The Salvatore Home

No one was in the mood for dinner when they got home so the kids went to their rooms. Zoe walked past Alex's room. She stopped and turned back. Slowly she opened the door. A soft smile on her face when she looked at the room. It was just the way he left it this morning looked like it was hit by a hurricane.

She closed the door and walked to her room smiling softly.

Damon locked up and switched off the lights as he went to his and Bonnie's bedroom. She was sitting on the floor with the twins. The three of them were listening quietly to Dolly Parton's song From Here To The Moon and Back.

He smiled and walked to their balcony door. He slide it open and looked up at the star lit sky. A silver full moon hanging low in the sky. It was magically beautiful.

He walked back to Bonnie and reached out his hand to her and said. "Can I have this dance?"

Bonnie looked up at him with shiny eyes. "You may." She whispered softly.

Gently he pulled her up to him and lead out through the balcony door.

Husband and wife dance to the soothing voice of Dolly Parton under the moon and stars. Their eyes conveying the deep message of love between the two of them.

I could hold out my arms say I love you this much

I can tell you how long I will long for you touch

How much and how far will I go to prove the depth and the breath of my love for you

From here to the moon and back

Who else in this world will love you like that

Forever and always I'll be where your at

From here to the moon and back ...

A silver of moonlight lit the room through the open balcony door as the four of them lay in bed.

Bonnie fell asleep with a soft smile on her face. The twins sleeping warm and safely between their parents. Damon turned on his side and looked at the three of them sleeping. He put his arm around them and closed his eyes.

...

Dr Salvatore and Caroline Salvatore's Home

Stephen was in his study reading a medical book. There was a soft knock before the door open. Caroline was standing in the doorway. She looked so frail and vulnerable. Her eyes was red and puffy so was her nose.

"I'm sorry for disturbing you when are you coming to bed Stephen." She said in a soft lost voice.

Stephen took his glasses of and sigh. This was the thing about small towns where families and friends are so close that saying goodbye is always hard. Last year a mother fainted when her daughter left for college two hundred miles away. Its the cycle of life. Stephen thought.

He put his book down and reached out his hand to her. Caroline picked up the front of her long night gown and walked quickly to him. He took her on his lap and hold her in his strong arms soothingly rubbing her back. She sigh against his chest closed her eyes and fall asleep in his arms.

The Salvatore Home

The next morning Zoe made breakfast and was pleasantly surprised when Kenzie came down and helped her with breakfast. Kenzie silently started slicing cucumbers and tomatoes.

Zoe looked at her sister and smiled. "This is nice."

"This is only once in a blue moon." Kenzie said.

"Its still nice tho. You, me doing something together." Zoe said and hugged her.

"Careful Toffee. Knife in my hand I can slice my fingers off."

Zoe kept her arms around her sister. "If you slice your fingers I will give you mine. I'm not letting you go."

Kenzie laughed and said. "Your a hugger. You hugged us a lot as a baby and your still doing it." Kenzie said and laughed.

"Now I know why I'm so special." Zoe said with a cheery smile and let go of her sister. She looked at Kenzie cross eye and said. "I'm a hugger." She said and twirled around the kitchen hugging herself.

Kenzie laughed and playfully throw her with one of the sliced cucumbers. "Stop doing that Toffee your eyes are going to stay like that." Kenzie said shaking with laughter.

Zoe looked at her sister amazed.

"What do I have something in my nose?" Kenzie asked with a smile.

Zoe blushed and looked down at her feet. "Did you know how beautifully your face transform when you laugh and smile out of your heart."

Kenzie smiled softly. "Thank you Toffee. "Come let's finish breakfast before our hungry bear of a brother awakes."

ML high school

Zoe and Sophi came out of class and walked to their lockers.

"I'm going to miss those two trolls. Its so quiet now in the house." Sophi said to Zoe. Sophi was really close to her two twin brothers. They taught her how to swim, fight her first curse word. Everything they did as boys they taught her.

"We will see them month end and there is Skype and you know what once they settled in we will all fly over and visit them." Zoe said and smiled hopefully at her.

Larcy and Stewart came walking their way from the cafeteria's side. She was clinging to him. When she saw Zoe she whispered something in his ear.

"Ignore the little bitch, Zoe. She's suffering from something deeply disturbing." Sophi said and gently pulled her in the direction of their lockers.

