Stefan wiped the sweat off his brow getting ready to go on break. Working at the restaurant caused a lot of time and energy, but it's all worth it. Soon, he'd save up enough for a ring so he could surprise Bonnie with a proposal. She's been hinting to him that she wants to get married so he's been saving so he could give her what she wants. Anything she wants, he will provide it for her.

He listened to the phone ring hoping that she wasn't too busy to answer and a smile came to his face when he heard her voice.

"Hey, babe."

"I miss you."

"I miss you too. I was just about to call, I know you have your break now."

He smiled. "How's the shoot?"

"It's good. Almost done for today then I'll have a few weeks off."

"Yeah?" She hummed confirming. "That's good, you'll catch up on sleep."

"Only if you're there."

"I'll rush home every night, okay?"

"Yeah,"

"I love you so much."

"I love you so much more."

He let out a small breath. "Where are you?"

"At this country club type place, I don't think you'll have time." She knew what he wanted to do.

"Of course I will, just text me the address, okay?"

"Okay, I'll see you." She ended the call and quickly texted him the address.

She walked out to the front of the place and three minutes later, she smiled seeing him appear. She ran into his arms hugging him tightly as he breathed deeply managing to kiss her ear.

"I don't want you to leave me now." She says chuckling a little.

He pulled away. "You look beautiful."

"Thanks," she looked down at herself pushing some hair behind her ear.

He frowned a little then stepped up to her, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I just. I want to have a baby."

His eyes widened a little taken aback. "W-wow, I. Are you sure?"

She nodded, "Yes. O-only if you want to too."

"Anything for you-"

"But do you want to? I don't want to do this if I'm the only one."

"I want this," he held her face.

She looked closely into his eyes and he looked back into hers. She knew how he was when it came to her, knew that he'll agree to almost anything, if not anything, when it came to her and what she wanted. She appreciated it, but wanted him to have a voice as well. "Think about for a little. If you're not ready, it's fine, I just want you to know how I feel and I want to know how you truly feel."

"Okay,"

She gave him a quick smile before meeting their lips kissing him softly. "I love you."

"I love you more." He kissed her again before he had to go.

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Stefan sucked in a breath before entering their room. He thought about it and he thought about it some more until his shift was over and his mind was set but open at the same time.

Bonnie sat up smiling as he walked into their bedroom making him smile back before meeting their lips. He joined her on the bed and they laid facing each other.

"I want to marry you. I want to be stable, I don't want us living here, but in our own home. I want a family with you, I want to have a baby with you, but I don't think we're ready yet. When the time does come, I want us to have no worries about anything only about our baby. I want this, Bonnie, but just not yet."

"When do you think will be the right time?"

He thought. "Six months, give or take. We will be a family, I promise you."

She nodded, "You're right. We're not ready yet, I guess I was just-"

"You don't have to explain yourself, I get it. Come here," she moved in closer meeting their lips kissing each other a few times before he lifted her taking them both back to the shower.

Bonnie reached out for him just as he had gotten up. A frown came to her face when she didn't feel him, but that soon reversed as he got back in bed and kissed the top of her head and wrapped her in his arms. "Go back to sleep." He whispered rubbing her back gently.

She nodded then shortly she reentered her dreams and Stefan slowly slipped away.

Bonnie blew on her hot chocolate bringing her legs to her chest as she sat on the bed. She looked beside her where Stefan sleeps and sighed before looking back at the television.

She was home alone today at least for a few hours but she wished that she wasn't. Bonnie reached for her phone and smiled seeing a note right beside it.

Good morning, baby. I miss you so much already, but I'll try to stop by during my break if things aren't too busy here. Text me before you go anywhere and when you return so that I know that you're safe, please. Things are still new to us here, so I'm being extra protective. And I mean anywhere like even if you're going to get the mail, alright. I love you and I'll see you either on break or when I get home.

-S.

She smiled then sat the note back down where it was then stilled hearing the doorbell ring and narrowed her eyes. Getting up from the bed slowly, she moved towards the door. She looked out the peephole and relaxed seeing the mailman with a package in his hand.

"Hi,"

"Hello, I have a package for Lynn Jenkins."

She smiled then took the package after signing the form. After he went a few more houses down, she went back to grab her phone texting Stefan that she was going to get the mail. It was ridiculous, but she knew that he would be upset if she didn't do it.

It just got finished its daily morning rain shower so she wiped her hand on her shirt after pulling down the handle to the mailbox. She flipped through it heading back up the driveway and looked up thinking that she heard someone call out her name.

