By the time they was ready to leave for New York , neither of them could leave work any quicker. Damon quickly ran home to grab his overnight bag and change into some joggers and T-shirt before driving his car to park at Elena's building for the next few days . Meanwhile Elena was busy trying to figure out where the hell she had put her toothbrush and hair products earlier in the day and she was having no luck at all. They had an hour to be at the airport on time for their flight and she seriously couldn't be anymore stressed out as her boyfriend walked into the apartment completely calm and collected.
"Need some help? What you doing ?" Damon asked throwing his bag on the arm chair and walking in to the open doorway of her bedroom.
"Please! I can't find my toothbrush and lady essentials and it's stressing me the hell out!" She groaned sitting up to pout at him.
"Have you tried the kitchen , I know for a fact you brush your teeth their most mornings ." He replied moving to help her stand up of the floor gently .
Elena's eyes widened as she quickly rushed out of the room and into the kitchen . Just like Damon had said , she had left it all their along with her toothbrush and open toothpaste.
"How do you know me better than I know myself these days ?!" She laughed pecking his lips before packing away the rest of her stuff . She couldn't wait to get to the city.
Change had always been one of her many favourite things . She liked the idea of not being stuck in the same place all of the time , it was nice getting away now and again.
They decided that calling an Uber would be better as they didn't have time to waste standing around for a car to pick them up . They had two hours to be at their gate and the drive was already twenty five minutes never mind how long the line would be checking in. God she hated the whole traveling thing it caused far more stress than it was worth.
"Car is here babe!" Damon called grabbing his bag as Elena rushed out now in her leggings and converse along with Damon's hoodie.
"New York here we come!" She cheered rushing out the door as Damon rolled his eyes and locked the door.
Elena officially hated flying , it was the worst flight she had ever experienced in her whole entire flight. Her and Damon where placed in between the most annoying people you could ever meet . Pearl and Andy their names where and honestly they couldn't keep freaking still! They would reach over her and Damon just to hold hands and speak and it was just plain rude ! Not to mention she was squashed multiple times as Andy shuffled to get out into the isle , she hated them and was so grateful to step foot out of that god damn plane.
"Babe I swear if we are on the same plain as them two ever again, I'm walking back to Cali and that's a promise." Damon muttered grabbing her hand and pushing through the crowds of people to grab their luggage .
"Believe me , I will gladly join you." Elena stated rolling her eyes.
"You still look good though." Damon smirked taking in the view of his girlfriend. Even with her hair up all messy and without a single drop of makeup on her skin , she still managed to send his hate beat to the maximum speed.
"Oh stop it , I'm all sweaty and aggravated." She blushed looking down .
"Well you're beautiful to me." He whispered kissing her hand before leaning over and grabbing both of their bags .
When they finally made it out of the airport finding a cab wasn't that hard, after all it was New York . Yellow cabs where floating around everywhere .
"Can you believe that in a few hours we are going to be sitting with my brother! Ahhh I've missed him so bad I can't wait !" Elena squealed.
"I can't wait to meet him in person, he's the most important person to you . That means I have to make a good impression." Damon smiled . The way Elena spoke about her baby brother was enough to have anyone's heart melting , they truly was the best siblings out there. They had only even bickered twice as children and even then it was never anything serious , they loved each other a lot and Damon couldn't wait to see their bond in the flesh.
They arrived at Jeremy's college an hour before his class got out . They had decided to lie and tell Jeremy they couldn't make the trip after all due to Elena being over booked in her shifts at work , so she couldn't wait to see his face when he walks out of that room .
It had been a long six months of not seeing him . Of course they had FaceTime , but that was never enough to fill the gap between them when they was away from each other.
"God , I'm so excited ! Do you want to grab some coffee whilst we wait it's been a long day?" Elena asked reaching into her bag to find her purse.
"Sure! You wait here incase class gets our early , I've got this round ." Damon smiled pushing her purse down and standing up.
"You're the best , you know my order right?."
"Yes Elena, a medium caramel ice latte with extra cream ." He smirked .
"Ok good!" She chuckled . She watched as he rolled his eyes and turned down the street where a small Starbucks was placed . She couldn't help but fidget in her seat on the wall , she honestly couldn't wait to see him ! She just knew he and Damon would get on like a house on fire and just the thought of them bonding made her heart melt.
Damon returned about twenty minutes later with their drinks . He looked so hot with his hair all messy and wearing sweats , he suited this whole casual look it was nice .
"Did I mention how hot you look like this ?" Elena questioned looking him up and down smirking.
"Hmmm nope , but thanks I know ." He smiled , laughing as her smirk turned into a straight line as she raised her eyebrow at him.
