"I thought you said you'd never leave me alone!" Elena called out as she watched Damon walk away. He froze in his spot.
She was making it very hard to let go.
He had to keep in mind the way she threw his love to the side the other night. He had to stay mad, he had to. It was the only way they would be able to get something done around her.
He looked over his shoulder and stayed silent. "You really believed it," he scoffed. It hurt him internally to be lying to her and making her hate him like this.
But it was the only way.
"Yes I did. I realized I was stupid, I mean I thought when you promised that you'd just give me time. You know I'm not over Stefan, you know that," she whispered seeming in pure agony from just speaking the words.
"I gave you enough time," he growled, turning around fully to walk closer to her.
"No. Because unlike you I'm human. Stefan was one of my first loves. You really think I'm going to get over his rejection in a short two months," she practically yelled, tears streaming down her face.
"But you made me heal. Now all I have is the regret and reminder of how I'm losing everyone. Bonnie can't even talk to me now, Caroline seems annoyed by the mere presence of me! Stefan's avoiding me because of some pain crap, I don't know. Ric and Jer left me alone. And through it all, I thought you would be there for me. But I was wrong," she was now full fledge sobbing.
Admitting all of this to him opened the raging wound on her heart wider, making her physically ache with heartbreak.
Damon felt himself break. He couldn't do this to Elena. He just couldn't.
His arms wrapped around her and hugged her tightly to his chest. She sobbed uncontrollably.
"Please don't leave me alone Damon. I need you, just not the way that you want now," she whimpered against the crook of his neck.
He gulped away all of his selfishness and decided that she was right. He had to help her heal, then when everything was over and back to normal. There was a possibility of them.
"I'm sorry for everything Elena. I should've known," he whispered in her hair. She just continued to sob on, unable to say anything else. "I won't leave you alone. You always have me Elena," he whispered promisingly.
She took a deep breath and tried to calm her erratic breathing. He was right. She had him, she was glad for it.
Because without him, she'd fall apart.
Song: Safe and Sound by Taylor Swift