Stefans pov:
I'm lying in bed with my head resting on my hand, my elbow on the bed. I love watching her sleep. My mind replays the exact moment she told me she was pregnant. I cant believe it, I'm going to be a dad!
Watching Elena she looks so peaceful. I can tell shes scared. I'm scared to but we'll make it. I love her. I love our baby. I place my hand gently on her stomach, trying not to wake her up. Her skin is so soft. I picture my future with Elena, everything is perfect. Shes perfect.
As my fingertips graze her stomach she stirs. I look to see if I had woken her. She slowly opens her eyes and smiles softly at me.
"Your staring" she mutters
"Gazing"
"Its creepy" she laughs
"More like romantic" I reply
I bend down to kiss her. Her soft lips respond. She moves, she straddles my hips, still kissing me. When we pull apart I see the glistening in her eyes. She strokes my bare chest, making circles. She has a wide smile.
Suddenly her smile fades. The circle stop. Her hands still. She covers her mouth and jumps off me quickly, running into the bathroom.
Elena pov:
Morning sickness is horrible! As I was throwing up, stefan comes behind me and pulls my hair back for me. He rubs my back for support. I throw up again. When I think the worst is over I flush the toilet and sit back against the wall, catching my breath.
"Are you ok?" He caresses my cheek. Concern fills his eyes. I smile weakly at him.
"Yh, it's just morning sickness."
He rubs my knees.
Stefan helps me up and I brush my teeth and get dressed for today. Jeremy called he needs help moving. Stefan says he took the day off work and I did to.
"So are we going to tell jeremy?" He asks
"I'm not sure."
"Its up to you." He assures me.
"I feel like I should as hes moving away and I dont know when I'll see him next." Stefan nods in agreement as we let ourselves in the house.
"Jer?" I shout
"Up here, Elena"
We walk upstairs to find Jeremy packing.
"Hey" Jeremy turns round and gives me a hug.
Stefan comes to my side and rubs my back for support.
"Jer, theres something I need to tell you."
"What is it?"
"I'm pregnant." His look falls. I can tell his in shock, hes processing the information.
"Congratulations." He hugs me again tighter this time.
"I'm going to be an uncle." I nod as he smiles. He turns to stefan.
"You better look after them both!" He warns as a joke.
Stefan wraps his arm around me.
"Dont worry I will. I love them too much."
I smile and nuzzle my forehead against his.
I bend down to move some boxes. When stefan comes behind me and places his hands on my hips, pulling me away from the boxes.
"Hey, what are you doing? You shouldn't be moving those. You shouldn't put too much strain on yourself." I laugh as his concern. He picks up the box.
"Relax. I'm pregnant not elderly."
He glares at me.
"Exactly, your pregnant. You cant risk falling." I laugh.
"Stefans right, Elena. That's my niece or nephew in there. I want he or she to be protected." I shake my head at the two of them.
"Fine" I give up as I know they're not going to listen to me either way.
I start to fold Jeremy's clothes and place them in the suitcase. Everything feels real now.
Jeremy's moving away and I have a baby on the way.
Jeremy's pov:
I hope my sister is going to be alright. I hate the idea of leaving her on her own. I know stefans here, but I don't want Elena to be alone in the house.
Stefan Carries my boxes down with me and places them into the truck.
"Hey, stefan."
"Yh"
"Please take care of Elena. Especially now."
"Of course I will Jer, you have nothing to worry about I promise." He places his hand on my shoulder for reassurance.
"What will happen with the house?"
I look up at the house and I see Elena in my bedroom window, folding my clothes.
"Well i dont want to be apart from Elena and our baby any longer. So I'm going to ask her to move in with me. You can still keep the house, even have it for your very own."
"Really."
"Absolutely."
"Thanks stefan."
We both turn to look at the house again and we see Elena In the window.
"Shes going to be a great mom." I utter.
"Yh she is." Stefan agrees, never taking his eyes off of her.
Stefans pov:
"Jeremy has finished packing hes all set to leave tomorrow." She walks down the stairs and joins me in the hallway. I wrap my arms around her. She lays her head on chest, wrapping her arms around me.
