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Six Days Before…

Bonnie sat in the kitchen twirling her spoon around in her tea cup as she went over and over in her head her nightmare from the previous night. As much as she tried to wipe it out of her mind, she couldn't. It was the run of the mill nightmare for a fairly new mother, but for a vampire-witch, it shook her to the core. She and Samantha were taking a walk in the woods at night and suddenly she found herself surrounded by werewolves. She remembered vamping out, but when she turned back to Samantha, Samantha was gone. She screamed and suddenly the werewolves were gone and she found herself alone. She had to believe that it was nightmare, because if it wasn't a nightmare—that meant, it was a vision.

"Hey…did you sleep last night at all after you went like a crazy vitch into Tabitha's room?" Damon smirked as he walked into the kitchen rubbing his eyes and opening the refrigerator.

"How would you know, you basically plop down in the bed and fall asleep immediately", she mumbled.

"Hey…that kid used to cry every night for 2 hours straight for about 3 months, right now I cherish my sleep…I cherish silence".

"That kid is your daughter and what do you need sleep for, you're dead", Bonnie rolled her eyes as she sipped her tea.

"Ok…what is wrong?" Damon asked leaning up against the counter, "you look like hell, you went totally crazy last night and now you're up staring at tea…what's going on Bonnie?"

"Nothing", she shook her head and focused on her cup.

"Oh something is definitely wrong. Are you having some delayed post partum depression or something?" he whined, "because I know that's not good for regular a regular woman, let alone a vitch".

"I am not suffering from PPD, it was nothing. I thought I heard Sami crying, that's all", Bonnie stood up and walked over to the sink.

"I don't believe you, you know that don't you?" Damn narrowed his eyes at her.

Bonnie opened her mouth to speak, but was cut off by Sami crying. "I have to go, she's probably hungry", Bonnie sighed as she grabbed a bottle from the refrigerator and headed out of the kitchen as Damon watched her go.

After downing a cup of blood, Damon headed upstairs to the master bedroom of Bonnie's house. Ever since her father left (thank someone) and she started to show that she was pregnant, Damon had tried to everything in the book to get her to move to the boarding house. She refused repeatedly. While she would stay there occasionally with Sami, she would not move in. She mumbled something about not being married and refusing to 'shack up' with him. So he made concessions by sleeping at her house three times a week and she relented and stayed at the boarding house on the other days.

While he knew that he could just as easily move into her house, he just could not see it. The house was too…homely. Besides all of that, her father promised that he would come home occasionally and Damon had no interest in living at that house with Derrick Bennett. Their relationship had not improved after Sami was born. Derrick Bennett still hated Damon for knocking up his daughter and being a vampire; but he was able to keep it under wraps better.

As Damon made his way to the master bedroom to change into a towel so that he could take a shower, he noticed Bonnie lying on the bed asleep with Sami. Bonnie's eyes were closed and her arm was protectively cuddling Sami. Sami had her eyes closed and he could see that she was sucking on her binky. It was a picture that almost made him feel like Stefan. Ever since he was turned, a part of him knew that once he died, that was it. He would have no legacy; however, that changed when Sami was born. He had a legacy, it was Samantha Salvatore. She meant everything to him and if he thought for one moment that he would have to die, so she could live—he would do it in a heartbeat. Since her birth three months ago, he realized that she was the purest form of innocence that he ever laid his eyes on and he would murder anyone who ever tried to hurt her without a second thought. He often tried to downplay how crazy he was over the 15 pound human, but he absolutely worshiped her. When Bonnie was pregnant with her, he could almost sense the energy inside of her. When Samantha was born and he first looked into those greenish-blue eyes, he knew that she was one of two things that he would probably die for.

Then there was Bonnie. They have the best of times, they have the worst of times, but whenever they have those times…they always make up in the best possible way. When he first arrived in Mystic Falls, he knew that he wanted Katherine and he would do anything to get her back. He would lie, cheat and steal to get Katherine back by his side. When he realized that Katherine didn't love him nor was she willing to sacrifice anything for him, he turned his attention to Elena. Elena was the opposite of Katherine in every way and maybe, that's what he loved about her. He could have Katherine without the insanity, without the need for mayhem, without the lack of loyalty. He could have someone that could love and wanted to love. He could have someone that would put him first and love him and only him. In his quest to get Elena, he somehow fell backwards into love with Bonnie Bennett, the resident witch who pretty much hated his guts. That was the truth…she hated him. She had tried to kill him and when she by accident turned into a vampire-witch, she tried to do just that. However, over time he saw so much more from her. Sure, witches had always been captivating to vampires, but Bonnie was different. She was the only one that made him want to be a better man (or vampire). She was the one that didn't necessarily want him to change, but just evolve. She was loyal to a fault and she would give her life for a friend without any hesitation. If he ever doubted his love for Bonnie, when he saw her lying next to his daughter in that bed sleeping silently, he knew that if he his heart was still a working part of his body, it would have grown two sizes. Those two women were the loves of his life and for a bastard like him, he often wondered when they would be taken away from him.

