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Elena did not know what Damon said to Jeremy but whatever he did say got her out of the date with Mason. Katherine thought she should have just told Mason she was not into him. If he hadn't gotten the hint by now, there was no way in hell he would get it in a week. Elena could hear the music beating from the club as she sat in the upstairs back office. Damon was adamant that she stay in the office until he said she could come downstairs. Elena reluctantly agreed. As long as Jenna was here tonight, she could get free drinks. She had also promised to sneak Caroline and Kat through the back door. Stefan hesitantly agreed as long as Damon never found out. Caroline and Elena laughed; it was insane how much they were bad influences on his personality. Jeremy would only allow them into the club if it was a special occasion like birthday, graduation or holiday. The last time any of the friends had been to Hypnotic was for Caroline's birthday in April. Jeremy had sort of adopted her into the family as a little sister and allowed her a free private booth with "limited liquor". Of course, Caroline had guys buying her drinks all night so Stefan and Tyler carried her out of the club drunk and singing.
Elena's phone vibrated. 'You can come out of the lion's den now.' The text from Damon read. Elena laughed pushing herself up from the chair. She dialed Katherine's number as paused at the door.
"Did Damon rescue you out of your tower yet?" Katherine teased as she answered the phone.
"Ha ha. Do you want to get in without Jer knowing or not?"
"We've been out here for five minutes. Hurry up." Katherine said then hung up without another word.
Elena flung the door open and closed it before flying down the stairs. She pushed the back entrance door used for liquor drop offs open to reveal Katherine, Stefan, Tyler and Caroline.
"Hey Ty. Care didn't tell me you were coming."
"Stefan basically forced me to come." Tyler replied.
Elena smirked then looked at her girlfriends. Katherine had black lace crop top with a blue lacy bra and gray short shorts on. Her feet were covered in zebra patterned platform heels. Caroline had on red strapless dress that made her eyes pop. Her feet were covered in leopard print platform heels.
"When did this become a strip club?" Elena teased.
Katherine pushed past Elena into the building handing her a pile of clothes and a pair of shoes.
"Here you go. You can thank me later." Katherine said, shaking out her hair.
Caroline, Tyler and Stefan stepped into the building before letting the door slam shut.
"Did Jer see you leave?" Elena asked to avoid confrontation.
"Jer's at Bonnie's." Stefan revealed.
"Where's Klaus?" Elena asked with worried eyes.
"Lena, you would think he was your son." Caroline said making herself and Katherine laugh.
"No, I just love him enough to make up for Anna." Elena retorted with a smile.
"He's with Dad. He had the night off. They were having a Sesame Street marathon. Klaus needed an Oscar the Grouch filled night." Katherine said.
Elena smiled picturing her father with Niklaus. Grayson rarely had time with him being on call for the hospital. It was so sweet to watch him with his grandchild.
"Hurry up and change so we can go party!" Caroline urged.
Elena laughed pulling a tight red pencil skirt over her sweats. She yanked the sweats from under her throwing them into Caroline's huge purse. She took off her tank top to reveal a red lacy bra. She put on the white lace crop top Katherine brought before kicking off her flip flops. She put her blue platform heels smiling. She took the ponytail holder out of her hair to shake out her flat ironed long hair. She smiled at her friends.
"Am I sexy enough?" She asked causing all three girls to laugh.
Katherine led the girls through the back hallway so they could get through the club without passing the bar where anyone would recognize them. Elena made sure Damon held a booth for Jenna and Alaric. As long as Damon was working all night, he would never have to lie to Jeremy about the party. The group broke into the party where the booth was only a few feet away. Elena laughed waving to Jenna. Jenna screamed grabbing her into a tight hug.
"Jer said you were working; guess he didn't know how true that was!" Jenna exclaimed.
Elena laughed as the rest of the group filled the booth moving to the music and talking.
"So I take it he doesn't know you had to 'work' to get away from Mason." Jenna said putting air quotations around work.
"Hey I was working earlier. I took inventory and I even stocked the bar. Damon saw me."
Jenna smiled lifting her eyebrows at the mention of Damon's name.
"Still hot for the elder Salvatore?" Jenna questioned.
"I don't recall me ever saving I was getting warm." Elena teased back with a smirk.
The beat to Chris Brown's Strip began to play. Caroline squealed grabbing Elena and Jenna's hands.
"We need to dance! Let's go."
Jenna looked up at her boyfriend Alaric who just shrugged. Caroline took that as a yes and dragged the girls down the stairs to the dance floor. The girls all got on the floor and started swaying. Elena felt a guy grab her hips so she just went with it. She pushed her hips back towards his, as they flowed to the beat of the song. Elena grinded her hips into his pelvis as the guy's hands moved up and down from her hips to her hips. The DJ suddenly mixed the song and Maroon Five's 'Moves Like Jagger' filled the club. Elena continued to dance with the guy as the song started into the first verse.
