Damon crashed at Stefan's home that night to give them more time to plot. The twins have kept Stefan from addressing an important element, how. The house felt so busy even with two vampires speeding around.
"We need to talk about the issue ASAP" Damon growled as he walked into the living room. Stefan could only roll his eyes at his impatient brother. He was trying to get the children ready for their outing. Elena was going out with the girls and was taking them with her. "I think Arianna could put on her diaper quicker than you" he added.
"They are newborns, not dolls. I could hurt them." Stefan emphasized. He gently placed the newborn next to her brother in the stroller. "You could learn a few things from me"
"Like your wonderful eating habits, I will be their favorite uncle when they find that out. I can't wait until they find out that you like to eat Bambi" Damon mocked
"We can poison her and be done with this by the end of today" he said off handily. Stefan sped over to cover Damon's mouth. "This is not a discussion to have in front of my children" Stefan reprimanded as he glared at Damon. Damon swiped Stefan's hand from his mouth.
"They are like 8 weeks old. They can't run around yelling about how uncle and daddy plotted the death of their mom's friend. Look that was a mouthful for me!" He chuckled.
The grimace did not leave Stefan's face. He decided to ignore his brother's carefree attitude. "How can you be so sure he wouldn't kill Elena afterwards? Bonnie was the reason she hasn't been killed yet" he whispered
"Because of my niece and nephew" Damon pointed out. Stefan raised his eyebrows in slight confusion causing Damon to scoff and roll his eyes. "I knew I was the smart one. The Petrova line is now going to continue so he can just wait for another one to emerge in a few centuries"
Stefan tilted his head at the statement. "Why does Bonnie have to die then? She will be dead by the time the new Petrova is born."
Damon placed his hands on Stefan's shoulder staring into his eyes. "So her line dies. I have always protected the Bennett witches. Now if they die with Bonnie he has no worries the next time a Petrova comes around."
It made sense in a sick way that by killing Bonnie now he doomed someone in the future who would share his blood linage. He grimly sighed in understanding.
"No Bonnie, No trouble" he acknowledged
"Now about the poison issue, I found a nice one that will cause to hallucinate a bit so it could look like she had an accident."Damon continued
"Will it be painful? She doesn't deserve that."
"Life is painful and death is too. You are focusing on the wrong things"
Elena walked into the room with a pep in her step. Fresh air and some quality with old friends made her extremely happy. She could barely recognize herself anymore. She had dyed her hair bleach blond and constantly tanned to stay unrecognizable. The amount of makeup she wore drove her mad but it made her look like a dime a dozen which was the goal. The guilty looks on the Salvatores' faces sparked her interest. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing, sweetheart" Stefan replied and kissed her on the forehead.
"He just afraid the woodland animals will get payback by stealing the babies" Damon announced while walking out of the room. The couple kissed each other before saying goodbye.
Later that day the girls had finished shopping and sat at a beachside restaurant. They caught up on each other lives since the last time they had seen each other. Bonnie thought she had gotten scott-free but Caroline opened her mouth.
"Bonnie, is there any men in your life?" Caroline beamed. Bonnie coughed out the water that she had been drinking. "No, none, absolutely single" She rambled as she clean herself up. Caroline playfully tapped Elena's shoulder. "I think we have a liar at our table" Caroline prodded. Elena laughed at the flustered person across from her. "I think you are absolutely right. So who is this nobody?"
"Nobody is right. I am so busy with the hybrids and Klaus I don't have the time. Caroline has better stories I am sure" Bonnie blurted out trying to deflect the limelight
"Men always seem to follow me. I really could get used to an eternity of being fawned over" she purred at Bonnie. "Do you have any followers?" Caroline suggested.
Bonnie's jaw dropped at the wording. Did she know, Bonnie thought to herself. "Can we please go back to the discussion of the miracle twins?" She pleaded.
The rest of the girls gave up at fighting the wall Bonnie had put up. At the end of the night Bonnie and Caroline dropped of the tired trio home. Elena put the twins to sleep and came to her living room. Damon and Stefan joined them with drinks.
Stefan handed Bonnie her drink and sat down next to her. She eyed the liquor debating whether she should even drink so late. "It has vervian in yours since I'm sure you forgot" Stefan proclaimed. She slapped her hand to her head. She was used to it being in the water source causing her to gulp down the retched liquid instantly. Bonnie glanced around the room noticing all the smiling faces
"Thanks for reminding me. You guys really do have my back"