Chapter seven.
Klaus's POV.
"Hey" I caress Emily's cheek and she wakes up. "We have to go love."
"Humm, no. Let me sleep, Daddy" she murmurs and close her eyes again.
"Baby girl, go with Daddy. You will come tomorrow after school, visits are over for now." Caroline says sweetly to Em.
"I miss you at home and Daddy doesn't cook like you" she pouts at me.
"Maybe we can order pizza, what do you think sweetie ?" I ask playfully and wink at Caroline.
"Yes, Daddy please and Ella comes with us ?" she smiles.
"Of course. Auntie Lena is in the hospital too." Caroline says and kiss her hair.
"Why I don't see her ?" she asks and crease her brow.
"Because she is tired and has a lot injuries. You will see her soon maybe Thursday or so." I say.
"Daddy is right, baby girl. See you tomorrow after school. Love you" Caroline says to her and kiss her cheek.
"Bye, my love. I love you so much" I tell her and kiss her.
"I think I will go to see Elena, after you left. I love you" she says.
"Say her hi for us. Bye." I say and we leave the room.
We are in the corridor when we see Stefan and Ella join us. Ella is sleeping in Stefan's arms and he smiles when he sees us.
"Hey Stefan, how is Elena ?" I ask and we shake hands.
"She is better then yesterday." he says smiling when he talks about Elena.
"Good. I will bring Ella with us at home. You come with us ?"
"Of course. Thank you" he says and we go towards the car.
Elena's POV.
Stefan and Ella leave my room together. The nurse checks my ribs but its hurts like hell, my bruises are better but they are still blue. My head hurts so she give me medics to help me sleep a little better.
"The doctor says that he will come tomorrow to see if you leave the hospital in 2 or 3 days." she says sweetly.
"Ok. Thank you" I say. She nods and leave the room.
I wake up with the sound of the door open. I slowly open my eyes and see Caroline smiling next to me.
"Hey sweetie" she says and sit in the chair next to me.
"Hi" I say with tears in my eyes and I take her in my arms.
"Don't cry Lena. Everything is fine" she murmurs in my ears.
"Thank you so much" I whisper sobbing against her.
"It's Ok. You are fine and Ella is fine too.." she reassures me.
"You save my daughter's life and Stefan is here with me because of your husband" I wipe my tears away and smile shyly at her.
"I would do it over again. You know that Ella is like my own daughter and stop crying, now."
"Thank you Klaus for me for taking care of Ella-"
"Stop that ! It's a pleasure to take care of her and I know that you will do it for Em if something happened to us."
"Of course, you know that" I smile "Come here with me" I shifted myself for her to sit on the bed next to me.
"So what's going on with Stefan ?" she asks.
"Nothing.." I blush.
"Elena Gilbert ! Tell me !" she almost yells at me.
"Nothing, really. He is here with me, that's all."
"That's all ? Really ? Nothing happened ?" she asks like she can't believe it.
"No, really. He saves me from nightmares, several times. I open my eyes and he is here with me." I smile thinking of him. "He is so good with Ella"
"I know, he is. I saw him with her, he loves her so much already like he loves you." she smirks at me.
"He doesn't love me, Care. Stop saying that !"
"You just don't want to believe it." she winks at me.
"When you leave the hospital ?" I ask to change the subject.
"Tomorrow morning." she smiles "What about you ?"
"In 2 or 3 days because my ribs haven't healed yet and they hurt."
"It's Ok, I will be here for you. Stefan have to go to NY tomorrow afternoon, so I will bring Ella here after school."
"He goes to NY ?" I ask softly. Of course he goes to NY. Why I think he will stay here with me ? I'm such an idiot ! His future wife wait for him.
"Yeah, just something planned weeks ago and he can't cancel. He will tell you tomorrow morning I think. He doesn't want to leave when you were unconscious and-" she smiles
"Don't do this Care, please" I whisper trying to cut back my tears.
"What ? What's wrong ?" she asks worried.
"Don't talk about Stefan, please. It's hurt deeply when I think that he will leave me because of what I did to us, to him and to myself. I'm scared of what will happened when I will leave the hospital."
"You will be fine, look at me" she says "I'm sure of that you know why. Because you are the bravest and strongest woman I know. I'm so proud of you, you have a beautiful little girl that you have raise alone without him. While you needed him, you never call him even if it was killing you from inside but you never give up on your daughter."
"I can't lose him again, Care. This time, I could not bear it because when I'm with him I alive, truly alive for the first time in three fucking years. I know that I'm not his and his not mine anymore but I ..."
"Sweetie, I understand completely because I feel the same thing for Klaus. This time, you have to protect yourself and not rush headlong like the first time because you have to protect Ella. The last time you got burned because of your relationship, everyone dream to have your passion with Stefan. But the passion you have with him is dangerous for you, you are completely dependent of him. You can't do that again, right ?" she explains.
"Why you understand me so well ?" I choke out.
"Because I'm your best friend and I love you." she wipes my tears away with her thumbs.
