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"She still isn't home." Grayson stated the next morning at breakfast.
"Give her some time dear." Miranda insisted.
"She has until 9am, then I am calling the Sheriff." Grayson said taking a deep drink of his coffee.
"Be patient dear." Miranda said rubbing her husbands shoulders soothingly.
"She has until 9 am." Grayson said firmly.
"Elena I thought you were coming here?" Jeremy Gilbert said through the phone when he called Elena's cell the in the morning.
"I was going to, but I'm back with Damon now. I don't need to run anymore Jer." she said still snuggled up in Damon's arms.
"I'm glad. But make sure you come and visit me. Out of all of our messed up family. You're the only one that I miss." Jeremy told Elena.
"I miss you to Jer. You might be seeing me sooner than you think. If mom and dad freak, I'll be coming there with Damon in tow." she said.
"Maybe you should tell them, leave and give them a couple days to calm down. Therefore no fight." Jeremy suggested.
"I wish that would work, but it won't. You know dad, he never lets things go, and he lets them simmer until he explodes. It's best to just tell him what's going on, and how he doesn't have a say in the matter." Elena decided.
"Good luck with that. Just keep in mind that the spare bedroom here is always open for you if you want it." Jeremy told her.
"Thanks. I love you Jeremy." Elena said.
"I love you too Lena." Jeremy told her.
"I better go. I should probably go pick up my car and go talk to mom and dad." Elena said unenthusiastically.
"Good luck. Call me later." Jeremy said.
"I will. Talk to you later." she said before hanging up. When the phone was off Elena snuggled deeper into Damon's arms and he kissed the top of her head.
"So you're ready to face the wolves?" Damon asked.
"No, but I really don't have a choice." Elena sighed.
"Well, why don't we take a shower, then go and tell your mom and dad." he said suggestively, running his hands down her arms slowly.
"That sounds perfect." Elena agreed as she reached up to peck his lips.
"Race you." he said leaping out of the bed.
"That's not fair. You have super vampire speed." Elena pouted. He smiled and grabbed her around her waist vampire speeding them to his bathroom. He set her down on the sink while he turned the shower on to Elena's preferred temperature.
"Make it hot." she told him.
"I know how you like it." he replied as he continued adjusting the water to the perfect temperature. She smiled at him, and surreptitiously ogled his naked body from behind. The man really was perfectly put together. He was somewhere between an Abercrombie model and a Greek God. Completely original in every way. One of a kind.
"See something you like?" he asked turning his head to see her staring at his body.
"I see lots that I like." she told him.
"Is that right?" he inquired as he moved to stand between her legs.
"It is." she agreed before twining her fingers in his hair, pulling his face down to her level so she could kiss him. He let her take complete control of the kiss. He let her mouth dominate his. Damon picked her up off the counter and carried her over to the shower. Her legs instinctively wrapped around his waist holding his body to hers. His erection pressed against her belly enticingly. She moaned when they stepped under the hot spray of the water.
"This feels so nice." Elena moaned.
"I run the most perfect showers ever." he said cockily.
"Is there anything that you don't do better than everyone else on the planet?" she asked.
"Well, there are a few things that you haven't experienced yet. How would you like me to wash your hair for you? I happen to be a God at that as well." he offered.
"I would like that." she agreed. Reaching for the shampoo off the ledge he squirted a generous amount into his hand before lathering it into her hair. She moaned at the way his fingers worked her scalp.
"That feels wonderful." she said.
"I know." he told her when he gently shoved her under the spray to rinse the shampoo from her hair. He repeated the action, washing her hair a second time before putting the conditioner in. He let the conditioner stay for a few minutes while he washed his own hair. When his was done he pushed her back under the spray to rinse the conditioner.
"Now, do you want me to wash the rest of your body too?" he asked eager to please his girlfriend.
"Are you good at that too?" Elena asked.
"Amazing, if I do say so myself. You haven't experienced anything if you haven't gotten your back washed by Damon Salvatore." he told her.
"Well then, I just might have to give it a shot." Elena said turning her back to towards him.
"You get the full package." Damon told her. He grabbed a loofah that he was pretty sure she left here the one time she showered here before their breakup and the body wash that went with it. The peach scent was alluring and it made him want to devour her. Squirting some onto the loofah, he started massaging it into every inch of her skin. She was almost surprised at home innocent he was keeping this until the loofah grazed over her most intimate areas.
