A Miracle Unexpected

Chapter 20 - The baby's sex

Damon's P.O.V.

Elena and I were at the doctor's again. I wasn't even aware that she had another appointment until she called the previous night asking if I could bring her. I didn't hesitate and instantly said that I would take her, clearing my schedule of drinking and bothering Alaric.

I picked her up this morning, glancing at her new attire.

"New clothes?" I asked.

"Yup. My sweatpants and baggy t-shirts weren't cutting it anymore," Elena shrugged her shoulders as she climbed into the passenger seat of my car.

"Are those the ones Stefan bought you?" I made sure I said it in a monotone voice so she couldn't analyze how I asked the question. I was surprised when I saw her shake her head out of the corner of my eye.

"The clothes he bought don't fit me. I went shopping with Caroline and Bonnie a few days ago and basically bought an entire wardrobe."

"Ah, I see," I said. "And how are Barbie and Judgey the Teenage Witch doing? I haven't seen them in a while."

"They're doing fine. Stop calling them that," Elena frowned.

"Why? They are such accurate nicknames."

I looked over at her and chuckled as she continued to frown. I rose my eyebrows at her and smirked, "You know it's true."

She rolled her eyes at me and I chuckled, knowing I had won that miniature argument. We rode in silence to the doctor's office. When we parked, I rushed to her side of the door to help her out. We did the usual routine: walked in, checked in, and sat down until we were called. While waiting Elena usually read a magazine, pointing out small things to me or reading something that she found interesting. I would listen, genuinely interested, before I went back to making fun of the people around us in a whisper to Elena.

Elena's name would be called as usual and we would move to the room. She didn't even have to tell me to turn around as she put the blue garment on as a top.

"I still don't know why you make me turn around," I grinned when I turned back around to face her.

"You say that every time we come here, Damon."

"Because I'm still waiting for an answer."

Before she could respond the doctor came in. She did the usual check up, asking Elena questions about how she had been feeling and made small talk as she searched for the baby's image on the screen. Elena and I both smiled at the fact that we were able to see more as the baby grew bigger.

"If you look closely you can see the baby's spine right there," the doctor pointed it out to us. She moved her finger along the screen, pointing out the spine.

"And those are the baby's arms I'm guessing," I said. I looked closely at the image and nodded my head, convincing myself it was the baby's arms.

Doctor McCarthy nodded in confirmation.

"It kind of looks like it's sucking its thumb," Elena giggled.

The doctor chuckled before asking, "Would you two like to know the sex of the baby?"

After Doctor McCarthy asked us if we wanted to know the sex of the baby, my mind froze. "What the hell do I want this baby to be?" I thought to myself.

I thought for a moment to what would happen if Elena was having a boy. I would have a son. I frowned when I realized I had no idea how to be a good Father to a son. I thought back to the when I was a child. My Father never did what the other Father's did. He never played ball with me, never even taught me things. I wouldn't be anything like that. If it was a boy, I would make sure I taught him all that I knew. He would know all about cars, history, sports, and women when he got to that age. I would play football with him and actually take an interest in his life. I'll be damned if I turn out to be Giuseppe Salvatore.