Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to The Vampire Diaries, TV show or books. However I decided to have a little play around with the characters (I would definitely like to play with Damon).
Although there is some smut in this chapter, it is a little more fluffy than the usual chapters. There is a reason for it, all will become clear...eventually. But not for a very long time, but certain events need to happen even if the seem minor at the time. But I'm sure the ending of this chapter will be worth it. ;)
Stefan was officially concerned. He'd tried calling Damon and Bonnie's phone's all morning, but there was no answer. Then he'd tried Elena's, but again there was no answer. The phone he was using was a temporary one for security and he didn't have Jeremy's number which left him without another contact at the safe house, which Damon still hadn't spilled as to its exact location. Eventually out of desperation he called Caroline to see if she knew what was going on as Caroline usually knew everything. After only three rings she picked up.
"Stefan." Caroline answered cheerily. "How's New Orleans?" she asked.
"Hey Caroline. Thank god there's someone answering their phone. We've got a lot of information." Stefan told her. "Elijah has given us a lead on a coven of witches who would protect the baby. We just need to let Damon and Bonnie know the next moves. Have you heard from them?" he asked.
"I'm with them now at the safe house. Well sort of." Caroline told him."They're outside with Bonnie. She's doing a spell with them." she said.
"What kind of spell?" Stefan frowned.
"Apparently the baby is getting really powerful, so Bonnie has to suck the magic out, or something like that." Caroline explained. "But to do that, she needs the baby to cut Bonnie's tie to Silas and protect the three of them from his mind compulsion. Once she's done that, she's going to protect the rest of us." she said.
"Does that include me and Ric?" Stefan asked.
"Yeah, I stopped off at the boarding house and took one of your journal's and Ric's mug." Caroline told him. "Don't worry, I haven't read it." she assured him.
"Which year?" Stefan asked.
"It was 1922." Caroline replied causing Stefan to grimace as Ric entered the kitchen. Stefan mouthed the word Caroline to him.
"Hey Caroline, I'm going to put you on speakerphone so Ric can hear. Is that okay?" he asked, pressing the speakerphone function on the screen of his phone.
"Sure." Caroline said.
"How are they going to control the baby's power?" Stefan asked. "Elijah suggested putting the baby's magic into objects." he said.
"Um..Jeremy..." Caroline said. "Do you know what Bonnie has planned?" she asked. "I'm just putting Jeremy on speakerphone as well." she told them.
"That's what Bonnie's planning to do." Jeremy told them. "Right now she's breaking her link with Silas and gaining the trust of the baby to allow her to use its magic. Then she's putting the protection spell on them so they're all safe from Silas's mind control. After that she can channel the baby's power for magic instead of using her own. Hopefully that will drain the baby's powers a little so she doesn't have to put the magic in an object too often as it won't be nice for Elena." he said.
"Why what will happen to Elena?" Ric frowned.
"The magic removal will make her weak and possible feel sick." Jeremy told him. "She'll need extra blood to keep her strength up and it will need to be straight from the vein. So I'm not taking vervain anymore." he said.
"You think she can control the blood lust?" Stefan asked worriedly.
"I'd like to say Damon would be able to help, but the baby is now affecting him too." Jeremy told him.
"How?" Stefan and Ric exchanged concerned looks.
"Earlier, Bonnie and I came into the kitchen." Jeremy told them. "They were making out in a heavy way. When they heard us they stopped and were on guard to attack us. Their faces were all vamped out, and it took a few seconds for them to realize we weren't a threat." he said.
"And apparently Elena nearly killed someone last night because she got jealous." Caroline told them.
"Jealous of what?" Ric asked. "The only other thing Damon has eyes for is his car." he laughed. "I think Elena is safe in the knowledge Damon would never cheat on her." he said.
