One and Only

Chapter Thirty Four

A/N: Hey all! So, here's CH.34. Hope you all enjoy it and thanks so much for reading. Also, I posted two chapters when I updated. So, please make sure to check out CH.35 as well. :)

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CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR-One and Only

Jeremy's P.O.V.

"All I'm trying to tell you is that the arraignment starts in a half hour and if you don't get down here, soon. They'll move it on us. This judge is kind of a hard ass when it comes to being on time." I tell him, listening as Stefan lets out a loud exhale and tries to explain why he's running late.

"Elena and I had to drop off Sam and Olivia with Caroline and Tyler for a few hours and your sister decided that it would be a good idea to give them a list of all the things the kids love and don't love. I swear, Jer. She's acting like we're going on a cross country trip. But, really it's just the court house and I promise you that we'll be there in a little bit. I'll meet you inside." He tells me as I shake my head, thinking about how Elena must be feeling, knowing that she's probably going just as crazy as I am. She can't stand things like this, trials and jurors, judges and courtroom rooms have always made my sister uneasy and they bring back a lot of memories for both of us, like when we were taken away from our own mother and placed into the foster care system after her husband had threaten to kick both Elena and I out on the streets and never let us come back home. We hated him and it's because of our experiences, with having a mother who eventually pulled herself together and tried really hard to make it up to us when Elena and I were in high school. It's because of her that I can tell you that my sister, is most likely having a silent melt down and once the arraignment starts and the verdict for Klaus and Katherine's sentencing is read, she'll finally be able to breathe.

Elena's P.O.V.

"Are you worried?" I ask him, turning around in my seat and picking up my purse off the floor. I hear as Stefan lets out a small exhale, his voice straining when I gaze over at him, his eyes are closed shut for a moment, hands firmly pressed against the steering wheel when he opens them again and grabs my hand instead, lacing our fingers together when he parks the car near the parking garage of the courthouse and says in a calm tone.

"I am. But, after today, after we get this all put behind us. Nothing else will matter. But, our family, our kids and our friends. Elena, I love you so much and I don't know what I would have done if I would have never found you again..I know it's bad and all. But, this whole thing, the accident, the call I made to Caroline at the police station after finding out about Katherine hiding documents from me, showing up at the house..." His voice trails off as he starts to reminisce about all the things in the past few months that have both torn us apart and brought us closer together.

"I know. I'm just worry about you being face to face with them again. Stefan, they-" I begin to say, watching as Stefan locks his eyes on my face, his finger tips placed gently on my cheeks as he whispers out "I'll be okay, just as long as I have you by my side."

I nod at him, inhaling through gritted teeth as he watches me start to open the door and he pauses for a moment, clearing is throat as he says "Elena, I just want you to know that there are going to be a few details being thrown around that I never told you about. I just...They were too painful to remember and so, I blocked them out for a while. But-" He begins to say as I turn back around, putting my warm hand onto his face and giving him a gently smile when my fingertips caress his stubble filled cheeks.

"It's okay. I'm here for you and I always will be. Stefan, we all have scars and baggage. Trust me, we all do. But, I've learned that we can't let that rule our lives. Now, let's go get some justice for everything we've been through. Okay?" I ask him, hearing when he swallows hard and leans over the console of the truck, his hand pulling me into him as he leaves a sweet kiss against my lips, his shaking hands running through my hair when I break apart from him and look into his tormented green eyes.