For the last couple of days, Elena was feeling really bad. She was weak, and sleepy, and nauseous. Everything she had put in her mouth had a bad taste, and she couldn't keep the Makanan down. Bonnie and Caroline were worried about her, and tried to help her in any way possible. After a week, they made her to go and see the doctor, where they made a blood test and told her the results will be up in the seterusnya few days. But she didn't say anything to Stefan about it, because she didn't want to worry him. And she made Caroline and Bonnie promise they won't tell him either. It didn't matter how bad she felt, when Stefan took her in his arms, all the pain went away. When her skin touched his, it was like they melted in one person, and she knew nothing can harm her until she is with him. Whenever he took her in his arms, he felt her hati, tengah-tengah under his skin, and she realized that's where her hati, tengah-tengah has always been. That's why, when she was with him, he made her feel complete. But Stefan noticed something is wrong with Elena. He thought she's afraid of losing him again. Sometimes, when he was half sleep, he would hear her waking up seterusnya to him, then laying her head on his chest and intertwining her fingers with his. He would always put his other arm around her shoulders and pulled her even closer to him, so she could feel even lebih sure he's not going anywhere. He also loved the feeling of her body pressing seterusnya to his. She was so warm, and every alih she made with her fingers was so caring. Sometimes, early in the morning, when she thought he's still sleeping, she drew a little hati, tengah-tengah on his bare chest, then put her ear on it and made tik tok sounds. Then she climbed on him, and kissed him right on the lips. He could feel smile curving on her lips every time, and he couldn't ask for a better way to wake up. Then he rolled her over, and kissed her back. He wanted to give her the world. He wanted to tunjuk her every place worth seeing, and he wanted her to hear every melody worth hearing. He wanted to take her to the highest mountain, and take a walk in the longest jalan in the world. He wanted to spend forever with her. He wanted to wake up every hari with her sejak his side, smiling to him like no other woman smiled. But he already had a forever with her. Every moment they spent together was the best moment in his life, and that is something he's going to remember for the rest of his life. And after.
„I'm fine, Caroline" – Elena berkata for the hundred time. „It's probably just Makanan poisoning."
Elena, Bonnie and Caroline were sitting in the doctor's office, waiting for him to come with Elena's blood results. He called her yesterday and told her he wants to see her first thing in the morning. At the time, she was with Bonnie and Caroline, and they both insisted on coming with her.
„If it's just Makanan poisoning, why did he ask anda to come here first thing in the morning? Makanan poisoning is something anda can tell the person over the phone about" – Caroline kept talking, but both Elena and Bonnie seemed annoyed sejak it.
„I'm sorry.. but it's just that.. you're happy. And Stefan is happy. We're all happy. And I would like it to stay that way. So I'm worried about you.."
Elena looked at Caroline with great affection, then she had put her hand on the bahagian, atas of hers, and smiled.
„But I'm fine Caroline. I'll be fine."
Caroline smiled back.
„Sorry for keeping anda wait that long" – older man with bushy black hair came in the room. His white kot was stained with coffee on his right sleeve, and in that arm he carried a white file with Elena's name of it. He sat down sejak his desk, and all three ladies were looking at him anxiously. He opened the file, and little half smile appeared on his face. For a moment, that made all three of them feel a little better, but then he tilted his head up.
„Well, Elena, congratulations" – he berkata while spreading his hands. „You're pregnant."
All three of them looked at him with shock. Caroline was so close to laughing, but she knew she shouldn't. She knew it's impossible, and the whole thing sounded funny. So she kept looking at Bonnie, who on the other hand, had a dead serious look on her face. That made Caroline erase that little smirk off her face too. Elena kept looking at the file, then back at the doctor who was still smiling.
„That's impossible.." – Elena said.
„Well, do anda have a boyfriend?" – the doctor asked.
„Yes" – she answered quickly.
„Are anda sexually active with him?"
„Yes.." – this time she replied little less loud, like she was ashamed. She even blushed a little. She never discussed her sexual life with Bonnie atau Caroline.
„Are anda on the pill?" – the doctor asked seriously.
„No.." – this time, Elena was looking at her feet.
„You use condoms?"
