Evelyn Gilbert (TVD)

Know Thy Enemy

Evelyn

"Did you really have to sleep in another room?" Damon asks as he leans against the door while I put my shoes on.

"Yes, because if I hadn't, we would have done more than make out, and I promised—" he cuts me off.

"Yeah, yeah. You promised, blondy." He rolls his eyes, making me chuckle.

"Besides, we have more pressing matters to deal with," I tell him.

"What?"

I sigh. "Isabel showed up at the house last night," I answer as we leave the room and start walking down the stairs behind Stefan.

"Elena told you too?" Stefan questions.

"Hey, Stefan, and yup, she told me Isabel just showed up at the front doorstep," I reply.

"What is she doing here?" Damon asks.

"I don't know. That's what I'm gonna go find out," Stefan says as we get to the bottom of the stairs and Katherine walks up to us.

"I don't think that you should tell her that I'm here."

"What? Why?" Damon questions.

"It's better if she and John not know that I stayed in town after I got out of the tomb," she answers.

"You're the one in cahoots with them. You made a deal with John that almost got me killed." Damon glares at her.

"I did what I had to to get out of the tomb. Now I'm reconsidering my alliance." She rubs her neck before turning around and slowly walking away.

I scoff. "I find that hard to believe."

"What do you know? Stefan asks, making her stop and turn around.

"I know that I want Klaus dead, which puts me squarely on team you." She points at us. "Besides, if you ever need me to swap places with Elena again, the less people know that I'm here, the better. Think about it, Stefan. Come on, be smart."

Stefan nods. "Tell you what? Why don't you, uh...call Alaric and let him know that his wife just showed up on his girlfriend's doorstep." He walks away.

"I'll see you later." I pat his chest, following Stefan out the door.

~~~

"I can't find him anywhere. He's not at home. He's not answering his phone," Caroline says over the phone.

"How could you let him go?" Stefan questions as he and Evelyn walk into her house and up the stairs.

"My mom walked in, and he just took off. I didn't know what to do," she tells him.

"Did your mom hear anything?" He asks once they get to the last step.

"No, she just thinks we're fighting, but he knows about me, and he's freaking out about Vicki."

"Alright, listen, you have to find him. You have to calm him down. Compel him if you have to. Is he still on the vervain?"

"I slip it into his soda when he's at work, but I didn't get to last night, so it's out of his system. He has a catering shift at the Lockwood's today. I'm gonna try there."

"Do you want me to go with you?" Evelyn questions.

"I should be fine, but I'll call you to let you know what happens." She hangs up, and they walk into Elena's room.

"This is bad between Isabel, Jenna, and now Matt. This is disaster bad." Elena sighs.

"Yeah," Stefan says, and Evelyn nods, agreeing. John walks to the door.