Letters To My Ex-Jerk
Chapter 11- Stefan and The Nightclub
A/N: Hey everyone! Thank you for all the reviews and positive feedback (:
Some of you want Elena and Bonnie to become friends again, but some don't… I've decided what I'm going to do, but you'll just have to read on and see…. (:
And yeah, you guys are right; welcome to the Stefonnie section of the story. It wont last long but it'll be sweet (and heartbreaking?)
Enjoy (:
Lily
"So you're a law major?" Lexie asked, about an hour later when we were sitting on the dining table eating some beef casserole she had made for us with some salad.
I nodded, "Yes, what were you?"I questioned, taking a bite of salad and leaning onto the table.
"Erm, Interior Design," She grinned, "I designed this apartment and my own,"
I looked around, "It's beautiful Lexie," I told her, with a small smile. And it was. The designs were simple and modern, but they were very beautiful with little designs of flowers falling up and down the walls in different colors, colorful curtains bursting with vivid colors and bright throws everywhere.
"Thank you; Care was always one for the colors," She explained, "Even as a small girl, she just loved everything about them," She spoke of her younger sister in a way that showed that she loved her and was very proud of her.
"You can say that again," A happy voice came from behind us, and I looked back, swallowing a piece of salad to see Caroline standing there in a skirt with different pink and yellow patterns and a pink v-neck sweater, her arm wrapped around the shoulder of a blonde guy with blue eyes.
"Caroline, Matt. How are you?" Lexie asked, getting up and hugging her sister. Caroline hugged her back, their blonde hair exactly the same shade as their heads neared one another.
"I'm fabulous," Caroline exclaimed, coming over and giving me a hug too. I hugged her back, smiling as I realized she was one of those girls who thought they had a pocketful of sunshine and looked on the bright side and stuff.
"I'm good, Lex," The boy said, and he slapped hands with Lexie.
"Have you guys eaten?" She asked, gesturing to the food.
Caroline nodded, "We just came from lunch," She explained at the same time that Matt said, "Is that your beef casserole?"
Lexie nodded, "My special recipe. I'll make you a plate," She grabbed an empty plate and started dumping into it casserole for him. When she was done she handed him the plate and a fork and spoon. Matt sat down and started to eat.
"Oh, Matt this is Bonnie, my new roommate. Bonnie, this is Matt, my boyfriend," Caroline burst out, a couple of seconds later.
Matt nodded at me between mouths of casserole. "Sup,"
"Hey," I replied, smiling at him politely.
Caroline's eyes then lit up, "We were thinking of going dancing tonight with some friends, are you in?" She asked, looking hopeful as she sat down on the table between Lexie and I.
"Sure," I replied, not wanting to let her down.
"Oooh, yay! Let's go pick out outfits," Caroline took my hand and started pulling me in the direction of our bedrooms.
"Wait until she's finished eating, Caroline," Lexie reprimanded, shooting her sister a disapproving look.
"Are you done?" Caroline asked, eyeing my plate.
I nodded, "Yes, I suppose," I only had a few bites left. I took another spoon of Lexie's casserole, which was very good, and let Caroline drag me off into my bedroom.
She looked through my closet critically. "Who bought your clothes for you? They're boring," Caroline complained, fingering some of the stuff I'd unpacked before lunch.
"I don't really like to stand out," I informed her, with a slight smile as I sat down onto the bed, and hugged my knees to my chest.
"I see that," Caroline raised an eyebrow, but then pulled out one of my navy blue mini-dresses. She paired it with a sparkly gray scarf and some dark blue and silver shoes Elena had forced me to buy even though I knew it wouldn't match a lot of things I have in my wardrobe.
"Here," She handed me the new outfit and I eyed it dubiously.
"Elena always told me the dress was boring," I informed her as I took the dress.
"It is but if you pair it with those sparkly things then it'll look pretty," Caroline assured me, as she started for the door. "I'll leave you to get dressed,"
She closed the door, smiling at me, and I pulled my clothes off and put on the dress, the scarf and the shoes on. I smiled at my reflection in the mirror; Caroline was right, it did look pretty.
