Chapter 12

The light shined through the thin curtains as Jessenia slowly opened her eyes, blinking several times to get fix her blurred vision. The room slowly came into focus and Jessenia didn't recognize it at first, slowly turning her head. Damon was sleeping beside her on his back, one arm over his head and the other resting on his stomach.

He looked so peaceful when he slept and Jessenia suddenly remembered the night's events. Woods, coming back here to eat dinner and then lying in bed talking to Damon until the sun came up. That's all they did was talk and kiss a little, but nothing went farther than that. She looked at the clock on the nightstand, which flashed noon, her eyes widening.

"Lay back down." Damon rumbled, pulling her into his arms and buried his face in her neck. "I still have you for another three and a half hours."

Chuckling softly, Jessenia turned to face him, reaching up to caress his face gently. "Is this all the time I get with you?" She asked, watching as his blue eyes opened to stare back at her.

"I hope not, but I already told you I would leave you alone if you wanted me to, once the twenty four hours was up." Damon replied, enjoying her soft touch and placed his hand over hers, linking their fingers together. "And I don't want your answer until I pull into your driveway to drop you off."

Jessenia nodded and snuggled further against him, resting her head on his chest. What if she didn't want the time to end with them? What if she wanted to be with him? If Damon never wanted to see her again once the clock hit three thirty, this was her only chance. She'd already made the decision and now had to act on it, wondering if he would push her away.

Moving out of his arms, Jessenia sat up and took her camisole off, tossing it to the floor. Damon watched her every move, wondering what she was up to, and got his answer when she removed her shorts next. Damon sat up, turning her to face him and could see in her jade eyes this is what she wanted. Whatever the reason, Damon wasn't questioning it, hoping he wasn't wrong in his assumption.

"Senia…"

It was her turn to press her finger against his lips, Jessenia cracking a small smile and pushed him back on the bed. "Don't talk, just kiss me."

Her lips met his and Damon instantly rolled her over on her back, both of them hungry for each other. Damon's hands ran down her sides, her legs parting to bend and press against his, caressing her almost lovingly. Jessenia moaned against his mouth, her hands running up and down his muscular back, touching every part of him she could reach. She loved the feeling of his hair, it was always soft to the touch.

Jessenia felt Damon lift her up off the bed, his hand reaching around to unsnap her camisole bra and pulled it off, tossing it behind him. Surprisingly, she didn't feel embarrassed or exposed, only reddened because of how his eyes devoured her whole. He kissed her again, this time more passionate and trailed down her chin to her throat, suckling gently.

Startlingly enough, Damon didn't feel the urge or need to sink his fangs into her skin, refusing to hurt her. He continued the journey down her throat to her collarbone, nipping it gently, deciding he was definitely drawing this out. Being as this was her first time and she wanted him to take her virginity, Damon was going to spend the next three and a half hours showing her what she'd be missing if she didn't want to see him anymore.

Jessenia cried out softly when Damon took one of her rosy nipples in his mouth, feeling it instantly harden against his tongue, while massaging her other breast. Jessenia had never felt like this before and knew sex for the first time was a once in a lifetime experience. It did her heart good that Damon was actually taking his time and Jessenia felt as though she might explode, her moans echoing off the bedroom walls.

Once Damon thoroughly teased both breasts, his lips moved down her flat stomach, leaving a trail of fire ridden kisses until he arrived at the waistband of her red panties. Red was definitely a great color on her. Damon took the material in his teeth and yanked a little, his now dark blue eyes locking with smoldering forest green. Without a single word, Jessenia lifted her hips and felt him pull the panties down her legs.

Damon growled as soon as he brought the panties to his nose, inhaling her intoxicating scent and instantly felt the veins come out in his cheeks, his sclera's slowly turning red. Jessenia noticed it, her heart beat increasing tenfold, especially looking at her like a predator. He tossed the panties aside and felt his mouth go dry, the hunger and thirst starting to overpower everything else.

