Okay here we go because of the finale tonight this got done much faster than I expected. Squeal! It is just a filler chapter, which I know... bad Dannielle. I promised this story would be over in a couple chapters, and it will. But I have to get through the honeymoon and with how happy I am right now might be a couple chapters on it's own. So count on 3-4 chapters left. Enjoy and let me know what you think.
"Come on Mrs. Salvatore, time to get up." Damon insisted shaking Elena's shoulders softly.
"Go away." She whined burying her head in the pillow.
"If you don't get up, we won't have time to have coffee before we head to Richmond for the plane." He warned her.
"You kept me up too late last night." Elena groaned, sitting up and rubbing her eyes.
"Whose fault is that? I was more than content to go to sleep last night before you attacked me." Damon reminded her of what happened when they tried to go to sleep the night before.
"It was our wedding night, what did you expect me to do?" She questioned.
"I don't know. You never cease to amaze me Mrs. Salvatore. Now up up up." He insisted clapping his hands.
"How long have you been up? You're already showered and dressed?" She asked swinging her legs out of bed and standing up.
"Almost an hour." He shrugged as she walked into the bathroom.
"How in the hell have you been up for an hour already? We didn't go to sleep until about 4am?" She asked completely baffle.
"Vampire baby. Vampire. I don't need as much sleep as you do."He told her as he left the room. She heard him on the stairs and she took that as her cue to jump into the shower.
Fifteen minutes later she was dressed in a pair of yoga pants and a t shirt; a comfortable travelling outfit. She brushed her wet hair back and twirled it into a messy bun and fastening it with an elastic band. She knew her hair would be curly when she took it out later since she hadn't blow-dried it first but didn't care. When she put her brush back onto the vanity she caught a glimpse of the prominent ring on her left hand. She grinned widely, yesterday morning when she woke up there was only the engagement ring there, but now an additional band adorned her finger and she couldn't be happier about it. Mrs. Elena Salvatore. She loved thinking of it. When she was done, she slipped her feet into a pair of comfy ballet flats and walked downstairs where Damon was carrying the luggage out to the car.
"Are you ready Mrs. Salvatore?" He asked with a grin.
"Absolutely Mr Salvatore." She responded with a grin of her own.
"God I love hearing you say that." Damon sighed as he walked over to the Camaro.
"Are you sure you don't want to take my car to Richmond? At least if something vandalizes this while its sitting in the airport parking area, its not your Camaro." She offered.
"If you're sure. I was planning on buying you a better car as another wedding gift anyway." He said looking at her.
"Well then, in that case carry the luggage to mine. Besides mines more roomy in case we come home with more stuff than we went with. I'm just thinking ahead considering you won't tell me where you're taking me." She stated at him pointedly.
"You'll find out at the last possible minute baby. We better go, we're going to be late for coffee. Don't need your family to think I wouldn't let you out of bed. I was very well behaved this morning." Damon told her.
"Yes you were. I'm so proud of you." She laughed as he drove down the street, heading for the Grill.
"I'm glad." He responded.
When they parked in front of the Grill, Damon took Elena's hand and they walked inside. Over half of the people in the bar were people who were at the wedding last night.
"Look who finally decided to stroll in." Caroline teased, although she looked a little worse for wear.
"What happened to you?" Elena asked as she hugged her best friend.
"After the reception a bunch of us decided to go to a club. I drank a little too much" Caroline admitted.
"I'm glad you had fun. But I'll be right back. I promised Matt I'd do something for him." She said going to track down Matt. Elena found him at the bar putting glasses away.
"Hey Matty." Elena said.
"Good morning. You look tired." He noted.
"I am. At least I can sleep on the plane. So where's your boss. He and I need to have a word." She told him.
"Ah right. I thought you might have forgotten about that." Matt said dryly.
"Nope, most definitely not. I'm more tired this morning than I anticipated so it won't be a good conversation for him." Elena told Matt.
