Eat Me

Chapter 7: Love Bites

Love Bites

"Elena Gilbert," Damon slightly lifted Elena into his arms and spinned her around slightly after their lunch period. Elena had been meaning to tell him the "baby news" during lunch, but she had decided to do it a more private place and had texted him to meet her in the park across the street after their lunch period. "Now why would the future Miss Mystic Falls do something as naughty as ditch her math class."

Elena tried to smile, but her bottom lip quivered and she was ready to burst into tears even though she hadn't said the words yet. A baby at eighteen that was definitely not in her plans.

"I need to tell you something." She said quietly as he put her down. "It's important."

The smile faded from Damon's lips and he pulled back her hair. "What's wrong baby?"

The tears stung Elena's eyes and she wanted to tell him, she really did, but even though she opened her mouth nothing refused to come out. Her entire body shook with incoming tears.

"Baby, Elena look at me," Damon positioned Elena so that he would face her. "Elena, you need to tell me what's making you so upset, I'm sure it's not that bad."

"But it is," Elena choked out. "It is that bad, Damon."

Damon looked confused.

Elena took a deep breath and whispered. "I'm pregnant."

At first Damon didn't offer a reaction, he simply looked confused, but soon the realization settled in his face and he turned pale. "What? Are you sure? How?"

Elena straightened up as she tried to keep her voice from trembling. "Well, we did spend a lot of nights together during the summer and we weren't always careful ... I thought I was just the flu at first, but I took a few pregnancy tests and they came back positive."

He shook his head, his eyes refusing to believe it. "No, no you can't be pregnant, we're in high school, and we're seniors! Elena, we're not ready for a baby!"

"I know," Elena's eyes welled up with tears again. "I'm so sorry."

Damon hugged her tightly. "No, I'm sorry . . . I was the one that messed up, crap . . . We'll get through this Elena I promise."

Amara was glancing at the small, Hawaiian girl clock that she had installed in her bedroom. She still had ten minutes until she called her sisters. Email was too complicated and boring so they had decided on a three way call, besides she missed hearing her sisters' voices.

"Expecting someone?" Tessa raised an eyebrow, she was on her own bed curling her hair. Even though she and Amara had been roommates for a few days, they had barely even talked to each other, it was clear that Tessa had no interested in getting to know Amara and Amara felt that Tessa was too stuck up.

Amara shrugged as she took out her cell phone from her backpack. "I'm just waiting for my sisters to call me."

"Your sisters," Tessa said slightly. "Likely story."

Amara turned to look at her. "What is that supposed to mean?"

"Oh, nothing," Tessa shrugged innocently. "It's just you and Silas were so cozy at the soccer field this afternoon that I thought you were waiting up for him."

"Well, I wasn't." Amara narrowed her eyes suspiciously. Had Tessa been spying on them? No, that was too creepy even for Tessa. "We're just friends."

Tessa ignored her response as she grabbed her phone. "Well, I'll give you some privacy so that you can talk to your sisters."

Amara flinched as the door close and she pulled out her phone. She couldn't wait to talk to people that actually liked her.

"Hello?"

"Amara?"

"Katherine?"

"No, it's Elena."

"Geez, Amara I'm Katherine," Katherine said annoyed. "Is everyone ready? God, these three way calls are so complicated."

"I told you IM would be better," Elena grumbled. "By the way, why do we have to use separate phones, your room is across the hallway from mine."

"Because it will be stupid if we talk from the same phone, besides if Mom sees us she'll probably stick around and hear the entire conversation."

"Is Mom there?" Amara asked.

"Huh? No, that was just an example." Katherine was rustling through something. "Hey Amara, you're the smart one of the three, how many calories from fat are in a peanut butter granola bar - "

"Katherine, we didn't come to talk about your food obsessions!" Elena snapped.

"Are you having those pregnancy hormones already, because you're acting like a real bit-"

"Guys!" Amara shouted. "Can we focus, please?"

Her sisters mumbled apologies.

Amara laid back down on her pillow. "Finally, let's talk about Elena first. Are you ok? You sound sick."

"More like cried out," Elena sniffed. "I told Damon today, you can guess how he reacted."

"Oh no did he tell you that he wasn't going to accept the baby?"

"No, it's not that." Elena said softly. "He was a little freaked out, but he's going to support me with the whole baby thing."

"Do Mom and Dad know?"

Katherine clicked her tongue. "No. But when they do find out they are probably going to get a heart attack and roll over and die or at the very least make all of us join a convent."

"Shut up, Katherine!" Elena snarled. "Not all of can have perfect lives like you Miss Head Cheerleader with the college boyfriend!"

"You think my life is perfect?" Katherine sounded upset.

"Well, you're not carrying a baby while you're still a high school student so yes, I think your life is pretty perfect."

"Please don't fight," Amara said. This was not the conversation that she had, had in mind. Her sister were quiet for a moment.

"Sorry," Elena's voice softened. "Tell us about you, Amara boarding school must be exciting."

Katherine giggled. "Are there any hot boys?"

Amara blushed. "Katherine," for some reason her thoughts popped to Silas. "I'm focusing on my studies, I have no time for boys."

"How boring." Katherine smirked. "How's your roommate?"

"She's something. . ." Amara couldn't really explain Tessa. "She makes you look like a saint."

"Well, that's not good," Katherine joked. "Want me to beat her up?"

Amara briefly looked at Tessa's empty bed. "No, I can handle her."