You're so bright
Like a dream
You burn up
Everything
We might make a scene
Ignite gasoline

18 weeks and 5 days pregnant

Wednesday January 4th

I groan walking through the school. Winter break is over. That means school started a couple days ago. One thing I really enjoyed over winter break and I am sure other people did too, was sleeping. Some days I slept fourteen hours. It was nice.

Damon and I are closer than ever. Still haven't talked to him about my feelings but other than that, I tell him everything. And I mean everything. I have been burping a lot. Damon thinks it is funny but I don't see the humor in it. Still haven't felt any kicks. Damon and I, are both very cautious with it, always trying to see if we can feel anything. But nothing, yet. Stubborn little baby.

Damon has become almost obsessive about it. Whenever we are together he asks if I feel anything or has his hand on my stomach. It's cute. I honestly hope this baby is a daddy's little girl. Or boy. Which brings me to another thing. Today we find out the gender. I feel my heart face and my palms sweat even thinking about it. I know I still have a little while to go in the pregnancy but this is a huge milestone. I haven't bought practically anything yet, as I've been waiting for this day but it has finally come.

The gender banter has gotten worse. The only ones on the girl side, are me and Helen. All the boys….sigh, still sticking with, it's a boy. But I don't know. I can't explain it. I feel like it will be a girl. But we will see today.

I spent Christmas morning with my family, before we went over to the Salvatore's for presents and dinner. It was the nicest thing I have had since my mom died. There was no tension at all. Plus Caroline was there with her family, for Stefan. Everyone was close and had fun. It was a great day.

"Don't be nervous" My dad laughs as we exit the vehicle.

I scowl at him. "I'm not…"

"Sure you aren't." He rolls his eyes.

We reach the door and knock and a few moments later Helen reveals her beaming smile as she ushers them through the door.

"Grayson, Elena!" She boasts and kisses us both on the cheek before pulling us into tight hugs.

We walk in and on the couch I see Stefan and Damon fighting over something. But when Helen closes the door they break apart and look up.

"Elena." Damon smiles.

"Hey." I say walking more into the room.

"Elena." Helen calls behind me and I turn around to face her. "Did you eat yet? We have breakfast surrounding us." She laughs.

"I ate before I came here."

"Oh nonsense darling." She says and herds me to the kitchen.

"Mom!" Damon calls behind us.

We reach the kitchen and she wasn't kidding. It's being eaten alive by food. Breakfast food.

"Wow." I say in utter shock.

"Mom doesn't kid about food." Stefan jokes following us as he snatches a piece of bacon and which he begins to nibble on.

"But really, Helen, I am fine." I try to assure.

"Maybe you should eat something else Elena." My dad encourages

"Yeah." Damon nods.

The day goes by fast. Too fast. Damon got me the god damn laptop. I shouldn't be surprised. I mean come on. Then Helen got me a gift card to my favorite restaurant. The subtlety is killing me. Since I also asked everyone for baby stuff I got a lot of that. My dad gave me more money for maternity clothes but on top of that he bought diapers, gender-neutral baby clothes which I was surprised about, and various toys. Just a start. You can't really buy a lot of stuff till further on when you know everything is okay and what gender it is. Giuseppe got the baby a signature fleece baby blanket with 'Salvatore' marked in the corner. It brought up an awkward moment of what the last name would be but I laughed it off and thanked him.

[…]

So to say the least it was a very good Christmas. The new laptop Damon got me is top of the line and have already used it countless times. It is safe to say I am glad he bought it for me. I was so stuffed and exhausted by the end of the night that I was asleep in the car before we even reached home. But it was worth it.

The bell rings signaling lunch. The end of the day feels so far away. I just want to know already! School nowadays is so normal. I get the occasional whisper but hey, I'll take it. Katherine is in her own world. She started dating Mason, not like I care but she has been absorbed in him and cheerleading so I am pretty sure, I am in the clear.