This time she looked back at the doctor. No, she doesn't use condoms, because her boyfriend is a 163 years old vampire who can't procreate. But of course, she couldn't tell him that, so she silently replied, „Yes."
„Well, condoms are not 100% secure. We can repeat the test again, but I assure you, it'll give the same result. Didn't anda notice the symptoms?"
That made Elena think. All the weakness she felt, sleepiness, nausea, the fact she threw up almost every morning. And her period was late, but she thought.. well, she doesn't know what the hell she thought, but pregnancy never even popped up in her mind. Because it's impossible.
„No, that's fine" – Elena replied. She got up from the chair, which made Caroline and Bonnie also get up.
„You should get in touch with your gynecologist about lebih information, and about your first ultrasound" – the doctor got up from his chair too.
„I will do that" – Elena smiled, shook his hand, and was ready to get out of the office. She needed some fresh air.
She practically ran to the exist, and both Bonnie and Caroline were right behind her. She pushed the door, ran in the street, and leaned on the first car that was parked in front of the doctor's office. She had put her right hand on the mouth so no one hears her sobs, but the tears were running down her cheek. How is this possible? She can't be pregnant, she can't. She's only 18 years old, she has her whole life in front of her.. she can't have a baby. She was sad, and worried, but mostly she was confused. What will she tell to Stefan? How will she explain this to him.. when she doesn't have an explanation. Her hand moved from her mouth to her stomach, and for a moment, for a second, she felt happy. She felt relieved, like something in flowing trough her.. she's carrying a child. Stefan's child. There is no other explanation. Even if it doesn't make sense, that is Stefan's child. But that happiness lasted only for a moment, and she went back to being worried, and confused. She saw Bonnie and Caroline looking at her, also confused, not knowing what to say, atau do. Then Bonnie took her in her arms, and gave her a big hug, and Caroline tapped her on the back.
„How did this happen?" – Caroline asked, worried.
„I don't know.." – Elena replied, trying to hide her tears.
„Well.." – Caroline began, not knowing should she finish. „Who's the father?" – she finally asked.
Elena pulled her head from Bonnie's arms, and looked seriously at Caroline, offended she would actually asked her that question. „Stefan" – Elena answered loudly.
„Elena, Vampires can't procreate. I should know, I am one" – Caroline replied.
„Caroline, I never slept with anyone other than Stefan."
„Are anda sure?" – Caroline asked.
„Caroline, I think she would remember if she did" – Bonnie finally found the right words to say.
„I don't know how this happened" – Elena berkata silently. „Or why. I don't know what I'm going to do, atau what I'm going to tell Stefan. I don't know what to tell him in the first place. But I know I need him. And I need anda two. I can't do this alone. I wish.. I wish my mom atau Jenna were here. They would know what to do. I'm just a child.."
„Elena, listen to me" – Caroline took her sejak the shoulders. „You're stronger than anda think, and lebih powerful than anda know. anda proved that already thousand of times. anda will get trough this, unharmed. The only thing anda will know after this is happiness. And we're going to be there for anda every step of the way. And so will Stefan."
Elena looked at her with teary eyes, but then she smiled to her and hugged her heard. She showed Bonnie to sertai them, so Bonnie came from the back, and hugged them both.
„Now, let's get anda home" – Caroline said. „You need to talk to Stefan."
* * *
Stefan and Damon were sitting in the perpustakaan in the Salvatore house, both Membaca a book, in complete silence. When they heard the front doors opening, both of them closed the buku and got up from the armchairs they were sitting in. In the moment they turned around, they saw Caroline, Elena and Bonnie. Caroline and Bonnie were both holding one of Elena's hands, and Elena's eyes were all teary, her cheeks were red, and her lips were not curved in a smile like they've been this past few weeks.
„What happened?" – Damon asked.
„We need to talk" – Caroline said, while putting Elena's right hand between hers.
Stefan tried to make eye contact with Elena, but she kept looking at the floor.
„Elena, are anda all right? What happened?" – Stefan asked. He started walking towards her, but in that moment she lifted her head up, and the look in her eyes made him stop. She had a look, like she did something she could never be forgotten for.
