BORN TO DIE, stefan salvatore [1]

32 - CRYING WOLF

BORN TO DIE
CRYING WOLF

AFTER A NIGHT OF GOSSIP, ALCOHOL AND MOVIE MARATHONS, MADELEINE DREADED WAKING UP IN THE MORNING. Madeleine would've slept all day if it wasn't for Elena's phone that woke them all up. Elena tumbled out of bed after being crammed, top and tail with three others, fully smacking onto the floor in a jumble of blankets.

"Hey." She said in a sickly sweet tone. The trio of girls groaned, knowing who she must be talking to.

"Elena." Caroline whined at how early it was. Elena crawled along the floor to the hallway as if that was going to conceal her voice.

"Well I'm up." Madeleine said after tossing and turning, trying to fall back asleep. She kicked the covers off her body. Her overnight bag was lying with a heap of clothes on top of it rather than in it. She put the bag on the bed and began sorting through it. Bonnie and Caroline also managed to push themselves up but they were not ready to move.

Elena crawled back into the room. Instead of returning to the bed, she stayed sat on the floor. A gleeful smile played at her lips that she tried to hide. Caroline teased. "What's got you so smiley?"

"Nothing." Elena denied.

"It's her dreamy boyfriend that's got her all giggly." Madeleine cooed. "Go on, brag. We don't mind."

"Stefan and I are planning a little romantic getaway together."

"Where to?"

"I was thinking my parents cabin. It's remote, peaceful, beautiful but not too far away if you need to call us." Elena said as if she was trying to negotiate her getaway with stern parents.

Madeleine shook her head. "No, you guys deserve a break. We can hold the fort for a couple of days."

Elena chewed her lip guilty. "Are you sure?"

Both Caroline and Bonnie nodded their heads simultaneously. "I have a plan to get information from Luka. Caroline and Madeleine are more than enough back up needed. We can handle this."

"There's no way Luka is going to tell you anything." Madeleine said after the last time her and Bonnie almost killed him by channelling his magic.

Bonnie looked at her with a mischievous grin. "I didn't say he was going to have a choice."

With everything seemingly under control, Elena's smile grew wider as she accepted the reality of her vacation. Madeleine shooed her away, sick of her dazed, puppy dog face. "Oh my god. Go. Pack. We'll be fine."

Elena squealed and picked up her own back. She got first dibs in the bathroom and when she was ready she made her way home to pack. Caroline sighed. "God I wish I was that happy."

"Still having trouble with Matt?"

"He's not answered any of my calls."

Madeleine frowned. She felt bad for Caroline but she felt bad for Matt too. "Care, you know this has to be difficult for him. All of his friends are lying to him."