The Salvatore Home
It was two o' clock in the morning. Bonnie lay next to Zoe on her bed. The other kids were still at Olivia's home. She kissed the sleeping girl and got off from the bed when the front door opened and close. She found Damon in his study. Looking out through the window.
"He will never hurt you or my family again." Damon said with his back to her.
Bonnie sigh loudly.
"Leave the police for me. I don't want the whole town to know what had happened." Damon said and turned around to face his wife.
Damon's eyes looked dark. A wild look on his face. Bonnie slowly walked to him but he lifted his hands up and said. "Dont come near me. Please. Not now." He said softly.
His hands were trembling lightly. "You should take the kids away for some time. Away from here. Just you and the kids. I .. I need to take a shower and make a few calls." Damon said and walked out.
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Sheriff Mitchell came the next day very early and said. They have found detective West dead in the abandoned cabin or what's left of him. He was glad Zoe is safe and that he can close the case.
When Zoe woke up she rushed to her parents bedroom. She found her dad in there busy putting on his T-shirt.
"Dad!" she said happily and ran to him. Damon picked her up in his arms and spin her around.
"My princess. I love you to the moon and back." He said softly.
"Are you back for good dad?" Zoe asked and looked up at her dad with hopeful eyes.
"Not yet princess, but don't think I'm never coming back. My place is here with you guys. Dad just needs to get some time to sort out things and be a better man."
"No, you are better. You are a good dad. Don't leave us. We need you. Mom needs you." Zoe said and put her arms around him. Damon looked up and saw his wife standing by the door. Their eyes locked with so much intensity.
He cleared his throat and said. "Right now I'm not princess. That's why I need to go away for some time and clear my head because I don't want to hurt mom or you guys ever again."
A car door close outside. It was Fitz and Liv bringing the other Salvatore kids home. They rush inside calling for their mom and dad and Zoe.
It was a happy reunion. Tears of joy and laughter. Dylan was clinging to his father. Liv and Fitz left the family promising to see them later.
It was a hard time telling the kids that Damon have to leave again and he will come back as soon as his well.
"I love you all so much." Damon said and hugged them.
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It was a hectic week, also the last week of school. Damon handled the West case with a sheriff Mitchell who was more then happy to close that file for good. Damon and Fitz pulled some strings to make this case and the report about West go away for good.
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Aunt May left her flower shop to Zoe. All her earthly belongings should be donated to the needy. The town of Mystique Lake came out in hordes to attend the last goodbye to a prominent woman with a Nightingale heart. A woman who stole many hearts. Who warmed many stone hearts.
It was the most beautiful funeral the town had ever seen. So beautiful and so sad. She had no blood family but she left behind a town full of family. She came to Mystique Lake when the town was segregated. White and black living separately. She was one of the many black woman who fought hard for equal rights for everyone. It was a sight to see all races mourning her death. Coming together to say goodbye to a woman that touched so many lives. There was no dry tear in church when Bonnie gave the eulogy of aunt May and when the church choir started to sing aunt May's special gospel song ...Amazing Grace... Damon walked out. Outside he cried his heart out on the steps of the church. He felt Stephens hand comfortingly resting on his shoulder. Stephen lowered himself and sit next to his brother. Damon rested his head on Stephen's shoulder.
"Brother take care of them. Of my family." Damon said through his tears.
"I will brother." Stephen said softly.
...
The procession drove to the graveyard.
Priest: "In the name of God. The merciful Father. We commit the body of May Ella'rose Winston to the peace of our Father, we entrust May Ella'rose into your Hands."
The priest let's three hand-fulls of earth fall onto the coffin saying, "From dust you came, to dust you shall return. Jesus Christ, is the resurrection and the life."
It was a sight to behold when one hundred white doves were set lose to fly up to the sky. With teary eyes Zoe whispered. "rest in peace in aunt May." She kissed the dove softly before letting it go from her hands.
Damon had his arm around his wife. Dark sunglasses on. His other hand resting on Dylan's shoulder who was standing in front of him. Alex was standing next to his mom with one of the twins in his arms. Kenzie stood next to her dad with the other twin her arms. The family looked up as Zoe's dove soar through the sky joining the other doves. Zoe turned back with teary eyes and joined her family.
"Up there, May is smiling down on us." Damon said and kissed his wife softly on the side of her head.
Some funeral goers started to move back to their cars but the two Salvatore families, The Grants, Kate, her husband and Stewart stayed behind. Stella and Estelle also stayed behind.
The women moved to the side to talk.
"There goes the last good old soul of ML" Kate said softly.
"I have decided to go away. Maybe I will come back. I'm not sure." Stella said and wiped her tears carefully away with a tissue.
"Stel this is your home. Where do you want to go?" Caroline said in shock.
