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Part 5.1: Will you Still Love Me?

Bonnie woke up exhausted but content with Enzo wrapped around her body spooning her in their bed.

"Hey." She said turning her head behind her to speak to him with her eyes barely open.

He responded with a lazy smile squeezing her tightly before kissing her shoulder. "You seem like you could do with another 5 hours sleep."

She turned herself around so they were lying on their sides facing each other. "Would probably help since someone kept me busy all night." She said referring to their amorous nocturnal activities. "What time is it?" She added before he could respond to her previous comment.

Enzo checked the clock on the table by his side of the bed. "11am." He brushed a stray curl from Bonnie's face, sliding his fingers down her cheek, to her shoulder and all the way down her arm to interlink his fingers with hers over the blankets.

"When do you have to go back to the Armory?" She asked.

"Not until later, or tomorrow morning." He replied.

She was relieved, appreciating every minute they had together since his schedule was unpredictable and they still hadn't wrapped things up with the Armory. She didn't want to waste their day sleeping but she was so tired she could barely move.

"Want some coffee?" Enzo asked her as if reading her mind.

"Yeah, that would help. Thanks." She answered.

He kissed her on the mouth not caring about morning breath before making his way to the kitchen. While he was busy making coffee Bonnie forced herself out of bed determined to make the most of the day.

After taking a shower together they got dressed and started going through some more paperwork that Enzo had snuck out of the Armory's archives. They sat side by side on the couch with the fire blazing in front of them and the coffee table covered in papers.

"This is useless." Bonnie said regarding the information they'd spent the last hour sifting through.

"You need a break love." Enzo told her.

He stood up putting Bonnie's feet up on the couch before going into the kitchen.

"What something to drink?" He asked her.

"Yeah, I want a margarita." She requested.

"Does this look like a Mexican cocktail bar?" He responded to her playful request.

She smiled. "Red wine will do." She answered properly.

Enzo poured her a glass of wine and got himself a Bourbon. Bonnie had lost the taste for Bourbon, only drinking it on rare occasions now as it reminded her of Damon. After giving the wine to her he picked his guitar up off its stand. Taking a tall stool from the corner of the room he sat near the fireplace and began to play a blues version of John Mayer's 'Gravity'. Bonnie laughed and he smiled with her as they remembered the way an unknown singer (if you could call him that) had slaughtered the song at an open night mic during their eventful trip to New York. The lyrics resonated with her as she contemplated how they were both in a situation that was trying to bring them down while they fought so hard against it.

After finishing the song on a more successful note than the open mic night singer he began to play a slow, almost Spanish style instrumental rendition of Amy Winehouse's cover of 'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow'. It was a song he knew Bonnie liked. It reminded her of their first time. The feelings between them were strong before they'd even shared their first kiss, but there was always that little bit of uncertainty at the beginning of a relationship. Luckily, they didn't take long to admit what they meant to each other and now there were no doubts. She watched his fingers play the notes with ease as the soothing melody helped her to unwind. She was always able to appreciate his attractiveness even more when he was playing the guitar as he was so calm and absorbed in his actions. The song was beautiful. He continued the acoustic performance looking at Bonnie while she appreciated his musical talent. When he was finished he walked over to her.

"Your turn." He said holding out the guitar towards her.

"If you think I'm gonna be able to play that song the way you just did, you're looking at the wrong person." She told him with sarcastic humour.

"Obviously." He retorted, earning him a feigned look of shock from Bonnie. "Just thought you might appreciate the distraction." He added referring to their futile research.

"Remind me again why I'm in a relationship with you." She sassed him in return.

He laughed at her comment as she took the instrument. Deciding to move away from the mess on the coffee table she went to sit on the stool that Enzo had used. He stood next to her, instructing her on which notes and chords to play. When she struggled he stood behind her, putting his fingers over hers to help her achieve the correct sounds. She enjoyed the simple closeness, the feeling of his chest against her back, the sound of his voice close to her ear and the feeling of his arms brushing against hers. It made everything feel normal, as if she wasn't hiding from a shady supernatural organisation. As if they'd never have to worry about her being mortal and him being immortal. Thinking about those problems drove her crazy, they also made her determined to find a solution. Bonnie spaced out for a moment mentally revisiting a discussion she and Enzo had had on a few occasions.