"A girl like you can't be single." He whispered into her ear.
"A girl like me likes to be single." Elena replied with a seductive grin.
"Maybe I should change that." The guy said to her.
Elena giggled the same giggle she remembered making as Damon gazed over her lovingly. She pushed the memory back far into the depths of her mind.
"You could try but I doubt it would make a difference. You could catch a lot of trouble trying to be with a girl like me."
"Why would you say that?"
Elena turned around and looked into the guy's eyes. She smiled a grin she can remember being Katherine's signature smile.
"My brother is protective." Elena warned all while teasing the guy.
"I'm sure he can't be that difficult. I might know him, what's his name?"
Elena smiled up at the guy. Of course she could lie and make up a name but seeing guy's reactions which she revealed who her older brother was, it remained priceless.
"Jeremy. Jeremy Gilbert."
Realization set into the guy's face as Elena continued to smile up at the guy. A hand grabbed Elena's and she turned to see Caroline nodding back toward the booth. Elena nodded and turned back to the guy.
"Nice dance. Save me one later."
Elena waved at the guy before turning back in the direction of the booth.
"Who was the guy Lena?" Katherine asked.
"Just some guy. Not interested." Elena replied sitting down.
Caroline grabbed the bottle of UV Vodka and poured some in her cup.
"Care try not to drink too much." Tyler advised.
"Talking to death ears." Stefan said as Katherine snuck into the curve of his neck.
Elena saw Stefan turn back towards his girlfriend. Elena rolled her eyes. She could never figure out why Katherine liked to mark Stefan up and why he continued to allow her to. What could be the appeal of going to school with a neck lined with hickies?
"A special request has been made by Georgia for her best friend Isobel. Happy Nineteenth Birthday Girl!" The DJ announced as he spun the records.
The beat dropped to the song then Jessie J's voice filled the air. Elena rolled her eyes. Of course, she loved Jessie J's song 'Who's Laughing Now', but who could possibly be so pathetic to hate on Isobel like she ever had something going for herself?
"It's your cousin's birthday?" Stefan asked.
"Yea, and?" Katherine asked, detaching her lips.
Elena could not help but laugh. She said Happy Birthday when Isobel came by with her friend from back home, Georgia, but that was it. Elena looked through the crowd where she could see Isobel and Georgia on stage dancing. Jer must have talked to DJ Howie Howl. He was spinning tonight.
Jessie
She broke out of the box
Swallowed your pride
You got that ego cough
Let the haters hate
You're like way too late
Click click to see I got a message from you
"Hola, I'm proud of you"
"Oh my God babe your voice is like wow!"
My reply: Who's laughing now?
Elena swayed to the beat pouring herself some of the Cranberry & Vodka mix that was on the table. She hardly noticed Damon coming behind her and jumped when he put her back into him.
"I didn't know if I let you come party for a night you would be dressed like this." His velvet voice spoke into her ear.
Elena giggled. 'Really. The giggle was going to make a comeback now of all times, Elena yelled internally. Damon acted like giggle didn't affect him but she felt him tense for a moment before relaxing into her. It seemed as if the two were dancing to the outside world.
"Kat brought the outfit for me." Elena confessed.
"So you let the gang in the building?" Damon teased.
"You couldn't offer to let me party all night without my girls. Stefan and Tyler are package deals now. Stefan didn't want you to catch him though."
Damon's hot breath lingered on her ear. Elena was pretty sure he could hear her heart beating out of her chest. Jessie J's 'Domino' filled the club next. Was she obsessed with the new singer?
"Stef is always welcomed at my establishment. You however need something other than a bra. It draws too much attention." Damon said smirking into her neck.
Elena tried to relax her breathing as she felt his lips on her neck. Her skin was hot all over. 'Did they turn off the air conditioning', she thought.
I can taste the tension like a cloud of smoke in the air
Now I'm breathing like I'm running cause you're taking me there
Don't you know...you spin me out of control
"Kat is wearing the same thing just with shorts and different colors." Elena rebutted as the hold of Damon's arms around her waist tightened.
"Kat is leaving with Stef. You can leave with anyone. You're single."
The giggle resurfaced as soon as the sentence spilled out of Damon's mouth.
"A guy already tried that. All it took was a mention of Jer's name and he was thrown off." Elena told Damon.
"I know a guy who wouldn't run knowing who your brother was."
"Maybe it's because he's just as crazy as Jeremy." Elena replied knowing exactly where this conversation was going.
She was unprepared for it. The feelings resurfacing for Damon. It wasn't like she was leaving for college after this summer. She still had her senior year left. She would be stuck in a town with Isobel and Damon for an entire year, give a few months. Elena didn't even know why she was entertaining Damon's current antics. It just felt right.
"Hmm … maybe."
