Chapter 4

Six years later

Elena and Stefan had gotten up bright and early for Thanksgiving Day because everyone was coming over to their place this year. Elena was excited to see her brother and her best friends who had all gone their separate ways to fulfill their dreams and make a life of their own. Although they all barely got see each other, it was always a tradition for everyone to take turns hosting a holiday party. Elena had gotten up to fix breakfast for the kids and Stefan had to get ready for work at the hospital. Even though it was Thanksgiving Day Stefan had to work for a few hours. Being a doctor required a lot of hard work and long hours but it was all worth it for Stefan because he was able to work doing his dream job and provide for his family. Elena missed him sometimes but she also loved the fact that he worked so hard and even when he was tired, made an effort to spend time with her and catch up on everything he missed. Elena's work as a writer allowed her to work from home when she wanted to but she also worked for a publishing company on the side. They had the perfect little family anyone could ask for. Their children Mia and Joseph were a delight and only brought Stefan and Elena closer together. As Elena finished cooking breakfast she made herself some tea and Stefan some coffee and turned on the radio to listen to the weather. Stefan walked in shortly after getting dressed for work.

"Hey, so I uh, got your Aunt Jenna a wine of the month thing." Stefan said as he held up the card to show Elena. "You think she'll like that?"

"Yea she'll definitely like that. The only thing she would have liked more is a wine of the day thing." Stefan chuckled. Elena picked up the coffee pot to pour into Stefan's mug.

"Thank you."

"Oh, I talked to Jeremy and he's bringing a girl with him today."

"Ooh well you know Damon is coming with Bonnie."

"Mm I'm sure they'll both be lovely."

"Liar." Stefan called out Elena's sardonic tone.

Elena turned around and smirked at Stefan as if to say 'you caught me'.

Elena wasn't too fond of her best friend dating her husband's brother at first considering the fact Damon was known to be a player and he was annoying, immature, inappropriate, and so on but eventually Elena realized they were happy and how could she object to her friends' happiness? Even if Bonnie hadn't gotten with him she still would have had to deal with him because he was a part of her family now. Elena's other best friend Caroline was married about a year ago to a handsome British guy named Klaus. He had a wealthy family and a great income but more importantly he treated Care like a princess and that was all Elena cared about.

The kids came running down the stairs and into the living room. Joseph was chasing his older sister down to let him play with her toys. "Hey!" Both Stefan and Elena yelled.

"You guys share, please."

"Noooo" Mia whined.

"Be nice to your brother Mia." Elena instructed.

"Okay." Mia sighed.

"Do you know that she bit him earlier this morning?" Elena informed Stefan.

"Really? Nice."

Elena's eyebrows went up. "Stefan don't encourage that." She spoke softer so the kids wouldn't overhear.

"What? Everybody loves a biter." Stefan said reassuringly.

Elena giggled. "Oh yeah? Well how about I bite you."

"Good, I'll bite you right back." Stefan smiled.

Elena shook her head and leaned into Stefan to kiss him. They both were smiling during the kiss and Elena held on to his neck, not wanting to let go. Eventually Stefan pulled back and looked at the time. "I have to go, but I promise I'll try to get home as soon as I can."

"Ok, have a good day."

A few hours later Caroline and Klaus come over to help Elena prepare since Stefan wasn't able to. Every guest was required to bring a dish but Elena still had some cooking to finish and she needed help setting up. The kids were out in the back playing while Klaus and Elena were in the kitchen preparing food. Caroline decided to take her own initiative and start decorating the dining area.

"So how was the drive here?" Elena asked Klaus.

"Oh It was marvelous, wasn't it Caroline?" Klaus asked rhetorically.

"Don't start. I already told you the food made me feel sick."

"What happened?" Elena wondered aloud.

"Caroline was complaining about being hungry and that she would starve to death if she didn't get any food so we stopped for a late brunch and when we sat down to eat she barely touched her food."

"I ate a few bites and it made me sick! What was I supposed to do, eat more until I threw up?" Caroline said defensively. Klaus ignored her and rolled his eyes.

"Wait Care, you said you were hungry and then when you started eating it made you feel sick?"

"Yea"

"Are you sure you're not pregnant...?" Elena asked.

"I don't know, I could be. This has happened to me a few times already." Caroline admitted.

"Oh my god Care!" Elena walked over to Caroline and gave her a hug.

"Calm down, I don't even know for sure yet."

"I know but all the signs are pointing to yes. I had the same thing happen to me when I was pregnant with Mia."

"I'll run and get you a pregnancy test if you want….unless you want to wait." Klaus offered.

"I don't know. What did you think I should do?"

"Get a test and take it!" Elena was excited.

"Ok, I'll do it. Klaus will you-"

"Of course sweetheart, I'll be back soon." He cut her off before she could finish the question. Klaus was excited about the idea of them having their first child but he was also nervous. He kissed Caroline on the cheek and quickly went out the door.

"I can't believe this is happening. I might be a mom."

"You are going to be an amazing mom, you have nothing to worry about. Plus you have a great husband to take care of you."

"You're right." Caroline finally cracked a smile. "Can we keep this between us until I know for sure? I don't want to give people false hope."

"Of course. I won't even mention it to Stefan."

"Liar!" Caroline blurted out.

This was the second time Elena had been called a liar today. She was starting to wonder was she that bad of a liar? Apparently so.

Five o clock rolled around fast and everyone had arrived including Stefan. Jeremy was introducing his girlfriend Anna to everyone and Elena thought she was really sweet and that they looked good together. Bonnie got a huge hug from Elena and Damon got a forced, stiff hug from Elena.

"Hello Damon, how are you?" Elena asked without interest.

"I'm doing wonderful sister in law. And you look radiant, has my brother got you knocked up again?" Damon smirked.

"Damon." Stefan scolded.

"No Damon I'm not pregnant." Elena said through clenched teeth.

Bonnie just shook her head and preceded to take a seat at the table next to Damon. Damon and Bonnie were on the opposite side of the table of Elena who had her kid's right next to her. Alaric and Jenna sat by Bonnie and Damon, Caroline and Klaus were on one end while Stefan was at the head of the table. Jeremy sat on Elena's other side with Anna. They all bowed their heads while Elena said a quick prayer for the food and thanks for bringing them all together one more time. Everyone began to dig in and reach over each other to grab different entrees. Everyone except Caroline. "You're not going to eat?" Klaus asked.

"I am it's just I have something to tell everybody."

Everyone stopped eating and turned their attention towards Caroline.

"I'm pregnant." Caroline announced.

"Oh my god Care!" All three of the girls exclaimed at the same time.

Elena, Bonnie and Jenna got up to hug and kiss Caroline while the guys just sat back and smiled, congratulating her.

"Thank you" Caroline beamed with teary eyes. Klaus held her hand underneath the table and kissed her cheek to make the tears disappear. Elena sat back and almost teared up herself at how perfect everything was. Reminiscing on when she first found out she was pregnant and how happy Stefan was. She looked over at Stefan who was grinning at everyone until he eventually caught her staring.

"What?" Stefan asked.

"Nothing. I just love you." Elena stated lovingly.

Stefan leaned over and kissed his wife knowing he would love her forever.

A/N: The end! Thank you to everyone who read this and left comments, I really appreciate it. I never expected to extend my oneshot to 4 chapters but you guys asked for it. I'm hoping to write some more oneshots and then eventually work my way towards a full on story. If you have any ideas for Stelena oneshots you'd like me to write, let me know.