Chapter 38

TWO WEEKS LATER…

"Mmmm..." Bonnie hummed as Enzo drove himself deep inside her while they lay naked, wrapped around each other as if they had nothing else in the world to do.

He ran the tip of his tongue up along the delicate skin of her neck, to her earlobe, and she squirmed in response to the ticklish yet arousing sensation.

She wrapped her legs around his hips even more tightly, pushing her own hips up to meet his thrusts. Tensing her internal muscles, she pulled him more deeply inside her. He groaned as she expected, knowing how much he loved that move. Turning his face to kiss her on the mouth, he rolled them over so that she was on top of him, straddling him, then he sat up so that they were still face to face while he was inside her.

She wrapped her arms around his neck, pressing her breasts against his chest while he put his hands on her ass, pulling her closer. Bonnie took control of the rhythm, grinding slowly as he dipped his tongue into her mouth, teasing her.

She chuckled softly and he smiled against her lips, feeling completely free and beyond content to remain exactly where he was infinitely.

Enzo smoothed his hands up her hips and to her waist. Then, he let his fingertips slide around to stroke her breasts lightly. Bonnie gasped at the sensation before letting a sultry moan escape from her lips. The sound made his dick jerk as he slid in and out of her.

He flattened his hands and palmed her breasts, massaging them firmly but gently, while she rode him in a way that made him feel like he was flying higher than a rocket.

"Bonnie Bennett… What are you doing to me," he murmured into her ear.

She chuckled softly. "Just making you feel as good as you're making me feel," she responded in her unique provocative tone.

Her movements became quicker and more intense as she took his bottom lip into her mouth and sucked on the juicy flesh. Enzo wrapped one arm around her waist and moved the other hand up to the nape her neck, letting his fingertips slide into her hair.

Deepening the kiss, he thrust his hips up to meet hers until their orgasm crashed down on them like a breathtaking storm. They held on to each other tightly as the spasms rocked through them, continuing to indulge in a deep kiss until the calm returned.

Breathless, Bonnie finally broke the kiss and rested her head on Enzo's shoulder, pressing her lips into the crook of his neck. He stroked her hair with one hand, letting the fingertips of the other hand run up and down her spine with a feather-light touch. Every now and then she would twitch when his fingers found the ticklish part of her spine.

Bonnie lifted her head off of Enzo's shoulder and looked into his eyes, She took his face between her hands and kissed him again. He changed their position so that she was on her back again and he was on his side next to her, with half of his body draped across hers. He rested his arm on the pillow, bending his elbow so that he could rest his head on his hand as he leaned over her, letting the fingers of his other hand make small circles on her belly. He couldn't resist kissing her again as he smiled and looked down at her, feeling like the luckiest man on the planet.

"You really are beautiful you know," he told her sincerely.

She smiled at him a little coyly, still finding it difficult to take his compliments.

"And you're even more beautiful when you blush," he added, noticing the red tinge creep up from the caramel coloured skin of her chest to her face.

She rolled her eyes and pushed at his chest playfully. He tried to kiss her and she continued to push him away, giggling as they teased each other. He chuckled quietly and when she couldn't resist him anymore he kissed her again, letting his lips linger against hers.

He sighed contentedly. "As much as I appreciate the beauty of this place, we can't live here forever," he told her, referring to the Salvatore Boarding House, where they were still staying.

"I know," she said a little suspicious.

"Do you have any plans in terms of where you want to live once you move out of here?" he asked.

She eyed him suspiciously. "Is this some ploy to try and get a place together, cause it's waaaay too soon for anything like that!?"

He smiled at her then looked at her belly, going back to making circles on the soft skin around her navel. "You don't have to keep reminding me that we've only been seeing each other for 'all of two seconds' as you put it," he said imitating her.

"I'm sorry," she told him with a smile. "What is it you're getting at though?"

"It was just a general question," he told her sincerely. "I was just thinking that wherever we decide to live, it would make sense to choose places that aren't too far away from each other… Better for it to take 10 minutes to get to me when you're missing me than half an hour," he teased her.

She gave him a knowing look. He was trying to be logical, but they both knew that if she'd agree to it he'd find a place for them to move in together in a heartbeat. And honestly, the way she felt right now, if he tried just a little harder, he could probably talk her around to the idea. She couldn't blame him for the way he felt about her with the heightened emotions deal as a vampire. What's my excuse though? She wondered.

Luckily, her mouth was able to spout logic and rationality, even when her heart was telling her something different. And, if her heart was doing the talking it would probably be saying, 'Enzo, let's just run away together and live happily ever after...'. While her rational side would add, '...But we can never have biological children, and I'll get old and grey and die in 50 or 60 years, while you remain youthful and live forever.' She was still trying to avoid the mortality/immortality conversation, but it would have to happen eventually.

As Enzo gazed at her, Bonnie opened her mouth preparing to come off with some smart ass remark in response to his suggestion in order to avoid letting the conversation get too serious. But, for some reason, this time she couldn't do it.

She gazed back at him thoughtfully. "That sounds like a good idea."

The look of surprise on his face told her that he knew her well, as it seemed he was expecting a smart as reply too.

"Ok, then," he said to her, moving the hand that had been stroking her belly up to stroke her hair.

Enzo had been trying to get a grip on his feelings for Bonnie since day one. And right now he was trying to push the 'L' word to the back of his mind, but it was pretty damn hard to do when that was exactly where his feelings were at if he was honest with himself.

It was definitely too soon, but the reality was that from the day he'd met her he'd been falling for her. Hard. And maybe it was partly due to having heightened emotions. But, he knew deep down that those feelings were very real and that in this situation, heightened emotions just meant that his feelings for Bonnie were on fast forward. He'd end up feeling exactly the same way about her if he was human, it would just take more time. He didn't want to be anywhere else, with anyone else. He could just lay next to her like this for…

"What's up?" Bonnie asked instantly sensing the change in his demeanor.

"What?" Enzo asked, realising that his thoughts had suddenly been derailed and he couldn't explain why.

"You look like your mind is somewhere else."

He did feel restless all of a sudden. Like there was somewhere else he had to be. Right now.

"Enzo…?"

It took him several seconds to answer. "Yeah?"

"What's up with you?"

"Dunno. Maybe it's some weird after-sex buzz. You probably fried half of my brain cells with your amazing bedroom skills and now I can't think properly," he joked.

She smiled, looking at him as if he was insane. "I seriously think you need to feed or something."

"Nah. I'm good… I might go for a walk though… Clear the brain fog."

"Yeah, good idea," she responded, still looking at him curiously.

He stared at her for several several seconds, then gave her a lingering kiss before getting up to leave. The urge to go was overwhelming and for the life of him, he couldn't figure out why.