"I'm pregnant" i asked just so that she could confirm it again
"I take it by your age this isn't a planned pregnancy, lay back for me" I followed her instructions lying back on the table
"No it was an accident"
"Do your parents know" she replied looking at the both of us as she felt around my stomach
"My parents know yes" I replied and looked up at Stefan who was frowning she was looking at him waiting for him to answer but I knew he wouldn't "His parents passed away, his older brother is his primary caregiver and he knows to" I added for Stefan who smiled thanking me
"Okay then, Elena would you like Stefan to step out or is it okay"
"Why does he need to step out" I asked
"I'm going to do a transvaginal ultrasound" I looked dumbfounded, she smiled "I have to put this into you as we won't get a clear result this early with a Doppler yet" she held up a large wand and I gulped grabbing Stefan's hand squeezing tightly
"No he can stay" there was no way I was being left alone in this room when she was about to put that in a place only Stefan has been, I watched as she put a condom on it then some type of gel then got me to take my underwear off
"Okay Elena I need you to relax" I nodded even though that was impossible so I looked up at Stefan instead and felt her put it inside me I squirmed as it felt so wrong but didn't look away from Stefan's face he looked back into my eyes smiling and running his thumb over the back of my hand that he was holding, I could hear her clicking buttons but didn't dare look
"Okay Elena you see that flickering there that's the baby's heartbeat and is around eighty one beats per minute which is a good thing" I looked over as did Stefan who smiled at seeing our baby for the first time "Everything looks great and your around six weeks give or take so you can expect your baby mid-February next year" she pulled the thing out and gave me some paper towel to clean up "You can change and meet me in my office just down the hall first door on your left" she washed her hands then left
"I'm pregnant" I had to say again as it felt so final
"Were pregnant Lena" he hugged me and tucked a loose strand of hair behind my ear
We went to her office and she talked us through some options which we refused as it was customary for young pregnancies then she prescribed me some prenatal vitamins that we could pick up at the drug store
"Congratulations again Elena and Stefan I hope to see you again in four weeks" we nodded and left but by the time we left I was feeling exhausted but also hungry again and was really craving a McDonalds cheese burger
"Hey can you stop and get me a cheese burger"
"Hungry already and I thought you hated greasy food"
"Don't judge me I have cravings" I replied making him smile and pull into the nearest McDonalds going through drive through "Oh and cookies" he laughed and added them to the order
We pulled up at the window where he payed and once we got our food we sat in the parking lot eating and just talking, I savoured my cheese burger as if it was the last thing I was going to eat this baby is messing with my appetite I'm going to get fat
I felt my phone ring in my pocket so I dug it out and answered it quickly without reading the caller ID
"Hello"
"Hey Lena, Caroline and I thought about going to the movies tonight you should come with we need a girls night out" I loved the sound of that but didn't know if I would last as the exhaustion was getting worse I needed to sleep
"It sounds great Bon but I'm feeling quite tired I'll catch up with you two another night though"
"You sure we will make it worth your wild, Care was going to sneak some booze into our cokes" I sighed and said no again then hung up
"You know you should tell them"
"No I want to make sure I'm out of the woods I could still miscarriage during the first trimester" he frowned at the sound of that but we had to be prepared if that did happen
"Elena please try not to worry about the worst case scenarios and enjoy this time, were pregnant let's just focus and enjoy this time" I smiled and nodded "You ready to go home or does our baby want more food" I laughed and shook my head
"No but we are ready for a nap I'm tired" he smiled kissed the side of my head and drove back to the boarding house we walked in and saw Damon sitting on the lounge reading the paper he looked up at us over the paper and we decided to trick him on the way home by acting as if we weren't pregnant
"I'm guessing by the faces it was bad news" he said folding the paper but then we both smiled, I was mainly smiling because Damon thought it was bad news that I wasn't pregnant when my parents would probably be jumping for joy "Or not"
"Were pregnant Damon" Stefan replied and Damon's face lit up
"Thank god I thought you guys got bad news I'm getting used to the idea of being Uncle Damon" I laughed and sat down on the lounge "Elena don't you think you should go and tell your parents I think they deserve to know" I grew angry as I don't think they deserve to know they're the ones that kicked me out, but I did need to grab my stuff before school on Monday
"Yeah actually I need to grab some stuff from home anyway" I replied getting up again
"We can do that later you said you were tired" Stefan reasoned but I wanted to get my stuff now so that I didn't have to worry about it later
"I'm fine I've got a second wind of energy" it was probably because I was still so mad at them, he sighed and picked up his keys again but Damon threw him his keys instead
