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Radical Times – Chapter 14
The Parisian sunlight streamed through the window. Bonnie laid there content in Damon's arm's watching the patterns that danced about the room formed due to the sunlight bouncing of the beautiful diamond that fitted so perfectly on her ring finger. The colours reminded her of the rainbow colours that were so prominent in Damon's feathers when he was in crow form. Bonnie felt Damon's arm tighten around her bringing her in closer to his firm body. Damon nudged the vibrant red curls away from Bonnie's delicate neck and planted feather soft kisses along the elegant line of her neck. Stopping at her ear his breath tickled her as he whispered to her "hey" Bonnie pushed her body into the contours of Damon's delicious body. "Hey yourself" she whispered back.
"What would you like to do today Cara?"
"Well, I would love to spend the day in bed with you, but we really should see something of Paris as we fly out tomorrow morning"
"I like your first idea better; we can come back here any time you want. But I also agree we should see something of Paris today. Let's get you breakfast first and you can look through the guide book and pick some things out that you would like to do"
Damon looked at Bonnie as he called down for breakfast, he couldn't believe that he had finally got up the nerve to ask Bonnie to marry him and more amazing to him she had said yes. He hoped now that the plans that he had made when he was in Fells Church would be ok with Bonnie. Breakfast was delivered and Damon and Bonnie sat in bed with coffee and eating croissants' looking through the tour guide that Bonnie had brought at the airport, picking out things that Bonnie would like to do.
Bonnie used the bathroom first and had a long shower. She washed her hair and thought about how her life had changed. She had found the person that she was going to spend eternity with. She wondered when they should change her, she didn't want to be too old when they changed her, she was a little nervous about changing her life that way. But it was a decision that was made for her the day she fell in love with a vampire and she knew that she could never love another man the way she loved Damon. She knew that the change could start happening soon and they could do it gently but how was it going to affect her witch craft. Damon was starting to wonder what was taking Bonnie so long. Though his wait was soon over and Bonnie emerged from the bathroom looking fabulous yet again in a simple outfit of a tight fitting black vest top and tight white ¾ jeans, gold sandals as Damon headed to the bathroom he grabbed her around the waist and pulled her into his arms.
"You look beautiful; I still can't believe that you have agreed to marry me. Thank you" and Damon kissed her backing her up towards the wall so Bonnie was pressed against the wall with her legs around Damon's waist. Breathlessly she broke away from the kiss and rested her forehead on his.
"Damon, how long do I have to wait, I want you now" Damon knew his control was slipping but as he buried his nose in the sensitive and fragrant part of her neck he knew he must resist a little longer.
"Cara, I know I want you so much and it will be very soon I promise" with that Damon kissed her again and headed to the bathroom. Bonnie finished packing her large hobo bag with everything she may have needed including her sun block.
Within 20 minutes they were walking towards the opera house. Bonnie had decided that the first thing that she wanted to do was go on an open top bus tour so she could get her bearings and then she could explore a bit further later on. They picked up the tour bus and plugged in their headphones. The tour went around all the famous places and finished up back at the opera house. Damon looked over at Bonnie as they went past the landmarks. Bonnie was smiling and nearly bouncing up and down with excitement. After 2 hours the tour had finished and they got off where they had started and Bonnie decided the first place of call was going to be the Louvre. Damon and Bonnie walked hand in hand down the Avenue De L'Opera coming to the Palais Royal which was built for Cardinal Richelieu. Damon told Bonnie about the parties that he had been to at the palace and the plays that he had seen they took a detour to walk through the gardens that had just been restored. Bonnie sat on the edge of the fountain and Damon took a photo of her there with the sunlight bouncing of her curls, her pale skin with her eyes hidden behind the huge black Gucci sunglasses that Bonnie had picked up that morning in the hotel on the way to the tour. They then walked along to the Louvre. They went through the main entrance in the glass pyramids and Bonnie picked up a guide book picking out all the painting that she wanted to see. Of course the top her list was the Mona Lisa. As they walked towards it Bonnie was surprised at how small it really was but she was so beautiful. Bonnie had hold of Damon's hand and squeezed it as they looked at the painting. Damon can remember seeing the painting when he was a young vampire in France in the court of the king. The painting was less than a hundred years old at the time and Damon explained to Bonnie some of the details that had been lost in the restoration over the years. Bonnie then went to see the Caravaggio's and also she wanted to see the bits that the Da Vinci code had made famous. Damon told Bonnie about the time that he had been in Milan and had meet Caravaggio at a party. The two had got on very well and Caravaggio had added Damon as a character to one of his paintings. Damon had told Bonnie all about posing for the painting in a loin cloth in winter! After a few hours they left and walked along the Quai Du Louvre to the Pont – Neuf the bridge where Damon had proposed the night before. They walked along past the Palais de Justice where Marie – Antoinette was held until she was executed. They then headed into Notre – Dame. They stood at the heart of France. Damon explained to Bonnie the history of the church; Damon was a great tour guide. After