I know, I know, I've been gone for far too long. I don't know what happened, but this chapter almost killed me. But here it is! It's 4.30 in the morning, and I'm going up in less than 2 hours to catch a plane to London, but I worked this first. I started writing at 3, and suddenly, it all just flowed. You can all thank the wonderful, amazing person Foreverfirstloves for helping me with this. I swear, without her, I wouldn't have been able to upload this right now.

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Chapter 25: Damon

When I woke up, I felt that wonderful ache in my body after perfect sex. Smiling, I pulled Elena's naked body closer to my own, enjoying the memories from the night. Even though both of us had wanted to do it over and over again, I wouldn't. She would probably already be sore when she woke up, and I didn't want that to be worse than necessary. Sex was supposed to be a good thing, not something you feared, because of soreness.

I heard her moan softly, as I pressed my body closer to hers. Was she awake? Did I really turn her on, just by holding her close?

I buried my nose in her hair, kissing her neck lightly, as I whispered her name – no response. She was still sleeping. Was she dreaming? And what about?

I continued to place kisses on her neck, enjoying the moans I was able to draw from her mouth. My hand traveled from her stomach, up to her breast, pinching one nipple slightly. She was getting her self worked up in her sleep, and I couldn't help but do something about it.

"Damon..."

I smiled at my name left her lips in her sleep. Oh yes, she was so dreaming about me. I carefully rolled her nipple between my fingers, enjoying the moans that were escaping her mouth. Her body slowly started withering, as she arched her back and fought to get closer to me. I wondered how much teasing she would be able to take, before she actually woke up. Maybe, I would even be able to make her orgasm in her sleep?

Smiling, I placed my lips on her neck, continuing to play with her nipples, while leaving soft kisses all over her throat. Another moan escaped her lips. Oh yes, this was working far too good.

I slowly let my other hand travel down her body, nearing the space between her legs. I would take my time on this, if she kept on being asleep.

And just as my fingers brushed her clit, she turned around and attacked my lips with her own. I put held her tight, letting go of her breast, but kept on working with the other hand.

But all too soon, her hand moved down and removed mine, and she pulled away.

"I want you, Damon... Inside."

My eyes widened at that comment. Where had this seductive Elena come from? I mean, she was so shy yesterday? She kissed me again, forcing her tongue between my lips, and trying to pull me down on her body. I couldn't do that to her. She would be way too sore, and it wouldn't be nice. It wouldn't be good for her, and no way I was going to let sex with me be unpleasant.

"Wow, Elena, babe... Let's slow down for a minute," I said, pulling my lips gently from hers, and caressing her face with my thumb. I laced my fingers through her, looking into those beautiful doe eyes, and I almost didn't see the insecurity. She pulled away from me and sat up, her back towards me.

"Sorry, uhm... I'll just... Go and take a shower," she said, getting up and walking fast towards the bathroom. I quickly got up, not bothering at all to put on clothes, and grabbed her arm.

"Hey, don't walk away from me. What's wrong?" I asked, immediately growing concerned, when she didn't want to look at me.

"Nothing. I'm good. Let go, Damon. I'm just going to take a shower," she said, still not looking at me. She was trying to get her arm free of my grip, but I refused to let her go.

"Damnit, Elena, can't you just for once tell me what's wrong?" I said, finding myself getting frustrated, to say at least. I got that she had problems – I'd been the main reason for most of those problems, for fucks sake. But she had to gain some trust in me! She never told me what was wrong, without me needing to pull it out of her.

"Jesus, Damon. I get that you don't want to have sex with me, but you don't need to treat me as a baby as well," she said, turning towards me. My jaw dropped. That was what was wrong? She thought I didn't want her? What the...

"Elena, stop. Of course I want to have sex with you. Fuck, I just wanna throw you back in that bed and show you just how amazing it can be. But I can't. Listen, I took your virginity last night. You had your first time, and even though you can't feel it right now, you're way too sore for me to do what I really want to. I want every single time we have together to be pleasant. It needs to be good, and it won't be, if it hurts," I said, brushing a strand of hair behind her ear. She bit her lip and looked up at me. God, I wanted to bite that lip.

"Are you sure? I really don't feel sore," she said, stepping a bit closer to me. I kissed her nose and put my arm around her back.

