"Stefan Salvatore, you asshole! How could you go on vacation and leave me behind?!" Came the whiny, annoying voice of Stefan's ex girlfriend, Caroline Forbes. Stefan cursed, wanting to bury his face in the sand. Stefan had broken up with Caroline the week before he left for vacation, and it seemed it still hadn't got through Caroline's head. Caroline came up and stood in front of Stefan and eEena, her hands on her hips.
"Who's that?" Elena asks, grabbing Stefan's hand as she hid behind her borrowed surfboard.
"More like who are you, and what are you doing with my boyfriend?" Caroline quips, looking at Stefan and Elena. She tapped her foot and crossed her arms, waiting for an explanation. Stefan set his board down in the sand.
"She's Elena Gilbert, and she's my Girlfriend, not you Caroline. I broke up with you the week before I left because you were cheating on me with Tyler." Stefan replied with a growl, annoyed that Caroline was even around, let alone bugging him and Elena on their last day full day on the beach before school started the following day.
Caroline slapped Stefan hard across the face, her face red with anger.
"How dare you accuse me of such a thing! I would never!"
"But you did. Tyler told me, why do you think I broke up with you?"
Caroline looked taken aback by Stefan's blunt honestly, but almost instantly she was back at him.
"So you dump me, them come back dating a freshman floozie. How old is she, like, 18?"
"I'm 24 for your information." Elena spoke up, setting her board down and taking a step towards Caroline. "I may not know the whole story behind you and Stefan, and frankly, I've heard enough about you to know that Stefan could have done so much better then you. Now, if you would kindly leave, Stefan and I have plans for today." Elena tells Caroline, putting her hands on her hips.
Stefan had never seen Elena like this, and he was shocked to hear her stick up for him, considering they had only been dating three days. Caroline glared at Elena, then at Stefan.
"This isn't over by far, Stefan. Now I'd advise you to keep your little floozie bitch on a leash before I have to knock some sense into her."
"You lay a hand on her or my brother again, and I'll have you arrested, Caroline. Now, leave." Came Damon's deep, authoritative voice from behind Stefan and Elena.
Stefan looked behind himself and Elena, surprised to see his brother standing behind them, dressed in a black suit and white dress shirt. Caroline gave all of them a look of disgust before leaving the beach, heading back towards the surf shop. Elena turned and hugged Damon, and Stefan could do nothing but smile.
"Thank you, Damon. I have no idea how she found us, but I'm glad you stepped in." Stefan thanked his brother, running a hand through his hair. "How much of the conversation did you hear?"
"I reached you guys right before Caroline threatened you both. Honestly, how did you put up with dating her?"
"I dated her a month, and we never did anything. I'm not even sure how I started dating her. All I know is one day she comes up and kisses me, telling me we're dating and that she loved me. She's crazy."
"She seems like it. Are you okay? Can I look at your face?" Elena asks, turning Stefan's face so she could see where Caroline had slapped him. His cheek was red and looked slightly swollen. Stefan took Elena's hand, kissing the top of it.
"I'm okay Elena, I promise. It's not like it's the first time she's hit me." Stefan assures Elena. Elena nods, smiling some. Damon hands Stefan an envelope.
"This is the papers you need to fill out to finish your employment application at the company. Just fill them out and send them back to me at my house." Damon tells Stefan, then hugs both him and Elena. "I wish I could stay and join you, but unfortunately I only came by to drop off papers. I didn't want to leave them at you house, and I figured I'd find the two of you on the beach. Have fun out there and be safe." With that said, Damon turns and starts walking back to his truck, waving as he gets in.
"You can put your envelope in my bag, Stefan. After all we are going back to your place when we leave."
Stefan grins and kisses Elena. After carefully stowing his papers in Elena's bag, Stefan and Elena grab their boards and hit the water. They spend the day surfing and walking on the beach, taking pictures, talking and having fun. When they returned to Stefan's house that Evening, Elena cooked them a dinner of chicken and pasta in an Alfredo cream sauce, a fresh summer salad on the side. After dinner the two of them watched a movie before Stefan walked Elena back to her dorm room.
"Thank you for dinner tonight Elena, it was amazing."
"You're welcome, Stefan. I had a great day." Elena replies, kissing Stefan deeply.
Stefan kisses her back, smiling. "Good night and sweet dreams, Elena. I hope we can meet up for lunch tomorrow between classes."
"I'll text you my schedule tonight, so we can try and set that up. Good night and sweet dreams, Stefan."
Stefan gave Elena one final kiss before walking back to his house, whistling happily. Once he got home, he grabbed a quick shower before crawling into bed. After reading Elena's text and sending her his schedule, the two of them made plans to meet up for lunch the following day. Stefan also sent Elena all of the pictures he had taken that day, choosing a photo they had gotten someone to take of the two of them together for his background. He smiled as he received the pics Elena had taken as well, grinning when he got the screen shot of her background on her phone, the same as his his. He texted her good night and, after plugging his phone in, fell asleep with the memories of their amazing day together flowing through his mind.