A/N : Hey guys !
Here it's chapter five, there is a little moment between Stefan and Ella, I hope you like it.
I'm a little stress about this chapter.
Chapter five.
Caroline's POV.
It hurts, really hurts. I can't situate the pain, she is everywhere. I open my eyes and remember what happened we have an accident with Elena and the girls. Emily. Ella. I want to scream for them to know where they are but I can't it is as if something was stuck in my throat. There are people around me, they try to talk to me but I don't understand, I just want to find my daughter. I turn my head and see her and Ella sitting at the back of an ambulance with doctors who treat their wounds on the face. I want to sit and see how Elena is doing but the pain in my head stop me.
"Mrs please don't try to move. You maybe have concussion, your friend is still in the car with firefighters. Don't worry they take care of her. Now we go in the hospital with little girls.." a doctor told me and we are in the ambulance.
"Mommy !" Emily screams when I'm in the ambulance.
"I'm here sweetie don't worry" I tell her and caress her cheek when she approaches me and sit next to me.
"Auntie Care, where is my Mama ?" Ella asks me with tears roll down her cheeks.
"She will be Ok, she will rejoins us in the hospital. Don't cry baby girl, she will be Ok.." I say and a paramedic replace me and answer all their questions.
"Mommy ! Mommy ! I don't want to leave you" Emily screams when they take me in a nursing room.
"Em, stay with Ella, go with this nurse. Dad will come soon, I love you sweetie.." I say before leaving my daughter crying.
Klaus's POV.
I look at Caroline sleeping next to me, she is so beautiful. I have to go to work so I get up and kiss her chastely on her lips.
It's 6PM when the hospital call me to tell me that my wife and my daughter have had an car accident. I close my gallery and drive as fast as I can to the hospital. I arrive and see Em and Ella sitting in the waiting room with a nurse.
Emily sees me and runs towards me. "Daddy !" she smiles and I kiss her hair. I'm so happy that my baby girl is alive with Ella, a weight leave my shoulders. How is Caroline ? And Elena ?
"Uncle Nik !" Ella says and jumps in my arms. I walk toward the nurse who smiles at me.
"How's my wife ?" I ask her but I'm afraid of her answer, how can I live without her ?
"She is a nursing room to see if she has others injuries. She will soon be able to see you." she smiles and I breathe.
"Ok, thank you. And how is her friend who was also in the car ?" I ask and her smile fade.
"She is not here yet.." she answer slowly.
"What do you mean she is not here ?" I raise my voice because she can't be...
"I do not know more than you." She told me and when I was going to respond to her, I see Elena coming on a stretcher. She doesn't have her eyes open. I know this is serious because they run toward the elevator and I think they go to the block.
"I have to go, Sir. You can wait in the waiting room, the doctor will come to told to you when you can see your wife." she told me, I thank you and she leaves but before she kiss Em and Ella cheeks.
Ten minutes later I finally can see Caroline. I enter in her room and she smiles at me.
"How are you, love ?" I ask, kiss her hair and take her hand in mine.
"My stomach hurts but I'm fine." she says but I can see that she lie to me because I see a bruise on her wrist.
"How is Emily ? And Ella ? And Elena ?" she asks worried.
"Emily and Ella are fine, they have nothing thanks god.. But Elena, she..." she cuts me off before I can finish my sentence.
"No, no she can't be, Nik she can't be" she cries. "No, no she is not dead, sweetie." I tell her and wipe her tears away.
"So, where is she ?" she asks.
"I don't know anything, she came after you but she went to the block immediately. They didn't told me anything but I think it's must be serious." I say and before she can reply, Ella and Emily enter in her room.
"Mommy !" Emily screams and jumping in Caroline's arms. "Slow down, Em. Mommy is hurt.." I warns her. Ella is still at the entrance of the room.
"Come here sweetheart.." I say and she approaches slowly toward me and sit on my laps.
"I want Mama" she sobs against me.
"Shhhh, she will be fine.." I say and rub her back slowly, until she falls asleep against me.
"Elena's Gilbert family ?" a doctor ask me when I leave Caroline and the girls sleeping in Caroline's room.
"Yeah, I'm her friend" I say. "How is she ?"
"She is stable, now. She has a lot of injuries because of the accident. She has internal bleeding, several broken ribs, a lot of bruises. She is in artificial coma so she will not suffer as he is going to reabsorbed.." he explains.
"So she will be Ok ?" I ask hopefully.
"Yes, she breathe by her own, so it's a good thing but she has to be very careful during the next few weeks." he tells me.
"Ok, thank you so much. Can I see her ?"
"Of course but just one person at the time." he smiles. I thank him again and leave.
I enter in her and I'm shock, she is so tiny and pale. I sit in a chair and take her hand in mine. A nurse checks her perfusion. "You can talk to her" she says.
"Yeah, I know, I just don't have any." I say with tears in my eyes. I have to call Stefan, he has the right to know.
"She is out of danger, now. She has been very lucky." she says before leaving the room.
