Hello my lovelies! This chapter introduces some of my favorite characters. I apologize for the angst, but dirty love is filled with it. Klaus is no saint, but I am in no way trying to make him the enemy. His character is complex and you will see more and more layers of each person as the story progresses. For the record, I love most of the TVD characters. Any negative depiction is strictly to add depth. We don't get much Klonnie in this chapter but do not fret, there will be more moments to come. Remember, Bonnie will go through a dating phase, keep an open mind.

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Rated: M/MA
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Chapter 6: Change of Pace

Freedom… Does a singular signature on a piece of paper guarantee such a thing or is it a figment of one's imagination? Bonnie couldn't help but think it all seemed too easy; perhaps her perspective is too obtuse. Either way, the hole inside of her heart remained empty, the monkey on her back's weight was still there, and the insecurities still held her in submission. So, what did she do to clear her mind? She called the one person who always managed to uplift her.

Grabbing her cell phone, she tapped on the screen, scrolled down the contacts to find the name of exactly who she had in mind. Once she did, she pressed the phone icon next to the name and waited anxiously as the phone rang.

'Ring, ring'

'Ring'

"Bonnie? I'm surprised you called!"

A smile reached her face as she sighed in relief. "Stefan, Elijah finally signed the divorce papers."

His hesitance to respond was evident as she was met with silence on the line. It sounded almost as his hand was covering the receiver and voices were muffled in the background.

"Hello?"

Stefan let out a nervous laugh before his tone turned serious.

"How do you feel?" A sigh was heard. "I'm sorry… I'm just shocked; I didn't think you would go through with it. I mean you are Bonnie, loyal to a fault! You stick by people until the end. I understand why you did it, but I wonder what will come next. After all, you distanced yourself from the family once you two became serious."

"You know I love you and the family no matter what. I don't know how to feel about the whole thing. I'm just so confused."

Though he couldn't see her, he already knew she was chewing her nails- she always did that when she was trying to figure things out.

He let out a light chuckle. "Tell me what's confusing you."

The green-eyed beauty took a deep breath. "He's had a mistress who he's been seeing and sleeping with since we got engaged, I found this out the other day when that same woman read a story she wrote about Elijah in my class. Can you imagine how I felt?

I knew he was cheating on me though it was never confirmed until I went to his office and found a disheveled tramp leaving after the door was finally unlocked. Elijah didn't consider my feelings in the matter until he found out that he has competition. Stefan, I almost forgave him but that woman saying personal things about Elijah, describing him in a way I hardly know him…" She couldn't continue as the sobs erupted from her chest.

Stefan had a heavy heart because he's friends with Kol, Elijah's brother, his brother Damon still carried a torch for Bonnie who happens to be one of his best friends. He loves them dearly. He knew Elijah wasn't the type to fall in love easily. The stoic gentleman, as they used to call him, only used women for pleasure and never took them seriously. Things seemed to be different when he set his sights on Bonnie. Kol vouched for him as well. He didn't know where his loyalties should lie in the matter. His brother caught him off guard sitting with the phone in his hand, befuddled and brooding. Apparently, Damon was doing one of the things he does best, eavesdropping.

Another muffled sound vibrated through the receiver. Stefan's hand was being pulled from the phone forcefully. "Let me talk to Bon Bon, Stefan." Bonnie rolled her eyes knowingly. She figured that Stefan would be alone and all other parties would be otherwise occupied. Stefan wrestled his brother until he had a good grip on the phone. Pinning Damon into the carpet of their parent's estate, he decided to have a little fun.

"Does this mean I finally get to taste your goodies?"

Bonnie snickered to herself. She knew what Stefan was doing and decided to play along.

"That depends on what you do to earn the privilege."

Damon hooked his leg over Stefan's abdomen and used his foot to push him off. Stefan was caught off guard. The phone flew out of his hand giving Damon the opportunity to grab it.

"That wasn't very nice Bon Bon." Damon spoke whilst trying to catch his breath.

Bonnie pictured Damon's captivating azure eyes piercing in to her soul, his black brow furrowed, his tensed jaw, and his disheveled onyx locks framing what may be the most handsome face any woman has had the pleasure of looking at eyeing her with disapproval. Hearing Damon's voice brought back many insecurities.

"You know what isn't nice Damon?" She didn't give him a chance to respond.

"Katherina Petrova isn't nice. You should learn to keep your bitch on a leash." Bonnie spat acidly.

Damon rolled his eyes. "Kat and I haven't seen each other in forever. She's just readily available pussy. That's all she's ever been."

Bonnie scoffed. "Right, which is why you left me for her years ago and why my now, ex-husband has been her lover for years." Bonnie couldn't stop the tears from streaming down her face. Talking about Katherine makes her feel like she failed as a woman.

