Caroline stared at herself in the bathroom mirror of Matt's house – well technically, it was her house too now. After being pregnant for three months, Matt had asked her to move in with him so it'd be easier for him to help her when it came to things that would be difficult for her to do. He had been doing amazing job with everything, lately. He had gotten himself a good paying job, and did everything in his power to make sure Caroline had everything she would need when it came down to having and raising a child.
She smiled as she raised her shirt slightly, revealing her large baby bump. At five months pregnant, she was finally showing. Never before had she felt such an attachment to one person. The love for her baby was indescribable. Throughout her entire childhood, her mother had always told her, "Caroline, you'll never understand until you have your own child." Finally, that saying was beginning to make sense, just as her mother had promised it would.
"Hey Hun," Matt said as he walked into the bathroom, "Ready to go?"
Caroline smiled as she nodded slightly. Today was the day she'd be returning to the doctor's office to find out the sex of her baby. She had prayed all night the previous night that she'd be blessed with a healthy baby girl, although she knew Matt wanted a boy more than anything. He had been so excited – he had even started discussing how he'd teach their son how to play football. She laughed silently to herself. Seeing him so happy about something caused her heart to blossom with even more love than she already had. On the other hand, she wanted a baby girl. She had already pictured herself helping her daughter get ready for her first homecoming, her first prom – the look on her face as her daughter was crowned Miss Mystic Falls.
"You nervous?" Matt asked as he sat behind the steering wheel.
"Nope, more excited than anything. What about you, Daddy?" smiled Caroline as she watched her boyfriend's lips turn upward into a smile.
"Daddy. Wow, who would have thought? I'm very excited," he replied slowly, "Can't wait to see my son."
"You seem positive that it'll be a boy," Caroline laughed.
"It's been a boy every time someone in my family has had a kid. I mean, my mom had Vicki but she was born after me," Matt explained.
"And it's been a girl every time someone in my family has had a child, which makes the outcome possibilities about equal," Caroline smirked as she watched Matt's expression.
"I still say it's going to be a boy," mumbled Matt as he turned into the driveway of the doctor's office.
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"Were you planning on having a big wedding? Or a small one?" Meredith asked as she sat across from Elena at the dinning room table.
"In the middle. I don't want it too big, but then again I don't want it too small," replied Elena as she flipped through the pages of a wedding dress magazine.
Over the past four months, her life had changed so much in so many ways. For one, she had to start planning her wedding, since Damon and her had set a wedding date – June 16, 2010, which was only two months away. Secondly, she had found herself forming some sort of strange relationship with Meredith. Although their relationship wasn't anywhere near the relationship she had with Caroline, it was still some sort of foundation between the two.
"What color are the bridesmaid dresses going to be?" Meredith asked as she threw aside the magazine and found another one.
"I was thinking somewhere along the lines of a deep reddish kind of color," Elena explained, "which will look great with your skin color."
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"Wait-" Meredith said suddenly, almost in surprise, "I'm one of your bridesmaids?"
"You, Aunt Jenna, and Anna are going to be the bridesmaids. Oh, and I think Lexi is coming down for the wedding, so I'll make her a bridesmaid as well. Caroline's my maid of honor, Damon's little niece will be the flower girl. As far as the guys, I don't know much about who he's picking to be in the wedding. You'd have to ask him about it," Elena replied as she continued to flip through the magazine.
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"Ms. Forbes?" called out her usual doctor, Dr. Dawn. Caroline and Matt jumped up to greet the woman as they both smiled happily at her.
"I take it you are the father," she smiled as she led the couple down a long hallway.
"Yes Mam," Matt answered as he peered into each room, trying to figure out when they'd finally reach the room they needed.
"The wait's almost over," laughed Dr. Dawn as she turned towards the left before stopping suddenly at a small white room, "Mr. Forbes have a seat on the long chair, Father of the baby you can take a seat on the side. I'll be right back."
Matt held Caroline's hand as she carefully slid herself all the way up into the chair as she rested her back against the back of the chair. She smiled sweetly at Matt as he continued to hold her hand.
"This is it," he whispered to her as they waited for the doctor to return.
"It sure is," she beamed as she raised her shirt, revealing her large stomach. Matt smiled as he looked down at the bump that held his child.
