Afterlife Mystic Falls October 31th 2 years ago

Bonnie hadn't seen her friends in weeks. Every year they had a huge Halloween Party at Tyler's Mansion and this year was supposed to be the biggest. Caroline, and Tyler had just arrived from New York and Matt was getting in from Pennsylvania. Caroline got accepted into the New York school of Art and Design were she was studying to be an interior decorator along with business management. Tyler was studying Law down the road from Caroline at NYU. And Matt got into Penn State on a full Scholarship playing football. It wasn't his first choice of school, but he took it when he was offered a full ride.

Bonnie missed them like crazy, she thought taking a year off with Elena would be fun. She thought they'd travel the world and bond, but the opposite happened. They never really talked and she spent most of her time with Damon oddly enough. After Stefan got back from his extended vacation Elena dropped her like a bad habit. For a while it was fine. Bonnie got to do the things she liked that Elena wasn't very fond of. She even spent a week in Miami with a dance company. Elena came down for her show and they had a great weekend together.

Bonnie pushed on and decided that she wanted to dance and that was her calling. She wanted to tour and work with artist. She even sparked up some noticed from a huge Company based in Williamsburg. She was so close to her dream, but she hadn't told anyone. Not because she didn't want to. Everyone she knew was having a rough go at things. And it just never felt like the right time. Chase and point this very moment with Damon.

"Is there a point in life where being a royal screw up is a good thing. Not like ironically like in the movies, but like will I ever mistakenly do something good?" he wondered aloud.

Damon got weirdly philosophical whenever he royally fucked up. Now it was time to pull teeth. He'd have endless dialogue with himself answering all the questions he posed to her, and not giving her much to go on. She still wasn't clear on the run down on things. All she knew was Stefan left, Elena badgered Damon about why, Stefan told Damon to lie, he did, Elena still badgered, and he fell in love with her. Somewhere that made sense to someone, but here and now Bonnie had no clue where his feelings came from, and judging by Elena's constant dancing around the subject, there was something there for her.

"Damon I have a great idea," she smiled

"To kill me and finally put me out of my misery?" he questioned with his expressive brow.

"No we're going to the Lockwood Halloween party," she said and instantly his expression soured. "It's going to be fun, cute drunk girls, the good stuff, tons of food. C'mon."

"I don't want to watch my brother make goo-goo eyes with Elena, while Caroline and dog breath make out nonstop, and Matt dances off beat with random girls. I pass," he groaned.

"You forgot me being really snarky and keeping that smirk on your face," she said grabbing his hands and pulling him to his feet. "Besides my dad is coming home soon, and he's catching on to you drink up all his whiskey."

"It's genuine Scottish whiskey he should be proud."

"But of course. Now get out of my house and get ready. I'll pick you up in two hours," she smiled.

"We should go as Salt and Pepper," he smiled.

Bonnie laughed. "We minus well be a fork and spoon."

"No not that I mean Salt 'n' Peppa'," he laughed.

"How about I be Peppa and you be MC Hammer," he laughed.

"I don't think so."

"We could be Kid and Play. You love House Party," she said with a wink knowing he wouldn't be able to resist.

"I have the prefect idea. Come over my place and I'll have your costume ready," he smiled.

"Am I going to be a playboy Bunny?" she asked sure all he had in mind was lingerie.

"It's a surprise on you'll like."

"Okay, I'll be over soon," she promised him.


Bonnie was pleasantly surprised when Damon announced that they were going as Rachel and Frank from the Bodyguard. Damon repeat numerous times that he hated that movie. She thought it was mighty big of him to do this for her when he felt like crap. Bonnie drove them to the Lockwood's from Damon's apartment. She promised to make sure he got back okay and that she wouldn't take advantage of him. "I'm serious Bonnie. I need my womanhood to stay intact," he said as they approached the house.

"Damon no one is try to do anything with your pasty butt."

