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"Elena where have you-what happened? Are you okay?" Jeremy barely finishes his sentence before Elena is in his arms. Then just as quick she pulls back to look at him. She touches his face and tears well up in her eyes again.

"Jer, oh my God. Your still here. Of course you are, Ric is. I'm so sorry. I was distracted by Damon. I just-I don't-I love you Jer." Again she barrels into the boy who should have gotten the chance to be a man. The only family she had left. The one whose loss turned her into a mess.

"What's going on?"

"He's gone. He left me."

"Who?"

"Damon." She says his name like a long lost prayer she's begging for. Begging for him to answer. Begging for him to come back.

"What? Why would he do that?"

"He thinks I don't love him. I never got to tell him, and now he's gone. He left because he doesn't know. He thinks it was all a lie."

"I'm sure we can find him. Damon isn't the most open guy but he's told me a couple of his favorite places. Drunk men tell no lies, right? Maybe we could ask Bonnie for some help too?" Ric chimes in trying to help. If they can't be with her then Damon sure as hell has to be. This is what he wanted. To finally have her. To get the girl you have to stay. Look after the kids.

"Later. I don't have much longer with you guys. Damon is alive and that's enough for right now."

"Elena we need to talk."

"Please tell me you have good news not bad. I can't take anymore bad news."

"It's good and bad. We should sit." They make their way to the sofa by the fire. Elena and Ric take a seat and Jeremy paces for a minute trying to think of a way to start this.

And then Bonnie appears. She gives him a nod and a smile.

'You can do this. You have to.' She tells him, and with her there with him he knows he can do it.

"Jer maybe-"

"No Ric. You need to hear it too."

"What's going on?" Elena asks brushing her hair away from her face and finally wiping the mascara ridden tear marks away.

"The veil is closed."

"Then how are we still here?" Ric asks.

"I'm trying to tell you." Jeremy lets out a frustrated sigh. None of this was easy."The other side rewarded Bonnie for being able to dessicated Silas."

"So I get both of you back?" She asks with a voice filled with hopefulness and he's glad he has a semblance of good news to give her before he breaks another piece of her heart. Jeremy is glad she's so strong because no one should have to deal with this much loss and heartbreak.

"Yes."

"But magic always comes with a price? What price do you guys have to pay to be here?"

'She was always so smart. Keep going.' Bonnie encourages him.

"The price is paid. The witches gave Ric his life back because he was turned against his will, and while he was alive he helped humans. Even if helped vampires and his best friend was one. When he died he couldn't move on because he had unfinished business. He was suppose to watch over us Elena. He was suppose to be apart of this. We lost our parents, you lost your biological ones, we lost Jenna. Ric was their gift to us to show that doing good can be rewarded no matter what you are."

"I get to stay?"

"You get to stay."

"Oh, Ric." Elena says before hugging the man that willingly stepped in to be their family when he didn't have to. Jer embraces him seconds later. Then it dawns on her. How did she get lucky enough to keep them both?

"Jer, how do you get to stay?"

"Bonnie."

"She brought you back?"

"She traded her life for mine."

Elena and Ric have no words. Elena just pulls Jeremy to her and holds on tight. Sobs take them both over. Part of her is so happy to have these two people back that she needs in her life, but the other hates that her best friend died in order for it to happen.

"Elena Bonnie wants me to tell you something."

"She's here?"

"Of course. I can still see ghosts."

Elena can't help but smile at that.

"She says that you don't have to be sad. That she's with her Grams. She wants you to be happy. You deserve it. She said to find Damon, and don't let love like that go. She wants you to know she will always be here and she loves you. She doesn't regret her choice, and you shouldn't take on any guilt than you already do. She says anytime we need her help she'll be there. It'll just be through me."

"I love you Bonnie. I don't know what else to say but thank you."

"She said she loves you too and you welcome."

"I still don't understand. After all the bad luck, and death I get you guys back. Damon's alive. Silas is gone. Klaus left town. I feel like the other shoe has to drop."

"How about we don't look a gift horse in the mouth?" Ric starts out. "We still have an M.I.A. Damon. Jeremy and I are both alive when we are suppose to be dead. How the hell are we going to explain that one? You burnt the house down, which means we have to all stay here and not be seen yet. We have to tell Stefan about Damon, Caroline about Bonnie. And you, Elena, have to tell Stefan your choice. I think that's enough drama to handle for now, yeah?"

"Where do we start?" Elena asks with a beaming smile. Hopefully soon she would have all the guys she loved by her side.