"I'm sure. I can show you, if you want," I said, caressing her naked back, and trying not to think of my hard member, now resting against her stomach. She blushed and nodded fiercely. She was cute. Way too cute.

I pulled her flush against my body, bending a bit at the knees and gently moved my free hand between her legs. I felt her body tremble as I brushed her clit, and she buried her head in my chest. I smiled at tried to gather some of the wetness from the area. No matter if she was wet or not, this was going to be uncomfortable. And that was just my finger.

I slowly pushed my finger into her, driving it back and forth slowly. A small moan left her lips, but winced instantly and let out a small 'auch'. I gently retracted my finger and sucked off her juices. There were traces of blood, but to be honest, I really didn't care. The sweet taste of her was much better.

"You see? Now, let's go take that shower together. I am so not ready to let go of you yet," I said, moving my hand to her back, caressing it. Again, she hid her face in my naked chest, which only made me tighten my grip around her fragile body. I felt like I was holding her up, but I liked it. This tiny little girl in my arms, were actually mine. Perhaps she needed this. Sure, I'd held her during the night, but she hadn't been awake at that point. Last night was a big step for her.

I kissed her hair, hugging her as tight as possible to my body. Caressing her sides, I whispered every word of love I knew, while making sure she felt as loved as possible. Because, fuck, I loved her.

"You ready to go and shower, baby?" I whispered, loosening my grip around her back, and slowly caressing it instead. She nodded and slowly pulled her head away from my chest. Without any of us speaking, we went to the bathroom, and immediately got into the shower. None of us had bothered putting on clothes, and why would we? I mean, nothing we haven't seen before, and we were alone. Caroline had told me she would be home in the evening, or something like that. She probably wouldn't be home now. And it was only a shower.

I turned on the hot water, making her stand underneath it, and pulled her to my chest again.

"You still feeling... Worked up?" I asked her, focusing on her beautiful face. Her hair was laid back now, making me aware of just how beautiful she looked like this. Her face glistening with water, no make-up on, and her doe eyes looking at me, as if I was the savior of the world. And fuck if it didn't make me feel proud. I was actually the one getting these emotions up in her.

She nodded, her cheeks getting flushed from my question. Of course she wasn't completely used to being open with me yet. It would probably come, but she needed time, and I needed to understand that. And I wanted to take my time with her. I wanted to teach her all about good sex, wanted to teach her exactly how to be carefree with me. And someday, she would probably trust me fully. Someday, she wasn't going to hide, and she wasn't going to hold back. But that was for another day. Right now, I wanted to do something completely else.

I kissed her lips softly, trying to keep the kiss somewhat innocent, before I slowly got on my knees.

"What are you doing?" she asked, her hands automatically finding my shoulders. I smiled up at her, gripping her legs and spreading them slightly.

"Hold on, baby."

I felt her grip on my shoulders tightening, as I started kissing her inner thighs. A small gasp left her mouth as I teased her slit, only just brushing it with my tongue. She started leaning on me, totally depending on me to keep her up.

My tongue dipped into her folds, letting the sweet taste of her fill my mouth. I could hear my name fall from her mouth, as I gently soothe the area around her entrance with my tongue. I could feel how hot the area was, and knew that she wouldn't be ready until later today. I would have to wait.

I moved my thumb to her clit, slowly circling it while letting my tongue work on her entrance. My fingers would be too harsh against her sensitive skin. My tongue, however.

A loud moan left her mouth as I pressed down slightly more on her clit.

"Damon... I'm going to..."

"Let go, baby. Just let go."

I pressed my tongue in her, caressing her insides with it, while working her clit with my thumb. Her knees buckled and I held her up as her orgasm washed through her. I eagerly lapped her juices, enjoying the way her whole body was trembling.

I slowly stood up again, holding her body tightly against my own to prevent her from falling. As soon as I was standing up, she did something I had not counted on. Her small hand grabbed my length, starting to work it over, sending pleasure through all of my body. I let out a growl as her mouth hit my chest and she started exploring, using her tongue and mouth.

How was she able to bring me so much pleasure? Yesterday she had been a freaking virgin, and here she was, licking my nipples and giving me a handjob, like it was the most natural thing to her.

The lessons. It could only be the lessons. But I'd never taught her about this. She just seemed to know, and I wasn't complaining at all.

