Chapter 26

It was now a couple of weeks later and Stefan and Caroline were still the talk of the school. Today was a big day for them, as Stefan had a big soccer match and Caroline was going to watch, not that he knew that. It was the final game of the season – Mystic Falls High School playing against a rival team from out of town…

"Excuse me! Excuse me! Pregnant lady coming through. Thank you!" Bonnie proclaimed as she steered Caroline threw the crowds that were beginning to gather on the bleachers "Here we go; best seats in the house!"

"I cannot believe you just did that…" Caroline admitted, shaking her head at her best friend "I'm perfectly capable of standing."

"You're pregnant. You can't stand for an entire soccer game, and anyway, what would your baby Daddy say if he saw me stood next to you? He'd have me hung, drawn and quartered." she replied

"I'd make sure nothing of the sort happened to you." Caroline assured her

Bonnie smiled at her warmly… "I'm surprised you're here."

"Why?" Caroline questioned

"Soccer's not your thing…" she admitted

"It is when my super-hot boyfriend and baby Daddy as you so crudely call him is playing and I want to be the supportive girlfriend." Caroline replied "And besides, he's done so much for me, so the least I can do is watch him in a soccer game."

"Ah, true love!" Bonnie proclaimed "How are things, anyway?"

"With Stefan and me?" Caroline asked

"That, and in general…" she replied "It feels like I've not seen you forever!"

"They're great. Stefan and I are perfect. We're moving into his Grandma's old apartment soon. She left it to him and Damon but he doesn't want it so it's Stefan's and now everything is signed and in motion, it's just a matter of time before we get a moving date and the keys. And me? I'm really good too, actually, that is if you don't include the lack of appetite and constant need to pee." Caroline informed her

"Here was me thinking pregnancy was meant to be a wonderful experience…" Bonnie proclaimed "You've not exactly been the best advertisement for it."

"I resent that statement!" Caroline informed her "I've had a really nice pregnancy so far, actually, and I'll miss my little bump when it's gone."

"I hate to say it, Care, but it's far from little…" she admitted

"You're so mean, Bonnie Bennett!" Caroline proclaimed "Right, explain to me, what happens at these kinds of things?"

"We really are just stupid, aren't we?" Elena's voice spoke from behind them

"And we really are just a bitch, aren't we, Elena?" Bonnie questioned

"Can you stop being her useless bodyguard for one sec and give us a minute?" Elena asked "I'd like a word with Caroline in private…"

"Just the one?" Caroline inquired "I thought even your brain could stretch to more than that. Come on then, say what you have to say and then you can disappear…"

"You see, I've heard some rumours around school that seem to suggest Stefan is your baby Daddy?" Elena questioned "Are they true?"

"And that's anything to do with you, because?" Caroline asked

"It's got everything to do with me," she replied "you lied to me!"

"I think you'll find I didn't actually tell you anything, Elena," Caroline informed her "and the reason, just so you know is because you were too far up your own cheerleading ass to give a damn about anybody else but yourself, to listen to what I was saying. And it's none of your business whether Stefan's the father of my baby, which just to clarify, he is, but now you have no reason to know the ins and outs of my life because we're not friends anymore. Just because your life has become so rubbish doesn't mean you have to try and create drama in mine."

"I tell you something; you're lucky you're pregnant, Caroline, or you'd be on the floor right now…" Elena admitted

"No, you're lucky! I'm not doing this with you, Elena. It's pathetic. Come on, Bon; I need food. Baby's hungry!" she replied

"Good luck getting the post-pregnancy figure back!" Elena proclaimed as they walked off

"You okay?" Bonnie asked as they were out of earshot

Caroline nodded her head, both of them making their way to the stands where food was being served. Returning to their seats just as the game was about to begin, she watched intently as Stefan and the rest of the team made their way onto the pitch. She cheered along when they scored, all the time asking Bonnie if she was cheering for the right team. As the game drew to a close, Caroline smiled with pride, partly because Mystic Falls had won but also because she was proud she'd lasted and had managed to understand an entire game. As the Mystic Falls team made their way to the sidelines, Stefan's eyes drew to the crowd and found Caroline's, a wide smile appearing on both their faces…

Caroline watched as Stefan asked his coach something and nodded and began to make his way up the steps to her…

"What are you doing here?" he asked, kissing her softly as he reached her

"I wanted to come and support you," she replied "you played a great game."

"You understood it, did you?" he questioned "Between your snacking?" Caroline smiled as Stefan wiped something from the corner of her mouth… "How many questions did she ask, Bon?" Stefan asked

"Way too many!" she replied "Congratulations on the win."

"Thanks." he replied

"Right, I'd better be off," Bonnie admitted "I have places to be and studying to do…"

"She looks way too happy to be going to study." Caroline informed Stefan as they watched her best friend walk away

"I think she has a date." Stefan replied

"What?" Caroline questioned "With who?"

"Enzo," he informed her "I think they're trying to keep it low key but I saw him texting her earlier."

"That's sweet," Caroline sighed "we never go on dates…"

"We skipped the dates and went straight to the baby stage didn't we huh?" he replied "although I'm sure we can class our library sessions as dates at a push?"

"I guess…" she replied

"How about I go shower and change and then we go out somewhere?" he suggested "Just the two of us?"

"Really?" she asked

Stefan nodded his head… "What do you say?"

"I love you!" she proclaimed, cupping his cheeks in her hands, pressing her lips against his. "A date would be just perfect !"

Elena has certainly been put in her place now ! and Caroline is trying to be a supportive girlfriend even though she had no clue about the game bless her ! xxx