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Damon's face twisted back and forth from demon to man. The scent filled his nostrils and he couldn't help what he was, but the man finally took over and his heart nearly broke when he saw the limp body of the woman he cared about so much. The emotions he tried so desperately to hide surfaced and they were so strong that he just couldn't push them away any longer.

He was unaware of the nurses pushing him with all their might, trying to get him out of the room until his back hit the wall. He snapped out of it immediately and he pushed them using a part of his vampire strength, knocking them unconscious in a mere second. He sped to Elena, and with tears in his eyes he took her head in his hands and forced his blood down her throat, allowing it to replace the one she lost. He knew she had lost a lot and he didn't think twice about giving her as much as she needed. Normally he would have been against feeding so much of his blood but this was probably his only option, he needed to do it. At first there was no response but then her lips closed around the wound almost instinctively and Damon breathed a sigh of relief in her hair, holding her fragile body tighter. She seemed to relax, but her eyes snapped shut in a good sleep, a sleep she needed-a sleep that would recuperate her and bring her back to her normal self.

He kissed her forehead gently and moved out of the room to turn his attention to another angel. The baby, Elena's daughter, was already placed in an incubator-He wished Elena could just hold her and they would be fine, but unfortunately it was not the case. He moved next to the angel who was asleep and he held her hand very gently. He hadn't touched anything so warm and innocent in the past hundred years. He didn't know it was possible to feel this sappy and loving toward a child but it made sense when it came to Elena's flesh and blood.

"Hey, Hayley." He said softly, giving the baby a gentle caress. She had Elena's nose and hair that's for sure. He wished he could see her eyes as well. She was a miniature Elena, and he fell in love with the baby girl even more simply because of that.

He stood very still when the baby stirred, gurgled and grabbed his finger with her tiny hand. It was peaceful, and it made his heart fill with hope-hope that there was something good ready for him, that he deserved to be happy. Everything happened for a reason and everybody was put on the earth for a reason. Maybe this was Damon's; to protect Elena and her baby from everything and everybody bad in the world. To guide them the right ways, be their saviour, their protector and their source of everything important. That had it to be it; it had to be why fate brought him and Elena together. Damon had done so many wrongs that he probably would never be able to do enough right to make up for it, but he thanked God that this turned out the way it did and that he had met Elena. This was the closest he was ever going to get to getting his humanity back.

"She's going to be okay," An attendant said gently. "She has to form the lungs but it'll just be a few days and you can take her home. Where's the mother?"

"She went through some complications…" Damon said.

"Oh, Elena Gilbert?" the nurse bit her lip, "They didn't tell you?"

"Tell me what?" He half consciously raised his voice.

"She's resting right now. No one in the room can understand how she managed to recover. They're still doing some tests." The nurse smiled. "I really do think miracles happen."

He breathed out a sigh of relief. Obviously no one was going to remember anything, because the second the doctors regained consciousness Damon compelled them to forget everything that happened. He smiled at the attendant and left the room to go back to Elena.

When he entered, he saw that she was awake.

"Damon," she breathed a sigh of relief and he buried his face in her neck. "I thought I lost you."

"I'm not going anywhere," Elena assured him. "I can't understand…One second I'm feeling this huge pain and now it's like nothing happened…I can't understand…"

"Shh, what matters is that you're okay," Damon stroked her cheek. "There's no reason to worry and no reason to fret. You're here, you're safe, and you're alive."

"What about Hayley?" Elena said, tears in her eyes. "They won't let me see her yet, Damon, and I want to hold her so bad…"

"Elena, they are right, you shouldn't move too much," Damon said, sitting on the bed next to her. "But Hayley is going to be okay. I was just with her, they said that we can take her home in a few days, okay? But you both need to rest. Hayley still needs to form her lungs," He finished gently.

Elena wiped her tears away. "Does she look like me?"

"A lot," He admitted. "She looks identical to you. She has your cute button nose and your beautiful brown hair-well the little bit that is there." He chuckled, thinking about the bundle of cuteness in the other room.

