Chapter 7
Hope everyone had a great holiday
God! Why was this man so infuriating! I stormed back to the guest room/sewing workshop. Reaching the door I heard a girlish giggle from inside and peaked around the door frame to look. Matt had now arrived and brought Bex with him. Fortunately they were standing with their backs towards me, so I took my chances and tiptoed past the doors, however the double doors were wide open and looking up, I saw Stefan catch my eye. Realising what I was up too, he gave me a quick wink then moved on to distract Caroline while I continued my sneaking down the hall and up the staircase to my room.
The sun had started to set and an orange and pink glow lined the sky. I picked up my copy of The Historian and wandered outside onto the veranda that overlooked the sparkling pool that Caroline had had built. The wild forest surrounded the property, framing the picture. Large benches with big puffy cushions were spread out on the stone floor, looking out at the view. I curled up on one of the large rose coloured cushions with my book and lost myself in the world of fictional vampires.
The sun was long gone by the time I noticed that the light from the house was no longer sufficient reading light. Before I could move inside, the lights surrounding the terrace lit up.
"Thought you might need some light, although it's getting quite cold."
I looked up to see Stefan stepping out onto the terrace. His hands were lodged in his pockets and he looked nervous. "I was about to go inside, but Stefan …"
He held up his hand, "Elena, let me." Stefan joined me on the couch. "I want to apologise." I tried to interrupt, but once again he stopped me. "I should never have gone that far, I should not have let myself lose control like that."
"Stefan you could't control it."
"But I should have tried harder. I shut it off so that it wouldn't hurt, but Elena, there is no switch. It hurt the whole time and it was worse afterwards."
"I shouldn't have left Stefan, I could have help."
"No, leaving was the best thing you did for me and for yourself. You were safe."
"Stefan, I'm sure vampires roam the streets in New York too."
He gave me a small smile, "You had nothing to worry about though … we kept an eye on you."
"We?"
"Caroline, Damon and I. Bonnie pitched in as well."
"You guys are insufferable; I thought I was being independent!"
"Don't worry we didn't interfere at all. You were fully independent, Care made sure of that. But as I was saying, after you left I was in a dark place and Care, she helped me through it and …"
"Don't say anymore Stefan." I gave him a smile. "Caroline and you were always so right for each other, you've always saved each other and I am sincerely happy for you. Both of you."
"Thank you." His eyes watered up, "Thank you. You have no idea what this means to me." He pulled me into a hug and there we sat.
Little did we know that a certain blonde vampire (the nice one) was sitting on the veranda below us on the ground floor listening in on every word. She smiled, sipped her wine and lay back in the chair to appreciate the beautiful night.
Sorry it's a bit short