"I knew you were looking," he accused.

"Damon," Bonnie warned.

"Admit it you like my butt," he teased.

"You wish I'd like anything about you," she laughed.

"You love me Bonnie Bennett, just admit it," he said as he walked in front of her.

"Never," she threatened.

"Hey, I could have dressed you up as a witch Sabrina."

"Damon," the pair turned to see Caroline. "What are you doing?" she yelled.

"Talking to Bonnie, like anyone else would assume."

"Well you can't mention her being gifted in public."

"Well I just did," he spit back.

"Care it's okay," Bonnie said leading Damon out back.


The night seemed to go on without a hitch. She had a great time with her friends and Damon was fun, and himself for once. She was dancing with Caroline Tyler and Matt when she felt uneasy. She didn't see Elena and Stefan in front of her and the girl Damon was dancing with was now with someone else. She searched the backyard for Damon and didn't see him. She decided to go to the woods, because Elena and Stefan wanted to check out the fire pit with some friends from school.

Oddly enough it wasn't long before she found Damon. He was standing next to Elena. They were awkward looking to say the least. She looked everywhere else but where he was standing hoping he's take a hint and go away. But Damon was all determination when he moved into her line of sight.

They looked to be arguing for a second, and then Stefan appeared. Bonnie made her way out of the shadows sure that something bad was going to happen. Then Damon turned and looked regretfully at his brother. He opened his mouth to say something and Stefan punched him. "Stefan," Bonnie and Elena yelled at the same time.

"Stay away from her," Stefan warned Damon.

"Stefan…" Damon started.

"I mean it," he said and walked away.

Damon was seething as he looked at Elena. She gave him a look one Bonnie never seen before, and then it was gone and she was following after Stefan. "Damon what happened?" Bonnie had been asking that questioned nonstop but he never answered it. He just kept on drinking. His nose was bleeding and she got him to his apartment. She cleaned him up and still nothing.

"Damon, just tell me something?" Bonnie asked as she sat on his lap.

Damon sat on his bathroom floor. She got all the blood out of his nose and it seemed to be fine. "Want to find the right girl," he said.

"You will. You'll find someone that's willing to give you everything you want," she smiled at him.

"Someone smart, funny, loyal to a fault. Someone that's not afraid to share her opinion, brave, adventurous," he gently rubbed her cheek. "Beautiful," he said faintly.

"You'll find her," Bonnie repeated. She started to get up, but Damon held her hips. She looked into his eyes and her stomach fluttered. "I should go home, it's late."

"You remember Tyler's sixteenth birthday party?" he asked her.

"Yeah, what about it?"

"I kissed you," he whispered as if it was a dirty secret no one knew.

"It was a game Damon."

"It was your first kiss, and you had a huge crush on me."

"Who told you that?" she laughed trying to pretend it wasn't true.

"Caroline," he smiled. "It was a good kiss, the best. I didn't want it to be over," he confessed.

"Damon you're drunk and you need to rest," she said try to stand again. She placed her hands on his shoulders and he pulled her higher on his lap. Now his erection was pressing into her bottom. She looked into his eyes and there was that soft longing look. The look she hated, the look that gave her hope. Hope that she meant something more to him. "Damon," she warned.

"Stay," he insisted as he closed the distance to her lips. "Stay with me,"he moaned against her lips.

"I can't. I promised I wouldn't take advantage of you," she reminded him.

"I know what I'm doing."

"Do you?" she asked.

Damon kissed her neck right beneath her ear. Before she realized she was half naked on his bathroom floor moan his name while his head was between her legs. When Bonnie's body started to convulse she picked her up and carried her to his bed. "I love you Bonnie Bennett," he whispered in her ear, and slowly entered her.


Bonnie woke on top of Damon. He was lazily tracing circles on her lower back. "Look who's up," he said smiling at her.

