A/N: Here is the part 3 of 4. The last one will also be posted today too. It just got way too long as a single chapter. I hope you love their alone time.
Rated M for language and sexual detail and even more so for part 4.
Enjoy!
It felt surreal that it was actually happening.
Elena saw the excitement on Damon's face as he clicked off the call. She couldn't hide her smile back at him as he nodded slowly at her, his eyes sparkling with playfulness.
His lips curled up in the widest grin as he did his famous eye thing that was just for her. She caught herself thinking back to so long ago when she had told him to stop with the flirty comments and that eye thing he did. He had responded with even more heat to his gaze as he wiggled his eyebrows purposefully at her again while whispering 'what eye thing?'
Back then it was like he did it just because he knew it made her uncomfortable and he never resisted a chance to have her squirm in his presence.
However that look held even more heat now and she was squirming in a very intimate way at the look in his eyes. Could they really have an entire night to themselves?
Elena struggled to focus on what needed to be done for said night to happen. They were already driving back now, after she had nursed their angel and he was humming and baby talking in his seat with his soother in his mouth. She had never seen her husband move that fast without vampire speed, as he packed them up after they finished their little picnic.
She had laughed aloud at his very clear exuberance and he had tackled her with kisses once they had Stef tucked back in the car seat, just before he packed up the sun shade. She had fallen down under him, hidden away from curious onlookers as he kissed and nipped at her neck, before his hands slid down her sides to what she thought would be a possessive grab of her ass.
But he smirked at her mischievously as his fingers spread and tickled her till she was squealing and giggling in his embrace!
Damon's smile widened as he buried his nose against her neck. "Mmm, miss your laugh...Till today I haven't see you laugh or smile in too far too long."
He was right. She had been so exhausted lately and hadn't just enjoyed time with him or their baby. He had stopped tickling her, instead curling his fingers around her bare hips, pulling her body in hard against his own.
Damon's head came up and she took in the deep, hungry look in his eyes before pulling him back down kissing him deeply, her fingers woven in and out of the strands of silky dark hair.
God, she had missed him. Time with him. Kissing him...everything about him.
He took the lead, grabbing her wrists and held them down on either side of her head as he plundered her mouth before sucking in the skin of her neck and collarbone.
"Ahh, Damon..." Her lips fell open in a low moan, her eyes closing.
Damon pulled back as she opened her eyes to find his eyes locked on hers after ravaging her lips and the skin of her neck. He looked as sexy as hell above her; ocean deep blue eyes so dark...wavy, raven hair caressing his cheek...tongue darting out to wet his lips again.
"That..." he panted out, his deep breaths ragged. "Is a taste of what you get...E-lena." He groaned as he kissed down the sweaty, warm skin between her breasts before pulling back again. "Later...once we are alone. No babies allowed."
He had flashed her a half smirk as she sat up and shook her head. The young mom had tried to respond to him and nothing even close to a clear sentence came out of her mouth. Damn, he still had moves she hadn't seen before, or in far too long.
Damon was letting the wind ruffle through his hair as he drove his baby blue Camero away from the busy beach. The fingers of his one hand were tangled with hers as he kept glancing her way whenever he could. He had her head all fuzzy, her heart pounding at the lustful gaze he leveled at her from above his sunglasses.
Elena had barely remembered her own name as she had sat up from just the teasing taste of their night together. She watched him pack up the sunshade and slip back into his dark jeans, socks and boots. He shrugged his arms back in his white dress shirt but left it open as he turned back to her. She had still been sitting in only her bikini, following him with her eyes before turning back toward their baby to put the soother back in Stefan's mouth, seeing her husband's questioning look at her.
With a subtle raise of one brow he questioned why she hadn't moved, but then smiled knowingly, kneeling down. "That was just a little taste baby...Have I already rendered you speechless?"
At her wordless smile he grinned wider and swept her hair back from her face. Damon picked up his hat to tuck her hair in before putting it back on her head, adjusting the brim before kissing the tip of her nose. He lifted her to her feet and she fell against his bare chest, still feeling her whole body tingling from his kisses.
