*Chapter Twenty Nine* {Memory Lane}

"What are you doing awake so early?" Alvina whispers barely awake herself as she notices Enzo getting dressed. Alvina shifts slightly in the bed causing Jeremy to pull her closer to him. Enzo glances towards them and smiles, his eyes lingering on Jeremy.

The three of them have fallen into a routine the last couple of weeks. They basically shared Alvina but Jeremy was more reluctant to accept Enzo. Jeremy never thought of being with another guy, it was difficult for him give into their connection. With Alvina it felt effortless but Jeremy was fighting the bond with Enzo.

"I didn't feed last night, I'm going to grab a bite," Enzo murmurs lowly not wanting to wake Jeremy. Alvina's look turns into concern. While Enzo had a decent amount of control of his thirst he didn't want to risk it around his two mates, both smelling fairly delicious to him.

"Just give him some time, he'll come around" Alvina whispers gently rubbing Jeremy's arm. Enzo smiles and walks over to them.

"I'll give him all the time in the world," Enzo promises leaning down to kiss her forehead. "Get some more sleep, I'll be back when you wake"

"Clean up after yourself," She mumbles slowly falling back to sleep. Enzo chuckles brushing his fingers along the back of Jeremy's hand before leaving.

Being true to his word, Enzo was back by the time Alvina and Jeremy woke up. Alvina openly greeted him with a kiss while Jeremy tried not to stare.

"If you want a kiss of your own, love, come on over" Enzo smirks winking at Jeremy. The teenager instantly blushes and looks away. Enzo grins even wider.

Alvina stifles a laugh at Enzo's teasing. She found it amusing that Enzo constantly teased Jeremy and the fact that Jeremy obviously liked it yet he still fought the bond. However, Enzo didn't seem to take it personally and continued to try and woo him.

"Damon, what do you want?" Alvina asks answering the phone walk looking through her closet for something to wear.

"Wanna come and piss off a werewolf with me?" Damon asks. Alvina pauses her search and is silent for a moment.

"A werewolf?" She asks frowning her eyebrows.

"Jenna's throwing a barbecue. Mason Lockwood is a werewolf and I plan on proving it. Wanna come?" Damon asks.

"That sounds... positively entertaining." Alvina grins. "You know I just love pissing people off"

"I'll text you the time. Feel free to bring soulmate one and two,"

"They have names, Damon" Alvina rolls her eyes. "I'm fairly certain you know them"

"Eh, just bring them along. The more witnesses the better" Damon says before hanging up.

"Cocky bastard" Alvina mutters setting her phone down.

"What's this business about pissing off a werewolf?" Enzo asks sitting on the bed watching Jeremy pull on some clothes.

"Werewolves?" Jeremy asks frowning his eyebrows. "Who're werewolves?"

"Mason Lockwood, possibly Tyler" I shrug. "Who knows, kind of hard to keep up with everything going on. Damon's going to the barbecue your aunt is throwing, he's going to try and expose him."

"Is that smart?" Jeremy asks and Enzo laughs.

"Not in the slightest" Enzo grins. "But it is Damon"

"Don't worry, babe, nothing bad is going to happen." Alvina promises Jeremy. "Especially not to you," Jeremy gives her a small smile.

"We'll need to head over early, Jenna's getting annoyed with all the time I've been spending over here." Jeremy tells Alvina.

"Why does she care?" Enzo asks.

"She's worried Jeremy's going to impregnate me," Alvina teases. Jeremy blushes madly. "We're not exactly quiet," She winks at him. Enzo releases a small growl, his eyes bouncing between his two mates. "Well, I'm ready."

"So am I," Jeremy nods. Enzo claps and stands up before motioning Alvina to lead the way. Alvina grins and leads the out of the room. She slows down by Stefan's room as she hears another voice. It sounded like Elena but Alvina knew better.

"Well, today will be very interesting" Alvina whispers to herself. Enzo gives her a curious look but she doesn't explain. "Of course, he took the car" Alvina pouts not seeing Damon's car. Slowly she turns and sees Stefan. "Bingo"

"Nice" Enzo hums looking at the Porsche. Alvina nods in agreement.

"Are you sure Stefan won't mind?" Jeremy asks eyeing Alvina.