.
"Well I will go and grab him for you then." Matt said.
"Well I don't want to make a scene in front of everyone, so maybe you should just take me to him." Elena suggested.
"Yeah, that might be the better idea. You've always been the smart one Elena." Matt laughed. Matt gestured for her to follow him around the bar. He led her to the office and knocked on the door.
"Garry, there is a customer who wants to speak to you. She says it's urgent." Matt called.
"Can't you deal with it Donovan?" He spat from the office. Elena's eyes narrowed and she stared at Matt.
"No, I'm sorry. She specifically asked for you." Matt called back.
"Fine, what the hell do I pay you for if you don't do the job?" He muttered rhetorically as he opened the door. "Well what
do you want?" He demanded when he was standing across from Elena.
"My name is Elena Salvatore, and I am here because I am pissed that you forced Matt to work this morning." Elena started.
"Wait, so you're here because you're friends with Donovan here and you're defending him?" He asked.
"Yes, but don't you dare walk away from me. Matt is one of my best friends and yesterday was my wedding. He had to leave there early last night so he could be here early. He specifically requested today off so he could have fun with us but no you had to be an asshole about it and schedule him. Not only did you schedule him but you made him work by himself. Did you happen to see how many tables are filled out there? The damn restaurant is completely full. So why the hell aren't you out there helping him. I have had to give up random evenings of my life to come in here and help him out. I'm not upset to be helping him, I'm upset because you are such a horrible manager. I've been telling Matt since we graduated to try and do something better with his life. He doesn't need to stress of working here. You can see what it's like to run a restaurant by yourself for a change." Elena told him. Once she said her spiel she waited for him to respond.
"That's quite the opinion you have there young lady." He finally stated.
"I can be very opinionated if I want to be. But that's not the point. If you don't start treating Matt better I will be back and we will do this again." She told him sternly.
"You don't get to tell me how to run my business." He stated.
"No? Well how about this, you start treating Matt better or else I'll stop coming here, and I'll tell all my friends and family to stop coming here. We make up a huge portion of your sales here Garry so you better think long and hard about how you plan on paying your bills if you have no customers. Now I have to go, I only have a little while left before I head on my honeymoon. Thank you for you time." Elena said as her and Matt walked back out front. She quickly hugged Matt who chuckled softly.
"That was something." He told her.
"I didn't lie to you. I gave him a piece of my mind and now he knows where I stand." Elena told him as she waved to Damon who was standing across the restaurant talking to Alaric. Jeremy and Katie were sitting at a small corner table enjoying breakfast and they looked up and smiled at her. The door to the Grill opened and Elena's grandma walked in with a neutral expression on her face.
"Elena, congratulations." She said softly as she walked over to her granddaughter.
"Why weren't you at the wedding?" Elena asked a little hurt that her grandmother had completely boycotted her wedding.
"I couldn't bring myself to attend considering my views on the whole thing. But I can see how happy you are and I can see it's good for you. I may not agree but I can't help but be happy that you found what you are looking for. So congratulations again." She said.
"Thanks grandma." Elena said before surprising her grandmother and hugging her. They pulled back awkwardly and Damon walked over to Elena.
"Baby, it's almost time to go." He said showing her the time on his phone.
"Okay. Just let me say goodbye to my mom and dad. I still think you should tell me where you're taking me by the way." She said as she wandered off in search of her parents.
"Mr. Salvatore, you better take good care of my granddaughter. She deserves happiness more than anyone in the world." Beatrice told Damon before she walked away. Damon watched her go and smiled, maybe the old lady wasn't as loathsome as he thought.
After a few minutes of goodbyes and hugging Elena and Damon were walking back out to the car.
"I'm so excited, two weeks alone with you. Please tell me it's warm where we're going." She asked him.
"Yep. Nice and hot." He affirmed. She sat back and relaxed.
"Will you tell me where we're going before we get on the plane?" She asked.
