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"Who's that?" Damon asked as he watched the brunette across the room.

Alaric let his eyes follow to where Damon was looking and laughed. "That my friend is Elena Gilbert." Alaric knew the look in Damon's eyes and shook his head. "Don't even think about it. Elena is Jenna's niece and she just went through a bad break up."

Damon looked over at Alaric and smirked. "I'm not thinking anything. Just admiring what I see." He finished his glass of bourbon and slammed his glass on the bar. "Screw it. I want to meet her."

Without another word Damon stood and walked over to Elena. He could hear Ric behind him, but ignored him completely.

"Look Elena, all I'm saying is that you need to think about this." Caroline looked at her best friend seriously. Elena sighed took another sip of her drink.

"I don't know what you want to me say Care. Elijah and I are done. Like really done. I can't keep doing this with him."

Caroline nodded and set her hand on her friends. She really did feel bad for her. "What exactly happened?"

"I don't know… I called him to see if he wanted to go out. He said yes. So I told him I'd meet him at his house. But when I showed up… God Caroline, when I knocked on the girl Katherine answered, she was wearing his shirt. Elijah came to the door and said 'it isn't what it looks like.' But then he admitted that they did kiss, and then he begged me to forgive him. But I can't do it anymore. I told him we were done. He got mad…" Elena's voice got quiet and she swallowed hard.

Caroline froze and stared at her. "Elena, what happened."

"Can we not talk about it?" Elena finished her drink. "What about you and Matt? Everything good?"

Caroline smiled widely and began talking about things with Matt. Elena laughed. She couldn't believe how easy it was to distract Caroline sometimes. She stopped when she saw the dark haired man behind Elena.

"Let me buy you another drink." Elena turned as she heard a voice behind her. "I'm Damon." He smirked as she looked at him.

"I'm Elena." She finally got out in a whisper. She couldn't stop staring at him. Her eyes stayed on his. She felt her heart race in her chest. She pulled her eyes away from his and let them explore the rest of him. Unlike his light ocean blue eyes, his hair was black.

Elena was pulled away from her thoughts when she heard him speak again. "Would you like another drink?" Elena couldn't do anything but nod. Damon turned to the bartended "Two shots of tequila. Actually…" he continued glancing at Elena. "Bring us the bottle."

Damon sighed and walked back into the hospital room. He took his place next to Elena's bed. The same spot he's been sitting every day for the past two weeks. He took Elena's hand in his and sighed. Leaning over Damon kissed her forehead gently.

"Any changes?" He heard Caroline's familiar voice behind him.

"No." He said simply. He couldn't talk about it more. He knew that this was his fault and he feared that when Elena finally did wake up she would hate him. He felt Caroline's hand on his shoulder and he put his head down. "I don't know what to do Caroline. I can't lose her, but she's going to hate me."

"Elena could never hate you Damon."

Damon looked up at Caroline and smiled lopsidedly. "I keep thinking about when we met that night. I don't know what I did to get her in my life."

Caroline smiled, pulled a chair up next to him and sat down. "You made her smile when she was at her low."

Damon shrugged. "I was fascinated with her." He said wiggling his eyebrows.

Ignoring Damon she continued. "Let me tell you what happened after we left that night." He looked at Caroline curiously and nodded for her to continue. Elena never told him what had happened that night after she left.

"Elena, we need to go." Caroline whispered into her friend's ear.

Elena shook her head. "But I'm having fun!" She slurred her words and watched Damon approaching them again.

"If we don't leave now you'll hate me tomorrow. I'm sure you'll see Damon again."

Finally Elena agreed and pulled Damon into a hug the moment he was in front of her. He stood in shock before wrapping his arms around her waist. "Thank you Damon," Elena whispered into his ear. "Thank you for making me smile again."

She pulled away slowly and smiled. "You're welcome Elena." He rubbed his hand against her cheek He glanced back at Caroline and knew they were going to leave. He closed his eyes for a moment and sighed before looking back at Elena. "I'll see you later." He didn't know when but he knew they would see each other again.

"Oh my god! He's so cute and sweet and funny." Elena gushed about Damon the whole drive home. Caroline nodded and listened to what half of what Elena was saying.

"Do you really think this is a good idea? Getting so excited about a guy you just met?"

"Don't kill the mood Caroline." Elena groaned and leaned against the window of Caroline's car. "I really liked Damon."

