"Caroline we got you some flowers." Damon exclaimed with a big flirty grin on his face.
Caroline smiled aback at him. "Are you trying to flirt with me Damon. Seems like things never change".
"Let's go take a look at those flowers up in your guys room". Damon raised his eyebrows. He was sneaky and so obvious. He was trying to give Stefan and myself a moment to say hello alone. I loved him more for that.
Caroline caught on quickly and grabbed the suitcases and sped up the stairs and into the room.
Damon was at the bottom step when she yelled!
"Oh Damon they are beautiful"!
Stefan and I both laughed as we watched a human Damon at snails pace walk up the stairs and into Stefan's old bedroom. I turned to Stefan and smiled.
"Hey there. Long time no see or talk huh". I was nervous so stupid and nervous.
He smiled back. "Yeah I meant to call". He said and then looked into my eyes and said truthfully. "I wanted to call but."
"But life sucks and sometimes it's just to hard to do it. I get it." I answered.
"Exactly". He said as he sat on the couch.
I walked over and sat beside him.
"So tell me about your life. What have you been up to"? I asked so curious.
He breathed in a deep breath. "Life is good". He let out the air. "Caroline keeps me busy for sure. She is the single reason I am here in one piece. I owe her so much. I almost went ripper a few times and then the guilt of feeling that made me all but starve myself. I'd find myself grabbing a rabbit or squirrel that came by just so that I didn't desiccate."
I interrupted him. "I'm sorry."
"For what". He replied.
I swallowed. "For doing this to you".
He reached for my hand and held it tightly.
"You didn't do this to me Elena. I did this to myself."
"But". I said trying to explain myself but he wouldn't let me.
"Elena when I left here I lost you and my brother. You two were what kept me going everyday. When I lost you both I felt empty. I didn't want to go on and before you try and blame yourself Elena I didn't have to go and I never should have. I thought it would be best for everyone if I left and honestly it was selfish because it was best for me but it really wasn't in the end. I couldn't suck it up and stay and involve these two important people in my life the way they were always meant to be. I ran, I hid, I wallowed."
"You were hurt Stefan. I get that". I replied
He let go of my hand. "I was. But that doesn't mean you deserved for me to leave without a goodbye. You deserved to have your moment to tell me why and your moment to know that whatever happened between the two of us it would never be forgotten it just wasn't going to be any longer. I took that away from you and I'm sorry. I ignored your calls, texts and every form of communication you tried to have with me. I pushed you out and you didn't deserve that. You were as honest as you could have been and I should have respected you more and gave you that moment but I was selfish and hurt."
"Can I have that moment now"? I asked.
He smiled. "You can but honestly Elena our lives are so different now. Not that I don't love you. I will always love you but what was then is not now and I don't think we have to bring it up. I'm at peace with it all and I really am in love with Caroline and happy."
"I just want to make sure you understand why I chose Damon and that you don't hate me". I whispered with sadness.
"Wow you thought I hated you all this time? I could never hate you Elena. You are the girl who makes my brother happy. You are the girl who changed our lives who through all of this brought us closer together. You are the girl that I could never regret or hate. I know why you chose Damon. He is a great person and he is my brother." Explained Stefan.
Hearing Stefan say these things made a peace of my heart heal automatically. These past five years have been wonderful but there was always this cut in my heart and it was now healed by Stefan's words. He assured me that all was forgiven and that we could both finally move on with the people that we have chosen and just like that Caroline was back in the room with Damon panting at her heels.
"Damon you are still cocky as hell. You know you cant beat me". She laughed as she watched Damon try and catch her breath,
"That's it Elena. I'm asking Stefan to turn me. I cant take this Barbie beating me at everything".
Caroline took one hand and shoved him hard. Damon fell back on his butt.
"Just because your human Damon doesn't mean I will take it easy on you when you say something that makes me wanna punch you". Caroline spat.
Damon stood up and brushed off his rear.
"Back in my vampire days I would have thrown you against the wall and then made you really sorry". Damon smiled. I then got up and slugged him in the arm.
All was well and Stefan didn't hate me. I felt so much at peace that I wanted to cry tears of joy. Damon and I could get married and have children. All of the things we wanted and talked about with excitement.
Later that night Damon and I came home from the Grill where Stefan, Caroline and Matt had their reunion. Stefan and Caroline decided they wanted to hang out longer with Matt and went to Bonnie's for a little drinking party with Tyler. That was a typical Friday night for us and being that we were too tired to drink ourselves into a slumber we went home to go to bed.
