Damon's pov
I know it seemed dramatic. All I could do was focus on the sound of my footsteps as I speed walked through the maze to the storage unit where Elena's body was being kept. I know it's sad but I still talk to her just to be able to stay even remotely sane. After all that has happened, that should make sense right?
When I got to the unit I visit once a week, I could hear soft cries inside. I used my super strenght to open the door, and when it was open I thought I was hallucinating.
Elena. Curled in a ball on the other side of the room from the coffin. I froze on the spot when I was right infront of her, she looked up from the ball she was in. She wiped her eyes and slowly stood up, sniffling once or twice.
"DAMON!" She shrieked, jumping up into my arms and wrapping her arms around my neck and her legs around my waist. I wrapped my own arms around her back, supporting her and refusing to let myself cry in front of her. I pulled my head back and set her on her feet, holding her face in my hands. I couldn't hold back the tears anymore, and let my emotions control me.
"Elena." I whispered, so quiet I am shocked she heard me at all. "Elena, baby I've missed you so much." I said, staring into her doe eyes which were about as teary as mine. I leant down and kissed her softly and passionately. She leaned up on her tiptoes and placed her hands around my neck, pulling my head down even more. I obliged, leaning over half way and holding her low over the ground. I felt her smile against my lips. She suddenly pulled away, stood up and looked me in the eyes.
"How long?" she asked. I immediately knew what she meant, and I could tell she knew I was about to deliver bad news.
"Seventeen years. Wait, if you're here, then Bonnie, she must have broken the spell." my voice trailed off. I heard a ping and checked my phone. One new message.
Enzo: Damon, Bonnie's dead. We were in a fight and she got in the car and drove away and had an accident. I'm sorry. I can't live without her.
In Enzo terms, that meant he was going to kill himself. I showed Elena the message. She nodded and her eyes started to tear up. I hugged her tightly and we sunk to the floor together.
After a few hours we pulled back and started to laugh as Elena's stomach started to growl. I stood up and took Elena's hand, leading her outside the unit. We walked hand in hand to my Camaro, and we drove to the nearest take out place and ordered her favourite, cheeseburger with extra curly fries and a large strawberry shake. She hadn't eaten in nearly twenty years, she deserved something nice to eat.
I got myself the same with two large portions of fries, just incase that wasn't filling enough for Elena. At least that's what I told her. Truth is I haven't eaten since yesterday morning. Not even a blood bag. She laughed and we ate in the car as we drove to Mystic Falls, where we would see everyone we cared about. It was not a long journey. I told her some of what she missed out on, Ric and Caroline's kids, Jeremy's fiance, Stefan and Enzo and I spending a year working for Sybil the siren bitch, Stefan and Caroline getting married, Enzo and Bonie getting married. Everything vital she missed.
Before either of us realised, I'd pulled up at the boarding house, to see that Caroline, Stefan and Josie's cars were there. Great, I thought to myself. No alone time.
"Hey, 'Lena do you want to surprise them?" I asked, smirking the smirk I know she finds irresistable. She nodded and I picked her up bridal style, using my vampire strength to jump up into my open bedroom window. She blushed a little and smiled, allowing me to let her down onto the floor and lead her out of the room onto the stairs, where we both tiptoed down to the bottom and then to the living room door. I signalled for Elena to wait by the door, and walked in, smiling and greeting everyone casually. "Hey barbie, hero-hair, twins." he said with a grin. When they all smiled sadly in response, I told them I knew how to cheer them up, and they all brightened up. They knew Bon-Bon had died but all seemed to have forgotten about Elena's curse. They forgot if Bonnie died Elena would come back. Just then, Elena jumped in the door screaming surprise and for the next hour there was more crying, hugging and laughing than I thought possible. Eventually, Caroline stopped crying and introduced Elena to Josie and Lizzie. I don't know when, but I actually started to love those kids. It must be something to do with the fact that I am their step-fathers brother and dad's best friend. Kind of. Long story...