"He'll be fine." I reassure her.
"I know. I'm just going to miss him." I nod in understanding.
"Hey there is something I wanted to ask you." I pull my head away from her head as she moves to look up at me.
"What?"
"Will you move in with me? I mean you practically live there anyway and i want to be with you and the baby all the time. And I love you so much. Will you move in with me?"
"Yes." She smiles and tears fall out of her eyes, for second I'm worried I've upset her.
"Stupid hormones." She laughs and I sigh in relief.
I hold her tight against my chest and kiss her temple.
Elena's pov:
I sat at my vanity table combing my hair, getting ready for bed. Stefan decided to stay with me again. He wanted to make sure I was ok when Jeremy had to leave in the morning. He also wanted to stay so he could keep an eye on me and the baby. Hes so excited and protective.
"Your staring again, Mr salvatore."
My eyes catch his in the mirror. He smirks and walks over to me.
"That's because your so beautiful, miss Gilbert."
Cue the blush.
He kisses my neck and then looks at me in the mirror.
"Are you feeling ok?" He rubs my shoulders.
"Yep" Hes so concerned for and the baby he likes to make sure were fine.
I turn around to him and start getting into bed. He follows.
I lie down and turn to him.
"So, what do you want a boy or girl?" I ask.
"I dont mind. As long as he or she is healthy."
I smile.
"I want to go and see Bonnie tomorrow as I dont have to go work."
He nods. "Ok, I'm not in work either so we'll go tomorrow." I nod into his chest.
He places his hand on my stomach and lifts up my tank top. Revealing my bare stomach. He leans his head down and kisses my stomach.
Stefans pov:
I kiss her stomach, to say goodnight to my child. When I look back up to elena shes fallen fast asleep. I kiss her forehead and wrap my arms around her.
I'm woken up by Elena's morning sickness. At first I didn't know what woke me up but when I reached out for her I noticed she was gone. I sat up and heard her throwing up in the bathroom. I immediately came to her side and pulled her hair back. I crouched beside her and rubbed her back. I wish I could help her more.
She finally finishes and gets up to brush her teeth.
"Are you ok?" I caress her flushed cheeks. She nods.
"Just morning sickness."
I embrace her in my arms.
"Let's go wave Jeremy off and then we'll head to Bonnie and Damon's."
"Ok"
"What do you want for breakfast?"
"Umm, pancakes with strawberries and whipped cream."
I looked at her with amusement.
"The baby craving something sweet, is it?"
"Yep" she giggles and her nose crinkles. God I love her laugh.
I kiss her and then go make breakfast.
Elena's pov:
I hug Jeremy tight against my chest.
"I'm so proud of you."
"I know, sis"
We let go of eachother and tears start to cascade down my cheeks.
"Dont cry"
"Sorry it's just my hormones." Stefan chuckles as he must be remembering all the times I've got him up due to my cravings or hormone outbursts.
"Speaking of which, make sure you take care of my niece or nephew."
I place my hand on my stomach and smile at him.
Stefan wraps an arm around me as we wave Jeremy off.
"You ready to go to Bonnie's?" I nod against him
I grab my bag. Stefan opens the door for me to his car and then we drive to Bonnie's. I'm so glad shes sharing this journey with me.
I was about to open my door when stefan opens it for me and helps me out of the car.
"Elena" I hear Bonnie squeal as we greet eachother.
"Brother." Damon greets stefan and they talk to eachother whilst we all head inside.
Me and Bonnie are looking at baby magazines. I have no idea what I'm doing, I hope she can help me.
We start circling things for the baby and researching questions.
"So hows your morning sickness?" Bonnie asks
"Oh it's terrible. As soon as I wake up I have to suddenly rush to the bathroom."
"Me to. It's horrible."
"I try not to wake stefan up, but he ends up coming into the bathroom anyway."
Bonnie looks at me and smiles.
"So how did stefan take the news."
"I dont know why I doubted him. He was ecstatic."
"I knew he would be, just look at the way he smiles and looks at you."
