The first thing Bonnie noticed stepping inside the house was the deafening noiselessness reverberating back at her, making her way towards the back looking over to the living room and popping her head in the kitchen before turning into the bedroom. Kai was out cold sprawled across the bed with his legs on his side and his torso on hers, face deep in her pillow. The charcoal black, white, and grey static design on his sweatpants was one of her all-time favorites that came with the matching sleeveless hoodie that he bought in Paris and trailed up his toned back, her feet propelling forward until she was beside the bed. The piercing white noise of her friend's voices became less blaring until all Bonnie could hear was his steady breathing, looking over his peaceful state and feeling an unprovoked need to suddenly be closer.

Kicking off her heels and crawling quietly to not stir him Bonnie bumped her forearm against his and flinched at how cold he was, moving without a conscious thought and laying her front side flat against his back resting her cheek just below the base of his neck. Feeling the jolt of his body waking him through her chest Kai breathed in sharply and heard the steady exhale when she ran her hands down either side of his ribs, the untamed thoughts arising of wanting to touch every part of him. Curling her fingertips her nails trailed back up cuddling in closer at his shiver listening to the deep sound of content.

"Bon," Kai mumbled out so gravelly it was virtually inaudible and those vibrations as well as knowing it was her while he was still half-asleep sent a flutter through her stomach.

"Hey."

"Sorry, I was tired."

"Didn't sleep much?"

"Mm."

"I thought you said you didn't have any troubles dozing off when you weren't having nightmares."

"Used to."

"Well I've only been gone an hour, I'll come back later and wake you so you can have a little longer."

"S'okay," Kai slurred, "I'm up."

"Go back to sleep, I did my outdoor deed for the day so I'll still be here."

"But I want to talk to you," he let out slowly like he was concentrating hard on what was saying. "Do you still hate me?"

"Pretty sure if I didn't feel that way towards you in the prison world than I never could," Bonnie said lightly and didn't like that she couldn't see Kai's face to read his expressions, taking in his non-response, "but I don't think I'm still mad at you anymore; you can blame Caroline."

"She's the man," he expressed raising his voice an octave higher in excitement, lifting his head and looking over his left shoulder through barely opened lids, "hi."

"Hi."

"It's really difficult to spoon you when I can't bend my arms around to reach you."

"Yeah but it's so easy for me to do it to you," Bonnie counteracted gliding her hands down starting at his biceps and their fingers interlaced when her palm slid over the top of his, pulling them in closer to his face and turned his head sharply to the right.

"You're wearing the ring," Kai hummed and she could hear the words through a smile.

"Bracelet too," she wiggled her left wrist to make it shake. "Yep, they didn't go by unnoticed."

"How'd she like 'em?"

"Elena was there too, and let's just say if you bought them one too I don't think they'd be able to turn it down."

Kai's back shook with laughter resting his lips against her fingers as he spoke. "Ooh the both of them, that must have been a fun lunch. So does this mean you believe me now?"

"I-" Bonnie began, playing through so many intercrossing thoughts of hers, Caroline's, and Elena's that she was too tongue-tied to explain, opting for the short answer of saying what she truly felt. "Yes, but you still could have given me a warning."

"What changed your mind?"

"I told you I needed the night to think things over and let off some steam."

"You said I should blame Caroline."

"Yeah I think you're around her too much because you two were speaking verbatim – I'm talking word for word."

"Oh so you can be convinced by her and not me."

"It was more like you're a tag team and there's just me fighting alone in my corner, some things are bound to stick."

"Like what?"

"Mm that you may not have done that just to spite me and gave my feelings more consideration than I thought," she pondered, "and something about me overreacting."

Shifting his body to the right Bonnie rolled off his back letting out a squeal and was pulled towards him as he turned to lie on his side. Smiling at his eyes still closed his arm curled around her waist bringing her into his chest and she slid her arm underneath his to rub his back. Humming out a sound of being at ease Kai had her wrapped up so snug she was having a hard time breathing and gasped out a puff of air, the arms around her loosening slightly. Nuzzling into the crook of her neck Bonnie giggled at the contact of his rough facial hair against her sensitive skin, wiggling around at the ticklish sensation. Leaning back to rest his forehead on hers Kai's lids were still firmly covering his luminous irises and she felt a sharp pang in her stomach looking over his exhausted features knowing she is the reason why he's feeling this way.

"How was lunch?" he asked hoarsely seemingly trying to keep himself awake.

"It was good."

"No fights breaking out in the middle of a restaurant?"

"Astonishing, isn't it?" Bonnie pepped and the corner of his lip curved, "no, it actually went better than I expected. Care's a pure-hearted Saint that none of us deserve, and Elena… well she's stuck in two opposing mindsets; one that sees where I'm coming from, and the other that's a little hypocritical and lost because she doesn't remember she was disgustingly in love with Damon who has a similar background as you."

"Hm, I didn't anticipate that coming back to bite me in that ass quite so soon."

"Life is funny like that."

"To be fair I didn't erase every good memory Elena ever had with him, just the significant ones. I needed her to forget she loved him but I didn't wipe out enough to make her not care about him anymore, your friend did that all on her own."

"Yeah but if you change enough of the good then it's hard to focus on anything else."

"Still her choice, all I did was take out her blind devotion for the guy and she put the rest in motion."

"So you think there's a piece of Elena that still knows Damon meant something to her? Because," Bonnie paused, reflecting back on the entirety of his and Elena's relationship before they got together and her persistence to block out any acknowledgment of how she felt about him. "That would actually make sense."

"Mhmmm."

Tucking that nugget of information away for later use Bonnie reverted back to the topic at hand. "So was your plan always to kiss me at midnight?"

"It was the main one," he grinned sleepily, "didn't intend on having little Gilbert behind me but it seemed if I didn't act quickly he would have stolen my scheme out from under me."

"Don't be ridiculous."

"He was almost as close to you as I am now," Kai murmured and she moved her limbs around showcasing the extreme close contact.

"That's not true."

"Well he was going to kiss you – trust me, I know the look."

"I had just gotten finished telling him that we had grown apart and weren't getting back together."

"It's not that easy to let you just walk away," he remarked making Bonnie's eyes widen and saw a small sliver of blue appear through his barely opened lids. "He wasn't going to give up."

"And how are you so sure?" she asked in a tone of both innocence and allure, his full pupils and irises coming into view and slid his arm down her backside hiking her knee up to his hip.

"Once someone's been with you it's next to impossible to let you go."

Bonnie's heart tightened and ached at the declaration, the unguarded and open side of Kai half-asleep awakening something within her and hooked her knee around his leg pulling backwards until she was on her back with his weight lying on top of her. Letting out a quick exhale her thighs spread wider having him fall in between and the high-wasted flowy layers of the dress gave him easy access to slide his hand underneath up past her hip. Bonnie's right arm twisted behind his neck as his other hand slid over her right palm and squeezed, still able to send an electric charge through her system in his state of mind and let out a soft sound of rapture. Lifting their hands off the mattress she observed Kai's eyes flicker over to the left and was relishing what was in front of him.

"I think Elena almost popped a blood vessel when she saw this, but Care spotted it first."

"She's a quick one; did they rag on you about it?"

"Yes, and then you add in the other expensive gift from Paris and I was just an open target for all of the innuendos and speculations."

"They don't know what you bought me, do they?"

"Oh like I was about to walk through that trap-door," Bonnie scoffed, "I need to handle things one obstacle at a time."

"And last night's hurdle is out of the way?" he inquired in a serious tone looking over her face.

"The main reason why I was so upset was because I wanted to control how they found out and filter what I told them and you threw a grenade in my plan as you so willingly enjoy doing. And then I started to think the worst and it spiraled until I was positive you were doing it just to be cocky."

"I promise, I thought I was helping," Kai stated lifting the corner of his mouth, the smile not meeting his eyes and looked over to the purple crescent bruise from his eyebrow to his cheekbone, playing back the impact of Jer's fist connecting with his face.

