Chapter 11
Caroline pulled up outside Elena's house, they hadn't noticed how long they talked to Tyler for until they saw the sun go down out of the café window. "Thank You Caroline for taking me out, I had a fantastic day and I will see you tomorrow. Say thank you to Klaus and Alex for me." Elena walked into the house and slumped all of the bags down by the door and went and kicked her shoes of and collapsed on the sofa, "Stefan? Jeremy? Are you here?" Elena grabbed a pillow and placed it behind her head. She saw Stefan running down the stairs with a dirty rag in his hands, and trying to wipe as much paint of as possible.
"Hey, How was your day?" he went over and kissed her head and then walked over to the kitchen sink to try and wash even more of the paint off. "I'm still listening, go ahead."
"Caroline and I, brought lots of clothes and baskets for Archer and Klaus came down with Alex yesterday so they joined us for lunch and they we bumped into Tyler." That caught Stefan's attention.
"Tyler, as in Tyler Lockwood?" Elena gave a quick nod, "no one has heard from him since graduation, where has he been?" he came over and lifted Elena's feet up so he could sit down and then started to give her a foot rub.
"See this is why I love you, amazing foot rubs and you have a nice body, don't forget the hair." It made Stefan laugh, to hear Elena joking around "he has been pursuing a career in professional football. Apparently he has been in many places and hasn't stayed in one for longer than a month. How is the room going?" Elena sat up a bit so she could look at Stefan.
"It's going well, Jeremy is just finishing the last bit while I entertain you but he should be finished any minute." Elena did a little clap of her hands, in excitement.
"What does it look like Stef? Is he going to like it?" Jeremy had perfect timing as at that second he called down the stairs for Stefan to bring Elena up. She started to get up when Stefan stopped her,
"No let me…" he swept Elena of the sofa and carried her upstairs just like they do in those cheesy honeymoon movies. He placed her down just outside the room and she turned round and kissed him, combing her hand through his hair and pulling him closer. Stefan broke the kiss to say something
"Does it feel like there is something in-between us?" Elena laughed,
"I can't believe in 3 months we are going to be parents, now I want to see the room!" Stefan spun her round and covered her eyes and then walked into the room. Jeremy smiled at him and then took his hands off Elena's eyes. "Stefan, Jeremy it's wonderful, I can't believe you did this in a day."
The room was painted a light shade of green, with the crib Alaric sent set in the corner of the room, so shelves on the wall next to the door, with some trains and stuffed animals on as well as pictures of Elena's parents, Elena and Jeremy and a lot of Elena and Stefan. There was a small rocking chair with some cushions on in the corner and lots of stuffed animals, there was also a changing table resting against one of the walls, fully stocked with diapers, and on the same wall was a chest of draws which was stocked with the cloths she had brought today. "How did you…?" Stefan smiled but Jeremy answered "when Stefan was entertaining you, I snuck downstairs and grabbed your bags, and put the clothes in the draw. It was Stefan's idea." Elena went over and hugged her brother, "Stefan it was brilliant spending the day with you, and Elena I am happy that you are pleased with the room, but I have to get going home, Bonnie is probably wondering where I am." He left the room leaving Elena and Stefan alone, he pulled her over to the chair and sat her on his lap, he placed his hands on her belly and waited for his son to kick. "Elena I love you so much for taking care of our son and taking care of him for his whole life, no matter what happens."