We look over to the boys and see them laughing about something.
God, I love him so much. Me and Bonnie start planning for cribs and bottles. I can feel stefans stare on me but I dont turn round just yet.
Stefans pov:
The girls are bonding over the babies and circling baby stuff. I keep looking up to see Elena and to check on her.
"Shes fine, brother." He chuckles.
I glare at him. He places his hand on my shoulder.
"Bonnie told me. So I guess we'll both be entering the journey of fatherhood"
"Yh" Damon turns.
"Are you... I mean are you scared?" I ask , as I didnt know anything about raising a baby.
"Oh I'm terrified. It's all new to me I have no idea what I'm doing." He answers honestly.
"Me to. " I reply
"But I do know that I have Bonnie by my side and we'll help eachother through this, just like you and Elena."
"Your right"
We look at the girls, gazing at them. Elena looks so beautiful.
"We really lucked out with those two."
"We sure did." I kept staring at Elena. She was going to be the mother of my child. Words can not express how happy that makes me.
Elena sat beside me on Bonnie's sofa her head on my shoulder, she was drifting off to sleep but trying to keep her eyes open.
"Hey, you ready to go?" I whisper in her ear. She nods.
Bonnie and Damon see us out.
"Goodnight." Me and Elena wave goodbye. We head back to Elena's place.
We sit down on the sofa once we get in. Elena resumes her position of her head on my shoulder. I run my fingertips down her arm as my arm wraps around her.
"We should start buying things for the baby" I say
"Yh I agree"
I kiss her temple.
"Stefan"
"Yh"
"I love you"
"I love you too baby more than you know." I can tell shes feeling sleepy again and I know she has work in the morning. She insisted on still working as she still wanted that independence and own money.
She falls asleep on my shoulder. I pick her up bridal style. Shes light as a feather. Her head nuzzles into my chest. Her arms around my neck as I carry her upstairs into the bedroom. I undress her, knowing she will be more comfortable in her pyjamas or my tshirt. I strip myself off and place my tshirt on her. I place us both in bed and wrap my arms around her, my hand placed on her stomach. Her back against my bare chest. Slowly I drift to sleep with a smile on my face.
Elena's pov:
I had to come back to work, I know it wasnt much but it gave me a sense of independence. Stefan Insisted that he could take care of all of us financially but I wanted to work. He understood.
"Hey care"
"Hey elena. How are you?"
"The morning sickness isnt great but apart from that I'm all good."
"I'm glad."
We continue to catch up whilst we work, she drones on about klaus and how he surprised her last night with a romantic dinner.
I was cleaning the tables when a flower deliverer came into the diner.
"Delivery for Elena Gilbert?"
"That's me"
"Sign here" I signed it.
They must be from stefan. They smelt beautiful.
Hes so thoughtful.
Later that day, stefan surprised me at the diner. He was on his lunch break.
"Hey" I said. He pressed his lips to mine and placed his hands on my stomach as he said "How are you both?"
I look down at my stomach and smile and place my hand over his.
"Were fine. Hows work?"
"Boring. I miss you" I chuckle as I go around the bar. He sits on the stool as i start to pour him some coffee. He notices the flowers.
"Hey who are the flowers from?"
I looked at him with confusion.
"They're from you, arent they?" His expression turns serious so I know hes not joking.
"Elena, I didnt get you any flowers."
"If they're not form you, who are they from?"
"Is there a card?"
I search for a card and find one.
'Hope you like the flowers, Elena. See you soon. '
Love from, jake
Xxx
My heart stops. My body tenses. I feel faint and dizzy. I lose my breath.
"Elena?"
Stefan stares at me as I feel my body begin to shake.
Stefans pov:
She tenses. Her body shakes. I can tell somethings wrong.
I move round to her side and touch her arm she flinches.
"Elena, what is it?" I try again.
"Hes found me."
"What?" I ask in confusion.
"Hes found me." She says again fear lacing within her voice.
"Who?"
She seems hesitant to tell me. So I hold her shoulders and look deep into her eyes. She sighs and looks at me.
"Jake!"