Dear Diary,
After everything that had happened last night, I feel incredibly stupid for what I had said. As much as I hate to say it or how much I would love to deny it, Stefan was right. Not only was a relationship doomed the moment he had left with Klaus, but everything he said about Damon was true. I had to think long and hard about that whole outburst from him last night but when it comes down to it, there is something going on between Damon and I. I don't know how much longer I can ignore his longing stares with those oh so gorgeous oceans for eyes. No, this can't happen, not again. I just need to be single for a while. I have to collect all of my stuff at the boarding house and I fear that I'll bump into Damon again and he's going to demand answers. I don't know if I can keep lying to him. Maybe I'm just paranoid; maybe it is just Damon who feels this way. I don't know anymore, but what I do know is that I need to stay as far away from the Salvatore brothers as possible or I'm bound to get in trouble.
Later that day…
Elena closed her diary and slipped it under her pillow as she stood to look at herself in the mirror, getting ready to face the day. She let out a sigh as she padded into the bathroom and brushed her teeth. She leaned over the sink to rinse out her mouth and when she straightened up, Caroline was standing behind her. Elena's heart raced as she saw her friend's reflection in the mirror. She placed a hand over her heart, "Caroline, was that necessary?" Caroline leaned back against the wall, "Yes, you're all pouty and I want to get you out of this depressing ass town for a while. Enough of the brothers that aren't to be addressed at this point. You are strong and I know deep down there still is that fun, happy, and courageous girl I used to know. I want her back, time to be a normal human, tomorrow we're going somewhere and I don't want to hear any bullshit, you're going whether you like it or not. Today is your last day here before we leave so do whatever you have to do."
There was no point in fighting with Caroline, she wouldn't take no for an answer. Elena sighed and nodded, "Ok." Caroline pushed away from the wall, "I'll see you tomorrow so don't think you're going to get out of this." Elena nodded once more before she was alone once again. She sighed as she stepped back into her bedroom, pulling clothes out of her closet. After getting dressed, she walked out to her car and drove to the boarding house.
She stood outside of the door, her hand hesitating to turn the knob and entering the house that had once felt like a second home. Right as she leaned in to open the door, the door had swung open to reveal a smirking Damon, "Couldn't get enough of me huh?" Elena rolled her eyes, pushing past him, "I'm just here to get my things, don't worry, I'll be out of your hair in a minute." Even though her back was to him, she could still sense the grin in his voice, "I'm not busy, take your time. Who knows, it might take a while." She felt his hot breath on the back of her neck as she flinched slightly, "Ok, well I'm just going to go to Stefan's room first."
Damon nodded his head and plopped down in a chair, "Let me know if you need help with anything, and I do mean anything." Elena scoffed as she headed up the stairs. She could tell Stefan wasn't home from the lack of clothes in his dresser as she pulled out her clothes that she had put there for when she had slept over. It wasn't long before she could sense Damon's presence in the door way. She turned to look at him as her eyes widened at his lack of a shirt. Her eyes roamed over the bare contours of his chiseled and muscular abdomen and chest. "I was just going to get a shower." His voice like a caress to the air around him.
Damon had definitely noticed Elena's roaming eyes as she nodded her head before tearing her eyes away from him and back to his brother's dresser. He turned on his heel as he walked back down the hall to his bedroom to get a shower. He had a grin plastered to his face as Elena's expression to his naked torso was put on replay in his head. He'll never forget the hunger of lust in her gorgeous doe eyes. He stepped into the shower, listening to the sounds Elena made as she moved around Stefan's room.
Elena tried to get the image of Damon out of her mind but she just couldn't shake it, hell she couldn't shake him. That Cheshire grin and those dazzling blue eyes were all she could think about. Caroline was right, she needed a vacation pronto.