Chapter Four: By The Dashboard Light
"And now our bodies are oh so close and tight
It never felt so good, it never felt so right
And we're glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife." –Meatloaf
Elena lounged lazily in a dressing room chair as she watched Caroline spin in front of the large full length mirror for about the hundredth time that day. Caroline had picked her up to go shopping nearly four hours earlier and yet only Elena had found something to wear so far.
"OK, so what do you think of this one? Is the neckline a little too whorish?" Caroline asked as she carefully examined her reflection. Elena shook her head and watched Caroline continue to twirl in the short crimson dress.
"No Caroline, I think it's just right. Red is a great color on you, you should definitely get that one." Elena said as she pushed herself out of her chair and moved closer to the blonde that continued examining herself. Caroline made a sour face in the mirror.
"Elena, you have said that about the past like twenty dresses. Seriously, which one do you like best? I have to look beyond amazing for this party. Tyler is going to be there and well, I want to look good for him." She said as she bit down on her glossy ruby lip and sashayed her hips slightly. Elena laughed and moved closer behind Caroline. She looked her over in the mirror and then put her hands on her shoulders.
"This one is it Caroline, I'm serious. You look like a goddess. You need to get it." She said as she smiled into the mirror at her friend. Caroline nodded and smiled.
"You're right, this is definitely the one. I mean look at me, I look freaking hot! OK, sit tight I will go change and we'll be out of here before someone tries to steal me away from Tyler." She said with a wink as she moved quickly from the mirror and into her now trashed dressing room.
Elena smiled and made her way outside the dressing room and waited while Caroline got changed. She looked over the sad selection of jewelry and accessories and pretended that she wasn't still thinking about that morning. She couldn't believe that Stefan had just pushed her off on Caroline and then vanished from the house without even saying good-bye. She didn't know what was going on with him lately, but she prayed that she could somehow turn him around so that he would remember how he used to feel about her. And now that Damon was helping her, she hoped he would realize that sooner rather than later. Elena closed her eyes as her last thought burst into her brain, Damon.
Damon was a completely different story in Elena's mind. Everything that had been happening over the past two days seemed to all run together in a heated flash that every time she thought of seemed to overtake her entire body. The way he touched her was unlike anything she had ever felt before. She couldn't understand how he always knew exactly what she wanted even before she did and gave it to her in a way that made her body beg for more. Being with Damon was so different than being with Stefan. While Stefan made her feel safe and content, Damon made her feel out of control and constantly in need. No matter what he gave her she wanted more and when he gave her more it consumed her in a way that made her body burn hotter than any fire ever could.
"Ready to go?" Caroline asked as she suddenly appeared in front of Elena holding a garment bag in her long thin manicured fingers. Elena shook herself from her thoughts and looked out toward the mall.
"Actually Caroline, do you mind if we make a stop quick before we leave?" She asked in a hushed voice. Caroline nodded enthusiastically and smiled.
"Are you kidding me? You never have to ask me twice when it comes to shopping. This is my calling, where you want to go?" She asked as she started bouncing toward the entrance that led back out into the mall. Elena felt her face begin to burn as she walked beside her friend.
"I just wanted to stop in at Victoria Secret really quick." She said as she rushed quickly through her words. Caroline smiled and bumped her hip against Elena's playfully.
"Well, aren't we naughty? Guess you want something to wear under that sexy little dress you got huh?" She asked with a small flirtatious laugh. Elena laughed and nodded.
"Yeah, I would like to surprise Stefan tomorrow night after the party." She said as she pushed a strand of her chocolate brown hair nervously behind her ear. Caroline nodded.
"Well, let's give him a surprise he'll never forget." She said bubbly as she grabbed Elena's hand and drug her toward the pink signs that waited in the distance.
Elena moved through the crowded lingerie store in slow motion as she took in the mountains of lace and silk that lay on tables surrounding her. She went through racks of reds, purples and midnight blue teddies and gowns, but couldn't seem to find what she wanted. Finally, as she reached the back of the store something caught her eye. She moved to the back rack and lifted a black leather and lace corset on its hanger and studied it intensely. Before she knew it Caroline was at her side.
