Bloodlust → Stefan Salvatore [1]

Daddy Issues

     I cautiously enter the kitchen, seeing John pouring himself a cup of coffee. He looks up at me, and sets down the coffee. He smiles at me. "Good morning, Blake." I take deep breath before walking over to the fridge, and opening it. I rummage through it, looking for the milk. "Coffee?" He asks.

     "No thanks. I'll stick with cereal." I roll my eyes. Elena walks in after me.

     "Morning." John smiles at her.

     "What are you doing here?" She asks him.

     "Coffee?" John tries to change the subject.

     "We're not doing that." Elena snaps at him, "No more dodging questions. Why are you here?" She asks again. 

     "I'm here to protect you, that's all I can say at the moment."

     "What do you mean, that's all you can say?" Elena pouts. 

     "I'll tell you more when I'm convinced I can trust you." He tells her. Jenna comes running into the room with her bag. 

     "Oh, god, I'm late." She goes to grab coffee, but sees John standing in her way. She stares blankly at him, confused. Rick walks in behind her.

     "That's what you get for hitting the snooze button three times." He looks up, seeing John as well.

     "What the hell?" The both ask in unison. 

     "Good morning to you as well, Jenna. Alaric." He fakes a smile.

     "It's okay that I'm confused, right? 'Cause we were not expecting you, like, ever." Jenna grits her teeth.

     "Well, I got in late last night. Blake let me in." Everyone looks over at me. I stay silent.

     "You know, I'm probably just gonna take off." Rick tells us, as he awkwardly leaves the room. 

     "I'm still confused here." Jenna admits.

     "I decided I wanted to come back and stay for a while." John tells us all. 

     "Not here, you're not." Jenna fires back. 

     "Actually, you can't stop me from living here."

     "Actually, I can as legal guardian." 

     "Yeah, about that. Elena, shall I explain the situation, or would you like to do the honors?" Jenna looks over at me, I try not to make eye contact with her.

     "I'm sorry, Jenna. I should've told you earlier, but--"

     "I'm Elena's biological father." John cuts her off. Jenna's jaw drops, and her face goes pale. "There, now you know." John says. John walks out of the room, as Jenna eyes Elena.

     "What?!" She shouts.