She could feel the faint dusting of sand on the smooth skin of his chest and her fingers brushed it away before ghosting over his abs to curl her hands into his back pockets. She gazed up into the bright sunlight, squinting at the sun behind him. Hiding her face from the brightness, she pulled his head down, very hungry for more of his soft lips.
A taste was not nearly enough...
Elena leaned back in the car, her eyes closing after looking back again at their son through the baby mirror. She sighed remembering the incredible kiss they shared, pulling each other in closer as they stood on the sand.
It took awhile for her to slowly come down from the heaven her husband could bring her to by his touch and breathless kisses alone. Everything about him was amazing she thought, leaning in for one more taste of his lips before she finally started getting dressed. Her husband passed her her white shorts and sheer black printed dress and she dressed quickly, eager to get to their night.
As fast as they had gotten home, it felt like Damon had gone way over the speed limit, but she knew with his precious cargo and being human himself, he would not take that kind of risk with his family. He whistled almost soundlessly at her and they could see through the baby mirror that Stefan was asleep all curled up in the car seat. Yeah for him falling asleep so well again!
Melissa opened the door, her blonde hair long and flowing down her back, reminding Elena of Caroline. She missed her friend who was just as busy with the Salvatore School as she was with mothering her twins.
They both slipped upstairs carrying as much as they could back into the loft and their friend quietly took the car seat from Damon as he closed the door. He caught his wife's arm and leaned in toward her ear.
"You just focus on getting him tucked in and I will take care of everything else. I promise I will have everything we need for me to show you an amazing night, Mrs. Salvatore."
Elena leveled a hesitant gaze at him but nodded knowing this was part of showing him she trusted him in everything. She pecked him on the cheek and carried the car seat upstairs as quietly as she could. Untucking their sleeping sunshine she rocked him in the chair a few minutes snuggling his tiny body against her before she lay him down in his crib. He still slept in their room just on the other side of the room, but close enough that she could hear him breathing at night.
While rocking him, Damon had slipped into the room and quickly threw things from the dresser and closet in an overnight bag he was carrying before soundlessly coming toward them. Daddy Damon pressed the lightest kiss to his sons forehead, whispering goodnight.
Those kind of moments, watching him be a dad always had her in awe of their normal little life. Elena had smiled at him, excited by the look in his eyes back at her and the night ahead with him all to herself. She couldn't wait!
Closing the door quietly she tiptoed barefoot downstairs and Damon reminded her he had everything. She just needed to get in the car and they would go. Elena gave their friend a quick hug and thank you. Melissa smiled saying she was more than happy to watch Stef for them as long as they would like. The young woman grinned and wiggled her eyebrows telling the couple to not worry about a thing and to enjoy each other.
Damon still rushed around a bit more as she made her way to the car. After tossing the bags and his leather jacket in the backseat, her husband fell back in beside her. He turned to her, breathing rapidly, soul blue eyes wide, his hand sliding up to cup her cheek.
"Honey, please tell me you remembered the…" Elena started but his lips found hers before she could finish her sentence. Damon's palms cradled her face as he dove in, kissing her deeply. She moaned as he pulled her body flush to his as he slid more to the middle of the front seat. Elena hadn't put her seat belt on yet and in seconds found herself being dragged onto his lap, his hips grinding up against hers.
He groaned, holding her head tight to his before pulling his hat off so her hair tumbled down into his open hands. More hungry kisses had them both moaning, pulling each other closer as their tongues tangled together.
Elena's eyes fell closed as she got lost in the heat of his mouth on hers. She could feel him hard under her splayed legs, a rush of arousal made her tremble at just the thought of uninterrupted time with him.
"Damon, mmm...more," she whimpered against his lips and feeling him pulling away, grabbed his head to deepen their kiss again.
God, she could not wait to taste more of him.
"We should at least…mmm….leave the driveway...don't you think?" He mumbled between her hungry kisses.
