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Chapter 8
As he said, he was back after a few more minutes and he looked dashing as always. Elena needed to use all her power again to stop herself from kissing him or doing some other things she would regret later. Or she thought she would regret them.
"So, are you ready?" he asked her smiling.
"Yes, I am, for whatever we're going to do today."
"Elena, please stop being curious, it's way too cute." He winked at her, it made her heart beat even faster than before.
"I didn't ask a thing."
"Yeah, but it's not like you don't wanna know it."
"I'm not gonna deny that," she answered honest.
"Okay, enough about that. Let's go."
They walked to their carriage in silence. Elena was very excited about her second 'date' with Damon. She didn't know him for more than four days now but it looked like she'd know him for many years. He just perfectly knew how to make her smile, that was something Stefan never found out. But of course, the king wasn't really interested in making someone happy so why make them smile? For him, it was just a waste of time.
She hoped their day together would be as nice as the first one. It probably would be cause every time he was around her she had a wonderful day. He perfectly knew what to say or do. It was strange but she enjoyed it anyway. I was nice to finally have someone who was interested in her because of who she was instead of her money.
It was then she realized he was carrying a basket. "What's in that?"
"No questions, Lena. Only fun today." He used her pet name from when she was a child. Caroline did use it too, but that was different. They knew each other for years, not days. But she actually liked it. Normally she hate it when people used pet names, when Damon did it, she felt okay with it.
"Why did Stefan need to leave actually? Did you helped it a bit?" she tried to sound interested instead of curious. Of course he saw her through.
"Curious about it, Elena?"
"Just interested."
"Sure. Yes, I helped it a bit. A good friend of me, on the other side of the country, asked Stefan to come over and visit him. Of course, our lord agreed."
"Well, I can't say I mind. I'm actually very grateful that he left the castle."
"I hoped you would be." His smile overwhelmed her again. He was definitely good for her ego, that smile of his made her feel like the most beautiful woman on earth. When he leaned forward, she didn't step away, she felt no need to do it. She just accepted his lips and kissed him back with a lot of passion. The only thing she could think of was Damon; his beautiful lips, his handsome looks and of course his smirk, she really loved everything about him. The butterflies were back all over again. That moment, she knew she'd fall in love with the guy.
But as always, the kiss ended too soon. She looked in his beautiful blue eyes and felt herself smile. So many things changed these days. Normally she would never respond so quickly but he just made her act that way. The kiss they shared, it was so intense that she was glad she could still breathe.
He was the first who broke the silence, "You really don't know at all what a major influence you have on me."
"Why's that?" Come on, Elena, she thought to herself. Is that everything you can answer? Couldn't you just tell him the way you feel? No, she couldn't. You're married, she reminded herself. Sometimes, she really totally forgot her husband.
"Cause every time I see you, I wanna kiss you." Okay, now she definitely regretted her question. She felt her entire body melt at his comment. So she reacted, on the most improper way ever, she kissed him again. The magical feeling of his lips, it just told her she made the right decision. He kissed her back immediately, what was supposed to be a quick kiss turned out to be the most passionate and hot kiss she ever had. Their tongues danced together like it was the most normal thing in the world. Her entire body started glowing and these wonderful feelings. She could get used to this.
When she finally broke the kiss to get some air, she had troubles standing on her own but of course, her gentleman helped her a bit. She heard herself giggle at her own clumsiness. What had she actually done? She just kissed him, she just did. Gosh, she wasn't supposed to do such things, she was married. It was not like she regretted it but it wasn't the most smart thing to do. She'd been faithful to Stefan, her entire marriage, no matter what. His incredible brother show's up and she immediately cheats on her husband. How did that happen?
"Regretting what you just did?" he asked quietly when he saw the look on her face.
"No, no," she answered full of passion. "It's just…I mean…I"
"You feel bad for cheating on your husband?" he helped her, believing she didn't regret it.
"Something like that. It's just…how did this all happen so fast? I mean, we just met."
"I should say this was meant to be." She thought about what he said. Maybe it was, she and Caroline always talked about the fact that someone would rescue Elena, out of her marriage. Her marriage…the worst thing that ever happened in her life…it just sucked.
"Maybe you're right."
"Didn't I already tell you, I'm always right?" There was the smirk again. She wanted to kiss him again, already. She really needed to slow down a bit. Where did this all came from? Normally she didn't want to kiss someone the entire time. Actually she never had such thoughts or feelings.
"But I think we need to get going cause our driver starts to get annoyed." Elena looked at their carriage, god that man saw everything.
"Oh my gosh, he saw us…" she said embarrassed. If Stefan knew…
"Don't worry, princess. He won't tell anyone."
"How can you be sure about that?"
"No 'you're cute'? What a progress."
"Very funny. How can you be sure?" she asked again. No matter what he said, she was worried.
"He works for me, for more than ten years and he never failed on me. He's a very decent and proper man, I'm very sure he'll tell no one."