Bonnie quickly headed inside the house after spotting no one then locked the door behind her pulling out her phone to text Stefan that she made it back.

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Stefan smiled widely at her nervousness as he led her to the kitchen. The restaurant was closed and everyone was at home, so he figured that now was the perfect time to show her around. She was afraid that they were going to get caught, but he told her that if they were, he could handle it. That didn't make her any less nervous though.

"I cooked you something."

"Really?" He nodded then went into the refrigerator pulling out a dish. "What is it?

"Calamari."

She smiled watching him take the wrapper off the dish then search for a fork. He lifted her on the counter making her smile. Stefan kissed her before feeding her one.

"You made this?"

"Of course. For you."

She smiled then their eyes closed as their lips met once. He fed her another moving some hair behind her ear. "You're so beautiful, babe."

She smiled. "You're so sweet to me."

He sighed. "I'm sorry."

"For what?"

"For hurting you. Breaking your heart, even. I was a horrible person and I don't even know why. The cheating, the lying, I don't know why I did that to the person I loved the most. The person who loved me the most. I just, I don't know,"

"I forgive you-"

"Why? I don't deserve anything from you. Believe me, I'm grateful, but I'm a monster."

She shook her head, "Not to me. I love you, Stefan. I always have and the love I have for you probably caused me to let you get away with things that I wouldn't with others, but still. I forgive you. You've changed, you're not the same person anymore, I'm not the same person anymore, and I think that's great. We're growing together, we're on the same page. I won't throw that all away."

"I love you. So much, Bonnie. I'm going to marry you, if you want me to. We'll have our baby and be a family. I'll die with you. Be buried right beside you. As close as possible. You're everything to me. All that I could ever ask for and more. This entire world. My soul cannot live without you, I'll die. I'll slowly fade because you're no longer by my side. I can't lose you. I just can't."

"And you won't. I'm not going anywhere. If anyone tells you different, don't believe them."

"I won't."

"Promise me."

"I promise." He did immediately. "I won't believe anyone."

She nods then pulls him hugging his head close.

Bonnie was on her back with the sounds of the ocean in her ears as she looked into his green eyes. Her right hand on the side of his face as he looked right back at her listening to her beating heart.

"Your heart always races for me." He says calmly.

"I love you all too much for it to be calm." She replies with a slight smile. "Sometimes I get scared because I could barely breathe properly."

He saw the truth in her eyes and slowly leans in, "Just once," he tells her hearing her heart pick up. Their lips meet softly then he pulls away wanting more but decides against it.

"Baby?"

"Yes?" He moves his eyes over her beautiful face.

"Words…cannot describe how much I feel right now, you know?" He nods slightly trailing his eyes quickly over her face then returns to her eyes. "I feel everything. All at once. The past. The present. A little of the future. All of it."

"You want it to stop?"

"Sometimes. But I feel like I'm supposed to do something with it, I just don't know what yet."

He watched her eyes. "You'll figure it out. You always do."

She smiled a little then took his right hand from off her face moving it between her legs. He watched her eyes fall closed as he took over moving more up her dress then rounds her thigh having her lips part slightly. He looks behind them glad that there's barely anyone on the beach at this time.

He meets there lips as his finger slips into her before two more follow. Her breath shortens in a raspy moan weakly reaching to pull off his belt.

He held her body pressed against his as her tongue slipped into his mouth slowly flicking the back of his front teeth before their lips met again leaning their heads to opposite sides. He growled grabbing her ass then turned them having her on her back with her leg raised around him. He pushed his hips into her. He wanted her again, but he could tell that she was tired, so he controlled himself.

"Drink from me," she breathed deeply turning her head so he had view of her neck.

He moved her head back to kiss her slowly a few times over before sinking his fangs into her neck. He swallowed large gulps before pulling away breathing deeply.

"Turn me into a vampire."

"What about our baby?"

She shrugged. "All I want is you, all I need. I want to bite you and live forever with you."

He chuckled. "Here," he bit into his wrist, "bite me and drink." She does exactly that then as soon as she pulled away, he met their lips kissing her roughly. He found nothing more sexier than her drinking from him. "In the morning, if you still want to-"

"I will,"

He smiled. "Then I will turn you." She nods then they meet in a kiss. "You're the only one," he took a few breaths, "for me."

She smiled reaching her hands up to the sides of his face but before she could reach, a large boot swung in front of her kicking him right in the face knocking him backwards a little before falling onto his side.

She harshly gasped and tears were ready to fall from her eyes watching her love on the sand. She then looked over seeing Damon with a grin on his face. As she opened her mouth to yell, he was gone. And so was Stefan.

TBC