Diclaimer: I don't own the vampire diaries. However I consider the plot line as mine.
Chapter 24
He was nervously pacing around in the living room; dammit, Damon Salvatore didn't do nervous, but he couldn't help the feeling. Today was the meeting, the meeting where the company would choose a new CEO. He'd helped Elena to prepare her speech in the hope to become the new leader of the company. He knew she'd be an amazing CEO, she truly deserved that position, but of course, it wasn't up to him anymore. The directors would sit together and discus who was best.
When he left the company only two weeks ago, he'd suggested Elena as new CEO, but that was all he could do. She deserved to become the boss of the company; he knew how hard she'd worked over the last few years. Those directors were crazy if they didn't think she was capable to have such a responsibility.
Leaving the company had been the best decision he'd made the past few years, except from giving Elena another chance of course. A smile crept across his lips when he thought of how happy Elena had looked when she told her aunt about their relationship. She'd been blissful when she was finally able to tell everyone about them. He didn't know it had been that important to her to tell everyone.
Yesterday had been his first day on his new job and he had to admit, it was quite interesting. Of course he missed Elena, but it was better this way. Now they finally could walk through town without hiding the fact that they were more than just friends or colleagues. He never thought he would feel so relieved after quitting his former job.
When he heard the key turning in the lock, he sighed and started walking towards the hall. The door opened and a smiling Elena walked in, when she saw him, she immediately started running towards him and jumped in his arms. "They chose me, they chose me as the new CEO!" she giggled, letting him hold her close to his chest. He easily picked her up from the floor and started turning around until they were both getting nauseous.
"That's great," he exclaimed relieved, honestly happy they chose her. She would've been devastated if she wouldn't have gotten the job she'd always dreamed of. Slowly he started to put her down again, still holding her close to his body so she wouldn't stumble backward.
She looked him deeply in the eyes before closing the remained distance between their lips, soon that wasn't enough anymore and she opened her mouth, giving his tongue access to hers. A warm feeling went through her spine when their tongues met in a battle for dominance and she let her head fell backwards, moaning loudly. She pushed her body against his as close as she could before whispering in a husky voice, "I think it's time to celebrate."
Damon happily complied and picked her up, carrying her through the apartment, when they reached the living room, Elena let him know she didn't want to wait any longer and he laid her on the couch.
Their lips met again in a passionate kiss, while they started pulling each other's clothes off, desperate to savor one another. Damon effortlessly snaked his free hand to Elena's back, unclasped her bra and smiled at the beauty in front of him, all his, he thought with an even bigger smile before he kissed her all over, again and again.
Slowly he started trailing down, leaving a trail of butterfly kisses on her skin; he delicately traced the curve of her breasts, slowly spiraling inwards towards her nipples. Gently, he pinched and twisted her nipple with his thumb, smiling as they hardened under his touch. He lowered his head, licked and nipped at her right nipple, while he stimulated the other with his hand, making her beg for more.
Her nails started to rank over his back, while she pushed herself closer to his body. Suddenly his hands went lower and lower until they reached her intimate place. Her heart was beating hard in her chest, while she held her breath, waiting for the wave of pleasure to overtake her.
He could feel the moistness against his fingers and let out a growl, damn she was so ready for him. He teasingly slit a finger between her lower lips, earning a loud moan from Elena.
He kissed her gently, his tongue brushing against hers. She groaned against his lips and kissed him back with as much force and fervor. He maneuvered his hand at her entrance again while his other one played with her nipple, squeezing her breast in his hand.
She bit her lip to hold herself from screaming, instead a soft whimper left her lips while Damon kept teasing her, deliberately avoiding her clit. She couldn't help the 'please' that came out, begging seemed the only way to make him do what she want.
A grin came across his face when he heard her beg, always the gentleman, he gave in and started playing with her clit, adding enough pressure to make her push her hips forward in search for his magic touch.
Her breathing became erratic, her body was sweating, but she didn't care, the only thing she could think of was how good it felt. When his rock hard member brushed against her thigh, she let out a groan, letting him know exactly what she craved.
He quickly positioned himself at her entrance and pushed inside her wetness, a groan leaving his lips when he felt her tight walls clamp around him. He gently started thrusting inside her, making both their worlds spin with pleasure.
She easily matched his thrusts, holding the bed sheets in her fists, while her back arched as Damon continued his pace. She couldn't take it anymore; a strong sensation was growing inside her, yearning to escape.