As he stood in the doorway, he noticed Samantha open her eyes as if she knew that he was standing there. He smiled slightly and walked over to her picking her up, "Maybe we should go see your Aunt Stefan and leave your mom here, so she can get some sleep", Damon whispered as he lifted Sami up from the bed.

SSSSSS

An hour later, Damon walked into the boarding house carrying Sami's car seat in one hand and the baby bag in the other. The only thing he hated about being a father to Sami, is that sometimes he felt like a dork. While he refused to give up his car, he hated walking around with the suitcase sized baby bag and the car seat. It made him feel…domesticated and Stefan never missed a chance to make fun of him.

"Damon…need any help?" Stefan smirked as he moved into the front hall.

"Funny…no…I think I have it", Damon said dropping the bag on the floor with a thump and setting down the car seat where Sami was sleeping soundly, "and you know you really need a new joke".

"I'm sorry", Stefan chuckled, "it's just…startling to see you walking in with a car seat playing dad".

"It totally takes away from my coolness", Damon rolled his eyes plopping down on the couch placing his feet on the table.

"Some of us would be lucky to be in your position", Stefan remarked as he bent down and looked at Sami sleeping in the seat.

Damon set his mouth in a line. The day Sami was born, Stefan and Elena shared in the happiness that Damon and Bonnie had, but he could tell that there was an underlying feeling of 'this could never happen for us'. Damon thought about that a lot. Stefan was the good brother. Stefan was the brother who did everything right. Damon, on the other hand, had relished being evil. He relished doing what he wanted, when he wanted and he had no problem being the 'bad brother' and yet, he was able to have something that went against every law relating to his nature…he was able to have a family and a child.

"You know, Bonnie's not sleeping", Damon spoke up changing the subject.

Stefan looked up from staring at Sami, "What do you mean…is Sami still keeping her up?"

"Tabitha is sleeping through the night, finally…but no, last night Bonnie jumped out of bed and I found her staring in Sami's room and on top of that she was all vamped up".

Stefan raised an eyebrow, "Do you think something's going on?"

"She said it was nothing, she said it was a recurring nightmare of what happened when the mutt bit me, but I don't believe her. After everything that's happened, I know when she is lying and she was definitely lying last night".

"Well do you think that its just a nightmare or do you think they are visions?"

"I don't know, but she's not talking and that is what makes me think that they are visions and they have something to do with one of us".

"But I don't think that Bonnie would keep secrets, not at this point".

"I would like to think that as well, but you know our little vitch can be very quiet when she thinks that she is protecting someone that she cares about", Damon replied.

Stefan nodded, "Well maybe Elena can find something out".

Damon raised an eyebrow and laughed, "You are actually helping me to spy on my girlfriend?"

"Well I know that if I don't help you, you will do something reckless and now that our little circle has a small child to worry about…I think we need to all be on our best behavior".

"Why do I believe that was geared towards me more than anyone else?"

Stefan shrugged, "I have absolutely no idea".

SSSSS

"Sami!" Bonnie woke up sitting straight up in bed and looked over to the left side of the bed where Sami was sleeping when she drifted off to sleep. She then noticed a note on the pillow, 'Went to Auntie Stefan's, will be back soon…Damon'.

Bonnie slipped out of bed and walked towards the bathroom. She had to get a grip on her mind. The nightmares were starting to make her fearful of even sleeping. Looking in the mirror, she could see the bags under her eyes. If she continued with these nightmares, Damon would definitely start to wonder what they were about and he would question whether they were only nightmares. The more they continued, she wasn't so sure that they were. She prayed that they were only nightmares, but in the back of her mind, she knew.

As she washed her face, she heard her cell phone ringing in the bedroom. It was the ringtone, 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun', so it was either Elena or Caroline. There were times when she felt as if she was 100 years old. Her life had changed drastically over the past 2 years. She found out she was a witch, she had died, come back to 'life' as a vampire and became a mother. She had to admit, it wasn't a life that she planned for herself when she was younger. Who plans to grow up and be a vampire witch and also an 18 year old mom? But she had to admit, the entire time she was pregnant with Sami, she embraced it.

