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A/N: The Damon/Caroline rocky path is officially over. Any arguments or disagreements from now on will be minor things that they work out straight away. They'll be solid from this chapter forward. :)
The Solution
Chapter 52
Caroline went and pulled her pyjamas back on, went to the bathroom and washed her hands then she tied her hair up. She picked up the laptop and the charger from the dresser in her room then wandered downstairs to the kitchen. She made herself a quick cup of raspberry leaf tea then went over to the couch, plugged in the laptop then got herself comfortable and waited for Damon to call her back. When he eventually called back, she saw him in a black shirt and a dark grey pinstripe tie.
"Don't you look handsome?" She smiled and he snickered.
"Why thank you, darling. We're going to that Italian restaurant tonight. It's a suits kind of place." He commented and she giggled.
"Totally will be like a date." She teased and he laughed. "You never said what Ric's reaction was to the Cantonese place."
"He loved it. We went to the bar at the Mandarin Oriental hotel after that. It's supposed to be like the place to go in Hong Kong and he seemed to like it. He nearly had a heart attack at the prices in the restaurant though." Damon smirked.
"Did you treat?" She asked and he nodded.
"I think your little plan might be working though, because he asked me two random questions about being a vampire already." He disclosed amused and she grinned.
"That's great. Are you getting along okay?" She queried.
"Better than in Mystic Falls actually." He nodded.
"Really?" She smiled. "Are you being super nice?" She joked and he laughed.
"When am I ever super nice?" He asked amused.
"You're super nice to me." She pointed out and he smirked.
"Ah, but I adore you more than words, so I can't really help being a total sap for you." He teased and she smiled widely.
"Speaking of that, can I ask you something?" She tested and he cocked an eyebrow at her.
"Yeah." He replied hesitantly as he had no idea what she would ask.
"Does it bother you the thought that the twins will be born out of wedlock?" She asked and he was visibly surprised by her question.
"What makes you ask that? Did Stefan say something?" He questioned confused.
"No. I'm only asking because you were born in the 1800s. Wasn't that like a huge no-no then?" She examined.
"Well, yeah, it was, but we're not in the 1800s and I know that." He replied.
"Weren't children born out of wedlock called bastards in those days?" She asked curiously and he scowled.
"I would slaughter anyone who said that about them." Damon grumbled and she chuckled.
"I'm not saying that's what they would be, it was only a historical question. I just want to know if it bothers you and you still haven't answered me." She pointed out with a small smile and he rolled his eyes.
"When I was a teenager and imagined being a father, yeah, I was always married first but I don't think I would go as far to say that it actually bothers me." He rambled and she smiled.
"Wow, it really bugs you, doesn't it?" She smirked and he chuckled and rolled his eyes at the fact she clearly knew him too well.
"Fine, yes, it bothers me a little but there's no rush." He admitted and she smiled.
"You should try and find a really nice suit while you're away." She said and he looked at her confused.
"Why?" He asked surprised at the subject change.
"Because I was thinking that we could get married on the 2nd of March." She said with a smile and his jaw dropped.
"Are you joking?" He asked stunned.
"No." She shook her head. "That's the day I'll be at 20 weeks. Half way." She said. "I thought that might be nice." She admitted and he watched her to assess if she was kidding.
"It is and I do want that, I really do, but we still have some things to talk through, don't you think?" He questioned and she looked at him sadly.
"I know I've been a crappy girlfriend, but if you'll give me a chance, I'll spend forever trying to be the best wife possible." She said softly and sincerely and his stomach fluttered and he took a long breath as he thought about that.
"First of all, you're not remotely a crappy girlfriend. We've both made mistakes but we can only learn from them now. Second, is that actually what you want though? To get married?" He asked her.
"I'd marry you in a heartbeat." She replied softly and he smirked.
"Really?" He asked and she nodded.
"So, what do you say, Salvatore? Will you marry me?" She questioned and he smiled.