"I believe you."

Noting the eyes staring back at her spark to life Kai's teeth flashed before brushing his lips against hers, the tenderness from his gentle touches mixed with just waking up burning a hole in Bonnie's core craving it more deeply. The arm around his neck pulled him in closer and slid her fingers through his locks gripping at the roots, lifting her head off the pillow and tilting to the side as he groaned in response. Wrapping her calf's above his hips Kai grinded into her slowly from the change in position and she clenched down feeling his hard shaft pressed up against her thin pair of underwear through the sweatpants, the heavy pressure against her seeming more so than usual. Resting their entwined hands on the pillow overhead Bonnie kept her eyes shut as he trailed across her jaw and nudged her head turning her face into his bicep as he continued down the side of her neck.

Bonnie felt something within her unwind relaxing the rest of her body with a deep exhale and Kai's muscles tensed instantaneously after including his grip that sent another hefty surge through her fingertips, rejuvenating every part of her. Breathing out a quiet moan with the need of getting closer her hand was beginning to tug him back up when he let go and ducked out of sight, glancing down the middle of her dress at Kai pulling the flimsy material of lace down her legs and dipped his head underneath the layers of purple; the feel of his mouth gliding up her inner-thigh without a way to see him sending a sensation of being untamed over her. A guttural noise escaped Bonnie's lips when the rough facial hair hit her all at once, his teeth grazing her folds causing her hips to churn before his tongue slid through igniting every fiber in her being.

Unable to catch her breath she could hear the soft pants that grew more powerful against every stroke of his tongue and grunted when two fingers pushed deep inside without warning. Bonnie's lower abdomen fluttered and clenched against his fingers, ripples of pleasure shooting up her spine when his tongue flicked over her clit until she was gasping and gripped the sheets with one hand as the other held onto the headboard controlling her movements. One sharp thrust of his fingers and she was trembling on impact, Kai's arm curling under her thigh to keep her anchored and let out breathless sounds of ecstasy as she shook with spasms until she came down. Bonnie's vision clouded over with black spots from the intensity and hadn't realized his face was now hovering in front of hers, tilting her forehead into the side of his neck.

"I like your dress."

"Mm I like you half dressed," she mimicked his words from a week prior and smiled at his deep sound of humor.

"As opposed to fully clothed?" Kai repeated rubbing the pants fabric against her open sex and scratched her nails down his back making him jerk forward harder. "I'm accepting that as confirmation."

A flittered noise of delight rang through Bonnie's vocal cords at the playfulness that exudes off of him no matter what scenario he's found himself in, that level of comfort and closeness something she's yet to share before meeting the one person she was certain was going to be her archenemy. Kai's sleepy face grinned back at her and the knot that she's had in her chest since the split second she thought he was back to his-absorbed and inconsiderate ways loosened and dissipated, her heart feeling like it was physically unwinding from relief. Hooking her toes under the waistband Bonnie slid her feet over his butt dragging the sweatpants down with it and noticed he wasn't wearing boxers underneath, pulling him over to the side and rolling on top of him with the motion.

Wanting to catch him off guard like he so fondly enjoys doing to her she noticed the look of disorientation from being flipped onto his back and lifted up on her knees aligning them before slamming down forcefully. The husky expletive that grunted out of Kai had her muscles contracting and tightening around him, the ache of fullness overwhelming her shaking frame. Huffing out heavy breaths he leaned up pressing his chest against hers and reached around pulling the zipper down to where it ends just above the strap of velvet and ran his hands up Bonnie's back pulling the dress up and over her head. Linking one arm behind his head the other caressed his jaw moving up to lightly touch the bruise near his eye examining it and could feel Kai's penetrating gaze on her, arm's caging in around her waist and up her spine keeping her close.

Moving her legs to swing them around his back so she wasn't on her knees the change in angle caused her to sink down to the base and slumped forward fighting for breath an inch away from his ear. A dark rumbling began low in Kai's chest working its way up and protruding out of his throat through hard pants and leaned back overcome with triumph at him struggling to keep his composure. Teeth nipped and tugged at Bonnie's nipples having control of the way she arched into him and leaned too far back – jolting forward at the electrified bundle of nerves deep inside getting nudged and sending off a spark. Incapable of catching her breath Kai grabbed a handful of hair at the end of her skull tugging gently inclining her back and wrapped his arm across her shoulder blade locking his fingers around her shoulder. Rocking her hips Bonnie pushed her knees out grinding on top of him open-mouthed and gripped his biceps watching as the pools of black in his eyes expanded, snuffing out the light.

Bowing when Kai grasped her hair tighter her fingers made their way to the back of his head holding on for leverage and dropped her other hand on the bed behind her, Bonnie's heart feeling like it's been pushed up to her throat from how deep he felt inside her. Gliding his hands down to her hips the way she was keeping herself upright made her torso seem weightless which Kai used to his advantage, plunging her down off of him twice as fast hitting her most tender spot repetitively. The burning in her core was becoming white-hot and too intoxicating to keep within her, one single movement unraveling her at the seams. Choking on a screech of pleasure Bonnie propelled forward slamming his back off the mattress riding out her orgasm that nearly rolled into another when Kai followed close behind watching her come undone on top of him.

"Yes," Bonnie whispered feeling victorious once again at her special powers to take him down and was soon crying out the word when arms locked her against his chest and began driving upward at full force.

Everything around them was drowned out aside from Kai's low sounds of eroticism that has a direct line to the uncaged feline that prowls around within; Caroline's remark about her being a 'tigress in bed' making an unwarranted visit and a sharp laugh escaped her lips on a hard thrust.

"What?" he huffed out slowing down just enough to not shake the bed.

"I hate how well Care knows me," Bonnie murmured sealing her lips on his before he could respond and felt them turn up into a smile, curling his hands up and around the sides of her neck kissing her with vigor.

Rolling her hips into his she could swear her skin was sizzling from the waves of heat rolling off of her body and felt Kai's slightly cooler touch trailing down her spine and between her cheeks, his middle finger gliding between her wetness and back massaging her rear. Yanking back Bonnie's hand went up to the one that was still resting on the side of her neck peering down at a lust-induced gaze.

"Do you want to?" Kai enticed, still moving into her leisurely putting a pinch of pressure against her with his fingertip, the faint sensation triggering specific memories before they left the prison world and nodded, leaning back in. "Say it."

Bonnie's eye's turned into slits piercing through his and he seemed all too amused for the current state of affair they're in, raising his eyebrows and tilting his head on the pillow highlighting the black eye. Flickers of her first time ever doing this starting playing through hearing Kai's confessions of how he wanted to make her feel until she craved it, vivid reminders of him coming through on those promises as she straddled him in Damon's bed. There was something about Kai that brought out a side of Bonnie she had never known was within her; a seductive temptress willing to submit her need for control and push past her boundaries if it feels right. A surge of confidence broke through her skittish thoughts steadying out her voice as she spoke.

"I want you to."

Breaking into a wide smile their clasped hands against her neck pulled Bonnie down leaving gentle kisses across her face and lips but the sweet approach just amplified the contrast she was soon going to endure and tightened up around him, her hands colliding with the pillow on either side of his head leaning up near his face.

"You're so tense," Kai murmured and she sighed clashing over what her body and mind wanted which meant simultaneously pushing away from the other.

"I need you to be more aggressive," Bonnie let out truthfully, an incredulous look passing over his features as his forehead scrunched revealing the deep worry line between his eyebrows.

Staring at her out of the corner of his eye he squinted slightly non-verbally asking if she was being serious, answering by steering his hand behind her back until he gripped her cheek and drove upward. Moaning at the contact his finger moved away to grip the other fistful of flesh and rocked her into his rhythm squeezing every time her pelvis connected with his, ducking his head to suck and bite her neck and shoulder with enough physical force to make her bellow out loud. Arching her back out from the abrupt sting in her neck Kai took the lead using her distraction to his benefit and moved his left hand sliding his middle fingertip into her tight non-entrance, Bonnie getting lightheaded as she tried to inhale short puffs of air.

