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Chapter 20

After we been in town for a couple days I was beginning to give up. It shouldn't had taken this long. Annemarie had a growth spurt so I get to go shopping today. I parked in front of a child boutique. I unbuckled her and stepped up in the curb. I was about to go in when I was stopped by a hand yanking my arm back. I turned around getting ready to fight when I saw who It was.

"Damon?"

"Are freaking serious with this crap?" he held up the paper. He had a furious look on his face.

"Yes." I stood my ground. In his hand was a picture of him holding her and smiling and there was a paper stapled to it. It was patneral paper stating Damon as her adoptive father and listing her with his last name. He looked at me For a second and his trance was broken when he heard a soft cheerful voice.

"Hey." Annamarie smiled at him. I was holding her in my arms. She was beaming up at him. It was almost as if she remembered him. He looked at her for a second and then back at me. His face relaxed a bit. He was still angry. She started squirming in my arms. She was reaching for him. He looked confused for a second. She fell out of my arms but he caught her. He held her to his chest. He just stared at her. The she did the sweetest thing. She did her version of a kiss and laid her head on his chest. I stood there watching. Then all of a sudden his free arm lifted up and wrapped around her. He embraced her like he missed her. Then he whispered.

"I missed you Baby girl." I looked into his eyes. They weren't as dark or hollow as they were. He was back! I stood there waiting. I didn't want to say or do anything till I knew for certain. He looked at me.

"Now you." He held an emotionless look. "I will sign the papers and she can have my last name but we are moving out and getting our own place. Jeremy can have your old house. Stefan and Elena can have the boarding house. And since we are raising her together under the same roof I suggest we get married." He held the look. I held mine.

"Is that your way of proposing?" Amusment shown in his eyes

"No I'll propose when the times right. But this is me saying I'm sorry for being. Such a jackass and I want us to be together cause I realized what I had and what I lost. I love you both and I missed you both and I dont wanna let y'all go again." I couldn't help my smile.

"About time you wisen up." he laughed.

"Come here." I ran over to him and jumped in his arms. I was so happy to have him back. He bent down and kissed me. It was the sweetest kissed. I broke away and beamed up at him.

"I'm glad your back."

"You are?"

"Yes now you can buy her some clothes." We laughed and I lead him into the store.