"You know I will." He confirmed and she grinned.
"Really? So, I can start going planning mad?" She asked and he laughed at how excited she looked.
"Is that really enough time for you to do what you want?" He tested and she nodded.
"I came up with this idea yesterday, so I already have it all planned out in my head." She disclosed and he chuckled.
"What are you thinking?" He asked curiously.
"I kind of want to surprise you." She smiled and he looked at her amused.
"You're seriously not going to tell me anything? I'm getting no say in my own wedding?" He questioned with a chuckle and she thought about that and had to admit that wasn't really fair.
"Well." She started. "Our back garden will be done by the end of next week and I was thinking that I would decorate it with lights then we could get married after dark on the 2nd and have like a little dinner to celebrate afterwards." She describe and he chuckled in surprise.
"Really? Did not expect you to say that." He said amused as he'd thought that they would have some enormous wedding eventually.
"Well, do you like that? With just my mom, Stefan, Ric, Bonnie and Katherine there?" She examined and he nodded.
"I do like that." He agreed. "I like the idea of it being intimate like that with only the people we trust there."
"I like that too." She smiled. "They are the people who are always in our lives now, so I wouldn't want anyone else there." She agreed and he nodded.
"Did you tell anyone about this idea of yours?" He smirked.
"No, of course not. I wasn't going to tell anyone until I talked to you about it." She said like it was so obvious.
"Are you sure, Caroline?" He asked her softly and she knew that he meant about the wedding.
"Completely." She agreed. "Are you?" She asked and he nodded.
"Yes. No doubt." He replied and she smiled. "I won't be able to have a proper honeymoon with you right afterwards but I'll leave on the 5th instead of the 3rd then we can go stay at a hotel for a couple of nights out of town or something if you want?" He asked and she smiled.
"Hmm… No, not a hotel." She disagreed and he looked at her curiously.
"What are you thinking then?" He asked and she chuckled.
"My mom's parents had a hunting cabin in West Virginia but it's actually really beautiful and nice and my mom inherited it. She had it all renovated like three years ago because she was planning to sell it but I think she forgot about it… so, how about just you and me in the middle of the woods away from everyone for lots of sex and mushy snuggles for a couple of days?" She smirked and he laughed at the 'mushy snuggles' part.
"Getting you all to myself for a couple of days does sound perfect." He approved with a smile.
"So, are you up for that?" She tested and he nodded.
"Mmhmm." He agreed.
"Besides, we can kind of think of going to Italy all winter as our real honeymoon." She smiled and he smirked.
"Well, the babies will take naps." He winked at her and she giggled.
"Exactly." She replied amused. Just then the front door opened and in walked Stefan who looked surprised to see her up. "Morning, Stef." She smiled.
"Hey, what are you doing up so early?" He asked her concerned as he closed the door behind him at it was only 7.15am.
"Think the bed was too warm when you got out of it." Caroline teased and both boys chuckled at that. Stefan was surprised that she was clearly on Skype with Damon and Damon just didn't care that they'd slept in the same bed.
"Morning, Damon." Stefan greeted as he walked over to the couch then plopped down next to Caroline putting the blood cooler on the floor.
"Well, it's actually 8.15pm here." He smirked and Stefan chuckled.
"My apologies. Good evening, Damon." Stefan smirked and they both snickered at him.
"Hello, brother." Damon winked. "Were you touching her skin when you tried it?" He asked curiously and Stefan looked highly confused.
"Huh?" Stefan asked and Damon chuckled.
"Barbie said that she had a nightmare and you tried to dream manipulate for her. It's easier if you're touching her skin." Damon advised and Stefan looked surprised.
"Oh." Stefan said as he thought about it. "I had my arm over her but my hand wasn't directly touching her skin." He noted and Damon nodded.
"If she has another one, take her hand or touch her face or something. It's so much easier like that, especially with you being a baby vamp again." Damon instructed.
