Chapter 12-

It was 12:45 AM. Stefan and Elena still hadn't come home, so Damon and Aria assumed they were staying at Elena's house. They had spent all day talking about their lives, and Damon had more to talk about, their family, their friends, their likes, their dislikes, their pet-peeves, their exes, their musical tastes, and so on. They were talking about Aria's life in Mystic Falls.

"I don't like living alone. But I don't want to move again." Aria said, about her grandmother's death.

"Well, don't worry, Aria, you're safe here." Damon said, sipping his glass of blood. Aria just watched him.

"That's really creepy." she said.

"Haha. You want some?" Damon said jokingly.

"No. I don't want to be a vampire." she said.

"I don't blame you." he said. "Aria, why don't you move in here? Put your grandmother's house up for sale and just live with me and Stefan."

"Damon... I can't do that." Aria said, sipping her cup of tea.

"Why not?" he said.

"My aunt was left the house. She's coming to live here. I can't just tell her 'Oh yeah, I'm living with some guys who are vampires.' Yeah. No." she said.

"Well you wouldn't tell her we're vampires." he said.

"It's still creepy, Damon." she said.

"You'd be safe here, Aria." he said.

"Why don't you just stay with me some nights and I'll stay with you some nights? Just until my aunt comes."

"Sounds reasonable. Starting tonight?" he said. She laughed.

"Sure." she said, smiling at him. He took his cup and placed it on the bedside table. She handed him her cup and he did the same.

"Aria..." he said, leaning closer to him. Finally, he kissed her. "Do you know enough about me now?" he asked. She simply nodded. He smiled at her.