She was unsure of what to think or what to do. Bonnie Bennett didn't have causual sex. Bonnie Bennett, didn't do the walk of shame. And to make matter worse she was staring into his impossibly blue eyes. "Good morning," she said.

"You want to get breakfast. My treat," he smiled.

"Sure I'd like that," she said.

"Great, get ready." And she did.


Two weeks later

Bonnie and Damon spent every waking moment together. It wasn't unheard of, but it was unreal. They barely argued and neither stormed out of the room after an hour of being and close quarters with the other. They weren't out right affectionate with one another, but there was a shift, and Stefan noticed it. He knew that given his current circumstance this was great, but he knew Damon, and he knew how he was when he truly wanted something.

The only problem was, did Damon want Elena bad enough to hurt his best friend? Would Damon use Bonnie to get Elena? Could he? Stefan didn't really know the answer to those question, and in his heart he believed the answer was no to all of the above. But doubt after what the two most important people in his life did to him came easier than u after q.

"Thanks for coming Bonnie," Stefan said as he helped her into her seat.

"I'd always show up for you. It's what friends are for," she smiled.

"I'm glad you say that. I'm your friend and I care about you a lot Bonnie and I just had to warn you about Damon," he said. "He has something to lose, but something more to gain. I don't want to see you get hurt."

"Stefan stop. Whatever it is that you think you know. You are now mistaken."

"Bonnie anyone with eyes can see that something is happening with you two, and I just want you to have your eyes open."

"Because Damon wants better, and we all know Elena is the best," she smiled.

"That's not what I meant," he started.

"That's precisely what you meant Stefan. I don't know what's going on with them, and I don't care it's not my place. But I am sorry that you got hurt. I can't imagine how you feel, but I'm fine," she reassured him.

"If you're ever not fine, and you want to talk to someone that's not Elena or Caroline. I'm here," he offered.

"Thank you," she said and gathered her stuff to leave.


Bonnie found herself on Elena's front porch. She wanted to know what was happening, and why Stefan would do that. Did he really think Damon would use her? Was Damon using her? They never really talked about the sex. They never had sex again, but she felt something for him. A fire that constantly burned sometimes warming her like a mug of hot chocolate on a cold day. Sometimes burning her like a hot pocket fresh from the microwave.

She walked in to see Elena arguing with Damon in the kitchen. She was trying to get close enough to hear what they were saying, but her presence was notice before she could. "Bonnie," Dmaon said with a smile. Her body flushed and he walked around her. "Later," he called over his shoulder.

"What's going on with you two?" Bonnie asked Elena.

Elena sighed and collapsed in a chair. "I had sex with Damon," she confessed. "I knew I shouldn't have I knew I still loved Stefan, but I did it anyway, and now I can't look at him without feeling guilty. I can't think straight I can't… He said he's in love with me. My boyfriend's brother is in love with me! How did I become this girl? Why do I…I like having him around. I like knowing that he cares, but I want Stefan, I know I want Stefan."

Bonnie tried hard to fight back her own emotions. Elena was looking at her for support and guidance and she was breaking inside. "It's okay, to love two people at once. It's not okay to lie about it. You should talk to Stefan. He deserves the truth," Bonnie said. "I just wanted to tell you my dad is home and that our movie will have to wait," she smiled.

Elena hugged Bonnie. "I love you, thanks for not judging me," she said.

"You're my sister. I know your heart is that big."


The week of Christmas

Weeks went by and Damon couldn't catch up to Bonnie, and when he did it left him angry and frustrated. He resorted to watching her from afar. He managed to get down her daily routine and followed it like god's word. She started her day with a run to the gym, then back home to shower and breakfast, she helped her Grams, and had lunch with her dad, after that she and Anna danced and she'd rent a movie and stay in. However today Bonnie didn't go to lunch with her dad. She drove two towns over just to go to a pharmacy.

