The Mayor's office

The business lunch Damon had with the four business men from China went pleasantly well. The men was very interested in investing their money in Mystique Lake. This was good news meaning plenty of job opportunities and a major economic and tourism boost for the town but with that said and done Damon still had to look at the complex details of the current new mall that's still under major construction. People are starting to complain over the delays but this was not his fault. Ex mayor Brixton screwed up big time when he handed the contract to a bunch of incompetent contractors which also happens to be friends and family of him and what made the situation worse was that there was absolutely no money left to finish the construction on the new mall. Fifty million dollars just disappeared over night but things are starting to look up with the new investors.

Two o' clock, the reps from Silver Lake were all seated with Damon at the head and Kate and his chief administrative official next to him.

"You of all people should be aware of how our people suffer and how they are being overlooked when it comes to being recruited for a job. We appreciate what you are doing for Silver Lake mayor. We know you want Silver Lake to look good when you bring your rich white investors to our town." Jade said with a mocking smirk.

"I didn't know you moved back to Silver Lake Jade. I thought it will be hard for you to give up that grand apartment of yours here in Mystique Lake. That very expensive grand apartment I might add to go live in Silver Lake screaming poverty from the top of your lungs." Damon said mocking her back.

"I didn't forget my people. I'm here for them now and I will do what ever it takes to help them Damon." Jade said with cold eyes and a sweet smile.

Damon raised an eye brow at that and said. "And what do you think I'm here for Jade? I'm doing more for this town and Silver Lake than any of my predecessors did. The reality people is that Mystique Lake is a tourist magnet every year we get people who flock to this town and this year the rate is even higher than any other year and yes I will capitalize on that because that means good business and when business is good everyone is good. That means more employment opportunities for our people and did you hear what I said Jade? I said our people. This is not a black and white thing Jade, twenty percent of Silver Lake are white and they too struggle sweetheart."

Ex Mayor Brixton smiled gleefully at Jade. It was about time someone put her in her place he thought to himself.

"I know that Damon." Jade said and blushed a little.

Damon smirked and said with sarcasm. "I'm sure you do now. Anyway, you guys had no right to stop the workers from doing their job. You should have came to me first!"

Brixton slammed his hand hard on the table. "I agree one hundred percent with you mayor." Brixton said. "I can't believe they did something like this. I was shocked, appalled at our leaders. The council of Silver Lake who should be there for the people do something like this. Think of the children they need a safe place to play. I think its best if we vote Jade of the board no offence she's young and stubborn and I don't think her heart is at the right place mayor." Brixton said with a serious face.

Jade laughed out loud and said. "Jeez Brixton that coming from you. You reek of corruption and just look how fat you got from the dirty money of drug lords. You should keep your mouth shut if you know what's best for you."

"Those are all allegations none of it is true." Brixton said quickly.

"Keep telling yourself that to make yourself sleep better at night." Jade said and winked at him.

Damon leaned back in his seat enjoying the show between Jade and Brixton. The other ten leaders of Silver Lake were all sitting quietly too glad their not called out on their shit.

Damon cleared his throat. "We should be united people if we want to go any further with anything we take on and learn to work together as a team. You guys are my eyes and ears in Silver Lake. I trust in you to trust me to do what's best for the people of Mystique Lake and Silver Lake." He said and than turned to Kate. "You can hand out the files for me Kate."

Kate nodded her head and rose gracefully from her seat with the files in her arms.

"In there you will find one hundred community projects from that one hundred we can only pick fifty." Damon said as Kate handed each council member of Silver Lake a file. "The sooner we agree on the fifty projects the sooner I can start implementing them so get comfortable people its going to be a long day." Damon said and bit the inside of his cheek not to laugh at the upset faces of the reps. "Better cancel that manicure you scheduled for today Jade. Its time to put that hands of yours to good use." He said to her.

Jade looked up from the open file in front of her and smiled sweetly at him. "You of all people know how good these hands are Damon."

Damon chuckled softly as he opened his file.

Kate heard what was being said between Damon and Jade and she didn't like it and neither did she like the smile and look on Jade's face. Ex mayor Brixton just glared silently at Jade.

