I Told You So (6/6)
TITLE: I Told You So
CHARACTERS/PAIRINGS: Caroline/Damon, slight Stefan/Elena
RATING: T
GENRE: Romance/Drama
SUMMARY: After their breakup, Damon decides he wants Caroline back. Has she already moved on?
Part One || Part Two || Part Three || Part Four || Part Five
So, she wasn’t sure why she told Damon that she’d meet him for a talk. All she knew was that it had been three o’clock in the morning and she wanted sleep, but Damon wanted to talk. Damn him and his emo drinking crap. It usually only happened when Damon drank enough alcohol to actually get drunk - and that wasn’t a whole lot. But, with all the drama that was surrounding them lately, she wasn’t surprised at all that Damon was drinking heavily. What surprised her, though, was the fact that he had bumped into Tyler at The Grill -and they had actually had a civilized conversation. It wasn’t a secret - everybody in Mystic Falls knew that Damon and Tyler hated each other. Tyler hated Damon because he had left Caroline heartbroken, and Damon hated Tyler because…well, because Tyler Lockwood was a dick. It wasn’t a surprise, honestly - Tyler was a dick to a lot of people.
As she got ready to go and see Damon that morning, she was nervous. She couldn’t believe it - she was really nervous to see him, and she knew why. Things were different between them now. Him showing up in her bedroom last night had really thrown her off her game. She walked into the boarding house that morning, seeing Stefan and Elena sitting in the parlor. She went in, and Elena waved at her.
“What are you doing here, Care?” Elena asked her, and Caroline shrugged.
“Damon and I need to talk,” she said softly. “He showed up at my house last night, drunk. And I don’t mean the normal Damon drunk - he was very drunk, even for a vampire. I told him that I’d come over today and we could talk.”
“But your rehearsal dinner is tonight, Care,” Elena said, watching Caroline closely. “So it doesn’t matter what you and Damon talk about - you’ll have no time, unless you leave Tyler at the alter tomorrow afternoon.”
Shrugging, Caroline starting to climb the stairs, but she heard Elena say, “Stefan, I’ll be you twenty bucks she doesn’t go through with it.”
“With what?” she heard Stefan say. “Through marrying Tyler, or getting back together with Damon.”
“Fine. I’ll bet you twenty bucks that she doesn’t go through with marrying Tyler.”
Caroline stopped at Damon’s door, standing in front of it for a moment before walking right in. Damon was awake, but he was lying on top of his blankets, watching something crappy on TV.
“What are you watching?” she asked him, and he shrugged.
“I’m not real sure. I just wanted the noise - I’ve got too much going on in my head to really concentrate on anything. I’m glad to see you made it.” He patted the bed next to him and said, “Have a seat.”
Caroline sat beside him, putting her legs up on the bed, and it felt…good. This felt oddly satisfying, being here with him. They didn’t even have to touch, but part of her ached for his touch.
“The rehearsal dinner is tonight, Damon, and I’d love for you to be there.”
“Are you throwing your fucking engagement in my face again, Caroline?” Damon practically growled, but Caroline shook her head.
“No. I just really want you there. We’re going to go through the vows, and - I could really use the moral support.”
Damon nodded, “Yeah, okay. Sounds good.”
“It’s at the park, at five. I hope to see you there.”
-x-
Caroline kept checking her watch. She looked at it again, noticing that it was only ten minutes from the last time that she checked it. She sighed heavily before running - meaning in most literal of senses - into Tyler. She toppled over, but he caught her.
“I don’t think that he’s going to show,” Caroline whispered to Tyler, but he shrugged.
“He’ll be here. Don’t worry.”
As if on cue, Damon showed up, and damn, he looked good. She ran over to him and threw her arms around his neck, hugging him. She couldn’t help herself; she smelled his cologne and she about went to pieces. She really wanted to be with him - her body ached for him. She pulled away from him, “I’m glad to see you’re here, Damon.”
The rehearsal dinner went well. They practiced their vows and the preacher said the line, “Anybody here have a reason why these two should not be married?”
Caroline had butterflies, but she saw Damon stand up, “She can’t marry him.”
“Son,” the preacher said, looking uncomfortably at Caroline, “why do you say that?”
