Book 1: Time Of Our Lives

Chapter 60: There Goes The Neighborhood

Chapter 60:

Salvatore Boarding House.
Stefan opens the garage door.
Stefan: Prepare yourself, my friend.
He removes a tarp from a car.

Matt: Wait, how do you have this?
Stefan: Got passed down through the family.

He opens the car's door.

Matt: Why don't you...I mean...Why don't you drive it?
Stefan: Well, it doesn't run. I mean, it's not that I could figure out.
Caroline: Why would you keep a car that doesn't run?
Matt: Be more of a girl right now?

Caroline laugh.

Stefan (to Matt): Hey, want to come take a look at this for me?
Matt: Elena, remember the old Camaro you're dad used to have?
Elena: Of course.
Matt: I built and rebuilt that engine 20 times.
Stefan: wow.
Caroline: I don't like sports cars; they're too hard to make out in.
Matt (looking at Elena): It wasn't that bad.

Elena and Matt look at each other, uncomfortable. Caroline leaves the garage. Elena goes after her.

Matt (to Stefan): I'm sorry man.
Stefan: No, no, no. Don't worry about it. You and Elena, you guys have a history and ignoring it doesn't do anybody any good.
Matt: She's good with you. You know, I wasn't sure but she's happy and I'm glad.

They look at each other.

Matt: Alright, let's take a look at this.

Mystic Grill Mystic
Jenna is going out. She breaks her heel. Frederick looks at her.

Frederick: Need some help?
Jenna: Damn it! Stupid shoe.
Frederick: Pick up your other foot.

He breaks the other heel and gives it to Jenna.

Frederick: Here you go.
Jenna: Thanks, I think.
Frederick: Was that Damon Salvatore you were with?
Jenna: The one and only. You know him?
Frederick: We go way back. He still live out by Miller Lane?
Jenna: He lives in the old boarding house by Wickery Bridge. He's still in there if you want to say hi.
Frederick: I prefer to stay here and talk to you.
Jenna: Oh, nice. Very smooth with the shoe and the flirt. But, I'm a little drunk and a guy plus drunk me equals very bad things.

Frederick touches her face and tries to compel her.

Frederick: I'm pretty sure you'd like it. (She laughs.)
Jenna: Sorry. That was a seriously lame pick up.
Frederick: That is a nice scent you wear. What is it?
Jenna: I don't know (she laughs) it was a gift. And that is a cab so...

She leaves. Frederick looks at her. Bethanne arrives behind him.

Frederick: Vervain...making it hard to find something to eat in this town.

Salvatore Boarding House
Elena arrives to talk to Caroline.

Elena: Caroline...
Caroline: I don't want to talk about it.
Elena: You're being ridiculous.
Caroline: And insecure and stupid. But that doesn't change the fact that Matt's always gonna be in love with you and I'm always gonna be the backup.
Elena: You're not the back up.
Caroline: Yes I'm. I'm Matt's Elena back up; I'm your Bonnie back up.
Elena: Now it's about me and Bonnie?
Caroline: You don't get it. Why would you? You're everyone's first choice.

They look at each other. Stefan and Matt pull up in the Porsche. They get out of the car.

Matt: Piece of cake!

Matt looks at Caroline.

Stefan: You know what? Why don't you guys go ahead and take it for a spin?
Matt: Really?
Stefan: Yeah.
Matt: Caroline?