Elena sat on her bed, dropping her face into her hands. Everything was falling apart. Jenna was dead, Stefan was gone and all anyone wanted her to do now was move on. She sighed and just wept for a few minutes until a voice broke her out of her moment.
She couldn't make out who it was since she was sniffling, but the moment warm arms wrapped around her, she knew this was Damon. HE wasn't usually the one for hugs but she could tell his apart from any others. When he hugged her it was like he had this grip on her that no matter how unhappy or scared she was feeling, made her feel safe.
"Damon, everything is falling apart. ", said Elena, crying into his chest.
Damon looked down at the crying sweet heart; he wished that he could take away all her pain.
Her voice was shaky as she continued, "Sometimes I just think it would be easier if I just stop trying. And just give up. "
Damon paused and moved his face away to grab her cheeks with his hands, tilting her head up to look him in the eyes. Elena was lost in Damon's sapphire eyes as Damon said,
"You have to promise me that you will not stop fighting. Promise me that no matter how hard it gets that you will never give up. You're not a quitter, I know that for certain and even though you think that it would be easier to just stop caring, well it won't be. You'll be overcome with loneliness, believe me; I know what it's like. Hey you look at me, Elena; I will not let you give up. I'm going to help you through this. Do you trust me? ", Damon asked to the crying beauty.
Elena sniffled and slowly nodded, "Yeah, I trust you. ", said Elena, closing her eyes as Damon wiped her tears away with his thumb.
Damon was about to stand up when the feeling of Elena's hands in his stopped him.
Turning around he saw her heartbroken face, "Please can you stay with me. I just need… "
Elena didn't have to continue as Damon softly smiled at her as he followed her to her bed, slowly, allowing her to tell him to leave but she didn't so she allowed him to lie down under the covers with her.
She snuggled up to his chest, falling asleep almost instantly as Damon was there wide awake, knowing that he needed to remember this moment because this was probably never going to happen again.
As he succumbed to sleep's grasp he captured the moment that the woman he loved let him in.