Elena lifted her head, opening her eyes and slid her hands down from his hair to wind behind his neck. "Yeah… mmm...probably..." She kept kissing him, nipping at his lips and then sucking the bottom one between hers. "But we need to make sure we have everything first."
"Ask away," he replied confidently after he pulled his lip back from between her own.
It was really hard to think of what they needed packed...while he was running his hands up and down on her bare back, but she was damn well determined to try.
"Did you...umm," her breath hitched as his hands brushed the sides of her breasts, still only clad in her bikini top since he snuck his hand under the sheer wrap around dress. "Um...remember to leave the extra soother? The baby wrap if she needs it?" She scrunched up her nose, trying so hard to focus on anything but what his fingers were doing. "Mr. Cuddles is in the crib?"
Damon was grinning at her, still holding her nestled in his lap and she knew he was very aware of how undone he was making her feel.
"Yep," he said popping the 'p' casually, slipping his hand under the tie at her back as he started to undo it. "Extra soother's on the counter. Wrap's on the couch next to the remote, cued up to his song...on repeat. Mr. Cuddles was in the dryer, all clean after the puke from last night. I put him in the crib, just giving Stef the one arm by his hand to suck on in case he drops the soother."
Damn he was so smooth and she was a quivering mess in his arms. She was impressed though but determined to pay him back later as the tie fell open, loosening the silk bikini top from around her full breasts. His thumb skimmed across her one nipple over the fabric as his deep blue gaze sparkled with a teasing, daring look.
"Anything else?" he breathed against her parted lips.
Elena gritted her teeth, making him smiled even wider. "Damon," she whimpered. But then she screwed up her strength, stubbornly thinking she was going to show him she could beat him at his game. "Did you, umm show her the milk in the freezer? Teethers? He will need a bath after he got sand all over… ahhh." Her head had fallen back as he kept teasing her one nipple till it was a hard peak under the fabric before pinching it between his thumb and forefinger.
She felt his lips on her neck a second later, kissing down her throat before he spoke again. "All four bags are defrosting, mmmm and one warming in water already for when he wakes up. Teethers, I told her where they were in the fridge. Baby food too that you wanted her to try."
Damon's mouth was sucking at the skin on the hollow of her throat as his hand slipped under her loosened bikini top, He ran his thumb over the bare skin of the side of her breast before pulling back and gazing in her eyes. "His bath stuff is all set out on the counter and the little tub she knows is hanging on the back of the door."
Elena's heart was pounding, barely hearing what he said as she felt Damon's hand knead her soft skin and she felt the slightest bit of milk start to leak. Shit, not now.
"More nursing pads?" she squeaked, her voice shaky. She was ready to pull away, scared to ruin this rare and intensely sexually charged moment with him, by having her milk start dripping all over.
But her amazing husband took her breath away as he bent his head to skim the nipple with his tongue. She barely breathed, watching him licking around her breast, winding his tongue around her pale skin to catch every drop.
"Damon you don't have..." she whispered trying not to sound as embarrassed as she felt.
""Shh," he soothed her as he caught more drops on his tongue. "I want to. You don't need to think I am weird ed out by anything. It's different...but it tastes sweet. Just trust me Elena. I promise I will be honest with you."
She nodded numbly, watching his tongue dart out again, curling under her nipple and she decided to go with it. Just feel and trust him. Her head fell back more in his other hand, tangled in her hair as he peppered kisses all around her silky skin.
Damon fingers moved quickly, releasing the other breast from the fabric clinging to it and giving it the same attention. She felt another rush of arousal looking back at him in the brightness of the day like that, not embarrassed at the changes in her body in the least. She had always cringed thinking it was gross for him to taste her milk, but she was trusting him and she didn't pull away. This was all part of fighting the voices trying to pull her down.
After licking all around her other breast once more, catching any more drops that fell, he covered her back up, tying the back of her bikini and making sure the pads were back in place. She was panting in his arms, her chest heaving at the intimacy they just shared. Her head sunk down to press her forehead to his as more tingles raced through her very aroused body.
