A/N: Hey guys! Again just wanted to say thanks for all the reviews and sticking with this story. I know ive been lacking so much in my writing. Rereading all my chapters I see that and I apologize for that. I'll try to do better from here on out! Thanks for everything. Hope you guys enjoy! (:
"Are you sure your fine Bonnie? You don't look so good." Elena stated looking at her friend who was looking paler by the minuet. They were on Elena's couch watching some trash tv.
"Yea, it's just a cold is all. Don't have me ruin our night together. I'll just go home." Bonnie replied giving a weak smile.
"What no! You wouldn't be ruining it at all. I just don't want you forcing yourself to sit here with me if you're not feeling so well. Want me to make you something?" the brunette asked kindly.
"Honestly, I'd really like to go home and sleep." Bonnie replied.
"Okay let me grab my keys and I'll take you home."
"No, no Lena. I want to walk." Bonnie replied shaking her head which made her dizzy but she ignored it.
"Bon, your sick and you want to walk home. Do you hear yourself?" Elena looked at her with that you have got to be kidding me face.
"All I need is fresh air I promise. I wasnt feel well this morning but once I went outside I felt so much better. At school I was feeling sick again but once we went outside for lunch I felt better and now im in your house starting to feel not so great so I know fresh air will help."
"Fine… but I'm walking with you." Elena stated getting up.
"Okay." , Bonnie smiled.
Just then Elena's cell rang. "Hey, Jer. Whats up?"…"Yea, where are you?"….."Okay, I'll come get you."
Elena looked back to Bonnie, "Jeremy said he needs me to pick him up from work and he's not feeling well either. Come on, I'll drive you home first and we'll keep the window down for that fresh air you're so desperate for." Elena joked.
Bonnie smiled and shook her head. "It wont be the same. I really want to walk. I'll walk home and you go pick up Jeremey. "
Elena looked at her and shook her head. "Your stubborn you know that?"
"Yea but that's why you love me." Bonnie smiled as she breezed past Elena opening the door for her.
Elena got in her car and pulled out. "Call me if you need me okay?"
Bonnie smiled. "I will."
Elena drove off. "Get home safe!" She yelled.
Bonnie just waved and started making her walk home. The fresh air helped her all day and it was definitely helping now. Except she's sicker then she was earlier in the day. The fresh air is helping but at the same time she feels her body getting sluggish and her head getting cloudy, and her throat starting to get dry. The only thing that is getting better would be her stuffy nose.
She took in a deep breath.
Damon was walking. He just got back to Mystic Falls after being gone for three weeks. After his fight with Bonnie, he needed a break. This town and its people tend to be a bit much, well really annoying especially for Damon. Everyone needs a mental health day. Well in Damon's case it was a mini mental health vacation.
Damon has always been a fan of walking. Driving was fun but walking now and then felt good. He was walking when he heard someone coughing a deep and painful sounding cough. The type of cough that would shake the whole body. He turned a corner and saw the owner of that horrible cough.
Bonnie took a deep breath and as soon as she did she started coughing. It strained her throat and she was holding her stomach from the force of her cough.
"Whoa there Sabrina. That sounds serious."
Bonnie looks up to see Damon standing right in front of her.
"It sounds worse than it really is." She replied letting out little coughs and righting herself.
"Sounds just as bad as it probably is. Why the hell are you outside when your sick?" He asked incredulous at her stupidity.
"I wanted fresh air and I'm walking home from Elena's. Like it's any of your business", she says brushing past him to continue her walk.
As she continued her walk another strong cough consumes her but not a body wrenching one like the last.
"Well, you see, when someone takes a walk and see's a girl who sounds and looks like she's dying it kind of makes one stop." Damon refuted walking behind her.
Bonnie turns suddenly to say something but grabs her head. Its spinning. She moved to fast. Her head is pounding. "Ow."
"Bonnie, you okay?" Damon asked with his hand on her upper arm trying to look into her eyes.
