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Note: So glad you guys are enjoying the story, please continue the good thoughts and excitement! Hoping this raises the heat for some of you Bamon fans out there. Yes, you will know who the "man" is soon enough, but I think it's time to complete the family reunion.

10

"Bonnie?" Jeremy said, his voice full of surprise as Damon lazily went back over to the bar. "What are you doing here?" he asked moving to her but stopping as Damon figured he probably got a whiff of the alcohol. "What's going on?" he asked Damon, his voice stern as Damon rolled his eyes.

"Obviously she was coming back from her mom's and stopped at bar and got a little drunk" he said looking at Bonnie who looked beyond reluctant about being part of Damon's lie.

"Bonnie, are you okay?" Elena asked as she went over to her friend. "Wow, you really do smell…" she said wrinkling her nose. Bonnie, who had seconds before looked completely put out burst into laughter grabbing Elena and pulling her into a tug hug.

"I've missed you so much!" she said in excitement as she squeezed her friend.

"Oh, okay" Elena said in surprise as she slowly patted Bonnie on the back. Damon continued watching, he had done something good after all. He got Bonnie back and she was happy and Elena was none the wiser. "You've been at your mom's?" she asked as Bonnie nodded, wiping her eyes. "Hey, don't cry" Elena said giving Bonnie another hug. My job is done here, Damon said to himself half wishing he could give himself a pat on the back.

"Yeah, it's a long story" she said taking a deep breathe out as she looked at Elena and then over at Jeremy. "Jeremy…" she said happily wrapping her arms around him. Damon clenched his jaw, he forgot they were dating. He forgot Jeremy showed affection toward her. Not that he had any right to, he did nothing to help her come back to life, why should he be the one getting the hug and kiss. The caring eyes. Bonnie always had caring eyes, Damon thought as Jeremy's light peck turned into a deep passionate kiss and embrace.

"Okay kids, c'mon, break it up," Damon interrupted, no longer able to stand the sight of the two locking lips. "Elena, how about you go make Bonnie a nice sandwich or breakfast, actually, make us all breakfast" he said as Elena gave him a look. "Please" he added sarcastically as Elena looked at Bonnie again who gave her another tight hug before she disappeared into the kitchen.

"What did you do?" Jeremy asked as soon as he saw the door closed.

"I saved her since you were busy here lying to Elena" he said as Jeremy grunted.

"Why didn't you tell me? I could've helped" he replied angrily.

"No, it's okay Jeremy, it might have been dangerous anyway, I wouldn't want anything to happen to you, again, not after all this" she said as Jeremy took her hands. "I'm glad you're okay as it is" she said Jeremy smiled at her.

"I'm glad you are too" Jeremy replied. Damon sighed heavily as the two stared at each other for another few seconds. Usually he'd interrupt anyone who was being the obnoxious overly romantic couple but this time it was different. I saved her life and it's like she doesn't even remember. He told himself in annoyance as he slightly glared at Bonnie. "So, how did you do it?" Jeremy asked looking over at Damon.

"I don't know, some guy called and said he could help and then we met him at the cemetery and then he did all this hocus pocus stuff and ta-da, Bonnie's alive" Damon said waving at her.

"D—did you know the man?" Jeremy asked looking from Bonnie to Damon as both of them shook their heads. "So you just trusted some random stranger who happened to know magic to bring my dead girlfriend back to life?" Jeremy asked, his voice raising a little.

"Oh I'm sorry, did I bring back the wrong girlfriend?" Damon heard himself asking. Just as Jeremy took a step toward him Damon was pining him against the bar table.

"Stop it," Bonnie said as she focused her attention on Damon. For a second Damon wondered why she was looking at him that way but then he felt like his head was going to explode. Damn Bennett. He cursed as he let Jeremy go.

"I save your butt and this is the thanks I get?" he snorted at her.

"I don't want you drawing attention, this is the last thing Elena needs to worry about!" Bonnie hissed back as she looked at Jeremy. "Both of you, please, for my sake just let it go" she said as Damon muttered under his breath and Jeremy moved to the other side of the room, even a few feet away from Bonnie. Weenie. Damon thought with a little laugh as Elena peeked into the room.

