Surprising Lover (TVDxOC) (Complete)

Mommie Dearest

Stefan is in the middle of grabbing several glasses and a decanter of bourbon in the late Mayor Lockwood's study when Damon walks in with a confused expression. Grace is listening from the kitchen.
"Is that cornbread I smell?"
"[smiles] We're hosting Thanksgiving!"
"[snidely] Thanksgiving's tomorrow."
"[shrugs] Well, pre-Thanksgiving. Whatever."
"Whatever happened to taking out Julian? Remember him? Killed what would have been your firstborn? You know, I cleared out my entire schedule so we could make that guy count worms... Unless you're too busy baking."
"[sighs] Julian knows that I want him dead, so our next move needs to be smart. We're probably only gonna have one more shot at this."
"[frowns] Not quite following the whole Martha Stewart strategy, to be honest..."
"[smiles] I am planning on recruiting an ally."
Just then, the doorbell rings, which makes Damon even more confused. He walks out into the foyer and scowls in displeasure when he opens the door to reveal that Lily is standing on the doorstep with a large Tupperware container in her hands. She smiles awkwardly at him before holding out the container.
"I brought cranberries!"
Damon, confused, steps backward so Lily can walk through the foyer into the kitchen. Stefan appears behind him and smiles smugly, causing Damon to gesture toward him and give him a look that says, "Are you kidding me??".

Lily is seated in an armchair in front of the coffee table in the late Mayor Lockwood's study while Stefan and Damon sit across from her on the leather couch. Grace is sat at the desk. On the table is a decanter of bourbon and three glasses. Lily looks at her sons warily, and after a moment, Stefan decides to begin his spiel.
"I invited you over here because we can't keep doing this. I mean, I... I want us all to start over."
"[smiles] Well, uh, if the Pilgrims and Indians could do it, I'm sure there's hope for us."
"[sarcastically] We call them Native Americans now, but we didn't bring you here to correct your outdated racial slurs."
Damon gives Stefan a pointed look.
"Did we, Stefan?"
"Salvatore watch your sarcasm Infront of your mother."
Stefan ignores Damon's snide comments and continues to look at Lily.
"I want to convince you of all the reasons that you need to help us get rid of Julian."
Damon, surprised at the tactics Stefan is using, leans forward to listen intently to what comes next. Lily, however, looks confused, and chuckles nervously. 
"I'm sorry. Is this some kind of set-up?"
"[insistently] Just hear me out for a second. In 1863... I got Valerie pregnant."
Lily's eyes widen in shock at this confession.
"She kept it a secret from me, from you, from everyone. And Julian found out about it somehow, and he felt threatened by it. He beat her until the baby was no longer alive."
Lily blinks in confusion and frowns as she processes this information.
"Her child-- your grandchild-- was murdered by Julian. She swore me to secrecy, but the truth is too important. You need to know what kind of man he is."
Damon, visibly uncomfortable by the tension in the room, pipes up with a snarky comment.
"What I think Stefan's trying to say is... you have really crappy taste."
"Reminds me of someone else."
"I dated you what are you on about."
"Me, Kathrine, Lexi and Elena and I love my sister but she believed you too much and I was very young and gullible."
 Lily is clearly overwhelmed by what she's just learned, and she pauses for a moment before she looks Stefan in the eyes.
" [quietly] My son... Valerie lied to me for over a century about you. Then she tried to kill a member of my family in cold blood and tried to incinerate the love of my life. Do yourself a favor. Don't lose any more sleep over the words that come out of that poor girl's mouth."
Stefan looks disappointed but not surprised by his mother's reaction, and nods awkwardly.
"Wow. I guess the joke's on me then, right? I mean, I was the idiot who believed her."
Stefan picks up the decanter and pours the three of them a drink, and Damon looks at him with exasperation, mistakenly believing that Stefan believes what Lily is saying. Grace grabs a bottle of red.
"I did, too... about many things. But I will not make that same mistake again."
"Here's to moving on then, right?"
Stefan stands to his feet, and Lily eagerly does as well, also believing that Stefan is on her side about this. Damon rolls his eyes before standing and joining them with a glass in hand. Grace stays in her chair  smirking.
"[smiles] To moving on."
Lily is the first to drink, though Stefan makes it looks like he is drinking as well, and she swallows the entire glass of liquor before realizing that her lips, mouth, and throat are sizzling and burning.
"Ugh!"
Suddenly, Lily collapses onto the floor, and Damon looks at Stefan with a shocked expression.
"Concentrated vervain."
"[impressed] Wow! Did I ever mention I like your style?"
"I had a feeling we were gonna have to do this the hard way..."
Damon looks down at Lily's unconscious body gleefully. Grace finally gets up.
"Best... Thanksgiving... ever!"

Grace goes and finishes cooking the food and puts it away for another time then heads up and messages Charlie and Cami about the bar needing food.