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Twenty-Six

Damon

I was stirring the sauce I was making when I felt two warm arms around my waist. 'You started without me,' Elena whispered in my ear.

'You were very convincing and dominant when you said I needed to help you, so I started to make my secret recipe sauce.'

'I thought you didn't like to cook?' Elena asked confused.

'I said I didn't like it, that doesn't mean I can't cook,' I smirked. I scooped a little bit of sauce on a spoon and held it in front of her face. 'Taste it!' I demanded. Elena looked at me and slowly took the spoon in her mouth. I was almost growling when she did it too slow for my matter and looked at me with sparkling eyes.

'There's some… sauce… right there.' I bent down to kiss the side of her lip and licked the sauce away.

'Really good,' she sighed, crashing her lips on mine again, kissing me hungrily.

'Princess, we need to stop…' I moaned softly when Elena nipped on my bottom lip. '… before the sauce burns,' I finally could finish. Elena let me go with flustered cheeks and mouthed sorry.

xoxox

The salad was done and the pasta was cooking. The dinner table needed to be set and then finally people could eat. I wanted more to eat than just pasta, but I would handle with that later on.

The doorbell rang and Elena went to open the door. The guests were supposed to be at the door, but they weren't. It was Stefan. I could hear Elena stutter and talk nervously. Oh supersonic hearing, how I missed thee.

'What are you doing here?'

'I want to talk.'

'There is nothing to talk about anymore, Stefan.'

'I was wrong, okay? Please let me sort this out.'

'Stefan…'

'Elena, I love you. I'm sorry I didn't trust you.'

'I'm with Damon now...'

I couldn't help but smile, she just told my brother that she's with me and I could imagine his facial expressions. I threw the spoon in the sink and walked to the hall. Stefan's face didn't show any emotion when I arrived, it was cold and hard – too bad.

'Baby bro...' I smirked. Stefan looked measuredly at me.

'So this is it then… you finally choose Damon,' he snorted.

'I'm sorry Stefan, I really am, but I can help who I fall in love with.' I looked at her and answered her words with a warm smile.

'Can you please leave?' she asked as she turned back to Stefan. He just nodded and walked out of the door. Elena closed the door behind him and turned back to me.

'That was…' she started.

'…horrible.' I finished for her.

'Exactly,' she sighed. I stood in front of her and locked her in my embrace.

Elena
Right that moment the guests really did arrive, we broke apart and I opened the door, Damon went back to the kitchen to check on the food.

Tyler walked in first, smiled politely at me and stepped into the living room. Bonnie and Caroline hugged me and looked around before they started talking.

'What was Stefan doing here?' Bonnie asked worriedly.

'We saw him leave,' Caroline explained.

'He came to talk to me. I told him he had to leave, I just can't handle with this right now.' I sighed and ran a hand through my hair, the silky locks sliding through the gaps between my fingers.

'You really start to sound like Elena, Damon,' Caroline laughed and Bonnie smiled a bit too.

I grinned. 'Oh, forgot to say. I… am Elena. We changed back this weekend.'

The two girls looked at each other for a few moments before they hugged me again, this time with more meaning. 'That's amazing. Tell me everything about it.'

'Another time,' I said and turned around to the stairs. 'Jeremy, are you coming down for dinner? Everyone's here already.'

He yelled something back, but I couldn't hear it because I got dragged to the dinner table where everything was ready to start eating.

I sat down next to Damon and clasped our hands together on his leg. He smiled sweetly at me before he stood up to get a bottle of wine.

When Jeremy came down, they all raised their glasses to make a toast.

'To friendship,' Tyler mumbled blushingly, Caroline's hand was securely tucked away in his own hand.

'No,' I said and shook my hand. I pulled my intertwined fingers with Damon's up to show everyone, 'to love.'

'Really?' Caroline asked and grinned goofily. 'How much more good news are you going to drop on us?'

Damon smirked. 'I'm making chocolate mousse.'

'And I thought it couldn't get any better,' my blonde best friend smirked. We all took a sip of our wine and started to eat.

xoxox

'Damon, this is heaven,' Caroline sighed around a spoonful of chocolate mousse in her mouth. He smirked at the compliment and wiggled his eyebrows.

Bonnie poked my in the side and smiled. 'You really look happy.'

'I am happy.'

'Yeah, I saw this coming. You sometimes looked really… loving and tender at him. I'm happy for you.'

'Thank you.' I started to get rid of the dirty plates from our main course and took the stack to the kitchen. I put it down on the sink when Damon walked up to me and took me in his arms. He hummed in my ear and placed soft kisses on my cheek. 'Do you enjoy the evening?'

'Yes, it's really nice. And I think they all kind of love you now.'

'Who wouldn't?' He smirked before kissing me passionately on the lips. I wrapped my arms around his waist and rested my head on his shoulder.

'They see the real you, not the bad guy they took you for.'

His facial expression changed and he sighed. 'I'm sorry for everything I've put you through, Elena.' He sighed in my hair and I looked up through my eyelashes. He smiled sadly. 'I've done so many bad things, and I don't know what I've ever earned you for.'

'You've made up for all of that. You are a great guy, Damon, you really are. And you are so sweet and loving for me.' I kissed his cheek softly and looked him in the eye.

He beamed a smile at me, tears clinging to his eyelashes. 'I love you, Elena.'

'I love you too. And you know, I could get used to this.'

He released me but took my hand in his. 'Yeah, me too. Now let's get back before they all think I murdered you with a fork.'

I giggled. 'Forever charming, Damon.'

'Thanks, I love me too.'

He ran away from my grip and I followed after him, engaging in a wild pursuit, my friends looking animated at us.

Yeah, I could really get used to this.

Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit. ~ Peter Ustinov

The End

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