The Salvatore Home

"Yeah I'm coming jeez hold your horses." Kenzie said. She was on her way to the front door very annoyed to be interrupted. She fling the door open and looked at Scott confused. "Yeah can I help you?"

"Hi is your mother home?" Scott asked with a polite smile on his handsome face.

"Depends on who wants to know. I can't give that info away to strangers and if your selling something we not interested and neither are we interested in hearing the end of the world is coming so make it quick I'm missing out on my favourite movie." Kenzie said and looked Scott up and down. Something about him looked familiar but she can't put her finger on it.

"I'm an old friend of your mother. Scott Reilly." Scott said and reached out his hand to greet her but Kenzie just looked at his hand like it was something infected.

"Why are you looking for her?" She asked with a frown.

"I'm leaving town today I was hoping I can say goodbye to her but if she's not home can you please give her this for me, please." Scott said and handed Kenzie a small jewellery box and a white envelope.

She took it with a raised brow. "What is it?"

"A gift for your mother. Will you give it to her?" Scott asked.

"I know its a gift I want to know what is it. Diamond earrings? Pearls? She's a married woman and I don't think my father will appreciate another man giving his wife gifts behind his back." Kenzie said and handed the box and envelope back to Scott.

This was Damon's child through and through. There was only a faint resemblance from Bonnie here and there but nothing soft about this Salvatore kid. Scott thought to himself when he looked at Kenzie. Maybe he shouldn't have come here but he was desperate to see her again and make sure she was fine. "I'm just an old friend of Bonnie I'm not here to take her away from her husband. I'm sorry for disturbing you."

"You wish you can take her anyway Goodbye Scott." Kenzie said before she slammed the door in his face.

Stacy laughed behind her and said. "Jeez who is that unlucky guy who got Kenzie's famous door slams in his face."

"Just shut the hell up Stacy did you put the movie on pause?" Kenzie asked annoyed.

"Yes, yes I did Kenz. I'm just down here to get us more fruit juice." Stacy said with red cheeks.

Kenzie rolled her eyes and said. "Just don't forget to bring the juice with you."

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It was half past nine in the evening when Damon came home from work. He found a sleeping Dylan on the couch. The twins were still wide awake throwing their Lego plastic toy blocks at the television screen.

"Daddy! Daddy!" They yelled with happy smiles when they saw him.

"Hey why are you two still awake." He asked surprised to see them still awake and hyper. He bend down and picked them up.

"We play daddy." Aiden said and kissed his dad on the cheek.

"You want to play with us daddy?" Caden asked and pulled his father's hair.

"Ouch." Damon said and carefully loosen the little sticky fingers from his hair. He put the twins down and walked over to Dylan. Poor Dylan were covered in blue candyfloss.

Caden took a piece of candyfloss from Dylan's chest and put it quickly in his mouth. "Mmmm yummy!" He said and giggled out loud.

"Buddy wake up." Damon said hard. He started to pick up all the candy from the couch and of Dylan but the twins were very hyper and stole some of it running around the living room crying out in laughter.

"Daddy come and get me daddy." Aiden said and jumped from the couch.

"Don't do that Aiden. Caden don't put that in your mouth." Damon said and took the candy out his little hand but Caden was not having any of it.

"No daddy! Mine!" Caden cried out.

"Daddy stop it!" Aiden yelled out loud and kicked his dad on the leg.

"Dylan wake up!" Damon said hard as he struggled with the two fighting little twins.

Kenzie came in and laughed when she saw her dad being tackled to the floor by the twins. "What the hell is going on in here?" she asked with a smile. Stacy was standing next to her smiling too.

"Who gave them the candy?" Damon asked hard.

"I did. They practically cried for it and beside why buy the candy if they can't have it." Kenzie said nonchalantly.

"And look at them they love it." Stacy said with a cheery smile.

"Stacy please do not say another damn word." Damon said annoyed. "Candy at this time of the night is not good for a kid that's why Kenzie can you see what I'm dealing with now?" Damon said and tried to get up from under the two hyper twins.

