Sorry for the wait! Thank you to everyone who added my story to their favorites, I'm glad people are liking it. I'm not sure if I like the way this chapter turned out but I'll work on establishing exactly where the story is going :)

As always, I do not own the Vampire Diaries but if I did, Elena and Damon would totally be together by now.

Chapter 3: It's About Time

Elena's POV

I was overwhelmed, to say the least, but the sincerity in his words were exactly what I needed to hear and I gave way to the desire that was very much present. "I don't want to wait any longer," I whispered to him, "we've been waiting long enough." I was slightly concerned he'd be a bit large for me but I was done waiting. He lined himself up with my wet folds and slowly inched himself in. When he was buried completely within me he paused to allow me to adjust but within seconds I was arching myself into him and he began thrusting in and out.

The pace was frantic. I guess two years of built up sexual tension can do that to people. We could make love later but right now, I just needed him. His fangs descended and the veins around his eyes came out and he slowed down and looked away to try to hide them. Stefan never let me see him like this, he was always so careful, I appreciated that Damon could be himself around me. I gently grabbed the sides of his face and held them so he would look at me.

"Damon, don't hide from me. You are beautiful in every form. I love you for who you are and you never need to hide that from me," I whispered to him. He leaned down to kiss me deeply and picked up the pace again. I was so close to an orgasm. I wanted to feel everything he had to offer.

"Please, bite me." He looked at me briefly before sinking his fangs into my neck and drinking from me. The mixture of pleasure and pain was so intense I thought I may pass out as the most intense orgasm swept through my body. I was screaming his name in ecstasy. A few moments later, Damon exploded inside of me before removing his fangs and collapsing on the bed beside of me.

We were both panting pretty heavily as I turned to face him. I reached a hand out and stroked the side of his, now human, face and smiled at the smile I received from him. "That was…"

"Incredible," he finished for me.

I leaned in and kissed him softly before snuggling up to his side and drifting to sleep for another hour. When I awoke he was staring down at me as he held me tight. "I don't want to break the bad mood, but eventually we need to finalize this plan to deal with Klaus and everything," he whispered lightly.

"I know, but do you think we could have a shower and breakfast first?" I asked with a smile.

He smirked. "Go take a shower and I'll handle breakfast. Deal?" he asked.

"Deal." I said. I pecked him on the lips and then got up and took a shower. The hot water on my skin was heavenly and I was finally feeling some of tense muscles loosen. I had waited too long to address my feelings for Damon. I knew that now, but at least I finally did it.

I shut the water off and grabbed a towel and dried myself. As I reentered my bedroom I could smell breakfast being cooked and it smelled heavenly. I quickly pulled on a pair of skinny jeans and a t-shirt and made my way to the kitchen.

"Mmmmm, whatever you are making smells heavenly," I told him as I walked up behind him and wrapped my arms around him.

"That would be French toast and bacon. If you want to set the table and pour some juice, I'll be done in just a few minutes," he replied.

I gathered the plates and silverware and poured some orange juice as he finished up the last of the breakfast and put it on our plates. I ate my breakfast quickly, not realizing how hungry I actually was. When I thought about it though I couldn't remember the last time I had actually eaten. I knew I needed to be more aware of that but maybe with Damon around even more I would have more home cooked meals.

We ate in a comfortable silence and after finishing up I did the dishes so Damon could take a shower. When I was finished and he had returned, we sat in the living room to discuss our Klaus problem. We had learned a lot of information from the cave walls so we needed to make sure that everything was set for the plan to rid the world of one original vampire.

We knew that Rebekah would have to be sedated before our plan could work successfully and we couldn't be completely certain that we could trust Mikael so we would definitely need a backup plan. We spent most of the afternoon solidifying our plans for the coming weekend. We had arranged for all of the original vampires, in their coffins, to be moved to an undisclosed location to be used as a bargaining chip in the even that we find ourselves on the wrong end of Mikael or Klaus and we had worked out a plan to get Rebekah out of the way for the plan to run smoothly.

For the first time in over a year, I was starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. It felt as if there may actually be life outside of this vampire hunt and I just hoped we all came out of the fight mostly unmarred. Now that I had Damon, I would do anything to make sure he was safe.