Feeling my orgasm build up in my body, my mind was only able to focus on the beautiful girl before me, and what her hand and mouth was doing to my body.

She must have sensed I was close, 'cause she moved her mouth up my chest, up my neck and up to my ear.

"Let go, baby," she whispered, as she took my earlobe into her mouth and bit down on it. I came with a big growl, probably leaving my seeds all over her stomach. But I didn't care one bit. I just cared about how perfect she felt this close to me. I wrapped my arms around her, and buried my head in her wet hair.

"Have I ever told you how much I love you?" I whispered, slowly caressing her naked back. I could feel her lips pull into a smile against my chest.

"Yeah. And I love you just as much," she answered, pulling away from my body and placing a kiss on my lips. I felt like deepening it. To be honest, I felt like taking her right here and now, but that would be a bad idea. First of all, I probably wasn't 100 % ready to go again, and second of all she wasn't ready yet. Her body wasn't, anyways.

"Now, let's go downstairs and get some breakfast. That little tummy of yours won't go without it," I said, rubbing her stomach and kissing her, before stepping out of the shower. She followed me, shyly holding her hands over her chest, trying to hide herself from me. I frowned and gently grabbed her wrists.

"Hey, babe. No need to hide yourself. Not from me, sweetie. I think you're beautiful." I slowly moved her hands, kissing each breast gently and then looked into her beautiful doe eyes. Love were radiating from them, making my heart flutter. Yes, my heart did actually flutter, at the sight of love in her eyes. I am that much of a sap.

We went back to the room, her putting on her underwear, and me being very much in doubt whether I should stay naked or put on some underwear. I would love for nothing more than to have naked breakfast with Elena. It would be fantastic, and I would love to run around naked with her. But maybe she wasn't quiet ready for that step yet, and I would have to settle for underwear. I didn't mind settling, actually.

I quickly made my decision and slipped on a pair of boxers. Elena was by the mirror in the bathroom, pulling her wet hair into a messy bun on top of her head. God, she looked beautiful. What had I done to deserve a girl like her?

Making breakfast half naked was fun. Hilarious, actually. At first, Elena had been really shy and stayed on the other side of the kitchen island. But then I'd started playing catch with her, getting flour all over her body, and everything had seemed a bit more relaxed after that. She'd helped me as much as possible with her cooking skills, and I was completely unable to keep my hands off her gorgeous body.

"Come on, babe. Just pour the dough onto the pan. Like that."

I leaned down and kissed her neck, as I stood behind her and watched her trying to make pancakes. She was adorable.

"Am I doing it right?" she asked, her eyes fixed on the pan, as she poured the dough onto it. I chuckled and kissed her cheek.

"It's perfect, honey. There, that's enough." I put my hands on hers and helped her stop from pouring too much on the pan. She leaned against my body as we put the bowl down on the counter. I put her hand on the handle to the pan, keeping an eye on the pancake, even though Elena was more than distracting.

"I think I'm actually learning this stuff. You're a pretty good teacher," she said, turning around and smiling at me. I put my hands on the counter, trapping her between my body and the kitchen counter.

"You would know. These lessons aren't the only one's I've given you," I said, smirking and bending down to kiss her. Her arms immediately went around my neck, pulling me closer, as she deepened the kiss. I groaned as her way too seductive tongue slid across my bottom lip, asking me to open up. I knew I shouldn't do it – we were getting in the mood, and we had pancakes going behind us. Plus, she was still too sore. We had to wait until tonight with stuff like that. I had to take care of her.

But all of that went out the window, when she sucked my bottom lip into her mouth, and bit down on it, before soothing it with her tongue. I let out a growl and put my arms around her, pulling her to my body. My tongue immediately invaded her mouth and my hands traveled to her bra, unclasping it. She let the bra fall from her body, way too caught up in our kiss to be self-conscious. And damnit if I didn't love it.

The burnt smell was what made me release her. The pancakes.

I quickly got out of her embrace and moved the pan from the heater. It had only burnt a bit in the edges, but it could've ended badly, if I hadn't noticed. Ironically, it wouldn't be the first time Elena sat a kitchen on fire.

After saving the pancake, I looked over at her. Her arms were crossed over her chest, hiding away her breasts, while her face was more than just red. I chuckled and pressed a kiss to her lips, while I removed her arms.