As I inch closer to the cafeteria I can feel my mouth water at the thought of food. My hospital scare was two weeks ago. Since then I actually feel better than ever. Who knew eating could make a big difference. I have so much energy and just feel better overall. Well besides the fact that I'm extremely cold at times and I'm now experiencing pregnancy back, also known as back pains.

I reach the cafeteria and everyone is already at our table. The usual. Damon, Caroline, Stefan, Bonnie, Jeremy and now his whole gang.

About that. My brother and Bonnie, after they both mysteriously left, later the next day they both came back and explained to me and then my dad the situation. I guess they've both had a crush on each other growing up and about two months ago took it to the next level. I told them it was more than fine, as long as they're happy, then so am I. But I didn't like how they lied and snuck around, I made sure to tell them that. Not that they really listened to me.

"Hey guys." I say sitting down.

Damon pushes some of his home made Italian food towards me. It has become a habit. He brings leftovers he made the previous night and gives them to me. Says that, school food doesn't meet our baby's standards. I have to agree.

"Mhmm. This is so good." I say with my mouth full.

"So today is the big day!" Bonnie smiles while wrapped in Jeremy's embrace.

I smile while eating and nod.

"Yep, finally putting this gender war to rest. Poor Elena though…." Damon tsks.

"Why?" Caroline asks after breaking her kissing from Stefan.

"Cause she is going to lose." He smirks.

I roll my eyes knowing he would say something like that.

I know deep down he doesn't mind whether it's a girl or a boy. Part of it is probably just about pissing me off for fun and the other part is the whole family except for Helen being cocky about their genes.

Halfway during lunch and Bonnie and Jeremy are making out again. "Seriously you two! Take a rest!" I say irritated. I am sure my heightened libido isn't helping. "….You know, come up for air!"

"Oh shut up, Elena, just kiss Damon if you are so sexually frustrated" Bonnie says annoyed.

I look at her with my jaw dropped open.

Well then.

I am about to yell when Caroline intercedes. "Okay, okay you two…."

"Oh, I'm sorry Bonnie, I don't go around showing PDA everywhere, its sick." I snap.

"Please Elena, who had sex on a beach?!"

I gasp. I look over to Damon for help but he is just laughing and shrugging with a look that says 'She has a point'.

Ugh.

I glare at all of them before getting up and going to the bathroom.

I need to pee.

I just need this day to go by faster. I have waited for this day the moment I found out I was expecting. I don't know how people can wait till there birth to find out! Once you find out the gender you can start picking names, buying clothes, furniture and room themes. This day is everything to me.

The day goes my slow. Obviously. I kept looking at the time every two seconds so a minute felt like a hour and a hour felt like a day. Damon and I are meeting our families at the clinic so Damon didn't have to leave his car or we'd have to drive with my dad. Our families will all be there though. Well besides Stefan and Jeremy. But they are both so absorbed into their own relationships it's hard to even get a word in edgewise with either of them.

I keep trying to tell Damon my feelings for him these past couple weeks. But I can't. I don't know if I could take the rejection. Plus my baby is more important I am not going to start an eighteen-awkward-years with him over this. I like where we are. We can be close without it being weird or uncomfortable. Everything just seems natural. Cause it is. I don't have to try.

It's weird to think that at the beginning of the school year Caroline, me and Bonnie were all single now Caroline is with Stefan, Bonnie with my brother and well….Me…I guess I am still single but I don't feel like I am. I use to be anti boys always focusing on school or just having fun with them. I never was one to have crushes, but things have changed. A lot.

"Okay class is over. Work on the project over the next week." My teaches calls out to us but half of the class is already out the door.

I practically jump out of my seat and race out the door ignoring the weird stares.

I see Damon already waiting in his car. I still don't know how he gets there first.

"Hey." I breathe out and put my bag in the back.

"You excited?" He smirks.

"You?"

"Obviously" He rolls his eyes and we head out.