"Since when do I care?" Alvina smirks. "Get in" She nods towards the car. Enzo opens the door for Alvina before speeding to the other side to do the same for Jeremy. Although, Enzo slips in first allowing Jeremy to take the front seat. The car only has two doors, therefore he had to push the passenger seat forward to get to the back. "Everyone settled?"

"Yep," Jeremy nods. He glances in the back. "Might want to put your seatbelt on, especially with her driving"

"You know, I would take great offense to that statement if I didn't agree with it." Alvina smirks winking at Jeremy. "Don't worry, love, nothing back will happen but it might help keep you from sliding around" Alvina says looking at Enzo through the rearview mirror.

"Alvina!" Stefan shouts jogging out of the house. "Don't even think about it!"

"What? I can't hear you?!" Alvina shouts while revving the engine. "Have fun with Katherine" She winks before speeding away from the house. She laughs watching Stefan stand in the driveway looking very annoyed.

"Where's your car, love?" Enzo questions.

"Don't have one," Alvina shrugs. "Why get a car when you can steal someone else's?" She asks with a devious grin. Enzo chuckles as she speeds through the streets to Jeremy's home. "Home sweet home" Alvina mutters parking the car. The three of them climb out.

"Nice" Enzo quietly compliments. Jeremy grabs Alvina's hand and pulls her towards the house. Enzo follows after them closely.

"Come in," Jeremy invites Enzo. 

"Thank you, love" Enzo winks at him.

"Why don't you go freshen up while I go say hi to Elena?" Alvina grins. Jeremy rolls his eyes but gives his girlfriend a small kiss before jogging up to his room. "Come on," Alvina grabs Enzo's hand and leads him to the kitchen.

"Alvina, hi" Jenna smiles. "Is Jeremy here with you?"

"Yeah, he just went up to his room real quick." Alvina explains. "Jenna, Elena I want you to meet a very good friend of mine, Enzo" Enzo smirks at the two of them. "Enzo, this is Jeremy's Aunt Jenna and sister Elena"

"Pleasure to meet you both," Enzo nods while eyeing Elena. Alvina gives his hand a small squeeze knowing he didn't necessarily like Elena from the stories Alvina told him.

"I hope you don't mind him being here. He's staying with me, Damon and Stefan for the time being. Didn't want to leave him at home." Alvina smiles at Jenna.

"Of course not, the more the merrier" Jenna smiles politely.

"Perfect, I can't wait to eat, I'm starved" Alvina laughs good naturedly before leading Enzo out of the kitchen and up to Jeremy's room.

"You're sister seems... friendly" Enzo mutters sitting at Jeremy's desk.

"I'd say she loosens up over time but Vina's been here for months and she's still acting all stuck up," Jeremy shrugs changing his shirt.

"Thank God she isn't in the love fest group" Alvina smirks falling onto Jeremy's bed. Enzo smirks at her while Jeremy shifts slightly uncomfortable.

"Someone else is here," Enzo informs them hearing someone entering the house. Alvina listens in. 

"That must be Mason." Alvina mutters. "And there's Alaric. Everyone's starting to show up."

"When do you wanna head down?" Jeremy asks as he finishes redressing himself.

"Let's go now, there's Damon" Alvina decides looking through the window. Jeremy nods and takes the lead.

"We haven't met, Mason Lockwood" Mason introduces himself to Damon.

"Oh, sure. Damon Salvatore" Damon shakes his hand.

"I know, I heard great things about you" Mason tells him.

"Really? That's weird. I'm a dick" Damon smirks.

"I can vouch for that," Alvina speaks up. "Trust me, anything good you heard about Damon has got to actually be about Stefan" Alvina teases. "Alvina Salvatore, this idiot's cousin" Alvina nods to Damon going along with the cover story they created from the beginning. 

Mason, trying to be cute, grabs Alvina's outstretched hand and lifts it to his lips. Alvina cringes slightly while Enzo instantly growls under his breath. Alvina pulls her hand from his stepping back between her two mates.

"Lorenzo," Enzo introduces holding out his hand. Mason hesitantly grabs it.

"That's one hell of a grip you got there," Mason notices. Alvina gently presses her hand on Enzo's.

"Really? I'm barely holding on" Enzo smirks. Mason slowly nods and massages his hand when Enzo finally releases it.

