I Can't Lose You

"No matter what happens, I am not going to leave you. I'm here. By your side. Always." Elena whispered in the small fraction of a space between them. Before she gently ran her finger down the side of his face and pulled his lips to hers. "I promise." She finished after pressing a soft yet passionate kiss to his lips. "Always?" He questioned, and his face looked like that of a scared, young boy. It made her heart ache, because he only let his walls down around her, and that was truly how he felt. Like a scared, young boy. "Always. Nothing's gonna take me away from you, Damon. Never." She placed another light kiss on his lips, but she could still feel his restraints firm in place, he didn't believe her. And who could blame him? Every time they've made even one step closer to each other, she's jumped back a mile. "Trust me. I'm not going anywhere. Not without you Damon. Not again." She told him softly, and she could feel his walls starting to crumble. He was letting her in. She leaned up to kiss him again, and stopped right before pressing her lips to his. "Never." She whispered, a she let her lips ghost across his. And with that his walls fell to ash. He grabbed her hips and pulled her closer, if that was even possible, and crashed his lips into hers. His kiss was demanding yet passionate. She could feel him releasing all of his worries to her. She trailed her fingers across the strong angle of his jaw. She pulled back slightly and gazed into the gorgeous ice blue eyes of his. "I love you Damon." And she saw his eyes swim with love and adoration for her. It made her blush and she quickly looked down at the wooden floor boards of Damon's room, suddenly feeling undeserving of the way he looked at her. He placed one hand under her chin, and lifted her head up to look at him. He placed one long lock of chocolate brown hair behind her ear, and stroked her cheek softly. "That's why I love you Elena." He spoke softly, if she hasn't been so close she wouldn't have even heard his words. "Because you make me uncomfortable?" She joked, yet he could see the confusion pooling in her brown orbs. "Because even though you deserve all the love and admiration in the world, you still think you don't qualify for even my love." He told her solemnly. "Damon I don't deserve-"she started shaking her head, but Damon cut her off. He pressed his finger to her lip. "Elena you refused to let even a stranger get hurt for your well being. You almost died trying to bring Stefan back from the edge, more than just once. And you even died just to save Matt's live. You deserve everything you lay your beautiful eyes on." Then he swooped his head down and planted another kiss on her smooth lips, but this one was different from the last. It held the same passion, but instead of rough like the last had been it was soft and gentle. And she could feel his feelings of love for her passing from his lips. She could see the adoring thoughts of her swimming in his mind. Had her heart not been stilled, she swore it would have been beating out of her chest by now. The intensity of his feelings made her swell with happiness. "I love you more." And even though her eyes were still closed she could sense the smirk on his lips. "You wish." She remarked with a smirk of her own, something she had picked up on having spent so much time with him. "And I always get what I want." His eyes twinkled in amusement.