Bonnie sighed parked in front of his apartment. This would be the first time she's talked to him since their fight two months ago about her being friends with Nick. She honestly didn't think it was that big of a deal especially to not see your child for that long but she's through acting as a constant reminder. Now she figures he got over it because he asked to see them both.

She cut off the car then grabbed Aniyah out of her seat before walking in. She knocked on his door and waited a few seconds before it opened. She stepped inside then took everything in. It was the first time she's been to his place, she knew nothing of where he moved to after their breakup, she always figured that he went back with his parents but she's glad that he didn't because she's not sure how willing she would be to visit him.

She sat on his couch and exhaled. He grabbed their daughter from her hands and met their foreheads. Bonnie watched as he kept that position for a few minutes and she wondered what was going through his head.

"Daddy's sorry,"

She heard him whisper.

He smiled feeling her hands reach and touch his face. "I love you," he pulled away some to look into his little girl's eyes. "Bonnie, I made a mistake." He looked over at her. "I really fu— messed up. I want to try and make things right. Starting with Aniyah. I want her to stay with me at least twice a week. I missed out on so much for no reason. I should've been there. I foolishly let the outside world stop me from doing what it was I actually wanted. I thought I would be happy without you but I'm not. I think about you all the time. Every second of every day and I thought that dating Lucy would help but it just made things worse. She wasn't you and that's all that I could think about. How she didn't talk like you, how she didn't laugh like you or sleep like you. I should've married you. We should've been a family. I shouldn't have listened to my mom. I'm so sorry."

"I forgive you."

"I broke up with Lucy last month."

"Do you expect me to just jump into your arms?"

"No, but I do want you back. I don't care how long it takes."

"I just don't get how you could be so cold to me and most importantly our daughter. How do I know you won't just be that way again?"

"Because I learned. I was scared that I was going to fail at this father thing and so far I am but I want to make it better. I didn't want to disappoint you so I pushed you away."

"I can't trust you, Stefan. You can see her how often you like, but she can't spend the night. Not yet."

"I understand. Maybe I can care for her during those days then you come over at night and we can just sleep as a family."

"Stefan, you've broken my heart more than it's ever been broken by anyone and you always get a pass from me because I love you and I just let it go, but I can't this time. I have someone much more important to think about other than myself. You're her father and I would never take that away from you but I can't let her go through my heartbreak."

"Bonnie, I will never put you through that again. We always come back together because we're meant to be. I understand that now and I want it and I accept it."

"You're just doing all of this because you saw me with Nick. If I was alone in that grocery store, you wouldn't have broken up with her, we wouldn't be having this conversation right now."

"I'm not going to lie when I say that seeing you with him sped up the process. You're right if it was just you, we wouldn't be having this conversation now but it would've happened."

"But how long would that have been? A year? Two, three? That's what matters the most to me. How long could you have gone without being in our lives? How easy it would be to see her for five minutes then pass her along like a toy and disappear for weeks. It was so easy for you, Stefan."

"It was never easy for me. I would only stay for five minutes because if I stayed longer I would realize my mistake. I would hate myself as I do now and I was being selfish by thinking I was the only one to be affected by this. And I wish I realized that sooner."

"Well you didn't and now I don't even know if I want to get back together."

He closed his eyes. He sat their girl down then got on his knees in front of her. "Please. I will do anything. I never should've left you, I'm so stupid, I just want a second chance. Please, baby,"

She was speechless. She took a breath. "I'll think about it."

"I love you. I will prove that to you each and every day." He watched her eyes then kissed the side of her mouth.

"Stefan,"

"Please,"

She exhaled. "I'm not jumping into anything, we're not dating just co-parenting."

"Okay. Whatever you want."

[UNCOMPLETED]

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