Hello my lovely readers :) I'm not quite sure how I feel about this chapter. I think I'm starting to suffer from writer's block for all of my stories :( However, I did manage to do this update after many hours. Enjoy and review :) xx

It was two weeks later and Damon was on his way out of the house when he was stopped by the sound of Elena calling his name. Turning around to face her, Damon plastered a smile onto his face.

"Yes, Elena?"
"I just wanted to apologise."
"Apologise for what?" Damon asked, confused by Elena's words.
"For being so hard on you. I never did thank you bringing Stefan back… and for trying to help him."

Damon wanted to tell Elena that he hadn't just brought Stefan back for her; that he'd brought him back because he missed his brother; because, despite their differences, Damon needed him. However, he did not say those things. Instead, he looked deep into Elena's brown doe eyes and sighed.

"Don't worry about it, Elena. You wanted him back and so I brought him home. Just make sure he doesn't hurt anyone."
"He's really trying, Damon. He hasn't touched a single drop of human blood since I let him out and Caroline's really helping him."
"I'm glad, Elena. Really, I am. But right now, I'm going out."

Elena watched him. In the previous weeks she had seen a change in Damon. He was hardly ever at the Boarding House and when he was, he was quiet and secretive.

"Oh… Okay… where?"
"Just… out, Elena. Don't be so suspicious."
"I'm not. I just wanted to know where you're going."
"More like who I'll be with. You're so cute when you're jealous." Damon smirked, seeing Elena blush.
"Oh, shut up, Damon." Elena said; struggling not to smile or blush even more.

Smirking, Damon walked away from Elena and left the house; pleased that he had managed to make Elena blush. He always enjoyed making her feel uncomfortable and out of control, and it made him happy to know that he could still get under her skin.

Grabbing his phone out of his jacket pocket, Damon quickly typed a message as he made his way over towards his beloved blue Camero.

The Grill. Ten minutes.

Pressing send, Damon smirked as he imagined Jessica receiving the message. A response came immediately just as Damon was about to start the engine of his car.

I'm busy.

Damon frowned. He had expected Jessica would just fall at his feet but it seemed she was going to be more trouble than he had anticipated.

Meet me at The Grill.

I'm busy. I'm with Jeremy.

Get your ass to The Grill or I'll come and get you myself.

Damon waited a minute or two more before starting the short journey to The Grill but did not receive another message. Assuming Jessica was already on her way, Damon smiled. He had very quickly become addicted to Jessica and her body, and hardly a day went by when he wasn't yearning to be with her. However, it had been two days since he'd had chance to be with her and his body was aching for hers.

Arriving on time, Damon sat himself down at the bar, ordered a bourbon and waited for Jessica to show. An hour went by and there was still no sign of the blonde-haired girl who had captured Damon's interest. It was already past nine in the evening and The Grill was beginning to fill up considerably. Damon groaned. He had forgotten that a live band was playing at The Grill that night; meaning that the bar would be full to the brim with high school and college students.

Admitting defeat, Damon gulped down what remained of his bourbon and stood up to leave. He despised being forced to wait for anyone or anything. If it had been anyone but Jessica, he would have left ages ago but he hadn't. Cursing to himself about the power Jessica held over him, Damon turned to leave when he saw the young girl in question enter the bar followed by Jeremy, Bonnie, Caroline, Tyler, Stefan, and Elena.

Jessica spotted him as soon as she walked through the doors of the building. It would have been hard for her not to since she was seeking him out. She had tried to stay away; fought to keep her will power intact but it had been no use. Damon had a way of making her lose control and surrender herself to him. The feeling that she was falling for him incredibly quickly scared Jessica, especially since she was more than aware of Damon's feelings for Elena, yet the thought of staying away from him scared her even more. He made her feel alive, outrageous, sexy, and those were feelings she didn't want to lose.

Staring at the god-like man as he walked over towards the table the group had seated themselves at, Jessica felt her breath catch in her throat and a barrage of butterflies fill her tummy. She felt, rather saw, Damon take the empty seat to the right of her and dared herself not to look at him.

"Well, if it isn't the Scooby gang." Damon smirked; affording himself a brief glance at Jessica who, he noticed, was avoiding his gaze.
"Hello, Damon." Stefan said politely. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm here for some fun. You know the tastiest women always come out at night."

Everyone rolled their eyes at Damon and his innuendos. It was something they had become used to after two years.

"Urgh, you're disgusting, Damon." Bonnie spat out; throwing Damon a look of pure loathing.
"You know you want me, witchy. I bet you'd taste good." Damon said, with a smirk and a wink in Bonnie's direction.
"Oi." Jeremy shouted; not comfortable with the turn the conversation had taken.
"Calm down, Gilbert. Bonnie really isn't my type. I prefer women who are bit more…"
"Easy?" Caroline suggested with a sarcastic smile.
"Well, it explains my fling with you." Damon quipped before leaving the table and a furious Caroline.

It was another hour later, with The Grill completely packed as a band played music so loud it vibrated through Jessica's body, that Damon finally approached the girl from behind as she danced to the music. Wrapping his hands around her waist, he pulled her in close to his body so her back was firmly against his chest.

"You're ignoring me." He whispered into Jessica's ear; causing her to shiver as his warm breath hit her.
"I'm not."
"Yes, you are and I don't like it."
"I'm sure you'll get over it." Jessica replied with a smile on her face.

Spinning her around so she had no choice but to look at him, Damon continued to dance with Jessica; making sure to keep his moves as clean as possible so as not to attract the attention of Caroline, his brother, or anyone else.

"You were late."
"I told you, Damon, I was busy. I'm not here to be at your beck and call."
"I hate being made to wait."
"I'm sorry. I'm sure I can find a way to make it up to you." Jessica stated as she stared into Damon's blue eyes.
"Oh, I can think of a few ways." Damon smirked.

Across the room, Bonnie watched in disbelief at Damon dancing with Jessica. Given half a chance, Bonnie was sure Damon would not hesitate to try and get the girl into bed. She was thankful that, from where she stood, Jessica did not seem to be falling for Damon's charm. Bonnie could only imagine the drama that would arise if Damon bedded Caroline's younger sister.

Stalking over to where Damon and Jessica were stood dancing together, Bonnie glared at Damon and cleared her throat to alert him to her presence.

"Yes, judgey?" Damon asked, noticing Bonnie standing close by and instantly dropping his hands so he no longer touched Jessica's body.

Ignoring Damon, Bonnie turned her attention to Jessica and gave the girl a bright smile.

"Hey, Jess, come and dance with me. Jeremy refuses to dance."
"Sure." Jessica smiled; leaving Damon behind and walking off with Bonnie.

Jessica had become close friends with Bonnie when she started dating Jeremy and although she had friends at school her own age, Jessica preferred spending her time with Bonnie and Jeremy.

Damon spent the next hour and a half drinking bourbon and smiling to himself as he watched Jessica dance with wild abandon next to Bonnie. He was pissed that Bonnie had so easily taken Jessica from him, and effectively ruined his chances of having sex with her that night. He wasn't sure how much longer he would be able to hold out. Of course, he could have almost any woman he wanted in the place but the only one he wanted, besides Elena, was out of his reach for the night.