“Because she needs to marry me. Please, Caroline, I love you and I’ll never leave you again. I swear it.”
Caroline and Tyler exchanged glances and smiled at each other as Caroline ran to Damon. She threw her arms around his neck and kissed him with as much force as she could. She kissed him hard, tilting her head and massaging his tongue with hers. She almost got lost in the moment, it felt so good to be in his arms again, but she pried herself away, “Damon, I’m sorry. Everybody is looking at us.”
“Yeah, and I’m not really sure what to say here,” Damon said, and it made Caroline smile.
“I need some time with Tyler and Damon,” Caroline said to the crowd, “so give us about fifteen minutes and we’ll be back.”
The trio went over to a secluded area in the park and Tyler and Caroline exchanged glances before Caroline said, “Damon, I’d love to marry you. But what changed your mind?”
“Uh, well, I can’t stand to see you happy with him. I want you back Caroline, please.”
Caroline smiled, “Yes, Damon. I’d love to be with you.” She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed his mouth - hard. She put everything she had been feeling into the one kiss - she wanted to show him how desperately she’d been missing him. She tilted her head so he could get better access, and he slid his tongue into her mouth. It felt heavenly.
“I hate to break this up,” Tyler said softly, “but the people over there who are staring at you are going to want some kind of answers.” It brought Caroline back to the real world and she pulled away from Damon.
“You better rent a tux or something, Damon. I want you looking real good when we marry tomorrow.”
-x-
“He actually fell for it,” Caroline said to Tyler as she unlocked her front door that night. “I guess I’m a much better actress than people give me credit for.”
Tyler smiled, “I can’t believe he didn’t figure it out. We had him completely fooled. Are you sorry you did it?”
Caroline scratched an imaginary itch on her forehead, saying, “No. I wanted to see what he would do if I had moved on without him. I am actually pleasantly surprised.”
Tyler shrugged, “This way you get the guy who deserves you. He really does, Caroline, I can see it now.”
“Thank you for helping me, Ty. I wouldn’t have been able to pull it off if it weren’t for you.”
“You’re my best friend, Caroline Forbes, and I would do absolutely anything for you.”
CHARACTERS/PAIRINGS: Caroline/Damon, slight Stefan/Elena
RATING: T
GENRE: Romance/Drama
SUMMARY: After their breakup, Damon decides he wants Caroline back. Has she already moved on?
Part One || Part Two || Part Three || Part Four || Part Five
So, she wasn’t sure why she told Damon that she’d meet him for a talk. All she knew was that it had been three o’clock in the morning and she wanted sleep, but Damon wanted to talk. Damn him and his emo drinking crap. It usually only happened when Damon drank enough alcohol to actually get drunk - and that wasn’t a whole lot. But, with all the drama that was surrounding them lately, she wasn’t surprised at all that Damon was drinking heavily. What surprised her, though, was the fact that he had bumped into Tyler at The Grill -and they had actually had a civilized conversation. It wasn’t a secret - everybody in Mystic Falls knew that Damon and Tyler hated each other. Tyler hated Damon because he had left Caroline heartbroken, and Damon hated Tyler because…well, because Tyler Lockwood was a dick. It wasn’t a surprise, honestly - Tyler was a dick to a lot of people.
As she got ready to go and see Damon that morning, she was nervous. She couldn’t believe it - she was really nervous to see him, and she knew why. Things were different between them now. Him showing up in her bedroom last night had really thrown her off her game. She walked into the boarding house that morning, seeing Stefan and Elena sitting in the parlor. She went in, and Elena waved at her.
“What are you doing here, Care?” Elena asked her, and Caroline shrugged.
“Damon and I need to talk,” she said softly. “He showed up at my house last night, drunk. And I don’t mean the normal Damon drunk - he was very drunk, even for a vampire. I told him that I’d come over today and we could talk.”
“But your rehearsal dinner is tonight, Care,” Elena said, watching Caroline closely. “So it doesn’t matter what you and Damon talk about - you’ll have no time, unless you leave Tyler at the alter tomorrow afternoon.”
Shrugging, Caroline starting to climb the stairs, but she heard Elena say, “Stefan, I’ll be you twenty bucks she doesn’t go through with it.”
