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Chapter 9

It was already late in the afternoon before they returned. Jenna was just making dinner in the kitchen when Elena walked in.

"Hello dear, how was your day?" she asked on a friendly tone.

"Very good," Elena answered blushing before grabbing some carrots from the salad.

"No, no. You have to wait some more," Jenna said playfully while tapping Elena's hand away. "Dinner's ready in about one hour."

"But I'm really hungry, Jenna," Elena said pouting.

"Sometimes I really think you're a toddler."

"I'm not."

"I know you for three days now, Elena, and I really never saw someone who pouted as much as you do. I've to admit it's cute sometimes, though."

"You're talking like you're my mother."

"Maybe you need someone for that."

"Sure," Elena said mocking. "Now, how was your date with mystery man?"

Jenna started smiling immediately, looking like a twelve year old who just got a valentines' present from her boyfriend. "It went very well."

"Oh come on, that's really not all you're going to say! Details please!"

"Elena, you let me sound like a teenager, talking about boys and dates."

"Maybe you need someone for that," Elena said smirking, using the same words as Jenna did before.

"Well, he was a real gentleman, very polite too, by the way. I immediately recognized him and we started talking."

"And?" she pushed.

"His name is Alaric and he's a history teacher on Mystic Falls high school, like I told you before. He was ones married but his wife died and he didn't have any relationship after that. He said his wife was very special and he never found someone who could compare to her."

"Sounds like a very sad person too me."

"It was interesting."

"Did you like him?" Elena asked curious. "I mean really like him? Like do you want a relationship with him?"

"It's too soon to answer such a question, honey. He was surely a very interesting man and I would love to see him again, but a relationship? I don't know."

"On the way you talk about him, I'm sure you're really in to the guy."

"I'm not a teenager anymore. I don't crush on guys."

"Please, like you've to be a teenager to do that."

"What's up with you and Damon, by the way? I was surprised you finally decided to share a room with him, and then of course the trip out today. What's going on? Did you finally saw the light?"

"Geez Jenna, I don't have to see the light. He's okay, I know that. I just thought I would give him a chance."

"Okay? That's really all you've to say?"

"Maybe he's charming too and some other things."

"And some other things?"

"Don't push my buttons, Jenna. I'm not gonna talk about my feelings with you."

"So you have feelings?"

"What did I just say about buttons?" Elena asked annoyed.

"Really Elena? You should stop the hiding. Let your walls down for a while, I'm sure you'll enjoy life much more."

"Since when are you the smart one here?"

"I just made some mistakes myself, Elena. I don't want you to make the same mistakes I did. I truly don't know why but I really feel responsible for you."

"Yeah, I know. It's not that I don't like that. I'm happy you care about me."

"You're life hasn't been easy either, huh? I suppose your father wasn't the most loving one."

"He loves me, I know that too. It's just, he's so overprotective. He thinks if he makes the choices instead of me, I won't get hurt. But it's just the other way around. I get hurt all the time because of him. I'm his special girl, but he makes me so special that children laugh with me. When I was younger, I had no friends at all, just because of his over protectiveness. I needed to stay home when there were birthday parties, I couldn't invite children… There were so many rules and so less chances for me."

"Did you talked to him about that?"

"Sure I did, more than ones actually. But it always turned out in a huge fight. After a while I stopped fighting, I love him, I don't wanna argue with him. He's still my father after all. But the decision he now made, I'm not sure if I'll ever be able to forgive him for that. I can't imagine what my life would be if he had chosen some other guy, someone with bad intentions. Damon may not be my first choice but it's not like he hurt me or something. He's just being his usual, arrogant, self."

"He can be nice too, I'm sure you know that."

"He has his moments."

"They're really good, aren't they?"

"Uhu."

"He can be a real asshole sometimes, I admit that too. But he also has good sides, and when he's in the mood, he can be very understandable."

"How long did it took you before really knowing him?" Elena asked suddenly. She still couldn't believe how good Jenna knew him. It was like she read him like a book.

"Not long, I'm just good at breaking peoples walls."

"I'm sure you are," she answered understanding. In a matter of seconds, she made Elena loose her control. The woman was damn persuasive.

After stealing some vegetables, Elena walked towards the living room, trying to find Damon. He wasn't there so she walked further until she was outside again. The sun was low above the sea already and Elena hoped she would be able to see the sunset.

The landscape was beautiful and Elena got the chills from just looking around. She could hear the waves of the sea, the gulls screaming around, making awfully much noise. But she didn't mind, it made her feel alive and reborn. Deep down, she hoped it could be always like this, the peaceful silence filled her brain and she relaxed.

After everything that happened she could really use some peace. It was much to take, Damon who finally told her how he felt about her, and of course, the things that happened before that. When he was around she just felt weak, she couldn't hold back the way her body reacted on him. The attraction was too big, sure there was more than only attraction, but it was the biggest part of it.

