Present Time:

Damon sat in Bonnies bed staring at a picture of her in his jacket. It had gotten chilly so Elena gave her his jacket to keep her warm. He'd remember snatching it from her when she took it off. Now, he'd do anything to see her in it once more. Taking out his phone he dialed her number. It went straight to voicemail. Shocker there.

'Hi, this is Binnie, leave me a message.'

"Really? That's it? The one time I am actively seeking out the sound of your voice this is all I get?" he groaned,"Perfect." he then sighs,"I just wanted to say Thank You. If it weren't for you I never would have gotten the chance to see my brother again or Alaric or Enzo." he states.

His phone beeps and he sees that it's Alaric,"I also just wanted to say that I miss you and that I am also doing every thing I can to bring you back." the door behind him begins to open,"I love you, Bonnie Bennett." he says before ending the call.

"Damon?" It was Caroline.

"I thought you were Elena." he says in relief.

"You do know that you can't avoid her forever." she says.

"Have you met me?" he says with a smirk.

Caroline notices the picture of Bonnie in his hand,"I miss her, too, you know." she says moving to sit next to him.

"Yeah, I know." he says as he placed the picture back onto the side table.

"We're going to get her back, Damon."she places a comforting hand on his and leans her head onto his shoulder, "I will do whatever I have to in order to bring my sister home to you." she says.

Damon nods and rests his head on hers,"Thanks Blondie."

Alaric pulled up to the Salvatore Manor and rushed to the door and instead of knocking he walked in.

"It's rude to just walk into someones home without an invitation." Damon says with his back to him.

"I've been calling you all day." Alaric says as he moved towards the standing vampire.

"I've noticed."

"Why haven't you answered my calls?"

"Did it ever occur to you that I didn't have anything to talk about? Or that I just didn't want to talk?" Damon says.

"Look, Damon, I know that you miss Bonnie but-"

Damon appeared before him and glared mysteriously at him,"We are NOT talking about her. I don't want to talk about Bonnie!" he hissed.

Alaric raised his hands in defense,"Okay. I'm sorry I brought her up." he says.

Damon took a step back and ran his fingers through his hair,"Alaric, I don't- Bonnie is stuck on the other side and I'm here. I'm here because she sacrificed herself to get me home." he met Alarics gaze. "She should be here with her friends, not me. She didn't deserve this, to die like this. Over and over again she has sacrificed herself and her happiness for us and all she ever gets in return is disappointment."

Alaric moved to stand next to his friend,"Damon, I'm so sorry." he says.

"I told her I loved her over a video. I'm sure she's seen it by now and is probably cursing my name right now." he chuckles."I fell in love with my girlfriends best friend and I don't know if she even feels for me even half of what I feel for her."

"And what do you feel for her, Damon?"

Damon looked from Alaric to the burning flames before him,"I'm in love with her. I don't feel the need to prove to her how much or how deeply my love for her runs. I don't have to fight to win her heart or change who I am." he turns his attention to Alaric,"I don't have to fight for her acceptance. She's everything I want, need and don't deserve." he says.

Alaric gazes at him in utter shock. Never has he heard Damon speak so highly of anyone, not even Elena. Hearing him speak of Bonnie in such manner has shown him a side of Damon that not many people are given the chance to see...ever.

"Wow. I've never heard you speak so...honest or highly of someone, not even Elena." he voiced his thoughts.

Damon shrugged,"I guess the witch brings it out of me." he says.

"I should have recorded that for memories and my future kids and grandkids." Alaric chuckles.

"Tell anyone about this and I'll rip your heart out." Damon says.

Alaric looked at him and noticed Damon was serious,"Fine, your Bonnie Moment is safe with me." he says, slapping his friend on the back before turning to walk away.

"Alaric?" Damon calls out.

"Yeah?"

"Thanks." he says.

"What for?"

"Being a friend even when I don't deserve one." he says.

"Wow, Bonnie has made you soft."

"Way to ruin a moment, dick." Damon groaned.

Alaric chuckled,"You're welcome." he says before exiting the house and leaving Damon to his thoughts.