AN: First of all, thank you all for reading and reviewing. I cannot thank you all enough! Now, I know quite a few of you are getting really frustrated with the whole Stelena thing, but all I ask is for you all to be patient, and maybe things will go to your liking. This is a really short chapter, but you're just gonna have to deal with it.
"Are you sure you want to do this, Damon?" asked Alaric in a worried tone.
It had been two weeks since Stefan and Elena started dating. Damon was at Alaric's apartment telling him about what had happened those many nights ago, and of how he planned to tell Elena that he was in love with her.
"Yes, I want to do this! Like you said, I can't sit around waiting for her. I have to tell her."
Ric cringed a little. "Look, I know what I said, but that was before Elena started dating Stefan. If you told her now, it would be really selfish of you."
Damon glared at him. "Oh, now that she's with Stefan I can't tell her how I feel? You're supposed to be on my side!"
"I'm not on anyone's side, Damon. It's just that, you've had three years to tell her how you feel. Why, of all times, choose now to tell her?"
Damon thought for a moment, then he spoke, "Elena and I have been friends for seven years. When I first started feeling more than just friendship, I ignored it because I just assumed that it was me realizing she was, probably, one of the most important people in my life. I didn't really know how important until I saw her with Stefan."
There was a long silence between the two before Alaric spoke up. "You should tell her, but don't be too disappointed when she turns you down."
"I just need her to know, Alaric. I won't be able to live with myself if I didn't at least try."
"Okay. When, exactly, are you gonna tell her?"
Damon flashed a mischievous smile. "That, my friend, is secret."
"You're seriously not going to tell me?"
"Nope. You'll just have to wait and see."