It had been two weeks since Elena left. Almost. Thirteen days to be exact. She knew. She counted each of them with her tears at night. She thought this was going to be easier as time went on, but everywhere she went, all she saw was Damon. In the faces passing on the streets, on billboards, in the people she drank with at bars. Damon was everywhere, and she couldn't help but let the tears build up in her eyes, no matter where she was. At night, she dreamed of him. And in her dreams, he was holding her, letting her cry into his shoulder. Just happy to be back near him. But when her dreams ended, she became her living, depressed self, just trying to make it day by day. She tried not admitting it to herself, but it hurt her even more that no one had come after her. She expected they wouldn't for a while. But she never wanted it to be true. She never expected for this to break her heart.

Caroline glared at Damon as the stood outside Elena's hotel room for the second time that night. "Dammit, Damon. Either you go in, or you let me. We have listened to her cry herself to sleep for the past two weeks. She isn't moving on from anything. Do you really want her to live like this…? Do you really want this for her? She deserves more than this."

"Think about it Blondie. This is just a phase. If I show myself now, she will never have a normal chance at a life. I want her to have everything that I can't give her. I love her too much to keep her to this life. So, you are right. She does deserve more than this." He motioned at himself. "She deserves to live a normal life, and date normal guys, and fall in love with them," He paused. "She deserves the wedding she has always wanted, and she deserves all the chances in the world of being able to have children. I can't give her that! She needs that. She's strong. I know she is. She will make it through this." Damon dropped his hand off of the hotel room door and turned back towards Caroline. "We need to leave her alone. We can't keep doing this."

"If you think for a second that Elena is better off without us, you are wrong." Caroline's face had never been more serious. "Damon! Think about this. She has lost everyone. Jeremy is gone. Her parents are dead. Jenna's dead…. She left all of us." She had tears building up in her eyes. "We were everything to her. And she's only doing this because she thinks she is protecting us. We have to tell her she is wrong!"

"But she is protecting us." Damon's words shocked Caroline. But when she looked at his face, she didn't see anything but sorrow. "She is in her own way." He clarified. "Elena is the most selfless, loving person I have ever met. She puts everyone else before her, she tries to be there for everyone, no matter what." He let his back slide down against the outside wall of her hotel room. He sat on the cement ground, twiddling his thumbs. "And I would do anything for her. I would always put her before me." His eyes went to Caroline's face. "Which is exactly what I am doing."

Damon stood up and walked down the stairs to his car. His turned and looked at the hotel door. And Caroline was standing in front of it. "Maybe, Damon, this time, you need to put yourself in front of her. Bring her to her senses, Damon Style." She smirked at him at her last remark. She needed him to be his normal, cocky, "I do whatever the hell I want because I'm Damon Salvatore" self. She never thought that he would be the one she would need to save Elena from herself.

Elena's dream continued. But she couldn't hear the rest of the conversation. It was like Damon and Caroline moved away from her. But she could see them perfectly. Standing outside her hotel room, talking about what was best for her. She just wanted to open the door and drag Damon in.

Caroline could wait outside.

Elena woke herself up sweating. She was too hot for the blankets to cover her and blushed as she remembered her dream after dragging Damon into her room. But she couldn't remember anything else. Just the how hot and vivid the dream was. She could feel it. Her skin actually tingled like it did after he touched her in the most simple way, like brushing her arm as he walked by her. Her heart didn't feel heavy either. She felt better than she had in weeks.

Then it hit her. The conversation between Caroline and Damon. Was it real….? Or had she actually heard them talking outside her room just a little bit ago…?

She stood and walked to her hotel window, and pulled her shade open to reveal an almost empty parking lot. With one baby blue Camaro parked at the far corner with empty seats.

She closed the shade. If they were close, she had to stay in the room, or make a run for it. Or maybe she was just overreacting. There had to be a lot of baby blue Camaros driving around. Then she thought about it… His was pretty old…..

Shit.

"She will come after you, Damon. She knows you're here. She knows you are looking for her." Caroline's hand rested on his arm as they watched from the building rooftop across the street. "She loves you. She'll come back."

I am so sorry you guys. I have been so caught up in college work this past week. All of my professors decided to throw on major essays right before spring break hit. This would have just added to the load! Goodness! Anyways! I hope everyone has been doing well! I needed something to happen in the story. You guys can decide where the story goes from here. Seriously. I am taking the messages you guys send seriously. I listen to them. I like knowing what you guys like. PM me if you have any suggestions, or just review! I'm up for anything! P.S. Yes. I know the state of Georgia very well. Which is why I am writing it set in Georgia for now. I live here. And when I go to Savannah on March 11th, I will make Elena be down there with me. (: So there is your first hint at where she is going! Yes. She is going to Savannah, GA. If you have anymore questions like the person who asked me "Why Georgia?" then just PM me. (: THANK S FOR READING!