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Chapter 2

Everyone in the room stood staring at Caroline.

"What?" Caroline asked popping a chip in her mouth, "I'm serious why does Elena have two heartbeats?"

Elena felt herself getting light headed, what Kathrine said was true all along. Gram's saw Elena's face grow pale.

"Easy child. Bonnie get Elena a glass of orange juice." Grams said as she helped Elena lay down on the couch.

"Now child, what is it that you need?" Grams said comforting.

"Kathrine told me I was pregnant." Elena blurted out just as Bonnie came with the glass of orange juice, Bonnie dropped the plastic glass, the sound of it dropping to the floor made Caroline jump.

"Jesus Bonnie!" Caroline squealed.

"I am sorry, I'll clean this up." Bonnie stammered, getting a towel from the kitchen and wiping up the mess, then taking the cup back to the kitchen to retrieve more juice.

"Oh, my child, this is serious." Grams said softly. Elena just lay on the couch tears pooling in her eyes. Grams put her arms around the young girl.

"I am going to be a mom aren't I, Grams?" Elena softly cried, she wasn't sure if they were tears of joy or of regret. She and Damon had never used protection once, something about vampires "can't" procreate, but she should have known to be careful, especially since they didn't know the consequences of the linking spell.

"Shh, child. It will be okay. Come on now you drink this juice and get your sugars up. We need to do some research. You should go home and have a nice bath. Bonnie and I will look into this. If Caroline can hear a heartbeat and Kathrine told you the same. I believe we need to find out what is going on. Even if you are child, a baby shouldn't have a heart beat yet, and the aura you are giving off right now is heavily magical." Grams said pulling out the hug and handing Elena the juice.

Caroline and Bonnie stood there with eyes wide open, not sure what to say to their friend. They both felt nervous for Elena, what would she tell Aunt Jenna, what would she tell Damon!

Elena took the juice and sipped on it, trying to calm down.

"Thank you. Grams. Bonnie, I was wondering if you could give me a ride home, I walked here from the hospital." Elena asked, wiping her eyes.

"Sure 'Lena, no problem. Grams is that all right?" Bonnie asked her Grams, there was still so much to be done with Caroline, with finding Stefan and keeping Mystic falls safe from Klaus. Bonnie worried how they were going to help everyone.

"Of course, drive carefully." Grams said handing Bonnie the keys from a drawer.

As Bonnie and Elena drove back to Elena's the car ride was quiet. Finally Bonnie piped up.

"El, your going to be okay, you know." Bonnie said reassuring.

"I know, I just am worried what Aunt Jenna is going to say. She had a whole speech the other day about using protection, and she wasn't too happy about Damon being 25. Not to mention what is Damon going to say." Elena said sadly, looking out the window.

"'Lena, I think that Damon will be excited. As for Jenna, she will come around. Plus, you will be 18 by the time the baby is born." Bonnie smiled back at her friend, secretly Bonnie was terrified for Elena, if all was normal the baby would be born some time in July. It was November now, Elena's birthday was in June. But if what Grams was saying was true, the baby could be born early, Bonnie could feel the magical Aura. It was like a sweet pink bubble, it enveloped all of Elena, sending off little waves of emotion.

"Yeah, I guess your right. I still can't believe it I am going to be a mom Bon." Elena said a small smile slowly sneaking up on her face.

"Yes, you are. A hot one too!" Bonnie laughed.

"Bon!" Elena giggled.

"What you are going to have such a cute baby, I mean you as its mom and Damon as its dad. What better of parents could a kid ask for. You practically chose the hottest man in the gene pool." Bonnie smirked, Elena's face got red.

"I know." Elena smiled, no matter how bad she felt Bonnie could always make her smile.

As they pulled up into Elena's drive way, Elena notice that the lights were all on in the house.

"Aunt Jenna must have been expecting me, I am surprised she isn't out drinking." Elena sighed.

