~Chapter 9

Elena POV

I stared back for a long time, the driver's eyes never leaving mine, before I decided to hop in. I shuddered slightly at the sight. His face was bruised. It had all kinds of shades. He also had some cuts.

"Did you follow me?" I asked cautiously, once I sat down and turned my head towards the him.

"Of course I did love, after I was knocked out by that bastard, I just had to see you were okay," he told me his tone changing from arrogant to caring for the last few words. Damon held his stare and I didn't break it. Our eyes were locked together for maybe half a minute. I just couldn't look away from his deep pools of blue, that seemed to make me lightheaded. He then was the one who looked away, since he had to watch the road.

"Thank you," I told him slowly as I looked down, not wanting to look him in the eye again, "I probably wouldn't have survived without you," I continued, half smiling.

"It's fine, you know, a punch here, a kick there. No worries," he replied trying to make a joke out of it.

"I mean it Damon," I insisted. Now turning my glance towards him.

"It was worth it," he replied back, once again locking his gaze with mine. I looked away. Am I falling for him over again? I thought as I fidgited with my hands. I thought I was over him the minute I walked out of his life about 1 year and 4 months ago.

In a few minutes, we arrived outside my aunt's house.

"Thanks again, I guess," I told him softly, while unbuckling my seatbelt.

"Sure thing 'Lena," he replied tiredly, looking as if he might pass out any second.

"You really need some rest," I advised him while I gout out of the car and looked at him from the passenger's window.

"You're worrying about me? I'm flattered," he mocked as he put a hand on his heart, half-smiling.

"Come on Damon, I mean it. Go get some rest, now. Shoo, off you go!" I ordered him as I waved him off.

"Maybe I'll see you tomorrow if I get lucky hun," he replied, winking as he drove away.

I stood there staring at the place where his car drove off, for a long minute. Damn you Salvatore, I thought, damn you to hell, as I walked lazily up the porch.

I knocked on the door, and Jenna came greeting me with a crying Alex in her arms.

"He's been crying all day," she said worriedly to me while showing me Alex. His electric blue eyes were sparkling with tears, while his tiny face was flushed from crying.

"Here go to momma," she whispered to him softly while handing him over to me.

"Shhh it's fine, momma's here now," I rocked him as I patted his hair.

"What happened to you missy?" she gasped as she noticed my outfit.

"Uh, nothing just, uhm, someone threw me in the school pool during PE and I borrowed some guy's shirt?" I stuttered as I tried to sound convincing while cradling Alex in my arms.

"Sure, I'll pretend I didn't just see that," she replied back smirking as she made her way to the kitchen. "I'll be in here if you need me!" she yelled.

"Sure thing!" I yelled back, while going up the stairs.

I made my way to my room and sat on my bed, crossed-legged with Alex sprawled on my stomach. I kissed his forehead as I slowly ran my fingers through his silky jet black hair. We stayed like that for maybe half an hour or so until he dozed off quietly. I quickly put him in his cot and took this as a chance to finally get cleaned up after one hell of a day. I then positioned myself against Alex's room-door, and stood there, quietly thinking.

Maybe me and Damon did deserve each other afterall. We were both hurt, abused and totally screwed over. We both were sick and destructive, at least I was at one point.

-Flashback-

1 year and 4 months ago.

"I'm done!" I screamed, throwing at him his lampshade, which usually was on his desk.

"No you're not done." he said back impatiently, trying to calm his self down before he lost it too, like me.

We were in his room, 3 weeks after the first time we slept together. We just became fuck buddies only. No feelings while we supposedly made love, no emoticons, we were both just longing for a way to explode our feelings. I on the other hand found out my parents and Jeremy were killed in a car accident, and also found out that in the midst of everything I was pregnant. I didn't like it all and I kept fucking so maybe everything will go away, at least the thoughts. Damon didn't know though, I couldn't tell him, knowing that he won't probably take it that well.

"This is the last time you'll ever see me Damon," I spitted the words threathingly in his face.

"No, Lena," he said quietly as he came nearer, his eyes searching for mine.

"I'm done with this! I hate this, I hate you! You just make me as sad as you are!" I shrieked, as I threw some book at him again.

"Stop throwing stuff! You always do this. First we fuck, then we're like lovers then we end up fighting so much that you always end up crashing my whole fucking house," he finally yelled as he dodged the book.

He was right everytime we fucked we ended up like this. I would trash his room, sometimes with fury I would even set something on fire, luckily he always had his fire extinguisher with him. This happened like 3 times a day or sometimes even more. We even missed school to fuck. What was wrong with us? We both seemed twisted in our own ways.

I also knew he sometimes made me unhappy, and most of the times weren't all lovey-dovey, but I just couldn't bear to let him go. I felt stupid to want him, but the need for him never left me.

"Tell me you love me and I'll stay. I told you already that I loved you and you almost raped me if I hadn't enjoyed it," I replied, a memory rushing back.

"I'm sorry ... I just can't," he replied softly back, looking down.

"Then goodbye my love," I replied slowly as I made my way out the door, not bothering to look back at him and shutting it behind me. I heard his soft sobs as I pressed my ear against the door. Enjoy that my love, I thought as I left the house.

I arrived at my house, and grabbed my suitcases which were already packed and ready. I had prepared to move away until I gave birth. I decided I just couldn't stay in this town. Everyone would look at me, point at me, call me a whore and I'll always be the pregnant girl. So I decided to leave for those 9 months, go to a boarding-school, far away and then I'll return to my normal life once I gave birth.

-End of Flashback-

I suddenly came back to Earth from my thoughts. I left the little one's room and I did my usual routine. I stripped off my clothing, stood under the hot water, always loving the way it soothed my wounds and when the water was finally getting cold, I wrapped a towel around myself. I made my way to my bedroom and dressed up in a pair of black sweat pants and a grey hoodie.

I then realized that I hadn't replied back to Damon's unusual and striking proposal. I wanted to say no, because of this awful year, but then again little Alex made me re-think it and also the recent events of this week. I decided to finally make up my mind and reply. I grabbed my phone which was on my nightstand, and wrapped myself up in blanket as I slowly started typing:

Yep Im willing to give u a chance. Dont screw dis up, heard me?

-E

Then I put my mobile on silent, and switched off my tiny lamp, as I waited for sleep to finally find me..

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