A/N: Thank You so much! I was for sure no one would even read this! For those of you, who are wondering, just to clarify: ELENA IS HUMAN! That puts her at 26. Everyone else falls into their respected ages. Caroline, Jenna, Isobel, Stefan, Damon, and Rose and Tyler (yes he will make an appearance here soon) don't age.

Chapter 2: Days Go By

1:30 PM

By one thirty breakfast had been cleaned up and long over. Now everyone was setting up for the party. Pink and purple streamers hung from the ceiling and balloons were placed sporadically around the room. The dining room table was set with pink and purple napkins, plates, and plastic silverware. There was a huge banner hanging above with "Happy Birthday Miranda and Gabrielle", again written in pink and purple. There wasn't much food, carrot sticks, chips and dip, thing like that.

The girls were outside in the gardens playing hide and seek. It was fun to watch them chase each other back to base and try and not be it. Both of them had chosen cute semi-matching outfits. Miranda's was a purple dress with purple and white polka-dotted leggings and black boots. Gabrielle's was a pink dress with pink and brown polka-dotted leggings and brown boots. Elena thought it was funny how the girls coordinated.

Just then someone knocked on the door. Elena walked from her spot at the window to see who it was. She opened the door and saw her little brother with an arm load full of presents.

"Hey Jeremy, get in here," Elena said helping her brother with the presents. When she turned back she saw her best friend/sister-in-law standing with her five year old son in one hand and a car seat in another.

"Hey Elena, We would have been here sooner but someone wouldn't leave the wiggles," Bonnie said looking down at her son Jaime Grayson Gilbert.

"It's okay. You're actually the first ones here, and besides I'm sure it was a very important episode," Elena said smiling at her nephew. "The girls are outside playing if you want to join them, Jaime."

Little Jaime tore off to the back door with his mom yelling to slow down and try not to get your clothes dirty.

"You're so over protective, Bonnie," Elena said ushering her friend inside.

"Yeah well my son's not half vampire so I get to worry a little more than you," Bonnie said grinning at her friend.

"And who is this?" Elena said turning her attention to the car seat. "Is this little Miss Savannah Monroe?" Elena said while picking up the sweet ten month old. "My you've grown since I've seen you! What has your mother been feeding you?" Elena cooed at the baby as she walked over to the living room.

"Oh you know formula and miracle grow," Bonnie said following Elena.

"Ha-ha, your mommy also thinks she's funny," Elena laughed.

Another knock at the door turned the girl's attentions away.

"I got it babe don't worry" Stefan called coming down the stairs. He saw that Elena had her hands full.

"Thanks Hun," Elena called to him. Elena resumed her conversation with Bonnie but was also trying to hear who was at the door.

"Hey Caroline, Matt you can set the presents over there. Bonnie and Elena are in the living room."

Before they knew it Caroline was walking into the living room with her son on her hip.

"Hey Caroline, hey Bentley" Elena and Bonnie greeted them as they walked in.

"Hey Bentley, why don't you go play with your cousins," Caroline said cheerfully. Bentley tore outside where he could hear other children playing.

"Wow Caroline, you're getting better at that whole mom thing," Elena said.

"Well some of us aren't naturals Elena. I can't believe it's been five years since we adopted him, feels much shorter," Caroline said relaxing into the armchair across from Bonnie and Elena.

"You adopted him when he was two?" Elena questioned

"Yeah, tiny little thing, could barely walk or talk. Kind of sad really," Caroline answered. She'd had the option to have kids but had turned it down. Caroline was a vampire so technically she could never have kids of her own. She' accepted this fact and so she and Matt adopted a son a few years after high school.

It's been hard though. All of the adults try and keep the young one as much out of the supernatural as possible. It's proven tricky though like when Bonnie closes a door from across the room or Damon leaves his unfinished "punch" on the table. One day they'll have to tell them but not now.

"You gonna hog the baby Elena?" Caroline said reaching over and taking little Savannah from her.

"Yeah, fine, okay," Elena said gathering her thought. "I need to find Stefan anyway." Elena removed herself from the couch and started to walk around the huge house. She finally found him in the kitchen with Damon, Rose, Matt, and Jeremy all seated in the breakfast nook.

"Hey guys, I was wondering where you two ran off to," Elena said glancing at Matt and Jeremy. "This must be where all the men retreat to, excluding you Rose."

"Yes but I've learned a lot by hanging out with them," Rose said nudging Damon.

"Well good we need an inside ear. Hey have you called Jenna and Alaric?" Elena said turning to her husband.

"Yeah and Lexi called, said she'd be here in a few minute," Stefan said answering her next question.

"Okay when they get here we can cut cake and open present and all that good stuff, speaking of I need to go get the ones from us down."

"Oh, I can get them for you."

"No I got it, besides I need to add something to them." Elena gave Stefan a quick peck on the lips, then ran up the stairs to their bedroom. They'd hid the presents in a trap door in the closet because the girls were so nosy. They'd gotten them matching outfits and a silver locket with an engraving of "Safe and Sound" in the inside. It was Elena's favorite song when she was pregnant and it kind of described her life.

