AN: Hello guys! :) Here's another chappie. Hope you'll like it. Please leave me some reviews letting me know what you think. I love to know what you think.. :)
Oh, and I wanted to ask one thing lol. Would you prefer Anna/Jeremy or Bonnie/Jeremy? I prefer Anna and Jeremy but let's put it to the votes. Haha. XOXO
"I wasn't talking about Elijah." She confessed, looking at him in the eyes.
He froze. "What.." He whispered, shaking his head. He probably hadn't heard right.
"You know..I was talking about some black raven haired guy. He has baby blue eyes..he's kind of an ass – and he's got a sexy one - now I wonder who could it be?" She teased. She looked up as she pretended to be pensitive, smirking smugly.
Was she..was she talking about him? Was it actually true? It was quite obvious that there was something between them, that she still felt it too. But Damon just thought about how much he had screwed up with her, and how little he deserved Elena over that perfect dummy of Elijah. He wouldn't hurt her, he was too good to do something like that..especially to a girl like Elena. So why did she make the wrong choice? He wanted to be with her more than anything. Hell, he had never wanted something like he wanted her. And it wasn't about the chase, it was about how she made him feel. If he had her, he would never let her go.
Stop being such a pensitive broody, you're not Stefan, he thought. To hell with it! If Elena wanted him then he would make sure of keep it that way.
He gave her one of his best mischevious smirks, which turned into a grin when he scooped her into his arms and kissed her passionately. Her lips were soft and swollen, and he found himself craving them like it was an addiction. She deepened the kiss and he felt her smile on his lips. She squealed lightly as Damon cupped her ass.
"PG, Salvatore! We're in front of a kid." She said as she playfully slapped his arm.
He pouted. "Oh come on, don't you think he's used to my brother and Blondie, by now? And sorry if I just want to claim this beautiful girl in my arms as mine.." He then whispered, nibbling at her bottom lip and letting his hands travel all over her body.
It was when her cheeks started getting flushed and she let out something like a moan, that he knew that they needed to stop. For theirs and Jamie's sake. What a drag, though.
She softly pushed him off her, as he got back to the stove. She threw one last glance at him before heading to Jamie and he winked at her.
Luckily he seemed oblivious to what had just happened as he kept drawing intensly. Elena noticed that he loved drawing, and that he actually did it good. She should let him meet Jeremy one day, they would get along easily. Still she was surprised at how much maturity Jamie had. He was such a quiet kid, but still he was kind and adorable. He didn't open up to many people but when he did, you could see how special he was. Elena couldn't help but think if he and Stefan had ever touched his mother argument..
"Hey, Jam..what are you drawing?" She asked softly, as she petted his head.
"The huge house that we have in the mountains. You know, it's even bigger than this one. We go celebrate Christmas and spend part of the holiday there every year." He said proudly.
"I've always loved the mountain, you know? When I was a kid my parents always took me and my brother skiing. It's been a while now..." She sighed.
"Why aren't you going anymore? Where are your parents?" He asked.
"They're in a better place right now, Jam. I think I won't see them for a while." She chuckled humorlessy.
"Do you think my mom is there, too?" He asked, looking at her in the eyes.
Oh, god. She couldn't deal with this. It wasn't her business and she didn't want to touch an already fragile situation. Of course he had wondered where his mother was. It was the most natural thing in the world the bond between a mother and a child. Elena actually felt hate for Katherine in that moment, for leaving such an innocent creature. Not even giving him a chance. She felt tears forming in her eyes but immediatly composed herself.
"I honestly don't know." She said quietly, giving him a sad smile.
He seemed disappointed for a moment, but he quickly got back to drawing. Luckily one minute after Damon was bringing their dishes.
"Here it is your carbonara, princess. Al dente.." He whispered in her ear.
She smiled contently as she savored her pasta. God, it was so good! Damon obviously knew one thing or two about cooking. Of course, he was Italian, how couldn't he. Elena pratically didn't talk for the whole meal as she ate, refilling her plate twice.
"This is so yummy, Uncle Damon. Can you do it more often, please?" Jamie said as the sauce was all over his mouth.
Damon chuckled as he saw Jamie so excited. "Okay, kid. Now wipe your mouth." He said handing him a napkin.
