Chapter 13

Damon's P.O.V

I rushed into the local hospital calling for help. I knew I was probably over reacting but I couldn't risk it.

"Help, my girlfriend she just collapsed"

"Ok, sir calm down, place her here" said one of the doctors, pointing at a gurney I placed her down and he began examining her.

"Ok, we need some help here" the doctor yelled as he took her blood pressure and temperature.

A group of nurses came over and wheeled her away. I tried to follow but was stopped.

"Sorry sir you need to wait her"

"What, Why? What's up with her"

"I'm afraid we don't know yet, but we'll let you know as soon as possible, Can I ask your relationship to her"

"S-she's my girlfriend"

"Are you here alone in town or are there family members"

"No her family lives here"

"Well you might want to contact them, I don't know how long there going to be"

"Ok" I whispered quickly whipping my phone and and calling Ric.

"Hey, Ric i'm at the hospital somethings up with Elena"

"What happened"

"She collapsed, just get everyone here and i'll explain when everyones here"

"Ok, we'll be there as soon as" he said before hanging up.

What a night tonight had been. I just couldn't believe it everything was going great, everything was turning out ok with Stefan, Elena had finally told me here secret and we finally told each other how we feel, and to top all that of my girlfriend collapses just when everything was going great. And then there was also the matter of my dad, i'd stopped myself from saying anything to him that I shouldn't because Elena was there, but tomorrow my plan had been to get him out of my life once and for all, he hurt me too much, Stefan I could forgive, but when a parent treats the way he treated me its unforgivable. But then I thought to my newly discovered niece and nephew, how could I turn my own father away, if anything I should hear him out but I didn't know whether I had it in me to forgive him. If I couldn't do it for him I would do it for Elena I know she would be ashamed of me if I didn't. Elena, god I couldn't lose her i'd only just found her.

I was pulled out of my inner debate by Jenna rushing in.

"What's happened, where is she, has there been any news"

"She collapsed when we were down at the old quarry. They took her through there like 20 minutes ago, I haven't heard anything since" I said putting my head between my hands.

"Oh god" I heard Jenna whimper.

"She'll be fine she;s always been a fighter" Caroline reassured Jenna whilst trying to keep herself together.

I looked up to see the waiting room quickly filling with Elena's loved ones. There was Ric, Jenna, Caroline, Tyler, Jeremy, Bonnie, Matt and Amy. I could see the fear and Jeremy's face at the thought of losing his sister, the sadness on Bonnie and Caroline's faces at possibly there being something up with there best friend. The whole room was filled with faces of despair and sadness. And then finally we heard the door open and a Doctor walked through the doors, the same Doctor that had taken her off me. I jumped up striaght away.

"Family of Miss Gilbert", Everyone looked at the Doctor and jumped up.

The room was filled with

"Is she ok"

"What's up with her"

"She's fine, she's just running a fever, and she's extremely dehydrated...we found a large amount of a drug in her system, which concerns us, Has she taken anything resently"

"What...NO of course not she would never do that" Jenna burst out.

"I don't know but I had a very big effect on her body, the main side effects are mainly drowsiness, constant vomitting, running a fever, dehydrations, and fainting. Its seemed to have posioned her system"

"Oh, God she would never do that, we were with her all last night the only time was when she was with those g-...Oh god they must have put something in her drink" Caroline exclaimed.

"Whatever happened she is in a seriously weakened state and we want to keep her over night, luckily this should have passed by the morning, but if she had consumed anymore it could have turned out a lot worse"

"When can we see her" I asked

"She's just woken up now, she was asking for you Sir, I assume your Damon"

"Yeah, i'll go now" and with that I rushed to find Elena. I was beyound fuming, I would find these guys and I would personally kill them.

I eventually got to her room and as soon as I entered her room I rushed over to her.

"Damon...they said I was posioned"

"Yeah baby I know...How you feeling"

"Better I guess they gave me something to help keep my strength up...they still have some tests to run to make sure everythings ok...I promised I didn't take anything...I don't know how..."

"Do you remember those guys last night"

"Y-yeah?" she whispered weakly.

"Turns out they put something in your drink when you were with them"

"W-what I only had half glass, you got to me before I had chance to drink it"

"Well good job I stopped you cause whatever they put in it, was some seriously strong stuff if you had drank it...I-i don't think y-you'd be here now" I whispered as a tear swept down my face.

"Hey, i'm fine don't worry i'll be back to normal tomorrow, just in time to go to your brothers with you" she said cupping my face.

"I thought I might lose you, I don't want to ever feel like that again. And I don't think so missus you are going home to bed, i'll go by myself if I even go at all" I said

"But you have t-" Before she could finish her sentence I stopped her with my lips.

"No, buts, i'm not risking you getting hurt again"

"W-why would they drug me, I don't get it I didn't even know the guys, at least not the one I was talking too" She asked confused.

"I don't know baby, but I will find out, maybe someone recognized them last night"

"Don't do anything stupid, ok" she said, eyeing me carefully

"When have I ever done anything stupid" I reply winking, I was just about to lean down again and claim her lips when Jenna comes bounding into the room.

