The reviews are really appreciated, so thank you. I'm very excited to put this part of Bonenzo's story out there. Just trying to fill in the gaps that TVD couldn't give us. Bonnie and Enzo might be getting a little bit out of character now, but since there's so much angst on the show maybe it's just that we're used to seeing everyone stressed and it's rare that we see them any other way.

Not sure how much further I'll take their story, but I really hope you enjoy the next few chapters!

Part 4.2: Date Night with a Twist

Once they arrived in New York Enzo parked his car in a high rise car park. It was easier to park and ride in New York with all the traffic and potential for getting lost with so many streets. He planned to use taxis, thinking that Bonnie might find the subway claustrophobic after spending so much time confined in the cabin. As he walked around to the passenger side she got out of the car before he could open her door for her. She pushed him gently against the side of the car leaning into him while she wrapped her arms around his neck.

"Can't wait to see what we're doing this evening. Thank you." She said giving him a sensual gaze.

"You're welcome love." He replied.

Enzo looked down at her more than a little turned on by the way she was pressing into him. His hands were around her waist and he couldn't help sliding them down her butt giving her cheeks a little squeeze. Luckily no one else was around. With vamp speed he spun her around so she was now the one pressed up against the car. He had his hands around her waist again. He slid one hand down her thigh. Lifting up her dress he stroked the bare skin on the inside of her thigh using his knuckle, he then brushed it over her underwear causing her to sigh at the light pressure against her 'lower lips'.

"Thought we agreed you'd try and keep your hands to yourself 'til later." She told him breathlessly, gripping his shoulders.

Pressing kisses into the crook of her neck as he enjoyed her scent he said, "We agreed I wouldn't rip off your underwear 'til later." He kissed her shoulder moving his hand back to her thigh and lifting it up against his leg slightly. "Don't worry love. I'm just warming you up for later." He said putting her dress back in place then walking away from her. "Come on." He said turning around to put his hand out to her.

Still leaning against the car shivering with arousal, Bonnie gave him a look that said, you bastard! She went to him taking his hand. He was very pleased with himself. He loved teasing her and there was nothing better than dragging things out with verbal and subtle physical foreplay for hours on end, until the time came when they could get down to business and end their night with sex so intense that they would go up in flames.

It was just before 6:30pm and still daylight as Enzo led Bonnie along the streets of New York holding her hand tightly in his. She was mesmerised as she took in the scenery. It was like being on the set of a movie. It was so unreal, but amazing. They approached a classy Latin American restaurant. As they entered the building Enzo told the maitre d that they were Mr and Mrs Smith and that they had a reservation for 6:30pm.

"You actually made a reservation?" Bonnie queried surprised.

"What did you think I was gonna do, compel the staff?" He whispered to her.

"Well, yeah." She replied.

He just laughed.

She was impressed. He'd really gone all out. The maitre d led them to a window seat, attempting to pull out Bonnie's chair for her after she removed her jacket, but Enzo took over, making sure she was comfortable before he took his own seat.

"I'm really glad we have a window seat." Bonnie said.

"Yeah?" Enzo responded.

"Yeah. After being cooped up for so long I'll take every chance I can get to see what's going on outside of four walls." She told him.

When the waiter took their drink orders Bonnie declined Enzo's first offer of champagne. After experimenting with cocktails out of boredom at the cabin they were now her drink of choice. She opted for a Cuba Libre while Enzo still ordered a bottle of champagne. They agreed that Bonnie would share some of the champagne with him after her cocktail.

The food was amazing. They shared creamy corn empanadas for a starter, then Bonnie had tequila-chipotle shrimp tostadas for her main course, while Enzo chose rum glazed pork skewers with coconut rice. They were now sharing a POM sorbet for dessert. Bonnie was purposely teasing Enzo. Leaning with one elbow on the table she showed him some cleavage. She dipped the spoon into the dessert, then, looking into his eyes she put the spoon in her mouth slowly. Pulling it out even more slowly, she repeated the action before offering some to him.

