Chapter 19

Saturday, 2 weeks later

Elena POV

"How's our favorite Daddy doing today?" I asked with a teasing smile as I walked into Damon's hospital room with Alex in my arms. He was standing, still wearing the hospital gown, in front of his room's window which showed the outside, busy and urban world. He turned around slowly. I could see that his bruises were now turning into a pale yellowish color and his cuts seemed to have healed. He was still as handsome as ever.

"Feeling good actually. Great news also, I'm going to be dispatched today," he replied back with a wink.

"Yes!" I cried in happiness as I lunged forward and hugged him with all my might.

"Uh, easy... Still a little sore," he warned me with a little moan and a laugh.

"Oops sorry," I replied as I put my hand to my mouth.

I reached down and lifted my 10 month old son from his push-chair.

"Go to Daddy," I told my son as I kissed his hair and handed him over to Damon. Alex opened his arms and seemed happy to be in Damon's care for the moment.

"Good morning son, it's Daddy," he whispered to little Alex as he patted his head. Then he suddenly brought his head up and told me, "Do you mind if I refer to myself as his Daddy?"

"No, no. You're his dad Damon," I replied back with a smile.

"I guess I am, aren't I?" he seemed to be asking himself as he looked at Alex.

"Damn, I still cannot believe it," he whispered again a while later as he cuddled our son.

"I can tell," I whispered back with a small smile. He smiled back, a genuine smile that I only ever saw when he was around me or Alex.

Instantly I remembered how at school he used to sleep around with all the girls and come pissed the next day for no reason. They would go to him begging for more, but he would have moved on and already having a new one under his spell. I seemed to be the only one to have captured his whole attention and never managed to lose it.

"Are you okay?" Damon asked raising an eyebrow as he interrupted my thoughts.

"Yeah, I'm just gonna get some coffee, you get ready to be dispatched," I replied back, shaking off those memories and heading out the door. As soon as I closed it behind me, I sighed and set off for the cafeteria.

"Are we ready to go home or what?" I asked full of enthusiasm as I helped a now dispatched Damon into the passenger's seat and Alex into his car-seat.

"All this excitement Elena! Can we just get home already?" he replied back mocking me with a little pout.

"You'll pay for that mister. I was trying to be nice," I replied back with a pout of my own.

I pulled out of the parking lot and headed towards the Boarding House.

"Elena, have you heard anything about my dad?" Damon asked slowly from the passenger seat.

"Yeah, he's waiting for his sentence. Word's out that he's probably going to be serving about 30 years," I replied beaming.

"Wow that's really good news," he answered back smiling, shaking his head.

"I can't believe that he's going to be out of my life for good," I heard him softly mutter under his breath.

"Speaking of your dad, how did the interrogations go last week because I never got the chance to ask with all those detectives trying to fit in your hospital room," I asked as I glanced at him.

"I didn't really wanted to talk about it, but you know how these detectives are. So they got me a counceller. Can you believe it? A fucking counceller," he snapped back half angry.

"I do not need a counceller for fucks sake," he mumbled under his breath.

"Uh-oh language," I shot back as I pointed to our son in the back.

"Sorry. So I just dissed the counceller and when they returned I told them everything they wanted to know. Good thing they only came back for a few more visits and then stopped, thank God," he continued.

I reached out and placed my hand over his, "It's all going to be okay now," I told him with a little smile.

"You'll see," I promised him again as I winked. I turned my attention back on the road and drove slowly to the Boarding House. I took a left and as I was passing in front of Jenna's house I noticed the front-door slightly open.

"Wait, hold on a second…" I trailed off as I pulled up in an empty parking space and turned off the engine.

"What's going on?" I whispered to myself as I opened the driver's door and got out, dashing towards the front door.

"JENNA!" I called as I slowly walked the porch's steps.

"JENNA?" I called again into the house. There seemed to be no one there. I entered the house and looked around. Nothing was out of ordinary except for the door, but as I got closer I could feel it, sense it and even smell it. But then I saw it.

I crept into the kitchen and saw a puddle of blood and next to it was a body. I gasped in shock. I could not see the victim's face, but I recognized the hair. I turned the body around.

"OH MY GOD!" I cried as I fell down to my knees.

"DAMON!" was the last thing I remember screaming.

A/N: No, don't worry it was not your brain pulling tricks on you, I really did update. Still, quite a short chapter after such a big fat LONG hiatus :( Sorry guys, but the good news is that my exams are FINALLY DONE! New scholastic year does not start until October, and unless I get a summer job, there won't be any problems regarding updating. Also to my Klena fans; I will be soon posting a new AH AU story plus I will be updating 'My Doppelganger' soon :) For those who have no read it and/or are a Klena fan, please give it a try :) I hope you liked this chapter. Thank you all so much for your lovely comments. Don't forget to add for this chapter.

Shannon x