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Happy Bonenzo Day!? ゚リテ

Enzo stood there gawking at Bonnie. His mouth dropped open in surprise. How? Why? What was happening? Bonnie stared at him sheepishly with pleading eyes, begging him to comply. How could he do that? This was getting too out of hand. He looked over at Damon's shocked, pissed off face. He started to look at him with those accusing fierce angry eyes. Elena had a great big smile plastered on her face.

"So that's the big secret!" Elena said excited.

"Big secret?" Bonnie asked.

"Yeah, Damon was just telling Enzo that he knew you two were keeping something from us. That there was more to the story and Enzo confirmed you two did have a secret but it was up to you when you would tell us. So that was it. Your engaged! Congradulations!" Elena exclaimed.

Then she went to hug Bonnie. Bonnie was still tense but managed to hug her friend back.

"What's wrong? This is a happy occassion isn't it?" Elena asked.

"It is. I just wasn't expecting to blurt it out like that to Grams." Bonnie said while trying not to look at Enzo or Damon.

"I didn't expect that either." Enzo said tersly.

Then Elena asked, "Why? Because of the timing of it all? It is great timing! I know this is a sad time but it is times like these when we need happy news the most. I bet that news made Grams' day and made her so happy."

"It did." Bonnie said then she looked at Enzo with her pleading eyes.

Then Enzo said, "If you excuse us I need to have a word with my fiance´."

He then took Bonnie's hand and led them out in the hallway, making sure they were out of earshot.

Then he fianally said exasperated trying not to yell, "You can't be serious! How far is this going to go? Are we going to get married, rent fake children and just continue to live fake lives for the rest of our lives?!"

"Of course not. I just slipped. I was in there and I was about to tell her the truth but she was so happy with the idea of us that I told her we were engaged. She was so happy."

Enzo sighed.

"She is happy because she thinks you are happy. She thinks we fell in love and are in a happy relationship." Enzo said.

"I am sorry I put you in this position Enzo. I am. You don't have to do anything. Just be here this weekend and then I will say you have to go back to work. I will deal with it from there."

"Just give you a weekend? That is how this all started if you don't recall." Enzo said still upset.

"I know."Bonnie said.

"This has gotten out of hand. At least tell your friends the truth."

"You want me to tell Damon and Elena the truth?" Bonnie asked surprised.

"Yes! You were regretting this. This lie was stressing you out. You don't need that type of stress right now. If you feel like you have to do this to make your Grams happy then fine do it, but what reason do you have to keep your friends in the dark?"

"You're right. I can't deal with stress right now. I can't deal with the stress of them finding out the truth. I can't deal with them thinking that I am this pathetic that I had to make this up or worse them discovering the real reason why I did it in the first place."

"So this is all about your feelings for Damon?" Enzo asked.

Bonnie didn't say anything.

"This isn't about your feelings. This is about their feelings. You don't want to hurt them. This about making your Grams happy but what about your feelings? Don't you deserve to be happy too?"

Bonnie shook her head.

"Do you even know what will make you happy?"

"This isn't about my happiness." Bonnie said.

"Well, it should be. Your happiness matters. Your feelings matter. You matter." Enzo said, looking her deep in her eyes. Then he cupped her cheek. He caressed her chin with the edge of his thumb.

"Maybe I don't know what I feel. But I do know I want to keep the peace while my Grams is dying. I know that pretending to date you gave me peace and I just need that peace for a little longer." Bonnie said as she put her hand on his hand that was cupping her cheek. She moved his hand down slowly and held onto it, saying, "Please."

"Alright. I'll stay here for the weekend." Enzo said.

"Thank you." Bonnie said.

Then Enzo shrugged and asked, "What are fake fiancés for?"

"Good. So are you ready to see her as a couple? I get it if you don't want to."

"No, lets see her. I'm not afraid of her."

She patted his arm and chuckled,"Oh good, you tell yourself that."

Then they held hands as they walked to Gram's room.

Enzo tried to hide any trepedation he had when he entered Gram's room. That didn't stop him from gulping when he arrived though.

Shelia Bennett was a spitfire of a woman. He always liked her but she had a way about her. She had a look in her eyes like she could see into your soul. Not only was she there to practically raise Bonnie but she was there as a wise and stubbornly loving woman to all of Bonnie's friends. Even to him even though when he lived in Mystic Falls he and Bonnie weren't exactly great friends. He was a friend of a friend but still Grams saw him and his bravado and sarcasm when ever he'd bicker with Bonnie at get togethers. She saw right through it, which always made him a bit nervous.

Now here she was lying on a hospital bed with tubes attached to her arms and tubes in her nose. Her pale face and weak eyes looked up at them both but she still gave them that same knowing smile that she always had.

She said, "Baby girl. So you brought your future husband to see me in all of my glory."

"Well, you are always a sight to see, Sheila." Enzo said with that charming expression on his face.

"Oh, and he comes here with flattery. How lovely." Grams said.

"How are you feeling?" Enzo asked.