"Damon!" she gasped.
"Yes my dear?" he asked smirking against the back of her neck.
"You know what." she gasped as his hand continued to work her sensitive flesh.
"I never promised to behave baby. That was not a part of this whole shower arrangement." Damon muttered against her neck.
"I can't find anything wrong with that."Elena decided as she gave in to the sensations he was evoking inside her. He ground his erection into her back.
"If we are going to do this, I want it fast. I want to get the talk over with as fast as possible." she begged.
"We are SO doing this. And it will be hard and fast." he told her lifting her back up and pressing her against the cold tile wall. He took his erection in hand and guided it to her entrance before plunging in without warning.
"Shit!" she exclaimed when he was buried inside her. He groaned at how tight she was around him. She was always so tight for him, it was like she was made just for him. He started moving without even being urged by Elena, knowing that was what she needed. He adopted a fast pace that kept her utterly breathless. His name fell from her lips in keening cries as he plunged into her repeatedly.
"Damon... Oh God... Damon... Fuck" she groaned out unintelligibly.
"Yes baby?" he grunted out cockily. He knew exactly the effect he had on her. He was proud of what he was able to do to her. At his frantic pace it didn't take her long to explode. Stars burst behind her eyelids and she seen an array of colours dance across her vision. She clutched him as she rode out her release. When he came, exploding his seed deep inside her, he caused her to fly headlong into a smaller orgasm. He continued pumping his hips as he recovered, keeping the sensations going for both of them.
"That was amazing." Elena said in a dreamlike state.
"It always is." he said kissing the tip of her nose. When he was sure she'd be able to support her weight, he let her down to the floor as he rinsed their bodies again.
"Are you finished?" Damon asked.
"Uh huh." she answered. He shut off the water and reached around for the heated towel rod for two towels. He wrapped his low around his hips showing off his tantalizing treasure trail and the deep V of his hips. Elena stared at the sight longer than she could have, causing his ego to swell up larger than it was before.
"Do you think I'm sexy?" Damon asked with his eyebrows raised.
"I do." she answered wrapping her towel around her breasts. She moved to stand next to him at the mirror when she gasped as her dishevelled appearance. It looked as though she was thoroughly fucked which she was.
"Can you hand me a brush?" she asked him glaring at the tangled mess of hair on the top of her head. He handed her his brush and she started brushing through the wet and knotted hair.
"Allow me." he said holding his hand out for the hairbrush. She handed him the brush and he started gently brushing through her hair. He was so gentle that she almost closed her eyes. A nap sounded so good after the exertion she just put her body through. But sleep was not an option, she had to go see her mom and dad. The idea would have scared her to death if it wasn't for Damon being by her side the entire time.
"You are remarkably good at that too." Elena said softly as he worked the brush through her hair.
"I'm glad you find me so talented. I am also exceptionally good at painting nails, although you will never experience that. If I paint your nails, I might as well stop calling myself a man immediately." he alerted her.
"I think it would be extremely sexy to see you painting my nails." Elena remarked
"Not a chance Miss Gilbert. You better go put your dress back on so you can do the walk of shame back to your house." he said.
"It's not a walk of shame if I'm not ashamed of it." she told him softly.
"I know." he told her leaning down to envelope her lips in his. When he released her she walked back into the bedroom and slipped her dress back on.
"Are you sure I haven't left anything here on the nights I spent here?" Elena asked.
"You may have. I'm not sure. Check my closet." he suggested.
"Okay." she said walking over to the closet. She dug through and came up with a pair of jeans and a t shirt. She took off the dress and slipped on the newly found clothes. When he came out of the bathroom, he still had a just a towel wrapped around his waist, displaying his chiseled upper body for her viewing pleasure.
"I was thinking while we were showering." she started before he raised his eyebrows are her.
"You're capable of thinking of other things than just me when we are together?" he asked, disbelief coating his voice.
"Actually yes, you are not nearly as irrestible as you think you are." she told him smirking.
"Now I'm hurt." he said mock pouting.
"I'm sorry for hurting your fragile feelings." she told him sarcastically.
"I'm sure you are, now what were you thinking about while I was ravishing your sexy body?" he asked digging through his closet for a pair of jeans and a t shirt.