"Don't do that too me again, you silly girl" She says pulling Elena into a hug.

"I'm sorry, trust me I won't have any need to talk to strange men ever again if everything goes to plan" she says looking at me meaningfully.

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Elena P.O.V

"Seriously, Jenna I will be fine by Tuesday, I don't care the wedding is going on"

"I don-"

"No arguing with me, you are getting married on Tuesday"

"Only if the Doctor gives you the all clear"

"They will, there only keeping me over night for observation"

"Then what are all the other tests for" she asks pointedly.

"To make sure everythings, now i'm more worried about you, you need to be at home I don't want you going into early labour"

"Hey i'm gonna get bigger I still have just under 4 months to go"

I just laugh. Damon had left around an hour ago get something to eat and some clothes for me for the next day.

"So, when were you planning to tell me"

"Planning to tell you what" I ask and start reading the magazine in my hand.

"The fact that you and Damon have made it offical" she asked sternly.

"How do you know"

"As if Alaric can keep a secret from me, he's scared of me at the moment, the hormones and all" she laughs, "But seriously when were you"

"Well, I was gonna tell you I just didn't know when I thought you would get angry at me"

"Elena, sure I don't particularly like the guy but if tonight has showed me anything he really cares about you, and that's what I have always wanted for you someone that cares enough to put you first, and I know with everything that had happened in the past that its hard for you to let people in, but with Damon that's different your always smiling know, and that makes me happy to see you like this"

"I told him everything, tonight."

"Seriously...you don't tell anyone about that" she says to me clearly shocked.

"I want it to work more than anything"

"Wow, I'm proud of you, you're finally starting to move past what happened in the past"

"I guess I am, who would have thought...Anyway you getting cold feet yet in less then 48 hours you will be a married woman"

"Not at all they are all warm and toasty" she joked.

"That's what I like to hear, Where is everyone anyway"

"Oh there all waiting to see you"

"Seriously this long, guess you better send them in and oh Jenna I want you to go home already you look exhausted"

"Yes ma'am" she said saluting me.

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After Bonnie, Caroline, Tyler, Matt and Amy had left I was left with my brother whilst we waited for Damon to come back. I had a feeling Damon had told Jeremy to make sure I wasn't alone.

"Jer, you can go home you know its almost 11, you must be tired"

"Not a chance, you'd be all alone with out me you don't want that do you"

"I guess not, Do you know where Damon went"

"Ummm...no" he said looking down.

"You know you can't lie to me"

"Well...he might have gone to the Grill to look at last nights footage on the security cameras"

"What, what for"

"Do you even have to ask"

"I guess not" I said folding my arms across my chest.

"He's only gone looking who it was you were talking to last night and seeing if any of us recognize any of them"

I sighed. He just had to try and protect me, I adores him for it, But I wanted him here with me know .

Jeremy's phone began buzzing, and I looked at him sucipiously as he walked outside the room I was staying in.

2 minutes later he walked back in and grabbed his jacket.

"Damon should be her any sec so I'm going home" he said and leaned over me and gave me a kiss on the forehead. "I'll see you tommorrow".

And just then Damon walked through the door with a bag in one hand. And a bunch of flowers in the other.

"Hey beautiful" he smiled at me.

I smiled back, I'd planned to be angry with him but quickly changed my mind when I saw he had my favourite flowers in hand and some strawberries in his bag.

"Thanks for staying with her Jer"

"What are brothers for" he winked and waved goodbye.

"Took you long enough to come back" I pouted.

"I had some errands"

"Yeah, Jeremny explained all about these 'errands' why didn't you tell me what you were doing"

"You'd tell me to leave it. Anyway all I did was asked Matt if he could get any close ups of the guys that were there and he said he's have the pictures to me by tomorrow, plus I had to run to the store to get Harry something, as well as get you some supplies"

"|Fine I forgive you considering you took so long for Harry...So what you get me" I fluttered my eye lashes causing him to laugh.

"Strawberries, Grapes and Chocolate"

"What would I do without you" I laughed pulling him down into a passionate kiss, the kiss soon got hot and heavy causing him to pull away, resulting in me pouting.

"Hey, don't look like that we can't your not up to it "

"I can assure you I am" I say trailing my hand down his body.

I hear him gulp, causing me too grin. I move forward and whisper into his ear "I want you"

"Not here" he says, I can see the lust brimming in his eyes.

"Well where then Mr Salvatore"

I see him look over to my bathroom and picks me up swiftly causing me to giggle.

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The next morning, I was discharged from the hospital at 9.30, after being given the all clear by the Doctors, they said that i's have to have a check up in the next couple of weeks or so just to make sure everything was ok, but besides that I was feeling great.

Damon ended up stay all night with me saying he didn't want to leave me on my own, and we'd spent the whole night in a passionate embrace feasting on each others bodies.

