The Untold Secret of Bonnie and Enzo, based off the secret series.

Chapter Nine

Enzo

Enzo had slept in his own bed for the past week, even though his body itched to do another maneuver up the tree and into Bonnie's window. She's been avoiding him ever since they made out in his car. He was guessing she needs some time to sort through her thoughts; that he was overwhelming her.

Bonnie has always had issues with intimacy and pushed people away, including him if he tried to cross the friend line. He actually had to work to become her friend. They'e always lived next door, but it took him bribing her with a juice box and a toy car to even get her to let him climb over the fence into her yard.

But it was worth the time. Fifteen years later, they were still friends. Enzo couldn't imagine his life without her, something he grasped that night when he found her on the bridge. Even though he knew she wasn't going to jump, seeing her standing on the ledge made him realize that he wanted and needed her in his life forever. She challenges him, pushes him, and she even pisses him off, but he wouldn't have it any other way.

It's late in the afternoon when he woke up. Blinking against the bright sun, he dragged his butt out of bed and throw on an old tee and some jeans. He and Damon were still working on fixing the blown head gasket on his car, so he send him a text that he was up and ready to go. Enzo headed into the kitchen and drank the orange juice straight out of the jug.

His mom walks in combing her hair, and scolds him. "Lorenzo, how many times have I told you not to do that crap?" She snatches the juice away and sets it back in the fridge.

He wiped away the juice from his chin. "I think it's called selective hearing."

She does up the buttons on her jacket, dressed to head off to her day job as a secretary at the dealership. She also has a night job as a hostess at a cafe. "You have such a smart mouth." She holds up a red lacy bra. "Okay, so I know I've always been the cool mom, but finding this in my bed is crossing the line."

"Isn't it yours?" he grabs a box of cereal out of the cupboard.

She scowls at him as she tosses the bra into the trash behind her. "I have much more class than that."

Thinking of her trashy skin tight dress the other night, he can't help but laugh. "That's breaking news to me."

She gently slaps the back of his head and he laughed, rubbing it like it hurts. "If you must know, I had a date that night with a really nice guy, but he's a little younger than me and I was trying to make a good first impression."

"So that's why you had that really short dress on." he scoops a handful of cereal out of the box and stuff it into his mouth. "I was wondering about that."

"I didn't look that bad," she protests, grabbing her keys from the hook on the wall. "Did I?"

Enzo hated it when she asks questions like these; ones that don't have a right answer. He shrugged and put the cereal back into the cupboard.

She grabs a granola bar out of the cupboard. "So Bonnie's back for good I'm guessing?"

He crunched slowly on the cereal. "Yeah, until summer's over."

She waits for him to embellish. "Are you going to tell me where she was for the last eight or nine months?"

"College," he says. "In Vegas."

"Wow, I'm actually impressed with that answer." She peels the wrapper off the granola bar. "Good for her."

Enzo frowns. "Why? She bailed on everyone."

"I'm not saying how she did it was right, but it's good she's going somewhere in her life."

"I told you I have plans. I just need to figure out a way to make them happen."

She sighs and pats his head like he was still a child. "I worry about you spending too much time chasing her. You might have to realize that maybe she doesn't want to get caught, sweetie. Trust me. It was something I had to learn with your dad." She hangs her bag over her shoulder and drums her fingernails on the counter. "Enzo, did you think about what I told you the other night?"

"You mean with that random text you sent me?"

She sighs heavy-heartedly. "I'm sorry I broke the news to you like that. It's been sitting on my chest for a while and I just couldn't figure out a way to do it. I panicked." She hangs her head. "I'm a terrible mother, aren't I?"

Enzo shook his head and give her a hug because he could sense she needs one. "Being a terrible news breaker doesn't make you a terrible mother. I've always had a roof over my head and food to eat."

She hugs him back. "Yeah, but sometimes it feels like I should have spent more time with you. I mean, every mother in the world gives more than what I do."

Enzo's eyes travel over her head to the window. Bonnie's house is right outside, looking broken and beaten. "Not every mother. In fact, some can't help not to."

She steps away, wiping her eyes with the back of her hand. "Are you going to call him?"

He eyed his father's number tacked to the wall next to the phone. "I haven't decided yet."

She dabs her fingers under her eyes, fixing her makeup. "Just make sure to think about it from both sides. I know he's been out of your life for forever, but he sounded genuine on the phone. I think he really wants to see you."

He forces a smile. "Alright, I'll think about it."

His father bailed out when he was six and they haven't heard from him since. His mom went looking for him right after he left, but she came back telling Enzo she couldn't find him. He had always wondered if she did find him, but didn't want to tell him the truth.

His mom leaves the house and he relaxed on the couch with his feet kicked up on the table as he waited around for Damon to show up. He was surfing through the channels when the home phone rings.

"Hello."

"Umm... is this Lorenzo?" A voice responds.

"Yeah... why? Who's this?"

A long pause fills the connection and he think he'd lost the weirdo.

"Are you there?" he asked, getting annoyed.

"Yeah." He clears his throat. "This is your father."

Enzo nearly drop the damn phone.

"Lorenzo, this is you, isn't it?" He sounds old and formal and it pisses him off.

"Yeah it's me," he says through gritted teeth.

"I know your mother was going to have you call me, but there is something I need to talk to you about," he says. "And it can't wait."

Enzo considered his request. "I've been waiting almost fourteen years to talk to you. I think you can wait a little bit longer." Then he slams the phone down and punch the wall. "Fuck!" he collapses to the ground, hoping no one walks in and sees him falling apart.

Especially Bonnie.

Hey guys, sorry it took awhile for the update, I was getting busy over here. Next chapter will have Bonenzo, sorry for the short chapter, I'll try to update this weekend. Last weekend was crazy, season 8 is the final season of the vampire diaries how are you all feeling about that?

Me personally I'm glad, Kat made it clear she was going to leave after season 8 anyways, I rather the show end now with her on it than watch her leave and Bonenzo break up, I rather the characters have a happy ending together.