I hope you liked chapter 13! Thanks for bearing with me as I finished up school! I really appreciate it! And now I am done so updates will hopefully be more frequent. Here is the 14th chapter!

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They had just gotten back from Barcelona and it was now a Saturday. Elena was grateful for the weekend so she could catch up on her sleep and maybe sleep off a bit of the jetlag. It was late afternoon when her mother came into her room threatening to spill water on her if she didn't wake up right this instant.

Elena grumbled and groaned as she tossed around in bed as she heard her mother coaxing her to get up. Elena mumbled and nodded and Miranda then left the room. Elena turned around on her stomach and hugged her teddy bear hoping more sleep would come when she heard the room go quiet. Elena was drifting off to sleep when she heard footsteps coming into her room. She was vaguely aware of the voices she was hearing before a big cold splash of water was dumped on her head. Elena quickly jumped out of bed soaking wet to see her brother grinning at her holding an empty pot.

Elena just about lost it, "JERE-FUCKING-MY I AM GOING TO KILL YOU" she screamed as bolted towards him and pushed him before he just laughed and made a run downstairs.

"Sorry Lena, I just missed you!" Jeremy called out from downstairs ready to run if she decided to come after him.

"You are so dead Jer" she yelled at him before she went back into her room to take off her bed sheets that were now soaked all the way through.

She took off her tank top that now stuck to her body and she took off her shorts and tossed them into the hamper as she made her way to the bathroom to shower.

As she was about to get in the shower she heard a knock on the door of her bathroom from Jeremy's side

"Why are you taking a shower Elena? I mean, what is the need for that now?" Jeremy snickered as he teased Elena.

Elena clenched her jaw and rolled her eyes before she bit back, "Watch your back Jeremy, wouldn't want anything happening to you now" She would get him back that was for sure.

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"No"

"Yes, D"

"No"

"Damon, listen to your Father and stop arguing like a prepubescent boy" Sofia chided walking into the den where Damon and Giuseppe sat, arguing.

"Ma, I don't want to go over to the Gilbert's for lunch. Take Steffie poo, I'm sure he'll love to spend time with the in-laws and his wifey, Elena bear" Damon mocked and teased

Right as Damon had finished his sentence, a tennis ball came flying and hit him in the back of the head and bounced off for him to catch.

"Stefan Antonio Salvatore!" Sofia scolded while Giuseppe laughed

"Yeah, Ow Antonio-lover boy" Damon said rubbing the back of his head.

"You deserved it, jerk." Stefan said as he walked in to hit Damon again with a pillow.

"I was simply telling mother and father how you've taken a liking to little Lena Gilbert" Damon winked

Stefan laughed and rolled his neck, "Oh and have you told mom and dad how you've taken a liking to the one and only Pierce? Even exchanged 'I love you' with her." Stefan said with a smug little grin.

Damon froze, he didn't think anyone knew about that. That was between him and Katherine. Though he should have known, Katherine and Stefan are best friends.

Sofia broke Damon out of his thoughts with a little squeal, "Both of my boys are in love! You boys are growing up so fast!"

Giuseppe laughed and nodded, "Surely you two will introduce us to whom you are seeing now" he asked as he took his glasses off and placed them on his desk.

Damon didn't mind the idea of introducing Katherine to his parents. They were already accustomed to her and he knew how much they adored her. She was a respectable woman, albeit her sass could use some working. He also wanted to make Katherine a bigger part of his life, and this seemed like a good step to take to try and make that happen. I mean after all, he loves her.

Stefan also didn't mind, they already knew all they had to about Elena. He was comfortable with introducing her as his girlfriend now. But it was up to her, now.

"Maybe we could have dinner next weekend" Damon suggested with ease

"That is a wonderful idea" Sofia said

"Yes, I would love to meet the girls that have my boys so smitten" Giuseppe piped in

"Alright, next weekend it is" Stefan said sealing the deal.

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It was now 1pm when Elena made her way downstairs from her nice hour long shower. She was able to work out the kinks in her back and she was glad to have relaxed a bit.

As she was walking towards the kitchen for some lunch she heard laughter and chatter. She wasn't aware that anyone was coming over, so she was wearing a tank top and jean cut-off shorts. Maybe not the most appropriate for company, but she was beyond exhausted and she was not going to go back upstairs just to change.

When she rounded the corner she saw her mom and Sofia sitting down at the island having a cup of coffee. She looked around and didn't see her dad, Giuseppe, nor Stefan anywhere. She was a tad disappointed. I mean, she missed Stefan a lot after spending 2 weeks together. It was also weird sleeping alone after having been accustomed to his body next to hers.

"Hey " Elena greeted as she came over and gave her a hug.

"Hello, my dear. How are you? Did you enjoy your time in Barcelona?" Sofia asked

Elena went to get herself a cup of coffee while maintaining a conversation, "Yeah! We had a lot of fun. Barcelona is beautiful, and not to mention incredibly hot" Much like your son, Elena thought as she blushed.

"I'm glad you had some fun! Did Stefan behave himself? He wouldn't tell me anything" Sofia said complaining about her son.

Miranda laughed at that. It was so typical for sons to withhold information, not because they were hiding anything, but because they didn't feel a need to share it.