"I'll tell you when they call our plane." He told her.
"Fine, I suppose I can wait that long." She sighed as she pulled her sunglasses over her eyes and leaned back in her seat.
"You're not going to have an option." He told her as he turned the radio on and left it on the station she preferred.
"Thanks baby." She said smiling.
"There better be some majorly kick-ass sex to make up for this torture." He told her.
"It's our honeymoon of course there will be some kick-ass sex." She told him.
"Well good." He said as he drove past the "welcome to Mystic Falls" sign leading them out of town.
After a relatively short drive they arrived at the airport in Richmond. Elena squealed in excitement when he parked the car and opened the door.
"Are you ready?" He asked.
"More than anything." She agreed.
"Good, let's go. Paradise is waiting for us." He told her.
"That doesn't really narrow it down." She told him peering at him through her sunglasses.
"Oh I know." He agreed as he popped open the hatch on the SUV and grabbed their suitcases. They wheeled their suitcases
into the building hand in hand. It didn't take them long to get checked in and sent to their terminals. After a healthy dose of
compulsion, physical searches weren't necessary for which Elena was relieved. She didn't want any other persons hands on her body other than Damon's.
"So what now?" She asked as they sat down in the waiting area.
"We wait. Not long now." He told her as he drew shapes on the skin of her hand. She smiled and lay her head on his shoulder. He kissed the top of her head as they were stuck in their own personal bubble.
"Newlyweds I take it." A disgruntled man said as he walked by with a screaming toddler and a whining child.
"As of yesterday." Elena agreed smiling at the family.
"Give it a couple years, one of you will be stuck with the children, the other will be basking on the beaches of Hawaii without a care in the world. Marriage sucks the life right out of you. It's fun when it starts but quite quickly it becomes utterly pointless." He told them sitting across from them.
"I can't think of a time where marriage would ever be pointless." Elena noted.
"Oh just wait until you're divorced and you have custody of the children. Your husband moves somewhere tropical which means anytime you want the kids to see their father, you have to fly them to Hawaii to meet her." He whined rolling his eyes.
"So, we're going to Hawaii are we?" She asked turning to Damon.
"Yes we are. You found out a little earlier than I expected." He told her.
"So where are we going?" She asked hoping he'd just give up and tell her.
"Kauai." He admitted rolling his eyes.
"And where are we staying once we're there?" She asked hoping he'd continue telling her things.
"You will find that out when we get there darling." He told her kissing her temple. She smiled and lay her head back on his
shoulder.
"Why aren't you and mommy still like that?" A little girl asked her father.
"Because mommy lives in Kauai with a surfing instructor." The man answered dryly as he tried to read the book he was reading.
The plane was called shortly after and Damon was immediately relieved that they got to escape the family. He was never so thankful for first class seats in his life.
"Ah how I love first class." Elena sighed as she laid her head back against the head rest.
"Me too, the only way to travel." He agreed.
"I'm so happy you're taking me to Hawaii." She told him kissing his cheek.
"I thought you'd like that. Not too far away but far enough to be secluded from the rest of our family." He said.
"Exactly." Elena agreed. The seat belt light came on and the pilot came on the intercom. When the plane was in motion and done climbing they took their seat-belts off and relaxed.
Elena slept for most of the flight and when the plane began it's descent she woke up.
"Are we there yet?" She asked and Damon grinned.
"Nearly." He told her.
"I'm so excited." She said, nearly bouncing up and down on her seat.
"I know you are." He grinned. He loved how happy she was, and he couldn't wait to see that smile everyday on their honeymoon, and then everyday after that for the rest of their lives.
"Welcome to Kauai Hawaii, the weather is beautiful and I hope you all enjoy your stay." The pilots voice came over the intercom as everyone started gathering their things.
"Finally... two weeks of nothing but us." Damon sighed happily as he grabbed their carry-on's and pulled her off the plane.
What did we all think of the episode? I'm curious, I know I loved it.