Letters to My Ex-Jerk

Chapter 25- Engaged to be Married

Bonnie's P.O.V

"Oh my God, Bonnie Bennett, you got engaged?" Aimee Bradley demanded, a few days after I'd been in the hospital, at the NYU. I juggled my Criminal Justice notebook on my hip and turned around to look at her. So she'd noticed the ring…

"Yes," I responded, smiling at her before smiling down at the ring that reminded me so much of Damon. I stroked the ring for a second as her dark eyes widened.

"Who?" She wanted to know, sounding way more interested than she should be. I remembered how she used to be Elena's second hand man when we were fighting. Now Elena and I were back to being best friends but Caroline was my best friend too.

"Damon Salvatore," I mumbled, because I knew it would get to her even if I hadn't told her about it. She was the biggest gossip girl in the school even though Elena liked her a whole lot.

"Wasn't that Elena's old beau?" She demanded, as if that was the most scandalous thing ever. Her dark eyes widened in surprise.

"Yes, but I was dating him first," I explained to her, biting my lip and trying not to punch her in the face. There was something about this girl that just pissed me off. "Hmm, look as much as I'd love to stay here talking to you, I have a class to get to. Ciao,"

I then left her standing there and hurried to my Criminal Justice class, rolling my eyes at her.

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"Urgh, I hate that girl called Aimee Bradley," I complained to Caroline in a free period class we both had. Elena was stuck in one of her classes but said that she'd try to get out when she could.

"She's annoying isn't she?" Caroline muttered, looking distracted as she typed something into her blackberry.

"What in God's name are you doing?" I asked, looking at her.

"I'm still inviting people to your engagement party tonight." She reminded me and I couldn't believe I'd forgotten about my own engagement party.

"Oh. Haven't you invited the whole world yet?" I asked her, sarcastically. The Forbes sisters had taken full control of my engagement party planning and also they were planning my wedding which was in a few weeks. Caroline had told me to leave everything to the 'pros' whoever they were.

"Nope, I'm just flying in your Dad, Sarah, Andie, Elijah and Bonnie, do you want your mom to come?" She asked.

I shook my head. "I don't know where she is. She left us when I was a small kid," I shot her a look of disdain, and Caroline nodded.

"Okay, and I'm still sending invitations to all your friends here: Elena, Klaus, Matt, David, Lexie, Jules, Mason, Aimee, Stefan of course….there was someone in your phonebook called Tyler, do you want him there?" She asked, raising a blonde eyebrow.

I remembered the jerk who had tried to get into my dress and rolled my eyes. "No way. And how did you get into my phonebook?" I asked, surprised.

"I took it last night when you were at the Salvatore's," She put in, mischievously.

"I thought it was with me," I noted, thinking deeply and trying to remember if I'd had it with me or not.

"Nope, you left it on your bed. Anyway, it doesn't matter. Lex and I made sure that this party is going to be kickass and there's nothing you can do to stop that. It's going to be held at the Marion Hotel Ballroom that overlooks some sort of lake. The wedding reception will be held in the Rolling Rivers Country Club, after you guys say your vows and blab la bla at the church nearby it. It's the best wedding venue in our area of New York," Caroline promised, sounding excited.

"I don't get why you're making such a huge deal out of things. Damon and I just wanted a small ceremony," I explained to her.

Caroline rolled her eyes. "Small, Schmall… How many times will Bonnie Bennett get married?" She demanded.

"I hope only once," I commented, causing her to chuckle a little.

"I hope so too. Now let me get back to my planning. By the way, the dress you picked out for tonight was super nerdy so I changed it and also the wedding dress you chose, I made some amendments to it to make it more… sassy," She said, smirking at me.

"Is there anything I need to know?" I asked, trying to control my temper by repeating the fact that she was only trying to make me have a once in a lifetime experience. I was still in shock that Damon had actually proposed to me in the hospital; he didn't seem like the marrying sort of guy. I guess I'd read him wrong.

Caroline looked like she was thinking for a second. "Not that I remember…" She trailed off and I smiled, just as my cell phone rang.

"Hey Damon," I replied, after checking the caller ID.

"Hello BonBon," He said, in his teasing tone of voice. "Are you in a break?"

I nodded, then remembered he couldn't see me. "Yup. Are you?" I asked.

"Yeah. How about we meet up for some alone time?" Damon asked me.

"That sounds good. Where should we meet?" I questioned.

"How about that little café called Serendipity? I've heard it's great," He suggested.

"Sounds good. I know where it is; I'll meet you there?" I asked.

"Sure, I love you," Damon said, before hanging up.

Caroline looked at me questioningly. I knew she knew I was talking to Damon. I could tell from the cheeky look in her eyes. "So?"

"I'm going to meet Damon. If I don't come back here, I'll meet you in our apartment right before the engagement party. It's at 9, right?" I asked.

Caroline nodded. "You'd better not be late," She pressed.

I sighed. "Don't worry, I wont be," I spoke, before I got up with my bag and started away from the table. I hoped I wouldn't get lost on the way to Serendipity; I'd only been there once when Elena had taken me there for my birthday last year.

I arrived at Serendipity 30 minutes later. It was a quaint little café with a totally comfy and romantic setting with tiny tables for two decorated with candles and flowers on them. I spotted Damon almost right away, on a table in the back of the store. He waved at me and I waved back and started over to him.

I sat down opposite him, and Damon leaned over to kiss me on my cheek. "Hello," He said, "How has your day been?"

"It was okay. Aimee Bradley is being annoying as usual." I made a face and Damon laughed.

"I bet she was. She's probably jealous you're marrying a hottie like me," Damon said, pouting a little and causing me to laugh out loud.

