Endless Beauty.

What Could Be Worse.

2 days later

Gilbert Home, 26th June 2010

ElenaProv

It had only been minutes later after Ginny had taken the family picture that baby James Grayson Salvatore has took his final tiny breaths

I couldn't take hearing the sounds of heartbreak that my sister had made after she had realized that her son had passed away and it will be something I would never forget especially when the doc had confirmed it

as the doctor tried to take him from her Elly fought and screamed for her son as Damon tired to hold her back as she struggled to get to her son as he remained motionless

the following day she had been discharged from the hospital and was insistent that we take her home and not to the boarding house as she claimed there were to many memories there

we had all tried to comfort her even her birth family but she wasn't having any of it and just wanted to be left alone and hasn't left her room since then

the funeral was fast upon us and if I was being honest I wasn't sure if she would show up or if this would be to much for her to handle

I started at the picture of Jenna in the conor of the dresser as I slipped an earring in as I heard a knock on my door

I turned to see Jeremy as I finished putting in my last earring, "I'm almost ready" I said and looking back at the picture of Jenna

"Take your time," he said and came into the room

I noticed he had a piece of paper in his hands, "John wanted me to give you this" he said handing the letter to me, "and this" he said handing me John's ring

I looked back at him and sighed, "Jeremy, I'm so sorry that you've lost so many people" I said feeling my eyes tear up

he nodded, "I still have you," he said and with a sigh I nodded

I stepped forward and gave him a hug and which he returned

"make that three, you have me too," a voice said from behind

we broke the hug to see Elly standing in the doorway wearing a black lace dress with half her hair pinned back

with a sad smiled she walked into the room, "just because I've bounded with my birth family doesn't mean I love you any less, we have been together all our live and we need each other, family first" she said holding out her pinky

Jere and I curled our pinky finger around hers, "family first" we said

she let go and gave us a stern look, "but promise no more secrets" she said

we both nodded, "no more secrets" I said as Jere said " promise" he said which made us all smile and the both gave me and nod and walked out of the room

I sighed before walking over to the window seat and sat down opening the letter with a shaky breath and began reading

Elena,

It's no easy task being an ordinary parent to an extraordinary child, I failed in that task, and because of my prejudices, I failed you. I'm haunted by how things might have played out differently if I'd had been more willing to hear your side of things. For me it's the end, for you a chance to grow old and do better with your own child than I did with mine, it's for that child that I give you my ring. I don't ask for your forgiveness nor for you to forget, I only ask that you believe this, whether you're reading this as a human or a vampire, I'll love you all the same, as I've always loved you and always will.