Chapter Four: Jar of Hearts

"And who do you think you are?
Runnin' 'round leaving scars
Collecting your jar of hearts
And tearing love apart
You're gonna catch a cold
From the ice inside your soul
So don't come back for me
Who do you think you are?" –Christina Perri

Elena's fists twisted in the lush onyx sheets beneath her as beads of sweat dripped down her overheated flesh. She bit down on her full wet bottom lip to try to seal in the screams that begged so desperately to escape from her mouth, but knew that even if she tried nothing could contain the sounds that were being pulling from her lips in that moment.

Slowly, Elena felt Damon making his way up her body and closer to her mouth. He had started at her ankle and for the past half an hour had been torturing her by dragging his wet cool lips over every inch of her hot skin that he could find. Elena turned her head as she held in yet another gasp of pleasure and looked at the bedside table. The alarm clock that stared back at her read 4:45 AM. Elena let out a sigh as she felt Damon's lips rounding the inside of her thigh and suddenly couldn't remember if this was a wakeup call or if they had even ever been asleep at all.

"Damon…please." Elena begged as she felt his tongue slip past his lips and hit the delicate skin of her inner thigh. Damon smiled against her skin and then opened his mouth and placed a hot open mouth kiss at the place where her inner thigh and core just nearly met. He sucked gently and then ran his teeth over her skin just as he pulled his mouth away.

"What do you want baby?" He whispered in almost a moan as he slowly moved past the place that ached so desperately for him and moved on to the flat soft expanse of her lower stomach. Elena felt a shiver run up her spine as Damon's tongue ran up over her navel and then began to inch his way up the center of her body and closer to her chest.

"God, don't stop." She begged even though she knew she didn't have to, Damon loved to torture her like this, but she begged just the same because frankly, she knew he liked that too. Damon lifted his head and locked eyes with Elena and as she stared into his icy blue pools of passion, she watched as he licked a long line of fire just up in between her breasts and to her collarbone.

"I wouldn't dream of it." He said with a smile as he winked at her. Elena smiled and dropped her head back on the pillow as Damon's tongue ran over the hard planes of her collarbone and then up the side of her neck. Elena swallowed hard as she felt her pulse jump up and just as it did she felt Damon stop.

"Your heart always beats so much faster when I am near your neck. Do I make you excited Elena?" Damon asked in a husky voice as he pulled back and locked eyes with her once again. Elena swallowed and tried to focus on her breathing, but feeling Damon's lips so close to her skin was making it nearly impossible to do anything but faint.

"Yes Damon." She moaned as she ran her tongue over her dry lips after she spoke. Damon nodded and then moved his lips to just the hallow of her throat and breathed heavily against her skin.

"This is where you want my mouth the most isn't it? This is where you want to feel my teeth sink into that soft skin of yours?" He asked in a low and somewhat hushed tone. Elena swallowed and let out a sigh as she felt Damon's fingers begin to trace up the inside of her thighs.

"Yes, please Damon." She begged as she tried to keep herself under control but was beginning to have difficulty. Damon nodded and moved his fingers just over the naked flesh of Elena's core as he breathed hard against her throat. He swallowed thickly and in that moment Elena knew she wasn't the only one trying to keep herself under control.

"When I bite you here….right here…" He started as he let his lips run over the soft front of her throat.

"I can taste how much you want me. When you come it is like everything you have flows into my mouth and it is the most delicious drink I have ever had in my entire life. You are intoxicating and pure poison all at the same time." He whispered. Elena swallowed hard as she felt Damon begin to rub small circles over her now incredibly wet clit.

"Make love to me Damon." Elena begged. Damon nodded and then slid his fingers away from the delicate flesh of Elena's core and brought them just to his lips. He let his tongue run over his two wet fingers and stared at Elena with almost a drunk look in his eye.

"Mmmm…you taste so good…all over." He whispered. Elena shuddered and then finally leaned up and crushed her lips against Damon's and in an instant they were gone.

Elena wrapped her body around Damon and kissed his lips as if she were never going to taste them again. She slid her tongue inside his mouth and tasted every delicious inch of him she could. She pulled Damon's body closer to hers with her every movement and even as their bodies were pressed tightly together with not an inch between them, Elena felt as if it wasn't enough. Close was never close enough when it came to Damon.

"I need you now." She begged as she finally pulled away from Damon's lips. Damon nodded and then positioned himself at her entrance and locked his bright blue eyes were her brown ones. He loved the look on her face every time he pushed himself inside of her and he never missed a chance to see it.

