Dear Diary,
Well April is finally here and as Damon is busy studying for his final exams it also means that he will soon be home for the summer. It has been a long eight months of Damon only here on the weekends and having to say goodbye to him every Monday morning. It was becoming even harder for Claire who would cry as he left and I could see Damon's heart breaking every time he had to drive away from Claire as she held her hands out for him in my arms begging him to come back.
Lately our moods had been getting better because we knew we were almost at the end of this journey and Damon would be home with us all summer. A summer we can't wait to start; a summer that is full of promises.
Here is mystic Fall I still have a couple more months of school but as these are my final months of high school I have much to look forward to. With prom and graduation waiting for us we have all been in good spirits. Caroline is president of the prom committee of course and is hard at work making this the best prom that Mystic Falls had ever seen. Luckily this talk of prom has kept Bonnies mind off Connor for the moment so hopefully she will stay away from him.
We have much to look forward to and while it is also a time of joy it is also a time to remember that my parents will never get to see. It is times like this that hope that I am making them proud as I begin the final part of my journey through high school.
Elena
"How does it look?" Caroline called out as she stood by the closed dressing room door in an upscale dress boutique. She was anxiously waiting to see her friend in one of the dresses she had picked out for her for prom. With prom being a month away it was a girls day of shopping and trying on dresses to find that perfect prom dress.
"It looks like it's way out of my price range" Elena called back to her friend.
Caroline rolled her eyes and tapped her foot. "Just come out already!" Caroline begged.
"Alright, alright" Elena said and then with a sigh unlocked the door. Stepping out she appeared in front of her friend wearing a coral, princess style with a sweetheart neckline gown that was floor length. It was made with tulle, charmeuse fabric that was strapless and laced up at the back. The top part of the dress was pale pink and white beading. The color of the dress was stunning on Elena and Caroline's "wow" face expression just said it all.
"Elena you look gorgeous" Caroline told her as she reached her hand out to grab Elena's and spun her around in the dress.
"But like I said unless Claire and I give up eating then it's too much" Elena responded.
"Elena this is prom, we only get one" She told her.
"I went to Damon's prom" Elena reminded her.
"Yeah, you were eight months pregnant and it's totally different when it's your own" Caroline explained as she started to look at some more dresses.
Just then they're heard the bell go off at the front of the store and Bonnie walked in still looking thin and unhealthy. "Sorry I'm late I was just… oh my god Elena you look beautiful," she said as a smile grew on her face at seeing Elena in the gown.
"Told you" Caroline said with giddy.
"Like or not I'm not getting it" Elena answered as she returned to the dressing room and pulled the curtain closed.
Caroline let out a grunt and then started to look for another dress, "Fine we can try something else.
The girls spent a good three hours trying on dresses and showing them off to each other. They laughed and got all giddy was one of them found their dress over the course of the afternoon. Bonnie was especially having fun as for the first time in a long time the three seemed like friends. The girls modeled the dresses for each other and then separated them into a yay or nay pile.
Bonnie stood in a ruby red gown that featured a one-shoulder style that had a cut all the way across from her shoulders to her chest and showed off the curves of her breasts. It had an open back with rhinestone chain running across the back. This was the dress Bonnie had chosen as it showed off her skin and thin frame.
Caroline came out of the dressing room with a huge grin as she had found her dress and couldn't held but swirl around and watched as the loose flowing bottom moved. The gown was a blue ombre with the dress slowly changing from light blue at the top to a dark blue at the bottom. It was strapless with a sweetheart neckline and high waistline and weaved fabric on a slim fitting bodice making Caroline looking very glamorous.
"Bonnie you look beautiful!" Caroline said with a smile as she went over to give her friend a hug.
"Caroline that dress is amazing on you" Bonnie responded with a big smile as both girls turned to look in the mirrors.
"I think this is my dress" Caroline told her happily as she spun around one more time. The two girls waited another moment and then Elena too appeared out of the dressing room as she pulled back the curtain to reveal her prom dress.
