So the ladies decided for afternoon smoothies on this Monday at the diner. Bonnie, Stella and Kate. Caroline arrived soon after with Elena.
"Awkward." Stella said softly and made wide eyes.
Bonnie rose from her chair and gave Elena a warm tight hug. "Welcome back." She said to Elena.
"Thank you Bonnie." Elena said with a smile. "You look great. All of you."
Stella smiled and said. "Well its not easy staying this great and in shape at our age which I will not mention out loud but thank you Elena. You look great yourself."
A waitress came over and took their orders.
"It amazes me how we still order the same smoothies that we ordered years back when we first started coming here as young girls." Kate said with a soft smile.
"Its was the only ones we could afford at the time." Elena said with a laugh.
"And the cups were really small and ugly." Stella said and made a face.
"Great times and who can forget the free hamburgers we secretly got from Mam at the back of the kitchen." Bonnie said.
"Mmmm so delicious." Caroline said.
"No one can make a mean burger like Mam." Kate said with a smile.
"I got suspended by principal Hector. He caught me red handed mouth stuffed so after I swallowed down my juicy burger in humiliation. I asked him oh so innocently what his doing here and shouldn't he be at the school. The diner's door for paid customers are in front not at the back. He gave me two more days of suspension for asking that. I almost thanked him for suspending me. It was during winter season so I kept my ass warm in bed." Stella said.
The woman all laughed at that.
Elena looked around the diner and nodded her head. "It looks better but it still have that old vibe and setting to it. I'm glad they didn't change the place completely."
Stella cleared her throat and said. "Ladies I've got big news. I asked Jack to marry me and he said yes."
"What!? Are you serious right now!? When? How?" was the questions that was asked at the same time by Bonnie, Caroline and Kate.
"Hold your horses. Its the new age ladies you can ask a man to marry you. There is no shame in that and its not like I'm getting any younger all tho I still look young for my age wonders still happens look at Kate she's damn near fifty and she's pregnant."
A red in the face Kate quickly corrected Stella. "I'm thirty nine Stella not damn near fifty."
"See guys?" Stella said excited. "Kate is forty and still ovulating and that's beautiful. We as woman we should embrace ourselves for who we are and what we are so what if I got down on my knee and asked my man to marry me. It took guts and a very long knee beauty treatment after that. I think I'm getting water knees after doing that stunt."
"And she said I'm fifty. She's the one with the water knees." Kate said and laughed.
Bonnie, Caroline and Elena were laughing too.
Stella smiled with sparkles in her eyes. "He said yes but he said there is something from his past that he needs to share with me first. He will write it down for me to read. I should decide than if I still want to marry him."
"I wonder what that can be." Bonnie said.
"My point exactly. I know his a cold damn killer and good at it. I'm one myself" Stella said.
Bonnie, Caroline and Kate looked at her with wide eyes desperately trying to signal her to keep her mouth shut in front of Elena.
"His a what?" Elena asked.
Stella saw Bonnie, Caroline and Kate making discreet signals and that confused her. "What the hell are wrong with you." Stella asked with a frown.
"What Stella is trying to say is that Jack has killer looks." Bonnie said and smiled sweetly at Stella.
"And a killer body." Caroline added.
"Killer looks killer body and killer charms." Kate said.
Stella laughed out loud and said. "Thank you guys. It was so difficult to decide who my maid of honour will be that's why I decided to ask Estelle to be my maid of honour."
"We are all very happy for you Stella." Bonnie said.
Stella and Kate and Caroline started discussing Stella's wedding theme and dress.
Elena turned to Bonnie and asked. "I heard Damon got shot by Sarah. What was that all about?"
"Something about Damon giving Will too much work. Will cracked under pressure and killed himself but Will never strike me as someone who would take this own life. He enjoyed live and work. He got on fine with Damon." Bonnie said with a serious face. There was something about this whole story that did not make sense.
"So you think someone killed him?" Elena asked softly.
"The investigation is open and still no suspects and yes I think someone killed him." Bonnie said and took a sip of her smoothie.
"Lets talk about less depressing things. Alex must look like his father now. All grown up and handsome." Elena said with a smile.
"Yup, Alex is home on college break with his girlfriend Sam." Bonnie said with a soft smile on her face.
"Our kids grow up so fast soon they will start having a family of their own." Elena said and touched Bonnie's hand. "I'm really happy for you, Bonnie. You and Damon, you guys have a perfect life and beautiful children."
Bonnie squeezed Elena's hand and smiled. "Beautiful children yes. A perfect life? I'm not so sure about that. Damon and I we have our difficult times but somehow we managed to get through it. I love that cold stubborn fool. Anyway how old is Bailey now she must be really heartbroken especially if she left a boy behind."
"She's nineteen and no still no boys. She's got no care in the world as long as she's with Misty and I'm happy." Elena said.
"Stella no strippers at my baby shower." Kate said with red cheeks. "What will Hendy and the town think."
Caroline was sitting there laughing at the two.
"The hell with what people will think. People will always think shit about you even when there is no shit at all and if Hendy asked why there was a male stripper just tell him we were studying the male anatomy up close and personal."
"I say let's drink to that." Bonnie said cheery.