"Oh yeah, that is definitely going to surprise Stefan." Caroline said with a giggle. Elena smiled and nodded as she laid the material against her body and looked at herself in the mirror.
"You think he'll like it? It won't be too much?" She asked as she looked over her reflection. Caroline nodded enthusiastically.
"Oh it will definitely be too much, but honey that is the freaking point!" Caroline said as she hugged Elena's shoulders. Elena laughed and stared at herself in the mirror. Even though she knew she was buying it to surprise Stefan, she couldn't seem to get the words that Damon had said to her before she had left that morning out of her head. Remember, my favorite color is black. She heard his voice repeat in her mind. Elena swallowed thickly as the memories of that morning flooded over her. Her heart rate quickened and even though she knew that Stefan preferred blue, she smiled at Caroline and then made her way toward the front register.
By the time the sun began to set on Mystic Falls, Elena was sitting in the passenger seat of Caroline's red convertible. The girls chatted about the party the next night and Caroline gushed over how her new dress was going to make Tyler drool all over her. Once they made it onto the highway that eventually led to the Salvatore Boarding House, a smell wafted through the car that caused Elena to scrunch up her nose.
"Caroline, what is that smell?" She asked as she looked around the car to locate the smell. Caroline inhaled and looked around and shook her head.
"I don't know, it smells like something is burning." She said as she continued to search for the smells source, but before she could investigate further Elena noticed a thick stream of smoke coming from under the hood of the car.
"Caroline, I don't think that is a good sign." She said as she pointed out the windshield of the car.
"Oh shit!" Caroline said as she slammed her hands on the steering wheel. Before she had a chance to grab her cell phone the car began to sputter and shake. Caroline slowly turned the car off the side of the road and pulled the keys out of the ignition.
"Damnit, I really thought that check engine light was just broken or something." She said as she closed her eyes and let out a sigh. Elena smiled and tried to hold back a laugh.
"Caroline, when it says check engine, it normally means check the engine." She said as pulled her purse onto her lap and began fishing for her phone.
"Relax though, I will just call Stefan and he can come pick us up." She said re-assuredly as she continued searching for her phone. Caroline nodded and unfastened her seat belt.
"You do that and I am going to go up the road to the gas station. Maybe there is someone there that can tow this thing." She said as she began opening the door.
"Caroline really just wait. Stefan can come and we can sort it out later." She said as she reached toward her friend. Caroline smiled.
"Don't worry Elena, I'm fast remember? I will be back in like twenty minutes or so. I just don't want my car sitting on the side of the road all night. It's my baby." She said with a smile as she lovingly ran her fingers over the steering wheel. Elena nodded.
"OK, just hurry and I will call Stefan. Once he's here we will wait for you until you get back and then all head over to the Boarding House together." She said as she began scrolling through her phone.
"Deal, I shall return. If it takes too long go ahead without me, I might just find a hot guy to occupy my time." She said as she winked. Elena rolled her eyes.
"Tyler, remember?" She asked with a laugh. Caroline nodded and tried to make a serious face.
"Right, Tyler. I'll be right back." She said and then opened her door and in a flash she was gone.
Elena dialed Stefan's number and lifted the phone to her ear. It rang once, twice, and finally a third time before going to voicemail. She let out a sigh and hung up and then hit send again to call him back. She figured maybe he'd just gotten busy and missed it. The phone rang again once, twice, three times and then again voicemail. Elena hit the end button roughly and felt like she wanted to rip her hair out. She knew who she needed to call but she really didn't want to have to.
"Yes…" A velvet voice purred on the other end of the line once Elena finally broke down and made the inevitable call. Elena sighed.
"Damon, I need a favor." She said quickly. She heard the low rumble of dark laughter on the other end of the line.
