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Elena's POV

As soon as I sent that text to Damon I started to get extremely nervous, I place the phone on my lap and start chewing on my lip lightly while twirling a piece of hair between my fingers my stomach full of nerves waiting for him to respond scolding myself for getting caught up in the past by looking through all our old stuff "things can't go back to the way they were Elena" I mumble to myself tossing my phone on the ground next to me leaning my head back against my bed and letting out a groan when the ding from my phone goes off.

I quickly sit up and grab my phone my heart beating way to fast for a simple text "Of course, when and where?" a small smile spreads across my lips as butterflies fill my stomach. I was acting like I was back in high school but I couldn't help it "My house. Whenever you're free no rush" I send as I start to put everything away taking another glance at the picture of us in the rain.

My phone goes off again with the response of "i'll be there in 15 ;)"

Shit I didn't expect him to be that fast.. I quickly and run to my closet needing to change and freshen up. I had no idea what I was even going to say to Damon but I had 15 minutes to figure it all out.

Damon's POV

I had to do my best to not run to my bike and speed to Elena's house once she text me, I had no idea if this conversation she wanted to have would be good or bad but at this point I really didn't care I just wanted to be with her and talk to her we needed to after our last little get together. Maybe me showing up at her house wasn't going to bite me in the ass like Stefan said it would.

I quickly change into a clean shirt and grab my cut heading out to my bike passing Jeremy and Elijah who were talking just a few months ago the cops being here would not be a good sign Elijah would be here giving us a friendly warning but these days it didn't put us on edge we were finally getting our shit together hopefully we could just keep it together I nod at both of them as I pass "Where you going?" Jeremy asks knowing there was a club "party" tonight for Klaus's birthday but if I end up missing it oh well i'd apologize later

"going to see your sister" I say climbing on my bike and strapping on my helmet before firing up my bike I saw the smirks on both of their faces "you two just try and make it back for the party!" Jeremy yells I roll my eyes before driving off even if I made it back for it Elena would not be accompanying me even though I would love that.

I pull up to her house parking my bike next to her car in the driveway taking a deep steadying breath before climbing off my bike and heading to the front door and knocking on the door my nerves starting to get to me making me smirk a little Elena was still the only girl to make me nervous as hell just to be around her but this time it was worse since we weren't exactly on good terms

I hear her yell out from behind the door "The door is unlocked just come in" I open the door and walk in when the thought of her door being unlocked wasn't safe at all "Elena it's really not safe to leave your door unlocked" I say closing it behind me setting my helmet down on the back of the couch as I walk into the living room before turning to see her walking down the hallway towards me and damn she looked beautiful

She was wearing VS black lounge shorts and a white tank top and barefoot so simple but that's really how I always loved Elena her eyes narrowing at me pulling me out of my trance "I usually have it locked I knew you were coming over" she says her tone full of sass as she passes me her eyes on mine but she quickly looks away as she walks into the living room "Make yourself comfortable" she says heading towards the kitchen

I want to make another comment but I bite my tongue not wanting to set her off which seemed easy to do lately. I slip off my cut and set it on the back of the couch before sitting on the couch "Want a drink?" she asks from the kitchen. Hell yes I thought to myself "Yeah thank you" I say as I lean back and try to get comfortable which seemed impossible as I waited to see what she wanted to talk about

She walks back in the living room carrying 2 glasses of bourbon I raise my eyebrow slightly as she hands it to me "Since when do you drink bourbon and enjoy it?" I ask as I take a sip keeping my eyes on her as she sits on the couch but plenty far enough away from me she shrugs "The stronger stuff the better lately" she attempts to say casually I narrow my eyes at her "Right.." I say keeping quiet for a second as she keeps her eyes off me

I clear my throat "So Lena.. what do you want to talk about?" her eyes move quickly to me knowing that it was probably because I used her nickname. My nickname for her "Uh. I just wanted to try and clear the air between us I guess" she says taking another sip of her bourbon I could tell she was nervous even though she was trying to hide it. At least I wasn't the only one

"Well i'm intrigued" I say giving her my playful smirk she gives me that glare telling me this wasn't the time to joke around "I'm serious Damon" she says as she fidgets with the glass in her hand I nod my head focusing my eyes on her "I am to Lena I swear" I say giving her a small smile "I would love to clear the air between us"