"Oh yeah!" Caroline said as the ladies clink their glasses together.
Dr Stephen and Caroline Salvatore's Home
Zoe parked her bike outside and walked up to the front door. She knocked and waited for someone to open.
Sophi opened the door and said. "Hey Toff come on in I'm almost done. Kenz is upstairs with Amber. They will be down soon.
"Is Bailey in? I want to ask her something." Zoe said.
"In her room again. I hope she accepts this job maybe that will make her happy being busy in your beautiful little flower shop."
"Me too. Well wish me good luck." Zoe said and bit her bottom lip.
"Who can say no to you." Sophi said with a soft laugh.
Zoe walked up the stairs to Bailey's room going over what she would say to Bailey. She knocked softly and waited for Bailey to open.
Bailey's soft sultry features blew Zoe away. Long thick dark brown hair. Chocolate brown eyes just as beautiful as her mother Elena.
Bailey looked confused at the girl standing in front of her. "Can I help you?"
Zoe's well rehearsed sentences just flew out of her mind. She felt like a fish out of water doubting herself. "Hi Bailey." Zoe said and tried not to show how nervous she was. "Nice weather we having right."
"Who are you and how do you know my name?" Bailey asked.
"Oh, right. I'm sorry you must think I'm a weirdo. I'm Zoe. Your father and my father are brothers." Zoe said and stretched out her hand towards Bailey.
Bailey took Zoe's hand and shake it. "Damon Salvatore is your father?"
"Yes do you know him Bailey?" Zoe asked with a cheery smile.
"My mom told me about him. I never met him." Bailey said.
Zoe saw a beautiful pencil sketch of a mare standing with its head lifted up to a starlit sky. She was drawn to it like a mot to a flame.
Bailey frown when the curly hair girl walked pass her into the room. She stopped in front of the drawing.
"You draw what you saw in your heart and its beautiful." Zoe said softly.
Bailey's first reaction was to cover her work but the look in Zoe's eyes was so warm and heartfelt. She couldn't get it over her heart to be that mean to Zoe.
"That is Misty." Bailey said and looked away uncomfortably. What is it about this girl that I can't seem to push her out of my personal space. I want to be alone but some how her presence in this cold lonely room makes me feel warm. It draws me out of my shell. Bailey thought to herself.
"Bailey I have a little flower shop in town. I would really like to know if maybe you want to work there for the time being. It is just something to keep you going through the dull days."
Bailey was speechless. She looked at the nervous girl in front of her and slowly a smile spread over her face.
Zoe's face went from nervousness to lighting up the room with her smile. "Is that a yes Bailey?"
"Seeing that I'm taking a break year from my studies I don't see why not. You just have to show me the ropes and stuff." Bailey said with a small smile.
Zoe walked to her and threw her arms around a surprise Bailey. "Welcome to my little shop. Oh Bailey you're going to love it there and you know what I was missing all this time in my little shop?" Zoe asked with a beautiful smile on her face.
"Flowers?" Bailey said with a soft laugh.
Zoe threw her head back and laughed out loud she than smile warmly and said. "Masterworks like that Bailey." Zoe said softly and looked back at the drawing of Misty.
Sophi, Amber and Kenzie looked surprised when Bailey and Zoe showed up in the kitchen together.
"So this must be Bailey." Kenzie said friendly. "Hi I'm McKenzie but everyone calls me Kenzie its nice to meet you cousin."
"Hi Kenzie." Bailey said and gave Kenzie a small wave.
"We all are going to the Zoo and after that for pizzas. We would love it if you could join us." Sophi said to Bailey.
"Its a must Bailey. They brought in new animals today and we want to see what the fuss is all about and its also the only day we can all hang out together with Zoe. She's leaving for Germany for a week." Kenzie said.
"And not the mention Pizza Haven is having a special today." Amber said with a smile.
"I'm in." Bailey said and felt her heart warm up for the first time ever since she came here all thanks to the happy smiles on her two sisters and two cousins faces.
"This is going to be awesome!" Zoe and Sophi said at the same time and high five.
Dr Stephen and Dr Henderson's doctors office
Damon was with Stephen in his doctors office handing Stephen the paper with Brixton and Stevens names on. "Men with healthy kidneys who does not deserve to walk this earth take your pick brother."
"I don't know what I was thinking Damon. I should never have come up with such a evil thing." Stephen said in a heavy voice.
"You can't back out now Steph. Elena needs us. I was against this myself but after thinking clearly about it we should go through with it." Damon said.
Stephen rubbed a hand over his face.
"We can do this brother."
"Damon I was wrong I should have known better than to come up with something so vile. Rufus does not deserve this. Yes he lost his wife and unborn child. He will mourn his loss. He will grieve and feel depressed and doubt his very own existence in this life but that does not give us any right to take his life or any life for that matter. I want to share something quickly with you Damon. A few years back I gave a very ill patient of mine six months to live. His still alive today Damon and enjoying life with his grandchildren. I'm going to support Elena one hundred percent brother but not by doing something like this. I'm sorry." Stephen said with tears in his eyes.
Damon put his hand on Stephens trembling hand and said. "Hey its okay. We don't have to do it than. I will be there to support her too."
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