Nothing's changed (bamon)

Chapter 3

I know that Bonnie is still putting others feelings over hers, but that may not last for long...lessons were learned...

Present Day

"So things are getting back to normal?" Caroline asked as she, Elena and Bonnie sat outside at the new Mystic Bistro in the center of town.

Bonnie concentrated on her smoothie mostly. The past week since Damon returned, had been torture to say the least. He was always throwing her looks or making comments about their time together. She was honestly trying her best to push everything that she remembered behind her, but it was hard. She realized that what happened when she and Damon were dead was just that...something that happened, things had not changed since they came back to Mystic Falls. Although things were calmer in Mystic Falls at the moment, she could not help but wait for the other shoe to drop.

"Not really, I mean...Bonnie and Jeremy are in happy relationship bliss", Elena smiled as Caroline knocked Bonnie's shoulder and Bonnie smiled slightly, "but Damon...I don't know, he's different".

"What do you mean?" Caroline asked as Bonnie looked up at Elena.

Elena shrugged, "I don't know, I mean...he still has the same lovely Damon qualities..."

"Lovely qualities?" Caroline wrinkled her nose, "seriously?"

"Caroline...he says the right things, I guess. He tells me that he missed me and that he loves me but..."

"But what?" Caroline asked.

Elena looked around before speaking again and she instantly began blushing, "We haven't...you know...since he's been back", she whispered.

Caroline's mouth dropped and Bonnie finally looked at Elena with a raised eyebrow.

"What you and Damon haven't had sex since he got back, that doesn't make sense. Are we sure that we are not dealing with a Damon clone?" Caroline asked.

"I know and I have tried everything and he's just...I guess he's just not in the mood", Elena replied dejected.

Bonnie felt like the temperature had been turned up outside and she felt sick.

"But that has never been a problem for you and Damon, I mean despite everything, you two have mastered the physical part of a relationship".

"I know, that's why I don't understand. I realize that whatever he went through had to be bad, but he won't tell me a lot about it at all".

"Bonnie...", Caroline turned to her, "are you sure you don't remember anything?"

"Not much...", Bonnie shrugged.

"And what about the day that Damon came back, you were at the cemetery and he just rose out of the ground?" Caroline asked.

"Yes, just like that".

Caroline shook her head "Something must have happened that he's not telling you about".

"Well he won't talk to me about it".

"Maybe he was in hell", Caroline replied quietly.

Bonnie said nothing as Elena nodded slowly. Somewhere deep inside she was happy and relieved.

Six Months Before

Bonnie massaged her temples as Damon continued to drive the rental. Ever since he ran into Zach and Giuseppe, they had been driving in circles around Mystic Falls. The way he clenched and unclenched his jaw and gripped the steering wheel, she realized that the reaction of seeing his father again had affected him deeply. She had to wonder—what exactly was the point of this Mystic Falls? Was it to make Damon face all of the people who had done wrong? Or those who had done him wrong? Also, why was this about Damon? She was dead too and there was no indication that this Mystic Falls had any connection to her life on a personal level. This didn't make any sense. Grams told her that she made sure that things would be fine and this was less than fine.