Caroline's POV
I sit on my bathroom floor, taking deep breaths. I don't know what to do. Do I keep it if I'm pregnant or do I not? I've never really thought of having kids yet...
As I'm about to get up, Bonnie rushes into the bathroom and frowns when she see's me. "Oh, Caroline." She sighs, getting onto my level. She pulls me into a hug as the tears fall down my face. "Shhh." She shushes me, clearly trying to comfort me but it doesn't really work. Imagine thinking you're pregnant. At eighteen?
"Let's go to the store to buy a pregnancy test... okay?" She says, wiping my tears as I nod.
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"Alright... did you take it?" Bonnie ask's through the other side of the bathroom door as I stare at the test. "Yeah..." I sniffle, hoping I'm not pregnant. Don't get me wrong, I would love to be a mom someday. Especially with Tyler. But, I personally think I'm too young.
I bounce my leg up and down nervously. I'm too scared to look down. "Okay." I sigh before looking down at the positive pregnancy test. "Uh...I-" is all I manage to get out before I start sobbing, tears running down my face. "Caroline, are you okay?" Bonnie knocks on the door.
I try to get up but I can't. It's like the only thing I can do is just... cry. Bonnie soon opens the bathroom door with a knife and looks down at the test. "I'm gonna be a mom, Bonnie."
Elena's POV
"Okay, Jer. I'll see you later." I hug Jeremy goodbye as he drives away afterwards. I sigh, walking up the stairs to my bedroom. I'm exhausted. All this stress about Stefan having to stay at a hotel and knowing that Katherine could hurt me or his family is scary.
I just wanted a break. I lay under the covers, thinking of what I can do. I feel useless. Like all I'm doing is just nothing. Call the cops. We could do that. It would work... wouldn't it?
As I'm about to grab my phone to call Stefan, it starts buzzing. No one really calls me besides Stefan and my friends so I pick it up without looking at the caller I.D.
"Hello?" I yawn into the phone. "Hello, Elena." An unfamiliar voices answers as I shoot up, my face expression turns into a confused one. "Who is this?" I ask, trying to stay calm. "Katherine. Katherine Pierce. And.. I assume you're Elena." I hear her put on a giggly voice.
"Who is Katherine and how do you know my name?" I ask with an awful amount of fake confusion in my voice. "C'mon, Elena. I know you know about me. The Salvatore brothers do anything to protect their friends..." she continues as I breath, trying to think. What do I do in this situation? Call Stefan and tell him?
"Or should I say... girlfriend?" She giggles. "Katherine.." I begin but she cuts me off. "Shut up, Elena. I don't want to hear what you have to say, okay?" She says as I scoff. Bitch.
"Stefan is mine. Alright? I don't care how many times you've hugged each other or if he tells you he loves you. You back the fuck off or... well, I would think you hear what happened to the girl Stefan was hanging out with." She tells me as my eyes widen, hoping she doesn't find out where I live. My eyes fill with tears at the thought of Stefan or any of my family getting hurt.
I hang up the phone and wipe my tears. I call Stefan, hoping he wouldn't get mad. I know he wouldn't get mad at me but, he's very... defensive. I don't want him doing anything stupid because of this.
"Hello? Elenaaaa?" My thoughts are interrupted by the soothing sound of Stefans voice. "Oh, babe. Um... so Katherine called me, telling me to stay away from you and threatening you." I say, hoping he wouldn't freak out. "She what?" He ask, frustration in his voice.
"Can you meet me at your apartment? I know you're at a hotel right now but.." I ask as he tells me yes and we hang up.
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"I don't want you freaking out." I grab his hand, kissing it. "I know, you don't. But.. she could kill you if she really wanted to. Plus, she said to stay away from me and..." he says before licking his lips and eyeing my body up and down. "Mmm, I couldn't help it." I smile, kissing him.
"Well, I wanted to give you this. I know you're birthday is in a few days so, yeah..." he says, pointing at me to sit on the couch. I do so as he first pulls me into a hug. "God, I can't wait till that bitch leaves." Stefan tells me as I laugh. I couldn't relate any more.
"Okay, here's your early birthday gift." He says, pulling a box out of his pocket. He hands it to me as I gently take it, hesitantly opening it. Inside of the box is a necklace that's the letter "E." I slightly gasp, placing my hand over my mouth as my eyes tear. "Stefan.." I look up at him as he smiles.
"How much was this? You know I don't like people spending so much on me-" I say but he cuts me off with a kiss. "Well, if that's how you'll shut me up, I should start talking more often." I smile as he continues kissing me. "Mm, as much as I would love to, Stefan. We shouldn't-" but he starts sucking on my neck.
"Uh-" I breath out he kisses my sweet spot and I tilt my head back, giving him more space to kiss my neck. He eventually stops, leaving the heartbeat in between my legs going crazy. "Elena Gilbert, I love you. We've only known each other for a little while but.. I don't stop thinking about you. Ever. I'd spend millions of dollars on you if it meant making you happy." He states, caressing my cheeks as tears form in my eyes.
"Don't cry. Because then I'll cry." He chuckles, pulling me into a hug. I take in the scent of his aftershave and cologne, wanting to stay in this moment forever. "We have to go." He says as I roll my eyes. "I don't want to." I whine and he laughs. "I don't either, E. But, Katherine can't find out we did this... it's risky." He reminds me as I nod.
"I love you, Stefan." I tell him and he smiles. I'm sure it's shocking to him. Well, at least the first time. He knows I've been through some jacked up shit. Maybe he wasn't excepting me to love as easily. Which, I was thinking the same at first.
But, Stefan made it harder to resist. He's so sweet and gentle. He's the type of person to just, understand you. Even at your hardest moments. At first, I didn't want to admit I even liked him. But, even I knew I was lying to myself.
"I love you, too, Elena."
Authors note: This book is getting boring, I'm so sorry. I'm working and making a new book, though. I'm excited about it. :)
