On My Way to You
Chapter 4
"Finally. What took you so long?" Damon said as Elena stepped outside armed with a bunch of snacks for their long journey ahead.
"You expect me to take a long ass round trip without the essentials. You're crazy." She smiled putting them down in the back seat as she slithered back in the passenger's side.
"Do you even know where we're going next?"
"Well I did some googling and noticed there's a huge three-day concert near us. How lucky is that?"
"Are you sure you want to do that for your first big adventure?"
"Why? Is it a bad idea?"
"No. Not at all. I just thought you would want to do something tamer for your first experience."
"Nope. I'm going all in. Are you in or what?"
"It's like you've read my mind. Let's get a move on it's four hours away so we have a long car ride to go."
"Are you in the mood for some real food?" Damon asked as Elena looked up from her phone. They still had an hour to go before their destination and she hadn't expected this question from him when they were so close.
"I'm always in the mood for food."
"Coming right up." He smiled as they pulled into a nearby drive thru making Elena smile.
After Damon had finished ordering food for them, he parked in an abandoned nearby lot and handed Elena her food.
"Thank you."
"So, we'll have to find a hotel when we're there, but I think this will be quite the adventure for us."
"I can only hope you're right or else this trip will be a waste. "
"Not a total waste. It gives us a chance to get to know each other better."
"But I already know you."
"You know me as Caroline's annoying brother. Not as anything more than that."
"alright then let's change that. Tell me something that I don't know about you."
"Alright then did you know that I didn't want to play football when I first started high school."
"Yeah. I remember you birching about it when me and Caroline were hosting a pool party."
"Alright. Did Caroline ever tell you about the time our mom caught me having sex?"
"Which time? You tend to do that a lot."
"I do not."
"Girls talk you know." She teased her eyes shifting to him.
"I'll find something about myself that will surprise you. Just you wait."
"I'm looking forward to it, but for right now we should find a place to turn in for the night."
"I couldn't agree with you more. I'm both tired and hungry."
"It seems like there's a place to stop up ahead. Let's just hope they don't have a bed bug problem."
"Maybe if we're lucky they'll have a mini fridge."
"We're not legal."
"When has that ever stopped anyone?" Damon asked making Elena automatically roll her eyes. This was going to be a long vacation.
"Hi there, are you checking in?" the woman at the front desk asked as Damon adjusted their bags on his shoulder. She had no real clue why he had volunteered to take all of them, but she wasn't going to complain even though it looked like he wanted to.
"Yes. We need a room for two." She smiled as the front desk attendant looked at their availability.
"It appears as if we only have a single bed available. Is that okay?" she asked as Damon and Elena looked at each other.
She had always heard of these scenarios in movies, books, and TV shows, but she never expected it to happen in real life. What the hell was she supposed to do? Could she really share a bed with Damon Salvatore?
"That's ….fine." Damon answered making Elena want to jab him in the side with her elbow. Was he really not going to ask her first?
"Wonderful. I just need an ID and a credit card, and we'll be all set." She smiled as Elena handed her what she asked for. This really was going to be a long night.