Suddenly there was a flash from Damon's left side sending him flying. It was then Lee attacked him with a baseball bat.

Elena tried to get down to help but Jackie stood stopping her from getting too close only allowing her and Eliza to get to a certain distance.

"Ow what the hell?," Damon asked as Lee grabbed a barrel of gas and started pouring it on him.

"Oh did that hurt you Damon," came Lexi's taunting voice from behind the girls.

Stepping out Damon's eyes went wide at seeing her.

"You?,"

"Alive and in the flesh, I'm sure you knew that, but I bet you didn't think we would take revenge on you for trying to kill me?,"

"We?,"

"Meet my mate Lee, Damon you almost took me from him. You tried to ruin my life, his, Stefan's, everyone's around you," Lexi screamed at him.

"No!," Elena screamed scared for Damon.

They watched as Lee beat the crap out of Damon. They knew it hurt him at the moment but he would live. He needed to be punished and he was finally getting it.

"Don't, don't please don't hurt him," Elena begged causing Eliza to look at her weirdly as if she could sense the grip of Petrova coming out to capture Damon again.

Shaking his head he lifted Damon by the shirt and growling in his face threw him hard into the side of the building.

Walking over he smiled at Eliza before taking Lexi's hand after she hugged her girls and together they flashed off.

Jackie didn't bother stopping Elena this time as she ran to Damon's side to help him. Eliza gave her the sad look knowing what was happening.

Together they headed back to the Impala after gathering Jeremy from where he was in the bar and letting Jackie drive began to head back to Mystic Falls to avoid the end of the situation.

Back in the bar Damon headed in to talk to Bree once more.

"We were just leaving I wanted to say goodbye,"

"Good to see you again Damon,"

"No kiss?,"

"I'm full of vervain. I put it in everything I drink,"

"And you're telling me this why?,"

"Lexi was my friend, how could you?," Bree turned to leave when Damon flashed around her.

"The tomb can be opened,"

"You're lying,"

"Emily's grimoire, her spell book. If you know how she closed the tomb the reversal will be in her book. You can open that tomb,"

"Where is this book?,"

"I..,"

"You have no idea,"

"I am telling you the truth,"

"And I believe you. My dear sweet Bree. That's why I'm almost sorry," Damon said shoving his hand in her chest pulling out her heart.

Damon noticed Eliza was gone and was concerned. He hoped she didn't think he had something going on for her sister would never happen.

When they got back to the Salvatore house six hours later Elena chose to hear Stefan out.

"You could have told me,"

"I wanted to tell you,"

"You said no more lies, only the truth. I can handle the truth Stefan. As crazy as it is I can handle the fact you're a vampire. And you have a vampire brother, and that my best friend is a witch. I can accept the fact the world is a more mysterious place than I ever thought possible. But this? This lie I cannot take. What am I to you? Who am I to you?," Elena asked as she approached Stefan upstairs in his room.

"You are not Katherine. You are the opposite of everything that she was,"

"And when did you figure that out? Before you kissed me? Before we slept together?,"

"Before I met you,"

"What?,"

"The first day of school when we met, it wasn't for the first time Elena,"

"Then when was it?,"

"May 23rd 2009,"

"But that was?,"

"That was the day your parent's car went off the bridge,"

"You were there?,"

"Every couple of years I come back, to see zach and see my home. Last spring I was out in the woods by Old Wickery Bridge and I heard the accident. All of it. I was fast getting there but not fast enough. Car was already submerged. Your dad was still conscious. I was able to get to him. But he wouldn't let me help him until I helped you,"

"Oh my god," Elena covered her mouth in shock tears flowing down her face.

"When I woke up in the hospital nobody could figure out how I got out of the car. They said it was a miracle,"

"I went back for them. But it was too late, I couldn't, I couldn't save them. When I pulled you out I looked at your face and you looked like Katherine. I couldn't believe the resemblance. After that I spent months making sure you weren't her. I watched you. I learned everything I could about you, and I saw that you were nothing like Katherine. And I wanted to leave town, but, Elena I couldn't. I couldn't leave without knowing you. I'm so sorry I didn't tell you. I wanted to. But you were so sad,"

"Why do I look like her?,"

"Elena you've been through so much,"

"Why do I look like her Stefan? What are you not telling me?,"

"It didn't make any sense to me. You were a Gilbert, she was a Pierce. But the resemblance was too similar. And then I learned the truth. You were adopted Elena," Stefan watched as shock covered her face.

He led her to the bed and sat her down so she could process the information.

"How do you know this?,"

"Your birth certificate from the city records. It says Elena Gilbert Mystic Falls General. But there's no record of your mother ever being admitted. There's no record of her ever being pregnant,"

"What else do you know?,"

"For me to go any further I would have had to look into the Pierce family, and I couldn't do that. That's too much of a risk. If someone found out I was asking about Katherine, listen to me it doesn't matter. You are the woman that I love. I love you," as he said that she leaned forward kissing him.

At the Gilbert house Damon actually used the door this time as Jenna let him in knowing he and Eliza needed to talk.

"She's upstairs alone, Jackie is in the greenhouse, and I will be in the kitchen. Jeremy is at the library,"

"Thank you," he half smiled as he headed upstairs.

Knocking on her door he heard a silent 'Come in' and he opened the door to her laying on her bed.

"Baby girl?,"

"Why are you here Damon?,"

"To talk, I know what you think you saw in Georgia but I swear there is nothing between me and Elena. I don't know why she tried to save me I never asked her to, if anything I would have preferred you but we both know Jackie wouldn't had let you get involved,"

"I know, it just hurt it felt like the Petrova curse was taking hold already,"

"Then I will fight it til I die," Damon swore as he knelt beside her bed and pulled her hand to him kissing it.

She smiled at him and scooted over letting him get on the bed as she cuddled into him.

Damon cherished these moments. He wouldn't tell her about what Bree told him, if it came true, if she was right then he would tell her. Till then he wouldn't get her hopes up. He would stay here and hold her as long as he could before the next issue came up.

Jenna sat on the couch downstairs when Elena walked through the door.

"I don't set a lot of rules Elena, not with you. I trust you to tell me the truth," she said getting up walking around the couch to confront her.

"Where were you? And why did you lie to me about it? I thought that we were closer then that,"

"Now is not the time you want to talk to me about lies,"

"Don't do that, don't turn this back on me I didn't do anything,"

"Okay question am I adopted?," Jenna looked like a fish out of water she was stunned by her question.

"I trust you to tell me the truth too Jenna, how could you not tell me? I thought we were closer then that,"

"Elena I didn't, they asked me not to,"

"I don't want to hear it," Elena stormed upstairs slamming her door as she entered her bedroom.

Damon rolled his eyes at how Elena was acting. She should give her aunt more credit considering everything she knew and took care of for the family. He would have to do something for her after all if it wasn't for her he wouldn't get this time with Eliza. But that was for another day he thought as he snuggled with Eliza.