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Chapter:4

Elena was still waiting at the top of the stairs for him, why was he bidding such an extended good night to Stefan, she would never understand how a good night could stretch to more than fifteen minutes. Elena took off her white stilettos , and grabbed them by the stripes along with her cross body bag.

"It's going to take a while to settle it down, this will blow over in a few weeks but till then Henry has to stay completely underground." Stefan discussed. "It's his fault to begin with, he goes partnering with washed out goons, he shouldn't be expecting security now."

"Everyone else in the clan will go bonkers, they'll think you don't care. "Stefan argued . Damon rolled his eyes, "Well they are right, I don't care about anyone who doesn't care about me, I didn't kill him and he should be grateful for that , that backstabbing bastard, as soon as I set my base in Russia ,send all his loser friends there, let me be clear Stefan ,I don't need politics between my men. I spared him to avoid the uproar from others, he's dead to me."

"Excuse me Mr. Salvatore." Elena's sarcastically sweet voice called for him, he grinned wide, "Just a minute darling." He turned to Stefan, "Tell him to fuck himself ,and he has time till next month, he can go hide wherever the hell he wants because next time I see him, I'll kill him, I don't care who watches or thinks I don't care about my men. The nerve of him- asking for security!" Damon pat Stefan's shoulder, "You're my brother , but don't think that'll change any decision I make , think the way I think Stefan." Stefan simply nodded looking down and Damon turned to go towards the stairs, "Ah it's bed time." He said with a relieved sigh, placing his arm on the small of her back and directing them to their bedroom, Elena chuckled , "You're exhausted for the first time, some evidence of you being human." He opened the door to their room, "I thought you were in a good mood, enough to not poison me with your words." He moved away and took off his coat, pressing his shoulder, "I work all month and I don't get tired, one day with you and look at all this fatigue." He commented pressing his own arms for some tension relief. She looked at him from the mirror installed in her dresser, he did look tired and by the way he was talking, Elena knew he was trying to get her to fight back and get her attention. "I can give you a massage." She said taking off her earrings, She saw his expressions change, his hands moving on his arms stopped, his eyebrows raised in confusion ,he looked back then at her , "Excuse me are you talking to me?"

She rolled her eyes at his antics, "Yes you. Aren't you tired, I have some herbal oil and I can give a good massage okay."

He still couldn't believe she would want to help him, his shocked expression bothered her, she turned around, "What? You don't think I can do it?"

"No It's just." He shook his head , "I feel like you're being nice , that's not your thing with me." his words offended her, she huffed loudly, "You are a complicated man. I have no bad intentions ,I just want to help you." She threw her hands up in surrender , "But if you feel that I might snap your neck-"

He laughed, "You cant snap my neck dearie – you know what? Yes to that massage." He sat on the foot of the bed waiting for her to get whatever she had to, she quickly came back ,she had changed into her PJ's , a pink silk tank top with white shorts , that ended above her knees, she had a red bag with her ,which she set aside ,"Take off your shirt."

He smirked , rubbing his hands together, "Oh now I know why you wanted to give me a massage so badly, you wanna see me naked, all you have to do is ask."

"Hey man I can oil your shirt whatever." She said with hands on her hips, he rolled his eyes, "You're a kill joy, you know that?"

She chuckled as he took off his shirt somewhat pouting and threw it aside, "Now what?"

"Em tell me , what areas you feel are most strained , I guess your shoulders and your back." She got on he knees to be face to face with him. He nodded, "Mostly there."

"Okay now just lie down." She instructed and reached for her bag to take out an oil, while he settled on the bed with his back to her. She poured out some oil in her palm and rubbed it in between her hands , making it warm, "I am going to start, take deep breaths and relax- just think of nice things." She said in a low voice to not disturb him, "Like gardens and greenery and flowers-"

"yeah I get it sweetie."

