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Alaric sat at the Mystic Grill bar with Meredith, and his phone was ringing. It was Damon, and Ric really didn't want to answer it, but Meredith made him. He was trying not to be too angry, because he was in public, but if he was around Damon at all he was sure he would punch the vampire again. "Okay so, I die. You don't come see me in the hospital, we don't talk for two days, and I find out this morning that you had sex with Rebekah? Damon, I-"

"Before you go any further, I didn't have sex with Rebekah. I was going to, but I didn't. I thought better of it and I thought of you, and it would be very old Damon of me if I kept hurting you like that. I did, however, make her sleep over so it looked like I had sex with her." Damon knew he had screwed up, again, but he was hoping Alaric would be his normal self and forgive him. After all…he didn't actually do anything wrong this time. "I didn't come see you because it would hurt too much if I did. I've been dealing with Klaus, and I don't want him to come anywhere near you, so I've stayed away from you."

Ric sighed, rubbing his forehead. "Whatever, Damon. Just...meet me at my apartment later, I guess."

"Ric-"

"I have to go. I'll see you later." Alaric hung up before Damon could say anything else, and he turned back to Meredith, who was looking at him sadly. "What?"

"You forgive him way too easily."

Alaric raised his eyebrows at her before taking a sip of the drink in front of him. "I never said I forgive him, I just told him to meet me later. Besides, he didn't actually have sex with Rebekah. He only made it look like he did."

"Oh." Meredith smiled. "But, you know you'll forgive him later."

Alaric sighed as he realized she was right. He could never seem to stay mad at Damon, no matter what he did. "I know I will, but…I love him. I can't not forgive him."

All Meredith did was keep smiling, and they continued with their conversation about Alaric's hospital visit.

Damon was already in Alaric's apartment when he got there. The vampire was sitting on the sofa, drinking some form of alcohol. He didn't move or look at Alaric when the human walked in. "I'm sorry."

Alaric sat next to Damon, a large breath escaping him. "I know." Ric wrapped an arm around Damon's shoulders, pulling the vampire into his chest. He kissed the top of Damon's head. "I know you are."

"You're the one person I never want to hurt…but you're always the one who ends up suffering because of what I do." Damon's voice was barely audible. Avoiding Ric was the worst thing he could have done, but he had done it. Now that he was leaning against the man, he had no idea how he had managed to stay away. He breathed in Alaric's scent, and he was relieved to be around the human again. Two days was entirely too long to go without seeing Ric.

"Stop it." Alaric squeezed Damon's shoulders. "I'm here now. You don't have to feel guilty."

"I always feel guilty for what I do to you."

Alaric sighed and moved so he could look at Damon's eyes, which were filled with remorse. "Stop."

"Ric…"

"Damnit, Damon! I said stop."

Ric kissed Damon before the vampire could say anything else, and they both forgot everything again. Damon set his drink on the coffee table in front of him and pressed himself into Alaric, twisting his fingers in the human's hair. He straddled Ric, and he couldn't help the small moan that escaped into the other man's mouth when Alaric squeezed his sides. Damon pulled away slowly, but kept his eyes closed and his face dangerously close to Alaric's. "I missed you."

Alaric smiled, because he had missed Damon, too. He had gotten dependent on these moments with the vampire, and he had realized that he didn't care if it made him vulnerable. He was in love with Damon, and nothing else mattered.

Ric kissed Damon again, his grip on the vampire's sides getting harder. He pulled Damon's hips down onto his own, letting go of the man's sides and bringing his hands up to Damon's head. He felt every pore on his body yearn for more of the vampire, more of the one he loved. Alaric pulled Damon's shirt up and off, and Damon did the same for Ric. Damon returned their lips for only a moment before placing butterfly kisses down Alaric's neck, ending on the man's collarbone. He nipped and sucked, but only very lightly. The vampire's skin tingled everywhere as Alaric trailed his hands down Damon's back, and his nerves flashed with pleasure when Ric moaned. Damon felt blood flowing heavily under his eyes, but he forced it back, and he moved from Alaric's neck back up to the human's lips.

Ric's back arched up into Damon as his mouth was invaded by the vampire's tongue. He never stopped kissing him as Damon picked up Alaric, taking the human over to the bed and resting on top of him. After a few more minutes of kissing each other, Damon pulled away again. He looked in Alaric's eyes as the man gasped for air. "I'm going to make love to you, is that okay, Alaric?"

Ric's answer was immediate, without hesitation and with no doubt in his whisper. "Yes."

