Here is the next chapter and I know I said I had this one written already. But then I restored my computer back to factory and forgot to back that story up. so here I am rewriting the chapters that I already had done. I hope this doesn't completely suck. Enjoy and please review please and thank you. the response I've gotten for this story is incredible, and lets try to keep it up.
"Elena, you have to tell someone. You have to tell dad. You two can't keep this to yourselves forever." Jeremy stated, still unable to believe that his sister was pregnant. It was a tough pill to swallow and he wasn't quite sure what to think about it.
"I can't tell dad, at least not until mom gets home from her getaway. I need mom to buffer it, we both know she will be the reasonable one in the situation." Elena insisted.
"You have to tell dad. You just have to Lena. He's a doctor, he can help you." Jeremy implored.
"Why? Why can't I wait? You have no idea how scary the idea is." Elena pleaded pacing back and forth across the floor of her bedroom.
"Just trust me Lena. I'm sure dad will be more understanding than you think." Jeremy promised.
"You can't promise me that Jer. You don't know how he'd react." Elena whispered.
"He's a doctor Lena. He sees so many pregnant teens as it is. He probably won't bat an eye, I'm sure of it. You've been dating the same guy for over a year, I'm sure he knows the two of you have slept together more than once. I don't think it'll really affect him." Jeremy tried.
"But there's a difference Jer, he's my father. I'm his daughter, it won't be like it is for all those other teens he sees." Elena whispered.
"Please Lena, I can't keep this secret. He'll see that something is bothering me and he won't give up until I tell him what it
is. It's better that you tell him." Jeremy explained.
"Your brother might be right Lena. What if someone at school finds out and it gets back to your dad." Damon asked her standing up and walking over to where she was standing with her arms wrapped around herself.
"I know you guys are right, I'm not petrified at telling him." Elena admitted.
"Hey, I'm here. I'll help you through it. What's the worst thing that can happen?" He asked her.
"My dad could kick me out and disown me." Elena told him.
"Well then you come live with me. My dad won't care." Damon told her.
"Besides I can't see it coming to that. But we should get downstairs, dad sent me up here to grab you guys a long time ago." Jeremy told them. Elena sucked in a deep breath before nodding her head.
"Just try to act natural. You're not confessing to a murder here." Damon told her placing his hand on her back.
"That's easy for you to say." Elena whispered as they all left her room and walked downstairs together.
"Just remember that I have your back too Lena." Jeremy told her as they walked into the dining room where Grayson was waiting.
"This is delicious daddy." Elena said as she ate another bite of the amazing dinner her father had made them.
"Thank you sweetheart. So what are your plans this evening?" He asked making conversation with his family.
"I don't have plans tonight. I'm thinking just staying home and playing xbox sounds fun." Jeremy called out.
"I don't have plans either yet tonight. Daddy I really have to talk to you." Elena said steadying her breath. The last thing she needed was to start hyperventilating.
"I noticed something was bothering you. You're awfully quiet tonight. What's on your mind? Is everything okay?" Grayson asked worried about his daughter. In a show of solidarity Damon took Elena's hand and held it under the table.
"Um nothings wrong I don't think." Elena started unsure of how to make the words leave her mouth. She was having a hard enough time thinking the words half the time. She went from dreading it half the time to enjoying it the other half. It was strange but she figured that's how many teen moms would feel. They would be excited and scared all at the same time. At
the moment Elena felt as though her heart was going to beat right out of her chest as she figured out how to say the words.
"What's going on Elena? Is there anything I can help you with?" He asked not sure how to make things better for her.
"Now you have to promise not to freak out daddy. This was not planned and it scares me so much. But I just found out a few days ago that I'm pregnant." She said taking a deep breath when she managed to make the words come out. She glanced at her dad as his face changed colours and his mouth dropped open. She wasn't sure if there was anything she could do when his face turned a near purple colour until it slowly returned to normal.
"You're okay." Damon whispered in her ear as her dad slowly calmed down.
"Pregnant? When did this happen? How could you let this happen?" He demanded.
