The Distance Between You and Me

Chapter 1

Tears spilled down Damon's face as he refused to believe what was happening. How could his and his wife's magical night turn into this tragedy? Breathing out a deep sigh the visions passed across his mind making him remember it so vividly...

2 hours earlier

Her laugh was like a thousand wind chimes as Rebekah wrapped her arm around Damon's. Damon smiled back at her wondering how the hell he had gotten so lucky to deserve a woman like Rebekah Mickaelson in his life. She was beautiful in every way and he couldn't imagine life without her as he twirled her around causing her to laugh and bystanders to stop on the street to look at both of them. He didn't care though. They could look all they wanted because this was his and Rebekah's moment and no one would take that from them. At least at that moment he didn't think they could.

"Here we are my love." he said giving her one of his world famous smiles that he always knew she loved.

She smiled as she looked at the ice skating rink where they had first met. It was there anniversary tonight and he was feeling sentimental. He just hoped that she would like it.

"You brought me back to the place we first met?"

He nodded giving her one of the smiles he knew she loved.

"You know me so well. Now should I show you how to really skate or not or do you want to grab a bite to eat first?"

"Please if anything I'll show you how to do it, now come on let's get in there."

Rebekah laughed as she grabbed his hand and they went into the skating rink hand in hand.

Damon's butt hit the ice as Rebekah skated circles around him laughing at his utter failure. It had been a while since he had done this and he had to admit that he was a little rusty.

"Having trouble there Mr. Salvatore?"

"Nah, I;m just trying to make you feel better."

"As if even if you practiced ever day you wouldn't be as great as I am."

"You're such a brat sometimes, you know that?"

Rebekah smiled as Damon got back up to his feet.

"Come on let me show you how it's done." she said as he grabbed her hand.

He didn't see it coming when it happened one minute they were laughing and skating around and then it happened. One moment Rebekah was up in the air doing one of her favorite moves and the next minute she crumpled to the ground.

Skaters stopped dead in their tracks as Damon skated over to Rebekah in a hurry.

When he got to her, she hadn't moved an inch as he flipped her over and was terrified at the sight he saw. Rebekah was looking up at him with a vacant stare and blood dripping from her nose.

"Rebekah? Come on baby wake up. Someone call 911! It's okay baby. You're gonna be okay."

And now he was in the hospital with his head crumbled in his hands as the doctor sat by him putting her hand on his shoulder in a calming gesture.

"How can this happen?" he asked looking at the doctor

"Brain aneurysms are a really tricky thing, they can happen out of the blue and they're very hard to catch. There's nothing that you could have really done to help her."

"My wife is dead and I don't know what I'm going to do now."

"I know this is hard for you and I apologize, but we see that your wife put herself down as an organ donor."

"Yeah she always wanted to help people."

"And she will Mr. Salvatore. I'm sorry for your loss ."

"Thank you."

"I hope things get better for you Mr. Salvatore."

"I don;t think things will be the same for me ever again."