"Yea, just a little light-headed and just a little headache",she said while coughing still and sniffling her nose.
"Yea all little things that are adding up. You are sick. You need to get home now." He replied sternly.
Before Bonnie could say anything Damon picked her up and ran at vampire speed to her house. He set Bonnie down but put his arm around her waist to hold her up. She was spinning from the speed and from being put down so soon.
"Whoa, whoa, there. Steady." Damon said sounding as if he were talking to a horse.
Bonnie grabbed her head and covered a cough with her sleeve. She took her house key out of her pants pocket and opened the door. She opened the door and when she walked in Damon walked in right behind her. She turned around and Damon closed her front door.
"What are you doing?" She asked her voice sounding strained from her sore throat.
"What does it look like? Making sure you don't fall down the stairs or something."
"What? No Damon, you don't.." Bonnie began but Damon just grabbed her elbow lightly and steered her towards the couch. Bonnie automatically sat down. "Lie down." He commanded and she was in no mood nor had the energy to speak let alone argue with him. As soon as she laid down Bonnie's eyes started a sequence of open and close before she finally drifted off into a deep sick fueled sleep after about 10 seconds of fighting it off.
Bonnie woke up and started coughing right away. Her head hurt and she couldn't breathe through her nose. Her throat was raw and she felt as if she had no energy left in her.
She closed her eyes but opened them when she felt a light steam hitting her face. It was a bowl of soup being offered to her. Her eyes traveled from the hand holding the bowl up the arm and then to the face. It was Damon.
"Here. Eat some. It'll help." He said looking down at her.
Bonnie looked at him for a moment from heavy hooded eyes. She struggled to sit up but once she did Damon handed her the soup bowl which she took and started to eat. It wasnt regular soup. There was something off about it. But Bonnie didnt feel like questioning it. Each sip was making her warm up and feel better. As soon as she was down with one bowl, her sinuses were clearing up and her head wasnt as fuzzy anymore. "Want another bowl?" He asked from behind her. Bonnie turned around and nodded her head. Damon disappeared into the kitchen and five minutes later returned with another bowl.
Bonnie hungrily and greedily ate the next bowl of soup and licked her lips clean. She felt amazing. Her nose and head were clear. Her cough was very light and her throat was normal again.
"What's in this soup?" she asked looking at him taking the bowl from her.
"Broth, some seasoning, and some chopped veggies. " He said walking back into the kitchen.
"No, there was something in there. Besides all that. The soup tasted different." Bonnie said following him into the kitchen.
"You saying I can't cook? Or do you think it's some cheap store-bought soup?" Damon asked raising an eyebrow at her as he put her bowl in the sink and turned around to face her sitting at her kitchen island.
"No, I know from prior experience you can cook. I can tell its home-made. I just tasted an extra ingredient." Bonnie replied.
Damon smirked remembering when he made her breakfast. "If you must know, I put a couple of tiny drops of my blood in each bowl."
Bonnie's eyes widened. "You what!?"
"Look before you freak out, they were tiny drops. Plus the soup itself dilated the blood." Damon said making it sound like nothing.
"Damon you can't just go around and feed people your blood." Bonnie replied reprimanding.
"First off I don't just go around and give people my blood. Only a select few are so lucky. Also it's not like you haven't had it before."
Bonnie just looked at him. He was right, she did have his blood before. "Why'd you give it to me?" she asked looking at him.
Damon was leaning against the sink. "To help get rid of your cold."
Bonnie just looked back at him and then saw all the dishes piled on the dish rack by the sink. Freshly washed pot, cutting board, knife, plates, and cups. Some which she remembered leaving in the sink this morning.
"Thank you. For the home-made soup and doing the dishes, and for your blood." Bonnie finally said.
"You're welcome." Damon said pushing himself forward away from the sink. "Well you can wash the last bowl yourself. I'm not a maid and I was bored so that's why I washed the previous dishes." He said trying to seem less domesticated as he felt at that moment.
