Our Future

chapter 31

Elena's POV

I make myself form words and finally look him in the eyes long enough so that he could read me without having to ask anything.

Elena:" I know what you going to say, but there isn't anyway around this. This is the only way I get to make sure that Lexi gets to live and grow up. I mean I still have no idea if she will grow like any human child would, but if handing myself over means that she even gets the opportunity than so be it."

I finally stop and take a big breath of air in, fully expecting him to be upset and scrambling to find some way to get out of town and hide from Klaus.

Jeremy:" Elena, stop, I know why you're doing this. You're protecting your family."

Elena:" So, you're not mad?"

Jeremy:"No, I'm pissed that I won't have my sister anymore. That you won't be there the day I get married or the day I become a dad and you an aunt, but I'm not mad at you. You are exactly who mom and dad raised you to be: brave, brilliant, strong, but most of all you've kept what they taught us about family. That it is the most important part of who we are, and that family will always maintain it's love whether its blood related or not."

I manage a small chuckle and hold back the slight tears that well in my eyes.

Elena:" I don't think mom and dad would have been too happy about the whole vampire thing."

Jeremy:" Maybe they would have freaked at first, but they would have come around eventually; knowing how happy Stefan makes you."

Elena:" I'd like to think so."

We both chuckle lightly, but get distracted by the sound of the door opening.

Stefan:" How's it going out here."

Elena:" Luckily he's not mad."

He smiles at us both, but I can tell that there's something holding over him. I assume it's the fact that tonight is our last night together, and decide not to say anything to make him more upset.

Stefan:"How have you been Jeremy?"

Jeremy:" Well considering everything I've been better."

Stefan's POV

Stefan:" Sarah's great. Lexi can't get enough of her."

I muster up a slight chuckle as do Elena and Jeremy.

Jeremy:" Good I was afraid she wouldn't, but how could I that kiddo has the one of the biggest hearts I have ever seen."

Stefan:" She gets that from your sister, there's no denying that."

Elena smiles and she and I lock eyes for a moment; a moment that gives me the exact same feeling that I felt the first time I officially met her. My world stops when I look at her and it doesn't matter how much it hurts to look her in the eyes, knowing I won't be able to look at her ever again after today, I can't bring myself to stop because the moment our gazes lock I fall completely in love all over again and that feeling rises again.

Jeremy:" I'm going to go check in on the girls, see how that camera is coming along, and give you guys a minute."

Elena:" Thank you we'll be inside in a bit."

Jeremy walk back inside and Elena and I are left outside. After only few second of the door closing tears begin to rise, but she holds the back the best she can.

Stefan:" Hey, come here."

I close the distance between us and hold her in my arms.

Elena:" I'm sorry. I just can't stop crying, but I can't stop. I want to live this last day out as happily as I can for my sake and for everyone else's, but it just happens."

We pull apart just enough to be able to look at each other, and I brush her stray hair pieces behind her ear as she sniffles through her tears.

Stefan:" You have nothing to a apologize for, Okay? Of course I don't want to see you cry, but we are all dealing with this one way or another, this is just the way you're getting through this."

Elena:" Thank you, and I know you're right, but we're almost out of time, and we still haven't figured out how we're going to tell Lexi."

Stefan:" I know we don't have much time, but we'll figure something out we always do. We can pull her aside later and we'll explain the best we can."

Elena:" Okay."

I pull her into my arms once more and feel her inhale and exhale deeply.

Elena:"Stefan?"

Stefan:"Yeah?"

Elena:"Do you think she'll be okay?"

Stefan:"Eventually,"

Elena:"Do you think she'll grow like a human child would?"

Stefan:"What do you mean?"

Elena:"That meeting that we had with Lexi's teacher; I love that our daughter is so beautifully brilliant, but I don't want her to be in grades higher than her age grade. I just don't want her to feel like an outsider."

Stefan:"You're right. She should be able to live her life at a human minute."

    The comment manages to pull a small and faint chuckle from her.

Elena:"It's not that I don't want her to know anything about us and about heself or vampires, but I don't want it to consume her."

Stefan:"I don't want that either, and I promise you it won't happen."

    She sighs softly, and I know that she's more settled knowing we have somewhat of a plan for our daughter. After a few minutes Lexi comes runing looking for us, so we follow her back inside and continue the night with our friends and family. For almost the rest of the night I have the heavy feeling of guilt and fear weigh me down, as I fake a smile and pretend like nothing bother's me. Not only will I lose my wife and the love of my life, but now my neice has entered our world, and the only one who knows it is me.

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