Elena's dress was a raspberry color strapless ball gown made of taffeta that would no doubt make Elena standing out beautifully in the crowd. The gown showed off shinning beaded accents at the top of the dress in a v-shaped rouched design of beads at the bodice. The rouched bodice and asymmetrical pick-up skirt had rhinestones that added a touch of sparkle to the look to make Elena's dress dazzle in the light.
"I believe I've found my dress" Elena said with a grin as she came over to join her friends to take a look in the mirror.
"You think? Elena honey you have the winner right there. Your can totally be prom queen contender in that" Caroline told her as she wrapped her arm around her friend.
"Lets not get a head of ourselves because there is no way I will be prom queen, I have a 23 month old at home" Elena reminded them. She wasn't exactly the best roll model to look up to but at the same time she had done her part to take responsibility.
"Well you would get my vote" Bonnie told her with a smile.
"Hey what about me?" Caroline teased but the girls just laughed it off. They had plenty of time to worry about prom queen, as the prom wasn't for another month. Right now all they wanted to do was enjoy this afternoon that allowed them to forget about their troubles and just be teenagers getting ready for the prom.
The atmosphere on campus was quiet much like during spring break but for a totally different reason. Students all over campus had their noses buried in textbooks trying to cram as much knowledge that they could before their exams. Things were no different in Damon and Galen's dorm room as the two sat at their desks with textbooks and notes piled around themselves.
Their days here were numbered and everyone couldn't wait for the school year to finally come to an end and they could all go home. Damon especially was anxious to get these exams over with since he wasn't able to go home the last weekend because he had to study. Tapping his pen on his notes book, Damon leaned back in his seat and let out a tired sigh. He had been at this for hours and it was getting to the point his head was so full of information he wasn't sure how much more he could cram into his head.
Just then there was a happy knock on the door and Sage and Rose came bouncing in with grins on their faces. The girls held up brown paper bags that definitely held more then just water. "I think we can make this study group a little more fun!" Sage announced as she flicked her red hair back and had a huge grin on her face.
Damon and Galen turned to face them and with grin on their faces they were definitely looking forward to what the girls had planned. "Well any of Sage's lets get drunk ideas are always fun" Damon answered happily as he reached out for the brown paper bag and pulled out some whiskey.
"I always love you as my tutor" Galen laughed as he too was looking for this dull study night to get a little more interesting.
"ALRIGHT!" Sage cheered as she pulled out some shot glasses and a textbook. As the other three took in her excitement and how well prepare she had come they knew that tomorrow morning was going to be very interesting?
As the four of them began to play they would each take turns asking questions from the textbooks and then the other three had to answer. The first one to answer correct made the others take a drink but if they answered wrong they were forced to take a shot of whiskey twice. The game went on for a good 15 minute before Galen had sent texts to others in the dorms to come and join. As the study session continued there were about ten people in the small dorm room and everyone yelling out answers or taking shots.
Damon and Rose got pretty competitive during the game trying to out beat each other. They were both standing in the middle of the room shots in hand and doing their best to intimidate the other. Seeing the two of them had everyone else laughing and finding it hard to concentrate themselves. Galen was drunk on the floor laughing at the two of them as he had given up winning a long time ago. "You guys are going to be trashed tomorrow," he told them in a drinking mumbled.
"IIIII don't feeeeel anyyythinnnng," Rose announced in a giggle as she threw back her last shot of whiskey.
"Honey as well as you think you can hold your alcohol the two of you are smashed" Sage laughed.
"I don't feel anything," Damon added in a laugh as they got the group to do one last shot to end their study group. It had been a good night with friends and a little bit of studying. Soon they would all be packing up to go home for the summer so this was kind of like their last hurrah for the end of the year. There was a part of Damon that was going to miss this, he had made some great friends and had a lot of fun nights. He had also had one of his last shifts at the pub and Sage, Rose and him found themselves not wanting the year-end party to end. So here Damon was enjoying his last night of fun before he had to crack down on studying for his five upcoming exams but it was all totally worth it and he was feeling great.
"OH GOD I feel HORRIBLE" Damon mumbled as his forehead hit the desk and he let out a painful groan. His hair was a mess and he had yet to change out of his drinking study game clothes from the night before. The dorm room reeked of whiskey and god knows what else.
