Christmas Day

Elena snuggled closer to the muscular arms that were holding her captive. Damon. She hoped that this was the way her days started for the rest of her life.

She felt him start to stir, so she began peppering kisses on his chest. Elena then moved upwards, kissing the underside of his jaw.

"Mhmm...merry Christmas, Elena." He murmured.

"Merry Christmas, Damon." She said in a seductive voice.

Elena pulled him into a searing kiss, and Damon responded by sitting up and pulling her into his lap. She felt him harden underneath her, and she teased him with her arousal.

Damon caressed her breasts, then her stomach, then her hips with his fingers-leaving Elena's skin on fire in its wake. He reached between their bodies and teased her clit, and Elena gasped at the sensation.

"I want you right now, Damon."

He flipped her over so that she was underneath him and entered her in one fluid motion. Elena cried out in ecstasy.

Damon held her thighs and drove into her deeper and faster. Her legs began to shake from the pent up tension.

"God, Damon. I'm so close." Elena called out.

He wrapped her legs around his shoulders and thrusted into her at a different angle. Elena felt like her body was going to combust from the intensity. Her walls tightened around him and they both fell over the edge together.

Damon and Elena laid there for a few minutes, trying to catch their breath. He turned to face her and smiled.

"That was one hell of a Christmas morning. I gotta say that was significantly better than any gift I have received, including the year that I got the Death Star Lego set." He told her.

"I don't know...the present that I got you is pretty good. Stay there."

Elena got up to get Damon's gift that she had hidden in her closet. She felt Damon ogle her ass. She looked back at him and rolled her eyes.

"What? I'm just enjoying the view." He said while he held his hands up in surrender.

She handed him a box wrapped in snowmen wrapping paper. He tore it off and opened the box, revealing the Gone With the Wind book that lay inside. She watched him stare at it in awe as his fingers trailed over the cover.

"I love it, Elena. Thanks." Damon said before pressing his lips to hers.

Before things could get too heated again, he stopped and went over to his jacket to retrieve a box from his pocket. Damon placed it in her hand and watched for her reaction.

Elena lifted the lid and stared at the beautiful silver locket that sat in the box. It looked just like the one that her parents had gotten her that she lost.

"Flip it over."

She flipped the locket over and read the engraved message: "From Damon With Love."

Tears formed in Elena's eyes, and she was left speechless. She moved her hair out of the way, and Damon placed the locket around her neck. He opened it and showed her the pictures that were inside-her parents.

Elena grabbed Damon's face and passionately kissed him. He deepened the kiss, and their tongues fought for dominance. She then pulled back, and Damon brushed away a tear on her cheekbone.

"I love you, Damon."

"I love you, too."

And then he pulled her into another kiss.

New Year's Eve

Damon and Elena arrived to Katherine and Stefan's house for their New Year's Eve party a half an hour late. Elena looked in the tiny mirror in the car, trying to fix her smudged makeup before they went inside. Then, she caught a glimpse of the time on her phone.

"Shit. We are so late." She cursed.

"We would have been on time if someone could've kept her hands to herself." He smirked.

Elena rolled her eyes at him. Her hormones were currently running rampant and the sight of Damon in his tight black shirt…

They made their way to the door, holding hands. With his free hand, Damon knocked on the front door. After a few moments, an annoyed Katherine opened the door.

"What took you two so long?" She asked, miffed.

A very tired looking Caroline caught sight of the two of them and suddenly looked very energized.

"YES! Finally!" Caroline exclaimed.

"What's going on?" Stefan asked.

"You two are finally together! Tell us the story!" Caroline said, excitedly.

Elena and Damon relayed the story of how they got together to the group.

"...and then she told me that she loved me too and then jumped my bones." Damon said.

Elena slapped his arm. "I'm pretty sure you were the one to jump my bones."

They laughed at each other, and their friends smiled at the two of them bickering.

"Ooh it's almost midnight!" Caroline said.

The group turned their attention to the T.V. and watched the ball start to drop in New York.

Five, four, three, two, one

Damon crushed his lips to Elena's, and she smiled into the kiss.

It was going to be a great year.

Six months later…

Elena was running around the grocery store like a madwoman. Today was Damon's birthday and their was so much to do still. She headed down the baking aisle, picking up ingredients to make a birthday cake from scratch. She wanted to make his first birthday that they were together for perfect.

She was so distracted that she didn't notice the body that she had just collided into.

"I'm so sorry...Liam?"

"Hey, Elena. How are you doing?" He asked her.

"I'm doing good, just picking up some stuff for Damon's birthday." She said while holding up her basket full of baking supplies. Elena saw the silver wedding band on his ring finger. "Who's the lucky lady?"

"Rose, actually. We got together after the two of us broke up and got hitched three months ago."

"That's great! I'm really happy for the two of you." She told him sincerely.

"Well, I gotta run. Pregnancy cravings." He said while holding up a pint of ice cream. "I'll see you around, Elena."

Elena smiled and waved goodbye to him. She was glad that the two of them found each other.

It's kind of funny, she thought to herself.

Without Liam or Rose, her and Damon might've never admitted their feelings for each other. It took their jealousy for them to work up the courage.

And without Damon and Elena, Liam and Rose would've never met and fallen in love.

Everything truly happens for a reason.

The End

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