Hey guys! Thank you SO much for all the reviews you guys have given me. I never thought that I would get this kind of response when I FINALLY decided to put one of my storied on here. You guys have persuaded me to continue improving my writing and writing more stories and I thank you for that. Anyways, here's chapter 17. =D Disclaimer: I do not own Vampire Diaries.

Chapter 17

It didn't take long for the two to arrive back at their hotel suite. Damon jumped up to the balcony and entered through the sliding glass door to avoid exposing Elena to onlookers. He walked into the room and continued carrying her, ignoring her protests. He finally set her down however on the toilet as he turned towards the bath, turning on the steaming water.

Elena watched him silently as he checked the water's temperature as it filled. After about ten minutes, the tub was filled with warm water and Damon shut off the running water before turning to her with a smile.

"There you go. I'll be right outside if you need me, okay?" he turned to make his way towards the door. He stopped when he felt a slight tug on his shirt. He looked down into the frightened eyes of Elena.

"Please…" she whimpered slightly, looking at the ground. "Don't leave me…" Damon raised his eyebrow slightly before realizing that she was shaking once again. With a slight incline of his lips he turned to her and knelt in front of her.

"I'll never leave you, Elena." He started, lifting her head to look in her eyes. Elena wrapped her arms around his neck once again, his jacket falling from her body. Damon wrapped his arms around her body, lifting her from the toilet and setting her in the tub.

It took a few tries to get her to let go of his neck but once that was accomplished, he reached over and grabbed some shampoo from the shelf. He turned back, telling Elena to dunk her head before he put some of the lotion on his hands and began to lather it into her hair and scalp. He took his time, making sure the girl was completely relaxed.

Once he was finished he told her to once again dunk her head to rinse out the soap. He then took out some conditioner and repeated the same process as before. He then picked up some body wash and began rubbing it into her shoulders, massaging her tense muscles gently. He then reached into the water, pulling out one of her legs and washing it before repeating the process with her other leg.

Elena couldn't help the blush the crept to her cheeks as she watched Damon's hands run all over her body. 'What's with him? This is so not like him.' She thought as she just sat and watched him go through the process of cleaning her. She did admit that a bath had been a great idea and she desperately needed it. She felt so dirty…

A squeak escaped her throat when she noticed Damon's hands on her chest. The blush on her face quickly grew, spreading over her face to the tips of her ears. Damon just looked up at her with a slight smirk, continuing rubbing the soap into her skin. 'What's wrong with me? Why am I letting him do this to me? This is just gunna end up like last time...why did I ask him to stay? God I'm just asking for it aren't I?' she groaned silently to herself.

Elena gasped out loud when she felt his hands on her womanhood. She closed her eyes for a moment as his hands continued to massage her before they snapped open to glare at the vampire in front of her.

"What the hell do you think you are doing?" she yelled at him, pushing his hand away before sitting up, wrapping her arms around her legs, pulling them to her chest.

Damon merely smirked at her. "I'm just helping you with you're bath. You are the one that asked me to stay." Elena blushed and looked away.

"Well, I'm clean now. Now hand me that towel and get out." She said angrily, hiding her blushed face.

"Yeah, yeah." Was all he said as he stood, handing her a towel and walking out the door.

Elena stared at the door for several moments before standing from the water and wrapping the towel around her body. Slowly she walked to the door opening it and stepping out of the bathroom.

Elena stepped into the living room to see Damon sitting on the couch watching some TV. She felt a pang of guilt when she saw how he was glaring at the screen. She took slow steps toward the angry vampire.

"Damon…" he didn't turn to her. Elena released a small sigh. "I'm really sorry." Damon turned his eyes from the screen to look at the girl in question. "Thank you so much, for everything." She leaned down and kissed him on the cheek before turning and walking into her room to get dressed.

Damon couldn't stop the smirk that appeared on his face. His hand slowly rose to where Elena's lips had been a few seconds beforehand. He turned his eyes back to the television screen even though all of his focus was on the woman in the other room.

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Elena blushed as she thought about the kiss she had just given Damon. 'So much for just being friends' she sighed. She walked over to her dresser, pulling out under garments, a light pink tank top, and some baby blue pajama pants. She quickly got dressed before walking out of the room, walking over to Damon's couch once again. She sat on the other end, turning her eyes to the movie on the screen. She made herself comfortable, forcing herself to forget everything that had happened that day.

