Chapter 10

As Matt was driving the gang into Chesterfield, they were all staring out the window of this odd western little town. Streets were abandoned and not a sole was seen as they drove through the town. Even with Matt assuring them that during the week the streets were alive with town's people walking and shopping they found it so odd that weekends were always quiet. Pulling up in front of the Inn the gang took a better look at their accommodations for the next couple days and they were a little iffy about it but it wasn't like they had a big selection of hotels to choose from.

As they stepped out of the truck, Caroline was looking around the town as her and Stefan got out their suite cases and Caroline felt a sudden chill through her body. "This town kind of reminds me of a horror flick, you know the ones where you find this weird town in the middle of no where and the visitors never leave. One by one they go missing or are found dead" Caroline said in a whisper. Stefan couldn't help but laugh at Caroline's vivid description but he two found himself a little creeped out.

"Thanks Caroline, now I'm going to have nightmares," he told her as the two headed towards the Inn.

Rebekah had a very disgust look on her face as she looked at the rustic wooden building with the squeaky swinging Inn sign that was cracked and hanging on one hinge. "You have got to be kidding me," Rebekah said in horror at the place she was stuck to stay in. "Damon you can't be serious," complained to him with a pouted lip.

"I never said it was The Ritz honey," Damon said with a smirk as he was helping the others get the suite cases out of the truck. As he walked past her towards the Inn she glared at him in disgust and crossed her arms angrily while following in behind. This was so not how things were suppose to be, for one she shouldn't be stuck in the middle of nowhere and second Damon wasn't suppose to be ignoring her. Pushing open the door to the Inn she stepped in to the dingy bar/inn and couldn't believe that this was where he expected her to stay.

So caught up in her own complaining Rebekah didn't realize she was blocking the way for everyone else until Jenna practically ran her over as she flew into the room looking for Elena. While they were gone Elena had gotten a little more comfortable and was sitting on a sofa in the far corner and her foot propped up on the old barn wood coffee table. Even Elena was surprised when Jenna suddenly jumped on top of her with her arms instantly around her in a tight hug. "Oh Elena, thank god! Thank god!" she cried as she refused to let her go.

"I'm glad to see you too Jenna" Elena said with a laugh as she wrapped her arms around her aunt and patted her on the back.

"Do you have any idea how many different disturbing scenarios I have cooked up in my head last night? God I'm so glad you're okay," she said still having a tight hold on her.

"OH ELENA!" Caroline cried as her and Bonnie dropped their bags at the doors and ran over and jumped on the couch to give their friend a hug. "You had us all worried," she told her hugging Elena so tight the girl couldn't' breath.

"Okay I need to breath," she told her aunt and friends and they finally pulled back to give her some space.

"What happened out there?" Bonnie asked as she took a seat on the coffee table in front of her while Jenna and Caroline sat on either side of her on the couch.

As Elena repeated the question in her head she stared at her friends suddenly speechless as she remembered what did happen out there in the woods. Her eyes slowly moved across the room to where Damon was talking with the guys. She wasn't sure what they were talking about and she didn't really care, all she knew was that she felt so drawn to Damon right now and it was such an odd feeling. She watched as his lips moved as he talked, how he smiled and scratched his jet-black hair with those fingers that were running through her hair just hours ago. Turning back to her friends she pushed those thoughts out of her mind and motioned to her ankle. "I fell in the river and twisted my ankle, I'm fine other then that" she told them.

"I'm surprised you and Damon didn't tear each other apart" Bonnie teased.

"Yeah that's the shocker," Elena said with a nervously laugh just as she noticed Stefan coming over.

When Caroline saw him coming over she had a big grin on her face and then made an excuse of going to check out the rest of the hotel with Jenna and Bonnie. Her motive wasn't very settle and Elena just shook her head knowing exactly what Caroline was doing but decided not to make a big fuss about it as the girls took off.

Stefan had a weak smile on his face as he reached Elena and gave her a quick hug and kiss on the cheek before moving to take a seat next to her. As he did Elena caught a glimpse of Damon who witnessed the hug and kiss but just turned his head to return to his conversation with Kol and Alaric. Biting her bottom lip Elena gave Stefan an awkward smile as she shifted her body on the couch.

"You had us all worried last night," Stefan told her.

"Yeah, we're sorry about that" Elena told him with a nod. "I take it Jenna was a mess?"

"That's one way to put it" he joked remembering Jenna's state the other night. "Damon wasn't too hard on you out there was he?" Stefan asked as he raised an eyebrow and then looked at her ankle wondering how that had happened.

