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Alex

Chapter 2

Damon slowly became aware of his surroundings. He opened his eyes and saw his normal room with little light shining through the curtains, his closet full of black button downs, and his empty king size bed….wait, empty? The thought made him shake his head. No, the side was rumpled and he distinctly remembered having slept with someone in his arms. Not someone, Elena. He had slept with Elena last night. Where was she?

He slowly rubbed his eyes, sitting up. He felt strangely well-rested. She had done this. She made him feel whole again. If not for the hunger, the need for blood, he would have felt nearly human again.

He got out of bed and called "Elena?"

Damon walked down the hall and looked in his brother's room. Empty. Thank god. He wouldn't have been able to stand the sight of her in his bed after sleeping with him. God, he loved her. He stopped short. He what? Damon shook the thought away, he couldn't love her. She was still getting over his dick of a brother.

He wandered down to the kitchen, where he saw a note on the counter. His heart sank. She had left. Opening the refrigerator he grabbed the bag of AB positive on the shelf. He took a deep breath and opened the note.

Damon-

I'm sorry about last night. I didn't think it would happen here. I know you're probably wondering why I didn't stay. I just couldn't do it. I'm sorry. Thank you though. I'll see you soon.

Elena

He sighed and put the note in his back pocket. Damon picked up his drink and sat on the couch.

'How am I going to fix this? How am I going to piece her back together?' He thought.

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I love him. I know I do. But there's no way he feels the same. It's Damon, and I'm supposed to be getting over his brother. After that dream…Damon was all I wanted. And there he was, my knight in shining armor. I finally got decent night's sleep in his arms. He's so calming. I don't know what to do, Dairy. Tell him how I feel? What if he doesn't feel the same? I know he doesn't. But... I love him so much. I just have to tell him.

Elena put down her dairy and took a deep breath. She knew leaving him a note was cowardly. But what if he regretted saving her last night? Normally she would have been up all night after a dream like that, but with Damon she was able to sleep again. Breathe again. She loved the man. She just needed to tell him.

She got off of the window seat and went to take a shower. As she undressed, she sniffed her shirt. It still smelled like him. Her body still smelled like him. When the spray of water hit her body, she regretted washing away his scent. However she relaxed and let the pebbles of water hit her body.

When Elena got out of the shower and dried off, she went into her room to get dressed. She pulled a pair of jeans out of her dresser and was putting them on when something on her bed caught her eye. There was a red rose on top of the coverlet. There hadn't been one when she got in the shower. He had been here. A small smile graced her lips. She walked over to her bed and picked it up, slowly tracing her fingers over the soft petals.

"Thank you, Damon." She whispered, knowing that if he had stayed to see her reaction, he would hear it.

She finished dressing with a smile on her face. He always made her feel better. She placed the rose in a small glass on her dresser and went downstairs.

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As he watched her run her fingers over the rose, he smiled. He had hoped it would bring a smile to her sad beautiful face.

"Thank you, Damon." She said softly.

The smile grew on his face; she knew it was from him. Once he saw her place the rose down, he looked away while she dropped the towel to finish getting dressed. Damon started to walk toward his house, and thought 'Tonight, tonight's the night.'

So was this as good as the previous chapter? Please review! The next chapter will be up soon! Hope you enjoyed it!