Elena's POV

Me, and Damon walked back into his office I shut the door as Damon went back to his desk and started working as nothing happened. "What the hell was that?" I shouted slash whispered throwing her arm up in the air, walked right in fount of his desk. Damon looks up at me "they were going to make Katherine the chief editor" I blink, place my right hand on my hip and nod "so naturally I would have to marry you" sarcasm laced in my voice.

"Damon" I spoke he turned to look at me "yes" he stares at me clueless. I scoff and shake my head "I'm not gonna marry you" I state.

"Sure you are, because if you don't, your dreams of touching the lives of millions with the written word are dead. Katherine was going to fire you the second I left. Guaranteed. That means you're out on the street looking for a job, that means the time that we spent together, the lattes, the cancelled dates and staying with me in the office late at night were all for nothing and all your dreams of being an editor are gone. You got to admit you must love spending time with me. Well looking at me all hot and bothered with my tie off and shirt mostly unbuttoned" he chuckles he has got a gorgeous smile WHAT! No stay on track Elena...then winks at me.

Don't worry, after the required allotment of time, we'll get a divorce and you'll be done with me. But until then, like it or not your wagon is hitched to mine...OK?" he stares at Elena then the phone rings he points his finger to the direction to where the ringing sound is coming from and commanded "phone".

Later that day me, and Damon go over to the immigration office. There is a long line Damon cuts it and goes straight to the front of the line with me following him. Damon apologises to the woman in front of him "sorry, I need to ask him something I need for you to file this fiancée visa for me, please" the man behind the counter looks through the file Damon dropped on the counter "Mr Salvatore" the man says and Damon answered with a "yes" the man closes the file and makes a motion for us to follow him "please, come with me". Than leads us over to an office and askes for us to wait inside, we both sit in the chairs while Damon texts on his phone "I have a bad feeling about this" I whisper he looks over at me "look just go with whatever I say and we will be fine."

"What do you mean 'we will be fine' what will happen if the find out were lying?" I panic suddenly our head snaps to the sound of someone knocking on the glass door. A guy with blue eyes and blond hair walks in and sits down opposite to us at the other side of the desk "I'm Wes Maxfield Sorry about the wait. It's a crazy day today."

"Of course, of course. We understand" Damon nodded. "I can't tell you how much we appreciate you seeing us on such short notice."

"Ok so, I have one question for you. Are you both committing fraud to avoid her deportation so she can keep her position as editor in chief at Mikaelson books and magazine?"

"What no."

"The truth is we are two people who weren't supposed to fall in love" Wes gave us an unbelieving look and sighed "ok I see how this is going to go. on Monday I will put you two in separate rooms and ask you both questions, I will look at your phone records ask family members if your answers don't match up you Mr Salvatore you will be deported and Miss Gilbert you will have committed a be sentenced 5 years in prison and $25,000."

Me and Damon nervously chuckled "well It's a good thing were not faking it then" Damon smiled.

Once, Elena and Damon got outside the immigration office. Elena turned to face him. "So when do you suggest we tell our parents?" Elena asked while Damon was on his phone he looked up "I'm on it now. My parents will be flying in on Friday night so we can tell them."

"I want a real proposal" Elena demanded slash blurted out. "What?" Damon asked "I don't understand."

"If we're going to get married, I want a real proposal. Text me when you want to see me" Elena spoke and walked away.

Caroline came over to Elena's apartment after hearing the gossip about Damon's and Elena's around the office, eventhough she was the main source of gossip around there. "I can't believe you're getting married to Damon. Where you two having a secret relationship, you know with all those late nights in the office" she babbled.

"No it's…I can't explain what it is" Elena huffed and turned back to face Caroline "you can't tell anyone this is important" Caroline responded with a shake of her head "Damon was going to get deported so he told Elijah and Klaus that we were engaged. I told him he has to give me a promotion if I do it and he agreed. We are married for a year then we can get a divorce. This weekend and next week we are going to visit my parents and his are flying over on Friday. I am going to ask him if his parents want to stay at my parent's house. Also I kind of blurted slash demanded that I want a real proposal from him."

"What?" Elena smiled seeing Caroline had a surprised look on her face. "Nothing it's just its nice seeing you being demanding with him and voicing what you want to him." Elena's phone made a sound indicating she had a text. Elena unlocked her phone to see a text message from Damon.

Damon: tomorrow, get ready by 6pm. Wear something cute, we will be outside.

Elena smiled "Who is it?" Caroline questioned seeing the smile upon her best friends face. "It's Damon" Elena turned her phone to she Caroline the message. Caroline squealed in delight come on lets go see what's in your wardrobe. The two girls walk into Elena's room.

Later piles of outfits where scattered across Elena's bed "so I was thinking since it is the summer. Wear a dress and some wedges or heels." Elena sighed "there's nothing good to wear."

Caroline turned around to Elena and smiled Caroline proceeded to pull Elena, up off the bed "we have to go shopping, right now. Come on put some shoes on and grab your purse."