"Stop being so self-conscious, babe. You're gorgeous, and you know I love your body," I whispered and kissed her neck once, before pouring another pancake onto the pan.

"The pancake thing didn't go as smoothly as I'd expected," she said, hopping onto the counter next to me. I smiled and concentrated on getting this pancake perfect. I knew she loved them, and I wanted her to have a great breakfast. She would probably be starving after yesterday. Sex could be pretty exhausting.

"Well, everybody makes mistakes along the way, honey. Don't give up, just because you failed once. Plus, you've got me as your teacher. I won't let you burn anything, the next time we cook, okay?" I said, looking at her. She smiled and nodded. I pressed my lips against hers, not needing to bend down, as she was sitting on the counter. She was the same height as me now.

"Only thing is you'll probably have to wear clothes then. I'm getting a bit distracted with you being naked. Don't you dare put on anything now!" I grabbed her wrist, as she made a beeline for her bra. She blushed and placed her hand in her lap. I let go of her wrist and turned the pancake to the other side. She was still watching with interest.

"Am I really distracting you?" she asked, her voice a bit smaller than usually. I frowned and looked at her. She was biting her bottom lip and looking at me with that insecure look.

"Yes, you are. And not just because your breasts are right there for me to look at. It's the tanned skin on your stomach, and the way you can be careless, even though you're half naked with me. It shows that you trust me, and you have no idea just how much that means to me," I said, placing a hand on hers, rubbing it gently. She blushed fiercely, and as always, I couldn't help but find it damn sexy.

"I love you, Elena, and you're affecting me, even though you don't know it. I can't help but look at you, and just think about what I've done to deserve an amazing girl like you. I love every single part of you and if I could, I'd spend every single moment showing you."

She pulled me away from the stove, and wrapped her arms around my neck and her legs around my waist. I smiled and gently put my arms around her back. She was holding me as if she couldn't get close enough, and I rather liked the feeling.

I placed a kiss on her shoulder, and kept an eye on the pancake. I didn't want that one to burn, but I didn't want to let go of Elena either.

"I love you, Damon. More than anything," she whispered against my neck, tightening her thighs grip around my waist. I felt myself getting hard at the action, and slowly made my way out of her embrace.

"I love you too, Elena. But I have to take care of the pancakes. We can't have another one getting burned, right?" I said, placing a small peck on her lips, before returning to the pancakes.

When we were done with making the pancakes, we decided to go sit in the living room. We used the coffee table for our plates, mostly because we didn't want to spend a lot of time cleaning the couch of syrup. This wasn't our place, after all.

We had our own place, and we lived together when we were visiting Ric and Jenna as well. I was used to her being around, but I certainly wasn't used to thinking about her, the way I was.

I grabbed the remote from the coffee table and turned on the TV.

"Anything you wanna watch?" I asked, looking at her. She looked adorable, sitting there with a plate in her lap and crossed legs. And she still wasn't wearing her bra.

Score.

"I'm okay with anything that isn't a lesbian gang bang. I think I got enough of an eyeful of that last night." I almost choked on the bite of pancake I had in my mouth, as she smirked at me.

"Lesbian gang bang?"

She shrugged at me and took a bite of her pancake, as if she hadn't just said the words 'lesbian gang bang'.

"Or whatever it was."

I had to smile at her nonchalance.

"If I recall, that 'whatever it was' got you all hot and bothered too, baby." I smirked at her, as she blushed. She didn't deny it, though. And maybe that was what made me press her even further.

"So... What was it exactly? That made you decide to give in?" I asked.

"To the sex?"
I nodded. She took a bite of her pancake, before setting the plate on the table and angling herself toward me.

"I guess it was everything just build up. I mean, it's not like I haven't been wondering, what it would be like... And seeing it on your computer. I know it's probably exaggerated for publicity, but the girl seemed to enjoy it. And all of sudden it wasn't actors anymore, it was you and me on that bed... And I just wanted it to be real."

I felt my heart expand at how open she was with me. Normally, I would never get her to talk to me about stuff like this, but here she was, actually having this conversation with me.

"That's what I saw too... That's exactly why I had to take that shower," I admitted. She frowned and cocked her head at me.

"Because you pictured us in that video?" I shook my head, unable to keep a smile from my lips.