She nods giving me a small smile "How do we do that?" I ask as we both finish off our drinks "I don't really know.. after everything between us i'm sure it's going to take time but i'm tired of trying to hate you no matter how hard I try I just can't" she says honestly her big brown eyes on mine I smirk a little "Well i'm glad you can't hate me.. because the thought of you hating me over these last 4 years has honestly killed me"

She looks a little surprised at my honesty but continues "Well I may have claimed to hate you but I never really have" she sighs "You're just too much of my past and when I was gone it was easy to ignore but being here... around everyone around you I can't pretend to so I just want to find a middle ground I guess"

I can't help but feel a little disappointed that she didn't want to try again but after all this time her saying that right now would be unrealistic even I knew that.. but maybe if she was wanting to find "middle ground" one day we could get there "Ok so friends then?" I ask she pauses for a moment before giving me a small smile "Yeah friends"

A smile spreads across my face "Great.. so since were friends does that mean you get to open up and trust me with some personal information...?" I ask my eyes on her gauging her reaction I may be pushing it but I needed to see she rolls her eyes and sighs "Don't push it Damon.. maybe one day but not right now ok" I nod and giver her a smirk "okay i'm a patient man"

I say leaning forward and setting my glass on the coffee table before turning back "But when you are ready Elena.. i'm here ok" her eyes on land on mine and I swear I could see them start getting watery but she blinks quickly and nods "Okay thanks" I give her a reacquiring smile before standing up and offering my hand to her she raises her eyebrow "What are you..?"

I cut her off quickly "Well Klaus's birthday celebration is tonight at the clubhouse and I figured we would attend together.. as friends of course" I say giving her a smile I see a slight blush cross her face as she debates with herself I wait patiently hoping she would choose to not be difficult "Okay fine but I have to change first" she says placing her hand in mine sending a shock of energy through my body just by the this simple touch "Take your time" I respond as I help her up

I was scrolling through my facebook when Elena walked back out of her room my eyes glance up at her and lock on her instantly damn did she look good and my body was instantly those black jeans with rips in them hugged her perfectly and the green crop top she was wearing went with her skin tone perfectly and seeing her show a little skin was always a nice surprise because she wasn't a girl who did that all the time her eyes were on me as she grabbed her leather jacket making me smirk that she still wore them

"You ready?" she says snapping my trance of looking her up and down and taking her in "Yeah just waiting on you" I say winking at her as I stand up and slip on my cut she gives me a playful glare "Shut up so i'll meet you there?" she asks I shake my head "Oh no if were going were going how we always went on my bike" I say smirking at her

"Of course we are" she says smirking back at me

Feeling her arms around me as we ride back to the clubhouse made me feel whole again it had been far to long since I had her on the back of my bike the feeling of her being this close made my whole body tingle as much as I hated myself for sounding like a love struck boy it was true Elena effected my body like no one else had.

The ride is over to soon as I park in front of the clubhouse she climbs off giving me a smile "What? I ask as I climb off after her "I missed that" she says her eyes on mine making me smile wide "Yeah me to" her eyes stay locked with mine she starts to open her mouth to say something else but it's cut off by Caroline running up to us basically screeching

"Elena Gilbert you came!" she yells as her and Elena hug each other "Woah care you're not drunk already are you?" she asks laughing Caroline rolls her eyes "Not even close" she says grinning before turning to look at me "Thanks for bringing her Damon but i'm stealing her" my heart drops a little as I realize my time with Elena was now over.

I smirk "She's all yours" I say looking from Caroline to Elena, she gives me a small smile "See ya later" I nod as Caroline quickly drags her towards the clubhouse I let out a sigh before heading in I knew this party wouldn't be the same with me and Elena I mean we weren't a couple.. we hadn't been for a while but a small part of me still got my hopes up.