I styled my hair so that it fell in soft waves and put on some of my smoky gray eye-shadow that made my eyes look amazing- or so everyone told me, and some light pink lip-gloss, a little black eye-liner and a tiny bit of blusher before my cell phone started to ring with Damon's number.
I picked up, "Hey Damon," I replied.
"Hello, are you settled into your new room?" He asked, sounding amused for some reason.
"Yes, I am in fact," I said, sitting carefully down onto the bed, taking care as not to wrinkle my dress.
"What are your plans for tonight?" Damon questioned.
"Erm, I'm going out dancing with Caroline and her boyfriend," I informed him.
"Cool, I was thinking we could meet up or something, but if you're busy…" He trailed off.
"I'm sorry," I told him, biting my lip, then removing it because it would mar my lip-gloss.
"Nah, it's okay. Well, I'll call you later," Damon said, sounding a little melancholy.
"Sure," I smiled, before hanging up and slipping my cell phone into my pocket just as there was a knock on the door.
"One second," I called, grabbing my silver purse and slipping into it my cell phone, my wallet and some other essentials, then hurrying for the door.
"You look gorgeous," Caroline exclaimed, slipping her arm around my shoulder and leading me outside.
Caroline was still dressed in the same outfit except I noticed she'd swapped her white pumps for heels and the sweater for a pink tank top. Her hair was also tied in a French twist. "You too," I complimented.
"Thanks," She grinned, "Come on, Matt," She called to her boyfriend who had finished eating and was helping Lexie put the dishes they'd washed away.
Matt nodded, "Thanks for the casserole, Lex," He called.
"Any time," Lexie sang, "Have fun, girls," She waved at us and dried her hands on a towel, before following us out of the door. We locked the door of our apartment and Lexie went into hers.
"Thanks, you too," I called to her, and I shot her a small smile. She waved at us one more time before closing her door and leaving us in our own privacy. We rode the elevator down to the entrance of the apartment building and got into Matt's car which was a cute light blue Chevy. Caroline and Matt got in the front and I got in the back, closing the door behind me.
It was a short ride to the nightclub nearest to Caroline's home, one by the name of 'The Basement'. It was not too big but it was overflowing with college students who wanted to have a night out dancing. The music was pumping loud and it seemed that Caroline went there often because people greeted her and the crowd parted to let us in. The guards at the door shot Caroline a small smile and then let us through.
"What was that about?" I asked, once we were weaving through the adolescents into the club's main room with the big dance floor.
"My dad… kind of built this club," Caroline admitted, sheepishly.
"Really? That's cool," I informed her, with a smile.
"Thanks," She smiled back at me, linking arms with Matt as she pulled him into the middle of the dance-floor.
I left them to their own privacy and hurried to the bar to buy a drink. I didn't want to get too tipsy, but I wanted to have a good time. I ordered an appelini, a mixture of a martini and apple juice and sat down as I started to sip it.
"Hey beautiful voice," I heard a familiar voice from my side and looked to the stool and saw Stefan, the guy from the gym, sitting there with a red drink in his hand.
"Stefan? Hey," I replied, with a small smile.
"Hi, how are you?" Stefan asked.
"I'm great," I took a big gulp of my drink and felt the cool liquid make its way down my throat.
"Cool, look instead of calling you beautiful voice, I'm going to nickname you just beautiful okay?" Stefan asked me, with a wink.
I shrugged, "Whatever. You're very weird you know," I noted, taking the last sip of my drink and dumping the glass on the counter.
"Another," I told the bartender who nodded and slid me another drink.
"Why would I be weird, beauty?" Stefan quirked his eyebrow at me as he sipped his own drink.
"Wasn't my nickname beautiful?" I teased with a tiny smile. I took the drink from on the counter and took a giant gulp of it- how I loved these appelinis.
"Yes, well beauty is the nickname of beautiful," Stefan explained, jokily.
"Oh really?"
"Yes, so do you want to dance?" Stefan asked, a hopeful look in his forest green eyes.
"Sure," I took his outstretched hand, and with my drink in the other, we walked onto the dance-floor.
"What's that red drink?" I asked, gesturing to the drink that was in his hand.