"Yeah, well I think that Grams called her earlier and gave her quite a talking to." Bonnie said to Elena.

"Really?" Elena was shocked.

"Yeah, she told me not to tell you, but she called Jenna and told her that it wasn't your fault about the party, that it was all Caroline's idea, ha-ha which is totally believable. Anyway, she got talking to her and practically told her to start being around more." Bonnie put her hand over Elena's.

Elena's eyes were wide. "Wow. Well tell her thanks for me. Hey, could you pick up my homework tomorrow? I don't know if I am going to be able to go to school. I mean with Damon being in the hospital and all." Elena asked quietly.

"Totally, I understand. I'll drop it off after school kay?" Bonnie smiled, Elena nodded, she said good bye to her friend and headed to the house.

As she got inside she saw Aunt Jenna in the kitchen preparing something that resembled food.

"Oh El! Your home, is everything alright?" Aunt Jenna rushed over to her and pulled her into a hug.

"Yeah, everything is good." Elena said struggling to breathe. "Aunt Jenna… I can't breathe." Elena gasped as her Aunt let go of her.

"Oh, I am so sorry El. I just was so scared today, after you texted and told me about the cougar and seeing Damon like that. Jeez it was like Miranda and Grayson all over again." Jenna said tears coming to her eyes.

"I am so sorry Aunt Jenna. I didn't mean for anything to happen, we were just supposed to be having fun." Elena lied, tears forming in her own eyes, except her tears were for a different reason. She was worried about the baby, she couldn't even imagine what would have happened if Klaus would have succeeded in his plan. Elena suddenly felt sick.

"Its okay El, I am just so glad your okay. Hey, are you okay, you look like your going to be sick." Jenna looked at her niece with worry. Elena grabbed her mouth, running to the bathroom and puked.

"Elena!" Aunt Jenna ran behind her, holding Elena's hair. "Hey, sweetie. Its okay, have you eaten today?" Jenna stroked her nieces back lovingly.

"No," Elena finally said, as she lifted her head from the toilet bowl.

"Awe El, lets go and get you something to eat. I tried to cook supper, but I am pretty sure its not edible, how about we order Chinese?" Jenna said as she helped Elena off the floor.

"Yeah that sounds good Aunt Jenna, I am just going to go and have a bath first okay?" Elena moaned.

"Of course, I'll call you down when the food gets here." Jenna smiled sympathetically.

When Elena got to her bathroom upstairs she broke down in tears. Pulling her ruined clothes off she ran a bath. She looked at her face in the mirror, her make up was non-existent. She cringed when she saw the bite on her neck. She looked down to her flat tummy, she could swear she saw a little bump. It was probably just her mind playing tricks. She stroked it lovingly, "I will protect you little one." She whispered, putting her foot in the bathwater testing the temperature, when she agreed it was good, she let her self slip in. The warm water felt good on her aching muscles, she lay her head back and felt herself slowly drift off.

Soon she began to dream.

In the dream she was sitting in a field of flowers. "Mommy! Mommy look what I found." A little boy came up to her holding a little blue flower. "It's for you Mommy," the boy looked up at her his eyes were Damon's, his raven hair was set in the same crazy pattern. Elena gasped. "Now little man, that is a very nice flower." She heard Damon's voice bellow from behind. "Thank you, Daddy I picked it just for Mommy!" Elena smiled. "Well James, I think your Mommy really likes it. Don't you Elena?" Elena? Elena...

"ELENA! Wake up!" Aunt Jenna yelled walking into the bathroom.

Elena jumped, "Oh Aunt Jenna I must have fallen asleep!" Elena groaned.

"It's okay I just have been calling you for about 10 minutes. I'll let you get dressed sweetie. Then you can eat and get to bed. You poor thing you look beat." Aunt Jenna said handing Elena a towel and leaving the bathroom.

Elena sighed, the dream had felt so real, she wondered if it was just her imagination or something else.