One of the things that she mourned the most when she was turned was the fact that she would never be a mother. That she would never get to have a child and yet, her ancestors broke every rule (twice) to allow her to have Sami. She was aware that Sami would probably be the only child she would ever have and that's why she was perfectly content being 18 and a mom. Then there was Damon. When she thought about her far she and Damon had come, she almost had to pinch herself to reinforce that it was real. The truth was that she hated him more than anyone she could possibly think about hating and then he was partially responsible for her turning into a vampire; but shortly after that, she saw a part of him that he rarely let other people see. She saw a caring and loyal Damon that would do anything to keep her safe. When Sami was born, she was amazed at how quickly Damon fell into the 'Daddy' role. Of course, he would try to play his affection off for Sami, but moments when he thought he was alone with Sami and no one was around, she saw the true humanity in him and it stole the breath that she no longer had. As much as Damon tried to prove that he wasn't the 'good one', more and more he was losing that battle.

"Bonnie...hey, how are you?" Elena asked on the other line.

"I'm fine, just woke up from a nap".

"Oh and where's Sami…"

"According to this note that was left on the pillow next to me, she's with Damon visiting Aunt Stefan".

She could visibly see Elena roll her eyes, "Will he ever stop that, he's going to confuse her".

"I don't think he ever will", Bonnie chuckled, "that's why we are here".

"Yes, exactly…hey, did you want to go out to lunch or something? We haven't had much time to just be girlfriends since Sami was born".

Bonnie smiled, "I guess since Damon is entertaining her for awhile, we can do that".

"I will come by and pick you up", Elena answered.

"Give me about 20 minutes".

"20 minutes? It only takes 20 minutes now?" Elena chuckled.

"Well when you have a small person that needs you, you learn how to do things in a marathon way".

"Ok…well, I am putting you to the test. I will be there in 20 minutes".

"See you then", Bonnie ended the call.

SSSSS

"I don't like doing this", Elena frowned, "there is nothing wrong with Bonnie, so what she had a nightmare…we all do", as she turned to stare at Stefan and Damon.

Damon rolled his eyes, "Bonnie is a witch, witches just don't have nightmares. They have visions".

"And you think the vision is about what exactly?"

"We don't know, that's why we are asking you to help", Damon replied and looked over at Stefan for assistance.

"Why do you think she would tell me anything if she's trying to hide and even if she did, do you think that I would run back and tell you if she promised me not to?"

"You know what Stefan, I knew that this was a dumb idea. Where's the blond, I can compel her to talk to Bonnie and she will tell me everything I want to know without a million questions", Damon narrowed his eyes at Elena.

"Elena…", Stefan began, "I know that you don't want to betray Bonnie's confidence, but we have to worry about Sami here and if Bonnie is having visions, they may be about Sami".

"Bonnie would never put Sami in danger, Stefan".

"I know that, but she's hiding something and we need to find out what it is before its too late".

Elena sighed, "I will talk to her, but I will not push her".

"That's all we ask", Stefan replied.

"Fine, I will be back", Elena replied picking up her keys and heading out of the door closing it behind her.

"She is going to tell Bonnie everything, you know that don't you?" Damon asked.

"She won't. She knows that we will never ask her to do this, if it wasn't serious".

"So you are starting to believe that she is not just having nightmares?"

"I know that you are connected to Bonnie in some way and you know when things aren't right, so I trust you when you say that something is wrong", Stefan replied.

Damon couldn't help but smile, "Wow, things are definitely changing".

SSSSSS

Bonnie chewed on her salad for a bit as she and Elena sat outside of a bistro on Main Street, "So how are things?" Elena asked leaning forward with a concerned look.

Bonnie smiled and sat back, "You've been talking to Damon".

"You know I hate how you two do that", Elena sighed, "but yes, he's worried and so is Stefan".

"I don't know why".

"He said you're having nightmares, but he thinks that their visions".

"They're not visions, they are just nightmares".

"How are you so sure?"

"I'm sure. I know what a vision feels like, it shakes me to the core and this didn't feel like that".

"Would you tell me if it you thought it was a vision?" Elena asked staring directly at Bonnie.

"Elena…", Bonnie closed her eyes for a few moments trying to gather her thoughts, "I know that Damon worries and I know he attempts to cover it up, but I'm just trying to adjust to everything. My life has completely changed in such a short time and I am just trying to make sense of it and I guess when I'm sleeping, things get all jumbled".

"I know, I'm sorry".

"It's not your fault and just because so many things have changed, that doesn't mean that I am unhappy. Every time I look at Sami, I have to pinch myself. It's crazy and then there's Damon, sometimes I think I have completely lost my mind and then he does something so nice and caring and I realize I am exactly where I need to be and the fact that I'm 18 almost 19 doesn't matter much anymore", Bonnie shrugged.

"I just want you to know that if something is going on, you can talk to me and you don't have to worry about me telling Stefan and Damon".

"I know and I thank you", Bonnie smiled reaching over and hugging Elena.

So are they nightmares or visions? Definitely visions.