Everyone was moving a lot slower to this morning after their study group party that right now they couldn't see how it had been a good idea. Any loud noise he heard Damon cringed and covered his ears. He felt like death and looked like it too, drinking days before an exam was really not the best idea.
There came a giggle from his computer in front of him and as Damon slowly lifted his head he saw Elena's face as she was laughing at him and his pain. "Drinking study games not a genius idea now I take it" she teased.
"You know you are suppose to take care of me in my hours of need" Damon groaned.
"I don't recall self-inflicted hangovers as part of the deal" Elena teased.
"It's implied in the girlfriends manual," Damon told her.
"I guess I lost my copy" Elena laughed.
"Then I'll have to get you a new one," he told her and Elena just laughed.
"Maybe next time you shouldn't let Sage be the leader in your study group"
"Oh trust me she is fired" Damon said with a slight chuckle as he cradled his head in his arm.
"Aw" Elena said and for a moment Damon thought he was getting some sympathy from her.
"So how are things at home?" Damon asked as he took a sip of his water he had beside him.
"Alright, we went prom dress shopping so when you get back prepare to get all dressed up so you can take me to prom" Elena told him.
"Is that how you are asking me to prom? No speech and profess of love" Damon teased as Elena just rolled her eyes.
"Damon Salvatore will you do me the honor and take off a night of diaper duty to go to prom with me?" Elena aside as she batted her eyes and gave him a smile.
"I don't think you sound very sincere" he told her and Elena just laughed.
"Whatever your going like it or not" Elena told him forcefully.
"No that sounded like you meant it, threatening aside," Damon answered.
Elena gave a smile as she looked down at her hands and started to chip at her nail polish. She let out a sigh and then looked back up at Damon through Skype, "thirteen more days" she reminded him.
Damon nodded and then looked over at his calendar on the wall has he had the day he would be returning home circled. "Yeah thirteen more days" he repeated with a smile and nodded his head. In thirteen days he would finally be home for the summer and be able to see his girls as much as he wanted. Just thirteen more days and he would be home.
With her hands full of shopping bags Caroline had a smile on her face as she walked down the street in Mystic Falls. She had her phone to her ear as she made her way to the coffee shop to meet up with her mom after a day of shopping. "Ok I just got to the coffee shop so I'll talk to you later? Okay bye" she said into the phone before ending the call. As she opened up the door to the busy coffee shop she found her mom sitting in the corner both and saw that she had already purchased their drinks.
"Hey sorry I got sidetracked, I was talking to Tyler" Caroline told her mom as she set her shopping back on the far side of the both before sliding in. Picking up her coffee cup Caroline took a sip and gave a warm happy smile.
"So things with you and Tyler are good?" Liz asked her daughter knowing that weeks leading up to the trial that the two weren't talking. She knew her daughter loved Tyler but with the stress of the trial and confusion with Klaus, Tyler and Caroline had been on the outs. Liz was happy that on the day of the trial Tyler had shown up because even though him and Caroline weren't getting along he still came to support her.
"Things are good, we're talking and taking things slow" Caroline told her mom. "The thing with Klaus was confusing and stupid and I don't want to lose Tyler.
"Well I'm glad, he always seemed to make you happy and over the last year you have really needed that. Also especially since the trial ended and we didn't get the outcome we had hoped for.
"I can't believe they let him walk" Caroline said in disgust.
"I feel like I should have done more years ago and we wouldn't be in this mess right now" Liz said as she took the blame.
"You were trying to protect us the best you could at the time," Caroline told her mom.
"I just wish I did more" Liz said with a sigh and then just then Caroline reached out and grasp hold of her mom's hand on the table to reassure her that she knew that her mom had done everything she could at the time.
"Caroline?" came a small voice from behind them and as both mother and daughter turned around they saw a little blonde hair girl with big blue eyes. She was standing there looking at Caroline with those innocent eyes and Caroline knew exactly who it was.
"Margret sweetie what are you doing here" Caroline said as she turned to face her little sister but also looked around wondering where her mother Maria was. "Where's your mom?" she asked the little girl.