Continuing his steady movements Kai gave her no time to focus on the foreign fullness entering her – now in two separate places – and held onto the back of her neck keeping her chest against his angling her for his next sexual onslaught. Straightening her arms the firm grip against her had Bonnie locked in his embrace and clawed restlessly at the surrounding areas around their shoulder and above his head, Kai's longest finger pushing as far as his other knuckles would allow and drove back into his touch; her body slackening around his when he thrust forward at the same time.

"Hmm I love that," Kai breathed out gravelly kissing back up her neck until their eyes met, feeling too languid to speak.

"Mm?"

"The way you give yourself over to me – it's so sexy, it's making me lose my mind," he chuckled and Bonnie moaned at the vibrations against every intimate part of her. "Does this feel good?"

"Yes," Bonnie whispered near his ear churning her thighs over his, his finger retreating almost all the way out before more pressure was immediately added. "What – wh –"

"Shh don't think, go with whatever you're feeling."

The extra intensity was either his index or ring finger joining in and her limbs shook violently as he sent them in farther feeling like he was stretching her from head to toe. Quivering around him she could feel how quickly she was milking him sliding down his shaft with ease and a part of her brain shut off, instincts coming out of the shadows to stretch its legs and let out an overdrawn wail of euphoria up against his cheek; his ab muscles tightening and body shivering in a knee-jerk reaction. Kai turned his head catching her lips and kissed her with fervor; the intense and passionate heat melting her insides and bit down when his fingers protruded past the knuckles.

"Oh God…" came stumbling out of Bonnie's mouth curling both hands behind his head and neck hugging him more snug.

"Do you want me to stop?" Shifting her body the tiniest bit, electrified sparks of pleasure shot out from her core tingling her fingers and toes with the promise of more and ground out a deep grumble of protest. "You're perfect."

Attempting to laugh at his humor the ripple of her stomach muscles contracting sent off a similar effect squeezing down at the base and grinding into Kai's hardness rubbing her front against his as she leaned back to meet his plunges. What felt like a dim candlelit flame when Bonnie walked in on him sleeping has progressed into an uncontrollable forest fire wiping down anything in its path including her last piece of conscious thought. Propelling back with force Kai heard her unspoken plea with clarity and lifted his knees up to plant his feet on the bed giving him sturdiness to drive forward without interruption, his fingers sliding in and out at the same pace stretching and pushing her over the edge until she was standing at the edge of the cliff ready to fall.

Metaphorically lifting one leg out over the vast precipice Bonnie's lids would only open enough to catch Kai's bared teeth and the animalistic persona brought out her own wild side, nails scratching from the side of his neck down his chest and over his ribs hearing the dangerous growl of dark capabilities. Another unyielding descent of his fingers with the provocative sounds spilling out of his lips caused her to believe for half a second that she had physically combusted; something too immense to stay locked away exploding out taking her down in its wake, not able to hear her own screams over the ringing in her ears.

The room blurred and Bonnie was suddenly flat on her back, taking a few needed extra seconds to piece together what just happened. Kai's arms and head were tucked over hers looking like he was shielding her face and his torso seemed more massive somehow, his shoulders looking wider covering both sides of her frame. Believing her heart would beat out of her chest from thrumming frantically she was astonished that she could still feel him so stiff, even more so when he began slowly moving into her again. Checking his expression hers altered seeing a twinge of pain cross over and ran her hands down his chest and stomach reaching around when he hissed and wrenched away, pulling her palm back with blood covering it.

"Kai you're bleeding!" Bonnie expressed in a high-pitched voice, pushing against him to lean back so she could see around him and her breath caught in her throat looking right at the shattered mirror.

"You broke through the protection shield," Kai vocalized groggily, "I mean wow, that's impressive."

"Are you alright – did a lot of glass hit you?"

"I'm fine, I don't even feel it," he lied and she pursed her lips, "I don't care enough to feel it."

Not able to have a decent angle to check the damage Bonnie pressed her palms all over until his sounds of discomfort answered her question and uttered a healing spell getting rid of every cut before another scar was added to his back. Humming Kai lifted his forehead placing it on hers and held onto the side of her neck with his right hand, running the thumb ring over her jaw as he rocked into her. The way he was able to move his body and roll into her starting at his chest down to where they're connected drove Bonnie insane with a sexual hunger that charged every part of her with an electric energy passing through like a current.

Even in her now extreme fatigued state something within her still responded to Kai; breathing in his ragged huffs and lifting the dead weight of her legs to curl them around his butt pushing him in deeper. With the tip of his nose resting on her cheek his searching gaze was inescapable as hers darted back and forth between his finding them too compelling to look away from, the dark intent etched in his expression a contrast against his impassioned approach. Bonnie loved discovering new aspects of the both of them – especially while they were in bed – and reflecting on what it could mean, learning for the first time how much she gets off on someone else taking dominance and not having to take charge or overthink her every action. From experience she's also seen Kai indulge in that carnal side of him making her thighs quake at just the thought but the part of him that she hadn't anticipated was his preferential approach to the softer, gentler end of the spectrum.

Being the misfit outcast his entire life Bonnie's pieced together that he has always tackled things in an emotionless and methodical manner, never giving off any form of tenderness resulting in no one reciprocating it either. When they're in the heat of the moment it's Kai's commanding assertiveness that gives her that extra push to feel connected to him in both mind and body, but she's just beginning to realize it may be exactly the opposite for him; possibly the only real time someone has showered him with affection and compassion. Bonnie's become accustomed to being fired up or in some form of apprehension around the guy but the times she's been able to drift away from that frazzled state and enjoy what's in front of her transcended his mood as well bringing out a sweeter and goofier personality.

Curling her arms arounds the back of his neck her hand slid into Kai's hair massaging his skull leaving soft kisses on his cheek and trailed down pecking both corners of his mouth, mimicking his small smile before delicately pulling his warmth to hers. Not rushing to push the kiss into second gear her tongue stayed planted where it was, instead leaving nibbles in between the slow drags passing over his lips and took note of his breathing getting heavier through his nose. Wrapping herself around him Bonnie could feel his heart beating as fast as a hummingbird and sighed feeling him rubbing up against her intimately, the comfortable leisureliness sheltering her from the rest of the world. Sliding her tongue across his teeth Kai groaned out through his open mouth into hers making her bones chatter and angled her head licking the roof of his mouth.

With limbs caging in around her Bonnie knew how close he was and rolled her hips to meet his being wary to not let her kissing tactic stray too far from light and sweet, the combination seemingly having an effect on Kai's dwindling composure. Pushing both arms underneath her Bonnie clung to his rigid frame moaning into his mouth when he pushed forward on a hard thrust and repeated the action half a dozen times squeezing her so tight she couldn't breathe. Clenching down hard on his last incline a broken sound escaped his throat before a stream of jagged and husky groans spilled out rocking into her and riding out his climax.

Kai's massive frame was flopped on top of her feeling twice as heavy and if it wasn't for his chest heaving or violent trembling she would have contemplated if she killed him, turning to his face puffing out against her neck. Kissing the crescent-shaped bruise dilated eyes opened to look back at her and curved one corner up. Dragging his lips across her skin they both stayed lost in each other for a few minutes helping bring the other back down from the clouds until Bonnie was able to see clearly again.

"I was hoping I could get you off one more time," Kai said cheekily and she huffed out a sound of disbelief.

"You know the usual is one time, right?"

"Well that doesn't make sense, then I'd never finish," he stated in a serious tone and she swatted at the side of his arm laughing.

"I told you – you're a deviant, no one should have that kind of stamina."

