"Two months?!" Elena exclaims "how are you guys going to plan an entire wedding in such a short amount of time?"
"Especially one that meet's your standards blondie" I chime in
"Wait… are you? Oh my god, are you pregnant? Is that why you guys are rushing it?" Elena blurts
"What? No!" Stefan exclaims "She's not… you're not… right?"
"Oh my gosh you guys are so ridiculous of course I'm not pregnant, the wedding venue we want had a cancellation so it was either two months from now, or wait another year and a half, beside we all know that I already have this whole thing planned out in my head, its just bringing it to reality that we need to accomplish"
"Right, it's the wedding venue, not the fact that you know we just can't wait to start the rest our lives together" Stefan adds sarcastically
"Awe babe, you know it's a little bit of both" she smiles and leans over to kiss his cheek "we can do this guys" she smiles
"I'm sorry, we?" I add and Elena elbows me "what? Did I miss the part where we all proposed to Caroline cause I thought it was just Stefan"
"Damon…" Elena glares at me
"Whatever, we don't need you anyway" Caroline scoffs
I look at Elena who is still glaring at me "I was just messing with you Care bear, you know I would love to help you any way you need me to" I smile sweetly
"Ugh, why are you still dating him?"
"Cause he makes me happy, sarcasm and all" she smiles at me " beside, he makes really good pasta, I mean, ridiculously good"
"Ditto" I lean over to kiss her "minus the pasta thing, shes a terrible cook, sorry babe"
"You would think you guys have been together years instead of a month" Caroline shakes her head
"Time flies when you're having fun" I wiggle my eyebrows at her
"Gross" Caroline and Stefan groan in unison while Elena just giggles
This past month has been amazing; we have yet to have sex but that's ok, I want her to be ready, I want her to trust me and I know it will all be worth the wait. Besides there's something fun about getting to know a new partner, learning their likes and their dislikes, everything is brand new, you miss them when they're not with you and your stomach is doing constant back-flips when they are.
"So, two months" Elena changes the subject
"Two months" Caroline nods enthusiastically
"Dinner with those two is always interesting" I laugh quietly as I hang my coat in the closet
"Would it kill you to be a little bit nicer to Caroline, I know you're kidding but I don't think she always picks up on it"
"She knows I love her…"
"I'm not so sure" she walks towards me and wraps her arms around my waist "please, for me" she smiles up at me
"Well, since you asked so nicely" I smirk and bend down to place a kiss on her forehead "You want some wine?" I ask
"Sure, white please"
I walk over and pour two glasses of wine for us "What's all this?" she points the a stack of files placed on the counter
"Just some case I'm working on, I don't know how I'm gonna defend this one. Those are the worst; the ones you have to defend even though you know they don't deserve defending"
"Sounds awful"
I nod silently "but it's worth it when you finally get a case that consumes you, a case that you know deep in your soul deserves to be won, that makes all the other bullshit cases worth it"
"Is that why you became a lawyer?"
"I wish it was, I wish I could tell you that from the time I was eighteen I knew that all I wanted to do was defend people who needed defending but really it was kind of all spelled out for me, my father is a lawyer and his father was a lawyer and his father's father was a lawyer, and so on and so forth, I can't remember a time when I wasn't being told that I would graduate high school, go to Yale, and come out a lawyer"
"But you didn't go to Yale" she notes
"No, I didn't" I shake my head "One of the many reasons I'm such a disappointment in my father's eyes"
"I don't get it, Stefan isn't a lawyer… why is ok for him to live his own life and…"
"'Lena" I interrupt "Trust me, you're never going to be able to understand the twisted inner-workings that is Giuseppe Salvatore's mind, I tried for years and it got me no where"
"Well, I'm proud of you" she places her hand on top of mine
"And that's all that matters" I lift her hand to my mouth and press a kiss to the back of her knuckles
She smiles at me sweetly before setting her wine glass down on the counter, she turns back to me and wraps her hand around the back of my neck and pulls my lips down on to hers
I cup her face to deepen the kiss and she moans
"'Lena…" I try to break away but she pulls me back and kisses me even harder "baby…' Lena…" I finally build up the willpower to break free "Stop"
"What's wrong?" she looks up at me with a worried expression
"Nothing baby, I just… if you keep kissing me like that I'm not going to be able to stop" I chuckle
"Then don't" she bites into her lip
"What?"
"Don't stop, I want this Damon, and I'm ready"
A big part of me is screaming for me to listen to her and to take her here and now, but a small nagging part of my brain has me hesitating and eyeing her warily
"Stop over thinking this" she reaches up and gently strokes me cheek "I know what I want"
"Ok" I lean down to kiss her
"You went out and bought that brand new bed, so let's go break it in" she smirks and without another thought I let her lead me into my bedroom leaving a trail of clothes behind us
"God you're even more perfect then I remembered" I say as she slowly removes her bra and I slowly bring my hand up to massage her breasts "you feel better too" I smirk and grip her hips so I can pull her onto my lap where she can feel my growing desire for her.