"Margret!" they all heard and then within seconds later Maria appeared carrying a cup of coffee in one had and was holding the other little girl Danielle's hand. She looked stunned to see Caroline and her mom and eyes looked a little worried as well as speechless. "Oh Caroline, Liz it's good to see you" she finally was able to say.
"I didn't know you guys were going to be in town," Caroline said as she stood up so that she was face to face with Maria. It didn't go unnoticed to her by how nervous Maria seemed as her hands came up to pull her daughter back and closer to her body. When Caroline looked down at the little girl her big blue eyes hadn't left her yet.
"We are just passing through" Maria said with a forced smile as she had both her girls close to her.
"Its good to see you guys" Caroline said with a smile to her little sisters.
"We really have to get going" Maria pressed and started to move the girl towards the door.
"Oh okay" Caroline said as she bit her bottom lip and tucked her blonde hair behind her ear as she watched to three getting ready to leave.
"Are we going to see daddy?" Margret asked as she innocently looked up at her mom.
Maria had hope Caroline hadn't heard the question but as soon as the words left Margret's mouth, Caroline's eyes went wide and she looked over at Maria confused and worried as to what Margret was talking about. "What's going on?" Caroline asked.
"Really Caroline I have to go" Maria said as she ignored Caroline's question and tried to usher the children out of the coffee shop.
"Maria, are you still in contact with Bill?" Caroline asked, as she wasn't about to let Maria just take off.
"I have to-"
"MARIA!" Caroline cut her off as she was now getting pretty annoyed that she was trying to avoid her. Quickly moving to stand between Maria and the door Caroline made it very clear she wanted to know what was going on, as both Margret and Danielle seemed to think they would be going to see their dad.
Maria let out a sigh as she gave in and made eye contact with Caroline as she bit her bottom lip. "He wants to do better," Maria told her.
"What, you can't be serious" Caroline snapped at her.
"Look Caroline he knows he messed up with you but he really wants to get better and be their for Margret and Danielle" Maria told her.
"He hasn't change since I was five what makes you think he can just flip a switch and be the prefect husband and father" Caroline asked her.
"He is my husband and I want to give him another chance," Maria responded with a forcefully tone. "I want you to respect that."
"Well I can't, and you can't seriously be doing this to them" Caroline begged her.
"Goodbye Caroline" Maria said as she quickly pushed her daughter out the door and away from Caroline.
"Maria!" Caroline yelled just as her mom was coming to stand by her very upset daughter. Caroline's eyes her full of fear for her little sister's and what their mothers' decision could mean for them. They hadn't experienced the full abuse of their father yet and they still had to chance to come out without any emotional or even physical scars. "Please you can't do this to them!"
"Caroline" Liz said softly to her daughter wanting her to calm down.
"Mom you can't let her do this!" Caroline said to her mom in a pleading desperate voice.
Liz looked at her daughter and could see just how much she feared for her little sisters even though there was really little she could do. If Maria wanted to go back to her husband and try and make it work they couldn't stop her. So knowing she had to do something, Liz quickly followed Maria out of the coffee shop. "Maria wait!" Liz called out as she ran down to the sidewalk as Maria was getting her daughters into the car.
Both Margret and Danielle were watching as Liz came running after them while their mother was strapping them into their seats in the car. Although they didn't really understand what was going on they did notice how upset Caroline seemed to be and Liz didn't seem to want them to leave. "What's going on mommy?" Danielle asked.
"Nothing honey" Maria said to her daughter and then shut the back door to the car so that they wouldn't be able to hear anything the grownups were talking about. Maria looked up at Liz as she came towards her but didn't look at all pleased with her chasing her out of the coffee shop. "Look Liz this is my decision" Maria repeated to them as she looked back at Caroline who had her arms crossed and looking so frustrated with them.
"I know," Liz answered with a nod and a slight smile "But I want you to have this" she added as she held out a business card. "It's has my work number and my home number; call me anytime if you or the girls need anything. Maria looked down at the business and while she hesitated at first she finally reached out and accepted the card. She said nothing to either Caroline or Liz as she slipped the card into her jean pocket and then moved around to the driver's side of the car and opened up the door. Liz took a step back and waved to the girls in the back seat just before Maria sped off.
