A/N - This is the final chapter guys I know it's a short one but I wanted to wrap it up on a nice note! Hope you have enjoyed reading this as much as I have enjoyed writing it! I have another story to come but you're going to have to wait since I am deciding on where I want to take it. It will be more supernatural than this one! Thank you again for your amazing comments. They have really inspired me to write more XX

"So go on then, how did it go?" Caroline asked excitedly

Elena just stared at her best friend. "It was... amazing." She answered smiling. Caroline squealed

"Oh my God I knew you two would finally get together! Please tell me there will be wedding! Can I be your maid of honour?"

"Calm down Caroline. We only got together last night. Besides we're taking it slow and to start with he is taking me out tomorrow night." she laughed. Despite sitting with her best friends in the mystic grill was a tradition the girls kept to every week, she wished she was still with Stefan. While Caroline started to talk about ideas on what Elena should wear to her date, her mind wandered off to the previous night.

Elena and Stefan had just walked into the hall way when Elena felt Stefan hold her from behind and kiss her on the neck causing her to close her eyes and enjoy the shivers running down her spine. When she was with Stefan, all of her senses hightened and tonight was not going to disappoint. Turning round to face him, Elena grabbed Stefan's face and started to kiss him while letting his hand run down her back. Getting lost in the moment, they started to shuffle towards Elena's room before giving up and Elena grabbed his hand to bring him upstairs. As soon as they got to her room, he grabbed her again kicking the door shut with his foot and trusting Elena's back to the wall holding her there so she could not move. Reaching down for his shirt, she started to take it off while Stefan worked on her shirt. Things had never felt more right for Elena, her body moulded perfectly to his as if they were two pieces of a puzzle.

"You are so beautiful Elena." He kept telling her while running kisses up and down her neck. Elena and Stefan were in their own world and nothing was going to take them out of it. With only eyes for Stefan, Elena pushed Stefan away from her and pushed him onto the bed with her straddling him. Making Stefan laugh, he reached up and turned Elena over making sure she was under him.

"Alright Mr Salvatore. You have me here. Now what are you going to do with me?" She teased while pretending to struggle.

With a large grin on his face, Stefan answered "This" And moved down to kiss Elena gently on the lips.

"Elena?" She heard snapping herself out of her daydream, her face turning bright red. "Sorry" she answered.

"That must have been some thought! We have been calling your name for the last five minutes." Bonnie laughed.

"Sorry. Just got lost in thought. Nothing special though" She said just to make things easier. She didn't want Caroline fussing over what she was just thinking. Caroline would want to know details and Elena wanted to keep it private.

"Never mind. So where are you going on this date then?" Caroline asked

Elena looked puzzled. "Honestly, I don't know. Stefan never really told me, only just to trust him." Caroline smiled with a look in her eye that told Elena all that she needed to know. Stefan had talked to Caroline about tomorrow night already! Wow that boy works quick when organizing things.

"Is there something you want to tell me Caroline?" Elena teased

"Nope. Nothing why?" She answered quickly

Elena chuckled to herself "Never mind. Just your face gave away that you know something about tonight already"

"What? No you're crazy! Stefan hardly speaks to me anyway." She defended. Looking down at a non-existent watch on her wrist. "Oh my God is that the time? I really have to go Elena. I'm sorry. Just enjoy your date tomorrow night. I'm sure you will love it." She got up, hugged Elena and Bonnie and walked off in a hurry.

Elena and Bonnie had to laugh. Caroline was too much of an open book to hide anything from anyone. She really should tell Stefan that on their date tomorrow for his future reference.

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Looking at her clock for the tenth time in a row, Elena was running round her house making sure everything was done for tonight. Hair check, make-up check, new dress and shoes check... now all she had to do was wait for Stefan. She had been ready for the past 20 minutes. She didn't want to leave anything to chance. After a few minutes of pacing and checking herself out in the mirror, she heard the sound of the doorbell. Her stomach did a summersault. Why was she so nervous? This was only Stefan...the potential love of her life. Breathing a heavy sigh, she walked downstairs to the door making sure she didn't fall on the way down from her shaking legs and opened the door to find a bouquet of flowers appear in front of her face. With a large grin creeping on her face, she turned her head to see Stefan grinning at her from behind the flowers.