"Damon…"

He didn't answer her, slowly crawling back up her body with fangs out, the blue flashing against the red in his eyes, and pressed a finger to his lips. The fear in her voice didn't stop him as Damon buried his face in her neck, running his tongue along her carotid artery. His favorite spot besides the breast, though Damon wasn't about to taste her that way.

"Damon, no!" Jessenia screamed as soon as his fangs punctured her neck, instantly beginning to struggle against him as the tears poured down her face. "NOOOOOOOOO!"

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"NOOOOOOOO!" Jessenia bolted upright in bed, breathing heavily and jumped when she felt a hand on her shoulder. "DON'T TOUCH ME!" She scrambled out of bed, perspiration covering every inch of her body, tears pouring down her cheeks.

Damon knew she had a bad dream and it was about him just from her reaction alone, heaving a sigh. "Jessenia." He called her name, eyebrows furrowing and stood up from bed to pull some black jeans on. "Jessenia, can you hear me?" He tried again, walking around the bed and by now she was backed up against the nearest wall, trembling from head to toe.

"P-Please…Please don't kill me…" She begged, her eyes still closed and buried her face in her hands, sobbing violently. "Damon…"

That confirmed his suspicion of the dream being about him, though Damon wasn't about to let it bother him. "I'm right here and I won't hurt you." He crooned in a low voice, squatting down in front of her. "Open your eyes, Senia. It was just a dream. I'm not going to kill you."

Very slowly, Jessenia let her hands drop and looked up, finally meeting aquamarine eyes that belonged to only one man. "Damon?" She started crying when he nodded and touched her neck, not feeling any puncture wounds or any sign he had bitten her. "It felt so real…"

"I'm sure it did." Damon stood up and extended his hand, plastering a smile on his face. "Come on, time to get up. It's going on noon."

Nodding, Jessenia stood up without taking his hand and tried to stop shaking, but that was easier said than done. "Damon…"

"Come on, I'll make us a late breakfast."

He walked out of the bedroom and raked a hand through his hair, needing a drink after being startled awake. Jessenia knew she probably just ruined the rest of their time together and went to the bathroom to splash some water on her face. She also wanted to check her neck and other parts of her body because that dream felt too factual. He hadn't touched her though, it was all a dream that turned into a nightmare.

Turning the water off, Jessenia patted her face with a hand towel, taking a few minutes just to breathe. She was caked in sweat still and Jessenia felt nasty, suddenly needing another shower. Jessenia jumped when a knock sounded at the bathroom door, knowing it was Damon and stepped back when he cracked it open.

"Everything okay in here?"

"Yeah, I was just going to take another shower, if that's okay." Jessenia was shocked she managed to keep the shakiness out of her voice, but tears still shined in her eyes.

Damon frowned, pushing the door open more and pulled Jessenia in his arms, running his hand up and down her back. "We made so much progress, don't let a stupid dream change how you feel." He cupped her face in his strong hands, pleading with her to trust him. "I don't know what you dreamt, but whatever it was, forget about it."

"It wasn't just a stupid dream!" Jessenia snapped, pushing him away and turned around, rubbing her arms to get rid of the chills that suddenly invaded her body. "Dreaming about you biting me and possibly killing me is NOT stupid."

"Wait what?" He demanded, eyes narrowed and didn't dare touch her. "You dreamt of me killing you?"

"While we were having sex, or about to have sex." She added coldly, wiping her tears away.

"But I didn't. That's gotta count for something, Jessenia." Damon pointed out, grabbing her arm and turned her around to face him again. "I would never do something like that to you."

"Just like you threatened to drain every last drop of my blood if I didn't tell you why I moved here?" Jessenia shot back, instantly regretting it as the guilt flashed through his eyes. "Damon…"

"No I got it loud and clear, Jessenia." Damon backed away with his hands up and walked out, slamming the door hard enough to shake the walls.

Jessenia flinched, knowing she had angered him by saying that and couldn't believe a single dream had destroyed everything they had built. "Damn it." She whispered, grabbing her stuff and simply changed into blue jean shorts with a lime green tank top that had a black sun design on the front.

