A/N: Once again, I'm sorry for the delay in updating. Life keeps getting in the way!
As usual anything recognisable does not belong to me.
June 23rd, 2010
I wake in the morning and roll over, snuggling into Damon's embrace. I think about Stefan's threat last night and sigh heavily.
"Morning beautiful." Damon says. "What's with the sigh?"
"Just thinking about Stefan. Part of me never thought he would threaten his niece or nephew, yet he did." I explain with tears in my eyes.
"Me either. It just proves he's turned his humanity off." He says with a sigh. "I will never let him hurt you or our baby."
"I know." I say, leaning up to kiss him softly. "And I can look after myself also."
"I know you can." He says, tightening his hold on me.
"We should get up and pick Scarlett up." I sigh.
"I know." He groans.
We get up and shower together before getting dressed. I'm drying my hair whilst Damon takes down his map and other papers from the board in the closet when Elena barges in. She has tried to call us both this morning but neither of us is ready to explain what happened last night and that there is very little chance of Stefan coming back to her any time soon.
"You've been dodging my calls." She says.I sigh and I'm pretty sure Damon rolled his eyes, even though I have my back to him.
"We've been... uh... busy." Damon replies.
"He called me." Elena says, ignoring Damon's comment.
"What?" Damon asks.
"Stefan called me last night." She replies.
"What did he have to say?" I ask.
"He didn't say anything, but it was him. I asked Sheriff Forbes if she would trace the call's origin. It came from Tennessee." She explains.
"Where he's binge drinking on the country folk. Listen Elena. Stefan's gone. I don't mean geographically." Damon retorts, throwing his papers into the fireplace.
"If he was gone, he wouldn't have called." Elena says as Damon lights a match and throws it into the fireplace to burn the papers .
"I don't know why he called, but he's definitely gone. He threatened me and the baby last night to get Damon to stop looking for him." I say sadly. Damon comes over and wraps his arms around me.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Elena asks.
"Oh yeah. Happy Birthday, Elena. Stefan threatened to kill my wife and unborn child. Cake?" Damon retorts sarcastically. Elena huffs and stalks out of the room. We hear her go downstairs and get into her car.
"You know she won't stop, right?" I say.
Damon sighs. "I know, but you and our babies are the most important thing to me right now. If I think at any point there is a chance to bring him back I'll get Lexi here for ripper rehab."
I smile at him. "I love you."
"And I love you. Let's go get our munchkin from Grams." Damon replies.
We head out and pick Scarlett up, then head out for lunch. We decide on the diner instead of the Grill as we don't want to run into everyone we know.
We're just finishing our meal when Damon's phone rings. It's Ric telling us that Elena has decided to try and track down Stefan by herself. She spoke to Tyler to find out where the various wolf packs go for the full moon and he said there is a pack that go up into the Smoky Mountains. She convinced Ric to go with her, which he agreed to so that she wasn't going alone, however he called us for back up.
"I said she wouldn't stop." I say with a sigh.
"You did. I'll take you home then I'll go help Ric." Damon grumbles.
"I know you don't want to go, but thank you for looking out for my sister. I will be fine, Sophia is back today so I'll spend the afternoon with her catching up. I'll call Caroline and Bonnie too, make it a girls day." I say.
"I love you." He replies, kissing my temple as he calls for the bill.
"I love you too." I reply. I get Scarlett cleaned up and ready to go whilst Damon pays. He takes her from me and we head out to the car. As we head home I send a text to both Bonnie and Caroline to see if they're free.
We arrive home and Damon takes Scarlett into the house. I grab her diaper bag and my purse and follow.
"Have a good afternoon." He says, putting Scarlett down and getting some of her toys out to occupy her.
"I will do my best. Bonnie is busy, and I've not heard back from Care, which is odd." I say with a small frown.
"Blondie is usually quick to reply"
"I know. If I don't hear from her soon I'll be worried." I sigh.
"Me too." He replies.
"Be careful in the mountains, tonight's a full moon." I say.
"I will, I promise" he says before kissing me. "I love you."
"I love you too" I reply. I watch as he leaves the house and sigh, sitting down on the sofa to play with Scarlett.
A while later Sophia arrives back from her trip. We sit on the parlour playing with Scarlett and talking.
"You don't look so great." I say.
"I'm struggling without Elijah." She replies with a sigh. "It's hard being away from him because of the soulmate bond."
"I get it." I reply. "I know Damon will be back in a few hours, and I hate it. There's a pulling in my chest that won't disappear until he is back."
"That is part of the bond. It will help you find him if you ever need to." She replies.
"Can you not use it to find Elijah?" I ask.
"That's what I was trying to do, but I'm also scared of what Klaus will do if I get too close. I have no idea if he still wants a Jacob's witch to do his bidding, and I'm certainly not about to do that." She says.
"We'll find him. Damon is tracking Stefan as we speak. We will get Elijah back for you." I say.
