Wow another short wait for this story. Hope you enjoy it. It's more or less a filler chapter. I'm sitting at home sick so I had lots of time to write this. Enjoy, love it or hate it tell me what you think.
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"How many days are we spending in Venice?" Elena asked as she started packing up a duffel bag for their trip to Venice.
"I love Venice, it's my favourite city in Italy, so lets say 4 days but it could end up being longer. You never know." He said suggested.
"Sounds good. I'll bring enough clothes for a week just in case." Elena decided.
"Sounds good." Damon agreed as he packed his duffel beside her in silence. He gently slid the engagement ring into the duffel bag first so he didn't forget it. He had a plan and he was doing everything he could to make sure it went off without a hitch.
"So where else do you have to take me in Italy? I wouldn't mind spending a few days here towards the end of the trip." She
asked.
"We will. I just want to take you to the Amalfi Coast. I have a villa there too. It's my second favourite. It's seaside." He told her.
"Wow, I love the ocean and we haven't really spent much time near the ocean since we've been here." Elena told him.
"I know, and believe me with the plan I have for Venice. You'll want to go to the relative seclusion of my villa on the Amalfi Coast." He told her.
"You've been talking about these plans since yesterday, don't you think you should just tell me what we're doing now. Haven't you teased me enough?" She begged.
"Nope, you don't get to know anything about these plans until they happen." He told her as he zipped up his bag having finished packing it.
"Do I need anything somewhat dressy?" She asked debating between packing a royal blue dress she had purchased on their trip somewhere.
"You should. It's always safe to have something nice to put on in case we go somewhere nice." Damon told her.
"Okay, good to know. So you are planning on taking me somewhere nice." She teased.
"I never said that. I said just in case." He told her shrugging.
"Whatever you say. So tell me about your villa on the Amalfi Coast." She prompted him.
"You'll love it. It's very Italian." He told her.
"How many properties do you own?" She asked.
"Well there's three in Italy and then a few others in various countries. Plus the Boarding House and an apartment in New York." He told her.
"It must be nice to be absolutely loaded." She scoffed.
"Do you want to hear about the villa or not?" He asked her raising his eyebrows.
"Absolutely. I need to be prepared before you take me to the Amalfi Coast. A few days of preparation should be lots." She decided.
"Well... okay then. It is situated 20 m above sea level. 7 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms. There is a small pool in case you don't want to take the private staircase down to the public beach. The beach is beautiful. There are boat rides to the Island of Capri, where I also have a Villa. We could spend a couple days there too. The house is done in vibrant colours, which yes I know isn't truly my style. But I like it. There is a massive blue couch in the sitting room that you'll love. It is probably one of my favourite houses I own." Damon explained.
"I have a feeling you love it over here. If you didn't you wouldn't own three houses in Italy alone." Elena murmured dryly.
"I love it here. I would move us here in an instant but I know your family and friends wouldn't appreciate that too much." Damon told her.
"No they sure wouldn't. But it would certainly give Care a reason to hop on a plane and come over here." Elena added on.
"Very true. But we should head out, lots to get accomplished in the next few days." He told her picking up both of their bags and walking out of the room.
"So other than gondola rides what is there to do in Venice?" She asked.
"Lots. We can go to the Dolomite Mountains, we can even do the whole day trip aspect for it with the tour guide and all. I don't really know that region all that well so it's probably safer that way. The Piazza San Marco, it has St. Marks Basilica, Doge's Palace, and Torre dell'Orologio which is a clock tower, right in the middle of the square. There are art galleries we can go to, Venice has a unique array of art. There are lots of little bars along the grand canal. We can go sit there at night, have a drink or two and see Venice in the evening. It's a amazing sight. We'll definitely go up the Campanile, it's Venice's tallest buildings and if we pick a good day we can see everything. A tour on the Grand Canal with a guide. Drink wine. We'll go see the Venice Baroque Orchestra, in fact I already have tickets for that. You are getting to know a lot of culture on this trip. We'll have gelato, since neither of us have to worry about getting fat. We can follow James Bond's footsteps as the final shooting scene in Casino Royale was shot in Venice, and an earlier movie happened in the Clock Tower. You can eat seafood you've never seen before. Shopping of course, there are so many street side vendors that sell unique items. We are getting there just in time for Carnevale, it's a masked ball. I'm sure you've heard of it." He explained.
