Reckless Minds

Revelations

I pace back and forth, anxious for Damon to get back. When he pulls into the driveway, I run outside.

"Oh thank god. Where is she?"

"I don't know. I couldn't find her." I bury my head in my hands. He brushes past me and goes in the door. I run after him.

"What did I do?" Stupid hormones. I'm already crying.

"I just want to be alone, Elena."

"What can I do? I want to be with you, Damon. I can't sit here and wait for a call or news by myself." He turns around, his face calm but a bit of anger brewing underneath.

"You can tell me what the hell is going on with you." I gulp. Uh oh.

"Is there something you want to tell me?" I fold my arms over my small bump.

"I'm pregnant." He looks shocked.

"How long have you known?" I look anywhere but at him.

"2 weeks. I've known for 2 weeks." The look of hurt and betrayal on his face is enough to break me. He starts for the stairs and I run after him.

"Damon, please-"

"Our baby Elena. Not just yours. Our baby. And you hid that from me. I didn't think you'd be so selfish." Every word he says is like a stake in my heart.

"Damon, let me explain!" He sighs then takes a couple steps toward me.

"We never talked about this. Really. We talked about talking about it, but we didn't. When we slept together, I didn't think about the consequences. All I knew was that I was looking at you and I wanted you. When you were with the guys and having fun, I was home throwing up and I didn't want to worry you because I didn't know that the hell was wrong with me. Then I finally remembered that 7 months before September 18, the same thing was happening. So I took a test. And I didn't expect it to be positive. I swear to you Damon, I love you and I didn't want to lie to you but you seemed stressed out because Ember was getting attention from boys and I got scared for a split second that you wouldn't be able to handle the pressure and you'd leave us. And I can't stand to see you walk away from me." I run up the stairs and I close and lock the door to a guest bedroom. I slide down the door and I tuck my knees into my chest. I ignore Damon's pleas to let him in. I go over to the bed and I lay down. I wake up to a hand on my face. I look up and Damon sits beside me. I turn away then I get up and head for the door. He steps in front of me.

"Elena, I'm sorry. I know why you wouldn't tell me. And I don't blame you. But I love you. You're the one I want to have a baby with. And so many more." I press my lips to his and I let his hands roam around my body. He moves his hands up my thighs then sits us back down on the bed. I scoot my waist toward his and he moans as I move down his jaw line. He flashes us to our room instead and he carefully and teasingly un-buttons my shirt. He buries his face into my chest making a moan escape my lips.

"Damon." He rips the dress in half and continues with our clothes.

I wake up to light on the bed and a bright happiness in my heart. I look over at Damon and I press my lips to his gently.

"Wake up." I purr in his ear. He smiles then looks up at me.

"Hey you." 

"Hey back." He brushes his nose against mine then my phone rings. I slip my robe on and I pick it up.

"Ember?" Damon jerks up.

"Hey. I'm at school."

"Where were you?"

"I was at Damian's. He told me Dad came by. I got there about 15 minutes after he was there."

"Ember, if you need a few days, take a few days. But I'm telling you right now, I'd feel more comfortable if you slept at Tessa's."

"I'm going to stay at Damian's. He has more room. He lives alone since his parents ditched him." I sigh.

"Fine. I'm going to give you 1 week." 

"Thanks Mom."

"Of course." I hang up then I turn to Damon.

"What the hell did you do that for?"

"Damon, we need to let her know that we trust her. We trust her enough to have a boyfriend, we trust her enough to not have sex, and we trust her to be responsible." He groans.

"You don't think she'll have sex will she?"

"I think that's her choice to make."

"Elena, she's 14."

"And my Mother had me on birth control at 14."

"Did you get her birth control?"

"She's not 14. She's 13."

"Your point being?"

"I don't want her to be on birth control until the age I was." He sighs.

"Okay. Fine, I'll let her go out with this guy." I smile at him then he pulls me back down in bed.

Ember's POV

Damian and I walk hand in hand into school. I smile at him and he smiles back.

"Come on. I'm sure Alaric knows that I ran away." He chuckles then I grab my books and we head to class.

Afterwards, Damian smiles at me.

"Ember, can you stay for a minute?" I nod. Everyone leaves and the door closes.

"Was I wrong?"

"No. He's a vampire."

"And you're still seeing him?" I take a deep breath.

"He didn't know what happened to him. He's a part of our bloodline." He perks up.

"Who turned him? And how old is he?"

"He was born. His Mom, she was human. His Dad was a vampire and he lived with them until they died when he was my age." His jaw drops.

"How old is he?"

"I'm not telling you because if I do, you'll just turn around and tell my Dad before I do."

"Ember, I won't tell him."

"He's 15. He went into kindergarten a year late and he took a year off when his parents died. But my father can't tell me I'm not allowed to be with him. Because he's more than 100 years older than my Mom. And I'm falling hard for him." I walk out of the class and Damian pulls me into his arms. I smile at him then I push myself up on my toes for my lips to meet his. When we pull away, we hurry off to class.