Damon continued to stare at the screen even though he was paying attention to every twitch that Elena made. A chuckle escaped his throat when he heard her stomach growl loudly and a blush made its way to her face.

"Hungry?" he smirked at her.

"Maybe." She said back stubbornly, even though she was blushing like crazy and cursing her stomach.

"I'll order some pizza. What kind do you want?" he asked walking over to the phone on the wall.

"Uh…sausage and pepperoni?" she questioned nervously.

"You sure?" Damon chuckled. Elena nodded her head. "Mmk." He made the call and made his order. He finished the call quickly before coming to sit on the couch once again, this time closer to Elena. "It'll be about forty minutes. You sure you can last that long?" he smirked at her.

"Yeah, I'll be fine." She playfully glared at him before focusing on the movie once again. A little shriek left her throat when an arm wrapped around her waist, pulling her closer to its owner's body.

Damon pulled her flush against his side and rested his head on her shoulder. He felt her stiffen slightly and smirked.

"Wh-what are you doing?" she stuttered, trying to move away but his arm wouldn't budge.

Damon turned his head slightly, nipping at her throat. He slowly dragged his tongue along her neck, placing kisses at random spots. His smirk grew when he heard a moan escape her throat and noticed she leant her head to the side, giving him more access. He happily obliged as he turned his body towards her slightly, running his hand over her body, wishing she hadn't gotten dressed. He continued his torture on her neck, trailing his tongue up and around the shell of her ear, causing a shutter to travel through the girl's body.

Elena's body began to heat up fast. She hadn't been expecting him to make a move on her and now she didn't want him to stop. As he tortured her neck, she found herself moaning and giving him more access. She felt his hands roam over her body, causing a pool of heat to develop in her lower stomach. Damon's tongue on her ear caused a shutter to run through her body, shaking her out of her state.

"Stop!" she yelled as she pushed him away. She stood up from the couch and took a few steps back. "We can't do this!" she shook her head back and forth, trying to calm herself.

Damon stood from the couch as well, stepping towards her. He continued to step towards her for each step she took away before her back hit the wall and he moved close to her. "And why not?" he asked smugly.

"Because…" she looked at the ground.

"Because…?"

Elena's head flew up, her teary eyes instantly landing on his shocked ones. "Because it'll just end up like last time!" she cried. Damon took a hesitant step back. "I won't be able to handle it a second time…so please…don't…" her head bowed once again, her voice begging him to listen to her.

Damon stared at the girl before him. Had he really hurt her that bad? He sighed slightly before stepping forward again, lifting the crying girls face to look at him.

"I'm sorry." Elena looked at him with questioning eyes. "About last time…" he continued. "I was a coward. I was afraid of what would happen if we stayed together, so I ran." His eyebrows scrunched up. He wasn't used to apologizing. "I wish I never did though." He looked her straight in the eyes, pleading with her to believe him.

After several excruciating moments, Elena flew forward, her lips finding his instantly. She wrapped her arms around his neck pulling him close to her. She kissed him passionately.

After getting over the initial shock, he quickly returned the kiss. He wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her flush against him. His hands massaged small circles into her back as her nails dug into his scalp.

One of Damon's hands found its way to her hips as he pulled them forward, grounding their hips together. A moan escaped both of their throats. The hand continued its way down her leg, lifting it up to wrap around his hips. The other quickly followed, Damon holding her up against the wall, their chests pushed up against each other. They continued to kiss passionately until they heard a knock on their door.

"Pizza." A voice came through the door, causing both members in the room to glare towards it.

Damon carefully set Elena on her two feet once again before walking over to the door. He ripped the door open, threw money at the man, grabbed the pizza, and slammed the door in his face once again.

He set the pizza on the table before turning towards the still flushed Elena and smirked. With inhuman speeds he ran towards her, picking her up and throwing her down on the bed. He grinned down at her as he slowly stalked towards him. He was finally going to get his prize.

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My story is almost coming to an end and I really mean it this time. I never thought I'd still be going at this point but thanks to you guys I have stayed true to this fic and now it's going to be my first fic that I actually complete. But anyways, let me know what you thought. =D

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~Ashley~