"All set," smiled Dr. Dawn as she reappeared into the room, caring a bottle of a blue,liquidity gel, "I'm going to apply this gel to that tummy of yours in order to make easier contact with the skin. It might tickle a bit, this stuff is cold."
Caroline felt the cold gel hit her skin as she shivered a bit under the touch. Her heart beat increased the closer they got to determining the sex of her baby. She glanced over to Matt who appeared to be just as anxious as her.
"All done," smiled the doctor, "Now time to get to gender determining."
Matt watched as the woman grabbed a medical tool connected to a long wire as she turned the machine on. She smiled as she edged closer to Caroline. His heart stopped as soon as the device touched Caroline's skin as the doctor continued to swirl the tool around slowly.
"What were you plan on naming the child if it were a male or female?" questioned the doctor.
"Matt if it was a boy, and Camiee for a girl," Matt answered quickly, as his nerves grew worse and worse as the minutes passed. Caroline remained quiet as she stared at the screen – refusing the remove her eyes from the screen until she had to.
"Congratulations," smiled the doctor as she turned towards the young parents, "you'll be very excited when the two of you welcome little Camiee into the world."
Caroline felt herself scream as relief washed over her. Tears of joy spilled from her eyes as a grin took over her entire face. She was having a baby girl – her own baby girl. Someone she could help shop, someone she could give dating advice to, someone she could help become the caption of the cheer leading squad.
"Wait a second," the doctor said as she continued to move the device around, "Congratulations are in store again. You'll be happy to know that you have little Camiee and little Matt inside of you."
"Yes!" Matt roared as he jumped out of seat and ran over to the doctor and embraced her in a tight hug, "Thank you so much Doctor."
Caroline laughed as she watched her boyfriend react in excitement. She was able to have her baby girl while Matt was able to raise his little boy. She smiled as she pictured her children running around outside, while Matt taught their son how to play football and she taught her daughter how to cheer.
""Oh my God," Matt breathed as he ran his hands through his hair while looking at Caroline, "I love you so much."
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"Hey Fiance`," Damon smirked as he walked into the dinning room and rested his chin on Elena's shoulder as he peered over her shoulder and looked down at the magazines she was currently flipping though, "can't you take a break from all this wedding stuff for ten seconds? I have a surprise for you."
"Fine," Elena sighed as she smiled at Damon and took his hand as he led her outside the boarding house.
"Where is he taking her?" Meredith asked as she stood beside a silent Stefan.
"I'm not exactly sure, it's Damon. He's unpredictable," laughed Stefan as he wrapped his arm around Meredith's shoulder, pulling her closer to him.
"I can tell your brother loves you, you know," Meredith said quietly as she looked up at Stefan.
"I know, it's just sometimes I wish I could help him realize that life isn't always a game," Stefan sighed as he looked down at the small female.
"It's okay to have fun sometimes Stefan," Meredith smiled as an idea flashed through her head. She quickly removed herself from Stefan's embrace as she ran over to the refrigerator, quickly grabbing an object and hiding it behind her back before Stefan could see what is was.
"Should I be afraid?" Stefan laughed as he slowly backed away from Meredith as she edged closer and closer.
"Nope," Meredith smiled as she popped the 'p' on nope. Suddenly, she withdrew a bottle of whip cream from her back, pressing the knob hard as it shot out across the room, catching Stefan in the act. Within seconds, his entire face was full of whip cream.
Stefan took his hand and cleared his eyes as he felt himself laughing as well. He used his vampire speed to make his way to the refrigerator before Meredith had the chance to move. Within seconds he was in front of her, spraying her down as well. She laughed as she ran as fast as she could, but felt herself being stopped as Stefan grabbed a hold of her and hugged her tightly while the two continued to laugh.
"Bet you didn't think I could run like that," teased Meredith as she wiped away some of the whip cream from her hair.
"Not in those heels," Stefan laughed as he pointed down to the four inch heels Meredith was wearing.
"I'm full of surprises, Mr. Salvatore," laughed Meredith as she tightened the hug between the two.
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"Wonder what's causing all the noise in there." Elena laughed as she nodded back to the direction of the boarding house, which was filled with laughter coming from a male and a female.
"Who knows, as far as I'm concerned, Stefan's probably ripping her throat out," smirked Damon as he held Elena's hand tightly.
"Be nice," laughed Elena as she moved closer to her fiance`, "she means well."
