The Toll of Love

Betrayal of the Heart

Caroline's POV
"I'm happy" that's what I keep telling myself. I really try to be happy I have a good boyfriend , two beautiful girls ,and I have my best friend Elena back . I really should be happy yes I miss Bonnie and on some level Damon but I have most things a girl could ever want. Stefan has been sneaking out at night I try to trust him I do but I just keep replaying all of these scenarios in my head of why could be going on. I am suddenly pulled out of my thoughts by Elena saying my name she wants to know how a pair of black wedges look on her. I look down at my phone and jump at the time Elena and I have been shopping all day. I only have forty-five minutes until I have to pick the twins up from daycare ever since Alaric passed away I have been a full time mom it's not easy but I am blessed. We are now in the car I look over at Elena.  She has been through a lot but she seems to be bouncing back pretty well. She had to loose her best friend to come back to life. She also lost Damon, Enzo went rampid and killed them both. Damon died trying to keep Bonnie safe due to the promise he made to Elena. By this time we are pulling up at the boarding house. I automatically hear Stefan and know he is upstairs. I vamp run up there and open his door, I find him and Valerie who is one of the bitchy heretics they are making out and undressing I can't help but let out a strangled sob. Stefan looks up at me with guilt but he can fuck himself. By thus time Elena had made it upstairs and she was yelling at Stefan. It was all too much for me I run to the girls room and started to pack their stuff. Throwing different things here and there. They just need essentials when we get to wherever we are going they can have new stuff. I start packing my clothes as well when Stefan walks in all I can do is turn around and throw the engagement ring at him. I am done packing and Elena comes in to check on me, she notices the bags I have packed and asks where I am going. I honestly don't know yet but its not gonna be in Mystic Falls I know that. All of the sudden I see a thought cross over Elena. She asks if she can go with me and of course I respond with a yes... She is my best friend. She runs to pack her bag and by the time she us done I already have all of mine and the girls bags loaded into the car, she throws hers in and we leave the boarding house with one last goodbye. I pull up at sugarplum daycare where the girls are and pick them up. As I am strapping the girls in their carseats Elena turns around and asks me "Where exactly are we going". I respond with "well definitely somewhere southern where we don't feel too out of place" she suggests we go to New Orleans there are supernatural there and its southern. I shoot down that idea fast that is where Klaus lives and I haven't heard from him since that thing in the woods. Elena starts to beg, she knows I can't tell her no. So we get on route eleven and head South to New Orleans.