Bonnie gave a little shake of her head and moved to the sink. Damon was standing right in front of it and when he went to move to the side he and Bonnie moved past each other within a close proximity. If they moved their bodies forward an inch, they would've touched. Damon stood to the side of the sink while Bonnie washed the last bowl.
"So where have you been the last couple weeks." Bonnie casually asked cleaning the bowl with a sponge.
"Here and there", he casually said.
Bonnie rinsed the bowl and placed it on the rack. "Have fun where ever you were?" She asked wiping her hands.
"I have fun all the time no matter where I am." He said grinning.
Bonnie put the dish towel down and turned to him giving a little grin herself.
They just stood there and stared at each other. Bonnie was shifting uncomfortably on her feet feeling awkward. "Erm.. well thanks again for everything. Sorry I probably ruined your fun with my sickness although I didn't ask you to help in the first place." She added to make it clear it was his decision to cook her soup and clean the dishes.
"I know. It wasn't that bad." Damon smirked. Bonnie gave a little smile.
It got silent again. Damon moved closer to her. "I miss hanging out with you." he said. It was true he did miss hanging out with her. On his trip she kept popping up in his mind. It was super annoying and he hated her for it. Being here with her though, it felt good.
Bonnie's mouth opened and she took small breathes. "Well you were the one who left without a word so..."
"I needed a little break from this town. Plus one can only take Stefan's face for so long."
Bonnie despite herself couldn't help but laugh. She was happy he left at first. She was confused, hurt and well kind of embarrassed at her outburst. She didn't regret it however. She was determined to not be some side girl. It's just as the days went by. Her anger and resolve started fading. She couldn't help herself. She started to miss him.
Damon placed his hand on her cheek and moved closer.
"I...I don't think we should Damon." Bonnie stuttered.
"Why, all we're doing is only hanging out right now." Damon said grinning. "Can't friends do that?"
"We aren't friends." Bonnie stated.
"Bon Bon, im hurt!" Damon said taking his other hand and putting it to his chest.
Bonnie just shook her head. Damon's hand caressed her cheek and her head instinctively moved closer into it.
"Damon what are we doing?" She asked her hand grabbing his wrist holding his hand to her cheek.
"Whatever you want." He said.
"I can't just be some slut you come to when you need a hook up." Bonnie said starting to take his hand off her cheek slowly.
Damon however kept his hand on her cheek. "I never thought that and I don't think that now. I honestly enjoyed spending time with you." He admitted. Shocked a little himself at his easy admittance to that.
Bonnie looked at him and blinked. "Why'd you leave then."
"Just wanted a little vacation is all." Damon said. "Why did you miss me?" He winked.
Bonnie swatted his chest. "No. Never." Bonnie smiled.
"You're such a liar", he said pulling her closer to him. Bonnie giggled before Damon connected his lips with hers.
"So I was thinking we should go shopping today." Caroline stated to Bonnie over the phone. Bonnie was doing nothing at home so why not?
"Sure, Care. Come pick me up in 20?" Bonnie asked.
"I'll make it better and be there in 10." Caroline sang.
"Haha okay. I'll be outside waiting."
It felt so good to finally sit down. Bonnie and Caroline shopping together was always an adventure. They would drive to the shopping district and go crazy. They each had at lease 7 bags from different stores. Their feet were starting to hurt from all the walking and they were hungry. They stopped at a little bar and restaurant to get something to eat. All the tables were taken so they decided to sit at the bar and order their food.
"So hows the whole secret boyfriend thing going?" Caroline asked casually.
Bonnie almost spit out her sprite. "What are you talking about. I told you I don't have a secret boyfriend." Bonnie replied recovering. Well she technically wasnt lying. Damon was not her boyfriend.
"Oooohhhhhhh ppppleeeaassseeee. It's me you're talking to. We both know, I know guys whether im with them or not. Whether they're my boyfriends or not. Whether they're my little secret or not." Caroline said looking pointedly at Bonnie.
