Chapter 2

The secret in her eyes

EPOV

I jumped off of Damon when I heard someone turn onto the dirt road. I looked down the road and saw Jenna's car. "Crap," I thought, out loud I said "Get in the car." I hurried up and got inside the car.

Damon jumped in beside me in a flash. "What's wrong?" he asked. "It's only Jenna." He had a smirk on his face.

"Look at your neck," I said while turning the car around and headed down the dirt road. I looked over at him as he looked in the mirror. He had a huge smile on his face.

"I like it," he looked at it. "Nice job."

"Thanks," I blushed. "what are you going to say when people ask about it?" I turned back to the road as I turned onto the highway. I headed for Lowe's for some paint.

"My girlfriend gave it to me," he winked at me. "If that's alright with you." That's shocking. He wants me to be his girlfriend. Huh.

"So, I'm your girlfriend now." I said with sarcasm in my voice. I looked at him from out of the corner of my eye, he was looking at me.

It was a while before he spoke. We were stopped at a light that had just turned red. "If you want to be," he whispered.

He was looking at me when I took his hand. "Of course I want too." I said leaning over and kissed him. He kissed me back but we were cut short when the person behind me honked at us. "I'm going', I'm going'." I muttered to myself as we drove down the road. Damon moved closer to me and put a hand on my knee. I looked at him and noticed he was really close to me. I smiled and put my hand over his and entwined some of our fingers.

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"Why are we buying paint again?" Damon complained when we were in the paint department. He had his arms around my waist and his chin on my head.

"Because we are painting my room today and tomorrow and however long it takes to redecorate a girl's room." I said while looking at the paint in my hands.

"Who said I was going to help you?" he replied moving his head to kiss my neck and keeping his head there.

"Well because you're my boyfriend now," I said placing my hand on the back of his neck. "Plus you might get lucky tonight." I said that before I remembered I was covered in bruises.

"Well than let me carry that." His face lit up and he smirked grabbing the paint in my hands. He examined it. "Black. Good choice. Now let's get paint brushes." He grabbed another can of paint and took my hand in his as he walked towards the paint brushes.

"Okay so now you want to help me." I laughed as I followed him and picket out the paint brushes we needed.

"Well," he said taking the paintbrushes out of my hand and placing them in his back pocket, before taking my hand again. "If you bribe a guy with sex," he winked at me. "You'd be surprised at what they'll do.

I thought about that as we passed the tape. I grabbed some and began to talk. "Maybe you shouldn't have said that." I said as we came to the checkout line.

"You could be right about that," he said unlocking out hands and putting a stray hair behind my ear. "But for you. I would do anything for." He kissed me on my forehead.

"Really?" I asked putting the tape and stuff on the counter so we could buy it. I looked up at him as I paid for them.

It took him a while before he answered. "Yeah, to be honest I would." He smiled down at me as he squeezed my hand.

"You guys are so cute." The cashier said as she rang up out items.

"Why thank you." Damon's smirk got even smirkier as he put his arm over my shoulder.

I blushed and smiled at her. "Thanks. But, I haven't decided if I want to keep him yet." I smiled up at him as the cashier laughed.

"Ouch," he said grabbing our bags. "That hurt." He pretended to be all hurt until I kissed him on the cheek. "That's what I thought. You love me." He smirked as he walked away. Leaving me standing there.

"Wow," I said looking at him.

"Miss," the cashier said. "Take it from me. If I were you, I'd keep him." She was looking at him too.

"To be honest." I looked at her still looking at him. "I'd be lost without him." I admitted. I know he can hear me so I added, "Even if he is a pain in the ass." I laughed as he stopped and glared at me.

The cashier laughed as she said, "have a nice day."

I walked away and went after him. When I got close to him he reached out and put his arm around my waist (Lucky for me he didn't touch a bruise.) and I did the same. We walked to the rest of the way to the car in silence. When we got to the car I hopped up into the driver's seat and he put the bags in the back. When he got in the car he kissed me.

After about five minutes or so Damon pulled back. "I need to tell you something I've been waiting to tell you for a long time," he looked into my eyes. I nodded for him to go on. "I love you." When I looked at him, to see if he was serious or just joking. He took my expression the wrong way and said. "I mean I really, really like you."