"No this was my own stupidity, although he wasn't too thrilled he had to carry me for a few hours" She told him as she leaned forward to massage her foot.

"Good, I mean he said you fell in the river but I was wondering if he had pushed or thrown you in there" he teased and Elena laughed.

There was an awkward silence between the two for a moment as they both stared at their feet and bit their bottom lips. Stefan let out a sigh and then turned to Elena to break the silence, "I'm glad you're okay, I would of hate if our last conversation was about…" he stopped not being able to find the words. Elena gave a nod understanding he meant about them breaking up and she too was glad that them breaking up wouldn't be their last conversation together. Stefan leaned in to give her a hug and as he held her tight Elena was looking over his shoulders and at Damon how was eyeing closely before he turned and left the hotel with Kol.

"So what the hell happened out there? The two of you just slept under the starts?" Kol asked as he pulled Damon out of the hotel and away from the others so that he could maybe get the true story of what went on in the woods.

Damon shifted his eyes and shrugged his shoulders as if he had no idea what Kol was talking about. At this point him and Elena weren't sure what they were doing never mind telling everyone else. Damon wasn't even sure he wanted anything to come of it but at the same time if he didn't why was he seeing it as an option. When he saw Stefan and Elena together earlier he felt a bit of jealousy and guilt. Stefan was his brother and Elena meant a lot to him as they dated for six years, but at the same he couldn't help wonder what Stefan was doing hugging Elena the way he did when they broke up. "It was us surrounded by dirt, mosquitos and in the cold! What's to like?" Damon told him.

"Well at least you didn't have to listen to dear Rebekah complain all night long" Kol said as he rolled his eyes and thought back to how everyone in the cabin last night was probably all plotting how to shut up the spoiled blonde. Just then as if she had heard them talking about her, Rebekah stepped out of the hotel doors and came over to join the boys. "Well speak of the devil?" Kol said with a laugh before Rebekah slapped her brother on the arm.

"Shut up Kol!" Rebekah snapped at her brother with a huff. "Why don't you go back to snogging that Bennett girl!" she spat at him as she crossed her arms over her chest.

This new piece of information got Damon's interested as he eyed his friend both surprise. Here was Kol wanting to know details of him and Elena and what they got up to when he seemed to be hiding that he was smiting with the browner of the group. "Bonnie Bennett really? What the hell is a guy like you doing with a Bennett?" he laughed.

"What the hell does that mean?" Kol asked in shock and a little hurt at Damon's laugh in disbelief.

"Other then you two have nothing in common and you having no idea where the campus library is?" Damon pointed out.

"She's actually pretty funny and adventurous," Kol told him.

"Yeah and I'm a virgin" Damon joked and watched as Kol just shook his head as his friend doubting Bonnie being anything but a study freak.

"Well enough about Bennett, the real issue is when are we getting out of here, this place is horrid" Rebekah complained as she looked around at the freaky deserted town street.

"We need a tow truck to get the van and after that we need to get a new tire" Damon stated and watched as Rebekah just stared at him as if he should be getting a move on getting that done now. "There is nothing I can do about it right now Bex" Damon told her.

"Well why not?" she complained.

"Everything is closed" came Matt's voice as he came out of the hotel to see the three standing outside.

"There you go" Damon told her with a smirk. "Looks like this town gets to experience the joys of Rebekah like the rest us poor souls" Damon said to her.

"Rude!" Rebekah whined, "Why are you being so mean?"

"I'm being honest" Damon told her and Rebekah slapped him on the arm.

"You can be such a jerk Salvatore!" She told him in anger. "I want to get out of here and I want you to get us out of here now!"

"I'm afraid you don't have a choice," Matt said as he watched the spoiled blonde stomp her feet in front of the two guys who could really care less. Girls like Rebekah weren't from Chesterfield so he was a little taken back by how demanding and whiny she was. "Everything is closed for the weekend you won't be able to get a tow truck or a new tire until Monday" he explained.

This didn't sit well with Rebekah as her eyes shot open wide and her jaw dropped. "So you're telling me I have to stay in this dump for two nights? No not going to happen!" she yelled in anger.

"What exactly are you going to do about it Rebekah, we're stuck here" Kol laughed. Rebekah let out a grunt and then stormed inside while Damon and Kol could really care less.

"Is she always like that?" Matt asked as he watched Rebekah take off in a huff.

"Yeah, but usually if you shove your tongue down her throat she shuts up" Damon replied and Kol just covered his ears and walked away. The last thing he needed was more images of his little sister and Damon getting it on.