We got back to Jenna's shortly after 10, after we'd been for something to eat as the Doctor said I should be able to keep everything down now. Damon said considering how better I was feeling he would go see his brother, but refused taking me with him, just incase he had said, so he was leaving me with the girls saying I needed girl bonding time. He wasn't due to be there for another hour or so. So we decided to go upstairs and entertain ourselves. We honestly couldn't get enough of each other, I was addicted to his body.

After Damon left I decided to go help Jenna with her last preparations for the following day, as all the guys were out doing there own thing.

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Damon P.O.V

I arrived at my brothers just before 12, I was nervous to say the least. I didn't know what to do about my Dad. I was also nervous about getting the pictures of Matt, what if someone recognized them what if some one didn't. I was still confused as to why anyone would poison Elena, I mean I know there are some sick people out there but, posioning someone in the hopes of actually doing some serious damage, it was beyond sick. I guess i'd find out later when I met up with everyone as Jenna kept Elena busy if any of them recognized the guys.

I walked up to the front door with the present I had gotten Harry, and knocked. Stefan was the one to answer the door.

"Glad you could make it"

"Me too, is he here already"

"Yeah,he's just upstairs...You look like hell"

"Thanks, stressful night in hospital"

"What's happened"

"Turns out Elena was poisoned the other night"

"What, how"

"Some one put something in here drink"

"God is she ok"

"Yeah, she's fine thank god...I brought this for Harry"

"Thanks he'll love it...there just out at the moment at Lexi's mum's house"

"Ah right guess i'll see them another time"

"Of course"

"So I guess we better get this over with"

"Just hear him out, I know he's hurt you but he's in a lot of pain and regret for the way he treated you"

"Yeah, yeah I know. Just gotta try and keep my cool I suppose"

I followed Stefan into the living room we were sat in last night.

"Dad" I said acknowledging.

"Damon, how are you"

"Been better"

"Where's your girlfriend today"

"Busy with family stuff"

"Oh ok...I'm glad you decided to talk to me"

"Well...thought i'd better otherwise i'd feel bad about if later on" I shrug simply.

"I only ask you hear me out, i'm not asking for forgiveness, I know i'm never likely to get it, but just you being here and talking to me is enough"

"Good, because your probably not going to get it"

I see him look down sadly and I feel a twinge if guilt in the pit of my stomach.

"Well, I guess I better start then. Your mother was always a very passionate Woman and when she found out she was pregnant with you I never saw her so happy, never she practically glowed the whole way through the both pregnancies. Then when you were 4 and Stefan was 2, she became very ill, Cancer they told me it was, she lived her last years in complete happiness. She died 3 years later, Damon will remember, but you Stefan you were still small. That's when everything went downhill for us I guess. You looked so much like your mother Damon the same eyes, the same hair, not only that though you already started to be like her at such a young age. I hurt, the woman I loved had died and I was left to raise to boys on my own. I could never bring myself to bring another woman into my life, so that's when I guess I hit the bottle. I took my anger out on you Damon, I shouldn't have"

"Still doesn't explain why for all these years you treated me more like a stranger then your son"

"Over the years i've watched you grow into this man, that your mother would be so proud off, especially now. But it hurt still that's why I never used to praise you when you did something right or be there on the day of your graduation. The one thing I regret the most though is not being there when you had your heart broken, you needed the love of a parent then and I wasn't there for you either of you. I know its taken you awhile to get over it, especially you Damon, but the man you are today I wouldn't change for anything neither of you"

"I needed my father and he wasn't there when I needed him most. When I needed advice on the minor things such as girls I had no one to go to. Or when I missed my mother I had no one to go too. If I could change anything myself it would be losing my relationship with my family"
I said.

"I know and I wish I hadn't pushed you away when I needed you most, but all I can do is try and make up for the time I lost and get to know my sons again"

"I guess we could give It ago, but just so you know if you even show a hint that you are going to revert to your old ways your out of my life for good, for so many years you've been dead to me as far as I was aware I never had a dad, and its gonna take a lot to change that" I said.

"One chance that's all I need and i'll prove too you i'm worthy to get to know you again"

"You're only getting one chance"

"Soo...a step in the right direction would, asking about Elena, I don't want to intrude"

"Nope, she's the one that made me even think of talking to you again"

And that I spent the next hour explaining to my brother and father just how wonderful the girl was that was currently in my life.

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I made It to the grill by 3, and everyone else was there minus Jenna who was with Elena.

"So have you got the images of the guys"

"Yep, there right here"

"Has anyone seen them"

"Nope they all wanted to wait for you, so here you go that's the only decent one I could get of them all together"

I passed it too, Bonnie first she didn't recognize them, then Tyler, then Amy, Ric and then finally there was Caroline and Jeremy.

Both Caroline and Jeremy stared at the group of men, then Caroline gasped and a look of terror washed across her face.

".GOD. I recognize him" she said pointing at one of them men, on the brink of tears.

"What, Caroline where from?" I said nervously, I had I sinking sucipion I already new the answer.

"That's, that's one of Elijah and Klaus's thugs" she whimpered and put her head on Jeremey's shoulder.

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