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He couldn't believe that it was really happening. Just when he thought that he would have Elena all for himself for a couple of days the dumbass had to surprise everyone.

The grip on his bag tigthtened when he saw Mason wrapping his arms around Elena's waist, the very same waist he had just wrapped his arms around a few moments ago. When he softly kissed her on the lips and she kissed him back Damon saw red.

Jealousy stings bad, he thought.

Why did he have to be such an asshole to Elena? Why couldn't he have treated her like he should have from the start? And what if Caroline wasn't right after all? What if Elena really was into Mason and only saw him as a friend?

The possibilities were too many and at the moment he couldn't find any positive one. He felt defeated. Maybe having Mason here was destiny telling him that he had to back off.

"I couldn't stop thinking about you." Mason said as he looked at Elena.

"Oh wow." She said giggling lightly and kissing him chastily on the lips. "How did you get here anyway?"

"Well I shouldn't be here actually. I just came to say hello. I have a business meeting thirty minutes from here and your friend Caroline told me to stop by." He said shrugging.

Damon immediatly threw a glance at Caroline who just smiled and winked knowingly at him.

What game was she playing? First she told him that he could win Elena over and then she invited Mason?

"They look cute don't they?" Stefan teased him as he nudged him a little.

"Shut the fuck up Stefan." He muttered earning a laugh from him.

They all headed towards the house except for Elena who stood in the driveway talking to Mason.

"What a lovely surprise." He then said faking a smile as he walked towards them.

"Hey Salvatore." Mason said patting his shoulder, his arm still hooked around Elena's waist.

Elena looked a little confused as she looked between the two. By now she could recognize when Damon was upset or annoyed and he definitely was at the moment.

He was so beautiful with the sunset setting on him though. His flawless features and body were accentuated by it and she found herself staring at him in awe.

"Elena?" Mason's voice snapped her out of her thoughts.

"Yeah?" She said somehow still dreamy as she kept looking at the perfection that was Damon.

"I should probably get going. Maybe I'll make it later for the party, I still don't know for how long the meeting is going to last." He said with a sigh.

"Sure. Just let me know if you can make it, okay?" She said smiling a little as he leaned over to kiss her on the cheek.

"Deal. Bye sweetie." He said as he walked off.

She then noticed Damon still standing there with his hands on his hips and with an expectant look.

"What?"

"Do you need help with your bag?" He asked casually.

She looked at him suspiciously and crossed her arms.

"Why are you asking me now? Couldn't you just do the gentleman and take it before?" She said as she raised her eyebrows.

"You know how much I love annoying you." He said making a face.

"You do are annoying." She groaned rolling her eyes.

He chuckled a little and headed inside with her bag. They went upstairs and since he'd already chosen his room he hoped he could manage to make her stay in the one next to his.

"Here is okay?" He asked as he opened the door.

She looked around a little and then nodded. She'd been here before multiple times, especially in the summer, but Damon being here too gave her a weird feeling of completeness.

"Thank you Damon. But I really could have brought it myself you know. It's not even that heavy." She said chuckling a little.

"Sue me if I wanted to be a gentleman." He said quietly as he got closer to her.

He checked her out with his infamous smirk and she blushed.

"I...we better get ready. Everyone will be here in an hour or so." She then said clearing her throat a little.

"Wear something sexy." He said huskily before leaving the room.

That comment left her all hot and bothered and she now had something new to fantasize on while having a very long shower…

Forty minutes later she had almost finished getting ready and she smiled looking at herself in the mirror. She'd noticed that Damon always liked to dress black, so she'd decided to put on something sexy and black as well.

The dress reached her knees and showed just some of her clevage, doing a little push up to it. She'd curled her hair just a little and wore a red lipstick which matched perfectly with her olive skin.

She smelled like jasmine and the high heels she was wearing made her smooth legs appear longer than they already were.

