Five minutes of hell and I finally heard the sound of the sirens approaching.
Picking up Elena, I ran to the curb to meet the ambulance.
I couldn't lose them.
I'd come so close to losing Elena so many times, this wouldn't be it.
I wouldn't lose my son or daughter either.
"She's 10 weeks pregnant, she was swimming, she was taken under by the water and swallowed alot too. And she's not breathing" I told the paramedic.
The paramedic took Elena from me. I got in the back with them.
The doors of the ambulance shut as I looked at the faces of our distressed friends.
I sat looking over Elena, she was like a corpse.
The paramedic put his hands to Elena's chest and started CPR.
1,2,3,4, Breath.
Nothing.
1,2,3,4, Breath.
Elena came around and coughed up water.
"Elena, your in an ambulance, you've swallowed alot of water and we're taking to the hospital, to run some tests." the paramedic said.
"How are you feeling?" he asked.
"I freezing and it's hard to breathe"
she managed to say.
"Elena, are you okay?" I asked.
"Stefan" she croaked trying to sit up.
She winced.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"There's a really sharp pain in my stomach" She cried.
The paramedics looked at each other with concern.
"Is something wrong?" I asked grabbing Elena's hand and stroking her hair.
"We're not to sure at the moment but you'll have to have an ultrasound when we arrive at the hospital." He replied.
"Stef, I'm scared." Elena sobbed tears streaming from her face.
"Elena, everything going to be fine and if it's not, we've been through so much, we'll make it through." I reassured her.
"We're here" the paramedic announced.
Elena was immediately rushed to a room and we waited and waited.
"Elena, I'm so sorry this is all my fault, this was supposed to be a relaxing holiday and I've ruined it." I apologised.
"No Stef, it's mine. I swam out of my depth and got taken under by the waves. Please don't blame yourself." She said.
"Im so sorry Elena anyway." I said lying next to Elena in the hospital bed.
I gingerly placed my hand on her stomach and she placed hers over mine.
"What if somethings wrong Stef?" Elena cried into my chest.
"Trust me everything will be fine." I lied unsure of what the future would hold.
"No matter what happens, I love you." She said.
"I love you too" I replied kissing her forehead and pulling her toward me.
It felt like hours had passed and still no ultrasound.
"This is getting ridiculous, I'm finding a doctor, we need to know if everything's okay." I complained.
As I walked out of the room, I saw the faces of our friends. I needed to vent.
"Oh my god Stefan, you look horrible, is everything okay?" Bonnie asked hugging me.
"Thats the problem we don't know yet." I said.
"Can we see her?" Caroline asked.
"Yeah shes stable but really worn out. I'll be back soon, I'm finding a doctor." I said walking over to the reception.
"Hi, is it possible we could get an ultrasound in Room 16B? We've been here for a while and this waiting is getting ridiculous." I said through my teeth.
"I'll send one right up." She replied.
As I walked away, my mind filled with the worst case scenarios. After all we'd been theough didn't we deserve a happy ending?
I heard everyones laugh as I walked
out of the elevator and towards the room.
"A doctor should be here any minute. Thanks for being here guys, it means alot." I said.
"Miss Gilbert?" a doctor called from behind me "Are you ready for your ultrasound?"
"We'll be outside" Tyler said.
Elena POV
"Before I begin, I must let you know that there is a chance that you may have miscarried because you are so early into your pregnancy." the doctor said glumly.
I grabbed Stefan's hand.
"Okay... so" she paused.
"So? Is everything okay?" I asked.
The sound of a heartbeat filled the room.
The three of us sighed together.
"Everything is great but I'd like to keep you here overnight for observation." She advised.
"Sure, thank you so much." Stefan said.