"Not exactly. It's just, you were down there, all pressed up against me last night, looking sexy as hell, and God, I just wanted you. I wanted to touch you, I wanted to make you scream in pleasure... I just wanted you so bad. But I couldn't help but feel like I'd be pressuring you if I did... So I went to take care of my, um... Problem, myself. I tried to watch the video, but compared to you, it didn't do anything for me. So, cold shower was the only option left." She giggled at that and looked at me with those big doe eyes. I smiled back.

"I'm sorry I left you in such an awful predicament," she said, biting her bottom lip again. I smirked at her, trying to ignore the twitching in my underwear.

"It was well worth it, Lena," I said, wanting to reach over and touch her, but I still had a plate of pancakes in my lap, and I didn't want to get syrup everywhere. At first, she blushed like usual, but then a look came across her face, that I'd never seen before. She was across the couch, moving the plate on the coffee table before I could ask, and then pulled me a bit closer and crawled onto my lap. Well, this was new.

"Still," she breathed, my face on level with hers, as she straddled me, "it was awfully rude of me to leave you in such a frustrated state."

If she wanted to play, I was going to play along. She obviously wanted to explore this side of her, and I didn't want to be the one telling her no.

"Maybe a little rude. But you pretty much made up for it last night, babe," I said, watching as a smile came across her face. I couldn't help but notice how beautiful she looked, seated in my lap.

"Hmm, I think that depends... How many times have you had to... Handle things yourself, while we've been here?" she asked, her eyes fixed at my lips. I smiled, while thinking about it. The answer was a lot more than I'd wanted her to know. I didn't want to make her feel bad, but this was taking a direction I rather liked.

"Plenty," I settled for, awaiting her next move. This was on her. I was going to let her play, just the way she wanted to.

Her eyes brightened at my answer.

"Exactly. So, by my account, I still owe you." Her lips landed on my jaw, slowly kissing along it. I froze a little underneath her tiny body, but let her have her way with me. God, I was already hard, but now I was aching. I'd wanted her all morning, and even though that handjob had been more than amazing, I wanted to be inside her. But it had to wait.

This confident Elena was something I could easily get used to.

Her mouth trailed down my jaw, down my neck, hitting all the right places, as her body subconsciously rubbed against me. She nipped at the skin on my neck gently, and my fingers dug into her waist.

"You liked that?" she purred, meeting my eyes.

"Tease," I accused with a smile. She winked, before finally letting our lips meet. I immediately grew int the kiss, encircling her with my arms an bringing her closer. I wanted to throw her on the couch and just take her, but I'd promised myself I was going to let her lead – and that was a promise I was going to keep.

Er mouth left mine, as she kissed along my jaw again, down my neck, sucking on the spot on my collarbone. I let out a growl and pulled her closer, my fingers digging into her hips again. I could feel her smirk against my skin, before she gently bit down, and then moved down my chest. Her tongue darted out, teasing my nipple, before she went further down.

I was in a total state of bliss. What she was doing to my body felt amazing, and I never wanted it to stop. I almost didn't notice her removing my boxers, but I couldn't care less. I just went with whatever she was doing, letting my head fall back, as I felt her mouth on my thigh. But as soon as she moved her head higher, my head snapped up and I looked at her. If she was going to do what I thought she was going to, I was going to look at her. I wasn't going to miss one single second of this.

Her tongue darted out again, drawing circles around my head, and I let out a groan. That felt way too good.

She teased me for a bit, before taking me completely in her mouth, sucking lightly to create vacuum. And fuck, if it didn't feel amazing.

I kept my eyes at her, as she went deeper and...

"OH MY GOD, WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?!"

Per refleks, I pulled Elena up to my body, not caring at all if my member was resting against her stomach and aching for release. Nobody was going to see her in this state of undress, besides me. I turned to look at Caroline, who was standing by the door, looking at us with open mouth.

"Care, what's going... Oh, hi guys..."

Matt stood beside her, awkwardly scratching his neck.

"Get the fuck out of here!"

Caroline pushed Matt out of the room, giggling a bit, and winking at Elena. I was still holding her close to my body, not really sure what to expect from her now.

"I guess we'll continue this later," she said and pressed a kiss to my lips. What the hell had I done to her? To make her like this? Normally she'd blush and become insecure. Now she was telling me we should continue this later?

I was already changing her.

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