It had been two weeks.

Two very long weeks since Caroline had taken the pregnancy test.

Two weeks and she still didn't know how to feel about it. And she definitely didn't know how Stefan would feel about it…if she ever got up the courage to actually tell him.

She was pregnant.

Caroline Forbes was pregnant with Stefan Salvatore's baby.

She wanted so badly to be excited about this. But pretty much since the day she'd found out, there hadn't been time to even sit and really process it.

Damon and Elena's wedding day was just a week away. They had been planning and getting everything ready non-stop for the past two weeks.

Stefan was healing great, he was now able to walk without any pain, his head didn't hurt anymore and he was able to breathe and laugh without his ribs causing him a piercing pain. Everything was actually going really well.

Except for the fact that she had yet to tell anyone, including him, about the baby.

And she was still terrified of what Tyler was planning. She knew he was going to try something. He always did.

And now she wasn't just responsible for herself. She had another little being inside of her that she needed to protect.

She needed a plan, which meant she could only ask one person.

She made her way downstairs and saw him sitting in his chair, reading the paper. Everyone else had gone out to get last minute things for the wedding. This would be her only chance to talk to him alone.

"Damon?"
He looked up from his paper, "What's up Blondie?"
She didn't even know where to start, so she didn't say anything.
Damon looked back up at her and saw the look on her face. Something was definitely going on.
"Caroline, what's wrong?"
"I uh, I really need your help."

Caroline spent the next hour telling Damon everything. About seeing Tyler in the store, and him threatening her, again. About not telling Stefan. About the baby and also not telling Stefan about that. It felt good to get it all off of her chest, but it still didn't solve anything.

"So, let me get this straight…you're pregnant?"
She nodded.
"And Stefan has no idea?"
She nodded.
"And you think Tyler is planning something again?"
She nodded.
"And Stefan has no idea about that either?"
She nodded again.
"Okay." He took a deep breath. "Well, first things first, I'm going to give you a big ass hug because you just told me I'm going to be an uncle and you have no idea how happy that makes me!"
Caroline laughed and leaned in to hug Damon.
She knew she made the right choice in telling him.
"Now, on to the next thing. How in the hell could you not tell Stefan about any of this!?" He asked with his voice raised.
Okay, maybe she didn't make the right choice?
She let out a sigh and shook her head.
"I don't know Damon. This all happened in one day and I was a bit overwhelmed and terrified honestly. Stefan and I haven't been together as long as you and Elena, we've never talked about kids or what our future might look like. Hell, I don't even know if he wants kids!" she threw her hands up, exasperated.
"What if he freaks out and decides that this isn't something that he wants? And then on top of the whole, hey I'm carrying your kid thing, he has to deal with possibly being screwed with again by my crazy ass ex-husband/husband, who ran him over with a car!? What kind of person would want to stay and deal with this mess that is my life, and all of this craziness, nobody in their right mind would ever choose this Damon!"
She put her head in her hands and let out a yell. She didn't know how she was going to deal with all of this.
She felt a hand on her shoulder as Damon had sat back down next to her.
"Caroline, first off, you have to relax, this stress isn't good for the baby. And second, if you think for one second that Stefan is going to leave you, then it's you who isn't in her right mind. My brother loves you with everything in him, he would never leave you. No matter what the circumstances are, Stefan would never, ever, let you go through this alone. And he's not the only one. We're all here for you, but you have to let us be here for you. And that starts with telling Stefan the truth about all of this. I promise you that if he says the wrong thing, I'll kick his ass for you." He told her with a smirk and a wink.
Caroline laughed. Sometimes Damon really surprised her. He tried to act like a hard ass, but underneath all of that, he really did have a big heart, and would do anything for the people he cared about, and she felt really lucky to be included on that list.

Damon sat back and pulled Caroline into him and wrapped his arms around her.

"Don't worry Care, we'll figure this all out. Everything will be just fine."
"Thank you Damon, for everything." She said with a yawn, and before she knew it, she was fading into sleep.

Caroline was woken up by the sound of everyone getting back home from their day. She sat up and stretched her arms before getting up and walking into the kitchen. They were all putting groceries away and Elena was about to start dinner.

She felt a pair of arms wrap around her waist and she instantly leaned back into him and let out a content sigh.
"I missed you all day." He whispered into her ear.
"I missed you too." She told him before turning around and wrapping her arms around his neck to hug him.

She needed to tell him and she needed to tell him now.

She pulled back to look at him, "Stefan, we need to talk."
He looked at her with concern all over his face but nodded his head and grabbed her hand to take them upstairs.

They reached their bedroom and Stefan closed the door and began walking over to her.

"Caroline, what's going on? You're starting to worry me."
"You might want to sit down for this." She told him.
"With that tone in your voice, I think I rather stand for whatever this is."
She could see the terrified look on his face and she imagined it mirrored the same look that was on hers.

She needed to just say it. Just get it out before she lost her nerve like she'd done so many times over the last two weeks.

"I'm pregnant."

Stefan swore that time stood still after she spoke those words.
It was like everything was now in slow motion.
He stumbled backwards and thanked god when his legs hit the bed and he sat down.

"I'm going to be a father?" he asked, although it was more to himself.

"I know this is a shock, trust me, it was a shock to me too. And I know this isn't something that we've ever talked about. I don't even know if you want kids, so if you want to run for the hills, I would totally understand. I don't want to tie you down or make you feel like you're obligated to stay and help me with this if you don't want to. I would never ask you to do that Stefan."

He looked up at her with a confused look on his face. What was she talking about?

He instantly shot back up and took her face between his hands.

"You listen to me Caroline Forbes, and you listen good."
She nodded.
"I am not going anywhere…ever. I know we'd never talked about this, but I was always afraid to bring up the future, I didn't want to freak you out or make you think that we were moving too fast. But I have dreamed of this since the moment I laid eyes on you. I don't know how to explain it. I just knew when I saw you, that you were who I wanted my future to be with. And this…" he got on his knees and places his hands on her stomach, "this is how our future starts. You, me, and this little miracle."

He kissed her stomach and it took Caroline's breath away when he looked up at her with tears in his eyes.

She got on her knees with him and pulled him in for a wonderful, long and passionate kiss.

When they finally pulled away from one another, Stefan leaned forward so his forehead was touching hers.

"I love you so much Caroline. You don't know how happy you've already made me. And this is just another thing to make me love you more if that's even possible. We're going to be parents!" he exclaimed.

Caroline let out a laugh as another happy and relieved tear fell.
She swore she'd never seen Stefan so happy, and that made her heart soar.

Everything was going to be just fine.

The two parents to be spent the rest of night lost in each other, making love multiple times between the, 'I love you's' and talking about everything they wanted to do together in their future.

It was the perfect night.

Everything was going to be just fine.

And everything else could wait until the next day.

Nothing and nobody was going to ruin the high that they were both on tonight.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS MY BEAUTIFUL READERS!
Sorry this update took so long, but I am truly hoping that it was worth the wait. And I hope everyone if happy with the new addition of the soon-to-be Steroline baby. I couldn't help myself, I just really wanted to write Stefan's reaction to finding out that he was going to be a father, it made me happy! Lol
The next update won't take as long as this one, I have a long weekend thanks to the holiday to I'll get one, maybe two chapters up within the next 2 or 3 days, but definitely one new chapter at least, that is a promise! I hope you all have a wonderful holiday!
As always, reviews and comments are appreciated. I am really looking forward to hearing what you guys thought about this chapter!