"Thank you." She replies.
We spend the rest of the afternoon chatting and playing with Scarlett. After dinner she helps me bath Scarlett before I put her to bed, before heading to her room saying she was going to get an early night.
I head to mine and Damon's room and take a relaxing bath. I still haven't had a reply from Caroline which is really unlike her. I decide to send a text to Tyler, knowing that Caroline left with him last night.
Hey, have you spoken to Caroline today? She never replied to a message I sent earlier, which isn't like her at all. ~ Imogen
I haven't, but Mom put vervain in the coffee this morning. I'm going to speak to her now before I lock myself up with Uncle Mason. ~ Tyler
I bite my nail, worried now. What if Carol Lockwood worked out Caroline is a vampire? What could she have done with her?
I finally climb out of the bath and dry off before getting my pyjamas on. My phone starts to ring and I look at the name on the screen. I smile widely and answer.
"Hey."
"Hey you. I iust got back to the car, I'll be home soon." Damon says.
"Are you okay? Any bites?" I ask nervously.
"I'm fine, bite free. Elena and Ric are both fine too. I'll tell you all about it when I get home."
"Okay. I'll see you soon."
"See you soon. Love you."
"Love you."
I climb into bed to watch TV whilst I wait for Damon to get home. I'm woken by soft kisses and realise I must have fallen asleep. I open my eyes and look into the blue orbs of my husband.
"Hi." I say with a smile.
"Hi yourself." he replies with a smirk.
"I missed you." I say, kissing him.
""Hmm missed you too." He replies, wrapping his arm around my waist and pulling me closer to him.
"So what happened?" I ask.
"I was wrong. I thought Stefan was gone, but I was wrong." He says.
"What do you mean?" I ask. He takes a deep breath before explaining what happened in the mountains.
"Well, I caught up with Ric and Elena. I tried to convince Elena to leave right away but she refused. We argued a bit then eventually I agreed that we would continue as long as we were out of there before the full moon reached it's apex and I was werewolf bait. We carried on up the mountain and came across man who we believe was a hybrid. We tied him to a tree with rope but he started to turn whilst still daylight so we ran. He broke free and chased us. I lured him away from Ric and Elena and he caught me. We started fighting and Stefan showed up, ripping his heart out and saving me. Even in his darkest place, he still can't let me die. He's an insufferable martyr that needs his ass kicked."
"So you think he can be saved?" I ask.
"I do. I just don't know how." He replies.
"We'll find a way." I say.
He kisses me again and this time we deepen the kiss, hands roaming each others bodies. It doesn't take long for Damon's hands to reach the hem of my top and tug it over my head. I return the favour and take his shirt off, and then I run my hands over his chest as he palms my breasts gently, knowing that pregnancy has made them sensitive. I moan at the sensation and run my hands round to his back, feeling his muscles tense under my touch.
Damon starts trialling kisses along my jaw and down my neck, making me gasp in pleasure. He moves to my breasts, sucking and nipping each nipple in turn, making me groan loudly.
His kisses continue down my body, over my small bump until he reaches the waistband of my pyjamas. He hooks his fingers in the waistband and swiftly pulls them off me before throwing them to floor. He looks at me lust filled eyes before settling between my legs and running his tongue through my wet folds to my clit.
He continues licking, kissing and sucking, and I'm writhing in pleasure.
"More... I need more." I moan out. I feel him smirk against me followed by him pushing two fingers into my heated core. I gasp at the intrusion and grab his hair as he licks my clit and plunges his fingers in and out of me, curling them to hit my sweet spot with every thrust.
"Urgh... Damon... so close." I gasp out. It only takes a few more licks and thrusts of his fingers before my walls clench around his fingers and I find my release, screaming his name out.
He slows his ministrations whilst I ride out my climax, before moving back up my body and kissing me hard. He licks my lip for entrance, and I gasp. He thrusts his tongue into my mouth, exploring every part.
"You're wearing too much." I grumble against his lips. He chuckles lightly and swiftly removes his jeans and boxers. He climbs back on top of me, kissing me again, his tip teasing my entrance.
"I need you, now." I gasp out. He smirks at my request, before slowly entering me. I lift my hips to get him to enter me faster but he moves his hands to keep them still. Once he fully seated he starts thrusting slowly. We both moan at the sensations as he moves.
"Fuck Imz. You feel so good." Damon groans as he speeds up his movements a little.
"I love feeling you inside me." I pant in response.
Damon's movements speed up more as we both feel the tightening in our stomachs of our climaxes building. He reaches a hand between us and rubs my clit, finally pushing me over the edge. The clenching of my walls around him bring him to his release, and I feel hom pulsing inside me as he fills me with his seed.
Damon rolls to the side and pulls me to lie on his chest.
"I love you." I sigh.
" I love you too." He replies before sleep takes us both over.