"It's blood. I'm a vampire," He joked, taking a final gulp before setting it to the side on a table.
"Ha ha," I smiled, rolling my eyes.
"Strawberry and champagne, beauty," He explained, a few seconds later.
I nodded and started dancing, swaying my hips to the beat and taking a sip of my drink. Stefan wrapped his arm around my waist and I put my free hand on his shoulder, swaying to the beat.
"Hey, you're a good dancer," Stefan told me, with a wink.
"I'm good at a lot of things," I smirked at him, taking his hand and twirling around. He swayed me gently to the beat and I felt drawn to him and to his beautiful green eyes.
"Are you flirting with me, beauty?" Stefan asked, a slight smile playing on his lips.
"Maybe, do you want me to be flirting with you?" I asked, raising an eyebrow and sticking my tongue out at him. I finished my drink and handed it to a bartender who was distributing more drinks. I didn't take another because I had to stay level headed just in case Caroline and Matt couldn't drive back.
"Yes," Stefan winked at me, and I smiled, blushing a little.
"How come every time I go to the gym, you're there?" I asked, tossing my hair over my shoulder.
"I'm stalking you," Stefan stuck his tongue out at me.
"Is that so?" I questioned, my tone flirty. I was getting my flirt on good.
"Yes, how about we meet tomorrow for coffee after class so that I can stalk you somewhere other than the gym too?" Stefan asked, smoothly, a few seconds later.
"Are you asking me out, Stefan?" I smiled, feeling my stomach flutter with butterflies at the thought of such a gorgeous guy asking me out.
"That depends. Are you going to say yes?" Stefan asked, replying with a gorgeous smile that reached his eyes and made them light up.
"Um…yes," I replied and Stefan nodded.
"Great, so Starbucks?" He asked, and I thought it was kind of ironic that that would be the place of our first date, because it was the place of my first date with Damon, but I figured that the Bonnie and Damon time of my life was over, and I needed to fully get over it.
I nodded, "Sounds like a plan," I confirmed, feeling happy that I had a date tomorrow. Caroline would be pleased with me.
Suddenly, Caroline and Matt came over, drinks in their hands. "Stefan, Bonnie!" Caroline exclaimed, coming over to us.
I stepped out of Stefan's arms, and he slid his hand around my shoulder, hugging me close to him. I didn't pull back; it felt good to be held close by a guy who cared about me. "Hey Care," He smiled at her, "What's up, Matt man?"
"It's all good," Matt said, glugging down his drink which by the looks of it was some champagne with mint.
"Do you guys know one another?" I asked Caroline and Stefan.
Caroline laughed, "I could ask you the same question," She exclaimed, amused.
"Beauty and I work out together," Stefan pointed out, gesturing to me.
"Oh," Caroline said, "Well Stefan and I have been friends since we lived in Virginia together as kids. Him and his annoying brother," She grinned.
"You have a brother?" I asked Stefan, who nodded.
"Yes,"
Matt grinned, "He's a right old asshole," He noted, and Caroline laughed.
"That's not true," Stefan defended his brother, "He can be nice…sometimes,"
"And that's not often. Anyway, enough talk of the demon, are you guys like…?" Caroline trailed off, noting Stefan's arm around my shoulder.
I blushed, and Stefan nodded, "We're having our first date tomorrow," He explained to her.
"Awwww, that's so sweet. You guys are the cutest couple ever, right Mattie?" She asked, turning to her boyfriend with a big smile.
"Of course, Care," Matt smiled, looking with love at his girlfriend who snuggled into his shoulder.
"So I see you two are still going strong," Stefan noted, looking at Romeo and Juliet.
"As strong as ever," Caroline burst out, taking a swig of her drink which was pink and white.
"That's good, you guys are like Bella and Edward," Stefan teased.
"Hey, I'm way prettier than Bella," Caroline insisted, looking a little insulted.
"And I don't sparkle in the sun," Matt pointed out, annoyed, "Caroline forced me to see the movie 4 times," He explained when Stefan and I stared at him.
"I forced you?" Caroline asked, looking a little annoyed and sad at the same time.
"No, of course not," Matt stuck his tongue out at his girlfriend, who rolled her eyes at him but smiled all the same.
