A/N: Scream if you're excited that I updated. Chapter 11 is here!

This chapter I wanted to cut the drama and keep it lighthearted, sweet, cute, etc. so hopefully you enjoy it.

(Bonnie's POV)

I pulled out my phone and texted Damon to let him know I was here.

Here being the Mystic Grill.

As usual.

I had gotten out of class early today so when Damon called to ask me if I wanted to meet him for a late lunch I agreed. I never told Damon this but I loved being able to spend as much time with him as I could.

It was tough trying to juggle my classes, school work, a boyfriend – or at least I think Damon was my boyfriend, practicing spells, and being prepared for impending doom.

Thankfully I hadn't seen Kai in the two weeks that had passed since he kidnapped me but I knew he was still alive and I didn't put it past him to try and come for me again. He was seriously crazy, his ridiculous plan of creating another dimension was one I never heard of but he was dead set on fulfilling his own desires.

I couldn't stop the tiny hairs on the back of my neck from standing up. Just thinking about what could have happened had Stefan and Elena not swooped in at the time.

Yikes.

I walked to one of the smaller tables that were set for two and swung my legs on one the high chairs, not realizing someone was sitting at the other end. I looked up from my phone to see Enzo smirking at me.

"Bonnie!" He exclaimed like he was happy to see me.

"My, you're looking ravishing." He took a quick glance at my chest.

Creep.

"Enzo," I forced a tight smile on my face. "I didn't see you there. What are you doing here?"

"Obviously." He remarked. "Just thought I'd come and have a quick drink. I heard the witch was back in town."

My eyebrow went up. "Oh?"

"Yeah I mean when you were stuck on the other side I thought you were gone for good."

"It wasn't the other side, it was a prison world for your information." I was starting to get irritated and I think it was showing.

"My mistake." The amusement was evident in his eyes. I think he liked annoying people.

I rolled my eyes and sighed. "Right, well I'm gonna switch tables."

"Why don't you stay? I'll buy you a drink."

"No thanks. I'm meeting someone."

"For a date?"

"Something like that."

"Is this fella someone I know?"

I pointedly turned my head towards him. "Are you always this nosy?"

He laughed but didn't answer. Now he was staring.

"What?"

"You have beautiful eyes."

Um…okay?

Normally in this type of situation I would just take the compliment, thank the person and leave but I couldn't help but wonder why Enzo was openly flirting with me. We weren't friends, never have been, and he never showed any kind of interest in me before so he must want something, right?

While I was giving Enzo a funny look I felt a hand appear on my back.

"Hey, Bon Bon." Damon pulled me in for a surprisingly deep kiss. I unintentionally let a small moan escape from my mouth and into his.

When he finally let me go, he licked his bottom lip and slowly turned towards Enzo.

"Oh. Enzo. I didn't see you there." Yes you did.

Enzo hummed in an amused yet slightly annoyed tone. "Yes, it seems I am invisible today." He cocked his head and looked at me.

"I'll leave you two lovebirds alone." Enzo got up and stopped by my side. "It was a pleasure talking to you, Bonnie."

He looked at Damon then, "I'm sure I'll see you around, Damon."

"Let's hope not." Damon flashed an over exaggerated smile.

When Enzo was out of reach, Damon replaced his spot and immediately started grilling me.

"What was that?"

"What was what?"

"You and Enzo being all buddy buddy with each other."

I scoffed. "It was nothing. I accidentally sat at the same table as him and we just started talking."

"What were you talking about?"

"Nothing important."

Damon grunted. "Well whatever it was I didn't like the way he was looking at you."

"You jealous?" I grinned.

"No, I just don't want anyone pushing up on my girl." The butterflies in my stomach sprang to life.

"So I'm your girl, huh?"

Damon pulled my chair close to his so his breath was fanning my face. "Yeah you are." He replied in a seductive tone.

"So this means we're officially boyfriend and girlfriend?" It sounded silly when I said it out loud but I wanted to be sure that we were on the same page since Damon never actually asked me to be his girlfriend.

"Of course," Damon smirked. "What did you think this was?"

I wasn't expecting him to ask that so I ended up stuttering my words.

"Well, I mean I knew we liked each other and, you know I just thought maybe- you never actually asked me-

Damon chuckled.

I glared at him. "Stop laughing at me."

"Relax, if you want me to ask you I will."

"Okay, ask me." I said that a little too quickly.

Damon took my hand and looked me right in the eyes. "Bonnie Bennett, will you be my girlfriend?"

"Hmm," I looked to the side as if I was actually contemplating my answer. He poked me on my right side where my tickle spot is and I buckled.