"I blame you," he muttered against her skin and Bonnie felt a thrill shoot out her fingers and toes at the thought that it could be her that brings that side out of him, and not something his ex and past hookups got to experience.

Looking over his shoulder Kai mumbled something raising his hand and she peeked over as the shattered glass floated up from the bed and floorboards moving back to the empty space and reassembled into a solid piece before her eyes, sitting back in its place above the dresser. Rolling with one arm still under her Bonnie stayed plastered to his stomach as he flipped them and landed on her pillow struggling to keep his eyes open.

"I bet you want to sleep now."

"So happy I didn't before," he commented tracing designs on her back soothing her into the same drained lull. "Thanks for waking me."

"Anytime," she smiled with a shake of her head and slowly pulled herself free curling her limbs around his torso too exhausted to move, Kai lifting to grab the covers near his legs and pulled them over her naked back.

Watching him do everything with closed eyes Bonnie's grin widened when he moved to kiss her face and she pulled back, trying again unsuccessfully followed by a baffled look. Opening one lid his teeth dazzled brightly seeing her leaning back and slid a hand into her hair propelling her into his mouth getting harassed with pecks all over her face from not letting him do one easily and laughed lightly hiding in the crook of his neck where he couldn't get her. Pressing her lips to his skin she could feel Kai's rapid pulse and ran the tip of her tongue up the drumming, his head tilting to the side giving her better access. Moving his fingers slowly in her hair the caresses were pulling her into a deep slumber and nuzzled into him closer exhaling deeply relaxing into him with it. Before she Bonnie could tell him that she was starting to feel tired she was already halfway into a vivid dream.

-x—x—x-

"What?" Bonnie mumbled with a toothbrush hanging out of her mouth looking over to the doorway.

"I asked if you want to go out on a date tonight."

"Why?"

"Because I've counted off at least a dozen we've been on but you're still trying to tell me we haven't been on any, and then I thought maybe it's because I've never formally asked you, so…"

Kai leaned against the doorframe spinning his thumb ring with his index finger and grinned at the rare speechlessness that came over her as she turned to finish brushing her teeth walking over to him cautiously.

"What did you have in mind?"

"Well I've already brought you to Paris so I can't really outshine the wow factor I set for myself, so how about traditional?"

"Dinner?"

"And a movie," he nodded sticking his hands in his front pockets and leaning his back against the door so Bonnie could pass crossing the hall to her room.

"But it's already almost dinnertime."

"Are you hungry?" Kai asked already knowing the answer, "then let's go eat."

"You're serious," she snickered, "you really want to take me out on a date?"

"And have you aware that we're on one? Sure do."

Glancing over to him a flash of nervousness passed over her features and looked down at her clothes. "I would have to get ready first."

"Okay, I'll call a place and set up a reservation while you do – that is, if you accept my invitation."

Bonnie reached up rubbing her bare arms shifting her eyes away landing on the bed and darted quickly back up to him, her jitters bringing him an odd sense of joy. "Just dinner and a movie."

"No strings attached," Kai added for humorous effect, the moans from a few hours earlier in this very room still playing through in his mind and caught her flare of fieriness reminiscing over the same irony.

"An official date with Kai Parker," Bonnie hummed tapping her chin, "I do wonder what that entails. Are you the type that's a perfect gentleman, or show your true colors right off the bat."

"Both," he bragged, thinking back to a few choice encounters he orchestrated for Gabby, "but I'm no prude, I'll still kiss you on the first date. I'll check the movie times and see what's playing after I call the restaurant, you just get ready and we can head out in hour or so."

"Okay," Bonnie said in a quiet tone and he smirked backing away from the door heading into the living room to look up the restaurant Sheila always took him to because it was her favorite.

The part that Kai liked best was that it had a small dining area on the rooftop aligned with strings of lights and vines blocking out any viewers peeking up from the ground level and secluded you into your own little oasis bubble. Scrolling through the restaurants his thumb paused over the one that looked familiar and clicked the call button.

"Thank you for calling Cru, my name is Tori how can I help you?"

"Hello, I'd like to put in a reservation for two on the rooftop for 7:30."

"Of course and what will the name be under?"

"Kai Parker."

"Okay we'll have a table ready and waiting for you."

"Is there any way that I can pay to make the table look a little extra special?"

"We can certainly work something out for you, Mr. Parker."

"Perfect, thank you," he chirped and hung up the phone.

Skipping the steps three at a time in search of clothes Kai rifled around for what he should choose for a date, the graphic tees and loose dungarees he wore when him and Gabby went out making him laugh out loud. Wanting to dress in both style and comfort he ditched the vest and slid on the pair of press pants, a white button up, and the black suit jacket – digging through the assortment of colored handkerchief's that the French man insisted he needed – and scooped up the silky white one sliding it into the chest pocket. Tying the laces of the matching fancy shoes Kai headed back down the steps and checked his phone, sighing that the whole process only took 10 minutes and still had to wait for Bonnie to get ready.

Killing time by brushing his teeth, running upstairs to grab his wallet and put on a little cologne he bought while they were away, he began checking the movie times for what's currently playing since he had no idea what would going on in this generation. Scrolling through the list of options Kai strayed from the obvious scary movie date since 1. Their lives already come with its own nightmarish qualities and 2. He didn't want to see Bonnie scared; hitting the opposite end and going with something funny. Doing eenie-meenie between two that didn't sound terrible he could hear Bonnie's voice trickling down the hall.

"I'll be out in one minute."

Clicking out of the sight and standing Kai sauntered over to the entrance out of the living room and glanced left at the empty hall, a smile spreading as a thought sprang to mind and stepped right towards the front door. Slipping out quietly and closing it behind him he kept his ear to the wood until Bonnie's voice mumbled something and knocked, waiting a beat with a goofy smile until the door opened and his jaw nearly hit the floor.

Bonnie was almost the same height as him in black heels with straps around her toes and ankles but the dress had Kai nearly dropping to his knees. The black material was long enough to fall to the floor on one side of her leg but the front of the other was completely bare, the slit going so high up her thigh he had to force down the lump in his throat. A tight strap cut across her ribs bunching up the dress across her midsection and hugging every curve but he was sure his vision was blurring seeing the low V-cut beginning just above the strap and cut from Bonnie's navel across her shoulders revealing the sides of her naked breasts and collarbones, fingers twitching wanting to run his hands over her bare skin. The long sleeves evened out the provocativeness with a taste of class and inhaled sharply catching the shimmer of the diamond bracelet and the garnet stone in the middle of her other hand.

Kai's gaze flicked up to Bonnie's face and vibrant green eyes shined through a darkened smokey effect, momentarily forgetting how to breathe as she stared back at him. Long dangly gold hoops hung down the sides of her neck and the dark purple lipstick was one of his personal preferences but it was the hairdo that she's never worn before that had him struggling to find words; every strand slicked back from Bonnie's face and down her skull letting the ends of it hang loosely down her back. The overall look of her outfit with the sleek hairstyle made her look closer to 25 than 20 and Kai couldn't shut off the filthy remarks and scenarios running through his mind, faintly hearing her voice but not being able to decipher anything coherent.

"What?"

"I asked if you were going to stand out there all night," Bonnie teased, "why are you outside?"

Glancing to his feet standing at the doorway it clicked where he was and what he was doing and gave her a dazzling smile. "I'm here to pick you up for our date."

"How formal," she said appreciatively and Kai held up his bent arm for her to take, shutting the door behind them.

"You look incredible," he informed her and Bonnie's eyes darted away from him biting her lip, "I feel so nervous now… it's strange."

Laughing out a sound of relief her arm tightened around his briefly before Kai opened the passenger door, heading around to his side and set off on their destination. "So where are we going?"

"It's a surprise, but I think you'll like it," he responded mysteriously, raising a brow at his evasiveness. "Have I ever steered you wrong?"