"Thank you, Damon..it really feels like being home. You're making all much easier." Elena said as she reached for his hand, squeezing it.
"Anything for my girl." He said serious, squeezing it back.
Elena actually melted at those words. His girl. She was his girl. Damon Salvatore's girl. She smiled fondly at him as he got closer to kiss her cheek. It was such a simple gesture, but still it gave her goose-bumps all over her body.
"How are you feeling?" He asked softly, stroking her hand.
"Way better than these past few days. I have to take my painkiller right after lunch, though. And I think I will lay down for a while.." She said.
"Of course..is there anything I can do, love?"
She smiled a little at him, standing up from her seat as she went sitting on his lap. His arms immediatly wrapped around her waist as he planted a chaste kiss on her neck. She wrapped her arms around his neck, resting her head on his shoulder.
"You're already doing enough..but thank you. Especially for being here for me." She said.
"Always." He whispered.
She then noticed Jamie staring at them and she blushed a little. After all, she was still his nanny and Stefan's employee.
"You're cute." He said smiling genuinely. "Is Lena your girlfriend like Caroline is daddy's, Uncle D?"
"If she wants to.." He said smiling at her, as she kissed his lips smiling too.
"Ew. Now you're being even more gross than daddy and Caroline, though." Jamie said disapprovingly.
"Never." Damon said chuckling and glaring at him, standing up to take the dessert.
Elena chuckled too as she watched him walking. Damn, if he was sexy.
"You know.." Jamie said, leaning closer. "Once I heard daddy and Caroline talking. She called Uncle Damon an 'asshole'. Is that a bad thing? It seemed." Jamie said, whispering.
She gasped. She knew that Caroline wasn't exactly Damon's first fan, but still.. "Yeah Jam I don't want you to say that word ever again, okay? And just so you know, your uncle isn't that word at all. He's a wonderful person…he just, doesn't open up easily. That is." She said.
"I know. Daddy said that too to Caroline!" He replied.
She smiled fondly at him as Damon came back with three pieces of cake. And was that…cheese-cake? Strawberry cheese-cake? The lunch was perfect. Damon had preciously cooked all her favorites and Elena knew that he had been getting help from Jamie.
"Oh my god Damon this is delicious! How come that you've never cooked for us before?" She said as she chewed, glaring at him.
"Because he's lazy." Jamie chuckled.
"Hey! Watch your words, kid." He said almost offended. "Trust me..I'm not lazy at all." He said, smirking mischeviously at Elena.
She just rolled her eyes and blushed. His sexual innuendos were unbelievable.
"Can we watch a movie now?" Jamie asked.
"Sure. What do you want to watch?" Elena asked.
"Kung-Fu Panda? I still have it in my suitcase. I brought some movies from home."
She chuckled lightly. "Okay then, Kung-Fu Panda is. Go put it while we fix in here."
He nodded excitedly as he ran picking it. As Elena stood up to take the dishes, Damon immediatly stopped her.
"Nah ah. I'll take care of these while you go laying down a little." He said firmly.
"You sure?"
He walked over to her, wrapping his arms around her waist. He planted two kisses on her cheeks and one on her forehead. "Yes." He said nodding firmly. "I'll just put them in the dishwasher and then I'll do everything tonight."
She nodded, giving him one quick kiss on the lips and going in the living room. She took one of the painkillers from her bag, sitting on the couch and laying down her hurting leg. It still hurt and the bruises were still there. That and the little headaches that she got once in a while because of the concussion were the major pain in the ass issues.
The doctor specified that she didn't have to walk too much for at least one week, and that the pain from the concussion would have passed in a couple of days. She huffed in frustration. At least she had Damon around, who was always so caring and sweet to her. He was beautiful and strong and he was all hers.
A few minutes later Jamie came back with the dvd in his hands, inserting it immediatly. He sat on the big armchair in the corner of the room, placing a little blanket on his legs.
After a few minutes Damon came too, plopping on the couch next to her and throwing an arm round her shoulder. He sniffed her hair and smiled contently as she snuggled closer to him, placing her head on his shoulder.
"How are you feeling?" He asked, carefully placing another blanket on her legs.
