Zoe woke up early and ready for the day with a smile on her face she got out of her bed and walked to her balcony.
A soft rain coated the town of Mystique Lake and it looked magical and mysterious. Zoe took in a deep breath of fresh air and lift her face up at the rainy heavens and with a soft smile she said. "Water brings life Aslan." Aslan tilt his head to one side and whimpered softly. His eyes looked restless.
Lightning suddenly flashed in the sky followed by a thunderous roar. Zoe looked at Aslan and said. "You clever little kitty of course you sensed the thunder long before me." Zoe picked him up in her arms and kissed him softly on his nose. "Your right we should go inside its probably safer in my room." She said and laughed softly when Aslan wiggled his head under her arm.
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The hard sound of thunder woke Damon up. His arm immediately went out to Bonnie but her spot was empty and cold. He frowned but than he heard the water of the shower running. He quickly got out of bed and walked naked to their bathroom. He knew it was locked before he even turned the doorknob.
"Bonnie open the door!" he said and knocked hard on the door. He waited for a few seconds but nothing. There came no response from Bonnie inside.
"Just open the door I'm not going to fucking touch you or something. I got to use the toilet." Damon said annoyed.
After a few minutes the door slowly opened. Bonnie stood there towel wrapped around her. "Its all yours Damon." She said to him.
"What happened to saying good morning to your husband the proper way." Damon said. He put his hand on the doorknob intentionally blocking her in.
"Get out of my way Damon."
"Make me Bonnie." He said with eyes dancing with amusement.
She folded her arms in front of her and said. "Look, I don't have time for your childish games and insecurities, now move out of my way I have to take Zoe to the airport."
Damon smirked. "You want to take her to the airport in that." He said and pointed at the towel around her naked body.
"You are unbelievable! Get out of my way Damon." Bonnie said hard and this time her hand went up to his face but Damon caught her hand before it can deliver a stinging blow on his cheek. He quickly snatched the towel from her body and threw it on the floor.
"Touché so early in the morning my love." He said and pulled her naked body flush to his. She could feel his erection between her legs.
"I'm not going to have sex with you." She said to him and tried to push him away from her but his arms were locked strong around her.
"Like I need your fucking permission." He said and pushed her inside. He kicked the door shut and locked it.
Bonnie suddenly smiled mockingly at him and said "oh boy, can one person be so insecure of himself." Every word of hers dripped with sarcasm.
"Me? Insecure? Really?" Damon said and stepped slowly closer to her. "I'm not insecure I just don't like sharing you with anyone. It brings out the demon in me." He touched her cheek softly and looked deep in to her eyes. "What really happen between you and Scott? Be honest and maybe just maybe I won't let you crawl out of here." Damon said with cold eyes.
"That's rich coming from you Damon."
"I'm paying for my sins Bonnie and I'm still paying for them, now answer my question." Damon said a bit irritated.
"Nothing Damon! Nothing happened between me and Scott so get it through that thick skull of yours."
"I will find out the truth Bonnie. I always get the truth." He said to her as he bend his head down closer to hers. "Kiss me. Please." He whispered to her.
Bonnie closed her eyes and put her lips on his. The kiss started softly but soon deepened. Damon bit down on her bottom lip and sucked it softly. He sighed against her mouth when he stopped the kiss. "Go get dress Bonnie before I never let you leave here." Damon said in a voice thick with lust and anger.
Bonnie looked up at him and swallowed hard. "Why .. why didn't you tell me Sam is related to Sierra?"
He softly ran his thumb over her bottom lip and said. "Why open up old wounds Bonnie. Alex was smitten with her I did not want to hurt him or you even though I was not happy with the two of them together but I could do nothing about it or to her."
"Scott and I was set up, Damon."
"I know that now and I'm going to find out who did it, like I said, I always get the truth." Damon said. He than looked at the shower and than back at her. "On second thought why don't you join me in there. I'm horny."
"And I'm running late. I'm sure you can give yourself a helping hand in there." Bonnie said.
Damon threw his head his head back and laughed out loud. "Cheeky witch." He said with a smirk.
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Later ... Zoe came down dressed in her green and gold school tracksuit. She found her mom in the kitchen setting the plates on the table for breakfast.
"Good morning mom." She said and kissed her mom on the cheek.
"Good morning Princess sit down breakfast is ready. I'm heating up left overs from last night." Bonnie said.
"Nice, so, mom I was thinking you don't have to take me to the airport anymore. I'm going with the rest of my team with the bus." Zoe said as she took a seat at the breakfast table.
"Are you sure cause I don't mind taking you. Its your first time going overseas without us. I was just thinking you would want me to take you at least to the airport." Bonnie said and hugged her tightly from behind.
"I will always want you to be there with me but I think I got this. As the team captain I should go all the way with my team from start to end." Zoe said.
"Well look at you all grown up and independent but that's something good. Those are qualities that you will come to need in life." Bonnie said and kissed her on her cheek.
Dylan came in with a cheery smile. "Good morning family of mine. Lovely day isn't it. The rain make things just more romantic." He said before walking to the breakfast table.
Zoe giggled softly.
"You sound all cheery I wonder if this got to do with a certain lady." Bonnie asked with a mischievous smile.
"He kissed Liz last night." Damon said as he entered the kitchen. He kissed Bonnie on her lips and Zoe on her cheek.
"Good morning Daddy." Zoe said softly.
"Good morning Princess." Damon said as he took his seat at the head of the breakfast table.
"Not just any kiss this was the mother of all kisses. This kiss was fireworks and butterflies people." Dylan said with stars in his eyes.
"Just keep it PG and If you can't control your urges use a rubber." Damon said.
