Chapter 4

Stefan had made dinner, when she got home, but she wasn't hungry. She headed up stairs and went to get changed. "Elena...I'm sorry but you have to believe me. I was shocked and I was surprised as I never thought it was possible. I always wanted kids when I was human, but I gave up on that idea when I was turned. I am happy, I am delighted. And I even brought you a gift." he handed out a small sliver bag. Stefan had always spoilt me with gifts but this was different.

Elena opened the bag and inside was a small green baby grow that said 'vampire baby' I let out a small laugh and hugged Stefan, and then kissed him.

"Are you excited? Because I am Stefan I can't wait to be a mom and I know you are going to be a great dad, as I know how you are around the twins and when Klaus tells you about Alexander you get really happy. You are going to be an amazing dad"

Elena just gazed into Stefan's bright green eyes, as he leaned in to kiss her, and he ever so lightly out his hand on her stomach and smiled,

"I am really happy! I can't wait but we need to tell everybody, and I am going to let you do that, but I will tell Damon. Deal?"

"Deal" she said as they carried on kissing and things quickly got very passionate.

"Have you thought of names yet?" Elena could tell that Stefan was telling the truth when he told her he was happy about the news because all night he kept asking her questions about the baby's future. The only thing they had settled on was that it was half vampire.

The romantic evening was ruined by yet again another bout of morning sickness. Once again Stefan held her hair out if her face and patted a wet fowl over her forehead. She was such a lucky woman to get a man as great as Stefan.

She insisted on going into work and that she would tell Jeremy, Bonnie and Caroline. She knew they would all be really happy. Stefan has said he was going to call Damon and try and find out where he was to tell him the news in person.

Damon had disappeared of the face of the earth after Elena chose Stefan. He packed all his things and left, not leaving any indication of where he went. He sent them a wedding gift. It was a two month trip to Hawaii of course they went it was Elena's favourite place to go on holiday. He sent them two sofas for their new house, and a little letter about how he was getting on. The last they heard of him was for their wedding four years ago and they haven't heard since.

Stefan was pacing his office hoping something would happen so he didn't have to ring his brother. Sadly nothing happened. He dialled the number into the phone and waited for him to pick up.

"Hello?" shit. He was hoping that Damon wouldn't pick up. That he could tell Elena that he tried and that was it.

"Hello? Is anyone there?"

"Uh, yeah, sorry. Damon its Stefan, I need to talk to you in person, it's about Elena. Where are you?"

"Is Elena ok?"

"She is fine, I just need to talk to you about something...in person"

"If it is that important" Damon always had a way of making something he really cared about sound as if he didn't give a shit. Stefan wished he could so that.

"Could you meet me at costa on Main Street at 4? You know the one."

"I will see you then little brother"

"Stefan! Wake up now!" Elena sounded so happy, but why was she shouting? "Stefan!" he now got up. This was the first time that she had got up before 7. He was now really worried.

He noticed now that she was crying in front of the mirror, he rushed to her side "Elena what is wrong?"

He started stroking him shoulders trying to soothe her.

"Nothing I am happy! I am showing!" she was 3 and a half months pregnant, so it was about time. Stefan looked down at her belly in the mirror. She was now standing sideways in the tall bathroom mirror with her hand over her belly. Stefan noticed as well, he started to do his little happy laugh. He stroked her stomach and kissed her over and over again.

"That is our child, our responsibility, and I love you for taking so much care of him/ her"

Stefan took Elena into the kitchen and made her breakfast.

It had been several days since Stefan told Damon and he seemed quite calm with it. Although, Stefan was trying to get her to keep up her part of the deal. Elena tried to bring the courage to tell her brother and her best friend. So to make the news easier she invited them and the twins round for lunch.

"Stefan I'm just worried what he is going to say. I told him I could never have children, and now I just go and spring it on him that I am having a baby?"

Stefan had rung Elena just before his morning surgery to make sure she was going to tell Jeremy and Bonnie.

"It will be fine, he is amazing with Miranda and Grayson so he is going to be an amazing uncle just like you are going to be an amazing mom"

Elena sighed

"I love you Stefan. You know how to make everything better."

Their car pulled up in the drive, Elena suddenly got even more worried.

"There here I have to you."