We don't say much the ride over, both nervous and very excited to see him or her again and to find out a part of it. A big part. This is another day in my pregnancy and my whole life, I am sure I won't forget.

"Here" He says turning the car off.

Here we go.

We get out and we see our parents vehicles parked closer to the front, side by side talking through the window. We walk up to them but they are still oblivious to us.

"We ready?" I break the silence and both Giuseppe and My dad who are in the drivers seats look towards us and break into a smile.

Everyone gets out of the car and I hug Helen as we go into the building. Everyone is pretty quiet, all nervous to see what baby Salvatore/Gilbert will be.

"I am Elena Gilbert….Checking in?" I whisper nervously to the receptionist.

"Okay. All checked in. Just go wait to be called back." She smiles.

I go sit in between Damon and my dad. I think Damon notices me freaking out and grabs a hold of my hand and squeezes it. But doesn't let go. I look up and smile at him. We are both in the same position. Freaked out.

I look over at Helen and Giuseppe and they are talking and smiling with each other. They really seem in love. I hope to have a love that lasts like that when I grow up. Someday.

"Elena Gilbert!" A nurse calls at the door interrupting my thoughts.

I let out a breath and head to the back.

"Scale time." She smiles. "Especially since your last hospital visit the doctor wants to make sure you are doing better."

I nod and step on. Praying I am in a better place now with my weight.

"….And…" She says looking at the scale. "You have gained seven pounds! That is amazing. Dr. Klein will be happy to hear that." She smiles and writes things down in the chart as we head to our room.

"Okay just wait here and the ultrasound tech and Dr. Klein will be in soon." She says before she leaves.

"So, you boys sure you are standing by your decision?" Helen smiles looking around at them.

They all share an interchange of looks before they nod.

I roll my eyes. So stubborn.

After a few minutes of silence the door opens revealing the ultrasound tech and Dr. Klein.

"Hello Elena!" He greets and shakes my hand. "Things are a lot better since I read your chart huh?"

I nod.

"Eating better?"

"Yes sir." I mumble.

"We have all been shoving food down her throat. I wouldn't be surprised if she gained more weight than she should" My dad jokes.

Dr. Klein lets out a light chuckle. "Good to hear. Well I don't want to prolong the anticipation. We can do all the talking afterwards. Time to see if this baby is a he or she!" He claps his hands together.

Usually he leaves while the tech does the ultrasound but he pulls up a stool and watches the tech prepare.

"Okay, if you can just lift up your shirt." The tech asks.

I nod and lift it up to just below my breasts.

I hear some gasps and awes from Giuseppe and Helen. Probably from seeing my belly for the first time.

"Okay, here we go." She says after she puts gel on and moves the device around.

A few moments later the heartbeat surrounds the room like a drum. It's beautiful. Always is.

I hear awes from everyone on the side and look over to see Helen in tears while Damon, Grayson and Giuseppe are looking with their mouths open. Men.

"So, everything looks fantastic. It's on the right path. Growing right. Everything looks amazing. Heart beat is also strong." Tech says.

She takes some pictures before moving it lower, I feel my heart swell knowing its coming. What we are all waiting for.

"So…now for the sex…" She trails off moving the device around and I suddenly feel panic in my chest. What if the baby is in the wrong position and I have to wait till next time? I heard about that happening in baby books. Please, please don't let that happen to me….

"And your baby is….a girl!" She smiles at us.

A girl.

I am having a girl.

I feel the tears involuntarily surface. I feel so much joy and emotion. I now can put a she to my baby. I can call her a she. And buy pink clothes and dolls. I can do so much now. It feels like they revealed a part of her identity. I guess they kind of did.

To be honest I would have been happy with either one. Didn't matter. I just wanted it healthy. Yeah a girl would be easier for me since I can help it out more and relate and dress it up but honestly deep in my heart, it wouldn't have mattered. I just want a happy and healthy baby. That is my dream.