"You'll fit more in the Camaro" oh my god we were going in Damon's Camaro I've always wanted to ride in that car not that I don't love Stefan's vintage Porsche "See Stef told you, you should have gotten a muscle chicks dig them" I blushed when Damon caught my mental happiness
"Oh shut it" Stefan smirked as we went to the garage and hopped into the Camaro I was practically jumping in my seat "This reminds me of the first time you got into the Porsche"
"That's because I love your Porsche and I was also jumping up and down because I was on my first date with the Stefan Salvatore" I replied watching his face light up with a boyish smile
"I hate it when you call me that" he was laughing so I knew he didn't
"No you don't, and what I did bag Mystic Fall's star quarterback which everyone is still secretly hoping they too can get a piece of"
"Well I hope they all enjoy disappointment as there is only one you" I smiled and kissed his cheek as he pulled down the driveway
I still remember all the students dumbfounded looks when Stefan and I first walked in together It was the day after our first date and we walked in hand in hand which caused everyone to turn and stare, Bonnie and Caroline were practically jumping up and down, Lexi was trying to seem uninterested but I knew she was happy for Stefan the only one who looked generally pissed was Katherine who walked up to us and acted like I wasn't there instead flirted with Stefan, I tried to let go of his hand as I was still insecure that he didn't really want me but Stefan held tightly and introduced me to her as his girlfriend a little louder than normal so everyone heard as well
I loved seeing Katherine's anger as she looked between us and I still laugh at the way she stomped her foot pouting and ran away
"What are you laughing at" Stefan's voice brought me back into the car and I looked over at him regarding me with a smile
"Oh I was just reliving the first day we walked into school after our date and Katherine's anger" I laughed again as he chuckled
"That was the best day of my life" he replied grabbing my hand and kissed the back of it "I still can't believe she stomped her foot like a child, I'm so glad I realised that you were the one otherwise I'd be stuck with that forever" I laughed again but it faded to a frown when we pulled up outside my house, we waited until I was ready
I sighed then got out of the car, Stefan followed my lead letting me set the pace as we walked up the pathway and onto the porch, I raised my hand and knocked softly waiting for someone to answer the door and it was Jeremy who finally did
"Hey Jer is mom and dad home" I asked him as he let Stefan and I in
"Elena where have you been dad won't tell me anything" oh then that means they haven't told him I'm pregnant
"Elena honey oh thank god I've been so worried about you" my mom ran up and hugged me
"I'm fine mom really, is dad home" I asked her grabbing Stefan's hand so that they'd notice he was here as well
"He's still at work sit I'll bring you something to eat you must be hungry" I smiled at her but came to my senses she was still the one to stand behind my father when he wanted me to get an abortion
"I'm okay mom I'm just here to pick up my stuff and to tell you that we went to the doctors today and they confirmed my pregnancy" her face fell and I looked at my brother whose face seemed to be going red with anger
"You got my sister pregnant"
"Jeremy not now" my mom reprimanded him "Honey you know you don't have to leave we can sort through this there are still options" I was growing angry and saw Stefan's anger rise as well
"No mom we want this baby, we are going to keep it and I hope one day you can all understand that this is good and meet our baby" I walked away leaving them tagging Stefan up with me so that he didn't blow and yell at my family as they still were my family
I opened up my closet and reached for the suitcase on the top shelf but couldn't reach it, I tried jumping for it but Stefan grabbed my waist scaring the shit out of me
"You shouldn't be reaching for things or jumping Elena" he reached up without even needing to stand on tippy toes and grabbed it for me
"Thank you and I'm not invalid just yet"
"You don't want to put too much strain on yourself" I know he was looking out for me so I smiled and put it on my bed grabbing the two smaller bags out that were inside
"Can you pack my clothes while I grab my bathroom stuff" he nodded and started unloading my tall boy while I grabbed my shampoo, conditioner, toothbrush and…. I feel like I missing something ah I reached into the cabinet and grabbed my other essential things once this baby was born
I walked back out into my bedroom to see Stefan on the last drawer which happened to be my underwear drawer I tried not to blush as I helped him grabbing the more embarrassing lingerie pieces I had from awful shopping trips with Caroline
"You know I never thought you were a lingerie girl" he said smiling holding up some lingerie, I grabbed them off him and threw them into my suitcase "How come I have never seen you were this stuff" he held up another and I snatched them from him
"Stefan" I blushed "Caroline made me buy them and if I did this would have just happened earlier" I added pointing to my stomach he smiled and wrapped his arms around my waist and placed a hand on my stomach
"Nah I think this happened because life had this in store for us considering the many times we had done it unprotected before that"
"What no it was only the last two times because you were to handsy and couldn't wait" he nodded but I could tell he was being sarcastic then leaned down to kiss me but I heard the door slam downstairs and my dad yelled my name which meant my mom called him and he left work just to see me
