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Okay, enough ranting. Here it is, chapter 14.
I hope you'll like it!
Elena Gilbert woke up to the sound of raindrops hitting the window glass. The first thing she did before even opening her eyes was stretching, just like every morning. When she put her arms up, her hand hit something firm. Her eyes flew open and saw Damon Salvatore lying next to her. Elena's jaw dropped. That's when she realized that she wasn't even in her own bed.
And that's when she started to remember every little detail of last night's events.
Damon's hands all over her body, his soft lips against hers, his hot breath against her skin, their bodies moving together in synchronized rhythm. It felt incredibly good. In fact, Elena never felt so good in her entire life.
Elena immediately shook that thought away from her head. What on Earth was she thinking? Was she drunk? Because that's the only circumstance in which she would do something like that. At least before she met this gorgeous man lying next to her. But she wasn't drunk. She was sober and completely aware of everything that happened. Damon didn't use her. Hell, you could even say that she used him.
She sat up in the bed and glanced at the other side of the bed on more time. Damon was so hot and adorable in the same time, with his messy her, eyes closed and lips slightly opened. He was lying on his stomach and Elena suddenly felt the urge to touch his bare and muscular back. She even extended her hand , but pulled away on time before she woke him up.
She decided to leave before he woke up, there was no other choice for her. But how was she supposed to pull that off? Elena checked her phone- she had 3 missed calls and 4 texts, from Caroline, of course. No one else is that persistent. When she saw what time it was, her mouth flew open.
"Shit!" she said to herself, probably a little too loud because she felt Damon wiggling next to her. She quickly got up and started searching for her underwear and clothes, which were scattered all over the room. She found her panties under the bed and her bra on the armchair next to it.
"Good morning," Damon mumbled groggily from the bed, making Elena raise her look from the floor. He was looking at her, still obviously sleepy, but definitely not as confused and out of place as she was.
"Morning," Elena forced a smile. When she finally found her skirt, she quickly put it on.
Damon sat up and leaned back, his elbows supporting his weight. "What's the rush?" Elena was refusing to make an eye contact with him, but she could swear that he wore a smirk on his face.
"It's 9 am, Damon. I need to get to work, I'm late," she said flatly, straightening her skirt. The only thing that was missing was her blouse.
"You looking for this?" Damon was holding her white blouse in his hand. She quickly took it from him.
"Thanks," Elena said and put the blouse on without buttoning it. She made her way toward the door, wanting to get out as soon as possible.
"Elena," Damon called gently. She turned around and looked at him, guilt written all over her face. It was the first time she really looked at him since yesterday.
His facial expression was unreadable. It was obvious that he was looking for answers, but Elena couldn't give him one.
She let out a sigh. "We'll talk later, okay? I'll call you," she said reassuringly.
Damon nodded. "Okay. Bye," a small smile played on his lips.
Elena smiled back at him before turning around and walking out of the door.
She was completely confused. She had sex with Damon Salvatore. The biggest question was- Did it mean anything to him? It sure as hell meant something to her. She promised to call him. What is she going to tell him? What are they going to talk about?
Yeah, Elena was definitely freaking out.
"Elena!" As soon she got out of the elevator, Caroline saw her and came running to her. "Where the hell have you been? I was sooo worried, oh my God!" the blonde wrapped her arms around her brunette friend.
"I'm fine, I just fell asleep, Care, that's all," Elena said, trying to free herself from the bear hug Caroline was giving her.
"Are you sure you're fine?" Caroline pulled away and checked her friend from head to toe. When the judgy look appeared on her pretty face, Elena rolled her eyes. She didn't even bother to drive home and change her clothes. And Caroline noticed, of course.
"Elena Gilbert, are you wearing the same clothes as yesterday?" she put her hands on her hips. "And look at your hair! It's a complete mess! Elena, tell me what's going on," when Elena started walking, Caroline just followed her like a puppy.
"I need coffee, that's what's going on. Megan, could you please go to that coffee shop across the street and get me a latte? I know I'm usually not asking this kind of stuff from you, but this is an emergency," Elena stopped by her secretary's desk.
"Of course, miss Gilbert, no problem," Megan said, fixing her glasses.
"Elena! Stop avoiding me!" Caroline raised her voice at her friend when they entered Elena's office.
Elena took a seat by her desk and turned on her laptop. "I'm not avoiding you. I fell asleep and didn't have time to look for a fresh outfit so I just put on the clothes I wore yesterday, that's all. It's not a big deal," she shrugged.
"It is a big deal. You're never late for work," when Elena gave no respond, Caroline came closer to her. "You've been with someone last night, haven't you?"
Elena froze in her chair. She looked up, trying to keep the poker face. "No. What makes you think that?"
"You've got the glow," Caroline made some weird gesture with her hands.
Elena laughed. "The glow?"
"Yes, the glow. The sex glow," the blonde grinned and sat on the chair next to her best friend.
"I do not have the glow!" Elena clasped Caroline's hand.
The blonde laughed, waving her hair back. "Oh, sweetie, you do. Trust me, I know how to recognize it. Now tell me, who caused it?" she moved her chair closer to Elena.
Elena let out a sigh. No matter how hard she tried, she could never hide something from her best friend. It was like Caroline could read her mind. She was staring at her curiously, impatiently waiting for an answer.