I laughed and said, "I love you, I mean I really, really like you too." We both laughed for awhile before we stared to kiss again. This kiss was full of love and passion. I loved to kiss Damon. I love the way he touched me and how I get goose bumps when I feel his breath on my skin.

During our make out session he reached over and put his hands on my sides. And I winced in pain as he touched a bruise. They were from when Stefan got mad at me this morning and abused me. No I have than almost everywhere.

Damon noticed when I winced. He pulled back and looked at me in concern. "Are you alright?" he asked. "Did I hurt you?"

"No Damon." I said looking at him. "You wouldn't ever hurt me." I moved back to face foreword and started the car. We pulled out of the parking lot and headed to my house before I spoke again. "I'm fine." I whispered.

"You sure?" he asked still looking at me with concern.

"Yes, I'm sure." I said smiling at him. He smiled back and put his hand on my knee. Luckily I didn't have a bruise there. We drove the rest of the way in silence.

When we got out of the car at my house Damon was at my side in a flash and holding my hand. "So what's first on the agenda this afternoon?" he asked as we walked up the stairs and into my room

"Well," I said. "I'm going to go to the restroom and your, going to get the bags out of the car." I looked at him. "And if Jeremy's home will you and him start to move everything out of my room and to the guest room. Except, my bad." I still had my jacket on when I said this. He had already thrown it on my window seat.

"Sure." He said kissing me on the lips, then walked out the door.

When he was gone I grabbed a long-sleeved shirt from my closet and went into the bathroom to change. I had on a short sleeved shirt on right now but I knew I had bruises on my arms from Stefan.

I took off my jacket and my shirt and stood there in my bra looking at the bruises. "Wow," I whispered to myself. There were so many and so big. I've never scene so many bruises in my life. Never scene that size of them either. Well i have but it was in the movie "Whip It" but those people do roller derby. Not get beat up by you bo- ex-boyfriend.

There was a knock at the door and Damon's voice. "Elena are you okay in there?" he asked. "You've been in there for 20 minutes." Wow, i didn't realize how long I've been staring at these bruises.

"Yeah I'm fine." I said as i hurried to put my shirt on. I winced cause it hurt to move my arms. "I'll just be a minute."

"okay." he said. "Do you want Jer' and I to move your bed into the middle of the floor?" he asked a second later.

"Yeah," i said looking at myself one last time. I was wearing a black and red, stripped shirt, my dad got me before he died. I walked out of the bathroom and into my room. I through my jacket on the window seat and through my short sleeved shirt in the closet.

Damon and Jeremy moved everything piece of furniture out of my room except my bed, which was in the middle of the room surrounded by tarps. I layed down on my bed and started crying. I have so much hatred towards Stefan right now. How could he do this to me? I have never done anything to hurt him.

I got up off my bed and headed for the stairs. Once at the top i saw Jeremy and Damon playing videos games. I whipped my eyes and smiled. Damon was always so good with Jeremy. They were talking about me. I stopped and sat down and listened.

"So why are you helping my sister paint her room?" That was Jeremy talking.

"Cause she asked me too." Damon replied.

"But, why you. Why not Stefan?" Jeremy asked. "Don't get me wrong. I like you, your cool. But isn't she going out with your brother?"

"She broke up with him," Damon said looking over his shoulder and winking at me. busted. i thought. I blushed and looked into his eyes. "She won't tell me why she broke up with him. But she's with me now." He looked straight foreword now and as Jeremy's smile got bigger.

"Finally." Jeremy whispered to himself but loud enough for me to hear. I got up and went into the kitchen to get a drink. I got a cup and filled it with ice, and then grabbed the bottle of Dr. Pepper from the fridge.

I looked out the window over the sink and felt arms go around my waist. "Whatcha' thinking about?" Damon asked while nuzzling my neck.

I put my hand on the back of his neck and let myself relax against him. "You," i whispered before taking a drink of soda. I turned my head and kissed him right below his ear. He pulled my tighter against him, i winced as he touched some of my bruises.

"Elena why do you keep doing that?" He asked turning my around, picking me up and setting my on the counter.

"Doing what?" I asked innocently. I chugged a bit more of my soda.