Once the car was gone down the street Caroline came running over to her mom like she couldn't' believe that she had just let her go. "We have to do something!" Caroline said.
"There is nothing else we can do honey, we did are part we are giving her options but if she doesn't want our help there is very little we can do right now" Liz told her daughter and then wrapped an arm around her. For the sake of those two little girls she hoped that her ex husband would make good on his word and become a better man.
The next thirteen days had moved by slowly for Elena as her and Claire waited for Damon to return. As the day finally came Elena was is good spirits as she cleaned up the house and prepared Claire's lunch for her. She had received a call from Damon telling her he was just about to leave school and that he would be home in an hour and a half for the entire summer. She found herself giddy like she was going on a first date, and she wanted everything to be perfect.
"Daddy" Claire chirped up from her high chair as Elena moved around the kitchen cleaning.
"Yes Daddy is coming home!" Elena said to her daughter with a kiss. The little girl had a huge smile on her face as she ate her lunch and sang away to herself excited to see her daddy again. Elena couldn't' help but smile at her just as Jenna came walking into the room.
"Alright so I'm off to spend hours listening to wedding bands with Ric and Caroline, are you sure you don't want come, maybe save me from drinking so much from the stress" Jenna asked with a smile.
"Nope sorry you have to handle Caroline all on your own today" Elena teased.
"Fine but it's your fault if we are stuck doing the chicken dance at the wedding" Jenna announced as she picked up her bag and made her way towards the door.
"You'd like the chicken dance huh baby girl" Elena said in a laugh while Jenna call out bye one last time.
As 1pm came around Elena had put Claire down for her nap and was eagerly checking her phone for the time. Licking her lips she couldn't hide her smiled and excitement as she knew that any moment Damon would be walking through that door. With Claire down for her nap they would have a good two hours alone together and Elena planned to put all those minutes to good use. The house was clean, she had lunch ready and she had a new outfit on and her hair done.
Letting out a deep breath Elena did her final check to make sure everything was perfect just before she heard the front door bell go. As a smile crept across her face Elena hurried to answer it and get this homecoming started. Getting closer and closer to the door Elena fixed her hair and smoothed out the wrinkles on her top just before she reached for the door handle and pull it open. To her surprise when she swung open the door her smile faded slightly as the visitor on her front porch wasn't Damon but instead Bonnie.
"Bonnie hi… I wasn't expecting you" Elena said with a stutter as Bonnie let out a huff and slipped inside the house past her. Biting her bottom li Elena looked down the street for any sign of Damon but when she didn't see his Camaro she figured she had a few minutes to get rid of Bonnie as politely as possible. Closing the front door Elena turned to face Bonnie, as she was texting on her phone and pacing the floor. "What's going on Bonnie?" Elena asked her finally.
For a moment Elena wasn't sure she was going to get an answer but then Bonnie looked up at her friend and she looked so frustrated and desperate. "I need to borrow your car," she told her.
"My car? Its not mine it's Jenna's car" Elena told her still not sure what this all meant. "Why do you need a car anyway? And why can't you borrow your mom's?"
"Because she is being a pain and not letting me drive it to Atlanta" Bonnie snapped in frustration.
At hearing Bonnie talking about Atlanta, Elena's eye widen in shock because she thought all this Atlanta talk was over with and that Connor was no longer in her life.
"Atlanta? I thought you weren't going?" Elena said.
"This is my career we are talking about, I've worked hard for this" Bonnie told her.
"No, Connor is making you starve yourself and you have already collapsed Bonnie, this is getting way out of hand" Elena snapped at her friend. It terrified her to see Bonnie doing this to herself, starving herself and making herself sick all to please Connor. He had her believing that this was the only way for her to make it as a model and if Bonnie didn't forget about Connor he was going to get her killed.
"Look I didn't come here to argue, can I borrow your car or not?" Bonnie asked.
"NO!" Elena snapped at her as her hands were on her hips.
Bonnie glared at her so called friend and gritted her teeth as she reached down by her feet to pick up her purse. "Well some friend you turned out to be" Bonnie growled as she headed for the door.