"Cocky much?" She frowned huffing as he just smiled before taking a sip from his straw. God he was so cute she couldn't help but let her face waver in to a semi smile.
"I seen that , I know you can't stay serious with me baby you might as well drop the act." He said softly in her ear as she turned her head away from him to hide her blush.
Just then the doors to the art building burst open as hundreds of students rushed out as quickly as they could . Elena didn't even bother to search for her brother , she already knew he'd wait till the rush was over to leave he had always been the same as a kid .
And just as she had suspected about five minutes later she saw him slowly walk out of the building stuffing some paper into his bag whilst struggling to keep a hold onto his art book.
"Need some help?" She asked stopping right in front of his Damon close behind .
"No tha-wait? Elena !" He shouted stopping what he was doing to wrap his arms around his big sister.
"What! What the hell are you doing here?!" He laughed spinning her around .
"It's your birthday ! As if I would ever miss that baby brother." She smiled widely hugging him close before they finally let go of each other .
"God I love you! You're seriously the best." He laughed running his hand through his hair in shock.
"Oh I know ." She smirked playfully shoving his shoulder.
Just then Jeremy looked over her shoulder and his face lit up .
"Damon! Hi man , so nice to finally meet you in person huh?!" He smiled pulling Damon in for a bro hug as Damon laughed .
"I know right it's been a long time coming !"
They all laughed as Jeremy picked up his book and bag before they made their way to Jeremy's apartment. Elena couldn't believe how well her boyfriend and brother clicked , they had spent the whole walk laughing and joking with each other about stupid little things that in all honesty she didn't find amusing at all. It really was a beautiful sight for her to see , ever since their father had died she had always worried Jer would never have another male figure to look up to and now watching him and Damon she knew he'd always have him -No matter what the future held for the two of them.
They arrived at Jeremy's apartment after the short ten minute walk . It was a nice friendly looking building and Elena had never felt more relieved. She always worried that her brother was stuck in some hostile and was struggling for money in secret.
This was enough proof to put them worried aside for now , maybe when he moves around again in the future but for now everything was ok .
"So , let me guess you're on the top floor because the view was cool and gave you ideas to draw?" Damon guessed.
"Yeah! Wow , six meetings in and only one in person and you know me pretty well ! I'm impressed Damon." He chuckled pushing the button for the 25th floor.
His apartment was exactly what she was expected , she was hoping his sense of taste in decor had changed but nope it was still all dark and navy with an odd bit of red placed around . The back wall of the kitchen was completely spray painted in all of his little sketches and Elena's not going to lie she really liked how he had done that. Damon looked around and hummed as he looked at the white leather couch and stylish cabinets , he was genuinely impressed by the soon to be twenty year olds style .
"Nice place ! You've got better taste than your sister ." Damon said surprised.
"Hey!" Elena shouted .
"Thanks man! The spare room is down the hall and to the left , you two can go put your stuff in there." Jeremy said walking into the first room in the hallway which Elena assumed was his room.
For a freelance artist Jeremy had made quite a bit of money to be able to afford a place like this . She remember when he told her he wanted to move out of the dorm rooms and that he had taken up selling his art as well as keeping his job in the Ruby's restaurant in Times Square. It was such a proud moment for her because she realised just how independent he had become and It was amazing to know that she had helped raise him to be like that.
"You've done good baby brother, I'm really happy for you." Elena said seriously as Damon grabbed the bags to take them down the hall .
"Thanks sis , means a lot to me to hear you say that. I never had chance to thank you for everything you've done , I know it wasn't easy leaving college to come help raise me but you did good !" Jeremy smiled grabbing her hand before bringing her in for a hug when he noticed how emotional she was.
"Thanks Jer, we really are good sibling's aren't we ?" She laughed pulling away.
"Yeah , but that makes us special because it's a very , very rare thing." He stated laughing as well. They began to make dinner in the kitchen completely unaware that Damon was stood watching the entire scene unfold in front of him, it was a cute scene to watch and he honestly loved seeing his girlfriend so happy . It really was the happiest he had ever seen her in the whole 10 months they had been together .
"What's for dinner then guys?" He asked making his appearance known to the two siblings stood throwing garlic at each other .
"Spaghetti bolognese my special recipe !" Jeremy cheered . Him and Elena would always make their special dish together with their father as kids and once he passed away there was no way they was doing to stop the tradition it was too special.
"Ahhh well , how about we crack to it ! Three pairs of hands is better than two right?!" Damon smiled . Elena was more than happy to have him join in, in a way it was a sort of way of welcoming into the family and all of their crazy and unusual traditions .
