Finding Our Way (Stefonnie)

Chapter 16

Bonnie held Austyn's hand as they crossed the street. Stefan was going to tell her that he was going to get her a cat but first he would explain her responsibility towards it. He did some research and was relieved to know that not much was needed so that'll give Bonnie and him a break as opposed to if they got a dog instead. Samuel was over Stefan's parents house and they would pick him up then go to the shelter.

Stefan smiled hearing a knock on his door then stood as it opened seeing his girls walk inside. He kissed his wife before bending down to hold Austyn and kissed her.

"Mommy and daddy have a surprise for you."

"What?"

"Well, after we pick up your brother from grandma and papa's house, we'll go to the shelter so you can get a kitty!"

Her eyes grew wide, "Yay!"

The parents smiled as she hugged her dad tightly thanking him then her mother. She was eager to leave now practically pulling her parents out the door. Stefan and Bonnie chuckled but followed after her closing his office door behind her.

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Stefan and Bonnie smiled watching their daughter play with her new kitten which she decided to name Max and they figured she was going to suffocate it before it even grew up and had to tell her to stop squeezing so tightly since it was only a baby.

He got along with Samuel which they were most concerned about, but they figured since they were both practically the same size, it only made sense. Max seemed to have a little crush on Bonnie and she personally couldn't figure out why, but when Austyn wasn't coddling him to death, he was right by her side.

Stefan felt weird being semi-jealous of a cat. Bonnie first minded how Max was always following her around, but she soon started to like it and he watched as she replaced him for the cat as her cellphone background.

Bonnie knew exactly what she was doing, not at first, but when Stefan started paying extra attention to her she wondered why and the only reason that made sense was Max. She made sure that he saw her changing her background, she knew it was pretty mean, but she found it more amusing than anything. Like now, he was looking at her with narrowed eyes as she took pics of and with Max. Bonnie had to stop her laugh but when Max started licking her face, she got some giggles out.

"Isn't he cute, Stef?"

"Yeah. Adorable." She chuckled and he walked up to her and pressed his lips against hers moving Max off her lap. "You know what else is cute?" He asked her lips.

"What?"

"A baby."

She smiled closing her eyes softly as he leaned in and kissed her again. She shifted on the couch as he climbed on and wrapped a leg around his waist once they were fully comfortable. He kissed her roughly sliding his hands up her ribs before resting them above her head.

Bonnie moaned pulling away, "We have to stop."

He kissed along her neck, "Not yet."

"Stefan-"

"Shhh," he sounded on her cheek, "relax." He kissed her there then went for her lips again.

Bonnie just knew that Austyn would be making her way down any second, but she couldn't stop herself from kissing her husband back just as roughly. Stefan pulled her head in closer deepening the kiss before reluctantly pulling away staring into her crazed eyes.

"I love you. I want to give you everything you want, but I just can't. I can't move out of Mystic Falls, it doesn't settle well for me."

She nodded understanding. "Okay. I love you too."