"According to Elena, the girl Damon got for her to feed from was too pretty." Jeremy explained. "Elena didn't like the girl flirting with Damon and felt threatened. That's when she performed magic and nearly killed her prey. Then apparently she did something to pull Damon to her with love or whatever, and ever since he's been acting all weird. It's like they're connected." he said.
"The baby is recognizing both parents." Elijah said as he suddenly appeared. "It wants to feel secure and loved. Therefore it is connected to them. I suspect they will become a little more...amorous." he warned them.
"Seriously?" Caroline spat.
"Eww. Is that even possible?" Jeremy asked.
"The more powerful the child gets, the more Damon and Elena will wish to be intimate. If they are doing the protection spell, this will allow Miss Bennett to get near them without being attacked." Elijah explained.
"Should we be keeping Elena weak or strong?" Caroline asked.
"She'll need every ounce of strength possible." Elijah replied. "Blood fresh from the vein on a regular basis, especially after magic has been removed from her. Blood bags will simply not be enough for her." he advised. "Now gentlemen, I must leave, I have matters to attend to. If you need anything, you know how to contact me." Elijah told them as he left the room.
"Look, why don't we go through the last few bits and pieces here and pack up before calling to talk to Bonnie, Damon and Elena." Ric suggested.
"I think that's for the best." Stefan agreed. "Just tell them we called and we'll update them of our next move." he said.
The four of them said their goodbyes and hung up.
"So." Ric sighed. "I think one of us needs to go back to Mystic Falls, or wherever the hell Damon and Elena are to help them feed." he said. "Elena isn't going to let Damon hunt for the prey and it's not fair on Caroline to go with them on a hunting trip considering their methods. So do you want to do it or shall I?" he asked.
"So it's a choice between a ripper and a newbie vamp who has little control over his blood lust." Stefan raised an eyebrow.
"I say we flip for it." Ric suggested taking a coin out of his pocket. "Best of three. Winner goes back to supervise the feeding." he said. "Heads or tails?" he asked.
"Heads." Stefan replied as they tossed the coin. The result eventually meant Stefan was heading to stay at the safe house while Ric would head out to Oregon and visit the Gemini coven.
"Haha. Sucks to be you." Ric laughed at Stefan, who sighed, not looking forward to going back to Mystic Falls, or wherever the hell Damon and Elena were.
At the house in Richmond, Bonnie had finished her spell to protect Damon and Elena, and to break her tie to Silas using the power of the baby. During the spell, she'd had a small glimpse of how the baby made Damon and Elena feel when it sent out a wave of love, which had almost overwhelmed her with emotion. Bonnie knew if they were feeling that with heightened vampire emotions, they could become extremely dangerous to anything which threatened them. Luckily Bonnie was now immune to being deemed as a threat as the baby would view her with love too. The protection spell for everyone else was to prevent Silas from gaining control over their minds, but considering now she knew what sort of energy she was dealing with, Bonnie knew she would have to update the loved ones list to ensure none of her friends got hurt just by walking in on Damon and Elena kissing. So she decided after doing the protection spell she'd take time out to go through the prophesy book and her grimoires to see if there was anything she could find to channel the love and extend it to their immediate friends. It was also a good excuse to get away from Jeremy as things were getting very awkward and fast. She knew they needed to sort their problems out, she just didn't know how to deal with it. But magic she understood, so she gathered the stuff together which Caroline had brought with her.
Caroline had given her her daylight ring to use for the spell and Jeremy gave her the Gilbert ring. All of the occupants of the Salvatore safe house were now gathered around the island in the kitchen. Bonnie placed the items she'd gathered on the island as they were all talisman she was using because this was a type of representational magic. Bonnie filled eight glasses with water to represent the eight people she had left to protect: Caroline, Jeremy, Stefan, Ric, Matt, Tyler, Klaus and Liz. There was also a single lit candle in the middle representing the baby. For this spell there was no incantation, she just closed her eyes and willed the baby to protect the chosen loved ones and Klaus, from Silas's mind control.