„Well, are we going to find out what has happened?" – Damon asked. He was pretty much annoyed. He didn't liked waiting.
„Elena?" – Stefan asked, with such a sweet voice.
„I think she needs time" – Bonnie said.
„She needs to find the right words" – Caroline continued, while squeezing Elena's hand.
„I'm pregnant" – Elena berkata silently. Her look moved to the floor, once again.
Both Stefan and Damon kept looking at three girls standing in front of them, waiting for them to burst into laughter. When they didn't, and when the silence became awkward, the brothers looked at each other.
„What?" – Stefan asked, like he didn't hear her for the first time.
„Seriously, stop fooling around. This is not even funny" – Damon replied.
This time Elena lifted her head up and looked Stefan right in the eyes.
„I'm pregnant" – she said. Only louder this time.
Stefan was looking her in the eyes, and this time, she didn't have enough strength to alih her look from him, so she just kept staring at him, waiting for his seterusnya move. But Stefan didn't move. He was just standing there, with his arms crossed on his chest, looking at Elena. He was confused, and he didn't understand. All the horrible thoughts went trough his head, but he did not want to believe in any of them. Although they were the only logical explanation. He moved his look to Caroline, then to Bonnie, to Damon who was looking at him, and finally back to Elena. Elena was still looking at him, and at that moment, she could see his hati, tengah-tengah breaking in his eyes.
„Stefan, no.." – she had let go Caroline and Bonnie's hands. „Don't look at me like that!" – she screamed.
„Like what?" – Stefan tried to hide his look, but he knew he could never hide his thoughts from Elena.
„Like I cheated on you!" – her tone was still high.
„And anda didn't?" – Damon asked.
„No!"
„That's funny Elena, because the last time I checked, Vampires can't procreate" – Damon continued.
Elena looked at him harshly, and at that moment Damon regretted everything he had said.
„That's enough, Damon" – Caroline berkata with a cold voice.
„I believe you" – Stefan said.
There was a silence in the room. It was like no one expected it. Not Caroline, not Damon, not Bonnie.. not even Elena.
„You do?" – Elena asked, while carefully and slowly walking towards him.
„I don't have a reason not to."
The end of Elena's lips started to curve in a smile.
„But that still doesn't explain how this happened. atau why. But this was not supposed to happen. I was supposed to find another way for us. I was supposed to make anda happy, not to give anda this.. nightmare. anda deserve more."
„You didn't do anything to me, Stefan.." – Elena moved closer to him. „And anda made me happy, anda know that" – she was in front of him, but she was afraid to touch.
„You're only 18 years old, Elena. anda have your whole life ahead of you. anda should be living it, not raising a child."
„Yes, you're right Stefan. I shouldn't be pregnant. But this is not anyone's child, this is your child.. and mine. This is our child, and I wouldn't want it any other way" – she was caressing his cheek.
„This is not right" – he said.
„Of course it is" – she smiled.
„No, it's wrong!" – he lifted the tone of his voice. He grabbed her hand that was caressing his cheek, and he placed it on his heart. „My hati, tengah-tengah is not beating, Elena! I am not alive. My body shouldn't even function anymore, but it does. But not like this.. I can't create a new life. I can't create something so pure and so perfect like a child, because I'm not.." – he stopped right there because he knew he doesn't want to finish that sentence.
There were tears in Carolines eyes when she heard Stefan talking about that. If anda compare her to Stefan and Damon, she was new to the vampire world, and unlike them, she didn't lose anything yet. All of her Friends and family are here, but she knew that one day, that's going to change. And she was afraid of feeling like Stefan does now. She was afraid of being alone, and lost. But the only thing she could do is to sympathize with Stefan. She knew he wants a life with Elena, but not like this. He felt that something about this is terribly wrong, and Caroline understood that. Because it's different, and unexpected. And impossible. But somehow, it happened, and it scared everyone. Especially Stefan.
Elena took Stefan's hand and placed it on her heart. „But mine is. My hati, tengah-tengah is beating strong enough for both of us, remember?" Then she moved his hand to her stomach. „And now two hearts are beating inside of me. We created a life, Stefan. It really doesn't matter how it happened atau why, atau how impossible it is, because the only thing that matters is that it happened. No matter how our lives turn out to be, this child growing inside of me is going to be loved. It already is."