"Alright." Stefan nodded.
"Thanks for trying anyway, Stefan." Caroline said sincerely. "Though, I did sleep better when the bed wasn't so warm." She said amused and they chuckled. Stefan then looked at Caroline confused.
"Why do you smell like sex?" Stefan asked and Damon laughed loudly while Caroline went burgundy with embarrassment.
"Stefan, just pretend you don't smell that and if you ever tell anyone about this, I will tell everyone about that thing I found out that you like." She glared at him and Damon was howling with laughter and Stefan was visibly trying hard not to laugh too as he'd totally clicked.
"Skype sex? Really?" Stefan teased and Caroline smacked him hard on the arm while Damon was in stiches.
"I'm going to go die now." Caroline muttered and they were both shaking with laughter.
"Don't be embarrassed." Stefan smirked and Caroline turned and scowled at him.
"I swear to God, if you don't stop talking about this I'll find something to stab you in the nuts with." She said mortified and he burst into loud laughter as did Damon. "And Damon, if you don't stop laughing, you're never having sex again." She warned and Damon smirked – but did stop laughing.
"Think Bonnie would be into that?" Stefan asked curiously and Caroline gaped at him for not dropping it while Damon couldn't help bursting into laughter again at his horny baby brother. Caroline's eyes narrowed at Stefan then she looked at the screen.
"Damon? Did you know that your brother has a pair of red…" Stefan covered her mouth with his hand.
"Okay, okay! I'll never bring it up again!" Stefan exclaimed and Caroline cocked an eyebrow at him then he removed his hand from her mouth.
"A pair of red what?" Damon asked highly amused as Stefan clearly didn't want him to know.
"Nothing." Stefan pushed.
"One word and I'll tell Damon all about it." Caroline warned Stefan and he gulped knowing that Damon would ridicule him forever if he found out.
"It's forgotten." Stefan promised wide-eyed and she gave him a nod.
"You so have to tell me." Damon smirked.
"I will if he blabs." Caroline replied and Stefan was practically sweating blood at the thought of Damon finding out.
"Anyway, why are you in a suit?" Stefan asked curiously.
"He has a date with Ric." Caroline said amused and both boys chuckled.
"Totally. Got him a new dress for it and everything." Damon winked and Caroline and Stefan laughed loudly at the thought of that.
"That's funny." Stefan remarked amused. "What did you do all day?"
"More boring sightseeing. Though, I compelled him into the area of the museum that isn't for public eyes and he was practically jumping up and down in historical glee." Damon jibed and they snickered. "Oh, and I passed by a store today and they had this in the window…" He said then stood up and left the computer then was back a few seconds later. "What do you think?" He asked while holding up a tiny vibrant light blue silk baby dress embroidered with a few small flowers with a small line of pleating at the edge of the skirt and frilly short sleeves and Caroline beamed at the screen.
"Oh my God! That is so perfect! I love that so much, Damon!" She grinned happily and he chuckled at how happy she was.
"That has to be the cutest thing I've ever seen." Stefan added with a huge grin of his own.
"Good. I'm glad you like it because…" Damon chuckled embarrassed.
"Because what?" Caroline asked amused.
"I may have gotten slightly carried away." Damon replied amused.
"What do you mean?" Stefan asked with a snicker then Damon held up his other hand to reveal the exact same dress in a very light golden champagne colour.
"That's amazing, Damon. I love it." Caroline said sincerely.
"Yeah… not done yet." Damon smirked and they laughed. He disappeared from the screen again then held up two pink dresses side by side, one was a bright fuchsia colour and the other was a very light pearl pink. They were in the same style as the first two dresses but instead of just a small amount of floral embroidery, it was heavily detailed with flowers.
"Oh my God, the pink ones are just so stunning." Caroline said with a grin. "I love all of them." She approved.
