Third POV
"What the fuck is going on?" Matt says and Elena look at Damon with wide eyes. She did it again and she know that Matt is not going to forgive her this time. "Matt let me explain" Damon steps in front of Elena and somewhere Elena gets the feeling that Damon thinks Matt may physically hurt her, which is not true. Matt can never hurt her, doesn't matter how much she upsets him.
"I would like to talk with my girlfriend Mr. Salvatore" he tells Damon without taking his eyes off Elena. Damon try to say something else but Elena grabs his arm. He turned to look at her and she shakes her head. She know Matt and she know that Damon talking now will not help the matter.
Elena noticed that Matt's eyes are fixed at the sight of Elena holding Damon's arm. She let it go immediately and looks down.
"I'm in my car" he looks back and forth between Damon and her and then left. Elena steps forward to follow Matt but Damon hold her hand, she turned to see his tense face.
"I'll be fine" she says softly.
"Elena he is angry and…" Damon tried to argue but Elena cuts him off.
"He won't hurt me Damon. I trust him and besides" she inhales sharply "he is my…"
"I know" Damon let her hand go. "Just be careful and if anything go wrong…"
"I know" she smiles tightly and leave from there.
"Good Morning Mr. Salvatore" Elena grets Damon as soon as he open his office's door.
"You came" Damon stops at the door.
"Yeah" Elena sigh.
"So how did it go" Damon asks as he entered into the room and Elena crings. Last night was the worst night of her life. First she give in to her attraction towards Damon , she kissed him and then Matt witnessed it. After half an hour argument with Matt, he drove her to house. Isobel saw her with Matt and asked about their relationship. Elena was going to say that she got late and Matt is her friend who offered her lift but Matt messed up. He told Isobel about their relationship and the worst part, John her father listened to their conversation. John asked Matt to leave and then her parents announced that she was going to get marry soon.
"Elena" Damon's voice drawn her back to reality.
"Mom and Dad came to know about Matt" she bit her lower lip. "I guess I'm going to marry soon" she rolls her eyes.
"They don't like Matt?" Damon asks and Elena nod her head.
"Oh!" It is clear to Elena that Damon don't know what else to say and she is completely fine with it. No matter what soothing words Damon say, it's not going to change anything.
"Merry Christmas" Damon smiles and hand her a wrapped box.
"You brought me gift. God I didn't get anything for you" Elena mentally slaps herself for being such a bitch. Today is Christmas and she has no excitement about it.
"It's okay Elena. Open it" he grins and Elena laugh wholeheartedly. He is acting like a teenager who is excited to see the gift.
She slowly unwraps it and opened the box. It is a beautiful necklace. She looks up at him in awe. She take it out of the box and smiles.
"May I" Damon says and she nod. She turned her back to him and he carefully clasps it around her neck. His warm breath hit the hollow of her neck and she gulps to steady her breath. Yes. This is how much Damon has effect on her. Damon steps back.
"There all done" he says and she turned to look at him. He is smiling, his hands behind his back.
"Thanks and Merry Christmas" Elena smiles at him.
"I'm sorry you had to come on festival" he shakes his head..
"No it's fine" Elena says quickly. Maybe she had to come on Christmas but at least now she don't have to listen to her mom dad. There are only few people in office and Mr. Mikelson is going to be arrive at any minute.
"All the best" she says as she fixes his tie. Damon smiles and give her sweet kiss on cheeks.
Elena is waiting anxiously in Damon's office. She is walking back and forth in room. Meeting is supposed to end by now. What is going on?
Suddenly the door bursts open and she turned to see fuming Damon coming towards her, Klaus following behind.
Before she could even utter a word he grabs her by neck and pushes her against the wall.
"What were you saying ,you didn't get me my Christmas present. Oh Elena I got my present" he says through his teeth and Elena gasp for air.
"Damon let her go" Klaus pushed Damon off Elena as she starts coughing.
"She was involved Klaus. Matt and she did it together" Damon shout on top of his lungs and Klaus glances at Elena.
"I have no idea what are you talking about Damon" Elena says and Damon take a threatening step towards her, his eyes full of anger but Klaus blocks his way.
"You need to calm down Damon" Klaus hold him by shoulders. "Calm down. We will figure something out."
"I'm going home. I need some time alone" Damon turned to Elena "and you. I don't want you here. Take your suspention letter and get out" he points his index finger towards her and Elena sobs. Tears keep flowing through her eyes as she stare down. Damon storms out of the room leaving Elena with Klaus.
