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Maria's POV

I woke up in Matt's arms, he was holding my waist tightly, and I decided to lay there for a moment longer, I liked the feeling of being held by someone.

Sure, the guilt was eating me alive, last night I fell asleep thinking about Jeremy and woke up to the same thought. Though I didn't want to tell Matt, and I didn't plan to.

Once I remember Beth, I wake Matt up.

"I have to go back to the boarding house. Do you want to come with me?" I ask, Matt shakes his head. "I have work today. But can you come back here tonight?" I nod at his question and he kisses me quickly, before I get up and make my way out of his house.

Truth be told, I was in a messed up situation that i created myself. I was stringing Jeremy along, and it didn't mean to but for some odd reason I could never so no to him, the same goes for Matt.

I didn't want to be that type of person who plays two people, but it was hard to resist either of them.


The boarding house seemed empty and I looked around confused, I walked up to Beth's room and she wasn't there. Stefan wasn't here either and the last place to check was Damon's room.

I don't bother to knock on his door, instead I walk straight in, spotting two people sleeping on the bed.

I can't help but feel shocked at what I see, Damon and Beth laid together. They were both asleep, but they were facing each other and by the way their hands were placed, I could easily tell they were holding hands before falling asleep.

It was weird to see, my brother being affectionate with someone who wasn't Katherine but it gave me a comforting feeling that he could find love without it being with Elena or Katherine.

"Rise and shine." I say loudly and Beth shakes awake, she sits up quickly but calms down once she spots me. Damon however groans, "What do you want?" He asks and I raise my eyebrow at his tone.

"Was I interrupting something?" I ask, my voice teasing, however Damon glares at me and Beth only blushes. "You missed quite the event last night." Damon informs me as he gets up from the bed.

"What happened?"

"Beth was downstairs when this guy named Luka, who was helping Bonnie with magic, appeared next to Elijahs body. Luka stabbed her but she called for me and I set him on fire. Stefan and Katherine left to kill the other one." Damon tells me and I furrowed my eyebrows, "And you couldn't have called?" I ask, annoyed.

"I handled the situation. We were safe, it was simple." Damon replied sarcastically, "Well Beth and I have to go over mind control today. So may I borrow your girlfriend?" I tease and Beth blushes once again.

"Go ahead. I'll see you both later." Is the last thing Damon says before walking out of the room.

After I took a shower and changed my clothes, I dragged Beth with me to the towns square.

She looked nervous, but I gave her an awkward pat on the back to try and calm her down, she just gave me a weird look but accepted it.

A random guy walked past us and before he could get far I called for him, he turned back to look at us, confusion clear on his face.

"Can I help you?"

I gave Beth a look before gripping onto the random mans shoulders, "Stay quiet and don't move a muscle." He instantly stands still and shuts his mouth.

Beth looked shocked as I let go of him, "Your turn. You can make him do whatever you want, just set your mind to it." I tell her and she gulps nervously but nods.

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