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Chapter 14

See you later was splashed across a text Bonnie had just received from Luca and she couldn't help smiling like a clown because of it.

"I'm guessing from that grin, Luca texted you" Elena said laughingly at Bonnie as she saw her best friend glowing head to toe. It was a sight she hadn't seen a lot of and she was happy for her.

"Yeah, he's just checking in and letting me know he'd come by later" Bonnie replied with a smile. Things were good, her and Luca were better than ever and most importantly her friends knew the truth. She didn't have to keep Luca's secret anymore. In fact, he had insisted that he be there to support her when she told them- if the girls didn't take the news too well from her. But of course, Bonnie had been worrying and being apprehensive about nothing.

There was a little bit of disbelief at first, but eventually once they wrapped their heads around it, Caroline and Elena didn't make her feel horrible and both stated they didn't feel betrayed that she hadn't told them sooner.

Afterwards, Elena especially reassured Bonnie she shouldn't feel guilty since she knew what it felt like to keep a secret that wasn't hers to tell. Of course, referring to keeping Stefan's secret of being a vampire.

Elena lay down on her bed as she said "I'm really glad you found someone that cares about you so much, you deserve it"

"I'm glad I did too" Bonnie said softly as thoughts of Luca being in her bed entered into her mind. A shy smile crept onto her lips while lounging along the window seat of Elena's room. She tried hiding it by picking up a magazine she had laying in her lap.

Since her father was still away, Bonnie let Luca stay the night. The first time was memorable and each and every occurrence after- just got more intense. He left her feeling exhausted and exhilarated. It was kind of embarrassing that she had more then one time dosed off into a light nap afterwards, but of course Luca explained that if he didn't tire her out then obviously he hadn't done his job properly. His words had her blushing and excited at the same time when he had whispered them into her ear, leaving shivers down her body.

"Bonnie Bennett you're a scarlet red. What has Luca been doing to you that has you that color?" Elena asked with a squeal of delight at seeing her friend trying to hide her face. She threw a pillow at her so Bonnie had to drop the magazine before it whipped her in the face with it.

"Elena" Bonnie exclaimed with some censor to her voice, but couldn't keep up the façade as she burst out laughing. She threw the pillow back with more force and hit Elena in the face with it.

Elena snatched the pillow away and just swooped it under her head as her giggles died down before she said "Out with the details"

Bonnie still wasn't comfortable with vocalizing anything that had to do with sex. She still got shy around Luca when he undressed her or when she did the same to him. She was still getting use the new physical aspect to their relationship.

Bonnie would admit to being a pretty confident person when it came down to the gritty, but when she wasn't- she would fake it to let no one know her weakness, but with sex she felt so out of her league. She was still adjusting to the new sensations that Luca evoked out her with kisses and touches on her body. It was all so new to her.

Elena schooled her features to become more serious. It was fun teasing Bonnie, but she knew that Luca was her first and she wanted to make sure that everything was alright. She wanted to make it okay for Bonnie to ask her questions if she had any. "How was it your first time, did it hurt much?"

"At the mention of the word 'hurt,' Bonnie's avoiding eyes instantly met Elena's and Elena decided right there that she would start the conversation off, knowing Bonnie would be shy at first.

"My first time was… nice. No matter how much Matt and I prepared- it was still painful the first time and no matter how sweet Matt was to me, I just wanted to stop the whole process, but then all of a sudden instead of pain- it started to feel good and well I just stuck through it cause I wanted too by the end of it" Elena surmised, remembering the fumbling on both their parts of trying to get clothes off in Matt's cramped car.

"It hurt, like really hurt when he tried to-" Bonnie stopped suddenly as her cheeks grew hot.

"You were nervous and tense being it your first time and all- that's normal. It was the same for me." Elena said, filling in the gap so hopefully Bonnie would continue.

"Yeah I was" Bonnie said nodding her head in agreement. "But I had made up my mind that this was who I wanted and it was what I wanted to do. So even though it was painful at first, especially the first time he tried to go inside me- let's just say there were some failed attempts a couple of times. The more he tried the more I just got tense and I kept telling myself that I was being ridiculous. That I just needed my body to relax."