The flames on the candles lit higher and the water started to bubble in the glasses. Everyone except Bonnie, who's eyes were tightly shut, looked at each other uncomfortably. Caroline, who had to stand far back to ensure she was nowhere near daylight, had been nervous about giving Bonnie her ring, but she was promised no items would be damaged during the spell. However her words seemed obsolete when they saw how powerful the spell appeared to be. Strong magic was always unsettling and creepy, but they knew they were going to have to get used to it for the time being.
Eventually the water stopped bubbling and the flames went out. Bonnie opened her eyes and scanned the nervous looks all around them. It often baffled her why they were so scared of ghosts and magic. After all Damon, Elena and Caroline were vampires, which should technically be the most fearsome of the supernatural creatures. Yet deep down, their humanity seemed to creep in when it came to magic and ghosts, and they suddenly became scared of the unknown. Bonnie smiled inwardly as Damon and Elena were going to get a rude awakening when the baby was born, because they were about to become the parents of one of the most, if not the most powerful witch to ever exist. And whether or not they were aware of it, Bonnie was going to be the person they needed the most as she was a witch and Elena's best friend, meaning she'd be there to help with the child's magic as it grew.
To relax everyone, Bonnie picked up Caroline's daylight ring, and the Gilbert ring and returned it to their respective owners.
"All done." Bonnie smiled as Caroline looked at her skeptically. Bonnie dragged her friend over to the window where nothing happened and Caroline blew a sigh of relief. "I told you it would all be okay." Bonnie said smugly.
"Thanks Bonnie." Elena smiled. "I don't know what we'd do without you." she said gratefully. "I just wish there was something we could do for you." she said sadly.
"It's fine." Bonnie nodded. "I'm doing it for all of us. But right now I need to be alone to look up another spell." she said as she headed out to the parlor with her book and grimoire.
"Don't worry Elena." Damon whispered in her ear. "I've got an idea about how to say thank you. Just leave it to me." he smiled. "I'm just going to call Stefan first." he said as he kissed her on the cheek and headed to the dining room for some privacy, leaving Elena to catch up on the Mystic Falls gossip with Caroline.
Stefan and Ric had finished packing their things and were almost ready to call the Salvatore safe house back. They hoped Bonnie would have finished the spells by now and they would have time for a quick chat. Ric had already booked his flight to Portland, which included short stop in Denver. Stefan couldn't book his flights as he didn't know where he was heading. So when Stefan's phone rang and he saw it the caller ID was Damon he answered it immediately.
"Hey baby bro." Damon's voice sounded cheerful. "Blondie said you called earlier."
"Damon." Stefan replied courteously. "Ric's here and you're on speaker phone." he said.
"Hi Ric." Damon called out.
"Good morning." Ric replied. "How did the spells go?" he asked.
"All good." Damon told them. "Silas can't get into your head anymore, and as long as we all have a safe word for Stefan, then we should be good."
"Why do we need a safe word for me?" Stefan frowned.
"Because there's an evil guy with your face running pretending to be you." Damon sighed. "If we have a safe word, then we can at least be certain it is you. He can't get into our heads so unless anyone accidentally spills, he won't know what the safe word is."
"Who is going to have access to this safe word?" Stefan asked.
"Only those who are covered by the protection spell. Nobody else is allowed to know it." Damon told them. "None of us can be mind controlled by Silas, anymore." he replied.
"So, what is the safe word?" Stefan asked.
"Are you both alone?" Damon asked.
Ric checked outside the kitchen and made sure neither Hayley nor Elijah were around before closing the door.
"Go ahead." Stefan said quietly.
"Popsicle." Damon replied.
"Are you kidding me?" Ric asked.
"It's a safe word." Damon said. "We'll update it weekly. If you don't like it I'll let you pick one next time Ric." he said sarcastically.
"Fine." Stefan sighed. "Stop arguing. So onto other matters, I'm coming home to wherever you are or Mystic Falls." he said. "Ric lost the coin toss and he's going to see this Gemini Coven."