Obviously she kept telling herself that she'd put so much effort at being perfect because Mason would probably stop by at one point, but she knew better. She kept looking at herself in the mirror, turning around and striking some poses and she jumped a little when she heard someone knocking at the door.

The party had already begun and some people were downstairs, drinking and eating snacks. The music was already pretty loud too.

"Go ahead." She shouted a little at whoever was knocking.

She kept fixing her curls a little wanting to appear flawless and her eyes widened in surprise when she saw Damon entering the room.

She unconsciously grinned and he smiled back, staring at her in awe.

She couldn't help but notice how flawless he looked. He was always well dressed and handsome, but with this tight black shirt, black jeans and his black hair a little messy he was the definition of a God. And his eyes seemed to me bluer than they usually were.

She already imagined girls being all over him tonight and the thought made her rage.

He slowly walked up towards her and smiled sheepishly. She noticed that he was holding something behind him and she tried to take a peek curiously.

"You look flawless Elena." He said sincerely, pronouncing her name so softly and smoothly that her legs almost buckled.

"You too." She whispered as she gulped nervously.

He was a little hesitant and she was starting to get nervous.

"What do you have in there?" She said as she chuckled a little.

"Promise not to mock me." He said sighing as he came up to stand in front of her, giving her a pointed look.

"I promise." She said with a firm nod as she kept herself from smiling. He was being so cute.

"It's something I got for you years ago. God only knows how it's still here." He said shaking his head.

"For me?" She whispered, gazing at him intently.

"Yup. I never actually got a chance to give it to you…until now. But it's nothing too serious really." He said gazing back at her.

"Make me open it already please. I'm too curious." She said squealing a little.

"Here." He said softly as he handed it to her.

The confection of the gift was very accurate and it was almost a pity to rip it off for how pretty it looked. She gave him a wide smile before opening it and she gasped in surprise when she opened the little box.

How could he define this nothing? It was a beautiful couple of pink pearl earrings and a matching bracelet with a precious ribbon entangled in it.

They were truly magnificent and she couldn't believe that he had bought this for her. Especially years ago.

"Oh Damon." She immediatly cried out as she brought her hand to her mouth. She was speechless.

He suddenly looked petrified thinking that he'd done something wrong. Maybe she didn't like it and she didn't know how to tell him.

"This is so beautiful. This is too precious for me and oh god I can't take it, it's too much." She said as she started crying.

Oh, all of the feelings. She started feeling so guilty and awful for how she'd been treating him back then. He didn't deserve it and she hated all the pain that she'd caused him.

"Yes you can." He said softly, taking the bracelet from her hands and binding it on her wrist. "It looks perfect on you."

"No Damon you don't understand. This is one of the most beautiful things someone has ever given to me and…I can't accept it, especially because of how I acted with you back then. It's just too much I don't deserve it." She said as heavy tears started forming in her eyes.

He started stroking her wrist with his thumb just where the bracelet was hanging and her eyes snapped up to his. His ocean blue eyes were so intense and deep that she could drown into them.

"Then make it up to me by accepting it now. It was always meant to be yours Elena." He said.

She smiled up at him and suddenly pulled him into a hug, breathing in his comforting scent as she held him tight.

"Thank you." She just whispered.

"You're welcome." He said hugging her back and smiling contently.

She smelled so good that he was craving to kiss her and taste her so bad.

She finally pulled back and looked at him sheepishly, her hand lingering on her wrist and softly caressing the bracelet.

"No more tears though okay?" He said smiling a sweet smile as his thumbs gently caressed her tears away.

She looked so pure and so simply beautiful right now.

All of a sudden their smiles faded, replaced by an intense gaze. They were looking at each other with lust and need and they both knew what they wanted.

As he leaned in she felt herself melting and her knees buckle. Just then a loud knock at the door made both of them jump in surprise.

"You two! I was looking for you everywhere. Come downstairs please." Caroline said with a pout. "The party has begun."

"Sure Car, give me two minutes." Elena said trying to recompose herself.