"Oh I did not know, anyway I'm going out." Kenzie said and shrugged her shoulders.

"What? Wait where the hell are you going its raining outside and where's your mother McKenzie? " Damon asked. He could barely contain his anger.

Kenzie rolled her eyes. "I don't know where mom is maybe she decided to go with Zoe to Germany. Stacy and I are just going to grab us a pizza and come back home so don't worry dad." She said before they walked out.

Dylan woke up and looked around him with sleepy eyes. "Hey dad where's the candy?" He asked with a goofy grin.

Bonnie and Stella were outside Amy's house doing their own surveillance. They followed her around all day trying to see who she comes in contact with.

A soft rain coated the windows of the car as the two women sit warmly inside with the car radio playing softly.

"So how's things between you and Damon, Bonnie?" Stella asked after a while.

"I'm probably in more shit just because I'm not home and I'm not answering his calls. I'm also late for another round of Damon's angry fuck. That's how I called it." Bonnie said and leaned back comfortably in her seat.

"Some men are dogs. Its okay for them to eat out but when we women just look differently at the menu its so on. Edward was not my first but he was my only. I was not his first and I sure as hell was not his only but some how I managed to live with it. Its sad and pathetic and I don't want that for you and Damon." Stella said and squeezed Bonnie's hand softly.

"I think I'm losing my inner strength Stella and it scares me. My children needs me. I have to be strong for them. For my marriage. For me but how can I when I'm not feeling strong inside."

Stella squeezed Bonnie's hand harder. "Bon we can't be strong all the time. We need to let go and release and yes we are afraid to be vulnerable and cry but you know what its our damn right to be and feel that way. We deal with a lot of shit in our lives so no one can blame you if you let go because only than will you find the strength in you again. Our bold fierce little Birdie Bennet who knocked so many big guys out. She is still in there." Stella said with a soft smile.

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Amy was shaking with fear. She peeked through the curtains again. The car was still outside. The car with the mayor's wife and her fancy dressed friend in it.

"What do you want me to do?" Amy asked in a shaky voice over the phone. She listened for a minute to the voice on the other end of the line before placing the receiver down. Amy closed her eyes and took in a deep breath and released it slowly. She picked up the receiver again and dial the number from the card that Bonnie gave her earlier this morning in Mike's bar.

...

In the car Bonnie's phone vibrated. It was a incoming call from an unknown number. "Must be Amy. She knows were out here and that's what I was counting on." Bonnie said to Stella with a smirk.

"Is that why we parked right opposite her house where she can see us. Clever Bonnie." Stella said with a soft laugh.

Amy: Is this the mayor's wife? Amy asked after Bonnie said hallo.

Bonnie: Yes, this is me Amy. Is something wrong?

Amy: I think I know who the woman was. I'm sure it was the woman I picked on your phone. I also know where she is. I saw her today.

Bonnie's heart started to beat faster when she heard that Sam could still be in ML. Bonnie: Can you tell me where exactly you saw her Amy?

Amy: I saw her entering the apartments in Blue Bell street that's all I know.

Bonnie: Thank you Amy.

All Bonnie heard was the click of the phone call ending. She turned to Stella and said. "Amy just confirmed the identity. She's sure its Sam. She saw Sam entering the apartments in Blue Bell street."

"Are you buying it? I mean why all of a sudden is Amy so sure that its Sam and what a coincidence that she saw Sam entering the apartments in Blue Bell street today." Stella said.

"Its either Amy and Sam are working together and now Amy is giving Sam up or.."

"Or?" Stella asked in suspense.

"Or something really sinister is going on. We had our eyes on Amy all day she was no where near Blue Bell street." Bonnie said with a grim look on her face.

"You want us to go there tonight and check it out?" Stella asked.

Bonnie shook her head no. "Lets go there early tomorrow morning. I don't think Sam will go anywhere tonight in this rain. If what Amy said is true that it was Sam."

"Do you think something is off?" Stella asked concerned.

"Something is off but I do think we should go check the apartments out tomorrow." Bonnie said with a look of concern on her face.

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