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Bonnie was really hurting and nothing could take away the pain. The only time she felt any relief from her grief and pain was when she was in Damon's arms with him buried so deeply inside of her that all of her hurt and pain disappeared. But, once he pulled out of her body, she felt numb again and it wasn't long before her grief returned and she fell deeper into depression. Her mom died when she was three and though she had no memories of her, Bonnie still felt her loss every day. It hurt her heart every time she saw a mother and daughter together laughing and talking, sharing a bond that was lost to Bonnie forever. And when she was ten, Bonnie lost her Grams to cancer and her world was changed forever because Grams had been her everything and it didn't matter that her father was working all the time because her Grams filled up that empty space in her heart where her parents should've been. But when Grams died, a part of Bonnie died too and even as a little kid, Bonnie had reconciled herself to the fact that life was cruel and no one was immune to its harshness not even a little kid. But, then a year later her and her father had moved to California and she'd met all her friends, and over the years they'd become like her family. And, now Matty who was like her brother was dead too. It wasn't fair; she'd lost so much and she was only sixteen.

Bonnie walked aimlessly around the quiet beach house. Damon was catching up on his work in the other room, so she'd decided to clean his house to keep her mind occupied because if she kept thinking about Matt, she thought she'd lose her mind. But, now with the house clean and Damon still working, Bonnie didn't know what to do with herself. She walked to Damon's make shift office and stood in the door watching him as he sat at his desk in front of his computer with a pencil in his mouth. She was in love with him and that scared her because if he ever found out her true age she would lose him too. A chill ran up Bonnie's spine. If she lost him too, it would kill her. Fear seized her heart, making Bonnie impulsive and she walked into the room and straddled Damon, taking the pencil from his mouth and kissing him roughly. She began unbuttoning his shirt, wanting to feel his skin beneath her hands.

Damon gently grabbed her small wrists, breaking the kiss. "Bonnie, what's gotten into you?" He asked, searching her green eyes.

Bonnie ignored him, crashing her mouth to his once again. Damon could feel her desperation and pulled back again. "Bonnie, talk to me…what's wrong…why are you acting like this baby?" he asked, softly stroking her cheek.

Bonnie tried to get off of him, but he wouldn't let her go until she answered him. She looked away from his penetrating gaze. "Nothing's wrong…I just wanted…I just…I…" Bonnie burst into tears.

Damon held her to him, rubbing her back, trying to soothe her. "Shh baby, it's alright…let it all out."

Bonnie pulled back after a while. "I'm sorry for jumping all over you…I know that you have a lot of work to do." She apologized.

"Hey, you can jump my bones any time you want." He teased.

Bonnie chuckled, wiping her eyes.

"Listen, let me finish up here and you go take a walk on the beach and get some fresh air…and when I'm done we'll go somewhere okay." He told her.

Bonnie nodded her head. He kissed her before letting her go.

Bonnie sat quietly on the beach facing the ocean. She dug her small feet into the sand liking the feel of it between her toes. A shadow fell over Bonnie and she looked up into the cunning brown eyes of Katherine. Bonnie stood up, not wanting Katherine to have the slightest little advantage over her.

"What do you want Katherine…I'm not in the mood for any of your bullshit." Bonnie said, bluntly.

Katherine snickered. "My, aren't we hostile today."

Bonnie rolled her eyes, preparing to leave. She couldn't deal with Katherine today.

"I had quite the interesting chat with your boyfriend the other day." Katherine taunted.

Bonnie turned to face her again. "What are you talking about now Katherine?" Bonnie said irritated.

Kat laughed, getting in Bonnie's face. "I am talking about Stefan, Bonnie…I happened to bump into him as he was leaving Damon's house and we struck up a little conversation…it's funny how people let things slip without even knowing they've just dropped the mother lode of bombs."

Bonnie's heart began to race in her chest. "Just say whatever it is you have to say Katherine and be done with it." She said, coolly.

"Look at you…you're not even breaking a sweat…I guess that's the mark of a great liar…you know never let them see you sweat…I got to tell you that I'm impressed…you even had me fooled…who knew that a sixteen year old girl could pull off such a feat as you did with Damon."

Bonnie's heart stopped. This couldn't be happening. Not this, not now. She couldn't lose him this soon. "Please Katherine…" Bonnie pleaded softly.

Katherine laughed bitterly. "Who is the pathetic one now?"

"Katherine, please don't do this okay."

"Don't pull the little girl act now sweetie, I've seen your claws…you're playing with the big girls now."

"Please…I love him." Bonnie whispered, biting her bottom lip to keep from crying.

Katherine snickered. "Love, what do you know about love…you're fucking sixteen, Bonnie!"

"You're just jealous because he didn't want you!" Bonnie screamed.

Katherine slapped her face. "Do you have any idea what I can do to your precious Damon? Think about it Bonnie…if I go to the authorities and tell them about you and Damon, his life is over…he will lose everything including his freedom. They will lock him away for a long time, Bonnie."

Tears spilled down Bonnie's face. "But, I've been lying to him…he doesn't even know how old I am."

