"So you two are married now?" Caroline asked in shock. "How the hell did that happen? And we can't tell Jenny about this. You know how she hates being upstaged."
"Yeah, I know," Bonnie replied. "We'll get through Jenny's wedding and we can address this afterward."
"What should I tell Jenny about where you are?" Caroline asked.
Bonnie sighed. "You don't have to tell her anything," she said. "We'll come with you."
"Do we have to?" Kol asked. "I think under the circumstances, your friend Jenny might be willing to make an exception."
"No, she won't," Bonnie replied, getting out of bed and grabbing her dress off the hanger. "This is her day. I'm probably already gonna have to hear about it for the delay I caused."
"This woman sounds like a delightful friend," Kol replied sarcastically.
"Normally she's very nice," Bonnie told him. "She just gets stressed out easily. Now put your suit on, would you?"
Kol sighed. "Fine," he told her. "But we will tell everyone what happened with us, right? You aren't gonna keep it quiet like it's some sort of shameful secret to you?"
"Of course not!" Bonnie told him. "Granted that it didn't happen the way I would have liked, but that doesn't make it any less important. Like I said, let's just get through Jenny's wedding and then we can tell everyone about ours afterward, I promise."
"Are you sure?" Kol asked her.
"Yeah," Bonnie replied. "Why would I lie to you?"
"I don't know," Kol told her. "But you have to admit that I never really got along with this group of friends."
"Well, then this is the perfect time to make a new start," Bonnie told him. She put on her dress, Kol put on his tux, and then the two of them and Caroline drove to Jenny's venue.
"Where have you been?!" Jenny cried, approaching them angrily. "Do you realize how long I've been waiting? How self-absorbed can you be to delay all of us like this, Bonnie?! It's my wedding day, not yours."
"I'm sorry, Jenny," Bonnie replied. "I didn't mean to make you wait so long. But I have to tell you that in a way, it is my wedding day too. Well, actually last night was. But I didn't find out about it until this morning."
"Of course!" Jenny nodded. "And now you're just gonna steal all my guests for yourself, is that it?"
"Actually," Kol broke in smoothly, "We offer you our most sincere congratulations. And would like to know if you'd be so kind as to release Bonnie from her obligations at your wedding so we can celebrate ours."
"Wait just a minute now!" Jenny blinked. "You can't just abandon me at the last minute. That's so rude!"
"Listen!" Caroline said firmly, grabbing her chin so they were eye to eye. "It's fine to let Bonnie go. We have things perfectly under control without her. Now tell her goodbye and congratulations."
"Goodbye," Jenny replied in a monotone. "And congratulations."
"Wow," Bonnie replied. "Thanks." She then shifted her gaze to Caroline as Jenny and the others walked away. "You didn't have to do that, you know."
"I know," Caroline nodded. "But what's the use of having vampire powers if I don't use 'em every once in awhile?"
"She has a point," Kol nodded in approval.
"So what are you two gonna do now?" Caroline asked. "Are you gonna stay here, or are you gonna go home?"
"We're going to stay here, of course," Kol replied, putting his arm around Bonnie's shoulders before she could say anything and looking at her fondly. "Aren't we, darling?"
"Yeah, sure," Bonnie shrugged with a grin. "Why not?"
"All right then," Kol said, taking her hand and leading her away. "Let's leave this place and go enjoy ourselves, shall we?"
"You know," Bonnie told him as they drove away, "I wouldn't have minded staying for Jenny's wedding. It wouldn't have been a problem."
"And I think it would have been," Kol replied. "She was clearly taking advantage of you and being very impolite about it, too."
"Well, maybe," Bonnie agreed. "But she's my friend. And I promised her I would do this months ago."
"What good is a friend if they don't care about you at least as much as they care about themselves?" Kol asked her. "Why should you have to do all the giving when it looked like she was doing none?"
