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Summary: Single mom struggling, trying to find her forever love, but doesn't want him to have the burden of raising a child that isn't his…but his brothers. A LOT better than the summary, I swear. I DO NOT own Vampire Diaries!
Elena's POV
I was putting my baby boy only 7 years old on a plane to see his father. I hate doing this…but I had no choice judge's orders. "Take care of him Care." I said to my best friend
"Mommy I'll be fine." Josh told me
"Yeah mommy we'll be fine." Caroline joked with me "it's one week 'Lena. We will be back before you know it."
"I love you mommy." Josh kissed me "Have fun with daddy." I hardly got the word out
"Okay mommy. I love you." He smiled boarding the plane with Caroline at his side.
I watched the plane take off and sat there for 20 minutes missing my baby. My phone began to ring and I figured it was time to leave. "Hello?" I answered wiping my tears
"Hey Elena." It was Damon
"Hi…" I whispered as I got in my car
"Josh left today? I'm sorry I should've remembered…I had a meeting with my publisher…I'm so stupid Elena."
"Damon, don't worry about it." I said choking back sobs. This was a monthly thing and it was hard every time. Stefan didn't deserve to see his son, not after what he did to me…to us. He hit us…abused us, 'turned his life around' and somehow convinced the judge to have partial custody. He left us for some girl he expects Josh to call her mom; I told him he doesn't have to do anything he doesn't want to do. I hated this arrangement. It wasn't fair. "Damon do you have plans tonight?"
"Yep, I am cooking dinner for a beautiful woman in her house, while her son is off in Virginia." I could hear his smirk through the phone. "I love you Elena, get home I've got dinner started."
"I'll be there soon." I smiled hanging up
I pulled into the driveway to see Damon's car in its usual spot. I walked in the house and the smell of food took me right to the kitchen. "Hey kitten." He smirked
"Damon…" I smiled going into his open arms
"Hey, it'll be okay. He'll be back before you know it." He kissed my head
"You know we shouldn't be doing this…" I whispered
"I know…but Josh isn't here…and I love you." He kissed my lips
"I love you Damon, but isn't the fact your brother is the father of my child wrong?" I questioned
"Our family is screwed up. Face that fact. The sooner the better we are."
"Damon…"
"Elena. Why can't we just move back there? It'll be easier for Josh, and for you."
"I don't know if I can go back to that house Damon. After what he did to me." I shuttered
"Then we can move into mine."
"Josh will question it. He's too smart for me."
Just then the phone rang. It was Josh. "Hey baby."
"Mommy…" he cried into the phone "I want to come home. Daddy hit me." He was sobbing
"Shh, Baby, where's Aunt Caroline."
"She and daddy are kissing on the couch; I don't want to be here…my head hurts."
"Baby I will be there as soon as I can be. Call Bonnie okay. Call her and ask her to bring Matty okay?"
"Mhmm. I love you mommy." He blew kisses
"Damon. We have to go. Now." I looked him in the eyes "I have to get to my son."
"What happened?" he asked pulling me close as I cried
"He said Stefan hit him and he and Caroline are making out on the couch…I'm scared for him Damon. I want him here in my arms…in our arms. He feels safe knowing you're around Damon. I do too…you only saved my life numerous times."
"Come on. I'll make some calls we will be in Mystic Falls before sunrise." Damon grabbed his phone and I grabbed us some clothes. Damon did have clothes here…for the weeks Josh was away.
Stefan's POV
"Care, why do we have to go out for dinner?" I sighed
"Because you know what the court said. You have to feed the kid besides the judge lives in this town, works in this town, and above all eats here every week."
"Fine. You're sure we can't leave the kid here?" I mumbled
"He's your son. He'll be no different than when our baby comes into the world." She smiled
"At least I want this one." I rubbed her belly
"Auntie Care?" Josh called
"Get ready for dinner kid. We are going out." I yelled
There was no answer. "Did you hear me?" I yelled louder
"Yes, sir." He cried
Damon's POV
We were on my publishers private jet headed to Mystic Falls, Virginia. I haven't been there since Josh called me crying; because Stefan almost killed Elena…he was only 5 at the time.
"What if something bad already happened?" Elena looked at me tears in her tired eyes
"Josh called you. We know he's okay. He's scared baby."
"How could Caroline do this to me? She…she used me and Josh." She laid her head on my shoulder
"Try and sleep my Love." I wrapped my arms around her
Soon her breathing evened out and she was asleep. "Can we get you anything Mr. Salvatore?"
"Water please." I told the flight attendant
"Absolutely we should be landing in the next 2 hours."
"Perfect. Thank you."
Elena's POV
I woke up just as we landed. I hurried off the plane we grabbed our overnight bags and rented a car to go to the old Salvatore boarding house where Stefan now resided.
"Is Josh okay?" I asked Damon
"He will be Kitten." he held my hand
Once at the boarding house I quickly went inside using the key I still had. Legally I was allowed in because my son lived in the house.
"JOSH!" I called
"Josh!" I heard Damon call
I raced up to his room. I looked inside. There was a paper on his bed. In 3 words I was out of the house.
At the Grill.
-J
Damon raced me to the grill. I saw Josh sitting helplessly at a table while Stefan and Caroline were off dancing. "Baby." I whispered
"Momma!" He cried coming into my arms "Elena…" Stefan said waltzing over to us
"It's my week." He growled
"Baby let me see where he hit you." I said
He pulled His shirt up and I saw the palm shaped bruise already formed. "Damon, take Josh to the car." I told my boyfriend, secret boyfriend.
"No. I'm not leaving you." He told me flagging sheriff Liz over
"Damon. Good to see you." She smiled
"I thought it was Stefan's week with Josh."
