I'm so sorry this is so late. I had every intention of getting it to you far sooner than this. This is unbetaed, I just wanted to get it posted so I could move on. This is the final chapter of this story... pauses while I wipe away a tear... It's been an amazing ride and I have loved every single second of it. I loved writing this story, it's probably my second favourite project aside from HDYWI which is my baby. Thank you to every single person who favourited, followed or reviewed this story. They all meant so much and kept me writing when things weren't going so well. Thank you thank you thank you.

I'm thinking there will be a sequel for the people who has asked for one. I think there is still some more story to tell for these two. I'm not sure when there will be a sequel I want to finish a couple other projects first and start one that I've been working on for a while before I move onto this one.

Approximately a year later

At the end of the day, Elena walked through the front door and dropped her bag on the little table situated at the front door.

"Happy Anniversary Mrs. Salvatore." Damon greeted her at the door.

"Happy Anniversary. I'm so happy to be home." She sighed happily.

"I'm sure you are, editing articles and running errands for people cannot be as enjoyable as being here with me." Damon told her kissing her far too briefly for either of them.

"I can't believe I've been your wife for a whole year now. The time seems to have flown by." She sighed walking into the kitchen.

"Yeah, I know we've had some tough times over the past year but it's still easily been the best year of my life." Damon confessed.

"Mine too. By quite a wide margin." Elena agreed.

"So I booked plane tickets last week as you know. You've been begging me to tell you where we're going since I booked them." Damon reminded her.

"Of course I have been, you promised that I could pick where we go this time." She pointed out.

"Oh well. Next time. I wanted to pick somewhere that I knew you would enjoy." He told her shrugging his shoulders.

"So where are we going?" She asked.

"I'll tell you tomorrow before we leave." He told her.

"Not this again. You did this to me on our honeymoon too." Elena complained.

"I'm aware, but now sit down and get comfortable. You have to eat the brilliant dinner I made you, then we're going out." He told her.

"Where are we going?" Elena asked curiously. Damon had told her before she went to work that morning that he had big plans for their anniversary and that they didn't involve spending all of it alone. They were spending it in public after a delicious meal. But as always we refused to give her any more than that as a hint.

"Not telling. You'll find out when we get there. There is an outfit set out on the bed for you upstairs." He told her.

"You picked what I'm wearing too?" She questioned.

"Yep. I found it when I was out shopping today. I could see it on you and it looked amazing, so I bought it. It will suit the place we're going tonight perfectly." He told her.

"You were out shopping?" She questioned with her eyebrows raised.

"I was looking for an anniversary gift, but then I realized that Mystic Falls has shit for presents. Therefore I am waiting until we're on vacation to buy you something, aside from the clothes, shoes and lingerie I bought you." He told her.

"I see. And I mean of course you bought lingerie. That's your personal favourite item of clothing." She teased.

"I know. I love lingerie. I am fairly transparent that way." Damon sighed.

"Although I know that you happen to like it better when it's on the floor anyway." She added on with a soft smirk on her face.

"You are kind of feisty tonight, although I'm not denying it. I like your feistyness tonight. It's going to make for a fun evening. Now sit down and have a glass of wine. We have much to do and if we don't get done on time our guests will be waiting." Damon told her.

"We have guests?" She questioned.

"Well sort of. We have people meeting us at the place to have fun." He told her, careful to not give away too much.

"How long have you been planning this outing?" She questioned.

"Since about an hour and a half ago when the people in question called me and said they wanted to hang out." Damon told her.

"What was your original plan?" She asked curiously.

"Dinner, dessert, bath and sex. Not necessarily in that order." He told her shrugging.

"A regular night in the Salvatore household." She nodded.

"Pretty much. I've never had an anniversary before and I wasn't sure what I was supposed to do." Damon shrugged.

"You did pretty well." Elena approved.

"Did you like the flowers at the office this afternoon?" He asked.

"They were perfect. So beautiful." Elena approved.

"I'm glad you liked them." Damon told her bringing the dinner over to the table. Elena laughed when she saw the food he

laid out before her. It seemed to her they were having a Mexican fiesta for dinner. There were tacos, burritos, empanadas and so many other delicious Mexican foods.

"Mexican food? I love it." Elena laughed.

"Don't laugh. I was thinking and I came to the conclusion that I rarely if ever cook Mexican. Ergo... here we are." He

explained.

