Chapter 7: Make Me Like You

Hey, wait a minute
No, you can't do this to me
Hey, wait a minute
No, that's not fair
Hey, wait a minute
You're on me like jewelry
I really like you, but I'm so scared

Why'd you have to go and make me like you?
Yeah this is a feeling I'm not used to
Why'd you have to go and make me like you?
I'm so mad at you cause now you got me missing you
Cause now you got me missing you
- Gwen Stefani

Enzo

Back at home, I'd been unable to get Bonnie and her sexy body out of my head. She was one mighty fine woman with the longest legs I'd ever seen. The thought of having them wrapped around me and the feel of her full breast in my hand made me rock hard.

In the end I'd hit the shower and used my hand to get some relief so I could actually sleep, but it hadn't helped any. No sooner had I dried off and climbed into bed, was my cock stiff again.

After a crappy night's sleep, thanks to Bonnie and my very stiff body part, I found myself at the office earlier than usual. I walked into the elevator with more enthusiasm than normal, excited because I was closer to seeing Bonnie. She wasn't due into work for about an hour and a half, but she would hopefully be there soon.

As I stepped from the elevator I just stood and took in my surroundings while I was unobserved. I could hear one of the receptionists pottering around in the small kitchen. Usually, the minute I stepped into reception I would have their eyes on me and Rayna fluffing her hair, offering me a lot more than what I ever intended to take.

My brothers and I had worked damn hard over the past ten years to build what we had today. Damon and Stefan's father had started this company out small and passed it on to sons and his wife after he died, soon Mason and I became of age our mother passed it on to us, after a gamble thanks to Mason few years back, Salvatore Holdings became an household name. We then moved into one of the new buildings we were commissioned to build, taking over four floors of prime office space.

For the first time in six years, I was hopeful that I would have someone who could share all this with me and stand by my side. Someone I could trust.

With a sigh, I walked down the corridor and noticed a light on in the office. I pushed open the door and my heart stopped. Bonnie. God, she was beautiful. She was wearing a red suit, which looked to be fitted just as perfect as the one she'd worn yesterday. I wondered what she had on her feet and whether her shoes were red, or black to match her blouse.

She lifted her head and looked at me, her smile not quite reaching her eyes. Something was wrong.

"Give me two minutes, Bonnie." I dashed into my office and deposited my belongings onto my desk, took my jacket off and placed it over my chair.

As I walked back out again, I glanced over at Bonnie, who was pretending to be busy on the computer, and walked over to the coffee machine to pour us both a cup. "Would you like cream and sugar?"

She looked startled. "Yes, please." She stood and walked towards me.

I had to count to ten to stop myself from wrapping her in my arms. She was sexy as hell in her outfit and red stilts. Holy hell!

"Bonnie, come in here please." She took her coffee from me and followed me into my office. Once we were both inside, I took hold of her elbow and guided her to the sofa.

I sat down next to her and turned to face her. "What's wrong?" She frowned. "Bonnie, something's happened. The spark has gone from your eyes. Please talk to me. Did Matt see us together last night?"

She looked at me for a minute, and then sat back in the chair. "If he saw us, he hasn't said anything." She took a deep breath, then looked at me again. "Matt apologized last night for being an ass earlier in the day. He said he was shocked I hadn't told him I was working here. I guess I should've told him." She sighed. "He made me dinner and said he didn't want…. to lose me." She took a deep breath and tried to smile. "You look tired," she said and lifted her hand to caress my face, rubbing under my right eye with her thumb.

We both froze. My cock jumped to attention and my heart pounded. I took hold of Bonnie's hand and brought it to my mouth then placed a kiss in her palm. She shivered.

With my eyes still focused on her, I watched her swallow and found I couldn't take my eyes from her mouth. Just as I started to lean in to sample those lips, there was heavy knocking on my door. We jumped apart just as Stefan came barging in. He opened his mouth to say something then shut it abruptly and looked between the two of us.

I found my voice. "Bonnie, you remember my brother, Stefan, from last night. Stefan, you remember Bonnie, she's my new assistant."

He walked over to us and took the hand Bonnie offered him and, instead of shaking it like she expected, he placed a kiss to her knuckles.

"That's enough," I said, which stunned them both. "Bonnie, why don't you finish what you were doing when I arrived?"

"Okay. It's nice to meet you again, Stefan," Bonnie said, on her way out of my office.

"Oh, the pleasure's all mine."

Stefan was dead!

As she shut my office door behind her, I turned to my brother, who had the biggest grin that I'd ever seen on his face. "Don't you start flirting with her," I warned.

He started to laugh and sat in the chair as I collapsed back onto the sofa. "Wow, brother. You're so fucked." I frowned at Stefan's choice of words. "I can't wait to tell the boys." Meaning our three brothers. Shit.

"There is nothing to tell. I have a new assistant whose boyfriend is a jackass and cheating on her with his boss's daughter. Which she doesn't know, so keep that to yourself. All I was doing was comforting her."