As the night went on the bar at the Inn got a little busier and the gang realized that people really did live in this small town. Damon, Kol and Alaric had made themselves right at home at the bar ordering drink after drink. They tried to get Jenna in on the fun but she said she was still recovering from the drinking the other day.

As the gang laughed and for the most part got along, Damon and Elena kept making a few glances in the others direction when no one else was looking. Both knew that the other was thinking about the night before or even this morning makeup session and how addicting it was. During the afternoon the two hadn't had anytime to themselves to talk as Jenna and Stefan had hardly left Elena's side for a minute.

Kol and Bonnie still seemed pretty smitten with each other on one side of the table, he had managed to get Bonnie to loosen up and have a drink. Kol had an arm around the back of her chair and had Bonnie giggling at all of his jokes, whether the others found them funny or not. Caroline was sitting across from her friend and it was like she was staring at a whole knew Bonnie. The girl was usually locking herself in her room to study and wasn't one to get out and have fun but tonight seemed to be a totally different story.

The only one who wasn't sitting with the group was Rebekah and while no one went looking for the blonde they soon got their answer as she came out into the bar pulling her suite cases behind her. Kol was the first to look up at his sister as she looked moody and piss off as she came storming into the bar and dropped her bags by their table. "And what are you doing?" Kol asked his dramatic sister.

"I'm leaving, this is not how I planned to spend my one week off from school and I'm not about spend another second wasting it here!" she spat out.

"And what exactly are you planning to do?" Damon asked.

"Not that you actually care but mother sent a driver to pick me up," Rebekah stated as she flicked her hair back.

"You called mother? Are you serious, we are on the North Carolina Border" Kol stated.

"And I don't want to hang around an see how else you guys can make this trip go wrong" she told them. As she looked out the window she saw a car drive up and park outside the Inn and she gave a smile. "Well hopefully you don't all end up dead at the side of a ditch but I'm not waiting around to see if that happens" she stated and then picked up her suite cases and stormed out like some spoiled brat unable to get her way.

"And lets cheer to that!" Alaric called out happily as everyone's irritating Rebekah voice would no longer be filling his or her ears. She gave them a final glare as she left but no one seemed to care. Even Jenna couldn't help to toast to that and got herself a drink to celebrate.

In between the cheering and laughing, Elena glanced over at Stefan and a big part of her felt so guilty for all the thoughts she was having for his brother. It was only yesterday really that her and Stefan had officially broke up and it didn't take her long before she was kissing someone else never mind Stefan's own brother. She hated that this would crush him if he ever found out and he may never forgive her for this. As she thought about the hurt that would be in his eyes it became too much for her and she needed some space in this busy little bar.

As she backed up her chair from the table, Jenna suddenly grabbed her arm as if she was afraid Elena was about to disappear forever. "Jenna's just going to the bathroom" Elena assured her as she pried her aunt's tight grip off her arm.

"Sorry" Jenna said with a laugh and then let go of her hand as Alaric handed another drink to calm her down.

"You okay?" Stefan asked her and Elena just gave him a smile as she slowly got up.

During the afternoon Elena had started putting a bit of pressure on her foot and was able limp from place to place with little pain. This was a good sign because it meant she hadn't done any serious damage to her foot. As she excused herself from the group she limped towards the washroom and quickly slipped inside and locked the door. Brushing her hair back she made her way over to the sink and turned on the faucet. As the cold water started to flow out she splashed it up into her face trying to get the thought out betrayal in Stefan's eyes out of her mind.

Looking up at herself in the mirror she stared at the girl who would hurt someone she cared so much about if he ever found out the truth of what happened in the woods. She had seen how relieved Stefan was to see that she was all right and she could already tell by the way he was with her today that he was thinking about them and possibly talking about their relationship. It was a look in Stefan's eyes that Elena was able to read so well after knowing him for years and being in love with him for six years. Learning about what happened between her and Damon would destroy him and there was no way Elena wanted to be the reason for causing him so much pain.

There was a knock on the bathroom door and Elena quickly wiped her face and did her best to compose herself. Turning off the tap she pulled her hair in to a high ponytail and let out a shaking breath before turning and making her way to unlock and exit the bathroom. Pulling open the door she was a little shocked to find Damon leaning against the frame of the door staring at her. "Hi gimpy" Damon teased before he pushed his body of the doorframe and walked past Elena and into the bathroom.

Biting her bottom lip Elena turned to face Damon and wondered what he was doing here. Seeing as he was just looking around the bathroom he was obvious here to talk to her and she figured now was a good a time as ever to discuss what happens from here between her and Damon.