"It looks amazing." She told him.

When they were done dinner, Damon sent Elena upstairs to shower and get ready to go out while he cleaned up the kitchen.

"Are you going to join me in the shower?" She asked with a needy smile on her face.

"Nope, we don't have time for that as tempting as it is." He told her.

"After we get home?" She questioned.

"You're a needy little thing. I think I created a monster the first time I fucked you." Damon noted.

"You did. I like sex a little bit too much." Elena laughed.

"I'm not complaining. And we will absolutely do that when we get home." Damon assured her.

"Good. I think I'm happiest when you're inside me." She admitted as she continued walking up the stairs.

"At least you're honest. Normal people wouldn't admit to that." Damon laughed.

"I've never claimed to be normal and the things I feel for you are definitely not normal." Elena confessed.

"I love you too. Now go get ready." He told her grinning.

"Okay." She said rushing up the rest of the stairs. Damon turned and walked into the kitchen to start washing the dishes left over from dinner.

Elena had a quick shower knowing he wasn't going to join her in there. He was right though if they wanted to make it to whatever plans they had for their anniversary, they definitely had no time for him to join her in the shower. No matter how much fun or how pleasurable it would be for the both of them. Their anniversary plans were far more important, in one sense. She got the idea that Damon didn't make the plans because if he did the night would be spent far differently.

"Baby are you dressed yet?" Damon called upstairs around twenty minutes later.

"I just got out of the shower. Beauty takes time you know." She called back down to him.

"Hurry up. We have reservations to make." Damon called back.

"Reservation? Just what do you have planned Salvatore?" Elena called downstairs knowing that whatever reservations they had, they weren't for food.

"It wasn't my idea, let's just leave it at that." Damon remarked with a somewhat sullen tone in his voice.

"What are we doing?" She asked as she slipped into the blue dress he had picked out for her. It was look and it would twirl around her if she was spinning. She wondered idly if they were going out dancing, but then dismissed the idea because that was something that Damon would think up. And judging by the sullen tone of his voice he wasn't pleased with the items on tonights agenda.

"You'll see when we get there." He called back knowing she would enjoy it. He just wished that they were spending the night alone rather than with a group.

"Fine, I get the sense I'm not going to get much more than that out of you." She called back as she quickly did her hair and slipped on the shoes that went with the dress. She walked down the stairs and he got out of his chair to meet her at the

stairs.

"You look great. Come on let's get this over with. The sooner we do the sooner we leave for our destination tomorrow." Damon told her, handing her a jacket for the chilly night. They quickly walked out to the car and got in.

"Can you tell me where we're going?" She asked.

"Fine, we're going bowling." He told her slightly disdainfully.

"Bowling?" She asked raising her eyebrows.

"Yep, not my idea at all." He told her shaking his head.

"I guess not. How am I going to bowl in this dress?" She asked.

"Same as the other girls that are going to be there. Everyone is dressed up for the next stop on our evening." He told her.

"What's the second stop?" She asked.

"We're going dancing." He told her slightly appeased.

"That's more you." Elena allowed.

"I know. It gives me an excuse to stand really close to you, rub up against you and hold you in my arms. It's a win-win." He told her smirking.

"So who's going with us?" She asked finally realizing that she had no idea who was meeting them there.

"People." He answered as they parked at the bowling alley.

"That's vague." Elena noted as she got out of the car and took Damon's hand at the front. They walked through the double doors and Elena was immediately tackled by Caroline.

"Care!" Elena screamed hugging her friend back fiercely.

"I had to come see you." Caroline told her hugging her back just as hard.

"You couldn't have done it any other day than my anniversary?" She asked not releasing her friend.

"Nope, today was the best option. You two can have sex any other day." She told her.

"I'm just so happy to see you. But Care, bowling? Really?" She asked.

"It's a brilliant plan. The rest of of the gang are in there. Bonnie, Matt and Tyler are here already. We're just waiting on

Jeremy and his girlfriend. I begged him not to bring her but he said if she didn't come then he wasn't either. I'm still hoping for a reconciliation between him and Bon." Caroline told her as they started walking into the hall arm in arm.

"I really like Katie and I hope they stay together. She's really good for him. Him and Bonnie were drama, drama, drama. And he needed to get away from everything when he moved. It would never work out for them." Elena told her just as Jeremy and Katie came through the double doors.

