Thank you again for the lovely reviews. These two are so inspiring I can't seem to stop writing about them. As you can see (hopefully) with each scene I'm trying to introduce more of a storyline and dialogue as I think I have a habit of including too much smut! This part of the story will be the longest so far so I'll probably post it over about 3 chapters. I don't want to give anything away, all will be revealed, so enjoy!

Part 4.1: Date Night with a Twist

Bonnie sat on the couch with her feet up going through some paperwork from the Armory. Of course, she wasn't actually taking in any of the information as she was too distracted by nostalgic thoughts about the places she used to go to and the things she used to do before the Armory encroached on her freedom. As much as she appreciated Enzo's 'protection' and him providing her with a safe place to stay sometimes the cabin felt like a prison. No. That wasn't completely true. The cabin was her home, well their home really even though Enzo couldn't be there with her most of the time. But it was cosy and comfortable and filled with their energy. Positive energy. It was Bonnie's situation that made her feel like she was in prison.

Hearing the door open Bonnie looked to see Enzo enter the cabin with a bag of groceries, which he placed on the breakfast table before coming to sit next to her. He attempted to kiss her on the mouth but she turned her head so that his kiss ended up on her cheek.

"What's wrong?" He asked her confused.

"Nothing." She said, not even looking at him now. She stood up and walked over to the breakfast table to start unpacking the groceries. Enzo stood, remaining by the sofa, not too impressed with being ignored by the woman he'd been pining for over the last two days that he'd been away from her. It was around 3 and a half months since they gave into their feelings and finally got together and they hadn't had an argument so far as a couple so he was perplexed.

"If I've done something wrong you need to tell me what it is." He told her.

"You haven't done anything wrong." Bonnie replied, still not looking at him as she unpacked the groceries and put them away in the kitchen.

Enzo walked over to her. Standing behind her at the kitchen counter he put his hand on hers to halt her movements.

"Stop." He said, gently turning her around to look at him. With his hands now on her shoulders he asked, "What's going on?"

She looked at him for several seconds before answering. "I'm sorry." She sighed. "You haven't done anything. I just need to escape for a while. You know how much I appreciate everything you do for me. It's just hard not being able to go wherever I want, whenever I want." She explained.

"I understand. And I promise that as soon as we work things out with the Armory I'll take you all over the world if that's what you want." Enzo reassured her.

That earned him a smile from Bonnie.

"I need you to do something for me…" Enzo began. "Don't shut me out when you're feeling like this. Talk to me. Ok?" He requested.

"Ok." Bonnie answered. "Just wish I could get out and enjoy a little bit of freedom. I mean we have no idea how much longer it's gonna be before we figure out how to put an end to this shit with the Alex and the Armory."

"I know and I'm sorry love. If I hadn't got you involved with the Armory then you wouldn't be here stuck like a prisoner."

"Well, technically if Matt hadn't got you involved with the Armory neither of us would be where we are now. But I'm not gonna hold that against him, especially since it got us together." She said to him.

"True. But to be honest I think you and me getting together was inevitable."

"How?" She questioned.

He put his hands on her waist and pulled her closer to him. "All that sexual tension between us… something had to happen eventually."

Now that she was slightly more relaxed Enzo moved in for a kiss. He teased her lips with his before hungrily feasting on her mouth for a minute or two. The kiss left Bonnie breathless and feeling a hell of a lot better than she had been 5 minutes ago.

"I'm gonna run you a bath." Enzo offered. "See if we can relax you some more."

Bonnie watched him make his way to the bathroom grateful that she finally had someone who always put her and her needs first. It wasn't one sided, she would do anything for him too. They were equals despite their differences and she looked forward to travelling the world with him once her life returned to normal, whatever that was.

The warm ylang ylang scented water soothed Bonnie's skin and helped to clear her head. She dozed as she lay with her back against Enzo's chest in the bath that they were sharing. The cradle of his legs around hers and the stroking of his fingertips along her arms provided a beautiful intimate connection without the necessity of going 'all the way'. She was too relaxed to move at the current moment anyway.

"If you could go anywhere right now where would you go?" Enzo asked her.

"Paris. Or maybe Hawaii." She answered.

"How about somewhere closer to home?" He queried.

"Hmmm…New York." Bonnie replied.

"Really?"

"Yeah. I went with my Dad when I was 15 for a vacation, well for him it was more to do with work but he called it a vacation. Grams was there too. Lame as it sounds Grams and I had so much fun since my Dad was preoccupied with work."

"Yeah. What did you do there?"

"Visit the usual landmarks, go to restaurants, see movies. We saw Cats on Broadway."

"Any good?"

"To be honest I couldn't get past the concept of people dressed up like cats so I kinda found it funny, but Grams loved it.

Enzo laughed then said, "There's nothing lame about enjoying time spent with someone who cares about you."

"I know. I've always said I'd go back to New York, experience it as an adult." She told him.

"Guess we'll make that number one on our list of places to go when we travel the world then." He suggested.

"Definitely." Bonnie agreed.

Contemplating their conversation Enzo began to formulate a plan to give Bonnie a little bit of the freedom she deserved.

It was nearly 2 in the afternoon the next day. Bonnie lay in bed on her stomach with the blankets over her head. She heard the front door of the cabin open. Shortly after she heard Enzo enter the bedroom.