"Once or twice," she said rolling her eyes back, both falling into mindless chatter until they pulled up beside the restaurant watching Bonnie's eyes dazzle with recognition. "I love this place!"

"Sheila and I ate out here a lot over the summer, it was her top choice," Kai commented reflecting back on all the meals spent together here with Bonnie's grandmother when he was just a teenager. "I thought it was a fitting spot for our first official date."

"Yeah, you're gaining points," she rolled off her shoulder and Kai swelled with pride hopping out of the seat to open her door, easing her out with her high heels.

"I'm not used to you being eye-level."

"I know it's great," Bonnie beamed making him chuckle and walked with their hands clasped past the outdoor staircase that lead to the roof and crossed half of the wall-to-ceiling glass windows making their way to the front door and opened it for her to walk in first.

"Hi, welcome to Cru! How can I help you?"

"I have a reservation for 7:30 under Parker."

"Kai?" the girl asked scanning down the list and he nodded, waving over a server until a guy appeared and lead them up the hidden entryway to the top floor through the back of the building.

"We're going on the roof?" Bonnie asked excitedly copying her infectious smile as she grabbed hold of the side of his arm with her other hand.

"Only the best."

Keeping his arm around her waist to keep from falling backwards down the stairs in that footwear they were able to make it to the top unharmed. For a nice restaurant on New Year's Day the rooftop didn't appear overly crowded and scanned the area wondering where they're sitting until one space stood out above the rest. Spotting a fancy scene off to his left Kai followed behind Bonnie and the waiter to the small intimate setting at a table near the wraparound railing entwined with small white string lights that overlooked the town, sucking his lips in to keep the giant smile from spreading when his date stopped short nearly barreling into her when she caught site of where they were headed.

"Kai… what is this?"

"I guess they knew it was date night, weird."

Nudging Bonnie' to move forward she slowly walked up to their dinner table and looked down at the red, white, and pink rose pedals spread around the surrounding area on the ground with tea lights making a semi-circle around it. Pulling out her chair Kai sat opposite her and flicked one of the pedals trickled over the tablecloth aiming it at her bare chest.

"Okay how do you plan all of this," Bonnie motioned to the table flittered with candles and flowers then pointing at the pedal that landed perfectly where the low V-cut ended, "and then start it off like that? I swear you can be two different people."

"Likewise; I'd like to consider him my alter-ego."

"Which one?"

"What do you mean?"

"Who's the split personality; the romantic mature one, or the goofball?"

"Hmm," Kai contemplated, the first label not something he has ever been branded as before but one he's witnessed firsthand playing a more dominant role since he merged with Lucas and has felt aspects of both of those adjectives changing little bits of him in a short amount of time. The second reference is one he's been notorious for since he was a kid playing pranks at school and has kept up with that level of silliness throughout his life, the defense tactic to take everything as a joke a necessity growing up in the coven world he was forced to be a part of. If Bonnie had asked him a month ago who his core personality was he wouldn't think twice but Kai's realized that going from a universe frozen in time like himself, to a modern day catastrophe that keeps on spinning will inevitably have the same effect on him resulting in his own metamorphosis. "Tough to say, reminds me of Jekyll and Hyde."

"That is very fitting," Bonnie laughed lightly as a waitress appeared beside them.

"Good evening, my name is Emma and I will be your waitress tonight, can I start you two off with something to drink?"

Skimming through the wine and liquor menu Kai ordered a dark & stormy, Bonnie a Cosmo, and glanced at the wines. "Do you like red or white?"

"For…" she uttered lost for a beat before looking at his menu, "oh, well I had a glass of red wine before and passed out an hour later."

"White it is," he nodded ordering the most French sounding thing there; a 1998 Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame, giving them another minute to look over the food and walked away.

"Did you really just do the cliché move of buying a bottle of wine?"

"Yep," Kai said cheerfully switching menus, "now let's see the damage I can do with this food."

Glancing up at as he spoke he caught Bonnie's soft smile before flipping hers open too, wanting one of everything by the time they were ready to order and got two appetizers on top of their meals.

"You're never going to finish all of that."

"Oh I beg to differ, and I'll save room for dessert," Kai bragged grinning at her happy sounds of amusement.

"Or you could not go into a food coma before the movie and bring some of it home – by the way what are we seeing?"

"There wasn't a ton of options but one sounded pretty fully, I think it was called It's the end or something like that."

"This Is the End?" Bonnie corrected and he nodded thinking that sounded about right, "Elena was just talking about it she said it was hilarious and that a lot of good people are in it."

"Sweet, glad I went with that over Safe Haven," he joked recalling one of the titles that stuck out to him.

"Awh but I like the name of that," she soothed with a sweet smile making Kai's chest pang. "It sounds cozy, but yes I'm glad you went with that choice too I'm in the mood for something funny."

"Thought you might be," he remarked lifting the corners of his mouth behind the glass before taking a few sips. "How's your drink?"

"Delicious, only the first of many apparently," Bonnie said gesturing to the bottle of wine chilling in an ice bucket beside them.

"It should even out nicely with the 8pounds I'm about to gain from this oncoming feast."

On cue the waitress appeared with their first appetizer, a platter of cheese and bacon potato skins, mini cheese quesadillas, onion rings, and mozzarella sticks; Kai's mouth filling with saliva before the plate reached the table. Scooping a potato skin he bit half of it in one bite, Bonnie's eyes widening as she nibbled on a mozzarella stick. Moaning in delight he finished it before moving onto a quesadilla slathered in sour cream, Cru exceeding his expectations knowing how delectable their dishes used to be. They hadn't made it through half before the second helping arrived and gladly made room for the buffalo chicken flatbread.

"I love the lights they use," Bonnie commented staring above them and he followed her gaze to the low dipped stream of large bulbs scattered across the rooftop by small posts illuminating the scenery.

"It's pretty cozy."

"You used to come here with Gram's?" she wondered bringing his attention down and across the table to Bonnie's smile, imitating it.

"Yeah, it was kind of our go-to spot. I always had to sit at a different table though, drove her nuts – and I preferred the rooftop setting."

"Wait…" Bonnie uttered eyes glossing over distantly, replaying something in her head before snapping her eye-line back to him. "I think she told me about you before."

"Really?"

"Yeah we used to come here a lot too but I didn't want her to have to go up and down the stairs so we usually stayed inside or out front. We were here for my 14th or 15th birthday and I asked if Gram's would mind if we went to the rooftop because I love it up here and she started laughing saying I reminded her of a young man she used to come here with that had to eat up on the roof every time."

"Without fail," Kai grinned wide, "what else did she say?"

"Not too much; she told me it was before I was born and that you were around my age at the time," she picked up a piece of flatbread biting off a corner hiding her shy expression behind it. "She thought we would get along."

"Why's that?"

Bonnie lifted her shoulder looking over the edge of the railing at the town. "Something about opposites attract."

Kai's wolfish grin spread reaching his ears and she rolled her eyes through a shake of her head when she looked back. There had always been the thought in the back of his mind that Sheila had dropped Bonnie into his world for a reason other than avoiding her death, and that it had to do with him. Growing up in a world where your parents resented you Kai didn't know what it felt like to have love and affection from a paternal figure until he was dropped on Sheila Bennett's doorstep. Being a cocky and terrified child he was fairly set in his ways to keep to himself and have a barrier between him and everyone else – aside from Josette – because that negativity he felt radiating off of his family had it ingrained in his mind that what he was doing was normal, and that that's how everyone was going to view or treat him.

What Kai enjoyed about Sheila most was how vocal she was and that she never held back; whether she was talking to him, his father, or any random civilian in between and that level of honesty exposed his own personality beginning to open up and speak his mind. Bonnie's grandmother never passed a hint of judgment his way and to this day he hasn't understood why, the way she sometimes talked to him giving Kai the impression that she knew something he didn't but she didn't express anything that would give him that indication.

