AN: Caroline's turn. Damon's her ex whom she doesn't particularly like. And Elena is one of her best friends. Oh, plus a throw back to episode 12. Woot!
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Threesome?
That is not Mr. Stefan Salvatore. That is Damon. Damon with Elena, leading her into her and her partner's places. What the hell? Why is he even here?
Elena and Damon bow and begin the dance. I try to keep my eyes on my own replacement date, but it's hard. Damon had been my world when we'd dated. When he broke up with me, I decided to hate him but it's still weird to watch him dance with Elena. The way he looks at her, he never looked at me like that. I was always a convenience to him. He only ever bothered when he wanted something.
But that's not how he's looking at Elena. His pale blue eyes, always so cold when he turned them on me, are soft. His eyes staring into Elena's, searching for some elusive answer to an unasked question. The way he's looking at her right now? I wish he had looked at me like that. Even just once. Like I was his world. The way Elena obviously is.
Don't get me wrong, I love being with Matt. And I don't want to get back together with Damon. I just…I just wish it wasn't so blatantly obvious that he used me without any real thought or care.
And Elena's staring right back at him. Eyes full of affection and trust and want. Apparently that comment about Elena and the Salvatore brothers being a threesome wasn't that far off the mark. Their hands are so much closer than mine and Jeffery's. "The intimacy of the near touch" is right. Damon and Elena are definitely vibing….
Speaking of both brothers, where's Stefan? Shouldn't he be here? Fighting with Damon over Elena or with Elena because of Damon? Shouldn't he be doing something? Stefan may be the nicer brother bur he definitely loves Elena, I can't imagine him just wandering off somewhere so his brother can steal his girl.
Damon pulls Elena closer as the dance changes. She follows his lead gracefully as he guides her through the steps far more smoothly than Jeff or anyone else. He hadn't even gone to a practice, how did he learn how to dance like that?
They're still doing that soul reading through extended eye contact thing. Have they even blinked? And now Elena's smiling a soft little smile at him. And Damon's smiling back just as gently. Not his usual casual smirk, an actual, genuine smile. I've never seen him smile. I wasn't sure he could.
And the dance ends. He steps back from her with hesitant reluctance. She steps back with regretful silence. But Elena's still smiling at him. And Damon's still smiling for her. Just for her.