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Before You Were Mine- Chapter Thirty-Six
-Katherine-
"That was uncalled for!" I yell at him, walking back to the car and hearing Klaus puff out a breath, annoyed by my words.
"I'm making friends with some people, Katherine. What's so uncalled for about that?" He asks me, watching me tug on the door handle, shaking my head. I know where this is going to lead and I've been against it since we crossed into New York state lines.
"They're going to catch on to us." I hiss out, once in the car and in private with him. Klaus seems to be ignoring me though, starting the car without talking. He grumbles something under his breath before he grabs a hold of my hand and finally looks over to me. "Listen, we're going to make a plan so that we stay under the radar for a while. All I know is that we're sticking around for a bit in this big city. Besides, I like this place and I think our new firefighter friend with shoulder pain will provide us with an endless amount of interest and entertainment for the time being. He'll be the perfect puppet to our games. Because, he seems in desperate need of something. And," Exhaling deeply Klaus turns to me as he adds in. "When you're desperate like that, Katherine. Nothing good ever comes of it."
"What's the plan ? Wait, do you even have a plan, Klaus? You don't think that these people aren't going to put two and two together…" My voice trails off as I turn towards him, trying my hardest to not roll my eyes.
"You really don't think that they're not going to figure out that we set the fire that killed that old woman and that young kid? Honestly, Klaus. Being in this town is going to not turn out well for us." I comment as he laughs a little, staring out towards the road.
He inhales sharply, turning his head back to me as he states. "Katrina, shut up."
"Excuse me?" I scoff at him, glaring in his direction.
Klaus smirks a little, placing his hand onto my thigh. "Your excessive squawking about us getting caught has been driving me insane lately and to be honest, you aren't helping our cause." He stops for a moment, rolling down the window as he tosses his cigarette butt out the window and then grabs a hold of my hand tightly. I watch his mouth curl into a peculiar smile as he looks out towards the road. "Whatever happens, my love. I won't let anything separate us. I love you, Katherine." He reminds me, lifting my hand to his lips as he kisses my knuckles and then places it back down so that my hand rests against the armrest between us.
"Whatever happens." I remind myself softly, allowing my forehead to press against the cold glass window and feeling my body slowly losing consciousness as I fall asleep in the car, worry about our situation leaving me as the miles press on for us to find a new home before anyone begins suspecting us.
-Bonnie-
The warm sheets tangle against my legs in an attempt to push them away from me. My eyes slowly open as the sunlight shines in through the blinds and I glance over at Damon. He's asleep, peacefully. We made love last night, until the early morning hours and thinking back at it now, I personally think that I was the one who exhausted him.
His arm glides across my bare back, groaning loudly as he pulls me towards him again and presses his warm wet lips to the skin of my left shoulder. "Mmm, damn it." He mutters softly, inhaling my scent as he wrestles between staying awake and reentering the sweet slumber in which he had been in for the last two hours.
"I think you killed me last night, babe." He comments with a small smirk, his white pearly teeth grinding back and forth as I roll away from him, pulling the thin covers right along with me.
"Killed you, hmm?" I muse out, tugging the sheets with me while leaving Damon completely exposed.
"If you want me to kill you some more, I suggest you follow me into the shower, captain." I wink at him, turning around to loosen my grip against the sheets as he licks his bottom lip. Damon's eyes are on fire as he scrambles to his feet, taking a stand right behind me. I feel his arms pull me against his chest as he exhales heavily. "How did I get so lucky with you?" He questions as I lean my head back, grinning widely. I love him more than anything, this man that has given me so much.
"I ask myself that everyday when I'm with you." I comment, turning in his arms as I place both of my hands onto his stubble covered cheeks. "We're going to be okay, Damon." I comment softly, placing my hand against his chest as he smiles a little. I can see the fear within his eyes. I'm not really sure what he's so afraid of. Maybe it's this huge step we're taking? It's got to be it. Committing ourselves to one another fully. Becoming husband and wife is a really scary thing. Although, I know that I wouldn't want anyone other than him by my side. Thinking about our future makes me smile.
"Have you thought about it?" Damon suddenly asks breaking a bit of the silence between us as I glance over at him, releasing his hold of his arms around my body.
"Thought about what?" He hears me ask as he smirks devilishly.
"All the sex we're going to be having once we're Mr. and Mrs. Salvatore." He tells me, trying his hardest to say it with a straight face as my eyes widen and I pick up my shirt from the floor, tossing it at him.
"That's all you can think about?" I laugh out, allowing the sheet against my skin to slip off a bit and expose more of my naked body.
"Well," He licks his bottom lip, smiling even wider. "Not completely. But, it's been crossing my mind more and more lately. I just love the way your skin feels under my hands, I love the way you breathlessly say my name in the heat of passion." He grins as he sits back onto the messy bed while he glances around the room for his pants. "I just want to spend the rest of my life loving you in every single way possible, Bonnie." He tells me as I laugh, turning back towards him as he watches me take a few steps back to the bed and towards him. I'm smiling just as widely as he is. I can't help it. I love the way his hands hold me too. I love every single thing about him. About us.
"And we will. Damon, we're going to eventually be married and spending nearly every single waking moment together." Turning around to place my hands against his cheeks, I see the playfulness in his eyes disappear as I lean in and comment with a soft tone. "Be patient with me, Damon. Even though it's been a while since the fire happened. I still need some more time."
