On to the engagement party... i hope this one is not as boring as some of the ones i have seen or heard of! All my love, OA
Chapter 11: A Small Engagement Gathering?
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Tonight is my engagement party. Honestly I didn't really want to have this, but mom and pops wanted me to celebrate. So I decided that I would make a small gathering with just close friends and family but I really don't know how it got so out of control. What was to be about 25 people ended up being a 120! God, I hate being the center of attention, but I have to be a great hostess, just like when we did the welcome BBQ for the Salvatores all those years ago.
I had greeted so many people that I can't even remember who was here. Worse, I don't know half of them! I know that it is not just my tired brain not letting me remember people but the fact that they are people that I have never in my life seen before. When I talked to Klaus he told me that they were his bosses and their families. They were going to be giving a big promotion at the hospital and he was the first in line and he knew that the position was his, he had invited them as a way to say thank you for it. I smiled and congratulated him after asking him why he hadn't said anything about it. He just answered that he wanted to already have it so he could tell me and I would be proud of him. To which I replied that I was already proud of him.
The night kept going for me and Klaus as the hosts of the party. We rarely saw each other as we were pulled to different directions when attending to our guests. Strange thing is that I didn't mind, and I don't think Klaus did either.
At one point of the night, Damon came by to rescue me from a very boring conversation with some of Klaus's medical were talking about the promotion Klaus had talked about earlier that night. They were saying something like the fact that there were three doctors in line for it, Klaus being one of them (although I knew that he would be the one taking it, since he already knew. He had also told me to be discreet since it was best that no one knew that he knew, that would speak lowly of the bosses as well of himself). They also said something about the head at the hospital being very committed to family life and that he wanted a well-rounded family men for the position and that two out of the three men were already married with children, except for Klaus but that I was getting married to him so that would resolve the issue. Plus they wanted well off men, in other words men with a couple of thousand if not more in their bank accounts and investments here and there.
Thank heavens for Damon! Our eyes met for a split second when they were talking to me about all of this and it was like always, he read my mind and body language. He came by and introduced himself as my brother and kindly took me away for a dance. I smiled at the gentleman as I was leaving in Damon's arm and grinned when I heard them approve of my brother. It was nice to hear appreciation for one of the most important men in my life.
"Thanks for the save, if you wouldn't have come at that point, I would probably be dead and my autopsy report would have read 'Cause of death: Boredom'." I joked and that earned me a deep laugh from him.
"Well then, its a good thing that I came by when I did. I would never forgive myself for not helping and in a way being part of the cause of death of the prettiest woman in this room." This he whispered in my ear and, even though I was mostly accustomed to him saying cute things like that to lift my spirits, I still blushed at my brother's comment.
"Thank you kind sir. I do have to say I think that I am being burned holes in my back, as every woman in the room is jealous of me dancing with such a fine specimen and all the men are envious of the way you have captivated the attention of all the women in the room." He just grinned and made himself stand up straighter and I just giggled at his bravado facade.
"Let us be the envy of the night my lady, and let me enjoy being able to dance with such a beautiful women all that I can tonight before she is lost to the sea of marriage." He twirled me around and caged me in his arms as I came back by lacing both of his hands on my waist, while I placed mine in the back of his neck.
"I won't be lost. You know you'll always be my main man! You are my best friend and that is not going to change just because I get married! Our relationship will stay the same." I told him, all the humor out of my voice.
"You know that won't be true Elena, everything changes. But let us not talk about these things, let's just enjoy the night, ok?" I agreed but I could see that there was a sad tone in his voice.
I also noticed that there was something else in his mind, something that apparently he was unsure that he could tell me or not. I grew worried about what was bothering him so. I had never seen him like this, not even when we have really bad cases in which we presumed we would lose (although we haven't lost many, and we have won all the important and major ones, that is why we are the best firm in the Virginia/DC area!).The feeling got worse when we finished dancing and I caught him avoiding my gaze.
"Damon, what is bothering you?" I moved to place my hand on his forearm but he moved as if my touch had burned him. "Ok, you are scaring me, what is it? Just tell me, you know you can tell me anything." I just stayed silent to let him organize his thoughts and get the courage to tell me whatever it was that he wanted to say.
"Lets go outside for a minute, ok?" I nodded my head and let him lead me to the balcony of the place. Although it had the best view of the city, it went unnoticed by me since all of my concentration was on what was bothering Damon and what could I do to get him to stop smile again.
The silence kept growing and it started to get extremely uncomfortable. I wanted to say something but I knew that it was best to let him ponder on the matter and decided what he wanted to say and how he wanted to say it. I was thinking about the fact that we had never, as far as I could remember, had had this kind of a silence before, but was brought back from my thoughts by him clearing his throat.
"Elena I don't really know how to say this and I really wish that I didn't have to tell you cause I know how much this is going to hurt you but I think that it is the right thing to do in order to protect you." He was rambling and he nerve rambles! And to add to my nervousness he was impatiently combing his fingers through his hair, a nervous habit he had and only did when things were really, really bad!
"Damon what is it?" I was just cutting straight to the point, I don't think that trying to sugar coat things or trying to make them last longer would be of any use at this moment.
"Um... its about Klaus, Elena." He was looking towards the sky as if battling with himself about telling me anything else. I was more than sure that there was something big bothering him, and it wasn't the normal. 'You know I don't really like him. I can't quite put my finger on it but I can sense that he is up to something', it was more than that.
"What about him Damon?" I was surprised that I sounded more serene that what I felt. I had no idea what Damon was going to tell me and I was unsure of how I would react to anything at that moment.
"You can't marry him Elena. For your own good." He said looking me straight in the eyes. His only showed the hurt that he felt for telling me these things but they also showed resolution and strong conviction of the necessity and truth of his words.
"Why Damon? We have gone through this a couple of times and you seemed to have accepted the fact that I am going to marry him. Why are we re-visiting this topic?" I asked him confused as to why he would go back on his word of giving me his blessing to marry Klaus.
"Well Elena the truth is that..."
So what do you think Damon will tell Elena? Keep reading to find out!