Chapter 6
Damon
The school day is finally over, and I head to my locker. I grab my bag and throw my jacket on. I shut my locker and head down the hall. I push my way through the crowd by the front door and head outside. Tyler and Caroline are standing at the bottom of the steps in conversation. Tyler looks up and calls me over.
"What's up?" I ask leaning against the rail.
"Did you get your test grade back from Lit yet?"
I nod my head. "Yeah."
"What did you get on it?"
I pull my test paper out of my bag and hand it to him grinning.
Tyler sighs. "What the fuck dude? I swear you get lucky every single time. I actually studied and got a fucking D."
I laugh and shrug my shoulders. "Sorry man. I told you I would give you my notes."
"I know. Maybe next time I'll take you up on that." He says handing my paper back over.
"Well, I'm out. I've got to do some yard work for my mom. See y'all later."
"Later," they say in unison and I walk down the steps and head to my car.
I drive for a few minutes and decide to stop in at Mav's Groceries to stock up on fruit and bottled water. I walk into the store and grab a basket. As I walk along the produce, I grab apples, oranges, and bananas. I turn the corner and bump into someone that ends up dropping cereal and a bag of assorted fruit.
"Sorry," I say placing my basket down to help pick up this person's food. I reach out to grab the box of Cheerios at the same time as the other shopper. As our hands touch, I look up quickly due to the feeling of a static-like shock.
Elena is standing there and pulls back her hand quickly. Did she feel that too? That was fucking strange.
She bends back down and grabs the Cheerios. "It's fine. I wasn't watching where I was going either."
I nod my head, pick up my basket and flick my chin towards the registers. "Well it was nice to see you, but I have to get going."
She nods her head. "Nice to see you too."
I walk down the aisle and head over to the register. I place my basket on the conveyor belt and stand in front of the cashier. Elena comes up behind me and puts her things on the belt. I pay and grab my bags. I start to walk to the door when a thought comes to me. Elena doesn't have a car.
I stand outside the doors and she comes out of the store. I place my hand on her elbow and she jumps.
She whips her head around in my direction. "Jesus! You scared the shit out of me Damon."
I chuckle and place my hand in my pocket. "Sorry. Do you have a ride?"
"No, but it's only a 15-minute walk I think."
I scratch my chin and raise a brow. "You think? Come on, I'll give you a ride."
She shakes her head quickly. "It's fine. Really. I don't mind the walk."
I groan and nudge her shoulder. "Come on. It's just a ride."
She hesitates looking over to my car. Nodding quickly; "okay. Thank you."
"No problem," I say walking over to my car.
After driving for about 10 minutes she points to Gate 1. "That's me.
I nod and turn right. I pull up to the gate. There is a guy standing in the booth dressed in fatigues. I remember the conversation from lunch and quickly grab my license out of my wallet handing it to the MP. Elena hands her military ID over. "He is dropping me off from school."
The MP nods his head and hands us back our IDs. "Have a good afternoon."
"Thanks," I say putting my license back in my wallet. I pull away and take her directions to her house.
"This is me." She says as I pull up to a white house.
"Nice," I tell her as I put my car in park.
She grabs her bag off the floor between her legs and my eyes trail up slowly. Her skin is so creamy looking. She grabs the door handle and looks over at me. "Thanks for the ride Damon."
I give her a tight smile and nod my head. I'm afraid if I try and speak right now it will come out like a jumbled mess. She gets out of the car and shuts the door. I watch as she walks up to the front door. She turns around and waves. I wave back and drive off.
Why the fuck didn't I say more than two words to her? I probably seemed like such an asshole. There's something about her and it's driving me nuts. Like what the fuck was that in the store? And the way she looked at me...I know I wasn't imagining that.
It's Friday night and I'm getting ready to pick up Elena from her house. I change into a pair of bootcut jeans and my black t-shirt. I throw on my black boots and leather jacket. I check myself again in the mirror running my hand through my hair giving it that messy look that I generally have. Why am I so nervous about tonight? It's not like it's a date. We are going as a group like we usually do. Still. I am nervous. I shake my head and head out the door.
I make it over to the base and pull up to gate 1. I have my license ready. I roll down my window and hand the MP my license. "I'm picking up Elena Gilbert from 112 Boulevard."
He nods his head and hands me back my license. "Have a good night." He says as he waves me through.
I make it to her house and park out front. I don't see her right away. She comes out waving to someone inside and I get my first glimpse of her outfit. She is wearing a short black skirt, ankle boots, and a red leather jacket. Damn. Who would've thought?
