Recap Chapter 12: Stefan arrived in Tennessee. Damon and Elena left and are heading to Tennessee as well.

Cleaning

Chapter: 13

Stefan continued to drive. He thought about going to a hotel for a while, Alexis wasn't going to want to see him now. He passed two hotels and never stopped at one, he wanted to see her.

Without knowing it was coming up to Alexis's house. He pulled into the driveway and cautiously stepped out of the car. He stuffed the keys into his pocket and made his way to the front door. He raised his hand and knocked; within the first knock Alexis's answered the door. "Stefan, what are you doing here?"

"Can we talk?"

Without a word she stepped to the side to let Stefan inside. He walked inside and into the living room. He noticed that she cleaned up and fixed the windows since he left the other day. "Well, what's wrong Stefan?" Alexis asked stepping into the living room behind him.

"Elena, she left me for my brother." He knew Elena might not have said it in so many words but it went without saying when she told Damon that she loved him.

Damon and Elena passed the Kentucky border and hour ago, according to the clock on the dash it was about fifteen minutes until midnight. Elena was still awake but just. Damon continued driving; there were no hotels in whatever town they were driving through.

Finally, they were coming out of the darkness and a bright blue and red neon sign lit the rode ahead of them. "A motel?" Elena said but it came out in more of a question than a comment.

"Maybe." Damon answered driving towards the source of the light.

Once he got to the source of the light, he saw it was indeed a hotel of a sort, a motel to be exact, a Motel 6. It wasn't Damon's first choice of a place to stay but were else was there?

He pulled into the parking lot and walked to the front desk to get a room, he got a room as far from the other guest staying, if he had to stay in this dump he didn't want to be bothered by other people playing there television to loud or screaming at one another.

Damon got the bags out of the trunk of the car and they walked to the room. Elena took a look around the dreary painted room and the hideous multicolored pattered on the bed spread. She steeped toward the bed and sat down, with all her clothes on, including shoes, she laid down on the over stuffed pillows.

Damon turned to walk out of the room but the sound of Elena's voice stopped him, "Damon, where are you going?"

"I'll be back before you get up." He crossed the room with vampire speed and kissed her sweetly on the lips before disappeared into the darkness. It wasn't really the answer she was looking for but she was too exhausted to press the question farther.

Damon disappeared out the door and down to a bar they passed a few miles back. He walked in and smelled the stitch of cigarette smoke and alcohol. He walked up the man serving the drinks and ordered bourbon. The man gave him the drink and he knocked it back.

As he waited for another one he noticed a burnet ogling from across the bar. He gave her his famous smirk and he could hear her giggling to her friends.

He motioned with his finger for her to join him. She gave him a large smile; he cheeks flushed a bright pink as she got up and sauntered over towards. "Hi, I'm Katie and you are?" She greeted.

"Damon." He answered politely.

"What should we do Damon?"

Damon order a shot after shot of Bourbon and scotch until Katie became tipsy. Damon paid for the tab and they walked out of the bar, more like Damon walked and Katie danced and tripped out of the bar.

"Where are we going now Day?" It has only been an hour and already she thought of a repulsive pet name for him.

Damon took her hand and led her to the dark alley beside the bar. In a second Katie was all over him, she pressed her lips to his and Damon could taste the raw cigarettes and alcohol that lingered there. He kissed down her neck and felt her pulse rise, his eyes grew darker and he bit into her neck. The alcohol tinted blood slid down his throat and cured his thirst for now.

He released her and looked directly into her eyes and spoke, "you don't remember what happened tonight, you don't remember me. She repeated everything he said in a robotic monotone. Taking her by the hand, Damon drug Katie back out front and sat her on a very convenient bus stop bench across the street.

Damon ran back to the hotel room and found Elena sprawled out fast asleep on one of the beds, still fully dressed. He laughed under his breath. Careful not to wake Elena, Damon took his shoes and shirt off and lay down next to Elena. He pulled her to him and she cuddled into him in her sleep.

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