It was a beautiful afternoon for a picnic, and that’s exactly what the Gilbert-Pierce couple had on their agenda. Elena had woken up with this idea in mind, and when she saw the perfect weather from outside her window, she quickly texted her girlfriend, letting her know about their newest date. Katherine was out of town, she had to go get some things done back in Bulgaria, but told Elena that she would be in Mystic Falls as fast as she could for their meeting.
The Gilbert girl wasted the majority of her morning making peanut butter sandwiches, waffles and red velvet cupcakes, Katherine’s favourites. I think she’s gonna like it, she thought. She really enjoyed making the elder vampire smile. When all the food was ready, she started packing everything in a basket, not forgetting to grab the red and white checkered tablecloth from the bottom cabinet and some blood bags from the fridge. Her Kath would be thirsty when she got there.
It was almost luch time when Elena got out of the house. The sun was bright up her head, it’s warmth filling the younger vampire’s body with some kind of happiness. Or maybe it was just the thought about having Katherine back in her arms after two whole weeks. She missed her girlfriend so bad.
In a slow pace, she finally got to the spot in the woods she had arranged with Katherine. She placed the basket on the ground near her and took the tablecloth out, stretching it right below a huge tree. With a smile, she tapped her hands as if cleaning them, and sat down on the piece of cloth, bringing the basket with her. She placed it by her side and opened it, taking a waffle out of it. It’s smell was driving her crazy and she just couldn’t wait Katherine anymore for a bite, even though she knew how her girlfriend could be a drama queen when she started to eat without her. I’m gonna finish it before she gets here, she thought. Shrugging, she took a mouthful bite of the waffle and hummed in pleasure while leaning agaisnt the trunk tree, her eyes closed. She did not want to brag, but those waffles were amazing! She cuckled at her own behaviour and shook her head, taking in a deep breath when she swallowed. It was just so incridible being capable of smelling so many different scents at the same time and still know each one of them. She could sense the smell of the high oaks, the sunflowers, the grass, the mixed scents that came with the wind, the food inside her basket, the smell of her own hair and...
A huge smile spread across her features.
She quickly opened her eyes just to be met with identical ones staring at her. If it was possible, the smile on her lips grew wider as she gazed at the mesmerizing woman standing in front of her. Katherine was not wearing anything fancy, but the leather jacket combined with that pair of black Louboutin... Ugh, she knew the effect it had on her. And that was exactly the reason why there was a shameless smirk on the older woman’s lips since the begining.
Elena half-closed her eyes towards her and again shook her head, still smiling. Slowly, Katherine took the last few steps parting them and sat down gracefully in front of Elena, her body leaning in until their lips were just inches apart, their eyes never breaking it’s connection.
“Did you miss me?” She whispered, her hot and mint scented breath leaving her lips and meeting Elena’s. The younger vampire couldn’t take it anymore. She bit hard on her bottom lip and took one last breath before reaching for the back of Katherine’s neck with her free hand and pulling her in, slamming their lips together in a heated kiss. Their teeth bit on each other’s lips and their tongues entwined in a vicious dance, all the longing they felt being poured on that action. After some good minutes, they eventually broke apart and Katherine went back for her seat, satisfied smiles gracing their swollen lips.
“Yeah, I guess you did miss me.”
Katherine teased, earning a playful slap on her arm. She giggled and reached for Elena’s hand to grab it, but was met with a piece of a bitten waffle. Her perfect eyebrows arched and in less than a second her half-closed judging eyes were staring at her, being followed by The Pout™. Elena widened her eyes and shrunk her mouth in a thin line, trying to restrain a laugh.
“You started eating without me...”
The older vampire’s voice sounded so betrayed combined with her twisted features that she almost wasn’t capable of holding it back anymore, so she closed her eyes and bowed her head, trying to keep her voice steady.
Katherine watched her girlfriend now with amused and loving eyes. She wasn’t serious about the food thing. She happened to joke about that once and as Elena laughed and called her “her big baby”, she kept doing it because she knew this would always be her reaction. And it made her happy to no limits seeing Elena happy. Everytime she smiled, giggled, chuckled, laughed, it was a bliss to her heart. She arched an eyebrow when the younger girl looked back at her and lightly smiled, going back to her drama facade.
“Lucky you I’m a very understanding girlfriend that knows about your endless hungry, Cupcake.” She said with a tone that sounded like she was the best person in the world just for ‘forgiving’ that terrible crime and smiled with the corner of her lips, satisfied with her own goodness.
Again, Elena was not capable of restraining herself and laughed, but little did Katherine know that she also knew that that whole drama was faked only to gain a smile from her lips, and that’s why she found it really convinient to repeat her girlfriend’s words, not only to go with the joke but affirming something she had always known when it was about having Katherine.
