"L. J. Smith - Vampire Diaries 04 - Dark Reunion" - читать интересную книгу автора (Smith Lisa J)

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For John and MarianneVrabec , with love.
And with thanks to JulieтАФagainтАФfor helping it get written.
 DarkReunion


One
"Things can be just like they were before," said Caroline warmly, reaching out to
squeezeBonnie's hand.
But it wasn't true. Nothing could ever be the way it had been before Elena
died.Nothing. And Bonnie had serious misgivings about this party Caroline was
trying to set up. A vague nagging in the pit of her stomach told her that for some
reason it was a very, very bad idea.
"Meredith's birthday is alreadyover," she pointed out. "It was last Saturday."
"But she didn't have a party, not a real party like this one. We've got all night; my
parents won't be back until Sunday morning. Come on, BonnieтАФjust think how
surprised she'll be."
Oh, she'll be surprised, all right, thought Bonnie. So surprised she just might kill
me afterward. "Look, Caroline, the reason Meredith didn't have a big party is that
she still doesn't feel much like celebrating. It seemsтАФdisrespectful, somehowтАФ"
"But that'swrong . Elena would want us to have a good time, you know she
would. She loved parties. And she'd hate to see us sitting around and crying over her
six months after she's gone." Caroline leaned forward, her normally feline green eyes
earnest and compelling. There was no artifice in them now, none of Caroline's usual
nasty manipulation. Bonnie could tell she really meant it.
"I want us to be friends again the way we used to be," Caroline said. "We always
used to celebrate our birthdays together, just the four of us, remember? And
remember how the guys would always try to crash our parties? I wonder if they'll try
this year."
Bonnie felt control of the situation slipping away from her. This is a bad idea, this