I walk back into the living room with Lexi and we are immediately stopped in our tracks by Damon.
"Been somewhere ladies?" He asks suspiciously.
"Nowhere special." said Lexi eyeing Damon
"Has someone been mentioning a certain someone that is here tonight?" He directs towards Lexi
"That is none of your business Damon" Lexi spurts back
"Oh don't worry. I won't say anything. You know I don't like Rebekah as much as the next person. Stefan is too blind to see it for himself." He states
"But have you ever just told him your suspicions?" I ask
Damon scoffs "Like he would ever listen to me. He would tell me that I was being bitter and to leave it alone. I trust him, but sometimes Stefan is as thick as two short planks. Poor guy doesn't know what's in front of him."
"Well things are about to change" I say walking away from Lexi and Damon and towards Stefan and Rebekah and immediately I am seething. Rebekah is rubbing her hand up and down his upper arm clearly trying to flirt. Stefan doesn't look exactly comfortable but he wasn't stopping her either. If that's the best that you can do Rebekah you haven't seen me coming yet.
"Hey." I say subtly coming in between Stefan and Rebekah and linking an arm in the crook of his arm that is holding a drink. Rebekah's face immediately turns sour and I can tell that I have hit a nerve. Good. I smile up at Stefan as he unlinks my arm from his and he wraps it around my waist. My smile turns vindictive as I shoot daggers in Rebekah's direction and I laugh inside. Two can play at that game bitch. Game on.
"Where have you been?" Stefan asks clearly not realising what was going on.
"Just been talking to Lexi and Damon. Lexi wanted fashion advice for a date soon.' I improvise.
"Wait what? She didn't tell me she had a date." Stefan whines. Crap now Lexi is going to have to make up a date. I'm sure she can do something about that.
"Never mind. So what have you two been talking about?" I ask not as subtly as I'd hoped.
"I was just telling him about my newest venture. I have been offered a job as a fashion consultant for celebrities"
"That's fantastic. When do you start?" I ask feigning interest.
"I start on Monday." She states.
"Yeah that's great. Actually I could probably use your help Rebekah." Stefan asks "I have an awards show to go to in a few weeks and I need a suit. Do you know anywhere I can get one?" Oh shit. Not what I was hoping for. Stefan don't fall for it!
"I can show you some places if you like. I know a great one around the corner from where you live." She states, her grin getting a lot wider, while my face turns even more sour.
"Great" Stefan says, once again not noticing the stares between myself and Rebekah... What a bitch. "Maybe you and 'Lena can go shopping for something aswell. You were saying not long ago that you needed to find something new for this anyway. I'm sure Rebekah won't mind will you?" He offers to my horror. Shopping with HER? No way on this bloody planet will I ever go shopping with her!
"Sure. That would be great." I say forcing a smile in Rebekah's direction, all the while imagining what I could do to make sure that I am constantly busy up to the awards. She forces a smile that reads 'bring it on!'
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The rest of the night went fantastically well. Damon, Lexi and Alaric made their goodbye about an hour ago and I was now saying goodbye to Caroline who was crying on my shoulders.
"I'm sorry 'Lena, but I'm missing you so much. I loved it when we lived together. I miss you. Please come over soon."
"Don't worry I will." I promised her. I needed to vent to her anyway and get her help in finding a dress that makes me look amazing.
"Come on, we need to go home before all of Elena and Stefan's tissues are used up." Matt jokes making me laugh. Caroline nods and gives me a wave and an air kiss goodbye as she walks to their car. As I catch them driving from the pavement outside our house, I catch Stefan and Rebekah talking and my attention is immediately captured. Rebekah has pulled him into a hug and inside I am seething again! Yes I know I admit it I am jealous and I am very protective of Stefan but who wouldn't be after hearing what I was told tonight? He is my first love and I am not going to let some ex-flame try and weasel their way back in and kick me out of the picture.
I hold my tongue and I continue to wave until Caroline and Matt disappear from sight. Trying to decide in my head whether I would stay and wait until Stefan is back in or walk back inside, I lean against the frame of the door and take in as much body language as I can. From what I can tell Stefan is not that comfortable around Rebekah. He seemed very reserved tonight and wouldn't talk too much to anyone. I guess the shock of seeing Rebekah didn't help, He was fine until she turned up and he immediately went into this other person. Did he want her here at all or was she completely gatecrashing the party? I thought back to where I might have recognised that smile he pulled when he first saw her and I remember that it was the smile he first thing used when I interviewed him. Damon did mention to me before about him pulling a 'show' smile for cameras and interviews. I guess that must be it. My gaze now focuses on him walking towards me up the drive and I smile. While I was in my thoughts he must have said goodbye to her.
"You regretting moving in with me yet?" Stefan jokes grabbing me around the waist.
"Not just yet no." I say mockingly back "I haven't seen you keep the toilet seat up yet"
"That is because I make the effort for you" He retorts with that loving smile of him that just makes me swoon inside.
"I'm glad you do. I like making the effort for you too." I say making a small reference to my dress. He once told me that he loves me in blue so I picked this dress for him. Our voices suddenly turned into hushed tones as Stefan moved me forward so that he could shut the door.
"You mean like with this dress?" He says as if he was ready my thoughts.
I nod. "I know you like me in blue."
"I love you in blue." He whispers. "But do you know what I love more?"
"What's that" I barely whisper as I can feel the tension rising in the room. I can feel our body heat radiating off each other and I can feel his breath on my cheeks and he moves his head closer to mine.
He lands a soft kiss on my lips. "You not wearing anything at all" To which he kisses me again and picks me up over his shoulder making me squeal in shock! I am suddenly slapping his back and bum in succession to try and get him to let me down onto the ground much to my prevail. I am giggling too much to get any real words out as we arrive in our (Oh my god OUR!) bedroom, letting me go so that I flop onto the bed with a graceful thud. I am still laughing as he makes his way up onto the bed straddling me and kissing me on my stomach upwards towards my lips.
"I can't believe you have actually moved in with me. I am officially the most luckiest guy in the world." He mutters kissing me in-between every few words.
"You won't be saying that for long when I mess up the place" I joke
He laughs gently. "I still will be the luckiest guy in the world." He says kissing me again and leaning his head up so he can see me. "I love you Elena." Instantly I am filled with butterflies. I am actually living with this man. This man that I am completely 100% in love with. I am the one who is lucky here not him.
"I love you too Stefan" I say as we bury ourselves further into the covers and connect with each other in the most intimate way that we know how.