One week before the wedding
"On a scale of 1 to 10 how nervous are you?" asked Bonnie.
"About a three. I think Kol is more nervous than I am, but is trying hard not to show it being a big bad vampire" Elena said giggling with Bonnie as she finished folding towels.
"Never thought I would see the day a vampire was nervous, then again never thought I'd see the day vampires existed along with witches" Bonnie said with a smirk.
"I would have to agree with you there, these past couple years have been trying one's that's for sure. After Stefan and Damon, I never thought I'd be marrying a vampire. But for some reason Kol and I bring out the best in each other" Elena said smiling.
"I'll have to admit I wasn't too keen on you and Kol being together at first considering your past history together, but I've seen the way he looks at you and the way you look at him that's something only dreams are made of and you're living it" Bonnie said just as Caroline arrived.
"So what did I miss?" Caroline asked looking between her two friends.
"Nothing much, we've been just discussing how sexy Kol's brother Nik is" Bonnie said with a smirk as she watched Caroline blush.
"You guys are never to let me live that down are you?" Caroline asked.
"Not in this lifetime anyway" Elena said laughing.
"Sometimes I question why the two of you are my best friends" Caroline said in a huff making Elena and Bonnie laugh harder.
Kol was sitting in the living room and he could hear Bonnie and Elena laughing which meant they were teasing Caroline once again about Nik. He just shook his head with a smirk and took a drink of his bourbon. He thought the blonde's interest in his brother was a passing thing but it had been going on for quite a few months now. Then again knowing his brother, Nik would use it to his full advantage to get Caroline to fall for him.
"Well, only one week to the wedding and everything has gone off without a hitch... so far" Rebekah said to Freya.
"It will be fine Rebekah, stop worrying. Trust me" Freya said.
"I swear if Damon Salvatore ruins Elena and Kol's wedding, I'll make him wish he'd never been born... right after I put a stake through his heart" Rebekah said wringing the napkin like it was someone's neck.
"Remind me to never piss you off" Freya said with a chuckle.
"Sorry. He just has a nasty habit of ruining things to get what he wants and not carrying who he hurts in the process" Rebekah said.
"Sounds like a few men I know" Freya said with a smile keeping the mood.
"What about men, Freya?" Elijah asked looking at his sister's.
"Oh nothing, Rebekah just as a thing about bodily harm when it comes to Damon Salvatore" she said.
"Don't we all, he seems to have a way about him that irritates people greatly" he said.
"What time are you supposed to meet up with Kol?" Rebekah asked.
"Actually I'm running late, so I'll talk to you to later" Elijah said as he called Kol walking out the door.
"I take it you're running late?" asked Kol, swirling the remnants of his bourbon.
"Sorry. I had to finish up some business, I'll be there in about 15 minutes" Elijah said ending the call with Kol.
"I'll be there in the second, I want to see if Kol is still here" Elena said.
"I'm still here, Elijah is running late" he said.
"Ah, Bonnie, Caroline and I are going to bake some cookies. Chocolate chip your favorite, I'll save you some" she said smiling up at him.
"Chocolate chip is definitely by far my most favorite. Elijah will be here in about 15 minutes, but if I keep kissing you then I won't want to leave" he said giving her a kiss on the lips.
"But if you don't stop you don't get any chocolate chip cookies either" she said teasingly.
"Elena are you going to help make these cookies or just make out with your fiancé in the living room?" Caroline yelled from the kitchen.
"Well I guess I better get to it and have fun with Elijah" she said giving him a quick kiss before heading to the kitchen.
Kol could hear the three of them in the kitchen giggling and talking girl stuff as he headed out the front door. He stopped halfway down the sidewalk shocked they were discussing sex. It was times like this that he really wished he didn't have vampire hearing. He made a mental note as he got in Elijah's car to ask Elena what all they talked about, knowing full well she would look him straight in the eye and say girl stuff.
"You know Kol probably heard everything we just said considering he has vampire hearing" Caroline said with a worried expression. Which in turn made Elena and Bonnie laugh, because they knew Caroline was thinking about what she'd said about Nik.
"I doubt he's going to go running and tell Nik that you have the hots for him" Bonnie said trying to keep a straight face.
"Go ahead and laugh it up. See if I tell either of you anything again" she said flustered.
"Ok. I promise to stop teasing you about Klaus...at least until after Elena's wedding" Bonnie said making the three of them giggle some more.
"Gee thanks" Caroline said throwing a napkin at Bonnie.
"You're welcome" Bonnie said with a smirk as the doorbell rang.
"Who the heck can that be?" Elena asked as she went to the door.
Caroline and Bonnie followed behind Elena and as she opened the door a pair of arms reached out and grabbed her. Both girls ran to the door opening it wide to see her wrapped in the arms of Jeremy.
"I thought you weren't coming until the day after tomorrow?" Elena asked in her excitement to him.
"I wanted to surprise you. I missed you" he said grinning at her.
"I've missed you too. I'm so excited you're here!" she said with a sparkle in her eyes.
"I think this is our cue to leave" Bonnie said.
"You guys don't have to leave on my account" he said.
"You two haven't seen each other for awhile and lots to catch up on" Caroline said as she and Bonnie headed out the door.
"Do I smell cookies?" he asked as he headed towards the kitchen.
"Yes and don't eat them all, Kol likes them too" she said.
"I promise. Where is Kol anyway?" Jeremy asked right before he stuffed a chocolate chip cookie in his mouth.
"He's with Elijah or not" she said looking past her brother at Kol.
"Please tell me that my soon-to-be-brother didn't eat all the cookies" Kol stated with a smile.
"Hey...I've had two. Nice to see you Kol" Jeremy said before devouring another cookie.
"You too" Kol said as he began munching on cookies.
"I'm going to head to my room. The drive wore me out, will you wake me up in a couple hours?" he asked as he grabbed another cookie off the plate.
"Sure, see you in a little while" she said with a smile as he headed out of the kitchen.
"I learned something new today. Want to know what?" he asked.
"I'm listening" she said starting to worry a little that he had heard what they were talking about as they were making cookies.
"I learned that my touch turns you into...what was the word...oh yes now I remember...putty in my hands" Kol whispered near her ear as his hands skimmed down her arms.
"You weren't supposed to hear all that" she said.
"Vampire hearing love" he whispered softly as his lips grazed her neck before pulling away.
"Jeremy is upstairs-" she said as Kol pulled her into his arms.
"Sleeping" he finished for her right before he kissed her.