"You got any more?" Stefan teased and Caroline giggled at Damon being all excited while Damon rolled his eyes at his brother.
"No, the only other colour they had was red and you said that you didn't like that. I didn't really like the colour of red they had either, it was like blood and you can't put that on a baby." He said and they nodded. "Though, the store I was in had tons of baby clothes and this is the most girly thing I've ever said in my life but I can't wait until we can go buy them stuff." He grinned and they laughed.
"That's not girly, Damon. I think everyone can't wait to buy the tiny clothes." Stefan replied and they chuckled. "Didn't you get my nephew anything?" He asked and Damon shrugged.
"All of the boys stuff was red and I didn't like it. I was thinking I'd look in Shanghai and maybe get him a Tang suit or something." He replied.
"That'll be cool." Stefan smiled. "Was Ric with you when you bought those?"
"Yeah, he was trying to talk me into the red one too saying that red was the most traditional in the sense of Chinese culture but I told him to buzz off eventually." Damon replied and they snickered. "Are you going to tell Stefan what's happening in March?" Damon asked amused and Caroline giggled.
"What's happening in March?" Stefan repeated Caroline curiously and she smiled.
"I'm legally going to be your sister." She smirked and Damon chuckled at her choice of words and Stefan grinned then hugged her which made Damon snicker.
"That's awesome. March when?" Stefan asked.
"The second. It's the day that I'm 20 weeks, so that's a big milestone and we're celebrating it with a wedding." Caroline explained amused and he chuckled.
"How on earth are you going to plan a wedding in like three weeks from Florida?" Stefan queried.
"Well, it's going to be a tiny ceremony in our back garden so it's not exactly a wedding in the elaborate sense of the word." Caroline countered and they laughed at her wording.
"Take it you're quite pleased with this?" Stefan teased Damon and Damon rolled his eyes at his little brother mocking him.
"Yes, I want to marry Blondie. So what, Stefan?" Damon asked him dryly.
"Are you going to change your name to Salvatore?" Stefan asked Caroline ignoring Damon and she shrugged.
"Haven't thought about it yet but I'm guessing Damon will be easier to live with if I do." She teased and they both laughed.
"You would be right." Damon smirked.
"Why not?" Caroline replied amused. "Suppose Blondie Salvatore has a certain ring to it." She quipped and they laughed loudly at that.
"Blondie Salvatore. That's funny." Stefan laughed while Damon looked highly amused at her using the nickname. "You're not still going to call her that after you're married, are you?" Stefan asked Damon amused who smirked in return.
"Well, she'll still be blonde, won't she?" Damon teased and they snickered and rolled their eyes at him.
"I still prefer Barbie to Blondie though." Stefan jibed and Damon smirked.
"As long as it's vampire Barbie, I don't mind that one." Caroline agreed and they laughed.
"You really hate being human again, don't you?" Stefan jibed and she scowled at nothing in particular.
"You have no idea." Caroline muttered and they chuckled. "Though, this time I want to be drained."
"Don't worry, Blondie, we'll do it the sexy way." He winked at her and she chuckled.
"Don't think that would work over Skype." Stefan quipped without thinking and Caroline turned her head slowly to look at him while Damon bit his lip so he wouldn't laugh at how furious she looked.
"I did warn you." Caroline said to him seriously and his eyes widened.
"What?" He asked confused.
"Silk girl's underwear under his boxers." Caroline revealed to Damon and Stefan gasped in disbelief while Damon burst into hysterical laughter.
"What? Are you fucking joking?" Damon laughed loudly.
"Nope. The ones I saw were red." Caroline smirked and Damon was buckled over laughing really loudly while Stefan was blushing crimson. "I did warn you." Caroline pointed to Stefan who crossed his arms over his chest and scowled at nothing in particular because, yeah, she had totally warned him. "Bring it up again and I'll tell Katherine and Bonnie." She cautioned and he gulped.
"Fine." Stefan muttered and Damon was still howling.