"Wow, I never knew there was so much to do there." She sighed happily.
"Yep, you just have to know the city. Are you ready to go?" He asked.
"Yeah, I'm so excited."She said. As they walked down the stairs, she wondered idly if he was going to propose to her in
Venice. She hoped he would because the night before she had done her own research. She had picked her ideal wedding site and wanted to marry him in Venice. Suddenly it didn't matter to her to have a big Mystic Falls wedding with everyone by her side. All she wanted was to marry Damon underneath Juliet's window in Verona. It takes a little of an hour to get there from Venice, but the way Damon drove it could be a quick trip.
"What are you thinking about?" He asked.
"I did my own research on Venice, and there is one thing I hope we can do." She told him.
"And what might that be?" He asked.
"I can't tell you. I'm keeping my own secrets now." She teased him bumping his hip with hers.
"Well then. We can't do it if I don't know what we're doing first." He reminded her.
"You'll know soon enough maybe." She told him as they walked out the front door and out to the car.
"Heading out?" Antonio asked as he was standing by his wife's side as she watered her precious flowers.
"Yep off to Venice for a few days. After Venice we're hopefully heading to the Amalfi Coast to my other villa for a few days and maybe to the Island of Capri for a day or two so she can see the other villa." He told them.
"Are you coming back here before you head back home?" Bella asked not ready to say goodbye yet.
"Of course. We're coming back after Venice to unpack and repack then heading off to the Amalfi Coast. Elena wants to spend a few days here before heading back to Mystic Falls. You're not getting rid of us that easy." Damon teased the older woman.
"I would hope not. I love having the two of you here." Bella admitted dropping her gaze.
"We love being here too." Elena assured the woman making her smile brightly.
After 2 hours of driving for the vampires, they ended up in Venice.
"Do you have a room booked yet?" Elena asked.
"Yep, I did it before we left. We are in Tiepolo Grand Lagoon Suite at the Luna Hotel Baglioni. Five star resort. It's really nice, I've stayed there before." He told her.
"Okay. Sounds nice." She agreed as they made their way to the hotel. When they arrived they walked up to the front desk as Elena admired all the fixtures in the building. Venice was so beautiful, she loved seeing the canals pretty much right up against the hotel. It seemed like the car wasn't going to be moving too much while they were there, it was going to be mostly boat rides.
"We have a room booked under Salvatore." Damon told the concierge.
"Yes of course. You called today correct?" He asked remembering Damon from the phone.
"Yes. I gave you my credit card number over the phone." He reminded him.
"Yes of course. The room is all paid for. Here are your keys, if you can just sign this slip right here." He asked sliding a credit card slip across the counter. Damon signed his name with a flourish before taking Elena's hand and pulling her to the elevator. Their room was on the third floor so Damon quickly pressed number 3 and the elevator started moving.
Damon used the key card to open the door and Elena walked inside her mouth agape. The room was very luxurious. The walls for kind of an olive-y green patterned colour that was broken up closer to the ground with a lighter colour. The lights were cream coloured and gave the room a very regal feel. Italian artwork hung on the walls. There was a cream coloured day bed like chair in the corner with a lamp beside it and a couch with two chairs surrounding a coffee table on the other side of the room. It was gorgeous. Vases of white roses adorned all the tables. In the bedroom a king sized bed made out of mahogany took up most of the room. The comforter was cream coloured and the bed was piled high with pillows. There were two lamps on either side with more flowers on the bedside table. There was a dining room and a fireplace outside the bedroom with more artwork and more flowers. The room was really too much, it was so beautiful. Elena continued walking through the room touching things as she went. The bathroom which was off of the bedroom was all marble with two sinks and a deep bathtub. The shower had several jets and she couldn't' wait to soak in the deep bathtub.