Stefan then looked at his watch, "Okay, guys, I'm really sorry but I have to go because I have an essay due tomorrow and I've only written one word… actually two because I wrote my name." Stefan smirked.
I smiled at him, "Okay, well I'll see you tomorrow," I told him and Stefan grinned.
"I'll be waiting with bated breath," He joked, before he shocked me by kissing me on the forehead.
"Bye, Stef," Caroline hugged him quickly and Matt slapped hands with him before he headed off, disappearing into the crowd.
"So you and Stefan, huh?" Caroline laughed.
"So you and Matt, huh?" I imitated, and she grinned.
"You guys are truly a cute couple," Caroline repeated.
"Or so you keep telling me." I rolled my eyes at her and Matt shared an amused smile with me.
I yawned, "Are you guys ready to head home? We do have class tomorrow," I reminded them.
Caroline nodded, "Oh yeah, I forgot," She put her empty drinks cup on the counter and we waited for Matt to finish his drink before we started out of the club.
"Are you okay to drive?" I asked Matt once we were outside. I shivered and hugged my arms to my waist, trying to warm myself up.
Matt nodded, "I'm not that drunk, I only had a few drinks," He told us.
"Are you sure?" Caroline asked him, pausing at the passenger seat door.
"Yes, yes," Matt exclaimed, before getting in the front. I got in the back, and closed the door and my seatbelt, before we took off home. I couldn't wait for my date tomorrow with Stefan; it was going to be a lot of fun and I really liked him. Sure, he was no Damon Salvatore but I had to learn to move on because Damon and I, though we were friends again, were probably never going to happen again.
Once back in my room, I sat down on my bed, and threw my heels off. Caroline came in and sat down. She had one of my letters in her hand.
I gasped, "Where did you get that from?" I asked, reaching up to snatch it from her.
Caroline smiled, "You probably missed it when you were unpacking. It was in a box out there," She explained.
"You didn't read it, did you?" I stuffed it into my purse, vowing to put it into the box of letters and find a safe hiding place for the box where no one could find it.
"Nope, I just saw the first words. Something about an ex," She explained, coming to sit beside me.
"hmm,"
"Well, do you want to tell me the story? If it's too private then it doesn't matter," Her excited voice had changed into one of concern about me and my well being.
"Nah, it's not really personal. Do you really want to hear? It's a little bit of a complicated story," I murmured.
"Yes, I'd love to, but if you don't want to use his name you can just use Ex-jerk instead," She explained.
I nodded, "Maybe that would be best, just in case." I said, and I started to tell her everything about me and the 'ex-jerk'. I was already starting to think of Caroline as my new best friend, sent by god to me to replace Elena.
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Damon: Hey, you! I was hardly in the chapter.
Lily: *puts on innocent face* What?
Damon: I was in one measly conversation, phone too.
Twilightlvr4vr: I agree, Damon should have been in it more.
Damon: *smiles at her* That's my girl. You tell her!
Lily: Erm, Bonnie needs her Stefan time…
Damon: What Stefan time? There should be no Bonnie and Stefan time. This is a BAMON which means Bonnie and Damon all the time…
TwilightLvr4evr: He's kind of right…
Lily: So do you really think that Bonnie should pine over Damon forever?
Damon: Yes
TwilightLvr4evr: No! She deserves to have some happiness.
Damon: Well, she can have happiness with me…
TwilightLvr4evr: Dude, no offense but you broke her heart
Damon: I did not! Rose forced herself on me…
TwilightLvr4evr: Whatever, she still deserves some hot Stefan and Bonnie time.
Lily: Yeah *high fives her*
Damon: You're a traitor! *points at TwilightLvr4evr*
TwilightLvr4evr: I'm not.
Damon: You are…
TwilightLvr4evr: I'm not.
Damon: You ARE!
TwilightLvr4evr: I'm NOT…
Lily: Okay, and now Damon and TwilightLvr4evr turn into fighting five year olds. See you guys later, and leave a review!
Damon: WE'RE NOT-
TwilightLvr4evr: 5 YEAR OLDS!
Lily: Okay, whatever you say…