"All done!" she called as she wound the camera on, "that was the last shot, I'm so going to get these processed." Both Stefan and Damon smiled at her enthusiasm, it was a refreshing change and with a pang of sadness Stefan thought how she reminded him a bit of Bonnie.
Soon they were outside her Dad's house, Stefan really hoped that she wouldn't start crying as he couldn't deal with crying females.
"Arrivederci, Piccolina. Do I get a hug?" Damon asked and a second later a slightly apprehensive Tasha stepped forward to get a hug, Damon not only giving her a hug but lifting her up in the air, much to her chagrin. Damon laughed and set her back down, Stefan stepped in and hugged her warmly, he was surprised she hugged him so tightly and much to his surprise they were both reluctant to let go.
"Take care and have a safe flight won't you?" Stefan smiled, out of the corner of his eye he saw his brother grinning like a madman, then in the middle of the road Damon took off his jacket and tossed it to his brother. Tasha looked as shocked and puzzled as Stefan, when Damon took his sweater off Stefan opened his mouth to say something but Damon threw it to Tasha who just about caught it. "A small memento Piccolina, the biggest fans are the ones who own something personal of their heroes. Now you have something of mine, keep it safe."
Tasha was dumbstruck, Stefan was as well, especially when Tasha whispered thank you and threw herself at Damon who laughed and hugged her back. Stefan thought to himself that perhaps he might have his brother wrong, after all these centuries he was starting to see a slightly softer side to his brother that he hadn't seen before. He wasn't sure if it was Elena or Tasha or both he had to thank, but he liked it.
Tasha stood and watched as the Ferrari sped off down the road, she waved even though she couldn't tell if they waved back as the windows were blacked out. She went back inside the house and sighed, it was over, all the fun she'd had yesterday and the drama this morning as Damon had called it was over and she felt the gaping hole in her life again just as clearly as when her parents split two years ago. Damon had been wrong about loosing someone that you loved, she'd lost her Dad just in a different way.
She hugged the jumper that Damon had given her, it smelled of his cologne. The bay window didn't have any net curtains and a few people walking past looked in, so Tasha took the jumper and camera upstairs to the spare room where she'd been sleeping, she took another whiff of Damon's jumper, it smelt so good! She squealed and then jumped up and down, round and round crying "oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god!" Joe McIntyre from New Kids On The Block had instantly been replaced with Damon Salvatore.
Suddenly she hit on idea, she grabbed the camera and ran out of the house where she took the next bus into town and straight into the Chemists where she got it developed in one hour with some of the money that Damon had given her and then took the next bus back home where she spent all day staring at the photos, until it was time for her Dad to come home.
Whatever went on in her life, Tasha was certain that she'd never forget her day with Damon and Stefan Salvatore.