There was a feeling that overcame him when he was with Sheila that he couldn't figure out – something more than a familiarity, almost like a connection – that drove him crazy because he hadn't felt it with anyone else before, even his twin sister. Being branded as defective from as far as he could think back to Kai was convinced even at that age that no one loved him and in return didn't think he was capable of loving anyone back, growing up into the sociopath label just confirming what he knew all along. The distant lingering memory had all but vanished from that brief moment when he was a teenager until Bonnie locked eyes with him across a room engulfed in flames and the feeling came crashing down on him until he felt it in his bones.

There was always that pang of curiosity the first four months when Kai stalked her and Damon from afar that intrigued him more than anything but he had to admit experiencing that same emotion he could only recall going through once in his life certainly threw him for a loop having even more motivation to get to know the witch behind the Bennett name. Coming into contact with that flood of confusion told Kai one thing with clarity – what he was feeling towards Sheila wasn't love, since he didn't even know who the girl opposite him tonight was all those months ago – but it did spike his inquisitiveness to get to the bottom of what the hell this connection is he has in both of their presences. He knew Sheila would legitimately move Hell and Earth to keep her family safe and alive to see another day, but the longer he's spent with Bonnie the more time he's reflected on the thought that maybe her Gram's was trying to give him a second chance at being saved too.

"I knew she thought I was a catch," Kai bragged holding his chin out for added effect.

"Have you always been so modest, too?" Bonnie asked cocking an eyebrow making his smile shine biting a mozzarella stick in half.

"Of course, it's one of my best charms," he winked and the waitress came back for their official dinner order, opening the bottle of wine with a corkscrew when she walked away and poured them both a glass.

"I didn't take you as much of a wine drinker."

"I am if the occasion calls for it," he commented swirling the liquid around in the glass, "why, what do you take me for?"

"The wine cooler / twisted teas type of guy," she suggested as he went to take a sip choking a laugh into the cup making Bonnie's face light up with hilarity. "Kidding, but liquor seems more your style."

Clearing his throat through the wine going down the wrong tube her expression wiped away any burning left in his windpipes and traveled down spreading warmth throughout his chest. "Not as easy as you think to stick me in a category."

"For anything," Bonnie specified, looking him over, "but I'm learning,"

"That goes both ways," Kai remarked feeling like he could chest-bump the guy next to him over her actively going out of her way to get to know him better, "although I think you might have a classification all of your own."

Flashing her dimples at the reserved twinkling grin Bonnie picked up her glass to taste the wine and shifted over to the steaming plates appearing at their sides before being placed in front of them and the smells blocked out any other thoughts aside from how delicious this steak was about to be. Both took a few minutes of comfortable silence going for their third-course meal and Kai was piling his way through it with ease, filling another glass before pouring some into hers and diving into the mashed potatoes with chives.

"I can't breathe, I'm so full," Bonnie moaned slouching forward and holding her stomach, pushing her plate of barely touched chicken stir fry away with one finger.

"Hope you can make some room, dessert's the best thing here," Kai pepped and she made a sound like she was going to puke.

"I'll fall over and pass out right at this table," she promised and he chortled.

"Fine, I'll get it to go."

"It'll be melty or mush by the time we're out of the movie."

"Not if there was a way to put some kind of spell on it," he whispered in a hushed tone smirking at her mouth opened like an 'o' in realization.

"Well don't you just have all of the answers."

"With great power…" Kai said cheekily not needing to finish the phrase to catch the shimmer of her dark lips curving at one of the corners, scanning over her prominent features popping out from the black eyeshadow and dark purple lipstick. The makeup amplified Bonnie's eyes twice as bright making them too intoxicating to look away from and the slicked-back hairdo making her look older was making his blood-pressure rise to the point of wanting to take off his jacket to let the January breeze cool him down. "So what are you gonna get?"

Biting the side of her cheek to push her lips to the side Bonnie hummed in contemplation and on cue the woman arrived with the dessert menus in hand, taking away the dishes to box the leftovers and checked out their options.

"Oh, this chocolate raspberry truffle pie is coming home with me," Bonnie practically salivated looking at the picture.

"Okay good because I was debating between that and the midnight fudge cake with ice cream so that solves that dilemma."

"Who says you're getting any of mine?"

"Oh I'll work for it if I have to," Kai said playfully reaching across the table to brush his fingertips lightly against her knuckles, the waitress coming back to ruin the moment at just the opportune time and glanced up to her reddened face fishing his card out of his wallet and letting her know they'd like their dessert to go.

Within minutes their dinner was paid for and they were heading down the stairs to the next destination and arrived at the theater down the road within minutes, escorting Bonnie up the walkway and up to the front desk.

"How can I help you?"

"Can I get two for This Is the End, please?"

"Would that be standard seating or Lux Level?" The man asked and Kai raised a brow.

"What's Lux Level?"

"It's the Level raised above the regular seating; you can order food or drinks with a call button and the seats are either recliners or doubled love seats."

"Oh, definitely that," he smiled handing him his card before they were ushered up a secret stairway, turning the corner to the spacious and plush seating area that was vacant besides them. "Well this is glamorous, have you been up here before?"

"I've never even thought of it, especially since a movie ticket is pricey to begin with."

"Who could put a price on these seats?" Kai said with a grand gesture to their options, following her to the love seat in the dead center.

Sliding off his jacket he sat on Bonnie's left and scooped her legs up in the same motion crossing them over one of his thighs letting them hang in between. Curling up beside him she wrapped her forearms around his pulling it over to her lap and ran her nails gently across the space between his wrist and where his elbow bends, looking down to her twirling her index finger around his thumb ring. Watching the previews roll through Kai was surprised when the lights dimmed out and they were still the only ones in the upper level, the advantages to this course of action not crossing his mind until this moment.

"Smooth, putting us all by ourselves in a dark theater," Bonnie remarked and he chuckled at her skillset to read his mind.

"I didn't even think about that until now, I was sold when he told me the seating arrangements and realized I wouldn't have to bruise my ribs pushing my side into the armrests to get closer."

"Mhm sure," she poked fun at him and giggled when he nuzzled his face into the side of hers, kissing under her ear and leaning back when the actors started in on the first scene.

Whenever he finds himself in a dark room with Bonnie his hormones kick up a notch and becomes hyper aware of every touch that passes between them heightening his mind and body simultaneously. Even now – out in a public place that is deceivingly private – he has to force the raunchy thoughts out of his mind when her bare feet run down his inner thighs, massaging her legs with his free hand to appease a portion of him. They had stayed in a goofy giggly state up until everyone locked in the house surviving the apocalypse decided to take all of the drugs before Kai could feel eyes on him every thirty seconds for over ten minutes straight, peering down to lock his gaze on hers.

"Am I as entertaining as the movie?" he asked cocking his head to the side and Bonnie's head jerked back, blinking rapidly like she was daydreaming.

"Maybe," Bonnie remarked casually and looked away, copying her before her head was turned back two minutes later.

"I can't concentrate when you're looking at me," Kai said with honesty gliding his palm up to the slit on her upper thigh on one leg.

"What are you going to do about it?" she asked in an alluring tone and his lips were on hers before she could fully process what she said, running his hand over Bonnie's dress up her chest and pulled her closer by the side of the neck.

Leaning into her Kai appreciated the lack of special awareness of their seats and followed her momentum when she fell backwards and turned planting one foot on the ground as the other kneeled on the cushion, Bonnie's legs snugged up in between them. Not trying to get with her in the middle of a theater Kai left soft kisses against her lips and drifted south over her chin and down the middle of her throat feeling the gulp she forced down gasping lightly in response. Sucking on the side of her neck he could feel Bonnie wiggling around underneath him trying to lift her hips and reached behind her with his free arm grinding her into his dick that was growing harder with each sound that was an inch away from his ear, his chest rising deeper as his breathing got heavier.