"Fuck! I'm sorry Bon. You don't deserve that. You didn't deserve what I did either. If it's any consolation, I was only with her because she literally seduced me. I was just a horny teen and when ever I'd turn around she was there following me. She was very persistent. She finally wore me down when I hit the showers after practice and she came in naked. That was the same day I broke up with you. You didn't deserve to be cheated on by me an especially not by Elijah. I thought I'd be able to make it up to you. I figured I'd take care of those raging teenage hormones and find my way back to you. You always told me you wanted to wait, and I didn't want to pressure you. Elijah was already in the picture when I finally got rid of Kat."

"It's ok Damon. That was all so long ago but thank you for trying to make me feel better."

"You know I never stopped loving you right?"

Bonnie breath got caught in her throat. This was all too much for her. Luck was on her side because Stefan grabbed the phone out of his brother's hands before he could continue. Stefan knew his brother's confession had poor timing and he didn't want Bonnie to take on more emotional stress.

"Hey Bon, the handsome brother is back"

Bonnie sighed in relief.

"About Elijah, I can't tell you what to do but I can say is don't jump from one relationship to another, take time for yourself."

Deciding not to press the issue, she responded. "That's what I told him I'd do. I'm going to date."

Her voice was solemn with a hint of doubt and it did not go unnoticed by the younger Salvatore. A feminine voice echoed in the background.

'Damon, Stefan, are you ready yet?'

'Just give me a moment Mom'

"Oh, send Lilly my love."

Stefan chuckled; she could just picture him fluffing up his hero hair.

"He, he. You know she'd prefer it if you came to see her. When she catches wind of your new marital status, she's going to try her hardest to make you her daughter in law. So, beware!"

A big smile brightened Bonnie's face. "I love her! Maybe she'll allow me to be her sister-wife. After all, your father is ridiculously handsome." She giggled.

"Ha, ha, ha! I don't think anyone in this family will find that funny, except for Mom and the old man."

"Will we see each other soon?"

"You bet!"

"Good, I'm going to hold you to that. Now, don't keep Lilly waiting any longer!"

He laughed huskily "I'll call you when I'm free, so we can talk more…" there was a brief pause; she knew he was looking for the right words to say.

"…Listen to your heart and if you need me, I'll be there."

"Thank you, Stefan!"

The dial tone echoed in her ears, she didn't realize how long she sat there holding the phone until Greta interrupted her.

"Mrs. Mikaelson, are you ok?" The older woman looked concerned for her boss.

The writer looked up at her head maid and sighed. "Greta, I already told you it's Bonnie; either way I am no longer Mrs. Mikaelson."

The brown eyed maid began to fiddle with her apron nervously. "I know this is imprudent to ask, but will we still have a job here?"

"Greta, no matter what happens I will make sure everyone is taken care of even if it means finding you all good places to work." Bonnie reassured her maid that the house staff mattered to her and she wouldn't simply abandon them.

Staying in the house was beginning to make her feel suffocated. She didn't want to be under scrutiny, so she decided to make a hasty retreat out of the room in order to enjoy the feeling of freedom outside the house.

Nik was annoyed. He had Katherine on her knees in front of him bobbing her head trying to fit his length down her throat, but he was so disappointed in her. Yes, she got up in class and divulged secrets about Elijah causing Bonnie to mistrust her husband and break the tiny thread that held their marriage together and consequently resulted in their divorce, but where is the follow up.

She was supposed to permanently separate the two, instead she only gained a cold shoulder from Elijah along with a threat from the Mikaelson elders should she ever come close to Bonnie again. To make matter worst, the annoying brunette vixen who was only to be a temporary lover until she usurps Bonnie's place in Elijah's life, has since lost the leverage that she thought she had. As a result, she's been stuck to him like a leach. It helped to have somewhere to stay when Elijah put him out, but he needed to find somewhere else. He would not insult Bonnie by courting her whilst living with the wretch who was sleeping with her husband. Though it all may seem hypocritical of him, he made his arrangements with Katherine prior to meeting Bonnie. He couldn't imagine being spineless like Elijah and having someone like Bonnie and settling for Katherine. In fact, Nik found Katherine to have no charms aside from her mediocre fellatio.

He hears a faint moan in the background knowing she is pleasuring herself as she fondles and licks his member and sac, but he couldn't care less. The desire to touch her was gone the moment she became useless to his plans. He found the sultry mocha eyed woman to be without- constantly wanting to live the lives of others rather than her own. Ironically it was much like him as he wished to usurp Elijah in the lives of both Esther, but even more… Bonnie.

There's something about the caramel coated goddess that intrigued Nik making the desire he held for her increase tenfold. Never in his life has he met a woman who is not only honest but pure. Everything about her down to her intoxicating scent made him want to claim her which made him desperate for her. There are no limits to the lengths Niklaus would go to when he's filled with desperation. There are some ways that he can tip the scale in his favor and he is willing to use every trick in the book if necessary.