"I didn't say you can't like him… I'm just saying that you just broke up with Elijah. I don't think it's a smart idea for you to be jumping into something with another guy."

"I'm not jumping into anything! There's just… something about Damon. I feel different when I'm around him and I like it. As my best friend you're supposed to support me no matter what."

Caroline sighed and pulled into the parking spot at her and Elena's apartment. "I just don't want you getting hurt again."

"I know Caroline and I love you for that. But whatever happens, please just be there for me?"

"I'm always going to be here for you."

Elena followed Caroline inside and sat down. "Can I at least explain what I'm feeling right now?"

"Of course," Caroline nodded and sat down next to her friend.

Elena took a deep breath and began. "When I left Elijah's I felt like everything was falling apart. It took everything in me to smile. I didn't know what I was going to do. And then I met Damon… I was lost in him instantly. He made me smile, he made for forget all the problems. I know we just met but… I don't know Care… I think I really like him." She covered her face with her hands. How could she feel this way about someone she met just a few hours ago?

Damon looked at Caroline and his jaw hung open. "You're telling me that I did all this shit to try and get her to like me and I didn't have to? She liked me the first night we met?"

Caroline shrugged and sat back. "Girls like to be romanced Damon." She noticed as his eyes landed back on Elena. She could tell he was more upset then he was letting everyone else see. "She's going to pull through this. Don't give up on her."

He shook his head and squeezed Elena's hand that he'd been holding. "I'll never give up on her."

"Damon, you need to go home." Dr. Fell said as she walked in the door. "If anything changes I'll call you."

"I'm not leaving. I can't leave her. I want to be here when she wakes up."

"I promise I'll call you if she does. You need to rest. Go home, relax. You're fiancée will be fine."

With a sigh Damon stood up and reluctantly left. He hated being away from her like this. Even if she wasn't going to wake up he wanted to be right there with her every step of this. After he got home and showered he laid down on the bed. Their bed, her pillow still smelled like her perfume. He couldn't believe that this was happening.

"Elena Gilbert." Damon smiled when he saw her walking up to him. "I have to say, I'm a little surprised to see you here."

"You're surprised I'm at my aunts wedding?" Elena looked at Damon and raised an eyebrow?

Damon smirked and shook his head. Not here, I mean here, at the bar. I figured after the other night you wouldn't want any more to drink.

Elena bit her lip and Damon couldn't help staring. She looked incredibly sexy. "I was actually looking for you." She smiled at his surprised reaction. "Dance with me." She didn't need to ask twice. Damon twirled her onto the dance floor and pulled her into his arms. Elena rested her head against his shoulder and closed her eyes. "I'm really glad you came." She finally whispered breaking the comfortable silence between the two of them.

"I'm glad I came too. I've really wanted to see you again." He looked into her eyes when she pulled away slightly. "Sorry." He mumbled quietly.

Elena giggled and leaned her head down again. "Don't apologize Damon. I've wanted to see you again too." She smiled when she felt him relax and pull her closer.

When the night finally ended Damon walked Elena out to her car. "I have a question." He leaned against her car. Elena nodded so he continued. "Go on a date with me. Friday night."

It felt like a million years had gone by as Damon waited for her answer. "Okay." Elena smiled. "I'll go on a date with you."

Damon felt relieved and ecstatic. He opened the car door and shut it when Elena climbed in. "I'll pick you up at 7. See you Friday." Elena nodded and pulled away. She climbed into bed that night and couldn't wait until she saw him again.

Damon closed his eyes and thought about everything that had gone on between he and Elena. He jumped up as his phone rang. "Hello?" He didn't recognize the number.

"Mr. Salvatore. It's Dr. Fell. I think you need to come back."

"Is everything okay?"

"Damon please. Just come back. This will be easier in person."

Damon hung up and changed back into his clothes and drove quickly to the hospital. His chest tightened when he saw an upset Jenna and Alaric comforting her. He ran over to Elena's doctor. "Meredith please tell me she's okay."

"Calm down Damon. Elena will be fine. There's just some swelling in her brain. She's going to need surgery but she'll okay."

"How do you know that!" He couldn't take it anymore. He couldn't handle it. "Nothing is ever sure when it comes to surgery. You told me almost 3 weeks ago that she would wake up and she hasn't. Is she ever going to?" He felt a hand on his back and knew it was Jenna's. He turned around and pulled her into his arms for a hug. And for the first time since the accident, Damon Salvatore let himself cry.

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