"I love you too, Care."
Stefan's POV.
I watch my daughter sleeping for hours. She is so beautiful when she sleeps just like Elena. Ella doesn't want to let me go all night. She ate on my laps, she falls asleep in my arms.
"Klaus, I go to see Elena" I say when I'm downstairs and see him in the kitchen.
"It's late, Stefan. You should sleep here tonight and see her in the morning."
"I have to go to NY, tomorrow afternoon. I want to spend the most possible time with her."
"I know, Stefan but I think she needs time to think what's going on between the two of you.." Klaus explains to me.
"Nothing, happens between us, Klaus." I reply and I sit near the bar.
"You're kidding me, right ?" he asks sarcastically.
"No, I'm here for her and I need her in my life, that's all."
"Stefan, you're lying to yourself and you know that." he responds smiling.
"No, not at all. I can't deal with these emotions again."
"You already did, Stefan."
"Stop saying that. I don't and you know it, you're annoying."
"I'm annoying because I'm right. We drink a glass of bourbon ?"
"Of course, Nik"
He serves me. "Cheers" we say at the same time.
"Baby girl, we have to go it's already 8:45 AM. You will be late for school, Emily you too"
"Dada, I can't find my bag" she pouts from the stairs.
"I have it, baby. Come down with Em." I smile when she sticks out her tongue.
"Uncle Stefan, I wait for you now." Emily smiles pleased with herself.
We arrive at their school. I accompany Ella and Emily at their classroom. I kiss Em on her cheek and on her forehead. "Bye, sweetie see you soon."
"Bye, Uncle Stefan." she waves at me.
"Ella, baby girl" she is tightening in my arms. "You have to go in class"
"I don't want to leave you, Dada. You will never come back, if you leave" she cries. My little daughter cries because of me.
"Look at me, baby." I turn her chin towards me, she has a lot of tears in her eyes. "I will never, never leave you, and your Mama, alright baby girl ?"
"You come pick me up after school ?" she asks hopefully.
"I can't sweetie, I have to go to NY for two or three day max. You will stay with Auntie Care during Mama is still in the hospital." I explains and wipe her tears away.
"No, Dada please." she cries harder and it breaks my heart to see her like this.
"I can't, I have stuff going on in NY but I promise you that when it's finish I will come back to you, Ok ?" she tightens its grip around me if it's possible.
"Alright, Dada and when you come home we can eat pasta like yesterday ?" she asks with a giggle. Oh god, I love this sound its make my day perfect when I hear it.
"Of course, baby. Now, your teacher wait for you." I kiss her hair, her cheeks and her nose playfully.
"Bye bye, Dada" she waves at me and I smile because I'm proud of my daughter.
I'm stuck in front of Elena's door in the hospital because I know Care told her that I leave for NY when I expressly told her not to.
I knock and open the door. She smiles when she sees me.
"Hi" she murmurs when I approach her bed.
"Hey, bab-, Elena. How are you ?" I ask and kiss her forehead.
"I'm tired and my ribs hurt." she replies softly.
"Maybe the doctor can give you something harder ?" I ask and run my thumbs over her hand which is cold. "You're cold, you want another blanket ?"
"Yes, I'm cold, thank you Stefan." My name in her mouth is something extraordinary.
"Here." I say when I return in her room with a blanket.
"Thank you." she whispers.
"I have to go to NY, this afternoon" I tell her quietly. I don't know why but I feel guilty by leaving her here without having her with me.
"I know Care told me yesterday." she responds with none emotion in her voice. It's like she just slap me hard.
"I'm sorry, I was going to tell you.." I try to defend myself.
"You owe me nothing, Stefan." her voice cracks with her last word.
"Elena, baby what are you talking about ? Of course, I owe you something. You left because of my ex crazy girlfriend for God shakes !" I run my hair through his hair.
"Stefan ! It was my decision to protect our unborn daughter from Katherine's grief. I should have told you, everything about her I know that ! But we have already talk about that Stefan.. I'm guilty to take her away from you, I can't tell you how I feel about that. It's all my fault, it's all my fault, it's always my fault..." she sobs and begins to hyperventilate.
I sit on her bed next to me and take her head in my hands and wipe her tears away with my thumbs. "Elena, stop ! Take a deep breath. Exhale and inhale slowly. Look at me in the eyes, good. Now, concentrate on my breathing and you do like me, Ok baby ?"
She nods and her breathing begins to slow. She closes her eyes and I take her in my arms. We stay like this during hours before she falls asleep against me, she talked me about Ella and she is so proud of her, I told her about Damon and Bonnie how they succeed to get up after she left me. We cry together about that, she told me about Caroline and Nik how they help her with Ella.
I have to go, Taylor text me that my jet his ready. I get out of bed without wake her up, I put a new blanket on her because I know she always cold in the morning when she gets up. I kiss her hair slowly several times and whisper "Bye Baby, I love you."
A/N : Happy valentine's day everyone !
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