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Damon's POV
Elena was breathless, her cheeks rosy and there was a smile on her face. However, I could tell that she was confused.
"I-" She opened her mouth to speak, but she was clearly speechless.
"Shh," I said, putting my fingers on her soft lips. "It's okay, Elena."
Elena let out a sigh. "No, it's not," She replied. "I don't know… I just want to…" She stepped closer again, putting her lips on mine again. I couldn't resist her, even if I wanted to. I loved her way too much, and damn the consequences, I kissed her back immediately the kiss turning from gentle to passionate.
"I love you," I breathed in her neck as she sucked in air.
We were now all alone in the outdoors, but I could hear people dancing and laughing. But it didn't matter at that time, all I knew was that I was feeling Elena's lips on mine. She tilted her head back, giving me more access to her neck as I placed another soft kiss there, then startled to nibble gently at her collarbone.
Her face lit up in pleasure, letting a small soft sigh. Then I stopped and stared into her eyes, and reached out to touch a stray piece of hair tucking it behind her ear. I let my fingers caress her cheek for a brief second, admiring how soft and warm her skin felt under my cold, strong hands. She was so fragile and breakable; I could easily hurt her if I wasn't careful.
"What are you thinking?"
"You know I won't do anything to hurt you, right? Despite what your every choice is going to be?" I asked her sincerely.
"I know that," Elena assured me, taking the hand that was stroking her cheek in her own. "I trust you, Damon. And I can't hide my feelings from you anymore… I don't know what this is, what the future is… but right now all I can think about is you."
I pressed a kiss on her forehead. "You know how I feel about you already."
I lead her to a bench, and she sat up on my lap, wrapping an arm around my neck. "I remember, you know," She said after the silence stretched for too long. There was a cool breeze, autumn leaves flying everywhere, one of them in Elena's hair. I gently removed it, and asked, "What do you remember, princess?"
"The night you compelled me to forget your confession," She said, looking at her hands which were now folded in her lap. I shivered, losing my voice for a moment.
"How long have you known?"
"Ever since I came back...when John died," She said. "I tried to tell you that I remembered the moment I woke up. But then with everything…"
She paused. "I knew you love me. However, the confession of that night was so special."
I pulled her closer to me, my arms tightly around her waist.
"Why did you make me forget, Damon?"
"Guess to make it easier," I shrugged. "And because I don't deserve you."
"Why do you say that? I don't deserve you…"
I took her chin gently in my hands, making her look at me. "Because I did too much to hurt you."
"I forgave you."
"It doesn't change the facts."
"Well, love means forgiveness and forgetting," Elena objected again.
"I-"
But before Elena could speak, we heard a bloodcurdling scream coming from inside.
Author's POV
Matt and Caroline didn't say a word on the way back home. After Tyler backed off from some unknown reason, Matt found Caroline alone in the dance and he filled Tyler's place. However, the awkwardness and the history between them made it harder to communicate. Caroline was tired of fighting and struggling to get Matt to like her again, the way they used to be. She had given up. It was true, it was a lot to accept, however the entire summer had passed. Caroline couldn't change who she is, hell, she didn't even want this life. If it wasn't for the damned accident the night of the Founder's celebration, Damon would've never fed her his blood and Katherine would've had no interest in her. But she knew perfectly that she couldn't change the past, and after all she didn't have a bad life as a vampire. She learnt to control the urges, living from blood bags, and her life remained as normal as possible: School, dating, eating whenever she got nervous. Her mother seemed to accept her as well, but then dramas with Matt made her feel bad. He was supposed to accept her like Elena did with Stefan because he loved her. He was supposed to support and ask questions, however not judge.
Caroline eyed Matt who was driving, and caught him looking at her from the corner of her eye. She was surprised when Matt suddenly stopped the engine.
"What's wrong?"
"This is wrong," Matt breathed. "This should be wrong, Caroline. But all this time I spent avoiding you… all the time I spent hating the fact of what you are, it made me want you even more. I was just afraid, Care. My mom's gone. Vicki's dead. My friends are all supernatural… I just don't know who to trust anymore. When I'm serving dishes at the grill I half expect to see a zombie walk in, or a freaking power ranger."
He chuckled and Caroline joined him, despite how desperate the situation was.
"The truth is, I care about you," He inched closer. "I can't live without you, Caroline…"
I held my breath as Matt's lips crushed on mine, holding the back of my neck gently. I responded to the kiss immediately, my hands tangling on his face, hair… anywhere I could reach.
However, before anything else could happen, I heard a long growl and glass breaking.
Short chapter but I double updated today! I just wanted a cliffhanger ;P
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