"You do realize that you asked it like thirty minutes ago, right?" She giggled kissing his shoulder.
"Well thirty minutes ago were thirty minutes ago…now?" He said as if he had a point. He was so cute when he was being all attentive.
"I'm fine, Damon. Stop worrying." She said, snuggling closer to him. His smell was intoxicating. And it felt so right being in his arms.
A few minutes later she drifted into sleep.
Jamie would ask him some thoughts about the movie from time to time, and even though he replied, he wasn't really paying attention to it. But rather to the beautiful girl resting in his arms. Elena had quickly fallen asleep, her hand entwined with his in his lap. She was perfect and Damon still didn't know how such an amazing girl could have chosen to be with him. For one hour he just watched her sleep, occasionally placing kisses on the top of her head or caressing her smooth face. After the movie ended Jamie said that he was going to do some homework and get some sleep, too.
He gently took Elena in his arms, bringing her up the stairs to her room. He carefully placed her down, tucking her under the covers and kissing her forehead.
It was a little after 3pm, so he decided to go and buy some food for tonight. He would have asked her if she wanted something speficic to eat, but he decided against it. She was sleeping so peacefully that he just didn't want to wake her up. She was probably still in pain and it actually hurt him, too. He placed another soft kiss on her lips and she mumbled something that he found quite adorable. He took one last glance at her, then closing the door behind him.
He found Jamie's door half open and he entered quietly, noticing that he was doing his homework on the bed.
"Hey kiddo..what's up?" He asked as he kneeled at the edge of the bed.
"I'm doing math. I hate it.." He sighed.
He didn't look sad, but he seemed a bit down. Probably he missed Stefan. After all, it was two months that he was gone now. Hell, even Damon missed him.
"Mmh..what about you take a break and come with me doing some shopping?" He said. "You can always tell me some other things to cook for Elena." He then offered with a wink.
Jamie immediatly ligthen up, jumping off the bed as he followed Damon.
"I love you Uncle Dammie." He said.
"H..eck. Don't call me Uncle Dammie." He said nearly disgusted, which made Jamie laugh. "And I love you too..just when you don't call me Uncle Dammie, though." He said with a smile.
Elena woke up feeling a little dizzy, but way better than some hours before. Her leg wasn't hurting like before and luckily she didn't have headaches. She found herself laying in bed and under the covers. How did she get there? The last thing she remembered was that she was cuddling with Damon on the couch. And that she fell asleep. So he probably brought her to bed..she smiled a little at the thought. She only hoped that things wouldn't have changed once Stefan was back and that she didn't have to stay at the boarding house anymore.
She then felt her phone buzzing on the nightstand.
"Hello?" She said as she quickly picked it up.
"Elena!" An excited Bonnie said from the other line.
"Oh my god, Bon..how are you?" She immediatly replied with the same tone.
It was so good to hear Bonnie again. Ever since she moved to California she didn't hear from her so often. She was always so busy.
"I'm fine. Just tired, but fine. What about you? I'm so sorry that I'm not calling as much as before..I miss you guys. All of you." She then said sounding sad.
"Don't worry. We understand you. You're studying law, after all." Elena said with a smile. "You're coming back for Christmas though, right?"
"Of course! Actually I'm coming back in a little more than a week. I'm stay for three weeks..I'm so excited!" She pratically squealed.
"Me too..there's so much that we have to tell each other. So much happened.." Elena said with a grin.
"Mmh..on a romantic level, you mean?" She asked sounding suspicious.
"Maybe.." Elena teased giggling.
Bonnie seemed hesitant for a moment. "How's Jeremy?" She then asked quietly.
"Bonnie…" Elena warned.
Bonnie and Jeremy used to date when they were still in highschool. They had been together for almost two years and they broke up a few months after Bonnie moved to California. It was too hard and stressful to keep long distance relationship so they broke it off.
They had both been devastated, especially Bonnie. She called Elena almost every night crying on the phone. Jeremy on the other hand just hid himself in his art, but Elena could see him suffering too. It was a pity because they were a cute couple. He seemed to have moved on now, but Elena didn't know if Bonnie did too.
"I'm just asking, Elena. I just want to know how he's doing." She sighed.
