Eight seemed to come really fast. I wasn't even exactly sure where I was going, so I put on a shirt that was suitable for any sort of occasion. I did my make-up, and changed into a new pair of jeans, before heading downstairs. I walked out onto the front steps, and waited. It wasn't but another three minutes when I heard his car come down the road. I smiled as it pulled up in the driveway. I got up, and walked towards his car as he got out.

"Hey." I smiled slightly.

"Hi there."

"You ready?"

"I guess so." I said, sighing hoping he'd tell me where we were going. He chuckled as he walked around to open my door for me. When I got in, he was sitting next to me in a second. I smiled.

"I'll never get used to that." I said. He nodded.

"I still haven't either." He reached over, and took my hand in his, intertwining his fingers with mine. I didn't really say much. I was watching the scenery, hoping it'd give me a hint of where we were going. I knew the moment he pulled down the small dirt road.

"You've been quiet." He observed as he continued down the winding dirt road

"Sorry."

"You okay?" He asked.

"I'm fine." I said. He narrowed his eyes at me, but nodded. I was fine. I just had a lot on my mind… like the fact that something had been wrong with him earlier and I never figured out what it was. When he stopped his car, he came around to my door, and opened it for me. He took my hand, and started leading me into the darkness. From afar, I could see a small flicker of light, almost like the flickering of a candle. He said nothing as we walked, which surprised me. As we got closer, it all came into view. There were two blankets, a few candles, a radio, and a basket. I turned to look at him, to see he had one of those make-a-girls-heart-skip-a-beat smiles on his face.

"This is adorable." I said, stopping at the edge of the blanket. He smiled.

"Come here." He said, sitting down, and pulling me onto his lap. I wrapped my arms around his neck.

"I love it." I said. He chuckled.

"I can be romantic when I want to be."

"I see that." I said, motioning around us. He pressed a kiss my throat, where the bite mark had once been. It had faded now, and was nothing but a pink spot. I still covered it with makeup, for the fear people would think it was a hickey, but tonight, I wore my scar proud.

"Now, are you ever going to tell me what was wrong with you earlier? You were all mopey, and that's not normally like you." I said. He sighed, and nodded.

"I don't know. Stefan and I were fighting last night, and Katherine was brought up. He said something about how me killing you accidentally would be Katherine all over again. We didn't kill Katherine. Physically, we didn't end her life, she did that herself, but after I thought about it… we did kill her. It was kind of hard to come to terms with. Killing someone you hated, and having someone commit suicide because of you are completely different, but with way… We killed Katherine." I just stared at him, not really sure what to say, so he continued. "Stefan saying that made me regret what we did. Us fighting over her was stupid. If we wouldn't have been so possessive over her, maybe she would still be alive." He finished. I honestly wasn't expecting anything that heavy.

"It wasn't your fault Damon. Katherine made that decision." I whispered. I kissed him, and he smiled.

"I know. It's okay. It hit me harder than I expected it to. I'm okay now, though. I promise." I nodded.

"I understand." I murmured. He smiled and kissed me again. When he pulled away, he ran a hand through my hair, causing me to shudder.

"You're so beautiful." He murmured. I smiled and kissed his nose.

"I love you." I whispered.

"I love you too." He said. He brought his mouth back to mine. I threw myself into this kiss a little more, running my fingers through his dark hair. When I pulled away, he smiled.

"It's a full moon tonight." He said, looking up. I looked up at the moon, and smiled.

"It's gorgeous."I murmured.

"Yeah, I know you are." He said. I rolled my eyes, and smiled. He leaned back, pulling me with him. I cuddled up against him, and sighed.

"I'm glad we decided to do this tonight." I whispered.

"Me too." We laid in silence for a few more minutes, before he smiled.

"I have an idea." He said, sitting up and standing.

"What?" I asked. He pulled me up, and off the blanket, picking it up. He picked the candle up and handed it to me.

"Hold this for a moment please." He said. I nodded, and took it. He gathered up everything else, and smiled.

"Come on." He said. I followed him, as he led me towards the little path leading down to the water.

"Can you see right now?" I asked.

"Yeah. It's just like daylight for me."

"Lucky ass." I muttered. He chuckled. He spread the blanket back out when we reached the water. He set everything back up, and laid the candle down. He then turned to me.

"Come for a swim with me?" He asked.

