Chapter 10

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Note: Previously, in "Insanity in Love," Elena, Stefan, and Elisabetta rescue Damon from the facility and take him to the Salvatore family's summer estate, where Damon and Elena have some sexy time.

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Salvatore Family Summer Estate – Later on...

Damon and Elena were all smiles as they walked downstairs, hand in hand. It had felt good being in each other's arms again and, although she knew that Damon's father would find out about this eventually, Elena tried to stay positive, since Elisabetta's plan seemed to be going well so far. Damon looked at his love the minute they reached the bottom flight and pulled her into his arms, kissing her hotly and then stepping back to look into her brown eyes with his blue ones.

"I love you, Elena. You have to know that."

Elena smiled. "I do, Damon. I love you too." She sighed. "I know you're worried about your father finding out that we rescued you, and believe me, I'm a bit worried about that myself, but I promise you, your mother worked too hard on this plan to fail now. We have to trust her."

Damon smiled as well, mostly because she didn't say, "You have to trust her." "I don't doubt Mom's plan, far from it. I'm just concerned about you. You're risking everything just to save me."

"That's true, but you're worth every risk," said Elena. "Wouldn't you do the same for me if the situation were reversed?"

"Of course," said Damon. "I'd do everything in my power to save you, no questions asked." He took her face in his hands and massaged her cheeks with his thumbs, kissing her again. "My beautiful, brave, loyal Elena, not even death could take you away from me."

Elena returned his kiss, nibbling on his bottom lip. "We'll get through this, Damon. Whatever happens, we'll face it together."

Damon smiled again, falling more and more in love with her with every minute. He wasn't lying when he said he'd do everything in his power to save her. Hell, he'd even kill his father if necessary, because he loved her that much.

"I know we will," he said. "I have faith in you, Elena."

Mystic Falls Medical Center – That Same Moment...

Klaus gazed down at the sleeping Caroline as he held their newborn son in his arms. It had been a hard and almost dangerous labor, but little Liam Niklaus Mikaelson was finally here. He had all ten fingers and all ten toes, and all of his vital signs were normal. It brought a smile to Klaus' face knowing that both his wife and son had made it through, because he didn't know if he'd ever be able to function if anything happened to either of them, or even both of them.

At that moment, Caroline yawned and opened her eyes, looking at him, a tired smile on her face. "Hi."

Klaus smiled again. "How are you feeling, love?"

"A bit tired, but lucky to still be here," she replied. "Not to mention thankful that Rebekah got me here when she did." She looked at Liam. "I see my two men are bonding."

"Yes," said Klaus. "He's perfect." He kissed his son's little forehead. "The nurse brought him in here while you were asleep and I was holding him as we waited for you to wake up." He handed the baby to his wife. "Here you are, darling."

Caroline smiled again as she kissed her husband and took the baby from him. She then kissed Liam's forehead and helped him find her nipple so that he could nurse. Klaus watched this proudly and before he could say anything, his cell phone rang. Shit, now what? Excusing himself, Klaus went out to the hall, where he checked the ID. It was from the facility. Not sure what this was about, he pressed "Send" and brought the phone to his ear.

"This had better be important. I just became a father and I'm in the middle of bonding with my son."

"It is important, sir. Damon Salvatore escaped again."

Klaus blinked. "Escaped? How the hell was that possible? He was strapped down to that bed good and tight. There was no way he could've gotten the restraints off."

"I'm just as baffled about this as you, sir," said Brady. "I thought I'd let you know about it before I took any other action."

"You did good, Brady," said Klaus. "Don't do anything else. I'll handle this. I'll get in touch with Guiseppe Salvatore and alert him to the situation. Then, we'll figure out the best course of action." He heard a beep. "Hold on." He looked at the ID and saw Guiseppe's number. "I have to go, Brady. Guiseppe is calling me."

"All right, sir," said Brady. "Good luck."

Klaus hung up on the guard and answered Damon's father's call. "Guiseppe. I was just about to call you."

"Which is why I decided to call you," said Guiseppe. "Now, one of my men told me that Damon escaped from your facility again, Klaus. Would you mind telling me just how the hell that happened when he was strapped down to that bed in Isolation?"

"I got that same call from Brady, one of the security guards," said Klaus. "I'm just as baffled as you. Apparently, someone is trying to make fools out of us. Someone that thinks that Damon doesn't deserve to be locked up."

"I think I know who it might be."

"Really?" said Klaus. "Who?"

"My wife, Elisabetta," said Guiseppe. "That woman has been fighting me for the past three years about getting Damon freed from the facility, saying that I had no right to keep him there. I wouldn't put it past her to do something like this." Curiously, he added, "You've seen her when she comes by to visit, right? Has she acted strangely when she's there?"

"No, not that I've noticed," said Klaus. "Then again, if she was acting strangely, she was doing a damn good job hiding it." He sighed. "So, Guiseppe, what's our next move?"

"Find out where Elisabetta is hiding Damon," said Guiseppe. "She has to have him hidden somewhere and I have to find out where, even if I have to burn down all of Mystic Falls to do it."

Note: I know, a cliffhanger, but I ran out of ideas. Stay tuned for the next installment.

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