"Wincing." he said while putting his hands on either side of my thighs, but on the counter.

"I have no idea what your talking about." I said downing my soda.

"If you say so." he replied. "Lets got to work. Jeremy!"

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About 2 and a half hours later, after taping my room and painting most of the first coat of my room we quite for the night. Everyone in a while I would wince but I pretended nothing happened. Damon would look at me with concerned eyes whenever I did, but I ignored him. I hated lying to him.

Damon has always told me the truth. He has never lied to me. No matter what he was going through. He always confided in me. I feel horrible about lying to him.

We were laying down on my bed and i'm resting my head on his chest. "I really need to take a shower." I said.

He was stroking my hair and his arm was around my back. My leg was over his and we were just laying there enjoying each others company. "Was that an invitation?" he asked rubbing my back.

"Nope." I said as Jenna walked through the door and stood at the foot of my bed.

"You guys better not be doing anything." she said looking at us. I just smiled. "You guys are going out right."

"Yes Jenna we are." I said sitting up.

"Okay, well." she started looking at Damon. "Can Jeremy and Elena stay at your house tonight and the next week or so?" she asked looking back and forth between us.

"Yes, of course." he said and I froze. I didn't want to stay at that house. Not as long as Stefan's there. Damon sat up against my head board. "Do you mind if I ask why?"

I leaned up against him and spoke before Jenna had a chance to speak. "Is something wrong?"

"Alaric asked my to go to a wedding with him. I said yes." she smiled. "Its in Russia."

My eyes lit up and widened. "Your going to Russia!?" I said. She's so lucky. I've always wanted to go to Russia. But I'd rather stay here with Damon for that week or so.

"Yes and we leave in about 20-30 minutes." Jenna said. "So pack your stuff and go. Jeremy is already and is down stairs." Jenna walked out of my room and down the hall to her room.

"Wow." I said getting up and getting my old cheer leading bag. I started to fill it with the things I needed: Bras, underwear, shorts shirts. I walked into the bathroom and grabbed my toothbrush and toothpaste and my hair brush and make up. When I walked out of the room Damon was reading my diary. "I didn't write why I broke up with your brother in there. Well not all of it."

He put my diary back in my purse and walked over and put his hangs on my sides and pulled my closer. I winced but he ignored it. "Tell my please." he said pulling me into a hug. I wrapped my arms around his waist and rested my head on his chest and breathed in his scent.

"Later," I whispered as a tear ran down my face. He whipped it away as he grabbed my bag and pulled me out the door.

We walked down the stairs as I put my jacket back on. We walked out the door and Jeremy followed us. "Do you have any video games at your house?" Jer asked Damon when we got into the car, Damon backed out of our driveway and headed towards the boarding house.

"Of course I have video games." Damon smirked and grabbed my hand. "I have almost every game."

I looked back at Jer and laughed at his facial expression. "Nice face." I said.

"Every game?" Jeremy asked, as we pulled up to the boarding house.

"Yupp." Damon said getting out of the car and carring my bags inside.

I walked inside the door and stopped dead in my tracks. Stefan was there and he was angry. Please don't let him hurt me, please don't let him hurt me. I thought to myself. Jeremy came up behind me and walked inside. "Hey, what room am I going to be sleeping in?" he asked.

Um, I'll show you." I said grabbing his arm and leading him up stairs as fast as I could.I showed him the guest room and walked to Damon's room. I didn't realize I was crying until Damon and I ran into each other.

"Elena whats wrong?" he opened his arms and I went into them and held onto him tight. "What happened?" he asked pulling me closer.

"I'm scared Damon." I said pulling back and looking him in the eyes. I went back into the hug. "I'm really scared."

"Why honey?" he asked petting my hair. "You can tell me anything."

I took a really big breath. "Do you want to know what your brother did to me?" I asked in a faint whisper.

"Yes," he breathed.

I got out of the hug and said. "Turn around and close your eyes." When he did I took off my jacket pants and my shirt. When I was just standing there in my black girl boxers and black bra I said. "Okay. Turn around."


A/N: thank you for all of your reviews. I know it took my a while to write this one but please review. Also answer the following questions:

How should Damon react when he see's Elena's bruises?

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Thank you for reading- Chey