeared behind the car and Elena was about to turn to see where he went when he reappeared with a beautiful red rose.

"For you" he said softly.

"Elijah it's beautiful" Elena said as she took the rose and smelled it.

"Yes, but not as beautiful as you" he told her smiling and kissing her hand.

Elena was speechless. Elijah was a gentleman in all manners; she had never been more surprised, and stunned. She was in heaven and Elijah started the car once again and pulled away. She couldn't wait to go on the next site with Elijah. She lifted the rose once more to her nose and inhaled the beautiful scent and smiled. This was going to be a great day, she thought to herself.