She found the photos she'd cut out weeks ago to put into the lockets. The picture was of her, Stefan, Miranda and Gabrielle sitting around the fire their first Christmas as a family. She remembered how excited Stefan was to but presents for someone other than Elena. She also remembered how the girls loved the boxes more than the actual presents.

Elena was walking past the girls' room when she spotted something in the corner. It had been six years of messy rooms that she'd almost forgotten this piece of art. She turned into the room, setting the boxes on one of the beds and walked over to the drawing. She traced her fingers over the curved lines and read all the measurements: Four weeks 33", Two months 38", Four months 40", Six months 45", Eight months 56", and Nine months 61". She remembered how fast she expanded. Carrying twins was no joke, and to think it almost didn't happen.

FLASHBACK

Six years and Nine Months Ago: February 2013

"So you're saying there's a spell that can cause fertility in all species, supernatural included?" Elena questioned her witch friend. "That's insane."

"Tell me about it, but when in our live have things been sane? It's in our blood to be different," Bonnie said to justify her point.

Elena knew she was right. Nothing in her life has been normal in over four years. Ever since she met Stefan her life has been upside down. But none of it was his fault, all of the event would have occurred sooner or later. You see Elena is perfectly human. Born and raise human even, but her world was supernatural, plagued with vampires, witches, werewolves, and hybrids. The love of her life was a vampire, her best friend was a witch, and even she was a doppelganger whose ancestors had been used in an ancient cure. And now here she was still alive and talking about starting a family.

"I don't know how Stefan would feel. It's been a year since we killed Klaus but the damage he caused is still there. I mean Stefan's humanity was shattered. He's still trying to regain it."

"Yeah but I know how much you want a family Elena. You have such a strong maternal instinct. I just don't want that option taken from you."

"Yeah I guess, I'll talk to Stefan about it," Elena said taking a sip of her coffee. "Was this the 'opportunity' Caroline turned down?" Elena knew her friend had said something about being able to have kids but she couldn't remember what she'd said.

"Yeah but she was just starting to apply for that adoption. She had her mind set on that and didn't want to be distracted by anything," Bonnie said.

"Makes sense, it's been awhile sense any of us could breathe easily." Just then Elena's phone went off.

"It's Stefan. I gotta go. I'll talk to you later Bonnie," Elena said getting up from the table and waving at her best friend/ soon-to-be-sister-in-law.

Elena made it back to the boarding house and found it to be disturbingly quiet. She ran up the stairs to Stefan's room and found it to be empty.

"Stefan?" Elena called out, "Stefan? Hello where'd you go?" She turned around a few time before she felt a familiar pair of arms grab her and tackle her onto the bed.

"Hello, beautiful," Stefan said while leaning down and giving Elena a kiss.

"Well someone's on a good mood," Elena exclaimed kissing him back.

"I missed you and I have some good news," he said.

"Me too, well not new more like info, but you go first."

"Okay, well you remember my friend Lexi right?" Elena nodded remembering the blonde vampire. "She's coming to visit!"

"That's great. It'll be good to have someone here that you can talk to," Elena said.

"What are you talking about? I talk to you."

"Yeah I know, but I also know that you're still recovering. What I mean is you'll have someone to console you. Someone who's seen you in your darkest time," Elena said.

Lexi was Stefan's oldest friend. She'd helped him each time he'd gone off the rails. Now he was back on, but still not fully over what happened.

"I understand," Stefan said. That was all he could say.

They lay there in silence for a moment before Stefan remembered Elena had "info."

"What were you going to tell me earlier?" Stefan questioned.

"Huh? What? Oh right it's nothing now," Elena said trying to get out of it.

"Well it was something before, why don't you tell me?" Stefan pressed.

"Okay, we've been married for a little over three months so I don't know if this is too soon or not," Elena said hesitant to finish, "but while I was talking to Bonnie today she brought up that she's found a spell that can cause fertility in all species," Elena paused and looked up at Stefan, "supernatural included."

Stefan had to think for a second before he caught on. He sat up and started pacing the floor.

"I knew you'd freak, but I told Bonnie I'd ask you. She was going to test it on Caroline but she said no. Oh forget it. Pretend like I didn't say anything," Elena said. She'd known that after everything that had happened, things would be different. How silly to think of having kids.

"No it's not that I just need time to…to…think about what you're asking," Stefan said glancing over at Elena.

"Once I was turned I knew I couldn't have kids. Was I sad, yes? But I got over it. Now to have that option after one-hundred and sixty three years… I just need time to think," he said leaving the room.

Elena felt like crying. Even though her head said don't get your hopes up but deep down she'd really wanted Stefan to agree with this. Now she was let down. Denied the one thing she could have with someone other than the one she loved. She just lay there now hoping Stefan would return soon.

Downstairs Stefan Found Damon's secret stash of the good stuff. Industrial strength alcohol, that's what he needed. Stefan sat down on the couch and just stared at the empty fireplace. The house was quiet. Damon and Rose were gone. Who knew they'd be back.

