Thanks for reading and reviewing the previous chapter! I am sorry it took so long for an update but I had a hard time writing this for some unknown reason. This will be the final chapter so I hope you enjoy it!!

PRIVOUSLY –

It was just before 1 AM when the movie ended. I slowly moved away from Damon. He grabbed the remote from the arm of the couch and shut off the DVD player and the television.

"Are you going to stay over?" I asked softly.

Chapter 11

Damon was quiet for a few minutes. I waited for him to respond to me but he didn't.

"Damon?"

"If you want me to, I will."

I tossed the blanket that I was using over the back of the couch and slowly stood up.

We both made our way up to my room. I grabbed a pair of pink shorts and a black tank top and headed to the bathroom to change. When I came out of the bathroom Damon was lying on my bed leaning against my head board. He had taken off his shoes and shirt. I climbed into bed and sat on my knees facing him.

"So…" I began. "I broke up with Stefan."

He turned his face to look at me. "Yes, I know. Did you forget I was standing about two feet from the scene?" He asked lifting his eyebrow.

"No, I paused. "I just thought that would be a good way to start the conversation." I said looking down at my hands.

"What conversation?"

"Damon." I moved my head up and looked him in his beautiful blue eyes.

"Ahhh Elena." Damon said letting out an aggravated sigh. He swung his legs over the side of the bed and stood up. "I am not that guy." He began walking around my room looking everywhere but at me.

"What guy?" I positioned myself on the bed so I could see him. "I am not asking you to be anyone you're not Damon." I paused but he didn't say anything. "Why did you kiss me?" I paused again giving him a chance to respond. It was really getting frustrating that he wouldn't answer me. "Was it some game? Make me fall in love with you and then just pretend nothing happened?" Tears were building up and I did not want him to see me cry. He started to slowly turn around. I moved myself under the blankets and layed down on my stomach. I closed my eyes so it would be easier to hide any tears that might leak out.

I heard him move toward me. I felt his finger brush against my cheek. "You fell in love with me?" He asked softly. His voice combined with his touch gave me goose bumps. His voice sounded surprised and a little shaky. I was a little shocked at what I said; I didn't really mean to blurt out that I loved him, no matter how true it was.

"Does that change things?" I asked still keeping my eyes closed. He didn't answer. I turned my head away from him. "Good night Damon." I said with a hint of aggravation in my voice.

It was quiet. I wasn't sure if Damon was still in my room or if he had made a quick and quiet exit. I knew he hadn't come to bed because no matter how careful he moved I would have definitely felt him get into the bed. I decided not to open my eyes to see for myself where he was; instead I drifted off to sleep.

I slowly opened my eyes the next morning. I was alone in my room. I had no idea what time Damon left. I let out a sigh and threw the blankets off of me. I walked into the bathroom and turned on the shower. After my shower I slowly dried myself off with a towel then wrapped it around my body. When I walked back into my room I grabbed my cell phone to check the time and noticed I had a text message. 'Please call or text me when you wake up.' It was from Damon. I was still a little aggravated with him about refusing to talk at all about things last night, but still I smiled when I saw it was from him. I hit reply and started to type. 'I am awake…what's up??' I hit send and dropped the phone on my bed. I walked over to my closet and grabbed a pair of dark wash jeans and a dark purple v-neck three quarter sleeve top. I grabbed a bra and panties from my dresser and walked back to the bathroom to get dressed. After getting dressed I blow dried my hair and did my makeup. When I came out I had another text message. 'Do you mind if I come over?' I was a little shocked since when did Damon Salvatore ask if he could come over. Usually he would just show up. I hit reply and typed. 'No, come on over.'

A few seconds later there was a knock at my window. I walked over and let him in.

"Hey." I said softly.

"Hi."

I walked over to my bed and sat down.

"So…what's up?" I asked.

"I thought we should talk." He walked over to my chair and grabbed my teddy bear off it before sitting down. He placed the stuffed animal on his lap.

"Wow! Damon Salvatore wants to talk?!"

Damon smirked and dropped his eyes down. "Yes, he does."

"Well go ahead." I said as I moved myself so I was leaning on the headboard. "I am all ears."

