It's been two years. Two years since its all happened and it still haunts her in her sleep. That dreadful day when the love of her life was murdered and still the police hadn't managed to catch the killer. It angered Bonnie that he was still out there while she and Stefan's other loved ones had to suffer.
She and Thomas would visit his grave every now and then for a quick hello. Thomas understood that his father was with the angels above, but would constantly ask for him and all that Bonnie could do was show him a picture that he would hug it tightly. When Thomas was younger he used to take the corner of the frame in his mouth and just drool on it. It always made Bonnie smile no matter how many times he would do it.
"Ready, T?"
"Yep!"
Bonnie was trying out daycare. It was hard to juggle school and taking care of Thomas at the same time and she didn't want to bother her father until she completely needed to (she knew that day would come sooner rather than later).
She decided to move out from her parents' home and into Stefan and hers apartment once she found a stable enough job. Her parents were against it, but she argued that it was her life and if she needed any help that she'll go to them first. She didn't move out to get away, she moved out because she felt like it was the best for her and Thomas. Having a child made her grow up quickly and living in her parents home just didn't feel right.
She's tried the whole dating thing and when she couldn't keep a boyfriend, she gave up and never looked back. Caroline on the other hand tried to set her up multiple times and Elena urged her to back off a little since it had only been a year. Besides it was hard to find a man her age willing to care for a child and she wouldn't leave Thomas with just anyone.
"Thomas Salvatore." Bonnie said to the lady up front.
"Salvatore, Salvatore... Ah, Thomas Salvatore, right this way."
Bonnie smiled down at her son and held his hand following behind the lady.
She kneeled down and hugged him tightly, "I'll see you soon, be a nice boy."
"I will, mommy."
Bonnie smiled and kissed his cheek before letting him walk inside. She watched him for a while before she walked away not wanting to be late to class.
School has actually been pretty fun. She's met new friends and got along with her professors. She figured it was because she was actually doing something that she liked instead of taking useless classes that she wouldn't even use.
"Did I miss anything?"
"Nah, he's just going on about his trip to Africa." Bella said. "I swear he just tells us about these trips so he can brag. I mean who wants to go to Africa anyway?"
Bonnie chuckled and shook her head.
Bella reminded Bonnie of Caroline in many ways. She was so blunt about everything which is why she admired her so much. She was one of the funniest people that's she's met and Bonnie just loved her to pieces.
"So, how was Thomas' first day?" Bella asked when the rambling kept going.
"He seemed fine, didn't cry or anything like that. I hope it stays that way."
"It will, he's a solider." As soon as Bella said that she regretted it.
The whole thing was still a touchy subject and she made sure to steer clear. Occasionally a metaphor or two would slip and she would always have to kick herself for it. Bella couldn't imagine what it would be like to see a loved one die in your arms, the whole thing must've felt like a dream. A horrible reality of a dream.
"Bonnie, I'm-"
"It's okay. I'm never going to be able to her over this if I let the small things bother me."
"Bonnie Bennett is that you?"
"Shut up." Bonnie said rolling her eyes.
The girls shared a small laugh before decided to actually pay attention.
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Bonnie raced to daycare once class was over. She had a horrible feeling and she couldn't shake it no matter how hard she tried to. Her cell phone was ringing multiple times but she didn't check to see who it was because she couldn't risk getting in an accident.
Pulling up to the small house painted yellow, Bonnie jogged inside. She stopped her worrying when she heard his laugh and it felt as if a twenty pound weight was lifted off her shoulder.
She peeked her head through the rectangular window on the door and saw him playing with another kid. He looked happy which made her happy. She let out a breath and decided to check her missed calls. Bonnie decided to step outside to return the calls to her father and Caroline.
They were just checking up on her which made her smile. Caroline informed her that Harvard was a piece of cake she felt like she was in Legally Blonde. Bonnie should've known that the reference would be used one of these years but it still made her laugh.
Her father was trying to get her to move back like he'd done a few times over the past year. His argument was that he didn't get to see Thomas as much as a grandfather should but Bonnie would counter by saying that he is welcome to visit any time he likes to.
After getting off the phone with her father, she decided that it was time for them to go home. She had mixed emotions when Thomas put up a little fight because he didn't want to leave but she was growing tired of arguing so she just picked him up.
"Hey, stop that whining. That is no way a big boy should act, alright?"
Bonnie strapped him into his car seat and headed home. The ABC song was starting to give her a headache, but she wanted Thomas to learn a little ahead of the others. He was good with counting but the letters had always been a weak spot.
Once they were home, Bonnie felt like she could finally breathe. It was something about being home that made her feel relaxed. Thomas ran back to his room while Bonnie got started on lunch. She settled on sandwiches and chips and decided to wait until dinner to go big.
"Baby! Come eat!" Bonnie yelled down the hall and moved back in the kitchen when she head his footsteps.
"Is there cheese on it?"
"No, mommy knows how much you don't like cheese." Bonnie said rubbing his curly hair.
She sat him in his high chair and sat the sandwich in front of him. Bonnie sat at the table and watched him for a little while before she took a bite. She found it strange that he actually ate like Stefan. He would take a bite and sit the food down on the plate until he swallowed it, then would drink some juice before picking up the food again and take another bite. She found the whole thing strange, she remembers making fun of Stefan for his eating habits around the time they first started dating but she had grown used to it over the months.