A green sea glass mermaid tail necklace hang in front of Zoe's locker. There was a small note with it.

Both she and Sophi gasped when they saw it.

"Its beautiful." Sophi said in wonder.

Zoe opened the note and smiled.

I did stay but only to see you soaring through the waters like a mermaid.

Sophi peeked over Zoe's shoulder at the note and said. "I am so curious at the moment. Who is it from?"

"Cayllum." Zoe said and ran her fingers softly over the mermaid tail.

...

By the end of the school day everyone have read the article of Zoe in the school's newspaper. Amber didn't left out how a four year old Zoe was so scared of the pool that she would usually hide herself when everyone was having fun by the pool or in the pool than one day her dad took her screaming and shouting to the pool and what he said and did calmed the little girl and when she first touched the water it was love at first sight and she never looked back since then.

Zoe laughed softly when Sophi read her the article. "It was love alright." Zoe said.

Sophi smiled and said. "My dad is here. See you tomorrow."

"Tomorrow." Zoe said. The two blew each other kisses before going their separate ways.

Bonnie picked them up from school and she immediately saw the beautiful necklace around Zoe's neck.

"Wow Princess. Did Alex gave that to you?" Bonnie said admiring the necklace.

"It is beautiful. Why didn't he give me one. I am so going to get him." Kenzie said.

Zoe looked down at her hands. Hiding her red cheeks. "No just some guy at school mom." She said softly.

Bonnie and Kenzie was shockingly surprised.

"Just some guy and he gave you a gift like that. Who is he?" Kenzie asked wide eyes.

Bonnie studied her daughter carefully in the car view mirror. "It must be a secret admire." Bonnie said with a smile.

"Why is Stewart posing around school with that pale face Larcy." Dylan asked.

"Zoe dumped his sorry ass so he and Larcy can both go to hell." Kenzie said as she studied her face in her small makeup mirror.

"I am so kicking his ass tomorrow." Dylan said angry.

"You stay out of this Dee. Its already handled and over." Bonnie said in a stern voice.

"Look Zoe have a new boyfriend so Stewart can go jump in the lake with a anchor around his neck." Kenzie said.

"I dont have a boyfriend." Zoe said and blushed.

"I believe you." Kenzie said with a smile and winked at her.

...

Jade opened her door expecting her lawyer.

"The thing about small towns everyone knows where you live." She said.

"Can I come in." Damon said.

"Depends Damon do you have permission from your wife."

Damon sigh. "You have to stop Jade."

"Stop? Stop what?" Jade asked and fold her arms in front of her.

"What we had was beautiful but its over. There will never be you and me. Stop harassing my wife making her believe that there is still hope for us. The lies you told Bonnie about me sleeping with you why would you do that? What can you have possibly think you would have achieved by doing that?"

Jade looked Damon long and hard. She slowly shook her head and said. "You know Damon you never realise how deeply you can hurt a person. You just kick them aside or try the impossible to win them back only to hurt them over and over again."

"Jade everything is said and done between us. I don't think we should dwell in the past so let's leave it there."

"You would like that wouldn't you Damon." Jade said and stepped closer to him. "Remember what you made me do when you decided that you want to be with her and not me."

"You and I were already history when you came to me saying your pregnant and Bonnie know all of this Jade."

"Say it Damon." Jade seethed in his face.

"There is nothing to say. Your still bitter after all these years." Damon said.

"Oh I have every right to be bitter Damon. I have every right to be angry to feel betrayed. Jade if you abort this child I will take you back. I still love you. I just dont see a baby now in our future and we sealed it with a kiss. How stupid and naive I was. Street smart Jade being hustled by the master manipulator. You only said it because you knew Bonnie would never take you if there was a child. A child with me would only ruin your golden future you envisioned for you and Bonnie."

Damon looked away from her heating gaze.

Jade pushed him hard and said. "Is that guilt? Shame? Who knew you can show that Damon."

"I'm sorry okay but you and I both know we weren't ready for kids and I was wrong for misleading you Jade but there was no other way."

Jade smacked him so hard that his head hit the wall.

"Go back to your dream house on the hills looking over this beautiful town. Back to your perfect little wife and kids. Go back to your dream Damon you won't make it when reality hits you where it hurts the most." She said with all the cropped up emotions she held in over the years.

She went back into her apartment and slammed the door behind her.

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