Caroline nodded giving them a knowing smirk and quickly closed the door.

"I'll just be…downstairs." Damon said clearing his throat a little as he headed to the door.

"Okay. I'll just put these on and I'll come too." She said giving him a weak smile.

As he closed the door behind him she let out a heavy sigh and sat on the edge of the bed, her heart still beating rapidly from the closeness that they had just shared. They were just so close to kiss.

She smiled looking at the little jewel on her wrist and then took off the earrings she was wearing to replace them with the ones Damon gave her.

Now she really felt perfect.

She headed downstairs pretty quickly and she couldn't believe just how many people were there. It was already a big mess and she huffed a little.

She didn't want to break it for Caroline, but she had started dislking parties like this years ago. They just didn't do it for her anymore.

She remembered to keep an eye on Jeremy from time to time during the night because she still didn't trust him completely around alcohol and all the stuff that these parties brought. Especially if he was going to hang out with Vicky Donovan.

She spotted Stefan talking with Rebekah and she chuckled a little. Finally he was starting to make a move on her, and she seemed to be quite into him too.

She started looking around for Damon and she hated how lost she felt when she couldn't find him. It was like she had the need to know where he was and be close to him.

"Boo." She heard someone saying from behind her.

She jumped a little and then her eyes widened in shock when she saw Bonnie standing there. She immediatly squealed and pulled her into a tight hug.

"Bonnie! You're back!" She said grinning.

"Yes my dad dropped me here. I couldn't miss Caroline's party, she wouldn't forgive me." She said with a laugh.

"Gosh Bon it seems so long and you've been away just a month. When are you coming back for good?" She then asked as they went to seat in a couch in the corner of the room.

"Soon. A week probably." She said. "And honestly I can't wait. I just can't stand my father's new girlfriend, she's nuts." She then said groaning.

"Well you do are a little judgey, so it wouldn't surprise me if she was instead actually nice." Elena said amused.

"Is that Jeremy?" Bonnie then asked with a look of surprise on her face as she pointed at Jeremy, who was drinking and laughing from the other side of the room.

"Yep." Elena said nodding. "He's finally back."

"Oh I can see that." Bonnie said with an approving nod as she checked him out.

"Bonnie." Elena said laughing as she swatted her arm.

"What? He's hot." She said.

"He's my baby brother." Elena said baffled.

"I bet that he's not that baby…" Bonnie said winking.

"Okay that's enough." Elena said cringing and shaking her head.

She kept looking around for Damon and she started getting nervous when she couldn't see him anywhere. What if he had found someone to spend the party and maybe the night with? She couldn't bear the thought of it.

"Who are you looking for?" Bonnie said as she noticed Elena looking frantically around the room.

"No one." She said playing dumb as she drank some punch.

"Elena?" Bonnie said raising her eyebrows knowingly.

"Damon…" She said pronouncing his name longingly.

"Damon?"

"Stefan's brother. I'm majorly crushing on him and it's not okay. I'm dating Mason and Damon just sees me as a friend. At least I think so." She then said knotting her eyebrows thoughtfully as she remembered that they were about to kiss just a few minutes ago.

"Whoa, stop right now. You dropped too many bombshells on me all at once girl." Bonnie exclaimed.

"Yeah, sorry. I should start from the beginning." Elena said chuckling.

"Damon…Damon Salvatore? You like him? And you're dating Mason Lockwood? God, why things start getting interesting just when I'm gone?"

Elena sighed deeply and started explaining everything to Bonnie. From Damon coming back and being the new hottie of the town, to him being an ass to her, to them getting along and her falling for him, to her dating Mason Lockwood.

"Well…crap." Bonnie said speechless. "I can't believe though that you have feelings for him but you haven't told him anything. Hello! The guy was head over heels for you in highschool, there's no way that he would turn you down now. He's obviously into you too."

"I don't know Bonnie…maybe I'm just delusional. Maybe he just sees me as a good friend or some crap like that. Besides I'm dating Mason and he's seeing that Andie girl. Not to mention that he lives in Chicago." Elena said defeatedly.

