Update on October 11th 2012! yay! I was planning this all along. I want to update the next chapter when the season 4 premiere. It's so sad that I have to wait at least a year to get the DVD's and watch it :(

anyway, enjoy! I'm sorry if it's a little raw, I was having lack of inspiration. Oh, and thank you for the beautiful reviews.

Disclaimer: as usual.

PART 16

"You're ready?" Damon asked as Elena tied her hair up and grab her purse from the table.

"Yeah, you? It's your first time" she said carefully.

"I'll be fine, I won't be hysterical if that's what you mean" he scoffed and took her hand in his and left the apartement.

"Have you tell your mom? You know, about us?" Damon asked as they ride the elevator down to the lobby.

"I did, she said she knew it. Her instinct told her so. Don't worry about John. He despise you of course but whatever, it's not like we have the best father-daughter relationship" she shrugged, "You? Have you tell your dad?"

"No, it's not like we have the best father-son relationship" he teased and opened his car door for her.

They rode in silence, lost in each other thoughts.

Damon was surprised when she asked him if he want to go with her to her next doctor appointment. After he told her the truth, he didn't think she would ask him. But then, he thought why not? It's their baby. And he was not planning on screw this up again.

At first, Elena thought Damon would not join her on her appointment. But she had to ask anyway since he was the father and the man that she loved. So she asked and he said yes. She was a little surprised but she couldn't hide her happiness.

"We're here" Damon declared as they stop in front of the lobby. He got out of the car and opened her car door, "I'll search somewhere to park the car. I'll meet you inside, kay?" he kissed her cheek and got in his car once again.

She walked down the lobby to the receptionist. She told her to wait and she sat on one of the seat. The CNN was on so while waiting for her name to be called she watched the TV at the waiting room.

"Hit and run executant, Katherine Gilbert, 21 years old is now being interview by the judges and jury. She was in custody for over a week and suspected to be the head of hit and run of her step sister, Elena Gilbert, 22 years old..."

She gasped and her eyes were widened when she heard that. Today is Katherine first trial and she didn't even know. Does Damon knew about this? Has everyone knew except herself?

"Lena, are you okay?" Damon asked worriedly when he looked at pale Elena.

"Did you, you knew about Katherine's trial didn't you?" she whispered. Damon was taken aback and cleared his throat.

"Yes, I knew" he sighed.

"Then why didn't you tell me? I have to know this"

"Because I didn't wanna worry you. I wanted to protect you"

"I understand but I have to know, I need to know. She's the one who put me in danger but she is my step sister"

"I know, I'm sorry Lena. The police did want interview you but I said that you wasn't feeling well"

"You did? Damon I can make my own decision" she sighed desperately.

"I know, and I'm sorry I was overprotective for you and the baby. I just want you to be saved and had nothing to do with the police"

"I'd do anything to solve this problem including talking to the police. I'm not useless"

"Okay, then we can go to the court after this" he sighed in defeat.

"Okay. But that doesn't mean I'm not mad at you" she looked away and he rolled his eyes.

Not long after that a nurse called Elena and they went in to the doctor's office.

"Elena, it is nice seeing you again all healthy and better" Dr. Elijah Micheals stood up from his seat and held out his hand which Elena simply grab and shake it.

"You too . It's Damon Salvatore, my boyfriend" she declared happily. Saying 'my boyfriend' was not awkward at all. Fact is, she was happy she could finally say that to everyone. To tell the world that Damon was hers and hers only.

Damon felt so much joy through his body when he heard Elena called him as her boyfriend. He didn't expecting it but he was sure it was sincere came from her deepest heart.

"Mr. Salvatore, it is nice finally meeting you" then asked them to take their seats, "so, Elena, it's been two weeks since our last meeting. We'll know exactly how old is your baby after we take ultrasound. Please change first then lay in bed"

She went to a white small room, the nurse gave her the hospital outfit then she wear it. After that, she came back to office and he told her to lay down on the bed.

"Now, like the last time, it is going to be a little cold" he applied some soft blue gel to her stomach and went through it with his medical instrument. Damon was there beside her take her right hands in his and focused his eyes on the screen.

"There, your little baby. I think it just nine months along. We can hear his or her heartbeat on next appointment"

Damon couldn't hear what the doctor said, he was stared surprise at the little baby inside of Elena, so small yet so beautiful. It was just as small as a peanut.

He looked at Elena who shed a tear or two from her doe eyes. He took her hand in his and he suddenly feeling loved. Elena looked at his teary sapphire eyes murmured something like, 'I love you'.

Then, Elena changed back her outfit and join Damon and at his office.

"You drink your vitamins everyday, right Elena?"

"Yeah, but I ran out the yellow ones though"

"Alright, I'll write something for you. Please come back in two weeks for the next checkup. I'll see you soon"

"Thank you " Damon shook his hand and Elena waved at him.

After they paid for the medicine, they walked back to Damon's camaro.

"So, Stefan called when your changing"

"What is it?"

