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I carefully cut out the pictures and arranged them on the sheet of cardstock. When I was done not a sliver of blue paper could be seen. I turned it over and wrote the date in the bottom right hand corner. I slid the picture collage in a large yellow envelope and sealed it up. I looked at the clock and it said 12:40 PM. I grabbed my cell phone, keys, and the envelope and made my way down the stairs and out to my car.

Chapter 10 – Goodbyes & Hellos

I placed the yellow envelope on the passenger seat. I sat there for a few minutes. I thought I should maybe write him something to go with the pictures. I ran back in the house and grabbed a piece of paper and a pen in the kitchen. I sat down at the table and quickly began writing.

Damon,

I am just about to leave my house to go and say goodbye to you. Honestly I really don't want to have to say goodbye to you. I am not planning on trying to talk you into staying because I know once you make up your mind you stick to it. But I know once I get there I am not going to have the guts to say this to you. I love you Damon. And I don't mean you are my boyfriend's brother I love you like a friend kind of way. I really love you. I am breaking up with Stefan today. I just don't think I can forgive him for what he did to you. And honestly is it really fair to be with him when I love someone else…even if the feeling isn't mutual and you are leaving. Well that is it I guess. I will miss you. Good luck and I hope I see you again!

Love Always,

Elena

P.S. I hope you like the pictures! I had a lot of fun taking them!

I took the note and walked back out to my car. I stuck the note inside the envelope with the picture collage and began to drive to the Salvatore place. I honestly did not want Damon to leave but I really did have no intention of trying to talk him into staying. I pulled into the driveway and parked on the side of Damon's car. I let out a sigh, grabbed the envelope from the seat next to me and walked towards the house. When I reached the front door I lifted my arm up to knock but the door swung open before I touched it. I jumped out of surprise and then walked into the house.

"Hi Stefan."

"Elena!" He said in a surprised tone. "I am glad you are here…"

I cut him off before he could even mention what I knew he wanted to talk about. "I am here to say goodbye to Damon, that is all."

"Damon is leaving?"

Just then Damon appeared in the living room entrance way. "That I am brother. I am sure you are all broken up about it too." Damon said walking towards us. "Hello Elena."

"Hi." I said softly.

"Where are you going?" Stefan asked.

"Ah what is the sudden interest? I thought you would be over the moon that I am leaving town."

"I never said I wasn't." Stefan said coldly.

"Well then…let's just leave it at that." He said as he picked up a medium sized duffle bag from the floor. "Walk me to my car, Elena?"

Out of the corner of my eye I saw Stefan turn and walk into the living room. Damon walked out the door and I followed.

"So…" Damon said as he threw his bag inside his car. "Thanks for coming to say bye." He turned to face me and looked down at the envelope. "What is that?"

"Oh this." I said remembering what I was holding. "This is for you. Don't open it until later though." I handed him the envelope and he put it inside his car on the passenger seat. "So are you planning on coming back?" I asked. I could tell my voice was a little shaky and I knew he picked up on that.

"I am not sure. Stefan and I…well I think we need some time apart."

I nodded in agreement. "So, do you still have your phone?"

"Yes." He said as he lifted his right eyebrow up.

"So, I would still be able to send you texts when I am bored." I said half smiling.

He laughed and stepped closer to me. "Of course." It was silent for a few minutes when finally he broke it. "Well I should get going."

"Right yea, of course." I took a step closer and wrapped my arms around him for a hung. He also wrapped his arms around me and pulled me in tight for a minute before letting me go.

Damon got into his car and looked up at me. "Bye." He said with a half smile.

"Bye." I said repeating his words and expression.

He started the car and drove off. I folded my arms over my chest and stood there for a few minutes. I felt my eyes getting watery but I held the tears back. I took a deep breath in and turned around to head back to my car. Stefan was about one foot from me. I gasped.

"Stefan! What the hell."

"I am sorry but I think we really need to talk."

"Fine! You want to talk let's talk…I am done. I want to break up. At first I thought I would get over what you did but you are pressuring me to talk to you when I am clearly not ready to so I am done!"

I quickly walked over to my car, got in and started it. Stefan was still standing in the same spot. I am sure he was surprised at what just came out of my mouth. I really didn't mean for it to be so harsh but I guess what's done is done.

When I got home I went up to my room and collapsed on my bed. I had an empty feeling inside of me. I missed Damon. I hated that he was going to go after Katherine.

I slipped on a pair of light blue sweat pants and put on a dark blue tank top. I climbed into bed and cuddled up under the blankets. It had been a difficult day. I grabbed my diary and pen off my night stand and opened to a fresh page.