"Well, I happen to be wonderful with favors. What can I do for you darling?" He asked sweetly. Elena hated the way he talked to her, absolutely hated it. Every sentence he spoke seemed to be dripping with sex and lust and the feeling it gave her made her uncomfortable and….warm.
"I was wondering if you could pick Caroline and me up? Her car broke down and we need a ride." She said as she began twisting a strand of hair between her fingers.
"Your wish is my command; I'll be there in a few." He said as she heard a clang of glass against a hard surface. She looked at the clock on her phone. It was only seven o'clock at night and apparently Damon was already drinking.
"Don't you want to know where we are?" She huffed into the phone. Damon laughed into the line once again.
"Oh sweetie, I will find you." He said in a husky tone and then suddenly the line went dead. Chills went up Elena's spine as she shifted in her seat. She quickly reached into her purse and pulled out her lip-gloss from the side compartment. She had no idea why, but she quickly flipped down the overhead mirror and put on her lip-gloss and smoothed out her hair. Clearly, she wanted to look good when she got home to Stefan, clearly.
About ten minutes later Elena heard the roar of Damon's Mustang as it slowed and parked behind Caroline's car. Elena felt her stomach begin to flutter as she slowly gathered her purse and bags and made her way out of the car. Damon emerged from his car in his black leather jacket and rubbed his hands together maniacally as he moved toward her.
"Now now, what have we here? A young girl, all alone on the side of the road and no witnesses." He said with a smirk as his eyes met hers in the darkness. Elena rolled her eyes and tried to ignore the tone of his voice as she made her way toward him.
"Very funny Damon. Caroline's not back yet, she went to the gas station up the road to see about getting a tow. She should be back anytime, so we need to just wait a few minutes." Elena said as she checked the time on her phone once again. Damon shook his head and moved around to the passenger side of his car.
"I think Caroline should be fine. When I drove past, I saw her talking to some guy outside and she definitely seemed like it might be a while. Hop in." He said as he opened the door and waved his arm toward her. Elena stared at him and then back down the road.
"I shouldn't leave her out here Damon." She said as she began tapping her foot nervously. She knew that Caroline could more than take care of herself, but the thought of being alone in the car with Damon, that is what she was truly worried about.
"Honestly, Elena? Caroline is a vampire, she will be fine. Now get in the car and let me deliver you back to Saint Stefan." He said sarcastically. Elena looked at him sideways as she shifted her weight.
"Is he back? When I called he didn't answer." She said softly as she made her way closer to the car. Damon nodded.
"Yeah he pulled in just as I was leaving. He probably just got carried away in the mirror. That hair takes a lot of time you know?" He said with a smirk. Elena smiled as she threw her bags in the car and began to climb in after them.
"Alright, just hurry I want to get there before he disappears again." She said bitterly. Damon nodded.
"As I said, your wish is my command." He said as he closed the door behind her and quickly returned to the driver's side.
Elena sat quietly and tapped her fingers on the soft leather interior of Damon's car as he zipped down the highway. She watched the trees flash past as she wondered exactly what Stefan had really been doing that day while she was out trying to survive her shopping trip with Caroline.
"What's going on up there?" Damon asked as he motioned toward Elena's head. Elena smiled and turned to look at him.
"Just lost in thought I guess." She said as she let her body sink into the soft leather seat. Damon nodded and looked toward her feet.
"Get anything good while you were out?" He asked with a smile. Elena felt a blush rush over her cheeks as she remembered the contents of her bags. Quickly she turned her head and kicked the bags further out of sight.
"Nothing exciting." She said quickly. Damon nodded.
"Well, I'm sure Stefan will enjoy it." He said quickly. Elena shrugged her shoulders.
"I highly doubt he'll notice." She said quietly. Damon stared out over the road.
"I take it no improvement going on there?" He asked as he tried to not bring up anything that had been going on the past two days as he wasn't sure exactly what was and wasn't off limits to talk about. Elena shook her head and looked down.
"No, I have a funny feeling short of jumping on top of him and tying him down, I'm not going to get any sort of reaction out of him." She said as she faked a laugh. Damon smiled.
