Delena 4x08

After Caroline and Bonnie had left, Elena was cleaning up the living room. She was so angry; how dare Caroline and Bonnie say that Damon is not good for her? How dare they say he's a bad guy? They don't even know him! They haven't been there when he saved her so many times. And not only did he save her from Klaus and Elijah and Katherine, no, he had saved her so many times from herself. How could she not love him for that, how could she not be thankful? Caroline said that he's the most selfish person she knows. Well that only proves that she doesn't know him at all: all these times, when Damon opened up to her, when he told her he loved her he always said, that because he loved her so much, he couldn't be selfish with her. He is the one person she knows who is not selfish at all. He pretends to be bad and he pretends to be selfish, but actually most of his action hurt him and help others. He stayed in Mystic Falls even though she chose Stefan over him so many times, he stayed because she asked him to, he stayed because he didn't want to leave his little brother again. He stayed even if it broke his heart every day.

"Hey Elena", she'd heard him come in, so she wasn't surprised. But her heart leaped and her breath went faster anyway.

"Hey back". She finished cleaning up the table and turned around to look at the man she loved.

"How was your day, Damon?" she was even more breathless now, just by looking at him.

"Awful. Yours?"

"Same." She stared walking towards him, worried by his expression.

"You're sired to me, Elena. We went to New Orleans to visit and old friend of mine who could've helped. But she couldn't" while he spoke his face grew sadder and sadder; she knew where he was going with his explanations, she'd thought about it as well. And deleted that thought just as fast as it appeared.

"I know Damon, Caroline told me. But I spoke to Tyler. He assured me that the sire bond only affects actions, not feelings. I know this is real. Nothing has ever been this real to me. I know what you are going to do. Please don't! You can't do that to me! I need you in my life! Damon, please"

She took one step closer to him. She was standing right in front of him, could feel his breath on her face. Taking his hand, she asked: "Does this feel wrong?" she leaded his hand to her heart, remembering the effect it had on her when he did it all that time ago "Does this feel wrong Damon?"

He couldn't say anything, standing so close to the woman he loved, looking directly in her eyes and realising that she was fighting for him was just too much to take. He, the 'oh-so-strong-and-old-vampire', was swept away by the beauty of this situation, swept away by his woman.

"Please Damon! Please just let us be happy. You were happy this morning, we were happy. I've never been this happy in my entire life." She paused, took a deep breathe "Damon, I'm in love with you. I love you, Damon!" she was desperate! He had to believe her! It took her so long to realise it and now that she had, he wanted to leave her.

"Elena", he places his hands around her beautiful face, "you don't know what you're saying. I can't be selfish with you, I need to leave and let you life your life." His eyes filled with tears; it only made them look even more beautiful to her. "You know I love you. I've loved you for so long and I will always love you. But I don't deserve you, I don't deserve a life with you-"

"NO Damon! That's where you're wrong! You deserve to be happy, you deserve a good life. And I want to live it with you! You said you loved me. And I love you. I love you so much, words can't describe." She felt this weird feeling in her chest. It felt like her heart was about to explode. Elena looked in the eyes of the man standing in front of her, that beautiful, amazing man, her man.

"You've been unhappy for so long Damon. You deserve it."

"Elena… How can it-? Why did you-?" In his eyes she could she that he was starting to believe and it was just in that moment that she realised how much he loved her.

"Damon. It's real. Please Damon, believe me! Believe your feelings. You can't deny it. I know what we have is real! Please-!"

By the look on her face she could see that he believed her.

And that was the last time they spoke in a long time.

Hours later, the sun already stared to rise, he spoke again "I love you, Elena"

"I love you, Damon." She sat up and looked in his eyes "I know the whole sire bond thing isn't over. But we will get through this! We will fight it. Together we can face everything."

She leaned in until her lips touched his. She wasn't sure if the feeling she got just by looking at him and touching him would ever weaken or if they would always be as strong as know but she sure as hell would enjoy it.