Flashback, back to a young Bonnie as a fourteen year old girl...
"Hurry up Bonnie." Elena whispered urgently through Bonnie's bedroom window.
"What's taking her so long?" Caroline whispered nervously.
"Hold your horses." Bonnie said and climb out through her window.
It was the night the three teenagers would sneak out to party with the seniors down at the Lake for the first time.
"I saw Stephens brother today and boy is he a sight for sore eyes. He even smiled at me." Elena said with stars in her eyes.
"His not cuter then Stephen." Caroline said and blushed.
"Stephen is cute but Damon takes the cake." Elena said an light a joint.
"What is that?" Bonnie asked wide eye.
"Duh." Elena said and rolled her eyes. She pass the joint to Caroline. Who immediately starts coughing after her first puff. Caroline passed it to Bonnie, who just shook her head no.
Elena rolled her eyes and said. "Your such a fucking nun Bonnie Bennet."
"A nun with healthy lungs." Bonnie said and rolled her eyes back at Elena.
The three girls walked in the dark of the night to the Lake. From far they could hear the music and voices coming from the Lake.
Elena suddenly stopped and looked at them.
"Why are we stopping." Caroline asked confused.
"Three rules. Don't drink anything unless you didn't opened it yourself. Do not go wandering off with a boy into the woods and don't ever get into their cars if you don't know them. We are fresh meat and believe me they are going to be like a pack of wolves." Elena said seriously.
"Then why did you bring us to the wolves? " Caroline asked and smiled sweetly.
Elena rolled her eyes and said. "Care grow up."
There were a lot of kids that night at the Lake. Cars stood in line with their trunks opened, playing music loudly. Some drunk senior guys were playing a game of tag me in their underwear, much to the entertainment of the other drunk kids.
Damon was leaning against his blue Chev Camaro with a bottle bourbon in his hand. Watching the drunk teens with a bored expression.
"There he is!" Elena exclaimed. "Lets go to him and just say hi." Elena said and pulled Caroline behind her.
"Are you nuts? Do you want him to insult us in front of everyone?" A nervous Caroline stuttered out.
"Look Stephen is with him. Don't you want to go and say hi to Stephen." Elena asked a red in the face Caroline who just nodded shyly.
Bonnie and Caroline followed Elena to Damon. He was surrounded by senior guys and girls. Heads turned in their direction as they got closer.
"Hi." Elena greeted Damon with a pretty smile. "This is my two friends. Caroline and Bonnie. We are in the same class as your brother. Hi Stephen." Elena said and waved at Stephen.
Damon cleared his throat and said. "I'm Humpty Dumpty. This drunk guy next to me is Enzo, Humpty's friend. The two guys behind him is Tweedledee and Tweedledum. My brother Stephen over there is Kermit the frog, then you have your power puff girls next to Kermit and Rapunzel sitting on Thor's lap. Snow white here, who have her arms around my neck is waiting for the seven dwarfs playing tag me in their undies. They going to have an orgy later. If you behave I let you watch." Damon said with sarcasm and winked at them.
Elena giggled nervously. Caroline was beet red in the face and Bonnie had a cold smirk on her face.
"What are you girls doing here? Did the cartoon channel closed earlier tonight now your here for entertainment?" Damon asked with a raised brow.
The guys and girls doubled over with laughter.
"Not much entertainment here any way other then a pale bored looking red queen surrounded her pets who jumps at her demands before its off with their fucking heads." Bonnie said with sarcasm and a sweet smile.
Everyone around them went quiet. They all looked at Damon.
"Damon I think she just called you the red queen. The red queen in Alice in Wonderland." Enzo said and bit his lip not to laugh.
Damon smirked and said. "You really got balls little girl. You want to run with the big boys. Come have a drink with me. I don't usually share my bottle but in your case I'll make an exception."
"Dont do it Bonnie." Caroline whispered.
"Hush Goldilocks. Or its off with your fucking head." Damon said coldly.
"She's just a kid Damon." Stephen said upset.
"Her body may still be that of a kid." Damon said and his eyes roamed over her body as Bonnie slowly walked to him. "But she's got the eyes of wisdom." Damon said softly as he look in to Bonnie's emerald eyes.
Bonnie placed her hands on Damon's hand and together they lift the bottle to her lips. Drinking slowly without breaking eye contact with him. Damon swallowed hard and he knew. The little witch enjoyed every second of the spell she put on him.
End of flashback and back to the present time...
"Mom?" Zoe asked softly behind Bonnie.
Bonnie looked down at the picture in her hand of her, Caroline and Elena smiling as fourteen year olds at the camera. It was taken earlier that day. The same night she met Damon. How uncomplicated life was before this picture was taken. Their innocence stopped that night. A sad nostalgic feeling came nestling in her heart. Her mind drifting back to her and Elena's first argument the next day after school.
Flashback to the day after their night at the Lake...
"You were so eye fucking Damon Salvatore last night, Bonnie." Elena said in her face.
"I did not and you know that Elena. What's your problem anyway? Is this why you ignored me the whole day?" Bonnie said back in her face.
"Please stop it you guys. We are not suppose to fight with each other." Caroline pleaded.
"You know how I feel about him. I called dips on him first Bonnie Bennet and dont think just because he talked with you that he wants you. I mean look at you." Elena said harshly.
"Elena please stop." Caroline said in tears.
"No let her go on. If she wants to end our friendship over some boy let her do it Care. Now I know what I really mean to her." Bonnie said and swallowed her tears back.