"Okay, yes!" I laughed. "I'll be your girlfriend." We leaned into each other until our lips met. I grabbed the back of his neck and pulled him closer to me. It was as if we were melting into each other.

"Mmm," he moaned. "If you keep that up we're gonna have to seal the deal right here and right now."

I smacked his arm.

Damon and I hadn't had sex yet so that definitely wasn't going to happen right now. It did sound tempting though…

"What are you daydreaming about?"

"What? Nothing, I was just thinking about how I can't wait for Spring break."

He cocked his eyebrow. "What's on the agenda for Spring break?"

"Sleep." He rolled his eyes.

"How boring."

"Hey, I've been working hard lately." I countered. "You know I took on some extra classes and did I tell you I switched my major again? Psychology for sure this time."

"Really? That doesn't sound like you to be so indecisive." He gave me a perplexed look.

"I know it's just I honestly don't know what I want to do with my life. Right now I'm just trying to get through college without completely failing."

"I'm sure you'll be great at whatever you decide to do."

That made me smile. "Thanks."

A young waitress with blonde hair come up to our table. "Excuse me, have you two been helped?"

"Nope. Bonnie?" Damon nodded toward me to order something.

"I'll just have a chicken wrap and do you want to share some fries?" I asked Damon.

"Sure. I'll have a bourbon, no ice."

"Ok, can I see your I.D.?"

Damon gave the waitress a questionable look. "Seriously? I come here-"

I sighed. "Damon, just show her your I.D."

He gritted his teeth. "Fine."

Once he showed his I.D. the waitress nodded and told us she'd be back with our orders soon.

"You know," Damon started. "You could have just let me compel her to give us a free meal."

"I knew that's what you wanted to do, that's why I cut you off. Compelling people for trivial and petty reasons is not nice."

"Nice?" Damon scoffed. "I'm not a nice person like you. You're what we call goody two shoes."

"Well someone has to be." I muttered.

"Stop being so uptight and let go a little."

"Excuse me?" I rolled my neck.

"Never mind," he sighed. "I don't want to argue with you."

"You said I'm too uptight. You know what? Just for that, you're not getting any of my fries."

"I specifically remember you asking me to share fries with you. Plus I'm paying for it."

"So?" I challenged.

When the waitress came back with our orders I immediately snatched the fries and stuffed about two or three of them in my mouth and licked the tips of my fingers.

"Delicious."

Damon narrowed his eyes at me. "Rude."

I smiled with a mouth full of fries.

After my lunch date with Damon we decided to go back to the boarding house and kick back. Damon put on a movie for us to watch but we ended up having a makeout session instead.

It felt good, I mean really good but I had to cut it short so I could get back to campus. He insisted I stay the night but I knew what would happen if I did.

As much as I wanted to be intimate with Damon, I didn't think now was the right time to do it. Plus I was a little nervous about sleeping with him seeing as how the only person I'd ever slept with was Jeremy and that seemed like a lifetime ago.

I was at the front of my door putting the key in when I realized it was already unlocked.

Strange.

I stepped inside and to my surprise Caroline was sitting there…waiting for me…in my own dorm room.

"Finally!" She raised from where she was sitting. "I've been waiting for you for an hour."

I blinked.

"Caroline, what are you doing here? And how did you get in?"

She waved her hand dismissively. "I used a bobby pin."

"Come over here and sit down, I have a surprise for you." She patted the bed and smiled.

I was a little weary but I sat down anyway. "What's going on?"

"I'm back!" Caroline put her jazz hands up.

"Your back?" my face twisted in confusion.

I didn't understand what she meant until realization hit me and I softy gasped. "Your back." A slow smile began to creep onto my face.

She giggled at the expression on my face and I pulled her in for a tight hug.

"I missed you." I whimpered.

She rubbed my back. "I know, Bon. I missed you too."

"When did you…?"

"A few days ago. I just needed a little time to myself before I actually came back. You know, to reflect on things."

"I get it."

"Bonnie, I owe you an apology. You've been through so much and I haven't been there for you like I should and I'm sorry for that. And I'm sorry for any mean things I said to you while I wasn't myself."

"Caroline," I scolded. "You lost your mom. I didn't expect you to put your hurt aside and deal with mine. You needed to grieve, I just wish you had chosen a different way to do it."

"Truth be told I still am grieving. But I know my mom…" she swallowed. "My mom wouldn't have wanted me to be this way. She would tell me to live my life and be happy."

Our eyes glistened with unshed tears.

"I did some really terrible things that I'm not proud of Bonnie, but I know I can't reverse or change them so now I just have to do better. Be better."

I nodded. "You will, I know you will. I believe in you."