Damon got out of his car and tailed her like a seasoned PI. She walked around twice and doubled back to the feminine care aisle. He walked over to her when she picked out a pregnancy test. "Bonnie," he called and she turned. Her eyes read guilty, "What are you doing?"

Bonnie didn't say anything. She looked down at the pregnancy test. "I…"

Damon looked down at her hands. His heart stopped and the world passed slow. He used a condom. He was mostly sure they did. Did she sleep with someone else? Did he live near here? Was that why she was so unavailable? "Are you?"

"I don't know," she simply said and walked away.

"We're?"

"Don't, just leave me alone," she yelled at him. "I can take care of myself."

"I wasn't asking you that. I'm talking about our child Bonnie," he yelled at her.

"Well I'm handling this and we'll be fine," she said going to the counter.

Bonnie paid and walked out the store. She walked to her car and saw Damon parked right behind her. "Bonnie just talk to me."

"And say what Damon?"

"Anything."

"Like I hate you. Like you make me sick to my stomach. Like how could I be so stupid? I'm Bonnie Bennett she doesn't do stupid things like this. I'm not going to waste my time arguing with you, because it won't change anything Damon. It won't take what we did back."

"I don't want to take it back Bonnie," he caressed her face. "I miss you."

"Go away Damon," she yelled.

"I love you," he said taking her hand. "I'm going to take care of you."

"I don't want your charity," she laughed.

"You're not charity, you're my best friend."

"If this is negative I never want to see you again," she said and got into her car.


Christmas Eve

Damon walked around the Forbes Dining room at their annual Christmas party. Caroline wouldn't tell him if Bonnie was coming or not and Elena and Stefan were too engrossed in each other to be bothered. "Ms. Bennett," Damon said when Shelia walked in.

"Damon," she said sauntering in the home with a huge pot.

Damon grabbed the pot from Ms. Shelia. "How's Bonnie I haven't talked to her lately?" he asked her.

"She wasn't feeling well," she told him.

"Did she say why?" he asked.

"No, she just has a stomach bug."

"I hope it's not going around."


After the party Damon went to Bonnie's house. He looked under the large plant by the door and grabbed the key. He let himself in and went up to Bonnie's room. Bonnie was in bed with the covers over her head. "Bon, I got you something to eat. I got soup, I know that's your go to when your stomachs upset. And ginger ale, but my mom said she had strawberries and sweet cream when she was pregnant with me and I got pretzels and chocolate in case you wanted sweet and salty," he went on.

"Damon please leave me alone," she said sitting up.

"You said you never wanted to see me if you weren't pregnant, but you are so I assumed you wanted some help" he said sitting on the bed.

"Damon I just want to dance. I found something I'm good at. Something just for me. Something I care about. I just… I want to do something for me," she yelled.

"What are you saying?" he asked.

"Having a baby isn't the best thing for us. I don't want to be your baby momma."

Damon was furious. "Are you telling me you want to get an abortion?"

"It's the best thing for us. That way we can go on like this never happened."

"How is that when I'm in love with you Bonnie?"

"No you're not," she said.

They looked each other down for a minute before Damon continued to dig through his bag. "I also got you a pregnancy book, and this parenting book."

"Are you listening to me? I don't want to have your baby, you lying piece of shit," she yelled at him.

"Well you are, and that's not changing," he said grabbing her arm. "I'll tell Grams if I have to."

Bonnie knew her grandmother was a woman of old values and her getting an abortions would be out of the card the second she knew. "Why can't you just leave me alone?"

"Because I want to make this work. You make me… I need you Bonnie."

"Why? To help you get Elena? To get back at Stefan? How can I be useful for you Damon?"

"Where are you getting this from?"

"I know you had sex with Elena. I know you were pouring your heart out to her. I know you told her you loved her and that would never change. I know she has feeling for you. I know everything," she cried.

"I-I it's different Bonnie," he tried to explain. "The way if feel about you is real. It's pure."