I can hear him swallowing down his doubts as he holds me against his chest and whispers into my hair. "I promised you many times over that I am never going to leave your side, Bonnie. So, no matter how much time you need before you're ready to be my wife. That's okay, take all the time you need. I'd wait forever for you." He says, gently running his fingers over my burn scars. The ones that leave me exposed and vulnerable. The ones that make me hate myself for being at the wrong place at the wrong time.
-Elena-
"Tyler? It's Elena. You're going to want to come over as soon as you can." I tell him over the phone as he laughs a little. "If it's Stefan, I noticed how weird he was acting today. Elena, what's going on?" He asks as I tell him that he'll find out when he comes over to the apartment. Naturally when Stefan and I had gotten home from another ultrasound and finding out that I'm now exactly 16 weeks into my pregnancy. I thought he would be thrilled. Needless to say, I was totally wrong! To be honest, since we'd gotten back from it. He hasn't said a word to me, not one damn thing! So, that's why I called Tyler over. To see if he could help me snap my damn fiance out of his trance. I shrug my shoulders back, leaning my side into the doorway as I watch Stefan sitting on the couch with a beer in his left hand and a photo album in the other. "He hasn't said a word to me since earlier today at the firehouse. I'm starting to get worried."
"Is he in shock or something?" Tyler asks, snapping his fingers in front of his best friend's face. Stefan blinks his eyelashes for a moment, leaning back when Tyler places his hand against his shoulder. Yet, he says absolutely nothing.
"What the fucking hell is wrong with you man!" He shouts, looking up at me briefly, noticing that I've got my hands resting against my stomach.
The look on Tyler's face, once he puts the pieces together is priceless. It's like a wild animal in the forest who is scared and yet curious, slowly making eye contact with a human being because it's not really sure of what else to do. "Wait a minute..." He stops, pointing to me and then looking a little more closely at the way my hands are resting against my stomach. His eyes dart from me and then to Stefan and the photo album in his hands, the one covering up the ultrasound picture from today.
"Does this have anything to do with what happened a few weeks ago at the station?" Tyler asks me as I smile a little, remembering the moment while nodding at him…
"Baby..What are you doing here?" Stefan had asked me, wiping away my tears with his thumbs as I smiled at him, nuzzling my head into the curve of his neck. I had been softly giggling against his black t-shirt, the straps of his fire uniform were around his waistline. Stefan watched me closely as I pulled on them and pressed my body against his some more. Our lips touched before I could even respond to his question. The kiss was sweet and short, yet just what I had needed from him.
"I missed you and I have a surprise for you." I commented while pulling back, kissing him once more. He watched as I stepped away from him and held out his hands, knuckles closed while he smiled widely, noticing the unshed tears in my eyes as I spoke. "Pick one. Or both."
"What are you doing...Does this have anything to do with the, you know...baby?" He questioned with a small whisper, hearing as I giggled while pushing his shoulder a bit with my fist.
" Oh come on. Just, play along.." I told Stefan with a sweet tone while I smirked at him.
"Fine..I pick both." He said, grinning as I sniffled and then unclenched my fists, revealing a pink ribbon in one hand and a blue ribbon in the other.
"Are you serious right now?" He asked me in disbelief, watching my face redden as I grinned. A gleeful smile on the faces around us when I loudly stated. "Stefan. Baby, all those tests later and here we are. Thedoctor was right. I'm pregnant and he thinks that it's twins.I know it's still early and all that. So, I don't know if we're having a boy or girl yet. But, I'm secretly hoping for both."
"You really are having a baby, aren't you?" Tyler asks, smiling at me while I nod my head, tears brimming around my eyelids. "Yeah," I speak out softly, closing my eyes as I hear Tyler nearly knocking over our lamp in the small apartment living room to get to me.
"That is wonderful news! Congratulations, Elena." He says, wrapping me in his embrace as I lean into him and sob against his shoulder. Tyler doesn't question it, he instead whispers how much everyone is going to help with the baby. I think that's the moment I lose it, the moment I break as he watches me push back from him. We're both still as he looks me over, wiping away the tears against my heated cheeks.
"It's going to be okay, Elena. Everyone is going to love this baby. No matter what the gender is. And, once your soon to be husband snaps out of whatever shock he's in. He's going to be everything you need, we both know that..." His voice trails off as I take his hands and clasp them against mine.
"I know it will, Tyler. I know. But, there is something else," Pausing as I inhale deeply before I confess the reason that Stefan's been suddenly distant and so comatose like. Tyler's brows furrow as he tilts his head to the side when I admit in a low voice that's just above a whisper. "You know what? How about we work on getting Stefan back to normal and maybe he can tell you himself what he found out today. Believe me, Tyler. You're going to want to stick around for this one."
"Does it have anything to do with why you came to the fire house all those weeks ago that one morning crying all over Stefan before your appointment?" He asks me as I purse my lips together, leaning into him as I state. "Let's just say that you and Damon's bets in that poker game were not so far off. Because, the doctor confirmed it. Stefan and I are having twins, Tyler. We're going to be parents to two babies. Not just one."
A/N: Ugh, Stefan and Elena are going to be perfect parents. :')
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