It's one week to go until the awards and Katherine and Rebekah are really starting to get on my nerves. Katherine and Damon are spending more time together which there is nothing I can do, but Rebekah keeps coming over more than usual. Since my family came down for the weekend I have seen her three times this week! I am still nice as I can be when she turns up and I pretend to be friends with her but she is getting closer and closer with Stefan, flirting with him on purpose and Stefan does not notice it!

Tonight is still the same. As soon as I got back from work the Monday before the awards, Rebekah is once again in the living room talking and laughing with Stefan. I come in and I see that Rebekah is on the same sofa as Stefan holding a glass of red wine and I am instantly green with envy.

"Hi" I say, trying to keep my tone of voice light and upbeat.

"Hey" Stefan says standing up to give me a hug and a kiss. I look at Rebekah who's mouth immediately turns to a hard line. HA! Told you it would never happen!

"How's things?" I ask

"Not bad. Rebekah was just helping me get the last few bits for my suit for the awards." Stefan explains.

"Oh great." I say trying to sound interested.

"Do you want a drink or anything? I was going to put the kettle on?" Stefan asked

"Yeah sure a cup of tea would be great thanks." I answers. Stefan looks at Rebekah who shakes her head lifting her glass of wine to indicate she was still drinking that and Stefan left us to it. I go and sit down on the sofa next to Rebekah.

"I see you are still here." Rebekah says as soon as Stefan is out of ear shot.

"I am." I agree

"That is not the agreement that we had."

"Indeed. But it is not up to you whether I stay or go." I counter. I am not going to back down on this so she can say what she wants.

"Is that right? You know I could get Stefan to leave you in a second" Rebekah threats. "I am his best friend and he would sooner believe me instead of you."

I lean forward towards Rebekah to make my point clear. "You do not know Stefan as well as I do. You think that you do but believe me. I know him. You don't know half of the things that he says to me"

"I know him a lot better than you think I do and I know his weak points and what he hates in a girl. I will give you one more chance to leave him or that is it."

"I am not leaving Stefan and he is not leaving me. End of Rebekah. Now if you don't mind, I think you should make your excuses and leave before I throw you out myself by that long blonde hair of yours." I threaten throwing every bit of anger and hate I have for her into that one sentence.

She looks at me. "Fine. I need to go anyway. I have to pick up my dress for the awards."

"What?"

"Oh didn't you know? I am going aswell. Katherine is going with Damon and I am going with a guy I met on one of the rival companies."

"Trying to ensure that Stefan wins are you?" I sneer

Rebekah laughs. "Actually it has nothing to do with Stefan. He has you doesn't he?" She retorts. I throw her back a look that would have made her burn into flames on the spot.

Stefan suddenly walks in with two mugs and sets them down.

"How are my two favourite girls doing?" Stefan asks as he sits down on the sofa….next to Rebekah! Again I have a face of thunder as he does not realise the small mistake that he has made.

"Actually Rebekah was telling me that she needs to head off." I say shooting darts at Rebekah in a 'say yes or I will out you' way.

"Really?" Stefan asks sounds slightly disappointed.

"Yes. I have to pick up my dress for the awards and go see another client anyway." Rebekah says as she stands up to grab her coat and handbag.

"I thought you didn't have anyone this afternoon because a guy cancelled." Stefan protested.

"He just called me and told me that he wanted his appointment again. Luckily I didn't book anything over it."

"Oh well." Stefan says to get up and hug her. "It's a shame but it's always nice to see you 'Becca'". 'BECCA!?"

"Yeah you too. Nice to see you too Elena. Hope we do get that lunch date."

"How about next week after the awards show?" I ask sarcastically.

"Sounds great." She says feigning interest. We both were putting on the show of our lives at this point and I can't believe that Stefan was actually buying it!

We both walked her out to the front door, waved goodbye and as Stefan shut the door, his demeanour completely changed.

"You told her to go didn't you." He accused. Woah!

"What?" I shouted

"You told her to go didn't you Elena! I saw it in her face. She looked like she was being forced out and you had a face that looked like thunder!" Stefan accused. Well I'll give him points on being observant for once but I had to get him off the trail that Rebekah had somehow led him down. She was right she could get him to change his mind in a second. I really had to play this carefully.

"No I didn't. She really had to go." I play.

"No she didn't. She said that she had a phone call but her phone didn't ring. She never turns it on silent EVER! It's the one thing that annoys me about her." Damn she is good.

"Honestly she did have to go." I say trying to sound convincing. I know that lying to Stefan is wrong but it seems to be the only way to not get Stefan angry with me. He sighs and puts two fingers on the bridge of his nose as if to calm himself down

"Elena. I know that this is your first proper relationship and that you are under a lot of stress and a lot has happened in the last few weeks and all but has anyone ever told you that you are a terrible liar? I know that you told her to leave and that is not fair. She is trying to be a friend to you and you are having none of it. Every time that I have had tried to get you two to be friends it seems to backfire. It would make my life so much easier if you two were friends so I don't have to choose between you both but whenever she is mentioned your face turns as if someone has treaded in shit. I get that you do not like her but you won't even give her a chance! She is my friend Elena. I invited your PARENTS down to make the effort and you won't even try with my friends!" Stefan shouts trying to defend Rebekah as if I am in the wrong. Okay yes I should attempt for Stefan's sake but it's true I don't like a single bit of her.

"I try Stefan. But….." I sigh. Here goes nothing. "I don't like the way that she acts around you. She is very…close and touchy-feely and I really don't like that. Consider me jealous!"

Stefan looks back at me stunned. "She is not acting close with me. We hug that is it."

I groan in frustration. "Yes she is Stefan! It's the small things that you do not see! The strokes on the arm, standing very close to you and stuff like that. I know that you don't see it but the sooner you realise that the better! I am not the only one who has noticed this! She does more than hug you. It's small signs that you may not realise because you are not being observant enough! Wake up and smell the fucking coffee!" I shout back.

"That's the thing Elena. You have this small obsession about this because you already have this preconception about it. I bet you anything Damon and Lexi told you bad things about her didn't they?"

I hold my tongue knowing that I am not going to get them into trouble.

I shake my head. "Not at all Stefan. I did all of this from my own observations."

"Well I think that you need stop acting like a fucking child and realise that she does not act like that around me, you've already admitted that you are jealous but I want you to apologise to Rebekah and attempt a friendship with her. I am with you because I am in love with you. I am living with you because I love you and I don't want to lose you from my life. But I can't live with a jealous girlfriend who does not like the fact that I have a best mate who is a girl! You need to buck up your ideas soon….otherwise you and I are done".

OOOhh things are getting interesting now :P Let me know what you think? Is Elena over reacting? Would love to know what you think! New chapter next Wednesday :D