Elena was still holding Stefan's hand, and she was rubbing her stomach with it. For a moment, Stefan felt incredibly happy. He felt like he did something important, like he's leaving a mark in this world. But then he pulled his hand, and there was a shock on Elena's face.
„I have to find out why this happened. atau how. I have to" – Stefan pulled back from her and was prepared to leave the room.
„Stefan! Don't leave me!" – Elena screamed. At first, her voice was high, but as she was finishing the sentence, it got lost. She swallowed her own words. Stefan stopped walking, and everyone in the room looked at Elena. Caroline and Bonnie cringed over the tone of Elena's voice, and Damon had a feeling like she's going to break down and fall, and the only thing he wanted to do is to help her. Tears were running down her cheek again, and as she sobbed for the first time, Stefan turned around.
„Leave you?" – he asked. „Elena, I may be confused and worried.. atau even mad, but I'd never leave you."
„Don't leave me Stefan, don't.." – Elena was crying. Her knees were trembling, and she looked like she's going to fall.
But before she could even think about falling, Stefan was there for her, and she clunged on to him, soaking his baju with her tears. Elena was strong. When she needed to be strong, she knew she can be. And she was sure that with time, she would learn how to live without Stefan. Elena was sure she could live without Stefan, but she didn't want to. With him, she didn't have to be strong. She loved being his. She loved that feeling of acceptance and belonging, like there is no other place for her in the world than in Stefan's arms. She loved being his everything. She also knew he loves to take care of her, so she had let him. She knew that every time she had let him do something for her, she was giving him one small amount of joy.
Elena was holding on to Stefan's baju with her fingers, and he was caressing the back of her had, pulling his fingers trough her hair. When she sobbed for one lebih time, he lifted her in his arms. She had put her head on his chest, and her hands around his neck. And he had carried her upstairs, to his room. To their room. Stefan couldn't call that room only his room anymore, because Elena kept her clothes in his dresser, and her shampoo was in his bathroom, and the whole room smelled like her perfume. And every night when she wasn't with Bonnie and Caroline, she was with Stefan.
Stefan had put her on the bed, and lay down seterusnya to her. Their faces were so close that their noses were touching. She once again intertwined her fingers with his, and with his other hand, he was touching her cheek. They both had their eyes closed.
„I Cinta you" – she berkata silently.
„I know. I Cinta anda too."
„I'm so scared, Stefan.." – her voice was silent, and she sounded like she was tired from all the crying.
Stefan had opened his eyes. „Don't cry, my love" – he berkata while moving the hair from her face. When Elena felt Stefan is looking at her, she had opened her eyes too. He was looking at her like she was the most beautiful thing in the world, and the only thing she could do was to smile.
At that moment, Stefan lifted his head from the pillow, and he was sitting on the katil seterusnya to her. She was no longer laying on the side, but on her back. Stefan moved lower. He lifted up her shirt. „Everything is going to be fine" – he said. And then, he kissed her stomach.
„I'm fine, Caroline" – Elena berkata for the hundred time. „It's probably just Makanan poisoning."
Elena, Bonnie and Caroline were sitting in the doctor's office, waiting for him to come with Elena's blood results. He called her yesterday and told her he wants to see her first thing in the morning. At the time, she was with Bonnie and Caroline, and they both insisted on coming with her.
„If it's just Makanan poisoning, why did he ask anda to come here first thing in the morning? Makanan poisoning is something anda can tell the person over the phone about" – Caroline kept talking, but both Elena and Bonnie seemed annoyed sejak it.
„I'm sorry.. but it's just that.. you're happy. And Stefan is happy. We're all happy. And I would like it to stay that way. So I'm worried about you.."
Elena looked at Caroline with great affection, then she had put her hand on the bahagian, atas of hers, and smiled.
„But I'm fine Caroline. I'll be fine."
Caroline smiled back.