"He's doing great. He improves every day a little more, his art is amazing. He's actually found a job at a gallery art." She said smiling, then remembering who else she would have to deal with of that gallery art…
"I'm happy for him..I always knew that he was born to do it." She said fondly.
Elena thought that she probably would have wanted to ask her about his personal life, but with her big surprise, she didn't.
"I have to go now. I'll call you as soon as I get in Mystic Falls. Okay? Love you Lena."
"Okay. I can't wait. Love you too, Bon." She said hanging up.
How she missed her friends. She, Bonnie, and Caroline used to be inseparable. Obviously with Caroline it was always the same, but not having Bonnie around, just changed things.
Elena got out of her room, not finding anyone at home. It was completely quiet and she wondered where Damon and Jamie could be. She then checked her phone, finding a text. Damon. She immediatly smiled.
On our way home. :) We went out a little after you fell asleep. How are you feeling?
She was about to reply when another text appeared on her screen. Elijah…damn it.
Hi Elena. How are you? When can I see you? - Elijah
She nervously bit her lip. She wasn't good at it. At the whole dumping thing, and she actually didn't like it. It made her feel a bitch but she had to do it.
Hey! I'm doing fine, thank you. I actually have to talk to you..why don't you come over at the boarding house? She asked.
Damon would have probably hated it, but she had to talk to him as soon as possible and in her conditions she couldn't leave the house or drive for a few days. After sending the text to Elijah, she called Damon. He picked up almost immediatly.
"Hello, baby girl." He said with his sexy voice and she smiled.
"Hey, love." She said even though she sounded a little worried, knowing what was coming after. "Look..I hope you don't mind, but I said to Elijah to come here so we could talk. It's not a problem for you, right?" She asked quickly, biting her bottom lip in worry.
She heard him growling from the other line. But with her big surprise, he seemed less annoyed than she thought. "Fine. How long do you think it will take?" He then asked.
In that moment her phone buzzed receiving an 'okay' from Elijah.
"I don't know..a while, maybe. I just want to be clear with him Damon. Can you and Jamie stay out a little longer?" She asked.
"Okay. See you later." He sighed. Just when she was about to hang up she heard Jamie's tiny voice. "Lena! Give me an advice. M&M's or Oreo cookies? Uncle D said that I can only take one." He said.
"M&M's. The ones with hazelnuts, though. Bye." She chuckled, hanging up.
She looked in the mirror seeing if she was at least presentable. After brushing her hair a little bit more and adding some light make up, she decided that she was okay. Before heading downstairs, her eyes dropped on Damon's door. It was closed, and she was totally tempted to enter in his room since she had never really seen it before. She blushed as the thought what they could do in that room…shaking her embarassing thoughts out of her mind she headed downstairs. Ten minutes after the doorbell rang.
"Hey." She said, trying to smile.
He had a smile on his face too..and he had even bought her flowers. Shit, it was already difficult, knowing that he still was totally clueless made it harder for her.
"Hello Elena." He said smoothly, heading her the flowers and kissing her cheek.
"Why don't you have a seat?" She said a little tensly, motioning for the couch.
He seemed a bit confused but he took a seat. She just hoped that she didn't come too harsh for him.
"Look, Elijah..I really like you. You're an amazing guy and I've spent a great time with you. I just..prefer to keep things between us friendly, if you're willing to." She said.
He really looked hurt for a moment, before composing himself not to show it. He stayed quiet for a few more moments. "It's because of Damon, isn't it?" He said with a slight smile.
She nodded. "Yes." She just replied.
"Do you love him?" He asked all of a sudden.
Elena froze for an istant. Did she love him? The answer was yes, she was in love with Damon. And it was the most beautiful thing she had ever felt.
"Yes." She found herself saying again, this time with a real smile crossing her face.
They stayed in an awkward silence for a few minutes.
"I wish you the best then, Elena." Elijah said standing up and heading for the door. "You really are an awesome girl. Tell Damon to take care of you. He would be a fool if he ever let you go."
"Thank you, Elijah." Elena said taking his hand and squeezing it. "You know we could always remain…"
"Friends? My feelings for you are deeper, Elena. I don't know if I could. Maybe eventually." He said with a shrug. "Goodbye Elena." He said quickly heading out.