"Boyfriend?" Mason guesses.

"Not yet" Enzo shrugs slightly. While Enzo and Alvina accept the bond between each other they wanted to wait until Jeremy accepted the bond before they announced to everyone that they were all together.

"I'm the boyfriend" Jeremy speaks up. "Jeremy"

"Ah, Jenna's nephew" Mason realized.

"Well, I see you're pretty much spoken for, didn't mean to offend anyone" Mason shrugs getting the hint.

"Why don't we get a drink?" Alvina suggests practically pulling her two mates into another room.

"If he touches you again, werewolf or not, I'll rip his heart out" Enzo says nonchalantly as Alvina opens the fridge door actually wanting something to drink.

"I'll hold him down," Jeremy mutters causing Enzo to smirk.

"Loves, relax" Alvina says turning towards them. "He got the hint, he'll stay away" She promises them. Enzo simply hums as Alvina pulls out a drink.

"Foods ready," Alaric says popping his head in from outside.

"Perfect" Alvina grins. "I'm famished"

Dinner was slightly awkward. Alvina sat in between Enzo and Jeremy. Damon made obvious jabs at Mason, most of which Enzo would join in on. When Damon wasn't making jabs Caroline was going on about something. 

Elena tried to be subtle with her glances towards Alvina, Jeremy and Enzo but they were pretty obvious. Every time Elena looked, Alvina would catch her. Alvina, being the playful person she is, would smirk at Elena or wink at her. She would also do something cute and fluffy to Jeremy just to brag about the fact that they were still together despite Elena wanting them to break up.

Enzo also noticed the staring Elena did and the teasing Alvina did in return. He found the whole interaction completely amusing. He would even go as far as to say that the teasing Alvina did to Jeremy was a turn on. He could feel his desire for his mates grow. He was determined to give Jeremy the time he needed but he underestimated how hard it would be to keep his hands to himself. 

Although, Alvina was fair game. Especially under the table where no one could see his wondering hand, except for Jeremy. Jeremy could see Enzo caressing and rubbing Alvina's thigh. It slightly confused him when he didn't feel any jealousy. If he did feel jealousy it's because Enzo was caressing Alvina's thigh and not his own.

Once dinner was over everyone moved into the main room to play Pictionary while the food settled before dessert. It was slightly crowded with so many people but they made it work. 

Jeremy and Enzo sat next to each other with Alvina draped over their laps. Enzo rested on hand on Alvina's legs while the other rested on his own lap. The majority of her body sat on Jeremy's lap. His arm wrapped around her body for some more support as she snuggled into his chest, her head resting on his shoulder.

"Dress! Ballerina!" Jenna shouted trying to guess what Damon was drawing.

"Puppy! Puppy with a tutu!" Caroline guesses. Alvina laughs at the pair of them already catching onto what Damon was trying to insinuate. 

Jeremy smiles and kisses Alvina's forehead loving the sound of her laughter. His grip around her tightened as she snuggled closer. Enzo glances at the two of them with a small smile on his face. He couldn't believe that two weeks ago he was in Augustine with no hope of escaping and now he's with two mates.

"A dog! Hound dog!" Jenna eagerly guesses again.

"Dances with Wolves" Mason guesses giving Damon a look. Damon smirks back at him.

"Mason wins... again" Damon gives him a wink.

"How is that a wolf?" Jenna laughs.

"Stick with your day job, Dames" Damon rolls his eyes at Alvina. He leaves the room and Caroline hops up for her turn.

Subtly, and with extreme hesitance, Jeremy places his free hand on Enzo's. The vampire slowly smiles and turns his palm upwards to link their fingers. Their joint hands hiding behind Alvina's legs, no one besides the three of them noticing.

Alvina smiles widely at the interaction and kisses Jeremy's cheek. She was glad that this barbecue was becoming a bigger success. Damon was successfully bringing Mason into the light while Jeremy was beginning to give into his cravings for Enzo.

"Dessert anyone?" Jenna asks inviting them back to the kitchen.

"Oh, do I smell pie?" Alvina grins hopping off of their laps and practically darting into the kitchen after everyone else. Enzo gives Jeremy's hand another squeeze before letting go. "Smells wonderful" Alvina compliments. 

