He watched her as she spoke, holding in a breath as though he was expecting something terrible, but eventually he relaxed and his mind went to the past. Damon had never wanted to grow up, not really. He enjoyed being with his friends, impressing young women, hanging out at the tavern in town. But... "I thought that after a few years I would probably either find a nice lady and settle, or leave Mystic Falls and go to the big city. Take Stefan with me. My father wasn't exactly...I was a huge disappointment to him. There were even a few times where we had some physical confrontations, so I pretty much wanted to get out of there as quickly as possible." He leaned up and groaned low in his throat like he was in pain. "Then here comes Katherine, ruining everything and I was stupid enough to fall in love with her, even knowing she was screwing Stefan at the same time she was me."