She shook her head with a sigh and slowly touched his shoulders, her little hands could feel every muscle contract under her skin, she pressed her fingers gently on the upper points making sure her palms were not applying the same pressure and were soft against his skin, she heard him sigh in relief and it brought a smile on her lips , at least she was good at something , she thought. Her hands slowly moved to his back, as she continued her work she just thought about one thing-how tough and built he was, his body was stone hard, a blush crept it's way to her cheeks, she had never felt him so close to herself, this fuzzy feeling in her heart was making her toes curl, "Is it working?" she asked in a whisper.

"Hmm yes , I already feel so much better." He said in a sleepy tone, all his muscles felt like they were unclenching and relaxing now, her small hands felt so good on his skin, the tips of her fingers gave a simultaneous soft and hard pressure which made him feel so good, if he could have it his way she'd be doing this forever. Elena would never admit it to him, but he knew she wasn't as difficult as she thought she was, how can someone with such soft hands be that hard on the inside.

When she got done, she got up from the bed to keep her things back and he frowned sitting up on bed, then he got up following her to the walk in wardrobe.

When she closed the cup board and turned around she gasped, "God you scared me! I thought you fell asleep."

"I did , then you stopped. "he complained.

Elena couldn't help but smile, "Well I am going to bed and you should too, give it a rest." She pursed her lips, avoiding his contoured chest and quickly went back to the bedroom, Damon huffed loudly.

(-HMHMHM-)

A white Audi driving in the rain, six year old girl in the backseat, hugging her teddy bear close to herself as her Three year old brother reached for it, from the middle seat. "No it's mine!" She said in a warn.

"Baby that's not how we talk to our brother." Her mother who was sitting at the other window seat ,looked up from her novel and scolded the little girl.

"But Mom he already has his stupid toy car." She whined, "Hugsy is mine I am not going to share ,he already tore off my barbie's head."

"And then daddy bought you ten in exchange for that. Stop being greedy." Her mom said.

"But Izzi was my favorite doll and he broke her, I am not giving hugsy!" She pouted holding the bear tightly in her embrace.

"You know when you don't share, God gets angry and he takes away every toy for not being kind." The woman ran a hand through her brown locks, "This-"

"We're being followed Ma'am. The driver notified.

She and her mother looked back when all of a sudden multiple cars could be heard, Her mother saw a car deliberately trying to bump into her side and she picked up the six year old girl, hugging her like the little girl was hugging her teddy bear , with a crash the car flew up, The girls eyes widened but her mother pushed the little girl's small face to her chest, preventing her from seeing anything ,all she could hear was glass breaking , all she could smell was petrol ,all she could feel was rolling in a circle ,till it stopped after minutes. She was breathing shallow, when she looked up she saw her mother's face bleeding, struggling for breath, the smell of the petrol more intense now, the mother pushed her out the open window, the little girl cried seeing how injured her mother's face was, glass was cutting through her cheeks, before the little girl knew her mother pushed the crying baby out of the window, "Elena! Go! Run take Jeremy Go!"

"MOM!" she cried

"I am stuck! Elena run ! I'll come back I promise, you're my baby- take your brother and go, I'll be fine I promise!"

"No mommy. " she shook her head , her mother cupped the side of her face breathing sharply, "Just run ,Mommy will be home soon ! save your brother ! Go! "She pushed the girl and Elena dragged the baby boy on the road as much as she could, as fast as she could, they were hardly far from the car when it exploded in the middle of the road, rising high before turning into ashes and burning and she knew her mother wouldn't be coming back, because she heard a scream before those flames took her.

"NOOOO!"

She sat up from her pillow, breathing rapidly ,sweat on her forehead, she felt like she had been running on that road, that smoke was in her lungs and it was so sharp she couldn't breathe ,she touched her heaving chest , feeling that her heart was beating like a drum, her feet shivered. She ran a hand through her hair , "So real – how did this?, I cant ." she continued to chant incoherent words and incomplete statements, hot tears pooled in her eyes and though her chest ached with pain of loss ,her tears were soothing to her.

"Elena?"

She quickly wiped her tears at Damon's voice ,she had almost forgotten she was married! He sat up, "What's wrong?"

