Elena woke the next morning, sitting up in the bed and running her fingers through her hair. She heard the door to the bathroom open as she quickly flopped back down on the bed, pretending to sleep as she saw Damon step out of the steamy room, water clinging to his muscled torso, his hairs slicked down and pointing out in every which way with water droplets falling from it. He held his towel that was wrapped around his waist with one hand as he tip toed through the room, opening drawers his dresser and pulling out a pair of blue basketball shorts and a black tank top. He looked back her as Elena watched through cracked slits as he dropped his towel as Elena saw his bare toned butt. He pulled on a pair of boxer briefs and then the shorts as she watched the muscles in his shoulders flex as he pulled on his tank top. He looked at her once more before moving over to the night table, writing something down on the piece of paper before leaving the room. Moments later Elena heard the front door close as she sat up once more and picked up the sticky note, 'Elena, gone down the street to the gym. Will be back around ten –Damon.' Elena smiled, standing up from the bed and checking the clock, she had about two hours until he came back. She hopped in the shower and then changed into a pair of grey skinny jeans and a purple camisole with a black sweatshirt over top with black Toms and a burgundy droopy beanie with a pair of black Ray Ban shades. She grabbed her bag off of the kitchen counter and headed out the door to go down the street as well to stop in at the Grille for coffee and some breakfast.

Matt took her order as she sat in the far corner, her favorite booth in the whole place for when she wanted some peace and quiet. Just then Caroline entered the bar as well, spotting Elena and heading over to her table. "Hey!" Caroline said as Elena looked up at her, setting her mug down on the table, "Hey Care." Caroline sat down across from her, "So I saw you yesterday." "Did you really?" Elena asked, mouthing a thank you to Matt as he set down her plate of eggs and bacon. "Yeah, who was that guy you were hugging?" Elena nearly choked on her eggs, "What guy?" Caroline cocked her head, "You were hugging him outside of your house, and he had dark brown hair and was tall. He wasn't Stefan so who was he?" Elena pushed the eggs around on her plate, "His name's Damon." "Why were you hugging him?" "He helped me with something." "Well where's Stefan?" Elena quickly came up with a lie, "We got in a fight, and I haven't seen him since." Caroline looked stunned, "Oh." Elena threw a twenty down on the table and a ten for Matt. "Yeah, well I got to go it was nice seeing you Caroline." "Yeah you too." She said, something was fishy she just couldn't place her finger on it.

Elena headed back to the apartment, settling down into the recliner with a cup of tea, a blanket, and a worn copy of Wuthering Heights that she found in Damon's bookshelf. Damon walked into the room then, he had a hand behind his back, "Good morning." He said, entering the room and unlacing his black high tops. Elena looked up from her page, "Good morning to you too." Damon was drenched in sweat as he kept grinning at her. "What are you so giddy about?" she asked, sitting up as Damon shrugged. "Beautiful girl, beautiful morning." Just then he pulled out his arm from behind his back to show a bouquet of blood red roses. "They're beautiful." She stood, taking the flowers from his hand, "Thank you." She went to hug him but he took a step back, "I'm all sweaty." Elena rolled her eyes, "Let me hug you dammit." Damon chuckled, "Fine." He enveloped her in a hug as she pulled back, "Now go get a shower, you stink." She slapped him on the butt as he shook his head and headed towards the bathroom.

"Just then there was a knock at the door." Elena opened the door to stare at herself. "Hello, I'm Katherine."