After life in Mystic Falls becomes too dangerous for her younger siblings, Elena decides that it's best if they move to Washington to live with some old family friends. The hope is that they'll be able to live normal lives, away from all of the supe...
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After waking up in an otherwise empty bed, Jay makes her way down the stairs in the Lockwood mansion, and she stumbles upon Carol in the living room. "Judith." The mayor's light eyes widen in obvious surprise when she sees the teenager.
"Mayor Lockwood, hi." She sighs as she crosses her arms over her chest, wanting to hide...or maybe wishing that the ground would open up and swallow her whole. "Sorry."
"What for, dear?"
"I...don't know. Apologizing just felt appropriate."
"What are you doing here?" The mayor asks.
"Uh, I was stupid, and..." The little brunette sighs again. "I was drinking. I got drunk at my sister's birthday party last night, and Tyler saved me from being an even bigger idiot."
"Are you alright?"
"Yeah." Jay nods. "Yeah, I'm fine. I mean, I have a minor headache, and I'm beyond embarrassed, but I'm fine."
"I meant... I'm sure it's been difficult, since your mom... Is that why you were drinking?" She asks, and the teenager clears her throat as she looks down.
"Look, uh... I don't mean any disrespect, I just... I-I don't really wanna talk about it." She tells her, and Carol nods.
"Of course."
"I should probably be getting home. Where's Tyler?"
"I don't know. I think he left earlier." The mayor tells her, and her eyebrows furrow.
An hour and a half later, Tyler's at the grill, and Caroline walks over to where he's playing a game at the pool table. "What's going on with you and Jay?" The blonde asks, and he looks at her.
"What?" Tyler pulls her away from the guy that he was playing the game with.
"You two have spent the entire Summer together so far, and you're tutoring her? Tyler, really? I mean, she's not stupid, and you haven't taken Health since we were Freshman — three years ago."
"She lost her only friend saving our asses." He reminds her. "So what if I hang out with her?"
"And that's why you ditched Sophie to be Jay's knight in shining armor last night?" She questions.
"So, you're saying that I should've just left Jay — who was drunk, by the way — to dance with that guy so that he could do God knows what to her?" He raises his eyebrows. "Is there really something wrong with me being her friend? Especially after everything that she's done for me?"
