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Damon was torn on whether any of them should be going to the stupid Founder's Party. There were far too many of them and, honestly, nothing good came of them. But Elena did need to get out, to get on with life or whatever. Damon wasn't sure what that would look like, but he felt like he needed to help her figure that out.
Maybe part of it was the thrill of deciding something--anything--with Ric, even if they hadn't told anyone, hadn't discussed when to tell anyone, or how or...whatever. It didn't matter right now. Elena was hurting and, if he was honest, so was he. Whatever else...Stefan was his brother and he loved him and watching all he'd accomplished fall apart again hurt. No Lexi to pull him back this time, either. She was the only one who ever had, but thanks to him, she wouldn't be fixing things this time.
It seemed like Stefan didn't want to be fixed.
Damon would be damned--more damned?--if he let his brother take Elena down with him.
Which was why he was letting himself into her house and putting coffee on, and starting to bang pots around to figure out what they should make to go to the party.
Maybe part of it was the thrill of deciding something--anything--with Ric, even if they hadn't told anyone, hadn't discussed when to tell anyone, or how or...whatever. It didn't matter right now. Elena was hurting and, if he was honest, so was he. Whatever else...Stefan was his brother and he loved him and watching all he'd accomplished fall apart again hurt. No Lexi to pull him back this time, either. She was the only one who ever had, but thanks to him, she wouldn't be fixing things this time.
It seemed like Stefan didn't want to be fixed.
Damon would be damned--more damned?--if he let his brother take Elena down with him.
Which was why he was letting himself into her house and putting coffee on, and starting to bang pots around to figure out what they should make to go to the party.
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Date: 2013-07-08 02:07 am (UTC)Damon gave him a doubting look. "I doubt that, but thank you for saying it."
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Date: 2013-07-08 02:20 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-07-08 02:59 am (UTC)"No. But your believing it doesn't make it true, either."
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Date: 2013-07-08 03:00 am (UTC)Ric stared at Damon for a long moment. "We have to get you out of here...."
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Date: 2013-07-08 03:11 am (UTC)Damon stared back, confusion flickering, before he shrugged. "It won't change anything."
He'd put up with it since he was human. Believing anything different would take some time.
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Date: 2013-07-08 03:13 am (UTC)"Plan a vacation with me, anyway." Somewhere no one knew Stefan, ideally. Or Damon hadn't been, while waiting for Katherine. Just... away.
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Date: 2013-07-08 03:17 am (UTC)Damon gave him a sideways look. "A vacation? Now?"
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Date: 2013-07-08 03:17 am (UTC)"Probably not a great time to disappear, but... maybe start making plans."
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Date: 2013-07-08 03:23 am (UTC)"I guess it doesn't hurt to plan things," he allowed.
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Date: 2013-07-08 03:27 am (UTC)"Good," he said, quiet and concerned. "Can we use your money?" There was a tease in there, but also a real question. He was racking his brain and... well, they'd get further if they weren't doing it on his salary. He'd never suggest it for himself, or just a vacation, but to get Damon out of here for a week or two? Yeah. He'd eat his pride.
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Date: 2013-07-08 04:01 am (UTC)"Of course," Damon said with a bit of a smile. "When's your next break?"
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Date: 2013-07-08 02:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-07-08 05:53 pm (UTC)He considered for a moment. "I haven't been to DC or Baltimore in a while. And not to New York since the 70s..."
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Date: 2013-07-08 10:25 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-07-08 11:27 pm (UTC)"That I want to go?" Damon arched an eyebrow. "Not really..."
He'd never been to either pole, or Siberia. He didn't really want to, either.
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Date: 2013-07-08 11:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-07-08 11:35 pm (UTC)New Orleans came immediately to mind, and he immediately tossed it aside. It was apparently even more loaded than he'd thought when he just thought Charlotte was there.
"...I'll think about it?"
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Date: 2013-07-08 11:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-07-09 12:48 am (UTC)Damon smiled a little. "Is there anywhere you want to go?"
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Date: 2013-07-09 01:35 am (UTC)"My goal here's to get you out of Mystic Falls and spend some time with you... If you don't have anything you want, maybe back to Charleston?"
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Date: 2013-07-09 01:52 am (UTC)Damon had suggested three different possibilities, and, really, New York had been 40 years, but he just gave him a smile. "Charleston sounds good."
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Date: 2013-07-09 01:54 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-07-09 02:09 am (UTC)Damon frowned. "...What just happened?"
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Date: 2013-07-09 02:27 am (UTC)"I don't know how to make this better."
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Date: 2013-07-09 03:29 am (UTC)"Hey..." Damon reached out and cradled his jaw. "There's nothing here you need to fix. We can go somewhere, just us. I don't care where we go, or where we are, so long as we're together."
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