Dylan cleared his throat and smirked mischievously. "Do you use a rubber on mom?" he asked his dad oh so innocently.
Damon almost choked on his coffee. Zoe blushed beet red. Bonnie turned back from the stove and said. "Excuse me? I will slap the taste out of your mouth Dylan Salvatore. You shouldn't be practicing anything other than trying to get better in your schoolwork. Sex are not for teenagers. You should be mature mentally and physically when you decide that you want to take that big step and most important is that there must be love."
"Exactly what I'm saying mom and for the record I'm not sexual active or anything. I know my limits and I respect my body and Liz's." Dylan said quickly. He than turned to his dad and said. "Dad its her birthday Saturday what do you think I can get her?"
"Diamonds are a girl's best friend." Damon said.
"I am so agreeing with you on that, so you going to hook a brother up." Dylan said and smirked widely at his dad.
Damon sigh and put his hand fatherly on his son's shoulder. "In life son you must learn to provide for your own woman starting now. I know you saved up enough money so buying Liz a set of diamond earrings will be no biggy for you." Damon said and winked at him.
"But I'm saving that money for my new comic store with Walter. There is no way I can touch that money."
"Than you must think of a way to come up with the money or buy her a balloon and a birthday card that says happy birthday Liz sorry for this gift but I was too stingy to buy you a real gift." Damon said and laughed softly.
Zoe laughed too and said. "You should just close your eyes and buy her something special. She's worth it."
"What about a cute teddy bear or a drawing set. You did say Liz loves to draw." Bonnie said.
"Great. I'm buying her all of that and diamond earrings. I will use my own money." Dylan said excited.
"Good morning everyone just so you know I'm not going to school today. I already called principal Hector and his fine with it." Kenzie said as she entered the kitchen still dressed in her pyjamas.
"That's what you get when you stay up late and party like there's no tomorrow." Damon said with a smirk on his face that quickly disappeared when Bonnie glared at him.
"Yeah, whatever, lesson learned." Kenzie said and walked out of the kitchen with a bottle of water in her hand.
Zoe saw how angry her mom got so she quickly rose from her chair and said. "Mom I'm ready to go."
"But you hardly touched your food." Bonnie said with her eyes on Zoe's half eaten plate of food.
"Its okay mom I'm a little nervous and excited to get anything in." Zoe said with a smile. She walked to Dylan and kissed him on the cheek. "Behave and watch over Aslan for me will you?"
"You don't have to ask me twice Toffee." Dylan said with a smile.
Damon rose from his chair and wrapped her in his arms. "Daddy loves you always and forever."
"I know and I love you too daddy." Zoe said in a teary voice. She was so glad to be in her father's arms safe protected and loved. She looked up at him and said. "Promise me you will keep Aslan daddy don't give him away. It will break my heart if I come back and find him not here. I know this is not his home but for me will you wait, please."
"Its really hard to say no to you Zoe. I will keep Aslan and wait for you." Damon said and touched her cheek softly.
"Thank you." Zoe said and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek.
Damon and Dylan helped Zoe with her bags to Bonnie's car. Zoe kept looking back at the front door expecting Cayllum but there was no sign of him. He didn't even show up for breakfast. She sigh and opened the passenger door. She was just about to get in when a familiar voice called out to her.
"Alex!" She said and ran to her brother with a big smile on her face.
"Were you planning on leaving without saying goodbye to me hmm?" Alex asked with a smile.
Zoe put her arms around him and hugged him tightly. "No way."
"I finished reading the last chapter of this book this morning and I know you're going to like it too." Alex said and handed her a book with a green ribbon tied neatly around it.
"Awe you know I will. Thank you Alex." Zoe said with a soft smile.
"Stop looking at me with those big green Bambi eyes. You better go mom is waiting for you." Alex said and pulled a lock of her curls playfully.
"See you when I get back." She said and waved him goodbye.
Alex did not answer her. He could not tell her that he was planning on leaving as soon as she's gone and never come back to Mystique Lake. So he kept quiet and just smiled. It was better this way.
Damon, Alex and Dylan watched the car reverse out of the drive way with a smiling Zoe waving at them and blowing kisses until they were out of sight.
"Ah here's Walter and his mom right on time. See you dad, bye Alex." Dylan said before he rushed to the car.
Damon turned to Alex and said. "You didn't answer Zoe."
"We both know why I didn't answer her or do you want me to tell her the real reason why I don't want to live in this house anymore dad." Alex said with a hint of anger in his voice.
"Alex what I did was wrong and believe me I regret that every day of my life. I am so sorry I failed you my son."
"You failed yourself dad. You just showed yourself that you can never live up to the man you claim to be." Alex said and turned away from his dad heading back in.
"Alex wait. I'm not perfect. I never was and I never will be. But you got to believe me when I say this. I love you guys very much and I deeply regret what I did. I was stupid. What I did was stupid."
"And disgusting." Alex said.
"That too. What I did was disgusting I can only hope that you will forgive me one day. I don't want to lose your love Alex. It hurts. It hurts like hell." Damon said as tears welled up in his eyes.
Alex swallowed hard and looked away from his dad. "I want to be on my own. I don't want financial support from you anymore. You don't have to pay for my studies. I will find a way to support myself."
Damon put his hands in his pockets and looked down at his feet as tears rolled down his cheeks. "I understand son just know I'm always here whenever you need me."
Alex hesitated for a minute. Seeing his dad with tears in his eyes touched something in him. But there was a part of him that felt cold. He needed to get as far away from this house and this town before the coldness completely takes him over.
"Alex, your mother, sisters and brothers don't have to suffer because of me, please think about that." Damon said before he walked off to his car.
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