"Did he get mad?" Elena asked in concern

"No" Bonnie said instantly when the question was asked. "In fact he was willing to stop. He told me that if this wasn't the right time for me- it was alright."

Bonnie bit her lip for a second, trying to get her thoughts together. "It's just the first time he tried to …go…go in I…I was surprised about the pain and how much it hurt and I guess I couldn't get over it every time he tried to go further the next couple of attempts. I felt so embarrassed."

"Bonnie that's completely normal- you can't control your body's natural instinct to protect itself from pain." Elena replied

"I know, but Luca and I had come to a new understanding of sorts and I wanted to show him how much he really meant, but I couldn't help feeling self-conscience, embarrassed, and terrified all at the same time." Bonnie said. "Chick flicks make it so wonderful the first time- they show you the start and the end, never the middle, I guess I know the reason now."

Elena laughed.

"Anyways, I managed to get my thoughts under control and Luca was really great too and before I knew it he was…was inside of me. I felt the burst of pain that had my body literally still and Luca just whispered really sweet things and slowly I felt the pain subside enough to feel…." Bonnie trialed off remembering how her body adjusted to Luca and slowly but surely feeling her body wanting him.

"The pleasure" Elena finished with a smile.

"Yeah" Bonnie said softly

"So it ended up on a high note then"

"Definitely" Bonnie said with a smile, feeling good about talking about her first time with a friend. She got up from the window seat and came over to sit down on the bed where Elena was.

"Thanks for making me talk about this, but please don't tell Caroline I told you yet because she will want a whole detailed report and I just don't think I can handle that right now" Bonnie said with a hopeful look on her face.

"Of course Bonnie, my lips are sealed, but any time you need to talk or have questions- just ask" Elena said reassuringly.

"Thanks Elena" Bonnie said

Before Elena could respond, there was a knock on the door and Jeremy popped his head in.

"What's up Jeremy?" Elena asked as she sat up.

"John wanted to talk with us- do you have time" Jeremy replied.

"I really don't want to talk with him, I've been ignoring him ever since he's been back- he should know I'm not going to change my mind. I don't want him in my life" Elena replied with a frown on her face.

"I know, but he wanted me to try and well Jenna said maybe it wouldn't hurt to hear what John had to say to us." Jeremy replied.

"Please tell me you're not falling for his- I'm here to protect you lines" Elena asked.

"No of course not, but he still is family. Maybe this once he's not completely lying to us" Jeremy said with the underlying hope that Bonnie definitely heard.

"Maybe it's not a bad idea" Bonnie said, encouraging Elena for Jeremy's sake.

"It most likely is" Elena said stubbornly, not wanting to associate with her father who didn't approve of her actions up until now, especially concerning the Salvatore brothers.

"True, but its better to know what he's trying to sell- then you can better protect yourself and who knows, maybe he might just be telling you the truth. He is your father and Jeremy's uncle. He might have made mistakes in the past, but maybe he's really here to help keep you guys safe." Bonnie reasoned, trying to be positive because she knew Jeremy wanted to hear what his uncle had to say and Jer wanted Elena there as well.

After a moment's deliberation, Elena slumped her shoulders in defeat. "This sucks"

"Tell John that Elena will be down in a few" Bonnie said to Jer.

Jeremy smiled in return to her, and looked at Elena swinging her legs to the floor as she got up. "Okay, see you down there"

"I don't want him around, but I think Jeremy has a slightly different opinion" Elena replied, not liking the influence John could be having on Jer.

"He's just tired of losing people Elena. I can't exactly blame him for hoping that maybe there's some good in John." Bonnie said

"I just know that John is going to disappoint him." Elena replied with a tired sigh.

"Well, if we can put up with Katherine- you can definitely handle John" Bonnie replied.

Elena rolled her eyes at Katherine's name, which made Bonnie smile.

"Please don't bring up her name. You don't even want me to get started on what she tried with Stefan the other day. She was making it look like I was imagining things, while she tried to act all innocent" Elena said with a scowl planted on her lips.

"Caroline already filled me. Sneaking into Stefan's room, taking a shower and then oops her towel drops conveniently when you and him walk up." Bonnie said while shaking her head at Katherine's antics. Her games wearing thin on everyone at this point.