"Good," she said relieved. If Stefan would hear about her, having an affair with his brother,… She would never see Damon again and Stefan would punish her until she would be death. She could imagine it already, he would do it so slow, she would be in a lot of pain. That was just the way the king liked it, being in control, hurting people,… She would never understand that stupid husband of hers.
"Elena, really, don't worry. You'll be okay."
"I'm not worried about myself but if Stefan knew, I would never see you again, ever."
"I'll make sure that never happens. I don't wanna loose you either, princess."
"You know, you can make me smile, I normally never smile." Concentrate Elena, she thought. Why are you telling this? She was getting crazy, really crazy.
"That's a waste cause you're beautiful when you smile." And with that, she smiled again. It was the most happy feeling she ever felt. He didn't only made her smile, he made her happy too. More than happy, incredible…
After a while, they arrived at their destination. When Elena stepped out of the carriage she looked around in surprise. They were in the woods.
"Okay, now I am really curious. Why the hell are we in the woods?" did she just curse out loud?
"Because…you still can't know it," he teased.
"Damon, come on, can't you at least tell me why we are in the woods?"
"You'll see in a couple minutes." He started walking forward so she followed him. He didn't say a word while they were walking. It gave her some time to think things through. She really didn't know why she kissed him an hour ago. The only thing she knew was that she was falling for him. From day one, he was honest with her, sometimes a bit arrogant but still charming. It was a surprisingly good combination.
For the first time in her life she actually felt happy, really happy. She'd been happy before but not like this. This feeling was entirely different. Maybe Caroline was right, maybe 'the one' excised. Maybe it was him, maybe Damon was the one for her.
No, she immediately told herself. She was a married women, she had the chance to find her one true love but didn't find him. So she married Stefan, the king, the one that made her family happy. That was very important, right? Making your family happy? She was very sure her father was very happy cause she married the king. Her mother wouldn't be happy, she was only happy when Elena was happy too. But men were more important than woman, so she did the right thing? Yeah, she did the right thing.
"You look serious," he said after a while. She didn't notice he was looking at her.
"Yeah, just thinking."
"Are you still worried?"
"No…I was just thinking about something I discussed with Caroline."
"Oh. You're very close friends." It wasn't a question.
"Uhu. She was the only person I could talk to." She deliberately used was instead of is.
"Does she know about your troubles with the king?"
"Yes, she does. Just like all the maids in the castle, there are a lot of people who know."
"And no one every did something about it?"
"Of course not. They are all afraid of him. Caroline feels bad about not knowing how to help me but there isn't a thing she can do. If she would do a thing, she wouldn't be welcome anymore and Stefan would ask someone to kill her. That's a risk she can't take cause I need her. Without her, I wouldn't have any friends left." It was true, if she wouldn't have Caroline… Elena didn't know what do without her. She'd always been a good friend, helped her, talked to her and most important she was always there for friends. When Elena was in trouble she'd always comfort her.
"You're probably right. My brother would definitely try that. I'll try to make sure she's safe. I know some people around the castle who can protect her."
"You don't have to do that."
"Yeah, I actually have to. I don't wanna see you unhappy and it looks like she's very important to you. She and your maid Bonnie will be safe, you don't have to worry about them."
"Bonnie too?"
"Yeah. I asked someone to make sure she can't be fired."
"How did you do that?"
"I just did it."
"Okay," she answered, knowing he wouldn't tell her anymore than he already did.
"So, we're at our destination." Elena looked around in surprise again. She wasn't observant while they were talking but now she was. They were at a beautiful lake in the middle of an enormous woods. The place was beautiful.
"At the way you look, I can tell you like it."
"Like? I loved it. This place is amazing."
"Yeah, I found it when I was a child. I run away often and one day it brought me to this place. I'll never forget it." That was actually the first time he told something about his childhood. She was glad he did cause she really wanted to get to know him better.
"I wouldn't either." She was still looking around with a big smile on her face. "Gosh," she said, still overwhelmed by the beauty of the landscape. This was really the most beautiful and perfect place she ever saw. It definitely looked like a fairytale.
"What are we actually gonna do, here?"
"We're going to have a picnic."
She looked surprised. "So that's why you are carrying a basket."
"Indeed. It's full with delicious food for the two of us."
"I can't wait," she answered still smiling. This was definitely as good as their first date together. He was really full of surprises.
"Yeah, I'm sure you can't but you have to." He dropped the basket and picked her up, carrying her towards the lake.
"Oh, no! You wouldn't! No!" she yelled when she realized he was going to throw her in the lake. When she started pushing him away he hold her even tighter than before. This was so much fun.
"I would," he just said before jumping in the lake still holding her tight. She immediately closed her eyes, waiting to breathe again. Lord, help me, she thought. She couldn't even swim.
Okay, this was chapter 8, I hope you all liked it. This was the first part of their date, next chapter will be part 2. Like I said before I changed the rating. So you're all warned for the next chapter! If you've a question or something, I'll be happy to help you.
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