Keeping her suspended off the cushion her arms curled around his neck holding him close and Kai's hands started to shake feeling his heart pounding so fast he was lightheaded, any sense of time slipping away from them as they fought to get closer to the other. Hearing the audience erupt in merriment underneath their secluded balcony he looked off to the right at the screen seeing a group of people dressed in white looking like they were Heaven with the clouds, the gates, and the whole nine yards as a handful of them broke off into a musical number.

"Backstreet Boys!" Bonnie exclaimed nodding her head along to the song, "I still love them; they've been together since I was born."

"Ah, the rise of boy bands," Kai said with a shake of his head, "when they started pulling away from the classic acts like Pink Floyd, The Doors, and Nirvana."

"Nirvana broke up in '94 after Kurt Cobain died," she informed and he clutched the small space of chest with the hand not holding Bonnie against him.

"Don't remind me, it's still too soon," he said in a tight voice feeling her chest vibrate against his with laughter, easing her back onto the cushion when the song abruptly ended and the lights brightened as the end credits began to roll.

"Damn it, we missed another ending," Bonnie huffed and Kai made a crooked face with his mouth, pushing down the smile itching to break free.

"Sorry about that, I'll do a spell tomorrow to link the TV at the house with this one; instant movie theater at home," Kai suggested coming up with it on the spot and leaned back pulling her up with him.

"Why didn't you do that to begin with then?"

"And miss out on this?" he asked incredulously giving her a bug-eyed stare, "Not a chance."

Helping Bonnie back into her heels he threw back on his jacket and followed her out of the theater, getting halfway home when a lightbulb went off in his mind and turned left at the next set of lights.

"Where are you going, Gram's is straight."

"I have something in mind to end off our date with," Kai grinned feeling pleased with himself coming up with it on the spot, "but I don't want you to know where we're going so close your eyes."

"Really?" she asked checking out the window to see where they were.

"Yeah I think you'll guess it and ruin the surprise, just humor me I know you've done it in the past."

"As long as you know," Bonnie agreed closing her eyes and rested back on the headrest, reaching for her hand to lace his fingers through and kept them interlocked in her lap until they pulled up to the Boarding House.

"Okay keep them closed I'm going to help you out, can you reach behind you and grab the food?" Kai commented turning off the engine and hopping out of the car before opening the door and scooping Bonnie up like a bride, chortling at her surprised shriek opening her eyes and he kissed her to block out any potential view.

"You could warn a girl," she vocalized against his lips and held onto the back of his neck resting her temple against his shoulder slinking her arm through the bags handle to ensure it didn't spill on the ground. Rounding to the back of the house he walked the extra couple of minutes down the path to one of Bonnie's favorite spots and went down the few steps, placing her on her feet.

"Give me one more minute and I promise you can open them," Kai declared kissing her nose and turned facing the now dead archway overhead. Mumbling out a simple nature spell Josette used to be fascinated with he held his arms out at either side running down the middle watching the leaves, vines, and flowers come to life as he passed until everything overhead and around him looked vibrant with purple and white flowers hanging down low about ten feet above his head. Saying another spell that his twin got use out of during the holidays when she was lazy he ran back towards Bonnie and small twinkling lights wrapped around the metal archway as some hung down with the flowers illuminating the secret cove. Waving his hand carelessly with another incoherent sentence of magic a small table and two chairs appeared behind him and stood an inch away from his date, running two fingers against her cheek. "Okay, open them."

Lifting her heavy lids like she was just waking up Bonnie blinked a few times to wipe away the daze and looked into his eyes, shifting to turn out of the way so she could see what was behind him and watched her face morph expressing different emotions. What he could perceive as surprise, shock, and joy crossed over her features but there were flashes of others that Kai couldn't place as they passed by as quickly as they appeared. Walking slowly she moved deeper into the archway sticking to one side and ran her hand along the lights and flowers, turning back to him with a heartfelt look in her eye that made his stomach twist.

"How did I not know you were such a romantic? I've spent almost a year with you."

Laughing softly at the remark Kai gestured to the table beside them and placed their still chilled to the touch desserts in front of them, sitting opposite her. "I wouldn't go that far, I just know what you like and try to incorporate them into things."

"I may not be giving you enough credit then," Bonnie said still looking overhead at the lights and colors, dropping her compelling gaze back down to his. "Thank you."

"My pleasure."

"No really, this is… I've never," she paused, looking over his face. "No one's ever done anything like this for me before – and obviously the spontaneous trip to Paris is at the top of that list, but this, it means a lot to me."

"I know how much you like the little things," Kai smiled not letting his giddiness over her words show through and popped open the container taking a bite of his cake and humming out an exaggerated noise of satisfaction. "This might be the best cake I've ever had."

Taking a bite of her dessert Bonnie sank into her chair mimicking the same noise closing her eyes. "It can't be better than this."

Sinking his fork back into the dessert he stretched his arm out for her to try it and her eyes nearly rolled back in her head. "What's the verdict?"

"I don't know they're both so delicious," she moaned and dragged her fork through the chocolate mousse offering him some.

"Wow, I forgot how good this place actually is."

"Did it turn into your preferred choice of dining too?" Bonnie asked reflecting on her Gram's and his lip curved thinking back to when he was convinced he'd never eat at Cru again from how many times he went there during one summer.

"Absolutely."

Feeling a breeze pick up he saw Bonnie's hand shiver as she went to take a bite and stood letting the jacket fall from his shoulders and swung it around in front of him throwing it over hers.

"Thanks," she said with a small smile pulling her arms back to put them through the sleeves and tugged it around her front curling into it.

Spending most of his time staring at Bonnie he observed her unaware of his gaze instead switching between looking to her plate to make sure she didn't miss the food and sight-seeing the archway surrounding them, following her eye-line once or twice looking at everything lit up on a dusky night. Finishing the remnants of dessert they stayed for another fifteen minutes walking through the stretch of archway holding hands before an aggressive yawn shook Bonnie's frame.

"You ready to go home?"

"No I don't want to leave this place," she whined pulling at his sleeve and Kai pivoted enveloping her in a hug around her shoulders as her hands locked against his lower back. "It's so beautiful here."

"We can come back whenever you want, I think I've figured out how to get here by now."

Squeezing him tighter Bonnie's mouth pressed into the crook of his neck sending chills down his spine and turned his head kissing her cheek, her temple, and her forehead when she pulled back to look at him, leaning into him to brush her lips against his. Kai smiled feeling her body relax into him through an exhale and heard a sound coming from the back of his throat when she moved nibbling her way to his neck enclosing her into him. Breathing her in both stayed in their temporary bubble a few minutes longer until the breeze kicked up again swaying them to the side.

"Fine, I guess we can go," Bonnie said sadly leaning back to see her eyes shimmering against the strung lights, "this was a really nice surprise to finish off our date with."

"Thought you might like it," Kai murmured pressing his nose to hers before loosening his grip and taking a step back to pick up the containers and wave away the furniture, looking around at the scenery debating if he should get rid of the evidence of them being here.

"Don't even think about it," she threatened poking him lightly in the chest and his eye-line dropped back down to hers, nodding in agreement before she smiled with satisfaction and led the way back to the car, the drive home taking minutes – if that.

"So this is usually the part where the guy drops off the girl at their house," Kai pointed out behind her as she turned the key in the door unlocking it, turning slowly to face him.

"That's a good point."

"Can I come in if I swear I'll be good?"

"You're really going to take that kind of oath?" Bonnie inquired skeptically squinting one eye more than the other.

"I will if it's necessary."

"Because I don't go all the way on a first date," she said innocently, contradicting her words by running her fingers lightly down his shirt buttons.

"There's a lot of wiggle room I could get around in that statement," Kai uttered in a low tone leaning in to rest his hand on the doorframe behind her, pushing her butt against the door and opening it when his face closed in on hers.

