Waking Up In Vegas

Chapter 28

Stefan's P.O.V.

She's chucking small pieces of ice in my direction as I look over at her, making a funny face as Elena squirms and says in a soft tone. "Shit! It just went down my shirt."

"Haha. Well, that's what you get for making me your target. Karma." I tell her in a playful tone, watching when she tries to get the ice out and whines when it begins to melt.

"Will you-" She starts to ask. I lock my eyes on her, smiling widely as I look around . It's just the two of us on my jet. But, I just would hate for the flight attendant to walk in on us.

"I'm not helping you pull the ice out that went into your bra. Do you want me to go to jail? That would make for an awesome headline...I could totally see it now. 'Stefan Salvatore feels up girlfriend on flight to Atlanta." Elena, I love you. But those things need to be done in private." I tell her, hearing as she scuffs, unbuckling her seat belt and making her way towards me, walking a bit sideways from the turbulence that's suddenly hit the jet.

"Come on! It's just the two of us. When we get to my parent's house. I can surely tell you now that we'll barely have any privacy! My whole family is super nosy and once they see you. Oh my god! They're going to freak out!" She states, like it's a knowing fact.

I can't help but laugh at her, unbuckling my seat belt and patting my lap so that Elena sits down. I watch as she smiles, wrapping her arms around my neck when she sits in my lap, swinging her legs over the arm rest and staring up at me through her long black and mascara covered eyelashes.

"They'll love you, you know. Just like I do." She says, a huge smile on her face as she leans into me and leaves a kiss on my cheek, burying her head into the curve of my neck as she exhales.

"I hope so. Because I can't wait to talk to your dad." I tell her, watching Elena instantly lift her head up from my shoulder and laugh.

"About what? Business? My dad's a retired insurance agent. You won't be really getting much business talk out of him. But, he will probably ask you a lot of questions about me. So, be prepared." She comments with a laugh as I wrap my arms around her tighter.

"Yeah, business..I guess.." I tell her, trying hard not to give away my plan of what I've really been planning for this whole trip of meeting her parents and staying with them for a few days.

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Elena's P.O.V.

4 hours and 21 minutes later...

We're here and I can't stop my sweaty palms and shaking hands from reacting to the sound of the airplanes breaks hitting the ground and the plane coming to a total stop. I'm nervous and anxious about the fact that Stefan's the first ever real serious boyfriend I've brought home to meet my parents. I mean, My family did know about Matt. But, I never wanted him to meet them. So, I would keep them at a distance from him and us as a couple.

However, I did tell them everything about Matt and how much I loved him. Yet, my family would always tell me that things would change, once I woke up from my 'honeymoon' phase of my relationship with Matt. Boy, they were right!

I watch as Stefan brings out our carryon suitcases with a huge grin on his face, kissing the top of my head as he walks past me and into the cockpit of where the pilot is at. I over hear them talking about how many days he and I will be staying and that Stefan will call him when we're ready to go home.

I guess he can sense my nervousness because as Stefan turns around towards me, he smiles. This weird look in his eyes as if he's asking me if I'm okay. I just nod at him, my smile lingering when I look up at him and say "My brother, Jeremy and his girlfriend will be picking us up from the airport. I told him who you are and he knows...He's excited to meet you." I tell him, watching as Stefan places his hand on my arm and locks his eyes on me.

"I can't wait to meet him too." He comments, letting go of my arm and then watching as I walk in front of him, down the small hallway and out towards the crowd of people in the airport.

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Stefan's P.O.V.

The hours tick by as Elena and I listen to Jeremy talk about his life and college mostly. He's driving and he keeps staring back at me through the rearview mirror, like he wants to say something. But I ignore him, grabbing onto Elena's hand and squeezing her fingers as she looks over at me and smiles.

"So, I heard how the two of you met. Ha! Vegas huh?" Bonnie asks, turning in her seat to look over at Elena and I.

"Yeah, Vegas..." She says, her voice trailing off.

I clear my throat, still holding onto her hand and looking up at Bonnie to add more to the conversation. "Yeah, just don't believe everything you read...Not everything is totally true in those magazines." I tell her, watching as she scrunches her nose and nods.

"So, the whole fake engagement thing was a fluke?" She says, laughing as Elena and I look at each other.

"Yeah, it was taken out of context. Completely!" Elena says, trying to clear the air as we both hear Jeremy laugh.

"Yeah, a lot of things are taken out of context apparently. Kind of like that magazine that mom and dad saw, saying that you were working as stripper...Let's just say, if they had been able to come to LA and kick your ass..They would have." Jeremy comments, a grin on his face as we watch him turn down a private residential road.

"Oh God! What did they say about it?" Elena asks, hearing her brother let out a loud laugh, tapping his hands against the steering wheel and exhaling.

"Oh you know..Mom said that she was wondering what the hell you went to school for and dad was like she's hanging out with the wrong crowd, Miranda! That's all. Oh yeah and..Ha. mom and dad made a bet about how long it would take you to reveal that you were drunk when you agreed to marry Stefan Salvatore. By the way, Stefan..Our mother thinks you're a playboy and an ass because all you do is sleep around, she's betting in about 6 months, you'll break Elena's heart." He comments, a wink thrown in my direction as I run my hands through my hair in frustration.

"Awesome! So, this weekend is going to be about convincing your parents that they're all wrong about me and that the tabloids like to exaggerate things. Oh, and that I actually love Elena, can't wait!" I tell him, watching as Jeremy turns around towards me for a brief moment, after parking the car in front of a huge red bricked colored house.

"Pretty much! Have fun with that one. So, are you all ready to face the firing squad?" Jeremy says with a laugh, getting out of the car as I turn towards Elena. A horrified expression on her face when we both watch Bonnie get out of the car too, giving us some more privacy.

"He's joking. My brother's just being sarcastic. My mom and dad will love you! I promise." Elena says in a comforting tone, squeezing my hand and leaning into me, kissing my cheeks. "You'll see." She whispers against my ear and then I feel her jump as we hear a knock on the window. A pale skinned woman with long brown hair is staring at us with a wide gleeful smile on her face.

"Here we go." I comment, more to myself than to Elena as I watch her step out of the car and hug the woman, yelling in a loud tone. "I've missed you so much, mom!"