Part 12 (Bonnie's POV)

It was Damon's birthday. It had been about a week since our little moment in the car. I guess things were a little weird between us, but I tried not to be preoccupied by it. "Where are you taking me?" Damon asked. He let me drive his car to the surprise party I threw for him. Stefan and Caroline were on a weekend get away to some other town. It was part of Caroline's plan in things to do before the semester started. So it would just be Damon and me celebrating his birthday. "It's a surprise," I told him. His phone started ringing mid way to the place we were driving to. "Hey Stef. Thanks. It's fine; I got Bon Bon here. Right now she's driving me god knows where. All right. Well thanks. Bye." "That was Stefan?" "Yep, he wished me happy birthday." I smiled. "That's nice."

"Are you serious? You took me to a mall?" Damon looked at me, obviously annoyed. "We're getting you some nice clothes for tonight." "I already have clothes." I sighed. "Yeah the usual plain shirt, leather jacket thing, I get it. You should wear something different for tonight." He frowned at me but followed me into the mall anyway. We went into one of the stores and looked through some clothes. We were going to a really nice club an hour from Mystic Falls. I picked out a couple of dress shirts. My favorite one was a black and white graphic dress shirt. I also got dark blue pants to go with that, a brown leather jacket, and black dress shoes. "Try them on," I told him, handing him the pile of clothes. After he tried them all on, I found that the one I liked best was the black and white graphic dress shirt with the blue pants and the black dress shoes. We decided to leave the brown leather jacket. "Where to next Bon? Are you going to take me to the barber to get a fresh cut?" he teased. I thought about it for a second. That wouldn't be a bad idea. "I was kidding Bon oh my god." I giggled. He wasn't enjoying this. I knew he'd enjoy tonight though.

I put on a strapless, knee length black dress when it came time to get ready before driving over to the club. I applied some mascara and purple lipstick. I also added a little bit of product to add shine to my hair. When I got out of my room, Damon was all ready. He looked…amazing. I did take him to get a hair cut. I hoped I wasn't gawking at him. I mean it's not like I hadn't always known he was attractive. I did. I just spent so much time hating him that I didn't really take the time to look at him. Now that I actually liked him I mean I could be a little attracted to him. I had a little crush on him. I might as well accept it I guess. No one could read my mind so the secret was safe with me.

Damon looked like he was having fun at the club. We ordered shots, not too much though. We spent the rest of the time dancing. The blinking lights, accompanied by Damon's hands on my hips as we danced, made me dizzy. We were so close. It would only take a little effort to lean over and kiss his lips. I really wanted to. A thought popped up. What about Elena? But Elena didn't want to be with Damon anymore, and he didn't want to be with her. I didn't have to feel guilty about it. She followed her desires by dating Damon after she broke up with his own brother, Stefan. In my situation, Damon was with no one at the moment. He was my best friend. He comforted and supported me. He's grown so much and I was starting to have feelings for him. I thought we'd pull away like that night in the car when our faces were too close, his lips just inches from mine. But instead, we were drawn to each other. When I was done with the tension, I put my lips to his. There was a pause for a moment before he kissed me back.

It was quiet in the car as Damon was driving me home. Before I got out of the car, he spoke up. "Bonnie, can you maybe give me some time?" I nodded. "Of coarse." I needed some time too I guess. I should've kept in mind that he was still getting over Elena, the breakup was probably still fresh in my his mind. He held my face in his arms and kissed me tenderly. He then kissed my forehead and told me, "Bon, you deserve the best, you know that?" I sighed. I was so emotional right now; there were tears in my eyes. So much had happened in a matter of a few hours. Was I really prepared for this? Even if it felt right in the moment to kiss him? I got out of the car and walked to the apartment. Even after I got all cleaned out and tried to put the night behind me, I could still feel that kiss. I kept thinking about it over and over. What would this do to us? My mind was racked with what he was thinking right now. I told myself I'd worry about it tomorrow so I could sleep.