"Ella is Ok don't worry. She has nothing just like Em, they are both asleep with Care. You made me so scared just like Care. Ella asks us questions about you all the time, she was so scared to lose you even if she has only three years old. I know, you don't want that Stefan knows but I will call him anyways because you need him even if you don't admit it." I smile when I remember the first time they saw each other.
It is a Friday night, Caroline and I would go out but Caroline is stuck with Elena because Caroline doesn't want to leave Elena alone in their apartment. Me, I'm stuck with Stefan because I forgot that it's a boy night but I want to see my girlfriend so I bring Stefan with me and Caroline brings Elena.
We arrive with Stefan, late as usual, when I see Elena and Caroline they are laughing. I kiss Caroline on her lips and Elena on her cheek.
"I'm sorry love for begin late, it's Stefan's fault" I say "Elena, let me introduce you Stefan"
"Stefan, this is Elena" they shake their hands and I feel something between us.
The diner is good, the conversation easy between them just like they know each other for years. It is a pleasure to see Stefan smiling like that because of a girl.
"Maybe we can go in a club ?" I ask when we finish dinner and kiss Caroline's head.
"What do you think, Elena ?" Stefan whispers in Elena's ear.
"I think it's a good idea" she smiles.
"So what are we waiting for ?" Stefan told us and gives his card to pay. "No, Stefan I pay for my part" Elena explains.
"No, you don't. I pay for you two too" I say to Caroline and me.
"I can pay for us, Stefan." I offer even if I know that he will never let me pay for us.
"Stop it, Klaus. I pay and you know it." he smirks and we leave.
When we are in the car, Stefan whispers in my ear and told me "She is so beautiful"
It surprises me because he never reveals his feelings to anyone. "Yeah, I know" I smile widely when I see Stefan takes Elena's hand and I know that they live be good for each other.
Stefan's POV.
Seven hours flight and I'm exhausted, the last time that I was in Paris it's was with Elena. My heart aches at her thought. It is three hours in the afternoon in Paris and I have a few hours before my first meeting with a leader of telecommunication.
I enter in my suite in the palace George V witch is at the heart of the most elegant district of the capital between the Champs Elysees and the banks of the Seine.
I run a bath and relaxes me, before going to my appointment. We are just beginning our diner when Taylor come to see me and whispers something in my ear. "Excusez-moi, je dois prendre cette appel" I tell to him.
"Allez-y je vous en prie" he says and I leave the table.
"What the hell is wrong with Nik ?! I am to a super important dinner" I yell before he can speaks.
"Sorry, Stefan I know Damon tells me but I had to talk to you as soon as possible." he explains.
"Something happens to Care or Em ? Or Ella ?" I was obliged to ask and my throat tightens when I think of what happened to my daughter.
"Yeah, Stefan they have had an car accident, a serious accident" he says and I feel his voice cracking.
"What happened ?" I murmur because I don't want to hear that when when I'm a thousands miles away from them.
"Someone hit Caroline's car very badly. Em and Ella are fine they were attached. Care have some bruises here and there. But Elena-" I cut him off before he can continues.
"Don't tell me that Nik, please don't" I say with tears in my eyes.
"No, no but she is an artificial coma because she has a bleeding internal and a lot of bruises"
"I come as quickly as possible to LA. I leave now, call me as soon as you have news of Elena, please. Kiss the girls for me." I say.
I turn to see Taylor watching me, "Prepare the jet, I'm leaving now" I tell and he disappear.
"Désolé Monsieur. Je dois y aller, ma femme a eu un accident de voiture grave à LA. Je suis vraiment désolé, je vous rappelle dès que je peux." I say and shake his hands.
"Bien sur j'attend votre appel, restez auprès de votre femme. Désolé pour elle, j'espère que ce n'est pas trop grave. C'était un plaisir de vous rencontrez Mr. Salvatore."
I arrive at the hospital at five AM. I'm exhausted because of jet lag and I'm stressed to see Elena. Nik calls to tell me that he brought Emily and Ella in his home to sleep a little better than in Caroline's bed.
I'm in front of Elena's room but I'm stuck, I can't enter in. I'm so scared to see her like that, maybe she doesn't want me to be here with her ? I realize that she's been through so much when she left me to protect our daughter from Katherine. How I could have hate her as she took care of her?
I'm in her room before I know it. I feel tears roll down my cheeks and I chock a sob when I look at her. I cry my eyes out when I see a bandage around her head with cuts on her cheeks, she has a lot of bruises on her arms.
I sit on the chair, take her hand in mine and kiss her knuckles. I'm afraid that if I touch her, I'm going to hurt her. "What are you doing here ?!" a nurse asks me angrily than she opens the door.
"I'm here to see my wife.." I reply sadly. I say my wife, why I say that ? Maybe because once in my life I wanted her to became my wife, the woman would carried my children.
"You can't be here, Sir. Visiting hours start at nine o'clock in the morning, so you have to leave." she responds coldly.
