Loving Eli

chapter 15

Puerto Rico

"I didn't know you brought your camera."Gabby placed her hand on Jake's back as he zipped open his camera bag. He smiled pressing the power bottom leaving the bag on the bed.

"Yeah, our first vacation. How could I not?"He asks taking a seat onto the bed. Gabby smiles as she gets pulled into his lap. His arms were around her waist and his camera in his hands above her lap.

"We should go. Caroline is speaking about a lunch and a girl's day."Jake smiles rubbing her hair. "Yeah, that sounds like her. I guess we should go downstairs since we finished unpacking."Gabby stands up.

Jake stands up as well. They made their way down the stairs of the beach house that they all stayed at for the time being and sat down in the living room.

"Oh, to what do we owe the pleasure?"Enzo smirks as laughter seized. "We...well I heard Caroline making plans so I came down with Gabby so she could have a say so. Plus, I don't want her to be cooped up on vacation."Jake answers.

"How are you such a sweetheart? There is like no bad side to you."Elena asked so amazed with him. He only blushed at her question. "I guess it's safe to say my dream was to be a good person is all."He shrugs.

"Does your vaprisim interfere with that? You seem to take it the best."Caroline asks. "I've learned to control my urge. It's not so hard when you think about the fact that you would be killing someone. I only drink from blood bags so it's still blood."He replies.

"How did you get a daylight ring? "Damon asks swirling around his whiskey. "Oh, my ex girlfriend had turned me and I guess out of guilt of what she put me through she helped me through the ropes then left."He explains.

"Who turned you?"Stefan asks. Jake looks down to Gabby who was listening silently laying her head on his chest. "Katherine Pierce. I doubt you guys know her. She's a trouble maker."Jake answers only receiving a smirk from Damon.

"Actually. We have quite the history with her. The slut is dead now. God, I used to hate when she pretended to be my Elena. She was so pathetic."Damon rolls his eyes finishing his glass. "May I ask how she died?"Jake asks ignoring his tone and diction.

"I shoved the cure to vamprisim down her throat which caused her body to turn human but she's like ancient so she died of old age and every sickness out there."Elena answers. "There's a cure?"Jake asks gaining a look of confusion along with Gabby.

"No. Not anymore. Why? You don't wish to be human?"Caroline asks him. He ponders for a minute before shrugging. "I don't mind at most times of my abilities. I don't want to be fifty eight while Gabby is 24 anyways."Jake shrugs.

"You know, you are lucky not to be a vampire but not aging as well. Like dying meant you will never do human things like age. I find that amazing."Stefan points out.

"Can you produce or are you like dead on the inside. Wait, you're a zombie is that the catch?"Damon asks getting annoyed stares.

"No. I don't eat flesh. I don't know, I haven't done anything to prove it. My body works fine though. I pee and everything. I'm not having any signs of decaying either."Gabby answers finding his question a little dramatic.

"Don't you ever get scared that her arm may come off or something, Jake. She's been dead like to the point of bones then a few years ago she's brought back. Just imagine the sn-". Elena hit him on the side of his head as everyone rolled their eyes.

"You're dead to you moron. You've been dead longer than her or him combined."She defends the couple. "Sorry about my brother. He seems to have misplaced his brain this morning."Stefan shakes his head earning a laugh from Caroline.