Damon's P.O.V.

I watch her carefully making sure she doesn't notice that I am in her midst. Keeping a distance yet close enough to see what she is doing. She is getting ready for bed and I am in the tree next to her window. I whisper softly, "Oh my sweet, sweet Elena…"

Somehow she must have felt that I was there or heard my whispering break the silence because she turned around quickly and then went to her window. I let myself be swallowed by the shadows that she could not see me. She looked around outside squinting and then saying in a hushed tone, "Damon? Are you out here?"

I sigh and give away my place on her tree, her eyes widen for a moment before saying, "Why were you hiding from me Damon?"

I replied in a sarcastic tone, "Because Elena if I let you know I was watching you it wouldn't be calling hiding."

She narrowed her eyes slightly and said, "What is the point of hiding when I would have let you in?" This surprised me, I did not know she would be so willing to let me come into her bedroom knowing how I am and knowing that this could end very badly… well for her.

She moved out of the way and I jumped gracefully from my branch into her bedroom. She watches me as I look around her room. The last time I was in here was when I told her I loved her, even though she doesn't remember that minor detail… Her room was decent size which housed a dresser, bed, night stand, and vanity. I walk over to her dresser and pick up a picture of Elena smiling up at Stefan, who was smiling right back down at her with his arm around her waist. Something welled up inside as I looked at the picture and I did not like it one bit. I pushed the feeling away and set the picture down replacing it with one of her lacy panties that I found on the top drawer.

Elena came over and took them out of my hands and said, "So why are you here Damon?"

I pretended to look hurt as I said, "Why Miss. Elena do you no want me here?" I flashed behind and whispered into her ear so softly, "If you don't I could make you want me here…"

I saw her shiver and that shocked me she never reacted like that before, she turned to look at me in the eyes and it felt as if time stilled. My breath caught in my throat and I saw a flicker of… something in her eyes, anger? Possibly lust? As soon as the moment came, it was gone. Elena turned, cleared her throat and said, "Damon, Stefan asked me to marry him."

For some reason it took all my might not to grab Elena and growl at her saying she must be idiotic for even considering the idea. I mentally shook my head and said in a bored voice, "And what did you say?"

Elena looked uncomfortable and walked away from me. It was silent for a long time until I walked over to her and grabbed onto both of her arms and whispered, "What did you say Elena?"

She refused to look into my gaze and just stood there; I put my fingers on her chin and genitally lifted her head to look at me. I noticed that she was on the verge of tears. I put my hand on her cheek and said genitally, "What's wrong Elena?"

I saw surprise in her eyes at my kindness, she only saw this side of me very rarely and let my walls down for a moment. She saw this as well and finally told me what was upsetting her, "I told him no Damon, I told him I wasn't ready to get married to him. I felt like it would be wrong if I told him yes… that I'd regret it. Does that make me terrible?"

I let my gaze soften even more as I said, "Elena you could never be terrible."

I heard her breath catch as she said, "But Damon that was what he said! He said I could never be terrible and that he still loved me and would wait for me… for when I was ready."

Her tears escaped and her head rested on my chest as she began to weep in my arms. I cooed and stroked her hair until I felt her become weary and picked her up. I set her on her bed and was beginning to leave, when she grabbed my arm. I looked down and she whispered hoarsely, "Damon… can you just hold me till I fall asleep?" I nodded and put her head on my chest as I wrapped my arms around her. Everything about this felt so wrong for holding my brother's girlfriend… but yet it felt like it was right at the same time.