"Oh, sweetie." Bonnie said as she placed her hand on her shoulder. "You're too pessimistic. To be honest who cares if you're seeing Mason? It's not like you're official or anything. Just cut it before it starts getting serious. And ask Damon if he really likes the other girl." She then said with a shrug.

"I can't…" Elena started saying.

"Oh grow some balls Elena for god's sake!" Bonnie said exhasperatedly. "If you never try, you'll never know."

"It's just that Mason seems like a safe option, you know. Maybe I could really grow to like him if Damon wasn't around all the time." She said quietly looking down.

"I see." Bonnie said with a sigh. "Just think about it though, okay? And by the way those earrings and that bracelet that you're wearing are fabulous."

"Damon gave them to me." She said smiling fondly.

Bonnie scoffed and rolled her eyes. "And then you think that he's not head over heels for you anymore. Please."

Elena smiled feeling a little more sure of herself. Judgey or not, Bonnie was the voice of the reason most of the times. She didn't sugar coat things but she was always honest to her.

"Go search for Damon." Bonnie said nudging her a little. "I know I'm going to talk to Jeremy." She then said winking.

She nodded as they got up and she started laughing when she saw Bonnie walking towards Jeremy and doing her moves on him. It was weird to see her bestfriend hitting on her baby brother.

She then started walking through the crowded room and she suddenly felt the urge to step outside. The noise of the music was getting on her nerves and she couldn't even walk properly from the amount of people.

But where was Damon?

She finally managed to step outside and she took a deep breath breathing in the fresh air. There were a few people out too but it was nothing compared to the crowd inside the house.

She then heard Damon's familiar laugh and she stiffened a little. She saw red when she saw a blonde chick pratically shoving her tits in his face.

She didn't think twice before walking over them and she felt a strange possessive feeling.

"Hey." She said trying to sound calm.

He turned around surprised to find her there but the smile that he gave her, almost as if she was the only girl in the world, made her melt from tip to toe. His eyes were shimmering with something that she'd never quite seen in them before and she found herself smiling adoringly at him. They were in their own little world for all she cared.

"Elena." He said, his hand casually encirling her waist, reminding her what a simple touch from him could do to her. "I couldn't find you anywhere." He then whispered into her ear.

She smiled weakly and then glanced at the blonde girl who was awkwardly standing there.

"She's Dianna. She was in the same class as mine in highschool." He said.

"I see." Elena said forcing a smile. "I'm Elena." She said, shaking her hand a bit too firmly.

"Nice to meet you Elena." Dianna said shaking her hand back and giving her a weird look.

Damon was looking amused between them and Elena realized that perhaps she was being a little too obvious.

"And that's Dianna's girlfriend, Mandy." He then said pointing at the girl taking some chips inside.

Elena gasped a litte and blushed red like a tomato as she realized the gaffe that she'd just made. Dianna was…gay? And she had just made a fool out of herself by acting all clingly and clearly annoyed by her presence. Why did she always do or say the wrong things?

"I'll go back inside. See you two later." Dianna said smiling at them.

He waved at her and then turned to look at Elena who was looking down sheepishly. For once he decided not to make snarky remarks but instead took her hand and led her to the garden near the pool.

She felt butterflies filling her stomach as soon as his skin made contact with hers and she understood that she was falling hard for him and him only. His hand was warm and it just felt so natural holding hands with him.

He sat on the grass and she took a sit next to him, her arm entwined between his. She couldn't believe that she felt so at ease and that she wanted nothing more than staying like this with the very same guy who gave her nothing but crap to her just a few days ago.

His walls were hard to throw down, but once you managed to do that, you would find the most amazing person hidden in there. He was so sweet. She couldn't believe that she hadn't seen it six years ago.

"I can't stand all that loud music." She said quietly, her head resting on his shoulder.

"Me neither." He said.