She shook her head, "Nothing I had a bad dream. "doing her best to keep her voice steady.

"Oh." He simply said, "Well go back to bed, it's just a dream."

"Yeah- I'll get some water." She got out of bed and quickly went downstairs, the house was empty of staff, they were probably in their rooms at this hour ,she went to the kitchen and turned on the lights, she wanted to drink water but her chest hurt. Maybe it was still that memory or maybe she was getting a minor heart attack. She felt alone right now, she sat down on the counter stool and let her head fall against the counter, resting it on her arms, again the tears pooled in her eyes, seeing her mother's face tonight. Her words, the way she smiled, the way she'd touch her cheeks, kiss her cheeks, tie her hair in double braids, the way she'd open them and brush them at night, telling her how she was a princess.

A hand caressed her shoulder and she sat up looking back. "I was just-"

"It's okay." Damon said and he stepped ahead taking her in his embrace , she sighed in his arms, as his hands moved up and down her back in a soothing manner, Elena closed her eyes ,feeling at peace of not being completely alone right now. He cupped her face ,parting her from his chest and he could feel how she was reluctant to let him go right now, "You okay?"

She nodded looking down, her voice hardly above a whisper, " I just had a bad dream."

"Hmm you were promising someone you'd share 'hugsy'. " he grinned. The back of his hand stroked her cheek. She bit down on her lip and before he'd know she broke into sobs, he frowned making her look at him ," , I am sorry was that too personal , sorry I didn't want to-" he wiped away her tears , "Stop crying Elena , tell me your issue." He said in a soft voice , "Wait."

He left her there and came back soon with a glass of water, "Here." she looked up at him and held the glass with shaking hands, after a sip or two her throat felt constricted to drink more and his worried eyes on her also didn't feel too comfortable , she put the glass on the counter and got off the stool, "Let's go back."

He huffed and held her wrist pulling her back in front of him, "Be less stubborn every once in a while."

"I am okay- really." She tried to reassure him, he shook his head, "You're telling me or do you want me to call your dad."

She bit her lip, "Fine , I'll tell you."

"Good. Let's go get some fresh air okay?" he said softly as he let his arm around her leading her to the garden at the back of the kitchen, as soon as the cold fresh air touched her she felt herself more relaxed and at ease, even the garden being dark, she wasn't in the least bit paranoid , the fragrance of the wet mud and grass was refreshing.

They sat on the swing, and he let her go, holding her hand tightly in between both his hands resting above his thigh , waiting for her.

"I saw my Mom again." She looked down at their linked hands , "The same day, the day she died ,I saw that."

"Oh." his thumb stroked her palms slowly. She sucked up the tears that were poking at her eyes to come out, "I wouldn't share my teddy bear with Jeremy and she was telling me – how bad it was , I should be less selfish, we were in a car , coming back from my Nona's place , when? Where? Michaelsons followed us , they attacked and got rid of all other security behind us and attacked us. I couldn't see anything."

She looked at him, her body had started shaking, "The car got out of control and we got into an accident , it was so sudden, the car just rolled and rolled Damon. So much glass and blood – and then everything was quiet."

Tears started rolling down her cheeks, she looked away, "She pushed us out of the window, and she promised me she'd be okay- that I need to save Jeremy, I just, ran I shouldn't have, because it all went up in flames , she was …. Dead." Her lower lip quivered and she couldn't control the low sobs that followed, he sighed pulling her into his arms , resting her head against his chest, "It's going to be fine sweetie."

She nodded rubbing her wet face against his chest, "I am sorry , you didn't need to-"

"Hey, it's okay Elena." He cupped her face , making her look up at him ,"You don't need to be sorry for anything. I know I don't understand what you went through, but I care that you're hurt."

She pursed her lips, "I just miss her, I lost her so soon, I would never want that to be my last memory with her , when she was mad at me."

"She wasn't mad at you." He chuckled , "You understand that right? Kids are little brats ,that's how you set them straight." He wiped the tears away from her cheeks, "If she didn't love you , she wouldn't guard you from pain."