"I know it would be taking a huge risk but I think it's time we went to see Virginia St. John at the psych ward." She said looking contemplatively at the paperwork on the table.

"We're not that desperate yet." He replied.

She turned around on the chair to face him. "Really?" She said, not surprised at his response but still beginning to feel agitated anyway. "We don't have any good leads… I've been here for 2 and a half years hiding away like some fugitive…I can't do this anymore."

"I know Bonnie." Enzo responded, in an understanding voice. "But it's too risky. Virginia's in that place for a reason. We don't know what state she's in or if she can even tell us anything useful. And like I said before, even if I try to compel her they could be giving her vervain. We don't know if Alex or anyone else goes to see her or if the hospital would inform Alex if either of us went there. Virginia could even tell Alex herself if we showed up."

"Virginia can't stand your family." Bonnie reminded him.

"She's a St. John. We can't trust her." He stated.

"I trust you." She retorted, reminding him that he was a St. John too.

"Well then trust me to figure this out." He told her.

Bonnie sighed with frustration. She loved him and appreciated everything he did for her but she was angry about the situation and his dismissal of her suggestion to visit Virginia irritated her. She got up handing him the guitar and walked into the kitchen. She poured herself a shot of Bourbon as it was the nearest thing to her. After downing the drink she slammed the glass down on the kitchen counter in agitation.

"I'm sorry if you're pissed off, but…" Enzo began.

"You know what pisses me off the most?! That I can't do anything to help myself!" She told him raising her voice.

"I'm doing everything I can to help you!" He responded raising his voice a little too.

"Did you not hear what I said?!" She shouted. "I can't do anything to help myself!" She continued, emphasizing each word. "For years I was the go to girl when my friends were in trouble. I got them out of some seriously shitty situations. I was the rescuer! I even got myself out of the prison world and now that I'm in some really deep shit again all I can do is sit around in a secluded cabin doing research!" She saw the hurt look on his face before it turned to an expression of anger, but she was angry too and nothing he was saying was helping.

"Where are those friends now that you need help, huh?!" He responded sarcastically.

"Don't bring them into this! They have their own lives and their own problems! Caroline and Alaric have a family to take care of, we have no idea where Stefan is, Matt's still grieving…"

"And Damon…? He interrupted.

"Don't even think about bringing him into this!" She said getting angrier by the second.

"Then I won't. Because it doesn't matter. He's not here. I am." He told her in a calm voice but she could sense that he was still angry.

"You can't expect to get me out of this by yourself." She stated.

"Why not? If there's no one else, why not?!" His voice started to get a little louder again.

"Because this is my problem and even though I don't have my magic I'm still capable of thinking and coming up with a plan too!" She told him. "Maybe I should go undercover as a patient at the psych ward."

"No." He rejected her idea without hesitation, fuelling her anger.

"Excuse me?" She said ready to challenge him.

"I said no." He insisted.

"You really think you can tell me what to do?"

"Bonnie you can't put yourself at risk like that. You've been safe for this long. I'm still trying to follow up a lead on your cousin Lucy…" He tried to reason with her.

"You're not listening to me!" She interrupted.

"You want me to let you go out there and put yourself in even more danger?!"

"I just wanna do something to help myself!"

"Is what I'm doing not enough for you?!"

"No it's not and I don't mean that in a bad way."

"How else could you mean it?!" He shouted.

"We're supposed to be in this together!"

"We are! But you need to realise that I'm trying to protect you!"

"You're trying to control me!" She yelled at him.

"Are you being serious?!"

She knew she'd gone too far but she was mad as hell, the frustration of the whole situation was tearing her apart. "Maybe you shoulda just left me alone to take care of myself when the Armory came looking for me." She told him looking away.

"Really? Well how about I leave you alone right now?!" He said grabbing his car keys and walking to the door.

"Good idea!" She shouted watching him walk out of the cabin, slamming the door behind him.

TO BE CONTINUED…

END NOTE:

There are numerous versions of the song 'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow'. My favourite is the old school version by The Shirelles but I thought Amy Winehouse's cover might be more appropriate for TVD. I imagined Enzo's instrumental as a perfected blend of Amy's version and an instrumental cover on YouTube by a guitarist called Alberto Trejo.

I didn't know any of John Mayer's songs until I heard the cover of 'Gravity' by Vince Harder and Stan Walker on YouTube and thought it was amazing.