The word elated Damon, it ignited a deep passion within him that he didn't even know he had. White-hot fire rushed through his body as he kissed down Alaric's front, then back up again, resting on the man's neck. He thrust himself into Ric more, his body craving every inch of the human's skin against his own. The vampire's movements were gentle, light. He didn't want to be rough this time, and he wasn't. He pulled off Alaric's pants slowly, along with his own, and he slipped his index finger into his mouth for only a moment before returning his lips to Alaric's neck. Damon slowly slipped his finger inside Alaric, making sure to be alert for any negative sign in the human's body language. Other than a quick gasp, Ric made no sounds. He focused on Damon's lips on his neck, and not the burning, tight pain he felt. He knew it would only get worse before it got better, and he was prepared for it. The human clenched his teeth when Damon added another finger, and he could feel himself stretching out as the vampire pulled in and out very gently. Alaric pulled Damon's head out of his neck, and kissed him hard. Their tongues clashed as Damon pushed his fingers farther into Alaric, causing the human to grip the thick black hair on Damon's head. Ric relaxed as best he could, which helped the pain. His body loosened around Damon's fingers, which made the vampire smile, and he pushed as deep into Ric as he could go. Alaric threw his head back and moaned in complete bliss as Damon's fingers hit a spot inside him. It sent indescribable pleasure throughout Ric's body, and it made his terribly hard cock throb uncomfortably. Damon slowly pulled his fingers out of Alaric, while kissing the man's neck gently. He moved the two of them to the top of the bed and licked his fingers again, this time slicking them over his own hard member. Damon very slowly pushed himself inside Alaric. He wanted to stop when he heard the human's heartbeat quicken, but he didn't. He lifted his head from Alaric's neck and kissed Ric softly, pulling away after a moment. He scanned the man's face, which was scrunched in pain, and the vampire felt a jab of guilt hit his stomach. "Ric, look at me." When Ric opened his eyes, Damon looked sternly into them. "I won't hurt you."

All Alaric did was nod before kissing Damon again, his hands running down the vampire's sides. When they got to Damon's hips, Ric pulled at them, causing Damon to push deeper into the human. Alaric cried out in pain for a moment before Damon returned his lips to Ric's, pushing even more deep into the man. Alaric relaxed more when Damon was completely inside of him, and the vampire set a slow, meaningful pace.

Being inside Alaric felt like heaven to Damon. It felt like everything was right, like everything in his life didn't matter, because he had Ric, and that was all that he needed. He kissed Alaric slowly, allowing the human to tangle his fingers tightly in Damon's hair. Alaric moaned into Damon's mouth when the vampire hit that sweet spot again. A few more times, and the human had to pull away from Damon's lips to let a very loud scream escape him.

"Damon, I…I…fuck…" Ric stuttered, which made Damon smile. He leaned in to the human's ear.

"I love you, Alaric."

The low tone in Ric's ear sent him over the edge, and he came ridiculously hard, shuddering multiple times and expelling his hot mess onto his stomach. Seeing it made Damon thrust a little faster, and when he did, his own bliss came. He rode out his orgasm inside Alaric, moaning the man's name loudly. When he pulled out of Ric, he lifted the heavy blanket over the two of them, covering their heads, as well. Once inside the dark confines of the blanket, Damon crashed his lips to Alaric's in a deep kiss, pulling the man closer to him. He pulled away after a few moments, but kept his head leaned against Ric's forehead.

Alaric couldn't help the smile that captured his sweat-stricken face. "I love you so damn much, Damon." He barely whispered the words, but it made Damon smile nonetheless.

"You know I love you, even if I don't say it, right?"

"Yes," The human replied. Damon kissed Alaric once more, deeply, before disappearing from under the blanket. Alaric heard the shower start, and he sighed before getting up and stalking into the bathroom. The vampire was already in the shower, so Ric pulled back the curtain to reveal Damon rinsing himself. "What are you doing?"

The playful smile on Damon's lips told Alaric he shouldn't have asked that. "Getting ready for our date. You're taking me to dinner, remember?"

"I do, but I thought you had Original vampire business to deal with?"

"Not until tomorrow, hopefully." Damon pulled Alaric into the shower with him, making sure the hot spray of water hit both of them. "I'm all yours tonight, stud."

Alaric smiled and pushed Damon against the shower wall. He kissed from the vampire's shoulders up to his jaw. "I'll be sure to make the best of it, lover." He continued his attack on Damon's neck as he pressed his warm body against the vampire's cool one.

"You better stop, or we'll only get more dirty." Damon smiled.

"Don't care." Ric spoke into Damon's neck, and the vampire had to force himself not to take in a breath at the sensations it sent through his body.

"Ah-ah," He pushed Alaric off of him, hating having to do it. "This dinner thing was your idea, and you're not getting out of it. I hate it for you, stud."

Alaric's bottom lip poked out, and he tried to give Damon sad puppy eyes. "But Daaamon!"

"Don't pout at me, Alaric Saltzman! We're gonna be normal, and you're gonna like it." Damon kissed Alaric's cheek and grabbed the first bar of soap he saw. He handed it to Ric, his mischievous smirk returning. "Now, wash me."

Laughing, Alaric did as Damon said, knowing it would be a long while before they would ever even get out of the shower.

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A/N: I really hope you guys like this chapter, I wasn't really sure how you guys were gonna react but I wrote it anyway (: The next chapter will not have anything from the past in it at all, so I'm sorry if you were looking forward to Ric&Damon's date :p I'll try to update soon! Please review to tell me what you think of this chapter, and give me any feedback/criticism you deem necessary!