Chapter 41

Elena waved back at Damon as he drove off after having left her outside of Bonnie's house.

She walked up to the door shuttering at the last time she was here, when she had nearly attacked Matt, she shook her head reassuring herself she had more control now. She rang the doorbell, hearing two pairs of footsteps coming down the stairs.

Bonnie opened the door, Meredith behind her, both of their jaws dropping when they see Elena standing on the doorstep, "Elena!" they exclaim in unison, pulling her into a hug.

"Hey guys" she laughed, biting her lip as she heard there blood moving through their veins.

"We missed you so much!" Bonnie said, closing the door and dragging her into the living room to sit down.

"Where were you?" Meredith asks, trying to act composed, but she was just as excited to see Elena as Bonnie was.

"Italy" Elena says glad their heart-rates were slowing to a more natural pace that she could tolerate.

"You went to Italy, and you didn't even think about calling us or writing?" Meredith asked looking hurt.

"I know, I'm so sorry but everything has been hectic lately and I know that's no excuse but I'm here now, right?" Elena felt guilty but if they knew the truth they would understand.

"Of course, so tell us everything, like what's going on between you and Damon Salvatore?" Bonnie leaned closer as a small smile appeared on Elena's lips.

"That's actually what I wanted to talk to you two about…"

…

Damon parked his car outside the Boarding House, using the front door for once; he went up to Stefan's room.

Stefan looked up from his book, he looked better than the last time Stefan had seen him, he must have had to eat half the animals in the forest to recover from Lucrezia attempting to kill him.

"Elena not with you today?" he asked, trying to having a normal conversation with Damon, sick of empty threats and complaints.

"She's at Bonnie's telling her about the wedding" Damon lay down on Stefan's chair, his legs hanging over the arm rest.

"About that, don't you think you're rushing it a bit, I mean you do have eternity together, why marry so soon?" he put his book down, tilting his head to the side.

"Elena wants her friends and family at it, and it's not like they have eternity" he shrugged, "but if you really don't approve then I'm just going to have to ask someone else to be my best man…" he smirked.

Stefan's eyes widened, taken back by Damon's comment, "You want me to be your best man?"

"I'm hardly going to ask Mutt" he rolled his eyes, his dark eyes sparkling "And I have known you for what? Five centuries now"

Stefan nodded, smiling to himself, realising it took Damon five centuries for him to act like a brother, but now that he had, Stefan appreciated it more; finally he had his brother back.

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"So, let me get this straight, you and Damon are engaged and are getting married tomorrow" Bonnie asked her eyes wide, bouncing up and down on the seat uncontrollably.

"Yes, and I want yours both to be my bridesmaids" Elena said smiling, as everything finally seemed like it was actually happening.

"Wow, wait does you Aunt Judith know about this?" Meredith asked her usual calmness evaporating.

"Yep, she'll be there too" she laughed, feeling more comfortable around them, the whole self-control thing coming to her more easily.

"Then we'll have to leave now then!" Bonnie squeals jumping off her seat.

"Leave? What are you talking about?" Meredith asks looking at her like she's crazy.

"Dress shopping! Duh" she says rolling her eyes like it is obvious before dragging them out to Meredith's car.

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EPOV

I fall back onto Meredith's bed, exhausted from shopping, after hours I found the perfect dress, and after that Bonnie and Meredith had warned me I couldn't see my husband-to-be until the wedding because of 'tradition'. Which I had to laugh at saying as this wedding was anything but traditional, a vampire wedding, not that the guests would know that.

I pull my phone from her pocket, if I wasn't allowed to see him it's only fair that I should be able to talk to him.

Damon answered on the first ring, "Hello kitten" he purred.

"Hi Damon" I laugh, wishing I could be with him right now.

"Should I come pick you up?" he asks, even though it would take me two seconds to get to the Boarding House if I ran we still have to act human around my friends.

"I can't, Meredith has me under house-arrest; apparently I can't stay with you tonight"

"You can't stay with me doesn't mean I can't see you though, right?" he asks.

Before I can answer there's a knock on the window, as Damon sit's on the ledge outside smirking.

"Damon!" I whisper frantically as I open the window, "Meredith could come in at any second she only went to say good-night to her parents"

"Then we don't have long do we?" he asks stepping inside, he pulls me into his arms, pressing his lips to mine, before pulling away and tilting his head to the side, "Bite me"

I start shaking my head, straining to hear Meredith, but he holds me tighter, "You haven't feed for too long" he murmurs kissing my neck until I start to relax.

Slowly I lean forward, feeling my canines extract with Damon being so close, usually at this point I'd bite my lip to stop them, but I let them extend this time. I lean into Damon's neck, nuzzling it until I can't resist any longer, my teeth sink into his neck, making him shudder as he feels my pleasure mixed with his own.

His warm blood makes me press closer to him, making him moan while lifting me off my feet and putting me on the bed with vampire speed. I pull back, arching my neck as he leans over me kissing my neck passionately, his teeth biting into the side of my neck. My hands running through his hair as I see his images run through my head, showing me flashbacks of when we first met, right up until this very moment.

His hands move to my waist, he draws himself up, smiling down at me, his hair tumbling to the sides of his face, his smirk lazy on his lips. I reach up and start unbuttoning his shirt, not caring if Meredith could walk in at any moment, I wanted- I needed him now.

His hand covers mine, stopping me from getting past the second button, I gaze up at him, confused as his smirk widens, "We'll have to wait until the honeymoon, Princess" he teases, kissing my forehead and leaning closer until his lips are at my ear, "I've waited five centuries for you, but I'm going to have to wait one more night until I can promise you eternity so I can promise to love you, forever." He whispers, and before I can get worried about how speechless I am right now, he's gone, the window closed behind him.

The bedroom door opens abruptly, making me jump into sitting position on the bed, covering my already healing bite marks with my hair.

Meredith paces in, her eyebrows rose, "Are you ok? I thought I heard you talking to someone"

A small smile spreads on my lips, for the second time that day, as I reply, "Perfect, everything's perfect"

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