"Want some?" She asked innocently.

He watched her with hooded eyes. He put his hand around hers guiding the dessert into his mouth. When he was finished she got some more dessert on the spoon, still giving him eye contact she put it into her mouth, this time licking the spoon afterwards. Enzo swallowed hard. She licked her lips and he shifted uncomfortably in his seat. He needed something to cool him down before he did something inappropriate to Bonnie on top of the table in the restaurant. He looked away from her smiling and downed his glass of champagne. He heard her laughing at him quietly. His cell-phone began to ring and to be honest he was grateful for the distraction, until he took out the phone and saw Alex's name on the screen. He considered ignoring it, but Alex had calmed down over the last few days so whatever she wanted he'd just make up some excuse.

"It's Alex, I'm just gonna take this." He informed Bonnie.

She nodded at him in understanding. The reception was bad so he gestured that he needed to leave their table to take the call. He was away for just a few minutes and as soon as he returned he saw some dark-haired, blue-eyed Damon look-a-like sitting in his seat putting the moves on his girl. He wasn't surprised. Since they'd arrived in the city Bonnie had been getting a lot of attention. He wasn't happy about all of the looks she was receiving, but he wasn't about to spoil their evening by going all caveman and knocking people out shouting "MINE!". Bonnie was a sweet person, but she'd really come into her own and if this guy pushed her too far she'd tear him a new asshole even without her magic. The guy put his hand on Bonnie's knee. Too far, Enzo thought to himself and without thinking he walked over, put his hand firmly on the man's shoulder and warned him, "You have 10 seconds to get your hand off my girl's leg before I rip your throat out mate."

The guy turned to look at Enzo as if he was about to say something, but he paused, then turned to look at Bonnie. She raised her eyebrows in a way that said, he's not kidding! The guy stood up and walked away without saying a word as if Enzo had compelled him, which he hadn't. It was just the deadly calm tone of his voice and 'potential psycho' look in his eyes that made the man decide he didn't want to lose his life tonight.

"Check you out with the terrifying, jealous boyfriend stance." Bonnie said in appreciation.

Still pissed with the man Enzo said, "I know you're not into men fighting over you, but I can't stand disrespectful dickheads who think they can put their hands on a woman like that."

"I'm not complaining. I can take care of myself, but I'm not gonna lie… THAT. Was kind of a turn on." Bonnie admitted.

She got a brief smile out of him.

"Shall we get the bill?" He asked.

"Sure." She replied.

Not that he was typically the jealous type but Enzo hoped he wouldn't have to spend the rest of the evening defending Bonnie's honour, because if he was pushed far enough someone was bound to get seriously fucked up, or possibly end up dead.

After their meal Bonnie and Enzo went to a huge movie theatre.

"What's it gonna be then?" Enzo questioned as they stood inside looking at the movie listings on the screens. They both enjoyed horror movies but tonight was about fun and leaving the supernatural world behind, so Bonnie chose a comedy. Once they paid for the film Enzo went to get some snacks while Bonnie stood in the lobby looking out of the window onto the streets which were now lit by bright street lights. On the way back to her Enzo saw a tall, caramel-skinned man talking to Bonnie. Not a-bloody-gain! He thought to himself. The man shook Bonnie's hand then kissed it. What the fuck?! Enzo thought. Using vamp hearing as he continued over to her he heard Bonnie tell the man:

"He's treating me this evening. It was a surprise. We just went to a Latin American restaurant, so not sure where we're going after this."

"There's a bar on…" The man began.

"Am I interrupting?" Enzo stood next to Bonnie looking at the man.

"No." Bonnie said turning to Enzo. "This is Jay." She said introducing the two men. Enzo just nodded at him in greeting.

"Your girl is stunning." Jay said.

"I know." Enzo replied looking back at Bonnie who returned his gaze.

"Loyal too." Jay added.

"I know." Enzo agreed not taking his eyes off her.

