Holding out his hand to his long lost love, Damon says he has a question. "Answer it, and it's back to fireworks and rockets' red glare. Answer it right -- I'll forget the last 145 years I've spent missing you. I'll forget it -- how much I loved you -- I'll forget everything, and we can start over. This can be our defining moment, because we have time. That's the beauty of eternity. I just need the truth -- just once." Katherine holds her hand up in front of his face. "Stop. I already know your question and its answer. The truth is I've never loved you. It was always Stefan." Yeeeeowch! She slides his hands off her face, turns and walks out, leaving Damon reeling from the pain. Don't forget your shirt, Kath!

Gilbert Gables: After freshening up in her bathroom, Elena returns to her bedroom to find Damon waiting for her. When she thanks him for looking out for her family, he sarcastically cops to being the neighborhood watch. She accuses him of drinking, which seems inefficient, no? He's always drinking, Elena. Hold your questions until you think he's sober. That will be newsworthy. Damon admits his inebriation, but not to being upset. Elena knows better, though -- he cares. Damon cocks his head toward her. "You're surprised that I thought you'd kiss me back. You can't imagine that I'd think you'd want to -- that what we've been doing here means something?! You're the liar, Elena. There is something going on between the two of us and you know it. And you're lying to me. And you're lying to Stefan. And most of all, you're lying to yourself. I can prove it." He forces his lips on hers as she moans her pleasure protest. When she manages to disengage, she says, "Damon, don't," and then, "What's wrong with you?" He keeps his hold on her as he tells her, "Lie about this." Elena continues to argue that he's better than this. He tells her she's wrong and goes in for more, but Elena pushes him off. She cares about him, but she loves Stefan. "It's always going to be Stefan." Yeaaaaargh. As Damon's face breaks, Jeremy wanders in, asking what's going on. Elena shrugs it off, saying it's nothing. "Just go back to bed." Damon turns from her even as he says, "No, it's not okay, Elena. He wants to be a vampire." And then, Stealth Salvatoring himself across the room, Damon pushes Jeremy to the wall and murmurs about how shutting out the pain is the easiest thing in the world. "The part of you that cares just goes away. All you have to do is flip the switch and snap!" At that last, he snaps the Germ's neck. Jeremy falls to the floor, actually lifeless, this time. As Elena screams "No," Damon seems to take in what he's done, at least for a moment, before he walks out. While crying over her brother's form, Elena realizes Jeremy is wearing a Gilbert Family protect-o-ring. As she catches her breath, we cut to...