"He and Blondie were at the courthouse. They finished early, Katherine is guilty. They dropping charges of five years in prison alongside with Niklaus and his men" Damon said carefully.

"Okay, then can we go see her now? I just need some closure"

"Closure?" Damon asked puzzeled.

"Yeah, I was thinking that you were right to protect me and our Little Peanut so I just need closure because I'm sure this is my last time seeing her" she said softly as they exit the hospital parking lot.

"Elena! You were supposed to be resting. What are you doing here? Me and Stefan can handle this" Caroline exclaimed as she walking toward Damon and Elena.

"I miss you too Care, " she teased "Oh, and thank you for helping Damon to get the flowers"

"Oh it was nothing" she blushed, "It's not the time for your charm, Gilbert. I said I can handle it"

"I just want to have closure with Katherine"

"You do?" Caroline and Stefan said in unison.

"Yeah, can I see her now?"

"Sure, I'll check it with Officer Clark" Stefan then went to talked to some guy on the corner. Damon was with him, to personally thank him.

"So, how about his little apologize yesterday?" Caroline asked.

"One word that I can use is perfect. He sang, he played guitar, he gave me flowers and he told me that he loved me. I couldn't ask for more" she said truthfully.

"Aww I'm so happy for you! I could just hug you so tight if I didn't know that you were pregnant with my niece"

"Niece? It could be a boy" Elena rolled her eyes.

"Nope, no. It's a girl, I can sense pink inside of you" She caressed Elena's tiny bump and smiled at her, "It's definately pink"

One hour later, Officer Clark came back with a good news. Elena could see Katherine for ten minutes with the protection of two big police guy besides her. So, right now she was walking with two big police guy beside her, played with the edge of her blue blouse nerveously. The polices took her to some kind of long hallway, it was a little dark and smelly but she kept focused on closure with Katherine.

"Here it is Miss. Just ten minutes no more, no less" one of her 'bodyguard' said as she nodded.

She sat on one of the seat and trying to search for Katerine's face through the glass wall.

"Elena! Elena please don't let them take me away, please please. I'm begging you" She was surprised to see Katherine's hands on the glass door but she barely see her face.

"Kat, I need you to listen to me. Okay? Do hear me?"

"Yes" Katherine went closer and she could finally see her. She was a mess, with those, usually clear green eyes, now red and puffy, her hair was in messy bun and her cheek were flushed. She was already wearing the orange suit.

"I forgave you Kat. I really don't want you to be in prison—"

"Then tell them, please. Don't let them imprisoned me" She was crying hard and it was hard to not crying as well. She was her best friend and step sister.

"I can't Kat, I can't" she sniffed as she took her hands through the little hole on the glass wall. "What you did was beyond. I never think you could do that to me. I thought we were fine. I thought we were best friend"

"We are Elena! But I couldn't bear of losing my boy toy to you. I thought of you like nothing, you were nothing, I am so sorry Elena. I'm sorry..." she pleaded and tears streaming down her face once again.

"It's okay, hey it's okay. Maybe after this you could do something different. You could build your own life. You can find a job and have a family of your own"

"Nobody wants a criminal" she sad matter-of-factly.

"Not if you changed. Tell yourself to be a better person Kat and you'll see that there is someone out there for you. Loving you for who you are" she tighter her hold on her hands.

"Why are you so nice to me? After what I did" she shook her head.

"Because you are my sister. We'll meet again someday. In a different time, different world, different dimension", she scoffed and sniffed, "but until then, I need you to think of all you ever did to everyone, trying to be a better person. It's for your own good. It may be sounds like goodbye, but right now, I can't look at you Kat"

"But Elena..."

"I might be forgave you for everything you did to me, but when you hit me, I may be already pregnant. You had put my baby in danger. For that, I can't forgive you. I need time, a long time" She stood up and shed a single tear and wipe it away.

"ELENA! No, no, no! I'm so sorry for putting your baby at risk, please. Please don't leave me here" She was begging but Elena couldn't stand it anymore. She took one last glance at her.

"Goodbye Katherine"

"How did it go?" Damon half running toward her followed by Stefan and Caroline.

"It was fine, well, a little emotional breakdown but fine" she tried to smile and Damon pulled her into his embrace. She nuzzled in his neck, inhaling his scent. It was perfection, he smelt like white musk, it was masculine, tough, but somehow it smelled safe and like home. Her favorite smeel in the world.

"Okay, let's dinner outside, sounds good?"

"Oh! We can do a double date" Caroline suggested happily, Stefan nodded at her.

"Do you think I'm the kind of guy who does double date, Blondie? Think harder" Damon scoffed but Elena grab his hand.

She was using her phenomenal puppy dog eyes, "Cmon Damon, double date sounds really good at the moment. Can we go, please please?" she pleaded, widened her eyes and gave him a slight pout.

"Oh no, Gilbert, you're eyes wouldn't work on me" he tried to let her hands go but she grab it tighter.

"Damon, please, it'll be fun. I promise you"

"What are you, twelve?" Stefan shook his head.

