Author's Note: And here's another one for you :) I think I will be wrapping this fic up in another chapter or two. I hope you are enjoying the read and thank you all so much for all the reviews. Please continue to R&R!

"Oh my God! Damon Salvatore is an ass!"

"Caroline," Bonnie hissed out as she clutched her sleeping daughter closer as let her eyes shoot to the entrance way to the kitchen.

"What? Bella's sleeping and she wouldn't understand what I was saying anyways." Caroline defended as she and Bonnie sat on the window seat of the huge bay window that was in the kitchen.

"I'm not worried about Bella hearing you," Bonnie said.

"Oh, who are you worried about hearing me, Damon? I hope he hears because he's an ass!" Caroline barked out not caring to hide her disgust.

"No, mostly I don't want Elena to hear."

"Why not? She should know just how much of an ass Damon is. I cannot believe he actually asked you that. That he expects you to put your life and your happiness on hold for 60 years so that once again Elena can come first. Don't get me wrong I love Elena, you know I do," Caroline defended and Bonnie nodded in agreement for she did know. "But damn it why is it always 'Elena, Elena, Elena'?" She sang out in a whiny voice and Bonnie couldn't stop her giggles.

"C'mon Care keep it down, please." Bonnie chastised and Caroline lowered her voice because she didn't want Elena to overhear and be hurt by her words.

"Uhggg, it just makes me so mad. You, Bonnie Bennett, are fucking amazing and you do not have to play second fiddle to anyone, no one, do you hear me?" Bonnie nodded as she looked at her friend and biggest advocate. "You did tell Damon where he can shove his idea, right?"

"Uhm," Bonnie spoke out again as she wrinkled up her nose and nervously twisted her lips.

"Uhm ... What?" Caroline question as she looked back with wide eyes. "Wait, Bonnie, you did tell him no, right?" Caroline asked and Bonnie averted her eyes to the beautiful gardens that could be seen through the large bay window. "Bon, seriously, you said yes?"

"No," Bonnie quickly replied in a hushed tone as she eyed the kitchen entrance way briefly before looking back at her friend. "I didn't say yes … I didn't say anything."

"That's practically a yes."

"I couldn't say anything because before I could Damon heard Elena coming to look for him, so that kind of ended things."

"Ok, so you didn't get the chance to tell him 'Hell No', would you like me to do it because I would be glad to?" Caroline offered as she let her eyes roll a bit at that thought of the pleasure it would give her to tell Damon off.

"Thanks but no. I was actually planning to avoid the conversation altogether and just leave," Bonnie stated but before Caroline could speak her next words Elena and Damon entered the kitchen.

"Who's leaving?" Elena asked as they crossed the threshold.

"Please say it's you, Vampire Barbie," Damon said with his signature smirk as he trekked straight to Bonnie and eased his daughter from her arms into his embrace. The tender smile his face held at holding his baby instantly disappeared when he noticed the death glare Caroline was giving him.

"Oh, you do not want to start with me Mr. Salvatore, you pompous ass, not today," Caroline nearly growled out causing them all to give her a look. Elena's look was one of slight amusement at seeing that at least Damon and Caroline's relationship hadn't changed. Whereas Bonnie and Damon both held a look of fear; Bonnie because she feared Elena discovering what they had discussed, Damon because he realized that Caroline knew about his proposition and he knew she might convince Bonnie to say no.

"It's me," Bonnie spoke out quickly to slice the tension that was building but when Damon's face soured and he turned an icy glare onto her she wished she had just kept her mouth closed. "I was thinking … uh … maybe I should go-"

"No," Damon cut her off in a dismissive manner. He then kissed Bella's head and moved them to the counter where he then stood resting his weight while humming a melodic tune softly into Bella's soft curls. He kept his hard eyes onto Bonnie who seemed to wither a little under his gaze.

"Excuse me?" It was Caroline's voice that spoke in outrage. "Just who in the hell do you think you are?"

"Bella's father," He replied calmly as he slowly rolled his eyes from Bonnie's to Caroline. "She isn't even a day old yet, it's a bit soon to be moving her from house to house. There are a lot of nasty germs out there that could make her sick. Besides, I'd like to keep my daughter here with me a little while longer."

"Oh, really?" Caroline spoke as she stood from the seat, took a couple of steps towards Damon as she folded her arms across her chest. "You just want to keep 'Bella' close to you, huh?" She questioned his motives as she arched her brow. Damon didn't reply. He continued kissing his baby's head as he cast Caroline as threatening look.

"Why do you sound like you doubt him, Caroline? Why is it shocking that he just wants to spend more time with his daughter?" Elena finally spoke out as she moved to stand beside Damon. "Damon is right Bon," She then turned to Bonnie, who sat quietly. "About the germs I mean. Bella's little system couldn't take being exposed to someone who is sick," She then reached over and grasped Bella's tiny little fist. "We wouldn't want our little angel getting sick, now would we?" The sight of Damon and Elena huddled together over Bella and looking like a cozy little family made something within Bonnie roar in anger, and it made her hop from her seat.