"I made oatmeal if anyone is interested" she told them as she disappeared back into the kitchen.

"I'm going to go take a quick shower, I'm all sticky and smelly" Bonnie informed them.

"That's what she said" Damon replied as Jeremy shot him a look and Bonnie shook her head. "What? C'mon, lighten up, you're both alive, Elena is clueless, I can get over it" he said as he headed into the kitchen. At least that last part was true, his conscious hadn't been bothering him since they got back. But what was now bothering him was the man. He was about to die and he did nothing. Nothing to try and help himself. That couldn't be normal, he thought as he leaned against the counter.

"I only made a little, I know you're not hungry, but, well…here" Elena said holding out a cup. Damon smiled, it was full of blood, just want he wanted and needed. Elena was good to him, even when he didn't deserve it. Hell, she was better than Bonnie, she at least came around to thank him.

"Thank you" he said happily as he kissed her cheek and gave her a hug. Hmm, he thought, it didn't feel like hugging Bonnie. She wasn't warm and soft, at least not like Bonnie was. He shook his head, he had to stop thinking of Bonnie. "Are you still going out for college shopping stuff?" he asked as Jeremy came in the room.

"Yeah, and then I'm going to see if Bonnie and Caroline want to get together for dinner" she said. "Caroline will be happy, she was getting worried, but you know how Caroline worries, I told her she was overreacting" Elena said, though she was mainly talking to herself at this point.

"I'll be back, I need to ask Bonnie a question…about her mom…" he said squinting a little as he purposely set the cup on the table close to Jeremy, who turned up his nose, before leaving.

Upstairs he went in Elena's room, he figured Bonnie would made herself settled here, or her boyfriend's room, he thought sourly. He looked around, not catching any of Bonnie's clothes scattered around the floor. Then again, she could have took them into the bathroom with her. With a shrug he headed out of the room, nearly colliding with Bonnie. "Nice add lib with that drunk story" he said as he smirked at Bonnie was wrapped in a dark yellow towel.

"Yeah" she said slowly, her cheeks a shade darker. She looked tense too. Well obviously now it Damon's duty to make this as uncomfortable for her as possible. Besides, he didn't hate seeing Bonnie in a towel, the little water drops still on her shoulders, legs and throughout her wet hair. "I'm going to go change" she said, her eyes darting around, anyplace other than his eyes. Come on Bonnie, look at me, let me know I'm not going crazy. He said squinting again, trying to get Bonnie to look at him. Instead she pulled her towel tighter and started for Jeremy's room. Of course she was changing in there, hopefully the little perv didn't come up soon. Damon thought. "Damon." He turned around at the sound of Bonnie's voice as if she were deliberating something.

"Witchy" he replied giving her a little smile, pretending her half naked presence didn't slightly excite him. For a moment the two stood there and stared at each other. Damon started to open his mouth to make a sarcastic comment but Bonnie's arms were flinging themselves around his neck before he could get the first word out.

"Thank you…" she said in a near whisper, her voice truly filled with thankfulness and for some reason sadness. As they pulled away Damon could see the tears rolling down her cheeks again.

"Hey, it's okay, you're back, you're home" he said quietly, wiping the tears away as he cupped her face. "Don't cry Bonnie, it's all okay, it's over" he said as Bonnie nodded and sniffed. Damon stared at her, searching her eyes as her eyes searched his. Everything was telling him not to move closer, not to touch his lips with hers. Not to do anything he'd regret. But being Damon he felt almost obligated, he thought humorously as they went for the kiss at the same time. Damon's thoughts started to swirl into how pleasurable, how much of a relief this was but it was all interrupted by the sound of a knock on the door. They pulled away quickly, Bonnie half stumbling backwards as Damon turned to listen.

"Stefan?" Damon heard Elena's voice exclaim in excitement.

"Great, the brooder is here" he told Bonnie, but Bonnie was already in Jeremy's room, the door slamming as he looked over. This should be fun. Damon thought as he headed toward the stairs.