"Oh don't worry, you're only one letter off," Damon laughed as he moved behind Elena, covering her eyes in the process, "it's a surprise."
"I hate surprises, Damon," Elena groaned as she felt herself being pushed by Damon.
"Well, you'll love this one," he smiled as he quickly dropped his hands, allowing her to take in the view.
"You bought me a dog?" Elena asked suddenly, and dryly for that matter.
"What?" Damon said in surprise as he looked in front of the two. Sure enough, there was a random dog sitting there, wagging its tail at the two, "What the hell?"
Damon flexed his face, allowing his fangs to slowly appear. He shouted at the dog as he edged closer, however, the dog sat still and continued wagging its tail. Damon threatened the dog once again, but still, the dog refused to move. He turned back to Elena with his eyebrows raised before returning his attention back to the dog. The dog barked at him, causing Damon's jaw to drop suddenly.
"This dog is officially mine, I'm keeping it. I don't care what anyone says, I'm keeping it. End of story," Damon said as he leaned down to pet the dog.
"It's just a dog, Damon," Elena laughed as she moved closer to Damon.
"Elena, this dog has fangs. Apparently Stefan took the puppy blood...and fed the puppy some of his blood," smirked Damon as new ways to annoy Stefan popped into his head.
"You mean to tell me that this dog is a," Elena said as she searched for the words, "vampire dog?"
"Like I said," he smirked as he lifted the dog up into his arms, "my dog. By the way, the thing I wanted you to see, was the beach down there. Take in your wedding location, Mrs. Salvatore."
Elena moved closer to the edge as she caught a sight of what he was talking about. She smiled as she saw a beautiful beach, with crashing waves along the shore. It was perfect.
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"What is that horrible smell!" shouted Meredith as she covered her nose and fanned the air around her.
"My dog," Damon replied casually, "What is that horrible sight? Oh wait, that's you and Stefan...covered in whip cream. Kinky."
"Damon, where on Earth did you get a dog?" Stefan groaned as he chased after his brother, who was already on his way to the bathroom to bath the dog.
"Outside. Where else?" Damon smirked as he filled the tub with warm, but not too warm, water.
"We are not keeping that dog," Stefan said firmly, "Remember what happened to your hamster? Your bird? Your cat? Need I continue?"
"Okay, okay, okay. I'll be the first to admit it – I wasn't the greatest owner," Damon said as he rolled his eyes, "But this is my dog. Sorry Bro, but I'm keeping my dog. Besides, you're the one who created him."
"Created him? What are you talking about?" Stefan asked as he leaned against the door frame as he watched his brother bathe the dog.
"You fed him your blood," Damon smirked, "after you took his. Then apparently something happened to him that made him die, because here he is, before me, as a vampire. Go figure."
"What?" Stefan shouted as he made his way to the dog and forced his mouth open. Sure enough there was a pair of fangs protruding from the dog's upper jaw.
"Hands off my dog," Damon ordered as he slapped Stefan's hand, "What shall I call you? Oh, I got it! Stefan."
"Damon, you can't name a dog after me," Stefan groaned as he forced himself not to laugh. He had to admit – it was pretty hilarious.
"I take that as a yes to keeping Stefan," Damon smirked as he continued washing his dog.
"Stefan?" Meredith called as she walked down the hallway and towards the bathroom with Elena right behind her.
"My dog isn't finished his bath yet!" called Damon as Stefan exited the bathroom rolling his eyes.
"What is he talking about?" Meredith asked as she grabbed Stefan's hand and walked beside him.
"He named the damn dog after me," mumbled Stefan as he walked beside Meredith and into the kitchen.
"I hear you named the dog Stefan," laughed Elena as she entered the bathroom, to find her fiance` washing the dog named 'Stefan'.
"He created my dog, so might as well give him the honor of having the dog named after him," smirked Damon as he continued to wash his dog, leaving Elena to stand in the doorway, laughing the entire time.
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so I know this chapter is kind of boring,
but I promise the next chapter will have Alaric & Jenna
as well as Anna and Jeremy.
And yes, the little girl from Octoberfest will be back,
as well as Lexi.
Im sorry this chapter sucks, but my ' key popped off and I have to wait till my mom wakes up to fix it because I dont want to break it and its annoying typing without the cover. Like the white clamp things popped off too so boooo :(
anyway, enjoy and review.
