*I don't own a damn thing although I wish I did. Well the plot is all me lol.*

A/N: This was going to be a one-shot but I had a Bake/Jonnie (Bonnie and Jake 'Secret Circle') story floating in my brain and thought why not just combine it. With Bonnie distancing herself from all things Salvatore she's in need of a new sexy friend so why not send Jake to Mystic Falls lol. Jake SL picks up from episode 1x09 of Secret Circle when he leaves Chance Harbor. Enjoy Reviews are love.

Boy Meets Girl?

One week later…

Jake sat in his swivel chair at the Mystic Grill swirling the slender black straw in his tequila. He wasn't really a drinker, but having your heart stomped on by a tiny witch in 4 inch stilettos will do this to you. His mind wandered back to seeing the slight heartbreak in her eyes that mirrored his own. Her eyes screaming forgiveness and his screaming that in the end he only wanted to help her. That she matters; Cassie Blake matters to him. Jake had cut off any feelings of emotion when his parents died that fatal day and he was forced to watch. Helpless and afraid. He swore he'd never feel that way again; as much as he hated to admit it he didn't even feel for his own brother until it was too late. The guilt of Nick's death would always weigh heavy on his heart. Now he was truly alone. The last of the Armstrong clan in a way.

Downing the glass of tequila he relished the slight burn it caused his numb throat. He motioned for the bartender to fill her up when the seat next to him became occupied. He glanced to his left and studied the young honey-toned girl that was getting comfortable in the chair. She sifted through her purse completely oblivious to his admiration. Her long dark locks covering her face.

"There you go sir." the bartender exclaimed garnering back his attention.

"Uh, thanks." he offered a crocked smile.

Bonnie chose that moment to show her beautiful face. Her mossy green eyes were immediately met by the hazel colored stranger's who was seated next to her. They stared each other down for a moment before Bonnie cleared her throat.

"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry was this seat taken?" she grinned shyly at the handsome guy.

Surely he had a girlfriend; and she really didn't have time for confrontation nor was she in the mood. She had spent the last week cooped up with Caroline and Abby while Abby got the hang of the whole vampire thing. The whole situation was pretty stressful and she just needed a break from it all. As soon as she walked in she seen Elena and her two goons at a corner table along with Alaric so she made a quick dash for the bar taking the first seat she seen.

Jake gave her a smirk that instantly reminded her of a certain Salvatore and she prayed to God that he wasn't a vampire.

"No, no you're fine." he chuckled with a slight gleam in his eye. "I'm Jake Armstrong."

"Bonnie Bennett." she chirped. He swooned as she let out a toothy smile her voice light and whispery.

He had to admit the best way to get over someone was to get under another, and this girl beside him was a sight to see. Those green eyes of hers were mesmerizing, and it took everything in him not to stare at those luscious lips.

"A 'Sex on the Beach' for the lady." Jake spoke to the bartender. His eyes never leaving Bonnie's.

Bonnie blushed slightly under his gaze admiring his dirty blond hair until a cold hand touched her shoulder. Whipping her head to the right she was greeted with the intense stare of Damon Salvatore.

"We need to talk. Now." he cut in.

"Excuse me?" she ripped her shoulder out of his grip. "The last thing I want to do with you is talk."

"Oh so you want to get straight to business huh?" he waggled his eyebrows suggestively.

Bonnie glared at him as her cheeks warmed up in embarrassment. Casting a glance to Jake she saw him sipping his drink in amusement.

"What part of I hate you and want you dead don't you understand." she gritted out angrily.

Damon simply rolled his eyes. He was used to this from the witch, was used to the love/hate dance they'd perfected over the years. Then again it had been over a week, and in his eyes she should be over it by now. It was time for her to forgive them, so the world could be right again. Elena was starting to annoy him with her pathetic moping.

"This is important." he reasoned grabbing her arm again.

"I think she expressed that she didn't want to talk to you." Jake said now standing up.

Damon quirked a lip and eyebrow to match. "And who the hell are you." he snipped.

"Someone you don't want to fuck with." Jake stated taking a step forward.

Bonnie saw Stefan and Elena walking over and decided to calm this. She jumped up between them; Damon was about to make a move but stopped as he felt Bonnie's hand on his chest. The moment her hand landed on Jake she felt a jolt of energy. They locked eyes and by his raised brow she knew he felt it too.

"What's going on here?" Stefan's voice rung out. He was still a little nervous about approaching Bonnie, but he couldn't let his brother get in anymore trouble.

"Damon being an ass as usual." Bonnie remarked eyes still trained on Jake's. "Jake was nice enough to help me out." she finished.

