"If this was a dream, I would willingly sleep forever" I thought to myself. I continued stroking Elena's brown hair as she lay on my bare chest and my thoughts drifted back to all the moments that got us here. As I lay there with Elena's naked body against mine, I couldn't help but think at how much different my life would be if I'd never promised Stefan an eternity of misery. I shuddered at the thought, as I would have never known laughter or kindness or joy…or love. Only moments before, I had truly experienced love in its purest form.
"What are you thinking about?" Elena murmured quietly, planting a soft kiss on my shoulder. My skin burned at her touch. Every part of me yearned for her. From this moment on, I don't think I'd ever satisfy the hunger that Elena ignited.
"I thought you were all tired out…" I replied as I tucked some hair behind her ear. She smirked at me before tracing circles on my chest.
"That's a little presumptuous don't you think?" she teased. A kind growl erupted from the back of my throat as I quickly shifted us so her hands were pinned above her head and I was staring deeply into her doe eyes.
"Not when you're Damon Salvatore…" I said simply, planting a kiss on her forehead. Her smile grew as she shook her head in defiance. I rolled my eyes.
"Fair enough," she replied. I moved so that she could sit. She brought the sheet up against her chest and nestled into my side. I rolled my eyes at how quickly my resolve faded at her touch. I wrapped my arms around her tiny frame in an attempt to pull her closer. Her hand made its way to the back of my neck and she crashed her lips onto mine. I let my right hand get tangled up in her mess of brown hair as my left hand was on the small of her back.
The gravity was indefinable. She was everything I've ever wanted. If this one night with Elena was all I would ever get, I'd consider myself very lucky. "You should get some rest…you're only human," I murmured against her ear before planting a light kiss on her temple. She giggled at my words and lightly shoved at my chest. I looked over to see that her brown eyes had narrowed into slits.
"I could sleep," she whispered before wrapping her arms around my neck and pulled me closer "Or…we could do this…" she murmured against my lips. I returned her gesture, kissing her fiercely when all of a sudden we were interrupted by the sound of something vibrating. I looked at Elena and cocked my head to the side…
"Is that your phone buzzing or are you just happy to do me again?" I said lightly. She rolled her eyes before reaching over and picking up her phone.
"It's not mine," Elena stated.
"What?" I asked before my hearing followed the sound to the living room. I groaned as I hopped out of bed and threw on my jeans, and grabbed my phone out of my jacket. I rolled my eyes at the caller I.D.
"Hello?" I answered mechanically.
"So you are alive…no pun intended…" Alaric said.
"What do you want?" I asked curtly.
"I uhh…I have a date tonight…" Alaric said quietly.
"Okay Ric, let's not lie…" I replied lightly. I listened for him to reply. Silence. "Do you really? Who's the unwitting human whose essence you've stolen?" I asked.
"That's why I called…I wanted to check with you first…" Alaric began.
"Dude, I don't need a play by play. Do whoever you want," I said.
"It's Andie…" he admitted.
"Oh" was all I could say.
"Yeah, and I was just checking with you…I know that she was your…whatever…"
"Distraction," I filled in.
"Yeah – but we got to talking at the grill and I haven't been with anyone since Jenna and Jenna always liked Andie and I thought I'd ask you…out of courtesy…" he said. I couldn't help but roll my eyes at the thought of Alaric and Andie together.
"You do realize that'd be two women we shared right?" I asked him. I took a sigh of relief as I heard Alaric chuckle lightly on the other end.
"Hopefully it'll be the last…I find it a little demeaning having your sloppy seconds…" Alaric joked.
"It'll be the last…" I turned and glanced at Elena, who was now holding a pillow in her arms where I had been lying a few moments ago, and her eyes were shut. I took the phone away from my ear for a moment and heard a light snore erupt from the back of her throat. "It'll be the last…I swear…" I repeated, smiling to myself.
"Alright well…I guess we'll talk when you get home…"Alaric said, "I'm kinda missing my wingman…" Alaric admitted. I chuckled to myself and rolled my eyes.
"Yeah, let's not say that again…"
"Fair enough. Later."
"Bye Ric," I said before shutting my phone off. I made my way back to the bedroom and my heart pounded at the sight of Elena. I took my shirt that was on the floor and put Elena's arms through it, and buttoned it up at the front. I crawled into bed beside her and lay so that her back was to my chest. I wrapped my arms around her waist and I felt her hands hold mine. I lifted my head slightly to kiss her shoulder.
"I love you…" I murmured.
"I love you too…" she mumbled before drifting off into unconsciousness.