"Elena out here." Damon called from outside. She followed the sound of his voice and came to the balcony doors.
"Wow." Elena sighed as she looked over the balcony and could see the Lagoon. There were potted plants on the balcony along with a couple lounge chairs. It was idyllic. A small bistro table adorned the huge balcony and off one side they could see more of Venice and out the other they could see the lagoon. It was perfect.
"I love this." Elena sighed.
"I thought you might. Did you see the refreshments when you walked in the room?" Damon asked her.
"No, how did I miss those? I love refreshments." She asked as she followed him back inside. On the table when you walked in the room sat a platter with chocolate covered strawberries and some pastries along with a bottle of champagne and two glasses.
"Do you want some?" He asked her.
"Absolutely. Would you mind if we took them back onto the balcony. I love it out there." She asked him.
"That sounds fine to me." He told her picking up the tray and heading onto the balcony. A single red rose adorned the tray and Damon plucked it out and handed it to Elena.
"For you." He told her smiling.
"That's sweet." Elena grinned kissing his cheek,
"Where do you want this? On the bistro table or on the small table between the loungers?" He asked.
"Between the loungers, that's where I want to sit anyway." She told him wandering over to the chairs and sinking into one.
"If you want privacy there are curtains on the balcony that we can shut." He told her gesturing to them.
"I'm fine like this. I love the view." She told him taking a sip of the champagne that he handed her.
"So what do you want to do today?" He asked her, more than happy to just spend the night in.
"I don't know. You're the tour guide." She told him.
"You can pick. I would be totally cool with just staying in tonight. We can watch movies or sit out here, or even just go to bed. It's up to you." He told her.
"Is there a restaurant in the hotel?" She asked him.
"Yep there sure is. We can head down to the restaurant for dinner if you'd like." He suggested.
"Yeah, we'll do that tonight. For now I just kinda want to sit here and relax. We haven't had too many days where we've done noting." She told him.
"Sounds good to me." Damon agreed.
"What kind of restaurant is it?" She asked.
"There's three, but I want to go to Canova. I've heard incredible things about it." He told her.
"Canova it is then." Elena agreed. After a while Damon got up and walked into the room. She could hear him digging through their ever present cooler. He reemerged a few minutes later with two blood bags and two cups.
"I figured we should probably feed." Damon said handing her a cup.
"Thank you." Elena said as she poured the blood into the cup. She immediately started drinking it, loving the feel of it guiding down her throat. They drank their blood in silence as Elena flipped through a book. She rarely had time to just sit back and read. It was just nice to do nothing.
"What are you reading? Please don't say The Notebook?" He asked.
"I'm not reading The Notebook, I'm reading Safe Haven this time." She told him, showing him the cover.
"Ah moving on are you?" He asked smirking.
"You know it. Sometimes you just can't read the same book over and over again. You need a break at some point." She said.
A little while later they got dressed for dinner. It was a fairly fancy restaurant so they dressed nicer than they usually would to do to dinner. When they got seated the waiter offered them some wine and Elena let Damon choose a bottle. He was better at it anyhow. When the waiter came back he handed them their wine and poured it for them. He then gave them the chef's recommendations for the eventing.
"Tonight the chef is recommending pappardelle with crab, black olives and basil emulsion. I have been told it's very good."
The waiter said.
"That does sound good. I'll have that." Elena decided.
"Me too." Damon agreed as the waiter wandered off to the put the order in. "It's all fresh pasta here. It's hand made in the kitchen."
"I don't think I've ever had handmade pasta." Elena murmured.
"No? Well remind me when we get back to Mystic Falls to make some for you." He told her.
"I won't let you forget." She promised.
"Good." He said smiling as they waited for their meals. The wait for the meal was lengthy but the food was so worth it. The food was so amazing, one of the best meals Elena had ever had.
