I'm in the car with Damon, heading to the airport so he can catch his flight. It's Thursday. He's leaving for Germany for 3 months and I've been dreading this day all week. Hoping it would never come.
"Elena." Damon says and I feel his hand move to my knee.
"You're going to be okay." He says and I nod. But I know I won't be. We reach the airport and he parks the car in the parking garage. I take a deep breath and climb out of the car with him. We are quiet the whole way into the airport. He checks in and checks his bags. After he gets his boarding pass, we walk to the security. He holds my hand tightly and I hold back my tears.
3 months.
"Well this is it." Damon stops walking and I can't even look up at him. He tilts my chin up and I let it go. I start crying. He pulls me into his arms and I wrap mine tightly around him.
"Elena, shhh." He rubs my back.
"Baby look at me." He says and pulls me back. I look at him and he caresses my cheek.
"I'm going to miss you like crazy, Elena. But I need you to not cry cause this is killing me. Seeing you cry." He says and I nod. I wipe my cheeks and grab his hand again.
"We will FaceTime as soon as I land, for as long as you want." He says.
"I love you, Damon." I say and wrap my arms back around him
"I love you too." He kisses the top of my head. I look up and our lips crash against each other one last time.
"I'll be back before you know it, I promise." He says.
"I know. I'll be here waiting. And I'll be waiting on the FaceTime call." I say and give him a little smile.
"Bye Elena." He says and we kiss one more time. I wait for him to go through security before leaving. He turns around and waves bye. I wave back and turn around back towards the car.
I cry all the way home.
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"Elena! Come on, open the door. Let me inside." Caroline shouts from outside the front door. I groan and climb out of bed. I open the front door and step aside so she can come in.
"Elena. It's been a week. You have to leave the house." She pulls on my hands and towards the bedroom.
"I've not left the house Caroline cause I'm sick." I say and that's the truth. Not because of Damon being gone.
"Sick? With what?" She asks with a worried expression across her face.
"The flu or something, I don't know. But I kind of feel better today. I've been throwing up like crazy though all week, that's why I've not been out. Damon knows I'm sick." I tell her and she nods.
"Well, at least you are feeling a little better." She says with a smile.
"Let me to take a shower and we can go get some coffee." I tell her. She nods and lays back on the bed. I walk into the bathroom and start the shower.
"One week down." Caroline says and I nod. I look back out the window in the car and try not to think about how much longer I have to wait for Damon to come back home.
"Have you been to Katherine's new house?" She asks and I shake my head.
"I was supposed to go this week, but I've been so sick. But she came over the other night, brought me some dinner and we watched a movie together." I say.
"I wish I had a sister." She says and I laugh.
"You have me, Care." I say and she smiles.
When we get to the coffee shop, I head straight to the bathroom cause I'm feeling sick again. I run into a stall and Caroline is grabbing my hair for me.
