Chapter 4
Damon
"It's nothing new," I say to Bonnie loosening my tie.
"Well, you didn't have to be so rude to Elena." Bonnie chastises me. "She was only saying what all of us have thought but we're nice enough not to say."
"That's just it," I tell her tapping her nose. She pushes my hand away. "Someone should've told her to keep her mouth shut when it comes to Katherine."
Bonnie sighs; "Seriously Damon? Why are you being so protective of her?"
I scrub my hand over my face and look back at her. "Has anyone ever thought that I'm not protecting her, but I'm protecting you all from her?"
Bonnie mouths oh.
"Yeah," I say. "None of us need any more of Kat's bullshit. It will end soon enough."
The bathroom door opens, and Elena steps out. This girl is what my mom would call a classic beauty. Her sleek brown hair, honey brown eyes, and those perfect lips. She is out of the league of any guy here. Those are just facts. She is wearing light pink scrubs and has her hair up. She smiles at Bonnie and turns to walk down the hall.
"Elena, where are you going?" Bonnie asks.
"I have to get over to the medical center," she says pointing down the hall.
"I know that," Bonnie says rolling her eyes. "Do you have a ride?"
Oh no. Don't. I'm not a taxi service Bonnie.
Elena shakes her head. "No, but it's only about a 10-minute walk from here."
I raise my brows. "10-minute walk?"
What the fuck am I doing?
She nods but asks, unsure; "right?"
Bonnie shakes her head. "It's maybe a 10-minute drive. That has to be a 30-minute walk, at least."
Her eyebrows knit together, and she scrunches her nose. "Oh," she says sounding defeated.
"We have to go right by there on the way to my house," Bonnie says looking from Elena back to me.
Fuck me. Of course, Bonnie would offer her a ride. Elena looks at me with a straight face. Studying me most likely.
"No, that's okay. I wouldn't want to impose." She says shaking her head.
Dammit. I can't seem like a complete asshole. "It's fine. Seriously. I don't mind."
She smiles at me with a bright smile, "Thank you. I would really appreciate it."
I nod my head, "No problem."
We head out the doors and over to the student parking lot. Using my key fob, I unlock my car. It's a blue Camaro. It unlocks and Bonnie tells Elena to sit in the back with her. Matt sits in the passenger seat beside me. I pull out of the parking lot and turn right, headed in the direction of the medical center.
After the ten-minute drive, I pull up to the clinic doors and Elena gets out of the car. "Thank you." She says shutting the door behind her. I watch her walk in the doors and pull away. Hopefully, mom doesn't chew my head off for not stopping in. I just want to get home and finish studying for my History exam.