“With what?” she heard Stefan say. “Through marrying Tyler, or getting back together with Damon.”
“Fine. I’ll bet you twenty bucks that she doesn’t go through with marrying Tyler.”
Caroline stopped at Damon’s door, standing in front of it for a moment before walking right in. Damon was awake, but he was lying on top of his blankets, watching something crappy on TV.
“What are you watching?” she asked him, and he shrugged.
“I’m not real sure. I just wanted the noise - I’ve got too much going on in my head to really concentrate on anything. I’m glad to see you made it.” He patted the bed next to him and said, “Have a seat.”
Caroline sat beside him, putting her legs up on the bed, and it felt…good. This felt oddly satisfying, being here with him. They didn’t even have to touch, but part of her ached for his touch.
“The rehearsal dinner is tonight, Damon, and I’d love for you to be there.”
“Are you throwing your fucking engagement in my face again, Caroline?” Damon practically growled, but Caroline shook her head.
“No. I just really want you there. We’re going to go through the vows, and - I could really use the moral support.”
Damon nodded, “Yeah, okay. Sounds good.”
“It’s at the park, at five. I hope to see you there.”
-x-
Caroline kept checking her watch. She looked at it again, noticing that it was only ten minutes from the last time that she checked it. She sighed heavily before running - meaning in most literal of senses - into Tyler. She toppled over, but he caught her.
“I don’t think that he’s going to show,” Caroline whispered to Tyler, but he shrugged.
“He’ll be here. Don’t worry.”
As if on cue, Damon showed up, and damn, he looked good. She ran over to him and threw her arms around his neck, hugging him. She couldn’t help herself; she smelled his cologne and she about went to pieces. She really wanted to be with him - her body ached for him. She pulled away from him, “I’m glad to see you’re here, Damon.”
The rehearsal dinner went well. They practiced their vows and the preacher said the line, “Anybody here have a reason why these two should not be married?”
Caroline had butterflies, but she saw Damon stand up, “She can’t marry him.”
“Son,” the preacher said, looking uncomfortably at Caroline, “why do you say that?”
“Because she needs to marry me. Please, Caroline, I love you and I’ll never leave you again. I swear it.”
Caroline and Tyler exchanged glances and smiled at each other as Caroline ran to Damon. She threw her arms around his neck and kissed him with as much force as she could. She kissed him hard, tilting her head and massaging his tongue with hers. She almost got lost in the moment, it felt so good to be in his arms again, but she pried herself away, “Damon, I’m sorry. Everybody is looking at us.”
“Yeah, and I’m not really sure what to say here,” Damon said, and it made Caroline smile.
“I need some time with Tyler and Damon,” Caroline said to the crowd, “so give us about fifteen minutes and we’ll be back.”
The trio went over to a secluded area in the park and Tyler and Caroline exchanged glances before Caroline said, “Damon, I’d love to marry you. But what changed your mind?”
“Uh, well, I can’t stand to see you happy with him. I want you back Caroline, please.”
Caroline smiled, “Yes, Damon. I’d love to be with you.” She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed his mouth - hard. She put everything she had been feeling into the one kiss - she wanted to show him how desperately she’d been missing him. She tilted her head so he could get better access, and he slid his tongue into her mouth. It felt heavenly.
“I hate to break this up,” Tyler said softly, “but the people over there who are staring at you are going to want some kind of answers.” It brought Caroline back to the real world and she pulled away from Damon.
“You better rent a tux or something, Damon. I want you looking real good when we marry tomorrow.”
-x-
“He actually fell for it,” Caroline said to Tyler as she unlocked her front door that night. “I guess I’m a much better actress than people give me credit for.”
Tyler smiled, “I can’t believe he didn’t figure it out. We had him completely fooled. Are you sorry you did it?”
Caroline scratched an imaginary itch on her forehead, saying, “No. I wanted to see what he would do if I had moved on without him. I am actually pleasantly surprised.”
Tyler shrugged, “This way you get the guy who deserves you. He really does, Caroline, I can see it now.”
“Thank you for helping me, Ty. I wouldn’t have been able to pull it off if it weren’t for you.”
“You’re my best friend, Caroline Forbes, and I would do absolutely anything for you.”