Chapter 9

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Note: Wow, it's been quite a while since I last updated, huh? Well, have no fear, I'm now going to update "Cat and Mouse." Thank you to everyone who gave me feedback on Chapter 8. You guys rock! When we last left everyone, Elena was kidnapped by Klaus, but thankfully, Damon found them and saved the day. No spoilers, except the action takes place after Damon rescues Elena.

Shortly after Elena's Rescue...

Damon practically flew into the hotel room that he had booked for them, closing the door and locking it behind them for privacy, after which he kissed Elena hungrily, running his hands up and down her body. Elena returned his kiss and moaned against his mouth as their tongues collided, feeling her heart racing with every kiss that he gave her.

Pulling back slightly, Damon whispered against her lips, "I'm so glad you're safe, cara mia. I don't know what I would've done if that son of a bitch killed you."

Elena nodded. "I was so scared, Damon. I thought I would never see you again."

"I was scared too," he replied. "But, all that is over now, and you're back with me where you belong." He kissed her throat. "I don't know about you, but I think I'd like to give that bed a spin. It looks so inviting and I would hate for it to go to waste."

"Make love to me, Damon," said Elena. "Make all this shit I experienced go away."

Damon smiled against her throat. "Your wish is my command."

He picked her up bridal style and carried her over to bed, laying her down gently and kissing her passionately, reaching behind her and undoing the clasps of her bra, kissing and caressing her breasts as he freed them from their prison. Elena panted as she felt his hot breath on her skin and let out a scream of pleasure. God, how she missed this, and never wanted the feeling of ecstasy she was feeling at this moment to end.

Damon smirked as he heard her scream. He continued to kiss the valley between her breasts and gently slid her panties down her legs, letting his fingers play with her clit while he felt himself starting to get hard. Elena let out another pleasurable scream as she felt what he was doing.

Smirking again, Damon kissed her inner thigh. "You like that, baby?"

Elena nodded. "Oh God, yes!"

Feeling himself getting hard to the point of pain, Damon threw off his leather jacket, followed by his black T-shirt, dark blue jeans, and boxers, driving himself into her, groaning at her tight, wet heat. Oh, he was definitely going to show her how much he loved her. He kissed her hungrily as he began to thrust into her, slowly at first, and gradually picked up speed. Elena moaned against his lips as she ran her hands across his chest, down his arms, back and down to his ass, which she cupped with her hands. Damon let out a muffled scream as he felt her hands on his ass and left her lips to trail kisses down her jawline to her ear, licking it playfully before heading to her neck, kissing and nibbling the flesh with his teeth.

"Naughty, naughty, angel," he said against her neck. "But, I like the feel of your hands on my ass."

Elena panted. "I couldn't resist it, just like I couldn't resist anything else about this gorgeous body of yours."

Damon smiled as he kissed her neck again. He grabbed her hips as he began to thrust even faster. After a few minutes, Elena wanted to take over their play, so she rolled over so that she was on top, riding him hard and fast. Damon moaned as he moved in time with her gyrations. He found that he liked when she took over, because she was quite an aggressive woman, and he liked aggressive women. They always made such ideal lovers because they weren't afraid to take the lead.

Elena threw her head back and let out a scream of pleasure, Damon following suit a few seconds later. The heat between them was incredible and it seemed like the temperature in the room went up about ten or twenty degrees with every minute that passed since their play began. Of course, neither of them noticed or cared. The only thing that they were concerned with was basking in the glow of their love and making the memory of what happened with Klaus disappear from their minds.

2 Hours Later...

Damon kissed Elena's neck as he spooned up behind her. They had spent the past two hours making love and it was the best two hours of their lives. Elena entwined her fingers with his, enjoying the feel of his body against hers.

"That was amazing, Damon."

Damon kissed her shoulder. "It was, wasn't it? Something tells me that it's just going to get even better from here."

Elena moaned as she felt him kissing her shoulder. "Not to change the subject, but there's still the matter of what to do about the fact that you're still wanted for the murder of all of those girls."

Hearing her say that, Damon nodded. That was an interesting dilemma indeed. He was still a wanted man, so that would make things difficult. Just then, his blue eyes widened as he got an idea.

"I think there's a way to rectify that."

"Really?" said Elena. "What is it?"

"We blame them all on Klaus," said Damon. "I mean, the medical examiner found his DNA on those girls' bodies, right? So, that DNA could be used to blame all of the murders on Klaus."

"That's true," said Elena. "But, you strangled them, those bruises on their necks came from your hands."

"I was getting to that," said Damon. "You can say that Klaus made me strangle them, that I was merely an innocent guy until Klaus kidnapped me and forced me to work for him. I didn't even want to be a criminal, that life was forced upon me."

Elena blinked. "And were you?"

Damon nodded. "Actually, that part is true. I'm not really not as violent a killer as they're saying I am. Like I said, Klaus kidnapped me and forced me to become his accomplice or he'd kill me. So, I did everything he told me to do. When I first saw you, I found my salvation, but I had to keep the facade. So, the fact that the murders were used to get your attention was true. I wanted you to save me from Klaus, and you have, in more ways than one."

Elena bit her lip. Damon was innocent all along and Klaus was just using him? "I had no idea. Oh, Damon, can you ever forgive me for the way I treated you before this?"

"You don't have to apologize," said Damon. "You were just doing your job, and I completely understand that." He kissed her shoulder. "The thing I didn't have to lie about was loving you. I really do love you, Elena, have been since I first saw you."

"And the tracking device? What about that?"

"I really did give it to you to protect you," said Damon. "You mean the world to me and I couldn't risk you dying at Klaus' hands, so if you wore the tracking device, at least I'd be able to find you in time to save you."

Elena rolled over to face him and Damon saw that tears were streaming down her face and he kissed them away. "Honey, please don't cry. It hurts me to see you cry."

"I couldn't help it," said Elena. "You went through all that hell and I didn't see it until now." She kissed his forehead. "I love you so much, Damon, and I should've known that you were reaching out to me. Some detective I am, I couldn't see the signs in front of me."

Damon kissed her softly. "Don't ever say that about yourself again. You're a great detective, Elena. That's one of the things I love the most about you. You're fierce, determined, beautiful, smart, and dead sexy."

Elena forced a smile at that. Although she still partially blamed herself for not putting two and two together, she decided that it would do her no good to beat herself up over it. After all, she had saved him from Klaus, like he saved her earlier.

Note: Better late than never, huh? I would've done this sooner, but real life and other writings got in the way. But, here for your reading pleasure, Chapter 9 of "Cat and Mouse."

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