"It just happened. It wasn't planned. I promise you that I didn't plan this." Elena pleaded with her dad.
"What are you going to do about it? You know I don't typically condone abortion, but I think you should consider it. You're not that far along are you?" He asked trying to calm himself down.
"I'm due in June. I can't abort it, it's my child. I already feel a connection to it." Elena told him shaking her head.
"You're life is over, you know that right? You're entire life from now on is going to involve raising a baby. You're entire world will revolve around a baby. Do you want that?" He demanded. He was pissed that she was being so stubborn.
"I do. I wasn't protected therefore I got pregnant. It's my issue and I'm going to deal with it." She told him..
"I was willing to forgive this if you were willing to do what's right. You're nowhere near ready to deal with having a baby. You've been pregnant, what about a month or so? I always thought you were more mature than this." Grayson sighed shaking his head.
"I am doing what's right and I won't change my mind." Elena shouted.
"Then at least give the baby up. There are so many people who can't have children that want them. You have your entire life to have kids." Grayson insisted trying to keep his temper in check.
"I want this kid." Elena stated stubbornly. "This baby is Damon and I. It's going to be perfect and we're going to be the perfect parents to this baby. I can do this because he's going to be with me."
"That's all fine and well but listen to me right now Elena. I can't look at you without being reminded just how incredibly disappointed I am in you. I don't want to see you again until your mother gets home and we all sit down together to discuss this as a family. I want you out of my house right now." He told her standing up and walking away from the table.
"I'm sorry Elena." Jeremy said shocked that the confession had come to that.
"It's okay. You were right, I had to tell him. I just wish he had reacted better." Elena sighed as she got up.
"I should have helped you out more." Damon said as they walked upstairs to her bedroom together.
"You did all I needed you to do when you sat by my side holding my hand." Elena told him as they walked into her bedroom.
"I thought I told you to leave." Grayson said walking down the hall.
"Don't worry, I am. I'm just grabbing some clothes unless you would rather I wear the same clothes everyday." Elena muttered as she grabbed her overnight bag and filled it with enough clothes to last a few days, at least until her mom got home.
"Eventually Damon is going to leave, he's going to figure out that living the life of a single guy is more fun than being a father. What are you going to do then Elena?" He asked.
"I haven't had to think about it because he's not going to leave." Elena spoke certainly as she zipped up her bag.
"Maybe right now he won't, but eventually he will." Grayson spoke sure of himself.
"No I won't. She is having my baby and I want to be here for it." Damon interjected causing Elena to smile brightly up at him.
"Let's just go." Elena said taking his hand and pulling him from the bedroom. He willingly followed her out of the room and down to his car.
"You can stay with me for as long as you want." He told her as they drove towards his house.
"Are you sure your dad won't mind?" Elena asked, knowing she really had nowhere else to go.
"It'll be fine. I promise. You don't have to worry about anything." He promised as he drove them towards his house. When he parked in his spot he got out and grabbed her bag.
"I can carry that." She told him.
"So can I. Why don't you watch me." He told her. She chuckled and followed him into the house.
"Damon, I wasn't expecting to see you for dinner." Giuseppe called from the dining room.
"We already ate. Is it alright if Elena stays here for a while? A few days maybe. She had a fight with her dad and he kicked her out." Damon asked walking into the dining room.
"What happened?" Giuseppe asked.
"They had a fight and they can't be around each other again until her mom comes home. I told her it would be fine if she
stayed with us. You don't even need to make up a spare room for her, she can stay with me." Damon told him. '
"Would that be appropriate?" Giuseppe asked.
"Absolutely not." Stefan chimed in.
"He wasn't asking you." Damon told him.
"She can stay. I wouldn't let her be homeless for a few days. That would be wrong."Giuseppe decided.
"Thank you Mr. Salvatore." Elena said sneaking in behind Damon.
"You're welcome. You should know by now that you're welcome here whenever you want." Giuseppe said smiling at the
teenage girl.
"Thank you regardless. It really means a lot to have a place to go when I'm not getting along with my mom and dad." Elena said.