When he changed the angle and hit her sweet spot with every single move, he brought her over the edge. She moaned in satisfaction, her heart hammering in her chest, when the sensation washed over her in waves. She closed her eyes, but Damon was far from done with her.
He continued stimulating her clit with his thumb, while his shaft was still nestled deep inside her. With a smile on his lips, he increased speed again and started pumping in and out of her.
It didn't take long before she reached another peek, moaning his name over and over again. Her walls were now firmly clamping against his erection, bringing him over the edge, spilling his seed deep inside of her.
He leaned his head against hers, she was still panting heavily, a smile across her lips.
"I love you," she whispered in his ear, slowly sucking his earlobe. Only a few weeks ago she still doubted her feelings for him, but at the moment she was sure it was the plain truth. Damon was the one for her and she loved him with her entire heart and soul. A life without him simply didn't exist, they were just meant to be together.
"Love you more," he said simple before switching positions until he was holding her in his arms. He felt like the happiest man on earth at the moment, there he was, holding his beautiful girl in his arms, knowing it was where he belonged.
"Hm, I think that was a nice celebration," she smirked, while nestling her face in the crook of his neck, never wanting to let go.
"Definitely," he agreed, "Although I think it's time for champagne."
"You bought champagne?" she asked surprised. "You didn't even know if they would choose me!"
"I believe in you, enough to know they just had to choose you," he said confidently, making her smile even more. It was just unbelievable how happy he made her.
Two Days Later
"I'm coming," Damon exclaimed when he heard a loud knock on the door, letting out a sigh. He'd just shaved and done his hair, but he was still running around through the bedroom to search a pair of decent clothes to go shopping. He still hadn't moved his entire closet to Elena's apartment and he was seeing the disadvantages of that right now.
Today he would go shopping with no other than Barbie herself. Yep, Caroline and he would go out together… if that wasn't enough already, they were going to buy an engagement ring for Elena. Without thinking clearly he'd told his brother he had no idea where to find the perfect ring, of course Stefan had to tell his nosy fiancée and now he had to go out shopping with Blondie. Right, his 'favorite' kill-time….
He just hoped she was in a good mood today, cause he wasn't in the mood for her babbling. He'd had a few rough days at work, which ended with not seeing Elena much… and he was NOT happy about that. He hated to leave her every morning, most of the time she was still fast asleep, which pretty much ruined all his chances on hot morning sex, even a kiss would be enough, he just needed something…but their schemes just didn't match and if she would wake up as early as he did, she wouldn't get enough sleep to come through the day. After all, she worked much later than he did, he just needed to get up earlier.
She was trying to change that, but she was still busy getting used with her new job. Yeah, being a CEO wasn't always fun. Luckily she chose Caroline as her personal assistant, now Blondie got a raise too, but well deserved since she helped Elena with everything.
When he finally found clothes that didn't look like they came right back from the laundry basket, he put them on and walked to the front door of the apartment, to an impatient Caroline.
He hadn't even fully opened the door when she burst into the room, "Jesus, what the hell took you so long? I'm the woman here, not you!" she exclaimed while throwing her arms in the air. He shook his head and closed the door before turning around. Barbie was in his least favorite mood today, just what he needed, a stubborn, babbling Blondie. Keep calm, Salvatore, he told himself, she's still Elena's BFF.
"Can't I be fashionable late?" he asked pouting, shamelessly teasing her.
"Not if I'm already half an hour late!" she accused before sitting down on the couch. He quickly took a look at his watch and saw she was indeed already thirty minutes late, shit, he was really losing it. Damn, his busy schedule.
"What can I say? I had to give Elena a proper goodbye before she left to work? Not everyone has a full free day like you," he smirked. It wasn't entirely a lie; he did give Elena a nice goodbye before she left, although it wasn't much more than a steamy kiss that only made his sexual frustration worse. Lord, he would be happy once she got more free time again; they had some serious catching up to do; he smirked at the idea, which brought a tense expression on Caroline's face.
"ieuw! No details please," Caroline jittered, making a face. "So let's start with the important stuff, what ring were you thinking about?" she said getting straight to the point.
"Uh, should I know that already? Can't we just go window shopping until I find something suitable for my taste?" he asked dumbfounded, he had no idea at all what kind of ring he would buy. Hell, he still didn't know how to propose or where for that matter, let alone that he knew what kind of ring he wanted.
"Okay. You don't have an imagine in your head or something?" When he shook his head she went on, "Let's see, I brought some brochures, maybe you find something you like in this one," she smiled before handing him the papers. He was glad she had prepared herself well; he on the other hand still didn't know what he was getting himself into.