"You'd better hold on." He said with a grin as he reached his hands up and gripped the headboard behind Elena's head. Elena nodded obediently and then wrapped her arms around him and without another word they were joined as one and Elena felt as if she had fallen off the earth and into an unknown heaven.

"Damon…oh my God." Elena moaned as she felt Damon push himself deep inside of her. Damon groaned as he felt her tight walls mold around him and once again felt the soft wetness of her core against his hard length.

"Fuck, Elena." Damon moaned as he began to move slightly faster and deeper inside of her. Elena moaned and closed her eyes as she tilted her head back and revealed her throat to him. Damon stared at her and waited for a moment, but suddenly realized what she wanted. He groaned and leaned down so his mouth was just at the sweet spot of her throat that she loved for him to touch and he began to suck and lick wet lines over her jugular. Finally, he pulled his head back and locked eyes with her one more time. Elena nodded and then arched her neck more toward him and with the silent agreement Damon leaned down and sunk his teeth deep inside her flesh.

"Damon!" Elena moaned as she felt Damon's teeth sink into the soft flesh of her throat. She closed her eyes and bit down on her bottom lip as she felt his teeth move deeper inside of her and his hard length pushed deeper into her core all at the same time. Pure pleasure washed over her and suddenly she felt herself fall over the edge as she gave in to the ecstasy of Damon's touch. In that moment she was his. In any way that anyone could ever belong to another person she was his and the pleasure of knowing that was far greater than anything she had ever felt before.

Elena spent the rest of the morning and the better part of the afternoon in Damon's bed. In between making love they talked, laughed and mainly just laid with their arms wrapped around each other. Elena had found happiness and love in a place she never thought she would. She thought back to when everyone said that Damon could only bring physical pleasure and had nothing more to offer than what happened in bed, but Elena now could definitely disagree. While she enjoyed making love to him more than anything in this world it was the time she spent in his arms talking about their future and listening to his jokes that she truly treasured the most.

Finally, Elena pried herself out of Damon's large and far too comfortable bed and got herself ready for the day. Damon had fallen back asleep so she quietly took a shower and then got herself dressed and put together. Once she was ready she headed downstairs and thankfully found nothing but silence. The last few months with Damon had been amazing, but the interactions with Stefan had been incredibly difficult. He didn't say much when Damon was around, but in the few moments they had alone, he did nothing but try to remind Elena of what they once had. Elena did still feel a love for Stefan and it hurt her to see him hurting the way he was, but the love she felt for Damon was far deeper and it was something that she just couldn't leave, not for anything.

Elena slowly began to pick up around the house as she looked for something to do with Damon still asleep and most of her friends probably still at their jobs. She tidied up the parlor, living room, and then made her way in to the kitchen. She walked in and saw a sink full of dishes and realized she had definitely found what could occupy her time for a bit.

Elena began to run some hot water in the sink and added some soap as she collected the dishes and slowly began to immerge them into the water. Thoughtlessly she scrubbed the dishes in silence and smiled to herself as she thought of the morning she'd had. A night in Damon's bed was never dull, but mornings like this always made her feel like she was living in a dream. She couldn't remember the last time she had gotten a full night's sleep and frankly, she could've cared less.

"You look far too happy to be doing dishes." A voice said from behind Elena. Elena nearly dropped the plate in her hand and let out a gasp as she quickly turned and found a pair of piercing green eyes staring back at her.

"Stefan, you scared me." She said quickly as she tried to get her breathing and heartbeat back under control. Stefan nodded and smiled as he raised his hands as a sign of peace.

"Sorry, I apologize. I just got home and thought maybe you would like some company. You must have really worn my brother out; he never sleeps during the day." He said with a slight edge to his voice. Elena looked back down at her sink of dishes and tried to ignore the sarcastic words coming from his mouth.

"I guess he's just tired. How have you been? I haven't seen you around the past couple of days." She said in a slightly timid voice as she continued to lightly scrub the dishes. Stefan shrugged his shoulders as he moved to the counter next to her and stood uncomfortably close behind her.

"I've had some things I've needed to take care of. Plus, I've been hunting. Unlike Damon, I don't have a donor on hand." He said sharply as he looked off into the distance. Elena stopped scrubbing the plate and shook her head.

"I'm not a donor Stefan, I'm his girlfriend." She said quickly. Stefan nodded and moved to the side of the counter so he was in Elena's direct eye view.

"Girlfriend huh? Don't you think it's weird that he feeds on his own girlfriend? I would think food and girlfriend should be in two separate categories, but hell what do I know? It was the same way with Andi after all." He said as he watched Elena still scrubbing the same plate.