"I can't wait till she's out of our hair" Elena said as she opened her door to walk out, with Bonnie following behind.

"You still meeting Damon at the spot where the Salem witches were burned" Elena whispered as they both slowly trialed down the staircase.

"Yeah, if I'm able to harness all the ancient power then at least we have one thing going for us. Elijah has been asking Damon if he knew where the witches burning site was, not doubt he wants his witch to have the power. If I can connect with it before Elijah can find out- then we're good." Bonnie said.

"It's dangerous" Elena said apprehensively, not exactly liking the idea if Elijah found out. "I made a deal with him."

"Yeah, you made the deal, but we didn't. We're not going to serve you up like some sacrificial lamb to be slaughtered" Bonnie said with an edge to her voice as she took her last step down.

"Seems like an interesting conversation, what's to be slaughtered?" John said as he came up behind the girls from the kitchen.

Bonnie still couldn't believe John had come back. She was shocked when Elena had called and was furious over the phone about discovering John back in town. She had thought he had been gone for good the last time.

"Nothing interesting- just debating over a movie plot" Bonnie replied, her lips thinning into a passable smile she hoped.

John nodded his head at her politely even though his eyes held distrust in them, but swiftly turned his eyes to Elena. "I'm glad you decided to join us"

Elena just stared at John for a moment with her brow arched in annoyance and then abruptly turned to Bonnie- hugging her as she said "Let me know what happens either way"

"I will" Bonnie agreed, reciprocating the hug and let go.

Elena's smile tuned into a flat tight line as she turned back to John and just shook her head, then walked by him into the kitchen.

Bonnie's eyes darted up to John's who held an amused smile on his lips. It seemed Elena's attitude was becoming normal behavior to him and wasn't taking any offense to it.

"Okay, well I'm going to go" Bonnie said hastily as she tuned the door handle to leave.

"Bonnie-" John started to say.

She cut him off before he could say more. "Don't- I'm not going to tell you were I'm going and I'm not going to be your middle person. It's on you to make things right with Elena and Jeremy. If I were you, I'd try being nice to her boyfriend."

With that she shut the door and speedily walked down the porch stairs. It was lightly raining so Bonnie jogged to her car and hurriedly went inside so she wouldn't get too wet.

She had dodged a bullet by escaping John there. He had previously visited her one time at her house unexpectedly trying to sway her to see him in a good light so that she would be able to put in a good word for him to Elena.

However, he soon found out that his words were falling on deaf ears. The fact he thought she would align with him against Elena on anything was ridiculous. But she figured since he had found out from Katherine, she hadn't taken the spell off the Gilbert watch when Elena had asked her to- he probably thought he had an ally in her against all vampires.

She put a kibosh on that notion quickly, but there were still occurrences where he tried to reach out to her, like a moment ago- but she'd stop it right away because she would always be in her friend's corner first.

Bonnie started her car and was about to pull out of Elena's driveway when her phone started to ring. She grabbed it and said "hello" without looking at caller ID.

"You were to be here half an hour ago" Damon's voice replied in an irate tone.

"Will you keep your socks on, so what if I'm late by thirty minutes; it's not the end of the world." Bonnie replied casually, Damon's tone not affecting her.

However, she did strain her ears to hear the music in the background because she couldn't believe Damon was listening to that. "Is that opera I hear?"

"Yes" Damon replied as annoyance seeped into his answer. Currently he was watching Katherine going through the opera records Stefan had stashed and depressingly listened to when in a particular ugly mood. He on the other hand wasn't a big fan of the opera and it seemed Katherine knew that little fact and had begun playing the most screeching and piercing records from Stefan's collection, since morning. It was getting- tiresome, but he wasn't going to acknowledge Katherine- that's exactly what she wanted.

"Didn't really think that was your speed" Bonnie said surprised.

"It isn't, but its' Katherine's so it seems" Damon replied with a tight smile over the phone as Katherine looked his way, ever so sweetly.

"Get here" Damon barked into the phone and abruptly cut the line.

Bonnie looked down at her phone and snapped it shut.

With that pleasant command, she was going to take the extra long route to Damon's home.