"Just giving you a heads up… Some of the guys can be pretty persistent around here, they're used to women passing out their numbers soon as her man's back's turned." Jay advised.

"Really." Enzo said sarcastically.

"Yeah. Anyway, you two have a good night." Jay said smiling at Bonnie.

"See ya." Bonnie replied while Enzo gave him a nod.

Enzo continued staring at Bonnie raising his eyebrows questioningly.

"What? I was just standing here minding my own business…" She began.

Enzo gave her a small smile. "I know." He said.

They made their way across the lobby to go and see the movie. God help me if this is going to carry on for the rest of the evening. He thought with regard to all the attention his woman was getting in New York City.

They didn't see much of the movie spending most of their time making out like a couple of teenagers in heat.

"So what's next?" Bonnie enquired as they exited the movie theatre.

Enzo had his arm around her waist. Leading her to the kerb he said, "Wait and see." He hailed a cab leaving her in suspense.

The happy expression on Bonnie's face as they stood in front of the horse and carriage at Central Park hit him right in the gut.

"Am I in a fairy-tale or something?" She said to him with a quizzical look on her face.

"Or something." He replied. "But every Queen deserves a carriage so…" He gestured towards it.

Bonnie took a deep breath, staring at him before he helped her get in and followed.

Bonnie sat sideways in the carriage with her shoes off and her legs across Enzo's lap. He rested his hands on her legs as they enjoyed the scenery. It was soothing riding around the park at night. Quieter than the streets of the city. Just peaceful and calm. Too good to be true almost. Enzo was momentarily pulled into some dark thoughts.

Although his life wasn't exactly perfect right now it was better than it had ever been. He finally had a place to call home even though he couldn't be there all of the time, but at least he had someone to come home to. Someone who was happy to see him and appreciated him. Someone who genuinely cared about what he needed and wasn't just using him for their own purposes. Bonnie must have sensed his thoughts as she touched his face.

"Hey." She said gazing at him with concern. "Where are you?" She said referring to his sombre expression.

"I'm here." He answered.

"You sure?" She asked.

"Yeah." He assured her.

"Tonight has been amazing." She told him. "Don't worry about anything else for now ok." He didn't say anything so she poked him in the thigh with her foot saying, "Ok?"

"Yeah." He said quietly

"Didn't quite hear that." She prodded him in the leg with her foot again.

"I said yes." He told her, tickling her foot then.

"Hey…" She laughed. He did it again. "Stop."

"Stop what? This?" He said doing it again.

"Please…Stop…" She said laughing as he continued while she fidgeted .

"Ok." He said, finally stopping.

Bonnie moved closer to him keeping her legs on his lap and wrapping her arms around his neck. He rested his head on her shoulder tucking his face into her neck, taking in her scent as they enjoyed the rest of the carriage ride together.

As they strolled along the sidewalk when they were back in the city Bonnie's pace became slower and a little unsteady.

"You ok love?" Enzo asked her.

"Yeah. My feet just hurt. Guess it wasn't such a good idea wearing four inch heels tonight." She said.

"Hold on." He instructed.

Crouching down he helped her take her shoes off. Bonnie held the shoes in her hands then Enzo picked her up throwing her over his shoulder caveman style, eliciting a shocked gasp from Bonnie. He began walking again.

"Oh my God, Enzo!" She exclaimed. "Just so romantic aren't you!" She said with sarcastic humour.

"Want me to put you down." He said. Not caring about the amused stares they were receiving from passing pedestrians. He loved getting a reaction out of her.

"No. But come on, I'm losing my dignity here." She informed him.

He let her slip down suddenly. She gasped thinking that he was about to drop her, but he caught her in his arms so that he was now carrying her bridal-style.

"Satisfied?" He asked her with a sly grin.

"Better." She replied, relieved that he hadn't shamed her further with the usual smack to the behind.

As he continued to walk with her in his arms Bonnie spotted a bar advertising an open mic night. The blues-style music emanating from the place sounded appealing and she thought it was something Enzo might enjoy too.

