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Chapter 12

It was almost midnight when Elena received a text from her dad. A little surprised she opened it. What the hell did her dad need her for at this time? Couldn't he leave her alone? It was her honeymoon for something. Or would something have happened? She hoped not.

Hi sweety, I know you're on your honeymoon and I don't wanna ruin it. But I' m really going out of my mind and I need you. Jeremy came home last night and he told me his girl Anna was pregnant of his baby. Can you believe it honey, I'm gonna be a granddad in a few months and you're gonna be an aunt? I don't know what to do anymore or how to react. He's only sixteen and he's already going to be a dad. If you read this, please call me. I need you, honey. We need you.

Love Dad.

Horrified, Elena looked at the text, this wasn't happening. Her brother made a girl pregnant? How was that possible? Did he lost his mind or something? He still needed to go to school. Who was going to pay this? Where was he going to live with his new family? Didn't that girl have any responsibility at all? Of course, she wasn't the only one to blame but she was the eldest one. Normally she would have taking birth control or something. But it didn't look like the girl did.

"What's wrong?" Damon asked suddenly, bringing Elena back to earth. "Who texted you?" he asked now more worried. On the look on her face, it just couldn't be good. She looked like she'd seen a ghost or something. All the color was gone and her face turned pale.

"My dad. Jeremy is in trouble."

"What do you mean he's in trouble? What did he do?" he asked confused. Hoping it wouldn't be too bad.

"He made his older girlfriend pregnant."

"What? The guy's only sixteen!" Okay, that was pretty bad.

"Yeah, I know. That's the entire problem. My dad doesn't know what to do anymore or how to react."

"Wait a minute, please don't tell me he's asking for your help? Elena?"

"He kinda is. I know it's not my responsibility but I care about my brother, I love him. I just can't let him down, not with all of this happening. My dad's probably freaking out and I'm sure Jer doesn't know what to do anymore. Like you said, he's just sixteen, he can't take care of this."

"Elena, you're just eighteen, you can't take care of this either."

"I have to, he's my brother."

"I'm sure John will find something."

"No, he will not. Knowing my dad, he's only gonna make it worse. He'll probably ask the girl to have an abortion."

"Don't you think that's a good idea? They can't take care of the kid, they're still kids themselves. They still need to go to school."

"If that girl doesn't want an abortion, you can't force her. It's her own decision."

"Did you dad tell that?"

"No, he just said, Jer made a girl pregnant and he didn't know what to do."

"You wanna go back home?" he asked suddenly, knowing it was probably what she really wanted.

"I think it's for the best. I mean, I really like our honeymoon, I really do, but my family needs me now. We could always come back later. It's not like the island is going to run away."

"I understand what you mean, Elena. But are you always gonna take care of them? You're father's a grown up too, you know."

"He already lost my mom, he doesn't need to lose me too."

"He won't lose you, he just need to learn to be independent. He can't expect you to run his household. You've your own family now."

"I know and I understand you but this is my family we're talking about and I want to be there for them."

"I'll ask Jenna to order the jet for tomorrow. We'll be home before noon."

"I'm sorry, Damon." She really meant it, she knew he didn't want to go home. Maybe some part of her wanted to stay too, but if her family needed her, she would go home. She loved them.

"It's not your fault," he whispered before hugging her. "It's not." She gave in to him, letting her emotions free. His strong arms around her, it comforted her more than it should. But she couldn't let go of him, he was the only thing that could hold her together at the moment. For once, her life was going just fine. Now, the peace would be over for quite some time. She didn't blame her brother, it was just fate. Maybe she wasn't supposed to be happy. Maybe she didn't deserve happiness like other people did.

"I need to call my dad," she said after a while, letting him go again. Coldness embraced her immediately and she missed his arms, his warmed, just him. Her relaxed feeling was suddenly gone and she started to get nervous and worried again.

She run downstairs towards her phone. It was still lying in the living room where she left it a few hours ago after her call with Caroline. The battery of her cell was almost death and her conversation with her dad would probably take quite a while.

As quickly as she could, she dialed her father's number, hoping he wouldn't be asleep already. She was lucky, he picked up his phone almost immediately. He was probably waiting for her call.

"Elena?"

"Yeah Dad, it's me."

"I'm so sorry to bother you, honey. I'm really going crazy here. I just didn't know what to do anymore. I need you."