Bonnie lifted him from the chair once they were finished and Bonnie got started on her homework while Thomas was playing with his toys. It was done fairly quickly so they decided to go to the park across the street.
It wasn't her favorite place to go, she found the park kind of creepy, but Thomas loved it.
Bonnie was standing in front of the bench, when she couldn't help but notice a guy staring at her. She looked over but didn't recognize the face.
"Can I help you?"
The man looked embarrassed. "Sorry, I didn't mean to stare, you're just very beautiful."
Bonnie blushed slightly. "I get that a lot."
He chuckled. "Ah, you got jokes, huh?"
"Oh, I'm not joking."
Thy shared a laugh before he extended out his hand.
"What's up, I'm Adam."
"Bonnie, nice to meet you."
They stayed smiling at each other for a while until Bonnie looked away focusing her attention on Thomas.
"So do you have a kid or are you just a perv?"
Adam laughed. "None of the above, I'm watching over my little sister." He looked around a bit. "She's the one on the swings. What about you?"
"Mines on that rocking thing, which looks very dangerous... Who comes up with that?"
Adam chuckled. "Those actually aren't that dangerous, they can't lean back all that far."
"Good to know." Bonnie said looking up at him with a slight smile.
It seemed as if they talked for hours and Bonnie was starting to like him. They talked about likes and dislikes and Bonnie noticed that he was nice, sweet and seemed like a gentleman. She wouldn't let him meet Thomas though, her son was still her territory and her territory only.
A few minutes after Adam and his sister left, Bonnie thought that it was time for her and Thomas to leave as well. The sun was starting to set and she felt her sleepiness come over her and she still had dinner to make. She was debating against just going to a drive thru and ordering a Happy Meal, but didn't want Thomas to eat too many fast foods at a young age. She went with tacos because she knew that it has became one of his favorite meals for the time being and she was glad because they were easy to make.
She wasn't all that hungry, the sandwich that she ate earlier still kept her satisfied but she picked off of Thomas' plate. He wasn't all that happy about it, but Bonnie took a bite whenever she could.
As Thomas was in his bath, Bonnie decided to get ready as well. She would usually wait until Thomas is fast asleep before she would even consider getting ready, but for some reason she felt extremely tired. She watched him through the mirror as she was brushing her teeth. She made faces at him while he was in the tub causing him to smile and call her silly and laugh that laugh that she loves so much. When she was done with her teeth, she took him out of the bath and dried off his body then rubbed lotion on his skin. She had to rest her head on his round stomach because he was still as soft as he was when he was only days old.
The only way that Thomas would go to sleep and stay asleep, Bonnie found, was when she would rock him in her arms. He still wanted to be baby and technically he still was, but Bonnie found the whole thing cute. She pressed a kiss to his forehead when his eyes closed for the night and placed him in his bed. She prayed over him before practically sleep walking over to her room.
When she hit the sheets she was already halfway sleep but smiled when she felt a hand on the side of her face.
"Stefan," Bonnie said just above a whisper.
She opened her eyes and there he was just smiling down at her. Bonnie opened the covers for him to crawl in and she rested her head on his chest.
She remembers when he first appeared to her at the hospital only minutes after Thomas was born. He had helped her with picking out Thomas' name and when she visited his grave for the first time she asked him if he could come back to her again. She didn't care if it was for a second, she needed him there.
Whenever he's on her mind he appears but chooses to wait some times as to when she could actually see him. The second time it happened Bonnie was crying in the center of the apartment floor holding Thomas tightly in her arms. It was around the time when she first officially moved in and had some time to think about everything.
He was just going to let her cry it out, but as she continued he wrapped her and Thomas in his arms. Bonnie gasped when she felt his warmth and when she saw him she cried even harder.
He got her to calm down after a while and wiped the tears from her eyes.
"I'm right here." Is what he said before pulling her into his arms again.
Stefan some days regrets doing that because if he hadn't, maybe she would've moved on, but he just couldn't stand to see her sad for any longer especially with their child in her arms.
"Adam seems nice." Stefan said after a while.
"Who?"
Stefan grew a smile. "You know the nice guy with the nice smile you met at the park."
Bonnie shook her head, "Doesn't ring a bell."
Stefan kissed the top of her head and Bonnie hummed at the feel.
"You're gonna have to let go of me eventually."
Bonnie looked up at him with sad eyes and shook her head, "Please don't start."
"You know I can't be at peace until I know that you're happy."
"But I am happy, right now, with you here."
Stefan smiled sadly at her then ran his hands along the sides of her face.
"I don't mean with me."
"Then there's no other way that I can be happy, Stefan."
They stared into each other's eyes and Stefan pressed a kiss to her lips.
"Alright." He didn't want to fight her on this but his time was running out.
He wouldn't be able to appear to her much longer and Stefan wanted to make sure that Bonnie found someone that made her as happy as he did before he has to say his final goodbye.
"Please stay." Bonnie said wrapping her arms tightly around him.
"I will for as long as I can."
Stefan laid flatly on the bed and ran his hands along her back. He let out a breath feeling himself get used to the feeling which was something that he was trying to avoid but being so near to Bonnie he just couldn't help but feel attached. When he noted that she was asleep, he figured that it was best if he left because otherwise he really would've stayed for as long as he could.
A/N: So I'm going kind of Vampire Diaries/Supernatural with this story by bringing the supernatural in and maybe some other supernatural things that were absent in Sway. Leave me a review telling me what you think!