"What happened" Elena asks between her sobs.
"I don't know you're involved or not but Matt somehow accessed the confidential files which by the way leads him to ruin this meeting perfectly" Klaus looks away. "He gave the representation totally against Salvatore company. He gave my dad every single reason not to sign the deal. Every minor detail of the company, every private deals, profit loss everything. You were Damon's manager Elena, only you had little bit access to Damon's files so he think that you and Matt did this for some sick revenge" Klaus sighs.
"I didn't do anything" Elena says quietly.
"You should go" Klaus also leave the office. Elena wipe her tears and leave from there.
Elena open the door and closed it immediately when she sees Matt on other side. It's been three days since Damon kicked her out of the company and she is still struggling to believe that she isn't going to see him ever.
"Elena please open the door" he bang at the door loudly. "Let me explain why I did what I did".
"You did it out of jealousy Matt" she says from other side of the door. She can't face him. She can't believe Matt tricked her and took out the key to Damon's office and then went through confidential files. Now Damon thinks that she did it.
"Elena I love you" he says and Elena shut her eyes. It's her fault. She would never have felt the attraction towards Damon if she truly had loved Matt. She strung him along and now she is facing the result.
"Go away Matt" she choked at her words as tears comes in her eyes. She had hard time convincing her parents that she herself quite job, and was not kicked out. Last thing she wanted was to listen her parents lecture how bad Matt was to her.
"Okay" she hear him sigh. "I'm going out of town for a while. I hope you'll forgive me one day Elena. Just remember that I love you"
"Just go please" she shout as tears spiled from her eyes. She hear his footsteps fading and then lean back to the door. She sit there, thinking how life goes thing wrong?
Epov
Today everyone is acting strange. Mom and dad are surprisingly acting sweet and friendly. It's 31 December. Tomorrow is new year. Damon is still not talking to me, nor replying my messages. He even refused to meet me when I went office yesterday.
The door bell ring and my mom asks me to open the door. I open the door and my breath caught in throat. There he is all in black. Black shirt, black leather jacket ,black jeans and black shoes.
"Damon" I breathe out. There is so much to say so much to hear but I just keep staring at him and his blue eyes stares me back.
"Elena we are also here" a voice makes my head snaps up and I see Stefan ,Giuseppe, Caroline ,Sarah and Lily Salvatore standing behind him grinning. Heat rise in my cheeks as I welcome them in house.
"Why are they here?" I ask my mom in kitchen. I'm seriously confused why they all are here, not that I complain. Just curious.
"You will find out sweety" Isabel my mother grins making me more suspicious to their arrival.
Did you ever feel like your world just crash down and you couldn't listen to anything because you feel like you're drowning. All the sounds around you turned into a sound as an iron rod hit the metal. The moment you can't breah as realisation sinks in making you shattering in million pieces. It's funny how life can change in matter of weeks.
I joined company as Damon's manager, we were enemies then became friends and then strangers. I always had feelings for Damon, an attraction. I desired him but I strung Matt along and he witnessed that desire I had for Damon. His revenge on Damon made Damon hate me. I wanted to talk to him, tell him that I could never do that to him but he didn't gave me chance but now I hate him.
I see my dad as he gives a man hug to Giuseppe who laughs wholeheartedly. I see my mother who also hugs Lily and whole room fills with their laughing sounds. I stands still, still not able to move. Jeremy stands still, maybe he know that I don't want it. I see Sarah, Damon's sister who come to me and gives me a warm hug. "Congratulations."
Now it is stefan and Caroline's turn.
"Congratulations" Stefan and Caroline hugs me and a silent tear escapes from my eyes. They all are practically jumping in happiness.
I look ahead and see Damon who is casually standing with his hands in his pockets. He is handsome no doubt but marrying him was the last thing I wanted to do. I mean I never thought about it. I wanted to be with Matt. Hell I'm with Matt. We didn't break up. He don't even know what is going on here while he is away at work. I know I made a mistake stringing Matt along and trusting him. I swear if I could change this I would.
I just wish I never had made that mistake. The mistake that leads to this day. The day when my parents fix my marriage with Damon Salvatore.
"You and me now in same house" Caroline jumps in excitement and Stefan chuckles. I forces a smile.
"Hey, can I talk to you for a second", I walk up to to Damon and he nods.
