A scratching noise outside her bedroom window caught Elena's attention. She whipped her head around expecting to see Damon. The curtains billowed with the breeze from the open window. Eagerly she went to the window to look for him. To her disappointment, he wasn't there. She let out a frustrated sigh and turned to walk back towards her bed. Suddenly from behind, strong arms wrapped themselves around her, enveloping her with love. Damon kissed her neck, sending tingles throughout her body. His warm breath whispered in her ear. "Did you miss me?"

An uncontrollable smile spread across her face. She rocked with him back and forth in their tender embrace. "Mmm every second." She turned around in his arms to face him, placing a lingering kiss on his lips. When their lips parted, they rested their foreheads together. "I know it's only been a few hours, but it seems like forever."

Damon brushed a piece of hair from her face. "Same here." His embrace tightened, pulling her even closer than before. His lips devoured hers in a passionate kiss. The passion of their love and desire consumed them. That's how it had been from the moment she had fallen for him.

They worked frantically to remove their clothing, lips never parting, as they hastily backed their way towards the bed. Damon pressed his full naked length against her when they landed on the bed. His lips ran hot kisses along her neck while his hands glided sinfully over every inch of her body. His touch scorched her skin with a million prickles of almost unbearable delight. Elena's nails dug into his naked flesh. Her body spasmed with each pass of his fingers. She threw her head back at the fiery pleasure. He seized the moment and sucked hard against her carotid artery. Involuntarily, his fangs protruded, but he didn't sink them in. Instead, he teased along the swollen vein with his tongue. She squirmed underneath him. "Do it," she said with a breathy plea. "Please Damon."

When his fangs pierced her vein, she cried out. An orgasm unlike anything she'd felt before swept through her entire body. And he hadn't even penetrated her yet. The feeling was indescribable. Now she knew what it had been like for Damon when she'd fed on him at the Grille. The more he suckled at her vein, the longer her orgasm lasted. She rode out the intense feeling until she couldn't take it anymore. She pulled his face from her neck and held it in her hands. She licked her blood erotically from his lips in a tease.

In a blink of an eye, he was flat on his back with Elena straddling his hips. She wasted no time sliding him inside of her. His hands guided her hips as she rhythmically rocked against him. Her rapid, determined pace was fueled by the lingering high of her orgasm. It was an incredible turn on to watch her take charge of what she wanted with such hunger. It had him creeping towards the brink much quicker than he wanted. To slow things down, Damon sat up to meet her and captured her lips in a kiss. She stilled for a moment, caught up in the distraction. Their tongues caressed each other repeatedly. Her fingers ran through his hair, tugging at the strands. Elena pulled his lower lip into her mouth and bit hard with her fangs. His release slipped away from him with the unexpected pain. The mingling of their blood brought them a new level of intimacy. They savored the taste of each other as their kisses slowed then wound to a halt. Neither attempted to move from the embrace. They simply caressed each other while they attempted to collect themselves. She ran her hands through his sweaty hair. Both smiled, completely sated.

Damon's smile faded first. He started to say something but didn't get far. "Elena…"

"Shhhh," she put her finger to his lips. "Don't ruin the moment with reality." She pouted at him. "I know you can't stay long, but I just want to pretend for a little while like we don't have a care in the world. All that matters is that we're together."

Damon cocked a crooked smile. "Ok." He brushed her hair away from her shoulder lovingly and then kissed it. She didn't need to know right now that Stefan had seen her at the house. He could fill her in on the story he told him later. There wasn't any immediate danger. No harm in enjoying the moment as long as they could.

Elena's smile beamed. "Thank you." She kissed him once more, before sliding off to lie next to him. She cozied herself into his arms in a spooning position. "Now I can sleep." Damon pulled her in tighter and kissed her on the head. He nuzzled his face against her neck then closed his eyes to sleep.

Little did they know, they were being watched. The happy couple was too engrossed in each other to notice. Outside of Elena's bedroom window, Stefan sat perched in a tree. He had woken not long after Damon left and realized he was gone. His gut told him exactly where his brother was off to. He had to see for himself that his suspicions were true. It would squash any lingering feelings of guilt over his need for revenge. Fortunately, Stefan had missed their tryst, but had arrived just in time to see them snuggled naked in bed together. That was more than enough for him to stomach. His fingernails dug into his palms deep enough for them to drip with blood. Had he witnessed everything, he wouldn't have been able to control his rage and would have killed them both on the spot. Death would have been too swift of a punishment. He wanted them to suffer for their betrayal like he had suffered. This was all the proof he needed to go forward with his plan.