To Love Again
Chapter 4
Elena answered the door and smiled at Damon as he lifted up a box.
"What's that?" she asked slightly curious.
"I thought you might want it. My mom and I were going through some of Stefan's old photos so we could make duplicates for you and the kids."
"That was very thoughtful of you. Thank you Damon and thank your mother as well."
Damon smiled making his blue eyes sparkle a little.
"Would you like to come in? I just made a few pot of coffee." She said smiling slightly.
"I would love some." He said smiling.
They made their way to the kitchen as Elena poured Damon a cup and she looked at a few photos as he drank it. She smiled at the pictures of her and Stefan on their wedding day.
"How come you weren't at the wedding?" she asked.
Damon raised his eyebrows slightly as he put the cup of coffee down.
"Stefan didn't want me there. I assumed he would have told you, but then again he never told you about me to begin with."
"What happened to make you two hate each other?"
"A girl mostly. I know it sounds silly but Katherine wasn't just any girl. She was fun and nice, but she turned out to be a complete bitch that wasn't worth it."
"I'm sorry to hear that."
"Don't be. I never really loved her in the first place."
"Still it's always horrible when you lose the one you love."
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to bring it up."
"I'll have to get used to it eventually Damon. My husband is gone and I obviously didn't know as much about his past as he led me to believe."
"He just wanted to stop living in the past."
"A past is what makes a person Damon."
"But it's not what defines them Elena. Stefan wanted a future where the past didn't affect it. I can't blame him for what he did."
"You're a good brother, you know that?"
"I could have been a better one."
Elena grabbed hold of Damon's hand and squeezed. She didn't really know why she did it, but Damon's hand felt nice and warm in hers. She coughed and pulled her hand away embarrassed after all this was her dead husband's brother. She couldn't be thinking those things with him.
"Thank you for stopping by Damon. I really appreciate it."
"Will you tell the kids that uncle Damon says hi?"
"It would be my pleasure."
She smiled as Damon left. What had she just gotten herself into?