"What?" She said surprised looking up at him. "I don't believe you. You're the party and girls type."

"I'm not, trust me. I mean I like having fun and all but…loneliness made me become like that. Superficiality is all you get when you're alone." He said staring ahead of him.

"Alone? Damon, you're not alone. And you're such a great person. I just can't believe that in all these years you haven't found someone making you happy as you deserve to be." She said with firmness.

He looked down at her and smiled sweetly. She looked so convinced of what she just said. He stroke some of the hair from her face and spoke up again.

"I push people away. It's…in me. I did it for all these years, believe me or not. And to be honest I don't mind loneliness." He said shrugging.

"Bullshit. Everyone needs someone in their life. You're no exception." She said. "You have your life in Chicago, and Stefan, Maria, Andie…"

"You?" He added quietly as he started caressing her bottom lip with his thumb.

"Me too." She confirmed, staring at him intently.

After a while he laid down, pulling her with him.

This is perfection, she thought as she sighed in contentment.

She felt so carefree and truly happy for the first time in such a long time. The cool breeze of the night caressing her face, Damon's arms around her and just the silence surrounding them.

"What are you thinking about?" He asked.

She bit her lip indecided if telling him or not what she was really thinking and she then decided to just spill it.

"I don't like Andie…sorry." She said still biting her bottom lip.

"That's another thing we have in common." He said with a chuckle.

"What? But..I thought you were seeing her?" She asked confused.

"Kind of. We uhm…hooked-up once but that's it. She's stalkerish and annoying. And sleeping with someone doesn't imply liking them." He said shrugging casually.

She stayed silent for a few moments just smiling at what he said. It still bothered and grossed her out thinking about him sleeping with another woman, Andie especially, but she was glad that he broke things off with her.

Even seeing him with Dianna before made Elena understand that she was helplessy and utterly jealous.

She noticed that he smelled so good and without thinking she started running her hand through his soft black hair, craving to touch him.

She was resting with one elbow on the grass to support her weight and the other hand running gently through his hair. He had a cute little smile on his face and she couldn't help but smile back. She really hoped that this Damon, and not the version of himself when he first came back, could stay forever.

She then suddenly lowered her head to linger her lips on his, giving him a peck not able to contain her need to taste him and feel him against her. Just a quick touch like this sent her right to heaven and when she felt him kissing her back she lost it.

He was being gentle and yet firm, his lips dancing with hers.

Words couldn't describe the feeling of rightness at the moment. It was by far the best kiss she had ever received and she was starting to get addicted. His lips were like a drug and she feared that if they pulled apart she would feel empty and crave them again.

He was longing and passionate, still not really able to believe that this was finally happening. Elena's lips were soft and swollen and the intensity of the kiss made them both feel giddy.

They suddenly pulled back breathing heavily as they kept staring at each other in lust.

"I want to touch you." He suddenly said in a husky voice, lifting himself up a little from the grass.

Her eyes widened in surprise and lust when she understood the meaning of his words. She kept looking at him in a loss of words and she closed her eyes when he softly smoothed her hair, passing a hand through it and then lowering it to her neck. He gently pulled her down on the grass again, his hand running up and down her arm making her shiver in delight.

"Keep your eyes closed." He whispered as he lowered himself a little on top of her.

A cry of pleasure escaped her when he started kissing down her collarbone, his lips lingering just on top of her breasts.

His other hand rested on her leg and as he slowly started running it up her thigh she couldn't think straight anymore.

She was aware of what he was going to do and she also couldn't bring herself to care. She trusted Damon enough and she wanted it badly.

"Hmm." He murmured when he reached her hip and felt it completely naked. "I call you little Miss no clothes for a reason you know." He said with a smirk.

She smiled and blushed as she remembered that she wasn't wearing her panties. It was turning him on to no end.

"Why aren't you wearing any underwear, you dirty little thing?" He teased her raising his eyebrows.