She never thought she'd feel whole again after he loss of her dad . He was her hero , her everything and when the news came of the terminal cancer she felt numb like her whole world had just stopped turning . Then 2 years later Damon Salvatore walks into her life and makes he remember what true happiness and content feels like , she'd missed it and couldn't wait for more of it to come .
Whilst they waited for the pasta to soften and the sauce to boil , they all decided a nice long catch up and a beer would be a good idea . Elena wasn't really a fan of beer but when it was just one she didn't mind . It was nice being able to just sit and chill for the first time in months it was absolute bliss.
"What are you smiling to yourself about?" Damon asked coming up behind her to wrap his arms around her waist.
"Just about how amazing it is to see Jeremy with you, I know he has someone to turn to now about all his girl troubles and bro talk." She giggled turning around to face him.
"The bro talk I'm all for , girl troubles though? I'm not too sure id give the best advice i was usually the cause of girl trouble." Damon laughed .
"Yeah ok I'll definitely avoid the girl trouble talk !" Jeremy called over as he continued to set the table out .
"Good choice!" Elena shouted back before playfully wacking Damon in his shoulder .
After they finished eating Elena decided it was a good time to FaceTime Stefan and Caroline whilst Jeremy was in the shower. It took about ten minutes for them to find out where the hell the wifi password was kept but eventually they where ready to ring .
Caroline answered on the second ring and the couple highly suspected she had been sat around waiting for them to ring.
"Guys! God I miss you already!" She cried , Stefan rushing over his hair all messy and his forehead shiny with sweat .
"Ermm what the hell have you two been doing ?!" Elena asked taking in her best friends messy bun and red face.
"Unpacking ! God Elena I feel like I want to die it's the most work I've ever done in my life . Do you know how long it takes to set up a bed?! It took us 3 hours Elena ! " the blonde explained pulling at her hair.
"Sounds very traumatic blondie , I'm sure we'd love to know more but we called for some chill ." Damon smirked .
"Oh shut up Damon ! Anyway, how is the trip going ?"
"It's amazing ! I've really missed having family time . I just wish you guys had come it would of been amazing ." Elena gushed smiling softly.
Caroline smiled and nodded her head .
"I know , but hey there's always next time right ? I mean who knows maybe there will be Years together ... hopefully ." Caroline chuckled.
"Wow, nice to know you have faith in us babe." Stefan said rolling his eyes.
"Oh hush. So Elena you going to head down the shops at some point." Caroline asked innocently.
"If that's your way of asking for a present blondie , way to make it obvious." Damon laughed .
"Glad to know you know me well." Caroline chuckled along with them.
"Yeah , I'm going tomorrow so I will be sure to pick you up your forever twenty one stuff ." Elena stated rolling her eyes at her best friend .
"What about me brother ? Any presents coming my way?" Stefan smirked .
"Yeah , a nice little Statue of Liberty magnet ." Damon smiled sweetly , causing Elena to giggle at his sarcasm.
Elena had to say , Jeremy was a good 30 minutes in the shower before he came out and said a quick hello and goodbye to Caroline and Stefan.
"Do you always spend that much time in the shower? What the hell do you do ? Wait ... do I wanna know ." Elena paused raising an eyebrow .
"Ermmm yeah and nope probably not." Jeremy laughed high fiving Damon as Elena cringed at the thought.
"God you're so disgusting Jer! Why the hell would you say that .. I'm your big sister !" She groaned .
"Yeah , not like I'm going to be hearing you two banging at all whilst your here is it ." He stated sarcastically rolling his eyes .
"Excuse me! I will have you know I didn't plan on having sex this weekend at all!" Elena gasped .
"What?!" Damon shouted , by this point Jeremy was bent over due to how much he was laughing .
They had no idea how one dirty innuendo had gotten so out of hand that the two siblings where now arguing over their sex lives with each other.
"Yep! There is no way I am having sex with you whilst my brother is in the next room Damon!"
Jeremy smirked mischievously.
"Why not Elena? It didn't stop you and Matt Donovan that one time on your 17th birthday." He smiled.
Elena whipped her head around towards him , oh if he wanted to play dirty then so could she.
"Hmmm that was just pay back for when you and Anna banged in my bed !" She shouted making his smirk drop .
Damon just sat back laughing hysterically at how much these two could get at each other . It wasn't even like they way arguing they was just a trying to embarrass one another.
It truly was the best thing he had ever witnessed.
"Ok you two , that's enough I'm sure we've all had some awkward sex experiences let's just move this along . Oh and baby ? We will be having sex." He laughed before walking off towards the bedroom leaving the two to laugh at themselves .
This was going to be a good weekend .