She opens the front door and smiles at me getting in. "Hey."
"Hey. Ready?"
"I think so."
"Curfew?" I ask looking at the time. It's already 9:30 pm.
She shakes her head. "Only on school nights. Besides, I told my mom I wasn't sure if I would be spending the night with a friend."
"Good. We usually stay until after midnight. Then we all sleepover at someone's house."
"Like a slumber party?" she asks laughing.
I roll my eyes. "No. Not a slumber party." I say as I pull away from her house.
But is she right? I mean technically it's a group of us staying together at someone's house. I think it's Caroline's turn to host tonight. No. It's not a slumber party. Maybe a sleepover. The only party going on is when Caroline and Tyler are going at it in her room. Head out of the gutter Damon.
It takes about a half-hour to make it to 1Oak. It's the hottest club here in Mystic Falls. Easy to get into since we're regulars. Elena and I made polite conversation. I told her that I'm an only child. It's just me and my mom since my dad left when I was a baby. I learned that she has a younger sister and her dad is a Sergeant First Class in the Army. He is actually overseas in Kuwait until May. She told me she was born in Korea and lived in Hawaii along with New York. I also learned that she wants to be a physician's assistant. I told her that my major was still undecided, but I was leaning towards the medical field.
We pull up to the club and find Caroline, Rebekah, Tyler, and Matt standing in a spot next to Matt's car. I pull into the parking spot and Elena takes off her coat. My eyes practically bulge out of my head. She is wearing a silky red halter top with an open back. She isn't wearing a fucking bra. Shoot. Me. Now. We make our way out of the car.
"Bout time you fucking make it," Matt says standing behind Rebekah with his arms wrapped around her waist. I raise my brow at him. The date must have gone well.
"Whatever dude. So, what's the plan for tonight?" I ask walking up to them.
"My house tonight," Caroline says grabbing Tyler's hand. I nod my head. That's what I figured.
"Damn Elena. Looking H.O.T." Bonnie says snapping her fingers.
Elena smiles and ducks her head like she's embarrassed. I take my jacket off and throw it in my car. I lock the doors and head over to the group of them. We make it inside and I think it's wall to wall tonight. The place is packed.
I walk up to Elena placing my hand on her exposed back. That feeling I was talking about before? The crackle of energy? Yup. It's there again. I leave my hand in place and lean down to speak in her ear over the music. "Want a drink?"
She smiles at me. "Just a soda please."
"I'll be right back," I say brushing my lips across her ear as I go to turn towards the bar.
I get two sodas and a couple of bottles of water for later. I make my way over towards the booth that everyone is piled into. I place the sodas down and show her the water.
"I got it for later."
I place them on the table, and she mouths her thanks.
Bonnie gets up from her seat and takes off her jacket setting it down. "I don't know about you guys, but I'm here to dance." She pulls on Elena's hand. "Let's go."
Caroline laughs and grabs Tyler's hand. I follow them onto the middle of the dance floor. 'Talk Dirty' by Jason Derulo is playing and I start moving to the beat. Elena is dancing in front of Bonnie and Bonnie pulls Elena closer by the hips. They move together in sync and I slide up to them and spin in a circle. Bonnie throws her head back laughing and Elena giggles. I move behind Elena; grabbing her hips and pressing her back to my front. The 3 of us dancing together.
A guy comes up behind Bonnie and she spins around directing her attention to him. I turn Elena to face me and our movement is in sync. Hips swaying together. I place her hands around my neck; pulling her even closer, and wrap my arms around her small frame. She looks up at me then ducks her head quickly smiling shyly.
The song changes to 'Wow' by Post Malone. We keep dancing together and I move my hands along her bare skin by the waistband of her skirt. My fingers edge down skimming along the top of her butt. She looks up at me as we dance; her hands move down, and she grips my biceps. My right hand slips further down rubbing along the top of her butt just as the song comes to an end.
She stands up on her toes to talk in my left ear. "Drinks?"
I nod my head and grab her hand. We make our way over to the booth and sit down. I can't believe Elena and I were dancing like that. She didn't seem to have any objections about my hand being on her ass. And let me tell you something. It sure felt just as good as it looks in that tiny ass skirt.
I look towards the dance floor and Kat comes over to me. Swaying her hips in what she probably thinks is a seductive move. She places her hand on the back of my neck. "I thought you'd be here tonight."
I remove her hand and shake my head. "We normally are."
She leans over pushing her cleavage out and I raise my brow at her.