"Well that would definitely get a reaction out of me. Maybe you should try it. Be forceful, show him what you want and rock his world. Always works for me." He said with a wink. Elena nodded and felt the blush creep over her cheeks once again.
"I'm not really good at that." She said softly. Damon turned at looked at her through the veil of her brown hair that now covered the side of her face.
"Not good at what?" He asked as he tried to keep his interest somewhat hidden. Elena let out a sigh.
"Not good at the whole, taking control type of thing I guess. Plus, Stefan always wants to be in charge, so that's the way it's always been." She mumbled without looking up. Damon nodded.
"Ah, well maybe it's time to try something new?" He asked and suddenly Elena felt the car begin to slow down. She looked out the window and then at Damon as she noticed the car pulling off to the side of the darkened highway.
"Damon what are you doing? I need to get back to the Boarding House." She asked as she felt her hands begin to shake. Damon smiled and undid his seat belt.
"Relax Elena; I'm not going to murder you or anything. Come here." He said as he tapped his fingers against his leg. Elena stared at him.
"Excuse me?" She asked in disbelief. He was not seriously suggesting…
"Come here Elena. I believe yesterday you came to me and gave me the whole 'Damon I need your help, please please Damon' speech and I am living up to our agreement. So Elena, please come here." He said slowly as he continued to tap his leg. Elena stared at him and began shaking her head.
"You are crazy Damon, if you think I am going to have sex with you in your car in the middle of nowhere, you are crazy. What if someone sees or a cop comes or something?" Elena asked as she started to fidget in her seat. Damon smiled.
"As you said Elena, we are in the middle of nowhere. Plus if someone comes, I will take care of it. I can be very…compelling." He said with an evil smile. Elena shook her head as she felt her heart begin to beat faster in her chest.
"I can't Damon…I just…" She stuttered, but before she could finish she felt Damon's hand on her leg. He ran his fingers slowly over the thick material of her jeans and stared at her. Suddenly there was no smile on his face.
"Come on Elena, take those off. I can't help you unless you let me." He said in a thick voice. Elena swallowed hard as she turned and looked at him and against her better judgment; she slowly unfastened her seat belt and then the button of her jeans. She slowly shrugged them off and took in a deep breath.
After Elena's jeans were lying on the floor of Damon's car, she slowly lifted herself from the seat and crawled over the center console and onto Damon's lap. He gently slid her into place and rested his hands lightly on her sides. He looked up at her and smiled as he felt her shaking against him.
"Why are you shaking Elena?" He asked softly as he lifted one of his hands and brushed the hair from her face. Elena shook her head and tried to avoid looking into the blue pools that always seemed to swallow her whole.
"I just feel kind of…exposed up here." She said looking down at Damon. He smiled and ran his hand down the side of her neck and took in a deep breath as he felt her heart beat quicken.
"Well, I'm right here. You have nothing to be afraid of." He said softly as he continued to run his hand down over her collarbone and then slowly moved the strap of her tank top down and brushed his fingertips over her shoulder. Elena let out a breath as she tried to steady her trembling body.
"OK, so what do you want me to do?" She asked softly. Damon smiled and reached his hand between the door and his seat and slowly reclined his seat slightly. He leaned back and slid her hips over his. Elena shuddered as she felt the hard bulge in his pants come in contact with her core. Heat shot through her and her heart pounded harder against her chest.
"I want you to take charge. Lead me, show me what you want." He said as he studied her nervous expression. Elena nodded and let out a ragged breath.
"Got it." She said quickly as she reached down and with trembling fingers began to undo the button of Damon's dark jeans. In a quick motion Damon grabbed Elena's hands in his and pulled them away from his pants. Elena looked up and felt her anxiety rise even higher. Had she already done something wrong already?
