i hope you enjoy my lttle twist. it was in the plan for this story since the very beginning. and i hope that you dont hate it. let me know what you think. thanks so much for your continued support of this story.
A few weeks later, Elena woke up without Damon by her side. She rolled over and groaned, not wanting to get out of bed. She wished she didn't have to go to school, it would be nice to spend the day alone with Damon in bed. Preferably sans clothing. Knowing he would have gotten up early to cook her breakfast, she reluctantly climbed out of the big plush bed and went to find something to wear. She sniffed the air and her mouth started watering. She could smell pancakes and bacon, and it smelt heavenly. But once she caught a whiff of the eggs her stomach started churning and he rushed to the en suite bathroom to empty her already empty stomach.
"That's odd." she said after she brushed her teeth and returned to the closet. She really hoped she wasn't coming down with some sort of flu or anything because it would really put a strain on her Damon Salvatore sexy time. As she was rifling through her dresser the calendar on top of it caught her attention. Having always been a ridiculously responsible person she had marked down every single thing in her life down in that calendar, and the month of May was clearly missing something. Never in her entire life had she ever been late, and she had never completely skipped her period before. Trying to push the thoughts that were going through her head away, she moved back to the closet to pick out something to wear and ventured into the bathroom for a quick shower. The hot water on her body gave her mind some time to wander, but of course it wandered back to that calendar and the missing period.
"This couldn't be happening." she thought to herself. Once she finished her shower she dressed and brushed and blow dried her hair, vowing not to let Damon suspect anything until she was sure of what was going on. Maybe it was all purely coincidental, and maybe her period was just late and she had just gotten an awful stomach flu, that would correct itself in a couple days. Deciding to hope for that alternative, she went downstairs and into the kitchen where Damon was flipping pancakes expertly.
"Morning." he said leaning into kiss her quickly.
"Morning." she said grabbing a cup of coffee from the pot on the counter.
"Are you okay? You seem different today?" he asked after studying her for a moment.
"Just a little ill. Probably just a touch of a flu or something." she assured him.
"Do you want to go to school today? You could stay home and I could make you chicken soup and you could watch movies all day." he offered.
"No. I have a history quiz today. I have to go, besides the nausea isn't so bad anymore." she said.
"Do you want to forgo the eggs, I know they make upset stomachs more upset." he asked.
"Sure. that's probably a good idea." she said smiling softly at him.
Once she finished eating, he grabbed his keys and led her out to the car.
"Now I'm going to sound a little overprotective here, but if you start feeling sick just call me. I'll come get you." he said.
"Thanks. But I'll be fine." she told him as he started the car. Elena leaned against the door and fished her phone out of her pocket. After finding Caroline and Bonnie in her contacts she typed out a quick message to them.
Hey, I need your help. On your way to school today can you stop at a drug store and pick up some pregnancy tests for me. I cant do it, Damon is with me and I don't want to worry him. I think I may be pregnant. Elena.
The responses came immediately and both were affirmative. Elena was happy she had such good friends that would help when she needed them. They sat in silence the entire way to school and once they arrived she leaned over and planted a chaste kiss on his lips.
"Remember what I said, if you want to come home, just call me and I will be here." he said worried.
"I know. Thanks but I'm sure I will be fine. I love you." she said before grabbing her bag and climbing out of the car. She seen Caroline and Bonnie seated at their usual table with they're backpacks protectively in front of them. She closed the door and began walking over to her friends and Damon drove away slowly.
Before she even made it to the table her friends intercepted her and led her to a vacant bathroom.
"What do you mean you think you may be pregnant?" Caroline asked once they checked to make sure there was no one in the bathroom and then locked the door.
"Just that. I'm really really late, and I'm nauseous." she explained.
"Take the tests." Caroline said tossing a bag at her. She opened the bag to see two tests sitting in there, and Bonnie handed her another bag with some more tests in it.
"4 tests should be enough you would think right?" Bonnie asked.
"I hope so. I mean this cant be happening. This is impossible." Elena said worried.
"What do you mean impossible? You guys had sex, pregnancy is sometimes the next step." Bonnie said soothingly.
"I cant tell you guys. But it wasn't supposed to happen for Damon and I. Just please take my word for it." she begged. Caroline and Bonnie nodded affirmatively, and Elena stepped into a stall and shut the door.
A little while later she emerged with the kits in a plastic bag.
"So?" Caroline probed.
"Out of all 4 kits, all four of them said positive." she said softly. "Oh my God." Caroline said unsure of whether she should be happy or not.
"Maybe all four were false readings. You need to make an appointment with a doctor. We can go with you if you want." Bonnie suggested.
"Thanks. Can we do it this afternoon?" she asked.
"Of course." Bonnie and Caroline said simultaneously. Fishing out her cell phone she typed out a message to Damon quickly letting him know he didn't have to pick her up.
