Chapter 1

"Elena!" Stefan had been trying to get up up nicely for about half an hour, but he was losing his patience. He longed for the day that he could sleep in as long as she did, but he had to get to work and so did Elena. "Elena, please get up we have to get to work!" Elena worked in a publicity office, and she was writing, just like she always wanted to do. Stefan would normally drop her off on the way to the hospital where he works, mystic falls general. However, at this rate, she would be finding her own ride.

"Elena, just get up or we are going to be late!" Stefan began tugging the sheets of the bed in a playful way. "Fine...I love you" Elena was interrupted mid-sentence, and made a mad dash for the bathroom. Stefan had never seen her be ill before as she tried to hide it from her, but after 4 years of marriage that was getting a bit hard.

"Elena! Are you ok?" Stefan rushed to her side, pulling her hair out of her face to allow her to be sick. "Yeah, I'm fine. I think it's over now anyway" Elena was wrong. She spent another hour in the bathroom, cooped over the toilet seat. By this time Stefan was not worried about being late for work but about the health of his wife.

After all the dramatics of the morning. Elena called in sick and Stefan said he wouldn't be coming in today but he is on call if needed. Stefan felt bad for Elena as he was never sick and she wouldn't be if he let him turn her. Bit se always refused the offer. He could tell it was eating away at her as he was stuck at the age of 17 and she was now 24, although she hadn't aged a day in his mind.

After Elena had brushed her teeth and changed into some sweatpants, she headed downstairs to see where Stefan went. She found searching through the draws looking for a frying pan. "What are you doing?" Stefan smiled at her but she could tell he was stilled worried "I am making you pancakes, blueberry ones to be priciest." She couldn't help but smile at how well he knew her. All that Stefan was hoping was that Elena could keep her pancakes down.

Surprisingly she did and, she felt better for having something to eat. "Why don't we got and watch a film, and curl up In front of the fire?" Elena always made good suggestions to keep them busy for when they were not working. They settled on The Notebook, one of Elena's favourite films, she knew Stefan didn't like it that much, but he always watched it for her.

"Why don't we make a doctor's appointment?" Stefan was always a bit of a hypochondriac when it came to Elena, but he tried to hide it. "We don't need to. I was probably just something I ate. And I'm already feeling better anyway. I'll be fine." She kissed him on the cheek and then went back to watching the film. She was proven wrong, she managed to be sick another 4 times and yet Stefan was puzzled as she had barely eaten anything all day. "Now can we make a doctor's appointment?" Stefan seemed to be angrier this time but, still tried to be nice. "Yes we can, as soon as possible."

After Stefan pulled a few strings at the hospital, they managed to get an appointment with Meredith at 3, he was comfortable around Meredith as she knew about him and they could share anything knowing that she would always keep it secret, especially when it came to Elena. He realised that all the waiting and trying to get over the temptation of human blood was worth it, as he was now a world class trauma Surgeon, and everyone in the hospital liked him. Elena brushed her teeth and went to get dressed, thinking now that is was more than something she had eaten.

They arrived at the hospital an hour before just In case they could been seen sooner. And if not, Stefan could check on his patients. It turned out that the appointment before them had been cancelled, so Meredith could see them.

"Mrs Salvatore?" the nurse bellowed through the waiting room. "I'm worried, Stef." Elena looked into Stefan's deep green eyes and got lost in them like she always does, only his voice brought her back to humanity.

"It is going to be fine, trust me you will get some medicine and be home in no time sitting on the sofa with Bonnie and Caroline, watching soppy love films." Stefan always knew how to calm her down. They walked into the room, following the nurse who then asked for some general details, Stefan gave them all they needed while Elena lied down on the bed.

"Mrs Salvatore, we need to get a urine sample from you just to check for an infection of any kind." Elena let out a deep sigh. "Bathroom is just over there, the doctor will be with you in a second." she pointed to a door in the corner of the room, and then handed Elena a pot and left the two of them alone. Stefan turned to the nurse and looked at her "thank you. Are you still in the surgery for tomorrow?" the nurse nodded and left them alone. "It will be fine." Stefan said and then planting a kiss on Elena's head, he also pointed to the door in the corner of the room, meaning for her to get on with it.

As Elena did her business, she thought about Bonnie and Caroline. She hadn't seen them in ages! Only a few months after Bonnie and Jeremy got married Bonnie became pregnant and Jeremy was petrified but Bonnie was elated! Jeremy had a meltdown when they found out it was twins, but it took him a while to adjust but after that he was so happy. When she saw them at the hospital, she was so happy to see that her little brother was with someone who meant so much to him and he had created his own other family, and she couldn't wait till she created one will Stefan. She hadn't heard from Caroline, since her wedding. She and Klaus were the world's most unlikely couple but, they loved each other. Caroline was a bit shaken when she found out about Haley being pregnant, but she grew used to it and Alexander just gets on so well with Caroline it's a humble to see then together, and they had even moved to New Orleans to be closer to him.

Elena finished up in the bathroom and headed out to find Stefan talking to Meredith. He was doing that thing where he crosses his arms but puts his hand in his armpits, Elena loved that but she knew it was a sign of worry. They both stopped talking as soon as Elena stepped into the room, Meredith looked at her with worried eyes, "how are you feeling Elena?" she could tell this was asked as a friend and not as her doctor. "I feel better than I did this morning, a bit dizzy, but I am sure you can find out what's up" Elena half smiled and half stared at Stefan who smiled back to her and went to sit next to her on bed. He started to stroke her shoulder, and then began to speak.

"So what do we do Meredith? I mean from what I've told you what does it seem to be?" Stefan now took directly into Meredith's eyes.

"I don't know yet Stefan, from what you've told me it just sounds like a bit of food poisoning, but if all she has had recently is your cooking, I think that is very unlikely." She said this with a smile and it made them all laugh a bit. "All I know is that you will have to go away for a couple of hours and come back and we will know more once the lab has scanned the urine sample. Here's an idea, why don't you go and cheek on your patients and I will take Elena out for a bit of girl shopping?" she looked at Elena who seemed to brighten up at the thought of spending more time with Meredith. "Sounds like a plan, I will see you in a bit Stef." Elena kissed Stefan and then headed for the door with Meredith following."

Meredith took Elena to all the small boutiques opposite the hospital and they spent what was possibly a small fortune. For the afternoon they both forgot that Elena had been ill and they had fun. Elena tried on trousers and dresses while Meredith stood there in amazement at how Stefan got someone as good as her. They were strolling through one of the sections in a shop when Meredith came across a small baby grow, it was yellow but across it was written 'vampire baby' Elena smiled at the thought of having a child one day, but she knew that this was not possible for Stefan, and it killed him to take that one thing from her. "Do you and Stefan plan on adopting? He told me that because he is a, you know, he can't have children." Elena looked at Meredith and smiled. "I always like the idea of having a perfect husband, which I have and two beautiful children a boy and a girl. But when I married Stefan I put that dream into a small box in the back of my mind and focused on the now. I know I want children and so does he, and I know it hurts him so much that because of him I can't have the one thing I desperately want. A child. I wouldn't mind adopting but I just feel as if the connection between mother and child would be lost. It's not as if I wouldn't love the child any less, I would just like to carry the child for 9 months and know that they depend on me." Meredith thought that if Elena and Stefan did ever have a child, that child would have the best parents in the world. They were interrupted by the ring of phone.

"Excuse me it's the hospital." Meredith picked up the phone and murmured something and then hung up, "they have your results, would you and Stefan like to get them now?" Elena nodded, and headed out of the shop ringing Stefan on the way to tell him to meet them in Meredith's office.