Chapter 6

A/N: Enjoy :3

A week later...

Elena was sitting on her couch reading when her phone started ringing, she answered.

"Hello?" A voice asked on the end of the line,

"Damon? What's up?" She asked a little confused, he laughed a bit.

"Friends can't just call friends?" He said a little hurt, Elena shifted so she was leaning back on the couch.

"Oh no you can call whenever just I thought you had work." She said crossing and uncrossing her legs just happy to hear his voice again.

"Ya, but work is boring and I'd much prefer to hear you talk." He said, Elena could sense the tension he was making. She knew it was wrong to engage him but she just couldn't help herself.

"You mean like this." Elena half whispered half moaned into her phone, Damon growled slightly, Elena was shocked that she made him do that.

"Don't start something you can't finish." Damon purred into the phone, Elena could feel herself getting wet hearing him speak to her that way.

"Finish what?" She asked innocently into the phone, she heard Damon stifling a groan. Elena didn't know what she was getting herself into. She moaned quietly making Damon groan again she smiled to herself.

"Come to New York." Damon said, Elena was taken aback by the sudden demand.

"What?" She asked into the phone, "I don't think Andi OR Stefan would approve." She said but smiled at the fact that it would annoy Andi the slut.

"I don't give a shit about Andi she's not even my girlfriend she's just, ugh no more than a whore, and as for Stefan.. Lie." He said the words sounded like velvet, Elena wanted to run over to New York at his command but she wouldn't lie to Stefan.

"Really? I thought that you and hoe hoe hoe were a thing." Elena said relief and smugness radiating from her voice. Damon chuckled.

"Hoe hoe hoe? Really? She's just a slutty employee who gets around." He said and the two started laughing.

"I'll think about it." Elena said twirling a strand of hair on her finger like a schoolgirl.

"I promise that I'll be on my best behaviour." He was almost begging, Elena grinned to herself.

"Careful Damon, if I didn't know better I'd say you were begging." She said with a whisper. Damon scoffed,

"I don't beg, I get what I want when I want." He said whispering the last part making Elena's breathing quicken, Damon chuckled.

"I-I'll think about it." She said, knowing that she was just buying time to give a good excuse for not going.

"Okay kitten, see you this weekend." He said, pushing her to agree. Elena laughed at his persistence,

"Maybe, talk to you later Damon bye." She said not even waiting for him to reply, she knew if she listened to him for even a few more minutes she would be on a plane tonight.

Elena walked over to her kitchen space and opened the fridge she pulled out a bottle of wine and leftover steak. She picked up her phone and dialed Stefan's number, she took three deep breaths thinking about what she was about to do. You're just going to visit a friend it's no big deal. No matter how many times she repeated that to herself she just couldn't shake the voice in the back of her head telling her it was more.

She hit the call button and waited,

"Hey." Elena said when she heard the phone pick up.

"Oh, yes!" She heard some female voice say on the other line.

"Um, hello." She spoke quietly into the phone.

"Oh my god! Faster, faster!" Elena noticed that voice, it was Caroline. Elena sunk to the floor and covered her mouth her hands were shaking and she was barely able to hit the end button. Elena broke into full blown crying, she stood up and walked over to the couch. She opened the wine and poured herself a glass, she walked to her room with the steak and crawled into her bed. She continued to cry but it slowed as she ate, she got her laptop out and saw the notifications for unread emails. She opened the emails and saw a first class electronic plane ticket to New York City. Just then her phone went off, she answered.

"Hey I saw you open my email, what do you say? Is it a yes now?" Damon said, Elena could just hear the victory in his voice.

"I will be there tomorrow morning, I'm a little preoccupied at the moment." She said her voice breaking a little with every word.

"Elena are you ok? Did Stefan say something?" Damon asked hearing the pain in her voice, Elena took one quick breath and broke down.

"He jus-jus, he was with h-her an-and it just." She couldn't finish, she broke down into full blown tears again.

"Elena, who did what I promise they'll never hurt you ever again." Damon said, possessiveness and protection rang throughout what he said. He was infuriated that he couldn't be there for Elena, where the hell is Stefan? He thought.

"St-Stefan and Caroline.. I called Stefan and I heard them." She was sobbing now, Damon was silent he had seen them at the hotel last weekend.