"Stella we will all get through this." Bonnie said.
Stella cleared her nose and said. "I need this. Right now I can't stand to stay any longer in that house. If I want to keep what little sanity I have left then that's what I need to do and its better for Estelle. I have to be there for her." Stella ended in a sob.
The woman gathered around and hugged her.
"You take all the time you need to heal and rest Stella. Your right. Your daughter depends on you." Liv said softly.
Estelle who was standing with Kenzie, Keira, Amber and Stacy look at her mother who was crying and being comforted by the other women.
"Hey we will always be in contact. Its not like in the stone ages where there was no cell phones and stuff." Stacy said with a sad smile.
"Yeah best friends for life." Kenzie said as tears welled up in her eyes.
"Yay best friends." Estelle said and cried. "If I do come back I will so have the most coolest stuff then you guys." She said jokingly.
"What can I say school and ML wont be the same with all your bitchiness." Keira said and hugged a laughing Estelle.
The girls laughed and cried all together.
"Girls. We will never understand them." Dylan said to Connor and shook his head. The two were standing a few feet away from the girls.
Connor smiled and said. "Looks like our boy Stewart understands them."
Stewart was standing with Sophi and Zoe.
"So, I'm going over to Dylan and Connor." Sophi said and excused herself from the two.
"Good to see your dad is back. You must be so glad." Stewart said.
There was sadness in Zoe's eyes when she said. "Its only for aunt May's funeral. He is going back to the hospital."
"I'm sorry to hear that."
"Please don't be sorry. Its for the best. So your mom said you guys are going away for school break." Zoe said through her tears.
Stewart took out his handkerchief and wiped the tears from her eyes. "If it was up to me I wouldn't go I would rather stay here with you." He said and smiled when Zoe blushed. "Are you going to run the flower shop of aunt May now? Leave school to become a flower girl." Stewart said with a sexy smirk.
Zoe smiled sweetly and said. "My mom is quitting her job at the newspaper. She is going to work in the shop. I will help on weekends and stuff."
"Wow. I'm impressed. You have your mom working for you. How cool is that." They both laughed. Stewart leaned into her and kissed her softly on the cheek. "You have the most beautiful laugh Miss Zoe Salvatore and I'm absolutely crazy about it." He whispered in her ear.
Zoe shyly touched her cheek and smiled with shiny green orbs at him.
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Damon cleared his throat when he saw Stewart kissing Zoe. He said to Dr Henderson. "You did have that talk. The birds and the bees talk with Stewie, right?"
Fitz and Stephen laughed and made wide eyes at Dr Henderson.
"I'm a doctor of course I did." Dr Henderson said and pulled his tie straight.
"He always does that when his lying or uncomfortable." Stephen said and winked at Damon.
Dr Henderson cleared his throat and mumbled. "I'll have that talk soon. Don't worry."
Damon laughed. "I take your word for that Hendy." He said and patted Dr Henderson on the shoulder.
"We seriously need to get pointers from Stewart. Brothers got moves to kiss like that." Connor said to Dylan. They have been watching Zoe and Stewart the whole time.
"They are so beautiful together." Sophi said with dreamy eyes.
Dylan smiled and nodded his head yes.
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Alex and Antwone were holding the twins. Josh was holding baby Anna. Neil and Justin who came back the previous day from London were making fun of them. The boys were standing by the cars.
"So cute. Future daddies in the making." Neil said and he and Justin laughed.
"Practice does make perfect." Justin added laughingly.
Alex, Antwone and Josh didn't bother with them and made baby noises at the babies. Cooing at them.
"Hey look here comes mommy and daddy. Here comes the whole family." Alex said and hold the baby so that he can see their parents, aunts, uncles and siblings coming.
The families walked back to their cars. Talking and laughing. Damon held his wife's hand talking with Stephen who walked next to him. Stephen had his arm protectively around Caroline. Dr Henderson had his arm around his wife's neck and Fitz held Liv's hand warmly in his. All the kids walked infront.
Stella Wiccomb
Stella did as she said. She and her daughter finally went to Italy. Planning to spend lazy days on the beach and spending as much money as they possibly can. Only time will tell if they will ever return back to ML or where to next. They updated almost everyday on social media with beautiful pics of them visiting tourist sites and showing of their toned bodies. It was clear to see Stella and Estelle was happy.
The Hendersons
Hendy, Kate and their son Stewart left for Switzerland. Him and Stephen left the practice in capable hands for the time being. He promised his wife he will take her there one day and now seems a better time as ever. It was a heartfelt farewell between Stewart and Zoe. He promised her he will bring her a present back and not to fall in love over there because his heart belongs to her. Sealing the deal the two gave each other matching promising rings.
