Elena's POV

My eyes were swollen shut. My body felt limp. I didn't know where I was. All around me there was beeping. Lots of beeping. I hear small whispers. They are so far away. "Oh my gosh…Elena…" It's a man's voice. I try to open my eyes. To speak, but nothing happens. I will my body to move, to communicate with someone, but am struck down by the reality that it's not happening. I can feel someone touching my hand. It must be whoever I heard. "Cami's okay, Elena. They arrested him; he'll never hurt you again."

The beeping is getting faster. "Dddddd." I hear myself mumble. "HELP! I NEED HELP IN HERE!"

Damon's POV

Nurses and Doctors rushed in and out, never telling me what was going on. I'm not family they pointed out ever so clearly. I needed to know what was going on…she was hurt…Elena was hurt. I felt pain as did she I am sure.

"Mr. Salvatore?" A doctor walked up to me

"Yes." I bounced out of my chair anxious to know what is going on

"She is awake and asking for you. Typically we don't allow anyone but family…however Ms. Gilbert doesn't have a family and I was her family's doctor at one point so I am well aware of the circumstances." Dr. Fell told me

I went in. "Elena…" I sighed relived. She was sitting up awake and alert.

"Damon, is Cami okay?" She asked

"She's fine. Don't worry about it. I need to worry about you." I sighed sitting next to her bed

"What…what happened?"

"I…I don't know. What's the last thing you remember?" I asked carefully

"The basement. Being trapped with Tyler." She told me "He…He was trying to…" her words drifted off as tears rolled down her face "I don't want to have his baby…I can't…"

"Shh. It's okay Elena."

"No…No…" she sobbed

6 Weeks Later

Elena's POV

"Good Morning Cami." I kissed the little girl who resembled Damon so much

"Wena." She hugged my neck

"Good morning girls." Damon smiled as we walked into the kitchen of the newly built house

"Da!" Cami reached for him. Damon willingly took her into his arms.

"I'll start breakfast." I told him

"Actually we are going out. I need to talk to you." Those were the words I had been dreading. He wants me to leave.

"Oh." I whispered trying to keep a smile on my face, as to not let my emotions run over.

"Caroline should be here anytime." Just then the door opened "Damon!" A woman called out.

"Kitchen." He called back

"There's my sweet girl. Come to Auntie Caroline." She took Cami and kissed Damon's cheek. I felt jealously rise within me. I pushed it down and reminded myself that he wants to fire me anyway.

"Let's go. We will be back in a while." Damon told the woman

He drove us to a small diner and we seated ourselves. "What's going on Damon?"

"I have to tell you a story…Elena I don't want you as Cami's nanny anymore." He stated

"I knew it." I stood up to leave and he grabbed my hand and pulled me back to my seat.

"I don't want you to be her nanny because I want to go on a date with you. There's something special about you Elena Gilbert and I can't get you out of my head. However, if you accept my invitation you need to know everything about me and my past." He explained to me

I sat back and looked at him. "I'm listening."

"Cami isn't my only child." He looked up at me looking for my reaction "I had another little girl; I had a wife, a perfect family. We got married just out of school we were young 22, in love. She was the light of my whole world. We found out just a few weeks after the wedding that she was pregnant, nothing could've made us happier." He paused looking for the words "We had a little girl; her name was Grace, spitting image of her mother." The tears welled up in his eyes. "I'm sorry." He coughed trying to gather himself. "This is really hard."

"Take your time." I told him placing my hand over his.

"Thank you." He whispered. He took a deep breath and continued "She was an angel. At the time I didn't work as much, so I spent most of my days at home caring for her while my wife pursued her career, it wasn't normal but it was perfect for us. She got to be a mother and have a successful career, when I had to start working more hours we hired a nanny, I was home some days, but we wanted someone to be there in case. When she was 6…it was 3 days after her birthday. The day of her party she wanted me to play so badly. Nik…her nanny was running late, I told her daddy had to work." He stopped unable to control the tears that were now freely flowing down his face. His voice broke as he spoke. "I'm- I'm sorry."

I move to the other side of the booth and wrapped my arms around him. "You don't have to tell me Damon. I don't need to know."

"No…You deserve to know." He whispered as he blubbered

"Whenever you're ready."

"Nik was running late, I told Grace to play in the living room so I could get some work done in my office. I could hear her playing, I was listening to her. Her voice was the most beautiful thing I'd ever heard. My office phone rang and I answered it, it was an important client so I shut my door…That's when I heard the tires squeal and my wife scream. I dropped the phone and ran to the living room, Grace was gone and the front door was wide open. Nik was going too fast because he was running late and…the latch on the door was broken…If I had just played with her…"

"Oh gosh Damon…" I held him while we cried "What…what happened to your wife?"

"She told me that it wasn't my fault…the door was broken and I couldn't have known Grace would get out. We divorced a year later. She told me that wasn't my fault either."

"Losing a child can tear you apart." I told him "I understand."

"Caroline and I still care for one another, but we will never be together. Caroline watches Cami on the off occasion. That's who's watching her now. She told him I have to heal from Grace's death…but I can't. It's been 3 years…"

"Damon…It's okay." I told him gripping his hand tightly. "Does Caroline know about…this?" I asked not wanting to call us and us just yet

"She told me to go for it…her mom is the sheriff, who found you, when you went missing I called for help with Cami. We talked and she told me it was okay."

"Damon…I would love to go on a date with you. It takes someone special to tell a story like this before they really know a person."

"You won't regret this Elena." He leaned over and kissed the top of my head

A/N: How was this chapter? I felt like Caroline and Damon have always had a special bond and so I wanted to add that in here, without making them a 'couple' because Delena forever.