Complicated

Chapter 11

I was stood looking out of my living room window, drinking my morning coffee. Damon was currently in the shower, he filled me in on everything that happened last night, from Stefan being completely and utterly off the rails, to John Gilbert coming back to life to Tyler Lockwood making out with Matts mum. To say I missed a lot would be an understatement. A part of me wishes I'd stayed but then I would never have found that note. Speaking of that note Damon ended up fishing it out of the bin and setting it on fire, just so we both knew it was completely gone. I jumped as a pair of arms snaked around my waist.

"Don't think about it anymore Angel. I wont let anyone get near you, I promise" Damon said softly into my ear. I placed my mug down on the windowsill and turned to face him.

"I know you will do everything you can to protect me babe. However I need to go shopping with Caroline later. She said they are announcing some Miss Mystic Falls court today and she has a good feeling she will be on it so she needs a dress." I laughed when he groaned at the word shopping. Damon will avoid shopping at all costs. "I'm also going to get myself a new dress for the occasion" I added.

"Good, take my card and get whatever you want. And before you say anything I wont take no for an answer" Damon said passing me his card before pressing a kiss to my lips.

"Thank you. Now come on, we are needed at the Founders Hall" Damon said pulling me out of the apartment. We jumped into my car as he ran to my house last night. As we walked through the doors of the hall I groaned aloud at the sight of John Gilbert.

"Good you two are here. There was a disturbance at the hospital blood bank last night; some of the supply has been compromised" Liz explained quickly. I had to hold back another groan as both me and Damon know who the culprit is.

"Compromised? You mean stolen?" Damon asked, I had to give it to him, his acting skills were impeccable.

"We almost missed it. The inventory records were altered but when the night manager was questioned he had no recollection of changing them" I watched John carefully whilst listening to Liz, I still don't trust the guy.

"Meaning the vampire who stole the blood used mind control to hide the theft" John butted in making me actually groan this time.

"We know what it means boy wonder" I grumbled earning a snigger from Liz.

"We wouldn't have noticed had John not alerted to other discrepancies in other hospital blood banks in the county" Liz continued after regaining her composure.

"How lucky for us, we have John" Damon muttered sarcastically, I tried not to laugh but a small chuckle broke through anyway.

"We're stepping up security at the hospital, giving the guard vervain to prevent this from happening again" Liz said with a sombre look.

"Sherriff may I offer a suggestion, why don't Damon, Jamie and I put our heads together? We can track down whoever is doing this" John offered with a smug look on his face that I had the urge to wipe off.

"Truthfully I could do with the extra hands, if that is something you are both willing to do?" Liz asked me and Damon causing us both to nod.

"Of course we will help Liz" I said with a smile although I could already feel my patients running thin with John.

"I think we could make a good team, don't you Damon?" John asked although his eyes never left mine.

"Whatever it takes to keep this town safe John; even if that means spending time with you" Damon said, pulling me into his side whilst glaring daggers at John. Not long after that me and Damon headed back to the boarding house, I had time to kill whilst waiting to hear off Caroline. I had just sat down on the sofa when someone rang the bell outside. I looked down at my phone as it pinged.