"Never better." Shelia said and then she began to have a coughing fit.

Bonnie went on her bedsides table and gave her a glass of water.

"Here Grams."

Grams took it.

"Thanks baby girl."

Bonnie nodded and smiled at her grams weakly. He saw that sadness radiate off of her as she folded her arms, looking at her Grams with so much love. Enzo looked between these two Bennett women and felt envious. He never had that kind of parental love that Grams had for Bonnie. He was orphaned when he was three and bounced from foster home to foster home until he ran away and went to live on the streets until he landed into jail. He never had a family. He knew Bonnie's wasn't ideal. Her Mom left her when she was a kid and father was absent and always working until he died when she was in high school. But she always had her Grams who looked out for her. She always had an opened door and open arms. The way Bonnie's face would light up whenever she talked about her Grams made him smile and simaltanously fill him with envy.

He looked to Bonnie who was trying to hold back her tears. She was trying to stay strong. He then took her hand, hoping that somehow in someway that would help.

Bonnie looked down at their hands and gave him a small grateful smile. That right there was everything to him.

Then the doctor came in and said, "We have one more test to take and you should be free to go."

Enzo looked at the doctor and then Sheila, confused.

"So soon? I thought she was really sick." Enzo said thinking out loud.

The doctor looked at Enzo and then at Shelia and asked, "Is he family?"

Shelia answered simply, "He is."

Hearing that struck Enzo. He knew technically with the whole farse it was inivitable for her to say that but he had never had anyone call him family before.

Then the doctor looked at him sympathetic and answered him, "She is but at this point there is not much more we can do. We will release her and we arranged for hospice care to visit her everyday."

"Hospice? That's it? You're just giving up. Then what are the bloody tests for?" Enzo yelled angry.

"It's alright Enzo. I lived a long life. It's my time."Sheila said calmly.

Bonnie stood there holding his hand, tears forming in her eyes.

Then she spoke a little shakey and said, "I will be staying with Grams to make sure everything goes well with the hospice care."

Enzo looked at her not surprised but still it hurt to see the broken down look on her face.

Then Shelia said, "I don't want you to give up your life for little ol' me."

Bonnie let go of Enzo and went to her Grams and held her clamy hand, "You have given so much of your life to take care of me and now it's my turn to take care of you."

Sheila took her hand and squeezed it before looking Bonnie in the eyes weakly and said, "Very well. Just don't give up too much of your life you hear me baby girl?"

"I hear you Grams." Bonnie said.

Enzo gazed at this sight of these two fierce Bennett women holding onto each other, both on the verge of breaking down. It was a hard and heart wrenching sight to behold.

Enzo didn't want to intrude but he had to do what he thought was best given the situation.

Then he said, "And of course I will be there too. Every step of the way."

Bonnie turned to Enzo and she shook her head and said, "You don't have to do that."

"Of course I will do this. I am your fiancé. We will be family and family sticks together." Enzo said.

Bonnie stared at him for a long moment and then she went to him and grabbed his hand and said, "If you excuse us I need to have a word with my fiancé."

Then she pulled him by his hand, leading him forcefully out of the room.

"What do you think you are doing?" Bonnie asked him tensely trying not to yell.

"Just playing the part, Love."

"Playing the part does not mean making promises you can't keep." Bonnie said in a scolding voice.

"I am not."

"Don't you get it? Being there every step of the way means that you would move in and stay until...until she dies. That could be weeks ...it could be months...it could mean that you would have to give up a lot of your life for this."

"Well if you are giving up your life then what kind of fiancé would I be if I don't do the same?"

"The normal kind."

"If that is what normal is then I don't want to be normal then." Enzo retorted.

Bonnie pursed her lips together and asked, "What about the plan of you just staying for the weekend and I tell everyone you have to work?"

"There isn't a good enough work excuse you can make up that could justify me abandoning you in your time of need. Your Grams would have my head, not to mention Damon." Enzo pointed out.

"I thought you weren't afraid of my Grams or Damon?" Bonnie asked challenging him.

"I'm not. This isn't about them. This is about you. I'm not leaving you with this responsibilty of taking care of her all by yourself."

"I am strong. I can handle it."

"I know you can but you don't have to. I can be there for you to help if you just let me."He said pleading with her as he gently put his hands on her upper arms, trying to get through to her.

"If you do this you would have to move into my old bedroom. We would have to keep up this whole farce twenty-four seven. Are you sure you can handle that?"

He moved his hands off of her arms and said, "I am. What about you? Could you handle being around me so much?"

"Of course. I would do anything for my Grams." Bonnie said.

"Good. Then let's do this for your Grams." Enzo said.

Bonnie gave him a small smile and then he gently kissed her forehead and said, "I am going to help you get through this Bonnie Bennett. You have my word."

Then he took her into his arms and hugged her tightly. She hugged him back and then let her head fall on his shoulder and whispered, "I will hold you to it."

He held her close to him, promising himself that he would do whatever he needed to do to help her through this difficult time.