She sighed heavily. At least it was done. She laid on the couch putting a comfy blanket on her legs, reading a book. It was The Notebook. She and Caroline had watched the movie hundred times, with Caroline sobbing everytime. She had even bought the book and lent it to Elena. It was good, so far. Forty minutes after Jamie and Damon finally came back, and Elena grinned immediatly. She stood up wrapping the tiny blanket around her shoulders. The winter was coming and it was getting pretty cold.
"Hi Lena." Jamie mumbled before running upstairs.
She grinned at her handsome boyfriend who was taking his leather jacket off. He grinned too, spreading his arms for her and she run to him. God, how she loved it. They were finally able to show their feelings for each other and she was loving every second of it. There was no explanation of how good it felt being held, kissed and loved by Damon. It made her the happiest person in this world.
"Hey, baby girl.." He whispered as he held her close to him, kissing the top of her head.
She sighed in content as her arms wrapped tighter around his waist.
"I love it." She sighed.
"What?" He asked, looking at her in the eyes.
"Being in your arms. Being your girl. I love it." She said smiling as she planted a kiss on his soft lips.
"Me too." He said, his bright eyes full of honesty. "So…have you talked to the dummy? Er, Elijah?" He smirked as she played with his hair.
"Damon!" She said glaring at him. "Don't mock him, please. He's a really good guy. And yes, I've talked to him." She said quietly.
Seeing that the argument made her feel quite uncomfortable, he quickly switched the subject.
"Okay then. Care to help me preparing dinner?" He said kissing her forehead.
"At your service, Mr. Salvatore." She smirked slightly, heading into the kitchen with him.
The night went quiet and good. It had been fun cooking with Damon. He was amazing at cooking and she almost drooled while smelling all the delicious sauces. Jamie joined them as he settled the table and chatted a little. It came out that he wanted to call Damon Uncle 'Dammie' at all costs because one of his friends at school was named Damien and everyone called him Dammie. Of course, Damon being Damon, was annoyed and said that it was lame. Elena laughed the whole time at their interactions, seeing how close they were though. Truthfully she would have missed Jamie once that Stefan was back.
After dinner they catched up some TV, but the whole time she was being distracted by Damon constantly touching her and kissing and nibbling at her neck. She was sure that if Jamie wasn't there, it would have turned into a huge make out session. A little after 9pm she settled Jamie to bed.
"Damon?" She called as she returned into the living room.
"Yes?" He said from the couch.
She wrapped her arms around his neck, kissing his temple.
"I think I'm going to bed, too. I don't know why but these drugs that I'm taking really turn me off." She huffed.
"Don't worry, you need to rest. Call me if you need anything though, okay?" He said kissing her lips.
"Sure. Goodnight."
"Goodnight." He said winking at her.
She couldn't wait to stop taking those damn drugs. They made her feel weak and tired. She felt like an old person. She washed her face and took her painkiller, putting her pajamas on. She kept reading the book for other thirty minutes when she remembred that she had to put the pomade on her bruises. Damn it. It was so annoying.
She carefully opened the box, appling the cream on the hurting bruises. There was a part of her leg though, that she couldn't quite reach. The doctor specifically said that she had to put on the pomade on all her bruises. He had probably assumed that she lived with Jenna or someone who could help her. And indeed, she did..but she didn't know if she was actually ready to be in front of Damon only with her panties. She blushed at the thought. Oh, no, she couldn't do it. But she had to. Well but he's my boyfriend, right? she thought, trying to convince herself. After a few minutes of pacing back and fort in the bathroom she decided to go for it. She brushed her hair and applied just a bit of her Victoria's Secret perfume, the one Caroline bought for her birthday. She felt so ridiculous. What would she do when they would go there..? The thought actually terrified her. Damon was sex on legs, a God sex and she had only been with Matt before. Perfect..just, perfect.
She put her robe on and took a deep breath. It was a little after 10pm so probably he wasn't sleeping. Going downstairs she noticed that the lights were turned off..so he was in his room. She cleared her throat and knocked softly on his door.
"Yeah?" His smooth voice called.
"Can I come in?" Elena asked shyly, peeking through the door.