Elena resisted the urge to shiver when she felt his lips move against her neck with every word he spoke.
You'll never need 2 'cause I will be your number 1
Them other chicks are superficial
But I know you know I'm the one
That's why I'm all into you
'Cause I can recognize that you know that
That's why I'm backing this thing back
Pop-popping this thing back
Drop, drop, drop-dropping this thing back
This is for the time you gave me flowers
For the world that is ours
For the mula, for the power of love
And no I won't never ever e-ever give you up
And I wanna say thank you in case I don't thank you enough
A woman in the street and a freak in the you know what
Sit back, sit back, it's the pre-game show
Daddy you know what's up!
Loving you is really all that's on my mind
And I can't help but to think about it day and night,
I wanna make that body rock
Sit back to watch!
Elena and Damon swayed to the song. If anyone was watching, it would appear they were the perfect couple so into the R&B song. Beyonce's song was the perfect song for the mood. Elena could not seem to think about what was going on right now. All that consumed her was how she felt against Damon and how his lips felt on her neck. They weren't even moving, yet they were just making her skin tingle. Her eyes closed as she just let the feelings consume her. A squeal pulled her out of the trance. Elena's eyes snapped open to see Caroline giving Katherine their form of telepathy. She was nodding her head in Elena's direction. Katherine, not so discreetly, turned to look at Damon and Elena. She smirked then Elena saw her open her mouth in laughter. She saw her twin whisper into Stefan's ear who then looked at the couple. Damon seemed to not notice the attention they were getting. Elena could not force herself to come out of the trance despite being caught. The song came to a slow ending and Damon's grip loosened on Elena. He didn't let her go though.
"So Stef, I hear you didn't want to get caught coming to my place of work. I'm hurt. You didn't have to sneak in." Damon pestered.
"Appearances you know. Didn't want you to lose your license. Underage drinkers and all." Stefan replied back with a smile.
"I happen to know you have a fake ID that says you're twenty-two so the underage drinking wouldn't be a problem with you, now would it?" Damon teased.
"What time is it? We all have to get up to help with the planting at the new park." Caroline reminded everyone.
Elena pulled her phone out of her bra to see it was past one in the morning.
"One forty-five."
Tyler got up first followed by Stefan.
"It's past our bedtime." Tyler joked as he pulled his new girlfriend up from the seat.
Caroline pouted as she kissed his lips.
"We need another party night." Katherine emphasized, slowly raising from the couch.
"Can we crash at your place? It's closer." Tyler asked Stefan.
"Sure, we've got like tens extra rooms at the house. Just a warning. Be quiet when we get in. Amelia is probably sleep."
"When did Lia get back from Italy?" Elena questioned Damon, turning her head slightly to the side to see him.
Amelia Salvatore was the youngest of the three Salvatores. Their mother died after complications with her birth. She had lived with their Uncle Zack after her father's death until Damon had his finances set. He wanted to allow her finish grade school before she transferred to start middle school. She was the spitting image of Stefan and their father, Giuseppe except her eyes. Amelia's eyes were ice cold, cobalt blue like Damon and their mother. Elena remembered Grayson warning Damon that he would soon be waiting on the Boarding House porch with a shotgun since Amelia was going to start high school in two short years. Damon's face had gone cold and unreadable in an instant. Amelia had been in Italy visiting both set of grandparents since school had ended for her in May.
"That's fine. Care isn't that drunk." Tyler said making the group laugh.
"Wait up for me." Damon said to Elena who smiled at his request.
"I don't think so. The club doesn't close until four. I have to be up at eleven to get ready before the unveiling at noon."
"I'll be home in an hour. Just sleep in my room."
A part of Elena's mind was screaming, 'No! He got you like this before. The lips. The eyes. The voice.' The other part was screaming, 'Screw everything else.' The third part was screaming, 'Please you guys are just friends. It is okay to sleep in his bed.' Elena pushed the first two thoughts out of her mind and let the friend thought consume her though she knew it was a lie.
"I'll give you an hour." Elena promised.
Damon released her hips as she giggled. Elena hugged Jenna and Alaric before the group headed toward the back exit once again.
Elena felt arms encircle her waist as she was awakened from her slumber.
"I thought you were going to be in my room." Damon said into her ear.
Elena smiled and turned toward him.
"Amelia heard us coming in. She made me come to her Princess Room." Elena said smiling.
Damon leaned over and snuck a peak at the peaceful and innocent form of his sister.
"She loves you, you know that."
"I love Lia too." Elena said.
Damon scooted Elena over and crawled into the bed.
"You cannot be in here." Elena chastised.
"Please, Lia always comes to sleep in my room. Big brother Damon keeps her safe." Damon joked smiling.
Elena's lids felt heavy again. She felt Damon kiss her forehead.
"Get some sleep Lena." She heard before sleep overtook her body.
-Nee
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