Chapter 3: Out Of My Mind

You called me on the phone today
Said those words you always say and I cried
I've gotta figure out what's going on
Inside this head of mine, I try

I'm going crazy thinkin' 'bout the way
I shouldn't have left it all behind
But now I'm gone and somethings wrong
I changed my mind

- Colbie Caillat

Bonnie

I watched Enzo walk back into his office and sighed in relief. Being close to him set a spike in my blood pressure. He wasn't only handsome, but I was guessing lonely too. I placed my face into my hands and couldn't believe I'd been flirting with him, and then tried to apologize, which only drew more attention to the fact. What an idiot!

With the computer switched on and flashing at me for a password, I entered the details Enzo had given me, and I was on to the system. After a quick glance at the work that awaited my attention, I walked over and poured a cup of coffee.

Mmm, it was really good, a lot better than what I'd usually make.

Back at my desk, Matt popped into my head. I wasn't sure what the hell to do about him. It was hard. We'd been together for a long time and, up until recently, he'd always been there for me. Something was certainly going on with him and if I didn't know any better, I'd even go as far as to suggest he was having an affair.

"Hi there, you must be Bonnie?"

I was brought out of my thoughts by a curly blonde in heels taller than mine. "Yeah, that's me." I held my hand out and hoped for a name. I didn't have to wait long.

"I'm Olivia, you can call me Liv. I work at reception and I've only been here three weeks myself." She shook my hand and then poured herself a coffee. She really was pretty, but looked as though she should still be in college.

"I believe I have you to thank for the coffee? It's delicious." I had another sip.

"Would you like me to carry on making it? Or would you prefer to make it when you arrive?"

"Oh, please keep making it. If you don't mind, that is. Mine would taste nothing like this."

"I don't mind." She took a sip of her coffee. "So is the gossip true? That you didn't know the job was with Enzo St. John?" she whispered.

Liv obviously liked to gossip. "John Gilbert interviewed me and I can't really remember whether or not he told me who the job was with. I was really nervous." That should do it – I hoped. I wasn't one for gossip.

Liv looked at me for a few seconds, and then shifted gears. "Do you have a boyfriend?" I laughed. She was nosy, but delightful. She grinned.

"I have a boyfriend – named Matt. We've been together seven years. I don't have any family, and my previous job let me go, along with about two hundred others, a couple of weeks ago." I leaned back in my chair, taking another sip of my coffee and watched her take in what I'd just said.

"So, you won't be after Enzo then?" She paused. I frowned. "Nearly all the girls are after him, but he never shows any interest. In fact, gossip says he hasn't been interested since his wife died six years ago, I think that's what Rayna said. Actually, Rayna said she thought there was something between you both when you stepped out of the elevator."

Fuck, I felt embarrassed. At least I knew I hadn't imagined the heat between us. "No, nothing there. Not sure what she was talking about." I started to pick some papers up from my desk and hoped Liv took the hint and left, so I could get some work done. She did.

I was alone at last and in no time at all I'd finished the work that had been left on the desk. Not really sure what else I was supposed to do, I stood and was just about to walk to Enzo's office when a woman, in over-the-top 'everything' including make-up, walked through the door. I tried not to stare, but it really was impossible. I didn't think anything, including the hair, was real. She was quite a sight.

I cleared my throat. "Can I help you?"

"You're not my type…." She sneered. "Is Enzo in? He's my type."

Oh god, please don't tell me he's had sex with her. It really shouldn't bother me, but it did. A lot.

"I'll check. What's your name?"

"Kat."

How original. "Just take a seat and I'll see if he has time to see you." I walked towards Enzo's office and hoped I was wrong. With a quick knock on his door, I entered.

He smiled at me and my heart stopped. "There's a woman outside to see you." He actually looked bewildered. "Kat," I said and he raised an eyebrow in query. "She made it sound like you knew her, if you, ah, know what I mean."

He stood and, by the look on his face, he hadn't liked what I'd said. He walked closer and had me nearly pinned to the door. He didn't touch me, but his closeness had my stomach full of butterflies. "I don't know anyone personally named Kat" he whispered to me and moved chest to chest.

I could feel his erection against my stomach. All I wanted was to reach out and touch him. I felt as though a weight had lifted from me when he'd said he didn't know her. How the hell could I be so jealous after a couple of hours of meeting him? It didn't make any sense.

I gazed into his eyes and it was clear by the heat flashing in his that he wanted me just as much as I wanted him. His erection twitched against me. My breathing hitched when I reached out and put my hand to his chest. He shivered. This really wasn't a good idea. "Kat," I said to try and break the spell.

He took a deep breath and stepped away from me. "Open the door. Let's see what she wants."

I wasn't sure I could move, he had me so aroused. I just wanted to throw myself into his arms. I opened the door and when he saw Kat, he quickly glanced at me then back to her.

"Kat, I'm Enzo, how can I help you?"

Hmm, perhaps he really didn't know her. She wasn't acting like she knew him either.

"I'm looking for Damon. Do you know where he is?"

Enzo seemed to tense at the mention of his brother. "I'm looking for Damon myself, and up until now, he hasn't been in touch."

She stood and started to walk away. "Please tell him Katherine is looking for him."

"Will do."

