A Miracle Unexpected

Chapter 33 - She's here

Elena's P.O.V.

Previously

"It really hurts," I cried out.

The pain was nothing I could have ever imagined. As Jenna rubbed my head and as Damon held onto my hand while I cried through another contraction, I thought back to all of the books I read and all of the videos I watched.

"It's a wonderful experience," they all said.

"Nothing is better than giving birth," they all said.

What a load of bullshit.

"You're almost there, Elena," Jenna said to me.

"Why didn't I choose the epidural?" I continued to cry. I was seriously regretting my decision about telling Doctor McCarthy that I didn't want the epidural. I couldn't even remember why I said no.

I felt Damon kiss my hand gently as I leaned back. Another contraction had passed. "Just a little longer, Elena," Damon said.

I was about to say something when I heard a knock on the door. We all looked up and saw Doctor McCarthy came in. She gave me a smile that I couldn't return.

"How are you doing Elena?" she asked.

"Please tell me I'm fully dilated," I pleaded with her.

I looked over at Jeremy, Alaric, and Stefan. As Doctor McCarthy moved to check how dilated I was, they awkwardly shuffled out of the room. I felt as if she was taking longer than usual to check. I closed my eyes and took deep breaths in an attempt to calm myself down.

"Ten centimeters dilated. You're there," I heard her say. My mind didn't register her words. "Get her to the delivery room and set her up. Also supply these two with scrubs to wear in the delivery room."

I found opening my eyes to be a difficult task. They felt heavy and I knew it must have been because I was so tired. I didn't see who Doctor McCarthy talked to, but I guessed it was a nurse. Instead of seeing the nurse, I saw Damon smiling at me. "It's time, Elena."

"Time for what?" I asked. I even sounded tired. This baby needed to arrive so I could get some much-needed sleep.

"To have the baby," Damon chuckled.

If I could, I would have jumped for joy. My eyes opened a little more just as the nurse moved back in and pulled up the sides of the hospital bed. I felt a bit nervous, feeling kind of like an animal being caged in, and I looked over at Jenna with wide eyes.

"We'll be right there with you, okay?" Jenna said to me. I felt her kiss me on the forehead again, which helped to calm me down a little bit.
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I gave her a small smile and gave Damon the same. "I'll see you soon," I said.

I felt the bed begin to move, causing me to become a little more nervous.

"Take deep breaths, Elena," the nurse smiled down at me. "Everything's going to be great."

I watched as people moved past us. They all moved out of the way as we turned corners and moved down long hallways. The delivery room seemed so far away, but I knew that it was probably close. The nerves kicked in once more when the nurse pushed me through the doorway of the delivery room. I looked around for Damon and Jenna, but all I saw was Doctor McCarthy and other people I didn't know.

"Where's Damon?" I asked. My eyes scanned the room quickly in a panic. He wasn't here.

"He'll be here soon, Elena. Let's get you ready," Doctor McCarthy said.