"Well, of course she wasn't doing as much!" Bonnie replied. "It was her special day! She's planned it for months! Ours just sorta happened out of the blue. Not that that makes it any less special, of course, but..." She sighed. "Never mind. Let's not talk about this anymore. What do you want to do now? Are you gonna call everyone we know and tell them what happened?"
"Eventually yes," Kol nodded. "I'll call my people and you can call yours."
Bonnie nodded. "I will once it all sinks in," she replied. "It's weird to think that we actually got married. I don't remember anything about it at all."
"Me neither," Kol replied. "What a shame, huh?"
"Maybe it's a good thing," Bonnie replied. "We probably behaved in ways we wouldn't tell our parents about." She sighed. "I have no idea why I let myself drink so much at that bar."
"Cause you were at a party and you were allowing yourself to have fun," Kol replied. "You shouldn't feel bad about that." Just then, his phone rang. He picked it up and put it to his ear. "Hello?"
"Kol, where are you?" Klaus barked. "I've been looking for you for hours and you haven't picked up your phone!"
"I'm sorry, Brother," Kol replied with a grin. "But I've been a little busy. Apparently, Bonnie and I got married last night."
There was silence on the other end of the line, and then Klaus burst out laughing. "You run off and don't call me for hours and that's the best excuse that you can come up with? Give me something else."
"Who is it?" Bonnie asked.
"My brother," Kol replied. "He doesn't believe we got married. He thinks I'm making it up."
At a stoplight, Bonnie snatched the phone out of Kol's hand. "Klaus?" She said. "It's Bonnie, and Kol is telling you the truth. He and I are married. I don't quite know how it happened. Probably unconscious desire and lots of alcohol, but don't ask for details because neither of us remembers anything. The only reason why we know anything happened is because we're wearing rings."
"So it's really true?" Klaus asked, his voice stunned now. "This isn't just some joke you're playing on me?"
"It would be a pretty elaborate joke if it was," Bonnie replied. "Are you here?"
"Yeah," Klaus told her. "Kol and I came down to bask in the Las Vegas nightlife. But I ended up doing that all by myself when my brother disappeared on me. But I can't blame him since he seems to have found himself more charming company."
"We ended up at my hotel room," Bonnie told him. "But I think I'll check out of it and join Kol in his room. We're gonna stick around for a bit."
"As will I," Klaus replied. "But don't worry. I won't get in your way."
Bonnie put the phone on speaker. "It wouldn't be getting in our way if you had a drink with us," she replied. "Are you up for that? Or are you still recovering from yesterday?"
"He's probably still recovering from yesterday," Kol replied with a grin.
"My brother is right," Klaus answered. "Thanks for the offer, love, but I still have some strength to get back. You two enjoy yourselves and I'll owe you later."
He hung up and Kol and Bonnie went back to Bonnie's hotel. "You don't have to check out," Kol told her. "I would much rather stay here with you."
"Okay," Bonnie replied. "Let's do that." They sat together and looked out the window, Bonnie's head on Kol's shoulder. "Would you be upset with me if I said I wanted us to get married again?" Bonnie asked. "I want a wedding I can actually give people details about and be glad to show them pictures and film of."
"All right," Kol nodded. "If that's what you want, then that's what we'll do."
"Thank you!" Bonnie replied. "I do want that!"
"I just have one request," Kol said. "Whatever you do, don't invite that Jenny woman. If I have to deal with her again, I just might kill her."
Later that night, Bonnie called Caroline. "How was Jenny's wedding?"
"Boring as hell," Caroline replied. "Just like any other. Please tell me you and Kol are planning on having another one so I can help you plan it."
"He's agreed to that," Bonnie told her.
"Good," Caroline replied. "When we get home, we can start planning your wedding. I'm gonna start making a list right now. Good night."
Bonnie grinned. "Goodnight, Caroline. And thanks."
"What are friends for?" Caroline replied. Then they both hung up and went to bed.