Summary: Damon helps his daughter ward off the monsters in her closet before spending some quality alone time with his wife.

"I don't know why you women have to wear like fifty layers of clothing," I say in between kisses as I try and de-clothe my wife.

"It's what's in style, Damon," Elena giggles, trying to assist me with her cardigan.

"Daddy!" the sweet voice of my 4 year old daughter calls out from down the hall. I groan quietly.

"And here I was getting to the good part," I mumble, rolling over and pulling on my clothes that lay in a heap next to the bed.

"I'll be here," Elena whispers seductively. I wink at her before padding down the hall towards the sound of my daughter's cries of distress.

I slowly open the door to Bethany's room, where she is hugging her stuffed animal so tight, she is practically strangling it.

"What's the matter, baby?" I scoop her up in my arms while turning on her bedside lamp.

"Monsters live in here," she cries as we sit on the bed.

"Oh Bethany, we've had this talk before. And what did I tell you last time?"

"That Mommy is the only monster?" Bethany says, not quite getting my wording right.

"I said that Mommy is the only monster here when you don't put your toys away, but what else did tell you."

"That you are the monster slayer who will defeat any damn monster who tries to hurt me or Mommy."

"That's right, but we can probably go ahead and cut the profanity," I smile, although I know I'll catch crap for teaching our daughter swear words later.

"Now, where are these little bastards hiding?" I tickle Bethany, making her laugh as she points to the closet. I take her by the hand and then lead us over to the closet.

"You know what to do right?" I ask, knowing that she knows, considering this is the millionth time we've defeated the supposed monsters.

"Make the mean face," She says, baring her fangs and letting the veins form around her eyes. With our "mean faces" on, we open the door to the closet and make roaring noises as we fight the invisible monsters.

"We did it!" Bethany claps her hands together, excitedly.

"Like always," I say, taking her up in my arms. I tuck her back into bed, kissing her forehead and turning off the light. Right as I am about to close the door, her little voice melts my heart.

"I love you."

"I love you too, Bethany."

Elena is patiently waiting in all her naked glory when I get back. I feel my jaw drop in awe at how stunning she looks. We been together for years now, but every time that I see her, I just can't believe how incredibly lucky I am. Nobody has ever been so beautiful.

"Did you really have to add the bit about me being a monster?" she laughs, "and teach her 'damn' and 'bastard' all in one night."

"Well technically she knew about the first two, but who's counting?" I tease, pulling off my clothes to rejoin my wife on the bed, "And besides, you should have known since I've been warning you about me long before I knocked you up."

"You of all people should know that I wouldn't have you any other way," she says, pulling me in for a kiss after I climb over her, letting our bodies touch.

"I know." I say, placing gentle kisses along her collarbone and on her neck while my hands roam her body.

"Especially after all of the shit we've gone through for each other. Hell, we're defying the whole damn universe."

"Hell yeah, we are. Now let's fuck until dawn breaks because I am hot as hell for you."

"Are you sure I'm not too much monster for you?" she asks, baring her fangs. The predator in me takes over as I let my vampire features spread across my face.

"Absolutely not."

And so we make beautifully monstrous love until the morning sun replaces those love sick beasts with love sick vampire parents, but really, they're all just one of the same.

I know Delena babies are kind of AU, but I couldn't resist. Please let me know what you think.