A BAMON SEPARATION...OH, KNOW!
RANDOM WORD: ABSENCE
Pausing on the porch of his house Damon Salvatore found himself feeling oddly nostalgic. Most vampires fell into two categories: those that focused on the past and those that strove to forget it. Damon used to belong to the former, when he was obsessed with Katherine, and then he transitioned to the latter when he started dating Bonnie.
Returning home after such a long break was hard. He knew Bonnie was worried the whole time he was gone, but she understood that he had to leave to tie up loose ends to ensure their future. He didn't want ghosts from his past coming back to haunt Bonnie. He had been gone three long months. Well, technically, three months and two days, but who was counting?
He had missed Bonnie more than he could ever remember missing anything. He had called her earlier to tell her he was coming home that night, but as soon as she had answered she excitedly told him about how she had convinced Caroline and Elena to ditch their boys one night and join her in the land of the lonely. He hadn't wanted to ruin the night she was anticipating so he had told her that he would call her tomorrow.
He hauled himself up the porch and into the house, "Hello!" Damon's call was received no response. "So much for a big homecoming, love you too Bro." Damon paused to pour a glass of scotch as he made his way up the stairs. He slid his phone from his pocket and dialed Bonnie once more.
"Hey, this is Bonnie. I've missed your call. Leave your name and number and I'll call you back. Oh, and if this is a certain young man who has been out of town for entirely too long then I love you and I miss you. Bye!" Her cheerful voice almost perked him up. She'd added the last part when he'd been gone for only three days and sometimes he called just to hear her say that she loved and missed him. God, he was such a pussy.
"Hey Baby, it's me. I just…well, I just…I hope you're having fun with the girls. Not too much fun because I would hate to have to drain some punk for trying to touch what's mine. I love you and miss you too. Call me back…that's an order!" He ended the call and reached his room. He opened the door and froze on the threshold.
Bonnie. Bonnie was there. Bonnie was there in his bed. He managed to close the door and more than that he couldn't move. She was piled under the covers, curled up wearing one of his t-shirts, and hugging his pillow. He dropped the forgotten drink on his desk and climbed into the bed behind her.
"Baby," he kissed her shoulder where his too large shirt had slid off.
"Damon?" She questioned.
"Better be," he growled. "Who else would be with you in my bed?"
Her lips turned up as she turned to face him. "You're home. I knew you were coming. I had a vision."
"I thought you had plans with the girls." He pulled her close to him and her legs entangled with his as she attempted to slide even closer.
"Well, we were at The Grille and Caroline wouldn't stop texting Matt, Elena put on a brave face, but she looked miserable, and then over a plate of french fries I got a vision. You were on your way home to Mystic Falls."
"So you came here?" He moved the hair from her face and nuzzled into her neck.
"I broke the sound barrier and then, of course, you weren't here yet so I put on my favorite pjs and climbed into bed to wait. I must have fallen asleep. I'm sorry. I wanted to surprise you." She pouted and he couldn't resist capturing her lips with his.
"I was surprised. Best surprise ever." He slid the t-shirt over her head and she joined his shirt with hers on the floor.
"Never leave me again." She said it like it was a statement, but he knew she was asking, begging really. The separation had been hard on both of them.
"I was miserable if that makes you feel any better." He joked.
"Marginally." She responded. She yawned and he paused his kisses.
"You're tired. You should go to sleep."
"But I want to see you," she protested.
"I'll be here when you wake up. Promise. Now, go to sleep."
"Bossy," she said even as her eyes closed.
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