Author's notes: I think I might get a whiplash from shaking my head in disbelief about all those great reviews and adds ;-) Thank you so much!

Anyway this is actually the final chapter and I hope you enjoyed to read this story as much as I enjoyed to write it!

Damon was woken by the annoying sound of his ringing cell phone. He groaned and slowly opened his eyes. A glance at his watch on the nightstand told him that it was almost 9 am. He reached out for his phone and smiled when he recognized Bonnie's number on the display.

"How are you, do you feel better?" he greeted her.

"I'm fine, but I miss you." Bonnie admitted.

"I miss you, too. When are you allowed to leave? I could pick you up."

"I would love to be picked up by you, but my Dad is going to be here in about an hour." she explained.

"Oh, okay." Damon replied and sounded clearly disappointed.

"But you could come over when I'm home. I mean officially and actually using the front door." Bonnie suggested.

"Is your Dad going to be there?"

"Yes, he is. And since I'm planning to spend a lot of time with you in the future I would like to introduce you to him, so we don't have to hide."

Damon eventually agreed and promised to come over around noon. He still couldn't believe that he was heading toward a serious relationship with a beautiful girl that included dealing with her Dad.

"I could still compel him in case he doesn't approve." the vampire mumbled, though he was pretty sure that Bonnie would object.

When the school bell signalized the end of the history lesson Alaric Saltzman asked Stefan and Elena to stay.

"Have you heard anything from Bonnie." he inquired.

"She texted me this morning. She's fine and her Dad will take her home today." Elena answered.

"And I guess Damon will also make sure that she's going to get enough rest. Considering how worried he was earlier, he's probably going to fuss over her." Stefan laughed.

"I have to admit I'm still a bit worried about this relationship between Bonnie and Damon. He might have changed but is it really possible to develop a whole new personality within a couple of days?" Alaric asked.

"I wouldn't say that it's a completely new personality, he is just back at being human again. He used to shut down emotionally and Bonnie somehow managed to stop him from doing that. His friendship with Elena had already changed him, but thanks to Bonnie the good that was still in him has finally taken over. There's no need to worry." Stefan said convinced.

Alaric nodded approvingly and decided to give Damon a chance but nevertheless to keep an eye on him.

Damon was glad that it was Bonnie who opened the door, but when he stepped forward intending to pull her into a hug her father appeared right behind her.

"I take it that you are Damon Salvatore." Mr Bennett addressed him.

"Yes Sir, nice to meet you." Damon replied politely and held out his hand.

Mr Bennett accepted the handshake but eyed the young man that his daughter obviously liked suspiciously. Although he would never admit it, Damon felt himself getting slightly nervous and wondered how this could actually happen. Granted, Bonnie's father was taller and broader than him, but he was a vampire for God's sake.

"Okay, let's just skip the whole 'if you break my daughter's heart I'll break your bones' stuff and come in." her father suddenly said and laughed.

Damon was surprised but entered the house. Bonnie smiled and grabbed his hand.

"She told me that it was you, who brought her to the hospital. So thank you for looking after her. You're lucky that I've already went through the phase where I wouldn't accept any guy as a suitable boyfriend for my daughter. Nowadays I'm happy as long as she is." Mr Bennett explained.

"But don't even think about closing the door." he added sternly but smiled when Bonnie and Damon went upstairs to her room.

Once they had stepped into Bonnie's bedroom Damon kissed her lightly on the lips and pulled her into a tight embrace.

"So that's what I am now. Your boyfriend?"

"Are you okay with being my boyfriend?"

"I love being your boyfriend."

Bonnie smiled and rested her head against his chest inhaling his scent.

The rest of the week passed slowly. Damon visited Bonnie daily and when she was finally allowed to leave the house at the weekend he actually asked her out on a date. Bonnie was thrilled about the imagination of having dinner with Damon at the nice Italian restaurant that he had suggested.

Of course Damon insisted on picking her up and opening every door for her.

When they arrived in town and Bonnie climbed out of the car she noticed the skeptical stares of some of her classmates that were standing in front of the movie theater.

"I guess you better get used to it. You're probably going to have a hard time explaining yourself about our relationship." Damon muttered as they walked down the street holding hands.

"I don't care and I don't mind." Bonnie assured him.

"They are probably just envying you for your new hot boyfriend anyway." Damon smirked.

His smirk that she had hated once was now one of the many little things that she adored. But it was nothing compared to his smile. When he smiled his eyes sparkled and seemed to emanate pure happiness.

The dinner was simply perfect. They got a nice table in the back of the restaurant with a beautiful place setting and decoration. Bonnie glanced at the candle in the middle of the table and suddenly a flame appeared.

"A short reminder that you're able to set me on fire?" Damon grinned.

"Now that you mention it." Bonnie replied also grinning.

The evening was spent with enjoying the delicious food a lot of bantering and exchanging loving glances.

After dinner they drove to the boarding house. Since Elena and Stefan were also out they had the entire house for themselves. They went up to Damon's room where they immediately started to kiss each other. Bonnie laid one of her hands on the back of his head to pull him even closer and deepen their kiss.

"God Bonnie, if we keep that up, I don't think I will be able to stop." Damon mumbled against her lips.

"I don't want you to stop." Bonnie replied.

However her reply caused him to stop.

"Are you sure?"

Bonnie nodded, took him by his hand and lead him over to his bed. For a moment they just looked at each other and Damon was once again mesmerized by her beauty. He leaned down for another kiss which become more and more passionate. When they sunk down on his bed they tentatively started to touch and caress each other. Damon wasn't Bonnie's first boyfriend but she had never been this attracted to anyone before. Also for Damon it was a whole new experience. He had slept with many women but never with a woman that he really loved from deep down inside. Usually his own pleasure ranked first but with Bonnie it was different, and for the first time he really understood the meaning of making love to someone. Knowing how sensitive Bonnie was he treated her as gentle as possible and was surprised that even he relished the tenderness. Slowly but surely the pile of clothes next to the bed increased just as the passion. Everything felt so right and eventually they surrendered to their desire.

When Bonnie woke up she felt Damon's arm wrapped around her waist and carefully turned around. He was still fast asleep but slightly tightened his hold onto her body as soon as she moved. Bonnie slowly lifted her hand and gently caressed his cheek. While she was smoothing his dark disheveled hair he opened his eyes and Bonnie found herself getting lost into his bright blue eyes that looked lovingly at her. The mere imagination of waking up every day in this way made her smile.