RANDOM WORD: AFFLUENT

Bonnie's family had never been poor. Upper middle class, really. She had never wanted for anything and went to the mall on pretty large shopping sprees with the girls rather frequently, but when she started dating Damon Salvatore money seemed to be all she thought about.

Damon and his brother, Stefan, were very wealthy when they were alive and with over a century of saving and investing with a little vampire cunning they were now the kind of filthy rich that the mind had difficulty comprehending.

Damon and Stefan's cars and clothes and cell phones and everything were top of the line, mint condition and drool worthy. Bonnie was a little intimidated in her attempt to keep up.

"I don't have anything to wear." She complained as Damon idly flipped through a Men's Health magazine in her room.

"Just throw something on. I can barely stand Stefan and if we're late he'll be insufferable." He drawled lazily. Her sigh of frustration caused him to raise his eyes from the article he was reading and look at what she was. "Wear the gold one."

"I already wore that."

"Then wear the blue one."

"I've already worn that too. I've already worn everything and honestly Damon, my parents are going to kill me if I buy anymore new clothes. It's breaking my bank to keep up with you."

He tossed the magazine to the side. "What do you mean keep up with me?"

"Well," she flushed slightly at her embarrassment. "I didn't mean anything. I just, I try not to repeat clothes too much with you because you never do with me and you and Stefan, well, you're loaded and I don't want you to think of me like a charity case."

"Babe, you are not a charity case. I don't care what you wear and honestly, have you forgotten that Stefan and I have had a lot of time and a lot of underhanded deals to get where we are now. You don't need to do that. I've already done it for you. Now get that gold dress on. We've got to feed you so you can feed me." He wiggled his eyebrows and tapped her butt suggestively.

"Creep," she responded, but she was smiling.

REVIEW: MONEY MAKES THE WORLD GO 'ROUND.