𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄𝐓𝐘 𝐍𝐄𝐓, ᵗʰᵉ ᵛᵃᵐᵖⁱʳᵉ ᵈⁱᵃʳⁱᵉˢ

𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘭 𝘷𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴 + 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘦'𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘳

𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧

''look. no one knows where i am. can we please just go back?'' phoebe pleaded looking towards damon.

''we're almost there''.

''where is there?!'' the teen snapped, starting to get frustrated with the older salvatore, just wanting to go home.

''a little place right outside of atlanta. oh, come on, phoebe. you don't wanna go back right now. do you?'' the man asked walking up to the dawson girl, who lets out an annoyed breath.

damon placed his hands on her shoulders,''what's the rush? time-out. trust me. your problems are still going to be there when you get home''.

phoebe thought about this for a moment, actually considering the offer.

''look. step away from your life for 5 minutes. 5 minutes''.

the girl let out a sigh, shrugging damon's hands off, she turned to think it about some more before deciding to just do it.

what the hell.

she doesn't want to face stefan or her mom right now, anyways.

phoebe turns back to the arrogant salvatore,"am i going to be safe with you?''

''yes" he answered.

''will you promise not to do that compulsion
thing with me?'' the girl questioned.

''yes".

''can i trust you?'' she asked hoping to get an honest answer if she's gonna be going places with a uncontrollable, homicidal vampire.

''get in the car. come on'' damon avoided that question and walks past her to the driver side of the car, getting in.

phoebe released a huff, a similar thought running through her head,'please don't let me regret this'.

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''so, where's my car?'' the dawson teen asked the damon, deciding to at least make conversation since she was on gonna be stuck with him all day.

''i pulled it off on the side of the road. i don't think anyone will bother it'' he glanced toward phoebe for a second before averting his eyes back to the road in front of him.

"what about that man in the road?" she questioned, "i assume he was a vampire?''

''yeah''.

''and you didn't know him?''

''if i've never met him, i wouldn't know him. i mean, it's not like we all hang out together at the vamp bar and grill'' damon glanced over at the girl with a playful smirk.

phoebe glanced over him with a half smile.

an hour or so passed when damon finally stopped.

turns out it was right across the street from a bar called, "Bree's Bar".

''where are we?" phoebe questioned, looking outside to see the bar.

she sent the vampire a deadpanned look,"you brought me to a bar?''

the two exited the car as phoebe proclaimed to the older salvatore,''damon, i'm not old enough. they're not going to let me in'' the girl stood beside the car, looking over ahead at him with a shake of the head.

''sure they will'' the older salvatore nodded his head toward the bar carefree as he walked ahead, clapping his hands as a way to tell phoebe to hurry up.

the teen had no choice but to comply, letting out a sigh of frustration in the progress, following behind the vampire.

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once in the bar, phoebe and damon catch the attention of the owner, a tall brown-skinned woman with big brown curls by the name of bree,''no. no, it can't be. damon'' she took a seat on the bar, swinging her legs over the counter and standing up in front of him,''my honey pie'' the woman took a hold of damon's face and smashed her lips onto his.

damon immediately kissed her back, his hands all over her.

phoebe just stood there, with shock and surprise written all over her face before she averted her eyesight elsewhere in disgust, not wanting to see damon, kissing...literally anyone, until they were done.

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"listen up, everybody! here's to the man that broke my heart, crushed my soul, destroyed my life, and ruined any and all chances of happiness!'' bree voiced as she poured shots, placing one in front of damon and phoebe, who now sat next to each other at the bar,''drink up!''

some people around bree drank the shots, including damon and her.

phoebe however doesn't drink it.

she made it very clear a long time ago that she doesn't drink anything other than beer.

damon had noticed the girl's lack of downing the alcohol and took it for himself, downing it before anyone else saw that she didn't drink it.

phoebe sent the older salvatore a small grateful smile.

''so, how he'd rope you in?'' bree turned her attention to the dawson teen.

''i'm not, roped in, actually''.

''honey, if you're not roped, you're whipped. either way, just enjoy the ride'' the woman said with a smile.

phoebe hummed in response, although she's thinking something else,''so, how did you two meet?" she asked with a pressed smile, glancing between damon and bree.

bree chuckled at the question,''college''.

phoebe turned her head to damon in surprise,''you went to college?''

''i've been on a college campus, yes'' the vampire corrected as he swallowed another shot.

''about 20 years ago, when i was a sweet, young freshman. i met this beautiful man, and i fell in love. and then he told me about his little secret, made me love him more. because, you see, i had a little secret of my own that i was dying to share with somebody'' bree explained.

to phoebe, it sounded like damon was actually loved by somebody.

''she's a witch'' damon whispered to the teen.

phoebe looked up at the woman in surprise.

''changed my world'' bree looked toward the salvatore man.

''i rocked your world'' damon bragged with a smirk on his lips, earning a chuckle from bree.

''he is good in the sack, isn't he? but mostly he's just a walkaway-joe'' the woman's humor died after she downed her shot and went back to work.

phoebe glanced toward damon, and she could've sworn she saw a little bit of sadness evident in his facial expression.

bree then came back to them, her attention mainly on damon,''so, what is it that you want?"