"Oh my God," Elena said, smiling at Damon. "She must be beautiful."

"She's an angel," Damon agreed. "She's perfect... Just like you."

"Thank you for everything, Damon…" Elena bit her lip and she reached for him, placing a soft kiss on his lips. "I don't know what I'd do without you. You're my guardian angel."

He caressed her hair. "You're welcome, Elena. But you have to rest now, okay? I'm going to stay outside and I'll come back later," He assured her.

"You should go home and eat something…" She began but he put his finger to her mouth to stop her from speaking before caressing her cheek.

"Shh, don't worry. I'm a big boy, I can take care of myself," He smirked, giving her a soft kiss. "I'll see you in a while."

When Elena woke up, she found the room filled with red roses and at least three big teddy bears. The room was also decorated with "baby girl" banners and she found Damon sitting on a chair, wearing fresh clothing and looking sinfully handsome as usual.

"Oh my God, did you do this for me?" Elena asked, amazed.

"I thought it'd be appropriate," Damon said, handing her a big teddy bear. "And technically, I did it for Hayley." He added playfully.

"It's so cute…" Elena smiled and wrapped her arms around him. "Thank you."

"And I have a good news for you," Damon said, "The nurses said that you can visit the baby as long as I'm accompanying you. They don't want you moving around by yourself. So get dressed, Gilbert."

She didn't need to be told twice. She was more than ready to hold her baby girl.

Damon held her hand as they walked together like a happy couple. He stopped and smiled at the sight of Hayley and Elena burst into happy tears. She picked up her daughter and placed her against her chest, rubbing her back gently and peppering kisses all over her face. This creature was truly a gift from God-It didn't matter that this baby was Klaus's, all that mattered was that she was hers. And Damon's. She knew Damon would raise her as if she was his own and she knew he would be the best dad in the world.

She didn't know why she was so sure that they were going to be together but she was. She knew that Damon cared for her. She even thought that he might love her-But how could she be sure? She knew that she loved him that was for sure. All the happy thoughts made the tears fall faster, they truly were tears of joy and this was one of the most amazing and joyful moments of her life.

She thought back to where she had been a few months prior to today and how much her life had changed, how much her view on life had changed. Damon made her see everything so much clearer, she had a better perspective and perception of everything that surrounded her and the world really was beautiful and perfect. And it was moments like this-seeing her beautiful baby daughter for the first time and seeing how happy Damon was, that made her life worth living.

She rocked her daughter back and forth as she stared at her in appreciation. This was the person she had been carrying for nine months and she didn't regret it at all.

"Damon…" Elena whispered as she stroked Hayley's hand, "What was your mother's name?"

"Elizabeth," Damon said, surprised by the question.

Elena turned to her daughter and smiled. "Welcome to the world, Hayley Elizabeth Gilbert."

Damon didn't know what to say. All he did was kiss Elena on the cheek and smile. He hadn't ever been happier.

About a week and a half after the birth, Damon was pushing Elena, sitting on a wheelchair and holding Hayley in her arms. During that week, Damon had bought the baby so many clothes that Elena had a hard time deciding on what to choose.

Gently, Damon helped Elena get inside the car and he drove to his house where everything was prepared for the baby's arrival. He couldn't get enough of seeing Elena staring at her baby-It was amazing to see her as a mother. However, he couldn't help feeling a little jealous-He had wanted children when he was human and he couldn't have any.

Klaus had this opportunity and he threw it away, and he wished that he was the baby's father. If Elena was engaged to him, he'd 'ruin' her beautiful body by kisses, not by bruises and scratches.

He was starting to fall in love with her that was for sure. But how could he tell her? What if she didn't love him? What if his confession made her leave? His head was spinning, and he had too many emotions that he was afraid to act on. They both knew as clear as day that he was going to treat this baby as if she were his own, but would Elena let him be 'daddy', the one that kissed mommy and would spin her around and tuck their daughter in together. That he didn't know.

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