"It's not what you want. I'm not what you want. I want something real. I want someone to look at me like I'm the center of the universe. I want someone who thinks I'm the mold of perfection Damon, and that someone isn't you. I don't want you," she yelled. "I'm doing us both a favor."

Damon placed his hand on her tiny tummy. Bonnie stopped and placed hers on his. "Bonnie please jut give her a chance. If you don't want to be a mother, fine. I want my child."

"My dad's going to be home soon," she said.

"You want to be stubborn fine," he smiled. "Remember you asked for this," he finished.


Dec. 29th

The year was coming to a close and Damon had wormed his way back into Bonnie's good graces. She was staying in his apartment and they had told those closest to them about their bundle of joy. Her dad was the only one to piece things together after he found the baby book Damon left. Bonnie was too happy about telling Elena, but she took the news well enough. Stefan was excited to have a niece or nephew.

Damon pulled up to a house not too far from her Grams. It was beautiful. "I thought we were getting lunch?" she asked.

"I'm going to make you lunch. I just did some work on permits for a contactor and he wanted me to see some of his work," Damon said as he opened the door.

"Can you renovate your apartment?" she asked.

"I was thinking about getting a house. A big one," he smiled.

"Is this your house?"

"No it's your house," he smiled. "Your name is on the deed."

"Please tell me you didn't do that Damon. My dad is building a nursery and he gets angry when I stay at your apartment."

"I'm barely a month Damon this is crazy," she said.

"Just look at it."

The more Bonnie saw the more in love she fell. The house had four bed rooms and an in-law suite. The backyard had an inground pool with a waterfall and a swing set. She could see their kids running through the halls. "This house is beautiful Damon."

"So are you going to move in with me?" he asked her.

"Okay," she said not believing what she just said. She was moving in with Damon Salvatore. The man that loved her best friend.

Damon wrapped his arms around her. "Okay."


New Year's Eve

Bonnie came into the bathroom in a champagne colored gown. It hugged all the right places and Damon knew he was a lucky man. He got to walk around town with the most beautiful woman in the world. And soon she was going to be his wife. "Could you put on my necklace?" she asked.

"Anything for you. Do you want to invite your dad over for brunch tomorrow?" Damon asked.

"Damon," she groaned.

"You have to tell him you're moving in with me," Damon yelled

"I am, everyone just found out I'm pregnant let's not give them a heart attack," she smiled. "Soon."

"Soon our baby is going to be here," he said kissing her temple.

"I will."

"I hope so."


Afterlife Mystic Falls Present day

Bonnie could feel her memories fading of the life she had before the collapse of the Otherside. She felt like herself, but oddly not at the same time. She went down to the kitchen and Caroline was down there already. "Bonnie," she smiled.

"Great you're up so now we can work on the potion to send you back," she smiled.

"Send me back where?" Caroline asked as she made coffee.

"Home to Mystic Falls," Bonnie laughed.

"We're in Mystical Falls remember," Caroline said giving Bonnie a weirdout look.

"Care, what's the last thing you remember?"

"Coming in from the tournament and going to bed," shrugged.

"And how did you get here?"

"I flow business class," she smiled.

"Great," she smiled.

"Do you remember what happened with Klaus?"

"Who's Klaus?"

"No one," Bonnie smiled.

"Are you sure you look worried," she said in a rush.

"No it's okay Care."


Stefan woke next to Lexi. She looked exquisite with the orange haze of the sun hitting the side of her face. He ran his fingers through her blonde hair and severed the moment. It was nice to see her at peace. And just as the moment begin to settle he remembered what transpired between them the night before. They crossed the very clearly drawn out lines of friendship and there was no going back.

Lexi's eye peeped open and she yawned. "This is new," she grinned.

"A nice new," he said as he looked down at her.

"I agree," and that was all it took. They were a thing.

Stefan's phone rang, and he really didn't want to answer it, but it was Bonnie. "Hey sis, what's going on?"

