"Hey little man, everything is going to be ok, I promise. Do you know I'm your daddy? ..Sigh.. I didn't know I was even a daddy till yesterday. I'm not sure I'll be a good father, but I'll try my best. Your mom really needs you to get better; we really need to you to get better. Listen, I'll make you a deal, you pull through this and I'll teach you to ride a bike, play baseball, and even how to get the girl. Damon whispered to his son as they rocked back and forth.

Elena was just about to step back into the room when she heard Damon talking sweetly to their son. She let out a soft laugh as she heard the last statement Damon promised to teach Adian. This laugh made Damon look up, to see Elena standing sheepishly against the doorframe. "It not like he'll need to learn that last part, its in his blood, I mean look at him". The lighthearted atmosphere Damon created was refreshing. All that changed when Dr. Saltzman walked into the room.

"Miss. Gilbert may I have a word outside" eying Damon in the room.

"No, it's ok, this is Damon Salvatore. Adian's father" said Elena

"The results from the last swab came back. Mr. Salvatore is not a match. I assure you Miss. Gilbert this isn't the end of our search; we will look at the bone marrow registry and go from there. Your son is responding better than most to the chemotherapy, and I would like to continue it weekly. He'll continue to be lethargic, a bit irritable, his appetite may decrease, but you're free to take him home." He said using his best bedside manner. This was never news you wanted to deliver to parents. "I'll have the scripts for the pain medication drawn up and your discharge papers."

Elena stood, with her arms wrapped around her waist. The look on her face was beyond devastation. Damon placed Adian back in his crib and walked over to Elena.

"Lena, it's going to be ok"

"Ok? Ok? Do you really think any of this is OK Damon? My little boy has cancer. Why… why…. This isn't suppose to happen. He didn't do anything wrong." She turned and started pacing back and forth.

"Elena" Damon reached out towards her.

"Don't touch me, don't ever touch me Damon. You don't care, don't pretend too."

That didn't stop Damon; he knew Elena was putting up that wall again that she did when he broke her heart that last day in his bedroom. He grabbed her and held on tight, as she punched his chest and said, " Damon I hate you, I hate you, I hate you". She just kept repeating that over and over then fell into his chest. She was crying and hyperventilating again, and he just held her close. He pushed his tears aside and let her have this moment. He kissed the top of her head, and said "I love you, I care Lena, I love our son, I'm not going to let you push me away."

Grayson walked in minutes later to find his daughter wrapped up in Damon's arms. As soon as Damon saw him walk in, he let Elena go to her Dad. "Damon's not a match Daddy." Grayson hugged his daughter and looked over at Damon who looked like he had failed Adian, Elena and himself. He was taking this harder than Grayson thought. He rubbed her back as Bonnie walked into the room with the scripts and discharge papers. As Elena signed them, Bonnie took the IV's out of the little boy's leg. Damon and Grayson had stepped out so they weren't in the young nurses way.

"Elena" Bonnie spoke up.

"Hmm?" She said as she packed Adian's teddy bear back into his diaper bag.

Bonnie picked up the little boy and placed him in Elena's arms. " Have you ever thought of having another baby?"

" I hardly think now is the time to think about having more children Bonnie. My son is sick" Elena bit out.

"I didn't mean it to come across that way, I just thought it could help Adian. It's just…. it could take a while for a match to come across for the bone marrow Adian will need. Umbilical cord blood transplant could be a option. I just don't think Dr. Saltzman suggested it with you being a in the situation your in. Siblings are more often a match for bone marrow, than the parents"

Elena just stood there in awe. "Well that doesn't seem like a feasible option for me Nurse Bennett." Back to formalities.

Elena stormed out of the room, contemplating what was just said. Was she already weighing the pros and the cons? Would she tell Damon what Bonnie just said? Too many thoughts were running through her head. A baby to save her entire reason for being. She just kept walking as Damon and Grayson struggled to keep up with her pace.

"Lena, slow down". Damon caught up to her and stared into her big brown eyes. "Where did you go just now?"