"More like he was about to get his ass kicked." Damon growled.

"Damon…" Elena warned.

This was the first time she'd seen Bonnie since the ritual incident, and by the way Bonnie blatantly ignored her presence she realized she was still upset with her. That hurt her because she missed her friend and even though Bonnie would never admit to blaming her she knew apart of her was to blame. Caroline's words hadn't gone unheard that's why she continued to give Bonnie the space she asked for.

"Look, I'm sorry about my brother he doesn't really… play nice with others." Stefan hinted to Jake.

Jake merely nodded and took his seat again sensing the trouble as over. Bonnie took her seat as well, signifying the end of the conversation. But Damon wasn't done with the little witch yet.

"Bonnie…"

"Let's go Damon. Whatever you have to say can wait." Stefan pleaded not wanting to piss of the witch anymore than she was.

Damon saw the pleading in both Stefan and Elena's eyes and groaned in annoyance. He relented as Stefan and Elena began walking back to the table.

"This isn't over." he murmured to her mirroring her words from a week ago.

Bonnie rolled her eyes and sipped her drink. Which was actually pretty good. The little pink concoction had just enough alcohol to give you a buzz, but had just enough juicy goodness so it didn't burn going down.

"Ex-boyfriend?" Jake asked curiously as Bonnie took another sip of her drink.

Bonnie's green eyes bugged at the question than came an array of coughs as her drink went down the wrong pipe. Jake pat her back furiously as her eyes watered and nose ran until her coughing subsided.

Jake smiled as he handed her a napkin to clean herself up. He was trying really hard to keep a straight face, but he couldn't help the chuckle that escaped his full lips.

Bonnie glared at him as she wiped her red nose. "Hell no. I wouldn't touch him with a 10 foot pole."

Jake raised his hands in surrender. "Sorry just the way you guys eyed each other-"

Bonnie put a slender finger on his lips interrupting him. "No. Never." she stated shaking her head.

They sat in comfortable silence for a few moments each sipping their own drinks.

"You're a witch." Bonnie stated breaking the ice.

"And you're very straightforward." he laughed. "What gave me away? I left my little broomstick at home today."

Bonnie scoffed. "So what brings you to Mystic Falls?" she continued unfazed. She didn't need a Luka and Jonah part 2.

"Just needed a change of scenery. I'm originally from Chance Harbor and after my brother died I really didn't have a reason to stay." he informed downing another glass of tequila.

Bonnie's hand shot over her mouth. "I'm so sorry."

"It's okay I'm used to losing people I love." he cleared his throat. "My parents died when I was young too so I'm used to death."

Jake sighed to be telling his life story to someone he just met meant he was definitely wasted.

"Still the pain of losing a loved ones never subside completely." she sufficed.

He turned around so they faced each other. "I take it you've lost someone dear to you also?"

"My grams." She whispered. "It's been about 6 months since her death."

"Enough of the sappiness I came her for a release." Jake enlightened raising his glass.

Bonnie nodded in agreement and raised her glass. "Me too."


"So you're just going to let your 'best friend' stay and get drunk with a stranger?" Damon asked incredulously as Elena and Stefan got ready to go.

"What am I supposed to say Damon? 'No, Bonnie you can't enjoy the company of a hot guy come home with your backstabbing friend.'" she bit out.

Damon glared at her. "How about get your witchy ass home before you get date raped." Damon snapped back.

"Guys." Stefan huffed running a hand through his caramel locks. "Bonnie can take care of herself Damon. She would sense whether or not she was in danger." he reasoned.

"Besides she isn't the type to hook-up with random guys from bars. Or at all. That's your M.O" Elena uttered in disgust.

Nope she hasn't forgave him for that nasty little tryst with Rebekah. The fact that Damon would have the decency to sleep with someone who wanted her dead just proved he had no decency at all. Stefan didn't bother hiding the amusement in his eyes as Damon rolled his and sent one more glance to the giggling witch at the bar.

"I don't trust that guy." Damon voiced one more time to no avail.

"You don't even know him." Elena laughed. "If I didn't know any better I'd think you were jealous."

Damon waved a hand disregarding her words. "I just feel like I've seen him before."

"Like you've seen Kol?" Stefan taunted.

"You know what? Forget it lets go." he stated irritably walking out of the Grill.

Bonnie's amusement subsided as she seen Damon walking out of the Grill seemingly angry. Her smile quickly fading into an intense frown. Usually when Damon's angry some innocent person died.

"Hey you okay?" Jake asked touching her chin.

