𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧- 𝐄.𝐌

27. Dinner

Maeve sat across from Caroline inside the Luncheonette cafe in Mystic Falls. Caroline kept her eyes sternly on Maeve. She kept twirling the spoon in her coffee mug.

"The...sugar's melted." said Maeve, pointing to the mug.

"I know." Caroline set the mug on the table, her eyes never leaving Maeve. "Why did you tell my mom about Damon?"

"I...I wasn't thinking. I just──"

"Yeah yeah yeah. I got the gist of it. You felt that my house would be the one place where no one would be like, 'oh Maeve is a bad guy now. She cannot be trusted' I heard you with Klaus that night."

Maeve hung her head low avoiding her eyes. "I'm sorry, Care."

Caroline slumped her shoulders. "Don't worry about it. Mom's a little out of it. Doesn't understand why I didn't tell her before."

"Exactly! Why didn't you tell her?"

"Telling her then would mean telling her I am a vampire."

"And then you got over it." finished Maeve.

"I'm not mad." blurted out Caroline making Maeve freeze in response. "It's just...everything!" she let out frustratedly. "You know everyone hates you."

"Yeah I felt it, saw it, heard it." said Maeve bitterly.

"I don't hate you. I hate that I have to pick a side." said Caroline. She paused for a moment before she began again, "why did you save me? It's not like we had been the best of friends before."

Maeve leaned on the table, resting her elbows on the edge of the table and interlocking her fingers in front of her coffee mug. "Because, you died because of Katherine who came to spite Salvatore's name. You were a rebound for Matt to get over Elena."

Caroline opened her mouth but Maeve waved her hand stopping her words, "don't deny it. Everyone could see it. You were turned for Klaus. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that Katherine did all of it for the sacrifice."

"Wait...so you knew from the start about the sacrifice?"

"No. I knew there was something odd. I mean, The curse of the sun and the moon. That's what we knew. Vampires and Werewolves, both wanted to break it. So Katherine turning you and triggering Tyler's curse, seemed like more than just a show of power."

Caroline groaned audibly before letting out a huff of air. She drank her coffee silently, her eyes still on Maeve. "I know you are far more than just a blonde. Why do you put yourself back?"

"I am never the one am I?" asked Caroline 

"For me you are the one and only." said Maeve flirtatiously, throwing a wink Caroline's way. A faint blush creeping up her cheeks.

"Now..." she cleared her throat and began, "about Elijah. What is going on over there?"

Maeve leaned back in her chair with a roll of her eyes, "nothing. I mean...I may have, kind of flirted with him yesterday."

Caroline squeaked sitting up in surprise, "you did? Dang! So...what next?"

"Nothing. We had breakfast, I told him about the summer and he left."

Caroline furrowed her brows, "that's it? Nothing else. No kissing, nothing?"

"No. He left to prepare for dinner tonight." said Maeve, "with the Salvatore brothers."

"Wow." said Caroline making Maeve chuckle.

"Anyways he asked me to join him for dinner tonight."

"That's great! You can dress to impress." Maeve hummed in response shying a little.