Chapter 4
The next four months passed by really fast. My belly had grown pretty big and in the next few days, I was supposed to move in with Damon. Our relationship had grown really much. Damon spent nearly every day with me.
He went to a birth course with me and accompanied me to the ultrasounds. That day, Caroline came to my place because she wanted to help me packing. Wehave put my whole stuff that I would need into cardboards.
As we were finished, we went downstairs into the kitchen and sat down onto the couch. Caroline had become more important for me than ever.
"Are you nervous", Caroline asked.
"I don´t know, not really I mean he has always been with me over the last few months. And he really changed. He never hurts any humans to get blood. He is a whole new person."
"Have you told him about your feelings?"
"No not until now. I often wanted, but I was worried, that I would mess it up."
"I´m sure he loves you too. I can see it every time he looks at you."
"Thanks Caroline." I said and squeezed her hand.
Just in that moment the doorbell rang and Damon came in.
"Hey baby, are you ready?"
He kissed me softly before he said hello to Caroline. As I looked to her, I saw her smiling. I went to my room with them to get my stuff. Caroline took a cardboard and rushed downstairs. As I wanted to pick one up, Damon came to me, took the box out of my hands and put it onto the floor. He gave me a kiss and looked into my face.
"Sweetheart you don´t carry anything. Just go down and relax a bit, Caroline and I can do that ok."
I smiled at him and kissed him.
"Alright."
While I went downstairs I saw Jeremy and Jenna coming through the door. Jeremy joined Caroline and Damon and helped them to get my stuff. While they were carrying the boxes, Jenna and I sat down.
"How are you feeling?"
"Pretty fine, I´m not nervous if you mean that", I said laughing.
"I just hope you two are having a good life."
"I´m sure we will."
Suddenly I felt that my baby kicked. I held one hand onto my stomach and started to smile. Jenna looked at me like I was crazy, she didn´t realize what just happened.
"The baby just kicked", I said smirking.
"Oh my … may I", Jenna asked shy. I pulled her hand onto my stomach and after a few seconds, she smiled happily.
"Damon, come here please", I yelled through the house.
He rushed downstairs and looked at me worriedly. I was sure he thought something was wrong because he looked nervous.
"Are you ok?"
"Yeah, the baby just kicked."
"What?" he went to me and held his hand onto my stomach. It took a little bit longer, but suddenly he smiled in the same way, Jenna did before, just a little bit prouder.
He stood up and kissed me and then my belly. He told me, that they had all boxes loaded into the car. I hugged Jeremy and Jenna and saw, that Jenna had watered eyes.
"Oh Jenna, it is just about five minutes away." I said and laughed even though I was also nearby crying.
"I know, but still." She said and let the tears out.
She hugged me once again and told me that I could call her anytime I want to. I told her, that I would visit her as much as I could. Damon picked up my suitcases and held his hand around my waist while we were walking to his car. Caroline joined us, to help.
When we arrived at the boarding house, Caroline and Damon put all of my stuff into my room. We told Caroline, that we could do the rest alone.
"Alright, I´ll leave you guys now. If you need anything just call me."
"Thanks Caroline, I didn´t know what to do without you."
"Oh, I just wanted to ask you if you want to come to my place on Friday. You know, girlie night. I guess you would need it."
"Sure, I´ll call you then ok."
"Alright."
I gave Caroline one last hug before she left. Damon went into his room with me and packed everything out. He didn´t let me carry anything. As he had finished, he came to me and kissed me.
"I want to show you something", Damon smirked at me and took my hands.
He went with me to his bathroom. I was surprised, because why would he show me that. He told me to close my eyes and guided me forward. I had to smile, he sounded like a little excited child. He opened the door and guided me inside. He counted from three to one and then he took his hands from my eyes.
I looked around and saw a beautiful baby room. It was painted in yellow. In the middle of the room he had put a bed for the baby. In the left side of the room was a bookshelf and under it were a big teddy bear and a box for toys. At the right side was a place to change the baby´s nappy´s.
"Do you like it", Damon asked while he wrapped my arms around from behind and placed his head onto my shoulder.
"Like it, Damon I love it"I turned around and kissed him. "When did you do that?"
"You know, with my vampire speed and Jeremy´s help, we had it pretty quick."
He smirked and gave me a kiss.
"And now, to inaugurate our new home, I have cooked something."
The way he said our home, let my heart melt. We went downstairs and he guided me to a covered table and I sat down. He went into the kitchen and came out with my favourite meal.
"I didn´t even know, you were a good cooker, but this is the best meal I ever had." I said when I finished.
"Thank you, but remember I´ve already cooked for you once." He replied and smirked.
"Really, when?" I teased.
"When you were making chilly, or better said something else you call chilly."
I playfully hit his arm. I knew he was a good cooker. He has once told me, that he has worked in a restaurant for about ten years. It´s still unbelievable for me, that ten years are nothing for a vampire.
"Hey, you know what I thought about, baby names." I told him and changed the subject.
"Yeah, me too. Which ones do you like?"
"For a girl I like the name Rose."
"That is a beautiful name. What do you think about the name George for a boy?"
"Mmh, Rose and George. I like them."
Later we were sitting on the couch and watched the fire in the fireplace. He had his arms around me stroked my hair softly. I didn´t know why, but I thought, that would be the moment. This would be the moment to tell the father of my baby about my feelings. I turned my head around and looked into his eyes.
"Damon … I love you. "I saw how his eyes started to light.
"I love you too, Elena." He kissed me, softly but passionate at the same time. I´ve never felt so save, cared and loved as in that moment. Damon was the right man for me, he was the one.