I hear sniffles and cries and look over to see everyone crying, even Giuseppe. Damon's eyes snap to mine. His eyes are red rimmed and wet but we share such a deep and intense look that I can't even begin describe it or name it.

We both look back at the monitor that is our baby. Each time I come in here she has grown. It's amazing. She looks so much bigger since two weeks ago. I am proud. That something from one night that I thought to be a mistake made this. She is not a mistake. She is my life.

After a few minutes of us all staring at the monitor blindly the tech stops. "So that's it for this visit. Like I said, everything is more than fine. And Dr. Klein will talk to you some more." She nods before leaving.

Dr Klein nods and talks to us about things to watch out for and what to expect. He said by my next visit I should feel a kick by then. It nearly makes my heart stop. Feeling her too? So many things now are happening so fast. Just under twenty-two weeks more to go and I can hold her…

He prints us all pictures and a video. We reach the outside of the clinic and we all let out a deep breath.

"That was amazing." Helen sniffles. "Thanks for letting us come."

"No problem, we had to settle that bet once and for all didn't we." I smirk before me and Helen clap hands. We were right.

"Oh shut up you two." Damon scoffs at us but I can see the happiness radiating from his face.

"How about dinner at our place?" Giuseppe grumbles.

I look over to my dad and he nods.

"Yeah that sounds amazing!" I beam.

"You're hungry?" Damon asks raising a brow.

I put my hands on my hips. "Shouldn't you be happy, that I'm hungry?" I respond raising my eyebrow as well.

He rolls his eyes. "Let's go."

Our parents laugh at us, for unknown reasons and we all drive to the boarding house. I guess me and Damon should be lucky our families get along so well. A lot of families don't. I just wish my mom was here to know them and her granddaughter…. I will definitely visit her grave soon. And when my baby grows up, with her as well. I want my daughter to know my mom even though she isn't here. I would die a little inside if she didn't.

We all pull up to the boarding house at the same time. I feel my stomach rumble just thinking about the food Helen will make. My appetite is through the roof again. I am eating constantly. I am just waiting for someone to tell me to slow down. I get out and Damon's and my hands seem to naturally find each other again. Our parents might be giving us weird looks but it's natural to us. We almost crave the touch and near intimacy. Or maybe it's just me.

"Well, make yourselves comfortable and I'll get dinner started." Helen says before scurrying to the kitchen.

"Wanna hangout in my room?" Damon says nonchalantly.

I try to fight back the smile but end up failing. "Sure."

As we are about to ascend the stairs my dads voice booms behind us. "No funny business!"

"Wouldn't make a difference" I shout back before following him into his room.

I enter Damon's room and I get a sinking feeling, thinking of the last time I was in it. Didn't end well. I shift uncomfortably not knowing what to do.

"Want to watch a movie?" He asks hopefully.

I smile and nod.

He rummages through his cabinet below his TV while I am lounging on his bed. Seems nice. Oh and also, his bed is amazing. I could sleep on this for years. Hell if it was mine I would never leave the bed.

"Do you have 'Juno'?" I joke and we both start laughing.

"Smart ass."

"I have been hanging out with you too much. It is rubbing off on me." I point out.

He laughs it off but I am almost sure I saw a proud look on his face. "How about Iron man?"

"Oooh okay!" I sit up.

"Really? I figured you would turn it down for the 'Notebook." He cringes.

"Do you have the notebook?" I raise an eyebrow.

He scoffs. "Of course not."

I smile.

"Nahh, I'll just put in pretty woman instead." He says sitting down next to me.

I try to hold in my laughter but fail.

"What?" He says quickly on the defense.

"Pretty woman?" I try to contain my laughter again.

"Well yeah, I mean its well made and a great story. Besides Julia Roberts is totally hot." He does his little eye thing.

"Whatever." I roll my eyes and move around to get comfortable on his bed.

"Jealous?" He smirks.