He shifted, still cradling her against him and pulled a box from the small bag he had put on her side of the seat. "Right here baby," he smiled holding up the box of fresh nursing pads while licking his lips.
Elena felt her head spinning, the ache between her thighs growing as they stared at each other. She knew she was forgetting something. Shutting her eyes, trying to block him out enough to think she paused before opening them again fast. "I need to pump too.."
Damon had already lifted the bag with the breast pump from her bag and dangled it on his finger.
Elena was almost laughing now, her smile so wide. "What about the bra that is the most comfort..." He held it up too before she could even finish asking.
"Wow 'husband'...you never cease to amaze me." She was beaming at him.
Damon smirked at her. "Good, cause I don't plan to ever stop amazing you." He pulled down on her lip before catching it between his teeth. They kissed lazily, deeply and Elena surprised herself that despite the intensity of their kisses she had enough brain power to remember one more thing.
She started to lean back toward the backseat, hoping to get a peek at the lingerie he packed.
With a firm tug, he pulled her back onto his lap and she stuck out her bottom lip at him. "Damon?" she whined.
"Oh no...pouty. You don't get to peek." Her husband shot her a scolding look, his blue eyes narrowing slightly while he held her down to not get back up over the seat. "You are letting me amaze you remember? Just relax and enjoy 'our night'."
Damon was studying her face curiously, waiting for her response. He looked bursting with energy, his eyes brimming with love for her. She nodded, relenting and he grinned at her, looking proud as punch at how well he did remembering everything.
"We should go..." she suggested and he nodded his agreement. As he slid her off his lap he nearly jumped. Elena saw Damon's friend Troy had just opened the door and was now walking closer to them. Thank goodness he hadn't seen them sooner.
The man knelt at the open window, his short brown hair ruffled by the wind. He was dressed in a crisp dark blue suit with a light blue tie and always looked the part of the assistant manager. Damon came to and from the restaurant casual one day and dressed up the next. "I thought you guys had left awhile ago?" Troy said with a smile.
Damon chuckled and smiled back at his friend as they both did up their seat belts. "We uh...got distracted...leaving now." He nodded, sliding his sunglasses back on and backed the car up and out of the driveway behind the bar. Troy was shaking his head and smiling as he waved at them.
"Have fun you two," he called out as they drove away.
They drove back the hour and a half to the beach in peaceful silence, just enjoying being together, Elena snuggled in the seat as close as she could be to him while still buckled up. She had watched as Damon pulled into the hotel just across the street from the beach parking lot. They had checked in and brought their bags to their room.
The room was bright and spacious, huge windows with a view of the beach were on one wall. The king sized bed was adorned with a dark wood fabric cushioned headboard, the duvet, thick, plush softness in grays and browns and cremes. Iron style lamps with creme colored shades were on walls by the door, in the sitting room beside a dark brown suede looking style couch and tall bed side standing lamps on either side of the bed.
Elena kicked off her sandals and stepped through the suite, her bare feet on the soft carpet. The bathroom had a full glassed in shower, deep soaker tub and was decorated in brilliant white's cremes and gray slate tile, with wrought iron lighting and white towels.
"Damon it's beautiful." She moved back toward him standing by the large windows. Elena wound her arms around his waist and up his still bare chest parting the thin white shirt more. He leaned back into her, catching her gaze and gave her a half smirk. "I'm so glad you like it. I got us a late checkout too and there is breakfast with room service all day and night."
She loved the sound of that and grinned kissing the side of his neck, biting gently. He growled and nuzzled in closer before staring back out at the view in front of them.
There were lights and lots of activity on the beach, the suns fading light, bathing everything in a reddish, orange glow. It was a gorgeous evening to be outside and enjoy the gentle wind and rolling surf.
Elena slipped into the bathroom, supplies in hand to pump to ease the pressure on her chest for the next few hours. She didn't want anything to ruin their night. She showered after, cleaned up and once she came back to the bedroom, the towel wrapped around her she saw a flowing cream color lace dress laying on the bed. She gasped seeing that it was the exact dress she wore on her grad night, when she told Damon she wasn't sorry she was in love with him.
