A/N: This chapter isn't as long, but the next chapter should be longer!
I DO NOT OWN THE VAMPIRE DIARIES OR THE CHARACTERS.
Chapter Four:
"So dish, girl," Caroline demanded, softly, as she sat down on my bed next to me. After Kai and Kol left, Caroline ambushed me with a girls' day in, not that I minded. I think we both needed it. We did each other's nails and watched the romantic comedies that we can never get Matt or Stefan to watch with us.
"About what?" I asked her, trying to keep a straight face.
"You know what!" She exclaimed, hitting me playfully with a pillow.
"Well, before we get into what happened last night, Damon called me this morning." I told her. Her jaw dropped. "That isn't even the best part. Kai answered the phone and both he and Kol talked to him, before I did." I sighed, still not satisfied with how the phone call played out.
"What?" She breathed.
"Damon was pissed, because Katherine told him that I left the club with someone who wasn't him. Then, he proceeded to tell me that he finally realizes that he messed up and that I deserve better and that he wants me back. I told him that I don't want him back, but he insisted that he is still going to try. Our divorce is final and I don't want to change that. I'm just sick and tired of his games, Care. It's old and it's tired. And I hate that he won't just let this go or just let me know. I thought that I would finally be able to put all of this behind me, but I guess that I was just mistaken. I hate it. I really, really do." I vented. She wrapped her arm around me and hugged me to her side. I leaned against my best friend.
"He's an ass. We all know it is. If you don't want to get back together with Damon, then don't. He can't force you to be in a relationship that you don't want to be. Your marriage is over. You're no longer legally bound to him. If he starts harassing you, then we'll tell Matt and my mom and we'll let them handle it. You aren't going to let Damon stand in your way of being happy. Don't give him that kind of power over you. He doesn't deserve you. He lost you and now he's mad. Let him be mad. I don't care how he feels. I care how you feel." She said all of things that I needed to hear and made me realize that I wasn't wrong for feeling how I felt. It's so nice to have someone in my corner, reassuring me that I'm really not crazy and I'm not messing my life up. My phone started vibrating and I looked down at my Caller ID. It's Kai.
"Hey," I answered, softly.
"Hey yourself, I just wanted to see how my girl was doing. I had a feeling that Damon brought you down earlier and I just wanted to make sure that you were okay." He admitted. I smiled against my phone.
"You're sweet. I'm okay. Caroline came over, so we've been having some girl time. I appreciate you calling to check up on me, to see how I was doing." I told him.
"Anytime, babe. If you're not too busy, I was hoping to see you tomorrow?" He offered.
"Yeah, that'd be really nice, actually." I admitted.
"Great, I'll pick you up around five. Is that okay? And then Kol can meet up with us later." He suggested.
"Five sounds perfect." I promised.
"Awesome, see you tomorrow. Bye babe." He ended the call. I set my phone down and looked over at Caroline. She looked like she was beside herself with happiness.
"I really think that Stefan was right about this. I think this new relationship will be good for you. You've only been with him for how long and he called to check up on you? I can't even remember the last time Damon did something like that. This is good. You need to be shown that you're worth being a priority. You're more than an option, Bonnie."
"It sounds so easy, when you say, Care." I sighed.
"It'll get easier. I promise." She squeezed my hand and I tried to believe her.