A Miracle Unexpected

Chapter 5 - Cheerios

Elena's P.O.V.

Cheerios seemed to be the only thing I was able to eat without running to the bathroom afterwards. I sat on the couch eating my fifth bowl of the day while watching Cake Boss, wishing I could have a piece of cake. As I ate, Jenna came into the living room and sat next to me.

"What's he making now?" Jenna asked about the show.

I pointed my spoon at the television, "He's working on a cake for some crazy Sweet 16."

Jenna sat with me and together we finished watching Cake Boss. Another episode began but before I could watch it, I had to get myself another bowl of Cheerios.

"You're eating a lot of Cheerios lately," Jenna mentioned while watching me pour the cereal into my bowl.

I shrugged my shoulders, acting as if nothing was wrong. I said to her, "I just like them." I poured the milk into the bowl and went back into the living room.

"How's Stefan doing? I haven't seen him around in a while," Jenna inquired as she moved around the kitchen.

I frowned. I had spent no time with Stefan in the past week. I felt horrible, but I couldn't be around Stefan. He deserved to know about the baby but I didn't want to tell him without talking to Damon about it first.

"Stefan's um..." I hesitated, trying to come up with something to tell Jenna. I turned around to look at her, "He's been really busy."

My Aunt shrugged her shoulders and I watched as she grabbed her car keys from the kitchen counter. "You should invite him over for dinner this weekend," Jenna suggested.

"Maybe. I'll talk to him." I quickly changed the subject, "Where are you going?"

"I'm going out for dinner with Ric. Jeremy is out at the library. I'll be back later tonight. Will you be okay by yourself?"

I nodded and told her that I would be upstairs getting schoolwork done. She said goodbye and I waited patiently to hear her car drive away. Once I did, I picked my phone up from the coffee table and dialed Damon's number.

"What's up, Elena?" He answered quickly.

"We need to talk. Get here as soon as you can." I hung up the phone and stood up from the couch so I could put my empty bowl into the sink. I went upstairs and opened my bedroom door. I saw Damon sitting on my bed with a smirk. I jumped slightly, startled by his sudden appearance.

"Hello to you too," Damon chuckled.

"You could have knocked," I complained.

"That takes too much time. I would have to wait for you to answer the door, then I would have to walk up the stairs. It's so much easier to just zoom into your room," he grinned.

I rolled my eyes at him before taking a seat on my bed and leaned against the headboard. He turned around to look at me.

"So what exactly do we need to talk about?"

I decided to cut straight to the point of him being there. "Stefan. We need to talk about Stefan," I answered.

He rolled his eyes before laying on his back. He propped himself up on his elbow and looked at me.

"Don't give me that look. Stefan needs to know. We can't hide it from him anymore."

"Stefan is going to kill me. I got lucky with Bonnie and Caroline, but I doubt I'll have that luck when it comes to Stefan."

"So what do you suggest we do, Damon? Wait until the baby is born?" I glared at him, slightly annoyed at that he didn't want to tell Stefan.

"Why do we have to tell him now? Can't we wait a while?"