Stefan was still grinning at me. "So, if she doesn't know, why does she need comforting? And why, were you practically making love to her last night on the dance floor?"

I let out a sigh. "For some reason, she hadn't told him about getting the job here, and he was one of the Mikaelson's representatives at the meeting yesterday. He was pissed, to put it mildly. Last night he wanted to make it up to her with apologies, and I don't think she was too impressed with him." I was staying well away from the 'making love' comment.

"Yeah well, tell yourself whatever you want, but there was sure as hell a lot of chemistry going on between the two of you when I walked in. It's a wonder I didn't get burned."

I'd had enough of Stefan. "I presume you're here for a reason. What is it?"

"So abrupt, brother. You wouldn't by any chance be trying to get rid of me so you can get back to your hot assistant." He laughed.

"Let's get something straight, she's my assistant, which means she is out of bounds to anyone with the Salvatore and Lockwood surnames. Are we clear?" I stood and faced him.

"Crystal."

Then why was he still grinning?

He cleared his throat and walked over to the large window in my office. Stefan had a smaller build than the rest of us, but he sure as hell used to prove that size didn't matter on the mat. We all grew up having to do boxing and karate, which Stefan excelled at and used to kick our butts. Much to his delight, I might add. I sensed something was bothering him and it must be pretty damn important for him to come to me.

"Stefan?" He turned to look at me.

"I shouldn't have come." He started to walk towards the door.

"Stefan, wait. You obviously have something to say or ask, so just get it over with." I ran my fingers through my hair and waited.

He paused and looked back at me. "It can wait. I'll see you soon."

That was really odd. Perhaps Tyler knew what was going on with him. They spent more time together than any of us. I couldn't even remember Stefan being so….bothered.

Bonnie

I sat back down at my desk, stunned with how quickly I'd become attached to Enzo. He had been about to kiss me when his brother had walked into the office. Perhaps it was a good thing. I needed to act more professional towards him and remind myself that he was my boss. Plus, I was still with Matt, who I really needed to sort out, sooner rather than later. That was something I should have remembered last night. What a mess.

I needed to distract myself with work, because Enzo was the wrong kind of distraction. Every time I thought about him, I became aroused.

I sat up straighter in my chair and typed the password back into the computer. I needed to finish typing up the spreadsheet Enzo had asked for yesterday.

"Hi Bonnie. I'm Rayna."

Oh, the one who gossiped with Liv. "Hi Rayna, it's nice to meet you." She walked further into the office and took the seat on the opposite side of my desk.

"So, Liv tells me you live with your boyfriend. Is that true?"

I sighed. "Yeah, I do. Is that a problem?" I took hold of the mouse and started to click things on the computer to try and get rid of her. There was something about her that I didn't really like.

"No. The opposite, actually. It means you won't be after Enzo." I frowned at her. "Enzo's mine."

In your dreams, he's mine. Wait, where the hell had that thought come from?

"Does Enzo know that?" I couldn't resist asking her

"Not yet."

Enzo's office door opened, which had Rayna sitting up rather abruptly, and pushing out her chest only to see Stefan walk out. She deflated.

Stefan walked over to my desk and perched on the end of it facing me. "Stefan, do you know Rayna?"

"I don't believe we've met," he replied, taking her hand into his and kissing her knuckles.

She primped again. I rolled my eyes, which Stefan caught and smirked.

"Do you work for me, Rayna?" he asked.

"Yes, I do." She fluffed her hair and started to work it big time with his attention being totally on her.

"Then, don't you think you need to get back to it?" She froze then shot up out of her chair and practically ran out of the office. Stefan then turned his attention to me.

"What, you going to tell me to get back to it now?" I offered him a grin.

"I better not, considering what you were about to do when I arrived." I blushed and he roared with laughter.

We heard Enzo's door open so we both turned to find him standing in the doorway. He was leaning against the door frame with an annoyed look on his face. "Are you still here?"

Stefan winked at me and then turned back to his brother. "I was leaving, until your secretary decided to flirt with me. How could I resist such beauty?"

I laughed, but Enzo didn't look impressed at all. "She's busy, leave her alone."

Stefan saluted his brother. He turned and winked at me, then left the office. I couldn't help but laugh.

I moved my eyes back to Enzo, who was standing watching me. He then took a step back and closed his door. Weird.

I had just finished the spreadsheet after Stefan's theatrical performance when John Gilbert walked in.

"Hello, Bonnie. How is Enzo treating you?" he asked, grabbing a cup of coffee.

"Fine. I'm really enjoying the job so far." Which was actually the truth.

Once his coffee was poured, he walked over to me and took the vacant seat. It seemed to be musical seats today.

"I want to apologize for not informing you in the interview who you would actually be working for." He blushed slightly.

"Oh, Mr. Gilbert, please don't worry about that. I'm happy here, so no worries," I said and offered him a smile.

"Call me John, and I'm glad you're getting along with Enzo. He really is all bark, so when he starts, you put your foot down." He took a sip of coffee and I tried to decide what he was telling me in his roundabout way.

