Chapter Fifteen

It's been a long time coming...

After we left Marcel's, I wanted to get a pregnancy test. I didn't have vampire hearing, so I couldn't hear my baby's heartbeat. I needed more proof that this was all happening.

I also wanted to reconnect with my happy place which was why we drove forty five minutes to a Target even though Wal-Mart was only five minutes away. Elijah and Klaus appeared to be in a state of shock, but I couldn't blame them.

They were over a thousand years old! Most of that time was spent with Klaus' wolf side remaining dormant while the others lived with the knowledge that they couldn't have children. Vampires cannot have children, but werewolves can.

I didn't know how I felt. Maybe I wouldn't until I talked about how I was feeling out loud like I used to do with Elena. Nothing was too complicated once you could find the words for what you were trying to say. Elena had been very wise, and she always helped me make a decision, but she wasn't here.

I didn't want to talk about it with Klaus and Elijah. What if they didn't want to help me raise a child? They didn't plan on this happening when they agreed to be with me.

What if Marcel was too much to handle? They didn't agree to add a third guy to the group, a group that was suspiciously turning out like a harem. After spending time with Marcel that day, I immediately liked him. He was charismatic; I almost forgot that he was a friend of the Mikaelson's as he toured us around the mansion, cracking jokes. He was also very passionate about New Orleans. You could tell that he felt right at home, and that was something I admired.

Growing up, I enjoyed Mystical Falls, especially when it exposed me to a whole magical world I didn't even know existed, but I always knew that one day I would grow up, maybe go to college and leave. It would never be a permanent home.

But Marcel didn't want to leave this place, and I couldn't blame him. There was always jazz music in the streets, artwork everywhere and this place was historic. I could picture walking downtown on dates or walking my kid somewhere to get ice cream. This place was alive and had many stories beneath the res brick and ivy just like Mystic Falls with its old estates and tomb vampires. It was full of character and promise.

"What are you thinking about, love?" Klaus asked me on our way home as he drove with his hand in mine. He rubbed nice, little soothing circles around my thumb.

"Everything."

"Everything" included the possible baby I was carrying which was clearly on Elijah's mind if his next words had any indication.

"This baby could be what this family needs," Elijah said. "It is the greatest gift I think anybody could ever give me."

What did his family need exactly? I tried not to think about Rebekah; she was part of their family, sure, but not mine.

Klaus hands tightened on the steering wheel, drawing me out of my thoughts. Did he not want to be a father?

"What's wrong?" I asked him, placing a gentle hand on his arm.

He refused to meet my eyes as he spoke. "I don't want anything or anyone to take any time away from you. I like how things are now."

I flinched away from his harsh words as my arm fell into my lap. Hopefully, I am not pregnant. Marcel must be wrong; I can't wait to see the look on his face when he realizes this. Elijah liked the idea of the baby, but what did he know about kids? Besides, Klaus doesn't want to be a father, and we all have to be in this. Also, children are blessings, but they can take a toll on a relationship, especially on one as fresh as ours.

I felt nauseas as I thought about losing them. I couldn't, especially after they helped me survive after my sister's death. They were the perfect distraction that I needed, and now they would be my future.

"Klaus," Elijah said, "You don't mean that."

"How am I suppose to take care of a baby?" Klaus asked.

"Are you kidding me? You are an immortal hybrid, undefeatable, and you are not alone," Elijah said. "You have the mother of your child and I to help you through this wonderful surprise. This is a gift."

"I have so many enemies," Klaus said looking briefly at me as he gave me a long, hard unreadable look. "I couldn't bear it if they hurt either of you."

By "either of you," he meant the baby and I; he was so worried about us. I wished that I could be strong enough that he wouldn't have to worry about my safety or the baby's because with our combined strength, nothing would get passed us.

That was the first time that I wished to be a vampire. I would no longer be a liability; I would be almost as strong and fast as them, but nobody was stronger than an Original vampire.

"Nothing will happen to the baby or Isabella," Elijah said, gazing at me. "You guys are my life now."