"Whats up pres?" I ask sitting down at the bar next to ric sipping on my beer as my eyes move over everyone having fun I had been trying to loosen up and enjoy myself but all my attention just kept shooting back to Elena who I could tell was loving every moment of being carefree with her friends and once again she was drinking a lot.. they all had a tendency to do that at these get together's they were almost as bad as the club but I wasn't judging usually I was right there with them

"Just watching the craziness" he replies smirking a little "Why aren't you on their level?" he asks looking at me and I knew he already knew the answer to that I narrow my eyes at him "Just a lot on mind I guess being a responsible VP" I say smirking a little as he chuckles "Yeah we've improved but to call you a responsible VP.." he says jokingly

My smirk fades a little "I'm just watching out for her.. I can't help it" I say seriously as my eyes move across the room as I watch her take a shot in pool hitting her ball in the pocket "Yes!" she yells smirking at Klaus "Take that shot birthday boy" a part of me wants to be overly happy and smile from ear to ear watching her be happy with our family but the image of the bruises flash through my mind, everything Jeremy said the way she reacted and it stops me.

"Well thank you for doing that" Ric says pulling my gaze from her I nod my head "You know I always will be there for her" I say finishing off my the only beer i've had he nods his head his eyes studying me "I know. But Damon if you wanna try and get back to where you were with her you gotta let go a little bit.. have fun with her"

I nod setting my empty bottle on the bar knowing he was right "I know" I say sighing "But honestly I don't know if she wants to have fun with me" he smiles a little before standing up "Shut up and just go spend time with the girl, the rest will come out with time when she's ready" he says waving his hand to rose who was behind the bar "Get him two shots of bourbon" she nods and starts to pour them

I glance up at him raising an eyebrow "You really would be ok if me and Elena ever got back to that point?" he looks at me nodding "Yes. I know how much you've changed Damon I don't think I would trust anyone but you with Elena again. She needs you even if she doesn't realize it even if it took me a while to realize it"

"But i'm outta here I got a gorgeous girl of my own at home" he smacks me on the shoulder as rose sets the shots down in front of me giving me a smirk "Go get her" there were plenty of nights Rose had heard all about me wanting Elena back I nod and grab the shot glasses and walk towards Elena who was celebrating her victory of kicking Klaus's ass in pool

"Celebratory shot?" I ask walking up to her offering it to her those beautiful brown eyes turn to focus on me and maybe it was because she was tipsy but it was the first time I had seen her give me that sexy smile that told me she was happy to see me "Thank you" she says taking it I nod and clink my glass to hers as we both down it the warm liquid burning my throat

"So you finally decide to join us?" she asks me that smile still on her lips "Yeah I figured I should let loose for one of my best friends birthdays" I say smacking Klaus on the back "Well if that's true shouldn't you be getting us a shot?" he asks wrapping his arm around my shoulders I laugh "Fair point rose two more!" I yell back to the bar when I hear Elena "make it 4!" she says glaring at me

"You are not leaving me and care out" I smirk "Of course not"

"Thank you so much for driving us home Rose" Elena says giggling as we she opens the door and climbs out of the car. Rose smiles "No problem Elena it was good to see you have a good night" I climb out after Elena "Uh what are you doing?" she asks raising her eyebrow "Just making sure you make it to the door Elena" I say smiling a little at how cute and tipsy she was feeling pretty good myself

"Damon it's like 10 feet away I could make it on my own" she says rolling her eyes but I knew she wasn't really annoyed "Well I am a gentlemen" I say as we reach her front door "Oh right.. I forgot" she says smirking at me "Well thank you sir" she says giving me a playful look "You're welcome Lena" her smile transforms into a more sincere one when I use her nickname as she digs her keys out of her purse

"Well good night..." she says slowly as she goes to unlock the door I stop her as I place my hand on the side of her face brushing some of her hair back her eyes widen slightly "Damon.." she says I smirk stopping her protest "You looked gorgeous tonight Lena.. Free" I say smiling at her before dropping my hand and stepping back

Her eyes are on me as she stays quiet and to my surprise no anger crosses her face "Goodnight Lena" I say breaking the silence as I turn to head back to the car "Wait how are you gonna get your bike tomorrow?" shes asks I turn back to her "I'll have Ric or Steafan pick me up" I shrug curious to why she was asking she nods and bites her bottom lip I knew she was mulling something over in her head when she did that

"Well why don't you just stay here?" she shrugs casually "I can drive you in the morning I live closest to the club house anyway" she says my heart jumps as she asks me to stay but I keep a straight faced "Uh yeah if you're sure" I say she nods "Yeah I mean you'll be on the couch cause just friends remember" she says as she turns to unlock the door

I smirk "Yes of course i'll tell rose and be right in"

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