"Elena why don't you fly in tonight? I'll be there you can come get your mind off things." He said, Elena stopped sobbing, she got up out of bed and walked to her closet.

"Is the ticket good for any flight?" She asked as she started to gather clothing.

"Yep any time but only to New York, the next departure from mystic falls is at 9pm it's 6:30 right now." Damon said, Elena took a deep breath and calmed herself.

"It's three hours so I'll see you around midnight then?" Elena asked.

"I'll be there, see you soon." Damon said as he hung up, Elena found her suitcase and threw all the clothing she had gathered into it. She went to her bathroom grabbed some toiletries and shoved them into her suitcase. She brushed through her hair grabbed whatever else she would need and left.

"Flight 208 to New York City is now boarding." Elena heard over the inter com, she gathered her things and headed to the boarding area, she handed her ticket to the lady.

"Right this way Mrs?" The stewardess asked as she grabbed Elena's luggage and put it over head her first class seat.

"Gilbert." Elena said, the stewardess smiled kindly.

"Well mrs Gilbert if there is anything we can do to make this flight better please let us know, we wouldn't want to displease a guest of mr Salvatore's." She said as she turned to head to the front of the plane. Elena was shocked, she knew Damon was important but she never assumed it went past his firm in New York.

"Could I get some bourbon please?" She asked as the stewardess walked by again.

"Of course." The stewardess said and turned to get some from the prep room. Elena sunk into her amazingly comfortable seat and noticed no one else was flying first class. She leaned her chair back and put her feet up, she received her bourbon and threw it back like it was second nature.

"Um, would you mind just bringing out the bottle?" Elena asked a little embarrassed.

"Of course, I'll be right back." The lady left to get the bottle, when she returned Elena thanked her and prepared for take off.

3 hours later...

"Did you enjoy your flight mrs Gilbert?" The stewardess asked Elena asked as she began to disembark the plane.

"Yes, I'll be sure to tell mr Salvatore." Elena said as she stumbled off the plane. She walked down and when she finally got to the waiting area and saw Damon.

"Hey." He said as Elena threw her arms around him.

"I feel so so so much better!" Elena yelled as she hugged Damon closer to her, inhaling his scent. Damon could smell the alcohol on Elena he sighed.

"Elena let's get you to the car, here I'll take your stuff." He said as he grabbed the handle of her suitcase. Elena and Damon walked to the blue camaro and got into it.

"I hate them, they both fuckin suck." Elena sniffed as she held back a sob. Damon wrapped his arm around her shoulder and pulled her into a half hug.

"Fuck them, you're with me, here in New York!" He said happily, he heard Elena snore softly. Damon kissed the top of her head and put the car in reverse.

The drive back to Damon's was long but not boring, Elena was on his shoulder and he could swear he heard his name and a gentle moan every now and then. He finally arrived at his home, he pulled into the four car garage and got out of the car. He opened Elena's door and picked her up.

"Damon." Elena whispered, Damon looked down at her face. She was still sleeping.

"I'm right here kitten." Damon said as he walked the two of them into the house. Elena mumbled some more as Damon walked through the house and up the stairs. He opened one of the guest bedroom doors and stepped in, he put Elena on the bed tucked her in and started to leave the room. Elena moaned loudly and Damon turned. Elena's eyes fluttered opened, Damon chuckled and walked towards the bed, he sat down.

"What were you dreaming about?" He asked with a smirk, Elena blushed and looked away.

"Nothing, just happy to be here." She said as she turned and smiled at him, Damon gazed into her brown doe eyes.

"You sure?" Damon said raising one of his eyebrows, Elena turned scarlet she wasn't able to speak so she just nodded. Damon got up off the bed, Elena pouted.

"Can you stay until I fall asleep?" She whined, Damon shrugged his shoulders.

"I have so so so much work to do, you know, paperwork and business to take care of..." he trailed off Elena was begging for him to stay. Damon walked over to the bed and climbed in beside her.

"Thanks." Elena said as she curled up against his chest, Damon wrapped his arms around Elena pulling her close.

"No problem kitten." He whispered in her ear, Elena's breathing came quicker and sharper. She pressed herself onto his lap just to tease, Damon let out a groan under his breath.

"Good night Damon." Elena purred as she closed her eyes, Damon nestled his head between her shoulder and neck.

"Good night." He whispered and with that he closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.

A/N: Damn another short chapter, le oops.