I WON'T EVEN BORE YOU WITH THE DETAILS OF MY CRAZY LIFE AND OVERSEAS MILITARY MAN. SUFFICE IT TO SAY, I'M SORRY.
RANDOM WORD: COMMITMENT
"I'm really glad you agreed to tonight Bonnie." Zach Peters said.
"Yeah, me too." Bonnie smiled, but it didn't quite reach her eyes. "Excuse me for a moment please."
"Sure." The innocent, blond boy stood as Bonnie left the table.
She had only agreed to this date under Caroline and Elena's insistence that she needed to give up on Damon. He was never going to face his feelings and admit how he felt about her so she needed to move on. She washed her hands and smoothed invisible wrinkles from her dress. "Damon," she acknowledged the angry man's reflection. "This is the ladies room."
"What are you doing Bonnie?" He raged.
"I'm washing my hands." She smugly replied.
"You know what I meant. Don't piss me off anymore than I already am."
"Why would you be pissed off?" She asked.
"Well, let's see, my girlfriend seems to be out on a date with anonymous jock number 47 and if you think I won't slaughter him here in front of everyone you're wrong." Damon was seething.
"You're the one who didn't want a commitment." Bonnie accused as she finally turned around to glare at him.
"No," he retorted. "I didn't want you to give up everything for me. You needed balance. I want to be with you Bonnie. Forever."
"But,.."
"I'm not done!" He stopped her. "I want to be with you. Forever. However, I want you to live first. I don't want you to forget your friends and your life and the things that make you who you are. The girl I fell in love with." He pulled her into a tight embrace.
Bonnie fought the tears threatening to spill from her eyes. "What about Zach Peters?"
"Who?"
"Anonymous jock number 47." She leaned farther into his arms.
"Sneak out the back?" He questioned.
And they did, Bonnie's giggles turning to laughter as they raced down the street, hand in hand.
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