"I wish she'd say that she loved me , a last time." She whispered resting her head back on his chest. He stroked her hair sitting back , "But you know she does , don't you?"

"Mmhmm." She nodded , then looked up at him , "Where are your parents? They don't live here?"

"I was brought up by my uncle , I don't know about my parents." He sighed , "Maybe they're dead , maybe gone , I don't know."

She frowned, "What do you mean? Didn't your uncle tell you?" Elena could see how he was getting tensed slightly, she didn't want him to feel upset but shouldn't she know too, he chuckled hiding his inner anxiousness over the question , "Maybe he did tell me , Zach died when I was Eleven, I don't remember , for mostly it's been me and Stefan, I know my parent's names , that's all I know."

"Oh."

"See that's the reason I told you I can't understand your loss, because I've never felt it." He cupped the side of her face, "Most of the people think me and Stefan just started a decade ago , we've been on roads all our lives , from Italy to here – big struggle, now I just want to stop for a while."

She suddenly felt so sorry for him, because she could read a vulnerability in his eyes , he wanted a family even when he didn't act like it , he needed love , even when he didn't ask for it. His sudden calm attitude was a clean act that she could see through. She rested her head against his chest , and closed her eyes , Elena could easily feel how his heart beat picked up pace from the gesture, and his hand had suddenly stopped patting her hair, but then he continued. "You sleepy? Want to go back to bed?"

"Yeah in a while, I like it here." she murmured.

(-HMHMHM-)

The sound of the water running woke her up, she sat up in bed, how did she get here? then the whole night replayed in her head slowly, did he bring her back to bed? Because she remembered falling asleep outside, she got up from the bed and stood outside the bathroom , "Damon you're still home?" she slightly pushed the open door, her husband was standing infront of the large mirror in a towel a view that would forever be too much for her ,shaving. She peeked in and he looked back , "I don't remember keeping a hologram , still home."

She rolled her eyes getting inside , "When will your awful humor die?"

"It's a competition , your stubbornness vs my bad humor." He chuckled running the razor on his jaw line , "Is that what you wanted to ask?" he looked at her from the mirror , she took a step ahead , "No actually I wanted to thank you , for last night."

He shrugged, "For what?."

"For listening." She sat on the counter , looking at him , "I was upset and you helped me."

He grinned, "Well I wouldn't be able to if I didn't feel so good from that little massage."

She looked down hiding her blush , "Is this your way of saying thank you?"

"I think we're even." He cleaned his face and patted it dry with a towel , "So there's something we need to talk about." He cleared his throat.

She looked up, "What?"

"You told me something about college, you dropped out soon because of the Michaelson thing, well I asked Stefan to see if we would be able to get you registered private, now it was tough but we managed to get a seat for BFA for now, means that you can study at home and get to-"

She interrupted, "But I can't study from home Damon, I know nothing – there are 120 units I can't just do them by myself."

"I know , I know and that is why we're getting a bunch of tutors." He said calmly and stood in front of her, her knees touching his body as kept his hands on either sides of her, "Do you want to?"

"Of course I want to, I have nothing to do at home all day, but our reputation Damon, who in the right mind would want to come here, no offense but we are all associated with crime."

He rolled his eyes, "That's not your problem, that's mine, your problem is knowing if you want to do this."

She nodded, "Yes I want to." She smiled, "Thanks. This is so cool." She leant forward letting her arms go around his neck , she pressed a kiss against his cold cheek, "Thank you." She parted enough to look at him, her arms were still around his neck, it was too close, he slowly cupped her face ,his thumb stroking her cheeks, his eyes focused on her lips, he could feel how warm and rosy her cheeks were getting by the moment, he was just about to touch her lips with his when a knock at the door disturbed them , he groaned , "Whoever this is , is going to die."

