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When Elena returned home, she was shaking in fear. She slowly tip-toed so that she wouldn't wake Damon and Hayley, and immediately went to the bathroom, letting a few tears run down her face. That was it, then. She was going to leave Damon and her baby. She had to, otherwise Klaus will kill them. She couldn't let that happen. They were innocent and meant so much to her. Negotiating with Klaus wasn't even an option-she knew that already.
She had until midnight to make a choice, but she already knew what she had to do. She loved her daughter and she loved Damon, and she couldn't put them at risk. It was selfish and cruel, and after all that Damon had done for her he deserved better. She knew that if she returned to Klaus, she was going to return to a dark world of abuse.
She heard a soft knock on the door and she tried to pull herself together. Wiping away her tears and washing her face with water, she called out, "In a minute, Damon."
She took a deep breath and smiled at Damon, who was leaning against the wall casually, wearing his pyjama pants, worn very dangerously low, his naked chest firm and muscular and his treasure trail barely visible. Enough to make Elena wanting to touch him, to feel him against her.
"Hey," She said, capturing his lips with hers. "I went for a walk, and was just going to make some tea. Do you want some?"
"Coffee, please," He smiled back at her. "Actually, no. I want you."
"Damon, I smell disgusting. I haven't even showered yet." She chuckled knowing he wouldn't care about that.
"I don't care," He smirked, "I want you."
In a second, he lifted her up, and she wrapped her slim legs around his waist, using the wall as leverage. He started to kiss her neck, nibbling softly at the delicate skin, before capturing her lips with his in a hungry, passionate kiss.
"Bedroom," Was all he panted before he picked her up in his arms and sped them both to the master bedroom, closing the door with his foot so that he wouldn't spend a second without the warmth of her in his arms.
He put her down on the bed and laid her gently, placing butterfly kisses on her face.
"You don't seem well this morning, Elena," He said as he laid on top of her, studying her face.
"What? I'm fine," She tried to smile.
"Come on, Elena. I realized that something's wrong the moment I heard your voice." He could read her like a book, but she couldn't spill her insides to him. She wanted to, she just couldn't. She needed to reassure him nothing was wrong.
"But I'm okay," Elena assured him. "I just wanted you, I guess." It was true that she wanted him, but she still felt bad for not telling him the truth. But she had to, it was for his own safety. For her daughter's safety.
"Then who am I to deny something you want?" He said sweetly, unzipping her everyday dress in a second.
She smiled. "You're still a little overdressed though."
"Hmm, we have to do something about that then, right?" He smirked playfully, and Elena helped him get out of his pyjama pants. If this was going to be the last time she saw him, she had to make it memorable.
Soft, sweet kisses turned into hungry and rough ones, and when Damon made them one, she couldn't help but let a tear escape her eye.
An hour later, Elena and Damon laid in bed, covered completely by the sheets. Her hair clung to her face, and she rested her head on his chest. In return, he had one arm wrapped around her, holding her against his body. They had been quiet now, just enjoying listening to the other's breathing.
"I love you so much, Elena," Damon said suddenly. "I don't know what I have done to deserve you."
"I love you too, Damon," Elena said. "You saved me and protected me. I can never forget what you've done for me, Damon. Never. You're a great person, you just didn't know it. I hope you do now."
"Yes, I do," Damon smiled softly at her. "It's all because of you. The night I found you, I was going to kill myself because I've done so many bad things in my life, Elena. But heavens, God, call it whatever you want….sent me an angel. You. You were-are-my last chance in saving my humanity."
She let a few tears drop on her cheeks. "That it such a beautiful sentence, Damon."
"Well it's the truest words I have ever spoken." He kissed her head. "I hope it will be like this forever, you know. I wish that we can love each other more than anything in the world, and that you'll allow me to raise Hayley as if she was my own daughter."
"You really do love her, don't you?" Elena said, not really needing the answer from him.
"Yes," He said honestly. "There is something about that child. The way she looks at me…It seems like her little eyes are piercing right through me, seeing through me. Like she is almost seeing my soul."
She smiled a genuine smile. At least she knew that Damon would never abandon Hayley while she is gone, that he will love her daughter as much as he loved her.
At that moment, Elena heard a soft cry. "I'll have to prepare Hayley's bottle," She told him, standing up and putting her clothes back on. Damon rolled to his side so that he could see her getting dressed, a smirk on his face. Elena rolled her eyes.
"Will you be back?" He asked playfully, but she heard hope in his voice.
She rolled her eyes again. "No. I need to clean this house because I have made your mansion a complete junkyard."
"No you haven't," He smiled, "You made it alive."
"I still need to clean, Damon. And cook."
"I'd prefer if you come back to bed. We can order takeout if you like."
"I can't stay in bed forever, Damon... as much as I want to." Elena smiled, and disappeared through the door. She felt that her heart was going to break, this was all too much. She was lying and pretending to be okay when she wasn't. She was going to have to leave him and it was going to kill her, him and Hayley. That's what hurt the most, that all three of them would be affected by Klaus's demands so drastically. She hated to think he was still in control of her life. She wished he was dead.