"You can come back here. We can't have you in Mystic Falls. The Travelers have already been there, apparently they moved on, but we only know of one of them." Damon told him. "There could be more of them there, and they'd know who you are straight away."
"So where am I going." Stefan asked.
"To the airport." Damon replied as Stefan rolled his eyes at the obvious response. "When you get there call me and I'll tell you where to collect your plane tickets. You'll need the safe word." he said.
"Okay Damon." Stefan shrugged. "Is there anything else?" he asked.
"Nope. Except Ric, you be careful. Apparently you're kinda important to the plans, so don't get killed." Damon told him.
"I'm immortal Damon." Ric said in an exasperated voice.
"Didn't stop you from getting killed last time did it?" Damon replied as Ric and Stefan simply looked at each other.
"I'll see you soon. And say hi to everyone for me." Ric said.
"I will." Damon replied.
"Speak to you soon." Stefan said to the phone.
"See ya later baby bro." Damon replied as there was a click telling them Damon had hung up.
"I guess we need to get going." Ric said as they picked up their bags and took them out to the car before heading off to the airport.
After Damon had finished his call to Stefan and Ric, he booked the airline tickets from New Orleans to Washington Dulles airport. Damon then hired a car for Stefan to drive straight to the house. Considering how fast Stefan could drive, it was probably quicker than him catching a connecting flight to Richmond. Once that was done Damon went on to tackle the next challenge, which was Jeremy and Bonnie. For that he needed the help of Blondie who was currently gossiping with Elena about something to do with Rebekah and the Quarterback, but he was trying not to pay too much attention. As he entered the room, the girls stopped talking and Elena walked over to Damon and put her arms around him.
"I'm glad your here." Elena smiled as Damon kissed her on the nose.
"Me too." Damon whispered back. "Stefan's on his way." he announced loud enough for Caroline to hear. "I figured it might be an idea for him to keep Blondie company." he smirked.
"Damon!" Elena slapped him playfully raising a pout while she yawned.
"I think you need to get some rest." Damon instructed her as he rubbed her back. "You'll need your strength for later." he said winking.
"I think you're right." Elena agreed, yawning again as she kissed Damon. "Bye Caroline." she added as Caroline waved at her.
Once Elena had gone upstairs to rest Damon tilted his head, indicating he wanted to have a word with Caroline about something, although she already had an idea of what it was about. The tension between Bonnie and Jeremy in the living room had been so thick, you could have cut it with a knife. They headed to the garage where the refrigerators were kept for the blood bags under the premise of doing a stock take and working out a plan of action for supply. This was partially true as at some point in the near future this would become a necessity, but at that moment the main concern was Bonnie and Jeremy.
"So Blondie, any ideas?" Damon asked.
"I'm blaming you!" Caroline folded her arms and sucked in her cheeks.
"So now you're blaming me for Sabrina and Little Gilbert's shitty sex life?" Damon creased his brow. "I've done some bad shit in my time, but I've never been accused of fucking up someone's love life. Actually..." he frowned remembering Bree's words. "Actually scrap that, I did ruin it for number of women as nobody could live up to my standards." he smirked.
"Seriously!?" Caroline folded her arms. "See, this is exactly what I mean." she said.
"It wasn't me that slept with Judgy!" Damon protested.
"I know you didn't." Caroline acknowledged. "What I'm saying is you and Elena are so loved up, she might have set her standards a little too high." she said.
"Has she said anything to you?" Damon frowned.
"When I called her last night to tell her about the Traveler in the Grill, it was just after the first time." Caroline told him. "I don't think disappointed covers it." she sighed.
"How did she describe it?" Damon asked.
"Nice." Caroline raised an eyebrow.
"Ouch!" Damon grimaced. "That's not good." he sighed. "And I'm guessing he needs a man to man chat?" he asked as Caroline nodded. "Did she give any pointers as to what he did wrong?"
