Brixton was more than wiling to summon the reps from Silver Lake for a urgent meeting at his house. He knows the reps one by one personally and it will be easy to reason with them why they should vote Jade off the board. He could not stop thanking Damon over and over again.
Damon: "And Brixton? Make sure to leave me out of your decision. This should be neutral and anonymous." Damon said over the phone to the ex mayor.
Brixton smiled like someone who just won the lotto.
Brixton: "Off course Damon this conversation never happened."
Damon: "Good. I'm glad we're on the same page Brixton."
Brixton: " You have my loyalty I'm your humble servant to the end mayor Salvatore." Brixton said with a wide smirk. "My wife baked her famous Sunday fruitcake I will bring you some tomorrow."
Damon: " Thank you that will be nice say hi to your wife and kids for me Brixton have a lovely evening." Damon said and ended the call without waiting for Brixton to reply back.
Brixton put his phone down and leaned back comfortably in his leather chair with a pleased look on his face. His wife who was busy knitting looked up at him with a soft smile on her face. "Brixton you should stop bragging with my fruitcake its not that good." She said to him.
Brixton chuckled and said. "Nonsense my wife is the best in everything." He said and got up from his chair. He walked to her and kissed her softly on the cheek. "You will have to excuse me I have to call the reps to our home for an urgent meeting."
"But honey its Sunday family time. The Lords day."
"I know dear but this is important and doing what's good for the world never stops."
Mrs Brixton smiled and said. "That is true. I will set plates for you and the reps in your study. Do you think they will like my fruitcake?"
Brixton's smile widened on his face. "Perfect. They will love it."
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Bonnie knocked softly on Cayllum's door. He opened it after the fourth knock. He looked surprised to see her. "Hi Mrs Salvatore sorry I was taking a nap."
"I hope I'm not disturbing you but there is something I need to talk to you about."
"Sure come in." Cayllum said and stepped a side for her to enter his room.
Bonnie looked around the room and smiled. His room was neat and tidy. There was a picture of a smiling Zoe on his desk and one of him Zoe the twins and Aslan taken by the pool. "I'm glad you made this room your own."
"Thank you Mrs Salvatore please take a seat." He said and pulled out a chair by his desk for her.
"Thank you Cayllum."
"Is there something you want me to do?" Cayllum asked with a serious face.
Bonnie looked at him with wide eyes knowing exactly what he meant. "No, its not like that. Its just there is something that I want to know. Is there something wrong between you and Zoe should I be worried?"
Cayllum looked confused at her. "What do you mean Mrs Salvatore?"
"Cayllum I know there is something more between you and Zoe than you two just being friends. Damon and I don't like to meddle in our kids private lives but sometimes we have to especially when we see that there is something wrong. I hope you get what I'm saying Cayllum."
"You think I'm hurting Zoe?" Cayllum asked softly with a look of disbelief on his face. "Zoe is my life Mrs Salvatore I will never hurt her. Never."
"You have been so distant from her and us. I know we can be too much at times and a bit dysfunctional but what I can tell you is this. We love and except you just the way you are. You are part of this dysfunctional pack and if there is someone else that you have met you need to tell her. I know this will break her heart but its the right thing to do."
"There is this girl at school her name is Page." Cayllum said after a while.
Bonnie's heart broke in pieces. She knew Zoe will be devastated by this and Damon will probably torture Cayllum for the rest of his live. "Than you need to tell Zoe about her Cayllum." Bonnie said softly.
"No, no its not like that. I am not attracted to Page Mrs Salvatore. There is no one but Zoe for me in this world." Cayllum said with a soft look on his face.
"Than what is it about this girl Page?"
"She looks like my sister back in Macedonia." Cayllum said with a shy smile. He walked to his closet and came out seconds later with a small box in his hand. He handed it carefully to Bonnie.
"What is this Cayllum?"
"Open it." Cayllum said with a soft smile and a far away look in his eyes.
Bonnie carefully took the lid of the box. Inside was two black and white pictures of a old woman with six kids around her. She looked up at him and said. "Is this your biological mother and brothers and sisters Cayllum?"
"Yes, it was taken two years ago. The private detective I hired with the money I secretly stole from my step father he brought me the pictures. Macy is the tall girl standing behind my mother. Page reminded me of her and of myself. I know how vulnerable and lost someone can feel when you move to a new place. Its not a nice a feeling Mrs Salvatore. You never have friends and everyone is already friends or know each other. Its hard especially if you have trouble making friends. I saw that in Macy, I mean Page." Cayllum said and looked down at his hands.
"You must miss them Cayllum? I'm sorry for assuming the worse. I'm sorry forgetting that you too have a family that you love and miss. Lately I have been so busy trying to fix my family that I somehow forgot about you I just take it that you must always be right and strong. I'm sorry."
Cayllum took Bonnie's hand and said. "Mrs Salvatore you don't ever have to apologise to me. I'm forever grateful that I have people like you in my live. Things could have been so much worse for me."
Bonnie smiled and lay her hand softly on his cheek. "I don't want you to be grateful Cayllum I want you to be happy with us."
Cayllum smiled and looked down at the picture in his hand and said. "One day I'm going to take Zoe to my birthplace and introduce her to my mother and brothers and sisters. I think she and Macy will get along very well."
"She will love that Cayllum."
Cayllum nodded his head and picked up a sketch book on his desk he opened it and showed the pencil sketch of Zoe and Aslan to Bonnie. Bonnie gasped out loud when she saw the beautiful drawing of Zoe and Aslan in a field of flowers with a sunset behind them. "Did you draw this Cayllum?"
"Yes I did. I locked myself that night of her party in my room to draw her this. I wanted to give it to her the next morning but I was. I was." Cayllum stumble out with red cheeks.
"You were shy?" Bonnie asked with a soft smile.
Cayllum nodded his head and said. "Yes I was."
"I think you should put this up in her room. She will love it Cayllum. Wow the detail you put into this drawing. Its like it can come alive. Its like I'm literally with them in this field of flowers. You have a gift Cayllum." Bonnie said amazed.
Dylan knocked on Cayllum's door and peeked in waving a game in his hand. "Hey mom didn't expect to see in here." He said surprised. "Is Cayllum in trouble?"
Bonnie closed the book and put it back on Cayllum's desk. "No his not." She said as she's getting up from the chair.
"Good! You joining us we setting up camp in my room Alex and I. We boys are playing my new NFL game its a must Cayllum."
"Count me in." Cayllum said with a smirk.
"Great." He smiled mischievously and looked at his mom. "I asked dad but he said he can't join us. His got a date with a certain damsel in distress."
"Do I look like I'm in need of help hmm?" Bonnie asked with a raised brow.
"No way! Not my badass mother." He said with a smirk.
"You got that right mister. Enjoy boys." Bonnie said.
Dylan made sure his mother was out of ear shot. He turned to Cayllum and said. "I think my parents are into role playing. I wonder if I was conceived when my dad pretended to play the postman."
Cayllum laughed softly and shook his head. "I think there is something wrong with you." He said to Dylan.
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