Stephen what about Elena?" Damon asked harder this time.

"Vince the doctor I referred her to and the one she went to today. He told me her condition are getting worse. She needs a kidney transplant within the next two months."

"Vince can't share this kind of information with you. What happened to doctor and patient confidentiality." Damon asked pale in the face.

"He owes me a few favours." Stephen said.

"And that's why you send her to him knowing full well you will get the truth out of Vince. And people think politicians are demons. They should meet corrupt doctors. Lucifer's own personal doctors of hell. You and me brother we will have our very own spot in hell." Damon said and ran his fingers through his hair.

"You know Rufus Mcdott. He has a small farm outside Silver Lake." Stephen said after a while of silence.

Damon closed his eyes cursing himself for answering Stephen's phone call. "Stephen." Was all Damon could get out.

"His wife died a over year ago in a freak accident."

"Stop it Stephen." Damon said through gritted teeth.

"She was pregnant with his child."

"What the hell is wrong with you Stephen do you have any idea what you are planning to do."

"Damon he loved Lucille with all his heart. You have no idea how he hurts and what his going through everyday without her. Going home to a empty cold house. Looking everyday day at a empty nursery praying why God took them away from him." Stephen said as tears welled up in his eyes.

Damon was in Stephen's face. "Shut up Stephen."

"You love and care for Elena too Damon so dont stand there and act like you don't give a shit!" Stephen yelled in anger.

Damon grabbed Stephen around the neck. His eyes wild with anger and pain.

"Go ahead brother and hit me. Hit me for all those times you had to take Giuseppe's beatings for me. Go for it Damon!" Stephen yelled.

Both brothers had tears in their eyes. Damon let go of his brother and stepped back.

"You want to go against your doctors oath, morals and principals as a doctor Stephen. This is not you." Damon said in disbelief.

"What will you do Damon. Tell me what will you do? Elena will die on that waiting list. Bailey is not a match and neither am I or Caroline." Stephen said tiredly.

Damon rested his head on the cold roof of his car. "I take it Rufus is a patient of yours."

"Yes he is. There is nothing wrong with him physically. He donates blood every month. His young thirty four. Heart, liver and kidneys in good conditions. Damon I can do the transplant in my doctors office. I don't think I can do this without you brother."

"I wish you didn't call me. I wish you were in Sweden and I wish I was next to my wife right now and not here with you plotting this." Damon said with a hard expression on his face.

"You care for her too Damon." Stephen said softly.

"I do but I'm really trying hard to be a good father and man for my wife and kids brother. Its things like this that push me further into darkness and its that darkness I will embrace like a long lost friend." Damon said and swallowed his tears back. "Call me when you have a concrete plan I promised to always have your back no matter what." Damon said. He opened his car door and climbed in.

"I'm sorry for bringing this on you brother." Stephen said with so much sadness in his eyes that it broke Damon's heart.

...

Damon was glad Bonnie was fast asleep when he climbed later in bed next to her. He lay on his side of the bed staring in the dark at the ceiling.

He almost jumped up when he felt her hand on his bare chest.

"Come closer Damon I'm getting cold." Bonnie said in a sleepy voice.

Damon moved closer to her and took her in his arms resting her head on his chest. She sigh happily fast asleep again.

"I love you Bonnie." Damon said as silent tears rolled down his cheek.

Mayors office

Monday's a bitch and Damon agreed with that fully. He did not look forward to his next visitor. He was awake all night and when he did doze off he dreamed of him and Stephen sharing a raw kidney with Bonnie and Caroline staring at them in horror.

To top it off Bonnie was the one waking up horny this morning. He couldn't even get his dick up.

"Good morning Damon. I trust you slept well. What a lovely day it is outside. Its on days like this that I'm glad I'm not the one confined to sitting all day behind a desk." Ex mayor Brixton said with a jovial smile.

"You didn't schedule an appointment with me Brixton so make this quick."

Brixton didn't let Damon's bad mood get to him in fact it made him smile wider. "Look I just came here to say thank you for making the people of SL so happy yesterday showing your lily white face just at the right time and thank you for raiding the drug houses. Good work Mayor Salvatore very good work." Brixton said with a mocking smirk. "Oh and one more important thing. I'm now one of the representatives of Silver Lake if you want to pull another drug bust Rambo you go through me. You should inform and let the reps know first. I know how you white men can get whenever a black man is in charge you think you can do whatever the hell you want and the hell with a black say in the matter. I say no more Salvatore. You follow protocol and talk with us first your not a one man crusade."

Damon yawned out loud and stretched himself out much to the annoyance of Brixton. "The same community you didn't give a damn about when you were sitting in this very same office. In this very same chair stuffing your pockets with bribe money. Handing out land that could have been used for housing, parks. A computer center for the students and older folks who would like to advance or be computer literate. No you didn't think of that. You just didn't give a fuck and now you cant take that your black ass got caught. You are greedy, fat and lazy. You are a disgrace to your own race, now get the fuck out of my office before I throw you out of this fucking window and don't you ever set foot in here unless your feeble little mind can come up with something important to help this whole town."

Brixton quickly rose from his chair humiliated and angry. "Have a nice day mayor Salvatore." He said and quickly walked out.

Damon ripped a blank paper from his note book. On it he wrote Brixton.

Kate came in after the ex Mayor left and said. "Mayor Salvatore. Mr Stevens is here to see you can I send him in?"

"Send him in Kate and can you please make me a cup of coffee. Two coffee and one sugar. We're out of coffee at the house." Damon said with a smirk.

Kate smiled and said. "I'm on it Damon."

Stevens came in looking haggard and sleep depraved. He plopped down on his chair shoulders slouching. "I'm ready to sigh the papers Salvatore."

Damon didn't say a word. He handed the thick file over to Stevens.

Stevens took the file and opened it with a shaky hand.

"I believe your lawyers went through it with you. I did send them all a copy." Damon said. He smiled at Kate bringing his coffee. A cup for him and a cup of coffee for Stevens who was busy signing papers like a madman.

Damon closed his eyes as he felt the rich texture on his tongue. He needed this energy booze.

"Who is this Jack guy I'm signing all my property over to. You can at least tell me that Salvatore." Stevens said in a tired voice.

Damon smirked sinisterly. "Oh that's none of your business Stevens drink your coffee before it gets cold."

Steven signed the last page and pushed the file with his signed papers in it back at Damon.

"Cheer up Stevens. I'm not leaving you with nothing. One million dollars is a lot of money. My advice is you should probably spend it wisely cut down here and there. You don't want to beg your wife for money. You know how your father in-law Sir Ackerman despise weak men who do that."

"I didnt send Sarah to kill you." Stevens said.

"I know that Stevens and I also know that you wanted to do it yourself that night but hey don't worry you weren't the only who was late. Now if you would excuse me I have to call Jack and tell him that his the new owner of your little empire."

Stevens cringe inside. He felt empty. He knew he would declare himself bankrupt soon and he dreads that day.

The minute Stevens closed the door behind him Damon picked up his phone and dial his lawyers. His message to them was to sell all Stevens properties houses and apartments he had in ML The money will be divided between charities and a large amount was to go for the Hope foundation. His companies should operate as usual he will decide their fate later.

After he was done going over everything with his lawyers he took the paper with Brixton written on it. Under Brixton's name he wrote Stevens.

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