"I don't leave. I wasn't here when she was admitted and it's been only a few minutes that I'm here." I say locking my eyes with hers.
"I will call the security if you don't leave, she have to rest alone." she emphasizes the word alone.
"I don't leave and that's all. I don't leave her. Please, I need to be close to her" I say with tears in my eyes.
"Just for today because she have had a serious accident and I see that she means everything to you." she say before leaving the room. I feel my eyes heavy with fatigue I lie a little wobbly on the chair and close my eyes before falling asleep with Elena's hand in mine.
I wake up by the sound of someone clears his throat. I open my eyes and run my hand through my hair. "Sorry, Sir but the doctors want to see if they can wake up Elena." Taylor tells me.
"Ok I come in a few minutes." I say with a sleepy voice.
He leaves the room and I kiss her hair. "Come back to me, Baby" I whisper and I leave the room.
I'll see Caroline in her room. I knock and she says "Come in"
"Hey, Care" I say and she smiles when she sees me.
"Stefan, I'm so sorry for the accident. I was driving carefully like always when I'm with Em and-" I cut her off.
"Care, stop it ! You did nothing wrong it was an accident. How are you ?" I ask and kiss her cheek.
"I'm good. But you look like hell, Stefan. Why are here, anyway ? You should be in France. Klaus calls you, didn't he ?" she asks suspiciously.
"Of course, he calls me, Care. I need to be near to her, and for Paris I don't care because I can't focus on anything except her."
"I know that you have to be with her, I understand. But had you thought about what she will say when she wakes up ? She will freak out to see you because she loves you so much. I know that I shouldn't tell you but she retains her tears when she looks at Ella. I never see her smiling like that when you call her to tell her that you want to see Ella. this is the best gift you could do to her." she says with happiness in her eyes.
Before I can reply Emily open the door and runs towards Care. "Mommy ! Mommy !" she screams.
"Hey, baby girl !" she say, her face lights up when she sees her daughter. "Hello, my love" Nik tells her with a beautiful girl in his arms.
"Stefan, you're already here ?" Nik asks me.
"Come to see Auntie Care, Ella" Caroline tells the little girl in her husband arms.
I'm freezing. It's my daughter. My. My daughter.
"Who is the man Uncle Nik ?" she asks with a little voice. She is so beautiful in her dress.
He looks at me with a question look. I can't respond him. It is necessary whatsoever Elena tells her and not me.
"It's a friend sweetie." Caroline answers for us. Ella sit next to Emily and hugs Caroline.
"How is my Mama ? I want to see her."
"She is better but you can't see her, today. Maybe tomorrow when you come back to see me." Caroline tells her slowly.
"I want to be with her, so she knows that I think about her all the time. I've never been away from her" she says tearfully.
"Honey, look at me. She is Ok but she can't see you right know. I'm sure that she knows that you think about all the time because she is your mother and she knows everything about you. I have a idea, do you want to know ?" I ask Ella and she looks at me carefully.
"Yeah I want to know." she responds smiling.
"Maybe you can make her a drawing and I will bring, what do you think ?"
"Thank you, it's an excellent idea" she says and jump in my arms. My daughter is in my arms for the first time and I caress her hair.
"Daddy I can make a drawing for Auntie Lena too ?" Em asks her father and Ella go back on the bed.
"Of course, baby girl. I have everything at home, shall we ?"
Em look at Caroline to asks her if she can leave and Caroline smiles, kiss girls hairs before they jump in Nik arms. They wave at us and leave the room with cheerfulness.
"You have been so great with her" Caroline squeeze my hand with tears in her eyes.
"It's nothing Care. I wasn't thinking, I just wanted that she do something to change the ideas ."
"You don't understand, Stefan. She is not like that normally, she is shy and doesn't talk to someone she does not know. She is confident with you just like she is with Elena."
"Thank you Care, I have to go I want to see if they wake Elena or not."
"Anytime, Stefan. Come to see me after, I don't go anywhere" she says playfully.
"Of course. See you soon" I kiss her forehead and leave the room.
I see doctors leaving Elena's room and I stop them. "How is she ?"
"Her internal bleeding is absorbed so we gave her medication for that she wakes up gently." he smiles.
"How long before she wakes up ?" I ask.
"We don't know, it depends on the patients but maybe a few hours. You can stay with her if you want."
"Ok, thank you for everything doctor." I say and shake his hand.
"It's my job, Sir. Have a good evening." he tells me and leave with happiness that she will wakes up soon.
It's been five hours since they gave her the medication and nothing. I'm anxious that she will not wake up and leave me for good this time. But when I was going to go get a nurse I feel her hand moving in mine.
I straighten and look at her hand, she is moving again. I look up to see if she has open her eyes and I see two beautiful brown eyes looking at me with tears.
"Stefan.." she whispers but I'm not even sure to have heard her.
"I'm here, baby. I'm with you, now." I say and kiss her forehead. I wipe her tears away with my thumbs and caress her cheeks softly. I see her closing her eyes when I caress her and she falling asleep with our hands intertwine.
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