AAHC One Shots (Individual/Short Stories)

Honesty

An alternate ending to 2x011

"But we're friends... And that's all..." Simone stands up and separates herself from Damon. "Right?"

Damon takes a moment to think. Maybe JR was right. If she doesn't feel the same way. I can lose her. I don't want to push her too far and lose her all together. But right now, I feel like I'm losing her anyway. He stands up, meeting Simone's stance. "No."

Simone smiles instinctively thinking that he agreed with her. "I'm glad we... wait WHAT?"

"That night wasn't just about you being there for me. I wanted to be with you and I know you wanted to be with me too."

"Damon, emotions were high. I was comforting you. Your dad just died. How could you even know if it was right or not?"

"Because my dad just died. Going through that was all the clarity I needed. You were the only one constantly reaching out to me, talking to my mom, coming to check on me even after I said I was fine. You never gave up on me. You've always been there for me. Always been my safe space."

"Because you're my friend. One of my best friends."

"And you know that we've always been more than friends. Last semester, you said yourself that something had always been between us from the moment we met. I know you remember that."

"Yeah but that was last semester. You were with Thea and y'all just broke up a few weeks ago. How can you be over it so fast?"

"I was never supposed to be with her in the first place and you know that. It was always supposed to be me and you. It's always been you for me."

"Damon I don't know what you want me to say. It just doesn't seem like the right time for any of this."

"I want you to look me in my eyes and tell me that you didn't feel anything that night. That you don't feel anything right now. That you don't have feelings for me. That's the only way I'll walk away from you right now. You have to tell me straight up."

"I...... this is too much. I can't do this right now." She goes to walk off but Damon grabs her hand and pulls her back to him.

Damon rests his hands on both of Simone's forearms. "No more running. You called me here so you're gonna hear me say this. I love you. For as long as I can remember, I've loved you. The shit just won't go away."

"I just don't see how it's possible for you to feel this strongly about me when you basically felt the same way for Thea."

"What I feel for you is something that I've never felt for Thea. I care about her, but how I feel about her never compared to how I always felt about you. The other night just confirmed that for me. We've always been connected, but that was the first time we didn't run away from it and I don't feel like we need to keep running from it. Remember the day of the bomb threat, when I sent you that text? Did you ever read it?"

"Yeah I read it. But what was I supposed to do with that? You never brought it back up and it's not like you gave me any indication that it meant something more than what it was."

"It meant what it said.... That our story wasn't over. Maybe the timing wasn't right. Maybe our timing isn't right now, but our timing has never been right. None of that matters. All that matters is you and me... if you wanna be with me too."

Simone takes a deep breath. She can't find her words.

"Tell me you don't feel the same way about me. Tell me you don't love me too."

"I just don't know how we do this. I'm scared. I'm always scared. I don't want us to lose what we already have as friends. What if it doesn't work out? That'll change everything. It can still change everything right now."

"I'm scared too, but that doesn't mean that we shouldn't try. As long as we have each other, we can get through whatever. It's always been that way. That's all that matters." He slides his hands down her arms to hold her hands. "It doesn't all have to go a certain way for it to work. And, fuck what other people think. All that matters is what we think."

This was all the confirmation Simone needed. She felt like they could figure it out together, but the confirmation from Damon made her feel even more sure about it. She smiles softly removing her hands from his and placing them on his cheeks. "Just kiss me already so I won't change my mind."

Damon smiles back at her wrapping his hands around her waste. He goes in for a kiss.

Simone turns her head. "Wait!"

Damon looks at her confused.

"There's something I need to tell you."

"Wassup?"

"I kinda have... well, had this thing with Lando."

Damon laughs. "I already knew that."

"But like..."

"You don't have to explain. If you don't plan on continuing this thing y'all had going on, we good."

"So it's that easy for you? He's your teammate who you don't even like. You see him almost every day."

"Like I said, nothing else matters but you and me."

Simone steps closer, wrapping her arms around Damon's neck. She smiles. "You and me. Nothing sounds better than that." She pulls him back in for a kiss. She says "I love you too," just before their lips meet. He grins against her lips as she meets his.

"Okay, so what now? How you wanna do this since you're on line?"

"That does make this a bit tricky but it can still work. Honestly, no one has to know right now. It can be our little secret."

"That does sound kinda sexy. Certain people don't deserve to know about us anyway."

"What you mean by that?"

"I'll tell you bout it later." He steps back and gestures toward the exit. "You ready to get out of here?"

Simone steps forward and wraps her arms around Damon's waist. She places one more sweet kiss on his lips. "Yes, please."

As they walk off the tennis court, Damon wraps his right arm around Simone's shoulder. She wraps her left arm around Damon's waist and nuzzles her head against the side of his chest.

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