"You're not even denying it?" Damon laughed.
"What the hell is the point? You can tell when I'm lying anyway." Stefan muttered and Damon was in fits.
"Why the hell are you wearing girly underwear, dude?" Damon laughed.
"He drunkenly told me that it feels nice against his 'sensitive skin'." Caroline did air quotations and Damon laughed.
"Then buy silk boxers! Not girl's underwear!" Damon laughed and Stefan scowled then picked up his cooler and disappeared into the kitchen making both of them chortle at him having nothing to say to that. "That is too funny." Damon chuckled. "How do you even know about that?" Damon laughed.
"We were at Bonnie's house while you were in Brazil and Stefan was really wasted on the walk home and he suddenly decided that he was going to pee against a tree because he hadn't done it in a century and a half, so he goes over to the tree and I'm standing on the sidewalk and he pulled down his pants and low and behold, he's standing there in red silk underwear." Caroline giggled and Damon was back to hysterics.
"Did you have to tell him that?" Stefan asked with a sigh from the kitchen and she giggled.
"Maybe next time you'll keep what you smell to yourself." Caroline quipped and Damon chuckled.
"Why were you peeking anyway?" Stefan asked curiously and she smirked.
"Because you fell over, you idiot, I wanted to make sure that you were okay." Caroline retorted and Damon laughed while Stefan rolled his eyes.
"Forgot about that." Stefan muttered.
"You're a hilarious drunk." Caroline said amused and Stefan chuckled embarrassed.
"What else did Stefan do drunkenly?" Damon asked amused.
"Tons of stuff. He's also very chatty. I know things about Stefan that I am quite sure he doesn't remember telling me." She smirked deviously and Stefan looked at her worriedly.
"Don't tell Damon." Stefan said deadpan and she giggled and Damon laughed as he'd heard him say that.
"I'm not going to tell anyone." She countered.
"Aww no fair. Why can't I know?" Damon pouted.
"Uh… because you totally mock everyone for everything?" Caroline asked amused and he chuckled.
"It's all part of the fun." He winked at her and she giggled.
"What are we doing today, by the way?" Stefan asked curiously and Caroline shrugged.
"Whatever. I can't go on any of the rides at the parks though, so we'll have to wait until the others get here to go to them or you'll be going on everything by yourself." Caroline said amused and he snickered as did Damon. "Though, I'd love to go to the Kennedy Space Centre while we're here." She remarked and Stefan nodded.
"Want to do that today then?" He queried and she thought about that.
"I'm a little tired for that today but we could go for a walk in Orlando and have a look around?" She suggested. "I haven't been here before."
"Sure. Let's go out for breakfast too." Stefan smiled.
"Sounds like a plan." Caroline agreed with a grin.
"I need to get going, Blondie." Damon said and she gave him a frown which made him smirk.
"Call me later?" She requested and he nodded.
"I'll call you before I go to bed." He confirmed and she smiled.
"Have a nice date with Ric." She winked and he chuckled. "Remember, don't put out on the first date." She teased and both boys laughed.
"Why not?" Damon asked amused.
"Hello? Consequences." She joked pointing to her stomach and both boys laughed loudly.
"Don't think even I could knock Ric up." Damon teased and she giggled.
"Oh, well, in that case, have fun." She winked and he laughed.
"Alright. Call me if you need anything." He said and she smiled and nodded.
"Okay, I love you." She responded
"I love you too. Bye, bro." He said.
"Bye." Stefan called then Caroline ended the call. "I can't believe you told him that." He deadpanned and she giggled.
"Could have been worse." She teased.
"How?" Stefan asked.
"I could have told him that you have a whole bunch of them in different colours." She winked and he blushed beetroot.
"Please don't tell him that." Stefan pleaded.
"I won't." She promised.
A/N: If you want to see the adorable baby dresses, they're on my profile :D Please let me know what you think, it will make my day :)