Elena quickly moved to stand between Bonnie and the door and looked at her friend in desperation and pleading eyes. "I want you to know I am doing this for you, right now you may not see it but Connor is hurting you and I am trying to protect you" Elena told Bonnie as she has she touched her friends frail thin arm. "Please stay away from him and don't go to Atlanta" Elena begged her.
"Well thanks to you my dreams are crushed because I can't get to Atlanta" Bonnie snarled at Elena and then quickly brushed her friend touch away and stormed out of the house. As the door slammed behind her Elena ran her fingers through her hair and knelt down on the floor trying to hold back tears. She was so worried for Bonnie's wellbeing and Connor had Bonnie wrapped around his finger and she couldn't break her free.
After Bonnie had stormed out of the house Elena was sitting at the kitchen table deep in thought as she stared at her phone and the unanswered messages that she had sent to Bonnie. She had left about 30 minutes ago and during that time Elena was freaking out and wondering what her friend was going to so next since she still didn't have a car to get to Atlanta. She had called Bonnie's mom and even Caroline to inform them what had happened so they could keep an eye out for Bonnie just in case she tried something else to get to Atlanta.
As she sat there at the table and tried to send Bonnie another message she heard a car pull up the driveway. Without finishing her text message to Bonnie, Elena got up and moved over to the window pulling back the drapes and saw Damon's blue Camaro parked in the driveway. A smile crept over her face quickly released the drape and ran over to the front door. She quickly swung it open before Damon had the chance to knock and was in his arms with her legs wrapped around him and her lips covering his before he knew what was happening.
Even though he was caught off guard Damon was able to wrap his arms around her body to hold her up as he kissed her back. No words were spoken between the two yet as they continued to kiss and Damon slowly moved them into the house and shut the door behind them. Once they were inside Damon set Elena down on her feet and broke from the kiss with a smile. "Hello to you too!" Damon said and then leaned down to kiss her again as her arms wrapped around Damon's neck.
"I can't believe it's all over," Elena whispered as she broke from the kiss and leaned in for a hug as Damon's arms wrapped tightly around her. She couldn't believe he was finally home and she wouldn't be forced to say goodbye at the end of the weekend. They had been through so much over the last several months with too many tearful moments to last them a lifetime. Damon was finally home and their little family was finally together again.
As Damon looked up from Elena's shoulder he saw that she had the table set for them to have lunch and a smile grew on his face. "I see you made me lunch" he whispered in her ear and them press a kiss to her ear.
As Elena pulled away she shook her head at him and then quickly started to pull at his jacket and strip it off him. "We can eat later" she told him as his jacket fell to the floor and she gripped him by his shirt and pulled him along with her as she moved backwards towards the stairs.
Understanding what she was saying Damon quickly forgot about the lunch no matter how hungry he was and lifted Elena up into his arms as pulled her in for another kiss. With one arm under her legs and the other supporting her lower back he began to carry her up the stairs as Elena wrapped her arms around his neck and devoured him in another heated kiss. Damon's feet quickened up the stairs and Elena let out a giggle at Damon's eagerness as he moved them up the stairs and to Elena's room as fast as he could.
With their bodies both glistening with sweat and their breath was still fast and heavy, as Elena was lying on her back with her arms above her head. Damon was hovering over top of her and kissing her neck and down her collarbone as a white sheet was draped over their bodies.
Elena let out a moan and arched her back up closer to Damon as his lips worked on sucking and kissing her skin. She could really get use to this and with four months of Damon being home Elena had every intention of taking advantage of any time they had together.
"Well round one was a success," Damon growled as he moved back up her body and captured her lips.
Elena let out a giggle against his lips and then as her legs wrapped around his waist and her arms around his neck she flipped them over so that she was now straddling him on top. "Well I hope you are not too hungry because I'm not letting you leave this room yet" Elena told him with a smirk.
"I'll survive" Damon in formed her and then his hands slowly slid up Elena's thighs as Elena leaned down to captured his lips.
Just as the kiss was deepening and Damon's hands were running up and down Elena's naked back they heard the ringtone of a cell phone. The two continued on kissing just wanting to ignore the interruption to their alone time. The ringing stopped after a few moments but it quickly started up again. With a groan Elena pulled her lips apart from him and looked across the room as she recognized the ringtone as her own.