The Grants
Liv and Fitz decided to take the kids for a week long vacation to Australia. This was news for Keira who was spending more and more time with Neil and their budding romance. He kissed her for the first time before they left for Australia. Caroline only saw it fitting to throw them a party before leaving. Inviting over Stella and Estelle and the Henderson's. Bonnie, Damon and the kids. It was a party for the books.
Jay Halstead
Jay decided to stay on in ML. The town already accepted him and his son Billy and Billy blossomed here in ML. He was different from the boy he was in Chicago. He still had a soft spot for Bonnie but kept his respectable distance from her.
Enzo
Enzo quit his job. He no longer wanted to work for Damon. He bought himself a Harley and in a weeks time had an accident with it. He spend two weeks in hospital. Nowadays he is busy running a strip club in Vegas and his never been this happy sources say who have seen him, must be because he is dating a strip dancer that remarkably resembles Bonnie.
Elena
As quietly as she came back to Mystique Lake. As quietly she left the town. Nobody knows when she left or where to. Some still speculate the purpose for her visit.
Sheriff Mitchell
Follows a healthy diet after his embarrassing incident at Lee's crime scene. He lost a few pounds. He looked and felt good. No one was as glad as he was, to have the town back the way it was. No high profile murders or FBI agents telling him how to do his job. He had mix feelings of Stella leaving ML. If he had to say it to himself he is going to miss her crazy ass.
... As for the two Salvatore families...
An undisclosed island near the pacific
"Zoe throw me the ball!" Amber said and laughed when Dylan tackled his sister.
"You go Dee!" Kenzie said to her brother and high five him. Antwone came from behind and took her in his arms and swing her around. Both laughing happily.
Josh threw his hands in the air and said with a smirk. "Hey come on Antwone! How can you kiss the opposition?"
"Love makes a man do funny things." Neil said with a smile. Josh rolled his eyes.
"He can't be that in love." Alex said and laughed.
Sophi helped up a laughing Zoe who was covered in sea sand. "You okay?" She asked.
Zoe laughed and said. "Lets do that again."
The kids were playing a game of beach rugby and it was mostly laughing and enjoying tackling each other to the ground.
Bonnie, Caroline and Stephen were building sand castles with the twins. Stephen looked so adorable with Caroline's pink sun hat on and pink sun glasses. He had baby Anna on his lap who also had a matching pink hat and matching pink sunglasses on. Bonnie and Caroline could not stop taking pics of him and the baby and the twins.
"Enough you two." Stephen said and laughed.
Carline pouted and said. "Just one more. Now give me that sexy smile."
"Wait for tonight." Stephen said and smiled.
Bonnie laughed and said. "Hey behave. Your not alone."
"Liv, Fitz and the kids are joining us in two days time." Caroline said cheery.
Stephen's phone beeped. He looked at Bonnie when he saw who it was. "He is here." He said to Bonnie."
Bonnie smiled slowly and fixed her curls with her fingers and got up to her feet. Her wild untamed curls framing her face beautifully. She was wearing a two piece black bikini that complimented her body beautifully. She looked hot in it. A natural blush covered her cheeks. Her face natural with no make up.
"How do I look?" She asked them.
"Let my wife answer I don't want to get slap upside the head." Stephen said with a naughty smirk.
Caroline rolled her eyes playfully and said. "You look absolutely smouldering hot Bonnie."
"You do." Stephen mouthed the words. Bonnie laughed.
She saw him walking to them. He was wearing a white shirt. Two buttons at the top undone. His black hair beautifully in contrast with his pale skin. White shorts showing of his muscular legs. He was bare feet. It was the first time in a very, very long time that she see him in white. He used to wear white colours when he was in school. A sexy smile slowly spread over his face when he saw her there waiting for him.
With a fast beating heart Bonnie waited for Damon. She felt like a teenage girl meeting her crush for the first time. Butterflies, the works.
He stopped in front of her and Bonnie looked everywhere except at him.
Damon smirked sexy at her. "Can it be? My little witch is shy. Look at me babe." He said softly.
Bonnie looked up at him and swallowed hard. His blue eyes smouldering hot. His lips slightly parted. He looked at her with red hot intensity. Softly he touched her cheek. "I missed you." He whispered.
Bonnie's words got stuck in her throat. "Kiss me." Is all she could get out.
Damon wasted no time kissing his wife. He saw the kids running to them with happy smiles and before they could get to them and he wants to remind his wife why she fell in love with him and why they are meant for each other with this kiss. "I love you Bonnie Salvatore." He said softly against her lips before kissing her again with all the love in him for her.
The End
Thank you all for sticking with this story till the end. It was good at times and it went bad at times but still I had my faithful followers and readers. It warmed my heart to read your reviews. Thank you all so much and maybe ... maybe we will visit the town of Mystique Lake again...