"You and Stefan seem to be on better terms" Damon stated letting her know he had witness how Stefan seem to have an arm around her for most of the afternoon. It seemed him and Jenna kept fighting to see who got to sit closer to her or get what ever she needed while she had her foot propped up.

"He along with everybody was worried about us last night," Elena stated.

"Yeah I'm his brother and I didn't even get a hug, never mind him getting me lunch," Damon stated as he turned his back to her. "He seemed to be pretty helpful for just being an ex boyfriend" he added.

Elena licked her lips as Damon turned back to face her and the two made eye contact and stayed silent for a moment before Elena looked down at her feet. "Look Stefan and I are broken up but no matter what happens between me and Stefan, you and I can never happen," she told him.

"Your worried how he will react if he finds out what happened out there" Damon stated as he circled around Elena as she stood in the middle of the bathroom following him with her eyes.

"It would destroy him, this wouldn't just be me moving on it would be like a betrayal from both of us; you are his brother Damon."

"So you're worried about his feelings?" Damon asked and Elena gave him a nod but she could tell he didn't like the excuse. "Look Stefan is a big boy, he'll get over it, I always do," he told her.

Elena rolled her eyes and shook her head, "Damon it doesn't take you more then a shower to get over a girl," she told him as she crossed her arms.

This got Damon's attention and he came to a stop in front of her and eyed her closely. Seeing the fear in her eyes, it had very little to actually do with hurting Stefan but she was actually worried that if she gave them a chance he would get bored and move on and leave her heart broken. "You know you are different then a girl I pick up from a bar" he told her and watched as he saw her staring at him nervously as he got closer and closer to her.

Her heart was pounding faster and faster as he continued to get closer to her. She found her eyes attracted to his lips and she was starting to forget about everything else around her. "I don't want to hurt Stefan" Elena stated in a whisper.

"Neither to I" Damon replied as his lips were only inches from hers.

He was so close to her and all she had to do was make the first move and she would be able to experience that feeling she did the other night as she lay in his arms. Pushing everything else out of her mind Elena decided to stop thinking about everyone else and go for when she wanted and what she wanted was Damon. Her eager hands reached out and grabbed his black shirt and pulled him closer to her and bring his lips came crashing down on her.

Immediately reacting to her Damon's arms were around her waist while hers linked around his neck and through his hair. She let out a moan of pleasure as Damon's mouth attacked hers and his tongue claimed her mouth much like it did last night. Sucking on her bottom lip, Damon lifted Elena up and turned to press her back against the wall of the bathroom.

Needing to breath Damon pulled his mouth away from hers but within seconds his mouth was tasting the skin on her neck. With her back pressed against the wall, Elena's head fell back against the wall as well as her eyes rolled into the back of her head and her mouth was open enjoying the pleasure he had soaring through her body as her breathing quickened. Needing to taste him again she pulled his mouth back up to hers and Damon was only too happy to oblige and brought his mouth back to hers. She took charged this time and her tongue moved into his mouth to find his.

Elena's legs wrapped around Damon's waist and pulled him closer to her. Her mouth didn't dare separate from his as he moved closer to her and started to run a hand along her thighs that was wrapped around him while the other supported their weight on the wall behind Elena. The kiss was so hot and so much better then the one before that the two couldn't believe they had made it all day without this. They were both moaning in pleasure as their hands touched what ever they could without their mouths separating from the kiss.

So caught up in each other they seemed to forget where they were until the bathroom door swing open and they heard a surprising voice call out, "OH MY GOD!"

Elena was first to pull away as she looked over Damon's shoulder while her legs were still around his waist tightly with his hand on her thighs. Her hands where cupping his face and she turned to look at the intruder looking completely guilty about how they had been caught. "BONNIE" she said as her legs dropped to the floor.

Damon cursed under his breath but he didn't turn to look at Bonnie who stood in the doorway in complete shock of what she had just walked into. Biting his bottom lip Damon back away from Elena as she was fixing her clothes and her hair.

"We were just going to head to bed" Bonnie stated as she was still speechless on what to say to what she had just witnessed.

"Yeah, okay I'm coming" she stated as she took a quick glance at Damon and then limped out of the bathroom without even another look in Bonnie's direction. Bonnie watched her friend who was moving pretty quickly for having an injured foot to get out of that awkward situation. Once Elena was gone Bonnie glance over at Damon who just stared at Bonnie until she too left the bathroom with out another word.