"Just leave it, how important could it be?" Damon asked her and Elena stayed where she was as the phone went silent again. The two waited a moment to see if it would go off again but it never did. "See not that important" he responded and then Elena gave a smile and leaned down for a kiss. Yet just when they thought they would be left alone the home phone started to ring and got both of their attention.
"This can't be good" Elena said a little worried as she rolled off of Damon and crawled across the bed to get the phone off the night stand. "Hello?" she said in a worried tone. Damon was now sitting up on the bed staring at Elena and trying to read her face expression to what was going on and he could tell it wasn't good. "She did what? Oh my god" Elena said sounding horrified. "I'm on my way" Elena added and then hung up the phone.
"Everything alright?" Damon asked as he watched Elena as she flew out of bed and started to pull her clothes back on while he still sat on the bed still naked.
"Dr. Bennett's car went missing from her office and she thinks Bonnie stole it to go to Atlanta for that audition and to meet Connor" Elena said as she did up the button on her jeans.
"She still seeing that guy?" Damon asked a little shocked.
"Apparently" she told him with a sigh as she stuffed her cell phone into her back pocket. "Seems your welcome home will have to be put on hold" Elena told him sadly as she stepped closer to him as he sat on the bed and rested her forehead against his.
"Don't worry about it, gives me some time alone with Claire" Damon told her with a slight smile. Sure he was disappointed the two of them wouldn't be getting some more alone time for a while but he knew how important Bonnie was to Elena and he hoped that she could get her friend out od what ever mess she was into.
"I'll be back soon, remember lunch is on the table" she told him and then pressed her lips quickly against his. "I love you," she whispered.
Damon smiled and pulled at the end of her hair, "Love you too" he told her before Elena quickly ran out of the bedroom hoping that she wouldn't be too late to stop Bonnie from doing something stupid.
A woman stood by a tree in the park with her sun hat on as she stood in the same place for quite some time and watched the children playing in the park. The woman looked to be in her mid fifties and even though there were many children playing in the park, her blue eyes were focused on one little girl and her father running around the playground.
The little girl was definitely the young man's daughter as they shared many of the same facial features especially the piercing blue eyes. The little girl was running around the playground as he father playfully chases after her. Every so often he would catch up to her and wrapped his arms around her and lift her up to give her a kiss. He would then set the little girl back down and as she took off running he would chase after her and kept a close eye on her as she climbed the play equipment to ensure she didn't fall and hurt herself.
As the woman stood there watching them she found herself staring at the young man mostly as his resemblance was like someone she had known a longtime ago. Like a past life it had been so long but those eyes, those eyes were definitely remarkable. Seeing how this young man had grown up was such a haunting feeling to her as she watched him lifting the little girl up and carrying her over to a park bench. The close bond the two seem to have was like nothing she had ever really allowed herself to witness before but she couldn't help it now.
As she looked around the park and the buildings not too far away from her she found herself feeling as if no time had past since the last time she had walked these streets. Like no time had past in this tiny town of Mystic Falls since the last time she had been here as the café across the street still had the same window décor, Mystic Grill still had that god awful beige awning at the front of the store, and the Town Square still looked much the same except the trees had gown.
As she started to walk she found herself drawn to the young man with jet-black hair and blue eyes as he talked softly to his daughter. Yes so much of this town hadn't changed but as she took in the difference of Damon from the last time she had seen him she knew time had gone on with out her here. She approached the bench and just as she was a few feet away she stopped in her tracks and rested her hands in front of stomach. "Damon" she said softly to get his attention and for the first time in years those blue eyes looked up at her. At first she thought that be may not recognize her but she watched as his body suddenly stiffened at the sound of her voice and as his eyes met her, he was protectively holding his young daughter on his lap. There was no question that he recognized her but his once happy grin that he had when playing with his daughter was long gone and instead he looked both stunned and angry. Yet this was to be expected to know because for the first time in years Damon Salvatore was coming face to face with his mother.
Thanks for reading and I'm sorry they are not being posted as often but I have not given up on this story and in fact the appearance of Damon and Stefan's mother is one I have been planning for a long time.