"John, do we have a meeting?" Enzo questioned. I hadn't even heard his door open.

John looked at Enzo. "No, just thought I would drop by and say hello to your beautiful assistant."

"Well, my beautiful assistant is needed in my office," he said smiling at me.

John looked between the both of us, winked at me and then walked out without another word.

Enzo

Shit. I really need to guard my attraction to Bonnie. Smiling at her like an idiot in front of John wasn't the brightest thing to do. It really pissed me off when I'd walked out of my office to see Stefan flirting with her, and then, to walk out again only to catch John at it as well. Christ, he was old enough to be her father.

I followed Bonnie back into my office and steered her towards the conference table this time. I took a seat opposite her, so there was no chance of me touching her. "Bonnie, about last night…."

"Enzo, it's okay. Let's just forget it," she said nervously.

I hoped she didn't really expect me to forget having her in my arms. "No. I won't forget it." She met my eyes. "I won't forget it, Bonnie, but I'll respect your obvious wish to carry on as normal. But I won't forget having you in my arms or how you felt in them."

"I won't either," she whispered. "Can we just concentrate on work, at least for now?" She looked at me and I knew, I would give her the world if she asked.

"All right." I cleared my throat. "We need to finalize the arrangements for the staff picnic, which takes place in two weeks, at my parents ranch house. Which by the way, you're invited to."

Her face lit up. "It sounds like fun. Does everyone from your company receive an invitation?"

"Only head office. The other divisions have their own around the country and either myself or one of my brothers attend. The picnic's are family orientated and always have a children's entertainer to free up the adults," I explained to her, silently wishing I had a child to share the day with.

"It sounds like you really do look after your employees." She smiled.

She was breathtaking. Just watching her made me lose my train of thought.

"Enzo?"

I was sitting and gazing at her, again! "Sorry, where were we? Oh, yes. Yes we do take care of our employees. After all, we wouldn't be where we are without them." I could see approval flash in her eyes, which made me feel so damn tall.

"That's great. Is everything already arranged?" she asked as she wrapped a piece of hair around her finger.

"Who will you bring?" I asked before I could stop myself.

She looked uncertain. "I don't know, Matt, maybe."

I really wanted her to be there with me, as my partner.

I stood up and walked around the table to offer her the piece of paper in my hand. "This is a list of companies along with contact numbers and a list of their commitments on the day. They need to be chased up to make sure there are no last minute problems."

"Okay, I'll get on that right away." She pushed away slightly from the table and stood up.

"Just one more thing. Tomorrow, can you dress casual? I'm taking you to my parents place. You'll get more of a feel for how everything will be laid out on the day."

She whipped her head around to look at me. The movement sent the clip that was holding the hair on top of her head, flying. All I saw was the dark curls cascading down her back. Without thinking, I reached out and watched my fingers run through the length. I heard her gasp, which dragged my eyes back to her face. She looked flushed and her eyes filled with desire.

I held her gaze and slipped my hands underneath the hair at the nape of her neck. I brought her head against my chest. She placed her hands on my hips and held me tight. I shivered from the contact.

"Bonnie," I breathed heavily, wanting so much to kiss her. But I couldn't, not until she was free from Matt.

"Enzo." She rested her cheek against my chest. "Why does this feel so right?" she whispered.

I ran one of my hands down her back to her ass and pressed her into me, so she knew exactly how I reacted to her. My cock was throbbing in my pants and as I pulled her in even tighter against me, it jumped for joy.

I took some deep breaths while I rested my chin on the top of her head. We stayed like that for the longest time. "I don't want to let you go."

She moved her head to look at me and lifted one of her hands and placed it on my face in a caress. "You're my boss, Enzo."

After about a minute, I leaned down and placed a kiss on her forehead, before I stepped back. I walked to the end of the conference table to retrieve her clip, then handed it to her. "That isn't the reason I didn't kiss you and you know that."

She started to walk towards the door with the papers in her hand. "I know," she whispered.

I heard the door click back into place as Bonnie exited. Sitting back down at my desk, I just gazed into space. She was driving me totally crazy, and it wasn't going to be long before I gave in to my craving and tasted her. I hoped to hell she got rid of the bastard she called a boyfriend soon. I'd never been obsessed with a woman like I was with Bonnie, and knowing she was still with him made me a jealous idiot.

Tomorrow we would be together for most of the day at my parent's ranch. The trip didn't have to take place, it was just an excuse to spend more time with her. I figured if my mother was around I'd have no choice, but to keep my hands to myself, at least that was the plan. My only hope was that Stefan and Tyler had other plans so I didn't have to punch them for flirting with her. Well, at least Stefan. Tyler was the private one of the family, and if I thought my life was confidential, then Tyler's was top secret. Trying to get any information out of him was like trying to get blood from a stone.

Author's Note:

Thanks once again for the reviews, very sorry it took so long for another update. 4 more weeks before the premiere of season eight though. This time I'm really going to try to push out more chapters before episode one airs next month.

Anyways anyone wanna guess what Stefan's little secret is?