Another chapter in the same week! You lucky ducks. Sorry no Delena in this chapter but that is very soon to come, don't you worry your pretty little heads about it. Anyway, please enjoy!

Damon POV

After sitting for what felt like hours, but probably only a few minutes, I pick myself up and go in search of my brother.

I need to straighten things out because there is no way in hell I'm going to Italy in place of him, leaving Elena here with my brother who is quite frankly off his rocker.

I need to put a stop to this madness.

I immediately head straight to my father's study knowing that is exactly where my brother will be hiding behind out father like the little pussy he is. He may have changed but he didn't change that much. I still know my brother.

When I get to the door of my father's study I don't even think twice about knocking, I just swing the door open with so much force it almost knocks right off its hinges.

My father, Giuseppe Salvatore, has never looked more shocked in his life than when I entered his study without all the polite and gentlemanly crap I used to. I bet he never knew I would stand up to him like this.

"Damon," my father questions still visibly surprised. "What is the meaning of this?"

"Father," I say sarcastically, "I need to have a word with Stefan here about some business details."

"Whatever you need to say to me, you can say in front of father Damon," Stefan says strongly.

He won't be acting like that much longer once I get through with him.

"Damon," my father placates, "You are going to Italy tomorrow morning, there is nothing to discuss."

"Oh but father, I'm not going tomorrow morning," I say simply, "Because, Stefan is going to go like originally planned, isn't that right Stefan?"

"No Damon, you are going because I said so, "My father says angrily. And I don't blame him.

"Father, I know as much as you still like to believe that Salvatore & Salvatore is still your company, but it's not. It's mine and it has been ever since you took off to be with mother during her illness," I tell him straightforward, mine as well no longer beat around the bush.

"Father, don't get me wrong you did a great and honorable thing, but you no longer decide what's best for the company. You've been out of the game too long old man."

My father looks like he's just been told he has 2 days to live. He is utterly speechless.

"Stefan is it true," he asks my baby brother.

"Of course not father, you are still the big man at the company," Stefan tries to reassure but it's pointless.

My father knew something was up, but he never wanted to believe his company was taken from right under his nose by his own son.

"Damon how could you," my father asks in disbelief.

"How could I father? How could you?" My father looks confused and now it's time to enlighten him a bit.

"Father, you almost ran 'your' company into the ground while you were screwing around. Need I remind you who picked up the pieces, and turned it into the empire it is today? We both know it wasn't Stefan," I tell him honestly and a little sarcastically.

I look over and see my brother has a scowl on his face.

"Damon, what made you ever think I wanted to go to Italy, or Japan, or New Zealand? Sure I anted to travel but not just for business, I was getting to know someone and when I left someone else moved on in, i.e. you," Stefan rants to me.

What on earth is he talking about?

"Stefan, what are you mumbling on about?" This only seems to make him angrier.

"Katherine!" he shouts. "I'm talking about Katherine," he finally admits.

"Katherine? As in Katherine Pierce?" Since when was Stefan seeing the she devil?

"Yes Katherine Pierce," he starts, "I was seeing her before I left for Tokyo and when I came back you already moved in on her, hell I walked in on you two fucking in MY office," he says angrily.

"I had no idea you were with Katherine, I knew she was seeing someone I just never knew who," I admit.

My father seems taken aback by everything he just heard.

"I'll leave you boys to it to sort your shit out," he says before getting up and walking out of his study very stone faced.

I shut the door behind my father, we don't need our mother to hear this conversation, and she's never liked Katherine to begin with, now I know why. My mother saw what Stefan and I couldn't see, a lying manipulative bitch.

"So, you were seeing Katherine, why'd you never tell me Stef?"

Stefan sighs and sits down on the edge of our father's desk. "I didn't tell you because I didn't want you to go after her, which you did anyway,"

"I wouldn't have went after her had I known," I admit, but untruthfully.

"That's a lie and we both know it," Stefan says calling me out.

"Yeah, I know." Had I known that Stefan was with Katherine, I would have worked twice as hard to get with her.

"Now you know why I didn't tell you," he says.

I nod my head in understanding.

"But, that still doesn't explain anything about Elena."

"Well, she was Katherine's assistant," Stefan tells me.

Oh my God, that was Elena? How did I not remember that? This has got to be some sort of cosmic joke. First Katherine, then Elena. My brother and I have the same taste in women alright, pretty brown eyed brunettes.

"She was Katherine's assistant?" Stefan nods confirming my question.

"Is that why you went to see he when she became a sex therapist," I ask.

"Actually no, I talked to Elena after I found out that Katherine had cheated on me, she was nice and understanding about it," he says with his eyes glazed over as if remembering a memory.

"Well Damon why did you see Elena?" That question through me for a loop, I honestly didn't know anymore.

"I don't know if I can answer that," I admit sadly.

"How about I tell you why I went to see her?" I nod my head motioning for him to go on.

"Well," he starts, "I first went to see her when I learned about her quitting her job as Kat's assistant, which no one has ever done," and he's absolutely right, Katherine has had a slew of assistants, but never one that quit of their own free will.

"I remembered her cheering me up when I was down in the dumps when Kat cheated, and she was amazing, she was drunk, but amazing none the least. She was perfect, everything that Katherine wasn't and I was looking just for that, so I went to see her at her new job, and she didn't even remember me, or she did and just decided not to say anything, I still don't know which it is. Elena is one secretive little minx," he lets out a little chuckle, and I chuckle with him, because it's absolutely true.

I remember when we went out for coffee and she was not willing to share a thing with me about herself, and she was still the same even after I rocked her world.

"Anyway," He continues, "I didn't deserve her, and I know that now. When I was with her, I was quite selfish, I guess I was trying to make the rules like Katherine did with me, and it bit me in the ass. I was selfish in bed, and out of bed, and she wanted nothing to do with me once our sessions were over. While I was in New Zealand I met this girl Haley and she taught me that a relationship has to be equal. And told me what I did with Elena was unfair, because it wasn't a relationship, it was a business contract. She told me if I wanted it to ever go anywhere it had to be equal between us. I may have pushed her a little too hard, but I was just trying to be like you, because you always get the second chance. I guess now I know why."

To say I am shocked would be an understatement. I don't know when my brother matured, but he did. He was just putting on an act because he was pissed at me. And the thing is, he has every right to be pissed at me. Not only did I sleep with his girlfriend, but I would've done it regardless of whether it was him or some random Joe, because it's just who I am, or was. I went after Elena because he had been with her, and was smitten. I wanted to know why, and I know why. Elena is strong, understanding, and everything Katherine wasn't when we were together.

I know now that I have to give Elena some time to think about us. So, I'm going to go ahead and take Stefan's place for the trip to Italy.

For now I'm going to call Caroline and withdrawal from being Elena's patient, it only makes things more complicated between us.

"I'm sorry Stef," I tell my brother sincerely and give him a brotherly manly hug.

"No you're not, but I forgive you anyway."

He's right I'm not sorry about Elena. And I can't bring myself to regret anything that happened, because every step I've made has led me to Elena.

With that, I leave to say goodbye to my mother and go pack my bags for my impending trip to Italy. However, I'm postponing it until after this weekend. I need to prepare and leave things on a lighter note with both my brother and Elena.

In my car I pull out my cell phone and call Ms. Forbes.

"Caroline Forbes, it's Damon Salvatore, I will no longer need your company's services," I say as I start my call and drive off the Salvatore Boarding House property to my penthouse.

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