Eat Me

Chapter 11: Wrong Words

Wrong Words

Amara stared at the textbook in front of her until everything went blurry, how did everyone in her class managed to do everything, study for exams, and still have a social life. Not that Amara had many friends, but it would be nice to have a conversation with other than Lexi, the librarian, and her bitchy roommate.

She closed her math textbook with a sigh, there was just no point in trying to concentrate now.

"You look beat. And stressed out."

She looked up and saw Silas, without wanting too she found herself smiling. "Hi. I haven't seen you in a while."

"I know," Silas replied. "You've been kind of avoiding me."

Amara felt herself blush. "That's not true it's just . . . I've just had a lot of homework and - "

Silas raised his hands in mock surrender to stop Amara's blabbering. "It's cool, Lexi told me, and I know that Tessa can be a pest. I just wanted to see if you wanted to take a night off."

Amara looked at him curiously. "And do what?"

Silas shrugged. "There's a party tonight. Midnight. At The Woods." The Woods, was what the students referred to the secluded piece of territory behind the gym that was covered with trees and bushes and that was perfect for parties.

She wasn't usually the type to go to a party in the middle of the woods and with a boy no less, but she was trying to be more confident and outgoing, no longer shy Amara and if a party could fix that then Amara was going to give it a try. "I would love too."

"Elijah!" Before Elijah could even turn around, Katherine had hollered his name and wrapped his arms around him practically tumbling him to the ground. A few students shared amused looks as they passed them, but Katherine didn't care if she was making a fool of herself.

She was just so happy to see him, the past few weeks had been hell between a pregnant sister, her fighting parents, and trying to avoid the temptation of carbs and sugar life had been a pretty tough bitch.

But all of her stress and anger seemed to melt the minute that she saw Elijah.

"Katherine, what are you doing here?" Elijah asked as he wrapped his arms around her waist.

"I wanted to surprise you, silly." Katherine smiled as she gave him a small peck on the lips.

"Well, I'm surprise." He gave her a knowing smile. "Do your parents know you're here?" Whitmore wasn't exactly around the corner.

Katherine bit her lip and tried to look innocent. "Not exactly, but they think that I'm at some big cheerleading how to be a better captain seminar, so we don't have to worry about them for a few hours."

"Good." Elijah led her back towards his car. "So what do you want to do? Do you want to get a bite to eat or - "

"No," she said. "Why don't we go on a nice drive." She gave him mischief smile. "Maybe have some private time?"

Elijah smirked. "You just read my mind."

Elijah drove her towards a small lake that offered a beautiful sunset, but they barely paid attention to the nature as they stated making out. Katherine couldn't help but noticed that their make out/fondling sessions had become more heated lately.

It was obvious that Elijah was more than ready to go the next step, but Katherine was the one that wasn't ready. She might be flirty and seductive, but when it came to losing her virginity she chickened out and it didn't help that with Elena being pregnant it made her worry about birth control.

"I haven't asked." Katherine said between moans as Elijah started kissing her neck, his hand going in the direction of her bra. "What do you want for your birthday?"

Elijah gave her a wolfish smile before he pressed her against the seat of the car. "You."

Katherine burst into nervous giggles.

"Your butt is smaller."

The comment confused Katherine. "Excuse me?" she gave him a teasing smile. "You remember the size of my butt?"

"No," Elijah blushed. "It just . . . it seems smaller and bonier . . . never mind forget what I said it was stupid."

Katherine rested her head against his shoulder. "You're so cute." Now if only she didn't have to go home everything would be perfect.

"An abortion?" Elena echoed the words that her mother had just repeated to her, as if she had never heard the word. "Did you seriously just suggest an abortion?"

"Well, yes." Jenna said as she looked from Damon to Elena. Damon's face wasn't clear, but Elena looked upset. "Me and your father have been talking about it and well, you were young, mistakes happen and we weren't the most informative parents, nor the most understanding." She took in a deep breath. "We thought it would be best if you had an abortion, you guys are only eighteen, and you need to finish high school and go to college and not be worrying about a baby. We only have a few weeks left and we're willing to pay for it-"she trailed off when she saw that Elena was only looking more upset. "Damon what do you think?"

Damon sighed. "I think your mom is right, Elena." He said. "We have jobs, but neither of them pay enough to take care of a baby, and all though it might not be the most humane thing to do. It seems like the best option for us."

"I don't know." Elena shook her head. "Everything is just so complicated, and it's true a baby was unexpected, but isn't getting rid of it a little extreme?"

Jenna stood up. "You're both eighteen now, you're adults so that means you can make your own decisions. You guys can think about it for a few days and when you've reached a decision . . . call me."