Remember Me

Chapter Twelve

A/N: Hey all! So, this chapter is very Stefan and Elena heavy. I'll be getting back to the other characters in the next chapter. Hope you all like this chapter.

Thanks for reading!

Remember Me- Chapter Twelve

"Does anyone know that I'm here?" Elena asked, closing the door behind her as Stefan shook his head. He didn't feel right staying with Jeremy and Elena at his apartment. So, he had planned ahead and gotten himself a penthouse suite on the 73rd floor of a high rise building in downtown Seattle. Asking for Elena to join him for the day, seeming like it was the right thing to do since he wanted to spend time with her.

"Just me." He commented, watching as Elena took in the beauty of the view from his suite, shrugging off her jacket as she walked around the place, in awe of it.

"You decided to stay in here for the next few days. How much does this place even cost for a night, renting wise?" She questioned, glancing around the sprawling 2,000 square foot property as she looked to her left, she could see the Space Needle.

Stefan pushed himself up from the cream colored sofa he was sitting on, walking over to her slowly as he finally stood beside her, admiring the view and stealing glances of her facial expressions as he tried to explain. "Well, for starters. I wouldn't know that." He replied, making a popping noise with his tongue as they stood there, watching the sun going down, his hands were in his pockets as he tried to keep himself and his emotions in check around her.

"Why not?" She asked, curious as to find out why he'd want to spend so much on a place in which he was only going to be spending only a few nights in. Stefan cleared his throat, turning to her fully as he smiled and stated with a serious tone. "Because, I bought this penthouse for a little less than a million dollars late last night. And, it came totally furnished, which was a nice bonus."

Elena's face dropped, her eyebrows rose as she turned towards him as if he was losing his mind. "Excuse me?" She asked, watching him as he moved across the living room, the tile floors causing his shoes to squeak a little as she watched his left hand glide across the grand piano he had inadvertently inherited with the property that he was now the owner of. "Since my treatments are going to be starting in about a week or so and I'll be practically living here for a little while. I'll be too sick to travel back to Florida on some days, I'm sure of it. I figured that it would be best to settle down here for a bit."

Elena blinked at him, glancing down at her cream colored flats as she tried to understand his reasoning. "But, why Seattle? Aside from the treatments..." Her voice trailed off as Stefan shrugged his shoulders as he looked up past her while he spoke. She could tell that he was nervous to talk about his future suddenly.

"Because, I guess I wanted our son to have someplace to go that was close to your family too. Didn't your aunt move up here a few months ago to be closer to your brother and your parents? And, from what I heard from your brother the other day, you hate London. You've been looking at places here." He said as Elena stood there speechless. How did he even know that? Elena hadn't spoken about Aunt Jenna in a few years when she spoke with Stefan and she hadn't said anything about her apartment search in Seattle at all.

"You've been keeping tabs on me?" She questioned, crossing her arms over her chest as Stefan took a seat on the couch and Elena followed his movements, she turned towards him, wanting answers to his secrecy.

"Not exactly." He stated, turning to his right side as he took a piece of paper off of the small table beside him. Elena watched while he unfolded it and handed it to her. Elena's eyes scanned the document, her words escaping her when she finally read the last piece of paper. Stefan leaned back into his seat, trying to explain.