"I don't think she knew herself." Caroline shrugged. "I told her to put on some sexy lingerie and seduce him for round two." she said.
"And the outcome?" Damon asked.
"I think their faces say everything." Caroline sighed.
"Ah... Although I'm not sure Little Gilbert knows what's wrong." Damon frowned. "I don't think he's picked up it was anything to do with the previous night."
"What makes you say that?" Caroline asked.
"When we came downstairs, Little Gilbert had post sex glow and Bonnie had...well, lets put it this way, she didn't have post sex glow, lets leave it at that." Damon told her. "I've kept them distracted most of the morning, but Little Gilbert is starting to suspect something is wrong." he said. "I can't believe I'm doing this teen drama shit." he shook his head in disgust.
"You're the one who wanted to make sure there were enough bedrooms for everyone." Caroline tilted her head. "You've been playing cupid...badly." she argued. "I mean seriously Damon, did you think flowers and a romantic setting would be enough? It was her first time and Jeremy is seventeen."
"True." Damon nodded in agreement as he suddenly had an idea.
"So what do we do?" Caroline asked.
"You talk to Sabrina, I'll talk to Little Gilbert." Damon sighed. "As Elena is resting I guess this is as good a time as any to talk to them." he grimaced at the thought. "Don't worry, I'll be tactful." Damon assured her.
"Just make sure you are. You don't want to scare him off sex for life. I'm sure Elena wants nieces and nephews." Caroline raised an eyebrow.
"Don't worry, I won't." Damon promised. "Maybe we need to try something different, sexier." he suggested.
"Like what?" Caroline frowned.
"Well my last plan backfired because I thought they were in love and wanted romance." Damon explained. "But that didn't work, so maybe try the fun sexy approach instead." he said. "How about we all go to a club tonight and Elena and I show Jeremy exactly how to dance with a member of the opposite sex." he suggested.
"Don't you think that will gross him out?" Caroline asked. "She is his sister."
"Not if we make it clear it is for educational purposes." Damon shrugged. "You and Stefan should come too. My little brother needs to let his hero hair down once in a while. If anyone can talk him into it, you can." he said frowning, as it dawned on him Caroline was the person closest to Stefan right now, and how much his brother needed her.
"Fine." Caroline sighed.
"Just don't get judgy about me and Elena feeding, remember she needs blood from the vein and this is the easiest way for her to get it and not to feel guilty about it." he said.
"Okay." Caroline agreed. "Shall we talk to them now?" she asked.
"I can't stand the tension in this house for much longer." Damon nodded. "So yes." he said, and with that they left to find Bonnie and Jeremy for their respective chats.
Damon found Jeremy in the garden looking pensively at the pool.
"Little Gilbert." Damon grinned as he pulled up a sun lounger next to him.
"Dick!" Jeremy scowled.
"Hey, I set you up for a romantic evening with the love of your life and that's all the thanks I get?" Damon frowned. "For once in my life I try to do something good and I get called a dick. And you wonder why I kill people? At least when I do that, they've got a valid point." he snapped.
"Yeah...well." was all Jeremy could say, looking downcast.
"Spill." Damon sighed. "Something obviously went wrong." he said.
"What makes you think that?" Jeremy frowned.
"Oh I don't know. Maybe the fact that you look like you were promised a puppy for Christmas but got a Barbie doll instead." Damon said sarcastically. "And Sabrina... well she doesn't know where to put her face." he added.
Jeremy looked around furtively and lowered his voice. "I think she's embarrassed because everyone seems to know what we were doing last night. It's like we might as well have had an audience." he snapped.
"In a house like this, that's usually the case." Damon agreed. "I'm sure it's quite obvious when Elena and I have been..."
"Yes, and I don't want to hear it." Jeremy shook his head.
"Why?" Damon raised an eyebrow. "When you've got a house with two couples, this is going to be the scenario, and nobody will judge you. Elena and I want you both to be happy." he said sincerely.
