Chapter 10

I stared at my phone, thinking over what Stefan said to me. I slid my phone back in my pocket, turning back towards the table.

With a timid smile, "It seems I have to head back ahead of time. Preferably tomorrow." I stated, trying to steer the conversations away from the previous argument.

"I need a… break, Nik. I am running on empty and I need my space." Caroline whispered, then walked away, not even glancing a look Klaus way. He pinched the bridge of his nose, breathing irritably. In silence, he walked off in another direction, leaving the rest of us in awkward silence, except for Kol who was eating away, picking off Bonnie's plate.

"I'm going to check on Hope, Elijah. I swing around the house later on." Hayley claimed, brushing his shoulder with her hand as she passed him. She walked passed me without another word, heels echoing of the wooden floors.

"I guess we should pack up the food. Besides Kol, appetites been ruined." I teased, looking to Kol.

He dramatically licked his fingers as I cringed. "Food is life. I couldn't let that chicken sacrifice be for nothing. Then again, it was a little dry." Kol said, continuing to nibble on the food.

I sighed, turning around to face Elijah, but only to find that he was gone. "Well, that goes that plan!" I mumbled, heading back to the table to pick up the dishes to take them back to the kitchen.

"Let me help you." Bonnie trailed behind to the kitchen. "Are you going to go talk to him?" Bonnie asked, settling the plates on the counter.

"I mean what else is there to say? Elijah is going to forgive me or not whether I like it or not." I said back, pulling down tupperware.

"I don't think he is that mad anymore. I think he needed to be reassured that they are okay at this point." Bonnie continued talk, but I had an eureka moment, turning around to face Bonnie, who jumped in surprise.

"Bonnie, you are a genius!" I exclaimed, moving away to grab my phone. "I will be back later, I promise!" I said as I hurriedly left the room.

Bonnie's POV

As I finished putting away the food, I travelled upstairs to my room. I tossed my phone on my bed as I headed to the bathroom. I grabbed my face towel and cleansing soap for my face. I turned on the cold water, soaking my face towel.

I sighed as I looked up, observing my face. My eyes zoned in on a few gray hairs that sat on the top of my head. My mood dropped as I contemplated plucking the hairs out.

I jumped in surprise as 'The Weekend' by Sza started playing in the bedroom. I laughed as Kol popped in my view, waving a bottle of wine.

I smiled, turning around to face him. "Are you trying to tell me something?" I teased, leaning against the sink.

"You are definitely my one and only woman. Plus, you are a full time job." I tossed my wet face towel at him, but he dodge away laughing.

"You are a hot mess, you know that." I trailed after him, picking up the towel.

"The whole family is a hot mess, but we both know I'm irresistible." Kol smiled gently at me, laying across my bed, arms propped behind his head. He suddenly frowned, head dipping towards his chest. "You know that you don't have to hide your insecurities from me, Bonnie." Kol said suddenly, patting the bed next to him.

I laughed nervously, avoiding his stare. "I don't know what you are talking about, Kol." My arms folded against my chest, immediately taking the defense. Kol slid down to the end of the bed, sitting in front of me. He grabbed my hand, tugging me between his legs.

My breath got caught as his hands slid up my hip to rest on my waist. "Bonnie, I want you to know that you are a beauty that can leave me speechless, I'm sure that will never change, but with that said, your beauty is just hook. Your personality, your aspirations, passions keeps me captivated, yearning to learn more. Your soul is what I am in love with, not your beauty. Do you understand?" Kol looked up to me, chocolate eyes observing me.

I felt a uncomfortable tightness in my chest, facing an obstacle for me in the relationship. "Don't you feel some type of way about my mortality dangling over our relationship, Kol?" I asked, laying my hands against his shoulders. I yelped as he pulled me down on the bed to hover over me.

Before I could respond, Kol was kissing me, hand clasping the nape of my neck. My body relaxed, responding to his gentle caress. He pulled away, eyes fluttering open to meet my green eyes.

"There is nothing more I would love to make you immortal, Bon, but I could never be selfish. I know you as a person and I know it would eat at you at the way vampires have to live. Plus, I would never want you to feel the way I feel, even centuries later. A witch becoming a vampire, it is the worst thing you can do to a witch. A witch connects with living, so to suddenly feel death every second of your existence…." Kol paused, looking me in the eye.

