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A huge thank you for the people that wished me luck for my operation, I'm still in hospital waiting to see if they are going to do it or not as they don't have a clue whats wrong. Anyway enough with the rambling.

Hope you enjoy this chapter.

Chapter 4

Charlie drove them to the town's only B and B first and booked them two rooms for the week. He asked for directions from the elderly lady running the quaint place to the Salvatore Boarding house, which they knew to be Damons family home.

After Charlie took their bags to the rooms he handed Bella the car keys.

"Here. Go see him. I won't start worrying until tomorrow evening okay. But Bella, I am going to want to speak with Damon. Soon." With a nod and a quick hug Bella took the keys and went out to the car. The faster she got this over with the less time she had to sit feeling like she was about to face a firing squad.

The directions given were - luckily- quite easy to follow. The town while small was larger than Forks and had more life to it plus it was sunny for which Bella was almost grateful for. She had missed the sun.

The turning for the Salvatore Boarding house was, unlike the turning for the Cullens, very easy to find. Once out of the narrow lane leading through a pair of impressive gates Bella was pleasantly surprised to see a large manicured lawn, which fed one of the most stunning houses she had ever laid eyes upon. Unfortunately none of that was taking away the queasy feeling in her stomach.

She parked the car and walked slowly to the porch steeling herself for whatever reception she may get. With a deep breath and squaring her shoulders she knocked on the huge oak doors. Knowing Damon they were probably original as well.

After a minute or two the door was opened by a guy about her own age with dark brown hair and eyes to match. She guessed this was the brother Damon had told her so little about.

"Can I help you?" He asked politely but with an edge to his voice.

"Hi, I'm looking for Damon?" Bella asked swallowing a lump in her throat that was already forming. Her legs were shaking and she was fairly sure that she had never been so scared in her entire life.

"You know Damon?" The guy asked her with a raised eyebrow and an appraising look.

"Yes. I met him a few months back. Is he here?" Bella was starting to get impatient and feeling a little light headed as well.

"Yeah. Sure, come in." The vampire stepped back so she could enter.

Bella had to stop her mouth from gaping open, the interior of the home was more beautiful and opulent than the extravagant outside. It was a stunning home. Through an open doorway Bella was sure she could see a library and almost salivated. No wonder Damon had thought Forks boring. Any normal person would, but someone who lived here? Forks never stood a chance.

Bella followed Damon's younger brother through into a lounge area with an impressive fireplace that must have been almost as tall as she was. Big floor to ceiling windows framed one wall, beautiful wood paneling setting off the rest of the room giving it a lovely cosy feeling. What stood out most though were the two people inside the room. There was a beautiful, skinny female brunette in the room and then there was the gorgeous raven haired man she was there to see.

Both turned to look at her as she entered. Damons mouth opened comically for a second before he was a blur rushing over to her. "Bella! This is a pleasant surprise. What's wrong?" Blunt as ever.

Damons caring even after everything that had transpired between them was too much for Bella. The icing on the proverbial cake. She felt tears prickling her eyes and couldn't do a thing to stop them from flowing down her cheeks as she threw herself into his familiar arms.

Bella felt herself being steered gently by Damon to a comfortable couch. His arms never leaving her. He managed to maneuver them both so she was almost sat on his lap, his hand gently cupping her face so she was looking up into those mesmerising blue eyes.

"What's wrong sweetcheeks. Is it Dickward? Did he leave you again? Can I kick his ass now?" Damon's voice while gentle had a steel to it. He truly was concerned about Bella.

"No… well yes but that's not it. He doesn't deserve to be in my life if he can't hang around through the rough times. Right?" Bella said through shudders of sobs she was trying to repress a smile fighting to form on her face.

"I think I remember a devilishly handsome man saying something along those lines. Yeah." Damon gave her his characteristic smirk. "So what is it? Not that it's not great to see you and all but you've got awful timing sweet cheeks."

"Damon…. Im …" It never got easier no matter how many times she said it. And this was the major one. Telling Damon could decide so many things. ""I'm pregnant."