"Well you should go get settled in." Giuseppe told them. Elena nodded and walked towards the stairs in the grand house leading to Damon's room.
A little while later, the couple were lying in bed just talking.
"So what do you think it is?" He asked rolling onto his side so he could look at Elena. She was lying on her back with her hands resting on her still flat belly. Martha had told her that she could show at anytime from around 8 weeks on. It varied for every woman, some showed later and some showed earlier.
"It's way too early to tell. You can't even tell I'm pregnant yet." Elena said caressing her stomach.
"Do you have a preference?" He asked covering her hand on her belly with his.
"I just want it to be healthy, how about you?" She asked, answering his question.
"I just want it to be healthy too. I mean a little girl would be awesome, but then again so would a little boy. Either way I would be happy. Both have positives and neither of them have negatives." Damon told her.
"How about if it's a girl and she wants to go on a date?" Elena asked.
"The answer is a huge resounding no. There is no way any daughter of mine is dating until she moves out. After she graduates." Damon answered shuddering at the thought.
"How about giving the sex talk to your son?" She asked.
"That wouldn't be fun either." Damon decided.
"So there are negatives to both of them. Still impartial?" She asked laughing.
"Completely. Health is still the only factor in it for me." He told her. She smiled at him somehow falling even more in love with him in that moment. He genuinely didn't care what there baby was going to be, he would love it no matter what.
"I love you. I'm so happy it's you I'm experiencing this with." She told him caressing his face with the palm of her hand.
"I love you too. I wouldn't want to have a child with anyone but you." He told her.
"I think you should kiss me.' She whispered just before his lips touched hers.
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"Father I need to speak to you." Stefan stated walking into his fathers office and sitting in the chair across from his.
"What's on your mind son?" Giuseppe asked.
"I was walking up to my room to write in my journal when I happened to walk by Damon's room. I heard them talking so I stayed to listen." Stefan started.
"You really shouldn't be listening in on other peoples conversations Stefan. That's rude." Giuseppe sighed. He would never fully understand Damon and Stefan's relationship. He knew a lot of it had everything to do with the boy's mother clearly preferring Damon.
"Well regardless of this. You'll be happy I'm telling you this. I would wager a bet that I know why Elena got kicked out of her house." Stefan said smugly, not that he was happy that something was hurting Elena.
"Stefan it's not my business why she got kicked out of her house for a few days. It's not yours either." Giuseppe sighed.
"She's pregnant dad. I heard her and Damon talking about it. She was asking him what he would prefer and he said he didn't care. That he would be happy no matter what." Stefan explained.
"That's good. I'll talk to them." Giuseppe decided as he rose from his chair and walked towards the stairs. Stefan stood smugly behind him watching as he went, eager to hear what kind of trouble Elena and Damon were going to be in for this.
Damon was kissing Elena ardently when there was a knock at the door.
"Come on in." He sighed pulling away from his pregnant girlfriend. "Dad."
"Damon can the three of us talk for a moment?" Giuseppe asked, his voice soft and worried.
"Sure, what's on your mind?" Damon asked. It was very rare that his dad needed to have a conversation that was clearly this important with him.
"This is hard for me to say but your brother told me that he heard you and Elena talking privately." Giuseppe said hoping that Damon would just come out and say what needed to be said.
"What did Stefan say?" Damon asked stiffly.
"Well he said that he overheard you and Elena talking. Talking about Elena being pregnant. Is this true?" He asked.
"Well there is no point in lying about it now. Stefan knows soon everyone in town is going to know. Yes it's true." Damon said exasperated.
"While I know that Stefan should not have interfered and listened in to a conversation that was no meant for him but you should know that your life is going to change. First of all, I refuse to let you abandon this child in any way, shape or form." Giuseppe told him.
"I wouldn't abandon my child. I love this child already. You should tell Stefan to mind his own business, this was none of his concern." Damon stated.
"I am going to help you out however I can with the baby. If you want it I have a plan for you and Elena." Giuseppe said taking a seat at the desk.
"Well we'll hear it out. It's got to be better than what we've thought of." Damon urged.