He was laying on the bed reading a book. Luckily he wasn't naked or something, or Elena seriously couldn't make it.
"Of course you can, Lena." He said in a obvious tone. He actually seemed surprised that she had even asked. "Are you okay?" He then asked a little worried.
"Yeah I'm fine. I just have to ask you something.." She said as she looked around the room.
It was truly beautiful. Probably the most beautiful in the entire house. It was huge, his bed was a king size one and the furnitures were all in black or modern wood. The moquet was black too. It was very Damon-ish.
"And what is it?" He asked smirking.
"I, ehm, I have to put a pomade on my bruises and there is a part of my leg that I can't reach.." She said looking at him in the eyes, biting her lip.
"Oh, I see.." He said, standing up. "So you want my help?" He asked raising an eyebrow, entwining her hands in his as he stood in front of her.
"Yes." She said.
He gave her a quick peck on the lips. "Okay, give me this pomade then." He said.
With trembling hands she handed him the cream, suddenly feeling giddy. What was wrong with her? It was just Damon. Still she felt anxious, and embarassed. He had seen tons of women. Beautiful women, obviously more attractive than her. What if he didn't like her? If he saw her as a turn off or he just didn't feel attracted? Elena had been with some guys, but only went that further with Matt, and they were in highschool and to be honest Matt wasn't a very experienced guy too.
She sat on the edge of his bed, huffing in frustration. Hell, she would feel more comfortable around Elijah touching her thigh right now and he wasn't even her boyfriend and she didn't feel anything for him. Her stupid insecurities. When he saw that something was wrong, Damon immediatly sat near her.
"Hey is everything okay?" He asked concerned, stroking her back.
"No." She sighed taking her head in her hands. "I'm not okay, Damon. I feel ashamed." She confessed quietly, looking at him in the eyes.
His expression was a confused one. Like he really had no idea of what she was talking about. "About what?" He asked shaking his head.
"About me! Damon you're so handsome and beautiful. You've been with plenty of women, sure even more beautiful than me. When I've just been with Matt because he's the only one I've been with since highschool and until some months ago. So what if you don't like me? I know that I'm being a total buzz-killer and that I'm annoying but this is bugging me so much." She said, not able to look at him in the eyes. "I'm not even ready for, you know..that." She whispered.
He sighed, and she felt his strong arms taking her waist and pulling her in his lap. "First of all, chill, Lena." He said chuckling softly, tucking some of her hair behind her ear. "Believe me or not, you're perfect. And you have nothing to feel ashamed about. You understand me? I can assure you that every guy out there would kill to call you his." He said taking her chin, forcing her to look at him. "You're the most amazing woman that I've ever met, Elena. You're kind, beautiful, and strong. You don't even know how you make me feel. No woman could compare to you. You got me hooked just with one look, and I mean that. And believe me…what you had with Matt is probably much more experience than what I had with all those women. They meant nothing to me. And I'm screwed up, I do lots of messes so I should be the one feeling ashamed. I feel proud because you chose to be with me." He said intensly. He saw the tears in her eyes as she smiled softly. She was so fucking beautiful. "And I can wait all the time you want, baby girl. Don't worry." He said holding her close.
"Oh, Damon…" She cried out wrapping her arms tight around his neck.
What he said to her was probably the most beautiful thing she had ever heard about herself. There were no words to describe how he made her feel. She felt mad at him just a little because he was such a sweet and beautiful person when he wanted to. So she was mad that most of the people saw him as a jerk just because he didn't let people in easily.
"Thank you. You're so good to me." She said kissing his neck.
He chuckled softly. "I just told you the truth, El." He said. "Now let's put you that pomade." He said standing up.
She took the shorts of her pj off and let him see the part of her thigh that she couldn't reach. Actually, she could. But it was the back of it and since even her shoulder hurt she couldn't move her arm properly. She was such a mess. She secretly appreciated the look that Damon wasn't able to hold back as he saw her bare legs. He wanted her and she could see it in his eyes..and in something else. It flattered her.
"All done." He said closing the pomade, smirking slightly.
She glanced at the clock and it indicated that it was almost eleven. He probably wanted to sleep. She should have gone in her room…but something just couldn't let her. As she felt the windows making a loud noise because of the wind, she jumped slightly shivering a little. It would be the first night that she would sleep alone after what happened and the house was so huge and dark. She was scared.
