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There was a knock at the door signaling the arrival of Caroline and Ric. Damon opened the door and invited them both in, not needing to direct them to the kitchen as they already knew the house layout.
"Oh my god, it looks exactly the same." Caroline announced excitedly as she walked into the kitchen and was handed a glass of wine by Elena.
"You did good buddy." Ric nodded at Damon with a wry smile on his face. "But, you need a new couch. I can't sleep on this." he sighed.
"Who invited you to stay?" Damon frowned.
"Technically that would be me." Elena held her hand up. "I told him he was always welcome to stay here if he wanted." she said innocently.
"Elena, has Damon showed you all of the house yet?" Caroline asked. "Have you seen your old room?"
"No, not, yet." Elena replied.
"I can't believe you haven't shown her." Caroline frowned at Damon before stomping over to Elena and taking her hand. "Come with me!" she insisted, leading her up the stairs.
"Hey, don't wake the kids up." Damon called after them in a hushed tone.
"Good luck with that one." Ric laughed as Damon looked at him with a disappointed face. "What's up?" he asked.
"I had a very romantic moment planned out, which was why I haven't shown her all of the upstairs yet." Damon said through gritted teeth. "I wanted to surprise her myself."
"You should've finished the tour before asking us to come by." Ric sighed, turning his head as they heard the girls coming downstairs. "Tour over so soon?" he asked Caroline.
"She wouldn't look. Told me she was waiting for Damon to show her." Caroline folded her arms in annoyance as Elena walked over to Damon who wrapped his arms around her before giving Caroline a smug look.
"I think there might be a reason for that." Ric told Caroline.
"You didn't tell him what we were going to do, did you?" Elena looked at Damon in shock.
"No, I just told him I had a romantic moment planned for us." Damon pouted.
"Okay, time out from the domestic. I'm sure you didn't invite us here for a housewarming party." Ric interrupted. "It was clearly urgent." he said.
"You tell them." Damon whispered to Elena who nodded and took a deep breath.
"Remember when you told us Vanessa contacted you about the package Isobel left me?" Elena asked as Ric and Caroline both nodded. Elena handed the letter and grimoire over to Ric and Caroline. "Well this is what the package contained."
"It makes for very interesting and frankly quite scary reading." Damon added as he refilled the now empty glasses of wine and bourbon.
They all sat around the island in the kitchen in silence for a few minutes while Ric and Caroline examined the letter and flipped through the grimoire, something neither Damon nor Elena had done up until that point.
"Wow." Ric commented as he looked through some of the contents of the grimoire. "I'm not a witch, but I know this kind of magic is of the highest level. We don't teach anything this advanced." he shook his head.
"We wouldn't be able to find a witch capable of teaching it." Caroline agreed. "This girl was easily as powerful as Freya Mikaelson, probably more." she said.
"I'm worried about the children. If what Isobel says is true, they could be far more powerful with Damon's blood running through their veins." Elena said, her voice beginning to panic.
"I say we get Freya or Vincent to look at this." Ric said to Caroline, holding up the grimoire before turning to Damon and Elena. "They wouldn't be be able to tell what effect this would have on your children, but they'd be able to find out how powerful this Sarah Drummond was. But right now I'm more interested in the two of you." he frowned.
"Why?" Damon asked. "The letter was pretty much self explanatory about how come we've got our magic." he said.
"When Katherine became human, the cure triggered her magic, which she didn't have before she became a vampire. Even after she no longer carried the cure." Caroline started. "In other words she became a witch."
"But she was still a doppelganger." Ric added. "I'm guessing if she'd had lived longer, then her magic would have become more powerful as she aged naturally."
"So it's happening to me, I'm alive and becoming more powerful every day?" Elena understood. "My powers are increasing like Katherine's should have.."
"Caroline and I did look into this." Ric nodded.
"It was partly what I was looking into during my trip to Europe." Caroline explained. "I also found out about a male witch who had suppressed powers but couldn't perform magic." she told them.
"When magic is suppressed as a child, it will never be able to manifest itself, unless the entity is reborn in the supernatural sense." Ric told them.
"For the witch to be reborn into the supernatural, a spell was created where magic from doppelganger blood was placed into the witch, we assume either from Katherine or this Matey guy." Caroline went on, holding up Isobel's letter. "This stripped the witch back to their natural state, allowing theit powers to be reborn." she said.