"I am not like Andi, it's not like that. He isn't feeding…it's…just different." She said quickly as she set the plate on a towel on the side of the sink and reached for another. Stefan nodded and faked a smile.

"Of course, he's biting you for pleasure…well just remember Elena, that will get old really fast. Damon always wants more…always." He said quickly. Elena stopped scrubbing once again and turned to stare at Stefan.

"What are you talking about Stefan?" She asked in almost an annoyed tone. Stefan shrugged his shoulders once again and leaned one of his elbows back on the counter.

"I'm just saying that it's not always going to be enough for Damon. Biting for pleasure…one woman…you know stuff like that." He said with sarcasm dripping from his every word. Elena glared at him and seriously considered throwing the plate in her hand at him, but knew that would only make things worse.

"Why wouldn't one woman be enough? Damon loves me and has for a while, he said he wanted me and I believe him." She said as she straightened herself up and tried to look confident. Stefan nodded.

"And that's good that you believe him, I'm sure he does love you. But please just remember one thing for me, okay Elena?" Stefan asked as he stared into her large doe eyes. Elena rolled her eyes.

"What Stefan?" She asked still sounding annoyed.

"Be careful. Damon hasn't been faithful to a woman since 1864. Even though he carried the torch for Katherine for all those years, he still slept his way around the world. Do you really think that you can change him after one hundred and fifty years?" Stefan asked as he stared at her. Elena swallowed thickly and finally felt doubt move into her mind, but then quickly shook her head.

"I'm done with this conversation Stefan, you can believe what you want but I know Damon and he loves me and I love him." She said quickly. Stefan let out a sigh and pushed himself away from the counter.

"Okay, but please Elena remember what I said. I just don't want you to get hurt." He said and then in a flash he was gone.

Elena stood in front of the kitchen sink for the next few minutes and stared at the reflection of herself in the large bay window. She tried to not let Stefan's words affect her but she couldn't lie, they did. Everything Stefan had said had been true. Damon had not been faithful to a woman in a very long time and what in the world made her think that she was any different than any of the other women he had been with? What made her so special that he would change his ways just to be with her? Better yet, how was she better than Katherine?

"Daydreaming about me?" Damon's voice broke into the thick air of the kitchen and Elena jerked around in panic to find him standing in the doorway. She smiled as she saw him dressed in his black jeans and tight black T-shirt. She loved how he looked in black; it made his eyes brighter and his features more beautiful.

"I was just lost in thought. How was your nap?" She asked with a smile. Damon smiled and moved closer.

"Good, but I was not so happy to wake up alone. You could've woke me up, you know." He said as he moved closer to her and wrapped his arms around her. Elena smiled and leaned up and gently kissed his lips.

"You looked too peaceful." She said as she wrapped her arms around his neck. Damon smiled as he looked down at her. He opened his mouth to speak, but suddenly the doorbell rang. He turned and looked toward the kitchen entrance.

"I got it." Stefan's voice ran through the house. Damon smiled at Elena and then turned and grabbed her hand.

"Come on I don't want Stefan freaking out and eating a Girl Scout or anything." He said as he wiggled his brow. Elena smiled and nodded and let him led her out of the kitchen.

The moment that Elena and Damon stepped out into the hallway, Damon's body froze. Elena stared at him and then at Stefan, who had a smile on his face as he stood next to a woman that she had never seen before. The woman was beautiful and had shoulder length locks of auburn hair, perfect ivory skin and emerald green eyes. She stared at Damon who looked both happy, shocked and terrified all at the same time. He looked at Stefan who was smiling and suddenly only anger flooded his face.

"Damon, look who was in town and decided to drop by?" Stefan asked as he stared at his brother. Damon nodded and then looked to the woman standing next to his brother.

"Isn't someone going to introduce me to this beautiful girl?" The woman asked as she locked eyes with Damon and then glanced over to Elena. Damon swallowed thickly and then faked a smile as he looked at Elena.

"Elena, this is an old friend of mine, Sage. Sage, this is Elena." He said and Elena reached out and shook the woman's hand. The woman smiled and then looked back at Damon.

"It's a pleasure to meet you." Elena said softly. Sage nodded and smiled as she looked at all the eyes on her.

"Oh the pleasure is all mine." She said and with those words, Elena knew something was going on and it was something that was definitely not good.

Please read and review! Sorry it took me so long to update, I had some writers block but I hope you liked this chapter. I wanted a little smut and a little story, how'd I do? Please let me know I hope you are liking this story, I have lots of good places to go with it so stick with me please. Thanks for reading everyone. Thank you for the comments, suggestions, and reviews. I appreciate them all more than you could know. Click the button below and review! Nikki