She pulled her brown sandals on and put her hair up in a high ponytail, trying to keep the tears in until she was taken home. Walking out of the bathroom, Damon was nowhere to be found, though there was a note on the table. Something told Jessenia it was from Damon as she walked over and saw her name written on it, already feeling her stomach tighten. Sitting on the couch, Jessenia opened it and began reading the short letter, which was from Damon.

"I never want to see you again." She read aloud, dropping the piece of paper to the carpet and closed her eyes, the letter making her completely breathless. "Damon, I'm sorry…" Standing up, Jessenia first started walking and then ended up running out of the house down the driveway, tears flying behind her.

Caroline was singing to the radio, tapping her fingers against the steering wheel and frowned at the sight of someone running down the middle of the street. "Oh my god, Jessenia?" She stopped the car and got out, suddenly standing in front of her.

Jessenia jumped out of her skin at the sight of Caroline and stumbled back, her vision temporarily blurred by tears. "No…" She thought it was Damon, but when she blinked as the huge tears slid down her cheeks and saw Caroline, Jessenia just cried harder. "Caroline…"

Caroline had no idea what she was doing all the way out here, but had to get her home. "What are you doing out here, Jesse?" She couldn't help asking. "It's not safe." Not this close to the Salvatore house where she nearly had her life ended by Damon.

Wiping her tears away, Jessenia sniffled a bit, the harsh words from Damon's letter still fresh in her mind. "No reason, just felt like taking a walk." She lied, not even caring if Caroline believed her or not. "I was just on my way home…"

Of course Caroline didn't believe her, but that didn't mean she was going to pry either. "Let me give you a ride, Jesse. You look dead on your feet." She wasn't taking no for an answer, already guiding Jessenia into her car. "Come on, in you go."

Jessenia could only stare out the window as Caroline drove away, fingering her necklace while fresh tears fell from her eyes. Did Elena and Stefan know about Damon's plan? It was only one o'clock, she technically still had two and a half hours with Damon, but of course that didn't matter. He didn't want her anymore, he had his fun and now it was time to move on. The more she thought about Damon using her, the harder she cried, her heart shattering into a million pieces.

Caroline didn't know what to think about this, wondering where Jessenia came from because obviously she hadn't gone for a walk that lead her all the way out here. "I know Elena is your friend, but you can always talk to me too, Jesse. I know we didn't exactly get off on the right foot, but I've been told I'm a great listener." She had to at least offer, having heard what happened to her at the hands of Damon from Elena. "We're here for you."

"Thank you." She whispered, refusing to talk about it and decided she was done with vampires, Elena and Caroline included.

They weren't her friends and this was the last time Jessenia got hurt by anyone, the anger already welling up inside of her. First a dinner planned that ended with her nearly losing her life and now she'd fallen for a vampire that wanted nothing to do with her. Damon had forced her into this twenty four hour deal and ended everything just because of a nightmare she had about him biting her.

"Thanks for the ride. Goodbye Caroline."

Before Caroline could say anything, Jessenia had already gotten out of the car and was inside her house, slamming the door shut. "You're…welcome…" Whipping her cell phone, Caroline called Elena while pulling out of the driveway, worried about Jessenia.

Damon was downstairs getting some more blood bags and thought he heard something, frowning. He knew Jessenia was upstairs waiting for breakfast and hopefully him. It did hurt that she reminded him of what he did to her when they first met, but would deny that until the day he finally did perish. He also wasn't giving up on her either, refusing to let a stupid dream destroy what they had already.

"I hope you like eggs." He called out while coming up the stairs, heading into the parlor where he knew she'd be waiting for her and stopped at the sight of a piece of paper lying on the carpet. "What the hell?" Picking it up, Damon opened it and read, blinking. "I never want to see you again. Damon. I didn't write this!"

"Of course you didn't."

Damon whipped around at the sound of that voice, his aquamarine eyes widening. It couldn't be, there's no way it was her. Damon was seeing things, maybe he was in a dream and neither him or Jessenia had woken up yet. He had to be. Doing something that was lame but effective, Damon pinched himself on the arm, his breathing increasing when he felt it.

"Kassandra?"

"Hello again Damon."