Alvina glances at the silverware. She smirks and shares a look with Damon.  He picks up the pie and sets it on the table as Enzo and Jeremy take a seat at the table.

"Mason, why don't you start us off?" Damon offers setting the pie on the table with the cake knife, made from silver, pointing towards Mason. 

"Sure" Mason nods but freezes slightly at the sight of silver. He smirks slightly and turn the pie. Alvina raises an eyebrow and watches as he picks up a piece with his hands. "I apologize," Mason laughs noticing the looks. "I'm an animal" He shrugs.

"You don't say," Alvina comments leaning against the kitchen counter. Mason eyes her which further annoys both Jeremy and Enzo.

"So Mason," Alaric looks at him trying to break up a bit of the tension between the supernaturals. "You and Jenna never dated?"

"She was always lost in Logan Fell land" Mason smiles at her.

"My first mistake" Jenna scoffs. "Mason was a catch; he had girls lining up"

"Really?" Damon asks curiously. "I always pegged you for a lone wolf" Damon smirks at him amusingly.

"I'm sure I wasn't half the lady killer you were." Mason replies. The two of them stare each other down. "How about a toast? To new friends" Alvina watches the 'adults' cheers with each other.

Alvina stands in the background eating her pie. She watches Damon and Mason take more spits to each other. Enzo adds his piece every now and then when he sees his opportunity.

Once dessert is done they begin to go back to the main room. Alvina hangs slightly to eavesdrop when she saw Mason go back to the kitchen to talk to Damon.

"Jenna just brought out Guitar Hero, might be time to mutiny" Mason jokes.

"Well, I just happen to like Guitar Hero. So you, my friend are barking up the wrong tree" Damon smirks at yet another joke.

"Ok, enough with the innuendos, you win, you're hilarious" Mason deadpans.

"Thank you" Damon smirks. Alvina bits back a giggle.

"Come on, man. You don't think I know what this barbecue is about?" 

"How do you know about me? Your brother was completely clueless?" Damon interrogates.

"It doesn't matter; I'm not your enemy, Damon." Mason tells him.

"You tried to kill my brother" Damon reminds him.

"That was a mistake" Mason defends himself.

"Really?"

"There was confusion; I couldn't chain myself up in time. I have no control once I shift"

"What, no obedience school?"

"I'm serious. Let's not spark some age-old feud that doesn't apply to us" Mason says calmly.

"You expect me to believe that you are in Mystic Falls planting peach trees?"

"I lost my brother, my nephew lost his father. I'm here for family. Let's be above this" Mason offers before walking out of the kitchen right back Alvina. He eyes her and she eyes him back.

"Keep moving, mate" Enzo says a few steps away from them. Mason glances at him. "Or I'll move you" Mason sighs hating how outnumbered he is before moving away from Alvina.

Alvina gives Enzo a small smile before going into the kitchen. She sees Damon holding a silver knife while drowning the rest of her drink. 

"What do you think?" Damon asks knowing she eavesdropped.

"I think he's telling the truth," Alvina tells him honestly. "I don't think he's a threat unless we make him one,"

"He tried to kill Stefan" Damon say obviously.

"And you tried to kill Jeremy," Alvina growls.

"Hey, I made it up to you. You said we were square" Damon says quickly. Alvina takes in a calming breath and nods.

"We are square" Alvina assures him. "All I'm trying to get at is that I had more reason to kill you and I didn't."

"Yeah, because we've been friends for decades. He's a nobody with a supposedly venomous bite"

"I get that," Alvina nods. "Why do you have to provoke him? Let him be with family, he hasn't tried anything when he's in control of himself"

"I don't want to take the risk," Damon shakes his head.

"I'm with Damon on this one, love" Enzo says from a few feet away. "I don't exactly like the idea of him in town around you and Jeremy"

"Oh, your just jealous he kissed my hand" Alvina rolls his eyes.

"I'm territorial" Enzo corrects. "I don't like others touching what's mine" He growls walking up to her. "He's a threat and I don't like threats"

"Fine, you two will do what you want either way" Alvina rolls her eyes. Enzo chuckles and kisses her forehead.

"Don't be cross, love" Enzo mutters. "I just want to keep us safe"

"I know" She whispers looking up at him.

"I'll be fine, Damon and I will take care of it" 

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