Cursed Blessings

Chapter 10

"Oh my God! Damon Salvatore is an ass!"

"Caroline," Bonnie hissed out as she clutched her sleeping daughter closer as let her eyes shoot to the entrance way to the kitchen.

"What? Bella's sleeping and she wouldn't understand what I was saying anyways," Caroline defended as she and Bonnie sat on the window seat of the huge bay window that was in the kitchen.

"I'm not worried about Bella hearing you," Bonnie said.

"Oh, who are you worried about hearing me, Damon? I hope he hears because he's an ass!" Caroline barked out not caring to hide her disgust.

"No, mostly I don't want Elena to hear."

"Why not? She should know just how much of an ass Damon is. I cannot believe he actually asked you that. That he expects you to put your life and your happiness on hold for 60 years so that once again Elena can come first. Don't get me wrong I love Elena, you know I do," Caroline defended and Bonnie nodded in agreement for she did know. "But damn it why is it always 'Elena, Elena, Elena'?" She sang out in a whiny voice and Bonnie couldn't stop her giggles.

"C'mon Care keep it down, please," Bonnie chastised and Caroline lowered her voice because she didn't want Elena to overhear and be hurt by her words.

"Uhggg, it just makes me so mad. You, Bonnie Bennett, are fucking amazing and you do not have to play second fiddle to anyone, no one, do you hear me?" Bonnie nodded as she looked at her friend and biggest advocate. "You did tell Damon where he can shove his idea, right?"

"Uhm," Bonnie spoke out again as she wrinkled up her nose and nervously twisted her lips.

"Uhm ... What?" Caroline question as she looked back with wide eyes. "Wait, Bonnie, you did tell him no, right?" Caroline asked and Bonnie averted her eyes to the beautiful gardens that could be seen through the large bay window. "Bon, seriously, you said yes?"

"No," Bonnie quickly replied in a hushed tone as she eyed the kitchen entrance way briefly before looking back at her friend. "I didn't say yes ... I didn't say anything."

"That's practically a yes."

"I couldn't say anything because before I could Damon heard Elena coming to look for him, so that kind of ended things."

"Ok, so you didn't get the chance to tell him 'Hell No', would you like me to do it because I would be glad to?" Caroline offered as she let her eyes roll a bit at that thought of the pleasure it would give her to tell Damon off.

"Thanks but no. I was actually planning to avoid the conversation altogether and just leave," Bonnie stated but before Caroline could speak her next words Elena and Damon entered the kitchen.

"Who's leaving?" Elena asked as they crossed the threshold.

"Please say it's you, Vampire Barbie," Damon said with his signature smirk as he trekked straight to Bonnie and eased his daughter from her arms into his embrace. The tender smile his face held at holding his baby instantly disappeared when he noticed the death glare Caroline was giving him.

"Oh, you do not want to start with me Mr. Salvatore, you pompous ass, not today," Caroline nearly growled out causing them all to give her a look. Elena's look was one of slight amusement at seeing that at least Damon and Caroline's relationship hadn't changed. Whereas Bonnie and Damon both held a look of fear; Bonnie because she feared Elena discovering what they had discussed, Damon because he realized that Caroline knew about his proposition and he knew she might convince Bonnie to say no.

"It's me," Bonnie spoke out quickly to slice the tension that was building but when Damon's face soured and he turned an icy glare onto her she wished she had just kept her mouth closed. "I was thinking ... uh ... maybe I should go-"