"So is that what has happened to Damon?" Elena asked.
"It's what happened to you both." Ric said. "You, Elena, had suppressed magic because of your doppelganger curse. But the cure replaced the cursed blood which meant although you were physically still a doppelganger, biologically, you were the human, or witch you should have been, if you hadn't been a what you are, or were." he explained.
"So I'm no longer a doppelganger?" Elena asked.
"We don't know." Caroline shook her head. "When you first took the cure, I would have said no, because that was when you were reborn into your original magic state but you had the foreign magic of the cure running through your veins. Now you no longer carry the cure, it is possible your magic could be used as doppelganger blood once more. Except, now you are a witch, I would expect it to have more potency." she added.
"And me?" Damon frowned.
"When you became human, your magic was reborn at it's natural state. And without fear of magic..." Ric started.
"I'm not suppressing it this time." Damon interrupted him.
"Correct." Ric nodded.
"But there's more." Caroline added. "When the witch took the doppelganger magic, it had an interesting side effect. The witch became far more powerful than they should ever have been. Doppelganger blood is potent because it increases the magical power over human blood." she explained. "Basically, you are both far more powerful than you would ever have been had you both been able to use you magic before you turned." she said.
"And does that affect the kids?" Elena frowned.
"That is a very good question." Caroline sighed. "We don't know if a little bit of the cure passed through into them. For all we know, they could also carry the cure for vampirism." she suggested as Damon and Elena looked at each other in horror.
"But that's not your only problem." Ric sighed. "If this gets out, every witch who wants to become more powerful will want to get their hands on it." he explained.
"Why?" Damon asked.
"Think about it. All you have to do to become more powerful is find a vampire to turn you. After you transition, take the cure and there you go, increased power without the aging issue." Ric explained.
"So now it's not just vampires who you need to worry about chasing you, witches will too." Caroline sighed. "And I think they'll be wanting Jess and Ben as well."
"Well they can't have them." Damon growled.
"And what are you going to do Damon? Huh?" Ric asked. "You have the power of a seven year old witch. Admittedly, if you applied yourself, it would be a very powerful seven year old witch, but you still wouldn't be able to fight off a fully grown one who has been practicing for years." he said. "Have you even mastered a simple locator spell yet?"
"I can light candles." Damon offered.
"That's not enough." Caroline intervened. "I bet the kids can do a lot more." she said.
"We've been teaching them the prep stuff you've been sending." Elena told them.
"And did you bother to learn it yourself?" Caroline asked. Damon and Elena looked at each other uncomfortably. "I thought not. Ugh! I mean seriously, how are you supposed to help your kids if you won't do it for yourself?" she asked.
"Okay, we'll try harder." Damon promised.
"It's not about trying harder Damon." Caroline sighed. "Jess and Ben are going to be extremely powerful witches. And unless they know how to use their magic, they're dangerous." she said.
"But that's where school comes in." Elena smiled. "Can't you help?" she asked.
Ric and Caroline looked at each other nervously before Ric opted to answer. "We can." he nodded. "But at a price." he said.
"Of course, however much money you need..." Damon started but Ric shook his head.
"It's not about money." Ric said sadly. "It's about people knowing who they are." he told them. "If word gets out that your children are at the school, then Salvatore's becomes unsafe."
"But I thought it was cloaked." Elena frowned.
"It is." Caroline replied. "But if anyone finds out your children are pupils, it puts everyone there at risk."
"So we don't tell anyone. Big deal." Damon said.
"We need more than that." Ric glanced over at Caroline. "Jess and Ben will need new identities. And you won't be able to have any contact with them during term time." he said.
"And you probably need to stay away from Mystic Falls for a time." Caroline added. "Until we at least have found out whether they carry the cure or not."
"I'd like either Vincent or Freya to assess their magical potential." Ric continued. "Also, nobody is allowed to know you have children as they will be tracked down and become a target and a risk to the school."
"Do all parents have this problem?" Damon's jaw began to twitch in anger.
"So far only one pupil has even had parents with the same amount of significance or enough magical power to put the school at risk before." Caroline admitted.
"Hope Mikaelson." Elena sighed as Ric and Caroline looked at her in surprise regarding Elena's knowledge of Hope being a student. "Don't worry, Freya told us." she assured them. "The Mikaelson's trust us." she added.
