Years we Lost

4

Elena flashed into her house, she quickly dialed Bonnie’s number. She needed to know if it was true even though she was sure that it was impossible she had to be sure.”Hello Elena.”

She had thought that she lost her baby. She held a dead baby and now she was hearing that her son was alive.“Is it true please tell me it's not true? I came to terms with the death of my baby so it can't be true right?” 

Bonnie sighed this was not how she wanted Elena to find out. But there was nothing that she could do now Elena knew and there was nothing else to do but tell the truth.“I didn’t want you to find out.”

Elena was confused what wasn’t she supposed to find out it wasn’t possible her baby was dead.“Find out what Bonnie there is nothing to find out because it is not true he is not my son he is kols and some sluts and they can both live happily ever after with their devil spawn” She had been a single parent for 9 years and she could continue to do that. She didn’t need Kol in Aubree’s life.

 Bonnie took a breath, this was going to be harder then she had originally thought.“Elena I gave Henrick to Kol and I’m sorry I should have asked you first but you had too much on your plate.” She knew she sounded like the worst best friend in the world but what could she do.”You kept Aubree and he got Henrick, you raised the mini version of him and he got the nicer version. They’ve been in a dream world together every night since they were born. With flashes of what their life could have been.”

Elena shook her head she couldn’t believe that Bonnie would do that to her and just not tell her. “No you should have let me keep both babies, you are making me sound like I am incapable of being a mother. I missed out on nine years on the son I died for and birthed. How do you think that makes me feel” She knew that she sounded like she was going crazy but honestly she might really have been.”I can not believe you did that. I hated myself for so long, like I did something wrong to kill my baby, but all this time he was alive with his father. He's probably turned him against me and says things like how bad of a mother I am, and that is because of you you didn't give  me a chance to be a mother. I didn’t get a chance to be a mother to my son you took Aubree away from her brother, did you ever think of that?” She was starting to go Hysterical. She needed to calm down but she didn’t know how. She had a son she thought died. How does one come back from that?

Bonnie knew her best friend well and she needed to plug in some holes and get Elena to calm down before she said something she would forever regret.“Kol didn’t know you were his mother, it was a surprise for him just like it was for you. All he knew was that it was his son. He didn’t know about Aubree; he had no clue who left Henrick at his doorstep.”

Elena didn’t know what she was supposed to do now. She hated Kol so much they hadn’t left off on good terms to begin with.“You had my daughter lie to me?” It was a statement but the way she said it was more of a question she wanted to know. The past 9 years had been basically a lie.

Bonnie took a few deep breaths this was taking a turn for the worst.“It wasn’t that I promise it was for your own good Elena you're my best friend. I never wanted to hurt you but I knew that either way whatever I choose to do it would still hurt you. I know you don’t want to hear this but maybe, just maybe you and Kol could co-parent both of them. Aubree talked to me about her dreams and I had her about them and she told me. She wanted to know Henrick more than Kol but she wanted to see you happy most of all.” She didn’t want to make Elena worse but somethings had to be said for everything to make sense.”Maybe we took the wrong approach but I know that it will all turn out for the best.”

Elena shook her head. She hated Kol with all her heart he broke her.“I hate him.”

“No you don't, you hated that he let them walk all over him. I heard he changed and girlfriend or not who you’d think he would choose you two just need some time.Because deep down in his heart he still loves you whether he wants to or not and i think you still love him too “

She was trying to defend herself; she couldn’t still love him, not after what happened.“I don-”

Bonnie smiled, sometimes her best friend was so easy to read. She knew that to everyone after what happened between the two of them it would be horrible for Elena to still love him but she didn’t quite think so.“No i know you still love him because you're calling me and Aubree’s not in the background you don’t trust anyone with her but you me Jeremy and Caroline. You two were the definition of the right person at the wrong time.”

Elena couldn’t let herself believe that her and Kol were done for and they would never be getting back together. Ever.“That's not true, I let people babysit her.“

Bonnie smiled. She knew that Elena was going to argue with her but she knew it was true.“Who! Ok I'll add Alaric but you don’t trust anyone enough to watch her. But you didn’t deny still being in love with him.”

“It’s been ten years.” Elena couldn’t believe that she and Kol would make it again; they were too different.

“So what?” She needed to explain to her best friend that there were more things that were important then the past.“Listen to me Lena. I love you so much, you're my best friend. I trust you with my life. And I know you love him but the fact that he would let anyone walk over him and hurt him you hated and that's why you ended things. Because he loved you more than anything else in the world and his siblings didn’t see that. Now Henricks is your son and he’s been dying to meet his mother and you can blame everything on me. I don't care but you have to promise me that you're going to be there for your son at least even if you and Kol never work out in the end. Henrick needs you, so does Aubree. She has been wanting to finally be around her brother and now she has the chance, do this for your kids, not for Kol, not for you for them. So you turn around and you be there for your son cause he is your son and he doesn’t even know you and he loves you with all his heart.”

“No.” She couldn’t do it; she would rather leave with her daughter.

Bonnie needed to get through to her best friend before it was too late.“Yes Elena you have to do this. It's not going to be easy but it's what you have to do. He’s your son and i’m betting right now he thinks the mother he always wanted hates him.”

She was to afraid she couldn’t do it.“How do-”

“You get to know him and you are there for your son. No matter what you and Kol or his fucking girlfriend go through you be there for your son. Be there for your kids cause they already go through to fucking much.”

“Ok.” Elena knew that her best friend was right; she had to be there for her son no matter how much time had passed, she still had time to make up for it.