This is my first contribution here so please don't hesitate to throw some feedback this way. I'd more then appreciate it. This has been bouncing around my head for a while now. I really love this pairing and I love this song so I figured why not blend the two! I know it is OOC so I tried to give some good backstory. Let me know what you think. Please Enjoy...without further ado...

Rating: T

Pairing: Bonnie/ Kai

Song Inspiration: Beautiful Surprise by Tamia

Background: Kai has been away on business in Portland, Bonnie is trying to prepare for his return when he surprises her by coming home early. Fluff ensues.

Bonnie knew he'd be arriving tomorrow, so she spent the day hurriedly running errands. She went to the bank, got the car washed, got groceries from the local market, and even managed to pick up a few extra goodies before she got back.

What little time wasn't spent running to and fro around town was spent cleaning the apartment and making it look fresh and presentable.

That's not to say she kept a messy home, but it never hurt to freshen things up a bit. After thoroughly cleaning, doing laundry and making sure everything was in its proper place she set out to make a home cooked meal. That tacked yer another hour and a half on to her already exhausting day.

Lots of errands, one clean house and one fabulous meal later she was all but dead. All in all she'd say her day was very productive. Though she more than tired herself out it was all so that she could save time tomorrow. Her husband was coming back from his month long business trip to Portland.

Seeing as Kai was the coven leader it was nothing new for him to travel back and forth between their home in Seattle and his covens head quarters in Portland. Traveling may have been nothing new but the duration was. Typically her spouse was gone no more than a few days at a time, maybe a week or so if things were really pressing, but a month was a first. She had missed him, phone calls and Skype dates sufficed but nothing compared to actually feeling her husband near her. She wanted to tell him as much, but she knew it was hard on him too and didn't want to bring him down with things he couldn't change. She knew he had responsibilities, hell she had her own. She owned her own business and was a powerful witch in her own right. It had been partially Kai's suggestions, but she decided to inject some life back into her coven. Her family was scattered and it took a lot of work just to reach out to lost members. Not all leads followed through, burn after a year she wasn't doing well for herself. Sure it was hard but the Bennet blood line was strong and she quickly realized her name carried major weight. So, yes, she knew being leader came with stresses, but she also knew just how much it meant to him and to her too.

Having spent so long away from his family this was his second chance. It hadnt been easy for him; he was met with staunch disdain in the beginning. But as time went on people started to realize the merge had a profound impact on Kai and he wasn't the same person locked away so many years ago. In fact one of Kai's more positive traits as leader was his transparency. It was through his preference for honesty the truth came out about his upbringing. People knew he was a siphon and the coven didn't look too favorably on that, but once information of the abuse Kai suffered from his father came out people became more empathetic. Much of the negative sentiment directed at Kai was redirected towards Joshua Parker. The Gemini coven had their (serious) faults but they could understand how years of emotional and physical abuse contributed to Kai's mental illness and aggressive nature. Perhaps if there had been loving support and even therapy from the onset he could have lived a healthy, happy, less murderous, and not so fratricidal, life. The coven was understanding; they were coming around, but they still kept their distance. Empathy went a decent way, but ton took more than empathy to bring people around. Especially after you murdered your a siblings. Still, it was a start, it was progress.

Now all she had to do was get some shut eye, prepare the rest of the meal tomorrow and make herself pretty to pick him up from the airport.

5:45 pm

She made sure to circle it and set countless alarms. She didn't want a repeat of last time where she showed up a full 12 hours before she was supposed to. "PM" she reminded herself over and over again. She could feel the tiredness in her bones, weariness so deep it made her legs feel immobile. She managed a short shower then trudged back into her bedroom and all but lept into bed. Not falling asleep against the glass door had been a tremendous struggle, but she persevered. She knew the sooner she got to sleep the sooner tomorrow would come. She fell asleep to the thought of running into her husbands arms.

Hours passed and she slept soundly. Dreams danced on her periphery, fading in and out. She settled into a new dream and as she slept she dreamt of strong arms encircling her waist. The dream was so immersive, not only could she feel the presence behind her she could smell it too.

It smelled...familiar..

..like...old leather and campfires.

It was strong, she loved this scent. The feel of it was soft

...and hard?

And smooth...but bumpy?

Her brow furrowed in confusion. She grabbed tighter to the object to understand what it was, somewhere in the distance she heard a chuckle and felt rumbling against her back. This dream was different, she couldn't place it but she felt almost as if it was real...a premonition maybe?

An omen?

Was someone going to hurt her?

The presence was large but it wasn't intimidating, quite the opposite in fact. She choose to settle back further. The dream liked this and the pressure around her waist squeezed tighter. She smiled to herself.

A short while later the presence shifted, got looser. She began to squirm.

"Shhhh"

She felt cool air across the tops of her ears. She didn't want the dream to be over, so she scooted closer to the retreating form, but then it was gone. She felt empty. She was upset, but alas, all dreams must end. Soon she was back in the dreamless sleep she felt prior to... whatever it was she just had.

It could have been seconds, minutes or even hours later when she heard movement. She couldn't tell as she came out of her sleepy haze. She tried to focus on the distant sounds.

Night noises? The city was full of them. She loved their penthouse but it did overlook the bustling downtown.

Was it cat outside in the alleyway? The city had it's own soundscape, but this wasn't the usual cacophony of horns and street noises.

Was it something more?

She was attentive. More noise, noise like shuffling? It sounded close. 'Great' she thought. Normally aged have Kai go check it out, but alas he was off in another state. She'd have to be a big girl and check it out on her own.