He started glancing through the brochure, hoping to find something nice. "This ones are my favorites, they're very girlish," Caroline said while pointing to the images, a bright smile coming across her lips. Too bad she was already engaged, though maybe she could ask Stefan to buy their wedding rings at the shop where they sold these.
"They're cute, but not what I'm searching for," he told her, while flipping through the pages. When he was almost on the last page of the brochure, his eyes fell on a beautiful diamond ring, not too big, but not too small either, just perfect. He smiled and pointed at the picture, making Caroline smile to.
"That's beautiful, definitely one Elena would like," the woman said happily, nodding at her future brother-in-law, he made the perfect choice, she was sure of it. "We can go to the jewelry shop right away if you like that," she suggested, trying to be friendly to Damon. He always acted like a total jerk, but she knew he had a good side too, otherwise Elena would've never fell in love with him. Sometimes even she could see that side of him, certainly when he was staring at the engagement ring in awe.
He just nodded his head again and stood up, offering Caroline his hand and pulling her up. "Well, thank you," she said smiling, see that was what she was talking about. They both took their coats before leaving the apartment, heading to the jewelry shop across the street. They were lucky it wasn't too far away, that way they could just walk there.
"So, I've been thinking. Where do you think Elena would like me to propose to her? I mean, I can't just ask her to marry me when we're lying in bed?" he asked after a while, not even sure why he was asking Caroline, but he just felt relaxed around her.
"No, not in the bedroom, that would be like 'here I'm giving you an excuse to have sex again', nope certainly not a good idea," she shook her head. "Let me think…"
The woman kept quiet for a few minutes before she started squealing around, jumping up and down, making a weird little noise. "I know it, I know it!" she screamed.
"Jesus, keep calm, Caroline! People are looking at us," Damon said uncomfortable when they were walking down the street towards the jewelry shop. Damn her; the woman sometimes acted like an overjoyed high school girl that just got a date to go to the prom.
"I just got the perfect idea ever!" she smiled, trying to fight the urge to jump around again.
"Yeah, so what's your brilliant idea?" he asked sarcastically, rolling his eyes. It wasn't that he didn't like her, but sometimes his future sister-in-law could be very annoying, well most of the time that is.
"Paris of course," she said confidently before making a little jump again.
"Paris?" he asked looking at her like she just spoke in Chinese.
"Of course, Paris! She can't stop talking about how wonderful her trip to Paris was and how romantic. How much she loved that little Italian restaurant you took her. You just have to propose in Paris!"
"Really?" he asked smirking, thinking back of their wonderful time together. He didn't know it had meant that much to her. "Maybe you're right, she definitely would like going back to Paris. I could propose to her in the Italian restaurant she told you about. It's definitely romantic," he agreed, shocked that Barbie actually came up with such a brilliant idea.
"Oh, you've got to invite us over! All of us, I mean, all her friend and family; It'd be so brave of you, if you'll propose to her with so many witnesses."
"Right," he said shaking his head. "You're not going to let me get away with it the easy way, hm?" he asked her smiling. A whole room full of people that knew he was going to propose to the love of his life… not really something on his wish list.
"Nope," she smirked, popping the 'p'.
"Okay, I have to admit that sounds really cool, we could even decorate it like her birthday party where we met a few years ago. It'd be something special and romantic," he admitted, not really liking the fact he had to propose with so many witnesses. Okay, it was a good idea, a very good one even. But still…
"Oh my gosh, you're amazing! That's such a good idea!" she exclaimed, starting to jump around all over again, bringing him back from his thoughts.
"Blondie!" he warned her. She just gave him a cheeky smile, before quitting and trying to act normal again.
"But she's going to expect something if I just ask her to go back to Paris," he went on. It was true, this time he couldn't come up with a business deal.
"You could make it a longer vacation, maybe take her for a roundtrip through Europe. If I remember well, she said she'd love to go visit your family in Italy too," she suggested.
"True, she indeed wanted to meet my family. Damn Barbie, you're not as crazy as I thought," he smirked. She'd be overjoyed if she'd finally get to meet his family.
"Thanks I guess," she said, rolling her eyes.
The rest of the afternoon they talked about the plans for the engagement party and Caroline suggested helping him prepare everything and go decorating the place while he was still on his round-trip, especially since she'd been the one to decorate for Elena's birthday-party over four years ago. Their time together went awfully peaceful and they were almost acting like close friend…almost.
I hope everyone liked the chapter a bit, it had some Delena, some Caroline/Damon bonding...
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