There was even more hugging and then Caroline found seven HUGE books lying around the house. They were the diaries Elena asked Caroline to write to her. Elena kissed CareBears' cheek and sat on the sofa, beginning to read. There were even more tears in her eyes.
"Hey, blondie. Why don't you give Elena a little while to read those, and maybe we can get a little alone time, if you don't mind." I said hopefully. Elena blushed and covered her face with the book, and Caroline smiled brighter than she ever has before. At least that I've seen.
"Oh, you guys want to have some alone time?" she laughed. Josie and Lizzie started complaining that their mother should not be making sex jokes infront of them, and everyone burst into laughter.
Stefan said he was taking them all out to dinner and was about to ask us to join him but stopped when he saw the glare I was giving him. They all left and I carried Elena up to my room with my vamp speed. She laughed and we started kissing passionately.
"Hey, 'Lena." I said, putting my arms around her waist and pinning her against my closet, where I opened the top drawer slyly. I don't think she felt it press against her back as I opened the drawer. "I have to tell you something really important." I said, grabbing a box in my arms slightly and hiding it in my jacket sleeve.
"Yeah, Damon?" she replied, pulling away from my hold slightly. She looked confused and concerned, so I opened the box behind her back and knelt down on one knee, holding the box out so she could see it. She started crying again.
"Elena Gilbert. For nearly thirty years I have loved you with all my heart, you have changed me from the emotionless monster I was to this person who has learned to love you. I love you so much that I can't bear the thought of our relationship being the same as it was when you left. I want to take it to the next step, so." I took a deep breath and chuckled nervously. "Will you, Elena Gilbert, do me the incredible honor of not saying no to this very important question? Will you do me the incredible honor of becoming my wife?" I asked, watching her eyes glimmer as they watered and poured with tears.
"YES!" She screamed at the top of her lungs as she jumped forward and kissed me very, very, passionately. I forgot what I was holding and opened my hands to wrap them around her back. I realised after a minute and pulled away, laughing and crying my head off. "CRAP! THE RING!" I said loudly, watching as she burst into laughter too. We laughed and cried as we spent the next twenty minutes searching for the ring which fell out of the open box. Finally, I saw it and whispered "I got it." She looked at me still crying and smiled, making her cry even louder. I picked up the ring and slid it on her finger. She smiled like you would expect the love of your life to when you finally get engaged. She held my hands in hers and took a deep breath.
"Damon, there's something I should tell you. I found out the day of Jo and Ric's wedding." She inhaled deeply again. "I'm pregnant, and it's yours'." she said, smiling even more. "I just remembered, and I'll be right back I am just gonna throw up a little." she said, covering her mouth and running into the en-suite bathroom. I heard her gag and puke.A lot. I run after her and with one hand, hold her hair back and with the other, I rub her back. I do everything I can to comfort her. And eventually she stops puking. She stood up, flushed the toilet and turned to me, smiling weakly. I smiled in return.
"So, you ready to talk?" I asked dumbly. She looked at me and somehow knew what I meant. It always confuses me as to how she knows what I mean from just one look. I pull a funny face and cross my eyes, knowing this will somehow lighten the mood... She laughs.
"I found out that day, you were away with Stefan when he was trying to talk some sense into you, about the cure. I felt really nauteous and Jo still had a stash of tests. It was positive. I'm pregnant, and we are gonna have a baby." she said, smiling like an idiot. I couldn't help it, I laughed in joy and started to cry, and eventually we were both cuddling and crying until she started to get hungry again. I went downstairs and made us both a grilled cheese sandwhich. We ate and talked and made plans for the baby, coming up with names just for the sake of it but our little world was ruined when blondie and hero hair came back. They walked in on us kissing again. Elena decided that we should tell them.
"We need to tell you something important. Well two important things. First, we're engaged and second." she took my hand and let me say this part.
"We're having a baby!" I shrieked.