"Hey, stop for a minute." She requested. "You wanna go in there?" She asked him, nodding towards the bar.

"A karaoke bar?" He mocked.

She tsked at him. "It's not a karaoke bar, it's open mic night." She corrected. "Maybe you could get in there and perform." She suggested.

"Hmmm…" He responded twisting his mouth. "Don't know about me performing but yeah we can go inside."

She could tell he was more interested in the bar than he was willing to let on. She wanted him to enjoy everything about their date as much as she did. He put her down and helped her put her shoes on, then they went inside.

They were settled in seats near the side of the low stage. Bonnie sipped on her second long island iced tea since they arrived, while Enzo enjoyed a cold beer. It was slightly chilly due to the air conditioning so Bonnie had kept her jacket on. The place was cozy. The lighting was low and warm and the walls were decorated with original looking artwork. Tea-light candles decorated each table, giving the place a laid-back, down-to-earth feel. It was a relaxed atmosphere with a multicultural crowd. The unknown artists performed everything from blues to jazz to reggae to indie and soft rock ballads. Most of the performers were amazing, some not so much. But all in all it was an enjoyable experience.

While there was a break in the perfomances Bonnie struck up a conversation with Enzo.

"So you said before that you considered being a musician or an instrument maker." She queried.

"Yeah." He replied.

"What's stopping you?" She asked.

"Nothing really. Well I guess the musician idea is unrealistic being what I am." He answered referring to his vampire status. "Couldn't exactly become famous could I?"

"What, and not share that charisma with the world." She mad e him laugh with her sarcasm. "You could be a songwriter or a producer." She suggested more seriously.

"I wouldn't mind composing music. To be honest though I'm starting to think I'd make a better Private Investigator."

"Very true. You've had a lot of practice playing double agent. Plus you'd probably get more information about your family as a PI than the Armory can ever provide for you." She added.

"Definitely." He agreed.

"How about you? Still thinking about becoming Dr Bennett." He asked in reference to conversations they'd had regarding Bonnie's interest in psychology.

"Maybe." She told him. "Kinda thinking lately that maybe I could be a Probation Officer."

He raised an eyebrow in question.

"You're always telling me how bossy I am and everybody back in Mystic Falls used to see me as the' judgey' one. Plus I think I've had enough practice trying to keep people in line." She said, referring to her trip across Europe with Damon and Alaric. "Haven't exactly been 100% successful so far," she added without specifically stating Damon's name, "but it would be interesting."

"You'd be great." Enzo told her. "I think you secretly enjoy giving people a kick up the arse when they need it." He teased.

"I do don't I?" They laughed together.

As the next performer got on stage their conversation ended. It was always a pleasure having a normal conversation about potential future plans. For a moment it seemed like they were just a normal couple enjoying a typical night out. Better make the most of it. Bonnie thought.

After listening to a hilariously terrible rendition of John Mayer's 'Gravity' Bonnie decided she wanted another drink. Talk about obliterating a good song! Holding in her laughter at the performer's ridiculous and unnecessary sexual gestures with the mic stand and rachet-like, off key voice had made her thirsty. Enzo stood to go and get the drink for her but she told him, "I'll go, I need to stretch my legs… and my stomach muscles after holding them in so long trying not to laugh at that guy."

Enzo laughed. He scanned the bar, still a little protective regarding Bonnie being approached by sleazy men, but it was quiet at the moment and it wasn't too far from where they were sitting near the side of the stage. So he handed her some cash and asked her to get him a beer while she was there. She picked up her purse and as she turned to go Enzo slapped her on the behind saying, "Thanks love."

Bonnie jumped at the action turning around. "What the hell! We're in public you know!"

"Don't care." He told her unapologetically but with a cheeky grin. "Couldn't resist it. And I think I've done pretty well keeping my hands to myself tonight."

"What, when you had your hand up my dress in the car park or when you were groping me during the movie?" She said sarcastically.

"Your underwear is still intact isn't it?" He said rebelliously.