I quickly tried to pack the rest of my clothing but we could hear his foot falls as he climbed the stairs then walked straight towards me
"I told you that you were to never see Stefan again but you still bring him into my house"
"Don't worry were leaving" I zipped up the suitcase just as he grabbed my forearm yanking me back "Let me go" I saw Stefan get angry and grab my other arm it was a tugging contest "Stefan relax please"
"You are not living with them Elena you are my daughter, I don't care that his brother said you could live with them you are not ruining your life for a stupid mistake"
"It wasn't a mistake dad, we want this baby and there is nothing you can do to stop us I'm almost eighteen so you have no say in this" I yanked my arm and stumbled with the force that was necessary to get out of his grip but Stefan caught me keeping me on my feet
"You are still my daughter"
"No I'm the girl that you kicked out yesterday so I'm just doing want you wanted, Stefan let's go" he nodded and grabbed my suitcase while I grabbed the smaller bags "I hope one day you can see past this for your grandchild's sake" I left with Stefan saying goodbye to my mom and brother then we went back home
Stefan made room for me in his walk-in and space in the bathroom I sat on the bed after we unpacked and I finally let all the emotions erupt at once my anger, sadness, regret and happiness he just sat with me rubbing my back letting me get it out of my system
After I was done I was almost asleep with my head on his shoulder, so he helped me lay down and tucked me under his golden duvet, I always loved his room it had a certain bachelor but calm vibe his bedroom was up another set of stairs from the second level it had exposed beams, brown wooden floorboards and they had refurbished an adjoining bathroom ensuite he also added a walk in robe last year as Lexi brought all his clothes and he ran out of room in two tall boys
"I'll be downstairs okay" I nodded and snuggled myself further into the warm bed, he kissed my head then left turning out the lights
I heard him checking on me regularly before finally coming to bed as I heard him take a shower then climb into the bed with me, he kissed the back of my head and wrapped his arm around my waist laying his hand on my stomach the action filled my heart with love that he had been so accepting of this considering most guys would have hit the road by now
"I love you so much" I thought he was talking to me and figured out I was really awake but he was leaning down to my stomach so he was talking to our baby even though they wouldn't be able to hear him yet I did and it almost made me blow my cover "I know life out here may not be ideal yet but I'll never let anything happen to you or your mom I love you both so much" he kissed my head again then settled down in the bed and I listened as he fell asleep
Once I was sure he had fallen asleep and I heard his soft snores I opened my eyes to look at him he was laying on his stomach with one hand above his head and the other still on my stomach which made me smile he had a smile playing on his lips which made me wonder what he was dreaming about
"I love you Stefan" I said kissing his cheek then fell back asleep
We spent all of Sunday just lounging around the house watching TV or reading or I was napping as the tiredness hasn't eased any and I was nauseous throughout most of the day, I didn't tell Stefan I heard him talking to our baby letting him have that moment with our child as he would be so embarrassed that I had heard him
When I woke up this morning that didn't seem to change either because as soon as I woke up I had jump out of bed and empty my stomach so that's what I was doing enjoying myself dry heaving into the toilet bowl, I heard Stefan approach and he held my hair back rubbing my back knowing that I had to just let it all out before talking
When I was sure I was done I leant back against the vanity recovering and wiping my mouth then looked up at Stefan, he was kneeling in front of me waiting patiently
"I hate this part" he smiled and nodded understanding then helped me stand so I could brush my teeth ridding myself of the foul vomit taste
"You want some breakfast"
"Just toast or something that will help the nausea" he nodded kissed my head then went downstairs while I got ready for school although I wasn't really up for it I knew I had to go I should at least finish high school since college was out of the question now, I still wanted Stefan to go to college especially if he got his football scholarship we could always arrange something if that happened
I walked downstairs seeing Damon, Lex and Stefan all talking in hushed voices which stopped as soon as I walked in which made me curious knowing they were talking about me
"What are you guys talking about" I asked sitting down as Stefan pushed a plate of toast and scrambled eggs which made my stomach turn I grabbed the toast and pushed the eggs back to him he frowned and pushed it back to me "No eggs its making me sick" I said pushing the plate to Damon who was sitting next to me
"Do you want something else then" he asked avoiding my earlier question
"No but I want you to answer my question, what were you talking about" they all looked at one another before Lexi finally answered
"I was with Kol last night" I fought the urge to gag as I knew what she was doing with Kol as that's all they did "He got a text from Kyle, you got a text from Ben, you got a text-"
"Get to the point Lex" I cut her off as I know she was procrastinating
"Right basically he got a text from the rumour spreaders that you're pregnant"