A Unexpected Miracle

Jenna

"Hey Ric," I called over my shoulder. "You ran out of alcohol!"

It was two in the afternoon and Alaric was still sleeping. I, on the other hand, had been up for hours moving about his apartment trying to keep myself entertained. I knew the only way to wake him up was to say he had no more alcohol left, insinuating that I drank it all, which would instantly get him out of bed.

I grinned as I heard his bedroom door open. My idea worked.

"What the hell did you do?" he groaned.

I turned and smiled at him, "Just kidding. You have plenty. Good morning sunshine."

"f**k you, Damon."

"It's two in the afternoon. I had to get you up sometime. Go shower and get dressed. We're going out. Your apartment is too boring to stay in," I told him.

My phone rang and he glared at me when he realized he couldn't argue with me. Sure enough, he turned around and headed straight for his bathroom. I hit the answer key on my phone without checking to see who called and spoke into the phone, "What's up?"

"Damon. Hi."

It was Elena. I hadn't heard from her since the previous day when we had told Stefan the news. Not a long time, but it felt like that. "These calls are getting quite frequent, Elena. Anything you want to tell me?" I asked in a joking manner.

"Now's not the time for jokes, Damon," she sighed. I could practically see the frown etched into her face.

"Alright, alright. I'll stop…for now. What do you need?"

"What are you doing right now?"

"Raiding Alaric's refrigerator," I said as I opened up the door to his refrigerator. He had nothing in there, to which I wasn't surprised. I didn't expect him to have blood bags for me. I needed one badly.

"You're at Alaric's?" she asked.

"No. I'm actually in Georgia. I just took Alaric's refrigerator with me," I rolled my eyes as I shut the refrigerator door.

She ignored my sarcastic comment, as always, and continued to talk, "Do you think you could come to the Grill with Alaric?"

"That can be arranged. Why am I going to the Grill with Alaric?"

"We need to tell Jenna. I don't want to delay it any longer. I talked to Jeremy and-"

"Hold up. You told Jeremy?" I cut her off.

"I had to," she sighed. "He found the pregnancy test. I talked to Jeremy about it and I realized that I can't hide this from Jenna anymore. She's getting more and more curious as to why all I eat is Cheerios. She keeps asking Jeremy questions. Jenna needs to know."

I groaned. First Bonnie, then Stefan, and now Jenna would be coming after me along with Jeremy. Maybe with Alaric there, it wouldn't be so bad. I told Elena that Alaric and I would be there as soon as he got out of the shower and she said she would meet us there with Jenna. I hung up and ran my hand through my hair.

"Who was on the phone?" Alaric asked. He emerged from his bedroom fully dressed looking curious.

"Elena. You're coming with me to the Grill," I said as I grabbed my leather jacket.

"Why?"

"Because it's time that Aunt Jenna found out she'll be a great Aunt."

"Oh. Now I see why you want me to go with you," he mumbled under his breath. He threw on his coat and I grabbed my car keys. Both of us walked out of his apartment and to my car, wanting to get to the Mystic Grill as fast as possible.

The car ride was silent. Alaric, I'm sure, was thinking of ways he would have to calm Jenna down. I was thinking of ways to avoid getting myself killed. Lucky for me, Jenna had no idea that I was a vampire so her methods would probably not work unless she stabbed me with a wooden spoon.

When we walked into the Grill, I saw Elena and Jenna sitting down already in a booth. I smirked as I could hear their conversation.

"What's Damon doing here? And with Ric?" Jenna asked.

Elena turned to us and I waved my fingers at her.

"I don't know," Elena lied. She waved at us and I looked at Alaric. We both took deep breaths and headed over to the table.

"Hey," Jenna smiled up at Alaric. "I didn't know you were coming here today."

"Neither did I until twenty minutes ago," Alaric laughed nervously. He slid into the booth and shared a kiss with his girlfriend.

"Hello Jenna. My you are looking lovely today," I grinned. I might as well suck up to her before she tried to attack me.

She rolled her eyes and I chuckled as I slid into the both next to Elena.

"I called them here," Elena said as she ripped up her napkin into tiny pieces. She was nervous, I could tell. She looked at me and I gave her a comforting smile, trying to relax her a little.

"Why did you call them here? I don't mind Ric, but Damon?" Jenna smirked.

"I have feelings, Jenna," I faked offence.

No one laughed at her stab at offending me like they usually would. Elena kept ripping up her napkin and Alaric was flipping through the menu.

"Damon and I have something to tell you, Jenna," Elena mumbled under her breath.

"What is it? Did something happen to Stefan?"

"Stefan is fine," I rolled my eyes. Always Stefan.

"Jenna please don't be mad at me," I listened to Elena plead. I looked over at her and saw her looking at Jenna with sad eyes. She looked extremely pale and I was worried. I placed my hand on her back, trying not to seem awkward but comforting.

"What is it, Elena?" Jenna asked. She kept looking between Elena and I, very confused.

"I'm pregnant."

It was out. Elena looked down at the table and so did I. We both didn't want to look at Jenna. I glanced up quickly at Alaric. He was looking at his girlfriend nervously.

"Is this a joke or something?" she mumbled under her breath.

Elena and I shook our heads.

"And the baby… is it Stefan's?"

I looked up at her with a blank face. "The baby is mine," I admitted.

"Elena is this true?" Jenna asked.

Elena nodded her head, but never looked up at Jenna.

"Elena look at me!" She shouted.

"Jenna, keep it down," Alaric whispered.

"Don't tell me to keep it down, Ric!" She turned her fury to him. I actually felt bad. "Did you know about this?" she asked him.

He sighed and nodded, "Damon told me last night."

"Jenna I am so sorry," Elena whispered.

Jenna looked at both us, occasionally looking at Alaric. She shook her head and began to mtuter things under her breath. She pushed at Alaric, telling him to get out of her way.

"Aunt Jenna, wait!" Elena shouted.

"Elena I can't be around you right now. I can't be around any of you right now," she muttered.

Alaric got out of her way and Jenna rushed out of the Grill. Alaric said nothing else to us and followed his girlfriend out the doors. I looked over at Elena, feeling worried.

"Are you alright?" I asked her.

She said nothing and I frowned as I saw her face turn a shade of green. I wasn't an i***t and knew what that meant. I jumped out of her way quickly and watched as she ran to the bathroom. I stood there for a moment but then I decided to follow her. I didn't care that she was in the girls room. That was the least of my worries. I pushed the door open and heard her vomiting in one of the stalls. I pushed the stall door open and kneeled down, lifting her hair out her face. "Let it out, Elena," I said to her in a whisper as I rubbed her back.

A few minutes went by and she finally finished. I left her momentarily to get a paper towel and dampen it. I kneeled down once more and gently washed her face for her.

"She hates me," Elena cried. "Jenna hates me."

I frowned, lowering my hand. "No, Elena," I whispered. "Jenna could never hate you."

"But she does. I've disappointed her. I saw it all over her face. She hates me!"

I said nothing, knowing my words couldn't comfort her or change her mind. Only Jenna could change her mind. I leaned against the wall and pulled her into my arms, rubbing her back and letting her cry. It was all I could do in that moment.