"I still think you're crazy."

Caroline was sitting across from Elena at the Grill, having just stolen the vacant seat there from a certain someone.

Elena grinned and rolled her eyes. "I know you do." She said, taking a sip of her soda.

"I just don't understand how you can… be with him. After everything he's done to all of us, including you…"

Elena raised an eyebrow. "This coming from the girl who is very obvious crushing on a certain British hybrid leader…?"

Caroline's eyes widened in horror. "What?" she cried. "I am not…!"

Elena laughed. "Relax Care; if you promise to keep your nose out of my love life, I'll keep mine out of yours."

Caroline frowned, but sighed. "Fine…"

"Hello, beautiful. Miss me?"

Elena giggled when Damon swooped down and kissed her cheek. "You were only gone for five minutes."

He straightened out and raised an eyebrow at Caroline. "Clearly five minutes is long enough to have my seat stolen."

Caroline grinned. "I'm also stealing your drink; I don't feel like compelling the bartender to give me to good stuff cheap…"

She grabbed Damon's half empty glass of bourbon and stood up, walking over to the pool tables and yanking out her cellphone as soon as she thought no one was watching. Damon grinned as he slid back into his seat, watching Caroline. "She's not trying to be sneaky or anything… doesn't she know that everyone already knows about her secret fling with Daddy Hybrid?"

Elena shrugged. "Can't say. I just made a promise that if she didn't mention my love life, I wouldn't mention hers."

Damon grinned at her. "You know, I don't think I'll ever really get used to you talking about your love life and referring to me while doing it."

Elena leaned closer to him over the table. "Oh? Well, do you want to know a secret?"

"Why not?" he grinned, leaning over toward her.

Elena moved closer to whisper in his ear. "It's always secretly been about you, Damon. I just didn't want anyone else to know."

Damon raised an eyebrow and pulled away to look at her. "Really, now?"

She shrugged and sat back in her seat again. "Now you know my secret; let's hear yours."

Damon grinned and motioned her toward her with his finger. She stood up and walked over, leaning toward him to listen. "My secret is… I love you." He whispered in her ear, and she squealed when he grabbed her around the waist and pulled her over to sit in his lap. She giggled. "That isn't a secret, Damon."

He smiled. "Maybe… but it's the honest truth."

She smiled and leaned her forehead against his. "Well, Mr. Salvatore, if you loving me is the honest truth, then my honest decision is you."

He smiled and shut his eyes. "Good to know."

Elena smiled and closed the small distance between them, kissing his lips lingeringly.

"Elena and Damon sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G!"

Elena pulled away and raised an eyebrow at Caroline, standing across the restaurant looking smug. "She broke her promise." Elena whispered to Damon.

"I'll handle this one…" he said, and she stood up, allowing Damon to stand as well. He walked over to Caroline and, as he passed her on his way to the bar, whispered, "Barbie and the hybrid up 'til half past three, F-U-C-K-I-N-G…"

Caroline's eyes widened her smile disappeared as she turned a shade of white that couldn't even be normal for a vampire.

Damon grinned at Elena, winking. Elena had no idea what he had said, but she knew that Caroline would most likely be keeping her mouth shut from now on.

Or at least until Elena did something else rash in public with Damon…