Nik pinned Katherines's head with his strong large hand thrusting into her mouth rapidly bringing his self to release down her throat before he got up, took a shower, and got ready to execute his new plan.

On the 60th floor of The Mikaelson Tower, the news about the newly divorced Elijah Mikaelson was spreading like wildfire. Women were planning their conquest; the men had plans of their own regarding the former Mrs. Mikaelson especially once her class was advertised in the process of the gossip. For Marcel Gerard, this news was particularly interesting being an employee from the 40th floor which handled all business liaisons.

He had his suspicions but never put together that the teacher of his writing class was also the famous wife of Elijah Mikaelson. That was just rich! The woman mentored by Sybil Siren, was also the woman subjected to a passionless marriage for so long was truly ironic. Especially since the young debonair Mikaelson often used different empty office spaces to have his little trysts- some being on this very floor.

Had the handsome chocolate covered man with the million-dollar smile known the object of his current fantasies was having marital problems, he would have capitalized on her vulnerability and enchanted her. He figured he still could but now the unknown was known, plus he had this odd feeling that Elijah's rumored long loss sibling, Niklaus, is trying to acquire that roll.

Such trivial things didn't matter to Marcel, he likes freelancing. His special talent for story tale lovemaking to be just enough to open a woman up for anything he wanted and the way the brunette wrote made him wonder what they could do together.

Phrases like: "We got so lost in each other it didn't matter who was watching. Voyeurs make the experience far more erotic. The indecent part of me was driven to tighten my muscles around my lover as I opened my legs exposing myself entirely for their viewing pleasure." Or "I feel him pulsating around my vibrating lips, his body convulses with my ministrations as I eagerly divest him of his essence. I accept ever single drop, I accept him-all of him." especially "The fierce fire in his eyes lets me know he is not to be taken lightly. I accept the challenge eagerly. I will put an end to his haughty reputation and make him submit to my pussy bathing him until he's a slave to my scent."

Those were the parts of Bonnie he wished to discover. He didn't give a damn about her personal relationship, hardships, or anything other than dipping his member into her well. He wanted to be an active participant in unleashing the freak inside of her.

With that being said, Marcel had his own plans.

Meanwhile on the 60th floor…

A curvy tall blonde graced the executive office floor swaying her hips with each beat of her stilettos as they clinked against the floor. She could hardly contain her excitement when she heard the news about the divorce. Since the first time she met Elijah Mikaelson, she was dying to make him hers but there was always one obstacle: Bonnie fucking Bennett- a nobody who happened to become someone through her friendships with Damon and Stefan Salvatore. Those handsome meddling idiots!

The universe was so unfair allowing a woman without proper social status to marry into the most prominent family around. To make matter worst, she married the most handsome eligible bachelor there was without even trying. So, what does one do when the object of their affection was enamored with another? Befriend the object of their affections loved one, of course.

To be clear, they became best friends- or at least that's what Bonnie believed. If only she knew that the second she was able to get Elijah alone, she exposed her flawless porcelain skin to him, took his hand in hers and sucked his middle finger licking between the crevices. She was met with Elijah's intense gaze. Her blue eyes twinkled with mischief as she thrusted those same fingers into her core. Locking her deep azure eyes with his mocha pools, she challenged him to stop her. She dared him to tell her what they were doing was wrong-but he didn't. The sheer excitement of it all made her drip all over his hand leaving part of his sleeve wet. Then she took that same hand and brought it to both of their mouths as she lewdly circled her tongue to lap up her arousal brushing it against his subtly. They never took their eyes off each other. After her display, he didn't hesitate in closing the gap between them and fucking her until she lost consciousness.

She always felt that his actions were his way of saying he's always wanted her, yet he always used a condom during their couplings. He never mentioned plans for the future, he only wanted sex. Even if he took her out, it was for her to go down on him as he ordered their food or ride his dick in the middle of a movie theater. He hardly ever looked at her after that first night, but now he's a free man.

Now he will be hers.

So, when she knocked in his office and it was locked, let's just say she wasn't too pleased. Why the fuck is this door locked? She tried the door again knocking on it in the process drawing even more attention to her.

Once the door opened, she was greeted by the stench of alcohol, cigarettes, and must. Newspapers were scattered all over the floor, sofa, desk, table, and chairs. They were all different articles discussing the scandal of a Mikaelson getting divorced and for something as sloppy as infidelity brought to his wife's attention in her work place. This was a first for the noble family as on normal occasions the situation would be handled before it got out, however it seems there were more players in this game than previously thought.