She rolled her eyes before warning him. "And it better stay that way… until later."

She dodged another slap on the ass before laughing and walking towards the bar. Enzo watched her walk away feeling extremely proud to be with her and extremely pleased with himself for giving her a night to remember. And it wasn't over yet…

As if Bonnie had some magnetic aura that drew people to wherever she was the bar suddenly began to get crowded. Seeing a slightly inebriated guy in his twenties looking at Bonnie before walking closer to her, Enzo thought to himself here we go again, someone definitely wants to die at my hands tonight. He watched, anticipating the man's next move. Sure Bonnie could handle herself, and, Enzo had already played the jealous boyfriend more than once today, so he waited intently to see if the guy would push it far enough that he would have to end him. With his vamp hearing Enzo listened to the conversation.

"You're gorgeous, can I buy you a drink?" The stranger asked Bonnie.

"No thank you." She replied firmly to the stranger without looking at him.

"Can I take you home with me so we can have a drink there instead?" He persisted.

"That would be a hell no!" Bonnie told him.

The man was leering at Bonnie's breasts at this point and Enzo had to restrain himself from ripping the man's eyes out of his head. The final straw was when the sleaze touched Bonnie's hair. Seeing the disgusted look on her face Enzo made his way over to them trying to convince himself not to rip this person's head off. Maintaining some degree of control Enzo stood behind Bonnie putting one arm around her waist and moving her hair off her neck with his free hand before kissing her there. As he did this he looked directly into the man's eyes communicating that if he said one more word he'd leave the place in a body bag. That was all it took for the guy to get the hint and walk away without tempting fate. Enzo could handle another man approaching his girl with respect as long as they knew the boundaries and walked away once she said no or they discovered she wasn't single. But, he had no tolerance for disrespectful pricks who thought they could treat a woman like a piece of meat, especially when she was clearly not interested.

"You ok?" He asked Bonnie, standing in front of her stroking her face.

"Yeah." She smiled up at him. "You rescuing me from persistent guys is becoming a habit."

"This is what happens when you date an incredibly beautiful woman who doesn't realise how appealing she is." He replied.

Bonnie blushed slightly and rolled her eyes giving him an appreciative smile.

"I'm gonna go to the bathroom. Can you get the drinks since I didn't get the chance?" She asked him.

"Sure." He said.

The bar was becoming more crowded and the staff appeared to be struggling. A blond haired man came out of a back room behind the bar to serve the people in Enzo's vicinity. He looked familiar. As the man got closer he made eye contact with Enzo confirming that they knew each other. Oh shit! Enzo thought to himself.

"Enzo?" The man said. "Thought it was you when I saw you a while ago, but I wasn't sure since we're far from home. What are you doing in New York?"

"Just taking a break." Enzo replied trying to keep his cool. "What are you up to in New York? How long have you been in here tonight?"

"Same as you, I'm taking a break while I have the chance. Came up to see some family. It's my brother's bar so he called me for some help bartending tonight cause a few of his staff called in sick. I've been here about 20 minutes. That your girlfriend I saw you with before?" The man asked.

"Yeah." Enzo admitted, becoming more anxious.

"I couldn't really see her properly but looks like you did good." The man said, complementing Enzo's choice of girlfriend.

"Thanks. Anyway, I need to get back so I'll see you another time." Enzo said trying to escape while he had the chance.

"Didn't you want a drink?" The man reminded him.

"I'll leave it for now." Enzo told him ready to get away.

"Ok. We'll talk later. Introduce me to your girl before you go."

Enzo nodded in response but no way in hell was this man getting anywhere near Bonnie. He needed to find her fast. He went back to their seats which were luckily situated closer to the bathroom than they were to the bar. As soon as he saw Bonnie he approached her and led her back towards the bathroom.

Standing in the corridor he told her, "We have to go. Now."

"Why?" She asked him with a worried expression.

"I just saw someone I know." Enzo informed her. "He works for the Armory…"

TO BE CONTINUED…