"We both also know, you never had secret boys because you are one person that could not keep a secret. Not when it comes to boys anyway." Bonnie replied returning Caroline's pointed look.
"That's besides the point. You know what I mean. I've noticed all the signs." Caroline rolled her eyes. "It doesn't take a genius to figure out whats going on."
Bonnie just shook her head and continued to sip her drink hoping Caroline would drop it. Of course she was wrong.
"So why are you keeping it a secret? Is it because I know him? I've hooked up with him? I've slept with him? I hooked up with his brother, cousin, uncle? Did I run over his dog, what?". Caroline asked.
Bonnie just laughed. "No (actually yes), no (yes), no (yes) ,no (I don't think so?), and he doesn't have a dog. At least not one I know of. Didn't know you went running over people's dogs." Bonnie said with an eyebrow raised.
"Of course I don't. I just want to know who this guy is. Bonnie, if your afraid we wont like him don't worry. You know I won't judge. You've seen some of the guys I've been involved with." Caroline said reaching over and grabbing Bonnie's hand.
Bonnie smiled. She knew if it was anyone other than Damon, Caroline would not judge. But it is Damon so she and everyone else would judge. Bonnie can't blame them. Especially Caroline. Damon treated her horribly. He is different now. Still though, he was the worst guy Caroline had ever been with. Besides all that, Bonnie would judge herself too. She does now a little bit. None of what was going on between her and Damon makes any sort of sense.
"I can tell ,now, though, that you're not dating him. Is he just a hook up buddy. Friend with benefits?" Caroline pressed on some more because well its Caroline and she can't help it.
Bonnie was about to say no but stopped. She had no clue what Damon was.
Bonnie decided to let out some info. Maybe Caroline could help me.
"I...I'm not sure what we are to be honest. I mean we've hung out a lot and hooked up. We actually got into a big fight because I didn't want to be some floozy. At the same time though, I like hanging out with him and doing what we were doing." Bonnie ended blushing a little bit.
"Well, for starters you Bonnie Bennett are no floozy. There's nothing wrong with having a little fun. To me it sounds like you guys were friends with benefits. You were never that kind of girl and I can still tell you arent which is why you guys had that fight. I know you Bonnie. You want something real and true. We all do. But, you don't have to be the virgin mary locked away in a convent until you find Mr. Right. Why not have some fun?" Caroline said with a smirk.
This is why Bonnie loved Caroline. She gave her honest advice and opinion. Not everyone would say go ahead and say have some fun like Caroline just did. Especially not to Bonnie. Yes, Bonnie is seen as the little virgin girl dressed in white, all pure and holy. Caroline knew better. Caroline didn't always treat her like that sweet innocent girl. Caroline actually took some joy in trying to corrupt Bonnie every now and then. She knew Bonnie was just a regular girl who had needs. She knew it was hard for Bonnie to find a boyfriend. Not because guys don't like Bonnie. They do. It's just Bonnie won't just go out and date just anyone. Bonnie wants her Mr. Right. Caroline is all for that, but at the same time it's not like Bonnie can't enjoy herself.
"Look, your young and beautiful. If you want to continue this friends with benefits with whomever this mystery guy is then I sure as hell am not judging you. I've done it. It's fun and it helps pass the time. Just dont get to caught up in it. You're a hopeless romantic Bonnie. If that's all there is to your relationship with him then that's it. I dont want you getting into a friends with benefits type of relationship only to fall in love and get your heart-broken if he doesn't feel the same way." Caroline ended serious.
Bonnie just shook her head and sipped her drink.
"Okay, its clear your staying tight-lipped about the rest of this. Just know I'm here for you. No matter what. Okay?" Caroline said squeezing Bonnie's hand. Bonnie squeezed back.
"I know, Care. Love you too."
"Don't you forget it." Caroline winked.
Hope you guys enjoyed it! Sorry for any spelling mistakes or grammar errors. Let me know if you guys liked it or have any comments to anything going on. As always hope all is well! (: