Surprising Lover (TVDxOC) (Complete)

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"If you really think about it, Jeremy leaving is for the best. I'm sure everything around him reminds him of Bonnie, and Elena's always wanted to protect him from vampire drama."
"Granted, he is going to art school, where the percentage rate for a well-paying job is one of the lowest in the country, but I really am happy for him."
"Do you think you packed enough?"
"The whole point of this is for mom to live out the rest of her time here in a relaxed and peaceful environment surrounded by the things that she loves, like photo albums and board games."
"'The anthology of Shakespeare,' volumes one through 12."
"All the books that she's never gotten around to reading."
Cell phone vibrating
"Oh, hey, Grace, do you mind just... Do you mind getting that?"
"Oh. Yeah. Sorry. Um, ok. Um... Just... Sorry."
Caroline Smirks at Stefan.
"Yeah. It's ok."
"Got it. Um... Hmm. Why is our mom calling you? (Beep) Are you going behind my back for information?"
"Well, hello, Stefan. What a lovely voice you have."
"(Caroline takes the phone)  Why are you calling him?"
"You snuck out of the house this morning with so much as a hello. I may be a retired sheriff, but I am still a mother. What are you up to?"
"If we told you, it would ruin the surprise. Master bedroom."
"At least tell me if Stefan is there voluntarily or against his will."
"(Grace takes the phone and puts it on loud speaker) Neither. He's here because you asked him to look after us."
"Sweethearts, that's not true."
"Mom, we heard you talking to him in hospital. You asked him to look after us and make us smile and help us move on with our lives after you're gone."
"I'm sure that's not the only reason he's there."
"Mom, look. It's ok. We needed an extra set of hands, anyway. I will call you in 3 hours with all the details. Until then, no cheating. I love you. (Beep)"

"Look what I found in the..."
"You know, if you're gonna go for a spin, I suggest you get your helmet."
"Ha ha! This is the bike that I learned to ride on. I just didn't know my mom kept it. It used to have these training wheels on the back with lights that would flash every time you pedaled. Then one day, my mom took them off and said it was time to be a big girl. You can imagine the princess-sized tantrum that followed."
"Oh, they have lights."
"I don't blame you."
"Yeah."
"So what's with all... this."
"Oh, the box was loose, so I figured I would fix it."
"You know that you don't have to do all this, right?"
Caroline heads back inside.
"Well, actually, you could've had some serious problems... Exposed wires, electrical fires."
"No. I mean being here with us. You know, if you have someplace else you'd rather be..."
"I don't."

"Hey, so you brought an entire crate of these. Any idea where I should store them?"
"There's a cellar under the stairs."
"You ok, Grace?"
"Do you realize that whichever book my mom reaches for could be the last thing that she ever reads? 'Jane Eyre' is 600 pages. What if she doesn't finish, or, worse, what if she gets halfway through and then realizes that she hates it? What if she wastes her final precious moments on a terrible book? I can't pick I'm not a non-magic book person. I just don't want to be held responsible for ruining her last literary experience."
"Grace, let me deal with the books."
"No. No. I should do it."
"I have probably read every single one of these. I'm happy to take the responsibility."
"(Exhales) Heh. I'm opening this."
"Thought that was for your mom."
"Oh, it was."

"[Sighs] They're running a little late. Apparently, my mom chose today to tackle an entire career worth of cold cases."
"Hmm, well, they're gonna have a lot of catching up to do. So, I realize it doesn't matter."
"What doesn't matter?"
"It doesn't matter what book your mom reads in her final precious moments. It doesn't matter if it's good or if it's terrible. It doesn't matter because life isn't about your final moments. It's about the moments that led up to them."
"I know. I just wanted it to be perfect, you know? I just wanted..."
"Control? Hey, look. If anyone can control death... It's you."
"I know that she asked you to look after me."
Caroline leaves them not wanting it to be awkward.
"Grace, that's not what..."
"I'm ok with it, really. I'm glad, actually, because I don't know if I would be able to get through this on my own."
"I'm not here because your mom asked me to look after you."
"Then why are you here?"
"Well, because you're my friend, because I know what it feels like to lose a mother, I know you already lost a mother that you never knew, and because when you told me you hated me, that was pretty much the worst thing I had heard in a long time."
"I think we both know I never really hated you. (They kiss)"
"One of us should probably say something."
"Go for it."
"Not that."

"Where is she? Elizabeth Forbes, what room's she in?"
"Caroline, Grace."
"Damon."
"She fell asleep. I couldn't wake her up. They said she slipped into a come. They said they can make her comfortable."
"She's not comfortable. She's dying! (get inside the room) I didn't get to say good-bye. I didn't get to say good-bye to my mom."
"Tyler, hey, it's Stefan. You might want to head back to Mystic Falls. Caroline's mom isn't doing too hot. I'll call you with updates. (Beep) What'd the doctors say?"
"Oh, she's stable, but, you know."
"How much longer?"
"Not long. The hospital says she has a DNR, so... [EKG beeping] I'm gonna get some air."
"We should have been with her."
"You didn't know."
"But I knew she was sick, and I knew it was bad."
"Caroline..."
"I'm her daughter, Stefan, OK? I was supposed to give her peace and convince her that I would be OK and thank her for being an amazing mom. God, I don't ever remember the last thing that I said to her. I was supposed to be with her in her final moment."
"You still can."

"Try to clear your mind."
"Ok."
"Think about your favorite memory of your mom."
"I don't know. There's too many."
"It's ok. It's ok. Just relax. Close your eyes. Open up your mind. We're gonna live in her memories."
"We can do that? (Grace nods)"
"Just take her hand."
"It's working."
"Mom... [Flatline beep] Mom... [Caroline and Grace sob]"
"She's gone."