Bonnie tried to hold in her laughter watching Stefan look at himself in the mirror. Thomas' birthday was this afternoon and since he couldn't be seen by large crowds after a lot of thinking, Bonnie came up with the idea that he'll have to be the clown. She remembers the way he reacted when she told him the idea two days ago and how he refused but then realized that it was the only way he'll be able to attend. Earlier that morning, Bonnie went out to the Party Store and picked out a clown suit for him to wear.
She chuckled as he turned to look at her with his painted face and red circle nose and rainbow wig. He shook his head and Bonnie almost felt sorry for him.
"Why me?" Stefan turned back to the mirror.
"You're the sexiest clown I've ever seen."
"You hate clowns. I'm the only clown you've seen."
Bonnie chuckled and stood up from the bed walking over to him. "Just think about how happy Tom will be when he sees you."
"Yeah but I wish I was going as his father and not as the clown."
Bonnie pouted resting her head on his shoulder in thought. "Oh, how about when his party is over we'll have Damon and my father come back here and we'll have a celebration of our own?"
"I'd like that,"
"Good. Now get your clown ass movin', we got a party to attend."
He chuckled and kissed her getting some red on her lips then walked out the room.
Stefan stood like a proud father with his arms folded under his chest watching his son talk to Emily. When she arrived, Thomas pulled on his sleeve and pointed in her direction telling him that Emily was here. Stefan sent him on his way after some fatherly advice and watched only from a few feet away his son work his magic.
"Excuse me, Mr. Clown, Jessica would like to take a photo with you." Bonnie said walking up to him.
Stefan turned and smiled at the cute little girl holding Bonnie's hand and bent his knees to get eye level with her.
"Hi, Jessica,"
"Hi,"
"You're so cute, would you like to take a picture?"
She nodded and stood beside him as Stefan wrapped an arm around her waist as they both smiled and Bonnie snapped the picture. Bonnie shook the picture some and smiled looking at it before handing it to Jessica. The little girl smiled and ran off to show her mom. Bonnie smiled and turned to Stefan and saw that he was standing close enough that their heads almost made contact. She noticed his eyes snaking down her face then stop at her lips. She gripped her lower lip between her teeth and his eyes shot up to her eyes.
"Am I still the sexiest clown you've seen?" Stefan said referring to the other clown that Rudy had called not knowing.
"Definitely."
Stefan stepped even closer and ran his hand across her ass and kissed her.
"Hey," Damon repeated three times, "they're kids here and no one wants to see that."
Stefan pulled away and wiped the makeup off her lips with his thumb. Bonnie kissed it causing Stefan to raise a brow and bite his lip.
"Did you guys hear what I just said?"
"What?"
"No body wants to see that, Stefan go do some clown things and Bonnie go do some mom things."
"Don't tell me what to do," Bonnie said but walked away anyway.
Damon snapped his fingers in front of his brother's face snapping him out of staring at Bonnie's ass.
"Why are you such a pest today?" Stefan asked finally turning to him.
"You two were gaining stares and remember that Bonnie's father is here."
"Whatever. Where's my son?"
Stefan didn't need to hear the answer because he spotted his son in the bouncy house all smiles with Emily. He smiled to himself not believing that his son was only three and acting so much older.
"Alright, everyone it's time for the cake!" Bonnie said setting the cake on the table.
All the kids ran up and crowed around as they sang the Birthday Song to Thomas. Bonnie recorded the song and as he blew out his three candles with her help. Afterwards they cut the cake and all the kids were surprised by the rainbow of colors inside.
/x/
Stefan fell back on the bed feeling more tired than he has in a while. After the cake, the kids were on a sugar high and used his body as their own personal playground; swinging on his arms, holding onto his legs as he would walk refusing to let go. The parents laughed and smiled finding everything cute, but inside he was begging for help. He was the clown and he couldn't tell the children no not wanting them to cry so he went along with it and now his whole body is sore.
He frowns when Bonnie joins him on the bed and starts kissing his neck. Any other day he would be loving it but today, he couldn't believe it, he was too tired.
"Baby-" Bonnie cut him off by covering her lips with his.
Stefan kissed her back for a while before he pulled away. "You know I love you, but I am so damn tired."
Bonnie smiled against his lips then rolled beside him. He looked over at her and kissed her lips again then her neck for a little before laying on her chest.
"Our boy is three years old," Stefan said still not believing.
"I know, he was so happy today. Did you see him and Emily?"
"Yeah they actually look good together."
Bonnie chuckled. "They did. I just feel a little bad, I mean we're moving soon and I hate that we have to break them up so to speak."
"Yeah… I'm sure he'll find another Emily,"
She nodded even though he couldn't see. They fell quite for a while and before she knew it, Stefan had fallen asleep.
