Chapter2: where her love lies

AN: Hello all!happy late valentines day! i was not planning on continuing this fic. But my Best Friend in the World BEARER1497twi encouraged me to so here it is! yay for happy endings(which i usually do not write but she wanted me to so this is for u hun!)

Epov

It's been two weeks since I've seen Damon. And it's also been two weeks since he tried to kill Jeremy. How can I forgive him for almost killing my brother? I know that this is risky, but I have to talk to him. Something had to happen that night to make him react like this. Damon's changed. He turned the switch on and he's feeling again. Something must have happened that made him so upset. so I drive to the boardinghouse, in hopes of talking to him about what happened. But instead of Damon, I run into Stefan. "wheres Damon? I really need to talk to him"
"he's not here Elena." Stefan replied sadly "where is he then?" "he's gone."
Hearing this, I am completely shocked. Did something so bad happen that he had to skip town because of it? "what do you mean gone?"
"he left mystic falls, Elena. Forever"
"oh my god." realization then hits me.
"what is it Elena? Are you okay?" Stefan asks. "I know why Damon left town."
"why?" asks Stefan "me. I hurt him."
"what do you mean Elena?"
"I'll explain when I get back!" I say as I run out the door and onto the driveway "where are you going?" he asks "Damon's gone, and I'm going to find him." I say as I get into my car and drive away. I have absolutely no idea as to where Damon would go, so I can't go driving all over the place thinking I'll see him out of the corner of my eye. So I decide to drive home and call Bonnie and see if she can do a tracking spell to at least give me an idea as to where he is. Suddenly, I am torn away from my thoughts because there's a knock at the door.
"Hey" says Bonnie "Hi Bon"
I invited her in and we set up for the spell.
"Elena, you never did tell me who you were trying to track. I need a name for the spell."
"oh. Okay then I'm trying to track Damon."
"Why Damon?"
"well I accidentally hurt him. I didn't even know I did until Stefan told me he left town."
"how did you hurt him Elena?"
"he told me that there was something between us. And that I was lying to everyone"
"is there something between you two?"
"I don't know Bon. I'm really screwed up right now."
"okay"
She knew that I didn't want to talk about the topic anymore so Bonnie started the tracking spell.
"Georgia. He's in Georgia. He's staying at the Fire & Ice hotel. "Thanks Bon!" "Anytime" Bonnie then left and I begun to pack. I knew that this trip was going to take more than a day. I had already told Jenna that I would be staying over at Caroline's house for the weekend. Caroline knew where I was planning to go as well. I was leaving Friday night and returning on Sunday. I had to find him. I hurt him, and now it's my job to heal that hurt. I feel terrible about it. I can't believe that he would just pack up and leave like this. Damon is my friend. And friends always help friends in their time of need. But after that night I can't help but wonder, is there something between us? Was i sending him mixed signals? I don't know the answer to any of these questions. I love Stefan but, I care about Damon. That does not mean that I love him. Does it? I'm really mixed up. Friday comes faster than I thought it would. I'm packed and I'm ready to go.
"Jenna, I'm going to Caroline's now."
"okay Elena. Have fun!"
"bye."
With that I close the door. I hate lying to her all the time but, had I told her I was driving to Georgia to bring damon home, she would have never let me go. I get into my car and I drive off. The drive to georgia is a long one. I still can't help thinking "Is it possible to love two people at the same time without hurting anyone?" I know I love stefan. But do I love Damon? Why else would I be in my car driving a far way to Georgia to apologize and bring him home? It hits me then. I'm in love with Damon Salvatore. I drive faster. I'm determined to find him. I reach Georgia early Saturday morning. I reach earlier than I planned because of the fact that I started driving faster because I need to find him. Then, I see it. The Fire & Ice hotel. That's where he is. That's where my love is. I need him. We all do. So I get out of my car and I walk into the lobby. Hopefully, they'll tell me which room is his. "Hello. My name is Elena Gilbert. I'm looking for Damon Salvatore. Can you tell me which room is his?"
"Actually miss Elena, I cannot. It would be a violation of the privacy policy. I'm sorry."
"please sir! I have good reason!"
"alright. What is it?"
"okay so Damon came to my house the other night and told me there was something between us, but I told him that we were friends and nothing else. So he skipped town and came here and I have to find him! On my way here i realized that he was telling the truth and I was lying. I have to bring him back home!
I love him! I did not drive for 10 hours straight just to come here and not get him back! So please I need to talk to him. Please tell me which room is his." "that was quite a story Elena. It was beautiful!" he said and then burst into tears.
"after that how could I not tell you where his room is?"
"oh thank you so much sir!"
"you're welcome Elena. His room is room number 2124. It's on the second floor."
"thank you again sir!"
"please, don't call me sir. The names Jason."
"well thank you Jason."
"you're welcome Elena. Now go get your happily ever after!"
With that, I ran to the elevator. I'm going to find him. I just hope he can forgive me for what I said two weeks ago.
Then, after what felt like two years, I'm finally on the second floor. His room is 2124 I'm almost there. I can almost smell the alcohol I know he's been drinking. I'm finally in front of his door. I knock. Suddenly within five seconds the door opens, and I see him. "hello Damon"
"what do you want Elena? I gave you what you wanted. I left town. So why are you here?"
"I never wanted you to leave Damon."
"sure seemed like it"
He was not in the best shape. His shirt was unbuttoned and he looked pretty drunk.
"did what I said really hurt you that much?"
"it wasn't just you. There was someone else that came by to help rip my undead heart out."
"someone else? Who?"
"Katherine."
"what did she say to you Damon?
"well, she tells me she's leaving town, the next minute we're kissing. And she told me that she'd never loved me. That it was always Stefan"
"and that's exactly what I told you too."
"yes. I couldn't take it. There was too much pain to bear, so I left."
"i am really sorry Damon. I had no idea I hurt you that much"
"you did Elena."
"that's why I came looking for you. That's why I'm here. I realized I really did hurt you. And I'm sorry. Please forgive me."
"I forgave you a while ago. So it seems you've wasted a trip."
"actually, no. That wasn't the only thing I needed to tell you."
"what did you need to tell me Elena?"
"i was wrong. About everything. I was lying to everyone. I was only hurting myself by lying about it. But I realize my mistake and i guarantee it's never going to happen again. I love you Damon Salvatore."
After I said that, silence filled the room. After about two minutes of that he finally spoke.
"did you just say you love me? Please, Elena do not tell me I heard you wrong."
"you didn't."
"please, Elena say it again."
"I love you Damon."
"i love you too. I love you so much."
With that, he kissed me. It was magical. His kiss was gentle but rough at the same time. Stefan had never kissed me like this before. When both of us pulled apart I looked into his eyes. His mesmerizing, blue eyes. Blue met brown and it was pure magic. It was at that moment that i knew that Damon Salvatore was my forever. And I was his.