Hello!

First of all, I am so sorry that it has taken me so long to update this, specially since Lorena edited this days ago and it's been sitting on my computer ever since but seriously life has been crazy and I've been super bussy, which is why I haven't updated my other story either but here I am now and in honor of tonight's episode (It's the beginning of the end and i'm terrible sad because of it) I bring you the end of You instead.

It's been a wonderful ride, I remember that at the beginning I was more than a bit hesitant to start writting this but I'm so glad I listened to my inner muse and decided to give it a shot, it's been a pleasure to deliver chapter after chapter to you and to read how much you enjoy it, thank you guys so much for all youor support and love and for every coment and alert on this story. I really really hope you love the ending.

And as always, thanks so much to Lorena because I honestly wouldn't be able to post this without her.

Here, we go.

"It was a long road. You might even say it was really really really really long. But difficult? Nah. It was life. Stuff happens in life. Things fall apart, things get put back together. When I think how lucky I am to wake up next to your mom every morning, I can't help but be amazed at how easy it all really was."

How I met your mother

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Elena smiled as that now familiar feeling invaded her body again at the sight of her artwork on display. In the last three years she had worked nonstop with Elijah and with every new exposition her work became more and more popular. Elena Gilbert was finally earning a spot among the artistic community.

"It's amazing isn't it, to see what your work can accomplish" A deep voice murmured next to her and she turned her head to stare into the eyes of one of the people who had made this night possible.

"I could never thank you enough for this Elijah" She smiled warmly at him

"Me? I'm the one who should be thankful, Elena" He said softly "You are truly talented and it's been my pleasure to guide you through all of this, I am very proud of you" He placed an arm around her shoulder and hugged her against his body

"Now you're gonna make me cry" She whined as her eyes misted with tears

"Well it's your night, you can cry if you want to" He said with a half laugh "Though I wouldn't want that"

Elena started laughing as well as he released her "I'm so glad you're my friend Elijah"

"I'm glad as well" He told her with a half-smile. They stayed in silence for a few seconds, staring at the people around them who drank in and admired the work on the walls. Elena watched as his eyes moved to the beautiful woman chatting with his brother -near the entrance- and she couldn't help but smile at the love in his glance.

"So, you'll finally get the courage to do it this weekend?"

"I think so, what can be more romantic than a trip to Paris?" He answered while his eyes were still fixated on the woman "You think she'll say yes?"

"Please Elijah, one would have to be blind not to notice how smitten Hayley is with you" Elena said with a smirk and just as she spoke the woman they were talking about looked at them and her lips turned up in a smile, her eyes sparkling while staring at Elijah.

"If you'll excuse me, I'll go check on my soon to be fiancée" He said before pressing a soft kiss onto her cheek "I'm really proud of you, Elena"

"Thank you, Elijah" Elena nodded and watched him go with a smile. She was so glad that what happened, or rather what didn't, with them three years ago hadn't ruined their friendship. Elijah was a good man and she was glad to have him in her life.

"I saw that" A deep growling sound whispered from her back and she shivered at the sound "I still don't like him" His arms circled her and rested on her belly as he leaned down and pressed a kiss onto her neck

"Oh please, I was sure you had gotten over it"

"He wanted you to be his, I'm never getting over it" He whispered in her ear but she could feel his smile next to her face "Though I do admit that he's almost decent"

"Almost?"

"Yeap, I still don't want him around you that much"

"You're impossible" Elena rolled her eyes before he spun her around and made her face him

"Are you ready to go home?" He said before dropping his face and nuzzling his cheek with hers. Her body trembled with the promise those touches were giving her

"Surprisingly, yes" Elena had enjoyed the night to no end, she had laughed and drank and had fun with her friends but now as the hours had passed and almost all of her friends were gone she wanted nothing more than to go home with her family and curl herself next to the beautiful man standing in front of her. "Take me home, tesoro mio" She said, trying to imitate his Italian accent but failing miserably

"You still need to work on that" He teased her

"Oh shut up" She punched him lightly on his chest

"Ti amo" He winked as he took her hand and started heading towards the door so she could start saying goodbye.

It took her another good half hour to say goodbye to everyone who had come but now they were finally heading home as the night continued shinning above them. Damon was driving and the lights on the dashboard casted a shadow on his face, Elena stared at his square jaw and focused eyes and couldn't help but feel lucky to have a man like him next to her. And it wasn't just the physical aspect, although no one could argue Damon was one hell of a specimen, it was the other things. His thoughtfulness, his careful nature, the love for his children and his brother, the bonding friendship with her step-father. Damon was everything she had ever dreamed of and he was hers.

"You know I'll have to start charging you if you're gonna keep staring at me all the time" He joked as they neared the entrance to their house.

"Oh stop it"

"Seriously it's creeping me out"

"You know you love it" She said and he laughed, his sound resonating in the car as he parked.

They climbed out of the car and walked towards the house hand in hand. Sometimes it still seemed surreal to Elena, that she could be the queen of this castle; she had come here asking for a job and had ended up snugging the King instead.

