Chapter 6
"Elijah if you're going to hang around at house all day, you should at least throw a party. I spoke to Bella at the the Lanes yesterday. After two weeks thawed enough to be willing to give you another chance. You should also invite Caroline. She may get the hots for your baby brother Klaus. Plus you owe me one since I talked to Bella for you"
Talked into it Elijah invited both Caroline and Bella over. The day was warm enough that the pool could be used so he turned on the patio lights.
Klaus arrived a few minutes before the two girls did. Elijah's heart dropped to his stomach as he saw only one car pulling up behind Klaus' bike and both women stepping out.
Seeing his brother freak out Klaus took over as party host and broke the two women apart fast. It wasn't as hard as he expected but he found out the two had gone to high school together. Luckily there was no love lost or gained between them since.
Caroline didn't seem so interested in Elijah anymore. In fact she couldn't remember why she had ever contacted him as he wasn't her type at all. She preferred the more unpredictable types and moved to talk with Klaus.
"What do you say ladies, shall we move this party to the pool?"
Klaus directed them to the pool that was in the back of the villa overlooking the Falls. His right arm was wrapped around Caroline's waist.
"This view is amazing"
Bella breathed leaning against the stone fence that encircled the property. Elijah stood near her
"Thank you for coming tonight"
"Thank Caroline. She told me what happened on your date"
"It was Klaus. He made an account on some dating site with my name..."
Bella laughed
"From what I hear you must have a horrible ex on your tail, out for revenge"
"Speak from experience?"
"Kind of"
The two locked eyes
"Come on guys. The Falls won't leave"
Klaus called them breaking their gaze and they both blushed. Shedding their clothing, they joined Klaus and Caroline in the pool. The two couples in the making spent the afternoon playing Marco polo and other pool games. No one saw a certain brunette in a red dress slip inside and unnoticed fiddle with the radio. It wasn't until Klaus tried to use it and Elijah tried to fix it he remembers exactly why electric objects and water don't go together.
"Hey El, I think I saw Katherine earlier in here. Think she broke your radio?
"Makes sense. I'm pretty sure I heard her voice last week during my date with Caroline as well"
"Maybe she also put the girl in the park to flirt with you and ruin your date with Bella?"
The two brothers saw the light together. Elijah was rubbing his numb arm trying to get the feeling back while Klaus reached for his phone that was in his pants.
"Hey Finn's wife. Is Finn there?"
"Uh huh, hold on"
Klaus played with his hands on the deck railing as he waited for Finn to move his lazy ass.
"Klaus?"
"Hey brother. Can you do me a favor? Can you do your magic and find out what's wrong with Katherine?"
"Give me... 51 minutes"
Klaus flipped his phone shut.
"51 minutes"
"Who wants a cookout?"
Elijah asked Bella and Caroline that were sitting together at the edge of the pool. Caroline scrunched her nose
"How about you take a shower because you look like death wormed over"
"And we'll do the cooking"
Bella finished. Even Klaus was nodding emphatically. Outnumbered Elijah headed for the bathroom as everyone else busied themselves. By the time Finn called with answers the pile of steaks was finished and the large salad bowl only contained some left over cherry tomatoes that had escaped their forks
"Elijah? Finn here. I've obtained evidence that Katherine is trying to push Edward into a quick wedding. Apparently she wants Cullen Tech as much as she wanted your company.
"Elijah, I've obtained objective evidence which indicates that Katherine has established herself as 'persona non grata' via interfering with your dating both Bella and Caroline"
"AND she messed with my stereo. Thanks for telling me Finn"
Then he turned to Klaus.
"You should be careful too"
He advised his brother who rolled his eyes and offered to give Caroline a ride home.
"He thinks he's really smooth, doesn't he?"
"Only he's not"
Elijah and Bella laughed as Klaus led Caroline on is bike and the two left. Bella turned to Elijah
"Thank you for the wonderful evening. We should do this again"
"We will"
They walked hand in hand to her truck and she allowed him to peck her lips before she drove away.