Lifting it, she held it up to her. It was that dress but this one looked like it fit. She had been so sad that the bodice hadn't fit after she had given birth. It didn't zip up after her chest had grown more than a cup size more. She looked at the tag and realized this one was bigger...
"It wasn't easy..." Damon said to her, stepping into the doorway. "But I found it online. The exact dress and I was going to surprise you with it on your birthday but that week was such a blur with Stef getting sick..." he trailed off. She was staring at him open mouthed.
"It's amazing Damon. Thank you so much!" She hadn't even tried it on yet but she just knew it would be perfect. Dropping the dress back on the bed she ran across the room into his arms. He caught her and spun her around.
Damon set her back down and she felt him tugging on the towel and she turned back to him. She thought they were going out.
"You can wear it now...or later but I told you Elena...it was my turn to amaze you. And you are already amazing me with how delicious you look...just like that. Who needs a dress? Why did I even pack anything?" His eyes darkened as he bent to kiss her and she relaxed in his embrace, enjoying the peace of time with just him.
"That," he nodded to the dress, "has been hidden in the back of the closet for too long. I hope it fits and you will wear it for me tonight. I want tonight to be special and I've been waiting to spoil you for months already."
She was nodding eagerly to him, looking back toward the bed. There were cream colored heels there too. She walked back to the bed, holding the knot keeping the towel around her as Damon followed behind her tugging on the towel more.
But she held on, teasing him now.
His head was nuzzling the hollow of her throat and kissing along her bare shoulder as she reached forward to a small bag she had not seen sitting beside the shoes till now.
"Is this the lingerie I'm supposed wear under the dress?" she questioned him curiously.
Turning back she saw him shrug nonchalantly as he tugged again at the towel and she still didn't let go. "Whatever you want Elena, it's your night...Or you could wear nothing under the dress. But fair warning that after spending all that time on the beach with Stef, I really wanted to swim and play in the water with just you. I'm pretty sure wearing nothing would be a little too indecent...for a public beach."
Elena moved the tissue paper aside and lifted a piece of black silk from the bag. She pulled out another piece and saw it was a bikini, but much more sexy that her red one. It was so delicate looking with sheer underlay and lacy black silk fabric with a gathering in to the center front clasped bodice.
"Damon, it's beautiful… I love it and my new dress too!" She spun around in his arms and hugged him tight, her fingers tangling in the dark curls at the nape of his neck. She ran her one hand along the smooth hard muscles on his chest and abs before using her tongue and lips, sucking the skin into her mouth.
He groaned as her tongue skimmed across his chest, twirling around a nipple and biting it gently before kissing a path across his chest to his other one. Elena pulled his head down, kissing higher up along his chest to the side of his neck and ran her tongue over his pulse point before sucking it deep in between her lips.
She felt him tremble at her touch and stumble back against the nearest wall. Elena started tugging on the thin white shirt, pulling it down his arms till he could shake himself free of it. He picked her up and carried her to the bed. Swiping the dress, shoes or anything else aside with one hand they sunk down onto the bed.
"Elena...ahh," he whimpered as she grinded down on him, her bare legs straddling his lap. She felt so sexy right then, her hair curled around her shoulder and still wet from her shower, making little trails on his bare chest wherever the water drops fell. She rubbed herself on him through his jeans and watched his eyes roll back as he slipped his hands down her back and under the towel, cupping her ass to pull her body harder against him.
She was trembling as she sat back up to look in his eyes. His gaze felt like it went right through to her soul, his blue eyes so dark and dilated. She leaned in and sucked his ear lobe between her lips as her hands started unbuttoning and pulling the zipper down on his jeans.
"Lena, ahhh," he moaned as she tugged the jeans down roughly. "We'll miss our…god ahh," he was melting to her touch as she gripped his full length and swirled her thumb over the tip, still through his swim trunks.