They headed upstairs and peeked inside the girl's room, they were both sleeping soundly, their tiny bodies cuddled up under the blankets and Elena felt a warm sensation invading her body as she watched the rises and fall of their chest, they were beautiful and they also were hers. Sometimes she couldn't believe how fast they were growing, soon they wouldn't be needing her anymore.

Damon placed a kiss on her temple "Let's go" She stepped back and he closed the door as quietly as he could. They walked to the other side of the house, where their bedroom was and stopped on the door next to it. He opened it and she entered first, heading straight to the crib where their one year old Damien was resting.

She peaked inside and her mouth split in the widest grin when she saw the little boy was awake and staring straight at her "Were you waiting for us my boy?" She cooed as she leaned down and took him in her arms

The baby smiled and extended his hand to play with his mother's face before his eyes moved to the man standing behind her and extended his little arms towards him "Maybe he was just waiting for me" Damon said smugly as he took the baby out of Elena's arms

"Yeah right" She muttered while rolling her eyes at her boyfriend's humble nature.

"That's right, isn't it? you were waiting for me, my boy" Damon cooed as the baby laughed and played with his tie. Damon pressed a kiss onto his little head and moved his eyes towards Elena

"Thank you" He told her, his throat clogging with emotion

"For what?" She asked in a whisper

"For him, for everything" His eyes shinned with sincerity as the light of the moon peaked thought the blinds. "You changed my life when you walked thought that door"

"And you thought I was only good at telling stories" She joked as she moved closer to him and snuggled into the crook of his arm, he embraced her and kissed her head before turning his attention back to his son.

Life was definitely good.

"I can't believe this is actually happening" Elena said while clapping her hands and practically jumping in her seat as the plane started to descend. Damon chuckled and intently watched a fascinated Elena.

After three years together he was finally taking her to Italy. His father's birthday was nearing and the old man refused to fly to the states, instead he had demanded that they go and visit him so Stefan, Valerie, the girls, Damien and them were now on their way to his country. Stefan had volunteered to play baby sitter during the flight so Damon had spent the entire time hearing Elena ramble about all the things she wanted to see.

They were landing in Rome and were going to stay there for two days before heading to Venice and Florence. Then, because he could never deny anything to her, they were going to visit the cathedral of Saint Francis in Assisi and to Pompeii, because she had loved the movie with Kit Harrington, Damon thought while rolling his eyes.

Afterwards they would head on to Tuscany where his father had bought a new cottage. There, it was happening, or at least he hoped it was.

"Oh my God, Damon, I never thought this was going to actually happen" Elena leaned down to whisper in his ear while the biggest of grins threatened to split her face in two "Thank you so much"

"I know you'll find a way to pay me back" He said with a wink and a suggestive smirk. Elena bit her lip and placed her hand on his thigh

"I know I will" She promised seductively

"Alright, bad idea" Damon said before adjusting his pants.

They spent a couple of marvelous days filled with laughter and walks and gelatos. Italy was turning out to be everything Elena dreamed of and even if at the beginning she felt a bit worried about travelling with a one year old baby she didn't feel like that now. Stefan, Valerie and the girls took such good care of him, they barely let Elena and Damon do anything at all.

When Damien was born Elena was worried the girls were going to resent the change but they both threw themselves so deep in their role of big sister that it amazed Elena; they treated him with so much care and love that it warmed her heart. They had also insisted on starting to call Elena, mom or momma; they had stumped their feet down once they found out Elena was pregnant, they felt that if the new baby was going to be able to call her mom someday so should they.

Elena rested her head against his chest as his arms tightened around her middle, they were sitting on the balcony of their hotel in Assisi, Elena was draped on top of him and their feet were resting on the table. The sun was starting to set and she swore she had never felt more happiness in her life.

"You think they are okay?"

"Elena, I think they can manage young children perfectly"

"But still, three?"

"They'll be fine, amore" He dropped a kiss on to her bare shoulder where the strap of her dress had fallen down.

Stefan and Valerie had once again decided to play nanny and had headed to Tuscany with the girls before Elena and Damon, leaving them to head to Pompeii and Assisi alone. Elena hadn't wanted at first but Damon had convinced her and even though she knew Stefan and Valerie could take care of the kids, it still filled her with fright to have them so far away from her in a foreign country.

"Stop worrying" He whispered and reached for his glass of wine, offering it to her "We'll be there tomorrow"

"I know" She accepted the glass and took a sip, letting the cool liquid refresh her throat as she nestled deeper into Damon's body

"I love you" He told her as the sun was setting and the warm air caressed their bodies "You brought the sun into my life, Elena, you are the sun in my life"

She smiled and turned her head to stare at him, she dropped her forehead onto his and breathed in his scent "I love you more" She touched her nose to his and dropped the sweetest kiss onto his lips.

They made love for hours that night, with the windows open letting the air filter thought their room. They cherished each other with such tenderness that it almost made her want to weep. She gave herself completely to him and accepted all he was giving her.

