Lavender Haze

chapter forty

Jenna stepped out of the bar when going down a step her heel breaks on her stiletto. "Ouch, damn it." She says to herself.

Victor was waiting on the sidewalk when turning to see Jenna catching herself on the railing of the fence that's outside of The Grill.

"You need some help?." Victor asks Jenna. "Damnit." Jenna laughs as she walked awkwardly. "Stupid shoe."

Victor walked closer to Jenna asking her to pick up her other foot, he bent down as Jenna steadied herself on Victor's shoulders. He breaks off the other heel to other shoe.

Jenna stands normally now since the shoes are evened out. "Here you go." Victor stands up handing her both the heels of her shoes. "Thanks." Jenna smiles holding up her heels. "I think."

"I saw you were with Damon Salvatore and Alessia Petrova tonight." Victor points out. "The one and only, do you know them?." Jenna asks.

"We go way back." Victor answers flatly. "He still live up out by Miller Lane?." Victor asks, the place of the old Salvatore Manor. "He lives in the old boarding house." Jenna answers. "By Wickery Bridge." She adds. "He's still in there, I don't know about Alessia. I think I saw her leave but if you wanna say hi to Damon."

Victor saw Alessia leave with Stefan and the group of people he was with. He knew she was looking out for both of the brothers.

"I'd rather say here and talk to you." Victor flirts with Jenna. Jenna looks into Victor's eyes hearing what he was dishing. "Oh, nice." She chuckles. "Very smooth with the shoe and the flirt." Victor smiles at Jenna biting his lip. "But I'm a little drunk, and hot guy plus drunk me equals very bad things."

Victor tucks Jenna's hair behind her ear. He holds eye contact with her. "I'm pretty sure you'd like it." He says, the compulsion he was using on her with his vampire gifts.

Jenna breaks out into a laugh, the compulsion not working. "I'm sorry. That was a serious lame pick-up." Victor had a face of irritation and pissed off. "That's a really nice scent you're wearing. What is it?." Victor asks Jenna, he could smell the herbal scent of vervain.

"I don't know." Jenna chuckles. "It was a gift, and that's my cab." She points to the car pulling up. Jenna walks off from Victor getting into the cab.

Victor watches the cab take off when he feels Bethanne approach him. "Vervain." He says to Bethanne. "Making it hard to find something to eat in this town."

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Elena followed Caroline out of the garage seeing her standing by a brick wall near the driveway.

"Caroline." Elena sighs. "I don't want to talk about it." Caroline shakes her head not turning towards Elena. She had her arms crossed across her chest. "You're being ridiculous." Elena says.

"And insecure and stupid, but that doesn't change the fact..." Caroline finally slowly turns around towards Elena. "That Matt's in love with you and I'm the backup." Caroline laughs with a scoff. "You're not the backup." Elena tries to reassure Caroline. "Yes, I am." Caroline argues.

"I'm Matt's Elena backup, I'm your Bonnie back up." Caroline rants. "Now it's about me and Bonnie?." Elena asks. Caroline shakes her head with a scoff. "You don't get it, why would you? You're everyone's first choice."

The sound of gravel and footsteps of someone approaching Caroline and Elena. Caroline sees Alessia walking up to them and she heard every word of what was being said.

"Everything okay?." Alessia asks the girls. Caroline doesn't answer folding her arms against her chest again. "Um." Elena hesitates not sure how to answer that.