I jump at the accusation almost thinking he knows my feelings before brushing it off. There is no way he could know.

"Of course not." I say emotionlessly. "So who else do you think is hot? Besides 'Julia Roberts'" I mock.

"You." He says without missing a beat.

I look at him for a second before laughing.

"What?" He says and his eyes are vulnerable.

"Seriously?" I say still shocked. "I mean….My belly!" I point down to our kid and laugh.

"Answer is still the same." He tilts his chin up like he is proud and turns his attention to the movie.

I feel my mouth open but then close it.

"Well you are hot too." I tell him upfront while looking at the TV.

I can feel his chuckle but we both ignore the obvious tension and flames that just went around the room.

We get about halfway through our movie before Helen calls us down for dinner.

Thank god.

Since our little….confessions…we seem to be physically closer. We ended up in each others arms again while he rubbed my back and belly. Now as we are walking down the stairs our hands are intertwined again. But I can't help but feel this new understanding that flows between us. Something has changed. Something has sparked. And I can't help but think he just might like me too. I mean he had to at least a little to sleep with me. Call me crazy but I can feel his love for me and our baby.

We make our way to the dining room and everyone is already seated. Though Stefan is gone, probably at Caroline's. Those two are inseparable, I swear. They can hardly go to class without each other much less a meal.

I sit down between my dad and Damon and across from Helen and Giuseppe. Helen made an amazing turkey casserole with two different pastas, a fruit salad along with a salad. Damn I wish I was Italian.

We all start digging in and engaging in some small talk.

"Well, I brought out some wine to celebrate our little Bambina." Helen says pouring everyone a glass. "Well, besides you dear. You can stay far away from this." Helen says firmly.

I smile at her.

"Here you go, Damon. I will let you have some and we can pretend you have never had any before and that this is your first time." Helen says innocently.

"If you want to think that, Mom." Damon laughs and sips on some wine.

"And I would like to point out again me and Helen were right." I smirk drinking some apple cider.

"Hell yes we were!" Helen laughs and we high five each other over the table. "And you men thought your 'genes' would overrule. Our little bambina is so stubborn she had to prove you all wrong." She says proudly.

"And I know just where she got that stubborn attitude" My dad jokes.

I send him a glare.

"You never know, could still come out a boy" Giuseppe jokes.

"You stubborn old man!" Helen jokes and slaps his arm. "It's a girl!"

"Helen….there hasn't been a girl in the Salvatore line in a century." He points out.

"Well then she is pretty damn special!" She smirks, just like Damon.

"I got to admit it scared me when I found out it was a girl." Damon laughs lightly.

"Why?" I say concerned.

"Well…Boys are just easier. You know? They don't get as hormonal or as crazy in teenage years, or have the…'woman stuff' and they can't get pregnant."

"You have a point though, they can still impregnate girls." I point out. "You should know that."

I hear our parents laugh around us.

"Well then…." Damon laughs.

"She has a point." Helen says.

"Besides if we had a son I would make sure he used condoms. Even if I had to ingrain it myself on his-"

"Damn, that's harsh." Damon chuckles.

"And you aren't going to be the same? What about when your daughter grows up and she wants to have sex? What are you going to do?" I smirk.

"That won't happen." Damon's voice darkens and he grips his fork tightly.

"How Damon?" I laugh.

"She has a point again, I mean she told me she was going to Caroline's, the night of the beach party. Sometimes you can't control it." Grayson agrees.

"Trust me, she will listen to me." Damon assures.

We all laugh at how naïve he sounds. Though I agree with him. Yeah I don't want my little baby to ever get to that stage but it is going to happen and we are going to have to make sure we do what we can to prevent it, so the same thing that is happening to us doesn't happen to her. I will make sure of it. And as it sounds, so will Damon.

"So now, that you know the gender any shopping or names?" Helen perks up.