"Again?" I asked. He nodded, and started to pull his shirt off over his head. I stepped forward, and smiled. "Here, let me help." I ran my hands underneath his shirt, and pulled it off over his head, running my hands back along his neck, his chest, and his stomach. He shuddered under my touch. He ran his hands down my arms, and to my hips, and slipped his hands underneath my shirt, pulling it off over my head. He ran his hands back down my neck, over my chest, and to my hands by my side, taking them in his. He met my eyes, and smiled. I stood up on my tip toes and kissed him. He unbuttoned his jeans, and wiggled out of them, tossing them to the blanket. He smiled at me.

"Your turn." I rolled my eyes, and unbuttoned my jeans, and pulled them off. I remembered back to the first time we did this, and how nervous I'd been. I'd grown too comfortable with him now. He dove in, and motioned for me to come in. I walked over, and started to jump in, but he caught me, and lowered me down into the water. I giggled. He pressed a kiss to my throat, and smiled.

"Can I ask you something?" I asked, meeting his gaze.

"Anything." He assured me.

"Would you ever… turn me into a vampire?"

"Why did I have a feeling you would ask me that?" He muttered, before looking up to meet my eyes. "This isn't something you want, Lyssa."

"Being a vampire doesn't look so hard. Not the way you and Stefan do it, anyway." I said.

"I wouldn't ever change you into a vampire unless it was absolutely necessary. If you were hurt, or dying, I would. I'd rather live with you being a vampire, than live without you at all." He told me.

"I'm going to die someday." I said. He nodded, but his face fell slightly.

"I know." I shook my head.

"New subject." I said, quickly. He chuckled and kissed me. Underneath the water, he laid his hands on my waist, pulling me closer to him.

"Excuse me?" I said, mimicking the voice I'd used earlier today when he'd put his hand on my thigh in class.

"I'm sorry. Am I making you uncomfortable?" He asked seductively. I shuddered a little. He smiled, and brought my mouth to his once again. I trailed kissed from his mouth, down his jaw and to his throat. Just to be a tease, I bit him. I didn't bite him hard. I just raked my teeth over his skin. He whispered my name, but it almost sounded like a moan. The sound of it, sent an electric current straight through my body. He chuckled.

"You have no idea how hard it is for me to keep my self control around you. You don't understand how bad I want you." He said. I smiled.

"I'm sorry. I'll try not to make you want me so bad."

"That's impossible. Looking at you makes me want you." He told me. I felt a blush creep to my face.

"I'll leave." I said, starting to back away. He grabbed me, pulling me to him, skin to skin under the water.

"You're not going anywhere." He said. I smiled. He took my hand, and led me over to the shore, and helped me out. We lay down on the blanket, facing each other. He reached up, and placed his hand on the side of my face.

"Where would I be without you?" He murmured. I was pretty sure he didn't expect an answer. Instead, I leaned over, and pressed my lips to his. He ran his hand down the side of my almost completely bare body, stopped at my thigh. He grabbed my leg, and hitched it around his waist, rolling over, and bringing me on top of him. The way he kissed me… it was filled with so much love and passion. He thought it was hard to keep a hold on HIS self control. I loved him so much, and if I could spend a majority of my time kissing him, I would… no doubt. I smiled against his lips. He cupped my face, and pulled away.

"What are you smiling about?" He asked. I chuckled.

"Nothing." I said.

"Share the joke?" I shook my head.

"No joke. Just thinking about how lucky I am to have you. That's all."

"That's a compliment." He said. I nodded.

"It is."

"Well, thank you." He said, smiling up at me. He reached up, and brought my mouth back to his. As our kisses deepened, he ran his hand up my back, slipping his fingers underneath of my bra hook. I pushed him away, and smiled.

"Don't even think about it." I muttered.

"Sorry." He said, chuckling. Then, a song came on the radio that I recognized. It was Stay With Me (Brass bed) by Josh Gracin. I laughed.

"Really?" I asked, looking at the radio.

"What? I like this song." He said, smiling. I rolled my eyes as he took my face in his hands. "I love you Alyssa Carson."

"I love you too Damon Salvatore." I said. He sat up on his elbows, and sighed.

"It's getting late. I should probably be getting you home soon."

"Yeah, I guess you're right." I murmured. He smiled. We got dressed, and packed everything up, and headed back to the car. On the drive home, I leaned my head over on his shoulder, and sighed. He took my hand in his, and squeezed my fingers lightly. When we finally reached my house, he walked me to the door.

"I had fun tonight." I said.

"I bet you did." He muttered, grinning.

"Didn't you?"

"Making out with you all night, and seeing you half naked? Of course." He said. I rolled my eyes.

