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Bonnie watched the man curiously, waiting on an answer to the question she'd asked him. Of course, it never came, and instead he posed a question of his own. "Bonnie Bennett. What's yours?"

"Ha ha. Very funny." she replied, unable to hold back a real chuckle at his subtle correction. Her expression softened as he took a more serious direction. "We saved each other. I never would have found my way out of there without you." she reminded, nodding in agreement to his final statement. " I'm glad you're here.."

"That's helpful." she muttered, but she moved past it as she listened to Caroline explain her mystery man. "I've never heard of him..."

"Thanks, Jenna. I'll keep you in mind." the Bennett witch chuckled, flashing the older woman a bright smile. "And thanks for the advice."

“Sometimes you just have to do things, whether they are necessary or not.” the witch replied, watching the man curiously. “...Are you okay?”

“you’re right. i’m just being paranoid.” bonnie replied, offering her best friend a smile as she leid through her teeth. she liked to believe she was irreplaceable, but given everything else, she wasn’t sure what to feel. “maybe we will.” she agreed with a quick nod, sombering up at the mention of her grandmother. “it’s hard to explain. i’m not sure i even entirely understand. sort of like another dimension...” 

“I wouldn’t put it that way, but yeah, pretty much.” Bonnie chuckled, smiling as she listened to witch. His next comment surprised her, and her expression softened for a moment before she shook her head. “You probably should go. You didn’t suffer for almost sixteen years just to end up getting hurt because I did something stupid.”

As Bonnie Bennett listened to Stefan explain his point, she felt a small sense of relief. Her anger was placated for the moment, and she was able to focus on the better memories she had, on the feelings she normally held for him.“I’m glad to hear that.” she admitted, looking up at the vampire. “We might not be friends right now, but I don’t hate you, Stefan. You need to be careful though, or Damon will take you down with him.”

“How is Matt?” Bonnie asked curiously, though the blonde’s next statement piqued her interest even more. “Older guy?”

“Is anything?”

Bonnie looked at the Salvatore silently, trying to figure out how to proceed.  She didn’t think he was lying, he had no reason to, but knowing he was aware of the danger he put her in didn’t make any of it better. “She should have saved herself.” she sighed, crossing her arms as she looked at the vampire. Her anger faltered as he spoke of her grandmother, and she was reminded that he wasn’t just a reminder of the woman she’d lost. “Thank you for keeping Elena safe. If something had happened to her or Caroline while I was gone... I don’t know what I would have done.” 

“It’s alright.” the Bennett shrugged, laughing softly at his enthusiasm. She’d never been nearly this excited to go to the tiny eatery, but she knew the witch craved human interaction, and the grill always had someone there. She couldn’t change what had happened in her absence, or the can of worms she and her grandmother had opened when they opened the tomb, but she could do this for him, and that’s what she intended to do. “I’ll lead the way.”

“You know, I think more people have moved to Mystic Falls in the last six months than have in my entire life before this point.” Bonnie mused as she raised an eyebrow. “A mystery man, huh?”

The last thing on Bonnie Bennett’s mind had been food, especially given everything ( otherwise known as the little ) she’d learned since coming back home, but whenever he suggested it, she wasn’t going to say no. He’d spent nearly sixteen years alone without being able to interact with another living creature of any kind, so if he wanted to go out and be surrounded by people, she wasn’t going to complain. “You know, I don’t really think we have any lively cafes in Mystic Falls, but we do have the Mystic Grill.” she chuckled, offering him a brighter smile. “But I’d love to get a bite to eat.”

“She may be happier with you, Stefan, but she’s safer without you.” Bonnie felt the need to point out, though she appreciated how much he cared about her best friend. It’d be a lie to say that things hadn’t looked up for just a moment whenever Stefan Salvatore had rolled into town, Elena seemed truly happy for the first time since she lost her parents, and the way she felt about the vampire was more than evident. He was good for her, and maybe she was good for him, but with everything else going on, and how complicated it had all become, she couldn’t deny the obvious, or at least, what she thought was obvious. She didn’t react to the second comment he offered, though she did hear it loud and clear. His last comment though, that one she couldn’t ignore. “I’m sorry doesn’t change anything.” she bluntly replied, though she relented only a moment later and offered “Thanks. I’m sorry too.”

“so i’ve heard. though caroline did mention i was replaced...” she teased, though she wouldn’t deny that it had stung a bit to hear that her friends had somehow acquired a new friend to fill her position in the time it took her to come back to them. “grams saved me.” she explained, wondering for just a moment if things would have been for the best if her grams had put the ffort into saving herself instead. “and it just took me awhile to figure some things out, but i’m back, and i’m here to stay.”