Elena smiled as she came and sat down at the island with them, "he had fun, and he was on his best behavior for sure. Speaking of, where are the men in the family?" Elena asked innocently as she sipped on her coffee.

Miranda laughed, "Your father and Giuseppe are out at the golf course, and as for who you're really asking for, Stefan went out to grab some lunch from The Grill with Damon. He'll be back soon, don't worry" Miranda said as she winked.

This only made Elena blush hard, I mean Stefan's mother was present. But Sofia just laughed along with Miranda completely with ease.

"I hope my son is treating you well" Sofia said as soon as the chuckles died down.

Elena smiled to herself, Stefan was beyond amazing and he was incredibly caring.

"Yeah, he is" Elena simply said with a goofy smile on her face.

"You know, you guys seem happy" Sofia commented once she saw the blush and smile on Elena's face.

"We are. Your son is a complete gentleman" Elena said.

"Oh, Elena honey, before I forget, there is a huge bouquet of flowers that got delivered to you this morning." Miranda interjected

"For me?" Elena said as she got up to go check on the flowers.

Elena walked down the hall to the living room where the flowers sat on the coffee table. They were beautiful. A big bouquet of red roses; must have been at least a dozen.

Elena walked over with a smile on her face. Stefan was such a sweet heart. He was always thinking about her.

Right when she bent down to smell, the doorbell rang and in walked Damon with food in his hands.

"Hey, Damon" Elena greeted as she moved to grab the food from him to take to the kitchen.

"Hey, Len'" Damon said as he pressed his cheek to hers in a halfhearted hug, seeing as his hands were full.

"Steffie poo is right behind me, don't fret" Damon teased as he walked to the kitchen with the food in his hands.

Right when Elena turned around Stefan was walking through the door looking gorgeous as ever. He wore a plain black v-neck with beige pants accompanied by those boots of his that he always wore. He looked really good. Elena stood there and took in the sight of him in all his glory. His arms looked nice and big in that shirt and it clung to his chest perfectly.

Elena broke into a smile as she ran to him and jumped into his arms and wrapped her legs around his waist as one arm went straight to her head and the other stayed wrapped around her waist.

Stefan stood there holding her tight against his body for a couple of seconds before he set her down and gave her a soft kiss on her forehead.

"Hi babe" Stefan whispered against her forehead.

"Hi" Elena grinned like an idiot

Stefan looked at her quizzically. He wondered why she was so smiley.

"What has you in such a good mood?" Stefan wondered

"I get to see my boyfriend" Elena said as she grabbed him by the shirt and dragged him out of the hall and into the living room and kissing him gently yet fiercely on the lips. She let her arms rest on his shoulders before they moved down to his chest and rubbed circles there.

Stefan just smiled and kissed her for a bit before he pulled away, "Lena, your mother is in the next room" Stefan said trying to respect the fact that he was under her roof.

"Yeah and she is too busy being a gracious host, just like I am" Elena said before she brought her lips back to his and kissed him harder and longer.

Every time they kissed it felt like the first time. They got lost in the kiss and they loved the wandering hands. It was like finally getting air after being underwater for so long, it was like finally drinking water after being in the desert for so long, and it was like a need now.

Elena was the first one to pull away before she spoke, "Thanks for the flowers" she said as she let go of him and motioned towards the flowers sitting on the table.

Stefan made a noise, "Lena, I didn't get you flowers" Stefan said with confusion

Elena looked disappointed but then she began to wonder. If Stefan didn't give her flowers, then who did?

"That's strange; my mom said these flowers were delivered this morning to me." Elena said while looked for maybe a card or something that would indicate who it was from.

"I am the only man in your life, right?" Stefan said jokingly as he stood behind her and rubbed her back as she looked for a card.

"Ah hah! Found a card" Elena said looking up

"And yes, you are the only man in my life" Elena said as she gave him a peck on his cheek.

Elena stood there and opened the card that was addressed to her.

"I look forward to seeing you Lena. – Jake"

Elena stood there with the card in her hand. She didn't know what to say or what to do.

"Elena, not to seem like I'm jealous or something, but who is Jake?" Stefan asked

Elena turned around to face Stefan as she threw the card on the table, "Stefan, I don't know how to react to this and this might be really weird for you, but Jake is my ex-boyfriend" Elena said calmly trying to gage Stefan's reaction.

Stefan just stood there letting his arm drop from the small of Elena's back.

"Oh. And, what happened with this ex of yours?" Stefan asked

"Stefan, do we have to talk about this? I don't care about him, not anymore" Elena reasoned

"Elena, I just want to know. I mean if you're ex is back in town, I'd like to know" Stefan said with a little determination.

"Nothing happened, I just- he left town with his parents a year ago and now I guess he's coming back." Elena said

"I see. And do you think this is going to be an issue?" Stefan asked

"No, not when I feel the way I do about you. Do you trust me?" Elena asked as she walked towards him and hugged him.

"I trust you, babe." Stefan said as he kissed her head.

There was a knock on the door that Miranda came to answer.

"That should be your fathers" Miranda said looking at Stefan and Elena in each other's arms, smiling.

Miranda opened up the door, "Jake…"

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