They both declined dessert and headed back to their room after dinner.
"So what now?" Damon asked.
"I'm exhausted. I'm about ready for bed. Come to bed with me." She insisted taking his hand and pulling him towards the bedroom.
"Okay." He agreed letting himself be pulled behind her.
" Will you unzip me?" She asked him turning her back to his.
"Sure." He murmured as he tenderly lowered the zipper on her back.
"Thank you." She answered. When the dress was unzipped she lowered it to the ground leaving her clad in just her revealing lingerie.
"Are you trying to seduce me?" He asked his voice gruff.
"Why? Is it working?" She asked with a slight smirk on her face.
"If you wanted me all you had to do is ask. I'm easy like that." He told her as he unbuttoned his shirt.
"I didn't know if you'd want to make love to me after the almost engagement debacle of a couple days ago." She admitted.
"I always want to make love to you, even when I'm pissed. But I thought we got past the Rome thing." He asked her.
"We are, I just wanted to make sure." She assured him.
"Okay, good because I want nothing more right now than to make love to my beautiful girlfriend." He confessed with his hands on her hips.
"I want nothing more than to make love with my sexy boyfriend." Elena added on as he swooped in and kissed her. He
backed her towards the bed and shocked her when he lifted her up and dropped her on it.
"Damon.." She squealed in response. Damon quickly released himself from his confining pants and climbed onto the bed straddling her.
"Now that I have you hear, just what should I do with you?" He asked seductively.
"You're a creative man I'm sure you can think of something." She teased him.
"That I am." He agreed as he pulled her until she was sitting up. Her legs around his hips and her hands on his chest. He reached around her and unclasped her bra, tossing it onto the floor. He loved her lingerie and somewhere along the way he stopped tearing it from her body. He liked it far too much to do that. He bent his head and took a nipple into his mouth she shrieked and arched back. His firm erection was pressing against her panty covered core.
"Damon." She begged as she rocked against him. She reached between their bodies and grabbed a firm hold on his shaft. He shoved his hips forward in her hand and moaned around her nipple. The vibrations did something to her and she groaned as she jacked his penis in her hand as well as she could in her current position.
"Your panties have got to go." He told her as he shifted her off of him and pulled her panties from her body. She lay bare before him allowing him to ogle for a minute or two.
"Damon I need you. Inside." She insisted. He pulled her back again until she was sitting on his lap, his erection pressed up against her but not going inside. He shifted his lower body and she took a hold of him positioning herself against him. She sank down on his length and she let out a garbled groan feeling him expand her walls.
"Oh fuck Damon." She moaned. He immediately started thrusting up as she sank down on him over and over again. With their mutual movements he went deeper in her than before. He hit the end of her on every thrust.
"Ah. Fuck. Damon. Ah.." She moaned over and over again. She loved the feeling of him inside her, it made everything right in the world somehow.
"Come for me Elena." He almost begged her. His thrusts were beginning to get erratic and she knew he was close. But she knew she was closer. She was so ready for orgasm that she couldn't believe it. She just needed a little more to truly go over the edge. He knew exactly what she needed, so he gently rubbed her little bundle of nerves with this thumb in a small circle causing her to go wild. She screamed out his name as her muscles clamped around him. He followed behind her into bliss four thrusts later. He fell over the edge and buried his head in her neck to keep his moans at bay.
"Wow, why is it that sex after a fight is always better? No matter how long ago the fight was?" Elena asked laughing at the intensity of their orgasms.
"I have no fricken idea. I know why its better right after a fight, because all the emotions are still running wild. But this fight has been over since yesterday." He told her.
"I know. But you seemed to have tired me right out. I'm going to sleep." She said curling under the blankets.
"I'll come to bed in a little while. I want to go sit on the balcony for a while first." He told her kissing her forehead and slipping back into his pants.
"Alright. Don't stay up too late I want to get an early start tomorrow." She told him.
"Alright baby. Sweet dreams." He whispered before walking out of the room.