Damon's eyes snap open from his nightmarish dream he had of his last conversation with his mother Lillian.

"Hey honey are you okay? I heard you screaming in your sleep." Bonnie asked when she came out of the shower fully dressed.

"Yeah, what's the time?" Damon asked and wiped the sweat from his face.

"Five thirty."

"Five thirty? Where you going so early in the morning?"

"I'm seeing Stella and Kate down at the lake."

"Are the three of you planning something sinister that I should know of?" Damon asked with a raised brow.

"I'm in need of some girl talk." She said and reached over him to get to her phone that was on the nightstand on her side of the bed.

Damon was waiting for this. He quickly pulled her on top of him and peppered her face with kisses. "Mmm, someone smells nice. The two of us can have a nice steamy girl talk right here between the sheets" He said and bit her bottom lip softly.

"Stella and Kate are already waiting for me. But you know what I do have time for?"

"Anal quickie?" Damon said and spank her ass.

"Nope," Bonnie said and poked his nose. "Do you want to tell me your dream."

Damon sigh dramatically. "Okay you asked for it here goes. Werewolves were chasing me through the woods and I'm desperately trying to run away from them in red high heels the fuckers have mistaken me for a vampire but I must say those were some red slutty high heels." Damon said with a smirk.

Bonnie laughed out loud and hit him on the arm. "I know that's not true but I'm going to let it slide for now Mrs red slutty high heels."

Damon gave her a hot lusty smouldering look. "I should get you a pair you will wear that and only that for me. I swear Bonnie I will fuck you all over this room and off the balcony."

"Okay, that turned me on but that's also my cue to leave." Bonnie said and blew him a kiss.

Damon laughed softly as he watched her walk out the door. After she was gone a sombre look came over his face.

The Lake

Stella and Kate were already waiting for Bonnie and the look on Stella's face was not a welcoming look. She looked grumpy.

"Good morning Kate, Stella. I didn't know that was your morning face can you put it away now. The sun just came out." Bonnie said to Stella and bumped her playfully with her elbow.

"I see Mrs late got jokes. What is so important that I had to wake up early skip my beauty routine and mind-blowing sex with my fiancé to come freeze my ass of down at the lake of all places."

"Why didn't you wait for me in the car and is that my coffee?" Bonnie asked Stella.

"Yup just for you cold and bitter just the way you like it." Stella said and handed Bonnie the espresso cup.

Bonnie took a sip from her coffee and made a face. "This is awful."

Stella and Kate laughed softly. "I can't believe you drink that." Stella said and handed Bonnie, her coffee. "Here, you can have mine."

"So, what's on your mind Bon?" Kate asked softly.

"Abigail is here, showed up on my doorstep late last night." Bonnie said softly.

"The fuck! Abigail Bennet came back to Mystique Lake?" Stella said with wide eyes.

"That must have been a major shock to you Bonnie seeing your mother for the first time." Kate said and squeezed Bonnie's hand.

"How does she look? What did you guys say to each other?" Stella asked excited.

"I didn't speak with her. I was not ready. Damon went down to speak with her and what she told him was that she's got nowhere to go, anyway, guys I know I called you here to talk but I need time to think. I'm going to take a walk down the lake."

"Yeah, sure we will be here for you when you come back." Stella said and gave her a hug.

"Take all the time you need." Kate said with a soft smile.

"After all these years Abigail's got nowhere to go but that's what happens if you think your smarter than life itself." Stella said when Bonnie was out of earshot. She felt sorry for her friend and upset at Abigail for turning Bonnie's world upside down.

"Everybody makes mistakes Stella we're not perfect. We can't change the past but what we can do is forgive and move on." Kate said softly.

Stella rolled her eyes and said. "Just like that Kate lets forgive and move on? It's never that easy."

"I know, forgiveness and moving on takes time it's not going to happen overnight." Kate said softly.

"I can't understand why a mother will leave her baby and go on about her life. Do you think I'm wrong when I say mothers who abandon their children should not even have kids in the first place? I mean there are so many women out there praying and hoping to have a child of their own but they can't. Life can be so unfair Kate."

Kate put her arm around Stella and hugged her close to her. "I know my friend that is the hard reality of life. We can't always understand why things happen to us but not to others but that's how it supposed to be. Our paths are already written in the Great Book of life long before we are born, all we got to do is appreciate and treasure what we have in life and always be there for one another."

Stella's eyes welled up with tears. "My mother left me to look after my little sister. She moved in with her drunk abusive boyfriend just four houses from us in Silver Lake. In the same street Kate but she acted like we nothing. She died two months after that from a drug over dose. I never got the chance to scream at her tell her how much I hate her. How much I love her and how much I still need her. I promised myself I will never make the same mistakes she did. I will be better. I will not die in a dirty empty house on a piss stain mattress. She was my mother; she was my bitch. She was a part of me. She didn't deserve to go like that."

Kate knew about Stella's poor upbringing and how difficult she had it as a child. She that is Kate comes from wealthy parents. She never had to worry about anything. Her parents always provided for her and they raised her with good values and morals never look down on those who can't afford the basic things in life because you never know when it will be your turn. She chose to be friends with Bonnie and Stella and Caroline because from them she learned true friendship and to truly appreciate what she's got and not to take anything in life for granted. They are always real with her and not pretentious. "Life is not always unfair. It brought us together. Sisters for life." Kate said with a smile and tears in her eyes.

"Your right I am so glad I have you guys in my life." Stella said.

Bonnie came back five minutes later. She looked calmed and relaxed. "I have to see aunt Greta. I think she can clear up a few things for me."

"Do you want me to go with you. I don't mind."

Bonnie shook her head no and said. "Thanks, Stella but this is something I got to do alone."

We should meet up later I have to get to work." Kate said.

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