Remember Me

Chapter Three

A/N: Hey all! I'm finally back and writing again. I am so beyond sorry it's taking me forever to get back to my stories. But, these last few months have been really tough on me with school. However, I'm on summer break currently which will mean more frequent updates, even if I am posting them a bit slower than usual. I promise all of them will updated sooner now that I have a bit more time.

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Remember Me- Chapter Three

Stefan let go of Ben's hand, standing shell shocked in front of the woman he once thought was going to be his wife was pretty tough. She watched him close his eyes, turning her back towards him. Elena was ready to leave, ready to run. It was something that she had become good at lately. Things got tough and she ran. Hell, if she wanted to be truthful with herself. She had been running for six years. From memories. From hurting him. From everything that hurt too much and from everything that made her feel something again.

"I'm sorry." She sniffled, glancing up to meet Stefan's gaze. She could still see the glimmer of shock in his eyes, the love for her long ago diminished and replaced with love for another.

Stefan opened his mouth, wanting to utter out a word, more than just a quick and sharp. "What are you doing back?" Yet, that was all that managed to make it's way past his lips. Elena shuffled her feet back, twisting her fingers together as she tried to think of a good explanation as why it had taken her this long. Although, all she could focus in on was the little boy standing next to his father, the little dirty brown haired, hazel eyed little boy who probably knew thing of the woman who stood in front of him with glazed over tears in her eyes.

Ben. It was simple. That was the real answer why she had come back and wanted to stay away all at them same time. It was their son. It was the knowledge that maybe he knew about her. Maybe.

However, Elena ran her fingers through her hair, exhaling deeply as she cleared her throat and stated. "Caroline and Klaus invited me to your wedding. I got an invitation in the mail and-" She paused, closing her eyes and praying that not a drop of her tears would spill over on to her heated red cheeks. She wanted to be emotionless in the moment, not show him how much she knew this hurt. How much getting the letter from Audrey was a slap in the face and how seeing Stefan standing in front of her now was tormenting. He doesn't deserve this, Elena. She reminded herself quietly as she straightened out her dress and tried to stop the quivering of her bottom lip. Calming herself down took a few minutes too long because by the time she was all composed and looking back up at him again. Stefan, was looking down at Ben and telling him to go sit down on the bench not too far from them.

"What are you doing here?" He crossed his arms over his chest as he asked the question, tilting his head to the side and waiting for her to respond with anything remotely interesting as to why she broke his heart and left.

Elena bite down on her lower lip, inhaling deeply. "I came back for him-." Stefan cut her off, taking a step forward to make his point very blunt.

"You left me with our son, six years ago. There is no way in hell that I'm giving him to you now. I've been too damn busy being his father and his mother. Something you resigned to me so long ago. I'm not giving him to you!" Stefan threatened, taking a step back as he took a brief glance towards Ben who was sitting and playing with Stefan's cell phone.

Elena shook her head, looking Stefan straight in his hurt green eyes as she spoke. "I don't want to take him away from you, Stefan. I just..." Elena shrugged her shoulders back, pausing for a minute before she continued. "I want to get to know him, that's all. I just want to get to know our son. I know that I wasn't there for him or for you and I regret it. I know my mistakes now and leaving you and Ben was the biggest one that I ever made. Please, just let him talk to him."