"Why should you care?" Jeremy asked.
"Three reasons." Damon told him. "First I love your sister and she wants you to be happy, ergo I want the same thing." he said.
"Wow, you are whipped." Jeremy snickered as Damon threw him a dangerous look, prompting Jeremy to quickly shut up.
"Secondly, a happy household is less stressful for Elena and the baby, and as you and Sabrina are so close, we thought the extra love could be spread around and make us all a bit happier." Damon told him. "And third, if everyone who needs to be safe has to stay here, there could end up being a shortage of beds, and I'm sure you'd prefer to share with Bonnie instead of the Quarterback." he added with a smirk.
"I should have known there was an ulterior motive." Jeremy scowled.
"Yes!" Damon agreed. "To ensure you weren't traumatized for the rest of your life after having to spend the night with Donovan."
"Fine." Jeremy snapped.
Damon waited a moment to let Jeremy calm back down. "Look, you know what, I think we need a beer for this." he said as he walked over to the summer house which had a small bar inside and pulled out a couple of bottles of beer before sitting back down and handing Jeremy one. "One of the reasons I loved this house was this bar." Damon smirked. "It was the deal maker."
"Cheers." Jeremy thanked him but there was no smile.
"So why the glum face?" he asked. "Shouldn't you both be up there at it like rabbits?" he asked.
"You tell me." Jeremy sighed.
"So what did you two do? Play tiddlywinks?" Damon frowned as Jeremy looked at him pointedly.
"No!" Jeremy replied abruptly.
"Look, I can't help if you won't talk to me." Damon sighed. "So I'll start. Do you love Bonnie?" he asked.
"Of course I do." Jeremy frowned.
"Is she the one?" Damon raised an eyebrow, to which Jeremy had to think. "Ding, ding, ding, time's up. You had to think about it." Damon mimicked ringing an invisible bell.
"How am I supposed to know?" Jeremy asked. "I'm only seventeen." he said quietly.
"If she was, you'd know." Damon said smugly. "And we wouldn't be having this conversation."
"What do I do if she isn't?" Jeremy frowned.
"Get a new girlfriend?" Damon suggested, however Jeremy simply glared at him. "Fine! Look, I've got an idea. But it depends on how judgy you and Sabrina are prepared not to get." Damon said. "Stefan will be back soon. Maybe we can all go to a club tonight. Just as long as a blind eye is turned to how Elena and I feed." he suggested. "Remember, she needs blood from the vein."
"How is going to a club gonna help?" Jeremy asked.
"Dancing is a great aphrodisiac." Damon grinned. "Watch how Elena and I dance together, you'll soon get the picture." he smirked.
"Elena would never agree to it." Jeremy shook his head.
"Leave your sister to me." Damon smiled. "If she thinks it's for the greater good, she'll be all for it."
Caroline found Bonnie alone in the parlor. It was quiet and Bonnie was going through the book Emily had given her regarding Elena's pregnancy and trying to get the baby to view their friends as loved ones to protect Damon and Elena from attacking them. She hadn't told anyone about her intentions, she needed to see if it was possible first.
During the spell to protect Damon, Elena and herself against Silas, Bonnie had managed to use a lot of the baby's power, meaning she hadn't needed to put the magic into an object yet. As far as Bonnie was concerned, the less often she had to do that, the better it was for Elena and the baby. The only problem as Bonnie wasn't going to need magic every day so she figured she was going to have to find a way to do magic even if it was pointless. Suddenly Bonnie heard a noise, when she looked up she saw Caroline, who smiled. Bonnie closed the book and her grimoire and smiled back although deep down she was grimacing. She suspected she knew what her friend was there for, and she'd been waiting for this conversation.
"Hi." Bonnie smiled.
"Is that stuff for Elena's pregnancy?" Caroline asked as Bonnie nodded.
