Hey people! So I hope you voted because you find out this chapter whether the baby is a boy or girl! I had originally planned to do the opposite of what you're going to find out, but this option was most chosen. Not to mention, I've been thinking about a sequel and I've decided I am doing one and this is the gender I needed. Sooooo I hope you like the chapter and don't forget to review!
Elena was extremely excited. She and Damon were on the way to the doctor's for another checkup and possibly to find out the gender. Elena had struggled with the decision to go ahead and found out rather than let it be a surprise when he or she was born. She figured it would be more exciting and suspenseful to wait, but decorating the nursery and buying clothes and other necessities would be harder if she waited and she didn't believe yellow would work for a boy or a girl. Overall, curiosity won and she decided she wanted to know.
As the house neared, her excitement peaked.
The last two months had gone very well. She and Damon had grown closer if that was even possible and when she wasn't at school, she was with him. Jenna had been hesitate about it at first, disapproving of her teenage niece more or less living with her boyfriend, but Elena had pointed out that being with Damon was the safest possible place she could be. And it wasn't like they were two horny teenagers, doomed to end. She knew Damon and she were forever, and it wasn't like she could get pregnant. That had already happened. So Elena spent most of her time with Damon. She loved every second of it, whether it was watching movies and talking about unimportant things, or planning for the future and wondering what was going to lay ahead, they enjoyed their time together. Damon was still Damon, but in the last couple of months she began to see a glimpse of how he was before Katherine and becoming a vampire. He was genuinely sweet and caring, though 162 years of negativity and pain couldn't be completely washed away. She still got the sarcastic smiles and eye rolls, but they weren't usually directed at her anymore. Damon was still Damon and always would be Damon, but she saw that he had another side, one that he had kept buried for a long, long time.
It was mid May and the trees surrounding them were beautiful and alive, some having those horrible smelling, yet beautiful white flowers on them. It was warm outside and Elena had the window down, enjoying the breeze on her face. She was happily in shorts and a short sleeve shirt, her baby bump finally starting to show after the last five months. It wasn't huge but it was enough to raise a couple of questions. More or less everyone at school and around town knew and she would admit, sometimes people constantly talking about her bothered her, but mostly she ignored it. No, this hadn't been planned but she wasn't some irresponsible teenager and her baby was not a mistake and in no way did she regret it.
School only had a month left and she certainly was feeling the excitement. One more month and she wouldn't have to be worried about school and grades and college anymore. She wouldn't have to have Caroline compel teachers and staff to think that she had been in class. She wouldn't have to worry about that seemingly unimportant part of her life anymore. She had decided that was she was going to college but not for a little while. She'd worry about that after the baby was born and life calmed down a little.
The story was that Damon was the father. No one had specifically asked how it happened so there wasn't an official story to go along with it. It had just happened. That was pretty much the story. She was going to tell the truth. She was going to say it was Stefan's, but Damon had stopped her.
Her mind drifted back to the conversation.
"I can't hide it much longer," she had said one night while she and Damon were laying in bed.
"Then don't," he said. "Luka and Jonah know, which means Elijah knows. Its been a month and nothing has happened so this must not mean much to him. You're still the doppelganger."
"I know," she said, feeling slightly foolish. The reason of her hesitance to tell everyone was stupid and childish, but she felt it nonetheless.
"What is it then?" he asked, looking confused. "You aren't worried about what people are going to say are you?"
She rolled her eyes. "No," she said. "I'm not ashamed or embarrassed."
"Then what is it?"
She bit her lip.
He nudged her. "Come on, you can tell me," he said, sincerely.
"Its kind of stupid," she warned.
"Please?" he asked.
She sighed. "Its just that… I don't want to have to tell everyone that the baby is Stefan's and that he left. I don't want people to think 'poor Elena. Stefan got her pregnant and then skipped town.' I just don't want Stefan to have anything to do with this. Yes, so the baby is his but…" She trailed off, blush rising in her cheeks for what she was about to say.
His eyes were soft and comforting. "But what?"
She ducked her head and laid it against his chest. "I wish it wasn't," she whispered and she knew he understood what her words meant. She wished more than anything in this world that it was Damon's and not Stefan's.
He was quiet for a moment before wrapping his arms securely around her and pulling her against him. "So tell everyone that the baby is mine," he breathed.
She froze. She hadn't expected that. "You don't have to do that," she said, though she wanted that more than anything.
"I know," he said, sounding unsure and awkward, not something she heard in Damon's voice often. "But I want to. Of course, if you don't want to that's find. I just thought-"
She raised her head and planted a kiss on his lips. "I want that," she said, feeling with happiness and warmth.
He smiled, stealing her breath. She kissed him again and slowly began lifting up his shirt. She marveled at his chest and threw the shirt on the floor. She kissed him on the mouth and then the shoulder, slowly trailing her way down-
"What are you thinking about?" Damon asked, pullign her back intio the car and causign her to blush.
"Nothing," she said, quickly, causing him to raise an eyebrow. "Just excited."
She saw him smile from the corner of her eye. "You won't have to be much longer," he said. "We're here."
"Alright Elena," Dr. Robin said. "Everything looks good. I assume your still taking in Damon's blood?"
Elena nodded.
"I really think its helped," she said. "Everything looks completely normal."
"Can you tell?" she asked, the curiosity having won. "Whether it's a boy or girl?"
"I can," she said, a smile tugging on her lips. "Congratulations, it's a girl."
Elena felt like she was going to burst with happiness. She had always imagined having a daughter when she did think about kids. As long as the baby was healthy, she was okay but having a girl just seemed… right. It made everything feel whole and complete.
Damon leaned down and brushed his lips against her. "Congratulations, mommy," he whispered.
"And to you too, daddy."
She didn't miss the warmth and happiness that entered his eyes.
"Now," Dr. Robin said. "I want to start moving these check ups to the hospital. I was hesitant about it at first but everything seems normal so I think we should do that for now. I'll still be your doctor and if something changes, we can certainly rethink our plan."
Elena nodded. That was perfectly fine with her. Everything was perfect at this moment.
"It's a girl!" Elena announced as soon as she saw her family and friends sitting at a table in the Grill. They had all planned to meet there so she could tell them. Well, Jenna, Bonnie and Caroline had decided that and made Tyler, Alaric and Jeremy come.
The three girls jumped up and ran to Elena, squeezing her to death.
"Ohmygosh!" Caroline gushed. "Congratulations!"
"I can't wait to go baby shopping!" Bonnie said.
"Congratulations," Jenna said, smiling widely.
After another few minutes of girly gushing, they sat down and Elena got three more congratulations. They ordered food and the girls continued to gush and Caroline was throwing more baby names at her than she could absorb. She listened but also watched everyone around her too. Tyler was staring at Caroline dreamily and if it wasn't so sweet, she would have rolled her eyes. Jenna and Alaric were talking quietly to themselves. She paused when she saw Jeremy and Bonnie. They were talking and it seemed innocent but Elena sensed something was up between the two. Maybe it was the look in Jeremy's eyes as he watched her best friend and the look her best friend returned to her little brother. She raised an eyebrow. She wondered what was going on there. She made a mental note to question them about that later.
"You're glowing," someone whispered in her ear, ticking her with their hot breath.
She smiled and turned to Damon, who was smiling affectionately at her. "Thank you," she said, winking.
He felt his hands begin to drawl playful, teasing circles on her bare thigh and she felt blush creep up in her cheeks. She leaned into him and swatted his hand away, repressing the urge to giggle like a school girl. "Later," she whispered.