"I don't have many names thought out. Ill probably do that closer to my third trimester. But I do want to do shopping soon!" I get excited.

"We should go sometime, Elena! I have bought a few things…" She says sheepishly. "Gender neutral of course but now I can go crazy!"

"Not too crazy mom. The kid will grow fast." Damon laughs.

"I have a feeling this kid will have a lot of things." Grayson laughs.

"Oh yes, Christmas is going to be her favorite holiday." I laugh thinking about all the different families she will get gifts and love from. Not to mention Helen's amazing food. She probably won't even eat my food growing up and run over here to eat. Or her dad. Damon is an amazing cook too.

"Not a bad thing! Kid will be spoiled, nothing wrong with that." Helen winks at me.

I can't even explain how much I feel like a part of this family. And I love how they love my daughter already. A lot of parents who are having their kids getting pregnant and having pregnancies at this age will be pissed or unhappy but they totally look past it. And I know deep in my heart if anything happens to me I can count on this group of people to take care of my daughter.

"So Elena, where is the baby sleeping again?" Giuseppe asks after awhile.

"Me and my dad decided in my room until she is a few months old." I inform him before shoving my mouth with more food.

"Will she spend some nights here? How will this work out?" Giuseppe grumbles and Helen and Damon shoot him a glare.

I tense up. "I mean….We haven't really talked about it" I look over to Damon.

"Yeah we haven't…" Damon trails off.

"Well you should soon, she needs to grow up around both families. Because Damon you still live here and you are going to want to see her and spend nights with her." Giuseppe points out.

"Well he could spend a couple weeks leading up to and after the birth to help Elena. And they can maybe switch nights here and there while she is growing up?" My dad shrugs.

I nod thinking it through.

"You know, we have plenty of weeks to think those things through." Helen waves off.

We all nod moving onto lighter topics while eating. God this food tastes so good. How I went those few weeks with a hard time eating is beyond me. I get a warm feeling inside knowing my daughter will grow up on this amazing homemade food. My parents were good cooks but this would be a treat every night!

About a half an hour later we are all rubbing our bellies trying to accommodate all the food we just consumed. They seem to be more used to it, but me and dad over here are dying.

"Elena." Damon says next to me breaking my train of thought. "Wanna go up and finish the movie before you go?" He half groans from his full stomach.

I manage to contain my smile and nod. "Sure."

But he manages to pull off a goofy smile. "Okay then, let's go." He says and grabs my hand to help me up before we make our way to his room.

"You seem to want to finish this movie." I smirk. "That Julia Roberts sure has you under her charm." I point out.

"No. Just you do." He says nonchalantly like its nothing.

My eyes widen but I shake my head of his words and plop down on his bed. We both scoot around a little bit till I am nestled a little in his arms. We both sit and watch the movie in complete silence. It is soothing.

I rub my belly while he plays with my hair. We are getting to the part where Vivian is about to pack and leave Edward, when I feel the most amazing and shocking thing in my stomach.

I jump a little and sit up scrambling around before sitting on my knees widening my eyes and placing my hands there again.

Kick!

It happened again!

"Elena what's wrong?!" Damon panics.

"I-uh-Wow I just…..Damon I just felt a kick!" I breathe out and laugh.

"What!" He says alarmed and immediately puts his hands where mine were. It takes a few moments before it happens again and we both look up at the same time, as if in sync and we both have tears clouding our vision. This was the first movement we felt from our child. Our baby. We felt her first physical movement. This makes her feel so much more real now. She is real. And she is all ours.

We slowly lean back in our old spots and leave both of our hands rested on my belly, completely ignoring the movie now, too memorized by the little kicks going on and off by our little munchkin.

After the movie finishes the kicks slowly stop. I can't help but wonder if she went to sleep.

"Movies over." Damon whispers in my ear.

"Yeah." I half cough.

"That was the most incredible thing I have ever felt." Damon says whole heartedly, his voice cracking a little.