"He hit my son Liz. Look at this. I showed her Josh's back. "Stefan?" She asked looking at him
He took off to the door. Liz ran after him and tackled him to the ground cuffing him.
Damon's POV
We sat in silence waiting to enter the judge's chambers. Josh sat on Elena's lap crying; she tried to sooth him, but he was afraid to see Stefan. "Hey Josh come here."
"Un-uncle Damon...I-I'm scared…" Josh told him
"I know bud, but as soon as this is over, you and mom and I are all going home. Then if all goes right we won't ever have to come back here unless we want too."
"It's kind of nice to be home…" Elena admitted once Josh was focused on the toys in his backpack
"I thought you despised this place?"
"I did...but it was such a great place to grow up…but there are too many memories here. I just want to move somewhere and get a fresh start; me and josh...I wouldn't ask you to pick up your life and come with us…"
"I would move mountains to be with you Elena." I whispered
"Would you pick your whole life up and just move?"
"In a heartbeat."
"Then let's do it. I can work from anywhere in the world."
"Let's do it." she smiled
"I love you Damon…" she whispered as we walked into the judge's chambers
Stefan sat there, Handcuffed with an angry expression on his face. "You slut! Sleeping with my brother? While raising MY son!" he screamed at me
"Mr. Salvatore!" Judge Rivers scolded
He quieted.
We went through the proceedings with custody and then were told the trial date. The following Monday…
We walked out of there, feeling better than when we went in. Elena was of course awarded sole-custody, with no visitation.
"Hey Josh, want some ice cream?" I asked my nephew
"Really Uncle Damon? Before lunch?" Josh looked wearily at his tired mother
"Really." She confirmed. She was tired; she hadn't been sleeping well since Josh called that night. She just watched him sleep. You could see it aging her beyond her 26 years. "Elena, you need to go rest. I have him. Don't worry." I whispered to her
"Damon...what if…" she started to say but I put a finger to her lips
"He's in jail. He can't and won't hurt you anymore." I put my arm around her to comfort her
She sighed giving in. I took her to my house leaving her there to sleep. Josh and I went off to get ice cream and lunch...and in that order.
The smile on this little boy's face is priceless; I don't know how my brother could have strayed so far. He wasn't always abusive...in the beginning of Stefan and Elena's relationship, he was the perfect boyfriend, and they were completely in love, as was I...with her. When she got pregnant it started with harsh words. Then a small shove, then hits. After Josh was born, he would cry and Stefan would get mad. Elena protected Josh at all costs; just about cost her life.
"Uncle Damon?" Josh pulled me from my thoughts
"Yeah." I responded
"You are my daddy's brother...so why don't you hit us?" he asked
"Josh...Just because Stefan and I are brothers doesn't mean we are alike...I will never hit you or your mom. Can I tell you a secret?"
"'Course." he munched on his food
"When I was a boy...my dad hit me too, and it was a daily thing. I remember every time he hit me…" I told this boy whom I loved so so much
"Oh." he said "I'm sorry Uncle Damon."
"It's okay, because just like your daddy, he got what he deserved." I told him remembering coming home to the house in flames. The police believed I was involved in burning the house down but the truth was my father left the stove on and drank himself to sleep, alcohol on the stove. I was sent to jail for 2 years.
"Uncle Damon?" Josh grabbed my attention again
"Yeah buddy?"
"What if I don't want him to be my daddy anymore?" he asked me. Thankfully my phone rang signaling Elena calling me
"Hang on Bud, that's momma." I told him
"Hey Lena." I greeted her
"Hi." she sounded much better
"How was your nap?"
"Wonderful, thank you. How was ice cream and lunch?" you could hear the smile in her voice
"It was good, Josh has lots of questions...I'm gonna need help explaining some of them to him." I told her keeping my voice low
"He's a smart kid...I knew he would have, well meet me in 10 minutes at the falls?" she asked
"Of course." I told her
"Love you." she smiled
"You too." I said
Elena's POV
I saw that old blue Camaro pull up at the falls and my boys get out. Josh was wearing that leather jacket that Damon bought him for his birthday. Josh's dark black hair was styled just as Damon's was. I still don't know where he got his black hair from; neither me nor Stefan had it. It was a weird occurrence since Damon has it; I think it may just be in the Salvatore genes.
He looked like a mini Damon as they walked up to me. "Hey boys. Got a hot date?" I asked them
"Mom, that's gross."
"Good, keep it that way." I kissed my sons head
"Geez Mom, the hair." he huffed
"No more alone time with Uncle Damon." I rolled my eyes at them
"Momma, Uncle Damon said I should wait to ask you this question." Josh started
I looked up at Damon who looked away. "Go ahead Josh."
"What if I don't want my daddy...to be my daddy anymore?" I sucked in a tight breath
"Well baby, come here." he came to me and sat down next to me on the blanket
"You're daddy, doesn't have to be your daddy…but your father, will always be your father. Stefan will always be your father, but he won't ever be your dad again…not unless you want him to be." I carefully explained
"Can I tell you a secret?" he asked me
"Anytime." I smiled at my son
He leaned close to my ear. "I want Uncle Damon to be my daddy."
I didn't know what to say…I'd be lying if I said I didn't want that…I can't ask that of him though. He's the kind of guy that goes where the wind takes him; he picks up and leaves for months at a time. He's a party guy; at least he was in high school. I looked over at Damon; he was waiting against his car. Raven black hair, Icy blue eyes that see right into your soul, leather jacket and dark jeans…he'd never want to be a father…a dad.
A/N: Tell me what y'all think. Please be nice, I am not the greatest Vampire Diaries Fanfic writer. I am a better reader of it, but this idea has been toying with me for a while and I really hope you like it.