"Elijah couldn't sum up how I feel any better," Klaus said, parking the car in their driveway before locking eyes with me. "I can promise you Isabella Gilbert that I will kill and torture anybody I have to before I let them harm you or my child. Take this pregnancy test and confirm what everybody else knows: I am the luckiest man alive, and you will make one hell of a mother. All of your needs will always be taken care of. Tell yourself this when you are feeling down, and you will never have any doubts about this. I will always make sure that you are happy, without any regrets."

I couldn't help but tear up. That was the sweetest thing anybody had ever said to me.

I got out of the car, holding the bag with the pregnancy test. Did I even need in now? Now more than ever, I knew that my heart was beating for two.

However, Klaus reaction was confusing. One second, he acted like he didn't want me to be with child, and the next, he was telling me how he would do anything to protect the baby.

Men.

Klaus and Elijah left me alone to go to the bathroom and take the pregnancy test. I followed the directions and peed on the stick and when it was time, I checked it and began to cry.

Someone knocked on the door.

"Isabella, are you alright?"

It was Elijah.

"Yeah, please don't come in here."

I don't want you to see me like this.

He turned the door knob, but it was locked.

"It is going to be okay," he said. "Please, let me in."

"No," I said.

"Let me in or back up because I am going to kick the door down."

I began to laugh through my tears as I pictured Elijah in a suit, kicking the door down.

"I just need a minute."

"I'll be waiting; I'm not going anywhere."

I closed my eyes and took a few, deep breaths before opening my eyes and unlocking the door. "It's open," I said.

I didn't even hear him come in. Vampires are quick and quiet like that. All I knew was that one second he was on the other side of the door, and the next he had his arms wrapped tightly yet gently around me.

"How did you know I was upset?" I asked him.

"I have my ways. Actually I could hear you crying," he said, rubbing my back. For several, long moments, we didn't say anything at all.

"I can't be a mother." I began to rant, explaining everything that was on my mind. "Klaus acted like he didn't want this and now he does. I can have his baby and I'm happy about that because I care about you guys, but I want to have your baby too. I bet he would even come out wearing a suit. I wish Elena was here to see this, and I am very angry at your sister for taking her from me. I'm afraid that I am going to lose you guys. And I can't be a mother."

"Well, I guess we are just going to have to take this one baby step at a time." He kissed the skin below my ear. "First, I think that you will be a great mother. Do you want to know why?"

He moved lower, kissing me all over my neck.

"Why?" I gasped.

"You are very kind and you have a big heart. After your sister's death, you were in so much pain." He winced, but didn't stop kissing me and touching me lovingly. I could tell how much my pain affected him. "I waited for you to lash out at somebody, get angry, and push me away, but you didn't do any of those things."

He gently grabbed my breasts, massaging my nipples as I moaned. He began to suck on the piece of skin near my pulse, and I was breathless as I gasped for air. He knew how to make me become undone.

"I needed you then. I couldn't push you away."

"The first time I met you, you were so calm about everything that we threw upon you. You accepted us as if you were born to do so." He began to make his way down lower until he grasped my hips and pressed them against his growing erection. "You are the strongest and most beautiful woman I have ever met."

"You guys reminded me that I still had a life after my sister passed away." I gulped, pushing my tears away. "You are so thoughtful, and you always seem to understand what I need."

He gently pressed a finger inside of my vagina rubbing my clit as he kissed me hard. I had never felt so much pleasure, and I was so overwhelmed.

He pulled away, only half of an inch, but I still whined. He chuckled as I tried to pull his face back down to kiss me.

"One moment," he said, pressing a finger against my lips as he continued to rub my clit with his other hand. "I just had to say this: I love you."

"I love you too," I said, and then I screamed his name as I came all over his hand. He quickly zoomed us up to his room at vampire speed and we continued to love and fuck each other all night long.

That morning I woke up to him kissing me all over my face with a relaxed expression on his face that could only be described as complete male satisfaction. It made me feel even more beautiful and at peace.

"I don't mind if you can't have my own child," Elijah said, resting a hand on my stomach. "I will treat this child as my own. As for Klaus' erratic behavior, he will never do anything to jeopardize your safety or the baby's. He wants this, even if he has not admitted, but he is just scared. When it comes to my sister, she is no longer a concern to me after she played a part in your sister's death and hurt you. She knows that she is no longer welcome anywhere near us."

"Thank you," I said, kissing him.

That day, I found somebody else to talk to and help me see things more clearly.

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