Damon's Point of View
"Today would be nice..." I muttered under my breath as my eyes scanned the other delicate clothing racks. Elena and I have been going store-to-store for what has seemed like forever, just shopping.
"Okay, how about this one?" Elena asked, emerging from the change room. I gazed tiredly as I was exhausted, but like any other time, when Elena walks into a room – all eyes are on her. She was standing with her arms extending, showing off a flowered dress that went just above the knees with a brown belt around her stomach and a white sweater. I stood up and walked over to kiss Elena's cheek and she smiled at me, waiting for my response.
"Looks good…" I said, walking over to a bin where the employees had lingerie, displayed nicely and very easy to scan.
"You said that about the last two dresses!" she said exasperated, taking me out of my lingerie trance. I turned around to face her to see that Elena had crossed her arms in annoyance. I crossed my arms mimicking her expression and then relaxed my stance as I continued.
"I said you looked good the last two dresses and this dress because you do, you look good. It doesn't matter to me which one you choose, you'll look beautiful anyway" I said, smiling proudly to myself as I thought I evaded the oncoming wrath rather nicely. She narrowed her eyes at me, assessing my answer. I raised my eyebrow, gauging her reaction.
"Okay, I tell you what…how about you go upstairs and go and buy John Varvatos new collection of shirts and whatnot, and I'll meet you up there in about half an hour?"
"Half an hour?" I asked, sceptical of her small timeline. She rolled her eyes at my doubt and she turned and went back into the change room before continuing to talk.
"Yes, half an hour. There's one more dress and a couple other things I want to try on and then I want to call Jeremy just to check in…" she said.
"Do you have your phone?" I asked in concern. I wasn't completely comfortable leaving her alone, even if I was just going to be one level up.
"Yes mom!" she teased. I rolled my eyes and then stole a glance with the cashier and her assistant. I gave her a look that told her to keep an eye on Elena. She nodded in understanding and went back to the cash and waited patiently. I took a deep breath and pressed the button on the elevator, taking me a level up on this never-ending-mall.
Elena's Point of View
"Hello?" someone answered. I could recognize the voice anywhere.
"Hey Bonnie!" I said as I was hanging up the dresses I wasn't buying back on their proper racks. "I just called to check in…is Jeremy around?" I asked.
"Yeah, he's just outside, we're having a barbeque" she stated.
"Oh that sounds fun…" I said before I was interrupted by someone picking up one of the other phones in the house.
"Elena!" Caroline said excitedly. I smiled to myself at her seemingly never-ending enthusiasm.
"Hey, Caroline…I'm actually glad you're there – I need a favour" I said.
"Shoot,"
"Okay well I'm at Macy's right now, and Damon and I are going out on the town later, I can't pick which dress to wear…if I take a picture, can I tweet it to you?" I asked hopeful.
"I'm on my iPad now!" she said. I held the phone between my shoulder and my ear before I took a picture of the two dresses I had narrowed it down to, side by side. I waited at least two minutes before Caroline and Bonnie had made their decisions.
"I like the blue one," Bonnie said.
"Wear the red one…" Caroline disagreed. I rolled my eyes.
"Wait, where are you guys going?" Bonnie asked.
"I'm…not sure…" I admitted, realizing that Damon probably wasn't going to tell me.
"Well, the red one is more for clubbing but the blue one is more lady-like…" Bonnie stated. I could hear Caroline huff in amusement.
"Elena, it really doesn't matter…as long as it rips off easy, he'll be happy," she said.
"Caroline!" I nearly shouted, looking around to make sure no one heard that.
"Elena, they're both gorgeous. Just pick one. Or both. And then when you're done, give the one that Damon hasn't ruined to me, because then Tyler can ruin it!" Caroline said excitedly.
"Or Jeremy…" Bonnie added.
"Okay, that's enough! Thanks for all the help…" I said sarcastically. "I'll call to talk to Jeremy later. Have fun…" I said.
"Bye!" "Good luck!" "Love you!" shouted both Caroline and Bonnie before I hung-up the phone. I took in a deep breath and grabbed both dresses and took them to the counter to pay for them, but not before grabbing some undergarments from the display Damon was eyeing earlier.
"And what do we have here?" said a voice behind me. I jumped in my spot a little bit, startled by the closeness of the voice. I turned around to be faced with a pair of piercing blue eyes.
"I thought you were going upstairs," I said.
"I did…and I got what I needed…" he said as Damon held up a shopping bag. "Now I'm here to get the other thing that I need," he muttered as he kissed my lips softly. I closed my eyes in contentment at the simple gesture and I could feel my heart fluttering. I wrapped my arms around his neck and tried to pull him closer to me before we were interrupted by the clearing of someone's throat. I looked to see the cashier watching us with an amused eyebrow raised, as she gestured the bag towards me.
"Here are your purchases…" she said. I quickly stepped away from Damon and swiped my credit card and once I got my receipt, Damon and I were out the door.
"Did you know she was watching?" I asked Damon as we crossed the street back to the penthouse.
"I suspected it" Damon said as he unlocked the door and carried our bags inside.
"And you don't mind?" I asked as I went to the kitchen to grab a bottle of water. Damon sat on the couch and put his feet up on the coffee table and shrugged non-chalantly.
"Kind of comes with the territory," he said simply.
"Territory of…?" I prompted.
"Being this," he gestured towards himself "ridiculously good looking and that," he gestured toward me "breathtakingly beautiful."
"Well this," I gestured toward myself – mimicking his actions "wants a kiss."
Damon was in front of me a millisecond later, his hands cradling my face and my arms wrapped around his neck. Our lips parted for a brief moment before his lips moved their way down my jaw line and neck. I grabbed a fistful of his hair and pulled his face back to mine, crashing my lips onto his. He returned my gesture by fiercely grabbing my hips, pulling me closer to him. Moments later, my legs were wrapped around his waist as he hoisted me up onto the counter and continued to kiss me fiercely. The kiss eventually softened as our foreheads leaned against one another. I opened my eyes to see Damon's blue eyes. I smiled and he planted a soft kiss on my nose and turned around and walked away.
"Where are you going?" I pouted, crossing my arms.
"I didn't bring you to New York just to make out…" he said. I looked at him with a surprised expression on my face and then a burst of laughter erupted from him. "Wow, that sounded funny even in my head…what I meant was: we have a lot more to do in New York. I'll let you have your way with me later," he took off his shirt and his hands moved to his belt as he was getting ready to go and shower. I couldn't take my eyes off of his perfectly sculpted chest and how breathtakingly beautiful he looked. I could only imagine what the rest of him…
"Elena?" he said, interrupting my thoughts.
"My way with you. Yup." I said, in a trance. He smirked and did his infamous eye thing before unzipping his pants. My heart beat picked up and I could feel a flood of heat rushed to my cheeks.
"Have some self control woman!" he said as he headed to the bathroom, throwing his pants on the ground in front of me.
I rolled my eyes as I realized his game: he was trying to get me to seduce him instead of the other way around.
"Well Damon Salvatore, you've just met your match. Two can play at this game." I said proudly before digging through my bags to create the perfect bait.
Thank you so much to everyone who has been reading so far and who is going to continue to read! This chapter was kind of difficult to write because I didn't really know how to write a Delena shopping scene, but I think it turned out okay. I love writing Caroline/Bonnie/Elena scenes because I love their friendship. I'm going to continue writing this story, as I have some pretty good ideas for where it's headed. Thanks so much for all the reviews, please continue! The more reviews, the quicker I'll continue (: I love you all. xoxox