Already from day one, she was highly attracted to him. No matter if she liked him or not, her body always told her a different story. Today, she finally gave in to her body and kept her mind shut. It was a relieve. It got time she gave in to him.

And the guy was highly experienced, she saw and felt that today. If he wouldn't had stopped, she just would've let him take her then and there. She'd been totally out of her mind and didn't care about anything else than him anymore.

It was wrong, she told herself, it was very wrong. She shouldn't let herself act that way, that irresponsible. But on the other side, she finally felt free, like nothing could ever stop her.

Suddenly she felt to arms around her waist, pulling her backward. She immediately got a warm feeling, Damon.

"Hello sunshine," he purred in her ear, making her body shudder a bit. She liked it when he was so sweet and friendly, he didn't have to be arrogant all the time. It would get dull after a while.

"Hi," she answered shyly, letting her cheeks redden. She knew he couldn't see her face but still she felt a bit uncomfortable. Why did she always need to blush?

"Jenna told me dinner was almost ready," he said softly, still holding her close toward his body. She knew it would be better to push him away but she just couldn't. The feeling of lying in his arms like this, was way too good. It felt like she finally could come home.

"We shouldn't let her wait then," she answered after a while, trying to turn around, but he didn't loosen his grip and she got stuck.

"I'm sure she can wait another few minutes," he whimpered. "I like standing here with you," he added on a heavy tone, his voice full of emotion. She could tell he meant it, and of course, she had to admit she liked this too. Challenging him was fun, but it was nothing compared to his gently side. If he wanted to, he could be very sweet. The problem was he liked to be a jerk too.

She relaxed against his chest and watched the sunset with a big smile on her face. There wasn't a thing that was more exciting than this, she thought suddenly. The perfect location and the perfect company.

Wait, did she just thought that? Was she really referring Damon to the perfect company? When did that happened? She allowed herself to like him but more than that wasn't right. Or was it?

She got totally confused again, things were changing and she knew it. Not even a week back, she thought he was a total ass with no feelings at all. She wanted to stay away from him as far as possible and made herself believe she hated him.

That was what she did, she never truly hated him, god, she actually never did 'not' like him. It was just safer not to.

She was even doubting her feeling for Stefan, she was sure she had feelings for him. But what exactly did she feel? Was it love? Cause she'd been so sure about that but all of a sudden, she started over thinking it. He would always be a beautiful memory to her, she would never forget him, but did she really love him? Would it really hurt her to be married to someone else?

"What are you thinking about?" he asked her softly, reminding her he was still there.

"Nothing special. Why?"

"You were really relaxed and suddenly you started stressing again. Were you worrying about something?"

"Not really worrying, just a bit surprised, I guess."

"Okay, now I'm officially curious."

"Too bad for you cause I'm not gonna tell you," she smirked.

"And why exactly is that? Afraid to tell me?"

"More like, I wanna keep myself mysterious."

"You don't have to worry about that. You're more than mysterious enough to me."

"It's a pity you can't read me like a book, huh?"

"Pretty much."

"Your housekeeper can. I've the feeling she's a lot more than just a housekeeper, it's like she's my person psychologist. She's very good at giving advice."

"Which advice did she actually gave you?"

"That's for me to know and for you to guess."

"Can't you just tell me?" he pouted. He was really way too cute when he did that.

"Nope," she answered, as coldly as she could. But the smile on her face betrayed her.

Without letting her go, he turned her around and pulled her closer until their lips were touching. He gently kissed her without deepening the kiss. Little butterflies went through her stomach at his tenderness, her body felt like she was in ablaze.

But as sudden as he kissed her, his lips left hers and she felt cold again, missing his touch.

"Where was that for?" she asked in surprise, not believing she actually said that out loud.

"Can't I just kiss my beautiful wife?" he purred, still holding her close. Her heartbeat fastened and she felt all hot again. He could do such weird things to her body, one moment everything was perfectly fine, the other she was going insane.

"Jenna's waiting," Elena answered quickly, deliberately avoiding his question. She wouldn't dare to answer it.

He slowly loosened his grip on her until she was able to move again. She couldn't deny the fact that she felt suddenly lost. When he hold her like that she felt very safe, it almost felt natural.

She quickly started walking towards the kitchen again, hoping he wouldn't return to their conversation.

Luckily for her, he didn't. They spent the rest of the evening on a comfortable way, talking about things that happened in their lives, people they met,…

For once, she loosened up a bit, not thinking about all the barriers between them. It helped, relaxing and stopping the worries. They were still there but she tried to hide them, keeping them locked away on a save place.

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Another chapter, already. I'm writing faster than usual, probably because of your wondeful reviews ;)

Not much action in this chapter but I think Elena needed some time to progress everything. Luckily, next chapter has some more action! :D

Did you like the Jenna/Elena conversation? I really like Jenna a lot myself, so I'll probably write some more scenes with her in it.

So, wanna help me writing it faster? You know what to do!

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