"I was thinking to limit the amount of backlash I am going to get for dating you, and the physical pain exerted on you. Maybe I should do this alone this time. Tell them about you, and then have you over to be formerly introduced as my boyfriend. I was thinking I should give them some time to get used to the idea." Elena said wringing her hands, afraid that he would be mad at her, or worse that he would be disappointed.
"Maybe that's a good idea, I really don't want your father to stake me." Damon assured her.
"Are you sure? Because if you think its insulting to wait, I'll take you over there right now. Because Damon, I am not ashamed of you. I love you." she said kissing him softly.
" I know that. It's fine. Besides, it's going to be a shock to your dads system to find out you're dating me. Maybe we should give him a moment to recover before I saunter in." he told her.
"Thank you." Elena said.
"You're welcome. Whenever you're ready we'll go pick up your car and take you home." he said standing up.
"I'm as ready as I'll ever be." Elena sighed hanging her dress over her arm and following Damon out of the room. The drive back to the hall didn't take nearly enough time. When he pulled the Camaro up next to her Prius he leaned over the seat and kissed her.
"Call me to tell me how it goes." he said.
"I will. Wish me luck." she said forcing some enthusiasm and confidence into her voice.
"Good luck." he said kissing her once more. When they broke the kiss she got out and climbed into her car. She waved at Damon and he peeled out of the parking lot, she started her car and followed him out. She turned the opposite direction as he did, he turned left to go to the Boarding House, Elena turned right to face the firing squad.
"You can calm down dear, she just pulled up. Alone I might add." Miranda said watching from the front window as Grayson paced the floor seeing the clock flash 9:30. At 9:00 Grayson had rushed to the phone only to have his wife take it from him. She had told him to give her more time. He obliged her, even though he regretted it every second.
"Mom, dad. I'm home." Elena said walking in the front door.
"Elena Marie Gilbert, you have some explaining to do." Grayson roared when he heard his daughters voice.
"What?" Elena asked confused. She hoped she wasn't about to get yelled at for almost running away. It didn't happen so all should be well.
"First, why in the hell would you even consider running away from home? What this perfect lifestyle your mother and I give you isn't enough?" he roared, although an underlying curiosity raged there.
"What your father means to say, is what is it that running away can give you that we haven't?" Miranda interjected.
"Freedom. I was sick and tired of running around the prodigal daughter of Grayson and Miranda Gilbert. I wasn't that person and I'll never be that person. I got sick of pretending so I called Jeremy and he told me I could go live with him. I jumped at the opportunity." Elena explained.
"Why didn't you tell us you were unhappy?" Miranda asked.
"You wouldn't have listened." Elena sighed.
"Well now that we got that dealt with, the other upsetting news. What the hell were you doing with Damon Salvatore?" Grayson demanded, it was clear to Elena that this was the more pressing matter to her father.
"I was surprised when I saw him escort me." she answered not sure what he was referring to.
"Not that, I believed you when you told me you disliked him Elena. But then I saw you kissing him in the parking lot. Care to explain?" he demanded, disdain coating his words.
"You saw that?" Elena asked.
"I saw that, now explain." he said motioning with his hand that he better explain.
"I'm in love with him." she said simply.
"When did this happen dear?" Miranda asked, taking over for her husband, who was visibly shaking in anger.
"A while ago. I was so happy, I wanted to rebel from you and dad, so I met up with Damon at the Grill and we hooked up. It was the night that I spent with Caroline and Bonnie. We started a relationship from then on until we broke up a couple months ago." she said.
"Months?" Grayson roared shocked at his daughters confession.
"Yes months. We fell in love months before Miss Mystic, and then it ended. But now we're back on. He's the reason I'm staying in Mystic Falls." Elena stated.
"You are not going to see him anymore Elena. That's final." Grayson said coldly.
"I'm not a child anymore dad. You can't tell me what to do." Elena said crossing her arms across her chest.
"You are my child Elena. And as such you will do as I say. I am telling you that you will not see Damon anymore. Ever. That is paramount. Ever Elena Marie Gilbert. We are going to cleanse this stupid infatuation from your system." Grayson stated firmly.
"It's not an infatuation dad, this is love. It's stronger than anything I've ever known. You are not going to tell me that I can't love him. Because I do, and it's not going to change." Elena said.