"Jer!" Elena cheered when she saw him and rushed over to him. They hugged quickly, before Elena hugged Katie.

"Happy anniversary." Katie told them.

"Thank you." Elena said leading them all into the hall. Elena noted when everyone sat down to decide who was teaming with who that Caroline sat a little bit away from Tyler. She resolved to get Caroline on her team so she would grill her on that.

"I think it should be girls versus boys. I need some girl talk." Caroline called out over everyone else.

"So you're saying that it'll be me, Jeremy, Matt and Tyler versus you, Elena, Bonnie and Katie?" Damon clarified.

"Yes. So yes that means you have to take some time away from your wife. You get her more than I do." Caroline told him.

"It's our anniversary, I'm supposed to be with her tonight. Not you." Damon told her annoyed.

"Oh come on, you guys are going somewhere amazing tomorrow alone." Caroline ranted.

"Fine. I get to dance with her later anyway." Damon agreed going to get his ugly bowling shoes from the front desk. Everyone got their shoes and went to their lanes.

"So what's up with you and Tyler?" Elena asked softly when Bonnie went up to bowl.

"We've grown apart. I think he was my high-school boyfriend and that's all he was. It hurts to say it but its true. We have nothing in common and we don't really enjoy each others company. He wasn't going to come tonight but I made him. I told him that you were his friend too." Caroline admitted.

"What made you grow apart?" Elena whispered as Bonnie sat down and Katie took her turn.

"Well first we stopped having sex and then I met someone new. Ty doesn't know yet and I don't want him to." Caroline told her. Elena was about to respond when Katie came back after bowling a strike.

"Your turn." She said grinning.

"You are an incredible bowler." Elena noted as she got up to take her turn. She glanced to her right and Damon was taking his turn.

"You're going down sweetheart." He warned her.

"Being a vampire doesn't make you a good bowler." She muttered much to low for anyone else to hear, but just loud enough for Damon. He smirked and shook his head.

"Watch and see baby." He told he as he rolled the ball putting a lot of force behind it. The ball rolled about 3/4 of the way down the lane before it suddenly veered right and went into the gutter. Damon's mouth dropped and Elena started laughing as she sent her ball down the lane.

"What the fuck?!" Damon exclaimed as Elena's hit the pins, knocking three down.

"Do it again Damon." Elena teased as they went to grab their second ball. This time Damon's ball made it all the way down but only took out one pin.

"Son of a bitch." He hissed as Elena took out the rest of her pins for a spare. Elena went to sit down again while Caroline took her turn. She threw her ball alongside Tyler. Both were decent bowlers which was good for both teams, especially Damon's after his lack-luster attempt. When Caroline sat down again and Bonnie went up Elena turned to Caroline expectantly.

"Who is he?" She asked referring to Caroline's mystery guy.

"His name is Klaus Mikealson. Klaus! How sexy is that name?" She asked. Elena saw Damon's head snap over to them his eyes wide and wary. Elena didn't like the look on his face, the name Klaus somehow seemed to worry Damon and Elena had no idea why.

"Where did you two meet?" Elena asked.

"A bar. He was so chivalrous and kind. Who said chivalry was dead?" Caroline asked her eyes bright.

When they were done bowling everyone got into separate cars and drove to the dance club. The light were bright inside and the music loud.

"I'm going to get drinks." Damon told her and she nodded her head being lead to a booth by Caroline. Elena reached behind her and took Katie's hand who then took Jeremy's so on and so forth so they didn't all get separated. Jeremy ended up having to clasp Bonnie's hand and Bonnie looked pleased until she saw the casual and comfortable grasp he had on Katie's. It was like hand-holding was effortless for them. It was as natural as breathing. When they got to their table they all slipped in. Elena went all the way through the booth, Katie slipped in after her, with Jeremy next to her. Bonnie slipped in after her, Matt and Tyler slipped in and Caroline took the chair nearest Elena so they could continue their conversation as quiet as possible.

"I want to meet him Care. I need to know if he's dangerous." Elena told her.

"He's not dangerous. I know that. I feel that." Caroline assured her friend. Elena still couldn't' get the image of Damon's

look out of her face. She decided that now was a good time to ask him about it.

"I'll be right back. I need to ask my husband something." Elena said getting out of the booth and walking to the bar where Damon said he'd be. She found him standing at the bar waiting to be served.