"Gosh we are boring Damon". I exclaimed as I kicked off my heels.
Damon laughed. "Speak for yourself. I could have had a few shots of whiskey".
"No you couldn't. Ever since you turned human your always tired and you sleep like the dead". I blurted out.
"Are you trying to be funny"? He asked as he ran across the room and tackled me to the bed.
We were both laughing as we wrestled. It was nice being human with him. Although he was still stronger than me it wasn't vampire strength and sometimes I could maneuver past him and get my way. This time he had me pinned down pretty good. Above me he smelt like paradise. His cologne almost overwhelmed me. He dipped his body down and caught on to my mood and kissed me. His tongue parted my lips and entered hungrily. His arms softened and he released me out of his grip. I reached up to wrap my arms around his neck pulling myself up to him. He was kissing my neck, chest and made his way to my breast. He kissed them through my bra and then unhooked it like an expert. His talents I thought and then smiled to myself. He began to caress my breast with his kisses. I quivered as he ran his tongue over them. He was really too good at this. He made his way down to my skirt which he pulled down along with my underwear. His body was now on top of mine moving as he entered inside of me. My eyes fell to the back of my head and my mouth perched open. He took the opportunity to enter my mouth once again with his tongue. Fairly quickly I finished and then finished again about three more times before he finally finished himself. It wasn't sex with Damon if I didn't at least orgasm three times. He wouldn't stop until I did.
We laid in each others arms listening to the silence that surrounded us. After about twenty minutes I finally spoke.
"I'll marry you Damon". I whispered into the darkness.
Damon chuckled. "You don't have to say anything now Elena. You can give me your answer when your not still wrapped up in what just happened. Sex makes you do and say crazy things."
I smiled. His love making could make me do anything but that wasn't what was happening here.
"Stop joking Damon." I demanded shoving at his side.
He laughed. "Who's joking. I once had a girl who".
"She was sired to you Damon"! I blurted out and we both laughed.
"I want to marry you damn it. So marry me ok"? I said with laughter still in my voice.
Damon laid there silent for a moment.
"What is it"? I asked.
He got up and walked into the closet and then came right back into bed.
"Where did you go"? I asked curiously.
"I've had it all along." He replied holding out his hand.
Inside his hand laid a beautiful gold ring with shinning diamonds. It was vintage and so beautiful.
"It was my mothers. My real mothers. It was the only thing my dad let me keep. I went and had it cleaned and fixed up. I actually put a larger diamond in the middle because the one before had so many scratches. But this is the ring that I want my wife to have upon her finger. Unless you want something different".
I sat up quickly and touched his face. "It's beautiful Damon and I'd be so honored to wear her ring. She gave me you."
Damon placed the ring upon my finger.
"Elena from the moment I saw you and then erased your memory of me (we both laughed) I have loved you. I wasn't always perfect. Hell I did horrible things but you brought me out from the darkness and showed me that I am worth love and I am forever changed because of you. You brighten my day with your laugh and you get me right here, every time with your smile. I'm an Ass through and through but yet you still stood by my side and never gave me my way. You challenged me everyday and I'm the better man now. So please would you Elena, the love of my life marry me?"
His proposal was beautiful, so beautiful and so was he sitting here so vulnerable and sweet but before I could say yes I had to say something because as much as I had done for him he has done for me as well.
"Damon you need to know something before I give an answer. You changed me. You challenged me in every way possible. You never gave me my way and you stood by me no matter who I was with or what the circumstance was. Sometimes I think of how unfair it all was for you and I feel horrible. Like I cheated you. But I know, had you left me we wouldn't be here today. Our love grew out of hate to a friendship and I don't know if I'd be alive without you today. You have saved so many of my loved ones. You have risked your life to protect us and I could never in my entire human life ever repay you. Sometimes I think humanity isn't enough for us. We need eternity Damon. You and I. So before I say yes I want you to know that these past five human years have been enough. I don't need a baby if that means we die. I don't want you to ever die. A world without you in it isn't a world to me. So yes I will marry you but I want you to know that after we marry I want us to turn".
Damon was about to refute everything I just had said. I was always teetering on the idea of it but I wanted it now with him. Forever.
"Damon please don't argue. If you want eternity with me then lets do it because I've never been more sure about this yes and the decision to be married to you for eternity."
Damon placed the ring upon my finger and kissed my hand holding it tightly.
"So then it's eternity for you and I". He replied.
I smiled and bent down to kiss his lips. Right before I brushed mine upon his I answered.
"Yes eternity".