/x/
He may have been too tired yesterday but he wasn't tired the next morning. Bonnie had woken up as their lips made contact and his hands slid in her shirt.
"Stefan,"
"Baby," he sang against her neck then kissed her there.
"We're not alone,"
"What?" He lifted his head at her then turned toward the door.
A smile grew on his face seeing his son stand in the doorway with messy hair and rubbing his eyes. After Thomas went to sleep last night the adults decided to enjoy themselves a few drinks and Rudy decided that it'd be best if he sleep over instead of driving back home.
"Hey, bud,"
"Hi, dad." Thomas said then sniffed in.
"Uh-oh is someone getting suck?"
Thomas only shrugged and Bonnie got up feeling his forehead and even though he didn't feel hot, she still decided to give him a little medicine just in case. Stefan picks him up in his arms and walks to the kitchen to fix breakfast for everyone. He chuckled at his brother passed out on the couch realizing that he maybe had a little more fun after everyone else went to bed.
"Uncle Damon!" Thomas screamed in his ear like his father asked him to.
Damon popped up and closed his eyes sitting rightly in the chair.
"Try not to be so loud, little T." He said rubbing his temples with two fingers.
"I'm making breakfast, any requests?" Stefan asked from the kitchen.
"Sausage. Sausage soaked in grease."
Stefan chuckled and turned on the stove starting breakfast.
Bonnie knocked on the guest bedroom door knowing her father was in there and opened it when he gave her the OK.
"Good morning."
"Good morning, baby. How are you?"
"I'm good, still a little tired, but,"
"Yeah I know what you mean. Why did I think I could drink with you young folk?"
Bonnie chuckled. "Come on, dad, you're young too."
He smiled. "This is why you're my favorite daughter."
"I'm your only daughter... that's alive that is."
"Oh, about that…"
"Don't you even joke about that."
"Okay fine, you have a brother."
"Da-"
"His name is Justin, he's a nice fellow. I should introduce you two some time."
"Ha. Ha."
Rudy smiled at her then grabbed her shoulder pulling her in to kiss her head.
"I'm glad you're okay."
"I'm glad that I'm okay too."
They chuckled and Rudy kissed her again before the both got up heading to the kitchen smelling pancakes.
Stefan let out a breath not knowing how this conversation will turn out. They were telling Thomas that they were moving soon and he wouldn't be so nervous about it all if it wasn't for Emily. Bonnie joined them on the bed and let out a breath herself.
"So, bud, remember a while ago that we said that we were going to move?" Stefan figured it would be better to get straight to the point.
"Yes,"
"Well, your dad and I want you to know that we're moving soon."
"We're not gonna be living in Mystic Falls anymore?"
"No, bud, but we're-"
"But I like living here."
"I know but I think you'll like living in Atlanta too. It's nice and warm there and you'll meet new friends,"
"And," Stefan added, "we'll have a bigger house and you can invite all your friends over."
"But I don't want to move."
Bonnie sighed. "How about we move and if you don't like it after two months then we'll move back."
"Promise?"
"Pinky promise." Bonnie held out her pinky and smiled as Thomas wrapped his pinky around hers.
"When are we moving?"
"Very soon. Mommy and I want to take a trip down there first so you'll be staying with grandpa a little longer, okay?"
Thomas nodded and Stefan pulled his arm bringing him closer so he could kiss his head. Bonnie smiled hearing Thomas laugh as Stefan started his short tickling attack against Thomas. The family rested side by side on the bed until Thomas got bored then ran off.
"That went well, yeah?"
"Yeah, better than I thought honestly." Bonnie admitted.
Their eyes locked and Stefan smiled. "Gimme a kiss,"
Bonnie rolled her eyes but kissed him anyway.
"Another," he said when their lips parted. "Another," Bonnie smiled and kissed him again when he asked for another again.
Soon Bonnie kissed him long enough that he didn't have the chance to ask for another. Stefan tangled his hand in her hair and she frowned when he pulled away but she knew why when she heard the creaking floorboards.
"Hey guys, we're gonna head out."
Bonnie and Stefan got up from the bed kissing their son goodbye and hugging Rudy before seeing them out. Stefan smiled when the door closed and Bonnie narrowed her eyes at him but then smiled herself when their lips met.
"How's your arm?" Stefan asks against her neck and licks her there.
"It's good," Bonnie says after biting her lower lip.
"And your ribs?" He asks running his hands up her shirt and over her ribs.
"Healed."
He meets their lips again and he walks her back to their room and lifts her before placing her gently on their bed.
He moved her tank top strap down her shoulder and places kisses there. He decided to keep her shirt on but that didn't stop him from running his hands up it and feeling the skin he knows so well.
"Did I hurt you?"
Bonnie chuckled. "That's like what you say when you have sex with a virgin."