"You are not going to see him because you are grounded from this moment. You are grounded until you have reached the capability to exercise control and intelligence." Grayson said.
"No. You can' try to stop me from seeing him, but it won't work. And you can try to make me stop loving him, but it will not happen." she said spinning around to walk upstairs. Grayson reached out and grabbed her wrist pulling her back, before catching a glimpse of the letters inked there.
"What is this?" he demanded taken aback by the ink on his daughters wrist.
"It's not the only one I have." she stated petulantly.
"What is this Elena?" Grayson yelled.
"This is a tattoo dad, it says "DS" which coincidentally stands for Damon Salvatore." she said sweetly.
"Let me see." Miranda said grasping her daughters wrist much more gently than Grayson did. "You must really love this boy." she stated upon analyzing the ink.
"That doesn't matter Miranda. Let me deal with this rebellion." Grayson insisted.
"Now you've handled enough Gray. I let you handle the Damon Salvatore issue, I get the altered body appearance." Miranda said.
"Fine, it is the lesser of two evils. Our daughter giving herself to Damon Salvatore is first and foremost." Grayson said giving in and sinking into an overstuffed chair.
"Why did you get a tattoo honey?" Miranda asked calmly. She was much better in a crisis than her husband.
"The first one I ever got was because I needed to change myself up a bit. I needed to distance myself from the image you guys created even though I knew I was going to be the only one that could see them. I got a new tattoo for almost every thing you and dad did that went above and beyond normal control." Elena explained.
"What was your first?" Elena asked.
"The word "breathe" right here." she said showing her mom her other wrist.
"Why did you get the word "breathe?"" her mom asked.
"It was a message to myself to keep breathing even when life got difficult." Elena explained.
"How many do you have?" Miranda asked.
"I think 6." Elena answered.
" Wow. Is that the only way you altered your body?" Miranda asked.
"I also got my belly button pierced." Elena stated.
"Oh. Did you do anything else to exercise freedom? I've heard of lots of girls who do other things to steal freedom from their parents?" Miranda asked clearly hinting at something.
"Yes. I started sleeping with Damon." Elena answered unrepentant.
"Oh." Miranda said unsure of what else to say.
"Enough of this, clearly Elena has had too much freedom and we have to take more away. Up to your room and do not come down until you are called. And I will be taking your cell phone." Grayson commanded, after he took her cell phone from her hands.
"Fine." Elena said walking up the stairs and going into her room where she slammed the door. She considered calling Damon but since she didn't have her phone, and she wouldn't be allowed to use the house phone she was screwed. She stayed up in her room for hours, and knew that Damon would be starting to get worried. He hadn't heard from her. She stuffed her pillows under her blankets on her bed to make it look like she was in bed sleeping before opening her window and using the tree outside to aid her to the ground. Once she was safely on the ground she rushed away and began the long walk to the Boarding House.
After almost an hour she made it to the house and walked in the front door.
"Elena? Where's your car?" Damon asked confused when he saw her walk in the front door.
"At my house. I walked here?" she told him.
"Okay, you could have called for a ride, but anyways it took so long. On a scale of one to ten how bad was it?" Damon asked.
"Eleven." she answered.
"I take it daddy Gilbert isn't going to be so accepting?" he asked.
"Not a chance. I was thinking that since it isn't going to be long before my dad notices that I'm not where I am supposed to be. Maybe we should go to Richmond to see my brother. Just for a couple days, long enough for my father to become calmer." Elena suggested.
"Are you sure you want to run away? By the way where is your phone, I texted you a few times?" he asked.
"I got it confiscated. I am forbidden to see you. As you can see I do not take well to rules such as that. They know all about my body modifications too." she said.
"Ouch." he said.
"They are hoping that I outgrow this "immature infatuation." she said quoting.
"Immature infatuation?" he asked stifling a laugh.
"He didn't say it in those exact words but he might as well have. It would have taken so much less time."she said rolling her eyes.
" Well if you want to, I will leave town with you right now." he said.
"Let's go." she said.
"Don't you need any clothes or anything?" he asked.
"No. I can't go back home without being caught. I have my purse, I will buy anything I need in Richmond. Let's just go." she said. He nodded and lead her out to the car. Ten minutes later the couple hit the highway leaving Mystic Falls behind for a couple days.