After taking the divorce papers to the courthouse and paying a friend who happened to be a judge for discretion, Elijah figured he had a few days before having to break the news to his father and the elders. He thought wrong! Once the reporters were tipped off and because the divorce records were easily available via electronic public records, confirmation of the speculated event was easy to come by.

For the past few days Elijah has done nothing but answer questions and avoid people. His office staff knew he was in no mood to deal with operations and probably wouldn't be for a week which is why he has his second in command and brother, Kol handling the day to day operations. Family members, reporters, and women were all trying to contact him. Much to his dismay, the only person who hadn't tried to reach him was Bonnie.

He knew he had to give her some time, but he was drowning without her. He didn't know how he went so long without realizing her value. Knowing that she was there meant everything even when he was taking it for granted. As a result, the hole in his chest grew by the second. Karma is most definitely a bitch! He wasn't giving up though, there was no way he would let her go without a fight but dealing with this family matter was draining all the energy he had.

So here, a few days later he was half drunk in his office in the middle of the afternoon. He'd finished all of the spirits that belong in the whiskey family he had stocked in his bar. A half empty bottle of Tequila rested on the sleek wood of his desk leaving a ring of condensation. He saved the tequila for last, it's Bonnie's favorite. His sentiments where interrupted by an unexpected visit from Caroline Forbes. Once the door was unlocked, she strolled in his office as if she owned it, as if she owned him. Elijah really wasn't in the mood to entertain so rather than be the playboy gentleman he likes to be in public, he elected not to give a shit.

"What do you want?" He spoke with disdain; surprisingly there was no slur in his words for the copious amount of alcohol he consumed.

Her bright crystalline irises glinted with desire -she wanted him even though he was a complete mess at the moment. She sauntered over to his desk sitting on top of one of the newspapers that decorated the surface in hopes of enticing the grouchy Mikaelson. Wetting her lips, she spoke.

"Elijah, I'm happy you took the final step for us to be together. Now that Bonnie is out of the way, you can marry me, and our families can become more powerful than ever." She smiled seductively to hide the nerves she felt as the only response she got was a murderous glare.

"Get out Caroline!" He spoke coldly grabbing the blondes arm and dragging her closer to the door.

"But Elijah, I already had the Forbes elders speak with the Mikaelson elders and they agree it would be a good way for all this bad publicity to end. Besides, I suggested that we spin the story in your favor by putting in the paper that the marriage fell apart because Bonnie couldn't live up to Mikaelson standards- which is true. She embarrassed the family with her pornographic stories! It's brilliant, right? Either way, the elders ran with it."

With those words, Elijah halted his movements and slammed the curvy blonde into the door.

"What … the… fuck… do…you… mean… they…ran…with…it?" Forcing every word out of his mouth as he breathed heavily in attempts to calm his self down, his body began to shake. The anger radiated from every poor of his body causing Caroline to gulp nervously.

She tried to break his hold, but she couldn't.

"Elijah, you are hurting me?" her voice cracked.

"I don't give a fuck if I'm hurting you… now, spit it out Forbes. What did you do? Even more so, when did I ever imply I wanted to be with you? Did you forget you were just a quick fuck?" The menace was palpable, and the blonde felt as if she were suffocating.

She couldn't respond, and this made him laugh maniacally.

"You are the stereotypical blonde!"

She narrowed her eyes in his direction and chose to ignore his cutting words. "Now you can rectify the mistake you made in the past. Your family wanted me. ME! Not her! You choose wrong, now fix it dammit!" she yelled the words daring to taunt the beast inside of him whose cage was almost fully broken.

Every part of his body wanted to hit her, beat her out of existence. However, he knew if he did, Bonnie would never forgive him. Instead he did what he does best-tear her down verbally.

"You disgusting slut, do you really think I would let my family force me to marry you? You- the woman whose family thinks so low of that they are willing to pimp out in order to gain more power in their business. Don't mistake your value to them as anything more than a common prostitute.

You wear all that makeup and walk around scantily clad going from dinner to dinner with all these different businessmen in order to show how 'hospitable' the Forbess can be. You aren't even respected as an heiress."

He shoved her closer to the door, putting his hand on the knob to open it. "You are just a piece of used tainted pussy. I will never marry you. So, for your sake you better hope you stop whatever plans you have, because otherwise I will make sure the world knows what I know. I mean, I have plenty of pictures of you in compromising positions which can easily go viral, just for fun. You'd be wise to remember how quickly Mikaelsons turn on people who betray them."

He finished by shoving her out of the door but not before hearing the blonde say smugly. "Such threats coming from a broken man. Do tell me, does Bonnie know about me?" She paused enjoying his silence and sweetly said. "Just picture her face once she finds out! Oh, by the way, according to what my bestie told me… her pussy will get around soon enough. So much for class!"

She walked out of the office with a big smile on her face. All she could think of is Game on Elijah!