„Sorry for keeping anda wait that long" – older man with bushy black hair came in the room. His white kot was stained with coffee on his right sleeve, and in that arm he carried a white file with Elena's name of it. He sat down sejak his desk, and all three ladies were looking at him anxiously. He opened the file, and little half smile appeared on his face. For a moment, that made all three of them feel a little better, but then he tilted his head up.
„Well, Elena, congratulations" – he berkata while spreading his hands. „You're pregnant."
All three of them looked at him with shock. Caroline was so close to laughing, but she knew she shouldn't. She knew it's impossible, and the whole thing sounded funny. So she kept looking at Bonnie, who on the other hand, had a dead serious look on her face. That made Caroline erase that little smirk off her face too. Elena kept looking at the file, then back at the doctor who was still smiling.
„That's impossible.." – Elena said.
„Well, do anda have a boyfriend?" – the doctor asked.
„Yes" – she answered quickly.
„Are anda sexually active with him?"
„Yes.." – this time she replied little less loud, like she was ashamed. She even blushed a little. She never discussed her sexual life with Bonnie atau Caroline.
„Are anda on the pill?" – the doctor asked seriously.
„No.." – this time, Elena was looking at her feet.
„You use condoms?"
This time she looked back at the doctor. No, she doesn't use condoms, because her boyfriend is a 163 years old vampire who can't procreate. But of course, she couldn't tell him that, so she silently replied, „Yes."
„Well, condoms are not 100% secure. We can repeat the test again, but I assure you, it'll give the same result. Didn't anda notice the symptoms?"
That made Elena think. All the weakness she felt, sleepiness, nausea, the fact she threw up almost every morning. And her period was late, but she thought.. well, she doesn't know what the hell she thought, but pregnancy never even popped up in her mind. Because it's impossible.
„No, that's fine" – Elena replied. She got up from the chair, which made Caroline and Bonnie also get up.
„You should get in touch with your gynecologist about lebih information, and about your first ultrasound" – the doctor got up from his chair too.
„I will do that" – Elena smiled, shook his hand, and was ready to get out of the office. She needed some fresh air.
She practically ran to the exist, and both Bonnie and Caroline were right behind her. She pushed the door, ran in the street, and leaned on the first car that was parked in front of the doctor's office. She had put her right hand on the mouth so no one hears her sobs, but the tears were running down her cheek. How is this possible? She can't be pregnant, she can't. She's only 18 years old, she has her whole life in front of her.. she can't have a baby. She was sad, and worried, but mostly she was confused. What will she tell to Stefan? How will she explain this to him.. when she doesn't have an explanation. Her hand moved from her mouth to her stomach, and for a moment, for a second, she felt happy. She felt relieved, like something in flowing trough her.. she's carrying a child. Stefan's child. There is no other explanation. Even if it doesn't make sense, that is Stefan's child. But that happiness lasted only for a moment, and she went back to being worried, and confused. She saw Bonnie and Caroline looking at her, also confused, not knowing what to say, atau do. Then Bonnie took her in her arms, and gave her a big hug, and Caroline tapped her on the back.
„How did this happen?" – Caroline asked, worried.
„I don't know.." – Elena replied, trying to hide her tears.
„Well.." – Caroline began, not knowing should she finish. „Who's the father?" – she finally asked.
Elena pulled her head from Bonnie's arms, and looked seriously at Caroline, offended she would actually asked her that question. „Stefan" – Elena answered loudly.
„Elena, Vampires can't procreate. I should know, I am one" – Caroline replied.
„Caroline, I never slept with anyone other than Stefan."
„Are anda sure?" – Caroline asked.
„Caroline, I think she would remember if she did" – Bonnie finally found the right words to say.
„I don't know how this happened" – Elena berkata silently. „Or why. I don't know what I'm going to do, atau what I'm going to tell Stefan. I don't know what to tell him in the first place. But I know I need him. And I need anda two. I can't do this alone. I wish.. I wish my mom atau Jenna were here. They would know what to do. I'm just a child.."
„Elena, listen to me" – Caroline took her sejak the shoulders. „You're stronger than anda think, and lebih powerful than anda know. anda proved that already thousand of times. anda will get trough this, unharmed. The only thing anda will know after this is happiness. And we're going to be there for anda every step of the way. And so will Stefan."
