The Fight (Stefonnie)

Chapter 20

Ten Years Later

Cynthia looked both ways down the hall before closing and locking the door. She smiled proudly at her sneaky skills tiptoeing towards her mother's dresser before hearing her father's voice nearing. She gasped then quickly hid under the bed hearing the struggle of the door opening.

"What the," Stefan tried again with the knob. "Bonnie, you in there?" He called out thinking that she was changing or something. "Babe?" He knocked a little pressing his ear against the door.

"What are you doing?" Bonnie stopped a few feet away looking at her husband oddly.

"The door is locked, I thought you were inside."

She narrowed her eyes then tried opening the door herself before reaching for the key at the top of the door when it wouldn't unlock. They stepped inside then started looking around.

"Alright, come out wherever you are." Stefan opened the bathroom door.

Cynthia watched her parents feet walk inside the bathroom and made a run for it successfully managing to get from under the bed and out the door going unseen. She went in the bathroom to catch her breath then walked out going about her day.

Bonnie got up from the floor after checking under the bed. "I guess she escaped somehow."

Stefan chuckled. "What's your guess?"

"Defiantly Cynthia, I caught her sneaking around Liv's room a few times."

He chuckled again. "What do you think she wanted?"

"I don't know,"

"Well anyway, I have a surprise for you."

Her eyebrows raised, "You do?"

"Yep," he moved his arms around her then kissed her cheek.

"And what is it?" She asked moving her arms around his neck.

"I can't tell ya or else I'll ruin the surprise."

Bonnie was going to protest, but a knock on their door caused them to break away a little.

"Mom, dad," Olivia walked into their room and sat on the bed. "I don't want to go over dad's house tomorrow."

"Liv-"

"It's no fair that I have to leave and Hannah and Cynthia and Riley and Joseph get to stay here all the time."

"You're right and I'm sorry, but he's your dad, Liv, he wants to see you too. How about we let Hannah sleep over with you for a few days, if she wants to?"

She sighed. "Okay,"

Stefan frowned then walked over to her. "How about I take you out tonight. Just you and me that way when you go over your dad's house tomorrow it won't seem so boring compared to your night with me."

She smiled. "Okay."

"Yeah?" She nodded then Stefan pulled her up to hug her close. "I love you, baby girl."

"I love you too, dad." She held him tighter.

Bonnie's heart warmed like it always does when moments like this happen with any of their kids.

"Where are we going?"

"I'll take you anywhere you want to go." He moved his hand to the side of her face. "We'll leave at seven and stay out all night."

She chuckled. "Okay."

They watched her leave before Bonnie hugged him close. "You're the best."