Chapter 25 – 4 Months Later

Archer had got into the Nursery and was loving it, either Elena or Stefan would pick him up and he would always be laughing or saying how good his day was. He had really progressed with his speech and was really talkative, he had started to walk as well, but was still a bit tipsy. On His first Birthday, Klaus and Caroline both came down from New Orleans and everybody went to the park for a pic-nick. They had discussed that after a long chat Klaus and Caroline had decided to stay together and they were in the process of adopting a child, but it would be hard for the child to adjust with both of his or hers parents being either a vampire or a hybrid. They had all had a really fun time, until Stefan was called into the Hospital for an emergency, he had never wanted to talk about it, apart from that it didn't end well for the person, and that it was the most horrific thing he had ever seen.

"Elena, you feeling ok? You look a bit pale." She was round Jeremy's and was having a water fight in the garden with the twins, it was them VS Elena and Jeremy, Elena's team were not doing very well.

"Jeremy I am fine, don't worry about me. At the moment I am worrying about losing this water fight." She managed to dodge a water balloon thrown by Grayson but that very same water balloon hit Jeremy in the face. They all started to laugh and the twins ended up on the floor rolling around.

"God, Jer we just lost a water fight to your kids!" Elena was smiling at him but he was having none of it.

"Just wait till Mitchel can play, he will be on our team." He gave her a smile and then she walked over and sat on one of the deck chairs. "Are you sure you are ok, you seem like there is something on your mind." She gave him a smile, there was something on her mind but she wasn't willing to share it with him yet, but she wanted to talk to Ric.

"Jeremy I am fine, let's go and get dried up and then I have to head off." He gave her a smile and a hug, and then headed for the patio to grab their towels.

Elena sat at a little diner with a water and a burger, she was waiting for Ric. She had called him before she headed over to Jeremy's and that was why she was in a rush to leave. She had to talk to someone, and let them know what was happening.

"Elena, you ok?" she looked up to see Ric sliding into the booth, "you sounded worried on the phone." She gave him a smile and then it dropped, and she looked at him with a worried look.

"I wanted to talk to you, and I know I could trust you. You have to promise not to tell anyone." He was now leaning forward as if he couldn't wait any longer to know what she had to say,

"Are you sure you are ok?" he was now looking worried and she could see it in his eyes.

"Ric, I'm two weeks late, I think I'm pregnant" He sat back in his chair and then a big smile spread across his face.

"Elena, isn't that good news?"

"I don't know Ric, having archer is enough to worry about and I just don't know what to do. I am pretty sure I am pregnant as ever since Stefan got over his little incident a while back it has been nonstop sex, no matter where we are." She could tell that made him a bit uncomfortable as he started to rub his neck and look out the window, "I don't know what I should do Ric."

"Elena, first of all, have you told Stefan?" she shook her head and looked down at her burger. "Well either you need to, just to give him a bit of warning or you need to go to a doctors and find out yourself and then tell him. This is a miracle, you always thought that Stefan could never have children and now you are blessed with two, just be happy Elena and that is all I want for you and it is all I have ever wanted for you." She gave him a smile and then took another bite of her burger,

"Thanks Ric, you always know what to say. I will give Meredith a ring later."

"I am sure if you are pregnant Stefan will be over the moon, he is amazing with archer, the twins and Mitchel, I am sure he will love another one of his own. Trust me." He got up and kissed her on the head, "just let me know how you get on, love you Elena." He left, and after their conversation Elena felt confident that she could do this, and Stefan would be happy and it would all end well.

"Elena, I was surprised to see your name on my patient list for today, what can I do for you?" she had booked an appointment with Meredith after Alaric had left, she needed to know for sure.

"Meredith, you can't tell Stefan, you have to promise me." Meredith looked at Elena in an odd way.

"Elena is everything ok?" she gave a quick nod,

"You have to promise to tell Stefan anything."

"Well that is going to be slightly hard as he is a doctor at this hospital but I will try the best I can. Just tell me what I can do for you"

"I think I am pregnant again. I am two weeks late, and I am never late," she put emphasis on the never to make sure Meredith got it. "I have a feeling, Stefan and I have been having non-stop sex recently and I just can't help think that I might be pregnant. I just want to know for sure." Meredith gave her a smile, and she saw in Elena's eyes that she was worried but also excited.

"Elena, I can find out for you, and I will rush the results. But you have to promise me you are going to tell Stefan."

"I will, I just want to know"

Elena got her results from Meredith and then headed to find Stefan, if she was at the hospital she might as well try and find him. She first tried his office, and he wasn't there, so she headed down to the ER. She walked up to the nurse's station

"Excuse me, have you seen Dr Salvatore anywhere?" the lady on the desk gave her a look,

"And you are?" she took her glasses of her face and they were hanging round her neck on a piece of string

"His wife, have you seen him anywhere."

"Oh, you must be the famous Elena, he talks about you and your son all the time. He is in there." She pointed to one of the private rooms of the side of the ER

"Thank you." She headed off in that direction, walking slowly to think of how to tell him. She knocked on the door,

"Come in" she opened the door to see a man on the table with a piece of metal going through his left thigh, "Elena?" he had looked up to see her, "What are you doing here?"

"I'm guessing you are his wife, or girlfriend." To Elena's surprise the man on the table was talking and in no pain at all. Most likely due to a nerve blocker.

"Wife and Stefan I'm sorry I'll wait outside." Elena was halfway out the door when Stefan corrected himself.

"Don't be silly they are coming to wheel him of too X-ray soon." Stefan grabbed her by the waist and pulled her back into the room, she giggled and he turned her round to kiss him.

"you guys are cute together, is someone going to get this thing out of my leg?" and as soon as he said that a team on nurses came into the room to wheel him us too x-ray and the room was emptied leaving Stefan and Elena alone.

Stefan grabbed her waist and pinned her against the wall, kissing her passionately. He didn't stop until his head a gasp, and he looked through the window to see one of the new interns staring at him and Elena. He gestured for her to move along, but she would not move, even so a few more interns gathered around her and she started to tell them what she saw.

"Can you excuse me Elena?" she gave him a quick look then sunk down into the chair that was in the corner, he left the room, but left the door open without knowing so she could hear what he was saying, "don't you guys have work to do?" none of them moved from their spot in front of the window, it was as if they were just waiting for the show to carry on. "For god's sake, am I not allowed to share a kiss with my wife? It's not like I don't know what you all do in the on call rooms!" and at they all ran, every single one of them.

Stefan came back into the room and shut the blinds, "now where were we?" he lifted her up from the chair and pinned her against the wall.

"Mm, Stefan, no we need to talk." Stefan stepped away from her and looked her directly in the eyes,

"Is everything ok?" she sat down in the seat again and then Stefan pulled up another collapsible seat so he was sitting in front of her,

"I am late, so I went to see Meredith and-" He interrupted her, and he held up his hand to show her to stop talking

"Are you saying?" a smile spread across her face, and she nodded,

"I'm Pregnant!" she smiled and then Stefan picked her up and spun her in a big circle, "are you happy?" he looked directly into her eyes and kissed her,

"How can you even ask that? Of course I am happy, I get to be a dad again!" he kissed her even more and ran his hands through her hair and she clasped her hands round the back of his neck.

"I love you Stefan."

"Stop talking and kiss me."