"Caroline doesn't remember anything she has no idea how she got her and she's still a vampire, so she's kinda freaking out," Bonnie stammered through the phone.

"Okay, I'm coming over," he said hanging up.

"Is she okay?" Lexi asked.

"Caroline lost her memories and is still a vampire."

"But the only other vampire we know is Damon. I don't think one of us with a starving vampire is a good idea."

"We have to do something. Caroline and Damon aren't the best of friends."

"But she's Bonnie's best friend he'll help."

"If you think so," Stefan said with a skeptical look.

"I know so smarty pants."


Damon was in the kitchen feeding Sarah. She was in a mood and he couldn't figure out why. She refused to eat and kept pushing away from him when he tried to pick her up. "Look here missy you're going to sit there until you eat something and those blue eyes aren't getting you out of it," he yelled at her.

"Wow way to put on the daddy pants," Lexi laughed. Damon noticed her sporting Stefan's shirt and shorts. "I'm oddly proud of you."

"One I always wear my daddy pants, and two did you and Stefan get horizontal last night?"

"Not a topic to discuss at the moment," Stefan said coming into the kitchen.

"Bonnie needs help asap," he smiled.

"Stephone," Sarah screeched with a giggle.

"Yes it's Uncle Stefan," he said tickling her.

"Hey you can say Stefan but I can't get a dada," Damon grumbled. "Say dada," he tried to coach her.

"Moom," she said.

"Aw," Lexi smiled.

"No, not aw." Damon stood in front of her highchair and slowly said. "Daddy."

"Damon," she said clear as a bell.

"At least she knows who you are," Lexi said looking on the bright side.

"This is Bonnie's fault," Damon said taking her out of her chair."

"Damon it's too early for you to pick a fight with her. She needs your help. Be helpful," Stefan said.

"If she wanted my help she would have called."

"Just go."


"Bonnie," Damon called out.

"Where's Stefan?" she asked.

"He had a situation to deal with."

"Well I'll just wait for him. Thanks for coming," she smiled.

"Bonnie can we talk about what happed?" he asked her.

"I have nothing to say Damon. Everything we are always boils down to what you had with Elena. I'm not her, I love her to pieces Damon, but we aren't the same person. I'm so sorry I can't be her for you." She picked up Sarah and started to the steps.

"You need to stop doing that. Just because you yell at me it doesn't make a conversation over," he said.

"It does to me," she smiled back at him.

"Bonnie this is serious. This is the rest of our lives. So stop and talk to me," he said.

"What do you want from me?"

"For you to forgive me so we can move on," he yelled. "I just want your forgiveness Bonnie."

"Fine, I forgive you," she said.

"Fine," he said taking off his shirt. "I'm going to take a shower."

"Your dad is impossible," she said to Sarah as they walked to the toddler's room.


"Hey," she said coming into Damon's room.

"Hey," he said putting on his shirt. "You left this in here," he smirked as he gave her a grimore.

"Thank you," she smiled.

"You missed me," he smirked.

"So Caroline doesn't remember anything and she's still a vampire and coping was never a strong suit of hers," she smiled.

"Dancing around or relationship, never going to change are you Bennett?"

"Damon serious problem going on," she stressed.

"I have problems to like my daughter calling me Damon," he laughed.

"She talked?" she inquired.

"Yeah and she called me Damon."

"Did she say mommy?" she probed.

"No," he said and it wasn't a complete lie.

"You think we should send her to a specialist?"

"She's two you're over thinking this Bonnie."

"She should be blabbering nonstop at two, she's missing milestones, what if she has trauma?" Bonnie quaked.

"Why did I get you those baby books," he groaned.

"I just"-

"Want the best for her. I get it, but give her a chance. The kid is half vampire half witch and dealing with power suppressing," he said trying to comfort her.

"Thanks for being here," she smiled.

"I'm here to stay," he said as he kissed her cheek.