While in his mid-drunk state Stefan started pounding himself with questions. "How could she ask something like this?" "What if I go off the rails again?" "What if the child kills her?" "What if the child was killed?" and last and most important, "Could I even be a father after what I've done?" His life flashed before his eyes. All the bad parts at least.

He was so absorbed by his thoughts that he didn't hear the whoosh of air around him. Once it happened again his senses picked up. He stood up, placing his glass on the coffee table and called out a loud "Hello." There was another whoosh, this time with a scent. "Lexi, I know it's you. You should tone the perfume a notch."

Before her knew it Stefan was flat on his back with a very frightening vampire looking over him.

"I was wondering how long it'd take you to notice my presence." Lexi smiled as she helped her friend off the floor.

"Now are you going to tell me what's wrong or will there be a game of twenty questions?" she questioned. Lexi sat down on the couch and took a sip of the alcohol still resting on the table.

"What makes you think something's wrong?" Stefan said taking back his glass and downing the rest if the drink.

"Well for one you're not all lovey-dovey with your wife and two you pulled out the strong stuff, so spill," she said swatting the cushion next to her. Stefan came and sat down, leaning his heads back in the process.

He took a deep sigh before saying, "Elena wants a family."

"She has you doesn't she?" Lexi inquired.

"Yeah she does but she wants kids," Stefan said being more obvious.

"Well since vampires can't procreate, it looks like adoption."

"Actually, her friend Bonnie, you know the Bennett, found a spell that can cause fertility in people like us," Stefan countered his friend.

Lexi gave a small gasp, but her expression went from excitement to concern in the blink of an eye.

"Yeah, I know. I don't know what to do. I mean I want to make Elena happy but I'm afraid of what will happen. What if I can't be a good father because of Klaus? I couldn't live with myself if I hurt her or the child," Stefan said. He was so overwhelmed by his thoughts, he didn't even notice when Lexi moved around to look him square in the eye.

"Now you look at me," she said with a stern tone. "You are the luckiest bastard there is. Elena is so lucky that she has you. So is any children that you may or may not have," Lexi lifted her friends head so he was looking at her. "There are thousands of worse things you could have done. If you let what Klaus did control your future then he's winning."

"No Lexi he's alrea…"

"No he hasn't," Lexi interrupted him. "Stefan Klaus is dead, but the game continues. If you let the past dictate your future, then you're letting yourself lose. Days go by and you live through them. If Elena wants to have your child, then go for it. The worst that could happen is she leaves you," Lexi said wrapping up her speech. She waited for Stefan's response.

Stefan just sighed, too many things to think about and not enough alcohol. "I'll think about it." He sighed and got up to refill his glass.

Five Days Later

Elena sat on the couch flipping through a magazine. She wasn't really interested in what it had to say about beauty products and hairstyling tips. Stefan and Lexi had left little over two hours ago to go hunting and Damon and Rose were still not back, so the house was empty. Elena got up and walked over to the kitchen to start making her lunch. She wasn't very hungry so a sandwich and chips would tide her over.

She was just finishing cleaning up the kitchen when she heard the front door open.

"Elena, you home?" Stefan called out.

"Yeah in the kitchen," before she knew it Stefan was standing right in front of her, crushing his lips to hers.

"Whoa, someone's happy today," Elena smiled and kissed her husband back with equal force.

"I've been thinking," Stefan said pulling away.

"Uh oh, Should I be scared?" Elena said playfully.

"No it's about what you said the other day. I was freaked out, but it wasn't by the question it was because of what would happen after. You know the future," Stefan said walking around to sit on one of the bar stools.

"Look Stefan, forget about it. It's too much to ask…" Elena started to say.

"No it's not. Why should you be held back because of me? You could have had anyone in this world, but you choose me," Stefan said as he looked into Elena's big brown beautiful eyes. Elena walked over and sat on the opposite stool.

"That's right. I choose you because I was willing to give up everything for you. I love you Stefan and you're enough for me."

"But I want to give you everything Elena. It may not make up for everything but it's a start. I know you want a family, so do I. I want to try. If Bonnie can do the spell then I'm willing to try."

Stefan looked up to see Elena just staring at him.

"Elena? Are you okay?"

"Yeah!" Elena exclaimed coming out of her daze.

"Elena, I'm trying to say that I want you to have my child. I want to be a real family."

"Oh my gosh, Stefan yes, yes, a million times yes!" Elena jumped up and gave him a big hug and kiss.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you…." Elena said in between kisses.

"Don't thank me yet. Go call Bonnie and tell her we're willing to be her guinea pigs."

Stefan watched as Elena ran up the stairs to grab her phone. Wow they were going to be family.

Days go by
I can feel 'em flying
 like a hand out the window
in the the wind the cars go by...
Yeah it's all we've been given,
So you better start livin' right now
'Cause days go by...

A/N: Ok so here's Chapter 2. Expect Chapter 3 sometime soon. It will be a continuation of the flashback. Oh and who enjoyed Thursday's episode. I was in TEARS! No spoilers for those who haven't seen it just know that it was sad. OK Bye Now!