Stalking his prey he pushed through the open entrance swinging the door closed behind him and chased her to the end of the hall wrapping his arm around Bonnie's stomach before he could stop himself, his momentum pushing her through the bedroom's entrance and lifted her off the floor by the back of the thighs lying her diagonally across the bed. Moving his jacket off her shoulders Kai's fingers tickled across her bare skin over her collarbones down her chest squeezing her breasts over the material as he went, muttering 'lux' as the room illuminated with Christmas lights bordering the ceilings perimeter and down the corners bringing Bonnie's face back into view with clarity. Kicking her heels off she dragged her legs down the back of his thighs and he pulled Bonnie up yanking her tight dress over her hips in the same movement, her legs immediately opening and rolling her hips up into his.

Grunting quietly against her mouth Kai slid his fingers over her panties from behind and grinded his teeth feeling her wet for him, roaring at the beast in his mind not to gain control and take over. Shaking hands reached up and tugged at the dress hanging off of her shoulders pulling it down to her elbows, the material clinging to her keeping her arms stuck by her side and fully exposing her breasts. Cupping one his lips encased the other flicking her nipple with his tongue and Bonnie thrashed underneath him clenching her thighs to gain some type of advantage. Pulling her up Kai leaned back sitting on his knees and Bonnie grinded against him booming out a moan when his hand gripped the material crossing behind her backside keeping her arms locked in place, involuntarily rocking into his pants faster.

Groaning feeling her barely-there panties rub over his stiffness Kai let go of the dress to hold either side of her face and kiss her with passion, Bonnie's whimper breaking off another piece of his restraint and her shoulders and arms flailed behind her trying to break free from the clothes. Gliding his hands down to reach around her thighs he pulled the dress up hugging every curve of her body and slowly pulled her arms through the sleeves tugging the material over her head leaving her in nothing but a small piece of lace that was soon to be gone as well. Pushing against his chest Kai lost his balance and fell backwards laughing when he hit the bed and fingers brushed down his chest undoing the buttons speedily as they went, spreading open his shirt to drag her nails down his stomach catching her breath hitch when they reached his pants.

"Bon," he breathed against her lips in warning, not wanting to stop but knowing he won't be able to think logically if she keeps grinding into him and Bonnie responded by running her hands through his hair and pressing her breasts into him.

Hearing a rumble form deep in his chest he ran his hands down her spine gripping the lace and tearing it away with a sharp snap, gasping and tugging his hair tighter. "Stop doing that!"

"I can't help it," Kai chuckled sliding his fingers between her cheeks and through her folds loving the innocent little sounds she makes when he first touches her.

Caressing her with soft strokes Bonnie left kisses across his jaw and waited until she leaned back to look at him to push two fingers inside, the strangled noise that gets stuck in her throat always the thing that does him in. Watching her heavy lids close he inhaled her choppy sounds sliding his fingers in and out leisurely, tilting his head committing this moment to memory and rested his thumb against her rear feeling her jerk into him. Lifting her chest off of his Kai felt her shaking hands push between them grabbing him through his pants and heard something guttural protrude out of his throat, unzipping them and reaching underneath his boxers squeezing when she pulled back.

Growling at the sensation his other hand gripped the nape of Bonnie's neck pulling her forehead to his and caught a flash of the eroticism reflecting back at him, easing forward and rubbing his thumb over the same spot massaging the tenderness. Pushing his clothes as far down as she could manage the contact of her stomach against the underside of his shaft forced out a huff against her face and groaned when her clit rubbed against him, Kai's heart beating at turbo speed blurring his vision. He's already been telling himself he can't flip Bonnie over and drive into her until she's gasping his name – because that's not what she wants, but he'll be damned if she is not trying to test him past the point of any man's sanity as she writhed on top of him while all the vital parts of them are naked.

"I know you said you don't hook up on the first date, but…" Kai murmured against her lips, "we did technically sleep together earlier today, and then you wore that dress with the hair and makeup-"

"Kai," she uttered through an exhale prompting his fingers to push in farther.

"I want you," he remarked in a husky tone, "now."

"So take me," Bonnie enticed nipping at his chin and he flipped her on her back grinding into her and laughter bubbled out of him feeling every article of clothing still hanging off of him.

Kicking off his shoes with half a battle she joined in in the amusement giggling into the crook of his neck between nibbles and helped him out of his shirt one sleeve at a time while he worked on his pants, lying on top of her to push them down his shins and muscles tightened when she moaned against his throat. Running the tip of his dick over her clit and through her folds Bonnie rolled her hips up the same time he thrust forward and sunk halfway down in one stride, a tight sound of pain slipping out as her forehead scrunched up squeezing her eyes shut. Kai didn't know what was wrong with him but he took some form of sick pleasure in knowing that Bonnie has to open up and readjust for him every time they're together until there's that bite of discomfort; choosing to put herself through it because she wants to be with him too.

Pinching one of her nipples his teeth grazed over the other making her muscles contract and loosen before pulling him in deeper, snaking his other arm behind her lower back to guide her into his movements. Lifting his head to look over her features Kai kissed between her brows aiming to wipe away her worry lines and brushed his lips over her face until dilated eyes stared back at him, smiling at her expression unwinding as the seconds passed and reached out grabbing hold of the headboard. Towering over her Bonnie slid her hands across his stomach as his abs tightened every time he rocked into her and his deep noises were grating out through his teeth seeing her meeting his every drive and slid his hand out from behind her gripping the side of her throat leaning down to kiss her.

Every roll of his tongue pushed his hips in deeper until her pelvis slammed off of his and nearly came on the spot when she cried out a moan and clenched down squeezing him like a fist. More than a little ticked off that he was having such a difficult time keeping it together Kai knew he had to switch up his game plan before he finished first and went for something that surprisingly seemed to drive Bonnie wild; his aggression. Pushing his hand into her roots and gripping down the other moved from the headboard to propel her into him and leaned back on his knees pulling her up with him, feeling the satisfaction of her thighs shaking around him that he was missing out on earlier. Tugging at her hair Bonnie's head lulled backwards exposing her neck and he drove into her the same time he bit down on the column of her throat and his body vibrated feeling her vocal cords groan against his tongue.

"More…" rang through his ears in a whispered plea and Kai dropped his forehead to her shoulder as the energy surged through his body like electricity, any constraint he was holding onto dwindling away as he tightened his grip hammering into her.

Curling her limbs around him Bonnie's gasps turned feral the harder he pumped her onto him and a wave of dizziness hit him sliding his middle finger between her cheeks pushing through the soft tissue when she was coming down on a thrust without warning. Feeling her body starting to shake and convulse almost immediately Kai cursed through a groan and the blood roared in his ears signaling he couldn't hold off any longer and breathed out a quick prayer of thanks hearing Bonnie come undone half a second before him, riding out the both of their orgasms before he fell backwards taking her down with him. Kai could tell his chest was heaving by how rapidly her frame was rising on top of him and felt his heart racing in his throat, Bonnie leaning in and leaving small kisses against his pulse.

"Sorry to ravage you on our first date," he commented in a hoarse voice, "before and after."

"There are worse ways to end the night," Bonnie purred against his skin soothing his fevered mind and closed his eyes, "but I'm not done quite yet, I still want to jump in the shower to wash out the gel in my hair."

"Okay, I'll be here," he murmured through heavy lids and smiled when her lips pressed against his.

"I'll be out in a minute."

Peeling off of him Kai's brows drew in feeling the absence of her weight against him and dragged his upper body to the other side of the bed. Pulling back the sheets and crawling underneath he kicked them out of the way and plopped on the pillow, not thinking any time had passed when his eyes jolted open and shoulders twitched when Bonnie was suddenly on top of him again. Breathing in the shampoo his arms curled behind her back letting her get comfortable before pulling her in closer and she brought the sheet up with her cuddling into his torso; his nails running up and down her spine until she deflated into him pulling Kai into the darkness with her.