"Calm down Elena. Do what you feel, turn off your brain sweetheart." He said softly. Elena nodded and slipped her hands from Damon's grasp. She closed her eyes for a moment to steady herself and suddenly her thoughts returned to that morning in her bedroom. She remembered the feeling of Damon's hands on her skin and the feeling of her own touch on her body. Her breath quickened as the memories flooded over her and slowly she opened her eyes and looked down at Damon.
"You OK?" He asked with a smile. Elena nodded and then took a long deep breath.
Slowly, Elena ran her hands down the soft material of Damon's black T-shirt. She pushed her hands over his shoulders and pushed his leather jacket over his broad shoulders. She ran her hands up under the thin material of his shirt and over the hard contours of his muscled stomach and chest. She let out a ragged breath and leaned down and kissed the soft hallow of his throat and ran her tongue slowly over his jugular. She felt Damon shiver under her as he groaned low in his throat. Elena smiled against his skin as she felt him react to her and suddenly she felt a bit of confidence rise inside of her. She sat up slowly and ran her hands down Damon's bicep and over his forearms. She took his hands and slid them onto her hips.
"Keep them here." She said as she looked down at him through her thick lashes. Damon nodded and swallowed hard.
"Yes ma'am." He said softly, his voice now much lower than before. Elena smiled and then ran her fingers back down Damon's stomach and slowly unbuttoned his jeans. She slid her hand inside his pants and felt her skin immediately heat up as she felt how hard he was against her.
"Mmmmm…." Damon moaned as he gritted his teeth. Elena felt a surge of heat flash through her core as she ran her fingers over him again.
"Did you think about me today?" She asked almost in a whisper. Damon ran his tongue over his bottom lip as he met her eyes.
"You know I thought about you Elena, I wouldn't have gotten here so fast if I hadn't." He said as he pulled her hips closer to him. Elena felt her core come in contact with Damon's groin again and she groaned as she became slick with need.
"I really wanted you to fuck me this morning Damon." She admitted softly as she continued to run her hand over him. Damon nodded and cleared his throat.
"I know." He whispered. Elena tilted her head to the side and looked at him.
"Then why didn't you…try?" She asked. Damon smiled and gripped her hips tighter.
"It's better when you want it more, Elena. The longer you wait, the more you need it and the more you need it the wetter you get." He said with a sideways smile. Elena took in a ragged breath as she felt an ache settle between her legs.
"I want it pretty bad." She admitted in a hushed voice against her brain's better judgment. She didn't know what it was about being around Damon, but lying had become increasingly difficult.
"Show me." He said huskily. Elena nodded and slowly freed Damon from his pants. She lifted herself onto her knees and moved the now wet material of her panties to the side and slowly lowered herself onto his rock hard length.
"Oh god." Elena moaned as her eyes fell shut and she took in the feeling of Damon inside of her. Damon groaned.
"God you do want it don't you?" He asked as his breath quickened at the sudden contact with her delicate wet flesh. Elena slowly started moving up and down on top of Damon and tried to keep herself steady as she treaded into slightly unknown territory. Damon grasped her hips tightly and looked up at her.
"Roll your hips baby. Take it as deep as you can." He said as he pulled her toward him. Elena nodded; she needed to stay focused on the fact that this was still supposed to be about her becoming better in bed for…Stefan? Yes, Stefan.
"OK, noted." She said quickly and steadied herself by grasping Damon's arm as she began to roll her hips toward him.
Elena felt Damon's fingers dig painfully hard into her skin as he let out a labored breath. She stared at him for a moment and his eyes became heavy as pulled her harder against him. He licked his lips and gritted his teeth tight together.
"Fuck, Elena." He moaned as she rolled on top of him. Elena felt chills move over her as she watched his reaction to her. She felt a rush of heat burn through her veins and her core ache as she heard the beautiful sounds coming from Damon's lips. She didn't care if she had to resort to black magic at that point; she was willing to do anything to get him to make that noise again. Slowly she rolled her hips again only slightly harder. Damon moaned and his fingers dug deeper into her skin once again.
"That's it, fuck." He moaned as he ground her against him.
