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Waking Up In Vegas: Family Part I

The little white stick had a pink plus sign.

Elena's eyes widened in disbelief as she stared at it, practically waiting for it to disappear and insist that fate was merely playing a cruel joke on her.

She and Damon had been trying to have a baby since September and it never seemed to be the right time. But now, as they were safely tucked away in a penthouse in New York for Christmas, the little stick in front of her was telling her that she was finally about to become a mother.

She knew that Damon would be more than happy, now she just had to decide how to tell him.

"Come on!" Elena coaxed him, tugging on the lapels of his winter jacket, "We're going to miss the tree lighting ceremony!"

Damon smiled and adjusted his mittens as he grabbed the keys for their penthouse, "Baby, even if we leave now, we'll still be almost an hour early. And I already reserved seating, too. But, if it'll make you happy, we'll leave right now."

"Thank you," she beamed at him, taking his hand and tugging him through the door.

Even though Elena wasn't touching it, she could feel the long rectangular box in her purse. She had decided to 'wrap' her little surprise, but she had yet to decide when she would give it to him.

She didn't want to wait too long, but she also didn't want their Christmas vacation to be all about her pregnancy. She wanted to still have fun and enjoy what New York had to offer.

"What're you thinking about?" Damon murmured, wrapping his hand more securely around her waist.

She looked away from the tree before her and smiled, "Just how lucky I am to have you as a husband. Have you talked to Care or Stefan lately?"

"They're going to your hometown for christmas, I think," he shrugged, "I think Blondie's mom misses her."

"Probably," she giggled, fiddling with the strap of the purse.

Damon observed her intensely, waiting for whatever it was she was keeping freon him to surface. She was never good at keeping secrets and he could tell that she was almost at her breaking point. He wouldn't potash her though; she would tell him even she was ready.

"Are you hungry?" He asked softly, looking away from the festivities in front of them, "It's starting to get late..."

Elena shrugged, "I could eat. Besides, pizza sounds wonderful right now."

He smiled, "Pizza it is."

The homey little pizza parlor that Damon had picked was wonderful.

Despite how busy the city streets were, the restaurant still exuded a sense of privacy for which Elena was grateful.

Her body had been humming with excitement the moment she realized that she wanted to tell Damon. Now.

When their pizza arrived, Elena couldn't help but dig in. It felt as if she was starving even though she ate less than a few hours prior. She wasn't sure how far along she was - she hadn't been keeping track of her monthly visitor - but she was fairly certain that she was at least a month along.

"Should we order some to take back to the hotel with us?" Damon asked amusedly, his eyebrow cocked as he stared at her.

She blushed and nodded sheepishly, "That would probably be a good idea. It's really good."

He laughed, "I can tell. I might have to bring you to New York more often; you can't seem to get enough of the food."

"W-what do you mean?" She asked, looking up at him worth wide doe eyes.

"Well, the Italian food we got yesterday to take back with us didn't even make it out of the restaurant, baby," he smiled, taking for her hand across the table and squeezing it reassuringly, "I don't mind. I just want to make sure my girl gets everything she wants."

Elena was quite possibly modified. She hadn't realized that get eating habits had gained his attention. She looked down at the pizza on her plate regretfully before tearing into it like a carnivore.

"Sorry," she mumbled as soon as she swallowed, "I've just been so hungry lately..."

Damon smiled, "It's fine, baby. You know I don't mind."

"I kind of have something to tell you," she said, reaching into her purse and pulling out the box, "I know it's kind of sudden, but-"

"You remembered?" He asked, his eyes widening as he took out a small box from the inside of his jacket, "I didn't want you to feel bad if you didn't remember and with everything going on-"

"Wait," Elena cut him off, her brows furrowing in confusion, "What are you talking about?"

"It's our seven month anniversary," he said quietly, staring at the box in her hand, "You didn't remember?"

"I've actually had other things on my mind," she whispered, looking down and tangling her hands in her lap.

"Elena, what's wrong?" He asked. His worry was growing with every second that she remained quiet. Swallowing his fear, he asked, "Are you not happy? With...me, I mean."

Her head snapped up before she roughly shook it, "No, it's not that at all. I love being with you. I love being your wife."

Damon exhaled in relief, his whole body relaxing before he asked, "Then what's the matter, kitten? Why're you so nervous?"

"I'm not really nervous," she admittef, a small smile creeping onto her face, "I'm actually kind of excited. I just wanted it to be perfect, but I can't keep it from you any more."

He watched with rapt fascination as she handed him the box on the table. His hands trembled as he untied the green silken now that was tied neatly on the box. Taking the lid off the box, he peered inside before his eyes flashed to hers.

"You...you're pregnant?" He stumbled over his words as the truth assaulted him, "We're going to be parents? I'm...I'm going to be a dad?"

Elena nodded fiercely, tears welling up in her eyes, "We did it. I'm pregnant."

Damon was at her side in an instant, his lips crashed against hers. Her fingers automatically went to his hair and pulled him as close to her as she possibly could.

The restaurant around them melted away and all that was left was the two of them in their own bubble of happiness.

The moment they had been waiting for had finally come to pass and they couldn't be happier.

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~Grace