"Huh." Damon said in reply. His eyes as round as saucers, almost bugging out of his head, his mouth hanging open. "I don't suppose that the sprogs Edtards?"

"No."

"Of course it isn't." Damon's facial expression hadn't changed at all. Bella could feel her panic start to rise. "Then…?"

"Yeah."

"Shit."

"Yeah." Bella agreed.

"What…? What's going on Damon?" The girl that Bella had completely forgotten about asked.

"It seems I am going to be a dad." Damon's eyes never left Bella's.

"That's impossible." Damon's brother said. "You know thats impossible."

"Apparently not. I need a drink." Damon finally tore his eyes from Bella and he went up to a drink cart next to another sofa across the room from the one she was currently occupying.

"How do we even know that this baby is yours Damon. No offense and everything but it could be anyone's." Damons brother was every bit the douche bag Damon had portrayed him to be.

"They're Damons. I haven't been with anyone else." Bella spoke up getting a little annoyed now.

Damon choked on his drink. "They?" He gasped spinning to face her once more.

"Twins." Bella said quietly.

"Shit."

"Yeah."

"This is insane. Damon they are not your children!" The brother was getting really agitated now, he was practically shouting. "She's obviously lying."

"Bella can't lie for anything. They are mine Stefan." Damon downed what was left of his drink before pouring another. "Let's hope you two lovebirds are using contraception." Bella noticed the girl instantly paled at that comment.

"But… how?" This came from Stefan.

"Well Stefan when and a man and a woman have certain feelings…" Damon started snarking with a smirk.

"You know that's not what I mean." Stefan scraped a hand through his longish hair.

"Apparently it may be possible because a man's anatomy doesn't change after puberty unlike a females. They can produce children their whole lives." Bella was glad she could shed a little light there thanks to Carlisle.

"No offense,Bella is it? But Damon has been with a lot of women. So if what you're saying is true." Bella interrupted the girls little speech.

"It is." She thought she'd have problems with Damon not people she had never met before.

"Okay. Well then why isn't Damon a dad many times over?" The girl asked.

Damon gave a little shudder at that.

"So what are your plans now sweetcheeks? What do you want from me?" Damon asked refilling his drink once more and coming to sit by her agas, completely ignoring the girl who looked very put out.

"I don't know." Bella admitted tears forming again. "I want to keep them."

"That much I'd gathered, you wouldn't have travelled miles otherwise." Damon rolled his eyes, he was taking this a lot better than she had thought he would. "I meant what plans do you have?"

"This was the last stage of my grand plan so far." Bella admitted with a blush.

"Damon. Even if they are yours. Even if Bella is keeping them. You can't be a father." Stefan interrupted Damon and Bella's private conversation once more.

Damons face suddenly got very hard and Bella's heart hurt for him. "Damon can have as much or as little to do with his children as he likes." She spoke up indignantly, if Damon wanted to be there for the babies then she would make sure that he could be.

"Look Bella. I know his must be awful for you and you want someone to help. But you don't know my brother. You may have had something for a week or two but trust me. Damon will not make a father." Stefan ranted clutching his hair again. He reminded her of Edward.

"We had three months. I know enough about Damon to know if he wants something he does his best make it happen. So if he wants to be in his kids life and be a father he will be. If not he won't be and there won't be a damn thing I can do to change it." Bella ranted right back.

"Three months? You were with someone for three months?" The brunette sounded and looked stunned.

"Yeah. About that." Damon shrugged still not taking his eyes off of Bella. He looked in awe. "You want me in the kids lives?" He asked her. "Even knowing the stuff you do?"

Bella rolled her eyes. "Yes I think our half vampire children may need their vampire father Damon."

"Half vampires? Can you… are you going to be okay with them in there?" Damon gestured to her stomach looking awkward.

"So far so good. But to be honest I haven't got a clue. As has been pointed out it is not exactly common is it?"

"Damn. We need to see if we can find out anything about this." Damon mussed up his hair looking thoughtful.

"I could always ask Elijah?" Brunette girl said.

"Not helping Elena." Damon muttered his eyes looking shrewdly at Bella's stomach.