I roll us over so that she's lying completely naked on the bed while I stand up to remove my pants
I look up at her before slowly climbing on top of her and position myself at her entrance, in one swift move I thrust forward, finally joining our bodies together
"God Damon" she moans
I stay still for a moment, just reveling in the feeling of being with her again, only when she wraps her legs around me do I remember to start moving, so I slowly slide out of her before thrusting forward again
"'Lena" I moan and thrust back and forth again and again before her walls finally start to clench around me and she lets out a scream
In her hazy state she still manages to flips us over so that she's now straddling me
"I like this view" I reach up and play with her left nipple
She slowly starts to lift herself up and down "god 'Lena, you feel so good"
I look up at her and our eyes lock as she continues to ride me, and it's all I need to finally fall over the edge, taking her with me one last time "Fuck" I yell as I spill myself deep inside her
After a moment she finally rolls off of me and onto her side, completely spent.
I roll over on my side so that I can look at her
"I missed this" I say and brush some loose hair out of her face
"Me too" she smiles
Just as I'm about to fall asleep I hear her whisper my name
"Hmm?" I answer half asleep
"You promise not to leave me this time?"
The worried tone in her voice immediately pulls me from my post sex sleep state "Of Course I won't"
She nods, but I can tell she's still thinking about it
"Baby, I'm not going anywhere, I promise" I lean forward and kiss her before pulling her so her back is flush against my chest "I'm here baby" I whisper, only until I know she is fast asleep do I finally allow myself to shut my eyes and join her in slumber land.
I wake up to a dull aching feeling in my arm, it takes me awhile to realize why my arm has fallen asleep until I look over and find Elena sleeping on it and I smile. If I didn't have to pee so I bad I would probably let her stay this was forever, but instead I gently slip it out from under her, she stirs slightly but then goes right back to sleep.
I slip on some boxers and tip toe quietly to the bathroom and gently close the door behind me. I move Elena's toiletry bag from the toilet seat cover before I stand to do my business
I glance over at the bag I just moved onto counter and notice a condom in the outside pocket and my heart feels like it stops for a moment "Fuck" I sigh, how could I have possibly forgotten to put a condom on last night… She said she trusted me and then I make a mistake as huge as this one…
I flush the toilet and head back into the bedroom only to find a still sleeping Elena so I tip toe my way into the kitchen and start making breakfast
I whip up some pancake mix; toss in some blueberries and poor it onto a skillet before taking out some bacon and putting it in a frying pan
Just as I flip the last batch of pancakes I hear some footsteps from behind me
"Good morning sleepy head" I smirk
"It smells amazing in here"
"I hope you like blueberries" I ask
"Love them" she walks over and places a kiss on my bare shoulder blade
I move all of the food onto two plates and hand one to her
"Coffee?" I ask
"Yes please" she nods
"How do you take it?
"Cream and sugar"
"Isn't it funny, after all of those cups of coffee you made me, here you are in my kitchen wearing nothing but my t-shirt and your cute as hell boy shorts" I smirk
"It's not that funny, I actually used to do this with all of my Jitters customers" she smirks back
"You've been spending way too much time with me" I laugh and place her coffee in front of her before sitting next to her and taking a bite of my food "Damn I'm a good cook"
"I can't argue with you there"
"Hey so listen, not to put a damper on the morning, I just… we might need to make a pit stop at the drug store this afternoon"
"Why, what's up?" she asks
"Well it dawned on me this morning that in the heat of the moment we forgot about protection last night"
"Oh, uh…"
"I'm so sorry, you said you trusted me and then I forgot something as simple as a condom…"
"No, Damon, It's fine. I'm on birth control"
"You are?" I sigh in relief
"Yeah, I wouldn't do that with just anyone, but I do trust you, and I wanted it to just be you and me last night, with nothing between us" she blushes "is that stupid?"
"Not at all baby, I loved it. I'm glad you trust me enough to do that" I smile
"I do" she smiles
"Me too" I lean over and kiss her forehead "So, what's on the agenda today?" I ask
"I'm all yours if you'll have me" she offers
"It would be my pleasure Miss Gilbert" I smirk and take another bite of my pancakes "how about a picnic in Central Park?
"Sounds like the perfect day" she smiles "Do you mind if I take a shower really quick?"
"Only if you let me join you" I smirk
"But then it wouldn't be quick" she smirks "and I pretty sure that also defeats the purpose of trying to get clean"
"Yeah but I've always found being dirty to be so much more fun"
She rolls her eyes
"Plus, in case you didn't know I'm a bit of an environmentalist, and I'm all for water conservation"
"You're too much" she shakes her head
"Miss Gilbert!" I gasp playfully "are you telling me that you don't care about the earth's water supply"
"Not at all" she laughs "but somehow I don't think what you have in mind includes conserving any water, in fact I'm pretty positive that it includes lots of wasted water"
"I'm appalled" I tease
She just laughs before standing up and heading towards the restroom
Just as I start gathering all of the dishes I hear her call back to me
"On second thought, I think the earth can handle it" she smirks
At first I don't move, I just stare at her, mesmerized
"You coming or what?"
"God you're the best" I smile and chase after her
A/N: Hey guys! I'm so so so sorry for the long delay in updating! Real life got a hold of me for awhile and I just could find the time to sit down and write this chapter, but I'm back now! I hope you guys are still with me and enjoy reading this chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it. Let me know what you guys think! See you next time =)