**The chapters in this will be fairly short, at least in the beginning, as I'm still working out where this fic is going

Jess scanned the airport lobby for her seven friends, turning her attention away only when her phone vibrated with a text message.

"Let me guess, your flight's been delayed," she muttered, looking down.

Suddenly two arms had her lifted off the ground and being spun in a circle, causing her to giggle. Damon sat her down and she immediately spun around and hugged him, followed quickly by everyone else.

"I missed you guys so much!" she cried happily.

"We missed you too!" Caroline replied, hugging her again.

They headed to the desk and got the keys for the rental cars before heading out to the parking area. Soon they were all sitting around a table in Jess' favorite restaurant, laughing and talking.

Jess shot Damon a warning glance as she felt his hand on the bare skin of her upper leg, he in return smirked. She sighed, Damon and his gorgeous, cocky self had always had the ability to drive her crazy.

They had been involved when she'd been in Mystic Falls, nothing serious, in technical terms, they'd been hooking up. She knew Damon had the ability to make her cave and pick up again while he was visiting. Truthfully, there wouldn't be much caving involved, she was incredibly attracted to Damon.

"Jessica?" a voice came from just behind the group.

"He's dead," Elena mused, knowing how much Jess hated the use of her full name.

Truthfully, had anyone else called her that, they would've been, but he was the exception.

She turned in her seat, and smiled as Becker approached the table.

"Hi Becker," she said, smiling.

She was aware of Caroline leaning over and whispering something to Bonnie, who grinned.

"These must be the friends you mentioned coming in?" he inquired.

"Yep," she said grinning happily, "This is Caroline Forbes, Elena Gilbert, her brother Jeremy, Bonnie Bennet, Tyler Lockwood, and Stefan and Damon Salvatore."

He nodded, "Nice to meet you, I'm Captain Becker."

Damon leaned in close, mouth resting against Jess' ear.

"Told you I was hotter," he said quietly.

Becker

Becker's eyes narrowed as Damon leaned in and whispered something to Jess, causing her to giggle and blush. He found it absolutely adorable when she did that, but he didn't lie the fact that this Damon guy was the one making her.

I'm jealous, he mused to himself, great.

After all his internal rants about not getting involved with Jess, he was jealous of another person showing her attention.

It's your fault, idiot, he thought wryly.

"Well, I hate to leave so soon, but I've got to pick up lunch and head back. It was nice meeting you all and I'll see you tomorrow, Jessica." he said, his eyes not leaving Jess' once as he spoke.

"See you then," she said, smiling, cheeks coloring lightly under his gaze.

Jess

"Since when is anyone allowed to call you Jessica?" Elena asked as soon as he was out of earshot.

"The aren't, unless they're Becker," she said glancing after his retreating form, a small smile playing at her lips.

"Somebody has it bad," Tyler teased her.

She raised her eyebrow at his response and nodded in Caroline's direction, who had her head turned.

"I'm not the only one," she mouthed.

"Shutting up now," he grumbled.

Jess laughed, "Wise choice, Lockwood."