They became one again that night.

Elena and Damon arrived to his father's cottage the next day almost at night and among laughter, and hugs, wine and food they spent one of the most memorable nights in Elena's life. She loved Damon's dad dearly and always felt happy to see him playing around with his grandchildren.

"Why are we going to a resort when your father has this beautiful cottage?" Elena asked and watched with a frown as Damon looked at Stefan in the car mirror

"Uhmm because dad is a weird man and he likes posh things, so he wanted to spoil you girls with spas and stuff like that" Stefan rambled and Elena turned around to look at him with a frown, he shrugged and Damien fuzzed on her lap so she directed her attention back to her son. The girls were driving with their grandfather so they would meet again at the resort.

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"Mommy can we have Damien go with us to see Valerie" Violet asked with big wide eyes and a grin as Elena finished dressing the baby in the hotel's room.

"Where to?" She asked softly as she eyed Violet suspiciously, she knew that girl like the back of her hand and knew something was hidden behind that smile

"To show him around" The girl answered innocently

"We won't take long" Briar chirped while entering the room

"Yes mommy please let us go" Stefan whined while entering the room

"Aren't you tired of being around children all the time?" She told him

"Nope, I love children" He said while scooping up Damien as Briar and Violet got his bag ready and Elena watched them with surprise and more than a bit of doubt.

"We could all stay here and watch some movies" She offered

"Nope, we want to take Damien to see outside" Briar answered and the baby babbled as if agreeing with his sister

"You know I hate surprises right?"

"Everyone loves surprises mommy" Violet said before running to Elena and forcing her to kneel down so she could kiss her cheek, Elena stroked her hair and couldn't help but grin when the girl shot her a look that said she was hiding something, these girls were up to something and she wanted to know what.

It took Elena half an hour after they left to realize they locked her inside and she was five seconds from starting to panic when Damon walked in looking freshly showered and with a big gold box in his hands.

"What the hell is happening?" She exclaimed

He smirked and placed the box on the bed "What's that?" Elena asked, eyeing the thing suspiciously

"Come and see" He answered.

Elena moved closer and hesitantly removed the top of the box, she let out a gasp when she peaked inside and saw what was waiting for her "Damon… what is this?"

"Pull it out" She stared at him with her mouth open and her eyes misted with tears "Come on pull it out, I don't actually believe in that bad luck thing, I only believe in us"

She smiled slightly as she took the fabric and extended it out of the box. The dress was made of the softest chiffon, it was of a trumpet silhouette and a queen ann neckline adorned with Chantilly lace, the skirt flowed beautifully and it was the most beautiful thing Elena had ever seen.

"I had it made" Damon answered and she turned to look at him with her eyes completely filled with tears

"How could you know?"

"Caroline told me, about your scrapbook" Elena laughed as she deposited the dress on the bed and threw herself at his arms. She and Caroline had made that thing when they were little girls, they had planned their weddings and Elena had painted a dress exactly like the one that was resting on the bed right now. It was her dream dress!

"I love you, I love you so much Damon" She said while raining his face with kisses. She would never thank God enough for putting this man in her way, he was everything she ever dreamed of when she was a little girl.

"Does that mean that you agree? I mean I didn't want to assume but after three years and a child…" He asked as he pulled out a blue box out of his back pocket and opened it to show her the most beautiful ring, princess cut and with a diamond of a color so blue that made her think of his eyes instantly. "Will you be my wife, Elena?"

"Of course I will, Damon"

They hugged and kissed and she cried and he spun her around the room until the door was barged open and the girls ran inside wearing soft yellow dresses and throwing themselves at the couple, Margaret was among them, and so was Caroline and her mom and her heart squeezed at thinking all the trouble Damon took to make this day perfect for her.

Alaric walked her down the aisle towards the man she loved the most. A perfect Tuscan afternoon, her closest family and friends gathered to see them bind their lives together.

They said "I do" in the charming gardens of the resort, filled with elegance and beauty. The ceremony was held among greenery and white hydrangeas and after they gathered around a big imperial table decorated in a vintage way, Elena was sure Caroline had been behind all of this, love shinned in the place as they all laughed and shared stories. Everyone she loved was there: Matt, Caroline and Klaus, Jeremy, Bonnie and Enzo and even Elijah and Hayley, they were all there to celebrate the love she and Damon shared.

As they danced to the soft strings of a guitar, the night already upon them Elena relished at the turn her life made when she met Damon, she lay her head on his chest and fixated her eyes where Alaric and Jeremy were dancing with the little girls and beyond them her mother was cuddling Damien.

"Thank you for a perfect day, Damon" She whispered as he tightened his arms around her

"No, thank you for the opportunity at a perfect life, Elena" She looked up at him and got lost in his intense blue gaze "Ti amo tesoro mio"

She smiled at him "Ti amo" She answered before dropping her head to his chest once again.

And it was like that that under the Tuscany sky and the eyes of their loved ones Elena and Damon finally said I do.

And they lived happily ever after.

THE END

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