Damon had left Elena's house to get something from the boarding house. Vervain. The plant, the oils, the powder, everything vervain.

He heard the wind howl wildly and just stuffed whatever clothing he could pack into his bag. He drove to Elena's house very quickly and found her seated on the windowsill overlooking the street. She waived her hand and smiled at him.

He got out of his car and lightning quick, he was in Elena's room and the stuff he brought were all on the floor.

"Oh, I see you came prepared..." Elena giggled as she rummaged through his bag and saw all the vervain that he brought.

"One week and you're alone in this house. I thought that I could camp out in your living room and put vervain in every room." He lifted her off the ground and cradled her in his arms.

"The living room?" Elena hissed. "Damon Salvatore is not sleeping in the living room!"

"Oh, really? And why can't Damon Salvatore sleep in the living room?" He pressed his lips against her forehead.

"That's the coldest place in the house during winter and snow storms."

"As if the cold would really bother me..." Damon chuckled.

"You are not sleeping there because I have set the extra mattress by the window and if you're sleeping down there, then that means I went through all the effort of bringing the mattress out of the closet and cleaning it and putting clean sheets on them..."

"Oh, fine..." Damon said and kissed her softly.


"Elena! The door was open so I let myself in!" It was Caroline and she was already walking in her hall.

They hadn't heard her. "Elena!"

She opened her bedroom door and saw something that she'd never expected to see in a million years; Damon lying on Elena's bed with Elena straddled against Damon's waist and they were both kissing as if each kiss were really the air they needed.

"Oh my God..." Caroline gasped.

Elena and Damon stopped and their lips made a smacking sound. Damon propped himself on his elbows and Elena put a hand on her mouth.

"What's happening here?" Caroline asked with a tone that sounded as if she were stopping herself from laughing.

"Why are you in here?" Damon and Elena asked simultaneously.

"Well, Elena. You wouldn't answer your phone and home phone so I came here myself to give you this..." Caroline brought out a piece of paper and Elena got off of Damon and took the paper.

Elena read the paper and gasped. "Oh my God..."

"'Oh my God' exactly!" Caroline said.

"I feel kind of left out here." Damon said as he sat up on the bed. "What's happening?"

"Meredith is getting married..." Elena said. "To Alaric..."

"Isn't she too young?" Damon asked.

"Damon, Caroline, Meredith, and I are all eighteen. Bonnie is the youngest. She's only turning eighteen..." Elena rolled her eyes.

"Oh... I always thought that Meredith was the youngest..."

"Well, I ought to go now..." Caroline said and grabbed the paper. "Go on, do continue your... activities." Then she left.

Elena rolled her eyes and locked the door of her room and sat on Damon's lap. "I feel like doing something... but, I don't know what..." Elena sighed. "Before the power dies out and we can't see anything..." She surprised Damon with a fierce kiss and he responded to it immediately. It was amazing and it was like a bright warm fire on a cold, dark, winter day.

"Elena..." Damon managed to say between kisses.

"What?" She was nuzzling her face against his neck.

"I think the power's already out..."

"Damn..." She got off and stood up. "Let's get some flashlights, candles, and lighters..."

"I'll go get them. Tell me where."

Elena, stumbled against everything in her way. "Stupid human eyes... Ow. GOD!" She tripped over the chair near the dresser and fell flat on her chest. "GOD..."

"Elena, you okay?" Damon held out a hand and Elena couldn't see it. She flung her arms around feeling for his hand.

"Damon, where is your hand? It is too dark for me to see..." Elena hissed.

Damon chuckled and just took her hand. "You could've done that minutes ago..." She added.

"Well... I wanted to know if you'd ever find my hand..." He was laughing at her! How could he laugh at her?

"Oh, laugh at me will you. Get the flashlights, candles, and lighter in the broom closet in the kitchen right next to the stove."