Elena hopped off the counter and went back to the bedroom followed by him, she opened the door to their bedroom and saw a woman , her hair tied up in a bun ,wearing a grey pencil skirt with a white tucked in shirt , dark smooth skin, "Mrs. Salvatore Good morning! Mr.Stefan Salvatore directed me here."

Elena stood closed the door slightly , peeking out , "Umm If you're here to see Damon , he's not dressed yet so, can you please wait downstairs."

"Okay." She said after swallowing thick.

"What's your name again?"

"Bonnie Bennet – actually i-"

Elena interrupted her , "Okay Bonnie Bennet , I'll make sure he knows and it's quite rude to knock on a bedroom door , no matter how 'causal' your relationship with my husband might be."

"But-"

She shut the door on her face ,turning around and almost groaned inside , Damon was in the walk in wardrobe , when she burst in there , "Seriously Damon what the hell."

He turned around , "What?"

"There is a woman outside who wants to see you , you know just because you gave me a choice on our wedding night doesn't mean I am going to deal with your whores, not at all! I would not allow these girls to walk over me and talk to you like I don't exist because I do. You want to live a life like you're not married , then I damn sure will throw some divorce papers on your face right before it." She spat. He just watched her with a brow raised , "You're kidding me, Rose was outside?"

She cringed at the name, "No but some other butterfly of yours , what was her name? yes Bonnie Bennet. "

He frowned , "Elena that's not my ex girlfriend."

"Oh hell no! so she's not an ex , she's a current , I don't care tell her to leave." She pointed to the door. Damon palmed his face , "That's the girl we hired for you, your assistance , Stefan said you don't have friends here so I thought maybe you'll like someone to talk to you, help you around." He explained in a calm voice , "Jeez why are you so mad over Rose still?"

"Because she acted like I don't matter Damon." She stated clearly, "And no girl is going to make me feel like a helpless wife , that's the last thing that's going to happen."

"I know ,come on , I don't care about her." he held her shoulders pressing them, she moved away from him , "I don't care if you don't care about her , just get this straight , you wanna have an affair, go ahead but if I find out about it , the way you insulted my presence Damon ,I don't care what my Dad says, I will go back home and I'll make sure you regret it." She warned storming out of the room. Damon stood their clueless in the room, what did he say that got her this angry with him?

(-HMHMHM-)

"We've got three places fully set up and running , they even showed me the money we made last week from all those casinos." Stefan showed them as soon as he got done from his meeting , "Congratulations you bastard, I've already sent men to get the set up faster, do you think we should go yet."

"I don't know , some small Dons are protesting Gilbert's decision saying they wont do as say, it's an ego problem , Even though Grayson advised them in person but they refuse to give up ,they went as far as saying they'll kill us." Stefan huffed , they both stood outside by his car, Damon leaned against it, "Why? Didn't they took orders from Grayson."

"Yeah but now they wont just give up , saying you took the place by force , they think he's the victim ,I think Grayson is playing us , he isnt a sweetheart that they aren't letting him go , maybe be fueled them so he can slowly creep his way back into rule." He said pinching the bridge of his nose. "You sure?"

"Of course , he's acting like you wanted to marry his daughter since the start, we went with a deal, he wants our protection but he's being a greedy bastard at the same time." Stefan explained. Damon shook his head, "Well if that's the case the motherfucker will pay. I did my end of the deal."

"Gladly I must add." Stefan said sarcastically. Damon rolled his eyes, "Well guess who takes after Daddy , Elena is hot and cold all the time- one moment she is as sweet as chocolates the next , she's ready to shove a stick up my ass."

"Ouch, what happened."

"Rose happened, she says she finds out about one other girl and she'll divorce me- no in her words ,she'll make me regret it."

"What?"

"Yeah I know it turned me on too but that's not the point here, I am just thinking of ways to hide my countless ex girlfriends ." he raised his brows, "The wife's mad! Her family , cuckoo." He touched his head, "I hear the word Gilbert one more time , I'll choke on glass."

"I told you so." Stefan said in a sing- song voice , "But your sex addiction got the best of you."