"You know, there is a remote possibility Jess and Ben don't carry the cure." Caroline suggested. "They could be normal witches, but there is also a chance they could instead have vampire blood permanently running through their system." she said.
"How can they be vampires, they're growing up?" Elena frowned.
"They'd need to transition." Damon said stoically. "Am I right?" he asked.
Ric shrugged. "Hope also has hereditary vampirism, but she isn't a vampire."
"Not yet." Damon shook his head. "But when she dies, it may happen." he said.
"Okay, so lets say we go along with this." Elena changed the subject. "What are we supposed to do?" she asked.
"Find out what your children are, and what you are." Ric told Elena.
"How?" Elena frowned.
"You are a doctor." Ric said. "Go to New Orleans under new identities and stay with the Mikaelson's. Keelin is prepared to research the supernatural on a scientific level." he said. "She wants to look at all supernatural creatures."
"It's already been done, and it wasn't particularly pleasant." Damon sneered.
"Oh yeah. I wonder if anything from Whitmore was kept." Elena frowned. "There has to be some records somewhere." she said.
"What do you mean?" Ric asked.
"Whitmore had a program which involved using vampires as lab rats." Damon explained. "I was one of them for five years."
"Maybe we could do a little research into what they have left." Ric agreed. "But Elena, my suggestion is to for now, get someone else to run the practice, go stay in New Orleans, and do some scientific research on the supernatural. As long as they're not hurt in the process, I'm sure you will find lots of willing volunteers." he suggested. "It would certainly help us, and might even create a new study subject at the school." he shrugged. "Maybe even look into scientifically trying to find a way for Damon to not be affected by a vampire taking his cure."
Damon looked at Elena. "It's an option." he shrugged.
"I don't like the idea of being separated from the kids." Elena said looking downcast.
"I don't think you really have a choice." Caroline told them softly. "Staying together as a family will just draw attention to yourselves and put all of your lives in danger. You could always communicate with the kids via Freya." she suggested.
"They'll hate us." Elena swallowed as tears began to well up in her eyes.
Damon put his arms around her. "They'll understand." he assured her. "Maybe it won't take too long and we can see them soon. Especially if we can get our hands on the Augustine research information." he said. "Right?" he asked turning to Ric and Caroline.
"The sooner people don't want to get their hands on you, the better." Ric nodded.
"Will you need samples from the kids for testing?" Caroline asked.
"They're not lab rats." Elena growled.
"We know that." Ric held his hands up defensively. "We're trying to save yours and your children's lives. Believe me, if there were an easier way to do this we would. But magic isn't going to be enough." he said.
"I'm going to be going back to Europe next month, we can get the kids settled down at the school. While I'm there I can do some research into Isobel's claims." Caroline suggested as she took her phone out and began frantically texting.
"What's are you doing?" Damon asked.
"I'm contacting Freya and Vincent." Caroline told them. "The lab will need to be established asap, and we need either one of them to come over here and find out the potency of yours and your children's magic." she said. "Usually we have one of the witches from the school do it if it's not possible for a parent to grade it, but if we're keeping things quiet about who you all are, and as much as I trust the teachers, the less people who know what is going on, the better."
"You don't think someone might recognize them?" Elena asked. "They both have Damon's very distinctive eyes and coloring." she said.
"There are spells which can alter the appearance of the eye pigment and hair coloring without being invasive. It's a fairly easy spell for a really powerful witch." Caroline told them. "They can't usually perform it on themselves, but they can make minor alterations for others. A biological cloaking spell." she added.
"So our kids won't look like our kids?" Elena cried in horror.
"Yes they will, they just won't have Damon's very distinctive blue eyes and raven hair." Caroline shrugged. "It's only temporary, while they are in Mystic Falls and the surrounding area." she said as her phone beeped. Caroline read the text and looked up. "Vincent is on his way from New Orleans. He'd set off a couple of hours ago, as soon as he found out you were almost in Mystic Falls. He should be here sometime tomorrow afternoon." she said.
"How did he know we were here?" Damon frowned.
"They did a locator spell." Caroline told them. "Jeremy provided some blood as he's there right now. They wanted to make sure they had the house cloaked in time. Vincent had to channel the full moon, which has luckily already reached it's apex. He found out you were near Richmond and figured you'd be in Mystic Falls not long afterwards. His magic will only last for just over a week until the quarter moon. All decisions need to be made by then because if you're going to New Orleans, so that the research lab can be set up." she said.