they had finished at Notre – Dame Damon grabbed them a taxi as they next thing Bonnie wanted to see was the Eiffel tower and it was too far to walk. The cab driver dropped them off at the Eiffel Tower. Damon got them tickets and they went to the top. Bonnie wasn't too keen on heights but the view was magnificent. Damon had not been back to Paris since before the Eifel tower had been built so it was the first time he had been up the tower as well and it please them both that they could share that this together. Damon had done so many things in his life time that finding something new for them to share was difficult. From the Eiffel Tower Damon took Bonnie to the Champs – Elysees there he did what he loved to best spoil his beautiful Bonnie. By the time Damon had finished they need to get a taxi back to the hotel. Damon had to also buy extra suitcases to hold all the things that he had purchased for Bonnie and him. They went to back to the hotel and Bonnie wanted a nap before they went out for dinner. Bonnie lay on the bed with her head on Damon's chest. She dosed off wrapped up in Damon's arms. Bonnie dreamed about her wedding. Walking down the aisle towards Damon. She smiled at Damon. Her dress was of the purist white silk. With crystal's studding the bodice and all the way down to the hem. It had a full skirt and a heart shaped neckline. Instead of a veil Bonnie had a diamond tiara in her vibrant red curls and diamonds in her hair that cascaded down her bare back. When Bonnie woke she knew that it was a sign that she had made the right decision and that she was meant to be with Damon. Damon woke up from his sleep. He had had the most wonderful dream about marrying Bonnie he didn't want to say anything to her in case she thought that he was strange. But the dream gave Damon some ideas and he needed to put a plan into action as soon as bonnie headed to the bathroom. He hoped that it would fit in with the surprises that he had already arranged in Venice. Bonnie had a long bath before getting ready for dinner. She changed into the outfit that they had brought in Chanel. Loving the feeling of the material of the midnight blue jumpsuit with its spaghetti straps exposing her shoulders and the high strappy sandals grabbing her evening bag she headed into the bedroom and just caught Damon putting down the phone with a smile on his face. Bonnie stood there leaning on the door jam.
"What are you up to?" she smiled as she asked him. Damon looked shocked to be caught. He thought about lying but that was not what he wanted lies in their relationship.
"I was organising a surprise for when we get to Venice" Damon said and kissed the tip of her nose as he went to get ready for dinner. "By the way cara you look stunning, I will be the envy of every man that see's you on my arm"
Damon was ready in minutes they walked in the warm summer evening back towards the Louvre. Damon had booked them into Le Meurice. They walked into the opulent restaurant. They had a romantic dinner and walked back through the streets. Bonnie loved Paris.
"Sweetheart, I love it here. When can we come back?"
Damon smiled "Whenever you want. Would you like me to buy us a house here?"
Bonnie laughed as Damon spun her around in the street; everybody was looking at the couple so happy. "Damon just knowing that we can come back is enough"
They walked into the hotel wrapped in each other's arms. They went back to the room. Bonnie fell on the bed and was almost asleep before her head hit the pillow. Damon looked his fiancé asleep; he had walked her all around Paris until he had exhausted her. He helped her out of her outfit. Leaving her in the delicate lace midnight blue underwear, and tucked her in. Damon silently left the room to feed. He found the local hospital and glamoured the guy in the blood bank to give him some blood. He drank a lot as he knew that he would be travelling tomorrow and didn't want to have to find a donor. He got back to the hotel and stripped of and climbed into bed next to Bonnie folding her into his embrace. Her hair tickling his nose.
The next morning Bonnie was woken by the smell of fresh coffee. Her side of the bed dipped and Damon leaned over kissing her very thoroughly. Bonnie looked at him very grumpy.
"What is it Cara?" Damon asked full of concern. Bonnie pouted and Damon thought that she looked absolute adorable.
"You are dressed and not in bed with me" Bonnie grumbled.
"Oh cara, you know that I would like nothing more but we are very late and only have 3 hours before our flight. I wanted to let you sleep as much as possible so you were refreshed enough to enjoy your first visit to Venice. I have done all the packing you just need to get yourself ready to go." Damon kissed her again and put her coffee cup in her hand. Bonnie looked sheepishly up at Damon through her eye lashes." Sorry" Bonnie said as she captured Damon's lips in a quick kiss. Damon quickly deepened the kiss as Bonnie moaned; Damon took the coffee cup and placed it on the side his lips never parting from Bonnie's. Damon pushed Bonnie back in the bed, his cool hands gently starting to explore Bonnie's silky soft skin. A loud knock at the door Damon sprung back and thought about how close he had come to going further and finally making Bonnie his. Damon answered the door and Bonnie hid herself under the covers. The porters were there to take the cases down to the car ready for the trip to the airport. Damon shielded Bonnie from the porters. They took all the cases apart from Bonnie's cabin luggage. After they left Bonnie had just 15 minutes to get ready to go down to the car. Bonnie showered and dressed in one of the new outfits that they had brought yesterday and added light make – up her and Damon checked the room one last time to check that they hadn't left anything Bonnie grabbed her bag and headed to the airport and on to Venice.
Thank you all for reading. This is now the penultimate chapter. I am going to make the next chapter and final and bumper chapter full of fluff to finish off. It may take a little time as I am going on holiday. I will try and get it up before I go.