The Man

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Matt, Caroline, Elena and I were all talking and laughing at the grill when Matt's mom walked in

Hi, Mrs. Donovan. Caroline said

Kelly glanced at Caroline with distaste and looked over at me

Inanna, honey.

Hi, Kelly.

Elena! She said looking at my sister

Kelly and Elena exchanged hugs and so did Kelly and I

Long time, no see.How are you doing? Elena asked

Oh, same old. Oh. Matty tells me you broke his heart.

Mom. Matt said

Just kidding. Calm down. He found his rebound girl.

She glanced over at Caroline

Oh. Here you go, sweetheart. However many that'll buy.

Kelly extracted some money and handed it to Caroline, who takes it with a small smile.

I just hope I don't get Bachelor 3. I dated him in high school. Not impressive. In any way.

I laughed

Matt shook his head, embarrassed. Caroline handed Kelly her tickets and she took them.

Very exciting.

Kelly walked off into the Grill.

I turned around to see Alaric.

We stared at each other for a moment before Alaric walked off and I turned back around with a dissatisfied look.

I felt..bad for the other night I wasn't entirely myself

All the bachelors were on stage telling things about themselves

I'm a teacher at Mystic Falls High. Alaric said

Oh, beauty and brains, ladies. This one's a keeper. What do you teach?

History.

History. Oh, well, give us a fun fact about Mystic Falls, something crazy.

Alaric looked over at Damon.

Damon placed his hand up to his ear, sarcastically anticipating a response.

Uh, well...

Carol pulled the microphone away.

He's probably saving the best stories for his date.

She moved down the line

And last, but not least, Damon Salvatore. We don't have much on you.

Stefan stopped in the middle of the room and looked over at Elena and I.

Elena smiled at him and waved from a table we were sharing with Jenna.

Stefan smiled back and waved, then looked back at the stage.

Well, I'm tough to fit on a card.

Do you have any hobbies, like to travel?

Oh, yeah. L.A., New York. Couple of years ago, I was in North Carolina. Near the Duke campus, actually. I think—I think Alaric went to school there. Didn't you, Ric?

Damon turned to look at Alaric, who does the same.

Yeah, 'cause I-- I know your wife did.

Stefan became alert and looked over at us.

Elena's face starts to falter. Stefan makes his way over to her as I got pissed off

I had a drink with her once. She was—she was a great girl. I ever tell you that? Cause she was -- Delicious. Mmm! Mmm mmm mmm.

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