"It's any of your business." She threw back with an amused smirk, her eyes still closed.

"I have my hand between your legs honey, it's a little too late to be so prude." He retorted with his devilish infamous smirk.

He lifted her dress a little higher and she wasn't able to keep a moan when he finally reached his goal.

He hummed approvingly as he started appreciating her tight bare little sex. She gripped his shoulders tightly as she let out a loud moan and her eyes rolled in the back of her head when he started teasing and playing with her clit. She was so wet and ready for him.

"Damon...please..." She managed to cry out.

He inserted one finger into her core and she screamed in pleasure as her whole being started throbbing in desire. She was already so close and she didn't know how he worked such magic on her. She had fingered herself and been fingered before, but nothing could compare to what Damon was making her feel.

When he insterted a second finger she started chanting his name as he thrusted in and out of her.

Her grip on him tightened and she buried her head in his neck screaming her release. Her legs felt like jelly as they still shook a little in pleasure.

She was panting heavily, her face flushed and smiling.

He smiled cockily knowing that he was the reason for it and kissed her again, not being able to wait to have her lips on his once again. She tasted like cherry and alcohol and he wanted to devour her.

Eventually the rush calmed and he just pecked at her lips from time to time as he kept staring at her face, his eyes holding adoration and disbelief at the thought that this was truly happening. He'd dreamt about this for years, then reaching the point of wanting nothing more than to cause her pain, to wanting nothing more than to see her happy.

"You smell so amazing." He said as he nuzzled at her neck.

She purred a little, keep stroking her neck to his face.

After a while she suddenly pulled back and straightened herself a little, smoothing her hair down.

"Wait." She said taking a deep breath. "Are you…are you sure about this? Because if you're not I'm letting you off the hook now and calling it a night. I…I can take it."

He sighed a little and smiled at her. "Come here." He said quietly as he gestured to her to sit on his lap.

She went to sit on him, her legs wrapped around his waist as she started fumbling with the buttons of his shirt sheepishly.

She looked so innocent and pure. He lifted her chin a little, making her look at him in the eyes and giving her a quick reassuring peck on the lips.

"I know I've been an ass to you, and honestly I still can't believe myself that this is happening. But Elena…I am sure. I was so wrong about you and I'm sorry I didn't see it from the start. You're sweet, caring, good, beautiful. What's not to want about you? I promise I'll make it up to you if you still don't believe me. I'm not playing you. I want you." He said sincerely.

"I'm sorry too I didn't see how amazing you were back then. I should have fallen for you six years ago." She said quietly as she smiled a little.

His gaze was holding so much pride and disbelief. Did she really have such an affect on him?

"We'll make this work. I won't lose you again." He said as he kissed her forehead.

He suddenly stood up and she looked at him in confusion.

"I'm going to take something to drink. You want anything?" He said.

"Some punch can do." She said with a smile.

He smiled back at her and headed towards the house.

She still couldn't believe that it was true and that she had finally let herself go. She grinned and squealed happily throwing her legs up in the air a little. Maybe she looked insane but she really couldn't bring herself to care right now. Damon was giving her a chance. He thought that she was worth enough and she wouldn't let him down. Not again. Not this time.

A loud buzzing made her jump a little and she raised her eyebrows when she saw the screen of Damon's phone lightening on the grass. It had probably fallen from his pocket when he stood up or moved.

She wasn't able to contain herself so she just took a look to see who it was, but she couldn't believe her eyes when she saw the text from a certain Katherine. For a moment she hoped with all herself that it wasn't really Damon's phone and she started raging the more she went on with the text.

When are you bringing sexy back here? I miss ya and our little sleepovers, lover. And BTW how did it go with that bitch you told me about? Did you screw her for good as you told me you would? You could seduce a nun. And you're so evil and sneaky when you want to. So please break her heart or whatever you intended on doing and come back ASAP. There's some business we need to talk about too. - Kath

If before she had thought that she was in heaven...now she had definitely fallen back in hell.