Elena looked at her with teary eyes, but then she smiled to her and hugged her heard. She showed Bonnie to sertai them, so Bonnie came from the back, and hugged them both.
„Now, let's get anda home" – Caroline said. „You need to talk to Stefan."
* * *
Stefan and Damon were sitting in the perpustakaan in the Salvatore house, both Membaca a book, in complete silence. When they heard the front doors opening, both of them closed the buku and got up from the armchairs they were sitting in. In the moment they turned around, they saw Caroline, Elena and Bonnie. Caroline and Bonnie were both holding one of Elena's hands, and Elena's eyes were all teary, her cheeks were red, and her lips were not curved in a smile like they've been this past few weeks.
„What happened?" – Damon asked.
„We need to talk" – Caroline said, while putting Elena's right hand between hers.
Stefan tried to make eye contact with Elena, but she kept looking at the floor.
„Elena, are anda all right? What happened?" – Stefan asked. He started walking towards her, but in that moment she lifted her head up, and the look in her eyes made him stop. She had a look, like she did something she could never be forgotten for.
„Well, are we going to find out what has happened?" – Damon asked. He was pretty much annoyed. He didn't liked waiting.
„Elena?" – Stefan asked, with such a sweet voice.
„I think she needs time" – Bonnie said.
„She needs to find the right words" – Caroline continued, while squeezing Elena's hand.
„I'm pregnant" – Elena berkata silently. Her look moved to the floor, once again.
Both Stefan and Damon kept looking at three girls standing in front of them, waiting for them to burst into laughter. When they didn't, and when the silence became awkward, the brothers looked at each other.
„What?" – Stefan asked, like he didn't hear her for the first time.
„Seriously, stop fooling around. This is not even funny" – Damon replied.
This time Elena lifted her head up and looked Stefan right in the eyes.
„I'm pregnant" – she said. Only louder this time.
Stefan was looking her in the eyes, and this time, she didn't have enough strength to alih her look from him, so she just kept staring at him, waiting for his seterusnya move. But Stefan didn't move. He was just standing there, with his arms crossed on his chest, looking at Elena. He was confused, and he didn't understand. All the horrible thoughts went trough his head, but he did not want to believe in any of them. Although they were the only logical explanation. He moved his look to Caroline, then to Bonnie, to Damon who was looking at him, and finally back to Elena. Elena was still looking at him, and at that moment, she could see his hati, tengah-tengah breaking in his eyes.
„Stefan, no.." – she had let go Caroline and Bonnie's hands. „Don't look at me like that!" – she screamed.
„Like what?" – Stefan tried to hide his look, but he knew he could never hide his thoughts from Elena.
„Like I cheated on you!" – her tone was still high.
„And anda didn't?" – Damon asked.
„No!"
„That's funny Elena, because the last time I checked, Vampires can't procreate" – Damon continued.
Elena looked at him harshly, and at that moment Damon regretted everything he had said.
„That's enough, Damon" – Caroline berkata with a cold voice.
„I believe you" – Stefan said.
There was a silence in the room. It was like no one expected it. Not Caroline, not Damon, not Bonnie.. not even Elena.
„You do?" – Elena asked, while carefully and slowly walking towards him.
„I don't have a reason not to."
The end of Elena's lips started to curve in a smile.
„But that still doesn't explain how this happened. atau why. But this was not supposed to happen. I was supposed to find another way for us. I was supposed to make anda happy, not to give anda this.. nightmare. anda deserve more."
„You didn't do anything to me, Stefan.." – Elena moved closer to him. „And anda made me happy, anda know that" – she was in front of him, but she was afraid to touch.
„You're only 18 years old, Elena. anda have your whole life ahead of you. anda should be living it, not raising a child."
„Yes, you're right Stefan. I shouldn't be pregnant. But this is not anyone's child, this is your child.. and mine. This is our child, and I wouldn't want it any other way" – she was caressing his cheek.
„This is not right" – he said.
„Of course it is" – she smiled.