"Fine," Elena breathed out. "I'll tell you, but I swear, if you tell anyone, I'll never talk to you again."
"Oh, wow, a secret! I love secrets!" Caroline clapped her hands excitedly. "Oh my God, it's like I'm in high school again!" when she saw Elena's angry glare, she wiped the grin off of her face. "Okay, I won't tell anyone, don't worry. I'm listening."
"It was Damon," Elena said quickly, like ripping off a bandage.
Caroline's mouth went wide. "Damon Salvatore?"
"How many Damons do you think I know? Yes, Damon Salvatore."
"Oh-my-God. Your client Damon Salvatore?"
Elena rolled her eyes. She was really getting annoyed by this conversation. "Trust me, I'm as shocked about it as you are. And he's not my client anymore," when she saw Caroline opening her mouth, she pointed a finger at her. "Shut up. The last thing I need right now is for you to give me one of your stupid lectures."
"B… But… What are you going to do now?" Caroline asked, completely confused.
"I don't know."
"So, what's new?" Elena asked Jenna when the waiter took their orders. Usually, she would pick Jenna up at work and they would go to lunch. Today, there was a risk of seeing Damon at the office so she just met up with her cousin in the restaurant.
Jenna gulped awkwardly. She took a sip of water and cleared her throat before speaking. "Umm… I'm sure that what I'm about to say will surprise you," Jenna let out a nervous laugh. "That's an understatement, actually…"
"Jenna! Just talk!"
"Okay, here we go. I'm pregnant," she blurted out.
Elena's eyes went wide. "You're what?" she leaned forward, her elbows resting on the table.
"Pregnant. You know, there's a baby growing inside of me and all…" Jenna said with sarcasm in her voice.
"What? How did that happen?" Elena was still staring at her in complete shock.
Jenna rolled her eyes. "You're a big girl, Lena. You know how that happened."
"Is it Alaric's?" the brunette whispered.
"Of course it's Alaric's! Do you really think that low of me? I would never cheat on him," Jenna took one of the breadsticks from the little basket and took a bite of it.
"So did you tell him?"
"Yes, I did."
"And how did he react?"
"That's a lot of questions," Jenna glared at her cousin. "At first he was just as surprised as I was. But we talked and we're really happy about it," a smile appeared on her face. "I mean, we love each other, that's what matters the most. And, even though it's hard to admit it, we're not so young anymore."
"So you're ready to have kids?"
"I am. We are. I meant it when I said that I want to settle down."
"Wow, Jenna, that's great! If you're happy, I'm happy too!" Elena reached out and took Jenna's hand. "I can't believe I'm going to be an aunt!" she grinned.
Jenna laughed, squeezing her cousin's hand. "I can't believe I'm going to be a mom."
"You didn't call." That was the first thing Damon said when Elena opened the door of her apartment.
Elena moved from the doorway, giving him a sign to come in. When he did, she closed the door behind him.
"I'm sorry?" he turned around to face her. "That's all you have to say?" he looked both annoyed and pissed off.
"What am I supposed to say? I didn't call you because I didn't know what to tell you. Happy now?"
"We had sex, Elena. We had sex and you didn't know what to tell me?" he pointed a finger at her, his eyes burning with anger.
"What do you want me to tell you, huh? I was scared, okay?" she raised her voice and threw her arms up in the air.
"Scared of what?" Damon stared at her like she'd gone nuts.
"Scared that it didn't mean to you as much as it meant to me," Elena said shyly, looking at the floor.
When she heard Damon laughing, she raised her look. Did he really just laugh? Did he find her funny? Of course he did. He probably thought that she was completely pathetic.
"Oh, you're so silly," Damon shook his head, still smiling. He started moving closer to her. By the time he got to her, Elena's heart was pounding like crazy.
His eyes were warm and gentle as he watched her. He raised his hand and put it on her cheek. She shivered under his slightest touch.
"It meant something to me," Damon's face was now serious. "And by not calling me you actually made me thinking that you don't give a shit about me," he was still caressing her cheek.
Elena couldn't help but laugh. "I do," she said and took his other hand. "I didn't call you because I wasn't sure if you wanted me to."
"Oh, Elena," he smiled. "Of course I wanted to. I want you. I think I've made that pretty clear to you already," he said quietly and gently, almost whispering, like he was afraid that she might disappear.
Elena played with his fingers. "You did. I was just too stupid and insecure to realize that, I guess," she was staring at his beautiful eyes.
Instead of responding, Damon just pressed his lips to hers. As she wrapped her arms around his neck, he tangled his fingers in her hair.
This kiss was different than the one last night. There wasn't just passion and desire between the two of them. This kiss was long and gentle and sweet and soft and filled with love.
When they finally broke apart, Elena pressed her forehead against Damon's.
"I'm glad you came here," she said.
He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled away to look into her eyes. "You are?"
"Yeah, look at what I'd be missing if you hadn't been the one to make the first move," she smiled, putting her arms around his shoulders.
"Well, next time you have doubts like these, call me, okay?"
Elena nodded, tightening her grip. "Okay," she leaned and kissed him one more time.
Aww, fluffy Delena! I LOVE writing these kind of stuff.
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