"This is too much to take in for one night." Elena downed the glass of wine. "I need a bourbon upgrade." she said to Damon who poured her a small amount.
"Look, do you want us to leave you guys to it, process what we've said and relax from your trip?" Caroline asked.
"I think that would be a good idea." Ric nodded putting his empty glass down. "We'll talk it over tomorrow when you've both slept. I'm guessing you've been on the go for at least forty eight hours now. You must be beat." he said as Damon and Elena simply nodded.
"We'll see our own way out." Caroline added before walking over to Damon and Elena and rubbing Elena's back. "Don't worry, we'll help you get through this." she assured them.
"Thank you Care." Elena smiled sadly. "And you too Ric." she said.
Once they'd all wished each other goodnight, Damon and Elena were finally alone once more. Elena rested her head in the crook of Damon's neck as she began to sob, while Damon did the best he could in holding back his own tears as he knew he had to be strong for all of them. Yet he had been the one who'd raised them while Elena was either at med school or working shifts at the hospital. The thought of being parted from them was bad enough, although he'd already been preparing for this moment when they had decided to send them to the Salvatore School. However, to find out they wouldn't be allowed direct contact, felt like it was going to break him in two. Damon closed his eyes to prevent his tears from falling when he felt Elena lift her head and her hand touch his face. He opened his eyes to meet hers.
"As hard as this is going to be for all of us, we have to do it." Elena swallowed.
"I know." Damon whispered, narrowing his eyes. "How are we going to tell them."
"Jess already knows something is wrong." Elena told him. "She's old enough to understand we might have to stay away for a while because being together puts us all in danger."
"She's a smart kid." Damon nodded with a wry grin on his face. "Takes after her father." he added with pride as Elena choked with a mixture of tears and laughter.
"Modest too." Elena raised an eyebrow as Damon simply smirked. "But Damon." Elena's tone became more serious. "If Ric and Caroline are right, we are putting the kids lives at risk. I can't do that." she shook her head. "We can't do that."
"I'm the one putting their lives at risk." Damon corrected her. "I'm the one who should disappear." he insisted.
"If they're carrying the cure, you being around or not won't matter." Elena insisted. "What if witches find out this is a way to increase their powers and Jess and Ben's blood can do that?" she said. "How are we supposed to protect them?" she asked.
"Find out if their blood contains the cure and give it to both Mikaelson's." Damon suggested. "I'm sure Kol would want to become a witch again and have a family with what's her name, Divine?" he frowned.
"Davina." Elena corrected him. "And what about you?" she asked.
"Simple, I'll leave." Damon replied. "I'm not worth putting all of your lives at risk." he told her.
Elena shook her head furiously. "That is not an option Damon!" she said angrily. "The children need you. I need you! I'm sure they'd prefer for us to disappear for a couple of years and have both of us come back to them than have you disappear for the rest of their lives." she said as she cupped his face. "Look, Caroline and Ric are right, just because some of the issues of vampirism can't be addressed by magic, doesn't mean they can't be addressed with science. When Tessa and Esther created the immortality spells, science wasn't as advanced as it is now. The main reason vampire want to be human is because they can't have a family. What if we can do something about that?" she asked. "What if our weapon is science, not magic."
"I guess." Damon sighed as he rested his forehead against Elena's. "I love it when you make your impassioned speeches. And you're right, advances in science might be able to address some vampirism issues. But how can we test the cure?" he asked.
"If the kids have the cure in their system, removing it won't age them. They may have repeat doses. Maybe it can be replicated." Elena suggested. "Then nobody is going to be bothered with you if it can be we can make more doses." she said, beginning to get excited at the prospect of resolving their problems using her education instead of a supernatural remedy. Elena looked into Damon's eyes and stroked his cheek reassuringly. "Promise me you won't do anything stupid, or leave." she warned.
"Okay, I promise." Damon sighed rolling his eyes.
His response raised a smile from Elena. "Look, we won't have long here and I think we should make the most of it." she suggested. "Take our minds off things. Hopefully gain a little clarity." she winked.
Damon raised an eyebrow. "And how do you suggest we do that?" he asked.
"Give me a tour of the rest of the house?" Elena suggested.
"Fine." Damon smiled as he took her hand and led them to the master bedroom. Before he let her inside, he turned to face her. "You know I said I extended the house a little." he started.