"What are you still doing in bed?" He asked crawling onto the bed next to her and pulling the covers off her head. He moved her hair off her neck before kissing her there.

"I'm still tired." She said groggily.

"Well get up, we're going out." He said.

"I don't wanna get up…wait what?" She asked.

"We're going out." He repeated.

She lifted herself up and turned to face him. "Where?" She questioned eyeing him suspiciously.

"It's a surprise."

"Seriously?" She began to get excited.

"Yes, seriously. Get moving, you're wasting precious time."

"What should I wear?"

"Definitely not sweatpants." Bonnie pursed her lips at him. He smiled and said, "Something nice but not too formal."

She was about to get out of the bed when she had a thought. "Is it safe? I mean there's no way anyone from the Armory will see us or know where we're going?"

"It's safe." He assured her. He highly doubted anyone could possibly spot them where they were going.

"Ok." Bonnie said jumping off the bed with a huge grin. She started to remove her shorts and vest as she made her way to the shower. She paused giving Enzo a sultry look over her shoulder before continuing into the bathroom.

"If you wanted me to join you all you had to do is ask?" He said jumping off the bed to follow her and stripping along the way.

An hour and a half later Enzo stood by the window at the side of the fireplace waiting for Bonnie.

"Nearly ready?" He shouted to her in the bedroom.

"Almost." She shouted back to him.

He was dressed in a black, button-down shirt and black trousers with black dress shoes. The weather wasn't too bad so he wouldn't bother with a jacket. Plus, being a vampire, jackets were for show more than anything else since he wasn't exactly going to freeze to death. The bedroom door opened and Enzo began to salivate at the sight of his woman, because this was no girl. All dressed up and looking like an ultra sexy but classy supermodel, Bonnie was wearing a tight, burgundy halter-neck dress that was just below the knee with matching burgundy stiletto heels. The outfit showcased her hourglass figure perfectly. The new additions her wardrobe were thanks to Caroline. Since they couldn't reveal the location of the cabin Enzo had set up a credit card and PO Box so that Caroline could get catalogues to Bonnie who would choose clothes, which Caroline would shop for using the card then take them to the PO Box for Enzo to collect and bring to Bonnie. It was also safer than Bonnie going out to shop herself.

Bonnie's lips were painted a deep red. Her wavy hair had a deep side part with one side clipped up behind her ear and the other side sweeping across her eyebrow. She looked like a goddess and Enzo knew he would have difficulty keeping his hands to himself for the rest of the day.

"Put your tongue away." Bonnie joked.

"I'm trying." Enzo replied as she walked towards him with a burgundy purse and a smart black leather jacket in her hands. She dropped them on the coffee table before she reached him then wrapped her arms around his neck to drop a light kiss on hi s mouth. Her perfume was intoxicating - vanilla, cinnamon and a hint of musk.

"Thank you." She said looking up at him. "You don't know how much this means to me."

He wrapped his arms around her waist. "You're welcome" He replied. "You look incredible by the way. And you smell so good I could eat you up." He said squeezing her close to him.

"Well thank you. But I'm not gonna let you mess up my hair, makeup or clothes with a quickie." She warned him. He pretended to sulk. She smiled. "I want my underwear to remain fully intact tonight. At least until we get home."

"See, I was gonna be good until you said that last part." He told her.

He quickly turned her around and lifted her onto the window ledge. Pushing her dress up her thighs he stood between her legs and pulled her closer to him ravishing her mouth, not caring that he would end up wearing her lipstick. He slid his hands under her butt relishing in the heat that radiated from her core for a few moments before gaining some self-control and reluctantly pulling away from her mouth. If he let things go too far they wouldn't leave the cabin and she needed to get out more than anything.

"You know. That colour really suits you." Bonnie teased Enzo, referring to the red lipstick that was smeared all over his mouth.

He smiled at her before saying, "Ok, let's get going before we waste any more time."

They had been driving for around 2 hours. Bonnie was just relieved to have some new scenery to view.

"How exactly have you managed to escape from the Armory for so long today? Isn't Alex gonna be suspicious?" Bonnie asked.

"Not that I give a shit anymore, but she's basically been having a bad week. Everyone's been complaining about how much of a tyrant she is. People have been threatening to walk. A few have and she overheard people taking the piss out of her yesterday. So, she's keeping a low profile and been a little bit more laid back." Enzo explained with a completely 'over it' attitude.

"They must've said something really bad for her to take it so hard. I didn't think that woman had any emotions." Bonnie said. Enzo nodded in agreement.

Bonnie hadn't really noticed the road signs during the drive since she'd spent the journey dozing off, chatting to Enzo, enjoying the scenery and imagining what plans he had in store. But, as they approached another road sign she noticed that it mentioned New York City.

"We're going to New York?!" She asked excitedly.

"Maybe." Enzo responded.

"We're going to New York aren't we?!" She repeated with a huge smile.

Enzo tried to keep her in suspense for a few seconds longer but it was pointless. "Yes." He answered.

"I can't believe you'd do this for me!" Bonnie said in awe.

"You deserve it love."

She got all emotional then and found she was speechless. Enzo noticed her silence. He looked at her then smiled and took her hand in his. She managed to smile back at him wondering how a man she once despised had become the one person who would do anything to make her happy.

TO BE CONTINUED…