Elena pov
It's been a week since I told Damon. I made the first appointment for an ultrasound, and I don't remember ever being more excited. We are driving to the clinique tomorrow at eight, and we have already chosen about ten names. For girls; Miranda, Jenna, Isobel, Bonnie and maybe Lily. I get it, it was Lily Salvatore that had the idea of the coma for me, but she was his mother. Then for boys; Gray, Johnathan, Ricky, Henry and Enzo. I don't like the idea of if it's a boy and naming him after Enzo or John though. I hated the pair of them and I would much rather name my son (if it is a son) after Damon. How cute though?
Damon walked into the room and smiled instantly. I realised that since I told him about the baby we haven't even talked about the wedding. I hated it being that way.
"Damon." I said softly. He turned his attention to me. "I just realised that, since you found out about the baby, we haven't exactly talked about the wedding." I pointed out to him. He looked like he was thinking over the past week, and then nodded. He came to sit next to me on the couch.
"How about this? Today is the day for wedding planning and organising only, no baby talk for one day." He said, smiling. I knew he was excited about the baby, but it would be easier on him or her if they had a simple, happy family. I started thinking, thinking about how our lives would be in one years' time, when we were losing sleep over a crying baby, a crying baby which would in no time mean the world to us, a baby which we would do anything for. I already love this baby, and I know Damon does too. I nodded and got my new laptop out, logging in and going straight onto google for wedding locations in Mystic Falls. He got his phone out and started looking as well.
"Hey, how would you like to get married at the Grille?" he asked, turning his phone to me and laughing.
"You are joking right?" I aksed, smiling as well. He nodded and sighed, taking my hand in his free hand. That was when I felt it, and ran to the bathroom. Of course Damon follows me.
"Lena, baby, are you alright?" he asked as he walked into the room I was puking in. I felt him lift my hair into a high pony tail like he did last week. God I hate this part of pregnancy.
I shook my head and retched as I continued to puke, and had him hold my hair up for the next five minutes before I was finally done. I flushed the toilet and turned to face Damon.
"I know we said no baby talk for today, but we have an appointment for an ultrasound tomorrow morning." I said, watching his eyes light up when he found out we would be seeing our baby tomorrow. I could tell from the way he acted that he was super excited to be a daddy, and that he'd be an amazing one. We hugged and he kissed me softly, then we walked back into the front room where we found Jeremy and Ric waiting for us. I hadn't even realised I hadn't spoken to them since I've been back.
"JER! RIC!" I shrieked and ran into Jer's arms. I started to cry again and Alaric held us in a massive bear hug. I knew I had to tell them that there was going to be an addition to our little family. But rigjt now I just wanted to be with them, even though my hair was getting soaked in their tears.
"Elena." Damon said softly. Alaric and Jeremy released me and I went back into the comfort of Jermie's arms, reaching out with my free hand and holding Rics'. Damon looked at me and I nodded, letting go of Jeremy and holding my hand with the ring on it out. They looked like they were going to cry. There was about ten minutes of hugs and dad and brother talks to Damon and I could not stop laughing at them all. Then I decided to spill the big beans.
"Our engagement isn't the only new thing." I said, placing my hands on my belly and rubbing it. Jeremy's jaw dropped and Ric's face went blank. "Say hello to your neice or nephew, and your grandaughter or grandson." I told them.
I know Ric isn't my real dad but after Jenna died he became our guardian and one of the most important people in our lives. He got me and Jer through so much, and he's more like a dad to me than anything else. I hope he realises that or things just got awkward...
We talked until the sun went down, and just like that, mine and Damon's wedding planning day was gone. But that's ok.
We went to bed soon after they left, and started going over names again, especially after the news that Bonnie was... gone, and Enzo killed himself to be with her again.
"I was thinking, if it's a girl Jenna Miranda Bonnie Salvatore. And if it's a boy Gray Enzo Johnny Salvatore." I said, watching him smile wider than I've ever seen. I smiled too, and I knew that he loved it. He slipped his arm around my waist, putting a hand on my slightly noticable baby bump and hugging me close. We fell asleep like it and I woke up the mext morning to find us in exactly the same position, only now Damon was snoringm louder than I have ever heard him snore.