Heat moved over Elena and she started to move slightly faster on top of Damon. Rushes of pleasure were surging through her as the mixture of Damon inside of her and the reaction she was getting from him washed over her. She felt powerful and seductive as she moved on top of him and that feeling was completely intoxicating.
"God you feel good." She moaned as she moved slightly faster once again. Damon closed his eyes and dropped his head back against the cool leather seat as he sank his teeth into his bottom lip.
"Jesus Christ where did you learn that?" He asked as she rolled harder down onto him and took him deeper inside of her. Elena tilted her head back as she felt her skin begin to burn.
"From you." She murmured breathlessly. Damon smiled and pulled her harder onto him. Elena raised her head and stared into his electric blue eyes. He ground her against him and pushed as deep inside of her as he could as he ran his fingers over the smooth skin of her hips.
"Keep going baby, ride me." Damon said breathlessly as his eyes locked with Elena's. Elena nodded and continued to move on top of him as she felt her body begin to tighten. She sank her fingernails into the skin of Damon's arm.
"Fuck, Damon." She whimpered as her body began to flood with sensation.
"Come on ride it out baby I want to feel you come. Come hard for me." He said as he sat up slightly and watched her face as she took him deeper and deeper with every movement of her hips. Elena nodded and felt her vision begin to blur.
"Kiss me." She moaned as she felt her body being pulled under by the wave that was flooding over her. Damon slid one of his hands from her hip all the way up her body and tangled his fingers in her long hair. He pulled her down against his mouth hard and kissed her deeply as he lifted his hips from the seat and hit every spot inside of her that had been begging for him all day.
"Damon, oh my god!" Elena screamed as the first wave of her orgasm hit her. Damon pushed into her harder as he felt her tighten around him.
"Come on, you've got another one in there baby. Scream my name Elena." Damon demanded as his hand on her hip dug in deep enough she could feel the bruises form. Elena screamed as the second wave hit her and raised one of her hands to the roof of the car to steady her body as she exploded around Damon.
"Fuck. Damon! God please, Damon, oh my God!" She screamed as her body shuttered and shook. Damon gasped and pulled her down to him and drove into her hard as he felt his release begin to wash over him. He buried his face in her neck and drug his teeth against her hot wet skin.
"Mmmm…Elena fuck!" He moaned as he came hard inside of her. Elena moaned as she felt him fill her and ground her hips one last time against his.
"Damon…." She moaned as she eventually began to slow her movements. Damon let out a ragged breath and slowly lowered himself back onto the back of his seat. Elena looked down at Damon's face and for the first time saw something on his eyes she'd never seen before, complete surrender.
"You OK?" Damon asked as a smug smile twisted over his lips. Elena nodded as she tried to catch her breath.
"Yeah, I'm good. How'd I do?" She asked with a smile. The smile on Damon's face faded slightly as he met her eyes and ran his fingertips along her jaw and down the softness of her neck.
"Better than even my wildest fantasies." He said softly. Elena felt heat move through her once again, but it was much different than the heat that she had experiences only moments before. The heat that moved through her now was much more powerful and not something that only existed when Damon was inside of her. This burned far deeper and was incredibly stronger.
"Thanks." She said as she looked down and tried to avoid the fiery blue orbs that were burning into her. Damon smiled and lifted her chin to look at her once again.
"You want me to take you back now?" He asked softly, suddenly reminding Elena of the man that was waiting for her return. Elena stared into his eyes and as much as she knew her words were lies, she smiled anyway.
"Yeah, of course." She said softly and then tried to jolt herself back to reality and out of the warmth of Damon's hypnotizing touch.
So what did everyone think? Sorry that it took me so long to update, but as I posted in my other story, writers block is over and I am back! Thank you to all of you that have been reading and reviewing. I appreciate you all so much! Please let me know what you think, your reviews inspire me and help me to write better and faster. And as for the Victoria Secret shopping, that was for you lovelola1234, I hope that everyone enjoyed this chapter. Will post Chapter 5 tomorrow! Click the buttons below and review review review