When she returned back to their room with the bottle, she found Damon playing with Hayley. The little girl was giggling so hard in his arms, and Elena had to keep back new tears from forming. She would never hear that sound again in her life. Hayley was going to grow up without a mother.
Damon was so lost that she couldn't help but smile at the sight of the vampire, a supposedly mean and soulless monster, tickling Hayley and playing with her as if she was his child. She cleared her throat and Damon helped her feed Hayley.
"She looks exactly like you, you know," Damon said as they watched Hayley drinking, her little eyes scanning both Elena and Damon.
Elena smiled, took the bottle from Hayley and stared at her daughter. "She's like a miniature me."
Hayley giggled as if she knew that they were talking about her. Then, she turned to Elena. "Mmmm…." She tried to say between giggles.
"What?" Elena turned to Damon, shocked. "Did I hear her…?"
"Momma," The girl smiled. "Momma."
"Oh my God," Elena put her hands on her mouth in amazement, "She…she said mommy…"
She grabbed her daughter and held her against her chest. "I love you so much, Hayley. Can you say that again?"
The girl stared at her, until she said, "Momma."
Damon was looking at the two girls with a smile on his face. This scene was just too cute. He could live this way forever. Little did he know about what was going to happen that very night. His entire life was going to change instantly.
"She tried to call you momma once before, in the restaurant," He smiled at the two girls. "And she did it, now."
They spent the rest of the day eating and having fun, and Elena never felt happier. But every second that passed meant every second closer to leaving this heaven and entering hell. With a lump formed in her throat, Elena brought up the excuse that she was tired and that she wanted to go to bed early. While Damon went to the shower, Elena took off the necklace Damon had once given her and placed her on the nightstand. It was a necklace that she had never once taken off, and since she couldn't leave a letter stating his love for him and how sorry she was because that would put his life in danger, she thought to leave a part of her with him by leaving him that necklace. She made sure to take the ring he had given her though.
"Keep them closed," Damon said softly, leading her to the main bedroom.
"What's going on, Damon?" She said, giggling.
"I want to give you something. There, you can open your eyes now."
Elena opened her eyes and Damon handed her a satin box wrapped with a bow. Elena unwrapped it carefully, and when she opened the box, she found a very beautiful ring.
"It was my mother's," Damon said softly. "She gave it to me before she died. I'm sure she would've loved it if she saw it worn by the woman that I love. I want you to have it, Elena, and whenever you look at it…I want you to think of me, of how much I love you."
"Thank you so much, Damon," Elena said with tears in her eyes. "I know what this means to you…"
He captured her lips with his own.
As a tear slipped her eye, Elena slipped on the ring and went to kiss Hayley goodbye for the very last time. She didn't know if or when she'll see her again, and as she hugged her tightly against her body, she whispered apologies in her ear.
"I love you, Hayley," She said. "I love you very much."
She slipped in bed and Damon slipped in next to her, holding her against his body. Elena took a deep breath and waited…
When the clock showed 11:15pm, Elena knew that it was time for her to leave. She carefully slipped away from Damon's grasp, and even though he mumbled something in his sleep, he didn't say anything. She put on a coat on everything and looked at him one last time, taking in everything there was to take in about him. His perfect features, gorgeous jet black hair. She was going to miss this life so much-him so much. Hayley so much... She couldn't think about leaving them any longer or she'd change her mind and stay and she couldn't even imagine what Klaus would do to them if she did that. So she disappeared through the door and that was the moment she realized that her life was over.
She arrived exactly at five minutes to midnight, and the monster was already waiting for her.
"I see you have made the best choice, Elena," He spoke in a clear, British accent. "I'm happy that you chose well. I wouldn't have liked to murder Damon, it would've been a headache."
"I'm here now, Klaus," Elena said firmly. "Why don't we get this over with?"
"We haven't even begun, love. Come on, I have so many things to do to you, Elena. But we'll start by taking you home, where you really belong."
"I belong with Damon." She replied almost instantly. She felt defeated by him but she wasn't going to give up completely. She was still going to hold on to her virtues and her values.
That angered him, and without a warning he slapped her hard across the face. Elena gasped in pain. When she was with Klaus, her body got so used to being hit so often that she usually felt no pain, she had become numb. But it had been months since someone had hurt her and the slap he gave her was enough to make her face go red.
He grabbed her body and pulled her to him, grasping her hips savagely. "I know how Damon treated you, Elena, but let me remind you…I am not Damon. I embrace my nature, and his name shall never be spoken out loud in my presence. Do. You. Understand?"
Elena bit her lip.
"I said, do you understand?" He growled.
"Yes," She murmured.
"Good. Now, let's go."
Elena rubbed her face and she realized that she was right back at where she started. She was back in hell-needing to be saved once again-only this time, there would be no saviour for her. Her saviour was left at home.
I hope you all had a very Happy Christmas and New Year :) School starts again tomorrow damn :/
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