Dear Diary,

Between breaking up with Stefan and saying goodbye to Damon this was probably one of the hardest days for me so far. I hated the fact that Damon was going after that bitch. I just knew that once he found her that she was going to break his hear all over again. It was so hard to say goodbye to Damon, I asked him if he would come back, I guess me just being hopeful but he said he didn't know. I took that as a no. He did say I could text him still which comforted me in some way. I wrote him a letter telling him that I love him and gave it to him along with a picture collage of the two of us. I haven't heard from him all day so I am not sure if he hasn't looked at it or even worse if he has and just isn't going to say anything to me about it. I knew he was still in love with Katherine even though she was a complete bitch but a small part of me hoped he felt the same way I did. Weird thing is that I that I broke up with my boyfriend today and all I can write about is Damon.

I stared at what I had written for a good five minutes before closing my diary and tossing it along with my pen onto the table beside my bed. I turned out the light and shifted myself around in my bed to get comfortable. Just then my phone went off. I rolled my eyes thinking it was Stefan. I picked up my phone and hit read. 'What are you doing?' It was from Damon. I smiled and hit reply 'Nothing. Did you open the envelope??.' I hit send and waited. 'Yes…I am outside your window. Can I come in?' A huge smile came across my face. I jumped out of bed and ran over to the window.

"Hey." I said smiling. "What are you doing here?" I tried my best to not sound overly excited but I knew I was failing miserably.

"I changed my mind, I guess." He walked further into my room then turned back to face me. "About leaving."

"Oh." I said holding back my smile. I walked over to my bed and sat down at the edge. "So, I broke up with Stefan."

"Wow so you really did do it huh?" He asked. He seemed like he was truly in shock.

"Yea, right after you drove off actually."

"Huh. Wow."

It was quiet for a few minutes. The silence wasn't really uncomfortable but I was anxious to find out the real reason he came back.

"So, did you enjoy the pictures?" I asked purposely not asking about the letter.

He smirked and sat down beside me on the bed. "Very much." He turned towards my dresser. "I see I still haven't made it up there yet though."

I grabbed one of the extra pictures I had printed earlier and stuck it on the side of my mirror.

"Happy?" I asked as I turned around and leaned against my dresser. He smirked. I walked back over to wear I was sitting on the bed. "So does Stefan know you are back?"

"No." He paused. "I came straight here."

"Oh." I said. I figured he wasn't going to bring it up and there was only so much small talk I could bare to engage in. "And you read my letter?"

"You wrote me a letter?" I rolled my eyes and let out a half smile. "Yes I read your letter." He said. I was looking deep into his ice blue eyes. He moved his head a little closer to me and brought his hand up and cupped my face. "So, if I kiss you right now are you going to slap me again?" He said softly.

I smiled and bit my bottom lip. "Why don't you try it and find out." I said softly.

Damon smirked. He leaned in and placed his lips gently on mine. I was amazed at how gentle he was with me. I slowly layed back on my bed and Damon followed me; never breaking our kiss. His lips were soft and felt incredible as we slowly kissed each other. After a few seconds his tongue traced my lower lip. It gave me goose bumps all over my body. I separated my lips slightly, allowing his tongue to enter. Our kiss seemed to last forever. Damon finally broke it and rolled off to the side facing me. He stroked my arm up in down with his hand.

Damon leaned his head down and moved his mouth to my ear. "I love you." He whispered.

"I love you too." I said smiling. "I assume you will be spending the night."

"Of course." He said. He bent his head down and kissed me gently on the lips.

I immediately deepened the kiss. He ran his hands under my shirt. I broke the kiss for a second and quickly took my shirt off and threw it on the floor. He moved his lips to my neck and kissed down to my belly button. He unbuttoned my jeans and slowly unzipped them. As he slid my jeans off he kissed down my left thigh and leg then up my right leg and thigh. Damon took off his jacket and shirt and tossed them on the floor beside my bed. I ran my hands up and down his chest and stomach. I dropped my hands a bit and landed on the top of his jeans.

"Are these coming off anytime soon?" I asked.

Damon slowly got up off the bed and quickly took his pants off so he was left only in his boxer briefs. He crawled back on top of me and began kissing my neck again.

"And… this?" He asked in between kisses. He slid his finger under the strap of my bra. He didn't wait for me to answer. He reached his arms underneath me, unclasped my bra and tossed it on the floor along with the other articles of clothing.

Damon brushed his hand down the side of my body. I shivered and goose bumps appeared everywhere. He looked into my eyes and smirked. He placed two fingers on the inside of my panties and slid them down my legs. He rolled to the side of me and took off his boxer briefs. I grabbed his arm and pulled on it letting him know I wanted him back on top of me. With his vampire speed he was back on me. He cupped my face with his hand and brought his lips down to mine. I moved myself beneath him and thrusted my hips up. He smiled into the kiss then broke it. He lined himself up then pushed himself into me.

"Wow." I said as Damon rolled off of me.

"Yea…wow." He repeated.

I turned myself to face him. "That was absolutely amazing." I said. I brought my hand up to his face and made small circles on his cheek with my thumb.

"Mmmmm agreed." He said smirking.

I laid back and cuddled up closer to Damon. For the first time in a long time I felt content and…happy.

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