"It goes through some of the spells and stages she'll go through." Bonnie told her. "Were you wanting to know about it?" she asked, her voice filled with hope although she knew this was not the purpose of Caroline's visit.
"Later." Caroline smiled as she sat down next to Bonnie on the couch. "I think we have the more pressing concern of what happened last night after we talked on the phone." she said.
"Um...well nothing happened." Bonnie said sheepishly.
"I thought you were going to go and seduce him." Caroline frowned.
"I put my silk robe on and went to sit with him on the couch, but I just couldn't build up the courage to do it." Bonnie admitted.
"And Jeremy didn't try anything?" Caroline asked in shock.
Bonnie shook her head. "No." she said sadly.
"Do you want to try again?" Caroline asked.
"I guess." Bonnie shrugged. "But is there any point? I mean what if it doesn't get any better?" she asked.
"Well, I have the perfect solution." Caroline grinned. "Damon and Elena are going to a club later to feed. How about you, me, Jeremy and Stefan go with them?" she asked.
"Do you think Damon and Elena will mind?" Bonnie asked, perking up.
"As long as we don't say anything about their feeding habits, they'll be fine about it." Caroline smiled.
"Will Elena even allow Jeremy to go?" Bonnie frowned.
"Leave that to Damon." Caroline smirked. "He's assured me Elena will be fine with it."
"Why do you think this will help?" Bonnie asked.
"Let's just say, sometimes what you need is something a bit more edgy." Caroline tried to explain. "Getting carried away with the music, dancing, bodies swaying together, hands roaming..." she said seductively. "I'm sure you get the picture." she smirked.
"You think it will work?" Bonnie raised a suspicious eyebrow.
"Let's get you looking all hot and sexy first. Jeremy won't be able to resist." she smiled.
"Okay." Bonnie said, nodding in agreement.
Damon slipped into bed beside a sleeping Elena and curled up next to her, her back against his chest and his arms around her waist. This was when he was at his most relaxed and comfortable. Her scent calmed him down, although it worked him up in other ways. The sound of her breathing, reassured him. And now the sound of two heartbeats, Elena's which was slow and methodical, then the other one, which belonged to the baby, racing so fast it almost felt like it was humming. Together, Damon loved it, they were a family, something he never in his wildest dreams had ever imagined possible, and he couldn't be happier. There was however, one thing he did want to do, but he wasn't sure if Elena would be ready for this step, although she should as they'd pledged to be together forever. It was just a matter of finding the right moment, however it needed to be sooner rather than later because he wanted to make her feel more secure in their relationship, to avoid the problems of the night before. Therefore Damon decided there was no time like the present. It wouldn't be the most romantic of proposals, but he wanted not just Elena's, but the baby's consent and this was the perfect opportunity to get it.
To wake Elena up, Damon brushed her hair to one side, and began to kiss her neck, knowing she loved being woken up this way. It was time for her to get up from her afternoon nap as they were expecting Stefan within the next hour. And not only was he going to propose, he needed to talk her into letting Jeremy go to the club with them that evening.
Elena stirred and moaned with pleasure as Damon nibbled her earlobe just for the extra effect. He slid his hand into her panties and began to stroke her folds and massage her nub. Elena moaned louder, while Damon mouth made it's way to her shoulder. Elena arched her back, pressing her hips towards Damon's groin, and as much as he desperately wanted to make love to her, this was all about giving her pleasure, because the one thing he'd learned over the past few months, was that Elena was especially horny when she woke up. Also, he wanted to talk to her first before they made love, because if she said yes, the sex would be a hundred times better.
Damon dipped his finger inside her deliciously wet warmth, and Elena moaned even more loudly. Her breathing was getting faster and more erratic as Damon began to massage her nub. He knew she was close and he loved doing this, feeling her come undone in his arms was one of the best feelings in the world. His inserted another finger and curled them knowing exactly what effect it would have on her. Just as he knew she was on the brink, he sank his fangs into her neck, causing Elena to explode around him.
