Walking out of the elevator, heading towards her office, the first person Elena saw was Elijah Mikelson, the hospital admissionator. "Good morning, Elijah," Elena said with a friendly smile as she walked past him.

Few seconds later, Joesette followed Elena into her office as soon as Elena opened her office door and walked in. "Did you just tell Elijah good morning?" Joesette asked, raising her brow for a moment.

Elena nods her head as she really didn't understand what the big problem was. "Yeah, why?" She asked as she sat down at her desk.

"It's just that you've never told him good morning or even a hi. All of the years that I've worked with you, I never once seen you talk to the man. Unless it was work related." Joesette answered as she shrugged her shoulders a little. "Are you feeling okay?"

Elena snorts a laugh as she nods her head. "Yeah, I'm good."

Joesette then leans forward as she studied Elena's face for a moment. "You're totally having sex, aren't you?"

Elena scoffs, shaking her head. "I have no idea what you're talking about." She said, trying to ignore the way her face was blushing as the thought of Damon started to cross her mind.

" Mhmm. Spill it out Gilbert, Who's the guy that's been sleeping in your bed lately?" Joesette asked as she wasn't going to let this go and she really wanted to know who has been putting that smile on her friend's face lately.

Elena then sighs exasperatedly, rolling her eyes. "Fine, I will tell you. It's Damon Salvatore."

Joesette raised her brow as her mouth hung open in shock. "Are you seriously telling me you have Damon Salvatore, the same Damon Salvatore who walked away from you six years ago, in your bed? That's who you have been sleeping with?"

Elena just shrugs her shoulders. "Yeah."

" Wow, when did this happen?" Joesette asked, smirking slightly.

Elena blew out a breath. "For a few weeks now."

" Well, I am very happy for you. Just make sure that he doesn't hurt you again."

Elena smiles as she nods her head. "Don't worry about that, I will definitely make sure that he won't hurt me again."

After Damon and Stefan put the couch in Damon's new apartment that he finally moved into, Damon walked out of the kitchen with two beers in his hands. "Thanks for your help," he said as he handed Stefan a beer before walking over to the other end of the couch and sitting down.

"Well of course, that's what brothers are for." Stefan said with a chuckle as he took a sip of his beer and then set his bottle down on the coffee table. "So, how long do you think this thing between you and Elena will last?"

" This thing?" Damon asked as he raised his brow before he snorted a small laugh." I don't know Stefan. I'm kinda hoping forever. Why are you even asking?" He asked as he took a drink of his beer before he sat back against the couch.

" Look Damon, I'm just looking out for Elena. She went through a lot after you left, and I just don't want to see it happening again. I don't want to see her get hurt, Damon." Stefan is happy that Damon and Elena are back together. He just can't help but worry a little.

Damon sat up as he nods his head." I appreciate that you've been looking out for her and believe me brother, I know that she went through a lot. But I promise you, that it's different this time. I am not leaving Elena or my daughter this time. I'm not going to hurt them."

Stefan looked at Damon for a moment. He then nodded his head, seeing that Damon was telling the truth. He then cleared his throat and changed the subject. "I heard from our father a few days ago," he said, reaching for his beer and taking another sip.

"Oh really? And what did our father have to say?" Damon asked sarcastically. Damon and Ginuespe never really got along, not since Damon decided to open his own bar and go into business for himself, instead of the family business.

Stefan sighed deeply. "Well, he heard that you moved back home, and he and Mom want to come out here for a visit." He answered as he finished his beer.

"Oh well, this should be fun," Damon responded with an eye roll.

Stefan sighs again. "I know that you and Father don't necessarily like each other. But can you do me a favor and try not to argue with the man?" He asked, as the last thing he wants is for Damon and their father to start arguing with each other. Which they always end up doing.

" Hey, as long as the old man doesn't start anything with me. Everything will be fine. When are they coming out here?" Damon asked as he finished his beer.

" In a few days."

Later that night, Elena and Bella were eating dinner and watching her favorite Disney movie, The Aristocats. During the movie, Bella looked over at Elena. "Mommy, are you and daddy going to get married now?"

Getting caught off guard by Bella's question, which she wasn't really expecting at all, Elena slowly placed her plate down and then paused the movie for a moment as she looked at her daughter. "Um, sweetie... what makes you think that your daddy and I are going to get married?"

"You guys have been seeing a lot of each other lately, and he's always here, mostly every morning. So I just thought maybe you two are going to get married now." Bella said, shrugging her shoulders slightly.

Elena couldn't help but chuckle as she wrapped her arm around Bella and pulled her daughter in for a hug. She leaned down and kissed the top of her head. "Oh honey, just because your daddy and I have been seeing each other a lot lately and even though he's here in the morning sometimes, doesn't mean we're getting married any time soon," she answered honestly.

Bella looked up at Elena for a moment. "But you guys can get married, some day though, right?" she asked hopefully.

Elena nodded her head as she smiled softly. "Yeah, some day," she answered, leaning down to gently kiss Bella's forehead. "Come on, let's get back to the movie," she said, grabbing the remote and hitting play, then sitting back against the couch to finish watching the movie with Bella.

Elena and Damon have only been seeing each other for a few weeks, ever since Damon took her out to dinner. Marriage has never once crossed her mind. She never really thought about it. But now that Bella asked her that question, Elena can't help but wonder if marriage is in the future for her and Damon.

AN: First I want to apologize for updating late. I was out of WIFI for a little bit. Also I got little busy. But here's a new chapter to make up for my laziness. Chapter is short and not a whole lot going on. Just a filter chapter. But hopefully you guys will still enjoy it. As always leave reviews. I will be updating Desire and Love very soon.