"It was….. Damon… I want to say this because I want you to know that…. I don't regret this anymore." I whisper and look up at him. "I don't at all. I am happy we have her and that I have you…At first I wasn't sure about sharing something like this with you but to be honest I wouldn't want to go through this with anyone else." I tell him honestly, my eyes boring into his.

He is silent for a moment. I notice him taking a few deep shaky breathes before speaking. "That means a lot…." He coughs. "I feel the same…at first I was scared shitless I mean who wouldn't be. Going from a complete womanizing dick to a dad? I was scared of the change but almost instantaneously I wasn't Elena. I was glad. I still am. I believe in fate and this little rascal right here…" He rubs my belly. "…is meant to be and nothing can change that and I mean that from the bottom of my heart when I say I wouldn't want anyone else carrying my child other than you."

My heart is barely beating.

Damon isn't a type of person to make himself vulnerable no matter how much he likes you. So basically that was huge. Not only that but it meant the world to me. At first I just felt like a baby mama cooking his baby that he didn't want but it's so much more now. This baby is everything to us. Not only that but I have gained a best friend through all of this. Yeah the circumstances suck but I am pretty damn happy right now. Who knew a babies kick could make someone this emotional. It's incredible. This day will definitely go on my top five favorite days of all time.

I don't know how much time passes but eventually I hear my dad call me downstairs. I sigh and Damon helps me get up before we got hand in hand down the stairs. I think we are both too intensely in our own bubble to care about anything right now. We just felt our daughter for the first time.

"Hey, you two. Shouldn't your movie have finished already…?" My dad asks suspiciously almost like he thinks we were making another baby upstairs.

"Sorry…we felt the baby kick so we freaked out." I smile while rubbing my belly.

"What!" They all gasp and run over to us.

"Oh my god!"

"Really?!"

"Is she doing it now?"

Questions are fired at us.

"No, I think she is asleep right now." I say glumly. "But she definitely kicked for a good fifteen minutes until she stopped." I smile again. I probably won't stop smiling for a long time.

"Oh this is amazing!" Helen squeals. I am surprised she isn't jumping up and down with how excited she is.

"Well, let us know when she does it again." Helen says pointedly.

"Of course." I grin.

"Well, Elena we should go." My dad says putting his jacket on.

"Nice drinking with you Grayson." Giuseppe almost smiles and shakes my dads hand.

"No problem. And great meal Helen. I might be using my granddaughter as a excuse to eat your food." My dad laughs.

"Oh please do! And in the process we can get some meat on Elena's bones." she squeezes my arm and smiles.

"Well…bye." Damon smiles like a little boy. I almost want to pinch his cheeks.

"….Bye" I say and I am about to turn around when Damon kisses my cheek. Wow.

I can feel myself blushing but I don't care. I feel like my entire cheek is on fire. I nod and follow my amused dad out the door. I bet our parents think something is going on, by the looks they always give us…..I wish.

I turn and shut the door before anyone can see the major blush on my face and the giddy smile I have.

While driving down the road I see my dad side eyeing me but I try to ignore him and look out the window. I have a lot of things on my mind with finding out I am having a daughter, feeling the baby kick and me and Damon's newly found flirting. I just can't stop thinking, maybe, he likes me?

"You're in love with that boy aren't you?" My dad laughs.

I feel a bigger smile spread across my face. I give up. What is there to hide.

"Yeah I am." I say proudly while looking out the window.

My dad looks over at me again and smiles. "I'm happy for you."

And for the first time in awhile. I am too.

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Sorry for long wait, i had no muse and that hiatus is killing me and yeah. It was my goal though to post it by today because i am going in for surgery tomorrow and i need all the time i can get hahahaha.

I hope you all liked this chapter. With the gender reaveal, delena flirt, and the baby kick. Had to make up for all that angst hahahhaa. I always planned for the baby to be a girl since day one. Cant picture it any different. Hope you liked my choice?!

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