"Damon.." She said in a quiet voice, too scared to hear it trembling. "Can I sleep with you tonight?" She asked.
"Of course you can love." He said sweetly. "And how could I even refuse a girl who's pratically offering to jump into my bed?" He joked.
She rolled her eyes at him, punching his chest as she laid down. "You're not funny! And I think that you should reconsider what you just said. I am the only one allowed to jump into your bed. You understand me, sweetie?" She asked raising her eyebrows matter-of-factly at him, scratching his shoulder a little too hard.
"Oh look at Miss Gilbert here, being all possessive.." He said in a husky voice, licking his lips.
"Very much so." She said huskily too, kissing him. "What were you reading?" She asked between kisses.
She loved kissing his whole face. From his lips, his cheeks, his nose, his eyelids, his forehead...she could spend her entire life just kissing the hell out of Damon.
"Kamasutra." He said, and she stopped kissing him to look at him in the eyes a little appalled.
He chuckled. "Kidding. It was Gone With The Wind, actually. I was looking through Stefan's old stuff before and I found it." He said with a shrug.
It was so comforting to have his warm body on top of hers. She loved it. "Aw, how romantic." She giggled, while he gently kissed her neck and collarbone.
She yawned and he looked at her with an amused expression. "Mmh..this isn't the reaction that I usually get." He chuckled.
She pouted a little. "Sorry. I know, I seem such an old lady..I should probably stop taking these drugs that make me so damn tired." She said.
"It's okay Lena. I was just kidding." He reassured as he stroked her hair softly.
She smiled at him. "Damon..?"
"Yeah?"
"How many women have actually been in this bed?" She asked all of a sudden. God, why did she even ask? Did the drugs even made her dumb?
He seemed genuinely surprised at her question. "Just one." He eventually said, smiling softly at her.
She actually laughed. "Yeah, sure." She said shaking her head.
"I'm serious, Elena. You're the only one that has ever been in my bed. With the others, you know…we just stayed downstairs or used one of the spare rooms. I've never allowed anyone but you here." He said serious.
He was serious, and again he made her feel special. She was his first in something and she actually felt flattered about it.
She smiled sweetly. "Well let's make it good, then.." She said as she kissed him passionately.
After a little make out session, since Damon just wasn't able to keep his hands off her, and chatting for a while he turned off the light and held Elena close to his body from behind, throwing an arm around her and entwining their hands that were resting on her stomach. He had never slept like that with a woman before, but with Elena it only felt right. Like they did it a hundred more times before.
She snuggled closer to him, letting her body relax against his warm one. "Goodnight Damon." She said.
"Goodnight, baby girl." He replied kissing her head.
Elena woke up wonderfully. She didn't sleep like this in a long time and it was all because of Damon. She felt relaxed and light. When she turned around though, she saw that he wasn't there and she pouted.
She had woken up a couple of times that night scared from the noises, she was being paranoic and she knew it, but Damon was always there to sooth her and hold her close to him. She immediatly checked the clock and it signaled 7am. Damon was probably bringing Jamie at school. She noticed a note on the night stand; Bringing Jamie at school. Be back soon. If you wake up before I come back, I left you the cheese-cake from yesterday on the table. Suit yourself. Love, Damon.
She grinned at the post-it. He was so caring and attentive. She stayed in bed another couple of minutes before getting up. It was incredibly cold today and she put one of Damon's sweaters on. It smelled like him and she already wanted the real Damon there to hold her.
She cleaned up and headed downstairs, ready to savor that awesome strawberry cheese-cake again. Just then someone rang at the door. Elena frowned. Who could possibly be? Damon had the keys, and it was incredibly early.
She went to open it and she found a man, probably in his late sixties, in front of her. He looked incredibly serious in his suit and it made her feel quite uncomfortable.
"How can I help you?" She asked frowning a little.
The look that the man gave her actually disgusted and irritated her. At first he looked at her almost with an amused expression, checking her out from tip to toe with a mischevious smile, but then he returned to his serious face.
"I am Giuseppe Salvatore. And who are you?"