Bonnie bit her lip as they traded gazes. "Yeah. He's just a bit of a loose cannon." She had explained to him all about the vampires and werewolves after he said he got a strange feeling from him.

"Well, from what I've gathered he's no longer your concern." he stroked her chin once more before dropping his hand.

"Touché." she had wiped her hands of all things Salvatore. Still old habits were hard to break.

"I'll tell you what." a beat "How about we finish this celebration elsewhere." he smoothed.

Bonnie studied Jake intensely trying to read him. Here she was drawn to another witch/warlock who she was really hoping was on team good guys. Luka had turned out to be on the enemy's side, although she couldn't say the same about Jake she still had to be cautious. The feeling she got from touching him was unexplainable. Tonight was about her finding a release and getting away from the horrors of her life. She felt a little uneasy about leaving alone with him, but if push came to shove she could handle herself.

Jake noticed her uneasiness and tried a different approach. Moving to face her he grabbed both of her hands. "I'm gonna be real with you Bonnie. I like you I think you're a very beautiful girl, and I'm not ready to end this night. I know what I want to do tonight, but the ball's in your court."

Bonnie lost herself in his penetrating hazel gaze. She didn't want this night to end either. "Okay." she nodded.


Bonnie wrung her hands nervously as she pulled up to a little house she was sure he was renting. Killing the engine she met him at the front door.

"Don't be nervous I won't hurt you." he smiled looking deeply into her eyes.

She ran her hand through her hair before nodding. Something about how he looked at her made her believe everything he was saying. He lead her into the house and turned on the lights. It was a quaint little home 2 bedrooms, a dining room, living room and kitchen. Just spacious enough for him and one other person.

"You live alone here?" she asked following him into his bedroom. She had never had a one night stand so she wasn't sure how much small talk to engage in.

"My friend stays here too, but he's never around so basically." he supplied getting her jacket.

"Thank you." she smiled as he walked her to the bed capturing her lips with his own.

He settled them down lips never leaving hers as he reached between them hiking up her blouse. Bonnie moaned into his mouth as she ran her hands wildly through his hair. He broke the kiss briefly to discard her shirt and stared unabashedly at her ample breast. Bonnie tugged on the bottom of his shirt and he quickly tossed it off. Their lips melding back to one before he moved down peppering her collarbone and breast with wet kisses.

"Are you a good witch or a wicked one?" she half joked panting. She knew this was probably a bad time to ask, but she wanted to do this with no regrets.

"I consider myself good." he spoke between trailing kisses down her torso.

Their eyes locked at the sudden contact. Her emerald eyes were shining with so much passion. Passion and want for him, a person she's barely met. He could feel the pureness of her aura she was a virgin ready to surrender all to him. He longed for the feeling to be submerged inside of her.

Just then her phone began to vibrate against her thigh sending a chill up her spine.

"Sorry." she whispered taking her hand out of his hair.

"Hello?" she gasped eyes closed. Jake had worked her pants off and was kissing her other lips.

"Bon? Where are you? You should have been back from the store a hour ago." Caroline's worried voice boomed in her ear. Bonnie's breath hitched.

"Sorry Care. I stopped to get a bite to eat I'm headed back now." she replied to the bubbly blonde.

"Okay." she replied unconvinced. "Well can you get me fries. With chili, and cheese plenty of cheese." The blonde mused.

"Okay Care." she peeped quickly hanging up.

"Let me guess you have to go?" Jake pouted.

"Yea, I have to get back to the real world." she whined getting up.

"Maybe we could continue this another time?" Jake asked penning his number in her phone.

"Maybe." she winked putting back on her shirt and jacket.

They walked in silence as he lead her back to her car. "It was nice meeting you Bonnie Bennett." Jake bellowed.

"It was nice meeting you Jake Armstrong. Thanks for the drink and you know." she blushed.

"My pleasure. I hope to finish what I started." he stated more than asked.

"You just might." she smiled as she backed away. He grabbed her back smothering her lips with his.

"Goodnight." he said softly against her lips.

He released her from his grip and she walked slightly dazed to her car. This night had been really crazy, she should have stopped giving a damn a long time ago. backing out of the driveway giving Jake one last wave next stop back to the Mystic Grill.

He watched her retreating car until it rounded the corner. The saying 'when one door closes another one opens' playing in his mind. He wasn't a fickle guy and knew he wasn't over Cassie, but he knew the more time he spent with Bonnie the more she'd get under his skin. She had the feisty-ness of Faye and the compassion of Cassie. Maybe Mystic Falls wouldn't be that bad he thought walking back towards his house oblivious to the dark form watching him.