"I know you do. I'll come home, not for you but for my brother. Don't dare to think that I already forgave you. I'm still pretty mad at you." A part of her knew this conversation was important but she didn't want her dad to get his hope up too much. She wasn't ready for a reunion. After what he did to her, she couldn't just forgive him like she used to. It wasn't the same.

"That's alright. I guess I deserve that. But please, your brother is freaking out."

"He's not the only one. What the hell was he thinking?"

"I know. The girl's here too. Her mother kicked her out when she heard her daughter was pregnant and didn't want to have an abortion."

"So, she's keeping the baby?"

"Yeah. She doesn't want to take away an innocent child's live."

"I guess I can understand that much. But didn't she take birth control or something? At least they could've used a condom."

"I know that, Elena. But it's pretty clear they didn't. From what I understand, she didn't have the money to pay birth control, it's too expensive."

"Geez, that still doesn't explain why Jer didn't use a rubber."

"Elena, I really think you should talk about that with your brother instead of me," her dad said a bit uncomfortable.

"Sure. So how far is she?"

"She thinks a few weeks but she's not sure. She didn't see a doctor yet."

"Okay. I'll make an appointment when I get back. Make sure she gets her vitamins for the baby. If she's having a baby, we could at least make sure it's a healthy one."

"Elena? You know this isn't your problem right?"

"I just feel responsible dad. I should've talked to Jeremy before he got on his road trip with that girl. I just never thought of something like this."

"Me neither. When will you be home?"

"Probably tomorrow noon. Depends on what time the jet arrives here."

"Good. Is there anything else you need to know?"

"Is it a decent girl? I mean, he didn't make some creep pregnant right?" The last few girls her brother dated weren't exactly normal women.

"I guess she is. It's a weird choice he made this time, she looks actually friendly and nice."

"Well good," she answered relieved. "I'm happy it's not that Vicky girl."

"The drugs girl? Yeah, I'm glad too. That would've been horrible."

"It would've."

"Anyway, thanks for calling me back, honey. I really appreciate this."

"You better. It's not like this is what the usual girls do."

"I know. I'm very proud of you, Elena. You're the best daughter I could've imagine. I love you so much, honey. I hope you know that."

"I know." It was really touchy. Her dad normally never talked about his feelings, neither did he ever tell her he was proud of her. It gave her a good feeling, the feeling she was finally accepted.

"Bye, honey. See ya tomorrow."

"Bye dad."

After she hang up, she walked upstairs again. So many thoughts were running through her mind. This was really going to be a nightmare. She just hoped her father was right, that Anna was indeed a decent girl who would take care of her baby. Otherwise, Jeremy would've a big problem. His life hadn't been easy but this would definitely change everything.

While she walked in the room, she hoped Damon was still awake. She could actually use him. Her emotion were getting her too much. A comforting embrace would probably help her a bit.

When she looked in the room, she needed to smile. Damon was sitting on the bed, still waiting for her. Only was he so lost in his own thoughts that he didn't hear her enter. She walked towards him until he looked up at her. A genuine smile came across his face.

"Are you alright?" he asked still a little concerned. She looked a bit pale and he didn't like it to see her unhappy.

"I guess so. This all, it's just much to take, right now."

"If I was you, I would've totally freaked out by now. You're doing an amazing job," he winked before pulling her into a hug. This indeed, was what she needed. She let herself fall into his arms while he pulled her closer, placing her on his lap. He gave her a soft kiss on her forehead while caressing her back.

She slowly laid her face against his chest, her arms tightly around his waist. "Thank you," she whimpered softly.

"For what?" he asked confused. Why would she thank him? He didn't do anything.

"For just being you." She meant it. Everything she needed now was just him. He gave her a comforting and safe feeling. It brought some peace into her mind. More didn't she need, some rest and peace was enough.

Very slowly her eyes started to fall close, her tiny body relaxing into his arms. After another few minutes, her breathing slowed down and she was asleep.

A huge turn of events, I know. But it didn't feel right to me to let them have too much progress at ones. So I decided to make things a bit more complicated.

But don't worry, they're still bonding! ;)

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Another question, last chapter I got a pretty bad review. Someone told me the story has a lot of grammar mistakes. Are there really a lot? Cause I've a Beta and I always re-read my chapters too. Of course, English isn't my first language, so I'm not sure anymore if I'm writing it well. Please let me know what you think, I'm still having troubles to actually find all my mistakes.

You may always tell me I've I made one, I really wanna learn from my mistakes ;)

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