"Wow" was all he could say when he saw her

Elena laughed "Well hi to you too. These are amazing thank you."

"You're welcome." He answered back, always being the polite gentleman.

"So where are we going tonight?" Elena asked grabbing her bag and coat

"It's a surprise." Stefan answered with a grin. "I wanted tonight to be special."

"Lead me the way" Elena joked.

Taking her hand, Stefan lead Elena to his car which she could tell had been thoroughly cleaned. Normally it's full of wrappers from all of the junk he normally consumes on a daily basis. Buckling up, Stefan drove Elena for about 30 minutes around mystic falls. She knew the town like the back of her hand but she couldn't make out where he was taking her. It wasn't until the car drove outside a small restaurant that Elena recognised it. Stepping out of the car, Elena was shocked.

"This is my favourite restaurant. How di..." Elena stated to ask but stopped. "Caroline told you didn't she."

Stefan grinned. "Don't have a go at her. I just want you have all of the things you like. This one I actually knew. The flowers, that was Caroline."

Elena grinned back "No worries. I won't kill her just yet. I love this place! How did you know?"

"You talk about it enough! Just proof that men do listen" He said walking around to her side of the car, locking it in the process and grabbing her hand. "Shall we?"

They walked into the restaurant and took their seats. Stefan had left nothing to chance. He had already reserved a table which normally takes months to do, and he had made sure that they had one of her favourite dishes available. They sat there for over two hours just eating, talking and reminiscing about when they first started to be friends. Elena had never felt so happy in a long time and she was glad. It was nice to be with Stefan on a date and not have it feel wierd. They constantly played with each other's hands and gave small flirty signs to each other.

After their meal, Stefan drove her back to her house. Thinking that the date was over, Elena stated to say good night to him but Stefan stopped her there. Grabbing her by the hand once more, he led her to her house and she let them in. Greeting them on the inside in the living room were hundreds of candles lit all around the place. Elena was so shocked.

"Oh my God how did you do this?" Elena asked with her eyes wide open

"Remember I said about talking to Caroline about it?" He answered without needing to give more of an explanation. "I was thinking that the one thing we always do is a movie night. I was thinking why don't we do the same. You choose tonight. We can't break tradition now can we?"

Elena found very touching. Once a week they would sit down and watch a movie together without fail and this night was no exception. The candles just made it more romantic. Naturally, Elena sat down on the sofa with Stefan where a blanket was already waiting for them to cuddle under. Already knowing what Elena would pick, there was a selection of chick-flick movies. Elena smiled at this but had a thought.

"I want you to pick tonight since you gave me such a nice night." She suggested. Stefan looked stunned almost offended.

"But I did all of this for you. I want you to have a good night tonight, not hiding under the covers because I've picked something you didn't like." Which they both knew were going to be true if Stefan had a choice.

"Well I want you to pick something tonight. Just not to scary." She added.

"You're amazing you know that? Most girls would want to just have a night about them, but you actually considered me." He said grinning like a cheshire cat.

"What can I say? You're worth it." She smiled back and gave him a kiss.

"Not to rock the boat out or anything here but... where do we stand?" Stefan asked nervously

"Well it's safe to say that we are not just best friends anymore." She laughed. "But honestly... I would like to be more..."

"I would love that." Stefan answered. "Well I did want to talk to about that anyway." He said reaching into his pocket. He pulled out a wooden box and gave it to Elena. She opened it and her mouth went into a simple 'o' shape. Inside was a beautiful golden ring with black and white gems across it in the shape of a wishbone v. Her heart started to pump and her breathe got very shallow. Where was Stefan going with this?

"It's not what you think. If you will have it, it is a promise ring. To me this ring symbolizes that I promise to always be faithful to you, always be there for you and make sure you have the best that life could offer as long as you want me." He stated slowly. Taking the ring out of the box in Elena's hand, he held it in front of her. "Elena, will you go out with me?"

Almost close to tears, Elena nodded her head frantically and draped her arms around Stefan's neck in a suffocating hug. "Yes!" She repeated over and over again. With a massive smile plastered on her face, they separated and he put the ring on her right hand.

Believing in fate, Elena knew that this date was meant to happen for a reason. Thinking back over the previous months, Stefan and her kept getting together and they still stayed friends when the times were rough so... maybe they were just meant to be.

THE END