"Aren't they cute?" I hear Caroline's voice and roll my eyes.
"Dad, I want to show our home to Damon" I smiles and they all nods, some smirks. I know some may be thinking my intentions to take Damon away are gross but I didn't care and hold Damon's hand as I guide him upstairs.
Anger builds up in me as I take him inside my room. I close the door and don't waste time as I slaps him with full strength. I'm exhausted with recent events going downstairs but I hit him with all the force I have left.
"How could you?" I cry, suddenly letting my emotions take over me.
"Another mistake. Haven't you learned anything from your previous mistake Elena" he glares at me and I laugh bitterly.
"So my life is a joke to you. For a mistake you're going to punish me by forcing me into marrying you? A mistake that I didn't do" I hiss.
"Yes. It's a punishment but most of all it is for that Donavon" he snarls. "I can't even imagine the look on his face. You both made mistake and it's my way to punish."
"I knw I made a mistake by trusting Matt but don't do this Damon. I swear I'll never repeat that mistake again. Please don't do this. It'll shatter Matt, he loves me and I love him" I clutches his collar and beg him. I let my tears fall. I couldn't even imagine the look on Matt's face when he will know about this.
"Elena" Damon exhales strongly and his breathe hit my face sending shivers to my body. He hold my hands from his collar. "I'm sorry. What done is done."
He stare at me and I see straight into his eyes, searching for any thing maybe guilty sign but there is nothing. He is not going to back down and I'm dammed.
"You're going to marry me. Don't you dare to think about another man ever again or you can't imagine what other things I have in my mind" he whispers in my ears and I close my eyes . He hold my hand and leads our way to downstairs where everyone is standing.
"Hello sister in law" Stefan winks at me and Caroline giggles.
"Oh Elena I'm so happy for you" my mother hugs me and then my going to be in law mother and then Giuseppe and then my dad.
"You're going to come over our place Gilbert. It's Going to be kickass new year" Giuseppe says cheerfully.
Happy new year to me, I shut my eyes… I'm doomed.
"Just 20 minutes left" Caroline chirps and I smile weakly. She has no idea what is going on in my mind. I'm marrying Damon Salvatore for God's sake. He is only marrying me to take revenge for what Matt did intentionally and I did without any intentions.
Damon is sitting beside me and I want to punch off that fake smile, he is wearing in front of everyone. I gasp as his hand hold mine on table. I glares at him and he smirks and he hold it tightly while I struggles.
Everyone clear their throat and my cheeks turn red with embarrassment while Damon being Damon keeps holding my hand.
"I want to talk to you about something" Damon looks at my dad and mom. They looks at each other in confusion and then nod. Now, what is he going to say? God!
"Elena is young ,so before marrying her I want her to move in with me" he says and my jaw drops. "After the engagement" Did he really just say he wants a live in relationship with me before marriage?
You got to be kidding me.
"No pressure" he holds his hands up in air. "I just want to know her." There is an awkward silence on the dining table and I turn red. This is so embarrassing.
After a minute, the silence breaks with laughter. Everyone is laughing and when I looks up in confusion they all are looking at me. Am I some kind of joke?
"She has turned red" Caroline says between her laughter.
"Elena. What's so embarrassing?" Stefan says and I wish this ground engulf me in this moment.
"I... I" I stammers, not sure what to say.
"Yes. Damon. Elena can move in with you" my dad says and I shut my eyes. Can life go any bad then this? I'm going live with Damon in same house. I know he don't live with his mom dad and Stefan. He has his own house. What the hell is he planning to do?
"Just 5 minutes" Stefan smiles. Caroline turns on the music player and comes to us. "Everyone on dance floor" she squeals and I stop myself from rolling my eyes.
Everyone stands up and goes to the large hall and Damon extends his hand to me. I roll my eyes and placed my hand in his. He leads me to the dance floor.
"You're going to be in my house, no rolling of eyes" he whispers in my ears as he wraps his arms around my waist.
"I'm not going to change Damon. Leave me" I hiss and he chuckles.
"What is so funny?" I glare at him. The clock struck 12.00 and everyone starts greeting each other, I look at them.
"Happy New Year my Love" he whispers in my ear and I turned to face him. Damon's face is so close, he leans to me and kiss me softly.
So there it is… I know I'm late but forgive me guys… Sorry for mistakes because Dina is busy so she wasn't able to edit this chapter. Don't forget to leave your comments guys. They means alot…