"Oh please I feel like a monk okay –I've been married for a month now and-"

Stefan laughed and moved away , "And to add salt to your wounds I did have a lot of fun on your wedding night , let me recall my memory even our one of site mangers invited to the wedding, hooked up with one of the guests there-"

"Haha everyone's getting laid with the Gilberts but me" Damon said with his poker's face , Stefan faked a pout , "A more willing option is Jeremy ,hey he's a gilbert, that's one thing checked off your list."

Damon opened his car door, "Screw you Stefan."

(-HMHMHM-)

'We need to talk.' He typed the text to Grayson and went inside his room, "Elena." He called her name loudly , she appeared from the wardrobe , "Damon you're back."

"Yes I actually-" he was interrupted when he saw Bonnie come out of the wardrobe wearing a yellow halter dress , he was pretty sure Elena owned, her hair were in a half updo and her face confused and nervous. "It's only seven ,you usually come home so late." His wife said

"Yeah I thought I would em-" he looked away from Bonnie to her, "What's going on?"

"I was giving Bonnie a style swap." She said proudly some what, "How does she look?"

"Is that a trick question?" he asked a brow raised , "Elena, Bonnie is not your doll ,she's here to assist you."

Elena huffed loudly," Well I don't require assistance right now. " she turned to Bonnie , "Bonnie when will the spa staff show up?"

"In an hour maybe." She said in a shy voice .

"No cancel your appointments , we're going out for dinner in half an hour." He told her taking off his tie , he sat on the bed and let out a sigh, she smiled, "You're taking me out?"

"Ahuh guess what, your Dad and Jeremy will be there too." He took off his shoes , "So get ready."

"Oh so it's a business thing." She was slightly disappointed and looked at Bonnie, "I'll see you tomorrow I guess."

"Good bye Elena." Bonnie picked up her bag and gave her a smile heading out, when she closed the door after her , Elena palmed her face, "I was so embarrassed in the morning , Bonnie is a nice girl ,she just got nervous a lot in the morning and came upstairs."

"Hmm." He lied back and closed his eyes for a moment, she walked to the bed and sat by his side, "Sorry I shouted at you in the morning."

He let out a breath , "It's okay. Go get ready." He patted her face. She touched his arm, "I really am sorry, I thought about it when you were gone."

"You thought about me." he opened his eyes, a smirk on his lips now, "Is that your way of saying you missed me right after you threatened to destroy me."

She got up from the bed and instantly he held her wrist pulling her down on him, she fell on top of him , her breath hitched seeing his blue eyes boring into her, the back of his hand caressing her face, he leaned forward and pressed his lips against her jawline, she bit her lip, "We're late."

"We can be later." He suggested with wriggling his brows. She giggled getting up , "I am gonna get ready." Her whole body was heating up and trembling with some sort of need, her mind replaying him kissing her jaw bone. She practically ran to the bathroom and locked herself inside, did she like it? Because her stomach was doing somersaults for some odd reasons, okay maybe she was attracted to him.

She quickly took a shower and dried her hair all the while her mind making different scenarios of them , she shook her head , cringing to it- but she couldn't help it , it felt good.

Her hair were straight with some volume , she clipped the front back and let a strand or two out on the sides to frame her face, she wore a red body con dress that ended above her knees with a little slit on one side , after applying a little makeup she got out and reached for her black pumps, "Ready."

He was fixing his hair in the mirror as she came out of the wardrobe and his jaw dropped looking at her, was she torturing him by looking so beautiful, surely she knew how much he loved this color on her,or maybe she didn't- but the color was made for her. She looked down, smiling , "What do you think?"

What does he think? He doesn't want to go that's what he thinks, he wants to pick her up throw her on the bed and never leave this room again, "Ravishing." He stepped closer to her, "I want to ravish you." He winked , she rolled her eyes , "What's got into you today."

He offered his arm to her, she crossed her arm with his , "Let's go."

(-HMHMHM-)

Elena was looking out the window, "the weather is so good right?"