I took my free hand to caress his face. "I'm sorry, Kol. I didn't know you felt that way." I whispered. Kol laid on his back, pulling me to lay on his chest. I cuddled him as he played with my hair.

"I respect you, Bonnie. I would never pressure that decision on you. I would rather let you go to live a full mortal life than inflict this curse that has taken everything away from me." Kol said softly.

I smiled brightly, tears in my eyes, not that he could see. "I love you, Kol." I said, looking up to him.

"Now that I finally got a smile out of you, lets see what else I could do to lift your mood." Kol devious smirk spread across his face, but the mood was immediately ruined as we heard Caroline and Klaus started arguing down the hall.

I laughed as Kol started to groan out of annoyance, rolling from the bed. He whips open the door, stepping into the hallway. "Can you two keep it down? A man has needs, you know!" My eyes widen as he said that.

"First of all, that's disgusting! Second, Hope can hear you!" Rebekah exclaimed, pushing Kol as she walked by.

"What's the problem? That's how she got here!" Kol argued back, but sped back in closing the door as I heard something slam against it.

Just to antagonize Rebekah some more, he cracks door open. "Someone definitely need to get laid more than others." Kol quickly closes door, laughing.

"One of these day, you going to catch her at the wrong time." I said, shaking my head at his antics.

"What kind of brother I would be if I didn't tease my sister?" Kol joked, walking towards the bed.

"A nice one." I responded, but my smile dropped as Kol removed his shirt, tossing it to the side.

"Why be nice when you can be devilish?" Kol smirked, ripping his pants off, literally, leaving him in his red underwear.

I shook my head, smiling. "What am I ever going to do with you?"

Elena's POV

I looked at my clock on phone, reading that it was 12:45 a.m. as I got out the car, picking up the yellow envelope on the passenger seat. I got out the car outside the home that Elijah and I was suppose to share.

The door the swung open, porch light being turned on. Elijah stepped out on the porch, still dressed in his suit from dinner, but the jacket was lost and a few buttons were undone. I walked up the stairs, meeting Elijah.

"I hope I'm not disturbing, Elijah." I said as I stopped in front of him, smiling lightly.

"No. What can I do for you, Elena?" Elijah address me, hands sliding into his pocket.

"This is going to sound weird, but do you have any wine?" I asked, removed my jacket to lay against the porch swing. It was nice, cool breeze tonight and I planned on enjoying it.

"I do." He said curtly, looking down at me on the swing.

"Good. Go grab two glasses and the wine and meet me back here. I have something I want to show you, a present for you to keep." I simply stated, watching as his eyes flickered to the yellow envelope in my hand. Elijah gave in, heading back inside.

I looked around the property, smiling at the little memories that I had here. The porch door swung open, Elijah walking out. He acknowledged me with the glasses as he came to sit next to me.

Without asking, he poured us wine in the glasses, handing me one. "I contacted Davina after you left." I said, letting my sentence hang in the quiet air. Elijah hand paused pouring wine, looking to me.

"I'm only suppose to contact her in emergencies, but I think that you need these to help you. I didn't get to look at them, so it will be something we share together. I need closure also." I mumbled as I passed over the yellow envelope.

Elijah sat down the wine bottle and glass, then taking the envelope. He looked between me and the envelope, before sitting back against the swing and unclasping the envelope. He reached in, pulling out the stack. The envelope fell from his grasp as Elijah sucked in a breath. "Are these...?" Elijah trailed off, speechless as to what he was seeing.

"Yeah, they are photos of the kids. Apparently, Davina is quite the photographer. Photos of the past five years, Elijah." I whispered, curling my leg up. I propped my head against my hand as I studied Elijah.

I smiled as I saw the familiar sparkle in his eyes. "Mirenna looks… just like you. Look!" Elijah moved closer to me, giving me chance to look at the pictures. I knew I made the right decision, seeing that happiness on his face as he commented on the various photos. My heart clenched as I watched tears swell in his eyes. I just grabbed his hand, hoping I giving him some type of comfort.