The Engagement

The Girl

Damon laughs at Katherine's comment on Stefan's dating life, calling it "boring" and "predictable".

"Come on, Kit Kat" he cuts in "it can't be that bad, he did date you and switched a couple off twins. Having both twins is on every man's bucket list" he gets a boast of Caroline snorts and laughs wholeheartedly again. 

Until he feels a sharp, strong elbow in his side and sees that Elena's eyes are practically burning with rage for something he can't understand. Again. Why did he always to piss just her off? Her opinion is after all the only one, except Stefan, Enzo and maybe Bonnie, that he actually cared about.

"What?" he asks, because he really doesn't know what he did to upset her. he does know, however, that he will change it if she tells him.

"Not nice of you to say that to their faces, Damon" Bonnie jumps in. She sips from her glass and gives him an easy smile and it clicks in Damon's head. He is so happy to have Bonnie in moments like these, no one of the others ready to help him out.

He had barely recognized her when she got her, sad and quiet. He has a slight idea that Jeremy has to do with it but he hasn't asked yet. Trying to give her time, since she clearly is in need of it. 

Plus that it has been impossible to see her without Kol on her tail the last couples of days. But he was happy to note that she slowly was becoming better. He thinks Kol is helping her with that. Not that she knows how that boy doesn't seem to know anything buy how to hit a ball in a special angel and then run around cones. But how is he to judge really, he would do anything to help Elena. And god knows Bonnie needs someone more adventures than Jeremy at her side.

"Oh, I'm sorry then" he says sarcastically, carefully looking Elena in the eyes all the time. He can see her relax and the lines around her mouth disappear smile relieved, knowing his apology has been accepted. He hears Katherine snort and looks up to see Katherine's itchy face and Caroline's disgusted. Stefan's face is also twisted but Bonnie is smiling and he smiles back at her, liking the blush that starts to cover Elena's cheeks.

"So..." Caroline says and Damon rolls his eyes, knowing she does it only to break the tension between him and Elena. A tension that he likes very much, thank you. "how wants chicken?" the blonde girl waves a box with chicken wings. Stefan lifts a hand, of course, because he can't go a minute without trying to break him and Elena up either. Damon glares at him.

"What's her favorite food?" Elena asks suddenly and both Damon and Stefan turns to stare at her, shocked.

"Who?" they both say, a confused look on Stefan's face that Damon is almost sure is mirrored on his own.

"Rebekah's of course!" Caroline states, her tone clearly showing that it should be obvious.

"Oh, yeah" Stefan looks timid and stares down at his lap for a moment. Damon lifts his eyebrows at that. He hasn't seemed that kind of look since he and Elena were together and it was a rarity then too. "She is weak for fish for some reason but her favorite dessert is fudge".

"Aww" Damon meet Katherine's eyes as the other girls go, miming

"Oh, how charming" Katherine rolls her eyes back, tossing her hair over her shoulder as she looks away from him to tease Stefan about his clearly blush. Damon doesn't know if she is bitchy against him or her other friends and he is not about to find out. Damon isn't scared, of anything actually, but he is smart enough to not question Katherine and to stay away from blondie in fights, or get Elena angry because she won't talk to you for days. 

Rebekah is a planner, planning a revenge so good it is not worth messing with her and Bonnie is smart enough to make sure that you will pay for it in the future too. He would be stupid if he messed with them. Not that it stops him, but he knows the boundaries.