"I will be fine Lena, I love you"

I hung up and went to answer the door. Grayson created me first with a big hug and a shout of my name! I saw bonnie with Miranda, and Jeremy was getting the stuff out of the car.

He had grown up so much in the last few years. He had been Stefan's best man and he had lived up to the position. "Elena! I haven't seen you in ages!" Bonnie squealed and ran toward Elena with open arms.

"Bonnie! You look so mature. Come on in." Bonnie smiled and they continued their conversations as if they had never stopped talking about everything that happened.

Jeremy noticed something different about his sister as soon as she opened the door. She was glowing, she looked better than she had in a long time. He had been talking to Stefan every week, about general things, mainly the twins. He seemed to have a big interest in them for the past few months and weather him and Bonnie are planning on having anymore. Stefan had called Jeremy to tell him about Alaric and he seemed really happy about life with Elena, but Stefan is always happy around Elena.

Lunch went perfectly. Miranda and Grayson played with the toys Elena had brought for them. She was touched when Jeremy asked her if he could name the twins after their parents. She was ecstatic and loved the idea of having her niece and nephew named after their parents.

They were sitting down for lunch when Stefan came home. He sneaked up behind her as he always does and kissed her on the head.

"Hey! What are you doing home?" she turned around to kiss him.

"I finished with my patient so I thought I would come and see my niece and nephew, as well as my wife." he said this with a huge smile and turned around and kissed Elena another time. "Did you tell them?"

"No, do you want to?" Elena looked at Jeremy and Bonnie who both had a very puzzled look on their faces.

"What are you going to tell us? spit it out!" Bonnie was getting impatient, hovering over her chair instead of sitting on it. And Jeremy, well he was used to loads of news happening with Elena so he wasn't as shocked to hear she had something to say.

Elena and Stefan both stared at each other and Elena smiled, one for her huge smiles the one she saves for a very important situation.

"I'm pregnant!" you could tell she was excited as she jumped up and down and ran to hug bonnie,

Who seemed more excited that Elena. Jeremy seamed really happy to have another child in the family. He went over and stole his sister away from his wife, so he could share this precious moment with her.

Stefan wondered off to play with Grayson and started to think about what would happen to Elena if everything didn't turn out ok. She would be devastated, he was sure that she would never want kids again.

"Stefan...are you ok?"

It was Jeremy, Grayson was now sitting on his lap playing with the toy truck that Elena had brought him. "Yeah, I'm fine, I was just thinking. What if the baby doesn't turn out ok Jeer? Because it is half vampire what if there is something wrong with my genes? What if that carrying this child will put Elena at risk and it's all my fault?" Stefan now looked really worried, it had finally sunk it now that they had told everybody apart from Caroline.

"It will be fine Stefan, I thought about the same things because Bonnie is a witch. But just look at Miranda and Grayson, they are perfect. Your child will be perfect as well, might even be better that mine. But my son is hard to beat" as he said my son, Jeremy looked down at Grayson with adoration. Stefan could not wait to have a child of his own. He looked over to Elena and Bonnie who were now sitting with Miranda doing her hair, she was going to be such an amazing mum.

"Elena, come on you are going to be late for your appointment." They had an appointment scheduled for 10 with Meredith but it took half an hour to get to the hospital, and it was already 9. She was sleeping in again and Stefan didn't like it when she did, since she found out she was pregnant she has been sleeping even longer than usual saying that now it was sleep for two. "I love you, Elena but not when you make us late!" this made her get up, the thought of Stefan not loving something about her.

"I will get up and in the shower buy you have to go and make porridge." It was her craving of the week. She was now 4 months pregnant and showing, tomorrow they were going to see Caroline to tell her the news, but she might be able to see it at the rate this little one is going.

"We can find out the sex of the baby today Elena." Stefan waited for a response, but he didn't get one so he turned to head down stairs when he felt something tap his back, he turned around to see Elena with a huge smile on her face.

"I want to know do you Stefan? Please say yes because I can't handle to suspense." She looked at Stefan and then reached her hand down his trousers only just noticing now that he was not wearing a t-shirt.

"I want to know as well so all we have to do is ask Meredith and she will tell us" he placed his hands on Elena's belly and talked to their child. " I love you but please stop making your mummy want porridge as it is a nightmare to make" he looked up at Elena and kissed her, then walked off to make the porridge.