"Hmm, where's the modest Damon I used to know?" I asked, even though there had never been one. Damon had always been the guy who was arrogant and cocky but to tell the truth, it'd always been part of his charm.

"What modest Damon? I was born conceited," He joked, and I smirked.

"For some reason, I believe you," I responded quietly. I then sighed. "Caroline's making a giant deal out of our engagement party and wedding,"

"Yes, I know. She's making Stefan help her but she won't let him tell me anything about the wedding or engagement party," Damon put in, "We never wanted this big fuss,"

"I know, right?"

The waitress came over and handed us some menus. We looked down at them and ordered 2 crepes; caramel for me and strawberry and cream flavored ones for Damon along with two cappuccinos. I was probably supposed to be watching my weight but I honestly didn't give a damn about those stupid before wedding diets.

"So is Sarah coming to the wedding?" Damon asked me.

I nodded, "Yes," I replied, and I was glad of that fact. I loved her very much and I wanted her to be there with me in such a special moment.

"Cool. I bet Stefan's happy because of that. Weren't they dating or something?" Damon questioned, taking my hand and squeezing it gently.

I nodded. "Sort of. But I think he's into Elena," I added and Damon's eyes showed recognition in them.

"I saw that too, but she's with Klaus so it will never work out,"

"I don't know why but I don't really like Klaus," I told Damon, just as my cell phone buzzed in my pocket. I expected it to be Caroline bugging me about being late again but instead it was Elena. "Speak of the devil," I joked, before excusing myself to go answer.

I headed for the ladies room and then pressed the phone to my ear. "Hey El," I called into it.

"Hey Bonnie," Elena sounded a little sad.

"What's wrong?" I asked her, worried about her instantly.

"Umm, Klaus is wrong… I haven't heard from him since the day you were in the hospital and then I just checked my email on my phone after I tried calling him and I found a message from him saying he'd gone back to England to continue college there," She explained, sounding terribly sad.

"WHAT? And he didn't tell you?" I asked, shocked at how rude Klaus could be. I thought he was a gentleman. He'd certainly acted like one. But I'd actually felt there was something fishy and unnatural about him; maybe it was better he'd left.

"No. I was so stupid. He didn't even like me. He says he thinks we should take a break for some reason. I don't know what I did," She complained, sounding tired.

"You didn't do anything. He's the jerk and it's his loss….By the way, I heard that Stefan's into you," I tried my shot at matchmaking even though I knew it was wrong to meddle.

"Really?" Elena's voice brightened a little.

"Uhhmmm. Damon told me so," I said, lying a little but it was all for the good of love. Cupid would be happy with me.

"Wow… really.. Um, well, I'm going to go to the hairdresser to get my hair done for your engagement party. I can't wait, Bon," She exclaimed and I said goodbye to her before hanging up.

I headed back to the table where Damon was waiting for me. The food had already come but Damon wasn't eating. "Why aren't you eating, D?" I asked, smiling at him.

"I was waiting for you," Damon replied, "What did Elena want?"

"Klaus turned out to be a total asshole. He left for England without telling her until he got back then he sent her a measly email," I told him, sitting down and taking a sip of cappuccino.

"So he's not in the picture anymore?"

"Yeah. I guess Stefan will have to choose between Sarah and Elena at the party," I replied, and Damon looked amused at the fact that his brother had 2 suitors.

"That'll be a first," Damon laughed, before he started to eat his crepe.

I ate mine too and by the end of our little snack, I didn't want to leave Damon to go home and get ready for the engagement party.

Damon walked me back home, even though it meant it'd be a longer journey for him. "I don't want to leave you," Damon admitted, when we were on my road.

"Neither do I. I know we'll see each-other at the party but it won't be just us. It'll be a whole bunch of other people," I complained.

Damon got a spark in his blue eyes. "Do you want to blow off the party and we can head off to Las Vegas or something and get married?" He asked, and when I didn't say anything he chuckled, "It's a stupid idea though, forget I ever said it,"

I shook my head, "No, it's not a stupid idea but let's head to Venice, Italy. I've always wanted to go there," I admitted, "My Dad sent me some congratulations for the wedding and stuff money just in case he wasn't able to head to the wedding or something, so we can use it for tickets and hotel stuff. What do you say?"

"Of course yes, but I'm paying. My Dad, before everything happened, left me money for when I got married sort of like an inheritance. We can use it," Damon insisted.

"Okay, whatever. How about we head to your apartment and gather some stuff together and then head to the airport?" I asked, and Damon grinned at me before whirling me around and kissing me smack on the lips.

"What was that for?" I asked, jokingly, as we started walking down the street towards Damon's house. We'd get there much quicker walking.

"You're my kind of girl. A rebel," He said, squeezing my hand.

"I'd better be your kind of girl. We're getting married, you know," I said, a big smile on my face.

"And I'm ecstatic about that," He replied, as he hugged me close to him.

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"Caroline is going to kill us!" I exclaimed, at the airport, a couple of hours later. We'd booked our tickets though the only places we could find were first class but we decided it was worth it for our wedding.

"I know. I'm afraid when we come back what her reaction is going to be," Damon responded, but a smile tugged at his lips.

I shuddered but then pushed the thought away. "Let's not think about that. We're going to have the time of our lives in Italy and nobody can take that away from us," I said.

"Nobody at all," Damon responded, and I placed my head on his shoulder as we waited for our flight to the country of Love.

A/N: It's very short, I know, but the Epilogue will be longer.

It will feature their wedding in Italy, and some of them hanging out then them coming back a few weeks later to New York and what has happened since they left (:

REVIEW please and I hope you liked it… Did you expect them to run off or not?

Lily xx

Disclaimer: I don't own TVD. The Vampire Diaries obviously!

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