Elena was grinning back at how he could hardly string words together. She should have done this to him before in the car when he was turning her brain to mush, with his touch and kisses. She sat up more in his lap pumping her hand up and down his length as she waited for his blissful half lidded eyes to find hers. "Hard to focus huh Damon? We will miss what…?" He was groaning again, struggling to keep her gaze.
His hands gripped her thighs, again pulling her in against him. "We have dinner...reserva...oh fuck Lena...so good..." She had slipped her hand under the swim trucks to caress his bare skin, feeling him pulsing and twitching in her grip as she rubbed him up and down more firmly.
With his next groan she crashed her lips to his, kissing him hard, devouring his lips and teasing his tongue. Her hands were rubbing faster on him as she heard his breath racing.
Damon put his hands on hers and lifted them off him, tucking himself back in his jeans. "I know..." he breathed out. "I know we are enjoying this but I don't want it like that...not tonight." His eyes were wide at her. "We have had enough quickie type nights with you doing...that." He saw her nodding to him.
Elena knew what he meant. Anytime she felt dizzy or nauseous during the pregnancy she would opt to please him this way or also later before she had been given the all clear for sex again after the baby, she often just pleased him and didn't ask for anything herself. Her body was such a mess of hormones and most times when they were both tired, this or spooning and really quick sex was all they had time or energy for. She knew he wanted this night to be more than what normal had been lately and she totally understood.
The brunette pulled the towel tighter around her chest, seeing him eying her cleavage before she kissed him tenderly before pulling back. "I know Damon. I want that too. For it to be more special, slower, cherishing you like we used to so much more before all this baby stuff. Or even rough and hot and sexy too. I miss just enjoying you and not thinking of my big belly or the baby crying or having to be quiet and not wake him up."
Damon smiled at her, the back of his hand caressing her cheek. "That is what this night is for." He tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear. "We have all night Elena. Mel said she would watch him so we could sleep tomorrow too for at least some of the day. Troy told me he could handle the restaurant. So...we have all night to rediscover more than just quickie sex."
He wrapped his arms around her, kissing her hair. "How about I let you get dressed in that stunning dress and that sexy black bikini so we can get out of here. What do you think?"
She nodded, smiling back at him while still straddling his lap. He helped her up and grabbed up some clothes from the bag to head into the bathroom and change himself.
Elena watching him leave, letting out a deep breath before picking up the dress and her bikini from the bed. She dried off more and slipped into the black lacy two piece. Standing in front of the mirror, she turned and admired how it hugged her curves. Elena ignored her wrinkly belly and the white streaks, deciding even to press her lips to her fingers and then stroking down one of them.
She had taken her time applying just the lightest bit of make up like she knew he loved and brushed her hair till it was silky smooth falling down her back.
Sure enough the dress fit like a glove and she smiled at her reflection, hardly believing the beaming woman staring back at her. She felt so beautiful. Slipping on the heels, she spun in front of the mirror one more time.
The door to the bathroom opened and Damon came out, his damp hair falling messily on his forehead. He was wearing a black button down shirt and another pair of dark washed jeans. He looked damn delicious and she slid into his arms, snuggling into his chest. He lifted her arm, spun her out away from him his gaze heated, before spinning her back in against him.
"You look incredible..." he breathed out.
Damon grabbed his jacket from the side of the couch on the other side of the room, scooped up his phone and gently led her along with him. "Shall we?"
Elena saw the phone in his hand. She had left hers with Melissa to take more pictures or video of anything their baby did. "Can you call her? Just to check?"
He smiled softly. "Sure. Do you want to talk to her?" her husband replied, holding it out.
Elena was shaking her head. "I promised her I wouldn't call and bug her as much as last time. No...you call." He nodded and hit the speed dial.
They were greeted by a squealing, high pitched voice echoing through the phone. Elena was beaming instantly and pulled the phone closer. Mel had Stefan right close to the phone… "Mmm, bababab, ddddaa" he babbled. She passed a look of awe to her husband to see he was smiling just as widely back at her.
"Angel...baby, its mommy. Are you having fun?" Elena called out, loving hearing Stef all happy and talkative. He must have had a good sleep. Damon held the phone closer to her.