„No, it's wrong!" – he lifted the tone of his voice. He grabbed her hand that was caressing his cheek, and he placed it on his heart. „My hati, tengah-tengah is not beating, Elena! I am not alive. My body shouldn't even function anymore, but it does. But not like this.. I can't create a new life. I can't create something so pure and so perfect like a child, because I'm not.." – he stopped right there because he knew he doesn't want to finish that sentence.
There were tears in Carolines eyes when she heard Stefan talking about that. If anda compare her to Stefan and Damon, she was new to the vampire world, and unlike them, she didn't lose anything yet. All of her Friends and family are here, but she knew that one day, that's going to change. And she was afraid of feeling like Stefan does now. She was afraid of being alone, and lost. But the only thing she could do is to sympathize with Stefan. She knew he wants a life with Elena, but not like this. He felt that something about this is terribly wrong, and Caroline understood that. Because it's different, and unexpected. And impossible. But somehow, it happened, and it scared everyone. Especially Stefan.
Elena took Stefan's hand and placed it on her heart. „But mine is. My hati, tengah-tengah is beating strong enough for both of us, remember?" Then she moved his hand to her stomach. „And now two hearts are beating inside of me. We created a life, Stefan. It really doesn't matter how it happened atau why, atau how impossible it is, because the only thing that matters is that it happened. No matter how our lives turn out to be, this child growing inside of me is going to be loved. It already is."
Elena was still holding Stefan's hand, and she was rubbing her stomach with it. For a moment, Stefan felt incredibly happy. He felt like he did something important, like he's leaving a mark in this world. But then he pulled his hand, and there was a shock on Elena's face.
„I have to find out why this happened. atau how. I have to" – Stefan pulled back from her and was prepared to leave the room.
„Stefan! Don't leave me!" – Elena screamed. At first, her voice was high, but as she was finishing the sentence, it got lost. She swallowed her own words. Stefan stopped walking, and everyone in the room looked at Elena. Caroline and Bonnie cringed over the tone of Elena's voice, and Damon had a feeling like she's going to break down and fall, and the only thing he wanted to do is to help her. Tears were running down her cheek again, and as she sobbed for the first time, Stefan turned around.
„Leave you?" – he asked. „Elena, I may be confused and worried.. atau even mad, but I'd never leave you."
„Don't leave me Stefan, don't.." – Elena was crying. Her knees were trembling, and she looked like she's going to fall.
But before she could even think about falling, Stefan was there for her, and she clunged on to him, soaking his baju with her tears. Elena was strong. When she needed to be strong, she knew she can be. And she was sure that with time, she would learn how to live without Stefan. Elena was sure she could live without Stefan, but she didn't want to. With him, she didn't have to be strong. She loved being his. She loved that feeling of acceptance and belonging, like there is no other place for her in the world than in Stefan's arms. She loved being his everything. She also knew he loves to take care of her, so she had let him. She knew that every time she had let him do something for her, she was giving him one small amount of joy.
Elena was holding on to Stefan's baju with her fingers, and he was caressing the back of her had, pulling his fingers trough her hair. When she sobbed for one lebih time, he lifted her in his arms. She had put her head on his chest, and her hands around his neck. And he had carried her upstairs, to his room. To their room. Stefan couldn't call that room only his room anymore, because Elena kept her clothes in his dresser, and her shampoo was in his bathroom, and the whole room smelled like her perfume. And every night when she wasn't with Bonnie and Caroline, she was with Stefan.
Stefan had put her on the bed, and lay down seterusnya to her. Their faces were so close that their noses were touching. She once again intertwined her fingers with his, and with his other hand, he was touching her cheek. They both had their eyes closed.
„I Cinta you" – she berkata silently.
„I know. I Cinta anda too."
„I'm so scared, Stefan.." – her voice was silent, and she sounded like she was tired from all the crying.
Stefan had opened his eyes. „Don't cry, my love" – he berkata while moving the hair from her face. When Elena felt Stefan is looking at her, she had opened her eyes too. He was looking at her like she was the most beautiful thing in the world, and the only thing she could do was to smile.
At that moment, Stefan lifted his head from the pillow, and he was sitting on the katil seterusnya to her. She was no longer laying on the side, but on her back. Stefan moved lower. He lifted up her shirt. „Everything is going to be fine" – he said. And then, he kissed her stomach.