Still not looking at me Damon began to talk. "I am not going to deny the fact that when we kissed I felt something. And…" He got off the chair and walked over towards me. He brought his hand up to my cheek and rubbed small circles with his thumb. He let out a small breath. "And I am not going to deny the fact that I am completely in love with you." He said a little softer.

I knew there was a but coming so before he could say anything else I spoke. "So what is the problem?"

"Have you forgotten how I survive? I am not Stefan and I have no plans on adopting him as my new role model."

"I never said I wanted you to. I have told you before, I am not and will not ask you to change who you are…ever." Damon bent down and placed his lips softly on mine. He began to pull away but I grabbed his arm and lifted my head up to grab his lips with my own. He didn't pull away right away. After a few minutes he pulled away slightly keeping our faces close. "I promise, I don't want you to change who you are." I said softly. He leaned in again to place a quick gentle kiss on my lips. He looked up into my eyes and stared into them for a few seconds like he was concentrating on something. He leaned over and put his mouth next to my ear.

"I will be by around five to pick you up." He whispered.

Before I could get any words out to ask what he was talking about he was gone. I smiled to myself as I thought about the kiss. I could tell he felt more relaxed than the previous two.

4:55 PM is what my cell phone read. Damon would be by soon to pick me up for who knows what. Since I had no clue what we were doing I just stayed in my jeans and purple top. If it wasn't appropriate he would just have to wait for me to change. I walked down the stairs to the living room and decided to watch television until he came. Just as I turned on the T.V. there was a knock at my front door. I walked over to the door and opened it.

"Hi." I said smiling.

"Hello Elena." Damon said with a smirk. He gently grabbed my right hand and brought it up to his mouth and placed a small kiss on it. He was in his usual black jeans, white t-shirt and leather jacket attire so I quickly came to the conclusion that what I was wearing would be fine.

"So where are we going?" I asked.

"You will see." He said smirking. He nodded his head toward his car. "Come on." He put his arm out for me to put mine through it.

We walked to his car. He unlocked and opened my door. When I was in the car he shut it and walked around the driver's side. The car ride to wherever we were going was quiet. I couldn't speak for Damon but I was nervous. We really hadn't discussed anything about the kiss…kisses. I was assuming this was a date but I wasn't one hundred percent sure.

After almost an hour of driving we reached the beach. Damon pulled into the parking lot. There were only about 3 other cars parked. He shut the car off, got out and with his super fast vampire speed was at my door opening it before I even had my seatbelt off. I got out of the car and Damon shut my door. We walked towards the shoreline. There was a group of people right across the parking lot area. We walked a ways down the beach to a big rock formation. Damon started climbing up and then turned around to grab my hand to help me up. It wasn't that tall but the view from it was amazing.

I was still holding Damon's hand. I sat down and squeezed his hand tighter and pulled a little so he would sit also.

"It's beautiful." I said looking out at the sun setting over the ocean.

"So, I never got to ask you." He began. I turned my head to look at him. "Did you have fun on our road trip?"

I smiled. I loved how 'our road trip' sounded. "Yes, I did." I looked down at my lap. "I am sorry you didn't."

His head quickly turned towards me. "What are talking about? Who said I didn't?"

"Well, you were pretty mad with me when we left…"

We were still holding hands; he brought both our hands to his mouth and kissed my hand gently.

"I wasn't mad at you. I just really didn't want a repeat of what happened with Katherine. But I know you aren't her and would have never done what she did to us."

We continued to watch the sunset. Once the sun dipped below the horizon I turned to look at Damon. He placed a finger under my chin and slowly pulled my face towards him. The minute our lips touched passion just flowed through my body. I had never experienced anything like it from any other person. Since the sun had set is was getting a little cold. Damon broke the kiss and took off his leather jacket and wrapped it around me.

"Thanks." I stuck my arms through and cuddled into his sides. I loved that he knew me so well. I knew there would be obstacles in our relationship. True love isn't some fairy tale life that never knows pain, but it's two souls facing it together and diminishing it with unconditional love.

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THE LAST LINE OF THE STORY IS A QUOTE FROM ONE TREE HILL. IT IS IN LUCAS' SPEECH AT HALEY AND NATHEN'S WEDDING!