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Chapter 12: A Party Cut Short.

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FLASHBACK

DPOV

God, Why am I here? Am I a masochist? Sure seems like it. I hate the man Elena is going to marry. I don't know why but there is something about him, something I can't quite put my finger on that just makes me want to punch him and tear him to pieces to get Elena safe and away from him.

Why did I agree to let my girl, my baby sister, marry this excuse of a man. With all his english charm and bad boy looks and hateful accent, he had every woman bent to his every will! I would have never thought Elena would be the type of women that would fall prey to this kind of men.

But hey, she is the kind of amazing woman that gives me surprises at every turn and I love that about her cause it keeps me on my toes. I love that I have to try to predict what she wants and needs and what she is thinking, that I have to watch my every move to not step in one of her bombs and make her detonate, although it is fun to have her on a rage rampage every once in awhile. It is a challenge I love taking, I love to see how much time it takes to calm her and get her on safe ground again.

But it isn't because it is a game, no it is because I love the thrill of making her feel better, of being the cause for that beautiful smile of hers to appear in her face, to be the cause for the twinkle in her eye or the cute wrinkle of her nose when she giggles. I love the rush of warmth and energy that goes through my body when she blushes at some praise I said to her or her laugh when I make a joke.

I don't know why but my relationship with Elena is different than the one I have with Caroline. They are both my sisters and in a way I grew up with both of them (well give or take the age gap between Elena and us as well as the fact that we came to know her when she was already ten years old) but I feel a stronger connection with Elena. I don't know why but it is like we know each other better, and we know what the other one needs and wants even before the other one knows. Is like we have known each other forever, in lifetimes before.

I was brought out of my thoughts by some hushed voice behind one of the bushes in the garden of the hotel where the party was taking place.

I was going to quietly slip away from hearing another person's private conversation, since that is a bad thing to do, until a phrase got my attention.

"You know I don't love her, I love you! " I thought that man, cause it was the deep voice of a man talking, was in the position of having to explain his love to a jealous unbelieving girlfriend. I pity the poor guy but he will need to do more than tell her by the phone to convince her.

But his next words made me stay frozen in place. "You know this is all fake and I'm doing all of this for us!" The words registered and would have made me value the man for doing things out of love for someone else but I just let shock and anger run through my brains as I registered the voice and the accent and who they belonged to.

"I don't love her, and you know it Katherine! I love you, it has always been you! You were the first one to agree with me that this would be our best course of actions!" I wanted to go and kill the guy for what he was doing to my Elena but I also wanted to hear what his plan was and why he was doing it, if he gave that much away in the conversation.

"God, Katherine don't go on a jealous fit right now! I have more than enough on my plate trying to be a great host to all the hospital's board members as well as acting as if I am devoted and hopelessly in love with her. You know that if there had been any other way to get what we wanted I would have taken it, but this is the easiest way and that is what I am doing for us."

I had to keep my hands fisted and concentrate on hearing cause I was seeing red and I could only hear my pulse ringing in my ears.

"Just remember love, after I get married to her and stay that way for a year, I would be able to get divorced and go back to you a member of the board of directors of the hospital, Mystic Falls' best medical surgeon and a rich man, since I have been very good at avoiding signing a prenup so that I can leave with half of her fortune when we divorce. Well maybe more than that if I can find anything dirty on her so I can take all her fortune for us!" He laughed and I could imagine the laughter of that Katherine woman on the other side of the phone line.

"Well, listen love I have to go play the devoted fianceé but I will see you when I get home tonight. I love you." WIth that he hanged up and went back in with a stupid grin on his face.

END FLASHBACK

-MYSTIC EXECUTIVE TOUCH-

EPOV

"Well that is what I heard. I am really sorry that you had to go through this but I wanted to protect you and the best way to do this is to get you away from him, calling off the wedding and sending this, this, man to jail with no money and no promotion." Damon had started pacing as he was telling me his story and I was shocked.

On the one hand I had Damon, the guy that was my rock and my everything since I was ten years old and then I had Klaus the guy I loved and was to become my husband. Both men I loved in different ways and both men I thought incapable of hurting me because I knew they loved me.

"This would be the time to say something, anything really." Damon looked tortured and sorry for the bomb he had just thrown me and was waiting for my response, rather impatiently I might add.

"Damon, I love you and you know it and I trust you more than anyone in the world.."

"But?" He interrupted me looking me in the eyes with an intensity I had never known in him.

"Klaus is my fianceé, he loves me, he would have never even proposed if he didn't." I raised my hand to let him know that I wanted to finish what I was going to say before he refuted my commentary.

"I am not saying that I don't believe you but I don't believe that Klaus would do that to me. I don't know how to explain it but I think that this might just be a misunderstanding. I don't want to believe that either of the most important men in my life would do anything to hurt me, so I think that Klaus might have meant something else, maybe he was telling an ex that he is with me now and you just misunderstood since you are so keen in protecting me. I just think we should.."

"No Elena, you know I hate seeing you get hurt but I am sure of what I heard! What do I need to do to make you believe this?" He pleaded with me, his eyes bright with unshed tears.

After a couple of minutes of consideration, which I can bet seemed like hours for Damon I came up with an option that would be ok for all three of us.

"Ok, I think that the best course of action for all of us is that we don't confront Klaus about this..."

"But Elena … !" He started saying until I gave him a look that shut him up.

"Let me finish. As I was saying, we do not confront Klaus about this, we go on as if nothing has happened, as if you didn't hear a thing. I will make him sign a prenup, telling him is more for precaution since I am a lawyer and to see if he really loves and respects me. You, on the other hand, have until the day of my wedding to gather evidence about this you have heard. If you find something, anything, no matter how small I promise you I will call off the wedding, if you don't I will go on with it. The silence will make it easier for you to find evidence if it is true. Do we have a deal?" I was serious since I was looking at this as a business transaction, so no emotion, no personal feelings involved.

I extended my hand to him and he shook it after a couple of minutes of consideration.

"Thank you Elena." He seemed relieved but still there was some apprehension in his look.

"Your welcome. Remember you have three months to get this sorted out. And thanks for having my back Damon, I love you! Now I will go home, cause I am tired of this charade. See you tomorrow in the office. Good night." I told him and kissed his cheek as I headed for the parking lot.

"Elena," I turned around, "I love you too. I will protect you from everyone and everything. Good night and I will see you tomorrow in the office." I smiled as I headed towards my car.

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