"Goodnight Damon." I said. He smiled.

"I love you."

"Love you too." I murmured. He pressed a quick kiss to my lips before turning and walking away. I walked inside, and upstairs to my room.

DAMONS POV

As I drove home, I had a smile on my face. I loved spending time with her. It made life ten times better. I'd given up so much to get so much in return. I got a shower, and changed into something not soaking wet. As I started down the hall, Stefan came down the stairs.

"How was your date?" He asked. I raised an eyebrow. He smiled.

"I saw you pack the stuff into the car."

"It was good. We had fun." I assured him.

"Good. I'm glad." He said, before nodding at me, and walking into the parlor. This whole nice brother façade he was putting on kind of made me want to vomit. I went back to my room, grabbed a jacket and my keys and headed out. I wasn't sure why, but I just couldn't get enough of her. I always slept better when I had her wrapped up in my arms. When I got there, and scaled the tree, the light was on under the bathroom door. I slipped in her window with my ninja skills and lay down on her bed, waiting on her to come out. When she opened the door, I was caught by surprise. She was wrapped in nothing but a towel, her hair was soaking wet and falling around her shoulders, and she had no make-up on. She jumped and squeaked when she saw me.

"Damn it, Damon. You scared me." I think it was then she realized that she wasn't exactly dressed, because her face turned pink.

"Sorry. I didn't mean to scare you." I said, smiling. She frowned.

"What are you doing here?" She asked.

"I just can't seem to get enough of you." I told her. I looked her up and down and smiled. "You look cute." She rolled her eyes. I stood up and walked over to her, standing right in front of her. I looked down at her, and smiled. "You look gorgeous." I assured her. I wrapped my arms around her waist, pulling her body against me. I leaned down and kissed her. The kiss was meant to be short, and sweet, but she reached up, and wrapped her arms around my neck, holding me there. My guy instincts of course took over then. I reached down, and ran my hand up her bare leg. She released her hold on my neck, and grabbed my hand.

"Don't even think about it." She said. I smirked at her.

"It's hard not to think about it. I mean… God, look at you." I said. Her face turned red once again. I smiled. "I love watching you do that." She rolled her eyes at me again.

"Of course you do." She muttered. I smiled. "I need to get dressed." She tried to pull out of my grip, but I pulled her closer.

"I think I like you better like this." I admitted. She smiled and kissed me.

"You would."

"It's true." I said. She pulled out of my grip and grabbed a change of clothes and went back into the bathroom. I walked over to her bed, and lay down, waiting for her. She came out in a pair of short shorts, and a spaghetti strap shirt with her hair still soaking wet, falling around her shoulders.

"See… you're cute now, but I liked you better before." I said, smirking. She shook her head at me.

"Damon, Damon, Damon." She muttered.

"Yes love?"

"What am I going to do with you?" She asked, as she walked over to the bed. I grabbed her hand, pulling her down onto the bed, and rolling over to pin her.

"I could think of a few things." I murmured, laying my forehead against hers. She grinned.

"Of course you could."I laughed.

"You should go to sleep. You've got school tomorrow." I said, rolling over to lay beside her again.

"So do you." She said.

"I don't need as much sleep as you do." I told her. She groaned.

"Stupid vampire abilities." She muttered under her breath. I chuckled. I laughed.

"Before you sleep… just one more thing." I murmured.

"And what's that?" She asked. I cupped her face and pulled her mouth to mine. It started out sweet, but soon became something heady and deep. I reached up, and knotted my fingers into her wet hair, only pulling her closer. When she forced herself to pull away, she sighed.

"Nice going, now I'm not going to be able to sleep." She said, grinning.

"Maybe those were my intentions." She rolled her eyes at me.

"I love you." She whispered.

"I love you too." I said. She cuddled up next to me, and pulled the blankets over us. The room was silent for a few minutes, before she giggled.

"What?" I asked.

"Want to know something funny?" She asked me. I nodded.

"Sure." She rolled out of bed, and walked over to her radio, and hit the play button. She turned to me, as the song Stay with Me (Brass Bed) came playing through the speakers.

"I love this song." She told me.

"Me too." She turned it down, where it was just a light noise in the background, and walked back over to me, snuggling up against me.

"This will be our song." I whispered into her hair.

"I like that."

"Goodnight love." I murmured. She sighed, and before I knew it… I heard he soft snores fill the room. I smiled, and cuddled myself closer to her, and closed my eyes, slowly falling asleep.