"Do you think a judge and jury are going to care…that's not the point, Bonnie…the point is that he's been fucking a minor…and they are going to nail his ass to the wall." Katherine sneered.

"NO!" Bonnie screamed hysterically.

"YES!" Katherine hissed.

"Katherine please don't do this…I'll do anything you want…just name it and I'll do it…I swear!" Bonnie pleaded.

Katherine's brown eyes became calculating. "Anything, Bonnie?"

"Yes…anything." Bonnie sobbed.

"Then leave him." Katherine said, coldly.

"W-What?" Bonnie stuttered.

"I said, LEAVE HIM." She repeated.

"I-I can't do that!"

Katherine rolled her eyes. "You really are sixteen aren't you? Don't you get it…your relationship with Damon is over…you either leave him or I will report him to the police, and he will go to jail, Bonnie…it's your choice."

A chill ran down her spine. She loved him to much to let him suffer that fate. She'd rather let him go than have him locked away in some prison because of her. "Okay." Bonnie said, quietly.

"What did you say?" Katherine asked, as the adrenaline raced through her body.

"I'll leave him." Bonnie stated clearly.

"Today…I want you gone today."

"W-What, I can't do it today!"

"Oh yes you can…let me put it to you this way…if you're still here by tomorrow, I will have the authorities at his door so fast it will make your little sixteen year old head spin, you got it!"

Bonnie swallowed hard and slowly nodded her head.

"Well, it was nice knowing you Bonnie…have a great life." Katherine said, walking away, humming to herself. Damn, her mother was right. You reap what you sow. Damon Salvatore had stepped all over her heart and now she'd just ripped out his. All was fair in love and war.

Bonnie didn't think it was possible for her to hurt this much and not die from it. She went into the house, straight to the bathroom and washed her face. She couldn't let Damon see her like this. She had to think about what she was going to do. Damon wouldn't just let her leave without an explanation, and she didn't have one. How was she going to do this? She had to make the most of the time she had left with him because after today, she'd have nothing but her memories of him. Her mind was so preoccupied with her thoughts that she didn't notice that Damon had come into the bathroom and was standing behind her until she felt his arms go around her waist. She tensed in his arms.

Damon buried his face in her neck, sucking at it, making a passion mark while he slipped his hand inside of her shorts rubbing her pussy with his fingers. And, like that all of her thoughts left her mind as exquisite pleasure shot through her body and Bonnie moaned, letting her head fall back against his chest. He worked her with his fingers until she was slick to the touch and weak in the knees. And, Damon did the oddest thing; he made her watch herself in the mirror as she came, and then Bonnie watched in utter fascination as he pulled his hand out of her shorts and licked his fingers clean. "Mmmm, finger licking good." He said, turning her to face him and pinning her to the counter.

Bonnie swallowed hard as she looked at his beautiful face, memorizing everything his eyes, his nose, his mouth, she wanted to remember it all.

"So, what do you want to do for the rest of the day…I'm all yours?" He said, placing a quick kiss on her mouth.

"What if I said that all I wanted to do is feel you inside of me, making love to me until we are both spent and can't move another muscle?" Bonnie said, putting her arms around his neck.

"Well, little lady…I think that can be arranged." He said, kissing her deeply.

Tears slipped quietly from Bonnie's eyes as she watched Damon sleep. They'd made love all day and it still wasn't enough to last her for the rest of her life. Giving him up was going to be the hardest thing she ever did in her life and she'd mourn what was lost and what could have been for the rest of her life, but she would rather it be so than to have him lose his freedom and everything he'd worked so hard to build for himself because of her, she wouldn't be able to live with herself and this way was for the best for both of them. He'd been her first everything and no other man would ever be able to come close or even compare to him, she was sure of it.

Bonnie wanted to kiss his mouth one last time, but she was scared that he'd wake up and she couldn't risk that happening. She had to leave now while he was asleep because otherwise he'd never let her go. Bonnie quickly got dress and then went into the other room to call her a cab. She would have to leave some of her things that were in the dresser because the drawers squeaked when you opened them. Bonnie looked at Damon one last time before grabbing her bag and exiting his bedroom. She went into the kitchen and sat down to write him a note as tears slid down her face. She knew that he would never forgive her for this that he would see this as a betrayal, but that didn't take away from the fact that she was doing this for him. She looked around one last time before leaving out the door and out of his life forever.

Damon woke up with a start. He looked around and it was still night out. He checked the clock and it was a little after two in the morning. His hand automatically reached for Bonnie and all he left was the cold sheet. He got up thinking she was in the kitchen getting something to eat because she had to be hungry after the day's strenuous activities. He walked into the kitchen and it was empty.

"Bonnie!" he yelled out, looking around him when he spotted the note lying on the island. He read the note and his heart squeezed painfully in his chest.

"No, she wouldn't do this to me." He said, talking to himself and raced back into his bedroom, turning on the lamp.

Damon pulled out the dresser drawers and saw that her clothes were still there and some of the tension left his body until he noticed that her bag and everything else she had was gone. He picked up the lamp and threw it across the room, leaving the room encased in total darkness.