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Chapter 15

Elena's Point Of View

When I woke up the next morning I found myself wrapped in Damon's arms. My head was on his chest and I could feel his face buried in my hair. He gave me a gentle kiss on the top of my head to let me know that he too was awake.

"Good morning beautiful." He whispered.

I smiled as I turned around to face him. "Good morning." I reached up to kiss him.

"Mmmh...I could get used to this." He murmured.

"Good. Because I want you to sleep over every night."

He chuckled as he began to thread his fingers through my hair. "I'm going to talk to Stefan today. To make sure he's okay and to thank him for helping you out yesterday."

I sighed and flipped over so I could be on my back again. "He really was great yesterday. He took control of everything and stayed with me till you called and told me you were coming home. It was quite nice of him considering the situation."

"He still loves and cares for you. You know that right? "

"Of course I do. But we've agreed to just be friends now. No hard feelings."

"That's great. I do feel more comfortable knowing that he is still willing to sacrifice everything for you." He cleared his throat before continuing. "It means he will still protect you."

"I know..." I said softly.

We stared up at the ceiling for a while, each of us lost in our own thoughts. Damon broke the silence, "Don't you have school?"

"Yeah. I'm not late yet though." I said as I sat up. I knew I should start getting ready if I wanted to be on time. "I should have a shower." I stated.

Damon smiled. "Go ahead."

"Ugh! You were supposed to say don't leave me!" I complained.

He started to laugh as he grabbed me from around the waist and pulled me down to him so he could kiss me. "Don't leave me!" He growled seductively in my ear.
I was laughing too hard for him to kiss me properly again. He still tried though. "Okay okay! I'm happy now." I cried as I rolled off him and stumbled out of the bed before he could grab me again.

"Oh you little cat woman." He joked as I ran into the bathroom.

After I showered and got dressed, I went to find Damon. He was no longer in my room but I could smell something from the kitchen. I went down and found him just sliding an omelet onto a plate. He put it down on the table with flourish. "Breakfast is served princess."

"Aww! That smells amazing!" I gushed. "Come here." I ordered.

He did and I kissed him in thanks. I don't know how it happened but Damon was suddenly sitting down and I was on his lap. We were still kissing when I heard a voice.

"Elena? Oh god guys. Seriously? Get a room!" Jeremy said, appalled.

I was so surprised that I nearly fell off Damon's lap. "God Jeremy! I'm sorry."

He just laughed. "Um...do you want breakfast?" I asked as I struggled to get my bearings. Behind me, I could hear Damon trying to suppress his laughter.

"I'll grab something on the way to school. You guys carry on." Jeremy said with a snicker.

"Jer! C'mon. I'm sorry okay?"

"Hey, it's fine. If you two want to make out in the kitchen, go ahead."

I could tell that there was not a mean or accusing note in his voice but the way he said it was like he was mocking me. "Well I'm off." He said as he grabbed an apple and walked out the door.

I groaned as I collapsed back in Damon's lap. "God! What just happened."

I heard Damon snickering behind me. I jumped up. "Damon! Shut up!"

"You're making a big deal about nothing! So he walked in on us kissing. So what? He's had his fair share of woman in his room where he's done much more."

"He walked in on a make out session!"

"And remember the time you walked into your bathroom to find Vicky in there? How she slept with your brother the night before? And by slept together I actually mean slept together!"

Damon reached out and pulled me back down on his lap. "I'm sorry he walked in on us. But honestly, he doesn't care." Damon consoled.

I pouted for a minute. Damon just watched me with that small smile on his face. "Now where were we?" He asked as he gently pulled me towards him and started to kiss me again.

Everything I felt about Jeremy walking in on us vanished. After a while, I had to pull back. "I have school remember?"

"Oh yeah. Bummer. Eat up and I'll drop you off on the way to my house."

"Wouldn't Stefan be in school too?" I asked as I sat down in the chair next to Damon and began to eat.

"Hopefully not."

"Are you nervous?"

"No. Why would I be? He's already told you that he's okay with us."

"I know. But maybe he has something else to say to you." I said objectively.

"Are you not telling me something?" Damon asked suspiciously.

"No. Now lets go." I said as I stood up, picked up my bag and put the plate in the sink.

Damon eyed me curiously for a moment before he decided that I was telling the truth. While I knew that Stefan had told me that he was okay with Damon and I dating, I also knew that he might say different things to the both of us. He would tell me that he was okay but he sort of owed me after everything he did to hurt me. Damon on the other hand had forgiven Stefan a long time ago and I was sure that neither of them thought they owed each other anything.

Damon's Point Of View

After I dropped Elena off at school, I immediately drove home. I had to make sure I talked to Stefan as soon as possible and I needed him to be at home. I saw Stefan's car in the driveway and relaxed slightly. He was there.

I walked into the house and found Stefan brooding in his room with a glass of whiskey.

"Now I usually prefer bourbon for this time of the day." I commented in the hopes to lighten the very obvious tension in the room.

"Where were you yesterday?" He asked without looking up at me.

"I was just driving. I meant to come back. You know I wouldn't just get up and leave. Not again."

"Yes well Elena didn't know that." He said accusingly.

"We worked things out between us last night Stefan. Get off my case." I was starting to get angry. Stefan had no right to be upset at me for taking some time to let off some steam.

"Yeah. I figured that much out when you stayed over."

"She asked me to stay over!" I was raising my voice now. This was not supposed to be how the conversation went.

"You're forgetting that not three weeks ago, Elena was my girlfriend!"

"Yes. And then you did something stupid and lost her! Why can't you just accept that we're happy together? You told Elena that you were okay with us!"

"Well I lied. Okay? I lied because I was in no position to not be okay with it. But I don't owe you anything."

"Actually, you do. You wronged me just as much as you wronged her. I know I forgave you earlier than she did but you still hurt me. You still pushed me out of my life here. And guess what, after everything you've put us through, I've decided that I don't care anymore. When I see Elena later, I'm going to tell her that you were okay with us, the talk went well and we are going to enjoy being together. I'm sick of worrying about what everyone thinks. So you either deal with it, or leave town." I concluded angrily.

I then turned and walked out. As I drove away, I pondered over the conversation with my brother. Maybe I was wrong to forgive him so easily earlier. But it was true. I was not going to let anything or anyone get into the way of Elena and I. It was our time now. I quickly grabbed my phone and sent Elena a text.

"Talk went well. I'll pick you up after school and we'll have dinner together. Your house. I'm cooking. I'll make sure Jeremy has plans. I love you."