"Yes." He ran a hand through his hair, "Gray was avoiding me."

"Yeah that was weird. I don't know why he was so off." She sat back and turned her head to look at him, "Jeremy says that he's heard Klaus Michaelson has sent him threats after our marriage, something about a Florida base being taken."

"Yes we were sharing that before you and I got married, 60-40 percentage and now we just took it, one of our men Henry, let his men into my base, which caused a massacre, we didn't expose Henry yet he's still under our observation, I want to get into the root." He clenched the steering wheel. She touched his thigh, "Is it because you married me?"

He looked at her , "Elena these people are backstabbers , they were hidden and now they are right in front of me. Don't blame yourself for anything."

She nodded. He held her hand which rested on his thigh and squeezed it as a reassurance. He smiled at her , "It's been a month to our wedding."

"Really?" she asked , although she remembered since morning but she avoided to tell him, it'll look weird.

"Where are we going?" she asked looking outside the window , feeling they weren't going home. "Almost there." She shook her head sitting back in her seat and enjoying the drive ,it was nice to be out without security- that was all why she thought marrying him was not such a bad deal, because before this she would have crowds of security to go anywhere , Damon claimed he was a one man army and security wasn't required if he was around.

Soon the car was off the road , down a grassy path and she sat forward to look around , "Emm what is this place?"

"Relax." He pressed her hand and stopped the car at a point. "Come on." He instructed and got out of the car, she did too. He opened the trunk , he took out a big basket and a mat, "Midnight picnic."

"What" she giggled, he let the lights of the car on ,holding the stuff in one hand and held her hand in the other , "Come on."

She stopped ,"Wait- wait." She bent down and took off her pumps her hand clutching his tightly all the while , she kept the pumps aside the car, "okay ready." He rolled his eyes and picked her up , she squealed , "Damon, put me down!"

"Lena I don't want you stepping into something sharp, calm down." He easily carried her down a little path , Elena spotted water at the base of the path, the moon shone in the water, the beautiful lake surrounded by thick trees, some light from the car illuminating the area around. "Woah."

"You like it princess?" He asked setting her down on the grass, he spread the mat and kept the basket on it , he sat by her side and breathed in , "I thought you could use a little time out of the house."

"This place is so beautiful." She was still mesmerized , "Look how beautiful the moon looks."

"Hmm." He let his arm around her waist and pulled her close to himself, she blushed sitting against his chest, "You're not as bad as I thought." She confessed. "Pretty romantic." She added with a giggle. He stroked her arm, his head resting on her shoulder, "See not that bad Mrs. Salvatore."

"After you turned down that Tahiti trip , I just felt like you don't want to interact with me, I felt like a deal. "she turned her head side ways to look at him. He looked into her eyes, he could perfectly see her shining orbs , beautiful eyes that he couldn't get enough of, "Elena I do want you to go and travel but ever since we got married , people are keeping tabs, a honeymoon is the most certain thing- it's obvious , we could be in danger, I want to wait until everything blows over a little and then I will take you – to places you've never seen."

She chuckled , "Really?"

"Ahuh. I wouldn't lie to you, I am excited about my life with you, you know and I want to make it perfect. You and I and my dumb brother- I want us to live happy as long as we can." He said sincerely, "You can never be a deal to me, you're my wife Elena , you're a Salvatore now, we're like a family."

She nodded , unclenching the muscles of her body , she wanted to relax, he opened the basket and took out a bottle of champagne, "It's our one month together."

"That's hell sappy." She rolled her eyes as he made her hold the bottle with him , they opened it together and he pulled out the Champagne glasses from the basket , pouring the drink in both the glasses , he handed her a glass, "Cheers. Elena."

She laughed. He pulled her back against him and they sipped from their drink watching the lake, she sighed, "We're a family huh, that sounds weird."

"Hmm why" he asked her.

"A family is like – babies and stuff like that." She grinned looking back at him, she playfully smacked his arm around her waist, "owh don't tickle me."

