Elena stood to look at herself in the mirror, what was she going to do? She couldn't just ignore it like she had been doing for the past few months, it had to be said, and she's the one who had to do it. He had already poured his heart out to her more than once, now it was her turn. She just hopes that he will accept it.

She finished brushing her hair and headed out to her car, climbing into the driver's seat and starting up the engine. She took a deep breath, no turning back now, she had to do this or it would never be done. She backed out of the drive way and drove to the boarding house.

Damon was lounging about in his room, reading a book of sorts that he had already read at least a hundred times. He heard the front door open and shut down stairs and moments later Elena stood before him in his door way.

Elena looked at Damon who was sitting on his bed, looking right at her. "What are you doing here Elena?" he asked, curious as to what she had in mind. "I need to say this before I no longer have the chance." Damon's heart skipped a beat, what was it she was going to tell him? He didn't want to get his hopes up, but this girl did things to him that he just couldn't help anymore. She moved closer, sitting at the edge of the bed, looking into his crystal blues, "I've said this more times than I can count in every possible way besides saying it straight out." She took a deep breath, "I love you Damon, I've always have. It's always going to be you Damon, always. You sort of just snuck up on me and before I knew it, I was over Stefan and madly in love with you."

Damon couldn't believe his ears, "Did you just say what I think you said?" "Damon, please. We have more than just an understanding, with anyone else it's just feelings, but with you, it's a whole different thing completely. You're it for me, and I never want to be with anyone but you. With you, I know I can always count on you and for that I thank you for showing me these past few months how to be strong and that I could handle myself, that I didn't need Stefan to protect me. You always told me everything straight out, you never sugar coated it. You never hid things from me as if I was just a child, you respect me as I respect you, and for that I thank you. But it's not just a friendship that I want, I want something more, Damon I want to be with you and not for just a human lifetime, but for an eternity. I do and will always remember how you made me felt before Stefan came back, how could I forget? You were making my stomach tie repeatedly into knots and you made my heart flutter and my head spin. That kiss we shared, I couldn't think of a happier moment in my life or a time when Stefan ever made me feel that way."

Damon sat, stunned and completely confused, had she been drinking? "Elena, are you feeling well?" Elena rolled her eyes, "I feel fine." He stared at her as she fidgeted with the hem of her shirt, "Can you please say something, and I'm kind of dying over here." Damon snapped out of his daydream and spoke, "If you truly do mean everything that you had just said, than I can't even begin to express how I am feeling right now. You have no idea how long I have been waiting for this moment, to finally be accepted and to be enough for someone. Elena, I've been waiting for over a century to hear those words being said to me, and I am so glad that it is you."

Elena jumped into his arms, "I love you and I can't even figure out how to show you." "I think I have an idea." "Oh yeah, and what is that?" Damon smirked, "You'll see."

Author's note: Hey guys, thank you for reading. Please review, telling me what you had thought. Last night's episode had sparked the fire to create this little one-shot of Delena goodness. Thank you once again; I love each and every one of you, stay beautiful.

-Marissa