A/N: This has been sitting on my laptop for months and I think that for those of you that really loved "One and Only and daddy Stefan." You'll find these pretty cute. They're just a set of short one shots. Based off of the missing years from "One and Only" and "Begin Again."These will be just short little updates whenever an idea sparks or if you all give me suggestions with things you might want to see. For those of you currently reading BYWM. The story will show a little bit of them being parents from the start. But, not as much as we got to see in One and Only and Begin Again. Anyways, that's why I've decided to start writing these missing scenes. They will also include everyone from the original stories.

*This scene takes place a little after Stefan and Elena are married and living in their new house. Stefan decides to try being a stay at home dad for the first time. Sam and Olivia are about 7 years old in this first one.*

Chapter One: A Lesson with Nail Polish

She sits patiently, tapping her little fingers against the table and staring up at him with cautious brown eyes. It's been like this for the past two days. Olivia doesn't say anything. She just sits there, watching him making her and Sam some breakfast. It's been a large adjustment, getting his kids to open up to him and trust him. However, deciding to take some time off from work and allowing Elena to be the bread winner in the family for a while was surely the best choice he's made in a long time. Because he loves being woken up by Aiden's giggles, Charlie barking and the twins running into his room while shouting for him to get up. Chaos, it's pure chaos. But, Stefan wouldn't trade it for the world.

"Peppers?" He asks trying to break the silence between them, throwing the red kitchen towel over his shoulder and smiling up at her as she finally lifts her head up, smiling just a little back at him. She hates peppers and onions. Stefan knows this. But, the silent treatment that his little girl has been giving him has been driving him crazy for two days straight and without Elena around to keep the peace. He's got to be the one to get her to open up.

"I don't like those. They're wiggly and taste gross!" Olivia protests suddenly, a small smile spreading across her face as she closes her eyes and huffs out a breath. "Daddy, can I paint your nails?" She asks, watching his green eyes grow wide with a sense of accomplishment in getting her to talk as she twirls a strand of her shoulder length dark brown hair in between her fingers.

"Um..How about we wait until your mom get's home?" He questions with a soft grin. Causing Olivia to frown as she hears Sam walk into the room. "Painting nails is a girly thing." He says, nearly making Olivia burst into tears from his comment. But, Stefan catches it quickly.

"Yeah, it is. But, you know what..I'll do it." He states. Anything to prevent her from crying, he thinks. He'll do anything for his little girl and if it means walking around with small pieces of what remains from the red nail polish she's about to paint on him, he'll do it!

"Really?" Her brown eyes widen with pure joy as she smirks at her father, jumping off the chair and disappearing out of the kitchen at what seems like lightening speed.

"Livia? Olivia!" Stefan shouts after her, rubbing his temples and glancing across the kitchen when he hears Charlie plop down on the cool tile flooring beneath his feet. "What have I just gotten myself into, buddy?" He asks the dog, looking up to notice Sam unzipping his jacket after playing outside with a confused gaze. "Daddy, Charlie is a dog. He won't talk back, silly."

"Got it!" They hear her shout out, rushing back to her seat and grabbing a hold of his hand, ignoring Sam as he gives his little sister this odd look.

"Daddy's a boy, Livia. Boys don't wear nail polish." Sam tells her, clearly waiting for his little sister to start picking a fight with him. But, Stefan stops them quickly.

"Lots of boys, do." He lies, smiling as he closes his eyes and prays that someone will walk through the door and stop his seven year old daughter from smearing his fingers with the red polish. Yet, no one does and Stefan begins to wonder if he can make up another excuse. However, he's got nothing!

"Isn't it pretty?" Olivia questions with a beaming smile as Stefan glances down at his thumb, smeared in red.

"Yeah," He chokes out, ruffling the top of her head with his other hand while she giggles and spreads his fingers out so that she can get the other nail. "It's beautiful."

Minutes seem to go by before the door unlocking forces them all to freeze in place while Stefan jumps up and notices Elena making her way inside of their house. "Look who it is, mom!" He says it in such a way that makes Elena stop and think for a minute, she's exhausted from working and all she wants to do is curl up on the couch with her family. But, she's dying to know why he seems awfully chipper than usual to see her and a little hesitant too.

"Hey," She smiles at them, dropping her bags and bending down to scoop both Sam and Olivia into her arms as she kisses them each on the cheek and tells them how much she's missed them. Her eyes though, they never leave Stefan because his face is beat red and he's acting somewhat odd, hiding his hands in his pockets and avoiding her gaze.

"Go wash up for dinner." She tells their kids as Stefan smiles at her, wiping the red nail polish off his thumb and on to his pants. "Did they behave today?" She questions, walking over to her husband and placing her hand on to his chest, feeling his body tense up.

"Yeah, they did. Olivia though..." His voice trails off, he can't lie to her at all and as Elena glances over at the dining room table. Stefan hears her stifles a laugh. "She tried giving you a makeover?"

Stefan nods as Elena laughs a little harder and rolls her eyes. "Your brother started this years ago! I swear to god that the moment Olivia learned about makeup and nail polish that she's had this obsession with it, she loves making over uncle Damon. And, Damon loves egging her on. She tried making over uncle Tyler once for Halloween too, poor Tyler had to walk around with blotches of makeup on. And, when someone asked him what he was supposed to be, he said a clown."

"That must have been a sight." Stefan smiles as Elena looks lost in her own memories, leaning into him and stealing a kiss before she grabs a hold of his hands and examines them both. "At least she stayed within the lines of your nails...Sort of." She teases him, feeling Stefan pull her close as he exhales heavily and kisses her forehead, the first week of being a stay at home dad has been exhausting. Although, he can't wait to do it again tomorrow. He holds Elena against him for a long time, feeling her body relax while he thinks about telling her how he gets it now, how hard it must have been for her while he was gone. He shakes it off though, staying silent and sending out a small thank you prayer for Elena coming home earlier than expected because he knows that Olivia will finally have another playmate aside from him to paint nails with and smear red nail polish on.

A/N: So, thoughts? Suggestions on which scenes you all might want to see more of? :)

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