Inside the car, Ruby leaned back against the seat, finally allowing herself to exhale. Stefan took her hand again and brought it to his lips, kissing her knuckles softly.
"You okay?"
She nodded. "I am now."
Rayna twisted around from the passenger seat, grinning. "Honestly, that was kind of exhilarating."
Ethan chuckled, sliding in beside her. "Only you would enjoy a media ambush."
"Hey, we made it out alive, didn't we?" she winked.
As the car pulled away from the chaos, the bright lights fading into the distance behind them, Ruby rested her head on Stefan's shoulder, her fingers still entwined in his.
It was finally over.
Or so they thought.
While they were happy with what had happened, Regina Quinn on the other hand slammed her palm against the armrest of her velvet couch in anger, the remote control flying to the ground with a loud crack as her television screen went black.