Bonnie knew she could defend herself, that wasn't the issue. The issue was she needed sleep to be able to get up for tomorrow, she didn't need some dumb ass intruder, robber or worse trying to fuck up the the apartment she worked hours to clean. She prepared herself, tiptoeing down the hall and past the office, down the stairs and into the kitchen.

She saw an outline in the living room.

'Fuck' she thought, definitely not night noises.

She crept silently closer, a spell poised at the tip of her tongue ready to slice through the air to whatever idiot decided to try and catch her unawares. What were they doing?

"Motus" she spoke and the figure went flying across the room. 'So much for the clean apartment' she thought watching him crash into the wall. As she approached the figure groaned and turned over clutching at its sides. She aimed another spell when she heard it speak

"that's not a very nice way to welcome your hubby home now is it?"

Her eyes grew wide, "luxa" she said and the lights magically came to life

"hi sweetheart, I missed you"

She was speechless.

"Now I know I'm particularly gorgeous and you haven't seen this mug in a while, but maybe we can continue this sexy stare down after you help me up?"

She couldn't move. His face turned from one of mirth to reflect his growing concern "...babe..are you okay? You didn't hurt me I prom-" he was cut off by her jumping into him. He collapsed to the floor. "Aaaahhhhh!" she practically screamed, her words came out jumbled as she peppered his face with kisses. Though unclear, he could make out some of what she was saying

"-love you"

*kiss*

"so much"

*kiss*

"missed you-"

*kiss*

" - away so long"

'A guy could get used to this' he thought smiling wide as she cradled his jaw. Kisses and more kisses; then a smack, sharp and well aimed. Magical. Light enough to be playful but firm enough to smart for a couple of seconds.

"You scared me!"

He nursed the spot before replying "well seeing as you threw me clear across the room I'd call us even." He sighed loudly and continued "your attacks are getting better, all that coven connecting in my abscence is paying off, did Lucy teach you that?"

Her frown melted away, giving way to her beaming smile. She stared at him, reacquainting herself with the beauty of his face. She thought of the month they spent apart, suddenly her face screwed up and she began to cry.

"Bonnie what's- "

She cut him off again "I missed you so much!" She cried jumping forward into his arms. She was hit with a wave of the same overwhelming comfort from earlier in her bed. The smell of campfire and rich oak, the same comforting touch. She pulled back from the circle of his arms

"upstairs, earlier..my dream...you...you were there?" the confusion played out on her face and gave way to realization "you were really were there!" his wide smile turned sheepish as he looked away. "Yea well I got back and wanted to surprise you, but you looked so cute and sleepy with your matching pajamas on and your bonnet. I couldn't bring myself to wake you, I decided cuddling would be better than waking you up" he admitted. Suddenly her eyes grew wide and she squealed. She had completely forgotten about the clumsy bonnet atop her head. She reached to snatch it off when his hand came out to stop her "don't, I think it's cute" he said as he held her hand in place " plus you'll just have to put it back on anyway" he had a point there.

She cuddled up closer to him, purring as she wrapped her arms around him and fit her face into the crook of his arm "mmmmm, happy" she mumbled into his armpit

"I'm glad my pits make you smile, I've been trying a new deodorant and it really-"

"Shut up" she smiled and pressed a kiss to his lips.

"You know, Bon I do love kissing you, but if you keep on cutting me off I'm gonna think you're trying to tell me something..." he trailed off feigning insult.

"Took you this long to figure out?" She laughed and nudged him in the chest. He touched his hand to his chest in mock hurt "Bonster, you can't mean that?"

She kissed him again and he kissed her back just as sweetly. "How about I get you too bed" she nodded and turned towards the stairs, the excitement of having him home was quickly giving way to the cloying tiredness she felt. He held onto her arm "allow me" he spoke sofltly and before she could ask what he meant he had not-so gracefully picked her up and was carrying her towards their room.

Before long they arrived and he kissed her forehead as he distributed her on the bed. He slowly peeled off his pants and kneeled onto the bed. He laid his body on top of her and smiled into her mouth savoring the feeling of his skin in hers. She shivered before whimpering "Please babe, not tonight, I'm not ready, I'm just so tired" he ran his fingers up and down her arms lovingly, he hadn't meant to make her think he wanted to jump into that straight away. He wasn't a fiend, he just wanted to be near her "how about I just hold you?" She nodded as she rolled onto her side offering her back to him "I'd like that."

"Guess that makes me the big spoon" he said chuckling and getting under the covers. His voice rang comically, but he loved cradling her, loved that she trusted him enough to be completely at ease and engulfed by him. He loved her. His Bonnie.

They repositioned so that he was behind her and she snuggled back into him comfortably. He had his arms around her waist, his knees behind hers and his chin on her shoulder tucked in the crook of her neck. She smelled warm and familiar; they were content this way.

"Tell me about your trip" she mumbled. It was four am, he was surprised she could keep up so well, though he knew it wouldn't last much longer.

"Well as you now know I caught an early flight, the plan was to surprise you, but the flight got delayed so instead of arriving here at eight last night I didn't touch down until after one. So after waiting close to forever for baggage and catching a taxi I didn't get here until like three thirty. I could have teleported, but the luggage would have taken two trips, I'm a risk taker myself but airports aren't exactly the place to flex my magical prowess if you know what I mean" he wiggles his fingers in the air as he said it.

She was mumbling incoherently now. He smiled, she looked so beautiful and felt so right here in his arms. He was happy in this moment; the trip had been stressful, but he was home now. He nestled in close to her, she may not have gotten to deliver the reception she intended, but tomorrow would still come. They could spend all day lazing in bed and making up for lost time. Nothing mattered right now, with him wrapped around her all was right. She faded back into him knowing this time it wasn't a dream.