It had been three weeks since she'd confirmed her pregnancy. Three weeks since her life had changed. Elena was sitting at the table pretending to be eating while also having a half conversation with someone on her cell phone.

Damon didn't need super hearing to tell that Elena was upset with whoever was on the other end of the phone as he made his way into the kitchen that morning.

She was unimpressed with her bowl of cereal too, idly picking up the spoon and letting the pieces fall back into the milk, splashing in the bowl.

"Bonnie," she sighed as she turned to see him, "Look, I'll call you back later. Good luck."

"Morning," he grinned, "How's Judgy?"

"She still hates you," Elena stated as she got up and moved towards him as she put the bowl in the sink. She gave him a hug then, burying her face into his chest and sighed deeply. "Caroline told her I stayed here again last night. They are starting to think something is up."

He laughed at that. Vampire Barbie and the witch had long sense stopped thinking something was up and had moved into the something was totally going on territory, poor Elena just like to delude herself into thinking she could pull off hiding her true emotions. "You have to tell them sometime," he gave her a gentle squeeze then pulled away, "Why postpone the inevitable?"

That was the wrong thing to say he realized very quickly judging my the look on her face. "You don't think this might take some adjusting to for everyone." She poked him in the chest then moved away angry. "It's not as if its something small, Damon, it's kind of a big deal."

He stared her down momentarily, and then proceeded to look her in the eyes. "Can't adjust to something," he moved his hands as if weighing something, "If you don't know about it." Then he made his way into the living room and sat on one of the chairs knowing she'd follow.

"I'll do it soon. I promise." She said as she laid herself down on the couch, reaching behind her to pull a blanket down and over herself.

"Aren't you going to school?" he asked curious to her actions.

"No school today," she whispered as if it was self explanatory, and then expanded, "Finals."

Trying to appease her and get back on her good side, he moved over to the couch and propped her legs into his lap, massaging them gently. "We could start family night back up. I always liked family night."

She just sighed and snuggled in deeper on the couch pulling the blanket snug around her self.

But Damon wasn't one to give up easily. "Host a dinner party."

"Because your dinner parties always end well." She said with a laugh.

"It's never my fault," he said with a tone of seriousness.

Elena sat up at that comment. Moved herself to a sitting position next to him then. "Sure honey, sure" she said with mock sincerity. Then she patted him on the head and got up moving towards the door.

But before she could even reach the handle, Damon was in front of her. "Where are you going?"

She laughed then. Loudly and over exaggeratedly. "No time like the present." She said. "I'm going to see Bonnie and Caroline. Tonight," she pointed at him, "You and I can go see Ric."

"I need a drink." He sighed deeply.

"Damon," she said getting serious, "You're the one who pointed out we need to get it over with."

He gave her a kiss on the lips then another on her forehead as her pulled her in for a hug. "It's going to be okay." He whispered. And internally he hoped he was right. Because he couldn't imagine if things didn't go well.

Both Caroline and Elena were out of school all day but Bonnie had one test to take. They made plans to meet at Caroline's and Bonnie would stop and pick up some lunch on her way over from the school.

Elena beat Bonnie to the Forbes' house by fifteen minutes. Knowing there would be no point in waiting in her vehicle, Elena made her way to the front door. As usual, Caroline didn't wait for a knock before opening the door to her friend and gesturing she come inside.

Elena hugged Caroline and then took a seat on the couch as they waited for Bonnie. They made idle chit chat about the remaining few months of school and what was going on around them.

Elena had practiced a speech in her head going over and over it in her mind on the drive over. In the end, as things always happened, the speech never made it to fruition. It was onions and Caroline's vampire hearing that gave her away.

She'd starting thinking the morning sickness was behind her. And it seemed to be, at least until Bonnie arrived carrying in food from the grille. Cheeseburgers and onion rings. Bonnie had barely made it through the front entryway with the goods before Elena was running off towards the bathroom looking green.

Neither girl went to follow her, both at first out of shock, and then because as quickly as she had run off, Elena was back in front of them again.

"The onion rings," she stated full of conviction, "have got to go." Then she covered her nose with her hands and tried to breathe the nausea away.

Not quite understanding the problem, but wanting to help, Caroline used her vampire speed to remove the offending food from the room while Bonnie blankly stared at Elena waiting for an explanation. Surely her thoughts have led her astray and she cannot be right about this.

Caroline arrives at the tail end of what she's sure was a long tirade. Bonnie stood there staring at Elena exasperated. "Out with it, Elena." The witch said as she gestured between the three of them.

Caroline moved in between her two friends, happy to referee the spat, when she heard it. It was faint and she didn't comprehend what exactly she was hearing until..

"I'm pregnant," Elena whispered, a few tears falling down her face.

She might as well have screamed she was a murderer the reaction she got from Bonnie. Bonnie glared angrily at Elena, then turned to Caroline and glared even more. Caroline was happy, even giddy.

"Elena, you can't be serious," Bonnie sputtered as she gathered her things up and headed for the door again, "I can't handle this right now."

And so Elena was left sobbing into her vampire best friend's lap while Caroline restrained herself from shouting congratulations.

After crying it out and then talking to Caroline for a while longer, Elena started to leave. Thankful she had at least one friend on her side she gave Caroline a hug. "I have to go. Damon and I are talking to Ric tonight."

She looked away briefly. "I don't think its going to go well." With that Elena opened the door and headed out towards her car.

"She just needs time, Elena," Caroline yelled out to her. "Bonnie will come around."

Elena nodded at her friend in response hoping she was right. She hated when any of them fought. She fought to control her emotions as she drove back to the boarding house.

Damon met her at the door upon her arrival. As he held his arms open for her, he spoke. "Vampire Barbie called."

Elena snorted against his chest. Damn Caroline and her big mouth.

Before she even realized what had happened Damon had her in his lap on the couch. She looked up at his face trying to discern his mood.

"I'm sorry," he whispered, "about Bonnie."

Not knowing how to respond she just nodded and laid her head against his chest again wiling her head to shut up.

A/N – I have never been a fan of a rushed story, so there is definitely a slow build here. You will get the entire back story eventually. Bonnie's always seemed to me the type to rush judgment without thinking things through or asking questions first. She and Elena will talk it out later as they always do. Jeremy is still in Denver.