Suddenly the black screen flicked to life and both parents gasped at the sight of their little sunshine sitting in his highchair in his fuzzy striped blue and green sleeper with baby cereal all over his chubby little cheeks and hands. He was pounding the tray, opening wide while babbling more. When he saw Elena, he squealed and baby talked more. "Mmmmm," he said as Melissa held out a spoon and his mouth was wide for the sticky cereal.
"Awe! That's great baby. You are doing so good! Mommy misses you!" Elena smiled at Stef and then back at Damon as he led them to sit down on the couch.
"Way to go little man! Daddy is so proud of you!" Damon called out as their baby opened wide for another mouthful. But before it went in his mouth, his tiny nose scrunched up and he sneezed so big that pieces of cereal went everywhere!
There was even cereal sliding down Mel's phone as they could hear her laughing as she started wiping him up. The 6 month old looked as surprised as any of them at the food all over him, his green eyes so wide and he smeared his sticky hand on the tray, pounding it again, his mouth open for more.
"Well I think you can see we are doing great here guys. He is super hungry, so you said that meant good night sleep right? So we will let you go and you can check in later again. I promise to call you if I need anything."
Elena was beaming back at their baby. "Night angel. Be good for Auntie Mel K?" Stef babbled more and then started getting upset at not getting food fast enough. "Night Mel. Thanks again so much." Their sweet friend repeated that she was happy to watch him and to not worry at all.
"Love you buddy!" Damon called out, while snuggling closer to her and watched their son open wide again for more cereal, smearing more on his face. The screen went black just they heard their baby squeal again at the promise of smushed bananas next before she clicked off the call.
Elena sat back and sighed. She closed her eyes slowly while leaning on Damon's chest and then opened them slowly. "Okay...okay. I'm ready to go now."
Her love put one finger under her chin, tilting her head up to find her eyes. "Are you sure?" His concern for her she thought was so sweet as she nodded again. Elena had bailed on a date before, their first one after never having even one night apart from their baby boy. She had said something just wasn't right and they had raced home and spent the night cuddling all three of them instead of enjoying the night alone as a couple.
"Yeah, I'm okay. I just miss him...but this is our time, so lets get going. I'm good, really." Elena sniffled and he leaned in to kiss the crown of her head. She knew she was okay. She just needed to refocus. There were plenty more nights to spend at home. This was her chance to enjoy some adult time...with her husband and she was not going to change her mind on this first night alone.
Dinner went by quickly. They had a table out on the patio, the cool breeze around them and both of them ate far faster than they needed too. Elena was used to eating quickly or nursing between bites so taking her time, having a quiet peaceful meal felt so weird. They had pasta topped with delicious marinara sauce as their main course with a side of soft spicy garlic bread and fresh garden salad. Damon had a glass of bourbon while she opted for non alcoholic wine.
They chatted about how the restaurant was doing and plans for summer. Elena said they should go shopping for summer clothes for Stef while Damon mentioned they should check out the Chicago Zoo sometime too and they thought of other family things to do that summer.
Bonnie was planning to visit in a month or so. They were both eager to reconnect and hadn't seen her much in the last year as she had been traveling and enjoying Europe. She still sent postcards every few weeks of where she was next and how beautiful the sights were but a visit was long overdue.
They talked about plans to have Jeremy visit soon too. It sounded like he was bringing someone with him when he came to stay with them next week. He hadn't told them much else about his life, mentoring the kids at the school, teaching an art class as well as archery to the young kids. He had been pretty private since he got back when she had woken up.
Damon paid and Elena stood by the door, seeing the waves crashing against the shore across the street at the beach. He tangled her fingers with his and they walked leisurely back to the car. He grabbed the bag with the towels and blankets in it and they walked hand in hand across the highway on the walkway overpass onto the sand. The couple kicked off their boots and shoes and he took off his socks as she shook out the blanket to lay it down.
