Walk And Talk.

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Damon and Elena watched each other in silence both stealing nervous glances but unable to start their conversation.

He waited for her to say something, not knowing what is even left there for her to say but she remains quiet and then just when he was about to give up and leave he found his path blocked by her. "I am so sorry." She blurted out in desperation.

She grabbed both his hand in her and stepped closer, her eyes brimming with tears. " I am sorry for the way I reacted to your truth, I didn't know the extent of your reasons and Stefan shed some light to it but do you know I felt horrible after you left? and that was even before I learned the truth from your brother."

Elena took a deep breath as she continues. "You know I've always prided myself of my family values and teachings but for the first time ever I judged a person so harshly without giving him a chance to explain himself."

Damon couldn't believe his ears or eyes as he saw how tenderly Elena cupped his cheeks. " Your past life, its decisions are yours to make and I have no right to judge you for them but I hope you give us a chance so we can start our present and build our future together, and to have that I will try my best to be open-minded about your life choices."

Once her speech was finished, She then dares to meet his eyes as his hands wrapped on top of her hands still touching his cheeks but then he slowly withdraws them and step away from her.

She watched as he grabbed food dishes and hand her one dish. "Food is getting cold." He then gave her a small smile. "We will finish this talk after this food is finished and besides I don't want them to overheard any more of this conversation." He said last part loudly and sure enough Elena heard some scurry type of noise.

Smiling she looked at him as she whispers. "Later?" in answer he nods his head and led her outside towards dining table where his mother and brother were already seated.

They both took their seats beside each other and just when everyone was about to start Damon stopped them. "Mom let's say grace first, Elena will you do the honours?" He asked her ignoring his family who was watching him with shocked faces and open mouth.

She felt touched that he remembers this small detail about her and she gently holds his hands in hers as she starts saying grace.

Lily was beyond surprise as she observes her son with this girl and then catches her other son eyes who was beaming at them.

They ate their dinner while Lily asked each one of the updates about their lives.

Stefan told her about his new patients while Damon told her he was not feeling that well for past few days but today he felt a lot much better and somehow her eyes landed on Elena as he told her he is feeling fine.

"What about you dear?" Lilly finally asked Elena who break eye contact with Damon and blush little as she said. "I am fine Auntie, My job is going great too and I am glad for this wonderful dinner, its really delicious meal I have tasted in a while." She said last part especially to Damon who gave her small smile.

"Well, my Damey has always been the best cook in our family." Lily pinch his cheek affectionately making him cringe in embarrassment. "Mom!" He groaned while Stefan and Elena snicker at him.

"Damey?" Elena asked teasingly while controlling her giggles as Damon mumbles. "My nickname." He then smirk at his brother who was still laughing as he told Elena. "Which is lot better than Sttafey." That instantly wipe Stefan's smile away while Elena burst into more laughter. "Sttafey! Really? aww Auntie you gave them really cute nicknames."

Lilly gave them motherly smile and then Stefan grumbles sorely. "Thanks, Damon."

After dinner was finished Stefan and Lily gathered dishes and as Elena reach out to help them Damon stopped her by grabbing her hand. "How about Elena and I get some ice cream for everyone? There is an ice cream place two streets away and we can go there and get ice cream for all of us while you clean this mess up." He suggested but they all understand that it was his excuse so they can talk alone.

Lily agreed and she and Stefan walked towards the kitchen as Damon led Elena outside. "Come, let's walk and talk."

They walked in silence for a few minutes just enjoying the night breeze. Their hands brush every now and then but somehow he resists the temptation of taking her hand but after a few minutes though she felt him slow down their stroll and then finally felt a warm hand grabbing her hands.

Her legs stopped moving as she stared at Damon who was watching her with intense eyes. "Earlier you said you want to build your present and future with me, Do you really meant those words?"

"Yes." she replied without hesitation and for moment Damon's hand tightened on her as he took a deep breath and then Elena saw vulnerability in his eyes. "Elena, I appreciate your words, I really do but before you commit any sort of relationship with me I want you to hear everything about my past."

They resume their walk again as Damon being. "You said Stefan shed some light on my reasons." Elena nods her head in confirmation and he continued. "Well my main reasons were to save my mom and then to make sure that money won't become a hurdle for my family and brother's education who's dream was to be a doctor but then there were my own personal reasons too."

She gave him a curious look but didn't interrupt him. " When I was young my mom took me to vintage car show and from that day onwards I have only one dream to buy my own showroom and by the time I turned sixteen my dad left us and I was school dropout to help my mom out but then when I turned eighteen my mom got sick and was fighting for her life, it was then my friend suggest me his cousin who need young guy to work on his porn movies and even though I hesitated at first but then later agreed because I found way that can solve all my problems and help me achieve my dreams in one go."

He fiddle with her fingers as he took deep sigh. " I was young and stupid Elena, not some type of martyr you think. It was easy, quick way to earn money but not enough money as I suspected but it was enough for a guy who was school dropout and in dire need of money and after few months into it I got even more greedy."