Hey, I'm just letting you know that I'm going over to Bonnie's after school for a little while. Some girl time that is much needed. So you don't have to pick me up. I'll be home for dinner. I'm expecting something fantastic.
He replied seconds later and she smiled at the message, she didn't know how his cocky nature came out in text message, but it did. After she was finished with Damon, she called the clinic and made an appointment for right after school that day.
Damon sat at home, toying with the fact that there was something bothering Elena. She wasn't acting like herself today, granted it could be because she wasn't feeling well. He hoped that she wasn't already tired of being married, but couldn't see that being the cause. Instead of focusing on it, he decided to wait until she got home and then they could talk about it. Whatever it was, he could help her with it.
When school was done the three girls climbed in Caroline's car and they drove to the clinic. Elena wrung her hands in her lap as she waited to be called.
"Can you guys come in with me? I don't want to do this alone." she admitted.
"Of course." Bonnie said wrapping her arms around Elena's shoulders. When the nurse called her name, she unsteadily got up and followed her into an examination room followed by Bonnie and Caroline.
"Elena Salvatore? What brings you here?" the doctor said when he came by Elena's room.
"I think I might be pregnant." she said.
"Well lets just find out for sure then shall we?" he said. She nodded and turned to Bonnie and Caroline sitting on either side of her holding her hands.
"We're just going to do some blood work and then send you on your way. We'll call you in a few hours to let you know the results." he said. She nodded and he went about drawing some blood. When he finished he sent Elena on her way. "Are you sure you want to go home right now?" Caroline asked as she drove towards the boarding house.
"I have to. I cant avoid him forever." she said. "How are you going to hide how you feel until the call comes?" Caroline asked.
"Pretend." Elena answered. When they pulled up in front of the house she hugged her friends quickly and grabbed her bag before walking into the house. She plastered a smile on her face and prayed that the doctors office called the sooner the better.
"You're home earlier than I expected. Miss me that much." he said walking up to her and kissing her sweetly.
"You know it." she said grinning at him.
"How are you feeling?" he asked.
"Better. The nausea is gone, so I feel normal right now." she said.
"That's good. So you have a couple options for dinner tonight. Fettuccine alfredo with grilled chicken or grilled chicken breasts with vegetables. We officially have nothing left in the house and need groceries." he said.
"Fettuccine sounds good." she said.
"Good. Fettuccine it is. You havent had fettuccine until you've had fettuccine ala Damon." he said smirking.
"You do everything better don't you?" she asked rhetorically.
"You know it." he answered going into the kitchen.
"Why don't we do the grocery shopping now and then have a little later supper." she suggested.
"Sounds good. Why you're almost as brilliant as I am Elena Salvatore." he said smiling.
"You know it." she said imitating him. She couldn't believe how easy it was to forget the call she was waiting for when she was with him. He took her hand and held the car door open for her. She got in and he blurred around to his side before driving to the grocery store.
"You know I've never actually went grocery shopping before." Damon admitted as they walked down the aisles.
"You're joking." she said looking at him.
"Lexi always did the grocery shopping. The deal was I would cook she could shop and Stefan would clean the kitchen." he explained.
"well. But now Stefan and Lexi are avoiding the house like the plague. So who does the cleaning now?" she wondered.
"I thought that was obvious." he said grinning. "Uh huh." she said.
"I of course will do the cleaning, because I cant make my wife do it or I wont get any ever again." he stated.
"Good choice. Besides it take you a lot less time to clean that it does me." she noted.
"True. Very true." he said as he followed her down the aisles and randomly grabbed items from the shelf. When they were finished he paid for they're items and loaded them into the car. Once they arrived at home Damon unloaded the groceries and put them away while Elena went to work on her homework in the parlour. "I'll call you when dinners ready ." he called out to her.
"Sounds good." she answered back. While she was working her cell phone started ringing and she answered immediately. She talked on the phone for a couple seconds before hanging up, all the color gone from her face. She walked into the kitchen where Damon was busy boiling pasta.
He heard her walk in and he turned to face her.
"Elena, what's wrong?" he asked seeing instantly that something was bothering her.
"We need to talk." she said.
"Can we talk while I make dinner, or should it wait until after I finish cooking?" he asked trying to gauge how bad the news he was about to receive was.
"Maybe we should wait." she said. Officially worried, he went back to boiling his pasta, knowing it wouldn't take long for dinner to be finished. She sat at the table looking straight ahead of her. But it was obvious she wasn't actually seeing anything, she was too far inside her own mind to know what was going on. Once he finished dinner he divided it up onto two plates and brought one over to her.
"Thanks." she said once he handed her the food. He sat down opposite her and waited for her to say something.
"I don't know how to say this, because I've never had this conversation with someone before. But this is going to come as a surprise to you, and keep in mind that I'm scared to death about the whole thing. But I'm just going to say it… I'm pregnant." she said.