"Can I ask you something?" She asked when she got close to him. She wrapped her arms around his waist and nestled her head into his shoulder.

"Anything." He told her looking at her concerned.

"Why did you respond like that when Caroline mentioned her new boytoy?" Elena asked.

"Because it's Klaus. He's bad news." Damon shrugged.

"What do you mean?" Elena asked worried.

"He's the oldest vampire in history. He's practically the king of vampires, if we had a king. And he believes it too. He takes whatever he wants and if it's not given freely he'll kill for it. He's ruthless." Damon told her.

"Care told me he's kind and chivalrous." Elena told him.

"Oh he is. It's just if you're his enemy then he's an asshole. He's centuries and centuries older than even me." Damon told

her.

"So is it possible that he's into her because he wants to be with her? Or do you think he's after something?" Elena asked.

"It would make no sense whatsoever for him to go after Caroline Forbes if he was after something. She is as far away from vampires on a daily basis as you can possibly get. She doesn't even know that we exist. So from a tactical or strategic standpoint it makes no sense. He could be into her for her, or he could be with her for free blood and sex." He told her.

"What do you think the chances are that he likes her, because she really likes him. Elena asked.

"I've only met Klaus a few times, and we've never had an issue. I just know of his bad reputation. But I'd say it's possible. Like I said I've never had a problem with him." Damon told her.

"Okay." Elena replied feeling slightly better than she did. The bartender finally approached and Damon ordered a beer for everyone and the bartender took his cash and handed him enough bottles for the entire table. Damon took a few and Elena took a few too and they went back to the table.

"Make sure you save me a dance tonight." Damon told her as they settled into their seats.

"Make sure you save me a few too."Elena replied.

When their beers were gone Elena got up and took Damon's hand pulling him to the dance floor. She immediately launched into his arms and started dancing.

"They're really in love." Caroline sighed happily.

"Yeah, I'm happy Lena found him. She's so happy now." Jeremy added on while taking Katie's hand on the table. Seeing Elena so happy gave him hope for a future with Katie. Right now their relationship surrounded around their senior year of high-school. Once they graduated they could move forward with their relationship, wherever that could take them.

"Wanna dance?" Katie asked glancing at him with a hopeful smile on her face. Jeremy had never liked dancing, until he met Katie.

"Sure." He said and Caroline slid out so they could get to the dance floor.

"I don't like her." Bonnie noted with a glower on her face.

"I think they're really happy together." Matt told her.

"He never danced with me." Bonnie sighed.

"Maybe it's like me and Elena. We weren't met to be, and I didn't fully understand that until I watched her marry Damon.

Now I know that me and her would never have worked out. Neither would you and Jeremy, it'll hurt for a while. But then it'll go away." Matt explained, giving her some of the wisdom from his hurt.

"I don't think it'll happen that way for us. I know that Jeremy was my true other half." Bonnie sighed.

"You have to try. I think Katie is Jeremy's meant to be." Matt told her. Bonnie shook her head and took a long swig of her beer.

"Thank you for the great night." Elena thanked her friend outside the club after the night was over.

"It was fun. We'll have to make sure we all get together again soon." Caroline told her hugging her again.

"Yes but next time bring Klaus too. We all want to meet him." Elena told her.

"I know. We'll see how it goes." Caroline promised.

"OK, call me and I'll tell you all about my trip." Elena told her.

"Don't worry I will be." Caroline told her.

"Alright, but apparently we have an early flight. How hard is it to get flights in the afternoon? So we better get going." Elena told her.

"Well if you had an afternoon flight then you'd have less time in wherever you're going." Caroline told her.

"That's true. And we usually go to paradise so I guess I shouldn't argue. I'll talk to you soon." Elena told her opening the passenger door of the Camaro.

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The next morning Damon woke Elena up at 7:30.

"Ready to go?" He asked.

"Yep." She told him rolling out of bed, eager for this new adventure. A few minutes later the car was all loaded up and they were hitting the highway heading for the Richmond Airport.

A couple hours later they were sitting in the boarding lounge waiting for their flight to be called.

Now boarding all first-class passengers to Athens

"Greece?" Elena enthused.

"Yep." He told her.

"Athens?" She clarified.

"Nope, that's the starting point. We're going to Mykonos." He told her. Elena grinned and took his hand as they started their newest adventure together. Always together.