As Damon kissed me, my heart skipped a beat. In that moment in time he wasn't being the jerk he was known as, but the man who I fell in love with despite everything nature told us. I wish people could see the Damon I knew instead of the cover he put up for people, because anyone who could see the two of us together would understand why we were perfect for the other. Everyone would say it was pointless, being in love with someone besides Stephan when the doppelgangers were made for each other but I didn't care, we didn't care. All Damon and I knew was that in moments like this we genuinely loved each other, and that was enough for the two of us.
Laying in Damon's arms, I felt at home. I felt safe, secure, and forgot about all the problems I've experienced in my life. The hurt that would be with me forever from losing my family, friends, everyone.. all of a sudden wasn't there when I was here. That was something I loved about him, he could make me forget that my entire world had fallen apart and we were putting back the pieces together again. We could be reckless one moment and the next be like two old lovers who knew every detail about the other, because we both did. I knew that Damon Salvatore adored whiskey, secretly loved riddles, and owned a rather seductive eye movement that could get any lady in Mystic Falls. But here I was, laying in his bed, in his arms, with every inch of our bodies touching. I was the lucky one who just happened to be the person he would open up to.
"Damon?" I asked, looking straight into his crystal blue eyes.
"Elena." He replied, with a rather sweet tone lingering on his voice.
Looking away, I grabbed his hand and tangled it into mine. "I love you."
"I love you too, Elena." Damon whispered in return. I knew this man loved me, not because he told me it everyday but because the way he acted towards me and protected me from absolutely any harm. "And I always will." He added before planting a single kiss on the top of my head.