Elena, Bella realised exactly who it was. She carefully looked the other girl over. She was beautiful that was for sure. But other than that Bella couldn't really see what had Damon hung up. She seemed very judgy, the polar opposite of what Damon needed in a partner. Of course Bella could be awfully biased in her assessment.

"Who's Elijah?" Bella asked curiously. If he could help her babies surely they should speak with him. If he could tell them anything that would help her get them here safely then that must be a good thing?

"An ancient vampire who can't be destroyed. He's apparently one of the first of our kind. And he's a massive pain in the ass." Damon answered.

"I've had enough of vampire royalty to last me a lifetime. Maybe we should leave him be." Bella agreed.

"What do you mean?" Damon's eyes held that hard pissed off look once more.

"When I left? They took me to the Volturi. They Are…"

Damon interrupted Bella. "I know exactly who they are. I am going to rip your ex to shreds for this!" He hissed out murderously, he then got up and started pacing the room. "What did they say? They wouldn't have let you get away scott free."

"They said I had to be changed or they would kill me." Bella said quietly.

"God damn it Bella!" Damon bit out before laughing a laugh that was devoid of humor. "No wonder you wanted to see me. Can't be looking after the kids if you want to kill them. So what you want me to raise them while you run around glittering in the sun having fun?"

"No! Damon how can you think that?" His words cut her. She would never expect anyone else to raise her children, even their father. She wanted to be the one to do it. She wanted to watch them grow and teach them things, play with them learn all there was to learn about them. Sure she might have been scared out of her mind but a tiny bit of her was excited too.

"Then what's the plan Bella?" He asked, the dark look still there.

"I don't know!" Bella yelled feeling worse, she was shaking again and felt light headed. "I want to look after my children! I want to raise them and I do not want to be one of those vampires. And I would like to do it with you in the picture." The room started spinning slightly and she felt as though the couch was shifting. Bella could faintly hear someone talking before everything went black.

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Damon was shocked to hear Bella yelling at him that she wanted him to be there with her and his children. Screw it he was shocked about this whole damn situation. He was going to be a father and he had no damn idea what that meant. For him or for Bella and more importantly for their children.

"What's this Volturi. What are they Damon?" Stefan asked him sounded like his usual concerned self. Minutes ago he hadn't given a damn about Bella now he was going all Saint Stefan on them. Typical.

"Damon…" Elena said. Damon ignored her. He had enough on his plate without her adding drama right now. "Damon!" She yelled panic in her voice.

Damon whipped around just in time to see Bella collapsing off the sofa. In a flash he was across the room quick enough to catch her before she hit the deck.

"What happened?" Damon asked Elena worriedly his eyes raking over the beautiful brunette in his arms. Her breathing was shallow but her heart beat strong.

"I don't know she looked a bit peaky then just… Passed out I guess." Elena said worry plain in her eyes. "Do we call a doctor?"

"I don't know?" Damon was at a loss. "This isn't your normal situation Elena!" Thinking quickly Damon lowered his head to Bella's stomach and listened carefully.

"What…?" Elena started saying.

"Shhh!" Damon bit out angrily. He listened again. He heard one very faint and very fast thudding. His own heart started sinking in his chest. One he could only hear one. Thud thud thud. Damon smirked as he heard a second heart thumping along just a second later. Thank god. He very carefully caresses the familiar curve of Bella's stomach. There they were. His children. It almost felt real now.

"Do I ring a doctor Damon?" Stefan asked.

"I have no idea. All three heartbeats are fine. Maybe I should take her to the hospital though?" Damon was feeling relief and concern all at once. Just then Bella stirred and buried herself deeper into his arms muttering something unintelligible. Damon let out a sigh. "She's fine, she talks in her sleep." He gently stroked her face with the back of his hand before tucking a rogue piece of hair behind her ear.

"Looks like you have a lot to tell us brother." Saint Stefan said taking a seat on the couch opposite and crossing his arms.

Damon rolled his eyes but answered his brother anyway. "Looks like little brother."

I hope it was everything you wanted! :) I'm hoping to get the next chapter out next Friday as promised. I would to know what you think in a review.