"Oh my god...Damon..." she panted as he felt her wet inner walls contracting around his finger, all the while he gently sucked at her blood, taking in the sweet taste, which had gotten better since she'd become pregnant. Damon wondered if it was something to do with her hormones, but whatever it was, it was the most delicious blood he'd ever tasted.
As Elena began to come down from the high of her climax, Damon removed his hand from her panties and mouth from her neck. He sucked his fingers, taking in her juices and offered her is wrist. Elena bit it as he enjoyed the sensual feel of her lips on his skin. This wasn't a sexual feed, he was just giving back what he'd taken to increase her pleasure, it was something they'd done a number of times since she'd become pregnant and after they'd decided his blood was safe for her to drink. What it did do was bring them closer in that moment, as a calmness swept over him with an overwhelming sense of love, which he knew must come from the baby, who he believed was giving her consent.
Eventually Elena turned over and kissed him. She cupped his face with her hand and hitched her leg over his thigh, suggesting she was ready for more. However, Damon wanted to wait until they'd talked, so he pulled away from the kiss, which resulted in a frown and a pout from Elena.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"Nothing is wrong." Damon grinned. "I hope not anyway." he added.
"So why stop?" Elena raised an eyebrow.
Damon's heart started to beat faster than normal, for the first time since he turned, he was truly nervous. Something Elena picked up on immediately, as a look of fear crept up on her face.
"I want to talk." Damon smiled.
"What about?" Elena frowned.
"Us." Damon said nervously. "It's nothing bad, I promise. But that depends on you." he added shyly.
"Well spit it out." Elena said grumpily.
Damon took a deep breath, this wasn't going quite as romantically as he'd planned, but it was too late to back out otherwise Elena would become suspicious. "Will you marry me?" Damon asked nervously.
Elena's eyes widened with shock. She'd never expected Damon to propose so soon, if ever. As much as she wanted to say yes, she needed to put the obvious question to him first.
"Is this about me or about the baby?" she asked.
"A bit of both." Damon admitted. "I've wanted to ask you ever since our first night together, but I didn't want to jump the gun and it be too soon." he admitted. "And with everything that's been going on, I didn't want to rush you."
"So what changed you mind?" Elena asked.
"Last night." Damon told her. "I realized you were still unsure about how committed I am to you Elena. But in reality I'd always thought it would be the other way around, me always being worried about whether you wanted to stay with me. Last night showed me you were pretty committed to us." he smiled. "I love you, I want to spend eternity with you, and I'd really love it if you became my wife." he whispered hopefully.
Elena finally smiled. "I hope you've got a nice ring." she teased, raising an eyebrow.
"Actually I wanted you to help me choose it." Damon smiled. "I know of this great little jewellery store, but it's not local." he sighed.
"Where is it?" Elena frowned.
"London." Damon smirked. "I thought we'd take a little trip after graduation." he suggested, pulling two plane tickets from the back pocket of his jeans.
Elena smiled. "Yes." she whispered as she wrapped her arms around Damon's neck and they began to kiss passionately until Damon pulled away once again, but this time he had a grimace on his face.
"Oh-oh." Elena raised an eyebrow. "What now?" she asked.
"I've sort of invited Jeremy, Bonnie, Stefan and Caroline to the club with us tonight." he told her. "I'm still playing cupid." he admitted as Elena laughed.
"What help do you think the club will do?" Elena asked.
"I told Jeremy to watch us dance, and replicate it with Bonnie. If he doesn't get her all hot and bothered like that, he never will." Damon smirked. "And then we can resign them to a lost cause." he shrugged as Elena nodded.
"Fine. We could tell celebrate the good news." she smiled.
"I was hoping you'd say that." Damon whispered as his eyes automatically dropped to her lips. "I say we start practising some of those sexy moves right now." he growled.
"Thought you'd never ask." Elena grinned as their lips crashed together and they began to kiss once more.
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