Damon enters Ric's apartment
Damon: Honey, I'm here.
He looks around and doesn't see Alaric
Damon: Ric?
He turns a corner and come face to face with Elena standing in the middle of the walkway
Elena: Hey…
Damon: Hi… Um where's Ric?
Elena: Something came up at the university so I said I'd come by to talk to you.
Damon: Oh
They walk into the living room and Elena pours herself a glass of bourbon.
Damon: Since when do you drink that?
Elena: I have a feeling I'm gonna need it
She chugs it down and makes a sour face. Damon laughs.
Elena: What?
Damon: Nothing, it's just funny when you make that face.
Awkward silence
Damon: So obviously whatever you wanted to talk to me about is important. What's up?
He sits on the couch
Elena: You really shouldn't have come to the restaurant the other night. If someone had seen you, it wouldn't be good for either of us.
Damon: Why because your precious fiancée would kill me?
Elena looks blank
Damon: Come on. We all know I could easily take him.
Elena: It's not just about that, ok? A lot has happened since you left and you can't just show up after nearly a year and expect a big red carpet and us to work things out.
Damon stands again
Damon: But why not? You used to always tell me how much you loved me and how we were so stupidly meant for each other. What happened to that?
Elena: I have moved on. As hard as it was for me and how much it hurt, I did.
Damon: Elena
He puts his hand on her cheek
Damon: Leaving you was the biggest mistake of my life. I never should have walked out that door.
Elena moves back
Elena: Damon, please don't.
Damon: Tell me you love me and everything we've done, all the lies and the hurt will be for something. Please tell me it was for something.
Elena: Don't you get it by now Damon? I thought you were dead! I was calling hospitals! Everyone we knew! I called your cell so many times I'm surprised it didn't explode! But when I finally got in touch with Stefan, he said you had left! So what else was I supposed to do?
-Silence
Elena: I thought I wasn't good enough
-Now she was crying
Damon: No
-He moves closer and puts his hand on her cheek
Damon: No. Don't ever say that
Elena: I will always love you (pause) but we are two different people now.
-Silent
Elena: When you didn't come running through those doors after I woke up I wanted to die. A part of me actually wished Katherine had taken over my body for good so I didn't have to miss you so much.
She sniffles and wipes her tears away
Elena: You left me when I needed you the most, and when I tracked you down you didn't even want to see me.
Damon: Please don't do this right now Elena. You're scared because you love me more than you'll ever love Daniel. I am so sorry about everything. I screwed up.
Elena: It's too late Damon. I stood by you through everything and you left me after one thing that was completely out of my control. I can't do this anymore. Not with you. I spent months waiting for you. I need to move forward with my life now.
Silence again
Elena: Just please let me go. If you really love me then please just move on!
Damon: No!
Elena: You broke me Damon. You broke my heart!
He looks down
Elena: And I hate you, because I still love you
He looks up again
Damon: Elena-
Elena: Anyways…
She wipes her tear away
Elena: I have wedding cakes to go taste. I'll see you whenever
She leaves.
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY Y'ALL! ENJOY!