"Well, baby, I just want to make sure you're okay."
"I'm more than okay... I've missed you, I've missed us together in this way."
Stefan grins and kisses her. "I've missed us too." They start kissing again and mutually pull away.
"When are we going to Atlanta?" Bonnie changes the subject.
"Are you up for Monday?
"Yeah,"
"Well then we'll-"
"I'm also up for round two."
Stefan growls and hovers over her connecting their lips again.
/x/
Monday came around quicker than they thought and before they knew it, they were on the road headed to Atlanta, Georgia dipping a toe into their new lives before they dove in. They had their appointment with the realtor at two which gave them enough time to settle into their hotel and grab a quick lunch.
"Is it too early to say that I love it here?" Bonnie said looking out the window.
"Yeah it's great here the people seem nice. Not too much traffic."
Bonnie smiled. "What's the house number?"
"Uh, 72331"
"Wow these houses are beautiful," Bonnie said looking out the window.
"Holy hell," Bonnie said when Stefan pulled up. "I mean I've seen it on the computer but it doesn't even compare to how it looks in person." Bonnie said getting out of the car.
The front door opened and out came their realtor, Shannon and welcomed them with a bright smile.
"You two must be Stefan and Bonnie, hi I'm Shannon, it's nice to meet you."
"It's nice to meet you too."
"So are we liking what we're seeing or is it too much, too little?"
"No, it's perfect." Bonnie said staring at the bricked house.
Shannon smiled. "Come on, you should see the inside."
They followed her up the bricked steps and Bonnie couldn't stop her gasp when they got inside. Right away you came faced with the carpeted stairs the that turned behind the arched wall. On the left of the stairs was an empty space and on the right was what they would probably use for the dining area.
"So we have the half bath right over here right past the stairs and if you go down this hallway this is where most people would use as the living area."
"Wow,"
In this area was a small fireplace on the right end and looking straight ahead was a wall that held ten windows; five up high and five below. It was carpeted which Bonnie liked just in case Thomas fell he wouldn't be too hurt. Placing your back to the windows, looking up you could see a little on the second level which Bonnie also liked just in case she just wanted to relax she could look up there and see Thomas playing.
"Now to the left of this room is the kitchen," Shannon walked them through the arched wall, "nice hard wood floors, garnet countertops. It has a dishwasher but you have to buy the refrigerator which will obviously be placed here," Shannon pointed the the rectangular space.
Stefan and Bonnie nodded looking around the kitchen some more loving how spacious it was.
Next they moved upstairs and turned right seeing the nice space that had a balcony view of the living area. Next to that space was a door leading them into a bigger carpeted room that would act well as a playing space or a nice library.
"Walking down here we have the first full bath. It has double sinks and shower, a tub and closet where you could put your towels and other toiletries."
Next they were shown the master bedroom which was if anything what made them want it even more. It defiantly was the biggest room that they've seen with connected bath that had a glass shower, circular tub, and double sink with a separate door for the toilet. The closet was on the other side of the room and Stefan was thankful for its size knowing that even with all the clothes that they both have, they would have enough room to hold it all.
They were showed what would be Thomas' room and the other three rooms, one which was a little smaller than the other causing them to both picture their future mini Salvatore to take up its residency. They walked through the house some more then an hour later they placed a bid on the house and hoped for the best.
Stefan smiled in the kiss and turned his head to the side for a better position.
"D'you think we're gonna get it?" Bonnie asked breathlessly.
Stefan leaned in and kissed her a few more times. "Yeah, I think so."
"It was just so…perfect I hate to see it slip through our fingers."
"It won't,"
Bonnie smiled and kissed him again before laying on her back.
/x/
They were back on the road the next day heading home. Shannon said it may take a couple of days before they hear back from the family but they were still hoping that it would be a short couple of days and not a week. The house was not only perfect in their eyes but they knew that Thomas would love it and once they got settled in, there was no way that he'll be asking to move back to Mystic Falls.
Stefan drove straight to Rudy's house to tell him and their son about their experience in Atlanta. They didn't get the chance to do a lot of walking around, but the little that they did, they liked what they saw.
Stefan smiled as Thomas greeted them running into his arms with a bright smile on his face. He kissed his head and walked further into the house shaking Rudy's hand before pulling him into a hug.
"So how was the trip?"
"It was great, we put an offer in on the house and our realtor said we should hear back from her in a few days."
"Is the house big?" Thomas asked.
"Yep, it's really big, you'll have lots of room to play."
"Does it have a pool?"
"Actually, yes. Not in the backyard but it's only a few blocks down and it has a big slide too."
Thomas grew a smile and they knew that they had him locked in. They stayed talking for a while before Stefan carried Thomas' bag to the truck and drove his family home.