Damon
I was once again met at the Gilbert door with an attack form Gracie. She is so cute, small, and innocent, I took her to the living room to play with her toys and she sat on the floor occupying herself, and I just watched her. When Ric sat down he asked "Why don't you play with her." "I've never really been around kids, well except for Stefan when we were human. He just looked at me and laughed and said "How are you 164 years old or however old you are and have no experience with kids what so ever?" I laughed he had a point but I still answered him "I get mad easily and im not good at taking care of things, so I just avoid them." He laughed at me and we both turned back to watch Gracie play with her toys and he said "Your going to have to change that." I looked at him slightly confused "Why?" he looked at me like I was the dumbest person in the world and said "Look at Gracie and tell me that it isn't like looking in a mirror." I looked at that little girl and saw cerulean blue eyes and dark hair. I turned back to Ric and said the only thing that I could think of "What? What are you saying Ric?"
Ric
I knew I shouldn't do this, Elena should but she was too scared to do it and Damon needed to know the truth. All I know is that Damon is about to get the biggest shock of his very long life. "Damon don't you feel a connection to her?" "Ya its strange but I just thought it was because she is part of Elena."
Damon
"That's what she came to tell me the other night isn't it?" "Yes it is." "I don't understand this vampires can't procreate. Maybe she didn't want you guys to know the truth so she just told you guys that Gracie is mine." "Elena was already pregnant when you left she just didn't know yet." "Well then she cheated on me because there is no way that little girl is mine!" Right as I said that I heard a sharp intake of breath behind me, and I turned around to see Elena and Bonnie standing there. Elena had a hurt expression on her face and unshed tears in her eyes. At that moment I felt everyone's eyes on me, and when I looked down even Gracie had stopped playing with her toys and was looking at me with tears in her eyes. I moved to sit down when Elena finally spoke "Don't you dare go near my daughter Damon, don't touch her, hell don't even look at her. You were right she's not your child she will never be yours, she is all mine." I watched as Elena struggled to put as much hatred as she could into those words without breaking down. Gracie ran to Elena and she scooped her up, then she buried her face in Elena's hair crying. As Elena turned to walk away a feeling hit me that was my family it was all true and they were walking away and it was my own fault. I hurt Elena once again.
