If You Loved Me, Why'd You Leave Me? || DELENA FANFICTION||The Vampire Diaries

III

Time has passed by so fast. I was now nine months pregnant, and my son was due to arrive at any time. Me and Damon have came up with a few names for him. We're going to call him either Michael, Grayson or Ryan. Bonnie and Caroline helped me decide on a few names too, but I prefer Michael, Grayson or Ryan. They've been so supportive to me. Damon, however, has been so different since the last time I told you about him. He has been off with me, he has talked to me less, I don't think he really cares about what I have to say anymore, and he barely spends time with me and the girls. He's always out and doesn't come home until extremely late. I think I should at least ask him about it.

I don't think it's me that's the problem, as all I've been to him during our marriage is loyal, it might be his younger brother Stefan giving him grief; it might be Rebekah trying to cause trouble for him; it could be his work; who knows, he might have turned his humanity off and not told me. I can't really predict what's going on inside his head, but I think the sensible thing to do is talk to him.

Tonight, I was gonna talk to Damon. I waited until it was a sensible time, and I walked up to him.

"Damon, can I talk to you?" I asked him.

"Yes, of course. Actually, I need to talk to you too." He replied. Oh, okay then.

We both sat down, and he allowed me to speak first.

"I think you've been kinda off with me the past few months, as we hardly talk and spend time together anymore and you hardly spend time with your daughters. I don't think it's me that's the problem, so I didn't jump to conclusions. I assumed at first it was Stefan, or Rebekah, or your work, or maybe your humanity. So Damon, please tell me the truth, and open up to me. I am your wife, after all. And please tell me the truth when I ask you this question: what is wrong?"

"Okay. Elena, you know I love you. And I love Juliet and Miranda too. I'm fine, but I've done something terrible. And I should be killed for it."

"What's going on? Damon, you're scaring me. What's going on?"

"I'm so sorry, Elena. The reason why I've been so off with you is because I've been seeing someone else." He looked at the floor when he said that.

I couldn't believe him right now. He's been seeing someone else? While I've been pregnant, carrying the son he's always wanted? My jaw dropped and tears glistened in my eyes.

"What?? Damon, do you realise how angry and upset that makes me feel? I've been carrying our child, our son, enduring pain, nausea and worrying 24/7 if he's okay, while you've been sleeping around with some other girl? I actually can't believe you right now. I am in shock. Can you at least tell me who it was you've been seeing?"

"It was some chick from Pennsylvania. Think she's called Sarah."

"Seroiusly? You think she's called Sarah? That is so disrespectful! I can't believe you can't even remember her own name! Damon, how could you? I've been nothing but loyal to you, and I get this? I've never cheated on you once with anyone else, and do you know why? Because I love you! If I didn't love you, I wouldn't have married you, for God's sake!"

"I know Elena. I love you too. I just need to get out of here. I can't live here anymore."

He went upstairs and started throwing his clothes and his other belongings into bags.

"Damon, what are you doing?" I asked him.

"I'm leaving! I can't be here anymore." he shouted.

"Stop yelling, you'll wake the girls up. What about your son? Please don't leave, we can fix this!"

"There's no way that this can be fixed, Elena! I've broke one of the most important rules of marriage. I really, really regret it. I was just so drunk and my judgement was poor. After the first time, I lusted for more. All this is my fault. I'm so sorry for hurting you, Elena, you really don't deserve me after what I did. Tell my son while he's growing up that his father is a useless idiot with no self worth. I love you so much, Elena. But I just can't be here anymore. Have a nice life without me."

He walked out the door, and I was left crying my eyes out in a breakdown on the floor. I still loved Damon to pieces. We could have fixed this, but he just left me, didn't he? I had literally just lost my best friend. I really didn't want to involve other people, but I had to phone his brother Stefan to tell him what just happened. I dialled his number and waited for him to answer.

"Hi, this is Stefan."

"Hi Stefan, it's Elena. Umm, something bad has happened."

"Hi Elena, what's happened?"

"Umm, Damon just told me that he's been having an affair and he's cheated on me. Now he's left and he's abandoned me and the girls. I'm alone, nine months pregnant, and I'm due any minute. I don't know what to do." My voice cracked several times to hold back bursting out crying on the phone.

"Calm down, Elena. That son of a bitch! Why the hell would he do such a thing? Elena, I don't care what you say, but I'm phoning Lexi, Caroline and Bonnie and we are coming round there to support you right now."

"No Stefan, you don't have to. I don't want to involve others. This is me basically being an emotional wreck. My hormones are all over the place. I'll be fine tomorrow."

"Elena, you're my sister-in-law. I still care about you. And so do Lexi, Bonnie and Caroline. And you will not be fine tomorrow. You are under a lot of stress, which is bad for the baby. And there's no way we're letting you raise your three children alone. We are coming round right now. We'll be there in ten."

"Fine. I'm so sorry Stefan." I finally gave in.

"Dont you dare apologise for anything. You've done nothing wrong. Just hold tight, okay?"

He hung up and I decided to lie down on the couch. I decided to read my book to take my mind off everything. When I read, I picture myself wherever the story is set. I cast my mind to happier things and I become fully engrossed in the book and I imagine that my life is just like the happiest character's; happy and normal. Normally it works, but after what I'd went through, it didn't work.

I gave reading a miss, and I turned on the TV. I switched over to Netflix and I continued watching Orange is the New Black.

"Mommy, what are you doing?"

It was Juliet. She must have heard me crying or on the phone, and it must have woke her up.

"Hi sweetheart, I'm just watching TV."

"Where's Daddy?"

Of course. She didn't know Damon had left.

"Your Daddy's gone away for a while, and Uncle Stefan, Auntie Bonnie, Auntie Caroline and Lexi are coming over. It's just gonna be me you, Miranda and them from now on I think."

"When's Daddy coming back?"

"I don't know, honey. Hopefully soon. Now you go back to bed. I'll see you in the morning."

I gave her a kiss on the head and she went back upstairs to bed. There was a knock at the door, and I stood up to go and answer it. It was Stefan, Lexi, Caroline and Bonnie.