"Yes." Elena frowned.
"It had a lot to do with this room." he shrugged as he opened the door to their bedroom.
Damon hadn't decorated it like her parents room, for which Elena was glad. Instead it vaguely resembled Damon's old bedroom in the boarding house, yet at the same time was completely different. This time however, everything seemed brighter. The paneling only came half way up the wall and was white instead of the dark wood in the old house. Above the paneling, the walls were painted a pale silvery blue color, making it feel bright and airy. The bathroom, however was a scaled down identical model of his old one.
The bedroom was set above the living room, which meant he was able to install a scaled down version of the fireplace in his old bedroom. French doors opened to a small balcony which housed a small bistro style table and two chairs. There was a closet, which was larger than his old one as it was now for two people. The closet was already full of their clothes which had been put away for if this time should ever come.
"It's beautiful." Elena smiled. "Who chose the colors, you or Caroline?" she asked.
"I did." Damon nodded. "I knew you liked the blue color. But if you don't like it, you could always change it." he offered.
"It's perfect. I wouldn't change a thing." Elena smiled. "You already know my taste, so you knew exactly how I'd decorate it." she said, raising an eyebrow.
"Well you practically did decorate the other room." Damon smiled. "You wanna see it?" he asked as Elena grinning like a Cheshire cat provided him with her answer.
Damon led her to where her old room would have been, opened the door and turned the light on. All except the picture of the horse, which was an upgraded oil painting of a horse by Klaus, everything was exactly the same.
"Everything was custom made to replicate your old room." he told her as Elena looked at him in shock. "This room means a lot to me too." he whispered.
Elena turned around and kissed him. "Thank you." she smiled as her eyes wandered around the room again, as tears began to cloud her vision.
"You want to sleep here tonight instead?" Damon asked as Elena simply nodded. "Can I stay the night?" he asked.
"You never asked for permission before." Elena laughed. "But yes Damon, you can share my bed with me tonight. But no funny business." she said pointing her finger at him. "We said we'd keep this room pure."
"It's been a long day." Damon nodded in agreement. "We both could use a shower and get some sleep. There's some clothes and nightwear in your closet and dresser." he told her. "I'll be back in a few minutes." he said, kissing her on the forehead, before leaving to shower and change for bed.
After getting showered and changed, Elena walked back into the bedroom to find Damon laying on back, his arms folded behind his head, wearing a t-shirt and slacks, both black, resembling the look he used to sport when he once upon a time frequented her bedroom while she was a teenager. Only this time, she didn't have to stop herself from noticing exactly how hot her husband looked lying there, on top of the comforter, like a Greek god.
"Cute pj's." Damon smirked as Elena looked down at her tank top and shorts, again reminiscent of what she used to wear for bed.
"If my memory and your compulsion serves me right, you were sat on the window seat when you said that." Elena said as she tried to pull the comforter from underneath Damon, who looked up at the ceiling and ignored her efforts.
"You know, I think you're right." Damon said thoughtfully as Elena cried out in exasperation before giving up and crawling to get into what small area of bed she could. "I was sat on the window seat." he said as he turned to face her.
Elena turned the light out and turned to face Damon. "When all is said and done, over the next few months or years, we're going to need each other more than ever if we are to help the kids." she said. "We need to stay strong and keep focused."
"As long as we've got each other, we can face anything." Damon assured Elena as she smiled in the dark and cupped his cheek.
"We always have." Elena whispered as she leaned over and kissed him.
"I thought we were keeping this room pure and a reminder of what it was before we were together." Damon raised an eyebrow.
"Screw that." Elena smirked as she pulled Damon in and they began to kiss once more.
Damon moved the comforter from between them and wrapped his arm around Elena's tiny waist, holding her tight into his body. Elena placed her arms around Damon's neck and pulled her into him, moving her hips against his, making it clear to him what she wanted. Her desire to have him inside her never went away. Elena always felt safer and more loved than at any other time when she was in Damon's arms and they were making love. No matter how bad a problem, or how low she was, their union was symbolic of them facing the world together as a team. And after the bad news they'd just received, she needed to feel the closeness of the one constant in her life, Damon.
