Chapter 16
The taste of her still filled him two days later and the cravings for her hadn't eased. Damon thought of her during the long hours he spent with his brother at the high school playing basketball and talking.
Hearing Stefan laugh he looked at him
"What?"
Stefan laughed harder
"You're in love and you don't even know it"
With a growl Damon jumped on his brother and the two began a kind of mock fight rolling around like baby bears.
"I want to see Elena's face when you ask her to introduce to a new witch to make more daylight rings"
Stefan laughed when the two relaxed under the blazing sun again
"Why?"
"You won't give her a ring after you change her?"
Damon glowered at Stefan letting his traitorous mind show her in all the full vampire glory she could have.
Bella. Even her name brought a glow of something warm into the darkness he carried with him always. They made love often, as if each of them had realized that their time together was nearly done. As if they both wanted to savor whatever pleasures they could in the time they had left.
It was as if they were cut off from the rest of the world, something he enjoyed greatly.
Suddenly he grinned. Beside him Stefan chuckled in agreement
"Green looks good on her"
Stefan goaded his big brother as the two stood right outside the open cafe where Bella was sitting on a bar stool watching three teenagers on a platform perform a few songs
"Look elsewhere if you want to keep your eyes little brother"
Damon scowled causing his brother to laugh loudly. Bella's eyes met theirs and she smiled raising one eyebrow.
"She beckons"
Stefan said again enjoying the seeing his normally cool as a cucumber brother being all stiff yet mushy.
"You sing?"
Stefan asked Bella sitting on the stool closest to her seeing her lips mouth the lyrics the blond girl on the platform sang
"Only in the shower"
"We tried for years to get her on stage with us, but she never budged"
The brunette guy with the guitar said making Bella scowl at him.
"I'm your biggest fan Mitch, don't make me regret it"
She hinted and leaned against Damon's shoulder when the latter sat next to her. Catching the blond guy's eyes Stefan smiled. It was apparent to everyone that the closeness was not intentional
"Stubborn women are a curse on all mankind."
Stefan remarked and the blond girl behind the mic smiled at him
"Ain't that the truth?"
"I'm Mitch. This is my brother Noah and his sister Nikki"
The brunette guy introduced them.
"I'm Stefan and the guy worshipping your friend is my brother Damon"
As everyone nodded Stefan smiled again. Maybe Damon had found something good in the desert.