"Give me 'my' daughter … Please," She spoke out in a soft but demanding tone, which only seemed to surprise Elena, who looked at her friend curiously. Damon moved back to her without hesitation and settled Bella back into her arms. "This isn't going to work, Damon, I just can't do it. I know what you want and, God help me," She whispered and closed her eyes a moment and a single tear rolled from her eyes. "I want it too," She continued to whisper hoping to keep her words from reaching Elena's ears, who still stood by the counter watching them in confusion. "But I can't wait for it, I won't wait. I deserve better than some crumbs you might toss my way over the next 60 years. The thought of sitting around watching and waiting," She shook her head as she closed her eyes allowing more tears to escape. "It would hurt, it does hurt, I hurt, Damon," She then sniffed, took a deep breath, and wiped at her eyes. She nestled their child closer against her bosom and then walked to the exit, where she stopped and turned back to look into Damon's eyes. "So, the answer to your question is 'no'," In that moment he looked totally defeated with glassy eyes that made him look as if he wanted to cry but he seemed to swallow it all down as quickly as it had surfaced. She waited a moment for him to reply. Somewhere deep down she had held a hope that he would speak up and choose her, but as he stood there watching her longingly as if expecting her to apologize and say she changed her mind, she knew that he wouldn't and so she left the room.

"OK, will somebody tell me what that was about?" Elena asked as she looked from Damon's back over to where Caroline stood next to her.

"That was Bonnie finally looking out for Bonnie," Caroline replied as she reached over hugged Elena, kissed her temple, and then made her way to the exit. "And it's about fucking time." She added as she stopped at the threshold and turned back to look at Damon. "You're an ass for asking that of her. Hasn't she sacrificed herself enough for all of us?" She hissed out at Damon and then walked out.

"Damon, what did Bonnie say to you?" Elena asked as she stared at his back once more. "And what was Caroline talking about?" When he continued to stand there stoically Elena grasped his arm and tugged on him until he turned around and faced her. "Damon, tell me what's going on."

"I thought I could have it all," He finally said tossing her his signature crooked smirk. "But it seems that I can't and Bonnie's leaving."

"I'll go talk to her maybe I can convince her to stay a little longer," Elena offered as she reached up and cupped his cheek. "And then you two can work out some kind of visitation schedule for Bella," Damon grasped her hand and removed it from his cheek as he frowned down at her.

"I don't want visitation," Damon spat out his face holding his contempt of the idea. "I don't want her to leave me," His words and the conviction he put behind them made a chill go through Elena and she clamped her hands together in front of her body and squeezed them tightly to try to stop herself from shaking. However, she couldn't stop her lips from quivering as she spoke.

"You're not talking about Bella are you?" She asked and Damon let his head hang a bit lower as he averted his eyes from hers. Elena turned her head to the large window and looked outside. She felt as if she had been kicked in the stomach as she huffed out some air and leaned forward a bit and clutched at her side. Her eyes darted about the scenery outside while her mind reeled with many questions and some confusion. "Something more happened between you and Bonnie while I was gone," Elena said as she nodded her head. When Damon looked over at her he could tell that what she had said had been said mostly to herself, and she wasn't expecting him to answer but he felt he needed to explain anyway.

"It started before then."

"Really?" Elena barked out as she turned her tear stained face back onto Damon's "So, how long exactly have you and my best friend been screwing around behind my back?"

"We've never screwed, Elena," He declared and she crossed her arms and arched her brows as she threw him a disbelieving look. "Ok, except for the one magically induce time, which you knew about, but that was it. You should know that Bonnie wouldn't purposely do that to you," He stated with a scowl on his face, and Elena looked a little apologetic for her accusation.

"Well, that must have been some mojo Kai cooked up to make you suddenly fall in love with Bonnie."

"Believe me it wasn't sudden and that's not why I fell in love with her. It had nothing to do with sex," Damon nearly yelled, his anger now getting the better of him. "I've been sexually attracted to Bonnie since the moment I laid eyes on her, and I can say the same thing about Caroline too. Sorry Elena, but you've got some majorly hot friends."

"So, you love her, you love Bonnie?" Elena spoke in a very meek tone as her face grew paler by the second. "And that's why you wouldn't make love to me last night?"

"Yes," Damon replied without hesitation seeing no point in denying it further.

"So, where does that leave me, Damon, where does it leave us?"

"I still love you, Elena-"

"Wait, is that what you meant when you said you thought you could have it all?" She asked as her anger now grew. "What, you thought you could have me as your main squeeze and also have sex with Bonnie on the side, or maybe it would have been the other way around?"

"No, I wouldn't do that to either of you."

"No, really? Ok, so, what was the plan then, Damon? What, you'd just be with me until I keeled over and then you'd go hook up with Bonnie since she's immortal and all?" His silence and the way he could no longer look her in the eyes told her that her words had been accurate. "Oh my God!" She shouted as she cupped her hand over her mouth and laughed a little even though she felt horrified instead of humored. Her laughter left the room and in its place came the sound of a loud smack as Elena's hand came across Damon's face. "You son-of-a-bitch, Caroline was right, you are a pompous ass!" She spat at him as she stalked from the kitchen and nearly mowed over Stefan and Caroline who had just come in to see what all the yelling was about.

"Elena, what happened?" Caroline called out as she turned and chased after Elena as she hurried from the house.

"Ok, what have you done now Damon?" Stefan asked as he frowned at his brother.

"It seems I've lost it all, little brother," He said as he looked at his brother with a deflated, sad smirk. "I've lost it all."