Before she could sit down Damon had pulled her into his arms, wound his fingers with hers on her one hand and held her waist gently in his other as he swayed to the sound of the waves. His head was right against hers, his lips pressed to her hair.
"I miss dancing with you...in the sand..in the moonlight," Damon breathed against her hair. "It's not quite like our honeymoon but we don't exactly have a private beach here."
Elena felt her knees go weak at the thoughts rushing through her. They had danced like this, swaying to the sound of the waves that night. Only they had just come from a midnight swim in the warm tropical water and Elena had slipped back into her favorite long sleeved button down shirt of his when he took her hand.
He had skinny dipped with her and then as they danced he slipped his shirt back off her body, her skin glowing in the moonlight he said. They danced naked on the private beach behind their little bungalow and Elena felt her breath catch at the erotic memory. There wasn't a soul nearby and he had paid handsomely for the privacy. Well Ric paid, as wedding gift from all the guys. It had been like a dream and they spent a huge chunk of their two weeks away not wearing anything.
Elena leaned in closer, her head up to gaze in his eyes. "Like I would ever forget that night Damon…" She stood up to her tiptoes and pulled his head down to crush her lips to his. He cupped her face, still moving slowly back and forth before lifting her up in his arms as she wrapped her legs around his waist tight. Elena wound her arms around his neck, kissing him hungrily as he held her up and spun them around and around on the sand.
There were other people further away down the beach but no one was too close to see clearly in the moonlight shining down. It felt like it could have been that night all over again. The last night they had been on the island, hating that the boat would be coming in the morning to take them to the mainland and then fly home, back to real life. It had been a good bye to their time there and she knew she would never forget how romantic it had been.
Damon after a few more minutes stepped back on the blanket and sunk down, with her still straddling him. He held her close, his arms around her keeping her against him and Elena enjoyed the quiet. She breathed in his scent, the smell of the ocean and burned wood from the fires nearby.
Wrinkling her nose at the smell of smoke she shut out everything but him; how his arms felt around her, his head resting against hers, his hand tucking a strand of her hair behind her ear and the steady pounding of his human heartbeat against her chest.
She shifted off his lap and they both lay down, Elena's head on his stomach as they looked up to the stars twinkling above them. It was the most peaceful she had felt in weeks and she knew they needed to make more time to reconnect like this. They had to make this kind of time a priority.
Her husband had sat up after awhile, nuzzled into her shoulder and she felt his fingers on the zipper of her lacy dress. Her heartbeat quickened at his lips, kissing down her spine, pulling the zipper to her waist.
"Too many clothes..." he said, his words barely a whisper against her skin. She let out a trembling breath as he pulled the dress open on her back, tugging it gently down so her arms could slip out of the sleeves. Damon lifted it up and over her head and she watched him fold it up to tuck it in their bag beside him before he turned back to her.
"Mmm, much better," he purred, burying his head in the hollow of her throat while pulling her by her waist back closer to him.
Elena readily agreed. She turned around in his arms, got on her knees, her fingers slowly unbuttoning his shirt to tug it off his shoulders and fall behind him. She bent to tug the button and zipper down on his jeans, pulling them down his legs and tossing them aside before turning back to him and running her palms up his naked chest.
"Much better," she whispered back to him.
There is one more chapter. I hope you were enjoying their very intimate night out. If you liked any of it please take a moment and send me a review. With very few people favoriting this story I am not sure this is the style people like compared to the action and thriller style I have usually written.
It took hours to write this and every review is more encouragement, inspiring my muse, knowing you guys love reading about our favorite couple. I'm happy to honor them by giving you my take on what their human life could look like. I wish we had seen more of this on the show.
A lot was pulled too from my life, marriage and experiences with my own husband and children. Life is raw and messy and not always easy. But you grow and change as people and as couples and it can bond you even stronger as long as you keep communicating and being real with each other.
Thank you so much for all the support in my writing. Stay tuned for part 4 posting today too!
Updating my Eternally Blood Bound series next. Book 4 is called Aching Hearts, Innocent Blood. If you follow that series, watch for the update soon!