(Chapter two)
Elena woke the next morning to find herself in a room she had never been in before. The room had dark red walls and all the bedroom furniture in it was black. As Elena began scanning the room her head slowly turned and her mouth dropped as she looked at the figure laying next to her. Damon looked so peaceful, which was a side of him that Elena never saw but what shocked her even more than that was the fact that she was in his bed. Her mind began to wonder and fear began to sink in because she had thought that things may have gotten out of hand last night. She couldn't really remember much about what had happened. She glanced over at Damon again and the fear washed away as she began to admire him. The black comforter was covering only his waste and below so his upper body was now in full view. His body was perfect and it made her die a little inside. He was absolutely stunning with his well defined arms that bulged in the right places with hard muscle and his stomach revealed the most defined and taken care of six pack abs that she had ever seen. Elena then began to then study his face. His skin was slightly pale and his cheek bones were shaped beautifully. His jaw line was stunning and Elena admired the way he would clinch his jaw every once in awhile. He had long black lashes that grazed his cheeks and his eyebrows were positioned in a way that made it seem like he was always up to no good. And even though his eyes were closed Elena's mind brought forth the image of a pair of blue eyes. They were a rich blue color and they always had a twinkle about them. Elena wanted nothing more than at that moment to be in Damon's arms, staring up into his blue eyes and getting lost in them.
"It's not polite to stare you know." smirked Damon as he pulled himself up in the bed and sat there staring at Elena with a huge smirk on his face.
"I..uh.." Elena tried to get out words and tried to piece together a sentence but her mind was still lost in the thought of Damon's eyes and how beautiful he was.
"What's the matter? Cat got your tongue?" he said as he leaned closer into Elena. She could feel his breath on her face and she wanted nothing more than be closer to him.
Elena took a deep breath as the words finally found a way to escape her mouth. "What am I doing in your bed?"
"You fell asleep last night and I wasn't going to leave you asleep on the couch so I brought you in here. As much as I do love the couch, my bed is more comfortable and besides, you look good in it." a huge smile crossed his face and his brows began to arch in a seductive way.
"Did we do...anything? I can't really remember last night, I was just so out of it." she whispered as her cheeks began to turn scarlet.
"Elena, are you really asking me that question? You were vulnerable last night and upset, I would never take advantage of you like that." his expression went dark for a moment as he thought about how Elena had thought he had taken advantage of her. "I'm taking a shower, I expect to see you cleared out when I get out."
"But Damon-" her plea was cut short.
"I said I expect to see you out." he said as he turned towards the bathroom door, a white towel over his shoulder.
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Elena sat there for a moment in awe. He was so nice to her last night and now he wanted nothing to do with her. What had she done wrong? Had she said something to upset him? Elena began to ponder this as she reached over to check her cell phone. Over thirty missed calls and all of them were from Aunt Jenna.
"Shit!" mumbled Elena as she opened the phone and clicked the green button to call Jenna.
"Elena Gilbert...where the hell have you been and why in the hell did you not answer my phone calls! You said that you would be home at midnight last night and you don't show up, no call, nothing! I didn't want to let you out but I gave in and trusted you and this is how you repay me?" yelled Jenna.
"Aunt Jenna, calm down. I'm okay and I'm at the boardinghouse. I came last night in hope of finding Stefan but he really was gone. Damon comforted me and was my shoulder to cry on and I just lost track of time and fell asleep." replied Elena.
"You spent the night with Damon?" cried Jenna. Elena knew Jenna wasn't to fond of the older Salvatore.
"It wasn't like that Aunt Jenna. He let me take his bed and he slept on the couch." lied Elena. "Nothing happened, I'm sorry."
"Yeah, you better be sorry. You're grounded for a month and I suggest you get home right now. I better see you walking through that front door in twenty minutes or else another month will be added." said Jenna as Elena heard the line go silent.
Elena jumped out of the bed and ran into the bathroom to brush through her hair and try to fix herself up before going home. As soon as she opened the door she jumped and let out a small gasp as she saw the sight in front of her.
"Elena! What the hell? I thought I said I wanted you gone before I got out of the shower!" yelled Damon as he grabbed his towel to cover his body that was now fully exposed to Elena. Elena stood there in shock and her eyes slowly moved up to Damon's face, which was angry but then the anger slowly washed away.
"I'm sorry..." she whispered. "Aunt Jenna called and she's really mad at me for not coming home last night so I ran in here to fix myself up and I forgot you were in here and I'm sorry!" she said as she tried to remain calm while looking at Damon's body that was now only covered by a single white towel that hung around his waste.
"Like what you see?" he smiled. He had always known that he was one of Elena's weaknesses no matter how much she refused to admit it. She had always been drawn to him and now that Stefan was gone for good, it was his turn to have her. She'd eventually get over Stefan and when she did, he'd be right there waiting for her, just like he always was.
"I...I have to go." said Elena as she began to slowly back away from Damon, her eyes now locked on his. Before Elena could blink Damon was next to her and had pushed her lightly against the wall. His arms were on either side of her and she knew there was no way she could break free. "Damon, I really have to go...I'll be grounded even longer if I'm not walking through the front door in twenty minutes."
"Maybe that's so but you don't want to leave do you?" he smirked as he face inched closer to hers.
"Damon, I can't do this..." she whispered.
"Why is that princess?" his lips brushed her ear slightly as he whispered to her and then his lips began to roam her neck softly. He could feel her body shudder and her pulse quicken.
"I still love Stefan." she cried softly but who was she kidding, she was attracted to Damon and she didn't want this moment of pure bliss to stop but then Damon pulled his head up and looked into Elena's eyes for a moment and then began to speak in a bitter tone.
"You need to get over him. He left you to suffer here. He obviously didn't care about you. But how long are you going to sit here and deny the feelings you have towards me? You know as well as I do that I'm the better choice for you. Come back to me when you finally see that." he said as he pulled his arms down to his side and slowly pushed Elena out of the bathroom and slammed the door shut behind him as he left Elena standing there dumbfounded.
She stood there for a moment letting Damon's words run through her mind."You know as well as I do that I'm the better choice for you. Come back to me when you finally see that." Elena didn't have time to sit here and think, she had fifteen minutes to get home before her life was over as she knew knew it. She ran down the stairs of the boardinghouse and took off out the front door. She jumped inside her car, revved the engine, and drove like a speed demon until she was finally parked in her own drive way.
"And five minutes to spare." she said to herself. "Now time to fell the wrath of Aunt Jenna."
