Lexi looked back fondly on a recent reunion with an old friend who finally found peace after struggling with guilt for the better part of his immortal life. She didn't normally spend too much time dwelling on the past but finding herself in the company of someone who had a history with Stefan brought back a lot of old memories. Maybe after paying her respects she could revisit the idea of heading to New Orleans.
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She lowered her hazel-green eyes to the small lapis lazuli stone that adorned the elegant silver ring worn on her right hand. Briefly glancing toward the woman steering the silver luxury sedan along the winding road back to Mystic Falls.
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Valerie was given the cliff notes version of the events which transpired after her departure and it led her to decide the time had come to return. Part of her wondered whether she should have made this trip sooner. "I..." Shaking her head deciding against small talk as her mind raced with possibilities.
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"Wonder who else might have been given a 'second chance'?" Lexi was curious about that herself. But there was also the more troubling question of... "Or who is dishing out those 'second chances'?" She very much hoped that Damon headed for the hills after his brother's death considering what happened nearly a decade ago. Being staked wasn't an experience easily forgotten even if one hadn't harbored a desire for revenge.?
Kat