Elena could feel Damon responding as his erection grew with the grinding of their hips. They rolled over so Damon was on top as his hand made its way up the back Elena's tank top, and around the front as he cupped her breast, his thumb gently brushing against her nipple, causing it to pebble. Elena's hand slid down Damon's back and into the back of his slacks, her fingers digging into the cheek of his behind, pulling his hips ever closer hers. Damon ran his hand down the side of Elena's body, all the way to the back of her knee, which he pulled up, so his erection could rub directly against Elena's ever dampening core. Elena moaned with pleasure as she began to burn with desire inside, lit by her eternal flame.
Suddenly the flames of passion were snuffed out as there was a tap at the bedroom door. Damon and Elena firstly looked up and towards the door in horror, fear of getting caught, however when it stayed closed, Elena sighed with disappointment, while Damon groaned and momentarily rested his forehead against Elena's, before rolling off her and covering them both with the comforter.
"Mommy, daddy." Ben's frightened voice came from the other side of the door.
Elena pulled her tank top down to look decent for her son. "Come in sweetheart." she called out as she heard Damon groan once more, while trying unsuccessfully to adjust himself to be a little more comfortable as his erection began to subside.
Elena sat up as the door opened and Ben appeared with his old blue sleepy bear in his hand.
"Can I sleep with you tonight?" Ben asked. "I'm scared." he pouted as Elena switched the light on.
"Why are you scared?" Elena asked as Ben came and sat next to her on the bed.
"I was dreaming about a scary vampire with big teeth and blood in her mouth." he told her.
Damon and Elena looked at each other and frowned with concern. If Ben walking into their bedroom during foreplay wasn't a mood killer, then him dreaming about vampires certainly was.
"I'll tell you what." Damon said. "Why don't we sleep in the other bedroom. That one is like my old room in my old house, and the bed is really really big and will easily fit us all in it." he said.
"Will I fit in it too?" Jess asked as they all turned to see her standing on the other side of the door.
"Of course you will honey." Damon smiled. "Did you have a nightmare too?" he asked as Jess nodded.
"Sort of. I was dreaming about a vampire too, he had blood all around his mouth." she said. "But he kinda looked like you dad." Jess frowned.
Elena took a deep breath. "Well you don't need to worry, daddy isn't a vampire until he pretends to be one on Halloween." she joked.
"My vampire wasn't daddy." Ben interrupted. "It was you mommy." he said.
"Well I'm not a vampire either." Elena smiled as she turned to Damon with a worried look.
"It was like the dream I had when I found out what I got for my birthday." Jess told her. "It had that green light." she said.
"Mine did too." Ben offered.
This really was something which scared Elena more than Damon. Usually when the children had one of their dreams with the green light, they had been seeing visions of the future. But this was confusing as the children were suggesting Damon and Elena were going to be vampires, which was physically impossible. Elena wondered if they might also be able to see into a person's past. But that was a question for Vincent, and for now it was time to put the children's minds at ease.
"Well that's a bust for the surprise Halloween party." Damon sighed as he looked at Elena with concern. "That bed is big enough for a football team, I say we all share tonight. Huh?" he asked.
"Is there a TV in your room daddy?" Ben asked excitedly.
"Yes." Damon replied cautiously. "Why?"
"Can we have a movie?" Ben asked.
"And popcorn?" Jess added.
"Ask your mother." Damon defaulted the decision to Elena, offering her a smug grin.
Elena knew what Damon was doing. He was agreeing with the children but allowing Elena to make the ultimate decision. Although Damon had never told her, Elena suspected a movie and popcorn in bed with the kids was not uncommon occurrence when she was working nights at the hospital. On a number of occasions she'd come home and found the kids asleep in bed with Damon, and more than once she'd found little pieces of popcorn in the bed after they'd gotten up.
Damon was a complete pushover with the children and would let them do anything within reason. On the other hand, Elena had turned out to be the stricter parent of the two. And sometimes it felt like she had three children as Damon usually sided with the kids against her. Normally this would be something Elena would be strongly opposed to. Popcorn was bad for the kids teeth and she didn't want them eating at stupid times at night when they should the tucked up in bed asleep.
This time however was different. Elena knew she and Damon would still have each other, but their time with the children was about to become limited, and they had to make the best of every moment they had together. As this was something she'd never shared with Damon and the kids, she decided it could possibly be the last opportunity they would get to experience it as a family. The worry about Jess and Ben's visions would have to be put to one side for later. Now was time to have fun.
"So which movie is it to be?" Elena asked with a smile.
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