He then turn to face her and by look of it he was going to confess something even more worse. "I, I became male escort and even did few gays movie because it was huge money and apparently I was getting lot popular."

He watched her steps flattered and then completely stopped as shock appear on her face, and he waited if this part will make her bolt but after few minutes she somehow managed to compose herself and squeeze his hand back while start walking again as he began where he stopped his story. "I managed my mom's operation and after that I was sole caregiver of my family as my mom recover from her illness. After that my goal was simple to work in Adult movie business until I can buy house for my mom, make my brother Doctor and buy my own Showroom and for that I was happily ready to sell my body both visually and physically and I didn't care about anything as long I was making money in the end."

He made scoffing sort of noise that surprise her. "I was such a fool Elena for not caring about the consequences and you know it comes back to bite me in my ass, sorry my behind." He grimaced both at her reaction and that memory.

"It was eight months later into my new profession that I got fever and when I went for check up my results showed that I got Chlamydia."

Elena gasped, her eyes widened as she check out him from top to bottom while she inquire. "Are you alright!? I mean now?"

He gave her small, assuring smile and step back to show himself. "As you can see I am perfectly fine now but yeah at that time I felt I was going to die. Doctors asked me bunch of questions and as I answered them they were surprise that how I got even one decease out of STD. Doctor Maxwell thought it was some sort of miracle that I didn't get H.I.V."

He flinched as he remembers those horrifying days when he thought he will die but then he was one of the lucky ones. " It was long, scary, painful healing process but somehow I got cured and my doctor make me swear that I have to get tested every three months if I don't want to face that disease ever again. After that I quit my profession for few months and went back to work for my friend William in his garage but then life got hard again because Stefan wanted to enter in prestigious science camp and I had promised my brother long time ago before that disease fiasco."

Elena felt her heart clenched as she saw pain on Damon face. "To this day my mom and Stefan didn't know about my disease or that how I quit that life but for them once again I asked William's cousin to help me out only this time I have conditions of my own."

She interrupted him at that point, her eyes filled with confusion. "What conditions?"

Resuming their walk they crossed road and enter second street as he tells. "My first conditions was to have actors use protection during shoot and that he will pay for our three months testing and that if he is casting someone new then they have to get tested first too. It was nightmare for producers but to my surprise most actors agreed with me and finally they have to agree too, my second condition was that I will do three movies per year and after many argument they agree this condition too."

He then slow their walk as he grasp her arm and linked it with his. "After that my quick money dreams were out of windows but slowly over the years I managed my main goals even though my mom and brother begged me million times to leave my profession I just couldn't quit until my family was financially stable and my goals were achieved. When I turned twenty three I have enough money saved to buy house for my mom and when time came to paid lease for mine and Stefan places too."

He smiled as they turned corner and he wrapped his arm around her shoulder. "By twenty five I managed enough money to get Stefan enrol in best medical school and as you know my brother is few years away from achieving his dreams."

Elena couldn't help but smile thinking what that dream meant to both Salvatore brother.

Damon finally stopped and turned to face her fully as he cupped her face with as much tenderness which she showed him in his brother's Kitchen. "Finally only one dream left and even though I managed to earn enough money to fulfil that dream a year ago, somehow I was reluctant to make it come true, I guess you can say that I was scare to leave my old and known life to start something new and unknown."

He then walked backwards and turned around to open a door of a building that she didn't notice before. "Damon?" she called after him as she followed him inside and then gasp when he switched on the lights.

"I know it's empty but Welcome to Salvatore's Classics my vintage cars showroom." His voice echo with pride.

Elena looked around at this empty space but clearly can imagine what it will look like once Damon will filled it with Vintage Cars and then she felt arms around her. "I was so scared and unsure about opening this place but then you came in to my life and I have saw many beautiful girls but something about you want me to be better, to be worthy to have a girl like you so I decided to quit my profession when you agree to go out with me ."

Elena turned around and she can see how much courage it took for him to admit his past and to hope for his future. "So now you know everything good or bad I have nothing else to hide but only a promise that even after knowing everything if you are willing to take chance on me, then I will try my best to be worthy for you."

Elena didn't stopped her tears this time as she hugged him tightly, Damon wraps his arms around her and felt huge weight lift from his shoulder.

Stepping away she saw tears falling from his eyes too which she wipes away. "No more tears Damon, I truly appreciate your honesty and yes I will happily take chance on us but on one condition."

Damon heart slipped for second until he saw adorable look on her face. "You have to take me on a date again and kiss me at the end of that date."

A relief sort of laughter escape as he hugged her again but then he remember something. "Can you give me a month for that date?"

She frowned as she asks. "Why?"

He then waves his hand around the building. " I need a month at least to settle this new business but I promise a month from now we will redo our date and then I will take you on as many dates you want."

Elena gave him a beaming smile once she understands his reasons and held his hand in her. "You can take your time and I will wait patiently for you."

And then she said something that no one had ever said to him. "After all you are worth it."

And with these few words, he realized that he is unquestionably and all-consuming in love with Elena Gilbert and somehow this realisation is not scaring him at all.

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Author's Note.

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