"Fine, fine. Just one double date" Damon said mimicking his brother.

"Yay! You're the best", she gave Damon a quick peck on the lips and slide her arms around Caroline's, "Let's go care"

Damon and Stefan glanced at each other and followed the girls.

The next day, Damon went to buy the old restaurant he told Elena about. It was actually a place where they had their first date. He will bought it, renovate it and it'll open for bussiness soon.

Elena was just laying on her couch, watching TV without knowing what she was watching. She had already spent more than four hours to finish her novel and now she got nothing to do. Being a pregnant woman was truthfully hard. She tried to call Caroline but she got a presentation to do and Bonnie's been in Mystic Falls since Jeremy had a semester off.

When she was about to make a sandwich for herself, she heard her phone ringing.

"Hello?"

"Hey, Lena. How are you?"

"John," she said firmly "I'm fine, what do you want?"

"Oh don't be so hard on your old man" he was trying to be funny she realized that but it was no time for his playful side.

"You stop being my old man when you left mom for some slut"

"Stop saying Isobel a slut Elena Gilbert! I was being nice"

"Well, I don't want it. Just tell me what do you want or I'll hung up"

"I just calling you to say that, you have to stay away from that Damon Salvatore"

"Now why would I do that? Why would I listen to you? You didn't listen to me when I beg you not to leave the house" her voice cracked at the end.

"He's a bad news Lena. I just want the best for you"

"What's best for me is, John, having my father agree on my choices. You were supposed to support me since I'm having his baby, your grandchild. Right, I forget, you stopped being my father when you leave mom. There, I said it again!" she hang up angrily and threw her phone.

She cursed rapidly when she heard her phone buzzed again and glare at it before she hit answer button.

"What?!"

"Elena?" she calmed a little when she heard her mom's voice.

"Yes, I'm sorry. I thought it was John"

"John called you? What did he want this time?"

"The same thing he wanted from me the last time we met" she shook her head and sat on her couch.

"Just don't get him into your head. You know what doctor said about overthinking"

"Yes, mom. Damon gave me that speech almost every six hours"

"Oh that's why I like that man. Let alone the fact that he is incredibly hot"

"Mom! That's my guy you're talking about" she scoffed.

"Right, sorry baby. I just call you to say that...I'm getting married!" she heard her mom squeled like a teenage girl through the phone.

"What?! Really mom? I'm so happy for you" she jumped from her couch and dance around the room, literally.

"Yes, he proposed last night and I just couldn't wait any longer to tell you. I know I should tell you face to face but phone could works"

"So did you tell Jeremy and Aunt Jenna yet?"

"Nope, you're the first one to know"

"Congrats mom" she said sincerely.

"Thanks baby, you should come home more often. We'll talk about wedding details together"

"Okay, I'll talk to Damon about that. See you soon mom" she hang up with a big grin on her face.

"Honey I'm home!"

"Seriously Damon?" she came out of the bathroom giggling.

"What? I heard that a lot in the movies? So what did my big girl and little girl do today?" he sat on a couch and softly grab Elena by the waist and put her on his lap. She nuzzled in his neck.

"Little girl? It could be a boy? You sounds like Caroline"

"Hey, don't compared me with Barbie" he pouted and she kissed his pouted lips softly.

"So, how about your restaurant?"

"I signed the papers, it'll be ready in a week"

"Congrats! I'm proud of you" she hug him tight and he just chuckled.

"John called, as usual he wanted me to break up with you, leave you" she whispered.

"Really? What did you say?" she felt he stiffened a little.

"I said that I would never leave you and he should respect my decicions"

"That's my girl" he kissed her forehead. She can sense his relief.

"Oh, and my mom just got engaged. She asked me to come home"

"Then we'll be home after we asked "

"You're going with me?" her eyes widened.

"Of course I'm going with you. I'll go wherever you asked me to go" he kissed her temple and cuddled her.

"Thank you Damon" she smiled up at him.

"No, thank you sweetheart" he gave her his shy smiled.

In his life he never think of he would cuddled the mother of his child. He never thought of having a serious relationship. He was always the ladies man and never thought about having a family of his own. But suddenly she came and change his whole perspective. It was wrong he thought at first but now, if someone asked him what he think about it, he'll say "my dream already came true the moment I met her".

See? Like I said, lack of inspiration. Hope you don't mind.

So, I was thinking to finish the story to 17 or 18 chapters, what do you guys think?

Please, reviews and tell me what you think of this one :)

PS: Like I told you last chapter, voting time for the second story! I actually have more than two plots in my head but I think the best ones are these two.

1. They dated, broke up and met again 7 years later. One little miracle made them feel the sparks that they had a long time ago. What would happen if they realized they haven't unfell for each other? Would they pushed each other away or do the opposite?

2. Elena always loved Stefan from the moment she met him. But when Katherine, her best friend, dating him would she move on or pining and brooding for him? It will all change when she meets Stefan's blue eyed brother. She feel the sparks but would she give him a chance?

Don't forget to vote! :D and reviews!