"Just stay away from him Bonnie. He does not date girls who stay on the wrong side of ML. He only fucks them." Elena said rudely. The two girls glaring at each other.
It was then that a senior boy came over and told Bonnie that Damon is waiting for her in the schools parking lot.
Bonnie turned to the boy and said. "You go and tell him, he can give me this message in person."
Elena gasps and said. "See what I mean Care. Bennet wants him."
Damon came over to the girls. A sexy smirk on his face. He cleared his throat and said. "Can I take you home?" he asked and much to his annoyance. He blushed.
"No thank you, but my friend here would love it if you take her home." Bonnie said and glared at them both. She walked away in anger. Ignoring the tears. How could Elena do this? Be so mean?. Bonnie thought to herself.
She felt Caroline's hand in hers. "She's just jealous Bon." Caroline said softly. They heard Damon's car driving on the road slowly behind them. "No broom today little witch? Or do you only fly it at midnight?" Damon asked with a smirk.
"I'm not a witch." Bonnie said and glared at him. She almost tripped over her feet but luckily Caroline held her hand.
"Careful Bon. Do you want to kiss the pavement?" Caroline said and giggled.
"Its him!" Bonnie said angry.
Damon smirked and said. "I have that affect on little green eye witches."
"Not on this green eye witch." Bonnie snapped at him.
Caroline and Damon laughed.
"Go to hell Damon Salvatore!" Bonnie yelled and ran home. Leaving a surprise Caroline and a smirking Damon behind.
End of flashback and back to the present time...
"Mom I made you some tea." Zoe said softly.
Bonnie snapped out of her memory and looked up at her daughter and smiled softly. "Thank you."
"Are you okay Mom?" Zoe asked. Concern on her pretty face.
"Yes, I'm fine." Bonnie smiled and put the picture carefully back into her album. "Where's Dylan?" Bonnie asked her daughter.
"Dad came to pick him up. You want me to help you with dinner? I can do my homework tonight." Zoe said.
"You go do your homework. I'm thinking of ordering take outs. I'm in no mood to cook." Bonnie said and ruffled her daughter's curls.
"I love you mom." Zoe said and kissed her mother on the cheek.
"And I love you to the moon and back." Bonnie said and peppered her daughter with kisses. Zoe giggled and laughed happily.
...
Bonnie was busy in the kitchen making a quick salad when she heard a knock on the front door.
She was surprised to see Jay with a box in his arms and a big smile when she opened the door. "Hey Bonnie. I have an extra box strawberries. I really hope I'm not over stepping my boundaries here. Just that last time you mentioned you can't find decent strawberries in Mystique Lake, so here I am." Jay said and smiled.
"No not at all. This is nice of you. Thank you. Here let me take it." Bonnie babble awkwardly.
"Its really heavy are you sure you can carry it?" Jay asked.
Bonnie took the box but almost dropped it.
"Let me carry it for you." Jay said and took the box carefully from her.
"Bring it to the kitchen." Bonnie said and walked to the kitchen with Jay following her.
"You have a nice home." Jay said putting down the box on the kitchen counter.
"Thanks." Bonnie said. She opened the box and her taste buds went wild. Big red fresh juicy strawberries. She picked up one and bite into it. "Wow! Delicious. Now we have strawberries for a year." She said and laughed.
Jay smiled. To him Bonnie looked like a little girl who just opened her present that she wished for, for so long.
"So where did you find this cause I know its not from ML." Bonnie said with a laugh.
"I'm keeping that a secret." Jay said and smiled.
"and here I was thinking of baking you my famous Bennet strawberry cake, but seeing that you dont want to tell, I guess you dont want me to"...
"Okay." There's this cute little organic shop twelve kilometres outside of Mystique Lake." Jay said and smiled
"See? Was that so hard hmm?" Bonnie smiled back at him. "How is Billy?"
"He likes his new school very much. Everyday is an adventure for him."
"His a sweet boy. Reminds me of a younger Dylan. Say hi to him for me." Bonnie said and smiled softly.
"Will do, well I should go and tell your husband I said hi." Jay said.
"I will and thanks for the strawberries. I can't wait to get creative with them. I want to bake my heart out before I start with work tomorrow."
Alex came into the kitchen. He had a displeased look on his face. With folded arms across his chest he asked with an attitude. "Is this why dad got kicked out of the house?"
Jay and Bonnie could see that Alex was under the influence of alcohol.
"Alex this is Mr Halstead, now I would appreciate it if you can behave yourself."
"Why? He should go." Alex said hard.
"Alexander Lee Salvatore. How dare you speak to a guest like this in my home?" Bonnie said upset. She was shocked to see her son in this state.
Alex scoffed. "A guest? Really mom."
"I'm just a friend of your mother Alexander. Don't disrespect your mother like this." Jay said in a calm voice.
"Didn't I tell you to get the fuck out of this house?" Alex sneered, and at that moment Alex reminded her of Damon. The shocking resemblance made her speechless.
Jay saw this whole situation upsetting Bonnie so he tried to defuse it before things could turn ugly.
"Alex I'm leaving. I just dropped something off for your mom." Jay said.
"And dont you ever come here again. Go find some other married woman to entertain."
Bonnie gasps. "Look at you. Go to your room Alexander." Shock and hurt on Bonnie's face.
"I'm pass that age to be send to my room mom." Alex said angry.
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