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"But - Damon - "

"Don’t fret, kitten Have one of Nature’s remedies"Damon pul ed out of his breast pocket a sic

"Oh - you saved it! How clever of you!"

"Try a taste? Ladies - strike that - young woet awful y sil y on that"

"The world is sil y Life is sil y Especial y when you’ve been doomed six tiht!"Clearly thril ed by the notion of "drinking with Damon,"Bonnie took a very dainty sip

Daer swigs, redbird Or it’s going to take al night before I get a turn"

Bonnie took a deep breath, and then a deep draft After about three of those, Dales were nonstop now "I thinkDo I think I’ve had enough now?"

"What colors do you see out here?"

"Pink? Violet? Is that right? Isn’t it nightti us a visit But you’re right, I should get you into bed"

"Oh, no! Oh, yes! Oh, no! Nonono yes!"

"Shh"

"SHHHHHH!"

Terrific, Daet you into a bed,"he said firmly "Just you Here, I’l walk you to the first-floor bedrooht say that And this bedroom is much nicer than the one you share with Meredith Now you just go to sleep and don’t tel anyone about our rendezvous"

"Not even Elena?"

"Not even anybody Or I ry at you"

"Oh, no! I won’t, Damon: I swear on your life!"

"That’s - pretty accurate,"Da ure took advantage of shadows so skil ful y that it would have passed unnoticed even if so out for it - and no one was