"Well I was thinking that I don't want either of you to ditch your education. You both should get a college education." Giuseppe told them.
"How will we do that when we have a child to raise. I refuse to leave Elena and our baby for an entire year while she's finishing high school and I'm in Richmond for college." Damon said shaking his head. That wasn't even an option.
"Of course not, and I must say I'm pleased that you thought of that. I was thinking that you would take a gap year and just work for that year. You could work with me or you could get another job, I'm not too partial while Elena is finishing her high-school diploma. If you think you could handle it Elena you could get a job now just to supplement some of your income while you're finishing your senior year next year. While you're still in school you'll either live with your parents or you could live here, there is no point in you getting a house or an apartment when you'll only be here another year. After you graduate you'll move to Richmond with Damon where you both can get a degree. I'll buy you guys an apartment so you have someplace to live." Giuseppe suggested.
"That's too much." Elena whispered, unable to believe that Damon's dad was willing to do all of that for them.
"It's just enough. I need to make sure my grandchild comes into a world that's deserving of him or her." Giuseppe told her with a kind smile on his face.
"So while you're here dad, have you heard from mom lately?" He asked curiously.
"She will be home in a few days with another one of her Italian boy-toys." Giuseppe spoke without a hint of emotion. It was no big secret that the love in the Salvatore marriage was long gone. It was a sham of a marriage where the husband stayed at home with the kids while the wife went off to Italy to collect Italian paintings, but it always ended up being more of her collecting the painters themselves if they were young and handsome enough.
"How do you think she's going to take this news?"Damon asked wearily. It was no secret that his mom thought she should permanently be the only woman in his life.
"She is going to be angry naturally, especially since she told you last time she was here that you had to break up with Elena. She wants you to come to Italy with her to get all the female painters." Giuseppe reminded his son.
"Which is never going to happen. She has to realize that I'm never going to be the son she wants me to be. Just because I look like her doesn't mean that I'm going to act like her too. I have a child on the way." Damon said not overly excited that his mom was coming home.
"Yes, but I better leave. You two should get some rest, you have school in the morning." He said getting up and leaving the room.
"I am so relieved that your dad took that as well as he did. We need someone's support through all of this." Elena whispered as she leaned in and hugged him.
"What do you think of his plan?" Damon asked.
"I think it sounds perfect, what about you?" She asked him.
"I think it sounds good too. You don't have to get an after-school job though. We can make it work another way." He told her.
"No, it's okay I want to. I'll work as long as I can. The manager at the Grille is always offering me a job." Elena told him.
"It's your choice but my dad is right, we should get some sleep." He decided flipping out the light.
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"What do you mean you're not punishing them for their inappropriate actions?" Stefan demanded as the two of them sat at the breakfast table the next morning.
"There is nothing to be done. She's pregnant and I'm going to have a grandchild. It's a happy time." Giuseppe shrugged.
"They're even upstairs getting ready together." Stefan scowled.
"I know you've always been attracted to Elena Gilbert, but she's in love with your brother. It's time for you to move on." Giuseppe sighed putting his fork down.
"I don't want to move on." Stefan scowled as they both heard the front door open.
Stefan and Giuseppe left the dining room and walked out to the foyer of the large house only to see the beautiful Elizabeth Salvatore.
"Elizabeth, what are you doing here?" Giuseppe asked.
"Pepe, so lovely to see you. Where is my son?" She asked looking around for Damon.
"Upstairs getting ready for school. Your other son is here though." Giuseppe reminded her of Stefan.
"Oh yes, hello Stefan. Call my son right now, he needs to change his mind. There are several artists in Italy that need his special touch." She insisted as she put her bag down on the stairs. Before Stefan could holler for his brother he came down the stairs holding Elena's hand.
"My dear boy." She squealed happily as she threw her arms around her son. "Pepe take my bags upstairs." Giuseppe rolled his eyes and picked up the bags walking around Damon and Elizabeth to take the bags upstairs. Elizabeth hugged Damon tightly and Elena didn't miss the look of cold hatred that she shot her.