Caroline laughed to keep from fully crying. "I love you so much."

"I love you too."

"Ugh," Caroline wiped the corners of her eyes. "I didn't come here to cry, I came here to give you happy news."

"I thought you turning your emotions back on was the happy news."

"Well that's part of it but there's more. I talked to Elena earlier and she agreed that it'd be a good idea for us to get an apartment off campus so we can all live together again! Doesn't that sound great?"

Well…

"Bonnie?" Caroline called when I didn't answer. "What do you think?"

"Umm…" Her face frowned at my lack of enthusiasm. "I mean don't get me wrong, I'm glad that you're back I just- do you really think it's a good idea to room together again? After everything that's happened maybe it's better for us to have our own personal space."

"What do you mean? After everything that's happened we should stay as close to each other as possible!"

By looking at her I could tell that this was something she really wanted to do. And in all honesty her words made perfect sense to me. The past few months (or years) have been crazy and Elena and Caroline are the closest thing I have to family, excluding my mom. I need them just like they need me so why not give this a try?

"You don't want to do it." Caroline sighed. "It's fine, Elena and I will just have to find someone to fill your place although it won't be the same."

"We won't be able to have late night girl talks, go to sleep together, wake up together, and have study sessions…" Caroline went on and on until I yelled her name.

"Okay." My tone softened. "I'm in."

"Yes!" Caroline squealed. "This is going to be so much fun! We can decorate the apartment and incorporate all of our own personal styles. Oh, and we can have a house warming once everything is together."

I laughed. "Caroline, slow down. We have to find an apartment first."

"Don't worry about that, I've already started looking."

I shook my head. "Of course you have."

"So," Caroline started. "What's this I heard about you and Damon seeing each other?"

"You know Caroline, it's getting kinda late and-" I faked a yawn. "I'm pretty tired."

Caroline smiled. "Nice try but you're not getting out of this conversation. I wanna know all the juicy details."

I chuckled. "There are no juicy details but I can tell you how all of this came about."

"Please do."

"Kick off your shoes and get comfortable."

We ended up on my bed with a blanket to cover our legs and a coffee mug in each of our hands. Then I began to tell her how I fell in love with Damon Salvatore.

Earlier In the Week

Stefan walked into the boarding house and noticed how empty the place looked. Damon had been in and out of the house the past few days, mostly spending time with Bonnie whenever he got the chance.

"Damon?" Stefan called out.

"I'm upstairs." Damon replied.

Stefan began walking up the steps and made his entrance into Damon's room.

"Hey,"

"Hey, brother." Damon greeted.

"Where are you going?" Stefan asked.

Damon was fresh out of the shower with a white towel resting low on his hips.

"Hanging out with Bonnie."

"This is the third time this week you've hung out." Stefan pointed out.

Damon scoffed. "Is that a problem for you?"

"No, it's not a problem at all. It's just-"

Just then Damon snatched the towel off revealing everything. Stefan rolled his eyes and slightly turned to a different direction.

"Really?"

"What? It's nothing you've never seen before. And did you forget you're in my room?" Damon teased.

"Like I was saying," Stefan continued. "There's obviously something going on with you two."

Damon turned to Stefan and flashed him a smirk. "Like there's something going on between you and Caroline."

"What?" Stefan looked genuinely confused. "There's nothing going on between me and Caroline. Stop trying to change the subject."

Damon rolled his eyes.

It got quiet for a few seconds so Stefan spoke up again, trying to press more answers out of Damon.

"C'mon, I see the way you two look at each other."

Damon remained silent.

"You're honestly gonna stand here and act like you don't have feelings for her? You know Bonnie's a great girl… she deserves to be with someone who really knows that."

"You think I don't know that?" Damon got defensive. "I know that more than anyone. She's amazing."

Stefan smiled knowing he finally got Damon to open up.

"So?" Stefan questioned.

"So what?"

"Are you in love with her?"

"Maybe, I don't know." Damon answered in a nonchalant tone.

Stefan knew he was lying. "Maybe? You would know whether you loved her or not. It's a yes or no question."

Damon sighed. "Fine, Stefan. You win. I love her, okay? I'm in love with Bonnie."

This was the first time Damon had ever said that out loud and to someone else. It felt good.

Stefan grinned. "I'm happy for you."

"Don't get all mushy on me, Stefan." Damon grabbed his jacket and headed for the door.

"I gotta go."

"Have fun but not too much fun." Stefan put on his best fatherly voice.

"You really need to get a girlfriend." Damon scorned.

Stefan whispered to himself, "Maybe I do."

A/N: Damon loves her. I'm in my feels right now. *silently cries*

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