"It's not weird, someday we might have kids who knows. "he shrugged. "A little Eugenio and a little Genoveva."

She looked back at him jaw dropped, "What? What kind of germs are that?"

"Germs? That's going to be our babies, Eugenio and Genoveva. Of course if you want more children Herberto and Lorenza are good options."

"Yes if I hate my babies that's when." She got away from him , "You're kidding right? I am not going to ever and ever have your children if you're naming them."

"What does that mean? Those names are great they hold great heritage value to me , you tell me I cant name my daughter after my Grandmother?" he sounded upset.

"Well your grandmother shouldn't be named Eugenio in the first place." She spat back.

"My grandmother was Genoveva , Eugenio will be our son." He explained.

"No way , stay away from me you pizza maker I am not letting you name my kids." She dragged herself on the mat. "Pizza maker? Did you just call me a pizza maker?" he inched closer.

"Yes- and Ahhh." She screamed as he attacked her and she was suddenly against the ground with him on top of her, straddling her and kept her hands pinned above her head with his one hand, "Take that back."

"You wont name our kids." She demanded.

"Okay here goes nothing." He started tickling her, she let out a laugh, surrendering between giggles, 'Okay okay I am sorry."

"No you're not!." He said still tickling her , her echoing giggles made him happy too ,he loved making her happy. "Damon I am sorry I wont call you a pizza maker Damn it." she laughed , he stopped letting her breath , her chest was heaving as she struggled to capture her breath and her hands still pinned , she was still smiling wide with closed eyes, "Sorry for being racist , you're not naming my children."

"So can I name the dog?"

"Maybe- at least you wont name it after your grandmother." She started laughing. He too laughed getting off her and lied by her side on the ground laughing, "I was messing with you."

"Really?" she turned her face to him.

"Yeah."

Their faces were close to each other and the laughs paused , he stroked the side of her face ,brightly shining from the moonlight, she closed her eyes moving closer to him, slowly he pressed lips to her, she moaned from how gentle they felt on her , as he took his time , he took her bottom lip between his lips sucking on it for a moment before he pecked her and parted to see her face, she opened her eyes , "wow." She whispered. She cupped his face leaning forward and kissed him back, at first he was stiff but in a moment he realized what happened and reacted, pulling her on top of him, he cupped her face, kissing her back, rolling his tongue on her lower lip, she hesitated before opening her small mouth for him and he instantly entered his tongue in her mouth caressing her warm tongue, sucking on it occasionally , he could feel how she was reacting by moving her hips against his , like a cat in heat. He parted from her mouth kissing below her lips down her chin to her neck, she threw her head back and her eyes closed, she let out a soundless moan, "Oh Damon." She sighed. He peppered her neck with kisses ,his hand moved upto unclip her hair , "Have I told you how offending this was." He threw the clip , leaning in her neck , his tongue licked the area below her ear and she let out a moan, her body shook with need. He pulled the thin red straps down from her shoulders as he kissed and nibbled her skin , "You're so god damn beautiful." He whispered in her ear, "Let's go home, I want to take you in my bed the first time."

"Damon. She moaned , "I want you right now."

He kissed her warm lips again and this time she tried to move her tongue with his , her hands traced down his shoulders to unbutton his shirt, when he pulled back looking at her, "Elena."

Her eyes were glimmering as she looked at him ,a red light, he sat up and adjusted the straps on her dress, "Go sit in the car."

"What? Damon i-"

"Sit in the car, no arguments." He said in a whisper and got her to stand up. She looked back and saw him break the Champagne bottle heading away, she frowned as she saw him going towards the trees. "Damon." She called but he didn't answer. She stayed by the car and in a second she heard a shot ,she quickly ran in the direction and her heart was sinking , was he hurt, once she got in the woods, she saw him standing near two men who were lying on the ground , one with half the champagne bottle thrusted in his chest , the other dead from the fire of the gun, while Damon standing there with a flash from his phone reading a paper, a gun discarded at his feet. She touched her beating chest, "Damon."

He looked up, "Kol Michaelson."