He sighed, rather loudly, and turned to look at me. He ran his hands through his hair. "Please, don't ask."

"Okay." I moved back behind my desk and sat down – I needed some distance between us. "I've finished the work that was on the desk."

"You have?" He sounded, surprised. "There was a lot to do."

I smiled at him. "I'm a quick worker."

He grinned back. "Give me five minutes, then follow me through to my office," he said and stood grinning at me. After about a minute, he turned and walked into his office, shutting the door behind him without saying another word.

Enzo

With the door closed behind me as I entered my office, I loosened my tie, feeling hot, bothered and aroused. Christ, I'd been seconds away from slamming my mouth down on Bonnie's. When I'd stepped close to her, I'd gone rock hard and wanted nothing more than to lock my door and wrap her in my arms. To lift her skirt and see how wet she was for me, and then fuck her senseless.

God. I took in some much needed air and walked to my desk, then sat down before Bonnie came in and saw the hard-on I was trying to hide.

I leaned back in my chair, then turned to look out of the window and wondered what the hell I was doing. She lived with her boyfriend, and she was also my assistant, who seemed damn competent. I didn't want to lose her. Why her? I'd never reacted to Maggie, like I did Bonnie. Oh, I lusted after Maggie and made the mistake of thinking it was love. Not a mistake I intended to make again.

There was a hesitant knock at my door. "Come in, Bonnie." She opened the door and walked in, looking nervous and delicious. I hoped to hell my cock behaved while I stood and walked towards the sofa. "Let's sit here while we discuss the meeting at eleven."

"Okay. Where should I leave these letters for you?" she asked.

"Just leave them on the corner of the desk." I took a seat in the chair to the side of the sofa and hoped it would put her more at ease by not crowding her.

I watched her walk across the floor and saw her gulp, then watched as a flush appeared across her cheek bones. She settled on the sofa, close, but not too close.

Hell, I couldn't even remember what I wanted to discuss with her. I leaned forward and pulled myself together. "The meeting is with Mikaelson's Architectural Design." Her eyes met mine. "They're one of three companies chosen to bid on a new development that Salvatore Holdings is building just outside of town…. Is this going to be a problem?" I watched her closely and she appeared more nervous than before. "Matt is going to be in the meeting." There, I'd said it.

She looked anywhere, but at me. "Bonnie." She looked back to me. "Please talk to me."

"I…He…He doesn't know I've started work here. I never told him about the interview, about being offered the position, or that I was due to start work here today, or anywhere else, for that matter. I guess I just wanted something for me. He can be rather vocal, and I was really looking forward to working here, so I decided to keep quiet rather than have him lecture me." She ended on a shrug.

"How do you want to handle this?" She nervously moved the hair falling around her neck in disarray, behind her ear. "I need you at the meeting Bonnie. If I could spare you, I would." I just about managed to prevent myself from basically falling at her feet. God, if one of my brothers were here right now, they'd be falling over laughing at me for becoming an idiot over a woman I'd only just met.

"Don't worry, Enzo. Uh, is it okay to call you Enzo, or do you prefer Mr. St. John?"

I grinned at her. "Enzo, when we're alone, but you should probably use Mr. St. John in the presence of others."

"Okay. We're all adults, and Matt is always the professional, so hopefully he won't get pissed at me, well, until tonight anyway," she said trying to laugh it off.

Why the hell would her so-called boyfriend be pissed that she had a job? A job which paid well. He was an idiot.

"Bonnie, if he makes you nervous at the meeting, I'll be right there, all right?" She nodded. "Now Mikaelson's, up to now, are actually in the lead with the bidding. I will tell you that I prefer one of the other companies, but my brothers are rather impressed with Mikaelson's. The meeting today is to look over some sketches that we asked all three companies to provide. I'll look them over and listen to what they have to say, but no decision will be made until I've had a meeting with my brothers. I'll want you to take notes, okay?"

"Yeah, that sounds easy enough." She smiled, which made me lose my train of thought. "Is everything okay?" she asked, fidgeting, because I'd been staring at her.

"Do I make you nervous, Bonnie?" I couldn't believe I'd just asked her that. My mouth needed to reattach itself to my brain. I held my hand out. "Forget I asked you that, it was out of line. Come on, let's go and get this over with." Hell, I was out of line earlier as well, when I had her pinned to the door. She would be in her right mind to scream sexual harassment, but she'd felt too damn good against me.

We stood and I took hold of her elbow, then felt a shiver run through her. "Bonnie." She looked at me and I briefly saw what my closeness did to her.

She hesitantly pulled away from me and started towards the door. "I'll just grab a notebook and some pens," she said over her shoulder as she closed the door behind her.

Fuck. I was an adult and just acted like an adolescent boy with his first crush, the same way my cock had been reacting. I really needed to get a grip.

Author's Note:

Thanks again to everyone reviewing, reading, and enjoying this fanfic. How was comic con you guys? I'm still catching up on the spoilers, but Michael, Kat and Julie have me excited on what's to come for Bonnie and Enzo. Julie spoke about why Bonenzo works as a ship, for someone who hasn't written for their love story yet, she's got them down pact already, I can't to see 801 from Julie and Kevin. Still can't believe it's the final season guys, kind of sad about that. Me and Shara Bey are talking tvd rewatch next week.